ACTING ACTING ACTING!!! I LOVE ACTING!!!!

27 February 2012 (Monday)


Again Theatre class, what are we going to do today? Question marks appear on my mind but pity me and Vhina can't manage to catch the bus because the train is late. HATE IT! And we took a taxi that cost us RM6 each. SAD!

We used the back door of the classroom again not because it is closed but the doorknob haven't repaired. "Good service" from Taylor's University. As usual, Mr. Rey asks us whether we've any problem for the assignment and also as usual we didn't answer him. HAHA! He also told us that better to have a script because we can speak our own language that he not really know most of it, so he needs a translation HAHA! Besides, he also gives us examples about the assignment.

After that, warm up time and very fast we go into the main point of the class. Today almost the whole day is about "status" acting. Mr. Rey split us into 2 groups and each group will have the chance to play both of the "status" and that is the "high status" and the low status". At 1st, Mr. Rey calls us to walk around and the 1st group will act as the gangster status. The 1st group people gonna pick the 2nd group people then do anything that gangster do to the weak people. YEAH! I never do this before and is so fun. After that, the 1st group turn to a smart ass people but didn't look down on the 2nd group people instead comfort them and encourage them. OMG! This is quite hard because I'm not a smart ass and I really don't know how to convince him. Now we switch status and the 2nd group now is the rich people whereas us the 1st group is the poor people. This condition is the rich guy doesn't look down on us but they willing to help us anything they could help.

Next exercise, we need a block for 2 person and then Mr. Rey gave us a short script paper and he says that 1st group, the salesman is "high status" whereas the customer is in "low status", 2nd group is the opposite way. So, me and my partner Eric we practice through the script 1st and then with more emotion. Next, Mr. Rey change the condition and he wants the 1st group people, those with the "low status" gradually change to the "high status" whereas the 2nd group is in the opposite way.

Ya! Me and Eric will gonna be the good one. So we practice practice and practice and when is our turn we improvised actually. LOL! At 1st , I act as a customer that is in the "low status" and I want the salesman to show me the ring but he seems like doesn't even care about me and also look down at me. After he showed me the ring, I told the salesman that this ring doesn't suits my wife and I also told him that I gonna have a wedding and my budget for the wedding ring is RM 5 million. The salesman shocked and he changed his viewpoint in a sudden. Of course, I also try to make fun of him. I kept switching my decision for the wedding ring and I pick the most expensive ring that worth about RM 10 million. The salesman asks me whether I pay through cash or card. Of course is card and we want it to end it with the bill went through but Mr. Rey changed our condition that is the credit can't pass through. Ok then, I use the other credit card also can't pass through. WHAT!!?? The salesman tells me that when I've enough money only come and purchase back the ring. And that moment, I really don't know what response to give so I just HMPH! End scene!

Class end!

A satisfaction and A happy day!!!!

24 February 2012 (Friday)


My TOEFL exam finished! Although I already finished it last Friday HAHA! But I still want to say it out loud, FINALLY! And I've a good mood today because of this and also I'm fully prepared for the assignment that Mr. Rey gave last week. BOO YA! Let's do it again!

Good morning~ I've reached campus again and with my friend Vhina as usual because we came with the same bus. HAHA! Early walk to the class and check out again whether the classroom is locked. Cool! This time it didn't locked instead when I open the doorknob, I accidentally "break" it. Damn! I wonder who the hell break it.

HAHA! When Mr. Rey came in, he actually piss off ,sort of and he also said " This is Taylors and 'Malaysia Boleh' ". Great, HAHA!  Everyone is here then is warm up time! After that, Mr. Rey calls us to be prepared and also props. Ok I wish I was the first to act but nope, Eric is the first. He is in his room cutting his fingernails and then he receives a phone call from his friend. After that, I can't really know what he is doing. Is he in the garden now? or is he still in his room? Because he is shuffling his feet. But what I know about the phone conversation is he is giving excuses to his friend. Well, I can see that Mr. Rey is not very satisfy his performance and he tells him that be prepared next time.

Next one, is it David or Lichelle ( Sorry if I spell it wrongly)? Can't remember clearly. Never mind, I'll explain David's 1st. He opens his laptop and then plug in an earphone. After that, he receives a call and is from a customer. What character is David playing? Hmmm... Oh! He is the receptionist of a hotel and the customer wants to reserve a room. Ok now this is very weird, I mean the customer. He asks David whether he can bring another guy to his hotel room and David explains that he can but don't do those "things" because Malaysia country is forbidden this behaviour. HAHA! what a customer. I think that was good and Mr. Rey seems like also satisfied with it.

Next is Lichelle and I not really concentrate on her acting. Don't know why >.< But I did watch a little bit and what I know from her acting is like something is going to hurt her or something through the phone conversation. Ok then, Mr. Rey turn to asks her something. What Mr. Rey asks only I know what is happening. LOL!

Ok now is my turn, YES!! I brought my laptop into my room and then start playing computer games. After that, I receive a phone call and I feel frustrated about it. I don't like people disturbing me when I'm playing games. Who knows, is my girlfriend who called and I was shock but I still continue playing computer games and also try to focus on what she is talking to me. Nope, I can't do it and I let my girlfriend scold. I try to convince her but she insists me to close the game. Fine! I close it and she wants to hang out with me, a movie then I agree her and asks her to sleep early. The end! I can see that Mr. Rey is quite happy for my performance but he don't know that I'm talking to my girlfriend, maybe because he can't hear my "Dear" word clearly. He comments that I not really alive in the scene so he called Lichelle to act as my girlfriend. OMG! this is so real LOL!

Class is going to end and he gave us another assignment that is 3 phone conversation in 1 scene and at least 3 props. This time the conversation can be anyone and also can speak in your language. Well, I think I need to make a translation script for Mr. Rey then HAHA!

5th day of Theatre Class

20 February 2012 (Monday)


Another day for Theatre class again. Hoping for new games and activities HAHA! Today I'm so tired just don't know why. Arrived at campus too early, HAIZ! Funny part happened, me and Vhina thought that the class door is opened but is not and we try the back door also not! HAHA! And we wonder that how we gonna start class and also wonder that how is gonna be Mr. Rey's reaction. At last, all students gather outside the classroom and waiting for Mr. Rey. Finally, HAHA! Mr. Rey came and he was wondering why are we standing outside. Well, we told him why and lucky he got keys for the back door.

Ok then, everybody warm up gonna start!! Before that, Mr. Rey asks us that we've any question for the assignment, for me no but he still explains it again and he gives us more detail and example this time. After that, warm up starts. As usual, I can't really hear Mr. Rey!! I'm sorry sir, your voice is too soft!

I love this moment and is very tiring seriously because I can't control my body movement properly. Mr. Rey wants us to find a partner and then hit each others butt and we also need to like taunt them. Cool! After that is slow motion and I hate this part because most of them who become my partner cheat. Mr. Rey say slow motion, they do but at the end of the peak of gonna hit my butt they suddenly become fast. GRRR! Mr. Rey did point out some of the students about that and now he wants us to be sexy and attract your partner but the hitting butt is still on. My partner is a girl and I can see that is not a problem for me and her but the question is how am I gonna be sexy? I've never seen any guy been sexy before. So is kinda hard for me and I think every of the guy in my class does. Mr. Rey knew it HAHA!

This exercise continue with silly looking when you being hit and then violent. LOL! everyone is like becoming a beast. Exercise end, Woooo! Tiring and I'm sweating hard. Then next exercise, imagination. This exercise is like Thtr 101, lie down on the floor and then imagine what the lecturer said. Again, I can't hear Mr. Rey! I should have move in front a little. Ishh! After that he calls us to take a block simultaneously and then sit on it. Wonder what activity is this. Ok then, now this exercise is like eye contact and is also a part of a scene work. Mr. Rey orders us to find the nearest partner and he calls us to look in each others eyes. Ok let's do it and I've the same partner again and now this is really awkward because I've never look into people's eye that long and she is a girl not a guy. OMG! And same problem I can't hear Mr. Rey >.< At 1st, I look into her eyes and I see nothing and I don't know what to see and feel. After that, Mr. Rey tells us that we can do action but I can't hear clearly so I didn't really do any action but just a wink and a little body movement. I feel like I don't want to look at her anymore its so tiring and weird. During that exercise, I saw something in her eyes. I saw she is getting frustrated HAHA!

YES!!! Mr. Rey calls us to end the scene, finally! After that, Mr. Rey asks us some question about that exercise but I can't remember what he asks because that moment what I concern is I've test now! I need to go!

4th day of Theatre Class

15 February 2012 (Wednesday)


I'm actually the Friday class student but I've TOEFL exam on that day so Mr. Rey told me to come today's class. Yeah! I've done my rehearsal and I also have brought my props so I think today I'll not be the audience again.

Before the class start, all the Wednesday students arrived and some of them start busy writing their objective, super objective and beats. So that's the reason why they came so early. HAHA! I can see that everyone are already fully prepared and full of confidence.

Here comes Mr. Rey! Good morning~ As usual, mark attendance and then warm up. Walk around, around and around. During the warm up, Mr. Rey calls us to do our rehearsal. Some sort of recap and self preparation. After a few minutes, acting starts! 1st is Valerie. She open a door and then threw her key. I think is a car key and it seems like she just came back from school. She on the air-conditioner and I guess she is in her living room. After that, she go to her refrigerator and find something to drink, the end. I think overall is ok but for Mr. Rey, he spots a lot of weakness in her acting. I can't remember most of them but what I remember is Mr. Rey spots that when Valerie is drinking, he asks her does she drink without opening the bottle? And she answered that she usually put her drink without the closing the bottle. Mr. Rey says that the audience doesn't know that what you usually do at home.

After a few students acting and now is my turn. I peep, peep and peep and I was actually like giving myself more time to cool down because I want to hand in a love letter to someone I like into her drawer and that moment in the classroom have a few students and I don't dare to walk in. After that, I decided to walk in and then I slip off and fell down. OMG! so painful and I was so embarrassed so I quickly put the letter into her drawer and escape. Mr. Rey asks me where am I that time, I answer him that I was outside a classroom. He was impressed with my falling and he asks me again how did I fall, I told him that the floor was a cement. Mr. Rey refutes that cement can't be so slippery but I told him that my high school classroom is like this and I made the same mistake what Valerie made, that is the audience don't know. Besides that, Mr. Rey says that I didn't show the audience that I'm embarrassed when I fall down that moment. Alright, I should look up more and I not really did it just now.

Class going to finish and Mr. Rey explains to us that when acting, we can't play with the feeling and every action that we do will lead to a feeling. Besides, he also told us about the 4th wall and the 4th wall is actually pretend that we didn't saw the audience when we're acting. After that, Mr. Rey gave us another assignment and that is a phone conversation. The duration for that conversation is 45-90 second and we need at least 3 props, specific conversation and people and during the conversation must have a pause. He also teaches us that when we're on the phone, our mind appear that people's image.That's all for today and I'm satisfied for my performance today.

3rd day of Theatre Class

13 February 2012 (Monday)


Today I feel very lazy to wake up so early in the morning but no choice. All is because of the class starts at 8am and I don't want to be late again.

Same daily activities-reach campus and have a small breakfast then go to class. Simple ha! I was wondering what we will do today? Is it another scene work? Well let's see later.

Before class starts, Mr Rey asks us did we start our journal and I think most of us answer is yes and he starts to explain again what we gonna write in our journal and he also recommends us to get a sketch book to note down everything because he says that our memory disappears very quickly, guess so. He explains about the journal thing about 30 minutes and I can see that some of them are starting yawning, including me >.<. Sorry Mr. Rey!

Warming up exercise again, that is pretend you're in a situation. I just don't know why I sometimes can't listen to Mr.Rey clearly seriously and after a moment Mr. Rey says that you're in your room and you very wanted to do something. This moment what I only think is I wanted to play a guitar and when I do that action, Mr. Rey stops me and calls me to do other stuff. Well, I don't know that we can't use imaginary items so I pick out my handphone and "talk" to someone.

Another condition, Mr, Rey says that our stuff  something gone wrong and we're trying to fix it. This exercise continues about 20 minutes if not mistaken. Excitement arrives! Ball games and I thought is the same exercise again but is very very different from the previous one. This time is when we throw the ball, we're gonna have a people to become an interference and he can do what he/she wants but cant touch us. At 1st is a guy who keep shouting and like mentally abuse? I guess so. After that, here comes a girl. Same way and when the ball turns to me she look at me and say " Four Eye" I really actually get piss off when she says that and I reply her " SHUT UP BITCH!"

This game is fun and we have a new condition. When the ball turns to you, you have to act with the "interference" and if the ball drops we can scold the "interference". How nice! Game continue! After that continue with David. He act as a psycho people and he laughs all the way. OMG! Next is Valerie, she act as a sexy girl and when she is facing a boy she'll be very seductive, if is a girl she'll be a mean person. A moment is when she faces Sam, she walk to his way and Sam asks her whether she wants his "ball" or not and everyone laughs at it. Mr. Rey calls us to continue and tells us that we will spoil the act if we keep laughing but everybody can't stop laughing include me. HAHA!

After that, Mr. Rey wants the condition at high school year. A girl came up to act as the interference and she act as the famous girl in the school. I like this part because I feel like I'm back in high school HAHA! It seems like when she faces most of the boys, she like seducing them and the boys some of them are stunned, embarrass and feeling aggressive whereas me, the kind of don't care.

Game finish! And now is time for discussion. Mr. Rey asks us anything that makes us why we sometimes can't be spontaneous raise up your hand. I raise and I told him that I can't hear the "interference" clearly. Mr. Rey tells the class that we can do body movement when we can't hear another actor clearly.

Class going to end and I'm going to attend the Wednesday class because I have TOEFL exam on Friday. And Mr. Rey also remind us of the previous assignment that is the 2 minutes acting and he also tells us that he needs a paper about the beats, super objective for him to look at it. Great! Stress man!!!!!

2nd day of Theatre Class

10 February 2012 ( Friday)


Today is the 2nd day of Theatre class and I told myself that I'll not be late again! And I feel myself today quite efficient, took the 7am bus and arrive at campus around 7.30am. HAHA! And a small Loacker chocolate bar for my breakfast.

8am SHARP!! Class starts and seems like most of them are gonna be late for class. Mr. Rey is starting to mark attendance. Luckily some of them manage to came in fast and 1 thing that is very surprise. A male student came in and Mr. Rey asks him whether is he in this class and he answer YES, Mr. Rey asks him whether is his 1st day in class when he wants to answer, Mr. Rey scolds him about his lateness, so innocent. Honestly, I didn't see him before in the 1st class.

Right now, we're going to show him the 1 minute act that what he asks us to prepare last class. Before that, as usual warm up, imagine. After that Mr. Rey asks us whether we did rehearse or not. He said if the people who did rehearse line up in 1 line, whereas those who didn't do the rehearse sit and watch them act. Well, I feel bad but no choice so I became their audience.

At 1st, Mr. Rey wants to look at their 5-10 second acting after that all over again with props. Another condition, those who didn't bring their props will be joining me and the others and 2 people came out from that group.

Ok, acting starts. 1st is a girl, she came to the stage and finding her bag planning to prepare to go to somewhere but she saw a magazine and it distracts her. She starts to read the magazine, nope actually is looking because she flip the pages very fast and just to see cute guys. What I can't believe is, she actually smell the guy in the magazine and kiss it. OMG! Not only that, she even use the magazine rub to her neck to pretend that the guy in the magazine actually "kiss" her back? I think so. Her ending is like she is in a rush and then before she left the stage she took the magazine with her. Anyway, what she act just now I was wondering that does she do like this before? If that is true, aww really can't imagine. Overall her acting is good and situation quite detailed.

After a few of other students acting, now is Sam's turn. When he goes on stage, he carries a book and a pencil box. He starts to read the book and I know what is going on. TEST! and the way he puts down his book and I know that he is in the exam hall. One thing he did wrong is he imagine another people inside his scene and Mr. Rey tells him that he should only do an alone scene. After that, some of the students acting didn't make the situation clearly and Mr. Rey of course doesn't seem like it very much but every acting have everyone's applause.

Before the class end, Mr. Rey give us another assignment. Extension of the 1 minute acting to 2 minute acting. Within that 2 minute acting we can use maximum 3 props and I learn that every minutes of acting requires 30 minutes of rehearsal. I'll keep this in mind.

1st day of Theatre class (THTR 102)

3rd February 2012 ( Monday)

Today is my 1st day of Theatre class. I can't wait to attend it and this class started at 8am. I took the 7.30am bus to campus and I thought I'd manage to arrive on time but who knows the bus actually came late and it screwed up everything. Of course! I'm late! And I think I'm gonna give a bad impression to Mr. Rey ( Theatre Lecturer).

When I walk in the experimental theatre, 1st word came into my mind is SORRY! >.< I apologize to Mr. Rey for my lateness and he doesn't have any response. Well, I guess is a never mind? Next time I'll not be late again!!
After that, Mr Rey continue his introduction of THTR 102 and start to mark attendance.

Then warm up start! As usual, walk around then do some expression or emotion. This is interesting, Mr Rey wants us to run and bump into anyone and scream OMG! and this exercise continue with I LOVE YOU. Great, this is gonna be very awkward. I bump into a girl that I don't know and we both stun for a while. " I Love You" we both said, really awkward. Since it is an exercise so it doesn't matter anyway.

Next is the ball game and this exercise is from THTR 101. So is like a recap for me. This exercise starts with throwing a ball to another person and start counting. After that it continue with words, interesting part is singing. We need to count and sing together before we pass it to another person. This exercise ends when we reach the number 30. Overall, I can say we did not cooperate enough and I noticed that Mr. Rey actually didn't want to pick out our mistakes because we repeated this exercise quite sometime and is quite a waste of time if he picks out our mistakes.

Finally, class is going to end. Assignments awaiting!!! Oh no! STRESS! Well I think I stressed up because of my upcoming TOEFL exams at FEB 17 and is about 1 week for me to prepare >.< OK! Just give the best shot for this assignment and lucky that next week have 3 days of public holidays so that I can slowly do this assignment and prepare my TOEFL.