Credits to EKAMIL-Cristy doing a hurdler- :D
Credits to Christine Kuan
Coach Vincent! :)
Okay so Im finally WRITING something bout Cheer 2009.. *rolls eyes* Nearly 3 weeks later lagi.. Sigh.. I havent been a good blogger have I? (: Anyways.....
The Week Leading Up To Cheer 2009!
Was a terrible week x( On Monday, our dear captain, Sharon Kow, dislocated her elbow.. How? She was at home playing with her brother and she fell.. -.- She was rushed to the hospital and was definitely NOT FIT to compete on Saturday.. This was a really bad blow to our routine.. Cuz she's the main flyer, main tumbler, main jumper *if there's such a word*.. So we got to work on Monday night.. Replacing Sharon with our reserve Maddie Low *last year's captain*.. We had to change our stunts and everything.. We didnt get to do the Shoulder Stand Chinchin -yes you heard that right! - the backbend from elevator roaster (however you spell that) stunt and many others.. But we did add in a Liberty Extension Scorpion.. It looks like everything was gonna be okay when disaster struck again...
On Thursday night during practice, (Yes we practice at night because most of the cheerleaders are from the afternoon session) Maddie fell from a Liberty Extension and landed on her left foot.. We practice at a clubhouse (Bukit Mewah Clubhouse) and we dont have the money or incentives to buy safety mats and such.. We're sort of like cheerleader nomads.. One day we'll be practicing at the basketball court, the next someplace else.. It didnt help that the school did not support us enough to even let us practice in school =/ Sorry teachers that might be reading this, but we all know thats true.. We all know there were bound to be injuries and so far we were lucky.. It was only a matter of time.. x( Moving on.. The next day she found out she couldnt walk.. And she called me when i was in school to tell me.. At this rate we were all getting panicky.. Our two best flyers down, what can we do? Sharon wanted to remove her cast and join back.. She said she was going to consult her doctor again.. But in the end the doctor refused to remove her cast *wisely so* =P We arranged for an emergency practice at 3pm.. Most of the afternoon cheerleaders skipped school.. We were in such a desperate position.. Because the team comprised of only 5 seniors and the rest of them are newcomers that we had to train from scratch.. Michelle, a base, we changed her to a flyer.. She had literally no experience whatsoever and we put Yaya as the main flyer.. That day we worked on her getting a basket toss and Liberty Extension.. It was like one of the first times she ever done them.. But we had no choice..
She did managed to do them but the stunts were still shaky and inconsistent.. But we were willing to take that risk or we wont have any stunts to show..
It was a really bad day.. Everyone was having sudden panic attacks and would burst out crying.. Frustrated, scared, and tired.. That was what everyone was feeling.. There were arguments and we all felt like giving up.. But we didnt :) I left at 6pm.. While the rest of the team practiced till night time.. No one even thought of resting for the big day the next day.. Even though i was not joining this year, I felt everything they're feeling... And it was the first time ever i prayed.. Because that was the only thing i could do at that point..
It was a really bad day.. Everyone was having sudden panic attacks and would burst out crying.. Frustrated, scared, and tired.. That was what everyone was feeling.. There were arguments and we all felt like giving up.. But we didnt :) I left at 6pm.. While the rest of the team practiced till night time.. No one even thought of resting for the big day the next day.. Even though i was not joining this year, I felt everything they're feeling... And it was the first time ever i prayed.. Because that was the only thing i could do at that point..
CHEER 2009 DAY 1
The cheerleaders arrived at school at 5am.. I arrived at 6.15am (: Everyone was doing hair and make up and they look so hot! :D We did a last once-through routine practice without stunting before boarding the bus.. We were all feeling excited eventhough our routine was FAR from perfect.. We decided that we didnt care what the outcome is.. What the results were going to be.. Whether we got last place or not.. We were there to have fun! =)
X-plodetes' performance was i have to be honest, terrible on the first day xD But it didnt matter to us! We made it through the routine and thats all that matters.. The cheerleaders had great expression! :) Especially Michelle & Sharon Goh (: And to be honest i was surprised that they remembered and hit all their positions without making mistakes! O.O Im sooo proud of them! Their spirit is what saved them :) We had an awesome time on the first day.. Cheering like mad for every other team that was on the mat performing.. It was so awesome!
At one point, Jien called our O.K.U captain (=P) Sharon Kow, out onto the mat.. And he praised her for her cheer spirit by coming to Cheer wearing the team uniform complete with hair and makeup to support her team eventhough she wasnt able to compete! He gave her a Silkygirl goodie bag as a reward.. But before she could leave, all of us shouted "DO YOUR BOW AND ARROW!!!" Because that girl is MAD i tell you! She could do a bow and arrow, scale, arabesque, scorpion and chinchin single-handedly! :D So we basically forced her to do a bow and arrow and she did! Which blew everyone away.. HAHAHA.. The judges *Santwon and Tye especially* were like O.O And Jien and Jeremy went O_O and gave her all 3 goodie bags! And proceeded to give her the Sponsor boards that were placed around the performance area.. It was damn funny! Plus we got good publicity =P HAHAHAHHA.. *sorry sorry! tengah syiok sendiri!* xD
Syasya also went out on the mat and sweeped up many goodie bags.. There was once she went out and Jien asked her whats her best cheer move.. And she went blank and burst out "Chinchin!".. (X-plodetes are sort of known for doing chinchins) And she couldnt actually really do a chinchin.. But when Jien asked her to show everyone, she just did it! Just like that! And you can even see the ecstacy on her face! LOL! xD She came back shouting I can do a chinchin! What the hell man! xD Now we know how to force her.. (; At another time she went out and sang "Rasa Sayang" and everyone joined in.. She won that one too of course.. LOL.. Man, we were on a roll ;D
When we got back to school we decided to practice Yaya's Extension Liberty again because she didnt manage to do it during the performance.. And again disaster strikes.. She fell and hurt her head.. May i remind you, we had no mats! x( Yes our own mistake.. She was bleeding so we rushed her off to the hospital and she had an X-ray.. Luckily it was just a cut and no internal damage.. But we werent gonna put her back in the routine just in case.. After her accident, we decided enough was enough.. Everyone went home and we decided to deal with the routine first thing the next morning..
CHEER 2009 DAY 2 COMING UP NEXT POST! :D
Sorry people! Kinda busy.. Gotta rush off to dance class now.. =X Having rehearsal for our charity concert.. Anyway, keep checking back for Day 2! (: There's more drama! Yeah you may be saying what?! More drama?! Yes, but things get better and Day 2 was soo much more fun than Day 1! (: Till next post!
xoxoxox! :D
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