Awesome #46 the freedom that comes with hip hop costume

When I make my third appearance in the Hip Hop choreography. My friends laughed at how goofy I looked in checkered shirts buttoned topped with a bow tie, kaki bermudas, round rimmed spectacles, white knee high socks and sneakers. I agree with them. But where else can you wear such goofy attire, crack stupid jokes and get away with it.

"Yes. I looked exactly like this."-cj

music makes you lose control.. Having a place where you can shed your corporate image and at goofy is...

AWESOME!

group dynamics

Many students graduated after the performance last Saturday, among them was E. The good thing about having E around in the studio is that she and I belongs to the same age bracket. We faced the same concerns and share the same opinions on many issues. We challenge each other to see who can finish 10 spins first. We hide in corners to share a can of beer during rehearsals out of sight of the minors. Even though dance lessons resumed the Sunday after, without E, going to class did not feel the same anymore. I felt the importance of understanding group dynamics in people retention. I felt that I would more likely stay longer with the studio if E was around. It is not like as if there is not anyone else that I can talk to in class, but certain people are corner stones in social groups. Each of these characters adds their own flavor to the social group. Lately, I find myself more and more intrigued by this topic.

I shall go pick up some books on group dynamics later.

withdrawal symptons

Every morning, I will dutifully perform a body functional check to see which parts of my body are still stiff and painful. The post performance strain and emptiness contrasts strongly with the pre performance adrenaline rush. The many afternoons that follows, I find myself reading or just enjoying the luxury of quietly wasting a time away; bordering a little too closely to boredom. I want to write more about the performance and document every aspect of this happy moment. Meanwhile, here is a photo taken during one of the rehearsals.

"Salsa"-cj

on the beat.

quadratic formula

• There was a negative Boy, who was confused about whether or not he should go to a radical party. The Boy was square, so he missed out on 4 Awesome Chicks and he cried until the party was over at 2 Am. (taken from Mathfail.com)

  Hint: x=[-b +/- sqrt(b^2-4ac)]/2a

18 June 2011

I'm going to own the stage tonight. I am going to be the most awesome dancer.

come some music!

quote

"For every one reason to do something, people can easily come up with a 100 excuses to not do it. Since it is so easy to find excuses, we should just keep doing it." - cj

sianzz

capitaland - 2.82

quote

          "i sat by the kitchen door and i thought, "if i may choose the way I end my life, i'll choose death by chocolates"

          bet nothing can get any sweeter than this yay :)" - V

On a chocolate craving day like today, I totally agree with V.

of silence

I picked up Tuesdays with Morrie again. After the first few pages, I found myself reflecting upon my values whenever I come across a meaning line. Words that had not meant anything in the past have a new meaning now. After so many years since I first picked up the book, my accumulated life experiences has developed in me a deeper sense of empathy. I have grown comfortable with the people around me and myself. Morrie said

    Why are we embarrassed by silence? What comfort do we find in all the noise?
 
I find comfort in silence. In fact, I'm so good with silence I can go to bed with it.

p.s. i need to read and write more. my english is so crappy now.

Awesome #45 front row

I was told I will be dancing in the center of first row for the finale performance of the recital. It's the number one spot on the stage; all eyes will be on you. I have to execute the routine flawlessly so that I will not let my partner down.

G, we will own the stage, cos we are...


AWESOME!

ouch

My whole body feels like glass now. It's heavy and stiff and I have to be careful how I move it.

8 more days..

de motivational posters

When I saw the poster, I thought nice. That was until I read the comments below...
"That is not a function."
"You’re right, it isn’t a formula. It’s two. Two formulas = two y values for each x since the two both exist for each value of x between -1 and 1. tada."
Then a whole bunch of people went ahead to prove it.

"vd"-cj

Geeks, they take the fun out of everything. Or rather they try to find the mathematical fun in everything.

pre employment check up

82kg. Carrying girls, doing butterfly kicks, body isolation. I'm literally working out my body everyday on the dance floor. So where did all this weight come from?

maybe age is catching up with me.

contact lens

I wore contact lens for the first time yesterday. Despite what many people say, I felt like there are things in my eyes. They made my pupils and my eyes look bigger. (: I walked around in them for a few hours and ended up with a splitting headache. Taking the lenses out turned out to be another big problem. After pinching at my eyes for twenty minutes, they turned bloodshot red. The bad news: the lenses were still on them. Have you ever have someone holding your eye lids open for you and putting their fingers to your eyes? I did. Eventually, I had to get R to take them out for me. Thanks R.

"they made it look so simple."-cj

let's hope i get use to wearing them. meanwhile, spectacles ftw!

quote

"Hey, we'll go shop for a foundation together and I'll show you where to get your eye brows trimmed." - G, my beautiful dance partner during the full dress rehearsal debrief

on leave

It's so hard to get my ass out of bed today. I guess I better get moving - like now - if not I cannot reach the studio by 3pm today.

4 hours to shop for costume. up up and away.

underwear thief

The other units on the 17th floor have reported a series of underwear thefts. Most of the stuffs that went missing were ladies underwear. I did some thinking and concluded.

   1. The thief probably stays in our block.
   2. The thief is probably a male. (I ruled out lesbians, somehow)

I am not a profiling expert, so I only managed to figure out this much. But yesterday, we had a break in the case. My aunt who stays on the 13th floor with her kitchen facing my front door called to tell my mum that she caught sight of the thief. We have a lead! She described him as.

   3. Young male
   4. Age: around 16 - 20 years old.
   5. Height around: 165-175cm
   6. He was wearing a white shirt.
   7. Chinese features
   8. He ran to the 19th floor.

I have my doubts about point 8. With a 1.5m high parapet along the corridor, other that the ceiling lamps, I'm not sure if an observer from the 13th floor can even see anything else. Maybe she already has a suspect in mind, but was not able to give a positive i.d. But I have to treat all information objectively.

I cannot believe the spade of morally questionable events happening around me lately. First, a friend cheating with a married man; now we have a underwear thief.

I think I can pin my missing pair of sock on him too.