OMG!!!

OMG!!! Am I seeing the right things?

Ms FM, aren't they your troupe members? (LOL)

However I think it is fun yozz.



I saw you, Ms Horse!!!! (LOL)

Shanice and YN, pay attention to this clip. Your idol, Li Peiyin, is in it. (LOL)

OMG!!!!!!

I can't help but to laugh...;P

I thought KHers are funny but they are funnier.

This is so fun....(LOL)

Shao Jianghai

Scene 1 - Opening

This is the latest version of Shao Jianghai. I have seen so many versions and I have lost count of them already.

I saw the latest version live last night at GCB. The artistes were good and Zheng Huibin, acting as Shao, has shown improvement. Yanrong is still stunning as ever. This show won them both several awards and they had jumped from a 4th grade National artistes to 2nd grade which isn't common.



This was the lst version that I saw a few years back. I like the lst version the best. Perhaps first impression lasts. You don't get to see this scene in the latest version.



Nor do you see this scene in the latest version too.

Dreams Or Nightmares?

Had a dream. Dreamt about Kun and the setting was rehearsal grounds.

I think it is a stress prior to the 10th May Performance.

XJ dreamt about rehearsals last night...

She said that she's more stressed with its admin work rather than the performance.

Wow...She's super lor...

More competent than I cos she is damn good at memorising scripts and songs.

Shanice, our idols' coming soon...Aren't you excited?

I think Kun is stressed over the performance. She hardly has the time to rehearse. She is a nice person offstage and needs some time to warm up. Once she is warm up, that's it...She becomes a fun person. Our little friend is much more introvert than her yozz. (LOL)

I am scared....having stage fright. The Esplanade recital studio's stage is very near to the audience....I will be alone on stage facing all of them...How to treat them like "watermelons"?

More Magazines

Amai's Magazine Cover

Shanice did it just for fun.

Thanks Shanice, I like it. ^^

Xiamen Opera Troupe

Xiamen Troupe is here again. I think it is their 6th visit to Singapore.

At least the 4th time performing in GCB.

They started their performance staging "She Saihua".

Take a lookie at the clip above to gain a better idea of their show.

This time round, they are also bringing in "Shao Jianghai" their award winning show.

"Shao" a MUST-SEE show if you are not certain what to watch. ;P

Lay Or Lie

Choosing between "lay" and "lie" can be difficult probably because the past tense form of "lie" is "lay" and thus indistinguishable from lay in the present tense.

lie means to rest or recline

The past tense of lie is lay

The past participle of lie is have lain

lay means to put something down

The past tense of lay is laid

The past participle of lay is have laid

Remember that lie means to recline, whereas lay means to put something down.

• Lie means that the subject is doing something to himself or herself.
• Lay, on the other hand, means that the subject is acting on something or someone else.

Lay always takes a direct object. Lie never does

Extracted from "Autotick"

Blue Eyeshadow

The latest debate is "Blue Eyeshadow isn't suitable for Chinese Opera makeup"

Many of us use blue for a kind of touch up for our chinese opera makeup. Blue eyeshadow is popular among the TW opera artistes. However this colour is shunned by the CN opera artistes. You hardly see blue eyeshadow on them, mostly red and black. They use lots of red and some outlines of black.

To me, I feel that there isn't a clear line on blue shouldn't be used on chinese opera makeup. It is just a personal preference, that's all.

On the other hand, it is actually your makeup skills that count. Even if you use all the best cosmetic products and you lack the skills, you won't look good.

Going for makeup lessons is not a bad idea. Afterall you get to benefit from it in one way or another.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.

May International Gala @ Esplanade

The posters and DMs arrived yesterday and I have gotten some for publicity purposes.

Come, come, come and watch May International Gala @ Esplanade.

I Like Them Too

So Cool!

Kun is so so so COOL!

She is coming to Singapore to perform at Esplanade!

We will be sharing the same stage!

I like her! ;P

Tired Week

What a week!

I nearly slipped and kind of sprained my left foot. It's hurting now.

Been very busy with my work.

Busy with rehearsals.

In the process of getting over the issue on "friends", didn't cry till this afternoon when I had another attack of hyperventilation.

It was so embarrassing. This is the second time I freaked out the course trainer during courses. Now most of my colleagues know how to handle when I have my attack. I think I have trained them...

I'm kind of more or less know it when it is going to happen.

Possiblities of getting the attack may be due to;

- the food that I ate during break.

- too tired

- too stressful

I hope to complete my mission on the 10th May.

I got to hear the composed piece. It is way too difficult to sing. You have to sing from one octave to another octave. Leader said that the style of Xiangju...true???

Why can't we sing comfortably? At least within our means...

I can't comment much and in order to avoid trouble, I probably won't say much.

I need a recorder...My ancient tape recorder is SPOILT as it isn't in use for a long time.

Should I get myself a MP3...or a MP4?

Something user friendly.

Any suggestions?

Shel Silverstein's Children Books

If you are a book lover especially children's books, you may be interested in Shel Silverstein's books.

I borrowed one of his books - "Falling Up" from a colleague.

It is mainly poems and drawings. They are so fun and interesting.

You may also want to visit his interractive website.

Shanice, stretch your darlings diamonds yozz. ;P

Jia Bao Yu's First Rehearsal

I left KH at half past 8.

I think I broke record for being the first KHer to complete the rehearsal at half past 8.

Even my mum was surprised to see me home so early on a rehearsal night.

Not that I am some smart alex...

The music scroll for JBY isn't out yet.

I think the whole excerpt won't last for 20 minutes. (LOL)

One Thing Good About This Blog Is......

I can dump any trash in HERE!

Cos it is MY BLOG!

My blog is my trueful "gang". (Hehehe)

Lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala

FM: Oh dear, amai ki siao liao... (设计台词）

Tell you what no matter how I am terrified of roaches...

I think I can try to draw a roach to entertain myself.... hehehehe

Dehydrated & Ousted Self

I could hardly keep my eyes open this morning.

They hurt from too much crying.

Shanice smsed me and told me to sleep and I would wake up the next day and forget about everything.

One smsed me to remind me to drink more water.

One smsed me telling me that everyone has their own gangs and even she isn't invited ,due to hectic work schedule, by them, there isn't a need to feel so down.

Thanks so much Shanice. I was told that you are part of my gang...Hahahaha..guess we are seen as a gang....though sometimes I don't get to see you often when I am pretty busy with my rehearsals.

Thank you , friend for advising me to drink more. I did and cried even harder...I was such a letdown.

Thank you for reminding me as a part of Shanice's gang...and does that also mean on the other hand, I may not be seen as a better friend since I don't happen to be in THE gang(s)? Just take it that I am being sensitive. (LOL)

I don't even dare to claim that I am Shanice's better friend. She has more better friends. Till now she calls me Miss Kirk cos we have such an unique kind of relationship...We didn't start off as friends unlike the rest. (LOL)

Come to think about it...No wonder I am good at befriending people who are lonely introverts...(LOL)

Finally......

Finally I stopped crying......

My head hurts.......

My eyes hurt......

Having a throbbing headache now......

I think I will look very UGLY tomorrow...

Locked Up

I controlled my voice better and I did all my mum's errands.

Except that I did not face her. She didn't notice anything wrong with me.

I lock myself up in my room. I don't want her to come in suddenly.

Now I can cry as much as I want without being interrupted..

I know I am a fool to cry for so long. I will only be a laughingstock.

But one thing does work for me.

Each time I cry my heart out, I will be fine.

Maybe I should "lockup" my heart to avoid being too sensitive.

I should concentrate on my coming performances instead of wasting my life away crying.

Why can't I stop tearing?

I HATE myself for being such a nerd!

Thank You

A friend called and asked how I was just now.

I tried to speak normally but I couldn't.

My cracked voice gave me away.

I managed to utter...

"Is it a coincidence? Or you have read my blog?"

Yes she did.

She didn't ask for details and I didn't offer any.

I told her that I would be fine.

Thank you for your call. It warms my heart though I still can't stop crying.

I asked her...

"What should I tell my mum if my mum notice my puffy red eyes?"

She replied...

"Just tell her that you are watching some tragic drama.."

I managed a smile and told her that I was thinking the same as her.

Mum's calling me now...I have to help her write a cheque and I need to pull a straight face.

Hahaha...My mum is a protective woman...I think she will kill anyone who "bullies" me.

So I must not endanger any "friends'" lives...(LOL)

I am LOUSY

I must be a very lousy friend. A friend just had her birthday celebration and I didn't know about it.

I am not only LOUSY but also sensitive.

I see my KH friends as my closest friends and yet ......

I think I must be a very lousy friend......

I can't stop myself from tearing...

It is time for me to wake up. Maybe no matter how hard I try to have a larger circle of friends...I am still a LONER...

Perhaps it suits me better.

I think I must be a very lousy friend......

Even though I spend so many years in my troupe...I am still a very lousy person.

Why I can't stop myself from tearing?

I am really lousy and that's why I can't stop tearing......

PLEASE, I want to STOP CRYING!!!!!!!!!!!

Please oh please....no more tearing......

I better stop crying before my mum enters my room.

I am not only a lousy friend but also a lousy daughter...

I want to stop crying...Each time I cry, my nose will block and my sinus will be back.

Shanice, you cry once every 2 months...

And I cry almost twice a week...

Esplanade performance is a month's away and I have not even started on Jia Baoyu's excerpt yet.

Maybe I may cry more......

黄梅戏 《红楼梦-宝玉莫要太伤神》周莉 马兰

I like the way Baoyu answered Baochai. ;P