RENT Musical In Concert 2013 @Black Box, Publika, KL

Wazzzzuuuuuuuuupppppp!!!!

How are you guys? I know I know, I disappeared like dust in the wind and never seems to come back. But Hey, I'm BAAAAAACCKKK!!

Oh yeah, Happy Chinese New Year and Happy Valentines to those who celebrate it!!!

Okay, okay, back to the point. wait wait... let me make this formal a bit... ehemmm...

For the FIRST time in MALAYSIA,
For their FIRST production EVER (let's hope they'll come back for more)
Broadway Academy Talent School (BATS) Repertory Theater Club (RTC) is PROUD to present you

As you might have heard (or not) this coming 2nd & 3rd March 2013 I will be performing as one of the main cast for a musical production, RENT in concert. We are doing about 70% - 80% of the whole Musical. This production is brought to you by Broadway Academy Talent School (BATS) Repertory Theater Club (RTC). We are a group of people who are passionate about Musicals and performing that we get together to produce this show!

All the Casts Posing Cooly for the poster... lol

RENT tells a story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. It is one of the most influential Musical that changes the style of music presented on Broadway! It is full with upbeat pop and rock songs that is catchy and powerful with some very beautiful Ballad arranged by Jonathan Larson.

**NOTE: Parental Discretion is Advised. There will be some vulgarities and it will touch on homosexuality  drug addiction and AIDS/HIV.

Below are the details of the show

Date & Time:
Saturday, 8.00pm (limited tickets available almost sold out)
Sunday, 3.00pm
Duration: 2hours - 2.5hours (including intermission)
Venue: Black Box (MAP), Publika, Solaris Dutamas
Ticket Price: Donation of minimum RM60.

Facebook event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/251203565012468/?fref=ts

Cast:
Mark Cohen - Mark Lim Eu Jin
Roger Davis - Brian Chan
Mimi Márquez - Elina Effendi
Tom Collins - Hezron Gulon
Angel Dumott Schunard - Boon Seong Lim
Maureen Johnson - Faizah Mohamed Anuar
Joanne Jefferson - Nana Eddy
Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III - Rudy Ghani

Ensemble:
Yen Peng
Elissa Aiyesha Abdullah Quitco
Norman Effendi
Tee Tze Mien
Nasrun Abu Bakar

I would hope to see you guys amongst the audience during the show. It would definitely be an interesting show and you will not regret coming to see us!

I hope you can come and support me in this show. Tickets can be obtained by contacting me at 010-3423614. We can arrange for COD if you want but only around Damansara, Shah Alam, and PJ area.

You WILL LOVE IT! Seriously. So get your tickets NOW! (Seats are limited to 230 seats only per show)

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Mind Blank~

Have you ever been in a situation when suddenly, your mind just went blank, zip, zap, kapush??? Just like that, our minds are completely void and we could not utter a coherence response if our life depended on it.

Well, that just happened to me just yesterday.

It was terrible coz it happen while I was performing as a guest for the SPARKS show choir concert held by Broadway Academy. When it comes to my turn to sing, I went up front and there I am, trying to, but totally unable to remember anything I was supposed to sing. I swear, all of my life, I had never had this kind of experience where I just could not think of ANYTHING. It lasted for about 10 seconds - that 10 seconds where I was suppose to sing. My mind just go "lalalalala" and that's exactly what I sang that time.

My mind would've been something like this~
Source

According to a website I landed on while looking for the "mind blank" situation. My situation would probably goes under the "social anxiety" category - eventhough I don't remember being anxious at all, but the symptoms match. According to this, when we get very anxious the way we think changes. Our conscious mind starts to switch off and we go into more of a reactive state rather than a reflective one. Our senses heighten, our muscles tense and we enter a total state of heightened readiness. Adrenaline engulfs us and we are in the fight or flight mode, which is wonderful if you are being attacked by a pack of junkyard dogs and have to react quickly but it is not so great when it comes to issuing verbal and intelligible responses. - Well it matches my situation cause, eventhough I don't remember my lyrics, I was still coherently dancing to it.

But as I sit down and try to analyze the day, the reason for that boils down to one thing - I was trying to do too much, while under the influence of medicine - and severe headache caused by cold. I took my meds the morning of the show and I swear, I was high on cloud for the most of the day. It almost like I finished the day floating.

So If by any chance any of my fellow performers, friends, boss, colleague, audiences are reading this, I humbly apologize for my performance yesterday. No excuse for my own mistake. I'll work very hard not to make the same mistakes again.

oh yeah, I also have no idea why am I writing this as well. Ah well~ I'll try to get some pictures of the performance and share with you guys soon. Till then, take care!

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Double Graduation

Graduation. 

Yep, I have finally finished my degree and had my convocation.
The last time, when I wrote about ..... I had just finished my Diploma. I must say, it was quite exciting for me then, being the first time and all.

But this time, despite finishing with distinction and waaaay better result, I wasn't really that excited anymore. Working life had taken it's toll on me. I was actually reluctant to be there (since I had sooo many unfinished work) and I was actually still working even on my off day.

Also - it reminded me that my care-free days are over. It's time to face reality and let it smack on me.

The only reason I even bother to go in the first place, was for my parents. Even if for a short while, I've made them proud. That is all that matters. Oh yeah,  and also the fact that the announcer had to actually say "Anugerah Naib Canselor, Kelas Pertama" (Vice Chancellor Award, First Class) before saying my name. hehe.

So anyway, just thought I'd share some of the photos that I didn't take on that day. (Was too lazy to take it out.) XD

Oh yeah Double Graduation

A few days after that, Broadway Academy Talent School had their first showcase, which also doubles as the graduation ceremony for the students.

Naturally, I also graduated on that day. The performance was a success, we had awesome fun and I have an extra three certificate with me in acting, singing and dancing. How cool was that!

Take a look of some of these picture!

Oh yeah~ I'm a full fledge, totally amateur performer now lol.
This is only the beginning~~

Brat the performer,

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