Hey guys! How ya doin.
February is usually sweet and festive, but the coronavirus really did add a sad sheen to everything you did and everywhere you went. Nonetheless we must still make the best of the situation! I hope there will be less cases and more recoveries though. Fingers crossed.
Feb Highlights
I joined the Huayi U-Sing 2020 Competition! It was my first time joining a Chinese singing competition, as well as my first time performing at the Esplanade. It was a memorable experience for sure! I have regrets about my performance because it was definitely not my best, but there were loads that I learned anyway from the judges, the other competitors, and the entire experience. I wish I took bigger risks, took care of my voice better, and got into the zone before I went up on stage. If I had the chance to do it again, I just want to give a performance that I would have no regrets about, regardless of whether I score well or not.
Still a big milestone in the music journey though, and I want to give big shout outs and hugs to all who supported me all this while - being there at the show, and through your kind and heartfelt messages too. Thank you ❤
Cooking and Baking
Baked Multi-grain Bread
Going to try this out with a few tweaks to the recipe in March! I can't wait! Meanwhile I have been watching a ton of croissant making videos. The effort involved is INSANE!
Tried to make a chicken roulade (a chicken breast, rolled) stuffed with cheese, carrots and vegetables. It was a huge failure! I had fun making a butterfly cut for the chicken fillet, but boy, was it hard to roll up the chicken well!
Movies
I also caught Porco Rosso on Netflix. Happy to explore all the Ghibli movies, especially the older and lesser known ones. Porco Rosso is the story about a pig-man pilot and his adventures. I love the graphics and the female empowerment throughout the film!
I also watched To All The Boys 2, which I found adorable.
Books
Read a bunch of cool books! Wrote some posts about Latte to Lathi, a biography of politician Chiam See Tong and a great book about Malay culture!
Unfortunately the Korean anthology of sci-fi was a miss for me, what a disappointment.
Exercise
This month I tried to work out more regularly. My SJ friends and I have a little competitive thing on Nike Run where we try to one up each other on the leaderboard. It makes running more interesting for sure! I have also started to do some squats with my runs because of good influences like my friend Wenxin.
Swims: 1
Bike Rides: only 8
Bike rides are way fewer this month because my bike was broken. I have already sent it for repairs several times, even tried to do so myself sometimes, but this time I think it's time to replace it with a new one.
Looking Ahead
March is a busy month full of work and projects. I'm looking forward to it! Are you? :)
Wishing you guys health and happiness always. (Cheesy but completely sincere, in light of the virus!)
Love,
Skye
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