Just got stuck on one of the annual kid's Christmas event...

SANTA CLAUS!!! And yeah... this is new to me because this year it is I who become the santa... Met some kids that I know when I'm giving out the gifts... Those who are older can recognize me... Some other were not... and it's including Ryan and Rayland...

Other thing is... I would like to congratulate Ci Hsienny and Ko Deddy for their FIRST newly born baby girl (yayyyy...), because they previously only have two boys... so this the first time for them... Hope she would grow into a beautiful and smart one because both her brothers do show the prospect =D

This is again that time of the year... For Christmas... and for Christmas Choir Competition (CPCCC).

Last year I cannot join the competition as I have another event to attend and we (S&V Choir) didn't make it to the final round as we only got the 11th position (only 10 choir may advance to the final round) after singing the "Best Time of The Year" and "Jingle Bell Rocks". But I managed to join this year.

The preparation was harsh this year, we finalize our decision to participate when the competition itself about to be held in another 2 weeks. Also, our instructor cannot join the rehearsal in the first week at all so we have to learn the competition material by our self, including the "Silent Night" composed by Bandung Choral Society as mandatory song for the final round (which is soooo hard).

We did 4 times rehearsal each week. On the first week, we try to learn and getting to know the song generally, not including the breathing and dynamics of the song. At the start of 2nd week, our instructor Mr. Bernadus joined the rehearsal and listening to the result of our preparation so far and so we decided the song we will perform (one of the song was about to be exchanged) that is "Christmas Lullaby" by John Rutter and "Praise Him (A King is Born)" written by Sy Goraieb, Tim Hosman, while neglecting the mandatory song practice (let's focus on getting through the final round first!). We practiced the songs, memorized the tunes, the lyrics, the breathing techniques, and also the choreography.

At last, the day of the competition. We assemble at 12, do warming ups, and do the final check. After performing at about 4 p.m. I had to go home earlier because there's another event I had to attend and I got the news that, we are through to the final round!!! (9th from 12 participant which is the bottom rank to get through to the final), which mean we had to rehearse for the mandatory song. So we rendezvous at Ingrid's house and start rehearsing until midnight.

On the day of final round, we had to assemble sooner than yesterday because it also start earlier. We had lunch at Solaria, change into our costume, and, as usual, do the warming up and the final check. This time we also brought our fold for the "Silent Night" part (no way we can memorized it in a night isn't it?).

While waiting for the announcement, the MURI (Indonesian Record Breaking committee) event is held for the category of "Most participant on singing human Christmas tree".

At last, the winner is announced in the evening. We got rank 7 of 9 finalist, which is something we are so proud of, because we are improving overnight (while 1st rank on the first day got 4th rank, and the 2nd rank on the first day got 8th rank!!).

Courtesy of: Dhisa

ku merasa saat kau datang kembali
meski aku mencoba bertahan dan hindari
oh mengapa kau datang mengganggu lagi
di saat kau tak mungkin berada di sisiku

If only... I could ease away your pain and misery... and I'm willing to...
never mind then... it was all in the past... it's not my problem anymore...
or is it...?

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Actually... there's nothing changed between us... hanya saja... tidak ada lagi cinta... if that's what it was...

Inside Your Heaven

by: Carrie Underwood

I've been down, now I'm blessed
I felt a revelation comin' around
Guess its right, it's so amazing
Every time I see you I'm alive
You're all I've got, you lift me up
The sun and the moonlight
All my dreams are in your eyes

And I wanna be inside your heaven
Take me to the place you cry from
When the storm blows you away
And I wanna be the earth that holds you
Every bit of air you're breathin' in
A soothin' wind
I wanna be inside your heaven

When we touch, when we love
The stars line up the wrong becomes undone
Naturally, my soul surrenders
The sun and the moonlight
All my dreams are in your eyes

And I wanna be inside your heaven
Take me to the place you cry from
When the storm blows you away
And I wanna be the earth that holds you
Every bit of air you're breathin' in
A soothin' wind
I wanna be inside your heaven

When minutes turn to days and years
If mountains fall, I'll still be here
Holdin' you until the day I die

I wanna be inside your heaven
Take me to the place you cry from
When the storm blows you away

And I wanna be inside your heaven
Take me to the place you cry from
When the storm blows you away

And I wanna be inside your heaven
Take me to the place you cry from
When the storm blows you away
And I wanna be the earth that holds you
Every bit of air you're breathin' in
A soothin' wind
I wanna be inside your heaven

A requited love...
It should be real... it should be good... while it should warm the inside...
But most of all... It's built to last...
But where were you... when everything is falling apart...
Why you have to wait to find me..?


Built To Last
by: Melee

I've looked for love in stranger places
But never found someone like you
Someone whose smile Makes me feel I've been holding back
And now there's nothing I can do

Reff:
'Cause this is real and this is good
It warms the inside just like it should
Most of all, most of all
It's built to last

All of our friends saw from the start
So why didn't we believe it too?
Oh yeah, now look where we are
You're in my heart now
And there's no escaping it for you

Back to Reff

Bridge:
Walking on the hills at night
With those fireworks and candlelight
You and I were made to get love right

Back to Reff

'Cause you are the sun in my universe
Consider the best when we felt the worst
And most of all, most of all, most of all
Most of all, most of all, most of all
It's built to last.


You Found Me
by: The Fray

I found God on the corner of 1st and Amistad
Where the West was all but won
All alone, smoking his last cigarette
I said, "Where you been?" He said, "Ask anything"

Where were you when everything was falling apart?
All my days were spent by the telephone that never rang
And all I needed was a call that never came
To the corner of 1st and Amistad

Reff:
Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait? Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late, you found me, you found me

But in the end everyone ends up alone
Losing her, the only one who's ever known
Who I am, who I'm not and who I wanna be
No way to know how long she will be next to me

Back to Reff

The early morning, the city breaks
And I've been calling for years and years and years and years
And you never left me no messages
You never sent me no letters
You got some kind of nerve taking all I want!

Lost and insecure, you found me, you found me
Lying on the floor, where were you? Where were you?

Back to Reff

Why'd you have to wait to find me, to find me?

It's the hardest thing I'll ever had to do.
To turn around and walk away.
Pretending I don't love you.

9th of November 2011, 7:50 AM

Resolution have been made early this month, but how can it be done? Almost every single night I got a dream about you. A sign?

04-09-2011
01:32 AM

two weeks already... 14 days of it...
I don't know anymore what is good or bad...
I now from before that what I did you won't even care much...
All this will only hurt me alone and not you...
Then I "see" you full of smiling like there's no one is pouting because of you...
But that's good... really good and I mean it...
I don't really want to see you having hard times because of what I did...
Well, in fact, I still hoping for any possibilities even at this second...
I think myself, about the Chemistry I made myself...
Love tested with Envy will show how pure the love is. But,
Lust tested with Envy will show you anger, and how it is not love, because you can't accept that they are not yours...

And now, I can only hope, that we can be together... sooner or later... because I still think we are good together...

I've dream a lot when I can sing the song for us "Looks like we made it, look how far we've come my baby. Though we took the long way, we know we'll get there someday. They said "I bet they'll never make it", but just look at the stories now. We still together, still going strong..."
When can I present that song for you...? When we can laugh together, telling the stories about us in the past, and be happy of what we have achieve together. Yes, together.

Well... good nite now... hope you have a really really great time with your holiday... Don't know if I can see you soon. Can I still be happy to see you and if you can be happy to see me... But I do hope I can... because I still have it in me...

Smile... =)

= Sherwin =

1st of September 2011. 01:00 AM

It was official... It was decided...
But I still can't seem to fully understand the word "moving on..."
A friend said "forget her..."
Another said "Moving on is like bitter vegetable, it tastes bad but it's good for you".
But again... In this very morning... I "saw" you... with the way you "look" at me... but with the other... and I can help but envy...

How can I forget someone whose been too valuable? I guess lesson won't make you smarter when you cannot accept it as your own... The good thing about moving on won't be reach when you refuse to do so...

Help...

Telling The World

by: Taio Cruz


Verse:

Every part of my heart I'm givin' out
Every song on my lips I'm singin' out
Every fear in my soul I'm lettin' go
Anyone who ask I'll let them know
She's the one, she's the one I say it loud
She's the one, she's the one I say it proud
Ring a bell, ring a bell for the whole crowd
Ring a bell, ring a bell


Reff 1:

I'm tellin' the world... That I found a girl...
The one I can live for... The one who deserve


Back to Verse


Reff 2:

I'm tellin' the world... That I found a girl...
The one I can live for... The one who deserve
To give all the light... A reason to fly...
The one I can live for... A reason for life...


Bridge:

Hoeo Hoeo~ Eya Eyay~ (3x)
Hoeo Hoeo~


Back to Reff 2


Eya Eyay~

Alasanku

(Inspired by: The Hoobastank)

Aku... bukan manusia sempurna... Terlihat dari kesalahan-kesalahan yang telah kuperbuat.

Tapi... aku belajar... untuk tidak sembarangan berbicara... bertindak... bertingkah laku.

Sungguh... aku tidak sengaja melakukan itu semua untuk menyakitimu...

Perasaan bersalah itu terus kurasakan setiap hari hingga saat ini...

Maafkan aku...

Maafkan aku yang telah membuat kau harus menghadapi semua kesakitan itu...

Aku berharap aku dapat memperbaiki semuanya dan menghilangkan rasa sakitmu...

Dan kembali menjadi seseorang yang dapat menghentikan tangis sedihmu...

Oleh karena itu aku ingin kau mengetahui ini...

Aku menemukan suatu alasan untukku... untuk berubah dari siapa diriku sebelumnya...

Suatu alasan untuk memulai dari awal lagi...

Dan alasanku itu adalah kamu...

To see you when I wake up is a gift... but for now, I'm happy that we can exchange our good nites...


I Miss You

by: Incubus

To see you when I wake up... is a gift... I didn't... think could be real...
To know that you feel the same... as I do... is a three-fold utopian dream...
You do something to me... that I can't explain...
So would I be out of line... if I say... I miss you.......

See your picture I smell your skin on... the empty pillow... next to mine...
You had only been gone ten days... but already I'm wasting away...
I know I'll see you again... Whether far... or soon...
But I need you to know... that I care... and I miss you........