You might want to know that I got perfect scores (100%) for both my Mathematics units. Yes, I’m happy and I thank all your well wishes. But seriously, I believe any Singaporean can do the same. Their standards are THAT low…
It’s nostalgic to have Stephen Hazell back with us briefly. I recalled the times I had with the cohort in my first year in NIE doing Drama. Boy, I sure was naive to think that the program that I was enrolling into would equip me to teach Drama in the future.
Little did I realise that the Drama curriculum in NIE and UCLES were totally different. I was in a complete shock with the sample examination questions in the UCLES paper. I couldn’t even answer some of those questions myself as I was never formally taught topics like stage management, lighting and sound. I do realise that my students might be more qualified to teach ‘O’ level Drama than I do.
Tiara, Sri, Xuwen and I had a long chat about Drama in the Singapore curriculum after our meeting with Stephen, Wayne and Adelene. The meeting ended off with a pretty negative note as all of us concluded that it’s going to be a challenge for us upon graduation as we see the possible problems that might come along.
Drama at NIE and secondary schools are two separate entities. I admit that I’m ill-prepared to face the challenges that lie ahead and I’m not sure if I’ll be given the opportunity and time (not sure if she’s on my side as well) to make mistakes. I do have faith in God that things would turn out fine but sometimes, facts are just facts. Well, at least I’ve got another two years to arm myself to minimise the possible backlashes. But looking at how MOE is (re)positioning herself, I’m going to have a tough time…Sigh…
Brisbane City has been dreadful lately. It rained non-stop for the past four days and it made me wonder if I was in Australia or Singapore. But anyway, I’ll be heading north to Tropical North Queensland tomorrow.
Yes, more specifically, I’ll be exploring Cairns city and attractions like the Great Barrier Reef, Cape Tribulation, Tully River White Water Rafting, Hot Air Ballooning and some other attractions. Though it’s termed as a budget buster, it isn’t exactly on a budget. Exploring Australia can burn a hole in your pocket. Oh well, I’m already here so mind as well…
And so, we finally performed Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett in Butoh style. Being a typical Asian, I asked someone from our class to record it down for us. Thanks Renee!
So, here’s the end product…Don’t be too taken aback with what you see. I know that for those who know me well, they don’t see me doing such stuff. But hey, I want to try out new stuff! Hope you’ll enjoy the performance = )