Mamma Mia and the wedding singers..hehe

Hey ya'll. This is a continuation of my last post, which is an introduction to PFM. Well, as you have read it, after my company's activity, I had to rush home for practice with the 'wedding singers', mainly Mark, Flora, Amanda, Melissa, Sherie, Sandy and Elena at Manda's place. We were to perform 2 songs for Melvyn and Mellissa's wedding, which was 'The Prayer'- Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion, and also 'When you tell me that you love me'-Diana Ross and Westlife(Charlene's favourite song). We manage to start prac at 10.00pm, as i arrive late..Plus not to mentioned, i was sick, coughing like hell..don think i can even pull of the song the next day..Elena also coughing and I was like...'Hey, you're sick too? Me too!!'..( I don't know why I sounded so happy, but ya)..

So after practising, we left Manda's place for our regular movie outing, and this time, we watched MAMMA MIA..the movie we've all been waiting for. So, Mark, Manda, Flora, Sher, Lis and me met up with Keith, Allison, Ashley and Reuben at Jusco Cheras Selatan to catch our movie. It was a fantastic movie, where you can laugh and sing-a-long with it..UNFORTUNATELY..due to my cough(stupid sickness...come at the wrong timing) I wasn't able to sing-a-long with it, as i began to cough, even before the songs starts...sheesh..who wants to watch it again let me know... I don't mind watching it second time.

The movie was a great show, filled with Abba classics like Mamma Mia, Super Trooper, Dancing Queen, I had a dream, The winner takes it all and much more. Meryl Streep is A fantastic actress. From such a sophisticated, high class devil, to a humble, crazy, (can i say cheap?) yet fun mommy,..She's one hell of an actress...Good Job! Good Job! Clap! Clap!...THose who have not seen this movie, I advice you to go watch it now..Bring the whole family along and sing and dance...You can dance, You can jive, having the time of your life...Wohoo.See that girl, watch that scene, diggin the dancing queen...haha...

Well, the movie ended around 2. Then we all headed home to have a good rest because, 27th September is the wedding day of Melvyn and Mellissa...Melvyn is the son of a very very good, humble, passionate and kind couple, Uncle Francis and Aunty Alice. (The people in the picture below are Mary, Uncle Francis, Aunty Alice and Melvyn)

The wedding was i think by far the most attended one ever. Mass as usual was beautiful, especially during the exchange of vows, where both M&M shed tears while reciting their vows, causing witnesses like Aunty Pat, Flora and Manda to shed some tears also...hehe...After mass, lunch was provided and the food was good. The whole bunch of us were sitting in front of the foyer, when suddenly out of the sudden, we heard shouts and screams...We thought what the hell happen..mana tau, Melvyn and his groomsman were performing the Haka dance, a traditional Maori war dance, performs by a group, where it incorporates shouts, proclaiming their strength and prowess in order to intimidate the opposition...OPPOSITION??Its a wedding...right?Nah..it is also performed in formal functions for 'distinguish' guest, serving to impart a sense of importance of the occasion...Hmm...interesting...

Anyway, after the luncheon, we headed off to Mark's place for some last minute practice. The nerves are kicking in, and you can see the nervousness on each other's face. Haha... This is us practising..But I have to say, it was fun performing with them...

After the practice, we left for Manda's house to rest. Took my cough syrup, hoping to make me sleep, din help. Toss and turn on the bed, while the rain continues to shower outside...Greg came in the room, lied on the bed, then suddenly....BANG!!..whole house no electricity...and the best thing is, Lis and Manda still can sleep...sheesh...So we have to proceed to Flora's house to get ready for the dinner. Left Sg long and headed to Marriott around 5 plus, went there for sound check. As usual, sound check din go so well...hence more nervous... Us before the dinner...Lis, Flora, Manda, Sher, Mark and me... The girls at our table.. Sher, Manda, Lis, Flora, Sandy, El and AnnThe boys at our table..Mark, Alex, Me and Reu(lebih gonggai...damn blur la tat fella..say look else where, he go look at the camera...sheesh)The above 2 pictures are the Haka dance, led by Melvyn along with 20 other uncles at the wedding reception.

Ok ok...before the Haka dance performance, speeches were made by Uncle Francis and Aunty Alice, and also a representative of Mellissa, whom i forgot the name. After that the couple went up to cut their cake and perform the 'toast'. Then after that it was our performance, our 1st song, The Prayer... Damn nervous ok performing in front of almost 1000 people, plus some last minute changes between the musicians, sigh...BUT...It turns out to be the best performance ever..haha...The crowds gone wild, cheering, clapping, whistling, jumping..ok..i exaggerate it a little..but they loved it..although while we were on the stage, we were like...shivering with butterflies in our stomachs..actually, it was more like them la..i was like normal only..looking up to the ceiling, looking at the bridal couple, looking at the people, looking everywhere...But anyway, it was a wonderful experience..

Not long after, we were called once again to sing the 2nd song, When you tell me that you love me. So again we went up, but slightly too early..coz the bride and groom went missing...so we decided to hide behind the curtains..hehe..and Jude have to say 'Freddie and the gang had to go toilet break'..So while Edward(resident performer) and Jude were belting out songs, they invited us to accompany them...we stood up there like idiots, with files, dunno what song we're singing..haha..tat was more embarassing. After 2 songs, we decided to just sing our song..But, how lucky we were when the bridal couple walked in from the side door, just in time for us to sing.

So, after belting out 'When you tell me that you love me', we went back to our seats...AND NOW ONLY THE GIRLS decided to loosen up their hair and just have fun..kinda late right? I mean Reuben, Mark and me were like having fun since the beginning of the reception already. Haha...If you had watched Mamma Mia, you might remember Meryl Streep's character, Donna, and her fellow sidekicks, they call themselves, 'Donna and the Dynamos', well, Reuben decided to form a group with Mark and me... Hence, he came up with the name, Freddie and the fabulous...(ok, why does the name sound so gay?).. Anyway, with inspiration from Mamma Mia, I transform our name to 'Freddie and the FABULOSOs'..

Donna and the Dynamos...

Freddie and the Fabulosos!!

Haha...That was fun..serious...We started dancing like Abba, singing dancing queen, super trooper...Then after that, they open the dance floor..but no one went to dance...HOWEVER, a few uncles, who looks like they were drunk, but they're not...and they were belting out songs from the 60s and 70s..so it was like Mambo Jumbo night..haha..So the whole jing bang, as in our whole table went to the dance floor and just dance our heart out. It was superb la..fun...and enjoying...Songs played included Labamba, Twist and Shout, Twist, and many more..not bad la..and the whole jing bang did the butt shake thingy like how Cameron Diaz did in Charlie's Angels. Then syok syok dancing, suddenly they sang happy birthday..to me...hahaha...then Amelia came with a whole basket of flower petals and started throwing it towards me...Mark decided to just pour the whole basket of flower petals on me..sheesh..pic below shows us at the dance floor...

After all of that, everyone started to hug me and wish me Happy Birthday, and before we left, we took pictures with the bridal couple.

This pic was taken after dropping flora off. We decided to cam-whore in my car. Haha...Well, that was the end of 27th Sept 08. Wonderful wedding celebration, wonderful singing, wonderful friendship, wonderful fellowship. Here's the recording of our songs.