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Yeap. It’s OVER~~ <Picture on the left> Here I’m seen rolling up the carpet on Yayasan Sabah’s Stage after Midnight Puppet 2007 finally comes to an end. Richard (our camera man) took that picture whilst talking to me and without me knowing exactly who and when he snapped the photo. But it looked good~ Thanks Richard!

It was a really long 2 months, preparing for Midnight Puppet - The Musical. Now I really don’t remember anything in particular if you want me to recall back the 4 concerts (2 in KL, 2 in KK). Tell me Midnight Puppet now, all I remember is falling into the deep ocean in KK off the banana boat with my friends. I think that’s the only time I actually "enjoyed" myself. I would say the concerts so pack and full, I don’t know which moment exactly to remember. And plus the fact that I always end up as a walking zombie after concerts… so my brain decided to keep the banana boat part as Midnight Puppet 2007’s memory. Well, it is the happiest time anyway.

Midnight Puppet K.L. 12th August 2007 - DISASTEROUS. We didn’t start on time due to the lack of time conscious from our stage manager. Well, it wasn’t particularly her fault due to the late arrival of our backdrop-hanger-person-in-charge, but she’s the stage manager so she’ll have to take the blame. THEN the sound was miraculously HORRIBLE because the supposedly 1 hour and 30 minutes sound check ended with just 15 minutes. Hey, I complained. But my complain was ignored, what to do? The mics that were suppose to be at the back where the choir stood weren’t there and what left was two empty mic stands and nobody informed me that they were cutting down the 2 mics and asked my opinion and I didn’t know about it UNTIL the show started. So. Die lar. Oh and the kids didn’t have time to change their costume for one scene and the poor soloist had to sing herself throughout… the WHOLE choir dissapeared. I nearly fainted on stage.

Midnight Puppet K.L. 13th August - OKAY. Okay okay lar, everything from yesterday fixed. The lights were in place, the sounds were there, the people were okay. Oh, the acting/singing/dancing were great today and the kids managed to change into their clothes. THANK GOD I asked the videoman to come record today and not the day before.

Midnight Puppet KK01 19th August - OKAY. The show was okay, just that I wasn’t on STAGE. Because our lighting people who THOUGHT they could make it and still THINK they can make it CANNOT. So, I had to take up the lighting job. The preparation nearly made me die of blood and organs puking. Thanks to our dearest organizer and the organizing team. Not going to mention what, why, where, who. But, it was hideously horribly HORRIBLE. And well, give me a second chance I’d rather not do the show AT ALL. Well, considering that I’m the: 1) Producer 2) Composer 3) Music Director 4) Team Leader 5) Lighting Instructor 6) Stage Manager 7) General To-dos Manager… of course I feel like dying. And with everyone’s asses stuck to their faces, of course it doesn’t make my job any lighter or easier. The bad thing is just the sound: clip-mics fell off, went off, KABOOOMMMED. Okay lar, but take it as an experience. I really did learn a lot.

Midnight Puppet KK02 19th August - Quite Good. I think the best out of all… it would be better if all the kids didn’t fall sick. But, it’s the best out of all. And better still, it’s THE END!

So after a very VERY very busy and hectic 2 months of Summer Break, I’m finally ready to … really take a BREAK. But, "lucky" me. I’m stuck in mom’s studio to look at the door and wait for the phone to ring whilst mom and sis enjoy their little "business" trip to GuangZhou. Okay lor, so much for a "holiday" break eh?

Well, at least I still get to treat myself to movies lar. Just watched Ratatouile yesterday at Galaxy Ampang’s MBO Theatre. DOUBLE THUMB-UPS for it~ Really touchy, good 3D animation, nice story-line… oh-well, it’s a disney+pixar film. How bad can it get? No, shouldn’t put it that way. It SHOULD be GOOD… Haha…

I’m heading back to Beijing this coming Sunday, 9th September 2007 to start my 2nd year in the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China for my conducting studies, bachelor degree. It’s going to be very rush though, flying on the 9th and reaching on school-day itself. But, oh well… cheap air-ticket mar. Transit somore… alone… transit… in thailand… 3 hour wait… unknown language… unknown place… unknown people = SCARY. Nah, go sit in McD lor, how bad can it get? McD mar.

LittleNoise has officially come to a long long pause after our gathering last Saturday. It’s really sad… but, everybody will move on. Hopefully the long pause will run again someday. ^^ You can always leave LittleNoise, but it never leaves your heart. Cheers to all of you who stuck to the end! I’m going to miss the days with all of you~

Last but not least, to the person who came into my heart at the time I needed someone most, wonder when I can blog about you. ^^

The Conclusion: My summer 2007 was hot. As it is always in Malaysia…

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