2nd trailer for our region production, come support us if you can alright! :D
29 July, 2010
18 July, 2010
outdated updates
So glad that yesterday worked out relatively well. In fact, God never fails. Prayed for good weather and although there was intermittent rain, it stopped at the right time! :)
Basketball with Ai Ping, Jerome and her church friends was fun (although I wasn't used to basketball,haha)! Her cousins were so funny, the things they do and the antics they come up with are seriously hilarious!
And what can I say about soccer? It was puzzling how the people cheered us on as if we were World Cup players, even though the way the goals were scored were nothing like World Cup standards, haha...and I'm so proud of Sze Yee! Though she did talk about her experiences with soccer in school, this was my first time seeing her play and she was good la! But to be fair, the rest of the team were great as well. Wenyi really had the goalkeeper "seh" and Jiani and Kamille were great strikers, so proud of them!:)
As for Ballet Under the Stars, it was exceptional. Didn't really expect myself to tear while watching ballet, especially when they did Don Quixote pas de deux. Wasn't surprised to know that it was a crowd favourite. The facial expressions, body movement (very flexible!), graceful moves and nifty footwork altogether created a raw display of passion and energy that transcends language. And I really applaud the male ballet dancers cos I think it's more challenging for them to be graceful yet manly at the same time. That's why I kinda like their interpretation of Piano Concerto No.2, Opus 102. Felt that they struck a great balance between the two, especially that Caucasian dancer (love the facial expressions!).
Anyway,I'm so excited about the upcoming region event. I'll be acting again but in a minor role. However, it'll be more challenging cos Alan (the director) wants to "stretch my acting" (in his words) and doesn't want my usual acting idiosyncracies to surface. Therefore, this time I'll be the hardworking, hard-selling cable tv promoter who only wants to earn money and doesn't give a hoot about what people think,haha. And besides that, I'm coming up with the sound and music for the play which means I have a chance to be behind the console, so exciting!
It's such a pleasure to serve God and do the things I enjoy at the same time. It's like I can't help but look forward to meetings and rehearsals even though there's so much commitment involved, not to mention the stress and exhaustion.
And I have to mention this cos I didn't expect the region A people to be so supportive and efficient this time. Sheryl, Ethan and Esther have already settled most of the costumes (trust me, I've seen the list and the stuff they're required to source for are quite challenging. Plus they were only given the list last week and they're almost 90% done with sourcing. Amazing!) Yin Lai is as efficient as usual, with all the updates and coordination of rehearsal times and all and the actors are really bonding well and enjoying rehearsals as much as I do. Well,it's time Region A get their act together and give their best for once so, actually I don't blame Alan for being so passionate, getting the whole region to participate and going all out just to make this production a success.
And tomorrow's my last day of giving tuition! Trust me, teaching subjects like Physics and A Math (aka subjects which I loathe) especially when I've not done it for a long time, is torturing not to mention the amount of prep work involved, but thank God that she's a hard worker (and a very understanding one too I must say!)
Basketball with Ai Ping, Jerome and her church friends was fun (although I wasn't used to basketball,haha)! Her cousins were so funny, the things they do and the antics they come up with are seriously hilarious!
And what can I say about soccer? It was puzzling how the people cheered us on as if we were World Cup players, even though the way the goals were scored were nothing like World Cup standards, haha...and I'm so proud of Sze Yee! Though she did talk about her experiences with soccer in school, this was my first time seeing her play and she was good la! But to be fair, the rest of the team were great as well. Wenyi really had the goalkeeper "seh" and Jiani and Kamille were great strikers, so proud of them!:)
As for Ballet Under the Stars, it was exceptional. Didn't really expect myself to tear while watching ballet, especially when they did Don Quixote pas de deux. Wasn't surprised to know that it was a crowd favourite. The facial expressions, body movement (very flexible!), graceful moves and nifty footwork altogether created a raw display of passion and energy that transcends language. And I really applaud the male ballet dancers cos I think it's more challenging for them to be graceful yet manly at the same time. That's why I kinda like their interpretation of Piano Concerto No.2, Opus 102. Felt that they struck a great balance between the two, especially that Caucasian dancer (love the facial expressions!).
Anyway,I'm so excited about the upcoming region event. I'll be acting again but in a minor role. However, it'll be more challenging cos Alan (the director) wants to "stretch my acting" (in his words) and doesn't want my usual acting idiosyncracies to surface. Therefore, this time I'll be the hardworking, hard-selling cable tv promoter who only wants to earn money and doesn't give a hoot about what people think,haha. And besides that, I'm coming up with the sound and music for the play which means I have a chance to be behind the console, so exciting!
It's such a pleasure to serve God and do the things I enjoy at the same time. It's like I can't help but look forward to meetings and rehearsals even though there's so much commitment involved, not to mention the stress and exhaustion.
And I have to mention this cos I didn't expect the region A people to be so supportive and efficient this time. Sheryl, Ethan and Esther have already settled most of the costumes (trust me, I've seen the list and the stuff they're required to source for are quite challenging. Plus they were only given the list last week and they're almost 90% done with sourcing. Amazing!) Yin Lai is as efficient as usual, with all the updates and coordination of rehearsal times and all and the actors are really bonding well and enjoying rehearsals as much as I do. Well,it's time Region A get their act together and give their best for once so, actually I don't blame Alan for being so passionate, getting the whole region to participate and going all out just to make this production a success.
And tomorrow's my last day of giving tuition! Trust me, teaching subjects like Physics and A Math (aka subjects which I loathe) especially when I've not done it for a long time, is torturing not to mention the amount of prep work involved, but thank God that she's a hard worker (and a very understanding one too I must say!)
05 July, 2010
03 July, 2010
I thought I should be getting better at it...
" Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
[Romans 5:1-5]
Such a timely message, in light of how I felt last night. Anyway, I think this verse is also applicable to you guys and hopefully it serves as an appropriate encouragement as well.
On another note, we just got back from visiting the grandparents. Thank God Mama's happily settled in the nursing home. She was showing us around the place: where her bed was, who her friends were, etc...We're all so glad and happy that she's doing well.
And Yeye's doing well too although he wants to go home asap (he's been pleading with the nurses to discharge him and he even knows that they're perpetually lying to him by telling him he will be discharged "by this afternoon" haha!) Another sign that he's recuperating? He wanted Daddy to buy 4D (the numbers were based on his bed no. and the bed no. that was opposite from his!) Besides, he told us to pass the message to Mama to take care of herself and that she's constantly on his mind (such a loving pair of elderly star-crossed lovers,haha).
Such a timely message, in light of how I felt last night. Anyway, I think this verse is also applicable to you guys and hopefully it serves as an appropriate encouragement as well.
On another note, we just got back from visiting the grandparents. Thank God Mama's happily settled in the nursing home. She was showing us around the place: where her bed was, who her friends were, etc...We're all so glad and happy that she's doing well.
And Yeye's doing well too although he wants to go home asap (he's been pleading with the nurses to discharge him and he even knows that they're perpetually lying to him by telling him he will be discharged "by this afternoon" haha!) Another sign that he's recuperating? He wanted Daddy to buy 4D (the numbers were based on his bed no. and the bed no. that was opposite from his!) Besides, he told us to pass the message to Mama to take care of herself and that she's constantly on his mind (such a loving pair of elderly star-crossed lovers,haha).
01 July, 2010
tete-a-tete
1st of July today, can't believe the hols are ending soon;and it's almost the end of the week too.
Mama was transferred to a nursing home in Simei last week on the day Yee and Joan came over for dinner and the movie marathon. Just checked with the nurse the previous day and heard that she's doing well. As for Yeye, he's also transferred to a hospital in Simei which makes it very convenient to visit both of them so thank God for that...
This week was great!
1. Met up with LY before HOF (can never forget the caffeine overdose. This really confirms that I'm slightly caffeine-intolerant, haha)
2. had Amazing Race (we were leading at first 'cos of Vir's great Sudoku skills but we lost out at the route from *SCAPE Park to the former Japanese Gardens, which was supposed to be nestled between Commonwealth and Queenstown. Subsequently, Walter's team and ours went to the wrong pitstop 'cos we mistaken Woodlands Waterfront Park for Punggol "future" jetty, which was quite funny (took the bus to Punggol Road End - see how ulu-sounding the name is - and when we literally reached the end, we were met with construction cranes and mounds of sand, haha!) Got eliminated by phone when we were en route to "Sembawang jetty."
3. Had 9(-2) baskets of Xiao Long Bao with Duc (still can't believe it!). Can't agree more that the Steamboat cum Xiao Long Bao deal is worth it! And of course, the singing as usual. I'll not elaborate on the eyeliner here though, haha!
4. Met Rhyss and Steph for prata and ice-cream. Great time catching up as usual but somehow I notice that the topics will inevitably veer towards marriage (Why Steph?! haha!)
5. Watched Full Monty with Nat. One of the best musicals I've seen for a long time and it's not because of the fact that they really went nude eventually (they did it in a surprisingly tasteful, unrevealing way though. Does it make sense? haha...). Great debut for Adrian Pang's solo effort. Can't wait for their next show!
Other than that, it was swimming with Joan as usual and I got to meet up with AP today! :D Meeting up with Cui and the sec school pple next week cos Cui's back!
Mama was transferred to a nursing home in Simei last week on the day Yee and Joan came over for dinner and the movie marathon. Just checked with the nurse the previous day and heard that she's doing well. As for Yeye, he's also transferred to a hospital in Simei which makes it very convenient to visit both of them so thank God for that...
This week was great!
1. Met up with LY before HOF (can never forget the caffeine overdose. This really confirms that I'm slightly caffeine-intolerant, haha)
2. had Amazing Race (we were leading at first 'cos of Vir's great Sudoku skills but we lost out at the route from *SCAPE Park to the former Japanese Gardens, which was supposed to be nestled between Commonwealth and Queenstown. Subsequently, Walter's team and ours went to the wrong pitstop 'cos we mistaken Woodlands Waterfront Park for Punggol "future" jetty, which was quite funny (took the bus to Punggol Road End - see how ulu-sounding the name is - and when we literally reached the end, we were met with construction cranes and mounds of sand, haha!) Got eliminated by phone when we were en route to "Sembawang jetty."
3. Had 9(-2) baskets of Xiao Long Bao with Duc (still can't believe it!). Can't agree more that the Steamboat cum Xiao Long Bao deal is worth it! And of course, the singing as usual. I'll not elaborate on the eyeliner here though, haha!
4. Met Rhyss and Steph for prata and ice-cream. Great time catching up as usual but somehow I notice that the topics will inevitably veer towards marriage (Why Steph?! haha!)
5. Watched Full Monty with Nat. One of the best musicals I've seen for a long time and it's not because of the fact that they really went nude eventually (they did it in a surprisingly tasteful, unrevealing way though. Does it make sense? haha...). Great debut for Adrian Pang's solo effort. Can't wait for their next show!
Other than that, it was swimming with Joan as usual and I got to meet up with AP today! :D Meeting up with Cui and the sec school pple next week cos Cui's back!
29 June, 2010
19 June, 2010
The reason why I'm blogging earlier than usual is due to desperate attempts to calm myself down from my grandma, who is getting wayyyy out of hand. She started getting violent when I brought her to bathe just now (read: scratching and lashing out at me), all the while shrieking and wailing like a hyena out of control. She thinks that we're treating her like a "3-year old" - in her own words - and that we're not giving her privacy by bathing her. Don't get me wrong, we did try to ask her to bathe on her own but she'll continue sitting on her bed till kingdom come and she hasn't move as much as an inch. As such, we had no choice but to bring her in. It was REALLY bad and I'm just glad that I have some much-needed me-time now to come to my peaceful online sanctuary (drama or what, haha)...
As I'm typing this, she's still in the room muttering and grumbling under her breath (which reminds me that she hasn't brushed her teeth yet and that I haven't given her her saltwater gargle, drat). I'm this close to exploding like a nuclear bomb on steroids!!
And just before this recent outburst, which is known as "sundowning" (I researched) she was actually alright, but she was doing, what I would like to call "dry-crying." I tried to comfort her but to no avail. It's like she's lost in her own little degenerating universe of gloomy thoughts and that the only way out is getting into that alternate universe of hers.
Thank God that Maib is back from camp: she got quite a rude awakening to the horrors of what we've been through and unfortunately, Maib's fuse is shorter than mine, haha...
Just remembered that the hospital rang Dad up last night to request for permission for Yeye to be strapped to his bed cos he was wandering around the hospital last night, acting all "Cai Shen Ye" and throwing money from his pocket.
I don't know how to feel about all this, really. One moment I'm all optimistic and patient, trying to empathise with their situation (know it's not easy for Mama to be away from home for so long and away from her husband, and for Yeye to be cooped up so long). At other times, it'll be impatient, angst-ridden me shouting at Mama (I really tried but I'm human after all) and self-pitying myself. Last night I was over at their place getting their essentials so I got a chance to look through their belongings. They actually still kept my toothbrush from childhood in case I plan to stay over at their place again. And the toys my brother and I played with in our younger days when we stayed over were still there. Brought back a floodgate of memories...
Visited Yeye with Aunty Winnie (Dad's cousin)last night. He's on the brink of getting dementia too. He kept insisting that Mama bring us to his favourite restaurant and order glutinous rice (which he thinks is our favourite) for us. Kept taking out money from his pocket for it too.
I want the old "them" back. I wish dementia was just a dream, things will be so much easier. I can wake them up from this living nightmare and all of us wouldn't have to suffer anymore. It's heartbreaking.
As I'm typing this, she's still in the room muttering and grumbling under her breath (which reminds me that she hasn't brushed her teeth yet and that I haven't given her her saltwater gargle, drat). I'm this close to exploding like a nuclear bomb on steroids!!
And just before this recent outburst, which is known as "sundowning" (I researched) she was actually alright, but she was doing, what I would like to call "dry-crying." I tried to comfort her but to no avail. It's like she's lost in her own little degenerating universe of gloomy thoughts and that the only way out is getting into that alternate universe of hers.
Thank God that Maib is back from camp: she got quite a rude awakening to the horrors of what we've been through and unfortunately, Maib's fuse is shorter than mine, haha...
Just remembered that the hospital rang Dad up last night to request for permission for Yeye to be strapped to his bed cos he was wandering around the hospital last night, acting all "Cai Shen Ye" and throwing money from his pocket.
I don't know how to feel about all this, really. One moment I'm all optimistic and patient, trying to empathise with their situation (know it's not easy for Mama to be away from home for so long and away from her husband, and for Yeye to be cooped up so long). At other times, it'll be impatient, angst-ridden me shouting at Mama (I really tried but I'm human after all) and self-pitying myself. Last night I was over at their place getting their essentials so I got a chance to look through their belongings. They actually still kept my toothbrush from childhood in case I plan to stay over at their place again. And the toys my brother and I played with in our younger days when we stayed over were still there. Brought back a floodgate of memories...
Visited Yeye with Aunty Winnie (Dad's cousin)last night. He's on the brink of getting dementia too. He kept insisting that Mama bring us to his favourite restaurant and order glutinous rice (which he thinks is our favourite) for us. Kept taking out money from his pocket for it too.
I want the old "them" back. I wish dementia was just a dream, things will be so much easier. I can wake them up from this living nightmare and all of us wouldn't have to suffer anymore. It's heartbreaking.
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