All things are beautiful, if you haven't tried seeing them from a different angle.

Hi guys. I'm just gonna basically blog about how my day went by today :)

So, I started off my day by joining the Contemporary Master Class organised in Eximius Performing Arts School, whereby a guest dancer came in to teach today. The workshop was a two-hour thing, and I have to admit that I seriously need to keep dancing in order to maintain whatever techniques, stamina, & the things that I've learnt for the past few years as a dancer since I was four. But the workshop was no doubt an eye-opener for me as I learnt more about our very traditional Malay dance incorporating with some Western & Modern-ised elements. 

Not only that, it was really good to be back there as I think I've missed that place so much. The dance studio used to be my second home when I was a full-time student in Malaysia back then during high school days. Just so you know, I used to be really active in dancing as I was involved in loads of concerts, performances, competitions & not to mention, exams annually. Therefore, I would say that the amount of effort that I used to put in for my dancing was equally as much as what I put in for my studies last time. I guess after all, I really do miss the life of being a dancing student :/ 

Also, it was great to be able to see Teacher Cyn Dee again! I've got to admit that I really do miss having her classes, be it Modern or Ballet. I really miss having her as my dance teacher. Although I'm in the dance team representing my university in competitions & performances so on & forth for Advanced Ballet group, I still got to say that nothing beats the dancing life that I used to have in Malaysia. The amount of work, intensity & effort that I put into my dance training last time is incomparable with whatever that I have at present in my university's dance team. Honestly, I think the uni dance team seriously lack of the spirit & energy to work hard. Furthermore, the level of dance that we have there is actually not to be considered as an Advanced level at all. I would say, it's more of a level of Intermediate Foundation RAD Ballet.

I'm not trying to be boastful or offensive towards anyone or anything, but honestly, these are truly my thoughts & opinions toward the dance life that I have in my first year uni. The inconsistency that the uni dance team have had seriously taken a toll on my dancing spirit, let alone giving me any motivation & encouragement to work harder in my dancing. I felt that I couldn't really learn much from joining the uni dance team, even though I had to go through auditions in order to be selected. After all, I believe that the toughest training for dancing that I've ever faced & experienced is still the ones that I've had in Malaysia from my dance teachers. I somehow am grateful that the training that they've given me managed to mould me into quite a capable dancer today. Well, at least I'm qualified to join the university dance team, and not only that, I still am sort of qualified to join other talent shows & performances ;) Heh. 

All in all, I miss dancing a lot. In case you don't know this, I am a student with a qualification of ISTD Advanced 2 Modern Dance as well as a qualification of RAD Advanced Level Ballet... I didn't have the chance to take my Advanced 2 Ballet exam yet till today because I left for UK in order to pursue my education at quite an early age. It was shortly after when I finished my SPM exams, I had to quit everything including my dancing & piano for good to go to college. That was when I was 17? Therefore, I am actually reconsidering whether I should continue my dance training for Advanced 2 Ballet IF I really have the time? Well, that's only IF. But still, it kind of is impossible to do so, as I really require at least a year's time in order to prepare for this examination. Mind you, ballet's exam is not something to be taken lightly.. It is definitely something that really requires consistent & a whole load of hard work + practice in order to actually PASS. In short, ballet is something that you shouldn't be taking it lightly. 

A lot of people today still don't understand how tough it actually is to be dancing ballet. Many believed that Ballet is like the Mother of all dances. & honestly, I believe it is. If in future, I have my own daughter or smtg, I would definitely encourage her to take up ballet. It's such a beautiful form of art that no one actually understands & knows how difficult + painful it is to actually dance in those pointe shoes/flat shoes, or not only that, dancing with full composure, proper postures & with those legs stretched out all the time. I believe that the day when you can come to understand the difficulties & strength required in ballet will be the day where you finally bring yourself to learn this form of dance. :) 

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Besides that, I managed to watch another new movie again yesterday with my family! This time round, it's a Hong Kong-Chinese film that features Nick Cheung & Eddie Peng, that is Unbeatable :)

I actually rate this movie 8.5/10 !!!!

& if you're curious about why I actually give such high ratings to this movie, it's actually because I'm someone who really enjoys watching those kind of martial arts + action sort of movies, & not to forget, this movie shows the determination & energy of the two main actors in achieving their goals in life. Plus, I'm also not trying to be bias or anything, the reason why I enjoy this movie so much was also because of the bodies that the actors both have! *DROOLS* hahaha. By watching them in the movie, you can immediately tell that they both actually had to work their ass off in order to achieve the ideal body & also such amazing abs etc in just a short 4 months apparently. That's what I admire most, honestly:p HAHA. 

Alright, if you're interested in watching this movie, unfortunately, there are only two cinemas in our region Selangor that airs this movie, which are Sunway Pyramid & One Utama, both in TGVs; not GSC cinemas. 

Well that's all for now. I hope you enjoyed reading my latest blog post. I actually take the initiative to blog more often these days as I think I've rekindled the spark in me that once made me so eager to update my blog every now & then in the past. Hence, I truly hope that you readers do keep coming back! Hehe. *thaankksss~

XXKRYSTALH