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Sunday, November 29, 2009,7:50 AM

Chinese Shadow puppetry. It's a bit like Wayang Kulit.
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Currently doing my research on Peranakan and Chinese culture.
Especially the arty part. CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ABOUT PERANAKANS. Only Pantun. /.\
Anyway, there's puppetry, opera, dance, theatre, shuochang narrative. [?]
Gonna read up more.
Everybody is researching on their roots for Moody.
Rachel's putting a lot of effort with her Chinese part. Haha, 加油.
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Went to my Grandaunt's wake just now.
And, although we're living in a modern society, her kids dressed her up in a pretty kebaya and in her photo, she was wearing a green kebaya too.
So cool, right?
Although the Peranakan culture is slowly dying out in Singapore, I am still happy to have Peranakan blood in me. :)
[Yan said many people are dying to have in it them. Guess cos they like "Little Nyonya".]
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Gonna search up more about my blood.
Maybe I'm more mixed than I know it. :P

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009,7:14 AM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNA!


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Saturday, November 21, 2009,4:51 AM

Soundborad and cuesheet
CD Full view of Soundboard
Recievers and CD players.
SM's stea and Lighting board.
Dunno what this is for but it looks cool.
@.@
HAHAHA. Dree I told you I took a photo!

Crystal!
Kaiying! SO CUTE.
Aftershow.
Hanisa and Hidayah. Love these crazy girls. Allisons & Kathys plus Pierrot
JACOB! :D

Yuhan. [sorry about the makeup] ><
Gladys the wow-able dancer. Once of the best I've ever met, and she's only P5!
Gladys, Mindy, May. :D :D
Some random pretty candle I saw in the control room.
Outside Dressingroom.
Kenny! :P
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Unity Musical, Dare to Dream
was. a. huge. success!
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Yes, And I'm gonna blog ALL about it.
For memories' sake. :P
Very very long post.
Imagine 10 years later I read my archives and then refresh my memories of the past few days.
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15 November 2009
Went to watch Coraline with Anna, Rachel, Danica, Hilary and Nasri!!
I miss Dani and Nas sososo much! :(
And, if you haven't watched Coraline, take my advice and GO WATCH IT.
Okay, random. Moving on.
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16-17 November 2009
Sound and light cues to be settled.
Most kancheong cue:
Track 19 to play during blackout.
Track 19 to fade with lights on.
Track 10 to be played.
Track to to be fast forwarded by eight secs cos track is slow.
GARH KANCHEONG.
Microphones too.
Got scolded a bit too. ><
But it all worked out.
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18 November 2009
First two shows. Omg damn nervous.
Found out that people are very very amazed by blackouts.
Whaaaaaaaaat.
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19 November 2009
Confirmed all lighting and sound cues.
After rehearsal, went to get lunch, buy makeup and groceries.
It was pouring heavily and the whole of Singapore literally flooded.
BORINGGGGGGGGG.
G bought us Ben & Jerry's!
Rachel's fav flavour; Cake Batter.
While we were savouring it, Wendy called Dree up.
Wendy: Hey Dree. [turns on loudspeaker]
Dree: Hey Wendy.
Rachel, Wendy, Hilary and I giggle uncontrollably.
Dree: Wh-what's going on?
Wendy: You wanna know what we're doing now?
Dree: What? What are you doing now?
Everyone: WE'RE EATING BEN & JERRY'S!!
Aww Dree we love you ;)
Wendy, Rachel, Afiq, Hilary and I got so bored we recited the whole Dare to Dream.
Even the songs. HAHAHA.
After we sang "Reach", G came out.
"I was having a good dream until I heard 'NO BOUNDARIES'."
OMG, we roared with laughter.
Afiq kept playing Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift songs. ARGH. ><
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20 November 2009
SHOW TIME.
I bumped into Dree on the MRT.
We were like two paces away from each other in there from Outram to Buona Vista and I didn't know. -.-
Did makeup for the kids for their first show.
Got my Thespian shirt! :D
First show was good. Jacob was walking around and pronouncing "re-la-tives" to everyone to make sure he got it correct. Cute right!!! Okay, Jacob is seriously cute. I want my son to be like him! :P
Show ended in 50 mins? Omg, so fast.
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After the 1st show, I stayed in the control room to play house music and to wait to shut down recievers and mics.
Dree: Dree to Nat come in over.
Nat: Send message over.
Dree: Could you get my black bag for me please? Thank you!!
Nat: Okay.
Yan: Yan to Nat come in over.
Nat: Send message over. [Sounded like a question]
Yan: Could you bring down my other shirt for me? It's on the chair, thanks.
Nat: Okay.
G: [I was wondering why so many people radioed me in one shot] Eh Nat, after you're done, just to remind you the truck and van needs washing. So does the car. And once you're done with that, the cat needs to be feeded. Thanks.
People laughing in the background
Nat: -.-
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Went to eat, then back to ACJC.
Took pictures with the little cuties there. x)
Touched up their makeup.
Told them to do their best, talked to them while doing their makeup. So cute.
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Last show was GREAT.
It managed to hit one hour.
I'm so proud of those kids.
After the whole show, everyone went down.
Nice timing cos I was holding back my tears.
Not just cos I succeeded in my first time on the soundboard, but I am gonna miss those little actors.
Those naughty ones like Jacob, Parrot, Hanisa, Hidayah, Arinah... [you should hear the jokes they make. Damn funny.]
The cute ones like Gladys, Crystal and Kaiying.
The funny ones like Mindy and May.
The very serious ones like the boy judge, Joey, Michelle, Yuhan, Chiharu.
And all the dancers! :(((
I mean, I've worked with all of them for their diction, projection, characterization .. everything at least twice.
And they're so adorable. Well.... er... okay, yeah.
I was so shocked especially when Jacob's dad stood up to clap.
And there it was. The kids who've worked so hard for this got their reward.
A standing ovation. :)
Omg I love them all. Although I've known them for only five months or so. Very, very proud of all of them.
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Went Dressing room to get something after I was done.
Until Hanisa and Hidayah came up to me and said "Nat, I'm gonna miss you so much."
Then those tears betrayed me. -.-
Okay, we cried and hugged. Very close to those two.
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All the kids were crying.
Also heard that some parents were close to tears.
Many parents went up to G and Ryan to thank them.
But I really do agree with the parents.
What Ryan and G did was absolutely... amazing. :)
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After that, bump out time.
Found out Afiq has a fanclub. HAHAHA
Papa-paparazzi. :P
Backstage politics. Haha.
Packed all the stuff at the factory.
Macs for dinner at 12.
At 1am, Afiq, Nadhrah, Hilary and I were going down the lift.
And... guess what.
We got stuck.
All of us panicked and screamed like girls. [yes, including Afiq]
Called G, and after five minutes, we were saved.
Rachel, Dree and Wendy came down and were like "Awww.. they're out already!" -.-
Unpacked and stuff until 3.
Yan and G left at 2.30am.
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All of us tried to sleep at 3 but only managed to sleep at 4.
Cos we were joking, talking and all that.
Afiq who self-proclaimed himself to be the most energetic one slept first. -.-
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Next morning, we woke up at 8.45.
Sufiyan came!!! :D Miss him so much.
Then Anna came. Stole some of her nasi lemak. :P
Packed stuff when Sam came.
Went to get lunch, Sam left.
Rachel, Dree and Wendy came and we did some P.T.
Yan and G came around 3.
Went of with Anna and Yiwei [and supposedly Han as well] around 4.
Anna and I chatted about a lot of things we never talked about before on the train.
I'm supposed to reach Admiralty by 5 and I worried I was gonna be late.
Believe it or not, I reached there at 4.59pm.
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Anyway, I enjoyed this week although it was a very kancheong one.
I love being a Thespian.
When I grow up, I want to and am gonna be like G, Yan and Ryan.
I'll inspire others and educate others in my own special way.
To pass it on.
Like how they inspired me, I will do my best to inspire the younger generations. :)
Whoever thought that drama could be educating?
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Ps. I love the song 'Dance with my Father again' touching lyrics and melody.
GUYS GO LISTEN TO IT.
I love the scene in Dare to Dream with that song.
And.. 'My Immortal' keeps replaying in my head. 'Dare to dream' as well.
SO DOES NO BOUNDARIES. Omg and its not the Kris Allen or Adam Lambert version.
Oh, can you believe it... Afiq, Nadhrah and I dreamed about the same thing last night. HAHAHA so ironic!!
LEECH FOR THE STARS WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. ._.


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Saturday, November 14, 2009,6:54 AM

We meet again, Soundboard.
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Busy busy busy!!
Unity Musical this Wednesday/Friday. I'm handling the soundboard!
Challenging. Guees I'm a bit terrified cos of my last experience with it.
Heh, wait until the microphones come in. It'll be much, much more complicated.
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My parents have been great lately.
They allow me to have a later curfew. :)
I mean, it's really all thanks to G and Yan for talking to them both.
Thank you all so much.
And I also got my keys!! Thanks G and Yan!
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It's been great with the Thespians.
Suan-ing Wendy... Trying to get back at Afiq..
G saying the tree Wendy and I did looks like a durian.. -.-
Oh Dree's getting confirmed!! :D
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On a side note, I dressed my bro up for his school PromNite.
And... he got runner up for Prom King!!
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CANNOT BLUR.

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Friday, November 13, 2009,4:16 AM

Blood and sweat.

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Saturday, November 7, 2009,4:35 AM

My earphone chest that spoilt. :'(
R.I.P will miss you. MY FAVE BOX SOME MORE.
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Anyway, got into 3E3. Taking art!! ♥
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Screwed up badly yesterday at Unity.
Like real badly.
I will work harder, improve and make amends.
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Went to Unity today.
Met up with Anna at Choa Chu Kang.
I didn't mix it up with Yio Chu Kang!!
Afiq came! Like, after so damn long.
After that, went to makan, back to factory.
Once the van jerked and Hakim FLEW past Yiwei.
Yiwei wasn't really concerned about that. He worried more for his lappy.
Moody training, then went off. :(
This is where it gets to the dumb part.
I didn't bring my $10 to top up.
My card only had $0.78.
Tried to call parents. No one picked up.
Called my cousin. He was having class.
Called another cousin. Stupid arse didn't pick up my call.
Called the next cousin. Didn't pick up either.
Oh well.
Borrowed money from some China woman working there.
$6.60. Kay gotta return next week. Promised anyway.

041109

Wednesday, November 4, 2009,4:48 AM


Back.
Lots of things going on lately.
It feels damn good to feel like I'm actually doing something fruitful rather than listening to the teachers in school going on and on and on.
I absolutely love the holidays cos there's no school, and I get more time with the Thespians.
Tired of school. Totally no inspiration.
I mean, okay, fine I gotta study but the people there, pleeeeease oh please leave me and my solitude alone.
Err... school, take your time to re-open... it's okay... no rush... no rush at all...
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Went to buy stuff with G and Wendy yesterday then YCK, Unity today, tomorrow as well if I'm allowed to go.
Have to collect report book by Friday. Praaaaaaying I get into 3E3.
Dying to take art.
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And I absolutely cannot stand looking at people in the MRT any longer.
I really wonder how they dare to call themselves considerate people when there's a bunch of seven teenagers, and not even one even bothered to stand up, hold a damn pole and give their seat up to one old man carrying a heavy load of groceries?
Especially those who act smart... pretend to sleep... purposely ignore the person...
Good. Good. GOOD.
It's damn stupid that they even need PCK to motivate them to give up their seats/let alighting passengers get off first.
Or you rush into the crowd out of nowhere and make people fall down. [okay, you all know what happened to me already]
And just move in dammit. This is one reason why I'm ALWAYS late back home.
People don't bother to move their asses in although there's such a big space right in front of them.
End up half of the boarding passengers have to wait for another train.
Thanks okay. Like really. Thanks.
I'm so gonna get my own car next time.