N.E.mation! 8 Awards Ceremony

The long wait is finally over!

N.E.mation! 8 Awards Ceremony 

at 

the National Musuem.

Results announced!

This way in~

Located outside the hall, there were small booths lined up showcasing some of the props used in the N.E.mation! competitions.

This monopoly board was one of them.

A brilliant idea from Delta-gaytors, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School. They used this to narrate and encourage the yellow ribbon project.

Can you identify which videos were these props used?
Check out the N.E.mation Youtube Channel to see if you're right!

Here's a music-realted activity the guests were invited to participate before the actual ceremony commenced. We know one efficient method to cheer loudly for teams we support at carnivals/events -- by clapping plastic tubes.

But using these tubes to make music?

This is completely new to me. 

Guests at the event were given tubes of different colours and lengths - green, yellow, blue etc.

I got the long red ones with a slip of paper indicating when I'm supposed to hit the tubes.

How do you read this?!

No worries!

We were given a quick tutorial led by STIXmusic (this awesome man's name is Duncan if I've not mistaken) on how to interpret the slip.

Duncan told us that every square represents ONE beat. 

The squares go by counts of 4.

"1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and"

Everytime you see a coloured squared, you hit your tube following the counts and beats.

Watch this video on how Duncan led us through the tutorial. 

It's a 15 sec instavideo:

http://instagram.com/p/kod_htJhnl/

It was a miracle because in about 5 minutes, all of us hit our tubes and 'played' Beethoven's 9th Symphony together! 

Brilliant idea from STIXmusic.

I recorded the moment down on my instavideo. 

Watch how we did it: http://instagram.com/p/koeiZeJhn_/

Super cool right!

This activity has totally reflected how everyone plays a part and work together to achieve great results!

So who's the champion of this year's N.E.mation! 8 contest?

One of the 5 N.E.ambassadors, Sarah, was extremely excited because BOTH her teams, made it to TOP 2. One of them is going to be the 1st runner-up and the other would be crowned CHAMPION!

Congratulations Sarah!

This video shows you the STIX activity we did and the announcement of the results:

Congratulations to The 4 Of US II from Tangling Secondary School~
YOU ARE GOING ON A ALL-PAID EXPENSES TRIP TO USA!!!

I'm equally proud of my 2 teams, UnicornsAndRainbows;) and Synch.

I felt that some of the teams have incomplete stories(probably due to time constraints) and thought that my two teams, on the other hand, conveyed the message of this year's theme, 'Because You Played A Part', extremely well in their short 1minute clip.

They were complete, heartwarming and very touching.

My angels from left to right:

Xin Pei, Ching Gje, Yumi and Trish

This is their final product: 

SYNCH warriors from left to right:

Jeremy, Jaren, Elyse and Jason

Their final video, Because 'I' played a part:

My girls were so optimistic.

They told me how they've received the most special trophy because they got the 'running horse' images printed on it instead of the usual 'NEmation' logo.

*jumps for joy*

People were coming up to them and asking for a trophy exchange.

:p

My model of the day to pose with the Special Trophy, Yumi from UnicornsAndRainbows;)

Happy Total Defence Day, Singapore!

The younger generations have once again, prove to us that they are not the assumed 'strawberries'.

They are creative, fun-loving and determined.

They know love and peace.

They show mass gratitude and kindness.

So much better than a lot of adults out there.

*Immediate referring to THIS MAN in his late 30s who is likely an animal abuser.

She's just a tiny dog, barely 2kg...

I'm watching you.*

Signing off with the rest of the ambassadors and see you really soon, N.E.mation! 9

Left to right: Colin, Karen, Sarah, me and Yingzi

WOHOOOO!

[Mint.Music.Lifestyle] It's A WRAP PARTY at N.E.mation!8

IT'S A WRAP!

N.E.mation! 8 Wrap Party

06 DEC 2013

Here's the party checklist that day:

#1 Confetti overdose

#2 Balloons more than humans heads

#3 Popping Of Champagnes 

(enough to make you drunk but these are actually sparkling juices)

#4 Floor games for everyone to participate

Warning: Not For The Faint-hearted

This is the 2nd segment of their floor game activity.

The students and instructors gathered to play 2 games here:

"Jumping Frog" 

and 

"Hello Henry"

Game 1: Jumping Frog

First, everyone form a big circle.

Then the students have to take turns to say each of these lines without making any mistakes

 Student 1: One Frog

Student 2: Jump Into The Water

Student 3: Duum

Student 4: One Frog 

Student 5: One Frog

Student 6: Jump Into The Water

Student 7: Jump Into The Water

Student 8: Duum

Student 9: Duum

Student 10: One Frog

Student 11: One Frog

Student 12: One Frog

Student 13: Jump Into The Water

Student 14: Jump Into The Water

Student 15: Jump Into The Water

Student 16: Duum
Student 17: Duum
Student 18: Duum

… The game continues until someone loses count…

Watch them play part of this game here: http://instagram.com/p/hlCeXFJhkx/

Game 2: Hello Henry

Let me try my best to explain how this game works.

First, everyone form a big circle again.

The first person starts by saying 'Hello Henry' the person sitting next to him/her (2nd person).

2nd person has to respond 1st person by saying, ' Yes, Henry?'

At this point, the first person points to the THIRD person in the row and says, 'Tell Henry'.

The game repeats with the 2nd person now becoming the 1st person.

1st Person: Hello Henry

2nd Person: Yes Henry?

1st Person (points to 3rd person): Tell Henry

Instructors giving a demonstration on 'Hello Henry':

The Catch:

You'll get a pinch of toothpaste on your nose if you make a mistake and players will have to address your name as 'One Dot' instead of 'Henry'.

I can't help but notice a really cute 'one dot' here:

Eye Candy alert in 

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ONE.

It's a candid shot and I think she look soooooo cute with that smile!!!

Which team is she from again?

Over at Synch, 

we've got 2 One-dots and 1 Two-dots by the first round. 

BUCK UP GUYS!

My One-dot Trish from UnicornsAndRainbows;) from the 2nd round because she has too many Henrys and Dot names to remember!  She says the toothpaste on her nose is really spicy and 'mint'.

#5 Video Games

Within an hour, the blue screen studio was transformed into the best dance club ever!

The teams took turns to play Dance Mania on Xbox 360 Kinect.

It's a night full of screams, grooves, more screams and my guess is, we're forming fan clubs for our 'dancers'!

#7 Doodling With Colour Pencils, Checked.

Meanwhile, members of Synch were at their workplace doodling and finishing their art piece for me while waiting for other games to commence.

Elyse and Jaren at work:

The team even signed off and left a long message (love letter) at the back of the drawing.

The message (mushy stuff only we will understand) left me in tears as I read.

THANK YO SYNCH.

I. REALLY. LOVE. THIS. DRAWING. OF. US.

*beams*

#8 Behind-The-Scenes Set Up

How many Instructors does it take to set up and install an Xbox?

2 is an underestimated number here.

Apart from 2 of them you see in the picture: That's James and Genghui, we have one more standing behind the TV, one on his way to grab an internet cable, 2 of us waiting to try out the game to see if the sensor work.

That's 6 of us figuring back-end work for the last 20 minutes just to make that ONE Xbox 360 worked.

Kudos to the instructors and their guests trying to keep this party running smooth for the students.

#8 Cleaning Up

I'd have to say this is one of the BEST segment for the night!

Balloons popping, team work, tearing down everything was equally fun~

Everyone played a part in the cleaning up and the party area was sparkling clean in a good 15 Minutes.

Trish and Xin Pei from UnicornsAndRainbows trying to vacuum the confetti that were stuck on the ceiling.

So it's a wrap!

3 weeks of production passed at the speed of light.

The party was a blast and all the students deserve a pat on their back.

WELL DONE EVERYONE!

Now I know if you've been following N.E.mation!8, you'd want to see their finished products.

Me too!

Let's be a little more patient as they'll be released in January 2014 for public voting!

Meanwhile, remember to 

Support RainbowsAndUnicorns as well as Synch for their wonderful clips.

We'll see you in January 2014 for the voting phrase.

Keep yourself updated on http://nemation.sg

A scene taken from Synch's Clip:

To Sum it all up, read my previous N.E.mation!8 blog posts:

Week 1 - The Home Of N.E.mation! 8 is haunted by a Teddy Bear?

Week 1 - 5 Reasons Why I Am So Impress By Synch For Doing The First Typograhy Animation on N.E.mation! 8 

Week 2 - Foster Friendships Even During Competitions Like N.E.mation!8

Week 2 - Fun Ice-breaking Games Played With My N.E.mation!8 Teams

Week 3 - My Final visit To The Home Of N.E.mation!8 Top 10 Finalists

= BECAUSE YOU PLAYED A PART =