Afternoon Rehearsal

Not many turned up for the afternoon rehearsal. Basically the leads turned up but not the important calefies. Who says that leads by default are "Big Shots"? Not necessarily would be the case as calefies can be a bigger shot than the leads. (LOL)

No hard feelings ... Just how I felt this afternoon when I went to KH. The morale was low and the motivation wasn't there. XZ wasn't in a beautiful mood. Guess something must have been bothering her. But I didn't ask. I roughly could guess what's on her mind.

I can do nothing. What I have done, I have already done. Just that my words and advice aren't "feasible" to the ears. I hate to be treated in this way. Probably my words carry no weight though the content was similiar, my advice and concern are immaterial. Probably I am seen as a "lesser" friend, if so, then my time and effort have been wasted.

What I have done , I have already done my best as a friend. A "lesser" friend somemore. (LOL)

The Fish Show is very important to XJ because she wants to give it a boost despite that the role is not at all easy. XJ is sick but she still came for the afternoon rehearsal. I told her initially to stay at home to rest. But she insisted on going. As long as she doesn't do the tedious exercises, she should be okie.

In fact I never put very high hopes that the show would materialise based on the recent happenings though I really do wish that it would be brought to stage.

This show needs many people to make it complete. But we don't have that many people. So this show is going to be shelved temporarily. Perhaps for the later part of the year, we may have an opportunity to stage it. XZ is still positive and encouraging. A Wednesday slot is still given to XJ's practice for the Fish show.

XJ, keep it up. As long as one believes in oneself, there is still hope.

Now let us all persevere and finish our CDC's Opera Performances.

I love my Opera because Opera is beautiful. I am such an ordinary-looking gal but when I am on stage, I look so different. Opera makes me special. In fact Opera makes me feel beautiful. ^^

I am so eager to show YN my Takarazuka stuff especially the picture books. But the dilemma now is whose picture books would I show her. I have tons of them at home. (LOL)

Theobroma

Theobroma, Cacao's scientific name which means "God's food".
In about 1520, Cacao became popular among aristocrats, especially among women and priests. The marriage of Louis XIII to the daughter of King Phillip III of Spain in 1615 also marked France's introduction to Cacao.
The first Chocolate House was opened in London by a Frenchman on Bishop's Gate St. in June 1657.
A Dutchman by the name of J.C. Van Houten made cacao by reducing the fat content of beans with an alkali treatment. The beverage was called COCOA. By adding sugar to the cocoa powder, he also invented what is known today as CHOCOLATE.
Milk chocolate bars were invented by a Swiss, Daniel Peter in 1876

The above info is for Chocolate lovers. I took some of its info on the back of my Hokkaido Chocolate's box.

In this box, there are assorted flavours like raspberry, vanilla, pumpkin, wine and melon.

Actually I have thought of asking my KH buddies to ML's place to taste the chocolates from Hokkaido... Too bad...many of them aren't free as some are sick, some on leave, some on retiring mode and some missing in action. (LOL)

Hokkaido Chocolate, here I come. Wahahahaha

Watching Shows At This Hour

Both XJ and I are now watching shows at this hour.
The only difference is that XJ watches her Korean shows and I am watching Xiangju - Bloodshed at the Palace.

How nice if I can be like XJ who has supersonic memory, I don't have to worry about my rehearsal tomorrow. XJ must be aiming to be a 韩剧花旦...(LOL) We have a 韩剧小生 in KH..They make a nice couple yozz. (LOL)

Ooops...Bloodshed at the Palace again...Really NO FEEL.

Leader commented yesterday that she was looking at two xiaoshengs acting as a couple and it was so weird.

I admit that...cos I feel wierd too.

Each time I watch this KH DVD...I feel like dumping it away cos the Princess is so freaky...And to match with the TOP is even freakier...

I cracked a joke telling the TOP to look for a show in which she can be my elder sister and I be the younger brother.

Hence Leader suggested "The Jade Dragonflies"......

OMG!!!!!

Eating in Japan Mos Burger

We tried Mos Burger in Japan. Qin said that it tasted nicer than the Mos Burger here. That night after visiting the German Christmas Fair in Hokkaido, we dropped by a Mos Burger Restaurant. ^^

KH Rehearsal On Monday

We gathered round the TV to view our Past Year Performance. We are going to stage this show in March and we have not yet rehearsed one scene completely. We only did this show twice so far and the lst time in 1996 and the 2nd time was staged in 2003.
Most of us have already forgotten it and some of us changed our roles like XJ who is taking up the main role of the Carp Fairy.



Me and BBQ.

BBQ appears in KH once in a blue moon and surprisingly she not only appeared on Saturday but also on Monday. She's going to take onto a very important role in this show and without her, we can't "end" the show. ^^

So stay put and see BBQ in action. ^^

Papa Juri's Ernest In Love

I love to call Juri, Papa Juri. I started calling Papa Juri after watching Juri in Wao's Phantom of the Opera in 2004 in Osaka.

Initially, I didn't really fancy Juri when I saw Juri as Andre in Noru's Sayonara Show. The best Andre in my heart is of course my Koju Tatsuki. Perhaps that's why I am not able to hold another Andre in my heart.



I only get to like Juri after watching her in Wao's Phantom of the Opera.

Despite her not very handsome looks, she is a very good actress and she really acted well in "Ernest In Love" which is also her sayonara show.

Hanazakarino Kimitachihe

Short term, I called it "Hana Kimi"

This show was taken from a Japanese Manga of the same title.



Qin was surprised to learn that I watch TW Idol show...Hey come on, come on... I hardly watch TW serial shows except GZX..Just happen so that I first knew about this show from Suyin and later watched the show from Youtube..

Personally I find the storyline interesting and Ella did quite a good job.



Not only that, the two male leads are cute. (LOL)

Watching Youtube is a chore because it is very slow. I must be quite a craze to sit there , eyes gluing to a non-moving screen and to think that I have actually "chased" up to Ep. 7.

A bigger craze is that I actually bought this book. (LOL)

But I don't care as I like the characters in the book.



I wanted to buy the manga but it is very expensive. One comic costs around 6plus and I saw there were 22 books on the bookshelf and the 22nd book isn't the last chapter some more.



Maybe I may want to rent it from comic shop. ^^