As another day passed at work I can feel a change coming in my way of looking at various things. Time being one. I truly recognise the value of time now.
The day was an ordinary one. I began with the reading session and was very delighted on completing the first part if the book which was related to maintaining poise the way Jesus did. I began with the second part of the book which deals with God’ perspective (his way of looking at things) and how we can adopt it. As always it was a great session.
I continued with the scripting of the play but unfortunately, half way through, the CD stopped working and I was pretty disappointed with the same. Then I began looking for tracks to put into my presentation. It was a difficult search and I couldn’t do much work with them. But now that I have them, I plan to edit them and sync them into the presentation by the end of tomorrow’s session.
I mentioned the fact that it was an ordinary day because in both of my latter session of the day, there wasn’t much output. First the CD stopped working and then searching for tracks for the presentation took a lot of time. Though I had planned to complete both today, I wasn’t able to. But then I know what problems I’m facing and I shall come back prepared tomorrow and am hoping to complete it at least then.
I can just hope that all goes well and I do not have to waste much time tomorrow.
Realisation of the day...I wasted un-necessary time in things which didn’t need so much time, be it due to my mistake or too much dependence on technology. In a way I only realised the true worth of time. I feel good that at least now I shall be able to value something which I needed to since so long back. Truly it’s better late than never...
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Play review - Choon Hyang
Theatre Review
Choon-Hyang
By
Kevin Kim
22/10/2008
On the 22nd of October, 2008, Ranga - Shankara presented Choon Hyang, a play based on a Korean folk tale. It was performed by a group of highly talented, young artistes from Korea. No words are too good to describe the enthralling performance displayed by them.
A play generally revolves around two main factors, form and content. There are several plays which are commended for their gripping contents and there are others which are applauded for their alluring form and appearance. This one was special. The plot was very simple and conventional for a love story but was designed in such a way that there were spaces to revamp and keep adding effects to the entire presentation. It added to the entire feel of the play.
The director and writer Kevin Kim has done a fabulous job with his young actors aged between 9 and 18. Designed in ethnic Korean style, the entire staging was a grand affair. The costumes were beautifully designed and were made of hanji paper, the traditional Korean way. All the characters were brimming with energy, covered with vibrant and enchanting colours. Time and again, the beautiful effect of the lights and the scintillating oriental music transported the entire audience to the magic of ancient Korea.
The plot although simple, is an example of true love and resilience. Choon Hyang is the daughter of a widow. Mong-Ryong is the son of a noble family and falls in love with her at first sight. As the story progresses, they secretly get married. He soon has to leave her behind and promises to be back soon as he needs to attend to a ceremony in which his father was to be promoted to an official position.
While he is away, a new governor is posted to Choon-Hyang’s town. He hears of her beauty and calls to see her immediately even though she is married. But when she doesn’t agree to his orders, he imprisons her and decides to kill her on his birthday to seek revenge for disobedience.
On the other end, Mong-Ryong passes an exam to become a higher official and is promoted to a higher position in the administration. He hears of her sad state and secretly builds an army to take down the new evil governor. A few comic twists follow till he discloses his true identity at the governor’s birthday event and punishes him for his misbehaviour and spitefulness. He is reunited with Choon – Hyang.
The simple plot, exuberant performances, vibrant colours, and authentic oriental music were enough to transport the audience to the backdrop of an ancient Korean Dynasty. Truly it was a love saga only second to Romeo and Juliet.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
the learning continues...
Like always, my day began with great inputs from the book Jesus in Blue Jeans. It was a great reading session as always and I felt great about it when I tried to ponder over the day's reading.
Then I continued work on the script of the play(the special prize) and have been trying to relate how the story developed into a play like that. It always is a great session, looking into the play and developing the script with all the various details and all the small little things that one needs to take care of. The dialogs, the expressions, the movements, the changing of scenes, are just a few of the so many things which go into the making of the script. It was an enjoyable session.
Today being Diwali, we cut the day short to just three session from 10 to 1 and the final session was another very satisfactory one. I completed the visual part of the presentation for the students of Dharmaram College. Now I just need to add the sound effects to go along with when I come back tomorrow. It gave me immense satisfaction, just looking at the presentation. I am planning to post the presentation too if it is possible.
It was a great day at work again. Nothing really eventful happened but I just remained busy throughout and I got to learn a lot. I'm eagerly waiting to go back tomorrow and complete the presentation with complete sound effects.
Quote of the day, “all the world is a stage, and every one is an actor.”
Then I continued work on the script of the play(the special prize) and have been trying to relate how the story developed into a play like that. It always is a great session, looking into the play and developing the script with all the various details and all the small little things that one needs to take care of. The dialogs, the expressions, the movements, the changing of scenes, are just a few of the so many things which go into the making of the script. It was an enjoyable session.
Today being Diwali, we cut the day short to just three session from 10 to 1 and the final session was another very satisfactory one. I completed the visual part of the presentation for the students of Dharmaram College. Now I just need to add the sound effects to go along with when I come back tomorrow. It gave me immense satisfaction, just looking at the presentation. I am planning to post the presentation too if it is possible.
It was a great day at work again. Nothing really eventful happened but I just remained busy throughout and I got to learn a lot. I'm eagerly waiting to go back tomorrow and complete the presentation with complete sound effects.
Quote of the day, “all the world is a stage, and every one is an actor.”
Monday, October 27, 2008
Happy realisation - day 7
After a fairy tale opening to my internship in the first week, the second week began on a more balanced note.
I began the day by reading a few more chapters of Jesus in Blue Jeans. I learnt a lot from that little reading, two very important life values. The book I feel has a deep spiritual connection somewhere. I constantly feel myself developing according to the book. It is a great feeling, totally invigorating.
Today I said was a more balanced day because I felt that just coming to work and enjoying my work wasn’t everything in this field. I also needed to come back home and put in extra effort to keep up with the tasks. I feel that one of my faculty members is a little upset with me as I have taken a little extra time than required to complete one of his assignments. I am pretty upset about the same. It was probably my approach to the task which was incorrect, due to which I needed some extra time to complete it. But I am positive about the entire situation now and I’m sure I shall not give him or any of them for that matter a chance to feel that I’m not focussed on my work.
After lunch I continued working on the movie which I had begun and I am just two steps away from being able to present it. It’s a great feeling as more parts of the movie are being completed.
Diwali, the festival of lights has arrived and the feeling is very festive around. The entire city is lit up nice and bright. I hope this festive season of light gives me more energy and vigour to forward with my work.
I feel it has been a great day, a great beginning to the second week at work. I am keenly looking forward to the rest of the week ahead.
Realisation of the day, ‘Prizes are awarded to those who “endure till the end.” Just like gold is tested in fire, the true measure of a soul comes when it is tested.’
I began the day by reading a few more chapters of Jesus in Blue Jeans. I learnt a lot from that little reading, two very important life values. The book I feel has a deep spiritual connection somewhere. I constantly feel myself developing according to the book. It is a great feeling, totally invigorating.
Today I said was a more balanced day because I felt that just coming to work and enjoying my work wasn’t everything in this field. I also needed to come back home and put in extra effort to keep up with the tasks. I feel that one of my faculty members is a little upset with me as I have taken a little extra time than required to complete one of his assignments. I am pretty upset about the same. It was probably my approach to the task which was incorrect, due to which I needed some extra time to complete it. But I am positive about the entire situation now and I’m sure I shall not give him or any of them for that matter a chance to feel that I’m not focussed on my work.
After lunch I continued working on the movie which I had begun and I am just two steps away from being able to present it. It’s a great feeling as more parts of the movie are being completed.
Diwali, the festival of lights has arrived and the feeling is very festive around. The entire city is lit up nice and bright. I hope this festive season of light gives me more energy and vigour to forward with my work.
I feel it has been a great day, a great beginning to the second week at work. I am keenly looking forward to the rest of the week ahead.
Realisation of the day, ‘Prizes are awarded to those who “endure till the end.” Just like gold is tested in fire, the true measure of a soul comes when it is tested.’
Sunday, October 26, 2008
the adventure - finale
After the entire week having gone so well, the last day needed something special to be a fitting end to the eventful first week. It indeed was. Today I completed my first week of work with Script Peoples Theatre and I could not have been more satisfied.
Like every-day, I did not begin with reading the book, today’s task was something different. I needed to reflect upon my theatre journey so far (I had three theatre experiences in the week) and relate it to the book I had been reading. This was a different task. As I began thinking I realised how many of those modules which I had read about, had already sunk into my system, it was a different feeling. I realised that subconsciously I had actually applied a lot of what I had read in my experiences over the week. The following is a part of what I wrote during the session.
“Six days from the beginning of this internship, today, I reflect and think about the various theatre experiences which I have had. I try to relate them with the things which I learned by reading the book Jesus in Blue Jeans. It is a very interesting scenario which I am looking at.
The first experience was when the brothers from Dharmaram College were performing at the college auditorium. It was towards the end of a workshop which the Script Peoples Theatre had conducted for them. They were divided into four groups and were all given chances to practice and perform on stage with full lights and sounds. It was a delight watching them and taking pictures. The entire set up was done in a magnificent manner. That is not what I’m delighted about though. I realised by the end of it that while taking the pictures, I could have stuck to a permanent position from where I could get a good view of the entire stage. But that would have been sticking to a comfort zone. By doing that I could not have captured the beautiful effect that the lights from the various angles were creating. I realised that I had ventured out and not stuck to a comfort zone. In the process I got much better pictures and by the end of it I was more satisfied than I could have been otherwise.
The second such learning was when the same evening I had visited Ranga-Shankara for the presentation of the play Choon-Hyang. It was a play performed by a Korean group and was based on an ancient Korean folk story. The entire concept was very different from the regular plays. The oriental music, traditional dresses, the stage set up, the lights, the songs and dances and most of all the astounding performance of the cast was truly enchanting. It was a great learning experience. I also had to write a review of the as an assignment, for which I needed to click pictures during the performance. I held myself in readiness. I knew that the organisation of Ranga-Shankara was very strict about such things. I could only request them to allow me to click a few pictures. All in vain, I flipped to plan ‘B’. I found a few pictures of the play on the internet and was able to add them to my review. I was ready for the challenge. Although I could not click the pictures myself, I made sure I had the pictures of the play for my review.
Just yesterday, I along with Shivaraj (one of the faculties here) accompanied the law school theatre team of Christ College. It was for an inter – collegiate youth event organised by the University of Bangalore. It was a long wait before the event began, we had problems with the sound, which I was to handle, the crowd was not what we had expected, I was with a group of people to whom I was completely unfamiliar, I did not know the local language, and if nothing else, the rain played spoilt-sport. This was one of the greatest learning experiences as far as the internship has gone so far. But I was ready with the tips from my new found friend, a few lessons from Jesus in Blue Jeans.
I found myself humming through most of the long wait. I literally did not realise how time flew by, while everyone around me seemed to be frustrated by the same. I was in-charge of the sound to be provided for the play and there was a major problem as all the tracks were not in the same format. I was ready for the challenge. I was equipped with my laptop and technical gear and we found a way out of the situation. The entire performance went off smoothly. The crowd surprisingly was not like what we had expected. It was like performing to a group of Maori warriors. They were whistling and screaming and clapping at every second instance. I had never seen crowds like this ever before, more so because my bringing up has been that of a boarding school. The entire group stayed focussed. We did not take small things personally. By doing so, the crowd was only reflecting themselves and it made no difference to us. I was meeting the group for the first time and co-ordinating the sound with them could not have been easy had I not found common ground. I interacted a lot with Shivaraj who had handled things like this before and saw a run through of the play before the final performance. It helped me a lot.
So in all even though we put up a fabulous performance for the not so deserving audience there were several problems we faced. And we did it tactfully.
Now as I said, I have a very fascinating scenario. I could apply all my learning of the book in all the three theatre experiences that I’ve had this week.”
It is a long excerpt and I thought it pretty much summed up for what I felt about the session when I reflected back. I felt different after the entire session. The feeling which had sunk in was really pumping me with tremendous amount of energy. It was a rejuvenating experience.
The second session was another brilliant session. I began work on a compilation of pictures for the students of Dharmaram College. They were the same pictures which I had clicked during their workshop sessions. It again was something new to me and half way through the task I’m really enjoying myself. I’m looking forward to go back on Monday and completing it.
To sum up, it was a very eventful week; I got to learn various things which I wouldn’t have been able to otherwise. It was a pleasant start to an even more eventful journey in the days to be. The experience so far has been even better than I had anticipated and I believe that I’m in the right place.
Sentence of the day, ‘By the time you leave this place you shall be more learned in this field than all the rest of us. We shall all keep giving you all the small little things that we know about this field.’ – this truly made my day.
Like every-day, I did not begin with reading the book, today’s task was something different. I needed to reflect upon my theatre journey so far (I had three theatre experiences in the week) and relate it to the book I had been reading. This was a different task. As I began thinking I realised how many of those modules which I had read about, had already sunk into my system, it was a different feeling. I realised that subconsciously I had actually applied a lot of what I had read in my experiences over the week. The following is a part of what I wrote during the session.
“Six days from the beginning of this internship, today, I reflect and think about the various theatre experiences which I have had. I try to relate them with the things which I learned by reading the book Jesus in Blue Jeans. It is a very interesting scenario which I am looking at.
The first experience was when the brothers from Dharmaram College were performing at the college auditorium. It was towards the end of a workshop which the Script Peoples Theatre had conducted for them. They were divided into four groups and were all given chances to practice and perform on stage with full lights and sounds. It was a delight watching them and taking pictures. The entire set up was done in a magnificent manner. That is not what I’m delighted about though. I realised by the end of it that while taking the pictures, I could have stuck to a permanent position from where I could get a good view of the entire stage. But that would have been sticking to a comfort zone. By doing that I could not have captured the beautiful effect that the lights from the various angles were creating. I realised that I had ventured out and not stuck to a comfort zone. In the process I got much better pictures and by the end of it I was more satisfied than I could have been otherwise.
The second such learning was when the same evening I had visited Ranga-Shankara for the presentation of the play Choon-Hyang. It was a play performed by a Korean group and was based on an ancient Korean folk story. The entire concept was very different from the regular plays. The oriental music, traditional dresses, the stage set up, the lights, the songs and dances and most of all the astounding performance of the cast was truly enchanting. It was a great learning experience. I also had to write a review of the as an assignment, for which I needed to click pictures during the performance. I held myself in readiness. I knew that the organisation of Ranga-Shankara was very strict about such things. I could only request them to allow me to click a few pictures. All in vain, I flipped to plan ‘B’. I found a few pictures of the play on the internet and was able to add them to my review. I was ready for the challenge. Although I could not click the pictures myself, I made sure I had the pictures of the play for my review.
Just yesterday, I along with Shivaraj (one of the faculties here) accompanied the law school theatre team of Christ College. It was for an inter – collegiate youth event organised by the University of Bangalore. It was a long wait before the event began, we had problems with the sound, which I was to handle, the crowd was not what we had expected, I was with a group of people to whom I was completely unfamiliar, I did not know the local language, and if nothing else, the rain played spoilt-sport. This was one of the greatest learning experiences as far as the internship has gone so far. But I was ready with the tips from my new found friend, a few lessons from Jesus in Blue Jeans.
I found myself humming through most of the long wait. I literally did not realise how time flew by, while everyone around me seemed to be frustrated by the same. I was in-charge of the sound to be provided for the play and there was a major problem as all the tracks were not in the same format. I was ready for the challenge. I was equipped with my laptop and technical gear and we found a way out of the situation. The entire performance went off smoothly. The crowd surprisingly was not like what we had expected. It was like performing to a group of Maori warriors. They were whistling and screaming and clapping at every second instance. I had never seen crowds like this ever before, more so because my bringing up has been that of a boarding school. The entire group stayed focussed. We did not take small things personally. By doing so, the crowd was only reflecting themselves and it made no difference to us. I was meeting the group for the first time and co-ordinating the sound with them could not have been easy had I not found common ground. I interacted a lot with Shivaraj who had handled things like this before and saw a run through of the play before the final performance. It helped me a lot.
So in all even though we put up a fabulous performance for the not so deserving audience there were several problems we faced. And we did it tactfully.
Now as I said, I have a very fascinating scenario. I could apply all my learning of the book in all the three theatre experiences that I’ve had this week.”
It is a long excerpt and I thought it pretty much summed up for what I felt about the session when I reflected back. I felt different after the entire session. The feeling which had sunk in was really pumping me with tremendous amount of energy. It was a rejuvenating experience.
The second session was another brilliant session. I began work on a compilation of pictures for the students of Dharmaram College. They were the same pictures which I had clicked during their workshop sessions. It again was something new to me and half way through the task I’m really enjoying myself. I’m looking forward to go back on Monday and completing it.
To sum up, it was a very eventful week; I got to learn various things which I wouldn’t have been able to otherwise. It was a pleasant start to an even more eventful journey in the days to be. The experience so far has been even better than I had anticipated and I believe that I’m in the right place.
Sentence of the day, ‘By the time you leave this place you shall be more learned in this field than all the rest of us. We shall all keep giving you all the small little things that we know about this field.’ – this truly made my day.
the open window - start of a new adventure.
‘Awesome’ is not a word good enough to describe the proceedings of day 5 of my internship. Adventure, thrill, surprise, shock, triumph and everything else that I could think of was blended together in one great learning experience on the same day. I had my open window session today.
I reached office at 7:30 in the morning. I was to accompany the college (law school) drama team for an inter college competition conducted by the University of Bangalore. The entire prospect sounded really exciting. It was more challenging though. Not only did I have to accompany them, I also needed to provide them with the sound throughout the play. That was not the challenge though. It was just that I had never seen the play; I was new to the group and had never done this for any play before. We reached the venue well on time. After registration and completion of the formalities we found out that there still were a few hours for the play to begin. This gave me a chance to have a look at both the sound control room and a run through of the play. It gave me tremendous confidence. I knew that I could carry it off without many problems.
I prepared myself for the big task and as we stepped into the auditorium after lunch as scheduled, we all had our jaws wide open. I had never seen a better audience (sarcastically). We were in a state of sever shock. We could not have given up hope. We needed to silence their screams and whistles by our performance which we eventually did. It was a triumphant feeling after the play was completed smoothly. On our way back it started pouring cats and dogs and just about made it back completely drenched, couldn’t help the situation.
Now I realise that the open window was truly a great learning experience and an opportunity to look out of the box. This was my first such experience and I will be looking forward to many more.
Moment of the day – when I wanted to pat myself on the back as I was climbing up the office stairs in the evening all drenched in the rain.
I reached office at 7:30 in the morning. I was to accompany the college (law school) drama team for an inter college competition conducted by the University of Bangalore. The entire prospect sounded really exciting. It was more challenging though. Not only did I have to accompany them, I also needed to provide them with the sound throughout the play. That was not the challenge though. It was just that I had never seen the play; I was new to the group and had never done this for any play before. We reached the venue well on time. After registration and completion of the formalities we found out that there still were a few hours for the play to begin. This gave me a chance to have a look at both the sound control room and a run through of the play. It gave me tremendous confidence. I knew that I could carry it off without many problems.
I prepared myself for the big task and as we stepped into the auditorium after lunch as scheduled, we all had our jaws wide open. I had never seen a better audience (sarcastically). We were in a state of sever shock. We could not have given up hope. We needed to silence their screams and whistles by our performance which we eventually did. It was a triumphant feeling after the play was completed smoothly. On our way back it started pouring cats and dogs and just about made it back completely drenched, couldn’t help the situation.
Now I realise that the open window was truly a great learning experience and an opportunity to look out of the box. This was my first such experience and I will be looking forward to many more.
Moment of the day – when I wanted to pat myself on the back as I was climbing up the office stairs in the evening all drenched in the rain.
Friday, October 24, 2008
day 4 - a new beginning.
The fourth day of my internship was the finest so far. I enjoyed myself completely and I couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome. I began with reading the book as usual. I completed writing about what I had learned. Then I was told to look at the entire piece as if it was written by my enemy. Surprisingly I found several mistakes in the writing which I would have not found otherwise. Even more surprisingly, it took me as much time to just edit it as it took me to write it. I realised that there can be so much to do in life only if we have a clearer perspective of looking at things.
Then I ventured out with my camera and got a few good shots in greyscale of a workshop in progress. But the best had not come yet. A little after lunch, the same group was performing in the college auditorium with complete lights and sounds. This was my chance to get a few great shots, and I didn’t let this chance go so easily. I made sure by the end of it that it was one of the best photography sessions of my life. I will put up a few of those pictures along with this post.
The evening for me was the best part of the day. I went to watch the play Choon-Hyang which is based on a Korean folk story. It was staged at Ranga Shankara, Bangalore as a part of their tour of India. It was something like I had never seen before. If people call it sheer exuberance, I would say it is not word enough. I will be writing a review on the play and shall post that too in a couple of days time. This is how my day went. And I am certain that there will be very few better days than today was.
Moment of the day, “the wow I said as soon as the play ended.” It was amazing feeling to be there.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
the new beginning - day 3
It was yet another incredible day at work, and now that it's been three full days, I realise how different and creative this arena is. I feel myself wholly engrossed into the work that I do. I realise how much I am getting to learn as each day is passing by.
Just for example when I continued reading the same book (Jesus in Blue Jeans)today, I learnt two important lessons, yet again. The first which was a very universal and familiar convention, that of not being stiff necked or in simpler terms to be more accepting and open to ideas and comprehensions. The second lesson though was one which generally doesn't strike us, that of the use of metaphors and similes. We do not generally think and understand how effective they can be in communication.
Then came one of the most appealing endeavours of the day,the photography session. I was always fond of photography but I never really pursued it very well. This time I was asked to take pictures of a workshop in session. After having done so came the real task where my mind was actually put into work. I had to outline why I had clicked each one of the pictures, highlighting my frame of mind as I clicked each one of the pictures. I shall be doing the same for another day or two. Once I have sufficient pictures we would study the various photos and their distinction. I feel that session is going to be a great leaning experience as far as photography is concerned.
Now while I am writing this blog, I ralise the magnitude of cartain small litlle things which I underwent during the two sessions today. I got to learn two important values and could finally renew my vigour towards photography. I'm really satisfied with my outcome in these first few days and I feel really contented on having made the right choice for myself. Its a different feeling altogether.
Learning of the day, "Obstinacy and defiance are the two greatest sins which God can never forgive"
Just for example when I continued reading the same book (Jesus in Blue Jeans)today, I learnt two important lessons, yet again. The first which was a very universal and familiar convention, that of not being stiff necked or in simpler terms to be more accepting and open to ideas and comprehensions. The second lesson though was one which generally doesn't strike us, that of the use of metaphors and similes. We do not generally think and understand how effective they can be in communication.
Then came one of the most appealing endeavours of the day,the photography session. I was always fond of photography but I never really pursued it very well. This time I was asked to take pictures of a workshop in session. After having done so came the real task where my mind was actually put into work. I had to outline why I had clicked each one of the pictures, highlighting my frame of mind as I clicked each one of the pictures. I shall be doing the same for another day or two. Once I have sufficient pictures we would study the various photos and their distinction. I feel that session is going to be a great leaning experience as far as photography is concerned.
Now while I am writing this blog, I ralise the magnitude of cartain small litlle things which I underwent during the two sessions today. I got to learn two important values and could finally renew my vigour towards photography. I'm really satisfied with my outcome in these first few days and I feel really contented on having made the right choice for myself. Its a different feeling altogether.
Learning of the day, "Obstinacy and defiance are the two greatest sins which God can never forgive"
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
the beginning- continued
After the first day of my internship having gone so well, I was pretty enthusiastic about going for work in the morning today. Just sitting on my bed early in the morning I was thinking of the first day and about the blog that analysed it and felt really good about it.
As usual I did my daily chores and reached the place well on time. I continued reading the book from where I had left it yesterday, and I learned two really important lessons of my life. The first being, that we should never create comfort zones for ourselves and the second that we should not take small things personally. Carefully when I thought and pondered over these two things, I realised how necessary they were to maintain poise in our lives.
Then I began watching a play 'The special prize' and after watching it, I had to work on the entire script all over again, and frame it in my own words and language. I had never done something like this ever before and the more I got engrossed in my job, the more I started enjoying it. I realised how much more than just dialogues go into the making of a script. I am still working on the same and hope to complete it in a couple of days from now. After taking a short coffee break I got back and thought about what all I had learned and grasped throughout the day. I began working on this second blog.
Towards the end of another such eventful day I realise that I want to keep reading the book which has inspired me so much just within two hours of reading and I want to come back tomorrow and continue my learning experience here.
Learning of the day, "Often we come across people or situations or even objects for that matter, which we feel can provide us with great support and help. We do not realise that by the end, it is only these objects of our desire that are not pillars of strength but just thin reeds which will just pierce through anyone who tries to lean on them."
As usual I did my daily chores and reached the place well on time. I continued reading the book from where I had left it yesterday, and I learned two really important lessons of my life. The first being, that we should never create comfort zones for ourselves and the second that we should not take small things personally. Carefully when I thought and pondered over these two things, I realised how necessary they were to maintain poise in our lives.
Then I began watching a play 'The special prize' and after watching it, I had to work on the entire script all over again, and frame it in my own words and language. I had never done something like this ever before and the more I got engrossed in my job, the more I started enjoying it. I realised how much more than just dialogues go into the making of a script. I am still working on the same and hope to complete it in a couple of days from now. After taking a short coffee break I got back and thought about what all I had learned and grasped throughout the day. I began working on this second blog.
Towards the end of another such eventful day I realise that I want to keep reading the book which has inspired me so much just within two hours of reading and I want to come back tomorrow and continue my learning experience here.
Learning of the day, "Often we come across people or situations or even objects for that matter, which we feel can provide us with great support and help. We do not realise that by the end, it is only these objects of our desire that are not pillars of strength but just thin reeds which will just pierce through anyone who tries to lean on them."
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
A new beginning
It was another cool Monday morning, the sun was shining nice and bright and I woke up with an excitement and enthusiasm which I hadn't felt in weeks. There were no Monday morning blues this time around.
After weeks today, I was going to be busy and occupied, and more so with something which I always wanted to do. Today was my first day of internship with the Script Peoples Theatre Organisation.
As I climbed up the flight of stairs, I for the first time was prepared for the best and the worst that life was going to throw at me. The first couple of hours went pretty well, when I re-wrote a few chapters of a book called Jesus in Blue Jeans. And then came the best moments of the day, when I interacted with those members, whom I had never spoken to before.
The entire interaction was based on knowing a little about each other and discussing on what the outcome would be after our working together for the next few months. I found their approach towards me to be very cordial and inviting, which was a pleasant surprise. I also appreciated their way of thinking and their outlook owards the entire situation. This gave me tremendous boost and conviction to go ahead with the internship schedule that they had designed for me
Now when I am writing this, I am truly looking forward to the proceedings of day 2 that I would be spending with them.
Sentence of the day, " don't worry, you would have gained a lot and will truly find a change in yourself by the end of the programme."
After weeks today, I was going to be busy and occupied, and more so with something which I always wanted to do. Today was my first day of internship with the Script Peoples Theatre Organisation.
As I climbed up the flight of stairs, I for the first time was prepared for the best and the worst that life was going to throw at me. The first couple of hours went pretty well, when I re-wrote a few chapters of a book called Jesus in Blue Jeans. And then came the best moments of the day, when I interacted with those members, whom I had never spoken to before.
The entire interaction was based on knowing a little about each other and discussing on what the outcome would be after our working together for the next few months. I found their approach towards me to be very cordial and inviting, which was a pleasant surprise. I also appreciated their way of thinking and their outlook owards the entire situation. This gave me tremendous boost and conviction to go ahead with the internship schedule that they had designed for me
Now when I am writing this, I am truly looking forward to the proceedings of day 2 that I would be spending with them.
Sentence of the day, " don't worry, you would have gained a lot and will truly find a change in yourself by the end of the programme."
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