A long day

Yeap as the

title suggests , I had a long day but at least it's a happy one ♥ ! Last week , I went film with JTV for the next few episodes of SGAG :D  ! Hahaha as you all know , the first and second episode of SGAG is out already !! Just in case you haven't watch the second episode of SGAG which I'm in it as well , here you go : 

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1.33 second , LOL @ my own face !!!!

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Anyway something random , I can never watch my own videos from a third party point of view , can you ? 

Hahaha kinda get the hang of 

what we are doing right ^^ ? Episodes were filmed before hand which is the reason why I look a little different from there . And yes I went to film another episode that day at SCAPE and here's my outfit :D 

Floral dress x Mint bag x Brown wedges

Didn't do anything to my hair

that day since it seems like it's a rare good hair day right !!! But here my makeup/look of the day : 

My eye makeup

probably doesn't have much of a difference in comparison to the usual ones even though I really did make a few changes . Slight changes though HAHAHA . I really do not dare to try out different eye makeups because I always fear to end up looking crappy !!! I really love the different kind of eye makeup that Youtubers create , but they are mostly angmohs and all have very nice eyes to begin with !!! But I would put in more effort in exploring makeup in the future so I can share with you guys :D ♥

Selfies before starting to film :

However

that day's filming was really super fast and we filmed in shops of SCAPE as well ! Of course seeking permission from the shop owners and they all seem very willing and nice loh !!! ^^ And I was super lazy during break time , didn't bother getting meals/drinks for myself even though I was dehydrating and complaining to all of them (crew/friends) that I'm super thirsty .

So nice friends of mine , 

got drinks for me and even dabao back to SCAPE for me !!! So lucky hahahaha .

And because Chrisline was filming with us that day as well , I had much more fun compared to the usual times ! Hill , as the director had to keep reminding us to keep quiet and remain silent on set hahaha . But despite that , I did this to Chrisline LOL : 

 Chrisline super cute la when I press her cheeks ♥ !!

HAHHAHA I got my friend , Yan Yee to film this for me !! Yan Yee actually made a really really cute prop for me just for that particular episode , so stay tuned !!! When the episode is out , you would know what it is (; [Will update this blog post with a link to it]

 Was even happier because halfway

through the filming at about 3PM , Amanda (my bro's gf) came to look for me as my bro had activities going on at SCAPE as well & she tagged along . So coincidental !!!! Hence she came to look for me and I felt like I'm super blessed with all good friends and company around :D (But actual fact she ended up taking things for me when we were moving around for filming hahhahahaha #badluckamanda)

  
OH yes and if you wish to , 
I would like to show you a 10 second video of myself which was an NG bad take hahaha here you go : 

Can't wait for the actual video to be out !!!
But probably gonna wait for a long long time ): 

So back to that day , 
 just before filming was done , one of the crew somehow received a daisy and passed it to me because he knows for sure I'm gonna camwhore with it , and yes here it is LOL . Sibei sampat !!! HAHA

Posted this picture on Instagram and Facebook , seems like a lot of you either like this picture or the daisy hahaha . And P/S : Before my sister reminded me that this was a daisy on Insta , I still thought it was a sunflower . DON'T SAY YOU DIDN'T THINK IT WASN'T !

So why did I say

it was a long day when the filming ended so quickly ? Because I had activities on straight after that and COINCIDENTALLY AGAIN , my bro was actually heading to the same place as me after he's done with his stuffs at SCAPE !!!! 

Therefore after filming , 

I accompanied Amanda to have her "breakfast" and waited for my bro to be done with his stuffs and headed over to Yishun with them and my bro's friend !!! Why did we go Yishun ? Hahahha we actually went to watch Lion Dance ! It is a Lion Dance Competition that determines which Lion Dance troupe gets into the final competition at Taka/Ngee Ann City later this September . The competition at Taka happens every year & it is an extremely huge event for most people in the Lion Dance industry within Singapore . I'm sure most of you knows what I'm talking about !

My bro went down

because he wants to support his friend while I went because I wanted to show support to my boyfriend ! I didn't tell him so I could surprise him , but it seems like he wasn't very surprised after all LOL . And honestly , I felt very embarrassed the whole time there because everyone's dressing very casually while I'm stuck in wedges ??? Feel bimbotic except that I don't have big boobs .

I was so tired

throughout the competition but was really glad still because my boyfriend had gotten the 2nd place ! So proud of you boybie ♥ you're the best in my eyes , really . To me , he's the number 1 . Whether he is my boyfriend or not , he is still number 1 . (But who knows if I'm not his girlf maybe I would say he's lousy because I'm biased HAHAHHAHA) Pretty sure that I say he's good because he really is . But who knows maybe I'm blinded by biased-ness ? I wouldn't know . 

15 stunts , 9.29 points over 10 .

Anyway , 

click HERE if you want to watch how my boyfriend (the lion tail) & my bestie (the lion head) fair during the competition ^^ I am really really very proud of him . It may not be something to some of you , but it is REALLY something to me . I mean , someone learning lion dance from scratch (though I was never in that stage of his life to witness it) to what he is today , performing stunts etc , I see how much Lion Dance can mean to him as if it flows in his blood and I feel the pride in me to hold a hardworking person's hand , someone who had put in effort to achieve what he wants . It is something I admire , whether or not it is recognized by the public or the so called 'judges' though I feel that judges nowadays can be quite a fake label if they were never fair from the start .

To me , it is
hypocritical , sham & almost like a fraud if you don't stand up and be honest with what you believe in or honestly feel . And if you cannot be honest with yourself just because of benefits(maybe ?) you get or if you're afraid(possible ?) , then how can you be labelled as a judge ? A judge should be someone who is fair by putting personal issues aside while judging on an issue . If not , such person should deserve & not expect any respect from people around . Enough said , isn't it ?

Oh well ,
leaving all the above aside , that night , I had a very great night too !!! When we reached home , boyfriend , brother and I went to Hong Kong Cafe nearby our house to have supper :D

Brother must be using phone to stalk gf or something . LOL just kidding

Official favorite drink at Hong Kong Cafe ♥ Their Hot Soya is perfect !!!

Cute boyfriend ready to dig in hahahaha

Alright , that's about all
for today's blog post . Will blog tomorrow or the day after & will be announcing some good news soon ♥.♥ !!!

Lion Dance !

Back at January 26th this year , 

I went to watch a Lion Dance Competition at Chinatown hosted by the lion dance troupe called '南仙'(Nam Sieng) ! I don't usually watch Lion dance competitions especially when I was younger , I've got complete NO interest for it at all . Not only that , I even avoided watching lion dance because of how loud the drums and music could get . 

However ever since I got together

with my current boyfriend Kaiming , we discussed a lot about Lion Dance , watched related videos on that , talked about the stories behind traditional lion dance , interpreting the possible stories behind performances and simple lion dance moves . Slowly , I gained interests for lion dance . I mean , I was so amused and fascinated that every performance lion dancers does has a meaning to it , and every move they make describes their lion . From then on , I started watching more lion dance videos such as the drunk lions , the playful ones and the aggressive ones . Of course , I am definitely not a professional .

On Jan 26th , 

both my brother and my boyfriend was there performing at Chinatown . However they're both from different troupes ( if you've read my past blog posts ) . On that day , my boyfriend didn't perform in the name of his troupe though , he performed in behalf of another . While my brother , of course still represents his own troupe , Nam Sieng . 

Boyfriend and I ♥

I tried so fucking hard to get into 

the competition grounds without purchasing the tickets ! I got in eventually after much waiting wtf . I wasn't able to get seats so I had to stay in the area where the rests of the lion dance troupe are resting at . Tickets were sold at $10 that day if I hadn't remember wrongly . I felt so embarrassed that I may have became a form of disturbance that day since I had to stay in their area when I'm not 'their people' or in any way related to lion dance or the competition itself . 

Did I mention that I also saw 

Alandrea with her sister that day :D ? 

Yes we were cam-whoring while waiting for the competition to start :D

 Each round of performance by each

group took about 10 minutes or so and I had to wait for quite some time till it's my boyfriend's turn ! Yeap if my boyfriend's there to perform as the lion's tail , then of course my bestie would be there as the lion's head ! So I was so elated that day to have them around my side including my bro ♥ 

It was soon their turn , but P/S : 

I'm not a professional so I didn't get beautiful pictures of them especially when I'm at an angle where I can't really get good shots . But still enjoy HAHA 

Bestie getting up to the pole to check if the poles are stable and alright for them to do stunts on it .

Getting ready ....

 

Lion dance isn't complete without the music rhythm produced by the team .

Over here it shows the lion checking out the poles ~

 After they finished the performance , 

the media came to interview them and I was in shock . Hahaha look at how Kaiming stands and reacts to the media . He looks so afraid ! As if a kid facing his teacher isn't it ?

Media interviewing Kaiming and EngChuan .

LOL Alandrea and her sister photo bombing them at the back .

 After which , it was

soon Nam Sieng's turn and I decided to go to another side of the competition ground to snap photos hahaha . 

I was so proud of both my brother , Kaiming and bestie that day . 

Though neither of them won the competition , they gave their best and put up the best show for everyone ! Lion dancers deserves respect , their hard work should be acknowledged . Do you know they dedicate A LOT of their time into training everyday ? Just for that 10 minutes performance for the audience and most of the time , all they wanted was to hear the audience's claps and praises .

Both my brother and my boyfriend

had bruises and scars permanently because of their training . They put in a lot of effort all the time just to perfect a 10 minutes performance . And most people just give up , whereas they are the ones who stayed with the troupe for years . You know , without much determination , they wouldn't succeed either .  It's just like the Chinese saying , "台上一分钟，台下十年功。" Basically it means a perfect performance on stage for a minute is as good as training and working hard behind the scenes for 10 good years to achieve it . A good performance by lion dancers doesn't just succeed without efforts put in . It can't be faked . 

With Kaiming ♥♥

Bestie ! :D

♥

I didn't had the chance to take photos with my brother though . 

I hope you enjoyed this post and know that there's still a lot of interesting facts behind lion dance !