Lately, I find a lot difficult to concentrate in my study since. I stay awake at night because I simply cannot sleep and the worse part is I can’t focus what the lecturers are talking about. My mind keeps spinning and I need to get over it. Gosh, attending Dr Edwin 2nd class in inappropriate manner (I can’t get over my sleepy head) is rather complicated. Anyway, I have a lot of fun this semester, drama isn’t exactly my favourite one but sometimes it can be quite interesting. Our first assignment is one of my favourite one. Compare to writing an essay, writing a short play or drama can be very interesting. We don’t have to crack our head to write 5 pages essay but the fact is drama require your creativity. Well, I’m not a very creative person but I love doing something that don’t require my brain to work extra hard, but relating more to my personal experience and create something that extra ordinary is rather classy and sophisticated. It is more like a piece of art and I love it. During Dr Edwin class, we learned how to analyze characters and if you want to judge someone, you may need to look further rather than stick on their personality trait. Sometimes, we have to do some research about their background and the way they express themselves. Kind of lame but it was interesting. I swear it is. Then for our tutorial class, Mr Harold taught us how to get into the character especially when you presenting the characters. Reading is essentially enough but if you get into the character, the whole play will be more lively, presentable and extraordinary. Put some expression into it, anger, sombre, sad, and happy and exaggerate it for the audience to notice. During the activity, I think I did quite well. I hope so but maybe different people interpret different way. Life’s a blast, I thought this boredom can lead me to an end, but life is more than what you ever think of. Maybe this is not the end, because maybe this is just the beginning…..
Looking back few weeks back before everybody start watching new year celebration on tv, sitting on the couch, and laughing hard that new year is coming. Unluckily, within a blink of eye, it was past 2008 and the next thing I know, I went to Dr Edwin class. The 1st one to be exact. First thing come to my bizarre and unconventional mind is loads of assignments. Today, I learned a lot about the history of drama. 2nd, I discovered that there so much thing that I need to learn about it and definitely, I learned new terms and strange play writers that I don't have any idea where were they came from. Anyway, I did a play in my foundation years so maybe there would not be a problem for me to deal with it. I hope so...Or maybe, this time I have to put extra effort because I'm not into play because it sounded mushy. By the way, we did learned about oedipus and elektra complex. Kinda interesting because I didn't know that it really happen, I mean they really exist. In my entire life, I use to think that drama are just about acting and producing something but today I learn diffrent aspects of drama. I used to read Robinson Crusoe in secondary school but the fact is I don't know that it was title with the first novel ever. I really need to learn a lot but it does not hurt to realise that maybe I can spare more time reading and doing little research on my own about drama. One thing for sure, don't over indulge yourself into study, I mean take your time, don't rush. Maybe that is my new year resolution. Stop rushing cause you ain't get nothing. To my dearest coursemate, get your head up in the game, read chapter 15 on Tan Kee Aun play, and if you get tired, take a break or simply eat some chocolates. It help. Heading to my bed and get some sleep. Bye.