i was a shy person when i was growing up. i usually have stage-fright when in front of an audience. the only time that i was not that scared was when i was tasked to play the guitar in our community in college. so when i was asked to join a group of Filipinos from Church to perform in the Unity and Bonding celebration at Nagoya, I was a bit hesitant.
The preparation for this event was not easy. The planning took months and we practiced for more than 2 months. It was hard for me, since I was tasked to facilitate the practice and to teach and conduct the songs that we’re going to sing. It was particularly hard because the people in the group were not from my age group. they’re older than me, old enough to be my mom. So personally, it was a difficult task to rally these women. Whenever I had to correct them, I had to consider their feelings and how I would say these to them. i feel uncomfortable telling those older than me that they’re wrong.
the whole event was a success. everyone liked our presentation and i don’t think we did any major mistakes during the presentation. the audience enjoyed our presentation and we also had fun performing. and that’s the important thing right? building camaraderie with the other Filipinos and to be united as we live in a foreign land.
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