It is interesting to think of your life in stages or chapters. I am at a new beginning of a new chapter in my life. Granted, sometimes new beginnings of chapters are unwanted and reluctantly entered. However, other times you find yourself finding new beginnings exciting, anticipated, needed and expected.
I am very much enjoying my new interests and so glad that I have finally found the drive and thrown away the fear of learning languages. This has always been a fear and a self-inflicted put down. In the past, I had always told myself that I was stupid at learning languages and I just wasn't made of the right stuff to pick them up. What I realise now is the thrill of learning for personal improvement, satisfaction and development is really liberating.
I am finding myself very excited about the next year and a half. The thought that I will be in a very different place and state of mind in that time is so exciting! Even for the next 6 months, I have many exciting things to look forward to. With only one more semester to go, I will have a degree in my pocket. I hope to add Fame to the creative productions that I hope to do this year. I have started to take dance classes at the Space on Chapel St. I went with a couple of friends on Monday and realised that I am really out of touch with dancing. It's a fun and great way to keep fit and also to build up experience in dance which is my weakest point when it comes to musical theatre. I also plan to start taking singing lessons again soon, in preparation for the Fame Audition.
I am excited about the prospect of being able to move out of home next year and being able to afford a car and actually learn how to drive!! It is funny that I have dreamt of driving ever since I was about 13 and thought I would be one of those people who got their Ps on the 18th birthday and then look at me??? 21 and still on my Ls.. for shame!
The other awesome thing is that I have realised what awesome great friends I have. Almost every night this past week, I have been surrounded by different groups of them ranging from dinner and cocktails, birthdays, farewells, ferris wheel rides to Mornington Movie Madness and dance classes.
I guess, what I am trying to say is that I am looking forward to the future. Life is exciting.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Friday, June 8, 2007
One more semester to go!
Yup, that's right. One more semester and I am finished with my degree! Yay! That is if I don't fail anything. :p So what am I going to do for the next nearly two months? I actually have some things lined up.
Firstly, I am going to learn Mandarin as much as I can! My new found obsession of watching Taiwanese dramas (with English subtitles of course). This is the first time that I have ever been interested in learning Mandarin. I was forced to go to Chinese School from about year 3...till yr 10. That's 8 years of "learning" Chinese. My god, and to think I barely learnt a thing. The thing you have to realize is that it is really difficult learning a language, esp one like Mandarin. The "teachers" were teachers at all, mostly recent migrants from China whose English isn't very good at all. Most of the students there are already quite fluent in Chinese and are there to learn how to read and write. How can someone who only speaks English at home be expected to learn Chinese properly with only two hours a week. Ridiculous.
So why this sudden change. Well TV of course!! :P But also, I've realised that if I do learn Mandarin I could potentially go over there and possibly start a singing career. Yes Laugh, and I know it is quite far fetched, but I dunno. It's like I have finally realised that I am half chinese in a way. I have always kinda thought of myself as more western than chinese. But there seriously is a market for better singers in Asia, I can tell you. So we shall see how my chinese learning huh?
Also, my friend has written a script and wants to make a film and has asked me to be in it. Which is really cool! I have never done that kind of thing before and am really looking forward to it. Originally the character was written for a guy but my friend thought that changing it to a female could be more interesting. So yay!
I have a gig coming up on the 16th and I am totally not ready for it. :( I don't know why i can't just be professional and learn all songs. For some reason I am afraid of doing so.
Firstly, I am going to learn Mandarin as much as I can! My new found obsession of watching Taiwanese dramas (with English subtitles of course). This is the first time that I have ever been interested in learning Mandarin. I was forced to go to Chinese School from about year 3...till yr 10. That's 8 years of "learning" Chinese. My god, and to think I barely learnt a thing. The thing you have to realize is that it is really difficult learning a language, esp one like Mandarin. The "teachers" were teachers at all, mostly recent migrants from China whose English isn't very good at all. Most of the students there are already quite fluent in Chinese and are there to learn how to read and write. How can someone who only speaks English at home be expected to learn Chinese properly with only two hours a week. Ridiculous.
So why this sudden change. Well TV of course!! :P But also, I've realised that if I do learn Mandarin I could potentially go over there and possibly start a singing career. Yes Laugh, and I know it is quite far fetched, but I dunno. It's like I have finally realised that I am half chinese in a way. I have always kinda thought of myself as more western than chinese. But there seriously is a market for better singers in Asia, I can tell you. So we shall see how my chinese learning huh?
Also, my friend has written a script and wants to make a film and has asked me to be in it. Which is really cool! I have never done that kind of thing before and am really looking forward to it. Originally the character was written for a guy but my friend thought that changing it to a female could be more interesting. So yay!
I have a gig coming up on the 16th and I am totally not ready for it. :( I don't know why i can't just be professional and learn all songs. For some reason I am afraid of doing so.
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