CAS

On Tuesday we returned back to gymnastics training after a week-long hiatus due to recent COVID measures where only two people are allowed to be together at one time. The programme received special permission from the government to resume training, but with more rigid regulations. This meant that we had to stick in bubbles of […]

Friday’s Culturama rehearsal took place in the auditorium, and this was one of the more important sessions as it was our last practice before light plot which precedes the final showcase. Because of this, the dynamic of the group was much more fast paced than usual. Adjusting to this wasn’t too much of an issue […]

In preparation for Culturama, our Marimba ensemble worked on consolidating the first part of our new piece. We were given a pretty short deadline as we were only informed that we would feature in Culturama last week. As a result, we needed to pick things up quickly. I am playing on a soprano which is […]

Although today we didn’t have any rehearsals, all dance groups received new information that the show is no longer going to be live, but rather live-streamed and recorded. This immediately created a lot of tension and frustration as members were under the impression that performances would be live this year and not the same as […]

Tuesday the 14th was my second session playing the marimbas this year, and in order to pick up some momentum we immediately started learning the first section of a new piece. When undertaking a new endeavour (in this case an ensemble), it is important to remain attentive but also patient with myself. One of my […]

At this point in time I have already started all the activities I am documenting for CAS, and am underway in reflecting on each experience. Out of all the elements of CAS, the one I’m most looking forward to completing is Creativity, as this is the one where I can push myself the most. Although […]

On Monday the 13th I had my first weekly session of service, in which I am doing ‘Cognitive Rehabilitation’ with Apex Harmony Lodge. This local service revolves around supporting the elderly in Singapore who have dementia, through helping them carry out every day tasks and improving their wellbeing. Many of these people no longer have […]

Today was my first session playing the marimbas as a lunch-time activity. I have been a part of this since middle school therefore I am pretty familiar with playing this instrument as a group. My friend Jhanvi and I decided to rejoin the activity as it’s a outlet of creativity in the week, and continues […]

This week marks the beginning of season 1 activities, meaning my hours doing gymnastics each week increased to 12, 3 hours each on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. We also spend the first forty five minutes in the outside workout space doing running and bootcamp-activities. Although I’m not a huge fan of this change (days […]

Today was my first Culturama rehearsal for Costa Rica which was held in the Auditorium. Our group leaders Kaitlin and Poppy ran us through the entirety of the first number, and it was really enjoyable to get into it, although quite fast paced. Because we had to learn a whole dance within less than 40 […]