Happy day! | 快樂的日子! | 快乐的日子!

In the distance she heard a faint ringing that rudely interrupted her peaceful slumber.  She reached over the side of her bed searching for that annoying piece of machine that she hated yet could not live without. “Hello?”  She asked in a soft tired whisper.  “Baby!  (In Chinese) you haven’t woken up yet?”  Her mother asked in her usual bubbly voice.  “NO, we didn’t get back till 2am last night!”  She said, half asleep.  “Oh, ok, I’m going to Beijing now so I will talk to you when you wake up.”  The line went dead.  Her mother always hung up the phone without saying “bye”.  One simple word to confirm that both parties are finished talking….but, anyone who knows Cheng Pei Pei, knows that you must be very quick with what you want to say or you will be cut off.    

Of course, once Marsha is woken up in the morning, she will most likely not be able to go back to sleep.  It was about 8am.  A good 6 hours of sleep.  Suddenly she could hear birds singing as the day reminded her that TODAY was MOVING DAY!  At last!  The day that the group of contestants from “My Show” would be able to live in civilization once again!!!  The first thing that she did was pack up all of her stuff so that she could be on the bus at 1pm SHARP!!!  This was the first time she enjoyed packing…ever!  

At about 10am she decided to get something to eat.  She had already started to make it her tradition to get lunch at one of the side shops in Wu Zhen.  There was a nice couple who always gave her extra fruit to go with her meal.  She took her time eating and talking to the couple to fully enjoy the final hours of her stay.  As she took a few photos with the couple she realized that she’d miss them when she left this place.  The air was sticky and the sun was beginning to scorch with heat.  She decided that instead of going online in the working area they had set up for the contestants (which was a 15 min walk from her dorm) she’d just go back in her room, turn on the “air con” full blast, have her last cup of instant all in one milk tea, listen to itunes, and write a entry in her blog so that she could post it later on when she could go online.  

Now, looking at the time it was 12 pm and there was an hour before the very last time she’d have to make that 2 hour drive into the city.  She thought back to the last time she wrote in her blog and realized that so much had happened since…

          …..last night was the competition that would determine who would be the last 8 people to get into the top 40.  This would involve 25 contestants.  We were split up into 5 groups of 5.  I was in the 4 th group.  At the start of the show each group would come out and sing a 1 min song each.  Then they would line up to have the public vote to see which contestant received the least amount of votes. That person was booted out.  I sang “All That Jazz” for my 1 min song because I hadn’t sung it on TV yet.  This time I sang the last half of the song…so at least it was different from the first time I sang it.  Once you got past the public voting, the remaining 20 contestants would be able to sing another 1 min and 30 sec song.  I sang “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”.  This was the first time I ever attempted singing this song.  But, I found myself really loving the song.  I never thought that I’d say that.  It was the first time I really began to understand and get to know the lyrics.  It really spoke to me so I was very excited to sing it.  Unfortunately, I was only able to sing one verse and one chorus of the song so there was no real build in the song.  Hopefully, I’ll have the opportunity to sing the song again.  My father came to watch with a few friends.  I think it really helped to have him there with me.  I know that both my mother and father are probably my number one fans.  It makes me very happy to have such supportive parents who think that I’m the best.  They get so excited when I sing and it makes me feel so lucky to have them both on my team.  I felt really good about my performance.  And God was definitely with me all the time.   The most spiritual experience ever!  When I was singing “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” I felt this strange gust of wind while I was singing.  I thought it was in my imagination but a friend watching confirmed that there was wind blowing my dress as I was singing.  This is the feeling that I love so much about performance!  Well, almost time to leave for Shanghai!  Until next time…..

繁體中文:

    遙遠的弱弱的鈴聲粗魯地打斷了她平靜的睡眠，她爬到床的另一端到處找這發出惱人噪音的機器，無法忍受下去。”Hello?”她聲音還是很柔軟疲憊。”寶貝!還沒醒呢?”耳邊響起媽媽慣常美妙的聲音。”沒呢，我們昨晚2點才回來!”她還在半夢半醒中。”哦，好吧，我現在去北京，等你醒了再談吧。”電話掛斷了。她媽媽總是不說”再見”就掛電話，不說這個簡單的確認兩端結束談話的詞…但任何了解鄭佩佩的人都知道要很快說完你想說的，不然很快就會被掛斷。

    但是當Marsha早上醒來，就已經無法再度入睡了。還是早晨8點，美美地睡了6個小時。突然她聽到小鳥在歌唱，提醒了她今天是離開的日子!總算!今天是型秀隊員們回到繁華世界的日子!!!她做的第一件事就是打包所有行李，要趕下午1點的車趕緊離開!!!她第一次覺得打包行李的感覺真好…!

    到了10點鐘她決定找點什麼來吃，於是又跟往常一樣到烏鎮街道兩邊的店舖吃午飯。有一對夫婦人很好，總在她吃飯時送免費水果。於是她又去那家吃飯，跟夫婦倆好好聊了聊，享受在這裡的最後幾小時。和他們拍了幾張照片後，她意識到離開後會想念他們。空氣粘粘的，太陽的熱氣開始烘烤大地。她決定不去(離營地15分鐘路程的)選手專用上網區，不如回房間把空調開到最大，喝最後一杯速溶嬭茶，聽itunes，寫她的blog，稍候能上網時就能立刻帖出來了。

    看看時間，現在已經12點了，還有1個小時上車，到城裡的路上要2小時。回想上次在blog寫的，真是發生了好多事情…     ……昨晚的比賽是最後8個人晉級40強的比賽。有25個選手參賽，分成5組，每組5人，我分在第4組。開始每組的選手一起出來，每人唱1分鐘，看公眾投票的結果，票數最低的立即被淘汰。我唱了1分鐘”All That Jazz”，之前沒在電視上唱過這支歌。這次唱了後半段…至少和我第一次唱的有所不同。通過了短信投票的剩下20名選手可以每人再唱一分半鐘。我唱了“Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”，這是第一次嘗試唱這首歌，我發覺自己很愛唱它。從來沒想過自己會這麼說，這是我第一次理解和懂得它的歌詞，很有感覺，唱起來很順。但我只能唱一小段，所以這首歌的真正韻味還沒出來，希望以後有機會再唱它。爸爸和一些朋友來現場看我比賽，他帶給我很大的支持。我的頭號粉絲就是媽媽和爸爸。很開心有這麼支持我的父母，他們覺得我是最好的。我唱的時候他們非常開心，我很幸運擁有他們。我對自己的表演感覺非常好，這次上帝一直站在我這邊。真是最開心的經歷！當我在唱”Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”時，感到有股奇怪的風吹來，我以為只是想象，但是朋友告訴我，當時的確有風吹著我的裙子。超愛這種表演的感覺!好了，到時間出發去上海了!下次再說吧……简体中文：

遥远的弱弱的铃声粗鲁地打断了她平静的睡眠，她爬到床的另一端到处找这发出恼人噪音的机器，无法忍受下去。”Hello?”她声音还是很柔软疲惫。”宝贝!还没醒呢?”耳边响起妈妈惯常美妙的声音。”没呢，我们昨晚2点才回来!”她还在半梦半醒中。”哦，好吧，我现在去北京，等你醒了再谈吧。”电话挂断了。她妈妈总是不说”再见”就挂电话，不说这个简单的确认两端结束谈话的词…但任何了解郑佩佩的人都知道要很快说完你想说的，不然很快就会被挂断。 但是当Marsha早上醒来，就已经无法再度入睡了。还是早晨8点，美美地睡了6个小时。突然她听到小鸟在歌唱，提醒了她今天是离开的日子!总算!今天是型秀队员们回到繁华世界的日子!!!她做的第一件事就是打包所有行李，要赶下午1点的车赶紧离开!!!她第一次觉得打包行李的感觉真好…!

 到了10点钟她决定找点什么来吃，于是又跟往常一样到乌镇街道两边的店铺吃午饭。有一对夫妇人很好，总在她吃饭时送免费水果。于是她又去那家吃饭，跟夫妇俩好好聊了聊，享受在这里的最后几小时。和他们拍了几张照片后，她意识到离开后会想念他们。空气粘粘的，太阳的热气开始烘烤大地。她决定不去(离营地15分钟路程的)选手专用上网区，不如回房间把空调开到最大，喝最后一杯速溶奶茶，听itunes，写她的blog，稍候能上网时就能立刻帖出来了。看看时间，现在已经12点了，还有1个小时上车，到城里的路上要2小时。回想上次在blog写的，真是发生了好多事情…

      ……昨晚的比赛是最后8个人晋级40强的比赛。有25个选手参赛，分成5组，每组5人，我分在第4组。开始每组的选手一起出来，每人唱1分钟，看公众投票的结果，票数最低的立即被淘汰。我唱了1分钟“All That Jazz”，之前没在电视上唱过这支歌。这次唱了后半段…至少和我第一次唱的有所不同。通过了短信投票的剩下20名选手可以每人再唱一分半钟。我唱了“Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”，这是第一次尝试唱这首歌，我发觉自己很爱唱它。从来没想过自己会这么说，这是我第一次理解和懂得它的歌词，很有感觉，唱起来很顺。但我只能唱一小段，所以这首歌的真正韵味还没出来，希望以后有机会再唱它。爸爸和一些朋友来现场看我比赛，他带给我很大的支持。我的头号粉丝就是妈妈和爸爸。很开心有这么支持我的父母，他们觉得我是最好的。我唱的时候他们非常开心，我很幸运拥有他们。我对自己的表演感觉非常好，这次上帝一直站在我这边。真是最开心的经历！当我在唱“Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”时，感到有股奇怪的风吹来，我以为只是想象，但是朋友告诉我，当时的确有风吹着我的裙子。超爱这种表演的感觉!好了，到时间出发去上海了!下次再说吧……