So, here it is, the third blog update in the year 2011, and within the week from the last posting...which means I might and should expect a gold star from some of you who were previously disappointed with my track record the past few months! The little image above...makes me laugh. So I shall share it with you.
Since coming back from holidays, my life has returned full swing. Granted, not without a few fun adventures along the way!
I started working on a musical here, with a really fun community theatre group. I will be enjoying the participation in the show for the next couple of months! I just don't think that very many things make me as happy as when I'm in a show. I literally leave every rehearsal with a wide unstoppable grin. It is nice to have a hobby that one loves, when one does not LOVE ones job. I shall be thankful!
Speaking of work.....no, let's not. it'll kill the mood. Though, yesterday (yes, MY saturday!!), and the next week, we're doing a bit of an admission interview for next year. We, as a group of 6 teachers and kindergarten specialists, looked at over 45 4 year olds yesterday in a quick but rather smooth rotation...and we each gave them a different task....and I do have to say, it is pretty fun to pick these kids...and 4 year olds are quite a bit smaller than 5 year olds, it's intersting to see the difference in mine who are but one year ahead. I have put little stars on the rubric sheets of the kids that I'd hope to get in my class! Yes, not the academic ones, so much as the ones with a bit of personality. If they talked to me about random things, then yes... I liked them. However, if they didn't focus at all and couldn't stop talking in order to even begin the assigned task...then I'm not as interested. But one specific kid stole my heart and I will fight for her to be in my class. She is the child who began to tell me about how if she could do anything in the world, she would lasoo a spaceship and follow it into space, and the abduct the spacecraft....yes. she was a gem to be sure.
That is by far enough of work talking!!
Moving on. I have recently aquired the name of an agent from Hong Kong. I thought it might be fun to do a little extra work here in the city. I just got asked if I could do an Indian dance video....sweet is all I have to say to that, unfortunatley, teaching is about the world's worst job for film. How on earth can you take off a tuesday to shoot a video? That's right. You can't. This is when I wish to be back, working part time at a hotel...to pursue more random things, like Indian music videos....the specification was to be able to "dance a little"....well... I'm not even sure who is the judge of such things. But i feel I would have fit those criteria nicely. Anyway, I'll keep updating you on how things go. I'm working on updating my acting resume, and I"m working on taking new headshots. it has been almost ten years since my last ones! But, funnily enough, I still look the same. I could still use them. It's just that they're stuck in a packed up box somewhere in Canada.
I have not seen too many random things, though a friend of mine did show a picture of a "bag lady" which is not what you might picture when I give you that term. In fact there are two here in Hong Kong that we might want to take notice of.
BL#1: This lady wears a paper shopping bag on top of her head...fully covering her head, on days where there is no rain...much like you might use a hat...I'm just not sure why she doesn't want a hat, but prfers a bag. But, it was pink, and from a reputable store, so at least she shops well.
BL#2: This lady ties little plastic bags to her clothing. All over her clothing. It reminds me of one of those balloon covered dart boards, where you should be shooting the darts and popping the balloons for carnival prizes....ha ha, but it's on a person, and made of tightly tied plastic bags which she subsiquently collects.
Only in Hong Kong...new catch phrase!
I have two more weeks to teach this month and then we have a one week holiday, Chinese New Year. I feel like Christmas decorations just came down in malls and hotel lobby's and things, and now, as of two days ago, we're right into Red flowers and Chinese characters everywhere, and dragons. Infact, in our building entranceway, you would run into a dragon head if you didn't turn into the elevators. It is interesting. Part of me is sad to not be doing much on a holiday...but really, not much of me. I'm excited to see what is happening with stuff here in China, on Chinese New Year...even though Hong Kong is really not a good representation of what might be happening in China.
Speaking on which, I need to apply again for my chinese visa, as I've used two entries, and we're planning to take a trip up for this Chinese New year...shopping?? Nice. This is a place right by our border where we're supposed to get things made that we have ripped pictures of from magazines. So, I have to get looking at things I might wear...one must be prepared.
My house is still lovely and cockroach free, and though it is freezing (because Hong kong gets down to 6 degrees, but doesn't know what central heating is)...and I need to sleep with both a space heater and my hot water bottle, and then, I move my space heater to whichever spot I am sitting in...and the tile floor is sucky cold; I am happy to be in my little house....but I was looking at pictures of my house last year, and truly, a big kitchen makes a HUGE difference...because you don't hate being in there, so you actually cook nice and healthy things. I will take mental note of this particular preference of mine.
Anyway, much love to you all.
T
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