nheg: Within the Choir - Battersea, London

Originally posted: July 9, 2009

Me and my Brother all so giddy after
the audition!

When we first came in the grounds of Locale ng Manchester, we immediately sought help in finding a way for us to be able to perform our duty as choir members. There we met Brother Jun (yeah.plenty of Ka Jun already way back home, hehe), and he’s the leader of the choir here in the locale.He had mentioned about this special gathering where choir members all over UK are about to gather in London and will hold a special worship service for choir members and at the same time will hold the Gen. Practice for the Pasalamat. He told us that if the situation permits, we can come along with them and Brother JR (not another JR!Haha)the tagapagturo in UK, will put us into an audition (not suprised.) and will listen to us sing. My English pronunciation isnt that bad, so im hoping it wouldnt be that hard for me to get through. *wink. So when I learned all about that, i became very excited and enthusiastically look forward to it! Theres no way Im losin’ grip at my office!

Locale of Battersea, London

July 3 came, Dad volunteered to bring us to Manchester where our hired coach will be picking us up. With having so much compassion for my duty, I never thought this can actually lead me back to London. And by the Grace of His love, i never thought I could have ever hold my office this far. I feel so much love showering us all over. The overflowing tears that engulfed the place.. Cries that signifies the joy in the heart of every choir member .. Priceless.. And the feeling of security, despite of the fact that they are certainly strangers to me, I know that what I feel deep inside me is the same feeling that they can actually share with me., and that makes me feel at ease. Brothers and sisters from different locales from Scotland, Wales,England, and Nothern Ireland are assembled and encouraged to possess one great aim.. to continue in singing praises to the Lord that are pleasing before His eyes.

Ka JR, The UK Tagapagturo, concentrates in auditioning us.

Bloopers! Yes, Of course I wouldnt be Vanie if I didnt take pictures of myself at the place. That was absolutely one great experience that i will certainly treasure for the rest of my life. Nung oras na for the audition, Ka Jun introduced us to Ka JR. But our couch has arrived just in time to fetch us and head home. Eeee di pa kame naaaudition!! So Ka JR prioritized kameng mga taga Manchester. He asked for my name, “Ok sister vanessa, akyat ka na dun, you go first.” Huwaaaatt! Are you serious??! (Of course he is serious!) Andame pang tao sa loob, are they going to stay there and watch us?? Ee, kaso ayoko nang maginarte, baka magalit pa siya sakin, anyway I want to get this over na rin naman, so hala nauna na akong umakyat sa koro, haha, nagmaganda ako, hahahah! Taz yun, sumunod na rin naman nagakyatan yung iba pang iaaudition. I was shaking pero I stood up, and just do what I was told to do. “Organ!” And I sang “61″. ANSARAP NG FEELING! Ka JR was listening to every line that I was singing. And take note, habang umaawit ako, kamusta naman, there were flashes of camera! Hahahaha! Yung mga Ka lokal ko pinipicturan ako! Lol. When my turn’s over, Ka JR said ” ok.Good. Thank you.” Wheew! That wasnt so hard! Not at all! I actually would want to do it again! Ahahahaha! Ka Jun told me to go down for a while, so bumaba ako ng koro, may di ko kilalang kapatid dun na nagsabi sakin ” Pasado ka na nian ee” Wow, now im getting compliments, hehe. Taz yung mga ka-lokal ko called me “Tara dito, since tapos ka na magpicture picture muna tayo!” Hinila nila ako taz nasa gitna pa talaga ako! What I didnt know Ka JR was looking for me and just saw me,ayun at para akong celebrity na nakikipag picturan dun sa mga fans ko!! I wasnt supposed to go away yet. I have to stay in the koro pa rin pala and sit still! Waaahh! Thats why yung mga inaaudition din were laughing at me! At Balot kept on shaking his head! I was thinking what the hell did I do wrong??! Pagkatapos ng lahat, kinwento ni Lot, and I blushed in shame!!! Pero as Ive said earlier, our coach was badly waiting for us outside na, so we have to hurry kaya, after mapakinggan kaming apat na taga Manchester, Ka JR shook our hands and told us we can perform our duty in the upcoming Pasalamat. Yey. I hope Ka JR wasnt really annoyed at me, I didnt intentionally disrespect him in that case. I was just being carried away by my adrenaline rush, thats all. Phooeeeyyy… I still like him anyway. I admire his confidence, his voice, compassion.. *Sigh I really did look so silly at that moment, whenever na maalala namen yun, hala, tawa sila ng tawa! If I only heard the intruction, I would have kept my ass sat still and stayed.