Waackin Platform Class

Come let your arms loose! Literally.
Waackin' Workshop@DanzpeoplePOMO
11th November 2009
830pm
$18

Feel the love, Feel the soul, Feel the Wack!

Yours Truly,
Zee

New Classes

Jitterbugs@The Cathay

New premises of Jitterbugs Swingapore. Newly opened in Aug 2009. Located at the basement of the Cathay with 6 brand new spanking studios! Drop by and have a look at the classes offered there!!

Shameless plug on new classes I'm opening there!

It's a students special class so all students who produce a student pass get to take classes at 5 bucks each class. Non students are ok to come too...but you pay normal rates, which are not too bad too! :P

(Starting 7 Sept)
Monday 4-5pm Hiphop 1
Monday 5-6pm Wacking 1

(Starting 21 Aug)
Friday 4-5pm MTV 1
Friday 5-6pm Girls Hiphop 1

Will update on more information once there is! Come attend class. I will try to make it as fun for everyone as possible! :)

Love
Zee

alive

tired.

but still alive.

dance, eat, drink, sleep.

no time to think of anything else yet.

:)

Passing this on from Wake Up tiger

Modifying this post from Wake Up tiger.
Have a read, then a think about the people most important in your life.

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Try this quiz:

• Name the 3 highest paid CEO's in Singapore.
• Name the last 3 Australian Open winners.
• Name the last 3 Singaporeans Of The Year.
• Name the last 3 Academy Award winners for best actress.
• Name 3 people who have won the Pulitzer prize.

How did you do? Not too well I imagine.

The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.

Here's another quiz.
See how you do on this one:

• List 3 teachers who aided your journey through school.
• Name 3 friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
• Name 3 people who have taught you something worthwhile.
• Think of 3 people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
• Think of 3 people you enjoy spending time with.

Easier?

You bet. And that's because the people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care, and who have made a difference to YOU.

So why not pass this post on to some of them ... :)

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Quote of the day

To be nobody-but-yourself --
in a world which is doing its best night and day, to make you everybody else --
means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight;
and never stop fighting.

e. e. cummings

P.S. I love Wake Up Tiger

Embarking on an osaka journey

2007 Osaka [My Virgin Dance Trip]

2008 Osaka [2 weeks, a short break]

2009 Osaka [What's Next?]

Looking forward to the trip this time around. Spending a longer duration there and will be taking a lot of classes, re-training myself and taking this opportunity to think through my directions in this career i have stepped into.

Did i step into it unwittingly a few years back just because I did not want to work 9-5? Did i just step into it without thinking if it was suitable for me and if I would excel?

- Or -

did I step into it because I loved being on stage, in class and sharing what I love to do? If so, how do I shine in what I have chosen to do?

Met Ahmad 2 nights ago and he said to me, "you gotta kill it. you better kill it when you come back. I know you want it."

Yes, I guess I want it badly enough. To be running to Osaka now amidst the H1N1 and spending a bomb by staying 6 weeks. I consider this a trip to relax, to gain more experience, to become a better dancer and a better instructor. And most importantly, to gain back that desire, passion to keep learning and inspiring others to the best of my ability. Even if I may not be able to dance as well as others, as long as I dance better than myself each time.

I will attempt to share my journey with my readers and friends here during the 6 weeks in Japan. Someone once wrote this to me and it has stuck for a while. I like it and I shall end this post with the quote.

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"Have faith in your own style"

Cheer you up!

"Sony Ericsson is better than before.
You thought you've seen it all, we're here to show you more.
Twist Slide Press and Click,
Yari Does the trick.
With Satio and Aino,
Everything's on the go!"

"Goooooo, Sony!!!"


S.Ericsson Media Launch 2009

That was the cheer we had to do for the pre-show of the launch as cheerleaders. A supposedly 3 min performance turned into a long drawn out day as we found out we had to do more than just dance. We had to cheer for the other roadshow performers as well as double up as ushers to move guests around...turned out to be a littleeeee exploited.

I sometimes wonder if its any worth doing events/shows as dancers anymore unless it's for a pure dance focused event, because of the amount we're paid and the extra things we often have to do w/o prior knowledge. Not that shows come along alot either...really tired out by all the waiting time and being used conveniently at times...guess you just have to put your foot down and go when you have to go.

Do you know models get paid hundreds just to walk down the catwalk for 20-30minutes?

Damn!

Touch and go

The Samsung Ultra Touch Phone.

My current lust.

Ever since my sweet moto Razr V9 fell into the toilet bowl( I washed it after I fished it out..jfyi..along with my hands too!) and suffered an early death one crazy clubbing night...it never worked properly again even after I managed to revive it. I love my flip phone...and they are so hard to come by nowadays. Sigh..Unfortunately I think I shall have to send it to hospital, fix it and trade it in. Can't risk it dying on me while I'm in Japan or I would be uncontactable! I am so sorry sweet moto v9...May you end up in better hands than these.

Now...should I throw away some moolah and invest in this new current lust?

It is slim, has touch screen capabilities while preserving the convenience of a keypad for instances where you need to be fast and efficient. And best of all, a 8mega-pixel camera! With expandable memory of up to 16GB! This totally solves the problem of lugging around heavy mp3 players and cameras while on holiday! It is 3.5G so it definitely works in Japan...and best of all, it comes in black and red-favourite colours of mine and goes so well with my new colour scheme in life.

All that for $438.

Ahh...Such big decisions to make in life....

Hmm

Hmmmmmm....

I want it.

Wait. No. I don't want it.

Fickleminded me went to search for online reviews on the phone and it came up short...seriously short. Laggy hardware, poor battery life and lousy texting functions will drive me up the wall with the phone....I like to sms smooth and quick. A missing back cursor to go backwards and edit mistakes will drive me crazy.

I don't want it anymore! :(

Spotted another phone and I probably will settle for this one...reviews are all relatively good albeit it being a very midrange phone. Oh well...its much cheaper! and it's clamshell and red!!! I can go bling it up! (Bimbooooo....)

Presenting the Ericsson T707


Chio!
Totally reminds me of my sweet moto razr!
$128 with 2 year plan!

Yummy.!

01.06.2009

One Year passed..

Time really flies...

To more happy memories together...

Cheers!

Happy 1st June!

Revamp

Returning 1st June
Rethink. Relook. Remodel

Project Z

I don't care I don't care
I don't care I don't care
You can cry again
My face like a mannequin

Project Z

Unveiled 29th March 2009
Republic Cultural Centre
8pm

Tix@$12

Contact me for more details or tickets purchase.

Zee

Credits: Hong Sheng

Thanks alot! I love it!

Waaaaackk!

A little late but yea...here's the waackin' performance we did for studio wu open house. ^_^

Graduated driver

Woohoo....been driving myself around the past few days.

Feels good.

~And I love the way you looked tonight~

Mannequin

Due to popular request....there might be mannequin part 3.

Any further response?

Newton Tiger Prawns

Never go to Newton Circus and eat at their BBQ food stalls ever!

I probably might be a bit slow in realizing, (maybe everyone already knows!) but yes, they charge exorbitant rates and are dubious!

Went there for a quick bite before rehearsal today with 3 of my students. Decided to try the grilled tiger prawns from one of the stalls. Since they brought the menu over and it was convenient to just order from them, we decided to place an order for tiger prawns. The pictures in the menu showed a plate of 4 and put $8 for 100g. So when the guy asked us how many we wanted, we just assumed 4 was a reasonable size and got 4 (so we might have been a little too unassuming on that).

While ordering, I spotted the 100g for $8 pricing though and I asked the guy how heavy was one prawn but instead of weighing and telling me before cooking, he just said "later I show you when the bill comes, depends on size of prawn." I should have probably insisted on an estimate but just overlooked it as the guy walked off really quickly, and I was gauging it to be about 30-40 bucks...

So when the final bill came with the prawns, it was a SHOCKING $76. For 4 tiger prawns. We were pretty stunned for a moment. Come to think of it, luckily we had enough money to pay.

T'was an expensive lesson learnt today....Did we look that much like tourists?

Damn. HAHAHAH.

How long can I keep dreaming?

Rant Post. Beware.

Got a few things on my mind the past few days....some I can say some I'd rather keep to myself for now....even though it might gnaw away at me inside....grr. Just going to voice out my own inner voices and feelings tonight...it's depressing, it's about me me me....I don't need criticism and I don't need pep talks. I have my other inner voices to do that. It's just because if I don't write it out somewhere....I'll explode.

This whole dance affair thing is getting a little depressing personally. Don't know why I'm so low and unmotivated to keep trying lately. As I go for whatever few classes I can outside and I see the people getting younger and younger and all with so much potential and ability, I question my own self. I'm too soft, too weak, too subdued.

Then I look at current and new instructors starting out at studios and other places and they all made it there because they shone and stood out in choreography, performances and competitions. They make people sit up and take notice. Then i can't help but look at myself...I'm too busy teaching outside, I don't go for enough classes, competitions or shows. I feel like I'm being left behind. After being out there for a while already, I'm still stuck....and I worry alot of late that my classes are just not good enough...Darn my attitude and darn my mentality.

I'm feeling a little tired, don't know if I have the discipline and the drive to keep pushing and finding ways to improve, to catch up, to stand out anymore....how long can I keep this up? Would going away for 3 months even make a difference? Am trying to be positive but the doubt has always been an issue....

How long can I keep dreaming?


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And I don't understand why instead of feeling better after I call hoping for some tenderness, I end up feeling EVEN worse. I'm not a student sitting for a lecture you know...

Fork it.

Ye Shanghai

Did a show for a company chinese new year dinner event this evening at clarke quay. Shanghai themed dance and we got to wear cheongsams!!!

It turned out to be a very eventful evening because as with all shows....there will ALWAYS be bloopers.

We had to quick change into 4 outfits within a span of 20mins and the first incident was of the "slippery bra strap". Had to put on a corset and my bra strap underneath kept slipping off half way through the dance. Got a little distracted and messed up 4 counts. :P

The umbrella prop used for another dance gave me much to worry about as well because it felt like it would break into two and fly off stage to poke someone in the eye every time i swung it! Still had to keep smiling demurely throughout haha.

Winner of the night for me came during the very last finale item when chairs needed to be brought in for a small segment. The chairs had to be put further back stage as compared to past rehearsals and kept behind the curtains. So when it was time to bring them out, there was a slight rush to place them in time and as I turned to put the chair down, the wooden board acting as the seat of the chair flew out and landed off stage with a very LOUD BANG that actually had some of the audience gasping and some laughing...It was very lucky that no audience were standing at front of stage.....*i think it quite hilarious in retrospect*

Had a prior experience with props/objects flying out of my hand/offstage so thankfully I did not panic! Hahaha...managed to finish the performance in one piece.

Also, a small incident after show that happened while leaving the place had me a little pissed off.

While crossing the road to meet the boyf, I walked past an indian man and heard him say "Hey, sexy!" It pissed me off because he was relatively well dressed in shirt and pants and looked like a guest from the event! But, I could be wrong....I hope I am. Still, I am rather put off. Shall not say any more.

And with this, it's goodbye to Ye Shanghai and Cha Cham Bo! I had fun!

Don't worry, I can help.

Random titbits of the day
(Note:Can save someone's life ok!)

First Aid on a choking patient

*Victim is holding on to his neck and has difficulty breathing, speaking and coughing*

You: *run to victim* Are you choking???
Victim: *nods vigorously*
You: *Pat his shoulder* Don't worry, I can help.

-you absolutely have to say those lines okay!-

From here, you go behind the victim and wrap your arms around his abdomen and give upward thrusts! Remember, UPWARD! Do not stop until victim stops choking or until the ambulance arrives.

disclaimer: author is repeating what she learnt at the course. forgive if any discrepancies in technique....

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After one and a half weeks of EARLY morning classes and rehearsals added on to 8 hour first aid courses plus rehearsals and theatre courses at night....I am officially falling sick. HAHA

Does not help that the training centres are all freaking blardy minus 10 degrees freezing cold! Three layers of clothing and still not enough.

And so the "falling sick over holidays" trend is back again. Have to try to prevent it. I will not allow myself to be ill over Chinese New Year!

Gonna go pop a few panadols and go work on choreography. It's a non stop cycle!

P.S. The Muscle War performance item is looking good dancers! Keep it up!

Resolutions 2009

Just as well, since I'm signed in and updating. Shall post up my New Year Resolutions for 2009 as well...as a reminder to myself with my readers as witness hahaha...

1. Secure a long term ongoing dance class at a dance studio.
2. Earn a minimum of $4k each month. If I don't hit it one month, I make up the next month!
3. Go for dance training in US/Japan and return before the end of 2009.
4. Get my splits down flat on the floor by hook or by crook. Meaning I have to be able to split comfortably and not only after running 10 rounds.
5. Spend quality time with family and the bf.

Okay, 5 for now. That's gonna take quite a lot of effort already.

Happy New Year!!

Jam packed

Been feeling super restless and anxious for no reason the past 2 days. I sleep and wake up several times in the middle of the night and I just sit up in bed, half asleep, thinking that there are things I have to do. Quite unsettling. Not sure if it's PMS or just stress from trying to fit everything into my work schedule without exhausting and killing myself.

Taking a technical theatre course at esplanade from today to next wednesday. 630-10pm every weekday night. First aid course 8am to 6pm next tuesday and wednesday. Still teaching schools and having rehearsals for Studio Wu open house, Muscle War and A Dinner Event.

Still trying to fit in more schools. I think I might really kill myself once NUS classes and Rehearsals kick off as well....woo hoo!

Well, I think the working hours quota that I set for January, February and March have almost been filled already. Probably exceeded.

Yenlin, you are not alone! HAHAHA...

Now, to find time for family and the boyfriend. *Pulls hair*