Saturday, November 22, 2008
..is glowing because of how great adelaide is <3
general experience in adelaide
what was especially enjoyable was how friendly and outgoing everyone of all ages were. human interaction is so amazing in a world where tea parties..etc are being replaced by IM-ing. not smiling is considered abnormal behaviour, and since smiling releases endorphins in itself, you can totally imagine how happy everyone generally is :D
anyway, to provide examples of their "World Without Strangers" attitude : this random 28-33 year old man spotted Harris and I trying to take a picture, and after having offered to help both of us take a photo, he suddenly changed his mind, and posed with us while holding his bananas! super cool; like, can you imagine going up to a random person in City Hall Int, and allowing yourself to be forever immortalized in their camera's memory card?
we should all go do that :D
another point on FOOD. the ease at which Australians can buy ice-cream is amazing. the best part is how luscious and gooood the ice-cream tastes! it's actually a blessing that SG doesn't stock these high quality desserts, or we'd pile on the kilos in an unflattering way that only afflict our Asian frames. (meaning kilos would look good on Aussies, but not us, unfortunately)
Adelaide's nightime environment is also very conducive for early nights. Dunno why. It's not like the sun sets early-it becomes dusk at about 8+pm?-and it's not like we've been exerting ourselves alot. SO WHY ARE WE SLEEPING SO MUCH?!
learning pts from the drama workshop
besides the obvious, that the Arts are taken way more seriously there than in SG, going to the workshop reinforced my understanding of how we have to believe in our characters, and how we need to know exactly what the given circumstances are. it was fun heading straight to a workshop after our flight, i like packed days :)
experience : putting up a performance in MHS
there was so much we could learn from them! the way they take pride in their work, and are really into their stuff is most impressive. after the first day of rehearsals, i watched from the audience as Jess's group spent alot of time and effort on making sure that these long curtains hanging from the top were really centered and in the best position.
anyway, their lights in their auditorium were very interesting. while backstage, there were these bluish lights (when you blink really quickly, your vision goes whack and ppl become discoloured. FUN.) that apparently have the ability to not-spill-over, and that was very pro. onstage, the assorted lights look like they've been set up with utmost care, even to a light-noob like me.
things to bring back
to love everyone even more, and to reach out more because hugs feels goood.
it is not a rubbish myth that Asians are more conservative, and being generous with happy emotions is a trend that could never bring any harm. live well, laugh lots, love forever!
not to conform to rigid social rules! woohoo! obviously, liberation needs to be bounded a little, just so that streakers don't streak in public...but anyway, who's stopping us from making ourselves heard, and going up to random ppl to compliment them, and to tell the cook how mindblowing their food was.
the ties forged, and the bonds made stronger while in SA. pure interaction time, unhindered by schoolwork and other frivolous things, is precious.
we had a smashing good day, 12:01 PM.