ALMOST A YEAR AFTER NDP 2008. (:

It has been almost a year since the NDP cheerleading performance.

When the school recruited students to volunteer for NDP Cheerleading performance, the first thing i had in mind was the job of a motivator, the one who interacts with the crowd and public, teaching the crowd dance moves etc. However, it was not how I expected to be. NDP Cheerleading is not about performing in front of the smaller group of people in the area that you are assigned to, but to everyone there in the crowd. This definitely make me nervous.

I am glad that i persevered till the big day, even though there were many occasions that I had compromise other duties to turn up for the trainings. When the training was though in the beginning, the thought of quitting and pulling out came into my mind very often. However, my friends and teachers encouraged me not to. With the encouragement and that i did not want to disappoint others, i stayed on, and I am glad that I did.

On the actual day, the weather was not on our side. We had to be extremely careful as it started to drizzle once it was our turn to perform. The floors were slippery and we cannot afford to slip or back out. The stage was ours for barely 5 minutes (but the training took around 4mths) and yet, each of us gave in our best. The regular trainings on saturdays paid off and we put on a specticular show for the nation.

After the entire NDP 2008, i realised that my saturdays became empty, as we no longer need to attend trainings. This made me realised how much time and effort we all had put in.

In conclusion, the entire event is a fruitful learning journey for me, and i am sure that i am not the only person who has benefited from it.

Love, Yunni (08S06)