I had my first theatre studies practical today and to say that I feel drained of my energy is really to say the least. But it was interesting and rather fascinating. We had to do seemingly silly things like walking around the room or in a rectangle at different speeds and when we are walking at a fast pace in an enclosed area, an inevitable thing would be to bump into people, and I did quite a couple of times.

I guess this module could help me get out of the shell, instead of always being so passive and quiet and laidback. Instead, I have to take an active role. Forces me out of my shell, so to speak. We had a prety fun exercise, to act out different scenarios that the instructor tells us to. The instructor was randomly picking people to do things. And I was crossing my fingers and praying that he would not call me..But soo unfortunately I was picked..and made to do something very hard indeed...I was supposed to imagine that somebody very close and dear to me had just met with an accident and died, and I had to convey to the class why that person was so dear to me-without the use of words, but by using alphabets ... That means I had to go, "khkspo.....gfgdaa....fgg"...u catch the drift. It felt sooo unnatural and so silly. The worst part was that I had to move( as in touch) the class so that they would get up from where they were sitting and join me.. I have never experienced the death of a loved one,nor do i want it to happen(its inevitable,i know), plus I always have stage fright, plus with 20 pair of eyes staring at me, I don't think that I did very well..I just wanted to get it over and done with. So thus i spent 10mins sprouting alphabets and trying hard to concentrate and put my mind in the role...

Its going to be a hard 10weeks, I just hope that this course would give me the confidence that I so severely lack and to be able to speak out and be natural in front of an audience.. Meanwhile, finally managed to catch up with jules for late lunch at Mac's( the twister fries are really delicious, especially drenched in mayo) .. Lately even though I see her everyday, we hardly talk as we are always in a big group...reallie had a great time chitchatting...