I went to drama camp last December. It was a memorable camp.
That was the 2nd year I joined this camp.
A camp that was special and different from others.
It was a good moment for us to grow up.
All the pictures show the ugliest look of me.
The very 1st Day

We were acting by using a ball.
The ball is a "multiple object" which it can be whatever we imagine.
I was a frog and he was the princess.

New faces in our group...All are really small kids of Form 1 and 2.
Lay Wei and me were the oldest.

I was a policewoman.

What should I do?

What the hell in this hospital?

She was giving birth...

The doctor was argued with me- the policewoman.

We were singing...

Warming up

Singing while turning around

Could you imagine how a 80kg people turned around on us?
The 2nd Day
We were asked to feel the surroundings with our 5 senses.

We were brought to seperate places and looking for team mate...

I like this shot

Eye sense

Waiting to smell the shoes and socks, India flowers, anchovies and another thing
that I have forgotten.

Touch
We touched the brush, crickets, worms and starch...Yucks..

Taste
We tasted salt, sugar, pea and sour plum.

Gold, Wood, Water, Fire and Soil
These were the 5 elements that we were exposed to
by using the 5 senses that we experienced just now..
World of water

To us, water washes the dirt away..
Water wakes us up
The dirts are the adultery, prostitution, lesbian and etc...
We used only body language to express our intentions to clean our dirts.

We were L..

Body contact

I wanted a new life..escaping from the wrong doers.

We were kissing behind.

World of fire

We were supposed to have sun tan under the hot sun but the day was so cloudy.
So, we had to run to heat our body.

To us, fire is pressure that close you up, burn you and put you to the end of the world.
World of soil

To us, soil gives a sense of belongings. Everthing stands on the ground.

We found each others.

Soil is best to describe our group, not united.
It can be very scattered or collective, depends on how you think.
Our station game during midnight.
It was themed scary scary ghost.

These were our stationers.

3rd Day- feel-ing day with real experiences

After our parter has carried us to walk around the big field, this was the way we repaid them. The only way to show our gratitude to them.

That' s me kneeling down and Bao ting sit on my back. It looked easy to do but when this took place for long period especially under the hot sun, you will know how it feels. My hands were trembling after a long while. We did this for about 20 minutes.

The suffer was not ended by that. There were some more to go. We had a series of tasks to complete. In a group, 1 person was required to hold a fully filled pail; 3 persons was asked to do the pyramid; 1 person was required to carry another person; 1 person was to cycling in the air like what I did in the photo and another 1 person was asked to run the big field for 10 rounds. Our action would only stopped after the our member had finished running. So, you can imagine how long we persisted these actions. I really couldn't believe I can do this if not because I had tried out my very best. Try and see and you gain some experiences.

After the suffer, it was not after yet..the disaster was coming.

We were asked to drain the floor with water. Then, we were like cinderella wiping the floor until they were clean and dry with only limited cloth. hey man, the floor is so wide..

During this session, all of us got scolded by the teachers. They scolded everything until you lost tempered or until you cried. We could not fight back but to obey what they say. Definitely, there is a purpose for this. We were too blessed and never experienced the life of those people who are being treated unfairly, being tortured, being looked down. So, if we were asked to act such scene, it would be hard for us to evoke those emotions. That's why this activity was carried out.

I was crying. I can't bear being scolded actually.
I won't lost temper but my tears will lost control..hehe
How good the acting skills of the teachers who managed to scold us until we cried.

See how my friends wiped the floor using nice posture..

That was me wiping the floor...with posture
Try it at your house if you need something different when cleaning the floor ..Hehe..

We must clean until the floor was totally dry and clean with no pebbles with whatever ways we could think of....
So, girls wiped with their clothes, boys took off their clothes.

What a relieve!!Relax and take a breathe...
It was the moment for each and everyone of us to express our inner feelings towards
this whole meticulously prepared torturing session.
The night started with laughters and ended with laughters....
We had our summer party..Weird right?Our camp was held in the midst of December..
but they named it summer camp.
Anyway..that is not important...I just went there and enjoyed myself.
All of us dressed up in our most summer costumes.
During the summer party, it was the turn for the teachers to perform.
They had this 翔笑不准笑, means when 翔, our host was fooling around,
we were not allowed to laugh.
When we laughed, we would be boxed by the Thai mui..
Haha...it was really fun..

Our beloved char koay teow a pek passed away.
Students from each class were requested to pay their last respect to him.
hehe..Not only paying respect that easy..something occurred during this ceremony...
There were lots of activities in this session but unluckily not much photos were taken.
We had the song guessing session sang by the African people; ballet dancing by the International dancer and students like me was asked to imitate.

Fourth Day-Final night+graduation performance
We had 3 major performances for the finale. They were fashion show, MTV series and drama
For the fashion show, we were only given newspapers, rafia strings, and masking tape.
We were the models for our costumes and we had to catwalk
and pose like those American Top Models do.

Heng Xin Group with its theme nature

Ant Group with its theme wildlife

HeyYo with its theme ancient culture

Yong 7 with its theme that I have forgotten

Our group theme was NEWS. We had a very very strong and fresh theme.
I like our theme so much
We focused on the hot issues like bribing, commit suicide, abuse,terrorism, pollution and those swindlers.
All these issues were portrayed through us- the models.
Who am I among all these characters?

hehe..I was not the bad portrayal. I am the white out of these black.
With hundreds of peace symbol on my top, I was the angel.
Haiz..I was quite sad with my costumes because I spent most of the time to cut the symbol of peace and it took lots of time it ended up not really nice. I lacked of white poster color to paint the newspaper as well..
How sarcastic this theme is and look how dark the society is now.

All of us together with our teachers
Then, we had drama performance. This was the most important part of the camp.
That is a rule that during this graduate performance, we must dressed up in black only.

Their drama was 人权, acted without verbal language,
with only body language to express their voices of right.

This was our group's performance－花香.
Combining both body languages,the things we have learned in camp and the use of technique, we showed people how a friendship fades using a story regarding pigs and the scent of flower.

We were all pigs.

We couldn't smell the scent of flower.

Lots of questions spinning in our mind

Lazy pigs

Ee...

10 steps of searching, looking and seeking and the steps became faster with the change of motions.

Impossible..try to smell again..

Doubtful expressions

Depressed over the result. Effort being put on seem to be in vain.

Can you see me in these pictures?

No..we must be all up and keep up the spirit...
MTV by other group－夏天的风

MTV by another group-哭

The below is the MTV presented by us based on the song
年轻就要对味

We were required to produce a MTV based on a selected songs.
We enjoyed this moment a lot since we all were so playful.

With great excitement, we came with our luggage.

yeah!!..We introduced ourselves.
Coming from different background, we were same in this camp..

Wow..we were watching firecrackers together.

We have dreams..

You again!!

So so sad!!

The same smell of us has matched us together.

We were sleeping

Playing handball

Oops..we got the ball!

The ball was so smelly..Yucks..

Practice using the balancing of cups

Body language

you You you You------

It's you that brought us lots of problems...pointing fingers!!

We did not discriminate you, don't ever try to run away from us!

We carefully walked step by step..the ghost was on the way!!

running away

o...ghost a!!

Omg..yong hui's pose

The fifth day

Our team had successfully qualified ourselves into the final round of handball.
We really ran out of energy.

Getting ready for the telematch. This was the station of New Zealand.
New Zealand is famous with its production of milk by the cow.
That was why we were producing the water with sponge.

We used the sponge to absorb the water and
punched the water out into the bottle until it was full.

Splashing of water after bombing the balloons on ourselves.We came to Australia.We had to hop to another side like a kangaroo and pass this balloon to the next person using whatever method we could think off.

This was the last station.
We were required to enjoy these biscuits like we were having hi-tea in Paris.
Look! how weird my expression was....

Do you know how dry the biscuits were and
how dry our mouths were after running up and down for the telematch?

Complete pyramid by other group

Our group's pyramid..I was the ambiguous,leaning down my body..
You should know why..I cant imagine how I could laugh so ugly-ly

The canteen that we had meals and writings. So messy!!!

A round applause for our last game.

After the telematch, we were in our wet clothes yet so high standing on the tables.
(heehee..the students of St Xavier's sure do not know we standed on their dining tables..)

Yes, we were very excited with our trophy. On the left were our very very nice and pro group teachers in charge, ethaan and yiicong.

We gained the victory as the best team in the camp!!

It was really out of our expectations because there were too many form 1 and 2 little kids in our group that lots of challenges arose. Lay wei and me were the oldest among all...I was so sharp in my orange trousers.
What an unfit match.. Sigh that I duno that the camp-t is purple in color.

It' s us "zhangxin(palm) group" with our cheers.

We had lots activities without the photos also.
-making the tangyuan-
-cooking competition adding in acting part-
-learning how to be a emcee-
-learn vocal-
-learn lots of body language lessons-
-learn the 10steps-

Dramatic Boundary really brings me lots of sweet, sour and bitter memories.
That's why I am in.
To experience the real life of us.

Other than Hakka, I intend to learn as much languages such as Teow Cheow, Tamil as well as foreign languages like Japanese Language, Korean Language, German Language, Thai and etc at my living age. It makes me feel good to converse in a variety of languages.

Friday

Friday morning was a shock to me. I woke up at 8 am because of Sharon's sms. She told me that the ticket to KL for tonite 12am was sold out because it was peak season-school holiday. I jumped up from my bed and started to think what should I do. If I was not going that night, what would be the alternatives? When could I look for house? Sigh, Li may was still in the bed. So, I was planning for and asking around whether I could walk in myself to buy the tickets rather than waiting for Sharon's only. I asked Fresh whether I could stay at her house if I took afternoon bus. There would be the only plan for the worst option. After planning for some backup, I went to college to discuss with May. We decided to skip Muthu's tutorial class and went to Sg. Nibong to enquire about the tickets. Duno why, actually my instinct told me that I sure can go KL tonite. On the way there, I received Sharon's sms, telling me that she would walk in to buy the tickets for me because the stupid agency did not want to sell to her company. I also received Jia Ying's call, telling me that she called up the Consortium company. They told her only 2pm bus tickets are still available. Luckily, Sharon could get us two. Finally, everything settled.

Saturday
The stuck was something good cause we did not have to reach KL so early at 5am. We reached there about 6 something and waited for Li May's friend or my new friend, Hui Min, and her bf, Kelvin to pick us up. We went for dim sum. Hmm..i saw one familiar face. Yes, it was our local artist whom I forgot his name. I thought it was my illusion because others did not seem to notice him. After Li may mentioned that, I only confirm that I was correct. Haha...I should go over his table and captured photo with him..haha...

This is the 2nd day of the 2nd school week. Everything still does not turn out to be well. Today is another miserable day.

I hate 11am class because it is difficult for me to reach there with no bus service available on that time. Since my dad is not working today, I woke him up early in 10am to fetch me to class. Reached by 11am, we were waiting for the lecturer, Mr Muthu. Oh, gosh!!!"Class cancel, because Muthu is on MC" Again, how this guy so weak that he tends to sick. It is his right to sick but he must have informed us before hand but not on the spot. He thought that TARC is just a stone away from our house is it?? Or it is too difficult for him to sms our class rep and inform us about the cancellation? Or he does not know what is the meaning of responsible?

If today I go early by bus at 8am and waited until the 11am class and suddenly they announce class cancel, I will really go mad!!!!

I have become a fussy lady these few days, keep complaining things these few days.
But, everything seems to go against my will...

Today, we brought 4 sets of newspaper as required by Mr Muthu. We thought he would do something more contributing. But, what he did? He divided us into government and opposition. Then, he asked us to cut out those articles that related to our party, sticked on A4 paper and present. Omg, he thought we are still primary school kids? The cut out articles were thrown aside after presenting. What is the point of sticking them on papers? The important thing is we do not know what we should do with the articles. No clear instruction even I asked him again and again. I think he is still uncertain about what he wanted us to do. Then after all have presented, he made a conclusion that as PR you have to keep yourself update with current news even though you are not working with that company. We should cut out some news articles and keep it for reference. Doing all the cuttings and presentation for 2 hours, he told us this. Furthermore, he specifically wanted the news on last Saturday and Sunday only. Omg..if you are going to discuss about election if the purpose is just to let us update outselves with current news, why are you so particular about the papers we are using?

Fire kept blazing out from my inner parts straight after Ms. Lim's class. The tutorial class was just as fine from the beginning until the last moment, the disaster came. I really do not understand what is the big matter that made her so tempered. I remembered she said that we can have 4-5 people per group for assignments during lecture. I never absent for her every single class till now. Then, today, at the end of the class, she said no you only can have 3 to 4 people in a group since we only want to form groups among the friends in our tutorial class..But, we never said this. We have formed our group and then she said this. So far, there are students who joined other tutorial groups but she insisted that we all must make it fair by setting the similar number of students in a group for assignment. This is duno the which time you did something like this. So, my friends argued with her. But, I kept a total silence because I knew it is useless to argue with her especially us-Y2 M52. No matter how reasonable we are, she just won't listen. At last, she said in a stern voice that "this is an order, an instruction, I said 3 or 4 in a group, you want to follow you follow, do not want to follow that is your problem. You've already grown matured and are at University standard, how could you all do things like this?" I felt sad about all this because I have tried my very best to rebuild my impression towards this lecturer. But, it is you again who ruin over your self-image. Never keep to your words. I do not know why she was so tempered over such a small matter. Couldn't she say properly to us? Such incidents never occur when Ms.Mah's time. I wonder how could those students admiring her so much. Perhaps this is just their pretending skills. The I "hate-it-most" skills in communication.
hee...There are channels actually to voice out our dissatisfaction. I think we are free to see Ms. Monica for beneficial comments about lecturers.

The temperature in Popular bookstore is not so cold afterall with those crowd especially during the weekends. But, it does not seem that the reading culture in our country is well-established. I can see that most of the people are just buying reference books. When I was flipping books for my students at the "tingkatan1 &2" corner, I saw few teens. They were like in my age, looking high and low for books near there. Some are taller than me; some even with "matured" dress-up until I couldn't believe that they are only Form1. I had the feeling that," Omg, am I born in the village of dwafts with only 5 feet tall. 5 feet tall is the name calling by my friends for our cdk girls.

it was not too bad after all. I got the opportunity to follow up the election results from time to time. This is the first time I was so eager and keen towards it. Sigh, my dad has brainwashed me for my shallow view towards the political issues. Yes, I should upgrade myself. But not being upgraded by my dad. Duno why, words from his mouth do not seem to be nice and acceptable to me. In psychology point of view, the approach he uses may be inappropriate..hee...I prefer learn in my way.
This website provides me with latest election news ~http://malaysiakini.aizuikmal.com//.
No thanks to Chee howe and Thanks to jia ying!!!