My first school concert

@ 5 years 4 months 1 week and 6 days old

Last Sunday was my school concert day. The 5, 6 years old children are to perform on this day. So, it was my first concert and also my first performance on stage. Mommy and myself were so looking forward to this day.

Unfortunately I fell sick since last Wednesday and were trying very hard to recover. Until Friday, I was complaining stomachache and mommy sent me to the doctor again. The doctor found out that I have a lot of hard stool in my intestines and she put something into my buttock and let me passed out the hard stool. Towards the evening, I was slowly back to my normal self. My fever also has stopped too. So, mommy went all the way to my school to collect my custome for me. However, it was mommy's turn to fell sick on Saturday. I was on the road to recovery on Saturday. Mommy was quite sure that I can make it to my concert on Sunday.

However, daddy was not very keen to get me participate in the concert. He said I was not fully recovered and still coughing. My lungs were quite weak and didn't want me to expose to air-cond and crowded places. Anyway, mommy tried all ways to help me convince daddy to let me go.

Until Saturday night, mommy;s arrangement with daddy was - Mommy will bring me to the concert and monitor me from there while daddy taking care of mei mei at home. Since we didn't want to expose Isabel to our virus, it is best she stays at home with daddy.

I kept waking up middle of the night on Saturday requesting for water. Until 6.45am, alarm went off and I was very excited to ask mommy, "Can i go for the concert?" When mommy said "Yes". I sang my "Tukang Kasut" song all the way to the washroom to wash up. I was super happy. Mommy asked me to wash up first, then eat breakfast, only later come up again and change.

So, we were walking towards the kitchen and suddenly, kakak shouted.."Darren, what happened to your nose?" Mommy turned around and told me "Darren, your nose bleeding.."

Immediately mommy guided me to the hall and sat down. My nose was bleeding non-stopped. I had nose bled twice before but not as much as this time. The blood just dripping down my nose and even mommy tried to squeeze my nose, the blood didn't stop until quite some time. Mommy told me I cannot go for my concert. But I insisted wanted to go. Mommy asked daddy, of course daddy said NO too. No matter how the adult tried to explain and convince me. The minute I hear I cannot go, I started crying. Mommy then tried her very best to convince daddy that she will bring me there and make sure she will monitor me. If ..IF...my nose still bleed one more time, I have to come home straight. I was not allow to run, must listen to mommy ALL THE TIME. Ok..deal....mommy then get kakak to follow us, in case my nose bleed again during the jounrey to the auditorium.

To cut the story short..(mommy is still not well by now)..we reached there..mommy dropped me at the changing room. Mommy were not allowed inside. Mommy was worrying daddy and Isabel at home alone, she was also worry about me in the changing room. She even worried what if I dance half way and my nose bleed...so much worry while she herself was having a fever by then. Poor mommy....

Half hour before the concert starts, mommy checked on me and teached told mommy that I had a bit of nose bleed just now. But just a little bit. I should be fine. So, mommy asked the teached to monitor me. Finally, I get to dance on the stage...My nose bled a little bit again after the dance.

Mommy was relieved..finally mission accomplished. Mommy wanted to see me perform on the stage and I get to dance together with my friends on the stage...Mommy felt this is once a year kind if thing, moreover it is my FIRST concert..it means a lot to her and myself...finally we pull through it...

After the concert, immediately we went home and checked on daddy and Isabel. I then run a fever when I reached home. Mommy fed me fever medicine and we napped from 1pm to 6pm. I was then ok the next day. I am on the road to recovery now but have not back to school yet. I am still having cough and phelgm.

Notes from mommy:
It was so touching seeing my boy on the stage. Looking at him dressed so smart and cute, with make up somemore, a sense of emotional feeling clouded me suddenly. I shed some tears and tried to control my emotion when I saw him on stage. He is really such a big boy already.

He did so well in the dance, despite he is still unwell. I felt so proud of him and at the moment, I don't want my boy to grow up too fast. He is really my precious and forever he is mommy's little men. I cannot imagine seeing him "graduating" next year. I really don't want him to grow too fast.

I have been seeing his video over and over again..my eyes never left him..I can't believe my boy is peforming on stage...and he really did so well...Darren...good job.