More Than Miriam

Concert season has been such a wonderful reminder of all the people out there who love and support me tons more than i deserve

Choir AEWF was so fantastic

I was terribly nervous knowing that the choir would be performing to a crowd of more than 1000 people, and that plus a hastily eaten lunch (i was almost late to report, what a surprise), plus cramps, plus a tight kebaya skirt gave me the most terrible tummy ache, but i was able to put it off for a while.

Aly and Alicia were such fun when we were preparing, messing around with make up, helping out with blusher/hair pins/torn skirts, and I've said so many times after AEWF but i still have to say it again I am so so so glad for my alpaca friends they are truly the best ever, and they make choir so so so much fun.

Then we reported and practiced and although i thought the practice went reasonably well, the SLs told us later that it was definitely not up to scratch, and so we'd just have to give absolutely everything for the actual concert. Unfortunately, during the comm address, my tummy ache got really terrible and i was basically leaning on the sofa and breathing and trying to not curl up. Still, i managed to make it back to the room and throw up a little (not much because i didn't have any dinner so there was nothing to throw up really)

But then i had to push all that out of my mind because it was show time and so there was no time for that.

The concert went well i suppose, Ne'ila was heart-soaring, Soleram made me tear, and Jubilate made me smile, although my only significant regret was the last segment of Pater noster, which i felt we could have done magically better.

I was happy that i managed to finish it because right after the debrief, i rushed to the room and threw up again which was horrible at the time but made me feel much better afterward.

Then we got to go out and see our friends/family. I'd actually been sorry that Mum couldn't come because i was sure she'd really love the music we chose, but it was all better because of the wonderful people who did come:

Charmaine, Grace and Ellis (who left early), i was really touched by you guys coming even after you'd been to SOV, i know that lots of choir concerts aren't something people usually attend and so thank you guys for being willing to take the time to come and charmaine your card made me laugh it was so you

Gloria/Agnes/Beth/Nic/Anders thank you for coming even though you had work/exams/homework/other stressful things and thank you for the card/flowers they were beautiful God has really blessed me with such lovely dependable church buddies :) p.s. i could hear Gloria all the way from the stage you made me giggle :)

Jerry/the tennis team Thank you for just being there you guys helped me to remember to smile to the audience and the roses were wonderful and yes yellow is my favourite colour and they smell divine and whenever i look at them on the vase on the piano i smile

Auntie Rachel Thanks for being like a second mum to me I'm glad you could be there even though my Mum couldn't and thank you for the flowers they were wonderful and yellow :) And I'm so glad that you could really enjoy the music and feel blessed by it when i read your whatsapp i felt like all the practices were worth it cos i knew that you really did appreciate the concert

Dad You are my best groupie thank you for coming to every choir concert even if you fall asleep sometimes, thank you for taking illegal pictures and videos to remember the performances, thank you for putting up with my crazy practice hours, and for always asking if i need a "Lift? Love Dad" I appreciate and love you so so so much best dad ever and you've taught me so much about sacrifice and being there for people whenever they need it even if it's tiring or inconvenient i love you you are my favourite man in the world

Christy/Toby/Auntie Yahsin I'm really sorry i couldn't eat the dinner it was so beautiful and smelt wonderful i was so tempted. Thank you Toby for being my best critique you're also someone i feel really appreciates the music at it's best (when i saw the "my heart ah my heart" caption on instagram i couldn't not smile) and for coming to see me after concert even though you probably had a kajillion billion other people to congratulate as well. Auntie Yahsin, thank you for being so concerned for me and being so motherly and supportive i really appreciate it all. Christy, thank you for the apple pie, it was delicious (and i let my choir friends try it and they all said it was delicious too), and you are such a fantastic person, dragging me with your crazy manic smile to see my friends, googling all my problems and talking to me about them and helping me clear my mind and letting me just die on your bed cos i was so tired and LOVE YOU TO BITS GURL yes

XIE XIE THANK YOU MERCI DANKE MUCHOS GRACIAS