Actually have 2 posts on draft, I guess I just have a lot of things to talk about today?
Hahahaha but since I mentioned a storytime, and today will probably be the only apt day (the next one will be in May and i'll probably be overseas) for this post, im doing it!
Initially I wanted no mention of this AT ALL, I wanted this to be a passing moment in my life.
But then I realised, why am I blogging about the most miniscule events when I have been attempting big things too?
Aint that weird yes it is but somehow I like it this way.
A major reason that im blogging this is because I want to be reminded of the constant support people have been giving me, which is so weird because i'd have never expected it.
Here goes the three weeks of being filled with feels-
My Anugerah 2017 experience.
Yep I did it, made it to top 51 and majorly flopped my third audition (not surprised actually it was nerve wrecking)
The last time I sang in front of an audience was..... like sec school?!
2011 if you may.
So that was 5 years on, I forgot how to focus and enjoy, I forgot how to stay chill apparently.
So it began with the express pass video audition which I wanted to post for fun- having really mixed feelings because I didnt know what their expectations was.
My thoughts were constantly oscillating between "I mean... it's just the pre audition audition so maybe I got chance" and "No way am I gonna get in??? Confirm a thousand people will join too" and indeed, a thousand people sent in their videos.
Me and elephant were at grandma's place and we just on impulse began recording, aka changing songs like 5 times, accidentally starting on a key too high, being interrupted by chiqa and papa, and finally we got tired, ready to submit a video.
However, the next morning we went to the salon till afternoon and realised we could still try to record some more!
So that we did.
And finally, finally, we uploaded them and emailed Suria.
(On private of course)
I tried to avoid rewatching it because I know I will cringe so bad but I did try to see if it was decent for another person besides me to view and the answer is... I dont know who cares.
After a week of daily refreshing my email inbox and not getting any news, I began the journey of self assurance like "Man it's ok you tried"
And one day I got an email from them
(I feel like this post deserves photo backings but mobile dont allow for me to arrange photos in order- err maybe I should switch to laptop..... hmm....... but I still need this post to be up before midnight to keep up my daily blogging streak...
Ok i'll just edit this post later)
I got an email saying they needed more time to evaluate so the results will be delayed.
The next night I was karaokeing with the family and had a passing thought, namely thinking how "Man I sounded bad in the video (this is why I show NOONE my audition video hahahahaha sori guys) but maybe if they heard me now i'd probably have better chances ha ha maybe not."
And true enough, right as we walked out from grandlink to hang around while the bois were smoking, I refreshed the email and I got it!
I casually laughed and told my family, "Yup im going into Anugerah" and they all gave me confused faces- I hadnt told them I submitted a video :')
Not on purpose though it's just insignificant I guess.
Only elephant knew obviously so I told her to check her email but alas, no emails pfft.
At that point I was telling myself "Ok good now no need to go audition im lazy"
But my family was like "Crazy ah just go for it man" so im like "Fine i'll see my mood on that day" (this also means I only chose my song after registration because they needed me to write down the song title in the form lol)
Saturday, 3rd december rolled along and I had 3 things on- a bahas meeting in the morning, audition at 3pm (thank u express pass, if not i'd have to queue longer I think idk) and finally a camp at school.
So I sacrificed the camp to fit in the other two, thankfully MS were understanding and said I could come anytime I could.
I dont want to talk about the pre audition cause im pretty sure I vlogged so I dont mind not having it in words haha.
I made new friends and I dont know how I felt on stage- probably my nervousness was gone due to the long wait but hey, after all is done, the judge (I think it was Jatt ali!) simply said, "See you next week" im there like ok thanks!
I didnt want anyone to know but of course mama posted it on her FB which meant people began asking me how it went whenever we meet irl ahahais.
Ok this post will be super long so I think I should drop it as a trilogy instead- Audition 1, 2 and 3 hahahaha
So for now since it's 11pm and im not feeling good at all and i have chores to do and (OH CRAP I FORGOT) I have morning class tomorrow, I shall leave it here.
Reflections for now-
1) It was an honour being judged by industry experts, honestly. Probably the coolest thing of all.
2) IT.IS.SO.HARD.TO.CHOOSE.A.SONG?????
3) I met people who could not learn to be happy for others, and that was a community I was truly glad to leave. Nobody got time for negative frogs!