Last-Minute Nerves
November 7, 2007 by edzguanko
This is it. There’s no turning back or my friends would strangle me.
I joined this singing contest at work and tonight’s the semi-finals. I love singing, but I hate competing. The pressure is just unbearable, the expectations are too high. But because of my friends’ encouragement, I impulsively braved the auditions and now, here I am… scared to my very toes.
The last time I joined a singing contest was in my freshman year in college, and that didn’t turn out so well. Now, four hours before the competition, my throat still hurts, I have a cold, my stomach feels funny, and my voice isn’t cooperating. It’s not that I’m scared to lose… I’m just scared I’d mess up my performance. That would qualify as THE most embarrassing moment of my life. Especially because my friends and colleagues would be there, watching.
Shit. Shit. Shit. Excuse my French.
