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Friday, October 27, 2006

MAD FOREST FEVER!

MAD FOREST PERFORMANCE
Friday, Oct 27. 2006 at 11AM
Nanyang Playhouse (NIE)
Director: Stephen Hazell

Here are some of my lines...

My name is Valentina Barbat. I am a painter. I hope to go to the Art Institute. I like to paint horses. Other things too, but I like horses. On December 20, my boyfriend got a call. Go to the Palace Square. People there were wearing black armbands for Timisoara. There were plenty of people, but no courage. Nothing happen that day, so we went home.

When we heard shooting, we went out. We stayed near the Intercontinental Hotel till nearly midnight. I had an empty soul. I didn't know who I was.

I saw a tank drive into the crowd. A man's head was crushed! When people are killed like that, more people came in front of the tank.

It's enough to see one person dead to get an empty of feeling.

That night, the terror shooting started.

They are asking on TV for people to defend the TV station. My boyfriend and I go out. We stop a truck of young people and ask them where they're going. ' We are going to die!" They say it like that. We can do nothing there. Eveyone knows it.

My boyfriend and I were at the TV station. I didn't know who we were fighting with or how bad it was! I was just acting to save our lives. It is terrible to hate and not to be able to do something real.

I was with my boyfriend so I felt I should be confident. I was curious to know what I would feel in difficult moments.

I saw a man shot in the throat! Some people couldn't loo, but I was staring, trying not to forget. I had an insane curiosity. It was like an abbatoir. He was like an animal dying with no chance. He had an expression of confusedness. It is incredible he had so much blood. I felt empty.

Painting doesn't mean just describing, it's the state of spirit. I did not want to paint for long time then.

12:53 AM

Saturday, October 21, 2006

NIE bday party PIC

These are MY PICTURES from the NIE surprise party in The Vil'age, The Heeren, Singapore....

Copyrighted photographs taken by Leong Weng Onn, Amandia Teh, and a waiter.

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Sunday, October 15, 2006

EduCAtioNaL viSIt to ACM

so yes, i'm sooooo stressed up with AED 102 midterm paper...so i decided to go out after having family lunch in Lei Garden. Angel wanted to know about SIngapore's history...then my uncle told us to go to Asian Civilisation Museum...guess what,, we did go there! ahahha...but we don't know the way,, going alone is also not fun. so i called up Onn to join..hehe...there he appeared in fullerton hotel, where i am waiting...then we all crossed the bridge (under us was the singapore river! boat quay!) to the museum...fun experience...really...singapore's history uncovered to me slowly...here are SOME pics....pardon the silliness...hahahaha....

Copyrighted photograph taken by Leong Weng Onn and Adelene Tjoandi

12:23 AM

Friday, October 13, 2006

i pass with MERIT!!!!!!!!

this is such a surprising moment for me....this month...

i got my piano exam (13.09.06) result today!!

i am very excited to see how much i get...did i pass??

much to my surprise, there is more to my pass..

i got pass with MERIT! (125) instead..

i was super super super super duper triper THRILLED by this result!

thanks to all involved...
1. God - for giving me such a talent and such mercy and favor! this result is fo U!
2. my parents and siblings - for praying unceasingly and support!
3. my grandparents - for praying and constantly hear my practicing!
4. my uncle - for doing all the admin stuffs, even sending the application form!
5. my teachers, Mrs Peggy and Mrs Goh - for the continuous pushing and perfecting my effort and pieces! and also, definitely, your TIME!
6. my friends from all over Indonesia - for supporting me in prayers and wishes!
7. my friends from all over Singapore - for also supporting and wishing me all the best...
8. Prof Choy - for excusing me from the class! much appreciated, sir...
9. lwo/ lya - for the continuous believing, supporting, wishing, cheering, even going with me to apply for practice! appreciate your care and time!
10. last but not least, the FPO, BUS DRIVERS, MRT, TAXI, SECURITY GUARDS, EXAMINER, RECEPTIONIST, YAMAHA, SINGAPORE POST, LAPTOP, CELLPHONES, ABRSM, THE SONGBOOK, THE CD, FOOD, DRINK, ENTERTAINMENT, TV MOBILE, STARHUB, MY INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC SCHOOL, THE LIFT, THE ESCALATOR, MY NAILS, MY WHOLE BODY, MY MIND, MY SOUL, MY SPIRIT, and to all that is not mentioned above...please don't feel bad, because I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR NEVER ENDING SUPPORT AND PRAYERS! THIS ACHIEVEMENTS ARE SO GREAT! I'M OPT FOR THE GREATEST NEXT TIME!

11:26 PM

SURPRISE SURPRISE!

OH this is sooo cool...yesterday, my bday was celebrated in a surprise again!! isnt it cool? they got my all work up! i asked them like a week before if they can come for my bday party...all of them,, i mean ALL of them say cannot!! well, hello, it's my first bday in Spore without my parents...fo sure i feel dissappointed...Angel was also saying that we don't need to celebrate with all of them. Just between me and her...was pretty sad at that moment.. so then, for the rest of the days before my bday, i came to believe that no one is coming and it's just a small little party between sisters....they got me all work up!! seriously! angel told me to meet her at Cineleisure at 8pm...we were to watch Rob-B-Hood (Jackie chan's movie) . so i waited for her for almost half an hour..she didnt show up until later...so when she show up, she said we need to wait for her friend to give us the ticket. so we waited like LONG! in the end, angel held her Hp and like go angry! i knew sumthin is wrong.she told me tat her friend cant make it to the movies...i was like WHAT?!?!? so wat's the point of us walking now??! she shut me up on the way to HMV... i was like OK,, wat d heck is this?! so then when we went down the escalator, she told me tat she paid for her friend but her friend just cancelled like tat...of course,, i was turn off! duh! who wouldnt?! it's my bday...treat me special! haha...i was sooo angry tat i promised i would scold tat guy who said he wanna watch with us! i dun even know who he is..haha...when i got in the Vil'age,,, the waitress was like telling me to get the card...i was like, "wait, i'm not eating,, just going to talk to someone! real quick!".. again, angel shut me up and told me to get it. so i did...i storm inside and i saw sum1 like jonathan (NIE) while we were walking around..i thought tat jonathan was a part of angel's friend's party???? hahahahah....to my SHOCK,,, SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh gosh! the whole gang tat i asked to come with me was there! i cant believe it! it's soooooo cool! i really cant believe it! i was sooooo shocked! even hendry 'atung' is there...he called me by mistake, but he and angel did nice cover ups...hahaha...so yeah!basically, i had fun! really! i cant believe it either...it's so amazing how they just sooo considerate and sooo good at cover up!! hhahaha... i'm surprised....very....so, i had fun hanging out there since 9pm to 11.30pm...wew~~! they got me to do TRUTH OR DARE which i suppose i shouldnt tell it on my blog..too personal...ALL THE QUESTIONS ARE SOOO PERSONAL! then,, the dares are super crazy...hahaha....but i did some of it..LOL....i got a golden retriever stuff dog from JOnathan, and a collection of audrey hepburn's DVD from the others.....anyway,, it's just great to have these people around...my new friends, but we act and treated each other like we've been friends forever! LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING ME TURN OFF THEN GIVE ME A HUGE SURPRISE!
(Angel, Sze Jia, Rosenna, Iggy, Thomas, Danny, Jonathan, Hendry, Amandia, and Wayne)

i was quite surprise that my Drama Friends (look at the previous blog) surprised me with a cake too the day before my bday after my drama lesson! small litlle party, but i appreciate it very much..it's the thought tat counts! they cared for me at least...so yeah,, in this party, Tiara and Wayne pulled of everything....wow,, i'm telling you...they're good! charlene (tutor) was into this also! after all the running around, she told us to settle down..so we all did...we were told to lie down on the ground and close our eyes. so then we were also told to breathe and relax..in fact, i didnt smell anything fishy! i did everything she told me, except the part where she say "reflect on the things we learnt"..i really cant reflect anything..too tired..haha...basically, i slept...LOL...so i didnt bother whats around me...even though i heard switching on and off of the lights! i seriously thought it was just Ben (lighting guy) preparing for the lighting workshop after the class... but then, i heard footsteps coming over to my place! this disturbs me...then,, the footstep stopped..so yeah...i was relaxed again. charlene told us to open our eyes in the count of three....the third number being reached, i open my eyes! guess wat i saw?! TIARA WITH A KNIFE! but it's the knife to cut cakes (the transparent plastic ones).. i thought i misunderstood charlene! i was shocked and blur when they sang happy bday. it wasnt until i look back to see wayne with the cake then i realize it's my bday cake...lol... i was soooo surprise! we had a little party with sparkling juice (made in belgium) and a BELGIUM CHOCOLATE CAKE (prima deli).. it was a great time...we all had fun! when i asked how did they do all these stuffs, their answers shocked me! first, WAYNE... in the morning, i kinda scold him for leaving me stranded in NIE alone for 5 hours while he went to JP to help his friend do 'accounting' stuffs....basically, i'm bored.. plus i need to borrow his script coz i left mine..haha..anyway,, i was so upset tat i message Amandia...she replied back telling me not to be upset..so ok...i just hv to go to library then...when i was about to go to the lift, TIara called me, asking me to go to the NTU art talkshow with her. so, i went with her...at least to kill time...after that, we met wayne again. i was so upset i dun even wish to talk to him. but eventually, i apologize for getting upset...then we went for the workshop.....and BAM! SURPRISE! it was crazyyy! haha...i was sooo embarass that i was dumbfounded...i couldnt say anything except thank yous! they all got me work up!!! =P
(wayne,tiara, sri, amandia, joshua, charlene, ben)

SO basically, the theme of these parties are PISSED AND SURPRISED..hahaha....love you all involved for life! thanks so much for doing these to me...i appreciate all your effort...esp BIG THANKS to Wayne and Angel for being the masterminds, the master-of-ceremony,the directors of these event..thanks also for keeping me away from being nossy...thanks for not letting me ruin my own surprise AKA 'scoop' (thx fo' d movie!) around....GOd bless u all abundantly!!

8:51 PM

Surprise Bday by Drama!

MY SURPRISE 18TH BDAY PARTY ON OCTOBER 11, 2006, NANYANG PLAYHOUSE, 5.30PM

BY NIE YEAR 1 DRAMA STUDENTS

Last picture (left to right): Joshua, Sri, Amandia, Tiara, Adelene, Wayne

models include Adelene, Tiara, Sri, Amandia, Josh, Wayne, Charlene, Ben

Copyrighted photographs taken by Wayne, Tiara, Amandia, Jessamyn, Ben

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