Philip, Amanda, and me=)
Philip, Amanda
SPARZ-kling time!!!! Met TJ and shawn at City Hall MRt there to go to Victoria Concert Hall to watch the performance "Welcome to my World 2009". it is a performance that showcases the talents of people with disablities, and AWWA's musical group, SPARKZ, was involved with the performance, as well as Amanda's wheelchair dance group.
Whe it was SPARKZ's turn to perform, Gopi was the first to be in the spotlight, as he transformed his singing talent to start off the first song, Go for the Extra Mile. Then after that, the reest of the SPARKZ group(amanda, philip, Hui Qi etc) joined up to play the second and third songs, You and I and there's Something So Special Everyday respectively. The parts which i enjoy most are when amanda and Khristine was playing the flute and violin respectively while singing. Wah..I got to say, I am truely inspired by them sia, if not all the SPARKZ members. Take nothing away from them la. It was like really so touching, the way they play and show off their talents to the ret of Singapore, despite their various disabilities. They will always be the ones that will always inspire me la. At the end of the SPARKZ performance, Khristine reprented the whole of the group to share something to the audience. I will nva forget what she said and shared: "Never stop going towards your goals and dreams, despite our disabilities". Yes, Khristine, thats the spirit!! They all(Amanda, philip, Hui qi, Khristine, gopi and Boon Keng) really did AWWA proud la.
Amanda's wheelchair dance performance came a while later. I immediately recognised my best friend the moment she entered the stage when the performance started. I was not at all surprised that she really did very well. Wah i see her use wheelchair do 360 degree turn, i was inspired la.
Honestly say, while i was watching the performance throughout, I tink tt wad khristine said "Never stop going towards your goals and dreams, despite our disabilities", really is 1 tt can make the disabled believe that no dreams cannot be realised if they believe in themselves. I feel tt I have learnt and seen alot of things which I never expected to see throught the eyes of others, yes. Wad disabled people lack in terms of physical movement, they make it up with sheer perserverance and alot of heart, which is in itself together, is an inspiration to me liao..
I wont deny tt when I was to see all my friends down there performing, while I am sitting there at the top of audience, looking down at their talents, i am very jealous, yes, i had to say that. But for me, I use tt jealousy to motivate me for my dream.
Thus, for me, with a possiblity of completing my dream, i believe that I learned more about the strength of the disabled through the eyes of them. I admit that I was very jealous, just seeing them perform. However, I told myself I will get my chance one day if, as wad Khristine say, I Never stop going towards your goals and dreams", yes!! By seeing the performance through the view of the disabled, I believe tt I must not give up on chasing my dream of performing guitar for AWWA's Special Awards, yes, I will get my chance de. Keep believing..I believe that I will see my dream come true. I believe so....that I will see my best friends, Sylvia, Amanda and all of them come Special Awards 2009.
I dream of playing guitar with my best friend, Amanda, (and the others) on stage one day.....that day will come de
Special Awards 2009, Please wait for me..I will get there....