Friday, November 21, 2008 at 1:19 PM VIENNA

A city of wonder ♥


I don't really know where to start but here goes:
Vienna has been such a great great trip. I've learnt so much which I probably would never have learnt if I hadn't gone for this trip.
I used to wish I didn't go because practices were very long + tiring and i felt that my holidays were being wasted preparing for this trip.
Now, I definitely think it's all worthwhile.
• Taking part in the 25th International Franz-Schubert Choral Competition
• Competing against worthy + very good choirs
• Bonding with juniors + year 2s + seniors
• Hearing how good other choirs are
• Making friends with other choirs :D
• Shopping
• Visiting Vienna itself
• Laughing and going crazy (:
• and many many other valuable lessons like how last-minute we are and all.

Thank you so much to the people who made this trip so awesome and memorable.
Love you guys infinitely.

I really hope that what we have learnt during this trip, we will carry out during all choir practices. If not, we would have wasted all our money and all.
If we do execute what we have learnt, I know we can get a GWH because I know each and every one of us has the potential.
All we need, is to give our best

I'm really bored at home now ):
I miss choir and Vienna a lotttt ♥
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DAY ONE





Arrived in Vienna and stayed at Mercure Wien Westbahnhof (:
Practice in the garage was hilarious!!
We ran whenver a car was coming for us :D

DAY TWO






PT at the garage, the air was so dry that our throats hurt ):
Competition (Category S) at Minoritenkirche.
We didn't sound very good and all but it was a beautiful place.
we got Silver 7
Opening ceremony @ Votivkirche.
The prettiest prettist church that i have ever seen.
It was so grand: th chandeliers, stained glass, high arches.
We sounded way horrible compared to all the other choirs ):
I'm not going to make any excuses for ourselves.

DAY THREE







Competition (Category G) at Konzerthaus Schubertsaal
Everyone was definitely more pumped
The excitement, confidence, readiness- totally different from the energy the day before
We messed up Zhong Ma but then we recovered.
The songs sounded much better and I was super proud and happy for choir.
We got Silver 10
Watched some cool street dancers too during lunch + patronized Claire's! (a girl's best friend, I swear)+ many other shops (:

DAY 4












(Choir from Estonia)
Went to Schronburnn Palace. One word: Beautiful.
Pretty interior, enchanting chandeliers, smashing garden, it was so pretty!
Took lots of snapshots.
Then we went for the Prize Ceremony and then the Farewell dinner.
Farewell dinner totally owned ass.
Sat with my usual crazy bunch of people.
Stupid wilson dropped something in my drink i remember ):< color="#33cc00">Estonian and 'Johnny said No' choir!
There were so nice and friendly and warm (esp. the Estonian choir aka chiobu choir!)
Made many many new friends like: Ingrit, nataly etc.
They're all so pretty and mature looking.
Then we sang for each other.
Their voices are beautiful without even warming up 8D
I really didn't want to leave because they're such amazing people <3

DAY 5


Transferred to EventHotel Pyramide then went shopping with Audrey, Shir and Elaine at SCS (Europe's largest mall)
Didn't buy much though, only more accessories and some chocolate (:
(Random pictures because I don't have any)

DAY 6
Went to Vienna woods in some weird cave thingy.
Pics all with audrey ):
It was really cool :D
Then went to house of music!
We are one crazy bunch of people. Dancing in a room with funky music!
Played cards in wilson and clement's room with yunqi, claire and audrey after curfew until like around 2am :D
We went seriously high on chocolates.
When we went back to our rooms talked to audrey about roller blading at sarah's last time. Yiting, ruowei and wilson got injured. super funny. We were like going high laughing and recalling. We're sadists, hahaha.

DAY 7
Went to some nice park and all with some weird guy (I forgot his name)
Went to the airport and then played cards and watched movies on planes.
Then, back in Singapore ):

I'm truly sorry for the lack of pictures.
Most are with audrey and other people and I'm partially lazy to put in pictures too. hehe