I'm still so scared about the Aloud! semi-finals on saturday. I haven't even decided on what song to sing, and the aloud committee has been bugging me for it. I don't know if i should quit or just see it through, but my dad keeps saying that i should continue on with the competition, as i have already taken someone's spot in the competition. but you see the thing is, i was never that serious about this competition. i never would have thought that i would have gotten past the auditions. i really want to quit, but i don't want to be a quitter. everytime i feel that it would be worthwhile to stay in the competition, i get all scared about being on stage. i guess i would mind it less if it wasn't a competition, like in chapel or something, because u are singing for God, but this time i'm just singing for myself, which seems pretty selfish to me. i don't and can't be on that stage. i can't stand the thought of being compared to all those other brilliant singers. i feel like the only reason i was put into the semi-finals, was to be a laughing stock. i remember when i went for that bandage thing, me and my friends were commenting the singers on stage and saying how bad they sounded. what if someone does that to me????? i am so going to die. i don't want to be a singer on stage, i want to be the person watching. wouldn't that be both easier and more fun? i think i just don't want to be compared to everyone else. i'm not a terrific singer unlike everyone else. i'm most likely the worst of the group. but then why did i get in? i have no idea why i was chosen to be in the competition. so many other better, more confident people didn't even get in, and i did. i seriously think that there was a mix-up. truth be told, i think i was happier when i thought that i didn't get in than when i did.

lots of love,
(a very stressed) mun

hi everyone! ok, i know everyone is probably stressing over the LA work, and i was too. i didn't quite understand what to do, so i e-mailed mrs ng asking for help. that was probably the one and only time i'm going to do that. anyway, her reply made it way easier to do theproject, so i thought i should help everyone a bit, by posting the e-mail here, hope it helps.

My Letter:

Dear Mrs Ng,
 
   Sorry to bother you during the holidays, but I have a few questions about the poetry assignment you assigned us, and I hope that you will answer them.
1. When we were asked to use Slims and Specs as a guide for each poem, did you mean do Slims and Specs for each poem and include the three pieces in our final product, or to use Slims and Specs as just a guide to help us understand the poems?
2. What did you mean by, "with annotations that illustrate and explain the ideas being conveyed" ?
3. How are we meant to write the introduction that explains our choice of theme and poems? Could you give me an example?
4. If I heard right, you said that we were meant to hand this assignment in in the form of a file with sections. What did you mean by sections? How did you want us to seperate the project into sections?
5. Did you set a page limit for us?
   Once again, I am sorry to have to trouble you with my questions during the holidays, but after asking around, none of my classmates were able to answer my questions, and I realised that not many people really understood what we were meant to do. I hope that you will be able to answer my questions as soon as possible.
Yours Sincerely,
Nicole Wong 1T

Her Reply:

Dear Nicole
please use the SLIMS and SPECS as a guide to annotate each poem. All poems shld go into the folder under one section.
Then, in the section of your essay, after the introduction part, explain each poem in full, using quotes ( annotations) as evidence.
As for the introductory part I do recall teaching you to write it in class. Anyway, just explain why you have chosen that theme, those poems and how each approaches the theme differently.
In future, please do clarify in class before the break if you are not sure for it can be difficult via email.
Hope all is clear now, please do not hesitate to ask if not:)
Have a good week ahead.
Regards
Muieng

Hope this post helps everyone complete their work. I wish all of you a happy last week of the holidays.

lots of love,
mun

i can't believe it, i ACTUALLY got in. to think i was hoping to get kicked out before i have to perform in front of a live audience. i am so dead. why in the world did i decided to join? how in the world did i actually get in? maybe it goes with my sister's theory, they choose a few really good ones to go into the semi-finals, then just kick everyone else out later. makes things a whole lot simpler. ARG! WHAT AM I GOING TO DO????

lots of love,

mun