The City and... Rats?
Alex and Bima from class PF2331 or as what they would like to call themselves “The Rats” had such an amazing performance on stage it made me feel quite literally talentless. Performing Ambrosius by Gnome, I genuinely pondered on how they managed to keep themselves calm while also having fun on stage. Alex and Bima were both stressed out, after all thousands of eyes were glued onto them while they were on stage – who wouldn’t feel stressed? Alex shared the following: “Initially I was very stressed out as we didn’t have much time to practice. However, on the day itself I just stopped caring and knew that getting on that stage was already an achievement so just went with it.” Bima added on saying: “Going up to the stage I felt nervous as one should. but when I started performing the I completely just accepted my nervousness and focused on the song instead of my feelings. Even when I messed up, I didn’t let my embarrassment take over and continued playing.” And what a performance they delivered. Both of them crushed it on stage and managed to handle the hiccups calmly.
Running towards the light of photography.
Felix from class PF2331 was probably the person you saw running around with a canon R7 in his hand while trying to take magnificent shots for this entire event. Felix, who is passionate about photography, had this to say, “The main issue with shooting in areas such as the Auditorium is the lighting. My philosophy is that lighting is a photographer’s best and worst friend … it isn’t always in your favor. “He stated. Thus, armed with his trusty R7, Felix allowed the light and his own philosophy to properly guide him and take spectacular photos.
The Contestants and their tales.
Closing the curtain.
Hani Marsya 
Brandon Sapitan