The AUDITION

Today is the audition day for UKM's 30th Pesta Tanglung Stage Performance, and I decided to give it a try. We could audition for either acting or dancing or even both, but I chose acting because I don't think I can dance. I am stiff like a twig, xD...

It was a very fun day. First, we had a warm-up session which involved some free dance, and I was like "oh my God, I'd tried to avoid dancing and now I have to dance?"... But turned out, I love it...They played some random musics and we have to move accordingly to the music, each of us are given a chance to lead the dance. Too bad I got a slow, traditional Chinese music >< So sweat...-.-"

After that, we played a game, sumthing like hide-and-seek, but not exactly the same. This is to test how fast could we react... luckily i made it to the last few before losing, hahah... Then, my favourite part is up - the catwalk session. We are asked to walk in a very confident way and to behave like a supermodel, and the judges were there to observe our level of confidence...

The real audition followed. The chi kek part was this...a 2-minute background music was played, and we have to cry within that period of time... I cant...hahah... I thought I could cus I am quite emotional, but I failed. I was amazed by the spontaneity of a few girls who cried rightaway when the music had just started to play! Now I totally believe that a professional actor/actress has the capability to cry spontaneously... Well, seeing is believing.

Finally, we were asked to form a group of 2 for the interview session. Because there are odd numbers of contestants, I was in a group of 3. We are being interviewed by 4 teachers, and 1 of them asked :" Are you willing to cut your hair or even ugly-fy yourself for a character?" and I answered smoothly a yes...And now, I am a bit worried...hahah... I answered this question a little too soon without further considerations... We are required to sing a song as this year's performance is a musical show, so we are tested and considered based on our singing. After the interview, we have to put on a short act for about 1 minute and the story was about a quarrel, a quarrel between a parent (mother/father) and a son/daughter. For my group, we did the story of a son and a daughter quarrelling with their mother... We came up with quite a different story because we have 3 members and luckily we were given enough time to present the story well and the judges understood.

I think I did okay in the audition. I have no experience in such performance and I hope I am given a chance to try this once in my life...*Praying for the best, result will be notified within the next week*

Holiday Report

A summary of my activities in the 2-month holiday

Holiday, it’s over. Busy life, hello… 2 months, honestly, is not long but it’s not short either. Many things can be done in this time frame but not everything can be finished, of course. Time is always precious to me as I feel the urge of appreciating the present days and cherishing the youth we have now before you start to lose them one day.

Back to my hometown, one sure thing is FOOD, FOOD and FOOD. Going around tasting the delicious hawker foods and local delicacies is a very rewarding activity. Besides, this gives me a chance to take a good look of the place I once wanted to escape; yet I realize how much I like it now. The trip to Penang UNESCO sites was great, a chance to get together with old friends, jokes and laughter and the delicious foods we have tasted are a few things to enjoy. Penang deserves the title as a world heritage site. Now only I realize there are many old but unique buildings around Georgetown area. Therefore the city council should increase their effort in maintaining a clean city in order to parallel with its status as a world heritage site and to further push its popularity as an international tourist site.

Secondly, a holiday will surely be packed with gatherings with classmates and schoolmates. Most friends who are studying in overseas come back for holiday as well. So this is the time where most of the people are back to Penang and nevertheless, a good time for gathering. It brings back all the high school memories and funny stuffs among our friends besides giving us a chance to update our current status. I am grateful everyone is well and our friendship remains intact even if we do not meet each other as often as before. We went to Pantai Kerachut and this time, I was lucky enough to finally have the chance to watch baby turtles.

Hatchlings are kept in a big blue tank for a day before being released into the big blue sea. This helps to increase their survival rate in the cruel environment.

Baby turtles close up.

This is my first time of getting to see baby turtles. Too bad we are not allowed to touch them.

How could I forget about the movies and the cinema? In this entire holiday, I have finished watching a few drama series like Little Nyonya and 老婆大人。I watched 巾帼剿雄 halfway from the middle when I was back from my favourite campus, wow, love it! I watched a number of dramas as well. Angels and Demons, Night at the Museum 2, Terminator Salvation, 17 Again, Drag Me to Hell and TRANSFORMER 2: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN! Drag Me to Hell was okay, Angels and Demons is way better than The Da Vinci Code. 17 Again is a very nice show, very meaningful, makes me wan to be 17 again, but I cant...Transformer is nice, great technology on all the robotic moves and the fighting scenes and most of all, Megan Fox is hot!

Coming back to hometown allows me to spend more time with my family. I accompanied my mother to the dragon boat practice; an activity ran by the Cancer Link centre. I knew dragon boat all the time but never really have the chance to participate in this water sport. I am a fan of water sports and this is my chance to give it a try. Despite of the hot sun in the evenings, I found myself fell in love with dragon boat rowing. It’s a strenuous exercise and a good form of cardio. Definitely asking for more, but too bad, the practice is only once a week, so I only went there for about 6 times. I am looking forward to the year-end holiday for more dragon boat rowing. Consequences of this sport is that I've become even darker, but never mind.

I hit my 21st by 27th June. My birthday celebration with family and friends were great. My friends lit a BIG “21” using candles on the beach behind Crown Prince. This year I had the privilege for choosing my own present and I receive presents from my parents too. Thank you for all the presents.

A simple but special celebration at the beach near Crown Prince.

The BIG 21...

How it looks without the camera's flash light...

No mercy even on my birthday...TT being bullied even when taking pictures, haha...

T-shirt and shoes are from my dearest mummy, others are from friends. The picture does not show my complete present collection, sorry about that. I received another wallet from my dad and another t-shirt from my uni friends. Thank you!

回到大学

又是时间回来大学了。两个月的假期就此结束了。要离开家的时候，那种莫名的离愁又涌上心头了。好奇怪，已经离开家一年了，怎么还会这样？但不只是我一个人有这种感觉，是不是大家都还在学习独立，学习一个离开家的方式？或是我们的心都不曾真正地离开过温暖的家？

昨天爸和我一起过来。这次我驾车下来，所以爸就教我该走哪条大道，什么状况又该拿什么主意。前天也刚学会如何换轮胎。突然发现自己虽然二十一了，但还有很多东西都不懂。其实，我最近发现近几年我都不太开心的原因是我沉没在成年与少年的那种尴尬之中。像这次驾车下来，我就已经烦恼了很久，烦着汽油的消费，烦着如何控制自己的消费。现在我搬出来住了，住宿费方面明显地增加，再加上汽油的费用，我担心自己会花得太多。在这件事看来，我像个大人，因为我会为我自己的金钱担心。但实际上，我不知道要怎么规划我的消费，就像个挥霍的少年。我还是很容易被怂恿去做很多花钱的事，我还是个不会赚钱的花钱工具。我很讨厌这种感觉。

想了很久，也忍了很久；但一直都把一切藏在心里。

直到前几天，妈载我去吃午餐时，在车上突然向我说：“哼，你的病又来了？”

“哈？什么病？”

妈就笑着说：“这是你爸说的，他说你每次要回去的时候就会板着你的苦瓜脸，然后就会变哑吧，不能出声。”

这确实是我的“病”。我每次要回来时都会这样，我得心情都会很灰。我平时都抱着抱喜不报忧的心态去面对我父母。不是想要隐瞒，只是不想他们多心。这次刚好妈提起了，我就破例一次。或许是我面对得很累了，所以就说出来。

“我不是伤心，只是我怕这次回去，我会花得太凶。怕我驾车去，油钱会很贵。”
我妈听了，沉默了一瞬间，然后就说：“该花的就花吧！不该花的，能免的则免。就这样啊！”
我听了，便沉默了好久。她又接着说：“家里不富有，一路以来都这样啊，不就用以前的花钱方法就行了吗？别想那么多啦。”

这件事很快就传到爸那边去了。晚上，爸就跟我说了一翻话。我听了，觉得他是要我自己找出一个平衡点。人生不容许你拥有很多的一切，但并不代表你不能拥有一切，只是一些东西会拥有得少一些，有些东西拥有得多一点，自己就要选择自己要什么多一点，做出对的选择。就像我妈说的，该花的就花；不该花的，能免则免，本来就是这样。