Gosh .. I can't stand it when my mum talks loudly on the phone when I don't want her to. The lappy's next to the phone only, and it seriously puts me off, like when she swears at the table or brings the stress to dinner. God loves you when you don't have parents with such un-parent-becoming behaviour. :p, just scared her off when I was trying to fix the crappy earphones and the music blasted her off the chair. Yay!
I've gotta do up my schedule, do the camp, revision, homework, musical etc. Lots of things to do, and when I get home, I'm not in the mood for anything strenous. Poor me I woke up late and turned up for Math an hour late with a new croaky voice. Just as well, most of the stuff taught are stuff I already know and it doesn't really matter if I miss it.
Seriously, I don't get some people. I think I understand what I need for Math very well, and clearly the lessons are only acting as a reminder for the basics to me, not like a guiding hand. So I'll take that in my stride, though I was clearly shocked, surprised and insulted when I went to the first Math compulsory lesson. Crap ... some people don't even get Sec 2 stuff, if that's what they're teaching.
But I like it as a refresher, kick-starter and some clarification. The scary part is, it's like, when you don't know what to do for simple (really really simple) elementary math, you're most likely gonna flunk O's, and you still don't give a damn to listen and just think of skipping without being found out ... you're gonna end up nowhere. And they just don't get it. Oh well, it seems as though they're not very smart already, and trying to act smart. Puh-lease! Teachers are wasting their time over you people, lots of us desperately need appropriate help. - rolls eyes -
So now when I'm coated in a disgusting layer of grease while trying to cool off, I reminisce the journey (not the propaganda one) of musical. Right from doing 'Divorce' for the acting segment, to singing 'Tu' for the singing segment for the auditions. Now, my singing parts are all recorded and I truly realise how much work is done to singers' voices, which is why they suck singing live. Just when I thought we were doing fine, StephK has to do cut, paste and tweaking. Ouchhh. Byebye pride.
Honestly, sometimes, I just wish people would stop complaining about the musical and how "ELDDS is getting all the attention boohoo! The musical isn't going to be a success anyway and maybe they suck!!!". It's our turn now, and it's also a platform to summarise what your cca is about. We're trying to cope with that, and we got lots more stuff to do. So... it's much appreciated for some quiet time.
We're really tired and it's not very enjoyable to listen to such crap. We (besides the media people) go home at 7. Do you? So ... don't say another word. Bet you're opening your mouth in indignance now, but let's give each other some space to breathe and some air for encouragement. Maybe it's looking at the script that makes you feel this way, we felt the same too, but never judge anything by the cover. You haven't seen the results yet. Yet. Cut us some slack, and we won't give you the motivational cheer or wish you'd cross the yellow line and get knocked by the MRT. - imagines that happening - I'm a sadist when I'm tired. Giving credit to Shawn for this line.
So to whoever who reads this, trust us. Can? Ke yi ma?
¿Está eso bien?It deeefeeecult, you get deeefeeecult?If we do our own parts right and coordinate, with constant
positive support, we'll do a show that exceeds your expectations and blow you off your seats to a standing ovation. Then, you'd be really sorry for saying such crap and try to hide how embarassed you actually are. Heh heh!
But I'm being serious here, even if you're my friend, if you shake your head and say 'No', you'd make me really upset. So take this as a warning just in case I explode. Don't put us down, you can't. We've worked too hard for this, it's been more than a decade since the last musical, and we really wanna do this well so that we can move on from here as success stories. Shut up if you won't appreciate. Life cannot wait for people like you.
La vida es esperanzaSo in the name of the above foreign language words, I shall do an analysis.These days have been strenous, and my ass is happy to touch a chair. NOT SHAWN! Even is he has gone from playing Joseph to playing Joseph's chair. Take this:
"Constance you must find interest in playing even the most mundane characters. You cannot be boring! You live for the audience" - Fanny
"LOOK AT ME! I'M AN EXCITING TREE! -sways with the breeze-" - Constance
It seems that I've taken my lessons well. Didn't go to waste eh.
Anyways, I spoke to StephK after today's practice. Good news for main cast, we're doing fine. Feels good to have almost everything down. Photoshoots, costumes, recording ... (:
Now i need to seriously put all the lines in my head, like sticking stuff with Superglue, rest well, arrange my schedule and work it all out, find my character and make it real fun. I've gotten over stumbling over my long lines. Fill up my MP3 and go out with some friends/family.
If I follow Steph's advice, yes I find myself having more fun. Though I need to do the cues and timings properly over and over again, breeeeathe correctly, mirror, lines, dramatise!
My character as Ng the teacher. Please give the full name. Anyone?
She's one-third typical teacher, one-third Mary Poppins, and one-third plain nuts, as nuts as Marlyna. All carried off with a touch of Chinese Calligraphy elegance and wisdom of the old, but still relevant. Okay, I sound like the government now. It's time to shut up. It's the fact that I'm gonna be the difference from the student characters that makes me stand out and spin the story I suppose. Connection, connection, connection. Must get the objective before each scene.
Typical Teacher: Well, educational and a bit tolerant of kids (ah well, they just wanna have fun) but doesn't get walked over. Modern and Miss-Lappen
ish. Lots of wisdom to impart. Fun. Teaches Chinese Calligraphy and History, so she's super knowledgeable and has lots of things to explain about. Always enthusiastic to make things less difficult for people but knows the route to take. On for hands-on learning, NON-PBL-ISH. I don't wanna insult myself on this.
Mary Poppins: Prim, proper British lady. Firm and fun, and makes it entertaining to watch. Never does anything wrong "Practically Perfect in Every Way". Thing is, she does do some things that are not acceptable by other poeple, but she finds that its actually okay, and then insists in a quick way that nothing is wrong. "What do you mean, Mary Poppins would never do anything like that. End of conversation". Not strict, just firm. Spit-spot! Anything but boring! Knows how to have fun, but seems like having fun in a super matured way.
Nuts: Well, she can be as nuts as Marlyna, except in a different way. I can choose to complement or contrast the characters.
Complement => When Marlyna goes kiss-kiss, I can be as nuts as her in doing that.
Contrast => Or I can be umm ... yeah sure .. kiss-....kiss. Don't touch me Marlyna.
It does kinda work in developing character. We should totally try this.
Thing is, sometimes, I hate it when I make a remark and expect people to forget all about it, and they take it too seriously. To be honest, I had no idea how to do the kiss-kiss thing, so I just said I was grossed out. But why did Fanny have to make such a big deal out of it. It stressed me out even more and I couldn't get it right.
It's like, I'm the type who doesn't work well under negative pressure, so chill, let me relax so I can do my thing well. Isn't that too difficult to grasp? Apparently, many people have really pissed me off cos of this, which is why I'm eternally grateful to Steph
(yes shawn having a crush on her is completely within my understanding now) She's ever so patient, and I find that I produce better results for her than Fanny. Like getting my recording done nicely, speaking my lines with 100% ms ng and charisma. Otherwise, I'll fumble the shit out of everything. I'm already the low-confidence and twiddly-fingers kind, so it really DOESN'T HELP. When the rest are patient with me, give me encouragement, I feel like I could do anything not to let them down. Feel good about what I'm doing. You can't really explain it, but after doing a solo recording, to see Marlyna, Mangala give you the thumbs-up, and wondering Shawn really means his positive remark, you just feel on top of the world.
Fanny's very very not constant. Like, she's really nice, then really mean. nice when she shows that she cares, and mean when she's stressed up. "OI MAIN CAST! LINES!" I hate it when teachers make mistakes, then brush it off. And we get yelled at? That's crap!
And they don't always come on time, though they say "YOU HAVE TO BE HALF AN HOUR EARLY!". Can ... you should start camping in school, and we should come on the next day. Cuz that's how it frigging feels like. Stephanie, on the other hand, is well, the complete opposite. I guess that's why we love her. Fanny's already pissed everyone on set off, including the teachers. Bet we piss her off too. xP. The world goes in a circle. Relish every line, every moment you have on stage and in life.
I'm not gonna fail everyone else, including myself. Just follow my ABCs for everything. Be more sure of myself. If shit comes, I'm ready to take it with a spoonful of sugar.
(but you can have it first, no one likes to eat shit) I can act, sing, dance (barely), and I can give you exact meanings of words you've probably heard of. No that's References from Dictionary.comCharisma (noun) plural:
1. Theology, a divine conferred gift or power.
2. a spiritual power or personal quality that gives an individual influence or authority over large numbers of people
3. the special virtue of an office, function, position, etc., that confers or is thought to confer on the person holding it an unusual ability for leadership, worthiness of veneration, or the like. Labels: CCA, Essence of Sprouting, Quirks, Real Life, Secondary School Life, Seeds of Smartness Sown to Show-off, What's up or new, WhatcausesJoy
