黄城哟~ 我们的黄城~

It’s hard to believe 4 years have passed since my unforgettable days in 黄城夜韵。Has it really been that long? Going back to watch the performance last Sunday brought back some of the wonderful memories that I think only a 黄城人can appreciate, haha. And I met Kai Qi there :) Watching the show this year felt very different from the previous times. During the curtain call while the entire cast was singing on stage, individuals and some in groups stood up from the audience simultaneously, walked to the aisle and sang along. This was entirely unrehearsed. Somehow as if by magic our legs brought us walking there and our mouths started to sing. Standing among previous batches of seniors, a tinge of melancholy naturally seeps out of me.

I still remember being scolded so frequently during rehearsals that we were rather numbed by it already, haha. And also someone, (I can't remember who) had to write "我不敢再吃辣炸油腻的东西了" a hundred times for being caught eating such food. Looking back, how I was literally, forcefully pulled into the audition room against my will, then how I rejected the offer a week later cos I wanted to join a sport, afterward how I persuaded a few to quit with me at the intitial stage... haha, it's funny how my hatred for "cheena" and "drama" turned out to become one of my likings :) And it's also because of this that i had a chance to go to Oikos church :) I am glad I was part of its 29 year history, and hopefully it will continue to flourish and go on to greater heights.

Before writing this entry I was watching the video clip of my act. I look so dumb! Haha, if we were to act it out again it would be absolutely hilarious. Time ticks away ever so silently and mercilessly.

一块块的木板 一粒粒的螺丝
建立了一段段真挚的友谊

一支支得针 一丝丝的线
编织了一段段难忘的回忆

一句句的台词 一个个的人物
呈现了一段段黄城的故事




As one of the past CCA president states which I think encapsulates our effort:

哪有人会这么爱唱“一首华初的歌”，唱完还自我陶醉地向“观众”挥手道别？
哪有人会每天花5小时心甘情愿做着超负荷的筹备“工作”？
哪有人会这么准时开工，却不情愿“放工”？
哪有人会每晚披星戴月在保安人员的催促下离开校园？
哪有人甘愿牺牲周末，赶回学校参加彩排？
哪有人会离开父母的呵护，宁愿看导督的脸色？
哪有人会背负着考试的压力冒险参与一台演出？
哪有人会全心投入三个月，不辞劳苦，夜以继日，
只为了延续XX年来的一个共同梦想？

所以总觉得黄城人都非正常人。

我们

非比寻常。