from bintan to busyness.

I spent 4 days in Bintan over last weekend – Friday to Monday. Absolutely wonderful & I really didn’t want to come back home. I wanted the holiday to last longer! I went for massage after massage, till I got blue-blacks on my legs. I had an abundance of food, till I gave up on the last night & surrendered… My stomach could only take soup, salad & dessert. And I got drunk on a mighty glass of… frozen margarita. Hahaha.

I came back to pitch myself headfirst into a period of hectic busyness. Was involved in 2 NYU Tisch directing exercises today, and have been asked to be involved in another student’s project tomorrow. Audition after audition lined up. Booked for a bout of theatre that’s showing in The Substation in end-November. Asked to shoot another short film in end October. Booked for another wedding emcee job next Saturday.

All this in addition to my “ jobby-jobs” – namely tuition & teaching. With 6 tuition students, among whom 3 are facing the PSLE, O Levels & A Levels this year, it’s no joke! Am also teaching two different Primary 4 classes.

At the same time, I’m attending a scene workshop with other actors & have to work on different scenes every week. Need to literally find time to attend the screenings & the plays I want to go for!

Going to watch “The Heavenly Kings” this Saturday at Sinema Old School & looking forward to the gathering after, but I’ve yet to find a friend to go along with me.

Planning to fly to Taiwan next year. Have to line up auditions & meetings beforehand. But I’m happy… busy, yet happy. A friend asked me: “How many hours do you have in a day?!” when he heard my hectic schedules. I said: “ 24 hours. The same as you, and Einstein, and Thomas Edison.” Haha.