Her First Performance

Last Friday, Little Bee had her first performance in her school assembly. I prepared the ritual of videography and photography excitedly - just like the days of Big Bee's performances! Unfortunately, unlike the old times, only one parent was allowed, due to post-H1N1 precautions, much to the disappointment of Hubby. 

Watching Little Bee standing in front of the crowd brought back misty-eyed nostalgia of Big Bee's first performance 4 years ago. Time is really a slippery eel that slips through our hands unknowingly. The only way to behold time is to truly revel and rejoice in every single moment, otherwise that instance will vanish from our waking cognizance forever. 

Little Bee is a natural on stage, smiling and relaxed. Her teacher was rather nervous and apprehensive about her performance as she just started school officially for 2 weeks. Another new boy who was a week older than her in school was bawling incessantly and had to be carried off-stage by his parent. 

However, Little Bee stood bravely and nonchalantly at the front of the assembly area, meandering to my side blithely for a brief second when she saw me, and obediently trooping back to stage after I greeted her. 

Smiling and singing with fingerplay the first English song about 5 little ducks

They sang 2 English songs and 2 Chinese songs and performed a couple of dances. I thought all the little ones performed beautifully and were so coordinated and well-behaved! Kudos to the teachers. Little Bee followed through every act with confident aplomb, singing and gestulating, smiling and dancing enthusiastically! 

Check out the over-enthusiastic performer who danced out of the boundaries of the "stage". Do I see a potential breaker of OB markers? 

The look of quiet pride on her face as she received her certificate of encouragement was a sight to behold, especially how she pored over the certificate in a corner thereafter, trying her best to comprehend those words on the paper! 

Receiving the certificate with pride and glee

I am certainly looking forward to more performances by Little Bee, and hope Big Bee can be next to watch her little sister perform!