Drama Competition 2008

We didn't win.

But we had a hell of a fun time along the way, and that's what matters the most. :)

Overall, I think we did a good job ... it's just that two other teams did better (I refuse to include the third team that got a placing as 'better' ... their story was completely plotless: girl is extremely unfortunate. Parents are dead. Relatives don't want her. Runs away. Is turned away by friend's mom. Gets mugged by some gangsters. Abused as a housemaid. Then kidnapped by a weirdo tourist. The end. I mean, I don't want to be unsporting or whatever, but what the fish?).

After the competition, we all stopped by McD's and brought some food back to the kanteen. We spent the next two hours hanging around eating french fries and talking about discipline within the school, interjected by our opinions on how the competition went. It was fun.

But now it's all over ... and I'll miss it. I'll never be involved in inter-school drama ever again ... and I don't intend on taking performing arts, so I guess this is the current goodbye.

Taxi!

I really want to blog about prefects' camp, but I'm waiting for the super-cool photos first. We went to Eagle Ranch again, and Mz. Quek got her daughter and niece to take photos while all the 'roonies ran around doing stuff. The pictures are INCREDIBLE. I'm going to get my hands on a CD and upload some in future.

In other news, Mr. Louis Palmer visited the school on Monday, the day after camp (also the day where my entire body felt like lead). He brought his solar-powered taxi along with him. I've got photos of that too, but I have to get them from other people first ... hah. Anyway, he made a pretty big impression on the lot of us (all the form 5 science classes and one form 4 science class). I know for a fact that many people have added him to their 'idol' list.

He is indeed very cool. Listen to this: Bored schoolteacher buys bicycle and cycles across Africa. A couple of years later, he buys a little aeroplane. Then, when he realised that global warming was taking its toll on the world, he got a bunch of people to help him build a solar-powered car. And now he's driving it all over the world. He said that when he arrived in Malaysia, it was raining, hard. And someone told him: "Sorry about the rain. It's hot weather right now." And he's all: "=\ Uh, hot weather. OK."

Which is true. Global warming at work, folks. I'm leaving the link to his website in my 'Webs on the Net'.

Today, a whole lot of the form 5 and 4s went to UM to watch the TESL fourth-years perform for their course project. The lighting, props and music were brilliant. I want lighting like that for drama competition. But TP isn't all that well-equipped, so oh well. But I really didn't get the ending to the second drama. Any SA-ian who understood it, please leave a note on the Conteng Wall.
<--- :) Drama on the other hand is coming along fine. We came in at 22 minutes, which is awesome considering the props people were moving slowly at the time. We're aiming for the speed last year's team managed; we were so fast, we got the heavy-furnitured scenes done in less than seven seconds. Moving on ... Mama bought Eclipse for me. She went around all over the place, looking for the flipping thing. But apparently, it's sold out in all MPH outlets and Kinokuniya. Borders only has one copy left. Only a month ago, the shelves were bursting with them. Seriously, guys! When did it get so popular? xD

Daily Life Bit

Hijau did not fall SPLAT today. But I won't say anything else until after Sports' Day.

Raptai was very tiring. Spent the first half of the morning yelling out commands and getting everyone to get used to marching. Hijau took over the space next to the kantin while Merah took the Block A end of the carpark, which meant that we were pretty much next to each other. At one point they marched right into Hijau space - which we had decided was our territory. Thus a rather childish fight ensued about staying in each other's spots while the Merah 'troops' cheered and the Hijau-ans jeered. Was very funny. xD

After recess and the actual marching rehearsal Pn. H took me, Tarsha, Salwa and Sofeya to TP to check out their stage for the drama competition. It's a pretty small stage - only 28 size-7 shoes across.

I am currently watching Blood+, 'cause Tarsha and I agreed to trade TV shows - she'll watch Avatar, and I'll watch Blood+. It's OK so far, I'm into even halfway through the first episode. I had to reload everything because I just realised that they have English-dubbed versions, so I don't need to listen to it in Japanese. ^^;

I am also currently reading New Moon. Edward and Bella should join the club at the Swamp Pit of Despair. Wallow to your heart's miserably delight, 24/7. xD On the other hand, Jacob is such a nice guy. I'm warming up to him.

EDIT: Blood+ is FUN. There's blood everywhere, yayyay. There was this bit of freaky music in it at one point which freaked Pebbles. She started growling. xD Speaking of blood, Bella's 'obsession' with bloody horror movies in New Moon is endlessly amusing. How gleefully macabre.

They're not as deathly pale as I had expected ...

The school

Became a wading pool
As the rain beat down
On our busy town.

Word.

The drains were overflowing and people were running in the rain screaming. It rained again today, but not as heavy. I was hoping for some mandi hujan time, but oh well. We had drama practice outside the gallery since that it was full of: cheerleaders, taekwando people, random spectators and chairs.

The chairs took up the most space.

It was a mess. The practice I mean, not the chairs. Julia came over to help since that she's teaching the Form 1 and Form 2s (hee, she's a teacher xD). But Aidil and Bani were missing. We found Aidil wandering around looking worried 'cause her cousin (who's helping us out too) hadn't arrived and Bani was nowhere to be found. I found her an hour later in the canteen - she forgot about practice. ^^;

Aidil's cousin arrived with 14 minutes to go till most of us had to go home. There was a lot of arm-waving. I became quite confused. My body wouldn't listen to my brain, then my brain got fed up and gave up telling my limbs what to do.

It feels like a strange blur now. The only thing working was my mouth.

In other news:

Guess who?

Note to self: In future, do not check on movie/book/comic/tv show/cartoon news immediately after dinner. Suffocation due to lack of oxygen caused by fangirlish excitement may occur.

EDIT: Deathly Hallows is gonna be split in two movies!? I am so behind the times. This is very cool news. Prolong the Harry Potter mania plzkthx.

The hols-cutting update

CPU has officially kicked the bucket, and Papa just realised that his eldest does not know what 'back-upping your hard drive' is. xD So he explained and bought me a pen drive so that I won't have to sit around whining about the half-dead computer not letting me finish my work. Acu showed me that I can name the pen drive (its birth name was KINGSTON) so I've named it JAQUE. It is officially asexual. If I refer to it by gender, it's purely for convenience.

As for the CPU, Uncle James took it, rescued the hard drive and is bringing a brand spankin' new one over in a few days. So, yes. I won't have to worry about my elderly CPU anymore. Alright!

In other news, drama is going quite ... OK. We'll have to work hard till the end.

I've done a lot of drawing lately. Mostly Avatar fanart. Even if my scanner was connected to a computer right now, there would be no art-dumpage because well ... I'm always a little stingy with fanart. The last time I drew characters over so obsessively was back in my Harry Potter phase. But Avatar is so much fun to draw. The fire nation kids in particular. And Katara's hair-loops. xD

Enjoy what's left of the hols, everyone.

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Many tags today.

Random celeb-bit: James McAvoy's next film has him co-starring with Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman in Wanted.

That guy is on a ROLL!

In vaguely related news, I have decided to add another career option to my list of things I don't want to be when I grow up. Following doctor on the list which I haven't updated since I was seven, I now never want to be a casting director. Or anything related to sitting through auditions. I am a weak and flimsy person who cracks under pressure. D:

Now some sentences thrown together: Drama still chewing on my liver. Tuition took a shorter time than usual. Funny bones are humerous, but I'm the only one laughing. Holding on to people is mind-numbingly frustrating at times. I want new Avatar episodes. The month of march has me marching.

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Oh, the drama.

I now have a very vague idea of how Simon, Paula and Randy feel during American Idol auditions. I feel for you, dudes and dudette.

Today marked the very last of my March tests. Forever. Sounds incredibly epic put that way. Today was also drama auditions day. I was scared that nobody would turn up. Soon after, I was stressed about just how many people there were to go through. ^^;

Since that I've never done anything like this before, I was a total blur-case. Followed Tarsha around like a pathetic puppy, asking questions and making general statements as to just how hyped I was. This drama thing is killing me inside, seriously. I've never worried about something this long before, not even for UPSR and PMR.

In the end (a.k.a. three hours later) we (that is Pn. H and I since that Pn. P and Tarsha went of early) came up with a cast. We agreed with everything ... except for one character. I'm still grumbly about this. I'm not happy with her choice. Grrraarrrh. Will talk to her tomorrow.

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Lists

There's nothing like a nice warm shower after walking up and down the merentas desa route. No, I didn't run/jog/hurry. I've broken some sort of personal code, I know it. xD But it was the only time that Tarsha could tell me the drama story, and seriously, running + talking is a torture. And I'm choking on my own phlegm, so yesh, excushe me pleashe. :p

We made it in good time though, so it's all good.

I'm planning on starting the drama script after I've finished all my homework, find a time slot somewhere. I have to get it done soon, Ms. T's started breathing down my neck. Scary business.

So, ko-ku has officially started. This is what I'm involved in so far, so I remember:
# Prefectorial Board. Biggest responsibility school-wise. Whoot!
# Nahjan's Newsletter. xD Send all ye artworks, comments, writing and complaints to this here address ---> sriamanbulletin@gmail.com
# Editorial Board - English Segment. I'm pretty excited about this.
# Drama Team. I seriously want to win. This dream's been nibbling since I was in Form 1.
# Secretary for HU. There weren't many Form 5s (dudettes, where did you all GO??? D: ) and I'm just happy that I didn't get Prez. (Go Ling Shin! xD)
# Green House. Dang the whole creativity-stomp out thing the school's doing.
# Taekwando. A little loose with this. But I want the exercise. xD

Hmmm, I think that's it. Very manageable, I think. I guess when you wear maroon, you automatically end up doing lots of stuff. I think it's fun. My workload isn't as big as some people.

And, I have found fellow people who find something weird and unsettling about Twilight. xD Problem is, some people say that New Moon is as boring as a grit of dirt. Why? No Edward Cullen. Dang the dude. I can't seem to like him, but you can't deny he makes the series what it is. Dang diggity dong. So now I'm all fickle-minded and unsure whether to buy, or borrow. *starts furious coin-flipping*

Speaking of that, here's my current To-Buy-To-Read List:
# Come A Stranger - Cynthia Voigt
# Seventeen Against The Dealer - Cynthia Voigt
# Snakehead - Anthony Horowitz
# Sleepwalker - Robert Muchamore
#Thieves Till We Die - Stephen Cole

Yup.
Till next time.

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Doodlings

Since that I am now able to use a scanner (insert happy-dance here) here's something I doodled a week ago. I'd just gotten myself a set of coloured pens, and wanted to get used to the feel of them. So here they are. :)

From top left to bottom right: Rush, Kip, Drunk Bunny, Capsicum, En. Katak, Semi-Fictional Squirrel, Yam The Ayam, Apple and Grapefruit.

Capsicum, Apple and Grapefruit are part of this character I made up in Form 3 ... Nad, Hannah and Iffah will remember him. x) Peach, The Happy-Unicorn. Capsicum's his little sister, and Apple and Grapefruit are his best friends. I'll draw and scan a drawing of Peach and his twin brother, Ricot, sometime in the future.

And now, I have to sketch out a rough draft for the drama script next year. I'm pretty excited about it. :) Will write soon.



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