Hectic Day at Ops Room

Today is the day when all the competitors for the SGDF competition have to register and collect their number tags. When I arrive at the ops room, they were all unpacking the stuff and setting up the room for receiving the competitors. We also have to put all the items to give to each couple and adjudicators in their respective envelopes. While doing all that, I saw the news paper article of sharon and connie, isabelle and xavier in the New Paper. It was featuring siblings who have similar hobbies, in this case, ballroom dancing. Cool sia...

The first competitors start to arrive. This registration exercise last until night time, so the couples come in small streams (at least we have time to breathe). We have competitors from Australia, China, Taiwan, Phillipines, some others i dun rem now, and of cos Singapore. There were others, but those are more high-level ones (top world ranking dancers), but they come later or next day.

I didn't really help out much with the registration (hmm.. wonder why I was there.. haha), only helped with the starting preparation. Then I was told that I had to help organise the march-pass of the couples in the Asia-Pacific competition, to showcase the countries taking part. So, when the first Australian couple came to register, I quickly introduce myself and brief the couple on what will happen and what to do, as they were the first couple in Alphabetical order by country. It was nice and fun talking to them, and they were very obliging and friendly.

At about late afternoon, something interesting happened. We saw the National Day parade march-pass by the vehicles of Police, Civil Defence and Armed Forces from our large window! Our view was fabulous, as we were in a room in full view of the road where the vehicles are moving pass to the Padang area. Then I rememmbered today is the National Day Preview(Irving and TY are going for this). Cool man.. Didn't expect this!! :D

Around evening time, it was time to go to the Church service to make up for the service I'll miss tomorrow. I was slightly late, but I managed to catch a glimpse of some drama they were playing on stage. My first thought was, "They are so natural in their acting man!! They are young adults only.. Got potential for musicals and dramas!!". As this is the tertiary service, the pace and beat and atmosphere is very high and exciting. Its like if you dun jump and do alot of body movements, you're the odd one out. This is so unlike the adult service where its the oppposite! Feel a few years younger when with these people who is full of energy.. hehe