Today's Muse: HAIL ME!
I did something stupid today.
Eeeeheeeheehee.
EDIT:
Well, that's the ivelostcountactually time some one's told me that LASALLE-SIA is tosh.
Although my intial reaction is to yell "BALLS!" and tackle them in a fit of rage one can only learn from comic books ("I love you!" "RAAAAARRR!" *fling!* ") , I supress it. I pause, and think: Am I really justified in attacking the other person? Okay, I don't really look all that dignified thinking that - my eyes tend to gloss over the same way they do when I break my brain.
I haven't even begun classes at LASALLE (And I'll keep the caps, thank you). I haven't a clue what it'll be like. The opinions on why it's tosh range from "Oh. It sucks" to "After attending their performing arts showcase, I feel that it is infinitely inferior to the stature of So-and-so school's drama club". Even if I were to defend LASALLE, I can't really think of anything to retort with other than "Nuh-uh, it doesn't" which makes me wonder why I bother to read so much.
I could have gone to a Junior College of my choice, kept drama as a CCA or even offered it as an subject. But I chose LASALLE. Not NAFA, not a JC. Why?
Because I didn't want to.
It's as simple as that.
Between going through rote learning for another two years to ultimately sit for yet another major exam and taking a giant leap into pursuing something I am so passionate about full-time and not as a sideline to be pushed aside for more "important" activities like "studying" - The choice is easy, no?
And in LASALLE what I love best is the studying.
I could have gone through JC, gotten my 'A' Level certification and THEN enrolled in LASALLE, with the cert as a "fallback". I was encouraged to choose this route; also to use the time to consider going into the arts. This was an option I took pretty seriously. Was I really sure about pursuing acting - and all to do with it - as a career?
Impatience won out. I loved the stage, on it and off, and if I could get started quicker on that road, why the fuck not?
And after LASALLE, where to?
Who can tell? I have a bunch of information books from schools in Australia, with way too many post-its in 'em. I keep smelly old articles on various art programmes in universities. I devour blogs by students at some of these schools, and blogs by people who are living the stage, in one way or another.
I read loads of comic books, too.
I don't know what LASALLE will be like. Some nights I stay up worrying about it - with so that much talent in one room, will I stand out? Will I get along with people there?
Will I be happy?
But hey, the future's the future, and I'm not regretting my choice.
Occasionally I do feel something close to it, though, when I hear or read about what some of my ex-school mates are up to in their new places. Some of them have done so much, and I'm just here. Waiting.
Ahhh, feck it. This year I have:
1. being a back-up singer with the rest of Vox for Rock Opera - and that was awesome in so many ways: seeing the huge soundstage backstage of the Esplanade; singing my heart out at the finale with everyone else; the mints! Who can forget the CHEWER? And on the Vox note the weekly rehearsals. Woo. Balls.
2. attempted to build a robot, and learnt loads of useless miscelly in the process
3. discovered all sorts of music aside from the stuff you hear on the car radio
4. finally got round to demolishing the reading list - why is Don Quixote is always checked out?
5. pierced my ears. Annnnnd still no end in sight.
6. seen Mediacorp from the dirty, boring, grimy inside
7. finally seen Tiananmen Square
8. stayed in a boutique hotel in the heart of Hong Kong - Go connections!
9. read an eloquent poem of protest graffiti'd on the pavement
10. immersed myself into the comic world - it's gotten so bad I can't write a decent story unless I picture it in comic form.
11. etc.
I don't think it's being such a waste of a year. I've picked up a couple of skills, corresponded with a bunch of cool people, thought a lot.
And while we're counting, this is the againlostcount time I'm online past 1am. Damnit. So much for New Year Resolutions.
2 comments:
Hello hello, Laura here, was blog surfing and found your blog (:
Just to refute something you raised - I'm very passionate about drama too, and the thing is, going to a JC doesn't mean drama is swept to the sidelines.
In fact, I'm living drama and theatre every day of my life, it's all consuming. We study it here at ACJC - the drama elective programme! It's amazingly fun, and we get so much exposure to theatre, excellent coaches, loads of workshops, free shows etc.
Even ones at LASELLE. In all honesty, I think the performative quality of my seniors outshines the shows I've seen at LASELLE, but then, it's more so a reflection of the individual actors per se than a critisism of the programmes. In fact, I believe we share some instructors (:
We perform very often, and at places like the SRT and Esplanade, even overseas! We've kept an extremely high standard and we are known in the industry, we are being spotted during our performances and many of our alumni have graduated to working in theatre full-time. It's rigorous and demanding, but we've learnt so much.
And about the ancillary subjects... I think they only help texture your performances because theatre is a reflection of life. For example, I take drama, literature, art critique, and biology. They all apply and they all enhance my performance by facilitating awareness of self and acquainting me with the background of the play, for example.
But I guess wherever one goes, it's the passion that pulls us through (:
All the best at LASELLE!
Point taken, eaten, and absorbed.
The entry was a way of venting my fustration at constantly getting that reaction after being asked where I had enrolled - Since attempting to actually fling someone into the Sun would require a strength I, unfortunately, do not posess. (Insert "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" joke here)
So, an apology for my generalisation.
The drama elective programme in JC was my primary goal, in fact. But in the end I chose LASALLE, because, well, I was looking for a change in scenery. Something different from heading to school in uniform and sitting in a classroom. LASALLE offered a more independent programme, I felt, than any JC I could qualify for.
I've never really enjoyed conventional schooling, or adapted to it. I'm not even sure if LASALLE's style will really suit me! The only way to find out is to wait until I finally walk through that graffiti'ed gate for the first day of class.
I'd wish you good luck for your own exploits, but whatever you're doing, you seem to be doing it right! Naw, good luck anyway.
And nice having a comment more than three words long to respond to. :}
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