Constant Melodies

I have been thinking about it and I'd basically thought I'd post it.

I've been wondering about how I should organize it and if I should go one way or the other but I'm just gonna try it out and see how it goes.

My All-Time Favourite Songs

• Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing
• Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
• Edwin McCain - I'll Be
• Bon Jovi - I'm All About Loving You (Bloody sweet video!; BELOW!)
• Coldplay - Yellow
• Boys II Men - I'll Make Love To You
• All 4 One - I Swear
• Michael Buble - Dream A Little Dream Of Me
• Mandy Moore - Only Hope
• Mandy Moore & Jonathan Foreman - Someday We'll Know
• Chantal Kreviazuk - Leaving On A Jet Plane
• N'Sync - Drive Myself Crazy

There are many more.But these are those that are good enough to remain in my memory. Those in purple are almost certainly my top 3.The rest aren't really in order.I've tried not to include the more recent songs.

So there you go, a little something about me.

All are practically songs about love. Maybe next time I'll come back with a rock theme.

Work tomorrow. Tiring cos I'm fasting but the pay is motivating me.That's right.I'm fulfilling my physiological and safety needs. I have no need for a challenging job.I'm not at that stage yet.I'm in it for the money.

There's a chance I might go sign up for driving school by this week.Should have done it while when I turned I turned 18 but I held off for some time.

And I still haven't watched Chuck & Larry. And no, I don't want to watch it on Movieforumz even though I know I can.

I'm turning 20 soon. No more '1' in the 1st digit in my age.But I'm sure I won't feel any different. Will I feel it when I turn 21 in 2008? Maybe.

Me Making The Money & Them Making More Tests

Well, so much for sitting on my ass for the holidays. I got a job offer and within that same hour I confirmed it.So that was that and I was due to start the next day.

Just entry level stuff.Mundane and routine stuff that is below the skill level of the office staff there.But,the money's good so I'm not complaining.Besides,I could use work experience.Cheers for me, cos it's the first time I've had a proper job.It's been long overdue.It's only for a while.A week,but,they could extend by another week more.Either way,I don't mind.

I don't have a cubicle.Instead,I've a small meeting room where I all my work.I'm left all alone and no one comes in or out,which is fine by me.It isn't too bad cos I brought my laptop and I have all my music and I can also surf through blogs etc.They say that they're going to give me my own laptop on Monday but I'm a little hesitant cos my music won't be with me and the music is the thing that keeps me company whilst I'm doing my work.

On Friday,after work,I went to meet the Teachers' Day cast + a the SAs and some excos to break fast with them and walk around Geylang and just soak it the sights.For some reason,I didn't feel the kick of the bazaar this year.

It was hot.Boy,it was hot in there.

Oh,it was cool that the VP liked the belated jellybeans.

Jellybeans rule!

I think that Mdm Salinah wants a celebratory outing,for all the events that we've done this year, with more members but I THINK we decided to wait till the MoneySense event was over,so we can sort of cover everything before we start on something new like the January intake orientation.

Makes sense I guess.

Anways,I got back home close to midnight which in hindsight,probably wasn't the best thing to do, considering that I had a PACE test at school the next morning.I only got to bed around 3 and I dragged myself out of bed and put on my formal attire (which is what PACESetters students wear when they're on duty) and got myself to school 15minutes before 830am,the time that we're supposed to come in.

Yet another PACESetters test.It was a roleplay test and we had to escort 'VIP' from the meeting point through to the lift,holding area,event and escort them out.Along the way,stuff like,small talk,mannerisms and how well we deal with the VIPs.The most irritating part is that the 'VIPs' pretend to be really stubborn or do or say funny things and put us testees in really difficult situations.I had no idea what to talk about for the 'small talk' whilst at the holding area but fortunately,a decent topic,Singapore and education and managed to bluff my way through somehow.I think that I was a bit too smart with my comments.But I don't really care now.My purpose was to keep them talking so there would be no silence and they wouldn't have time to thinnk about making life more difficult for me.Just before my test started,I was told that for me,my 'VIPs' would be the Deputy Principals of TP.I had no idea who they were.Thank God before the test started,I managed to ask Huda (I think that's her name) one of the 2nd year students and thankfully she was forthcoming with the names.

There might more more rounds of testing.They say they're not sure.They say that they'll call and tell us whether we got thru to the next round.The testing seems endless.

Waiting for the 3rd episode of Prison Break Season 3 to come out on Movieforumz.com.Michael Scofield's got to break out of prison..again.Haha.If I was him,I'd be frustrated.You just broke out of prison,managed to run far away,got caught and sent to prison there and now someone tells you,you have to break this particular guy who's in the same prison as you,break him out or else your girlfriend and your nephew dies.Yep,I'd be frustrated for sure.

Heroes' 1st episode of the 2nd season is also out.But I couldn't watch it during the week cos I was too busy.

So,I'm off to watch it now.

Bye,geezers!

=)

It's Not Like It Used To Be

Just thought I'd mention,Sarah Tan, Channel [V] VJ, is on the cover of Maxim. =)

Jose Mourinho's left Chelsea. Though, annoying and unbelivably arrogant at times, his colourful character will be missed in the English game (I have no idea if his next job will be in England). Who can forget the way he had the cheek to proclaim himself to be 'The Special One' upon his arrival at Chelsea. Having said that,hope his departure bodes well for my team, meaning the one I support, Man Utd. After all, we are title rivals with Chelsea.

Spent all of my Saturday at home. It didn't turn out too bad cos I did have a couple of things to do.

Cleaning up my disk drive for one. Been doing it gradually.At its worst,this laptop only had 225MB of free disk space left and was on the verge of crashing. Now,it's got about 48% of free disk space and the is in the midst of the de-fragmentation program,which will hopefully make the system run faster afterwards.

Had a couple of important emails to send out too.

Perhaps,spurred by the high of the book launch, I decided to write a short story.One first, more later. It's not that I think I'm a writer now, just cos I happen to have ONE story in a book somewhere. I'm still me but I just want to give it a shot.This time, I want to write not because of a competition but just because I can and I want to.I decided short little ones would be better and a tad easier to write than one big, long story.

...

I miss talking to you, as I do miss talking to some others.

Most of us live in the here and the now.The present.We only realize that a gap is present when we part ways with others.Quite often we accept it as the nature of life in a fast-moving, cosmopolitan environment.We all have new places to go and new things to do.

No need to tell me.I am fully aware of this fact that people come and go.It's sad but that's the way it is.

Just wondering though...

Doesn't it seem then that the connections that we make however,deep and real they seem to be in the present are just for the sake of convenience?

It isn't,of course,because I think that we are sincere when we are close to people as friends but I say 'convenience because it certainly applies when the situation changes and there is no longer a need for the connection as it is no longer convenient (usually because we all move on) and serves no purpose, we mutually let the connection we make dissipate by simply not putting in any more effort to maintain the connection.

And to justify this, it then suddenly becomes convenient for us to say 'that's the way it is'.

It is the way it is because we allow it to be like that. Then,obviously,it wouldn't be like that if we didn't allow it. If we didn't let that connection dissipate. Of course, we can't keep everybody in our lives. But I've seen /heard of cases or been part of cases where it's just a damn shame that some connections no longer exist because circumstances change when in the past,it was all so full of fun and colour because both parties put in the effort.

I don't know if what I said above was clear but I do hope that people who come here do read this simply because I honestly think that everyone's gone through the above situation that I've tried to describe.

If you did understand what I was trying to say, do think about it.

Let's All Talk About Writing

Today was a bit of all right.

Had the book launch today at the Bishan auditorium. A compilation of 20 stories taken from the 'Inspirations' competition that I entered in the past.

Came a lil bit late.Just by a few minutes, so it wasn't too bad.But Habib and Wahida were with me so,at least I didn't get embarrassed just by myself.

I know she rushed it but given the lack of time that she had, she did a pretty great job putting things together.

It turned out to be pretty well -done and I was quite hesitant about speaking to the crowd that was there at the auditorium cos I felt that my sharing session couldn't match up to those that preceded mine cos they were about stuff that was inspirational, with hardship and all.

I was supposed to talk about my writing interest and how I developed it.I think I did all right in the end.I wanted to talk more but somehow I went a little too far and I couldn't go back to the point that I wanted to.Tried to put in a an anecdote about how I used to get scolded for reading while having dinner and now that I've stopped that,I've resorted to reading the nutritional labels on the foodcans just so I wouldn't be bored while eating in the kitchen.

It didn't go as bad as I expected cos I really didn't prepare.I had a rough idea of what I was gonna talk about and just winged it from there.My eye contact could have been better though.

It was a nice and simple ceremony.Not too much hoopla and I think I liked it that way.

My CCA chairperson was so excited to see her crush there and he was performing a rap with another mate of his. Lol. All 3 of their stories were included in the book as well,by the way.

Thank God,my speech came after their performance and not following the really inspiring speakers that had come before,cos the people were in more of a relaxed mood and the atmosphere wasn't so serious.

Have to thank Wahida and Habib for forming my own cheering section.Trust those two to always make noise,lol. Like others later told me,it was like I had my own fans. Much appreciated guys.

Thought that the song during the presentation ceremony was a LITTLE BIT wrong, cos it was Prodigy's 'Smack My Bitch Up'. Ummm...

But I don't think that the C.Central principal and the directors,including, apparently, the #3 dude in ITE (no idea what his name is), caught it. Well,I hope they didn't...

I'm not gonna sit here and type as if I know anything about rap but I do think that I listen to enough of it to have the opinion that rap is another fascinating outlet of writing and it's not just about rhyming.It's gotta have flow and most times tell a story.A good rap song has brilliant wordplay.

I was trying to listen to the words during the rap performance.Though I couldn't catch it all,I liked what I did hear and I knew that they were telling a story.

While they were talking to Mdm Salinah,I had to give the rappers props for what they did, for their style of writing cos it wasn't easy. Mdm Salinah was saying that she never really thought about it because it is hard to understand rap lyrics if you're not used to the lingo. But she did agree it was a form of great writing.

After that,the writers had a bit of fun getting each other's autograph. Lol. Some parents and teachers were there and they asked for our respective autographs too. It was kind of fun.I mean, I took it all in and went with the flow and it's not as if my ego was boosted or anything. Like, we just did it cos it was fun.

We all had to sign another 20 books that were going out somewhere but we were never told where exactly. Whatever, it's cool anyway.

Yeah, so...today was really a bit of all right.

Omg, being in ITE and MIC has really got me places and got me doing different things.

Acting,scripting,producing and writing.For some,maybe not the whole things but definitely parts of it cos I was part of a team,afterall.

But yeah,I sure did a lot of fun things.

Under Weather & Under Occupied

Been stuck at home the whole day cos I've been feeling under the weather since yesterday night.

Was supposed to for Pace ALP session and head down to Bishan later but I was too sick to do that today. Doc said that I feel sick due to dehydration and lack of fluids that exacerbated the slight fever that I have.

I don't really like watching movies online cos I believe it's nothing compared to watching it at the cinema.Also, the quality of these online movies leaves much to be desired.But stuck at home with nothing to do left me no choice.I tried scouring Movieforumz.com for some movies that had good quality.Among others,I managed to catch Hostel 2 which was,gruesome.

Just took my meds.Hope I get better by tomorrow and most definitely by Friday.

Maybe I started getting sick after the one day job that I had on Sunday.I could always use some cash.It was all right.Nothing too strenuous.Pretty easy 60 bucks.I haven't got it yet but it will be nice when I do.I'm sick anyway and I'm fasting so I have no real use for it...yet.

Another guy and I had to man this mechanized surfboard thing which had kids coming and going throughout the whole day to play on it.They were all right.Some were pesky.Some were totally adorable.Like this one little girl,she was so scared that the mother had to coax her but you could see that she really,really wanted to try it and didn't wanna leave till she did.Her expression was priceless.She did try it in the end.

I saw Jean Danker too.Thought she was gonna try the surfboard but she didn't.Probably cos she didn't wanna look messed up (the thing does,throw you down on to inflated cushion once you fall).My mate who was working at some other station later said that she had the skin tone of Jessica Alba. (or at least close to it)

Wasn't too excited to meet Jean Danker even though she did talk to me (meaning: she said that it was okay and I could stand where I was cos I thought she wanted to come thru and I made way for her and she did SLIGHTLY touch my arm)

Now,if that had been Jessica Alba instead of Jean Danker,man,it would have been a whole different story.Inside,I would be as excited as Homer Simpson finding out that he'd won a year's supply of free doughnuts and I would probably not let up till I got a picture with her or autograph.

Man,that would have been awesome.

I just from one of my CCA-friend's blog that he got a job during the holiday working at the local production company that nine others and I worked with during the production assignment we had.It's not much but at least it's something.I mean,everybody's got to start somewhere,right? I guess he's really passionate about this kind of thing and he actually did something about it.That's good for him.Even though,he's more adept in the technical side of it,who knows,he might actually learn more about producing while he's there.

Damn,having talked about donuts,I have a sudden craving for Donut Factory donuts.

All I had was the meds and they've kicked in,so I'm off to sleep. After some TV,of course.

Saturday Morning Cartoon

Fasting month's been okay these early days.Not struggling with hunger pangs or anything like that.I do need to make it a point to attend the night prayers as many nights at the mosque as possible.

Helps that I'm on holiday and not having to deal with school or even worse,exams.

I'm spending the morning in a state of nostalgia.I'm watching Aladdin on Disney.Talk about old-school.

This movie was definitely a big part of my life when I was growing up as a kid.

It was so nice to hear the original version of A Whole New World.There's something so free about being so stressed that you just want to escape on a magic carpet ride in the night and making it even better by having that someone special right next to you.

That's how I saw it growing up and while it is a highly whimsical and playful thought,don't we all indulge in wishful thinking every once in a while?

I have to break fast with the relatives today.Ugh,may miss the United game if someone over there decides not to turn to the Football Channel.I don't want to miss the game.I think they have an early lunchtime kickoff and down here,it means that they'll kick off just as we're breaking fast at my relatives' place.

I still haven't decided on the colour of my festive outfit this year.I guess I'll only decide when I go to get it.That means walking round and round the festive market and stores,which is fun but my mom and my sis take ages looking at things they end up not buying and this takes all the fun out of it.

I'd walk around and catch the sights and sounds of course but after getting my stuff,I would get out.It is super-crowded and an absolute human traffic jam.

Might get a new,affordable top for the smart-casual 'Inspirations' book launch at Bishan on the 21st.I'm supposed to bring up to 3 guests but I don't think I'm bringing anyone.Mdm Salinah is saying that I should but I don't really have anyone to bring.My family's probably not free.Not that I need them to come anyway.They've seen the and that's good enough for me.

Don't think any of my friends would be keen either.I'd probably have to force them to come or we'd probably have to be doing something like catching a movie later at the nearby Junction 8.

Before I leave,congrats to all my mates who had their passing out parade from BMT today.Just serve out the rest of the time in your post and it'll be over soon enough.Not everyone finished it today,just a few guys but the rest will follow suit soon enough.

The Fruits Of Labour For Us All

Right,I'm gonna get this first one out of the way to move on to (what I deem) more important stuff.

Today,I received an SMS from an unfamiliar number.Without thinking and reflexively,I opened it.

It turned out to be my exam results,sent via SMS.It took me a few seconds to actually realize it when staring at the message with all my modules and their respective grades.I mean,I knew that it was coming and I was expecting it to come but when I received the message,I seemed to have totally no idea that it could have been my exam results.

Did very averagely,definitely nothing to shout about.

1 B+ (Comm Skills) 2 Bs (Org Beh & MacroEcons) and a C+ (B Accounting1)

GPA of a flat 3. (Wasn't shown in the SMS,had to go back and check on the laptop)

I was kind of shocked to see a 3.I was prepared for a 2.+.Psychologically,having the digit '3' is much better than a '2',regardless of the decimal point.

And please,I'm not typing this down to boast.These letters and numbers are hardly anything to boast about.In fact,I'm probably ranked in the lower half among my classmates.

I'm not that dumb to go and boast like this with those results.I'm just being an open book.

I know a mate said that these results are pretty decent for a first semester.But I know I could do better.If I was being kind to myself,I'd put it down to the difficulty of acclimatisation in a new environment.But honestly,that shouldn't be an excuse.

Could have done better,I think.Glad I didn't do worse.To all my friends,especially those from ITE and in poly now,glad that you guys did well enough to pass.Let's try to kick real ass next sem and do better,aight?

On Tuesday,I went to a PACESetters interview. More significantly, they had a roleplay to see judge us on our initial knowledge and retention of methods taught to us.I had another dude next in the interview with me.We pretty much screwed it up and it wasn't a real surprise.

It's part of the reason why I give the CCA much props cos to do what they do isn't easy.It sounds easy but it hardly.

What you say,what you do,how you do it and how you react.It all sounds so trivial but here,the trivial is magnified and scrutinized heavily.

Today,was a MIC meeting where a couple of hanging issues were wrapped up as much as possible in the aftermath of the T'Day event.A proper debriefing plus an update on current ongoing projects.A peek in possible future projects.

Got wind of a possible sleepover OR chalet! Yay! Gonna be fun.Work too but lots of fun.

I don't think I'll end up joining TP Dramatec (if they'll still take in people) but as of right now, yeah,I'm certainly thinking about it.

First dibs still go to my studies and MIC Studio.The first is important and the second is a lot of hard work but it can be a lot of fun too.

Thought about it some more and if I do go into Dramatec,it isn't gonna be an easy ride by any means.I'm gonna have to adapt and establish myself in a new environment.The thing is that I may be marginalized in a larger environment with a lot more people.I'm gonna have to work hard to get into the scrum and put in considerable contribution to make significant impact.

I've got to have an internal locus of control.I have to believe that I can get into the thick of things cos I have the ability or potential to do so rather than worrying about having other outside factors colluding to prevent me from doing my thing.

I've definitely had my time to shine in MIC Studio and now I'm doing my part to help others, particularly the freshies to shine just like it.All in all,what I did and am doing is in no small part thanks to Mdm Salinah.

Today was her birthday and during a break in the meeting we made a rush decision to go and have a small celebration with just cake and drink. and a small prezzie.Mind you,we didn't forget.We all knew it was her birthday but we didn't really have plan anything in advance given the solemnity of the situation in the meeting.

But we scrambled up something just in time but we had to pull her away for a bit and also have a bit of cloak-and-dagger stuff involved.In other words,we had to be real secretive about it.

It turned out real good.It was small and simple and it was just the way she liked it.To all those that weren't there,it was not our intention to leave people out just to make it small,we hardly knew that we were gonna do it either.

So a happy birthday to Mdm Salinah.Age kept secret of course.Never nice to reveal a lady's age. The celebration was also seemed apt to mark another achievement for her.As it is not mine to herald,I shall not divulge it on a public space such as this.It's just that,this deserves felicitations as well.

No one I know deserves it more than her.

=)

To tie up this post,I got a copy of the compilation book selected from the entries sent in to the 'Inspirations' essay competition.It'll be nice to read all the other stories.

There is a book launch ceremony on the 21st Sept at ITE Bishan auditorium.230pm.Smart casual attire.

I was told that I,with a few others,may have to share our inspirations for the stories.

Aggrh,public speaking! Again! It never feels good.

Ugh.I'll have to figure this one out.

The fasting month begins.I feel good about it.

To all Muslims,happy fasting in this good month.

=)

Is The Grass Greener On The Other Side?

Thankfully,the holiday boredom hasn't set in yet.

My days have been dotted with places to go and things to do,here and there so it's fine so far. Stayed home for a day or two during this time.

On Saturday morning I had to go to a PACESetters meeting.

I totally respect what they do and what they stand for.I have to give them props for that but, ever-so-slowly,I'm contemplating about what it would have been like if I had joined TP's drama troupe instead.

Would I have been exposed to more of the production process?

Then again,probably not,since I heard that they freshies haven't been through anything yet.

I have nothing bad to say about the PACESetters CCA.On the contrary,I could learn many new things about myself and make myself a better person.

Rigid and professional would be the best way to describe them.Etiquette is key.I know,I've never been part of such a structured organization and I must say again,that I could probably use the lessons but I've been found wanting in the adaptation process.In fact,problems with adapting has probably been the bane of my first semester in polytechnic.

My attitude towards work,my initiative,seems to have dipped,which affects my enthusiasm but that's an old story.

My point is,which is better; being in PACESetters? Undoubtedly beneficial for me with lesser time commitments or, being in drama where I will pick up new things and probably enjoy myself more but it'll take up much more of my time?

After that I did something that I don't do enough of nowadays,sit with my friends and do nothing else.For the rest of the day.

The rest of the weekend went along without incident.

Nice dinner of pasta today with a good friend and a very interesting drama newbie.I don't have pasta often enough too.

Good times.

I'm set for the next couple of days too.I'm supposed to hang out with mates,do lunch,have a MIC meeting and an interview with PACESetters.

About the drama thing,it's catalyzed by the fact that I've gotten a bit of a breakthrough of sorts with my attempted story/screenplay. Now I have to find the effort to type it all down.Haha.

I honestly think I enjoy the creative process of developing a script/story.I'd like to do it for a living but I don't have an inheritence waiting for me so I can't afford to that.I know the work was shite sometimes but a couple of times,I did actually enjoy myself during the making of Mic Studio's T'Day '07.

Oh,before I forget...Coffee Bean Girl.

Wahida knows what I'm talking about.

Haha.

Eat & Be Merry

The weekends were pretty fine.There was lots of food.

On Saturday...

Went to the all but two of the Adidas outlets,at least those that carry the Originals range. I guess I want to be sure that I won't have regrets later on about shoes that I didn't check out.

Had a late lunch at KFC.Mate went home while I went over to meet dad and the rest of the other family for a belated birthday for the youngest one.Actually,we already did a lil bit at Grandma's when it was her birthday and they cut the cake together.

But this one was the real one and she got prezzies and all that.

I came to Breeks half an hour late but they were just waiting to order.I was tempted by the Chicken Chop but settled for the old favourite,Melted Mozzie Patties.The Passionfruit Iced Tea was surprisingly nice as well.Then we had the brownie cake as her birthday cake and she got her presents as well.

She asked for and she got Elizabeth Arden's Green Tea perfume.I think she's just 6...

I was full by night's end.Definitely.

The next night,dad picked me up and we all went to East Coast Park for dinner.

Sticks of mutton and chicken wings and fried noodles with egg.Love the chicken wings.

It was a weekend of food.Like I said.

On Monday,I went to catch the Bourne Ultimatum with an old secondary school friend.He'll be serving his NS soon,next week in fact,so good luck to him.

I couldn't catch it when it came out cos it was when my exams were nearing.

Bourne was great as usual.It's the 3rd installment from my favourite author,Robert Ludlum and I loved the Waterloo subway scene where Bourne picked out the CIA spy-boys so easily.Robert Ludlum was genius in writing that particular scene.

I also like Paul Greengrass' way of shooting the scenes.Very inventive.

There have been some very conflicting thoughts in my mind.Of the positive kind.Various people have been crossing my mind.Fleetingly.

Oh,I have to go and get a new formal blazer for PACESetters.That means more money out the window.

Ugh.

Cooped myself up at home today.Tempted to go out but I know that I would spend more money if I did.I'll be going out enough over the next few days anyway.Thank God for pay-per-view cable movies.

Drama Kings & Queens Come Out To Play & We Keepin' It Fresh

I really wanted to post one on Friday night as it was the most appropriate time to do so,to ride on the day's moment.

It's all about them.They did it.Simply because they could.

The is a recounting of what happened on T'Day '07...

I'll start from the beginning.I woke up at 4am.Was down at Bishan by 630.All the cast were already present along with all those in-charge minus one person.Must note that this was an unprecedented occurrence for Mic Studio in recent history.The cast coming on time,or early,even must be commended by itself.

But,we couldn't go in till about 645 cos the maintenance guy came late to disarm the system.We couldn't open the door as we didn't wanna trip the alarm.

Then,the goddamn A/C wasn't working and we had to go gets fans from the top-floor classrooms.It was hot inside.I fiddled with the buttons and the A/C 'on switch before some cool air came out at around 715.It didn't end there..the bloody A/C then started leaking and we had to put empty biscuit tins to catch the drips.

By then,the make up process was well underway...

We all got our new MIC Studio polo tees.I like the green.One of my favourite colours,just hope it doesn't fade out too bad.

The T'Day event,organised by the student councillors (SC) went waaay ahead of schedule.We even had to abandon our pre-event pep talk midway and make a mad dash down from our backstage room.I was one of the last to leave.In that mad frenzy,I realised that,apparently no one had remembered to lock up the room.So I went back in to lock up the room,with all the stuff and valuables inside.

The skit itself went off without a hitch,save for a moment where,a newbie Amir,inexplicably fell from the chair that he was supposed to stand on.But he was a quick thinker and turned a moment of misfortune into one of comedy,smiling and waving at the crowd whilst still on the floor.

Did I say that our skit went off without a hitch? Actually...it went waaay better.It was almost faultless.If I could say it was perfect,I would,but nothing is.

I love the opening sequence.It was oh-so-whimsically grand.

The Bishan student crowd has a short attention span.But we managed to keep them intrigued throughout the whole 18mins.

We really had a fresh concept this year.Probably never been done before.That's why they were so 'captured'.We brought our A-game right from the start from the beginning,from the concept to the planning,to the process and the performance.

I've taken a backseat during the process stage.But I'm kinda awfully proud of the newbies who have had no previous acting background before,even though they may not see it from me.

We had a debrief with all of us sitting in a circle back in the room. To quote Justin Timberlake, "what happens inside the circle,stays inside the circle".There was a general feeling of satisfaction and a pinch of disbelief that it went so well and it was over.

It may seem that I'm trumpeting and creating a lot of hoopla but I'm giving credit where credit's due.

Habib- Overall in charge who first came to me with such a crazy concept.Can't believe we pulled it off in the end.

Wahida - my dear friend who once again,taught the actors how best to act and brought out the best in the newbies.

AishaZ-who could always be depended on to get the draggy logistics done.How she bears with it I don't know.

Sofia- Mic Studio's exco in charge who I honestly think showed her mettle and gained respect from the newbies for the way conducted herself.

Idy- Another exco in charge.She had her struggles in the beginning but really showed that she could be professional towards the end and did splendidly.

The multimedia guys-Qader & Haiqel - without who we would not have the ability to bring something different the year.

The backstage girls-whose makeup skills allowed us to make a grand visual effect this year.

I'm not gonna go on about what I did cos I don't think it's important anyway.Fret not,it's not a matter of low self-esteem.Last time I checked it was just fine.I

The cast.

They listened,the learned.They also moaned and complained.It's natural.We stay back late, more times in the year than any other CCA.

But they will soon learn.When the leave the school,it's the memories of staying back late, being really tired but really having fun that will make them miss MIC Studio. It's probably why a few of the oldies and I still come back.Do you think I would come back to help if I didn't like it at MIC?

I know they're not aware but I really like what the cast did on T'Day.It was all them and us and we gave the teacher a rest this time round.A student run project...

About the cast,the best description I can come up with when it comes to them is...'beaming with pride'.

Truly.

Mdm Salinah,the teacher in charge,told us that she was receiving accolades left,right and center for all our work.The College Central Principal,Directors all saw us and loved it.

We were so good that they asked us for an encore performance at the Macpherson campus on the same day! That has never happened before either.It was up to the cast and they were game for it.Due to extenuating circumstances one cast member had to drop out but the role was easily filled by Sofia.

So we had to do it all over again,with a few minor changes due to a smaller stage.Did it and we received plaudits from the management and the directorate of ITE.We've done it before and I have to say,the good thing about performing for the suits is that we always get the good food after the show.

So,this is our first real event done as Student Advisors,if you want to label us that,I'd like to thank Mdm Salinah for trusting us implicitly to go ahead and do this.

To the rest of MIC,lets use this to keep the momentum going.We may be facing an uncertain future guys but if we stick together we can make it.You know what I'm talking about guys.

And we know that there are factions of the school that dislike the fact that MIC receives so much attention.These people don't even know half the effort that goes into producing a skit. Thank you for your discrimination cos that's part of what keeps us going.

Having said that,I honestly think that our biggest adversaries are ourselves,the people in MIC Studio.

For the last time,I'm awfully proud of the newbies,even if they don't see it from me.