Friday, March 30, 2007

An abundant shopping trip in Taipei

2007.03.30

Today Micky and I went shopping for the ingredients and containers of the products we sale in the Chinese Medicine Week. We went to some chemical engineering shops, Chinese medicine shops and herb shops. Strolling in the old streets in the surroundings of Taipei, I found another part of this city which is totally unfamiliar to me. Those shops, selling things for some certain usage, were decorated by an ancient atmosphere. That led me to the past. A truly different part of my world, but the one I will enjoy. People here were friendly. We did no bargain, but they make some discounts for us. We could not decide which one is suitable, and there was someone giving advices. I like it.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

CHAMPION!!!

2007.03.28

Actually I am really tired now, but I still have something exciting to say.
That is,

“WE WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE CHORUS CONTEST, and BOTH of the games we participate in!!!!!!!!!!!”

This is a big news for all of us, the members of the 曉韻 chorus. We have great passion for singing. I think that is the most motivated part of us. Especially for those seniors, they go to the contest with us, taking pictures and doing some little things, encouraging us (so sweet!) and some of them even sing with us.

I really appreciate that. They spend so much time to direct our practices, to modify our voice, and many other things. I think I am really lucky to have a chance to meet them and be taught by them. They are harsh sometime indeed, but all they want is to see the improvement of us. We are the ones being cared most. As for this glory, I do think that it should be shared with all the people that help us, and not only people virtually participate in the contest….

There are so many things to say, and it is not an easy thing to describe the movement for one thing that you have to spend the time to understand it, and also pay the energy to learn it from again-and-again practices. I once heard someone say that “you should learn everything carefully by heart, and especially those you CAN only learn it by heart.” It is the very sentence I think can present my feelings now.

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

an exciting week

2007.03.27

Tomorrow the chorus will go to 三峽 for the competition. I am now both excited and nervous because I am not so good at singing besides all we want to do is to win the campionship!

Last weekend and even all the weekends of March, we practiced for this contest. Although I have practiced very hard, my voice is not good enough. I know that to win the contest is only the short term goal, and the long term goal is to enhance the sablitility of my singing skill. It is a far way to go, and as for the result, I believe is the one I anticipate for.

^^