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Merry Christmas to all 3 readers out there (and counting!) (:

May the coming year be filled with love, inspiration and joy.

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Log cake is really awesome,

and ghoti is pronounced "fish".

Why doesn't anyone here think of something like this?

So marks the closure of Snow White, and my first time at front-of-house! Cheers to the most successful panto ever :D

Thanks to Isaac, Charlotte, Debbie, Ellen and fellow volunteers for making FOH life so much fun (: I've learnt so much in these 5 days. How to warm up to strangers, communicate effectively (sort of?), persuade (look people in the eye) and most importantly, smile like you would for the camera (supposing you're appearing on the cover page of the newspapers... for positive reasons).

Sebastian Tan to Paul (child actor for the show), signing a soundtrack for him after closing show:
"Hi Paul! Do you wanna be an actor next time? I think be doctor better lah, hor. Be actor very... ngyeh."

Also caught Another Crazy Christmas today. First thoughts? Shouldn't have splurged on seats, the theate was so small that everyone would have a good view. Music was okay, pianists were great, live band was wonderful. Moderately heavy on humour. Sebastian Tan's video appearance was hilarious, albeit obviously pre-recorded (since everything was happening at the Drama Centre backstage).

(By the way, I'm not obsessed. I have many more favourite actors/actresses okay. I'm harping on things because I care about the value of my buck.)

Exciting productions coming up next year:
- The Importance of Being Earnest (W!LD RICE, March 2009, Drama Centre, music by T'ang Quartet!)
- Dim Sum Dollies (Dream Academy, July 2009)
- Broadway Beng 4 (Dream Academy, December 2009, Esplanade)

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Puppet vibrato: To sway puppet sideways in wave-like motion when holding long notes while singing.

Whoo I survived and enjoyed my first day at front-of-house :D The only weird part was wearing the Santa hat, which made me feel a little like Weepy. Or Droopy the dwarf as you'd know him.

People there were nice (: We were supposed to provide these giant clapper toys to the audience (mainly the kids) so they could make some noise during the show. It was fun giving out clappers to the children! And some of the bigger young-at-hearts who insisted on getting one too. Met prominent figures like Ivan Heng, Adrian Pang and Alfian Sa'at!

Oh and I saw someone from my fencing class .__. His mom waved a clapper at me and went "en guarde" haha.

Theatre is always so full of energy. *floats*

Random discovery of the day: I have strong toes because I can tip-toe. Like, with the tips of my toes. (:

Sigh, NAC should be given more money so that the local arts scene can thrive like our medical arena! Make the arts a stable career option, people!

SUPPORT LOCAL ARTS! Music, art, literature, theatre, everything. (:
Probably the only local comic that contains Hainanese
By local artist Ken Foo (Some comic strips contain mature content. Oh well, nothing is too mature for cyberdwellers.)

Visited Ikea with Phang on Saturday in search of bowls. Bowl-find failed, returned instead with pillows and a rolling pin (haha I'm weird in many ways).

The best part was the bake fest they were having at the kitchen displays. (Perhaps they were trying to prove that their kitchens were totally practical and usable?) In any case there were Swedish people baking Swedish Christmas goodies. What's better? The gingersnaps and cinnamon buns were lovely.

Took a copy of the recipes and tried making the cinnamon roll-like buns at home, not too bad a result (: I burnt about 4 though, so that makes 28 edible ones. And my dad says there's not enough sugar, even when I used heaped tablespoonfuls. Oh well, he has a sweet tooth.

I thus conclude that baking is REALLY therapeutic. I sound like some gourmet-obsessed nerd but it feels good when you're kneading and rolling out dough for some reason. (Yay my first attempt at bread dough! Fun!)

(Geez I realised my writing has become so act-atas nowadays. I shall, like, try to, like, type, like, like that. Or use words like nowsaday.)

Respect does not come in the form of a sudden withdrawal, refuting a previously-agreed-on commitment, that leave an uninformed member to apologise to strangers for an act they did not commit -- just for the sake of pleasantries and courtesies -- and leaving no time for any plans of salvation.

With disrespect comes mutuality.

I am mopping up your careless mess.

(Not referring to any of my friends...)

Sigh. Why am I so petty?

(In a very odd mood today. Please ignore again. Not having had dinner even at 1am makes me a grumpy child. And it just dawned on me that my next two weeks are packed. Every day. Full.)

One of my favourite quotes from Snow White.

15 hours! Apprehension...

I secretly desire to ruin any chances of a stable career in my life and go to Laselle for a BA. (: Believe me?