Return to JJC

Last week I was invited back to JJC's Talentime, not as a contestant or student like the past, but as a judge and guest performer for the event.

First of all, I would like to thank the school for remembering this notorious student. This is the first time I return to JJC after graduating from there since 2004. Back then; I was definitely a regular 'guest' in the school's performance 'scene'. My friend and I would usually perform in the school cafe and in school events such as Teachers' Days etc.

Returning to school as a non-student always gives me a pleasant feeling. The absence of the hierarchical barrier with the teachers liberates the rigid connection between students and teachers enables open conversation to better understand the teachers. And the best thing about returning to school is that it acts as a yardstick to measure how much I have grown and achieved from the time I graduated from the school.

Only 5 years since I graduated from JC, it feels like I've been through so much yet so little. Despite the numerous occurrences and some major hallmarks, there are still many things I've yet to do or achieved in the 5 years. Some items are struck out and leave a mark in life, some missed their chances and will remained un-struck, and the list will continue to be incredibly long, and longer.

Back to the topic of Talentime. I feel honored to be the guest performers for the event, but also it was pressurizing because the last time I sang on stage was the Talentime 5 years ago. After all these donkey years, this performance reunited the duet, Zhao Xian and myself, back on stage together again. We both sung and played guitars, and performed 2 acoustic numbers "Always be My Baby" by David Cook and "找自己" by David Tao. Thank God all went well and we managed to bring an awesome performance. This performance makes me want to do more of such performances!

Here are some pictures of the performance...