Esplanade Band Performances

Mr Lee had his last lesson with us today; I hope he teaches us next year because he's a rather ept teacher, but it seems like the KI department has poached him. Accompanied Suat Ying to Raffles Florist (No discount there despite the "affiliation".. lol) to purchase flowers for her mother's birthday. Think the orange and pink carnations would be nicely complemented with the hand-drawn birthday card, isnt it so sweet?
Went to Bishan Library and window shopped till Rebecca and her friend, Hong Yi came over from H3 Chem. Together, we trained to City Hall and from there, headed for Suntec City Shopping Mall. After a long walk, we reached the food court and I bought cold gingko nut dessert. While Rebecca and Hongyi were tucking in, I decided to explore the shops in the vicinity. There were shops selling movie paphernalia, weapons for display, collector's figurines, golfing equipment and other specialised items. We finished dinner at 7-ish and proceeded to the Esplanade to watch a dance performance by Jitterbugs at the Powerhouse. Rebecca made a mistake and it turned out to be a jazz dance workshop. It wasn't any less interesting to watch as I spotted several RGS girls, one of them a CCA junior, gamely dancing away despite having just learnt the steps. They were also sporting enough to execute their rapidly improvised moves even though the people surrounding them were probably experienced Jitterbug members who were carrying out their own dances.
Next, we left for the outdoor theatre to watch Rolle, a rock and roll band perform and attempt to bring the house down. Response was lukewarm, with the audience applauding and whooping at appropriate moments but they lacked the feverish enthusiasm characteristic of large-scale rock concerts. Rolle's lively renditions of Jailhouse Rock and other songs I don't quite recognise were enough to send me swaying a little. The vocalists had strong, throaty voices polished with a dash of hoarseness and proficient with their respective instruments, at least to me. A slightly more than a minute drum's solo had the spectators screaming for an encore that was eagerly delivered.
Following the concert, we strolled to the underpass to marvel at the various groups of preformers turning their tricks. Stunt bikers, hip-hop dancers, club jugglers, hoop throwers, break dancers unabashedly practising their routines for their big days took up different spots of the sprawling basement. 15 minutes of ogling up, we opted for home as the final destination for the day.