Tuesday, January 23, 2007
So we finally staged the CSA cultural show: The Monkey King on Saturday, and surprise, surprise, it turned out to be more successful then we expected. To be honest, I thought it was a lame-ass script (see the pics below), and right before the show I had a panic attack that our jokes were going to be met with stony silence before the audience starts pelting us with rotten bananas. But to our suprise, we had the audience roaring with laughter (admittedly, over jokes that werent meant to be funny).
Memorable unexpected moments:
When we dropped and broke a shot glass on stage.
When I couldnt find my jacket and had to wear an oversized, mismatched one.
When, during my scene as Professor, I panicked for a second when the students didnt appear on stage with me when they were supposed to, and covered it up with a quick-thinking, "WHY ARE YOU SO LATE?"
When Melody actually slapped Patrick and actually kicked me in the ribs. Owtch.
When Jon's ridiculous moustache was half hanging from his upper lip, causing the cast to forget their lines in the midst of controlling our laughter.
Rehearsal: "Ultimate Boss Power Move!!" (wind blows, everyone flies around stage)
Unflattering photo of me as Tai Sheng Lao Jun (Honky accent included) with Dick, uhm, I mean Jean.
Some of the monkeys, (read: cast) monkeying around
Cast pic!Ah, good times, good times.
Also, remember the post about me becoming a frat boy? Well, I almost became one this week! Like what I said, its not what you think. I "rushed" (terminology for socializing and getting to know the members) for a business frat, which is very different from the social frats you see in the movies. I wont bore you with a long description of what business frats are, but basically they emphasize on professional events and are co-ed. Sort of like Student Council. But with no Iskandar. (heh heh)
Well, you know my initial abhorrence to anything Wh@rton related, so I had to be dragged to their information session last week, which really impressed me and changed my opinions of business frats as a whole. Hence the rushed decision to rush (pardon the pun), which got me right through closed rush and up till the interview. However, my main grouse was the fact that pledging is so time consuming that its been known to cut you off from friends and affect your gpa. So hence followed 2 days of indecision similar to me "should i do a dual degree or graduate studies" dilemma, which resulted in me deciding that perhaps I'm not ready to throw myself into full time commitment just yet.
So, I've decided to take it slow this semester and concentrate on the commitments I already have. As my army boss would say, "Steady... steady..." Still, my opinions about the Wh@rton world have changed, (of course, the lure of a lucrative Finance career has nothing to do with it). I dont doubt the networking/training advantages of being a part of this world, but Im not about to abandon my "I want to take advantage of a liberal arts education" plan just yet.
he rocked the party at 11:37 PM |
