Tiring.
But fun.
Well, mostly fun.
That got a little tiring.
Still...fun.
3 days of Bloco rehearsals in 1 week! That's gotta be a record.
Well, I just wanna put it out there that yesterday's NDP rehearsal cum NE Show was THE BEST EVER. Towards the end, that is. The rest of the day felt just dog tired. Bloco Singapura had their very own video shoot in the afternoon (under the blazing hot sun, I might add) but it was cool, 'cos we were wearing shades.
...
Eh? Eh? See what I did there?
Aww, pfft.
So we ran through the whole parade schedule a.k.a Chapter 1, 5 and the finale. Costumes were hot as hell to keep on, as usual.
The FINALE.
Oh, the finale.
The finale was when all hell broke loose from the advent of the first raindrop. Well, hell was when we had to carry the drums back to the holding area from the stage (Why the hell we brought them out there for the finale in the first place, I shall never come to comprehend.) After which, we proceeded to FUCKING PARTY IN THE RAIN!
Trust me, once you've spent 12 hours in a non-breathable suit of nylon and foam, the rain will seem like a freakin' GODSEND. Urgh. I think I totally channelled Michael Jackson that day, arms outstretched, looking to the sky, almost shouting "HO!!!"...
...almost.
We were dancing, chanting "Brazil...Lalalalalalala.." like a bunch of hardcore partying Brazilians; without a care in the world; of how wet our costumes were getting or if our bags were getting soaked over at the holding area. Nope, not a care in the world. Just a bunch of teenagers living in an autocratic society with so much repressed energy that just exploded with the help of a few gray (or grey?) skies. Me wants more moments like those. XD
Of course, post-celebrations were kind of a bitch. Bloco got separated into two; one heading back to the G6 entrance while the other half got stuck backstage after being redirected by some officials. I was in the latter. -_-
Nevertheless, the rain died down soon after, and we got to cleaning up the instruments and belongings. Something short of chaos, I think it was all worth it in the end.
AND IT'S NOT EVEN THE ACTUAL DAY YET!
*groan*
I can't believe I'm saying this either, but something about it being the end of the week just gets to you sometimes. This time, I just can't help but freakin' wonder: when or where in the hell did all of that just...go wrong?
I guess I'll never have the answer to that either.
