The Great 'Food Ban Before Competition' Debate

Hi ya all!

I just had a conversation with Nurul concerning when and how we should impose the sacred 'food ban' our choir always practices before any choir competition. So I decided that we shouldn't impose the food ban too soon, because no one would follow and it just doesn't seem to work. So to avoid having to explain EVERYTHING again, I just decided to copy and paste our conversation, with the non-related stuff cut out and with slight modifications:

Ryner says:
I remembered, I think, that a team that got something in the top 3 or something like that
Ryner says:
forgive me, SO LONG ago...
Ryner says:
was eating KFC before competition
sKunKeeS says:
haha..what is it?
Ryner says:
I think Sabah
sKunKeeS says:
ya ya
sKunKeeS says:
a&w
sKunKeeS says:
we were all pointing out
Ryner says:
nah you see!!
Ryner says:
fasting doesn't necessarily help
Ryner says:
minor differences
sKunKeeS says:
no it doesnt
sKunKeeS says:
Sylvia already explained to mdm luk
Ryner says:
but it might affect, seriously
sKunKeeS says:
u remember sylvia dont you?
Ryner says:
yea sure
sKunKeeS says:
cos Mdm Luk's diet s alrready those..no fried, etc
sKunKeeS says:
so when she eats the banned food
sKunKeeS says:
she has more affect that us, who are used to drink gassy drinks and stuff
sKunKeeS says:
the diet works for mdm luk
sKunKeeS says:
than the rest of us
sKunKeeS says:
cos mdm luk has been following that diet for a long time
Ryner says:
oh
Ryner says:
get it
sKunKeeS says:
to maintain her voice
cos it works for her
Ryner says:
yea
sKunKeeS says:
but it does work for us too.
sKunKeeS says:
like honey..
sKunKeeS says:
asam jawa..really works.
Ryner says:
I think that banned food only has a significant affect on us
Ryner says:
when we eat it directly before singing
Ryner says:
sometimes I do have a little trouble hitting the high notes after eating some fried stuff for breakfast
sKunKeeS says:
like mentos creats mucus
Ryner says:
yea..
Ryner says:
so the food ban is still on
Ryner says:
but I mean,
Ryner says:
they're HUMANS
sKunKeeS says:
better remind them abt mentos
sKunKeeS says:
of course
Ryner says:
and they don't cook their food
sKunKeeS says:
we're always tempted
Ryner says:
sometimes not tempted
Ryner says:
sometimes forget
Ryner says:
or have to eat
sKunKeeS says:
but we dont drink pepsi every day do we?
Ryner says:
yea
Ryner says:
that is a no-no lar
sKunKeeS says:
or ice creams
Ryner says:
yea...
Ryner says:
They should start taking care of their throats
Ryner says:
because spicy, oily food does affect the throat
Ryner says:
but realistically speaking,
Ryner says:
unless you get sick,
Ryner says:
it usually doesn't affect unless eaten directly before singing
Ryner says:
but the fear is someone might fall sick
Ryner says:
actually not only food
Ryner says:
stay away from cold places
Ryner says:
like air con too cold
Ryner says:
and stay away from playing in the rain
Ryner says:
or playing under a scorching sun
sKunKeeS says:
enuf water, rest
sKunKeeS says:
sleep early
Ryner says:
yea
Ryner says:
so it's not just food
Ryner says:
food is quite minor
sKunKeeS says:
bong yang and colin play basketball
Ryner says:
yea
Ryner says:
can
Ryner says:
just make sure it's not raining or too hot
Ryner says:
I think that might affect the singing more than food
Ryner says:
cos they can get sick like that
Ryner says:
but COME ON, eating one ice-cream ten day before comp won't have any affect!!
Ryner says:
I think food is only an issue if it causes sicknesses
Ryner says:
but plainly, I dun think it will if they follow good lifestyle habits
Ryner says:
food should only be an issue the day before comp and the day itself
Ryner says:
I had a concert once
Ryner says:
where my formal piano teacher
Ryner says:
was performing a song that in my opinion was not too easy to sing
Ryner says:
and she had sore throat on that day
Ryner says:
had a little difficulty talking some more
Ryner says:
but the time came,
Ryner says:
she did a great job
Ryner says:
so you see?
Ryner says:
We gotta break free from burdensome traditions
Ryner says:
and start being open-minded
sKunKeeS says:
what did she do abt her throat?
Ryner says:
I think drank something or took some medication...
Ryner says:
dunno
Ryner says:
but she had the sore throat, even hours before the singing
Ryner says:
so even with a sore throat, she can do it
Ryner says:
so food...
Ryner says:
maybe the ban should be a day before
Ryner says:
the seniors might passionately disagree,
Ryner says:
but I know what I'm doing
Ryner says:
and I know ppl won't follow anyways even if I did impose the ban earlier
sKunKeeS says:
nvm la.. seniors can ban themselves if they want to
Ryner says:
haha
Ryner says:
yea
Ryner says:
but dun forget the penyampaian hadiah performance
Ryner says:
Azrin lost her voice
Ryner says:
so taking care of throat is important
sKunKeeS says:
argh
sKunKeeS says:
that i fear
Ryner says:
but the ban, if should be affective, should be done not too soon.

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