I'm gonna hunt for this!
Talk about watches, several of them are left dying in my drawer. :/ They died because they didnt eat. They need energy! Michelle, can you please go change their batteries? GAAAHHHH.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
This is damn chio
I'm gonna hunt for this!
Talk about watches, several of them are left dying in my drawer. :/ They died because they didnt eat. They need energy! Michelle, can you please go change their batteries? GAAAHHHH.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
The continuation
So many times we failed, and we see our coaches doing and demo-ing to us how it should be done. To us, it was just not doable. Stunts that they choreographed were just so easy to them. They practiced and did it in just a snap of our fingers. The more they wanted that particular stunt to be done, the more stress it added. The pressure make us felt like failures, but none of us said anything because everybody believed in us.
Jay: Shoulder stand base ever since he started cheerleading. To such a switch being the main base, he feared lots of things. When we first started out this group, he told us that he just freaking learned a b-toss, and now he has to do it for a competition. Always tell us to relax, to visualize and keep calm. Frequently reminded me that I can do it, and don’t gan cheong.
Shane: With an injured shoulder, you never once complained when a flyer fell on you. You’ll always be there to tend to our injuries, taping us up. You always gave me pats on my shoulder and that sincere look on your face to assure me that I can do it. You were always calm, and make us feel that everything will be fine.
Derrick: You were never once uptight, always composed. You came out with terms to make us put the routine in mind on what to do next. Never failed to ask me to close legs for full ups, and relax for my chinchin. Constantly reminding me to open up my arms when cradling.
Xinyi: With your big ogle eyes, you showed me that I can do it. Habitually lighten my impact when I fall. From a flyer who cried each time when doing inverted tosses, look at what you have become. X-out at such height! Not even a year old flyer, and you are able to do such amazing stunts.
The coaches played an important part, especially Andra. I’m not saying this because he’s my boyfriend, but because I went through this with him. Each time I’m in doubt, he gave me the confidence to stand up again. Be it hard or soft comments, he never gave up on each one of us. As his student, I made him a loser several times. I told him I suck and I am not able to do it. He was upset, very depressed. We even quarreled over this. But no, he never gave up on me, his student. To think that he is locked in camp on weekdays, he had to fix a routine for us. He did his marching while choreographing the routine. Many trail and error - the part and parcel of making your own original routine. We too, never gave up on him and his choreographies. We did what he said we could do; what he said that it was in our capabilities. It was all too far fetched when the routine was out.
We didn’t hit a single time at first when we tried the bhs straddle, bhs twist up ex. Bhs ele/ex was so much easier to catch. Jen and Andra did it after the 3rd try? We took maybe 10 trainings to finally feel that it’s just a breeze. The next challenge, high-superlow-high heelstretch tick tock. It’s one that a single slip can spoil the whole sequence. And we got it at the last few trainings. At first, it was just pure luck if we caught her feet. Her shoe came off, our fingers got stuck in her shoe, and wrists cui-ed because of the impact when we tossed to high. I sprained my wrist thrice just for that tick tock. :/
For me, I didn’t even wanted to do full up. For god’s sake, I can count the number of times I flew for stunts with my hands. And with the bases of almost the same size as me, I was afraid they will be injured. The bases proved me wrong, and showed me that they have their techniques. At the start, Andra volunteered himself as the base to find out what was wrong. I crashed onto him at the top like 3 times? None of them gave up on me. The response was always “Michelle, can one”, “You can do it one” ,”Have confidence in yourself”, “Remember the right ones.”
Next was twist down. After doing my full down with my legs tight, Andra and Jen were my bases for my doubles. My first double kicked him so hard in the face that he vomited): I still feel bad ok. I laughed cos everyone else was laughing (When he got hit lar, not when he vomited. He vomited when he was back in camp.) when he just laid flat on the mats. And now I'm laughing at myself for laughing at him. :/ My ulcers appeared when my doubles were not finished, and during my lip disgusting period, I stopped practicing it.
Y-heelstretch/chinchin isn’t as easy as it may seem. Esp y-heelstretch cos it is impossible to hit it up when the feet is twisted inwards, and it always happen during the double take cos Jay is shorter then Shane ma. :/
Every time I fell, the only words I heard were “Can one can one!” Not just from Shane, Jay, Derrick or Xinyi, but from the whole legacy family.
Because of the bases height, there was a lot of height compromising to do. Xinyi’s flexibility sequence didn’t come easy
It was eff-ing difficult for us from the start. We literally climbed up step by step. Each time we fall, we didn’t have just the 5 of us. We didn’t have just the coaches. We have the whole of legacy.
THANK YOU COACHES
Lenny: For coming back just at the right time to push us.
Citra: Your positive attitude and expressions never failed to suppress our fears.
Andra: For believing in us to do this routine.
Jen: For coming back to correct our basics.
Jay: Shoulder stand base ever since he started cheerleading. To such a switch being the main base, he feared lots of things. When we first started out this group, he told us that he just freaking learned a b-toss, and now he has to do it for a competition. Always tell us to relax, to visualize and keep calm. Frequently reminded me that I can do it, and don’t gan cheong.
Shane: With an injured shoulder, you never once complained when a flyer fell on you. You’ll always be there to tend to our injuries, taping us up. You always gave me pats on my shoulder and that sincere look on your face to assure me that I can do it. You were always calm, and make us feel that everything will be fine.
Derrick: You were never once uptight, always composed. You came out with terms to make us put the routine in mind on what to do next. Never failed to ask me to close legs for full ups, and relax for my chinchin. Constantly reminding me to open up my arms when cradling.
Xinyi: With your big ogle eyes, you showed me that I can do it. Habitually lighten my impact when I fall. From a flyer who cried each time when doing inverted tosses, look at what you have become. X-out at such height! Not even a year old flyer, and you are able to do such amazing stunts.
The coaches played an important part, especially Andra. I’m not saying this because he’s my boyfriend, but because I went through this with him. Each time I’m in doubt, he gave me the confidence to stand up again. Be it hard or soft comments, he never gave up on each one of us. As his student, I made him a loser several times. I told him I suck and I am not able to do it. He was upset, very depressed. We even quarreled over this. But no, he never gave up on me, his student. To think that he is locked in camp on weekdays, he had to fix a routine for us. He did his marching while choreographing the routine. Many trail and error - the part and parcel of making your own original routine. We too, never gave up on him and his choreographies. We did what he said we could do; what he said that it was in our capabilities. It was all too far fetched when the routine was out.
We didn’t hit a single time at first when we tried the bhs straddle, bhs twist up ex. Bhs ele/ex was so much easier to catch. Jen and Andra did it after the 3rd try? We took maybe 10 trainings to finally feel that it’s just a breeze. The next challenge, high-superlow-high heelstretch tick tock. It’s one that a single slip can spoil the whole sequence. And we got it at the last few trainings. At first, it was just pure luck if we caught her feet. Her shoe came off, our fingers got stuck in her shoe, and wrists cui-ed because of the impact when we tossed to high. I sprained my wrist thrice just for that tick tock. :/
For me, I didn’t even wanted to do full up. For god’s sake, I can count the number of times I flew for stunts with my hands. And with the bases of almost the same size as me, I was afraid they will be injured. The bases proved me wrong, and showed me that they have their techniques. At the start, Andra volunteered himself as the base to find out what was wrong. I crashed onto him at the top like 3 times? None of them gave up on me. The response was always “Michelle, can one”, “You can do it one” ,”Have confidence in yourself”, “Remember the right ones.”
Next was twist down. After doing my full down with my legs tight, Andra and Jen were my bases for my doubles. My first double kicked him so hard in the face that he vomited): I still feel bad ok. I laughed cos everyone else was laughing (When he got hit lar, not when he vomited. He vomited when he was back in camp.) when he just laid flat on the mats. And now I'm laughing at myself for laughing at him. :/ My ulcers appeared when my doubles were not finished, and during my lip disgusting period, I stopped practicing it.
Y-heelstretch/chinchin isn’t as easy as it may seem. Esp y-heelstretch cos it is impossible to hit it up when the feet is twisted inwards, and it always happen during the double take cos Jay is shorter then Shane ma. :/
Every time I fell, the only words I heard were “Can one can one!” Not just from Shane, Jay, Derrick or Xinyi, but from the whole legacy family.
Because of the bases height, there was a lot of height compromising to do. Xinyi’s flexibility sequence didn’t come easy
It was eff-ing difficult for us from the start. We literally climbed up step by step. Each time we fall, we didn’t have just the 5 of us. We didn’t have just the coaches. We have the whole of legacy.
THANK YOU COACHES
Lenny: For coming back just at the right time to push us.
Citra: Your positive attitude and expressions never failed to suppress our fears.
Andra: For believing in us to do this routine.
Jen: For coming back to correct our basics.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The days before Nationals..
Grrrrr. To resize the photos is just so tedious.
The days before Nationals were… needless to say, stressful. I’ve never flown so much in my cheerleading life; let’s not talk about 2nd basing. 2nd basing is so much easier though there will always be unavoidable bruises.
I remembered the first time Citra asked me to go up there to do a chin-chin. I did a Michael Jackson move. 21st Jan 2010 embarks the date when I did my first chin-chin. And I only did scorpion for like maybe 10 times, which I practiced for a performance.
Obviously from the video, I was balancing. :/ To be frank, I didn’t have any confidence in my bases.
I learned and grow to believe in my team members. And when I ‘fell’, I believed I will be in safe hands. Once, sue caught me, by herself. She was my crash mat, and both of us fell. My eyes were closed as there weren’t any front spotters. In fact, I was prepared to hit my face. Words just can’t express the joy when I hit some flesh instead of the soft yet hard mats.
There were times too when xinyi caught me. She's so small, so tiny, and sometimes had to be on her knees to lessen my impact of those slips.
I remembered evidently which I slipped off twice, with no catchers. And the last time was so hard that it actually got me thinking if I should fly again.
Hey, but this is cheerleading. Of course, safety shouldn’t be neglected. But accidents are bound to happen. I have to be strong, for myself, for my group, for my team.
At the end of the training, I stood up again, and did what I love to, 2nd basing, and instantly, it brought me up. I thought to myself, “This is my opportunity to step ahead, to gain my confidence, to grow as a cheerleader.”
I remembered the happy times during training. It wasn't the times when I hit my first full up, nor when I did my first chinchin, or when I did full or double down. It was when I went back the next few trainings and was able to do what I did the last training. It was when I did my double down the previous training, and improved it to a chinchin 1 1/2 down. LOL. And hit derrick's shoulder which resulted in my disgusting ulcers.
It was also when the bhs was easy-peasy, the straddle full up was sharp. The happiest times were when we did the high-superlow-tick tock effortlessly. No compensation can be made with just a single slip.
Somehow when we Jay started giving out the Nationals tees, I felt the anxiety. Nationals IS coming.
The days before Nationals were… needless to say, stressful. I’ve never flown so much in my cheerleading life; let’s not talk about 2nd basing. 2nd basing is so much easier though there will always be unavoidable bruises.
I remembered the first time Citra asked me to go up there to do a chin-chin. I did a Michael Jackson move. 21st Jan 2010 embarks the date when I did my first chin-chin. And I only did scorpion for like maybe 10 times, which I practiced for a performance.
Obviously from the video, I was balancing. :/ To be frank, I didn’t have any confidence in my bases.
I learned and grow to believe in my team members. And when I ‘fell’, I believed I will be in safe hands. Once, sue caught me, by herself. She was my crash mat, and both of us fell. My eyes were closed as there weren’t any front spotters. In fact, I was prepared to hit my face. Words just can’t express the joy when I hit some flesh instead of the soft yet hard mats.
There were times too when xinyi caught me. She's so small, so tiny, and sometimes had to be on her knees to lessen my impact of those slips.
I remembered evidently which I slipped off twice, with no catchers. And the last time was so hard that it actually got me thinking if I should fly again.
Hey, but this is cheerleading. Of course, safety shouldn’t be neglected. But accidents are bound to happen. I have to be strong, for myself, for my group, for my team.
At the end of the training, I stood up again, and did what I love to, 2nd basing, and instantly, it brought me up. I thought to myself, “This is my opportunity to step ahead, to gain my confidence, to grow as a cheerleader.”
I remembered the happy times during training. It wasn't the times when I hit my first full up, nor when I did my first chinchin, or when I did full or double down. It was when I went back the next few trainings and was able to do what I did the last training. It was when I did my double down the previous training, and improved it to a chinchin 1 1/2 down. LOL. And hit derrick's shoulder which resulted in my disgusting ulcers.
It was also when the bhs was easy-peasy, the straddle full up was sharp. The happiest times were when we did the high-superlow-tick tock effortlessly. No compensation can be made with just a single slip.
Somehow when we Jay started giving out the Nationals tees, I felt the anxiety. Nationals IS coming.
Friday: SSC filming
Full Dress Rehearsal
We went home happily. Had tauhuay for dinner with the rest, and xinyi went home with me. I stole pics from xinyi's blog. :p OK, excuse my messy kitchen. :/
We tossed and turned. Slept in several positions. The moment we closed our eyes, it was "LET'S Go! How many people can do it like me ZERO!"
My alarm went at 5.15am. We got ready, and were off to go!
PS: I'll be back soon!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Nationals
I'll be back with a decent post. Right now, tons of work due to the leaves and mcs.
Look back at what you did 2 months ago, and what you are capable of now.
PS: Xiaxue's solemnization is sucha WOW.
Look back at what you did 2 months ago, and what you are capable of now.
PS: Xiaxue's solemnization is sucha WOW.
Friday, March 19, 2010
heart thumping
Finally a simple layout.
Anyway, though my photoshop is gone, I'm still able to edit photos using the software that my camera provides. I cant seem to find the time to do it though. :p
I slept at like 3 plus? Not really sure what time. Only remembered that I forced myself to bed at 2.45am and kept tossing throughout. I'm supposed to be on pm leave but I woke up at 9-ish. :/
Shyen is playing cooking mama. -.-
Last one to go. 100%; only more, nothing less.
Anyway, though my photoshop is gone, I'm still able to edit photos using the software that my camera provides. I cant seem to find the time to do it though. :p
I slept at like 3 plus? Not really sure what time. Only remembered that I forced myself to bed at 2.45am and kept tossing throughout. I'm supposed to be on pm leave but I woke up at 9-ish. :/
Shyen is playing cooking mama. -.-
Last one to go. 100%; only more, nothing less.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
3rd post for the day
QNS: Why do you eat when you dont feel like eating? When you have appetite for nothing except yakult and candies.
ANS: When you know that yakult and candies cant make you perform during trainings.
Because I'm literally just chewing and swallowing my food): I wana get well like right now!!!
ANS: When you know that yakult and candies cant make you perform during trainings.
Because I'm literally just chewing and swallowing my food): I wana get well like right now!!!
VISUALS
- cute shyen in boots.
The Greenhouse cafe. Just love the ambience.
- real flower k!
Outing with Juneil, Paula, Javier (Paula's son) and Paula's sister.
- he is one utimate cuteness. Speaks a mix of eng, zhao xia but cute mandarin and thai. LOL.
- Paula is a thai.
- cute righttttt.
- loud but shy boy.
Angel's 20th
- the adorable super mini cupcakes. 1 for each present.
- this is mine(((; We had this at 126, after the dimsums.
- Wenta Sarah's place. Mushroom is so fleshy. And the coffee table becomes his fave 'chilling' spot.
- One clumsy dog. Slips and falls umpteen times.
Make music day
- at the airport. Look at the eyes. CLOSING. I think this was about 4am?
- Still making..
- my dark eye rings clearly showed that I needed sleep. :/
Yeap, we both took turns to sleep for about an hour. LOL.
Xenedict's 21st
- Other pics can be found in FB. Heh.
Selvam: "Lenny, I'm so happy you're back you know. Although you didnt coach me much......."
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA. Selvam should just do the telephone dance. PLEASE DO NOT GIVE OUT ALCOHOL TO SELVAM. EVEN 10ml. It'll kill his surrounding friends.
126 again, but with legacians - to satisfy lenny's cravings for dimsums.
7 people ate the lesser number of dishes as 5. :/ HAHAHAH. How did we girls finish 17 plates on angel's birthday? I only remember eating porridge, shrimp rolls, chee chong fun, prawn fritters and 1 super yucky xiaolongbao. LOL.
- goody bye, my 1st iphone pink top. The pink top is suffering from internal organs damaged. The plastic holding the phone can no longer wrap around it. The plastic is chipping off one gradually.
blogskin
I think my blogskin is so confusing. I still want a plain white one.. Or a black background. Hunting for a new skin. Byeeeee.
Oh... and I'm moving my picture in appropriate folders in photobucket before posting them. :D
Oh... and I'm moving my picture in appropriate folders in photobucket before posting them. :D
See yourself as a winner, and you'll perform like one.
Hard does not equals to impossible. You do not see impossibility anywhere in the word hard, nor in difficult. Strenuous it is, and that is where challenges come.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
We can do this, we MUST do this.
Things are no longer surreal. We aint in doubts. We know we can do this.
Always remember the buying vegetable theory. You go to the market, and the only thing in mind is to get THAT certain vegetable. When you’re choosing the…say cabbage, you don’t tell yourself “Don’t choose the rotten ones”, but you’ll automatically pick out the green ones.
Most of the times, we know the basics, we know the techniques, we know how to execute it. So why keep telling yourself what’s wrong?
To add on to that, when somebody points out your mistake, think about what you should do CORRECTLY, and append it to what you did previously, instead of doing this right and something else wrongly. You add the right moves, minus the wrong ones.
Ok, visuals. Yea, very outdated pictures. I’m just lazy to load them into photobucket and then to copy and paste the links. GAHHHH. So tedious.
- picnic with bee
OK, the rest are still resizing. :p BYE
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
jiayou 2010
Go Blazers! It's all or nothing. All stunts up! :D
GO GO GO GOCHENGYEE. :p
Different teams, same passion. Jiayous!
Last but not least, Legacy, we'll own it. Will is not a strong word. WE MUST OWN IT.
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