Tuesday, November 18, 2008
PRAVEEEEEEEENA!
WOOHOO!!! Adelaide for me was a dream come true!! Like seriously...I loved it all EXCEPT for the ferry to KI! that was haunting..right so..thanks to mrs k..we have to answer only 3 questions..but in a greater depth though...right i'll get to the point..
Cultural Experiences
I must say i was exposed to a great deal of culture,way of living etc...but,i guess the one which had the greatest impact on me was the fact that ,they were really informal with their guests..That was something which is seriously rare in Singapore..we often give our guests a very formal welcome,trying to make them feel at home..but i guess, it is really a better way to be yourselves at home..like how my family at aDelaide was..One of which was when i first got into the house..on that night..simon(my buddy's dad) went like,"get out of my chair!"..i mean it might sound rude but when you know he was kidding..later on you wouldn't be so self-conscious of yourselves infront of them..that was also main reason for which why i didn't become homesick i guess..they all treated me like another daughter..and i really couldn't ask for more..I felt at home and as they were really warm with me..In the mornings,i would do my own breakfast and munch it on the way..We had almost all the meals together and often we cracked jokes which embarassed ourselves!! GOD i MISS them!
DRAMA WORKSHOP
Drama workshop, to be really frank..it was an OKAY workshop..as in Ms Lee had already covered most of which during o'level drama and we had put it into practice..But one thing that i learnt maybe was about the degree at which the arts people try to make Drama shine in south austrailia..I always believed that when one person teaches drama...you could see how much passion they have gotten for it...And when i saw her..i'm sry i really can't remember her name..I thought she did have loads of passion for drama..for her to have gone such a long way..and i salute her for that..I thought it was fun..but it wasn't too great for me to comment on it..(just a personal opinion)=P But to a certain degree, i had a thought that...we have not ventured too much with the use of stanislavski system..maybe only i haven't but ya..i would like to know how exactly we could use it
ENTIRE EXPERIENCE IN MARRYATVILLE
right..first of all..i was really scared when i first met my buddy and her family,i didn't how to converse with them and i had to like get used to how they were communicating with each other. I wouldn say it was extremely difficult for me,i managed to glue quite well..after which,as communicating became easy..many other things like sharing, eating together, going places..all became real easy!So no doubt i had loads of fun with MY family in Adelaide..
And for the putting up the performance part, it was indeed an accomplishment i would say..I mean putting up a performance in an auditorium with so many people in 2 days..was no joke..especially when we had to start from scratch..But with our voiceless ms lee's help and with Mrs K, could things go wrong..(maybe>>?!>>>)...but it didn't.. we came up with this really cliche story filled with so much of love,mushiness,fun and laughter.. And indeed the highlight of our play the big giant monster was the BEST!!! thanks alot to all the crew...On the whole, i thought i learnt how to mingle with pple of different ages and different mindsets..And working as an ATCian i knew i should always be tactful of what i say..and made sure my comments were constructive..Just a minute ago, i saw our video put up on facebook..and i think for an intensive two DAys.. this is not bad at all..i would really like to thank the crew, who did both the props and the hair and gave the cast loads of moral support=) it was indeed a great trip... I'm not lying ,but i've loads more to say..but i'm not a fast typer and i'm tired!so yea...this trip was just too much of a wonderful experience,i would say!
WOOHOO!!! Adelaide for me was a dream come true!! Like seriously...I loved it all EXCEPT for the ferry to KI! that was haunting..right so..thanks to mrs k..we have to answer only 3 questions..but in a greater depth though...right i'll get to the point..
Cultural Experiences
I must say i was exposed to a great deal of culture,way of living etc...but,i guess the one which had the greatest impact on me was the fact that ,they were really informal with their guests..That was something which is seriously rare in Singapore..we often give our guests a very formal welcome,trying to make them feel at home..but i guess, it is really a better way to be yourselves at home..like how my family at aDelaide was..One of which was when i first got into the house..on that night..simon(my buddy's dad) went like,"get out of my chair!"..i mean it might sound rude but when you know he was kidding..later on you wouldn't be so self-conscious of yourselves infront of them..that was also main reason for which why i didn't become homesick i guess..they all treated me like another daughter..and i really couldn't ask for more..I felt at home and as they were really warm with me..In the mornings,i would do my own breakfast and munch it on the way..We had almost all the meals together and often we cracked jokes which embarassed ourselves!! GOD i MISS them!
DRAMA WORKSHOP
Drama workshop, to be really frank..it was an OKAY workshop..as in Ms Lee had already covered most of which during o'level drama and we had put it into practice..But one thing that i learnt maybe was about the degree at which the arts people try to make Drama shine in south austrailia..I always believed that when one person teaches drama...you could see how much passion they have gotten for it...And when i saw her..i'm sry i really can't remember her name..I thought she did have loads of passion for drama..for her to have gone such a long way..and i salute her for that..I thought it was fun..but it wasn't too great for me to comment on it..(just a personal opinion)=P But to a certain degree, i had a thought that...we have not ventured too much with the use of stanislavski system..maybe only i haven't but ya..i would like to know how exactly we could use it
ENTIRE EXPERIENCE IN MARRYATVILLE
right..first of all..i was really scared when i first met my buddy and her family,i didn't how to converse with them and i had to like get used to how they were communicating with each other. I wouldn say it was extremely difficult for me,i managed to glue quite well..after which,as communicating became easy..many other things like sharing, eating together, going places..all became real easy!So no doubt i had loads of fun with MY family in Adelaide..
And for the putting up the performance part, it was indeed an accomplishment i would say..I mean putting up a performance in an auditorium with so many people in 2 days..was no joke..especially when we had to start from scratch..But with our voiceless ms lee's help and with Mrs K, could things go wrong..(maybe>>?!>>>)...but it didn't.. we came up with this really cliche story filled with so much of love,mushiness,fun and laughter.. And indeed the highlight of our play the big giant monster was the BEST!!! thanks alot to all the crew...On the whole, i thought i learnt how to mingle with pple of different ages and different mindsets..And working as an ATCian i knew i should always be tactful of what i say..and made sure my comments were constructive..Just a minute ago, i saw our video put up on facebook..and i think for an intensive two DAys.. this is not bad at all..i would really like to thank the crew, who did both the props and the hair and gave the cast loads of moral support=) it was indeed a great trip... I'm not lying ,but i've loads more to say..but i'm not a fast typer and i'm tired!so yea...this trip was just too much of a wonderful experience,i would say!
we had a smashing good day, 6:49 PM.