tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12328239706289981982024-03-05T20:54:22.134+08:00ReservoirNg Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-59582507086624115242009-03-30T15:29:00.005+08:002009-03-30T15:43:40.120+08:00We won a Life! Theatre Award for Best Multimedia!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCNgk18d13FnY2nMGEn9VXKkzffuh27rZz-hvnV39KdmUR97Am-sElYWbbeUS8LOvOobBKVmLwgBPpqy20RmZ8Bglrs4FSEzwjZZiFGfbDsYY1xc8dizcL-shc1SMiJgC46waoxfMQS8/s1600-h/Photo+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCNgk18d13FnY2nMGEn9VXKkzffuh27rZz-hvnV39KdmUR97Am-sElYWbbeUS8LOvOobBKVmLwgBPpqy20RmZ8Bglrs4FSEzwjZZiFGfbDsYY1xc8dizcL-shc1SMiJgC46waoxfMQS8/s400/Photo+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318881384396698018" border="0" /></a><br />Okay, technically it was Choy Ka Fai who won it. But he's in the UK filming stuff for <a href="http://www.eif.co.uk/diaspora">Diaspora</a> (which will be in the Edinburgh Festival 15 and 16 August!) so I collected it on his behalf, talked about what a great guy is to work with and exhorted everyone to watch his upcoming <a href="http://www.farm.sg/index.php/farm/feature/revolution_per_minute/">Revolution Per Minute</a> (23 to 25 April).<br /><br />That's our only prize, though. Best Production went to Gemuk Girls and Best Sound went to... shite, I've forgotten who got best sound. It'll be in the papers tomorrow. Oh yeah, it was Philip Tan for Temple.<br /><br />I'm at TheatreWorks dropping off the trophy now. Had a conversation with Selina Pappa over what Ka Fai wll use it for. Paperweight? Bookend? Extreme dildo?Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-63054991006850183442009-03-19T14:04:00.000+08:002009-03-29T14:07:27.773+08:00Life! Theatre Awards Nominations 2009Reservoir's been nominated for Production of the Year, Best Multimedia and Best Sound Design!<br /><br /><img class="size-full wp-image-2324 alignnone" title="life1" src="http://artzine.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/life1.jpg?w=99&h=96" alt="life1" height="96" width="99" /><br /><br />Results on Monday 31 March.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Production of the Year:</span><br /><br />* Gemuk Girls (The Necessary Stage)<br />* House of Sins (Dramabox)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">* Reservoir (Theatreworks)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>* Temple (Cake)<br />* The King Lear Trilogy (Ho Tzu Nyen)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Best Sound Design:</span><br /><br />* Bang Wenfu (The Hypochondriac)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">* Chong Li-Chuan (Reservoir)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>* Philip Tan (Temple)<br />* Zing O Drum Group (Death of a Hero)<br />* Zizi Azah (Above us only sky)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Best Multimedia Design:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> * Choy Ka Fai (Reservoir)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>* Loo Zihan (Gemuk Girls)<br />* Brian Gothong Tan (Temple)<br />* Tan Kai Syng (The Vagina Monologues)Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-45494604784862094712008-09-01T06:12:00.000+08:002008-09-16T22:27:46.078+08:00Between the ScenesJust a repository for all the photos that I couldn't really classify.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR24bRt3FZF3nWgknh2QRt4-GKb_MvXj_Az5KR6Xtw0lMIOJyIFK6fy-Kk3HHTPahVBOPLmlXqABK7ypKzsSgfznBVy3mzrRtgJ48x-yQiAba6OzTwafyKLYG16pwO444OBuwjK-CBeBY/s1600-h/DSCF0833.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR24bRt3FZF3nWgknh2QRt4-GKb_MvXj_Az5KR6Xtw0lMIOJyIFK6fy-Kk3HHTPahVBOPLmlXqABK7ypKzsSgfznBVy3mzrRtgJ48x-yQiAba6OzTwafyKLYG16pwO444OBuwjK-CBeBY/s400/DSCF0833.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246011274505055538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rzXN3Ixbo3iRNUdD3cA7h3w908MxcsGPaY_fgm_Iq4Y4ZncmPg3zeau6RA8V-Cup-1WXz0oTl9VctVPmh9PPuON_MFEo6oL-CkjlQeNZhMu8ccB4IgiyBfYHGK1fIIZKHgEhtWsSSH4/s1600-h/DSCF0818.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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font-size: 11px; text-align: right;">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ng.yisheng/NgYiShengSCareerblog?authkey=IQJHEhEy1Z8">Ng Yi-Sheng's Careerblog</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Shrining example</span><br /><br />“A STRAIGHT line into the forest!” It’s a phrase actress Patricia Toh utters in amazement upon finding a pathway in the middle of Reservoir.<br /><br />It’s also an apt analogy for this new multi-media production by TheatreWorks, as director Choy Ka Fai, playwright Ng Yi-Sheng and the rest of the team beat a straight path into uncharted historical territory like a band of merry explorers.<br /><br />This collaborative piece is essentially a heartfelt ode to a forgotten monument in the heart of MacRitchie Reservoir. And not just any whitewashed statue or structure, but the rather controversial Syonan Jinja. The Shinto shrine was built to commemorate the first anniversary of the British surrender to the Japanese during World War II in 1943.<br /><br />Reservoir has an autobiographical approach, literally: It tells the story of a group of people who go in search of a mysterious structure that’s been swallowed up by the jungle.<br /><br />Like episodic chapters in a multi-media history book-cum-diary, it combines song and dance performances — from actor/singer Rizman Putra and Japanese dancer Norico Sunayama, respectively — Choy’s own video graphics, an evocative soundscape from Chong Li-Chuan, as well as documentary footage and audio interviews of people who’ve seen the shrine in its heyday.<br /><br />It’s an inventive approach to telling a story; one that few people would even think of bringing up without getting their knickers in a bunch.<br /><br />That’s because it’s a sticky topic to begin with. And because Reservoir does not dwell at length with the less-than-pleasant points of war and colonial occupation, it may get accused of handling a sensitive historical topic irresponsibly.<br /><br />During the opening night’s post-show talk, for example, an audience member even made comparisons to the World War II Auschwitz concentration camp.<br /><br />But that comment reveals, more than anything, certain prejudices towards such topics: for example, when you bring up the Japanese Occupation of World War II, every Japanese must have three eyes, two horns, a tail and feed on the blood of young babies.<br /><br />But this reviewer was relieved that the young team behind Reservoir did not even attempt to tackle the topic in such a manner, because they found a way of making sense of a symbolic structure on their own terms, no matter how romanticised it may sometimes feel.<br /><br />Unlike the black and white views of textbook history, Reservoir feels fresh. There’s a sense of wide-eyed innocence and an eagerness to explore and it’s worthwhile to follow the piece all the way to that proverbial clearing in the forest.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Reservoir ends Saturday (Aug 30), 3pm and 8pm, at 72-13Mohamed Sultan Road. Tickets at $28 from tworks@singnet.com.sg or call 6737 7213.</span><br /><br />mayo@mediacorp.com.sgNg Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-87925814063647099132008-08-28T20:00:00.004+08:002008-07-31T16:27:14.371+08:00RESERVOIR_28-30AUG_2008<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gANTkDHHbyY/SJFxLmt03eI/AAAAAAAAAmE/DbD8n-EEdoc/s1600-h/RES-EDM01x.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gANTkDHHbyY/SJFxLmt03eI/AAAAAAAAAmE/DbD8n-EEdoc/s400/RES-EDM01x.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229085086539111906" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Deep in the heart of MacRitchie Reservoir lie the ruins of the </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Syonan<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span>Jinja, a Shinto shrine built during the Japanese </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Occupation of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); ">Sin</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); ">gapore. Envisioned first as a spiritual and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); ">recreational centre for the future empire, then built by </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); ">Australian POWs and Japanese craftsmen, today it exists </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); ">only as stone relics and fragments, swallowed up by the </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); ">thick tropical rainforest.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">As young artists, we have embarked on a journey of </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">discovery to reclaim this forgotten monument. Its very </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">existence is intriguing– a beautiful artefact of civilisation </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">from an age of blood and destruction. Its architects made </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">outlandish promises: that the site would be the greatest in </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">the world after the Meiji Shrine, that the area might be a </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">future host for the Olympic Games.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Perhaps most provoking is the love-hate relationship </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">between Singapore and the shrine. Historians and tourism </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">promoters want it preserved, even rebuilt to commemorate</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">our national heritage. Ordinary citizens, however, have </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">violently objected to any celebration of former Japanese </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">rule– even as they happily consume Japanese commercial</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">and cultural products.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Led by director Choy Ka Fai, we are an ensemble of creative</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">people from Singapore and Japan with roots in poetry, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">dance, drama, architecture, sports and multimedia. We have</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">made pilgrimages to the jungle, probed the site scientifically, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">studied archival documents, drawings and oral histories, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">and processed our own collective memories to recreate and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">re-imagine the shrine as a sacred site.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Our performance, a tapestry of images, sound and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">movement, will be a drama of recollection, an attempt to </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">capture the Syonan Jinja's sleeping spirit.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">“Egypt has its pyramids, China its tomb of Shi Huang Ti, </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">England its </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stonehenge and</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Indonesia its Borobudur. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Why not Syonan Jinja </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">for Singapore?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It has its fair sh</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">are of history, mystery and romance</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.”</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Report on Syonan Jinja Surveys September 1988. </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Records of Singapore Tourism Promotion Board.National Archive of Singap</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">ore.</span></span></span></span><br /></div></span></span></div>ka5http://www.blogger.com/profile/09058679692117159787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-75766613887975122702008-08-28T04:03:00.005+08:002008-08-28T04:34:49.146+08:00'Twas the night before openingAnd here's a word of warning for any audiences who're planning to spectate:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTxWBPqy-2CXHxNBHhxRPDmlOJDxVBB1xrdhJr0BexX-8MrNWv7CTT_5kclUqL-xCG1VZLdq2QgHQGVWcdYdoNfdmyrrrhUZ8K_8q5kfU_aKH9XwyLtqouKdHmaZV1smuNCwAmt9eo28/s1600-h/DSCF0751.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTxWBPqy-2CXHxNBHhxRPDmlOJDxVBB1xrdhJr0BexX-8MrNWv7CTT_5kclUqL-xCG1VZLdq2QgHQGVWcdYdoNfdmyrrrhUZ8K_8q5kfU_aKH9XwyLtqouKdHmaZV1smuNCwAmt9eo28/s400/DSCF0751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239297621093019058" border="0" /></a><br />This is most of the gang. Clockwise from left: Rizman, Pat, Jiro, Norico, Ken, Charles, Azrin, Jasmine, Chuan, Ka Fai.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ugg5f6xqza23OoMN0RQolvwhEaAZdpbHbX4zwSyfJ8rdXeFOLhWaB2uVWV90AP8HjgDys5_LXDuQ9V-PNn0rhvVx36kS6dSVuy5T9OnXV4H68HX6mgxFear81kUFym7mgWMwEqtvhaQ/s1600-h/DSCF0733.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ugg5f6xqza23OoMN0RQolvwhEaAZdpbHbX4zwSyfJ8rdXeFOLhWaB2uVWV90AP8HjgDys5_LXDuQ9V-PNn0rhvVx36kS6dSVuy5T9OnXV4H68HX6mgxFear81kUFym7mgWMwEqtvhaQ/s400/DSCF0733.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239297631879699634" border="0" /></a><br />Kien Yen, our stills photographer, also came in today to immortalise us in digital film.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqWRNoKoz4CJ_u9sIHwckAkWl69j1jlFD7S5DCsGgjAXdq_wK6bw0-36ENVoqMpHrad9H8fuOuQVNFKRnDg8wTOeIEqVAlMhyphenhyphen8nh48OXnsLlZVzEEDQgtmyjgCI6PnE6O0Tjp78Uo0uI/s1600-h/DSCF0774.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqWRNoKoz4CJ_u9sIHwckAkWl69j1jlFD7S5DCsGgjAXdq_wK6bw0-36ENVoqMpHrad9H8fuOuQVNFKRnDg8wTOeIEqVAlMhyphenhyphen8nh48OXnsLlZVzEEDQgtmyjgCI6PnE6O0Tjp78Uo0uI/s400/DSCF0774.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239296337038033266" border="0" /></a><br />I stayed back with a few guys to lay out the seats.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUE6kAkkzuRVYBH9QnAaIEv8ZtPUUROwxhPDoEZkUaqSGgjRGSw3g6gWciWifr6uuGYvRgd3-s4F6B0PdrVNR_JXeW9Eg3HlRej5LmhcZKmnJDLABHbm3jvffaTVQILUXJ6pRivw_hgOo/s1600-h/DSCF0780.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUE6kAkkzuRVYBH9QnAaIEv8ZtPUUROwxhPDoEZkUaqSGgjRGSw3g6gWciWifr6uuGYvRgd3-s4F6B0PdrVNR_JXeW9Eg3HlRej5LmhcZKmnJDLABHbm3jvffaTVQILUXJ6pRivw_hgOo/s400/DSCF0780.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239295580700628738" border="0" /></a><br />Voila. (Actually, it was a real headache, exacerbated by my chronic rhinitis, but you don't wanna know about that.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPM6JPcNeb4PnbJ42DK6NBfOnXcHhNoKBaM-_HxcRv2psRqJ3vlnC_iT67R27scA3hLvnTN_f23R1sYY-WbX8gMNIyNXP5MVZabtYgqsf_YZ8GzPZd5x0pqgHluEH8aUykrQLnvpaMXg/s1600-h/DSCF0783.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPM6JPcNeb4PnbJ42DK6NBfOnXcHhNoKBaM-_HxcRv2psRqJ3vlnC_iT67R27scA3hLvnTN_f23R1sYY-WbX8gMNIyNXP5MVZabtYgqsf_YZ8GzPZd5x0pqgHluEH8aUykrQLnvpaMXg/s400/DSCF0783.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239295017547673794" border="0" /></a><br />All systems go!Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-20300737478614333722008-08-27T04:37:00.002+08:002008-08-28T04:42:35.261+08:00A piece of oral history I'm unfortunately not using in the show.<span style="font-weight: bold;">Gerald De’Cruz:</span> Now I’d like to tell you a very interesting story that concerns Lee Kuan Yew. I’m not sure if I should tell it to you.<br /><br />One day I received a phone call from Lee Kuan Yew, He said to me, Gerry, I want to see you tonight. It has to be a private meeting a very quiet meeting. Can you meet me at the 8th milestone, Upper Thompson Road? So I said, alright. You know at those times, Upper Thomson Road was a very sinister road. Full of secret societies and gangsters and all that a very dangerous road. But I went there 11 o’clock ant night, met at the 8th milestone and after a few minutes, Lee Kuan Yew turned up. We got into his car and drove off. We drove off into the <span style="font-weight: bold;">MacRitchie reservoir</span>.<br /><br />We drove off into MacRitchie Reservoir and it was a very difficult place, full of trees and grass and all that. Natural reserve, but he seemed to know his way. He was quiet. I said, where are you going to? And he said, don’t worry, I recognise this place from this morning. And I’m going to a very quiet place where nobody will disturb us. I don’t want the Communists to know that I’m talking to you.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>…<br /><br />I remember telling him that if he would stop flirting with the Communists, or words to that effect, thing so would be much better between him and the rest of us. And he said, it’s alright Gerry, he said. Once I put all my cards on the table, everybody will understand. And I told him, don’t delay anymore. Because if you delay too long, people will grow to mistrust you. And whatever cards you show, they still won’t trust you. Or words to that effect.<br /><br />And then we drove back. He dropped me in my car. And we drove off.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yi-Sheng:</span> Does anyone besides me find this unbelievably sexy?Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-9669189556192928042008-08-26T03:31:00.002+08:002008-08-26T17:02:05.984+08:00Your daily dose of WTF.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOx5zQpXpfWhOl6m_8zPykP1-fXMLGHi0Mopph8STfDXhFEibc8SnnxHcyV29d1VB7T8wMYcp6tXtnTYevhhbBSTUc4F1ttvXAQkCFWZWmYQNPgQ-Nw-SCZqmwcdExWKi4FI85qcgBVA/s1600-h/DSCF0665.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOx5zQpXpfWhOl6m_8zPykP1-fXMLGHi0Mopph8STfDXhFEibc8SnnxHcyV29d1VB7T8wMYcp6tXtnTYevhhbBSTUc4F1ttvXAQkCFWZWmYQNPgQ-Nw-SCZqmwcdExWKi4FI85qcgBVA/s400/DSCF0665.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238746486558729842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ty7zRHErAK3tA3V9jMdvh7hybT04AOUGBa0mO47Hl83IEi9gJtb4mTzW2toF2tkG2KHPVlkgEPGYqYzpeOlmqi0laMVxG-VxuDP6eBRDwUvoTVRkchO-mTnZFGNy6kqbl8PBjytACsE/s1600-h/DSCF0678.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ty7zRHErAK3tA3V9jMdvh7hybT04AOUGBa0mO47Hl83IEi9gJtb4mTzW2toF2tkG2KHPVlkgEPGYqYzpeOlmqi0laMVxG-VxuDP6eBRDwUvoTVRkchO-mTnZFGNy6kqbl8PBjytACsE/s400/DSCF0678.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238746501259458498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNSwNGRyeBCu6c-gpMoGGxbj_3sNDKuNZRoF7YEMEUGHP1DEZJgDSwPPzTPlUsM5T1ubXQzH8om4WjbExwkSrgkEIdujacBOHSFCqlIZ5sbN5bPECQSOsUN1y5elDZgkhr28kHQX6DLE/s1600-h/DSCF0671.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNSwNGRyeBCu6c-gpMoGGxbj_3sNDKuNZRoF7YEMEUGHP1DEZJgDSwPPzTPlUsM5T1ubXQzH8om4WjbExwkSrgkEIdujacBOHSFCqlIZ5sbN5bPECQSOsUN1y5elDZgkhr28kHQX6DLE/s400/DSCF0671.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238746494287661522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Come and see.Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-73566986478776994422008-08-25T16:27:00.000+08:002008-08-26T16:42:23.454+08:00Life! article today... in which the Syonan Jinja is called the "Syonan Jinga" (this is actually not unprecedented, given the problems of transliteration), and the broken pillars of the dam we use for the river crossing are misidentified as the ruins of the original bridge.<br /><br />Sigh.Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-41537072929321596772008-08-25T03:52:00.002+08:002008-08-25T03:54:11.793+08:00Gah! Got locked out of the dress rehearsal!!!Director Choy Ka Fai's lost his handphone, and 72-13 is very soundproof at 10pm at night.<br /><br />On the upside, we have our MDA licence. Woo-weet!Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-19605408280463425652008-08-24T03:16:00.007+08:002008-08-24T04:10:00.958+08:00Tanzyoobi Omedetoo!We had a party to celebrate the birthdays of our performers Pat and Norico!<br /><br />First, we all stopped by at East Coast Park to catch fellow performer Rizman Putra's "Jazzy Jazz and the Razzmatazz":<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglg7DXWaMyWr9t6rq8meKmw2tCJrZu4xtfdOJ0woNI7Czn2pz2hTwiPiGEb_8UIaBZe4TiE72l6fd89tTEc0QFsiQiO_ed9W78L4A-NOyj7UYvhm2sZ7YhuhEmJR3OS8IoFsf2dAGizPw/s1600-h/DSCF0580.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglg7DXWaMyWr9t6rq8meKmw2tCJrZu4xtfdOJ0woNI7Czn2pz2hTwiPiGEb_8UIaBZe4TiE72l6fd89tTEc0QFsiQiO_ed9W78L4A-NOyj7UYvhm2sZ7YhuhEmJR3OS8IoFsf2dAGizPw/s400/DSCF0580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237801635739850706" border="0" /></a><br />Then we went to TheatreWorks producer Tay Tong's home in Joo Chiat Road for dinner and drinks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YHK4UrOSYEH63b-JQq2gVBap093gWcoKzk10b4_A9NJEPegiVn6SjoFhFE7QJ6g-RmJyr9IO3NEVXLKvS2K-OmK-25mQKdYsiVc7QsMOW5Hk7iKVMuQrVo06tvE0ePckX9ckQbbDb1M/s1600-h/DSCF0612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YHK4UrOSYEH63b-JQq2gVBap093gWcoKzk10b4_A9NJEPegiVn6SjoFhFE7QJ6g-RmJyr9IO3NEVXLKvS2K-OmK-25mQKdYsiVc7QsMOW5Hk7iKVMuQrVo06tvE0ePckX9ckQbbDb1M/s400/DSCF0612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237798397362510018" border="0" /></a><br />First it was just me, Pat, Norico and Ken and his wife Hiroko.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIrFXFrTYcivdHmlgTfMe0MAnrGI64WrzBebmUf-zXf9eV2QhivIb5tfkoxJ7QwLlp2em2Xx9s02EtepACgUFmk-voxu8dT9D6aizYTnZ38N01tv-wVL09sAKk-F5dxHKLNaZHYJ6pS7M/s1600-h/DSCF0587.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIrFXFrTYcivdHmlgTfMe0MAnrGI64WrzBebmUf-zXf9eV2QhivIb5tfkoxJ7QwLlp2em2Xx9s02EtepACgUFmk-voxu8dT9D6aizYTnZ38N01tv-wVL09sAKk-F5dxHKLNaZHYJ6pS7M/s400/DSCF0587.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237798380637288002" border="0" /></a><br />Tay Tong had ordered in some yummificacious Peranakan delicacies from Chili Padi. Buah keluak rice, anyone?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnmQpu8ri1N3gBKRymVftOXYEB1eDV7J5SkUhK2Jl_9arHkqkmuLWTAfyZqxyocdyw_mc73VbdWxPfkwx2Hx2J4qtDgkuoX7apJkKR8tSDGpQcoTYPQqnIhtDqeprRJLul1OltipOI2I/s1600-h/DSCF0591.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnmQpu8ri1N3gBKRymVftOXYEB1eDV7J5SkUhK2Jl_9arHkqkmuLWTAfyZqxyocdyw_mc73VbdWxPfkwx2Hx2J4qtDgkuoX7apJkKR8tSDGpQcoTYPQqnIhtDqeprRJLul1OltipOI2I/s400/DSCF0591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237798388924788242" border="0" /></a><br />Around 10pm, the tech boys came in, tired and ravenous from having repaired a single light bulb. We washed up and gave them the next round of gustatory delights.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLkp2RzIQ_ydRtrrQsgna2lmspVdxsLWF3wrSBqpgbwNQvANsGONl90yL7DKzmQrweYSyTclQU46rQW_S5bmtOZx4KVCDXRyNqNiuLK2XSUeI7PILWwvLvqzOBu8JpgMC0mqe_Ydg9B8/s1600-h/DSCF0601.JPG"><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLkp2RzIQ_ydRtrrQsgna2lmspVdxsLWF3wrSBqpgbwNQvANsGONl90yL7DKzmQrweYSyTclQU46rQW_S5bmtOZx4KVCDXRyNqNiuLK2XSUeI7PILWwvLvqzOBu8JpgMC0mqe_Ydg9B8/s400/DSCF0601.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237804326541299202" border="0" /></a><br />Here you may gain a glimpse of the absolute, pristine whiteness of Tay Tong's domicile. The yellow is mood lighting + my weird camera settings.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkW1xfGaqd76Lj4Q4TQSQqVXvgiDHfhF0fI8J3irDidv-Zn8m2F3lIu7fQEYysrVZWAp_ygJmRFTCRAoqhH0mwFCO8pgLGLLdNp-M7V8Z1VRY3VSL-58QC9aEGG2ZHsE8Gw5Tq-vSp284/s1600-h/DSCF0618.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkW1xfGaqd76Lj4Q4TQSQqVXvgiDHfhF0fI8J3irDidv-Zn8m2F3lIu7fQEYysrVZWAp_ygJmRFTCRAoqhH0mwFCO8pgLGLLdNp-M7V8Z1VRY3VSL-58QC9aEGG2ZHsE8Gw5Tq-vSp284/s400/DSCF0618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237800847149523858" border="0" /></a><br />So good to see young men eating food.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvW21UVcypjCicMBMhksMgnfUXKlfgMquO3lBVqDtiBYm8UhJdFa0jsjg0KUpoSyK3Owdj6pX-ZIAdw9DLyKnrHTSJb3ZVjEyOYaT4Om6nQasXbyeN-GiBLbl81a-GWerSSOVpd9d6jY/s1600-h/DSCF0613.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvW21UVcypjCicMBMhksMgnfUXKlfgMquO3lBVqDtiBYm8UhJdFa0jsjg0KUpoSyK3Owdj6pX-ZIAdw9DLyKnrHTSJb3ZVjEyOYaT4Om6nQasXbyeN-GiBLbl81a-GWerSSOVpd9d6jY/s400/DSCF0613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237798402757213394" border="0" /></a><br />A little later TT brought out the fruit bowl:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyouWqSoQ4K582dRHEbReXI1Iy-I3EUqIl58bT9yHUguByulj4Jo1vN-lf5MNITWvrT6GCIuchUKS9s7xe3r8cPiWtguv9Y4P2Aay-gL6G3XuroOH6dS5v-PdXKhkexPOub2KMxYmBLms/s1600-h/DSCF0622.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyouWqSoQ4K582dRHEbReXI1Iy-I3EUqIl58bT9yHUguByulj4Jo1vN-lf5MNITWvrT6GCIuchUKS9s7xe3r8cPiWtguv9Y4P2Aay-gL6G3XuroOH6dS5v-PdXKhkexPOub2KMxYmBLms/s400/DSCF0622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237800852613342850" border="0" /></a><br />But by then Jiro was doing show-and-tell with his digital recordings of his experimental sets for fashion parades.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19PYl9gKpdYJo3FAVqm0JsZfr0cesk_dcP-hASMvzXG1GmX0-Oss32zoLIPGr7YT-IH241m5C93laesPe3YtqfhvFBMFLJDL51Qx4zXHVbYDD7phGvct-ngHmoVj4foZJDnqnVcipnHU/s1600-h/DSCF0642.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19PYl9gKpdYJo3FAVqm0JsZfr0cesk_dcP-hASMvzXG1GmX0-Oss32zoLIPGr7YT-IH241m5C93laesPe3YtqfhvFBMFLJDL51Qx4zXHVbYDD7phGvct-ngHmoVj4foZJDnqnVcipnHU/s400/DSCF0642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237800858614929778" border="0" /></a><br />And some of us were just plain tired:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeUzXhJtgAh4SCcy7hx4L_N29DtMNr956ltzLOz24MZCJUV87bHMeh_xc6DgZnmv2-f0IP2SSdkFuxqkCl6EI7F0JU8qhyphenhyphen4ETq9irB2liCK98VofR3md4Pzsz4UWtETfM8R3dnaAtbbI/s1600-h/DSCF0635.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeUzXhJtgAh4SCcy7hx4L_N29DtMNr956ltzLOz24MZCJUV87bHMeh_xc6DgZnmv2-f0IP2SSdkFuxqkCl6EI7F0JU8qhyphenhyphen4ETq9irB2liCK98VofR3md4Pzsz4UWtETfM8R3dnaAtbbI/s400/DSCF0635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237800861908769762" border="0" /></a><br />We did have a lovely cake, though:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2H3_YU2rUTToCfvPFzI7gyobjgxrsfAntsUasN4LswnXY7qsMxI30ONeudrM7PrYKR9AwYtHQ9WGlTZLDUKuBV_oFckfA-QsJgGWk7SgKanpfDTY8siNSnV7Dm815ZbH9NxZGxoEcH1Y/s1600-h/DSCF0640.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2H3_YU2rUTToCfvPFzI7gyobjgxrsfAntsUasN4LswnXY7qsMxI30ONeudrM7PrYKR9AwYtHQ9WGlTZLDUKuBV_oFckfA-QsJgGWk7SgKanpfDTY8siNSnV7Dm815ZbH9NxZGxoEcH1Y/s400/DSCF0640.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237806632543901234" border="0" /></a><br />Say goodbye to the birthday girls and TT. And let's try one more time for the perfect shot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTuF8PpPJ0acbE0rW0u3R4f7N2tm_e-4eQLSpecUa_IN49hOuQjOOhufopgCi0RlC0HsElEXuL2NZE_jxbwkOb1CgFr475yV_kpda09O_-T4LkJz1dhT3L3vnBuFf1AsUy8Wx6qU9xmA/s1600-h/DSCF0634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTuF8PpPJ0acbE0rW0u3R4f7N2tm_e-4eQLSpecUa_IN49hOuQjOOhufopgCi0RlC0HsElEXuL2NZE_jxbwkOb1CgFr475yV_kpda09O_-T4LkJz1dhT3L3vnBuFf1AsUy8Wx6qU9xmA/s400/DSCF0634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237800855987117490" border="0" /></a>Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-50382768875147738012008-08-21T16:53:00.002+08:002008-08-21T16:57:01.537+08:00Jazzy Jazz and the Razzmatazz!The first production by Paradise Alley (Cake Theatrical Productions), directed by our performer Rizman Putra. Free at East Coast Park this Saturday afternoon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSK_P1e-Kz8Gg2WRtKBm9qcOQHaJmOLtdJ_75vufjhd7k6EQyL4EFhnPmfdKgCVhyphenhyphen25Fnp4H_rfq6gVCkC3A_3fXAHjrhXAHE2tqKZR8siTRZ-IYcrn6z4nevKd9fx9WF2tMPjEw_POY/s1600-h/Jazzy+Jazz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSK_P1e-Kz8Gg2WRtKBm9qcOQHaJmOLtdJ_75vufjhd7k6EQyL4EFhnPmfdKgCVhyphenhyphen25Fnp4H_rfq6gVCkC3A_3fXAHjrhXAHE2tqKZR8siTRZ-IYcrn6z4nevKd9fx9WF2tMPjEw_POY/s400/Jazzy+Jazz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236891614293175778" border="0" /></a><br />Sharon Tang from Cake Theatrical Productions says:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Come and join us this Saturday 23 August [5.00pm & 6.30pm] at Marine Cove [East Coast Parkway] for Jazzy Jazz and The Razzmatazz, directed by our Associate Artist Rizman Putra!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Involving Contortionists, Bhangra Dancers, Dhol Players, Zapin Dancers, Rock & Roll band, Breakdancers, Beatboxer and contemporary performers, Jazzy Jazz and The Razzmatazz is a super wacky super bizarre super musical theatrical spectacle set to challenge any parade of dreams on this planet or in outer space!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Presented by Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation, Jazzy Jazz and The Razzmatazz is the first performance under our latest division Paradise Alley which was set up this year. It is also Rizman’s directorial debut and we are really excited about it! Paradise Alley is a free annual outdoor performance presented by Cake. Fusing experimental theatre with visual spectacle, Paradise Alley takes to the streets, bringing theatre into common spaces to capture, enthral and uplift the spirit and imagination of audiences in a diverse and electrifying gathering.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">And there will be free popcorn if you say the password 'Paradise Alley'! Come and have a day out at the beach with us! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Hope to see you at Jazzy Jazz and The Razzmatazz!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Thanks!</span>Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-4961591920781350392008-08-19T15:48:00.002+08:002008-08-19T16:17:11.439+08:00Bumping in.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTSDg908B8em4sk80BbyyjTKgo8KzhuHcTx6zLVX20xInIvZXoNFGzZ8F-MqOqFcmdyTvfE0Wa9qGz9IltgyjVEnBkvkOnxjq62r3j03VXKMSd2aEyzyp_dKu2XR5qLpai1SVFSlzCK4/s1600-h/DSCF0397.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcTSDg908B8em4sk80BbyyjTKgo8KzhuHcTx6zLVX20xInIvZXoNFGzZ8F-MqOqFcmdyTvfE0Wa9qGz9IltgyjVEnBkvkOnxjq62r3j03VXKMSd2aEyzyp_dKu2XR5qLpai1SVFSlzCK4/s400/DSCF0397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236135606442782370" border="0" /></a><br />And the gang's all here:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFe8c32FW81MA5Qz8LXYrg7bRl81rvSLTdaaFd31hfch9hDsFdqBtIkGCPRqpBcWAzRsmJPpLf38QgzzajXD2Wv807WLbVvAf9wN4p2UrAJ5INOZxt-j1Ie5j4ZK08mIWzaPM-r06P5M/s1600-h/DSCF0389.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFe8c32FW81MA5Qz8LXYrg7bRl81rvSLTdaaFd31hfch9hDsFdqBtIkGCPRqpBcWAzRsmJPpLf38QgzzajXD2Wv807WLbVvAf9wN4p2UrAJ5INOZxt-j1Ie5j4ZK08mIWzaPM-r06P5M/s400/DSCF0389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236135615752712946" border="0" /></a><br />Norico and Ken.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqevhR76yukwlsHIoLE-TLy7LA4aP3KK7VBV3BW9cfl_oTrYvLYjTe7D1Cv210hMSeUowIKDAVqGoHx_W_CPK-xxlErN6mWhQJENmPjvI8V6UTtbiuT-3Lr_XAO3wM-Qbh-tLDEp8MtQ/s1600-h/DSCF0394.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlqevhR76yukwlsHIoLE-TLy7LA4aP3KK7VBV3BW9cfl_oTrYvLYjTe7D1Cv210hMSeUowIKDAVqGoHx_W_CPK-xxlErN6mWhQJENmPjvI8V6UTtbiuT-3Lr_XAO3wM-Qbh-tLDEp8MtQ/s400/DSCF0394.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236135624981649346" border="0" /></a><br />You can't really see him in this pic, but one of the guys in black is Jiro. The guy in white is Yak Aik Wee, who's helping us out in the absence of a stage manager.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rvsQnvjBK0ib_55NJ6VddhtbKFjyEl3R1NoOGekKKgNfekqsyTAAQUVGCW8uGJcnGf3lP0V95v6HcZAa1qXl5pIa-RFEXLcB0VDABFjx5wQ2JydxMfh00NlkMq8j2ks8Wad0jXN55W0/s1600-h/DSCF0383.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rvsQnvjBK0ib_55NJ6VddhtbKFjyEl3R1NoOGekKKgNfekqsyTAAQUVGCW8uGJcnGf3lP0V95v6HcZAa1qXl5pIa-RFEXLcB0VDABFjx5wQ2JydxMfh00NlkMq8j2ks8Wad0jXN55W0/s400/DSCF0383.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236135632561560514" border="0" /></a><br />Rizman designed this headdress for his part. Here's Pat modelling it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0f-ZlP4Tmt4herF5D_fCAhUayIa_D0fPgyZUNTIGzD5FiEUyTyuDCM9iShtc2eLwTd6grQN9zfgRuD1pclTIthEnEOYObbE38GP_v1dvrVQLAq0uuHCjj7wtJ8U3Q_c3bWRT8l6dahDI/s1600-h/DSCF0386.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0f-ZlP4Tmt4herF5D_fCAhUayIa_D0fPgyZUNTIGzD5FiEUyTyuDCM9iShtc2eLwTd6grQN9zfgRuD1pclTIthEnEOYObbE38GP_v1dvrVQLAq0uuHCjj7wtJ8U3Q_c3bWRT8l6dahDI/s400/DSCF0386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236135637865841570" border="0" /></a><br />Surprisingly, it works very well on a Japanese face like Ken's.<br /><br />Only a week and a half left till opening! Yaaaarrgggghhh!!!!Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-38687759137859023782008-08-17T16:59:00.000+08:002008-08-21T17:40:03.990+08:00Me @ JinjaOur stills photographer Vivian Lee has graciously given me some shots from our journey to the Jinja, depicting yours truly - even though I wasn't one of the glamour-models in sports clothing posing for publicity.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nr3Xq2E0Q7Qk6d97gvmgPQq4OFEdzMTyMBW4aTxTz8ZsdhVfUkaUkdQhrxU5RMkwWa2qLgYT6fJJgR-SSFxlEBlvKJyq56C2h9K-5EPptj6NY3W6xPJthOxwFI5NO7kvOfZ8_Haks2s/s1600-h/DSC_0962.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nr3Xq2E0Q7Qk6d97gvmgPQq4OFEdzMTyMBW4aTxTz8ZsdhVfUkaUkdQhrxU5RMkwWa2qLgYT6fJJgR-SSFxlEBlvKJyq56C2h9K-5EPptj6NY3W6xPJthOxwFI5NO7kvOfZ8_Haks2s/s400/DSC_0962.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236894105212107026" border="0" /></a><br />This is all of us.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyY9W-_TCRNVRLot34FFGkcaP2r8Et8kvxB5FO_Uwh5U5ZqomH9jxUjNFhMdTam1_fnruMsMiNy1i2T4T5VqS8DQM_6x7usNz8iEup3gNxqBePDNDZDyNkq6_dxx_QpXVrM4CkTuB1wM/s1600-h/DSC_1279.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyY9W-_TCRNVRLot34FFGkcaP2r8Et8kvxB5FO_Uwh5U5ZqomH9jxUjNFhMdTam1_fnruMsMiNy1i2T4T5VqS8DQM_6x7usNz8iEup3gNxqBePDNDZDyNkq6_dxx_QpXVrM4CkTuB1wM/s400/DSC_1279.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236894132640352018" border="0" /></a><br />And this is me. (I fell asleep at the Jinja while they were doing photographs.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Tv9Rx1Fo-Or87JK1ceY3kSsT0ZNrejDYeT_RG128Ze8EHrMt0uYxVscC6tsxfb4jL3Dg5G1ntI_uqTLZM23LykEYSePljygK8AMaGxnINBiOFzZDxwlM14vF3RLYhsPL46czqR5dw80/s1600-h/DSC_0996.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Tv9Rx1Fo-Or87JK1ceY3kSsT0ZNrejDYeT_RG128Ze8EHrMt0uYxVscC6tsxfb4jL3Dg5G1ntI_uqTLZM23LykEYSePljygK8AMaGxnINBiOFzZDxwlM14vF3RLYhsPL46czqR5dw80/s400/DSC_0996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236894111058011618" border="0" /></a><br />Our delectable director Ka Fai and our mouth-watering multimedia assistant Paviter. (That's the river crossing in the background.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajbljrrf941IlhztFdXJ9-HBkcQNLeRLyfwh4yIjjkSAQLKfRv9Txo598m4vro2-ng9yipBEBuQ_ddDldDdjwJZOUtiMgQWVm1sqXkE3QpJBylULC-utR7aqT8xY2FDSuBlLOEBR0nak/s1600-h/DSC_1029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajbljrrf941IlhztFdXJ9-HBkcQNLeRLyfwh4yIjjkSAQLKfRv9Txo598m4vro2-ng9yipBEBuQ_ddDldDdjwJZOUtiMgQWVm1sqXkE3QpJBylULC-utR7aqT8xY2FDSuBlLOEBR0nak/s400/DSC_1029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236894122011798786" border="0" /></a><br />Me with our pert performer Pat...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZcQwQ7TAXL_19y6IylAsFmEufL4yB3v6em_D8HTaqJVTlFlaKduCQtSLABtiHdVBRu7cfSVHFWP8w20n-AQnIp_OvUEPepKiFXhOPMmc9FWAibYmRPueU6mnl-EHkVWXlY_bNo-mgaU/s1600-h/DSC_1049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZcQwQ7TAXL_19y6IylAsFmEufL4yB3v6em_D8HTaqJVTlFlaKduCQtSLABtiHdVBRu7cfSVHFWP8w20n-AQnIp_OvUEPepKiFXhOPMmc9FWAibYmRPueU6mnl-EHkVWXlY_bNo-mgaU/s400/DSC_1049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236895525107291506" border="0" /></a><br />...and our rambunctious rocker/raconteur Rizman Rutra. I mean Putra.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8WfROhV-_eBDhDJtPPoWEcZzF0W0gxalzHRrRDI726qg1cCygvJ7BUvIrjmpOcLqKfOX1vt902tmvboTzfB-FpG_oPez_gVMxan-qGLZBKMA8NrRVO4pyWXfhGA8oLTd5frIYvBqkUM/s1600-h/DSC_1335.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8WfROhV-_eBDhDJtPPoWEcZzF0W0gxalzHRrRDI726qg1cCygvJ7BUvIrjmpOcLqKfOX1vt902tmvboTzfB-FpG_oPez_gVMxan-qGLZBKMA8NrRVO4pyWXfhGA8oLTd5frIYvBqkUM/s400/DSC_1335.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236894135538179858" border="0" /></a><br />Messy group shot. Till next time!Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-56981451610909926602008-08-11T23:46:00.003+08:002008-08-11T23:47:27.929+08:00Ka Fai has been inspired.Therefore, there's a possibility that the second half of the show will be completely changed.<br /><br />Oh how I love my director.Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-86833933975133754982008-08-07T15:12:00.002+08:002008-08-19T15:48:12.860+08:00Jiro's One Night StandJiro felt bad for not spending enough time on this project. So he flew in and out from Bangkok for a night to confer with us on the set design.<br /><br />Went with Ka5 to pick him up:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlZcrDwlSr3rgReqIFy8ZPn7BDfQYe_y45HManPkZ8pdU5fwQ6gVGXoDQ9YDHP85yYe7CLaT6m89v1WktuYc5G3Dcc9AtF7iAo_iimFOR_tH2r9wUlWyFZcUHnAE8W7JhG9kmqrEOFKQ/s1600-h/DSCF0179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlZcrDwlSr3rgReqIFy8ZPn7BDfQYe_y45HManPkZ8pdU5fwQ6gVGXoDQ9YDHP85yYe7CLaT6m89v1WktuYc5G3Dcc9AtF7iAo_iimFOR_tH2r9wUlWyFZcUHnAE8W7JhG9kmqrEOFKQ/s400/DSCF0179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236125239944762690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6X6pBVts5LgxJSCwe_Kw6QOcOpUJW6K0VR9H4JbvPLNAh0Idfb4ltNZiB-70yPd9KtHhioeL4xffdYanONhQKM6RSCn6LeI5Sq3gtw9gFIIBd42r7rQjXvmN5T481EIIni35EZP51TQ/s1600-h/DSCF0173.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6X6pBVts5LgxJSCwe_Kw6QOcOpUJW6K0VR9H4JbvPLNAh0Idfb4ltNZiB-70yPd9KtHhioeL4xffdYanONhQKM6RSCn6LeI5Sq3gtw9gFIIBd42r7rQjXvmN5T481EIIni35EZP51TQ/s400/DSCF0173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236125248628365714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkffZR7nsB0vILC0kAXoL4RbeRZ-YNnzMZn1sn1XnquKQAUOSA04QIs81mvuPsrqi2DDgVcT2p3nS1cJwa037KgfXI3LgPVye7UwRQldjTGxm8G8AoXzseDySDqMAoPSbQhqPbVMDE6XI/s1600-h/DSCF0176.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkffZR7nsB0vILC0kAXoL4RbeRZ-YNnzMZn1sn1XnquKQAUOSA04QIs81mvuPsrqi2DDgVcT2p3nS1cJwa037KgfXI3LgPVye7UwRQldjTGxm8G8AoXzseDySDqMAoPSbQhqPbVMDE6XI/s400/DSCF0176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236127332642205986" border="0" /></a><br />Also did an interview with Lianhe Zaobao for the run. Then flew off again, tweet-tweet.Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-68347032278325031492008-08-06T15:46:00.001+08:002008-08-06T15:47:17.021+08:00Radiohead's "House of Cards"Ka Fai says this is one of his visual inspirations for the multimedia:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cShD_rdMwew&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cShD_rdMwew&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-30972318644489195602008-07-30T00:29:00.004+08:002008-07-30T00:59:07.469+08:00RESIDUE: da photosPopped down to the SMU Li Ka Shing Library from the Velvet Underground Poetry Slam.<br /><br />Closing performances started 1/2 an hour late. After Venzha...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48aoIhtp5iH1P58BPvj5NhsHEHR16ImbaIUfaR2EgA01mMPnqdocHm3i00KeCCjutHPABRsttJr7kR5utWMveJi0jikWI9SEeO4oe8TJmO5PY78a0HLUUxWyylcdCnpj-VwfruoqWz5U/s1600-h/DSCF0255.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48aoIhtp5iH1P58BPvj5NhsHEHR16ImbaIUfaR2EgA01mMPnqdocHm3i00KeCCjutHPABRsttJr7kR5utWMveJi0jikWI9SEeO4oe8TJmO5PY78a0HLUUxWyylcdCnpj-VwfruoqWz5U/s400/DSCF0255.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228478070147932242" border="0" /></a>... the crowd started to stretch its legs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_r6sK3RdyuB2-oTcqqOeT8PVwNRSdEf_9V_GEdZMhWqpgUZrVI4i1lsSsk8ZUksGerh-y47xuwwJ0oUKUhDAtyZxSHZnZipz7r3M2Bn6VTNoWIOwaRwxFLO9f4OCFbk8sjI_CZSsRDo/s1600-h/DSCF0256.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_r6sK3RdyuB2-oTcqqOeT8PVwNRSdEf_9V_GEdZMhWqpgUZrVI4i1lsSsk8ZUksGerh-y47xuwwJ0oUKUhDAtyZxSHZnZipz7r3M2Bn6VTNoWIOwaRwxFLO9f4OCFbk8sjI_CZSsRDo/s400/DSCF0256.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228478080853337010" border="0" /></a><br />Just when our boy Ka5 came on with the National Archives Oral History recording.<br /><br />"It was a beauuutiful place..."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfao6BoR0qC230eKG2dLW6jXWKdIR7AQQ1qpkoNMLNeaZ12ngJQw4M3sSGnJzae23CyzgOqjADEOmrU7XtOQZijvgHRVr9xCfx9x4umoLywGIQ14n6yzaFp09-8-1G7FgibZ7kzsQnbeg/s1600-h/DSCF0257.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfao6BoR0qC230eKG2dLW6jXWKdIR7AQQ1qpkoNMLNeaZ12ngJQw4M3sSGnJzae23CyzgOqjADEOmrU7XtOQZijvgHRVr9xCfx9x4umoLywGIQ14n6yzaFp09-8-1G7FgibZ7kzsQnbeg/s400/DSCF0257.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228476043379529698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwrOSRDhX4Z0Z_jT9Q1NSngEwdqWGaCo4roqJ9ba9TlTKjoFNs0T16Ituc_eMlt8XpmKlUCwT1voOj2FR0HLDg8QPHZYBxCrc0oXhmAosXkCknpW_9XcE2Lkn7FCV7jdFBQeB5KGiZzs/s1600-h/DSCF0261.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwrOSRDhX4Z0Z_jT9Q1NSngEwdqWGaCo4roqJ9ba9TlTKjoFNs0T16Ituc_eMlt8XpmKlUCwT1voOj2FR0HLDg8QPHZYBxCrc0oXhmAosXkCknpW_9XcE2Lkn7FCV7jdFBQeB5KGiZzs/s400/DSCF0261.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228476053516029826" border="0" /></a><br />To give you an idea of the breadth of the space:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPw-HvEgteuqa9dTyfllyM8rM8t3jPi1b7_c8LUTFWkcGA1t6pArwt_gNPXlnMQhdcO19jk137K9mnfBf0qX5PrtFJe4r35c5aiAvtbDI_4sVnjqZdXr3XKoXRn9U_fuk3BhMiIzaSBvY/s1600-h/DSCF0265.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPw-HvEgteuqa9dTyfllyM8rM8t3jPi1b7_c8LUTFWkcGA1t6pArwt_gNPXlnMQhdcO19jk137K9mnfBf0qX5PrtFJe4r35c5aiAvtbDI_4sVnjqZdXr3XKoXRn9U_fuk3BhMiIzaSBvY/s400/DSCF0265.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228476057337609298" border="0" /></a><br />It was around this time that Ka5 was experimenting with his toy theremin/electric guitar. It created some crazy discordance.<br /><br />Was wondering why he never faced the audience to show off his gadget. Turned out that he wanted to play with his back to the audience as a homage/imitation of his idol Zai Kuning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd4MxCObcsoTmpaEBA11tPBLvBTcIuVm53rCcwsrH38xOQrJ01FwEVXVOLSBnjJowxplKcYcWboev3hzlomjqLc0Andv3CIR34LTPUYw0oviGmc3w0nT4Pgw_XhQXI1io2mU-vG1C6_s/s1600-h/DSCF0266.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvd4MxCObcsoTmpaEBA11tPBLvBTcIuVm53rCcwsrH38xOQrJ01FwEVXVOLSBnjJowxplKcYcWboev3hzlomjqLc0Andv3CIR34LTPUYw0oviGmc3w0nT4Pgw_XhQXI1io2mU-vG1C6_s/s400/DSCF0266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228476081711469378" border="0" /></a><br />Insert the sequence from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotaro%27s_Divine_Sea_Warriors">Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors</a> where the little indigenous animals are singing the Japanese syllabary.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI78sdQO9Dhl1MpoaL1zxj0p2wdPStwRBG70f88AJc7DcdbKJeyeUsOMeWCpNayak91Liug39PN2A5BgHPr74jNERna8M7p99aiFn1mEBPWMfkSzEeNCgD99PgzJC7dNPp6yYYlwPXU4Q/s1600-h/DSCF0274.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI78sdQO9Dhl1MpoaL1zxj0p2wdPStwRBG70f88AJc7DcdbKJeyeUsOMeWCpNayak91Liug39PN2A5BgHPr74jNERna8M7p99aiFn1mEBPWMfkSzEeNCgD99PgzJC7dNPp6yYYlwPXU4Q/s400/DSCF0274.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228476092535336770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5qIfphwLwwAg5qwR4sr8KuWB_4-dOq0P0G_LXXos7jfIy5_L5Ju_5o7owT6Z5NkBXflsc6R4m-LNVGavj6Fm2J2SAP9eP3ehHYrKOExhqjuSD3MqRkBfKdkLj9b4rxwBNhooHUp3rmg/s1600-h/DSCF0280.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5qIfphwLwwAg5qwR4sr8KuWB_4-dOq0P0G_LXXos7jfIy5_L5Ju_5o7owT6Z5NkBXflsc6R4m-LNVGavj6Fm2J2SAP9eP3ehHYrKOExhqjuSD3MqRkBfKdkLj9b4rxwBNhooHUp3rmg/s400/DSCF0280.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228478117309203218" border="0" /></a>And of course, the ISEA crowd was rapt:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi848DztvQ-4TKbAS0dP2oFs6E8yuYvB_e8TIDaD8wAZdFhwQj7XVefaul8CkZCHZrqP5GptP9VYV8P-Ni6VCzbZmViHMx8PvmIrI7avteSOsgUpBsfWoRFfxyw049kp0nszB9Y0-bgx_s/s1600-h/DSCF0263.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi848DztvQ-4TKbAS0dP2oFs6E8yuYvB_e8TIDaD8wAZdFhwQj7XVefaul8CkZCHZrqP5GptP9VYV8P-Ni6VCzbZmViHMx8PvmIrI7avteSOsgUpBsfWoRFfxyw049kp0nszB9Y0-bgx_s/s400/DSCF0263.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228478125975443042" border="0" /></a><br />No lah, they're always this chatty after the first half hour of a performance session. Saw them at SPEKTR and it was the same.<br /><br />Then handover to Zulkifle Mahmod, with his analogue performance.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvjfH1ptqdPXzYQP1zDEP_-ZswIKzssSxYqaCMlzv3jpXRZSoXR1xrqQsOhubMj1SMZUfcBuyi4zVIol6OYvGCE965Zvzp7BLCeusOF6zZ0UXwlALVxRNjZLPhuiOgtj8NwpqYvjzz70/s1600-h/DSCF0292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvjfH1ptqdPXzYQP1zDEP_-ZswIKzssSxYqaCMlzv3jpXRZSoXR1xrqQsOhubMj1SMZUfcBuyi4zVIol6OYvGCE965Zvzp7BLCeusOF6zZ0UXwlALVxRNjZLPhuiOgtj8NwpqYvjzz70/s400/DSCF0292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228478129034853346" border="0" /></a><br />Now to business!Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-62437935243574219562008-07-28T15:16:00.002+08:002008-07-28T15:31:37.742+08:00RESIDUE by Choy Ka Fai / TheatreWorksIt's a preview, being performed <a href="http://www.isea2008singapore.org/conference/conf_close.html">tomorrow at ISEA2008</a>!<br /><br />RESIDUE investigates the ruins of the Syonan Jinja Shinto Shrine buried in the heart of MacRitchie Reservoir in Singapore, built by the Japanese during World War II. The physical remains and the surrounding forests are explored using multi-media. Data from sound waves, electromagnetic signals and radio frequencies are also collected and transformed into audio-visual content. Mapping the forgotten inhabitants of nature and reflecting on the silent subsistence of the Syonan Jinja.<br /><br />Choy Ka Fai (Singapore) is a video artist and Associate Artistic Director of Theatreworks. RESIDUE is a collation of the on-going research for RESERVOIR, a Theatreworks’ production to be staged in their space 72-13 in August 2008.<br /><br />Theatreworks is an independent, non-profit Singaporean theatre company that develops and nurtures professional arts skills. It supports Singapore artists, and articulates the Singapore arts through its various productions and developmental programmes.<br /><br />www.ka5.info<br />www.theatreworks.org.sg<br />www.72-13.comNg Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-8221294593339506252008-07-24T01:17:00.004+08:002008-07-24T02:19:37.304+08:00Vivian's got photos.And they're nicer than mine:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht04PR9xrD9nnGXYhPWJaWKrQzJPpF9BS1Iax-rXxL9tirK0pAKiFwOR2p2LVH0pN46gdNHHtzJv-_z1Bl6H73cPgO4gpl61EFBv-yydf-Dgdzl_pF-Rf0O67IMPG-TCVEKovtUqm8aaI/s1600-h/RES13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226269572735271874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht04PR9xrD9nnGXYhPWJaWKrQzJPpF9BS1Iax-rXxL9tirK0pAKiFwOR2p2LVH0pN46gdNHHtzJv-_z1Bl6H73cPgO4gpl61EFBv-yydf-Dgdzl_pF-Rf0O67IMPG-TCVEKovtUqm8aaI/s400/RES13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQS4p_uotMc_kqNi6bl0AEKfyQjSfIp-1wgqVbMmoAsYIel6Rm45sBdd6H0xLRtCCVFafTjg8OJCOgYiRtXiixRhnLJcQ_aHLvmP6eR8SzgD0kSHkjS8tFe76AiSae4BD51DgO1dxdAk/s1600-h/RES01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226261017534949730" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSj-0qV1Cx_NSMUgLXFMxo2irdLi6RWvNhQAQlaLKl3G24au1X9ZUvyilD0DkdvpNfp9Vfz6PwKIoUVR9h2eooYUlWC6-hxa-wSXWneS0T0SZHB_jbpQixHaIG5XDa-g4_kOb5ov9I-Xk/s400/RES11.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRB5quBPITjQMMLXhR0V_IU43qSitGn3f0vtJe3UEWL-4SbhxdYKedEpqExLjJYN3YVrxeuJ-XPNgpqaoVUwEFLwyE57cn4bDxhyphenhyphenL1J0eB1VI_2BHQWa1y4c0Xu8CwrFo74T3iFpeIwLc/s1600-h/RES05.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226261025215589954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRB5quBPITjQMMLXhR0V_IU43qSitGn3f0vtJe3UEWL-4SbhxdYKedEpqExLjJYN3YVrxeuJ-XPNgpqaoVUwEFLwyE57cn4bDxhyphenhyphenL1J0eB1VI_2BHQWa1y4c0Xu8CwrFo74T3iFpeIwLc/s400/RES05.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C_nzrQgL2xVu-lPTUpufJjoyNxaRR7DX96O5WoJgQsvp-N-dYIu7I-g6ZiziRZYm6vaqWxNIisoUOQQWYpskSgdASCywYAuUvvdUUaRizReD34smkk5BWs98lhVz32HTQm_S3sxfL3A/s1600-h/RES06.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226261027090792658" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_BKrl3ne4op6SfxPz4vsuQjFZ2KfbVPhgPcfcOlFNBSIMG3RcmPkymB2vxr9XdmIt74GsGgc4De-aWqfudxvxwnm3j1248GiPRw_PLuIJAIyjUw72_n1L4w5nJ3ErwDJ6CldQRaOCUU/s400/RES12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwrfkEtOQ8NawVSBxPlIoSwiX1rPN23wY6ERaLgnVzrM2JSQ1bmFz4B3WSfh0-wpfyY5TnHe9_oerguoZlHDEuKF3DaB3FfzQOF0uce84KYxsYvvICuhYFGWYYrYBsdyXJt7xqgCqqT8/s1600-h/RES03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226269582415775730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwrfkEtOQ8NawVSBxPlIoSwiX1rPN23wY6ERaLgnVzrM2JSQ1bmFz4B3WSfh0-wpfyY5TnHe9_oerguoZlHDEuKF3DaB3FfzQOF0uce84KYxsYvvICuhYFGWYYrYBsdyXJt7xqgCqqT8/s400/RES03.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5qgCZHq1tRjd-WDB3kWJ6hCqqq_vR-VcpBVNhJU1knyGAkzFRWAtGR4Hw1CwtW8kVDMPbbo35v2utk3ia8357yoBKKY0ATjwYqQZM_bHvPd1gLr39ez5a1YRDZNATGSWJKiwPOd6H_k/s1600-h/RES14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226261031798682226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5qgCZHq1tRjd-WDB3kWJ6hCqqq_vR-VcpBVNhJU1knyGAkzFRWAtGR4Hw1CwtW8kVDMPbbo35v2utk3ia8357yoBKKY0ATjwYqQZM_bHvPd1gLr39ez5a1YRDZNATGSWJKiwPOd6H_k/s400/RES14.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Now which of them will make it to the final publicity image? Wait and see.Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-78933211561146399102008-07-19T16:00:00.001+08:002008-07-21T02:06:20.654+08:00Pilgrimage no. 3: the Photoshoot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrO-vvQ9acGoNs7PbAWA6Q_CL8JwhsGfBuzddPjEvTbDwm4B10kHmMx_KZp1iUXBSFUE9OeuM28sk10cJYMHJEeGlmmNQnTjiLIOnbrsr0JOaicEF6TXZS5Ur75y-cRBj6v-qeZYd9Gk/s1600-h/DSCF0131.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224837597112812626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: left" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrO-vvQ9acGoNs7PbAWA6Q_CL8JwhsGfBuzddPjEvTbDwm4B10kHmMx_KZp1iUXBSFUE9OeuM28sk10cJYMHJEeGlmmNQnTjiLIOnbrsr0JOaicEF6TXZS5Ur75y-cRBj6v-qeZYd9Gk/s400/DSCF0131.JPG" border="0" /></a> For me, the excursion started at midnight, when I camped out at TheatreWorks with Ka Fai.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozKsydH26SPrvrPTzQ4MyirLPmLYg85hgDK__aCuEhosQXBUVtOM3SOKFkDl9n_EKf-DNxXYoRgs8k635hvRDPKQt3ljqw5aHsD3EGZHwWwbtm6O58oi4G6ojy_zIXHRhIN364ugGvqQ/s1600-h/DSCF0081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224819251581372386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozKsydH26SPrvrPTzQ4MyirLPmLYg85hgDK__aCuEhosQXBUVtOM3SOKFkDl9n_EKf-DNxXYoRgs8k635hvRDPKQt3ljqw5aHsD3EGZHwWwbtm6O58oi4G6ojy_zIXHRhIN364ugGvqQ/s400/DSCF0081.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>That's his office. He likes to play with his many electronic toys inside, some of which are $1 contraptions from Akihabara.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxGmzk8ZRSOAnfgTpqgJNntpxdUcOpQVRTxM0pTUGzUPF_EM4Q5h460sBxYgBWl9pu6m8r7vRqr4PSI_TB7N6inD7dGmDVZQlrYOQb2ldRRSM9ONP6IJ6JzbNpI2hFlLyLjs3R8insp8/s1600-h/DSCF0082.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224819255557449458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxGmzk8ZRSOAnfgTpqgJNntpxdUcOpQVRTxM0pTUGzUPF_EM4Q5h460sBxYgBWl9pu6m8r7vRqr4PSI_TB7N6inD7dGmDVZQlrYOQb2ldRRSM9ONP6IJ6JzbNpI2hFlLyLjs3R8insp8/s400/DSCF0082.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Can you believe that while I crashed out on the beanbag, dreaming of cats, our beloved director DID NOT SLEEP? He was busy testing out sound equipment, and then in the morning he got a buzz from our Sound Designer Chong Li-Chuan saying his baby had a fever. Can't argue much with that. Babies are important.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuW09WrPCahV67_Y7QK5RmNbmdEFeW2T4lENO851j3gw4gKXJjuuxZkS06ChReurzEQuRGNHTzAXLwXyWTWRYDoAJTHgDqzs9fmS3FemGspdRJD2_QACnc0DVvDMvoU6nfFkjbCK2Xn7Y/s1600-h/DSCF0086.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224841587060941554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuW09WrPCahV67_Y7QK5RmNbmdEFeW2T4lENO851j3gw4gKXJjuuxZkS06ChReurzEQuRGNHTzAXLwXyWTWRYDoAJTHgDqzs9fmS3FemGspdRJD2_QACnc0DVvDMvoU6nfFkjbCK2Xn7Y/s400/DSCF0086.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Ach weel. So Ka Fai and I got up at 6 am and waited for Vivian to pick us up in the taxi.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz86J6rcSV05rhNf4tfe_iP7Ga4UIEfGh4WqSGIDIbZUMn4KVr7quE0eM7si-5PXAV3esugbC4r-o1HYd1niEp64lsx6NiKI7SAZ970LDr8KAXqD180LzyHCBSv0mnOLWev3XHrFdAjU/s1600-h/DSCF0090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224819265700650290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz86J6rcSV05rhNf4tfe_iP7Ga4UIEfGh4WqSGIDIbZUMn4KVr7quE0eM7si-5PXAV3esugbC4r-o1HYd1niEp64lsx6NiKI7SAZ970LDr8KAXqD180LzyHCBSv0mnOLWev3XHrFdAjU/s400/DSCF0090.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>And we got to MacRitchie at 6:30am, as bright and early as we should. Ooh look! Full crew! Except Pat. Let's eat our breakfast beehoon before she comes.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgex-7Pu4gdBJIbMOUb0n6w3QrHTTfet0ii5o8govWyjLrJMVClM9E1g8N3_MNzPzkua4Qq5vIOjL2fF7-nSFkKMfTvGDg_OoVKhbQPYMu5UXTYpzbsrKif31js8NqIhyJEsmPAYuM7ajc/s1600-h/DSCF0092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224819268701467394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgex-7Pu4gdBJIbMOUb0n6w3QrHTTfet0ii5o8govWyjLrJMVClM9E1g8N3_MNzPzkua4Qq5vIOjL2fF7-nSFkKMfTvGDg_OoVKhbQPYMu5UXTYpzbsrKif31js8NqIhyJEsmPAYuM7ajc/s400/DSCF0092.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And here we are:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_ZOuZVxOq53XYZW9ZMqtIGcyMlzD3oU9iUBiDgVisUasY-JUnK023zruRUjf3-Rnv679J8SjvZihyphenhyphenuScKKUjQyWhmngo1F4FRhyphenhypheniGeRP0fiiJR5T5pDMcDHU6gn1OO-IG4QxSlwyMn4/s1600-h/DSCF0097.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224821054062060338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_ZOuZVxOq53XYZW9ZMqtIGcyMlzD3oU9iUBiDgVisUasY-JUnK023zruRUjf3-Rnv679J8SjvZihyphenhyphenuScKKUjQyWhmngo1F4FRhyphenhypheniGeRP0fiiJR5T5pDMcDHU6gn1OO-IG4QxSlwyMn4/s400/DSCF0097.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Roll call, L-R: Paviter Singh (Multimedia Assistant), Rizman Putra (Performer), Patricia Toh (Performer), Vivian Lee (Stills Photographer) and Choy Ka Fai (Fearless Leader).<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO73qBH66Fi973crY4eQrRkHnJ94OxpQHnIMRTbzlCgtTQFMPJqjW4iNWL1R_1-9AGt9NqqeVgvgLYjZe7JWX2s98oBeRQHQHKzNGkyuksyO3sBVGLB24M7slnwZK4oyiQ2Ebrq6h3018/s1600-h/DSCF0099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224821062503335650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO73qBH66Fi973crY4eQrRkHnJ94OxpQHnIMRTbzlCgtTQFMPJqjW4iNWL1R_1-9AGt9NqqeVgvgLYjZe7JWX2s98oBeRQHQHKzNGkyuksyO3sBVGLB24M7slnwZK4oyiQ2Ebrq6h3018/s400/DSCF0099.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />So it's across the zigzag bridge:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04hu-1OExtiRRIM-5k6xH8W2zgTHYGPy5DIyiIXxOyIDfJuMOn4es6QqVAY-9q1AQQH3YCVWj3UlV6r6XmMvpWT1p8nySx8o0l7zjIfLoC-gLcooV-MGkWPbwzJWGPqfJ-tx5wBev1lg/s1600-h/DSCF0101.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224821065574161762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04hu-1OExtiRRIM-5k6xH8W2zgTHYGPy5DIyiIXxOyIDfJuMOn4es6QqVAY-9q1AQQH3YCVWj3UlV6r6XmMvpWT1p8nySx8o0l7zjIfLoC-gLcooV-MGkWPbwzJWGPqfJ-tx5wBev1lg/s400/DSCF0101.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>And into the dawn. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGZwWgLboemOy-Op-yQlZJpB2WGJM4bch8HUSV1VPljHF5pxqM5GWN8nDo14dTf-81ywxiGlzdJikje0POSVt01eXlQUk-xelbh5IhXsW7eX2x03behL8SIc0osjcrr_uX_AVqgOCynE/s1600-h/DSCF0102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224821067589232178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGZwWgLboemOy-Op-yQlZJpB2WGJM4bch8HUSV1VPljHF5pxqM5GWN8nDo14dTf-81ywxiGlzdJikje0POSVt01eXlQUk-xelbh5IhXsW7eX2x03behL8SIc0osjcrr_uX_AVqgOCynE/s400/DSCF0102.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>Vivian fell behind because she was actually doing her job. But there were cool things to see that weren't there before.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtP09PJX4u3WhSdQ8DNbsE7WTnMEaQIZ6gFGiFpqbPxktrgV5jUKXMNOcvTs6pChFClDGw2dha0tdo1NHY9im1kvDvvZOiLkCNjKVZyVUsYK5DfKXQRL6fFW9CE0ChRX6sCYeOpz6NXM/s1600-h/DSCF0108.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224821070405949682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtP09PJX4u3WhSdQ8DNbsE7WTnMEaQIZ6gFGiFpqbPxktrgV5jUKXMNOcvTs6pChFClDGw2dha0tdo1NHY9im1kvDvvZOiLkCNjKVZyVUsYK5DfKXQRL6fFW9CE0ChRX6sCYeOpz6NXM/s400/DSCF0108.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Looky! Chempedak!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DIOL-mtb9NA6FiRVgPundcadsp-l9ajtKxShKe6gajl10-Ikhf3st6iOKUwfnGRkaBL_wxrI37sn_WiCBwdNrLwCHKKrkO1VE3GQJq9ii-t8OgV7j2Wek1jzP50fbo2GPGnB329ylqk/s1600-h/DSCF0110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224823585774752706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DIOL-mtb9NA6FiRVgPundcadsp-l9ajtKxShKe6gajl10-Ikhf3st6iOKUwfnGRkaBL_wxrI37sn_WiCBwdNrLwCHKKrkO1VE3GQJq9ii-t8OgV7j2Wek1jzP50fbo2GPGnB329ylqk/s400/DSCF0110.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Spiderweb! (Later on I walked into a gigantic one with a similarly proportioned spider.)<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hwPFXrexMzilEf_agQXxFi01YUSfw8j8uiJhMf8ORbIFYwn1SEIhTHkOEo97J86-zwC9XKaSlzrVjH9lqlXOG7kXPPXfgmfADkWuMhyphenhyphenn2KmFWruPEnTfz77fZRZgi7Bg-IBdu5rIVY8/s1600-h/DSCF0193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224823588594719154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hwPFXrexMzilEf_agQXxFi01YUSfw8j8uiJhMf8ORbIFYwn1SEIhTHkOEo97J86-zwC9XKaSlzrVjH9lqlXOG7kXPPXfgmfADkWuMhyphenhyphenn2KmFWruPEnTfz77fZRZgi7Bg-IBdu5rIVY8/s400/DSCF0193.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p>Tortoises! (Turtles? Terapins?)</p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimg8jw3rX1INefE7kzDiPrbL3e9eslVHWIx0JT49de1Ry3mxTno0WALTNQWJ5pduAejzWGN482tu0u4nZMGNoxwqokjbNvQqAok8nhbOZwcP4OqcXgY4OXebVwjKN5akvkOgqbqP50SEE/s1600-h/DSCF0112.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224823594898193746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimg8jw3rX1INefE7kzDiPrbL3e9eslVHWIx0JT49de1Ry3mxTno0WALTNQWJ5pduAejzWGN482tu0u4nZMGNoxwqokjbNvQqAok8nhbOZwcP4OqcXgY4OXebVwjKN5akvkOgqbqP50SEE/s400/DSCF0112.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>It actually took us only about an hour to get to the water crossing - cool morning weather and a comfortable familiarity with the route served as the wind in our sails. So into the jungle.<br /><br />This might be a good time to get a good look at our shrine virgins. Here's Vivian:</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjajcaKnOoUoAOpHSJzS6CU2-JeCRTGZ9VNa8EEQOKNr0tGOrV9Xgfv1pe5FsIouZxwcH055RU-o9jq1dsiGNrgeHDQ2T3jTehhs9krjKAK1AJl9isxEmAAkih_LGi120geG6BiMGopc/s1600-h/DSCF0115.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224823602865177890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjajcaKnOoUoAOpHSJzS6CU2-JeCRTGZ9VNa8EEQOKNr0tGOrV9Xgfv1pe5FsIouZxwcH055RU-o9jq1dsiGNrgeHDQ2T3jTehhs9krjKAK1AJl9isxEmAAkih_LGi120geG6BiMGopc/s400/DSCF0115.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And Paviter:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqhf9Thh9fywAndlAuHUGI5O36MiI4mTR9A1lFGC1h8t-hJ8JfR9DX5LXs5eaQV0218u5hEOZHjhIJS_ECGltsKgdudms9Btcb33VNQOmfdHmv08nk6H_xKq6ZY7fmimnClH9ydpwCOc/s1600-h/DSCF0116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224823607574551026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqhf9Thh9fywAndlAuHUGI5O36MiI4mTR9A1lFGC1h8t-hJ8JfR9DX5LXs5eaQV0218u5hEOZHjhIJS_ECGltsKgdudms9Btcb33VNQOmfdHmv08nk6H_xKq6ZY7fmimnClH9ydpwCOc/s400/DSCF0116.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Ka Fai has made me promise not to talk about how hot the people involved in our productions are, so I'll refrain.<br /><br />JESUSCHRISTWHATIZZAT???<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dh7CKNXeVeuOjHCX2sK_nHBkRIFHfEIUIBpySRUpoaoMLKe8OzWrvDnZACQUrHyY_fcR7ILjD39GzZrx_4qWDu-aoZvD7SbEe-tzaDfW8J0DFoaHDGb-sV5icyHlZpbant5r8K8_kmg/s1600-h/DSCF0120.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224825952623770162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9dh7CKNXeVeuOjHCX2sK_nHBkRIFHfEIUIBpySRUpoaoMLKe8OzWrvDnZACQUrHyY_fcR7ILjD39GzZrx_4qWDu-aoZvD7SbEe-tzaDfW8J0DFoaHDGb-sV5icyHlZpbant5r8K8_kmg/s400/DSCF0120.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Haha, fooled you. It's not the Eye of Sauron; it's Patricia Toh's butt tattoo paired with the surprisingly cheap pastel sports clothes we bought for her to wear as a costume.</div><br />Time for the shoot!<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0DAUSDLxnUatBR8OtsuzE9O5MZ0s1Co-Iy8G3hfp5wTw7dzQcWUijZ-z4_bMZmSaKTe_Y14N9xGjGMtAvdH8B0y8Jqwpkgq7t_EFKaq92KeuCTmQKaKU6Gb82Ig2qZFO8vzrgXgYa40/s1600-h/DSCF0166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224825961686219010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0DAUSDLxnUatBR8OtsuzE9O5MZ0s1Co-Iy8G3hfp5wTw7dzQcWUijZ-z4_bMZmSaKTe_Y14N9xGjGMtAvdH8B0y8Jqwpkgq7t_EFKaq92KeuCTmQKaKU6Gb82Ig2qZFO8vzrgXgYa40/s400/DSCF0166.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />It's really hard to beat Rizman in a game of silly buggers.<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwRZLtes3vsEvrdGNrvTe1iMXD3pxFJTXhFIpp9zHleIwZn_nJolYEZdBDJK-RPMCKiGgzAK2NpyT9hrErEdafK5nec9JK9aeTFL4W9IZ4OkHN4yS5FyZrX1MqqhLzKVA_y_iqYd-zHk/s1600-h/DSCF0151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224825957531135026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGwRZLtes3vsEvrdGNrvTe1iMXD3pxFJTXhFIpp9zHleIwZn_nJolYEZdBDJK-RPMCKiGgzAK2NpyT9hrErEdafK5nec9JK9aeTFL4W9IZ4OkHN4yS5FyZrX1MqqhLzKVA_y_iqYd-zHk/s400/DSCF0151.JPG" border="0" /></a> Although Pat sure gets points for trying!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAICa8j2oJKoPuFxCm1UjB6UwC8Q6BVGp1DT6dvMzFQ5U0Z2qHGcGy8N19xD3QlzhKMBqwLr6pRm9slm1q9k2R2zYPHbQjY2GAHks8KfHKbBNeRZhTOyXtn4LBYPcbyFVpuip56mZz_Y/s1600-h/DSCF0154.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224837588531194002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAICa8j2oJKoPuFxCm1UjB6UwC8Q6BVGp1DT6dvMzFQ5U0Z2qHGcGy8N19xD3QlzhKMBqwLr6pRm9slm1q9k2R2zYPHbQjY2GAHks8KfHKbBNeRZhTOyXtn4LBYPcbyFVpuip56mZz_Y/s400/DSCF0154.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Did you notice we have a reflector?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBv8d3frrw25jiT35ayGt8KTSXz77ZAXKZpIJBe3nOWqCThDUUeTFuo8Xj-VHN5Y8nuVoAuc10PPZGwNlv2KZZ8WQTOR_WGx6AaP9ooR_WYWtmh8YjmJx7eMzLzQgQ424tU2rjbsRQ_4g/s1600-h/DSCF0135.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224837579208435378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBv8d3frrw25jiT35ayGt8KTSXz77ZAXKZpIJBe3nOWqCThDUUeTFuo8Xj-VHN5Y8nuVoAuc10PPZGwNlv2KZZ8WQTOR_WGx6AaP9ooR_WYWtmh8YjmJx7eMzLzQgQ424tU2rjbsRQ_4g/s400/DSCF0135.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And a handsome reflector-handler? (Pav actually comes to MacRitchie regularly to train students in long-distance running.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwYm86PV1ZtAxMe-7XZEXuUBRjY3Y1uDfRGqQ1mPI0IAzFmezvYyjM1wzggV74vGA_ye5OUyHw9Pncx3tmIfwc78uDNFxuSBDQSDQ4qxZ4eUC6BRxM9ViZHuvl5LldbbQ3lHsV3FAzIY/s1600-h/DSCF0144.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224837582242752818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwYm86PV1ZtAxMe-7XZEXuUBRjY3Y1uDfRGqQ1mPI0IAzFmezvYyjM1wzggV74vGA_ye5OUyHw9Pncx3tmIfwc78uDNFxuSBDQSDQ4qxZ4eUC6BRxM9ViZHuvl5LldbbQ3lHsV3FAzIY/s400/DSCF0144.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I ended up dozing off on the steps. When I woke up everyone had gone.<br /><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/ng.yisheng/SIJPipjX9oI/AAAAAAAACeE/gqapdMvvtMw/s400/DSCF0175.JPG"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/ng.yisheng/SIJPipjX9oI/AAAAAAAACeE/gqapdMvvtMw/s400/DSCF0175.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Okay, actually they'd just shifted over to another location in the shrine. But it was still frickin' uncanny.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ksMd2u7IxmOJf_3oYwoxAC4xPJtn0SU8wnrDGfuKfRytyJ7JcS6QlcNs82wNdBs6zvyvBK3UsbBNHT9RLdgaRroMf-KurD5A-88pvlp-7BqWg9vrYhKQjMalFzj75xuEHNITkHgeL8w/s1600-h/DSCF0173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224825964976398978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ksMd2u7IxmOJf_3oYwoxAC4xPJtn0SU8wnrDGfuKfRytyJ7JcS6QlcNs82wNdBs6zvyvBK3UsbBNHT9RLdgaRroMf-KurD5A-88pvlp-7BqWg9vrYhKQjMalFzj75xuEHNITkHgeL8w/s400/DSCF0173.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is the performers drying their clothes and snacking on Gardenia bread. We also took the time to reflect that we saw no sense of taboo eating there (unlike the Japanese), and that everything seemed so much more comfortable this time round... no tension, no politics, just a comfortable haven in the woods.<br /><br />We did, however, also see a blue, red-headed snake. No photos of that.<br /><br /><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafWYH-12-vUYHviMC-URKGy_NcIFHw5C9-Rd792Ce1DrbPkj_FOzUdDPtx73bFwMkC3N_QQHYvshxLmMrSsBGsilbPFcX0WxOLDfZxQuxI7A-Uyt9p13SVD1QiW7lscdA1nkARxRwUFM/s1600-h/DSCF0183.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224830653467010338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafWYH-12-vUYHviMC-URKGy_NcIFHw5C9-Rd792Ce1DrbPkj_FOzUdDPtx73bFwMkC3N_QQHYvshxLmMrSsBGsilbPFcX0WxOLDfZxQuxI7A-Uyt9p13SVD1QiW7lscdA1nkARxRwUFM/s400/DSCF0183.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Wrapped up at about 11:15 am. Vivian and Ka Fai stayed behind to gather a little more multimedia data.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSLRrAVtRtgNtS5k3dC5O5GcwlDNi93ztUZIH-lTHIGLyFQ8LyQo7e94ek7vEjdOQ4JzxIj4LQMp0xERBy6pWEM02N7LWkaYkUs17rIUwwt_upN1WxM0iOvxPGJNdkoX8LDJho6Qgwpc/s1600-h/DSCF0186.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224830666093625602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizSLRrAVtRtgNtS5k3dC5O5GcwlDNi93ztUZIH-lTHIGLyFQ8LyQo7e94ek7vEjdOQ4JzxIj4LQMp0xERBy6pWEM02N7LWkaYkUs17rIUwwt_upN1WxM0iOvxPGJNdkoX8LDJho6Qgwpc/s400/DSCF0186.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We, on the other hand, went trudging back to the water hazard.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUgTDClSFKr0mPQc59xGCSuUyFbT6C21VvTyWIxuNZJYaSS6KRs63zI96jmc0BiCh-WyH99kwxgRa2A4Gm3nwyHt4xU-RHYWNnYlnG4spyl-iSbLF1G9V-nPjZxZ_Lr-6N3eB0pP9ryk/s1600-h/DSCF0188.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224830669552688850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUgTDClSFKr0mPQc59xGCSuUyFbT6C21VvTyWIxuNZJYaSS6KRs63zI96jmc0BiCh-WyH99kwxgRa2A4Gm3nwyHt4xU-RHYWNnYlnG4spyl-iSbLF1G9V-nPjZxZ_Lr-6N3eB0pP9ryk/s400/DSCF0188.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVqridwtb-0YyI6ps1PqEZ_tAvSo_nxp9NkFxQWSj6noyCGeH-qyaqU1IKNywCR7khhqAQOR6ozZHVwCVyOSGwM21s3-3VOK8QovgWdivlLRXD_IJfz1zXm01KGmVo-lrNKt-WgkDQNU/s1600-h/DSCF0189.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224830671745022642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVqridwtb-0YyI6ps1PqEZ_tAvSo_nxp9NkFxQWSj6noyCGeH-qyaqU1IKNywCR7khhqAQOR6ozZHVwCVyOSGwM21s3-3VOK8QovgWdivlLRXD_IJfz1zXm01KGmVo-lrNKt-WgkDQNU/s400/DSCF0189.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMEeR_3qF6gk__VwJ6eZ5pAoiNVuuJtCjdzD3oFQ2Z80yOMkEblrrMNlUd2pzq467zSTUGhp1pZ6tIunZQIOQQQzv-WR5SdzgQPUifuHD2hJ6F5FP83yKTpgLhxzvldTnsUtCkTYk-pQ/s1600-h/DSCF0192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224837599338834786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMEeR_3qF6gk__VwJ6eZ5pAoiNVuuJtCjdzD3oFQ2Z80yOMkEblrrMNlUd2pzq467zSTUGhp1pZ6tIunZQIOQQQzv-WR5SdzgQPUifuHD2hJ6F5FP83yKTpgLhxzvldTnsUtCkTYk-pQ/s400/DSCF0192.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And scooted off pronto. We even found a shortcut to Lornie Road from the jungle.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27yMl9XxKn6u6s1G_XDd_o707HRnrwuk_pnrmUjWekhr8oPvT9btCWCoao8k1h_IbutxTBPKvmZG9SBWBiWwWaHWDzmokKcxmZPuY6fn9Wqb20Ie7NCs4Zi0GNe0PpguOXDHXf9W0afE/s1600-h/DSCF0195.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224830678527485922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27yMl9XxKn6u6s1G_XDd_o707HRnrwuk_pnrmUjWekhr8oPvT9btCWCoao8k1h_IbutxTBPKvmZG9SBWBiWwWaHWDzmokKcxmZPuY6fn9Wqb20Ie7NCs4Zi0GNe0PpguOXDHXf9W0afE/s400/DSCF0195.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Till next time! And we're sure to have some cool shots from Vivian's camera too. :)</p>Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-84395267824225026772008-07-19T01:10:00.000+08:002008-07-19T01:12:48.041+08:00Once More Unto the Breach My Friends, Once More...Ka Fai and I are camped out at 72-13 tonight 'cos we're all journeying to visit the Syonan Jinja tomorrow/today.<br /><br />We'll get maybe 4 1/2 hours sleep. If we're lucky.<br /><br />To bed now.Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-64489140010522244192008-07-17T14:50:00.000+08:002008-07-17T14:51:41.107+08:00My director, Choy Ka Fai, is making me set up yet another blog.I've done this for 251, V.I.S.T.A Lab, the OCBC Singapore Theatre Festival... sien jee buah already.Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-61030861839318305002008-06-09T22:46:00.001+08:002008-08-24T04:14:40.300+08:00Workshopping 8 and 9 JuneWent over our experiences at the shrine - have woven them in with the photos.<br /><br />Mo' improv.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9onVb5NXrUgN6KA2fU9Ah1X7tM8qCSKN_reIpwAxCXwheudNYygDYwdNSItDv1ONjqJ8is-xSG9a2NBCeNCUdoRRaQk-42jv8KD5EV9ifCAig2Fe2f27q-9NakkYHCNwv_zf6UhHiGt0/s1600-h/DSCF0188.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227846240531739682" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9onVb5NXrUgN6KA2fU9Ah1X7tM8qCSKN_reIpwAxCXwheudNYygDYwdNSItDv1ONjqJ8is-xSG9a2NBCeNCUdoRRaQk-42jv8KD5EV9ifCAig2Fe2f27q-9NakkYHCNwv_zf6UhHiGt0/s400/DSCF0188.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGFbVMXbnF3wmCFybOWczD7Im0IeR3oWnyKgPNZflApE_IfDGpfwHU9SRo-LRyRQ3USaMhy7S3MaAxJ76rvjFY57zvjsTY1U1Qeb-cPtt79qAwiR5e5uvVhKFAZBPKjuO0GXMBEPFclg/s1600-h/DSCF0190.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227846249795455586" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGFbVMXbnF3wmCFybOWczD7Im0IeR3oWnyKgPNZflApE_IfDGpfwHU9SRo-LRyRQ3USaMhy7S3MaAxJ76rvjFY57zvjsTY1U1Qeb-cPtt79qAwiR5e5uvVhKFAZBPKjuO0GXMBEPFclg/s400/DSCF0190.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227846256802875026" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-F_dgvdaxZ_F-QeLBUOTOwlZ-xhS4tZXDGFbnAvqNvt60cBAhbVoD2N-jFlv-2Vmp5lCks8ss-UpN5XvhkGEebWyycqq33YiKddEDrGTtEdTxnwBTQKyWTrNmCfko1_5OWYn77V7QvQ/s400/DSCF0191.JPG" border="0" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxiNsq7oZPbg-bKdng7TeNEgJ6BVNOJ7EuGXuXOM2-UNTALyN4HVHGph53OmUwwwYy9-Vw5lCk49xN4G2D8sSj3PFcDKsSOxv00FiIKMRa-IBl6lQE81r47bhEgwPCsQhHE2-AfDrNbo/s1600-h/DSCF0209.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227853845126346370" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxiNsq7oZPbg-bKdng7TeNEgJ6BVNOJ7EuGXuXOM2-UNTALyN4HVHGph53OmUwwwYy9-Vw5lCk49xN4G2D8sSj3PFcDKsSOxv00FiIKMRa-IBl6lQE81r47bhEgwPCsQhHE2-AfDrNbo/s400/DSCF0209.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Mo' tech brainstormin' too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMv5n_R61kP4oZ9HXZO7bBwIAx6qOodGaCizCpk7xjqE2lCeYtf7ez1de9K6FoJ9_7kwsm1-OpTXnjSABT3zXFMN-DZemRkYvW6rbgNQNwEZxWmtxPhHkZVKKxEde37O5N1Dyi4hZnTBE/s1600-h/DSCF0198.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227846263888695778" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMv5n_R61kP4oZ9HXZO7bBwIAx6qOodGaCizCpk7xjqE2lCeYtf7ez1de9K6FoJ9_7kwsm1-OpTXnjSABT3zXFMN-DZemRkYvW6rbgNQNwEZxWmtxPhHkZVKKxEde37O5N1Dyi4hZnTBE/s400/DSCF0198.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXG3LtfICup6eSJqKYkgqpKLMlV23mwWROzwCa1C6Fbjf_XrRiXWaT0W3RUXlcdMB7C2PWB496F3MLaBU2HLns_7_aFrXPFUbHRYY5TBIN46-Kmbamkd5dcp80QhnsGiidZWGr4z5tyQ/s1600-h/DSCF0213.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227853849478768402" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXG3LtfICup6eSJqKYkgqpKLMlV23mwWROzwCa1C6Fbjf_XrRiXWaT0W3RUXlcdMB7C2PWB496F3MLaBU2HLns_7_aFrXPFUbHRYY5TBIN46-Kmbamkd5dcp80QhnsGiidZWGr4z5tyQ/s400/DSCF0213.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And then a farewell to our Japanese collaborators till August. Jiro left first:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GCyiG_-xIDAp0ZjvtoNflmutp10ZCCnxOBLHU4YOIK_3R6CBwW3e8dDxWayoS03_QHyR_XKYDTubRGHyMbq3koK0O2MtNBxT0Jc0y3UMzAkIOapYhJvg_Q-EwseJQAm07r87EOnnp3g/s1600-h/DSCF0202.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227846266161466802" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GCyiG_-xIDAp0ZjvtoNflmutp10ZCCnxOBLHU4YOIK_3R6CBwW3e8dDxWayoS03_QHyR_XKYDTubRGHyMbq3koK0O2MtNBxT0Jc0y3UMzAkIOapYhJvg_Q-EwseJQAm07r87EOnnp3g/s400/DSCF0202.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Norico managed to have a night out with us chatting with our previous collaborator Torrance Goh from <a href="http://www.farm.sg/">FARM</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjDBtz5jAqGQolH9pnDzEX7lQJREXvOU8HBI7-owIwtzXd4a3IVNHK8DV2mhGPSSstmuocjbgEv643oPjEmyFvB6FlN7B864ac00m6a_RrfyHbApTB2A6QOIwftLwdCLyAwjK3CmoJI4/s1600-h/DSCF0218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227853858337067266" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjDBtz5jAqGQolH9pnDzEX7lQJREXvOU8HBI7-owIwtzXd4a3IVNHK8DV2mhGPSSstmuocjbgEv643oPjEmyFvB6FlN7B864ac00m6a_RrfyHbApTB2A6QOIwftLwdCLyAwjK3CmoJI4/s400/DSCF0218.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ja mata ne!Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232823970628998198.post-958324596965413002008-06-08T23:09:00.001+08:002008-07-28T15:32:37.571+08:00Pilgrimage no. 2: Watashitachi no Nihon no tomodachi Jinja e kaerimasu!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzq3OL0qUfG6GAsVLFe8vJ21bDdIGmA9s7xcO1b8e1bzTfKKDSv4UNUNxyZEHqjsFreigxGYHCtTX8a3VRvGDhMmB0RXJcAbhcl4AreV3dYw749FzgurOKXqikcTC8eHtPF4Q2OKzFvo/s1600-h/DSCF0095.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226615127911955842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzq3OL0qUfG6GAsVLFe8vJ21bDdIGmA9s7xcO1b8e1bzTfKKDSv4UNUNxyZEHqjsFreigxGYHCtTX8a3VRvGDhMmB0RXJcAbhcl4AreV3dYw749FzgurOKXqikcTC8eHtPF4Q2OKzFvo/s400/DSCF0095.JPG" border="0" /></a> And like I said, here're our Japanese friends themselves: (L-R) translator Ken Takiguchi, performer Norico Sunayama and set designer Jiro Endo. Right on time (sorta) at MacRitchie Reservoir.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYg00T_gld1KmCaDriopDfiVjd3K7zq4UAyQOGn_6HgATJBP2Y95uVIXyfVesEOjFsj4y2pl89c-Fi5SZM0xGFFd22AIbQM-EiImys34YGrmybyMTEyzGykXJJNLSADwECfN2yMPBECyc/s1600-h/DSCF0098.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226615131583435618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYg00T_gld1KmCaDriopDfiVjd3K7zq4UAyQOGn_6HgATJBP2Y95uVIXyfVesEOjFsj4y2pl89c-Fi5SZM0xGFFd22AIbQM-EiImys34YGrmybyMTEyzGykXJJNLSADwECfN2yMPBECyc/s400/DSCF0098.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOULxF_1wWsI3PEOxDAvjXHq3hNgJAbmxW0kF6RThO1JkYla-uyhNWme2XNwJY2VIeAhSbx33Ij6q5lgwPFjlMaXaVrVWxR6ovCvXxlv9AJAxAhGr8zy95PQ86B_FVSp0uTfbIFrCasQ/s1600-h/DSCF0099.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226615140088128658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOULxF_1wWsI3PEOxDAvjXHq3hNgJAbmxW0kF6RThO1JkYla-uyhNWme2XNwJY2VIeAhSbx33Ij6q5lgwPFjlMaXaVrVWxR6ovCvXxlv9AJAxAhGr8zy95PQ86B_FVSp0uTfbIFrCasQ/s400/DSCF0099.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Pat: I wrote a poem yesterday on a piece of paper. I remember some lines: “Hold me in the palm of your hands” and “I’ve a secret to tell you”. That’s two lines I remember from my poem.<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnk-fMYifjvXUWgzoOQTr3MRh2DKccG4vSjI432_Xpvjj6tjUJ7YzDgraGHFa9p9gbBAB6R_8VleUqABPbFJPY_fsCDmMyyzb2qzWNBTia6wP82mzME-guktplLg-PIQLrAUF42GuGSc/s1600-h/DSCF0102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226615148664041762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnk-fMYifjvXUWgzoOQTr3MRh2DKccG4vSjI432_Xpvjj6tjUJ7YzDgraGHFa9p9gbBAB6R_8VleUqABPbFJPY_fsCDmMyyzb2qzWNBTia6wP82mzME-guktplLg-PIQLrAUF42GuGSc/s400/DSCF0102.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AmYfdM5qsV9TklnbufI_UdUd5YU5szFxkJ-uTk1NxwLOefuOLIlGwhjR4oysrgSHhT9Zv65HXdrywkXe1_h3FSdqYFVeIKt-tYGtbN54NL0wxY_-rbii8opspOvoAqhwDoNWCufhdNQ/s1600-h/DSCF0103.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226615152292944610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AmYfdM5qsV9TklnbufI_UdUd5YU5szFxkJ-uTk1NxwLOefuOLIlGwhjR4oysrgSHhT9Zv65HXdrywkXe1_h3FSdqYFVeIKt-tYGtbN54NL0wxY_-rbii8opspOvoAqhwDoNWCufhdNQ/s400/DSCF0103.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Norico: The feeling, walking along water surface, all the beautiful is that the feeling, not so extremely beautiful as she said. Water is not so clean.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05c77VkswO4K0pAgJy7CTuEurelj-ja3Tp3B38cRadH6hc7SG3u1Puyg96pNv88gcuWnv1CzBA-ROuuH-14mw-GyOca-rbtpdnXGx82PJlPczAJBpVu4m5rJTbPGCvk3GaaNF6X-bEsQ/s1600-h/DSCF0105.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226616781008574898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05c77VkswO4K0pAgJy7CTuEurelj-ja3Tp3B38cRadH6hc7SG3u1Puyg96pNv88gcuWnv1CzBA-ROuuH-14mw-GyOca-rbtpdnXGx82PJlPczAJBpVu4m5rJTbPGCvk3GaaNF6X-bEsQ/s400/DSCF0105.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ32yGFT2sIltfnTLZIal8JpijW8_adAR_g_q5ZLnmfqcMbm0KpBz8fjT7LtS-5qYSqbCOTy8oDldjarI0d3StvopX63xyNrtpw-N5NUfc0oIbq4wiPCnKi5kUhA35JrqhqA71ICUVboY/s1600-h/DSCF0106.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226616785729017938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ32yGFT2sIltfnTLZIal8JpijW8_adAR_g_q5ZLnmfqcMbm0KpBz8fjT7LtS-5qYSqbCOTy8oDldjarI0d3StvopX63xyNrtpw-N5NUfc0oIbq4wiPCnKi5kUhA35JrqhqA71ICUVboY/s400/DSCF0106.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Jiro: First of all, location for that site is centre of Singapore, right. So it seems to be an island. Very enclaved the space. Just the some kind of void of Singapore.<br /><br />So this the void has a kind of need to face, confonting Singapore, all the Singapore. The golf course, housing, parking lot. And even in shrine you have to reason with the highway drives.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTHP_Lczm9xgRIg_-WvQCsP90EVYGMFBlQMCVg9OjYwr5C-opRWkTkilAbC5n1bONcrvBDD-D3T7iwjBZdDOiKghlVx94j0TFFxSL9DsmfBFX7PQTkOTZ5gPWEaCOEQZXVBxeHj2dPUk/s1600-h/DSCF0107.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226616788567613538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTHP_Lczm9xgRIg_-WvQCsP90EVYGMFBlQMCVg9OjYwr5C-opRWkTkilAbC5n1bONcrvBDD-D3T7iwjBZdDOiKghlVx94j0TFFxSL9DsmfBFX7PQTkOTZ5gPWEaCOEQZXVBxeHj2dPUk/s400/DSCF0107.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWbc8TAkyit1JDLZQFBZ6FLtJegMPkp-9-0fk3uqmOdVdynFohv94ehESWXaqssqQPj3db6nAdfPnGJVnoGpEySBwfiEl1BB77MdY0PWON10o8d_uufOfMx6scfCyf2crTi0Vvx55KI8/s1600-h/DSCF0109.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226616793930221266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWbc8TAkyit1JDLZQFBZ6FLtJegMPkp-9-0fk3uqmOdVdynFohv94ehESWXaqssqQPj3db6nAdfPnGJVnoGpEySBwfiEl1BB77MdY0PWON10o8d_uufOfMx6scfCyf2crTi0Vvx55KI8/s400/DSCF0109.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2VsW4BHo-x3e-UhZ8VUo639e_tPLvRATc8VqpfJB6NHlJzNT40EQqPgxtuT6QkKgIDH896go8E6630TEIpHHdEx8lDCC0WTjVExkUSZ9BtFAXETaA66J8tp-9Wk8_07DviGAiVNa0Bg/s1600-h/DSCF0110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226616810130806642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2VsW4BHo-x3e-UhZ8VUo639e_tPLvRATc8VqpfJB6NHlJzNT40EQqPgxtuT6QkKgIDH896go8E6630TEIpHHdEx8lDCC0WTjVExkUSZ9BtFAXETaA66J8tp-9Wk8_07DviGAiVNa0Bg/s400/DSCF0110.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Jiro: You can hear highway drive sound … it’s very good acoustic but also very industrial sound, overlap. So and all the time from the parking lot, just change the ratio of the components, industry, nature, hidden and everything cannot disappear completely.<br /><br />That very interesting point: it’s not like idigenous. If you go indigenous, you cannot hear civil engineering sound, whatever. Everthing very close.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95DjxXUbRBAFRoNPgQbfI5jsgu2TyHKtn62Hy3B3o0z4PXqOp3st87_DwG-c6w23sCHUCeRvSh4VN6-51ihxAgg8heAtEX0wXzHYBCDklyZVtOm6N40TyCNkQ-va_E45X4YyiTikcN5A/s1600-h/DSCF0112.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226618929527737650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95DjxXUbRBAFRoNPgQbfI5jsgu2TyHKtn62Hy3B3o0z4PXqOp3st87_DwG-c6w23sCHUCeRvSh4VN6-51ihxAgg8heAtEX0wXzHYBCDklyZVtOm6N40TyCNkQ-va_E45X4YyiTikcN5A/s400/DSCF0112.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Rizman: For me, there were like a lot of things. Like when I first started the journey, I was like excited, very excited. And then when I saw the river – because I’m afraid of water - and then I thought, we have to cross the river. I can’t go back home now, because I’m there.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJG3yc4aKy7R5HPzL-e7qeXacXHh8wqH0DR72tntT7Aj8REPhy1LOwXKsfBb9DVsDT6INSz_6o2amaVF6KwBlQn0U9CpPoSL367Kx0ldp-SbUiufTlB6c-gsznmSe5odNFJS6CtcsOT5s/s1600-h/DSCF0113.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226618935043339586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJG3yc4aKy7R5HPzL-e7qeXacXHh8wqH0DR72tntT7Aj8REPhy1LOwXKsfBb9DVsDT6INSz_6o2amaVF6KwBlQn0U9CpPoSL367Kx0ldp-SbUiufTlB6c-gsznmSe5odNFJS6CtcsOT5s/s400/DSCF0113.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHkedNoEjOw-UAR8g7WuftdrhMU9O8FXTmmr5dM30f4ibyHvNgSuxdHo4HpS7dhQTE8TYpE0a5pomIf5UuNpBZJn4RSwlNmg-1q4-Wh9VjMeabIFsS-AQNKQa_iU2_tDI-l3vLiUVfgo/s1600-h/DSCF0114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226618942037142290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHkedNoEjOw-UAR8g7WuftdrhMU9O8FXTmmr5dM30f4ibyHvNgSuxdHo4HpS7dhQTE8TYpE0a5pomIf5UuNpBZJn4RSwlNmg-1q4-Wh9VjMeabIFsS-AQNKQa_iU2_tDI-l3vLiUVfgo/s400/DSCF0114.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Jiro: First of all it not clean and then back really bad. Brown oily water.<br /><br />Norico: I don't want to touch the dirty water.<br /><br />Rizman: And when I saw Yi-Sheng going through the river and I thought, okay, I’m crossing it. And then Ken went into the reservoir - what’s happening? He’s drowning! And then he said, “I lost my specs - I can’t see,” - I was like, help.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Z4sto_grQDdHUwYmrATAas9q_kb8TEa0hgiIaoKeTpp-G277Ekfn4tubkzVcSUgI_QpDVzvEXSMDk8SSZcqc_ST_nXM0gZ3mCtxWwtWJ0_kw2yb875g8M_FwO-jG_6veUS0bQVi2QTs/s1600-h/DSCF0117.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226618946318672674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Z4sto_grQDdHUwYmrATAas9q_kb8TEa0hgiIaoKeTpp-G277Ekfn4tubkzVcSUgI_QpDVzvEXSMDk8SSZcqc_ST_nXM0gZ3mCtxWwtWJ0_kw2yb875g8M_FwO-jG_6veUS0bQVi2QTs/s400/DSCF0117.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1bcEi-L5CmERMDcwLVJ-dT4WVEtlzWjgTBMjhbiHA2FxOxvJkYVWoaodNL4S0a6CsJ8rL4jXugdGaDn4lPDiY_1A8rIYVaj7zua_xtRyR_hZhkstm6kioD4lpDDSxwtxLZKy1HO3j_8/s1600-h/DSCF0118.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226618955965287746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1bcEi-L5CmERMDcwLVJ-dT4WVEtlzWjgTBMjhbiHA2FxOxvJkYVWoaodNL4S0a6CsJ8rL4jXugdGaDn4lPDiY_1A8rIYVaj7zua_xtRyR_hZhkstm6kioD4lpDDSxwtxLZKy1HO3j_8/s400/DSCF0118.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Jiro: She said it’s a little like in role playing game… sort of simulation somehow enjoy that such an accident coming and then atmosphere suddenly change it’s really it’s kind of game very serious but also enjoying and very nervous. Two side. So the feeling of two side is very… Which side reality?<br /><br />Ka5: Like sometimes remember animal. But reality come back.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgmCGXBV2lYAwpSrOchGPDlJFZAED7jQV3VWe5w8YQuDWMLK9FuYBjaRnz4qm-xguzTIqKTswn8eX2Nij2bPSVermrfCvSP_bziLL308mgasexZPNEsjMlf7kXXGv564GsI7kAm6EuDw/s1600-h/DSCF0120.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226621150916191378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgmCGXBV2lYAwpSrOchGPDlJFZAED7jQV3VWe5w8YQuDWMLK9FuYBjaRnz4qm-xguzTIqKTswn8eX2Nij2bPSVermrfCvSP_bziLL308mgasexZPNEsjMlf7kXXGv564GsI7kAm6EuDw/s400/DSCF0120.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXVB5dLpEdl895xa6Sgu3hWerXRu2LdpPYqe9YWl1L7QyuWJoTtd0RISLc0ZZ0A2IuI89PSFYNeXMImBPvRDvCILn4tZoyzbMcnqSEswkpyRvakC_gQAnoCk3iOwDXfTz8_F3MsHzvnY/s1600-h/DSCF0122.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226621159277998322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXVB5dLpEdl895xa6Sgu3hWerXRu2LdpPYqe9YWl1L7QyuWJoTtd0RISLc0ZZ0A2IuI89PSFYNeXMImBPvRDvCILn4tZoyzbMcnqSEswkpyRvakC_gQAnoCk3iOwDXfTz8_F3MsHzvnY/s400/DSCF0122.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Rizman: And then once we reached the shrine, that’s it. And then there were more steps. Okay, that’s it. And then when I was there, there was an unknown presence watching me. I couldn’t wait to get out of the place. There are snakes. I’m a wimp when it comes to nature.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLP6mArBnAzT76UdGrJsa_USOZrtxsWiVMwJpDClNziIe0lZmbgpRokDkzq7aLH9pU_I4Lu5Eg_2pGWZJErlsqqZi0UOcA_NrnqqXBBlJb7rMksGNcMI7Hx26xQ4Dg77cFvGaImY1WXFI/s1600-h/DSCF0123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226621162836578818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLP6mArBnAzT76UdGrJsa_USOZrtxsWiVMwJpDClNziIe0lZmbgpRokDkzq7aLH9pU_I4Lu5Eg_2pGWZJErlsqqZi0UOcA_NrnqqXBBlJb7rMksGNcMI7Hx26xQ4Dg77cFvGaImY1WXFI/s400/DSCF0123.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Pat: I'm a big fan of walking. I think when you sweat in nature together, you share something together.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbdSJ_NRVynzN1aXnySQSyvxMCtp6GZMSOgKKBHV65weNKjZsckxz2YLHCdKZxx9p5BJWFE3doHV2oXjhcwXUMUu-p59YQznNzfwU_-bGZVSJzzb2b2LH7fXM0dLrnoxsdeqKoOLrkxg/s1600-h/DSCF0124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226621167025288754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbdSJ_NRVynzN1aXnySQSyvxMCtp6GZMSOgKKBHV65weNKjZsckxz2YLHCdKZxx9p5BJWFE3doHV2oXjhcwXUMUu-p59YQznNzfwU_-bGZVSJzzb2b2LH7fXM0dLrnoxsdeqKoOLrkxg/s400/DSCF0124.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-PmWW6irsHEIiMEBOWXAioZ3ISFnHj3fKAwHqWxUOXDn9jYNr4ua1zrcuIhQkHla0CMTD-KeVuY-b4E2s8AexULGigtVXRxjOeCDwJdAXXJhWvKubiB_3BQBENMEi_qvjHHpGDUu1As/s1600-h/DSCF0127.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226621169678343954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-PmWW6irsHEIiMEBOWXAioZ3ISFnHj3fKAwHqWxUOXDn9jYNr4ua1zrcuIhQkHla0CMTD-KeVuY-b4E2s8AexULGigtVXRxjOeCDwJdAXXJhWvKubiB_3BQBENMEi_qvjHHpGDUu1As/s400/DSCF0127.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Jiro: Very metropolitan function. But it’s not Central Park. Central park is bound, completely rectangular and very controlled.<br /><br />And it’s also it reminds me of Meiji Shrine. Meiji Shrine is just backside of Harajuku Station. You go there not be far from main meeting, you can see Dokomo, can see highlights from Shinjuku area.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKcSgCoGiIwAqaPWoXUn-HhHOmwdLStrHWJgKWeZd35ap-mPGAVmfruCjiLIajZC6w1tyJ_gWhVTr00D4Gi_5WFo1OwFhfM5FNA-6a_2NeUpChmd_Y_GkWRvomDFeKVSshbaZVE3e6qs/s1600-h/DSCF0128.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226623264199642786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKcSgCoGiIwAqaPWoXUn-HhHOmwdLStrHWJgKWeZd35ap-mPGAVmfruCjiLIajZC6w1tyJ_gWhVTr00D4Gi_5WFo1OwFhfM5FNA-6a_2NeUpChmd_Y_GkWRvomDFeKVSshbaZVE3e6qs/s400/DSCF0128.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3EPp2miUHevdAXtSf3p7qKwQtE78huzlSpZxHTQdqnvIoZyDFgfDOBCtvT6jZjHdHuIFMiEPdjbsbSAElrZwMbM15QS2FRkBwwF1f12qjwPgJYT7h17c3JNBiENyVKR6PZJq-oVnAeg/s1600-h/DSCF0130.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226623267747369490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3EPp2miUHevdAXtSf3p7qKwQtE78huzlSpZxHTQdqnvIoZyDFgfDOBCtvT6jZjHdHuIFMiEPdjbsbSAElrZwMbM15QS2FRkBwwF1f12qjwPgJYT7h17c3JNBiENyVKR6PZJq-oVnAeg/s400/DSCF0130.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Jiro: But my case is very layered. Dreamy trucks. Very analysing tracks. Everything like music.<br /><br />Norico: Composed.<br /><br />Ka5: But for her she always going different tracks.<br /><br />Jiro: Like score. Highway sound. It’s a structural sense. I’m more objective.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx10qT8PFrcUBk5MDqMAlqV9YuT2F-aGdNGSFdi1PFlMxYwi5qaTqC8K97N4VDvuvtDXwiYMYL2kpVhhcJ_us_21zq0Lv_NNMkSlVZjjRbUsTk6XhdjR31VEAMJ5JDYs5AWOaleaHMzbw/s1600-h/DSCF0134.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226623270778229346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx10qT8PFrcUBk5MDqMAlqV9YuT2F-aGdNGSFdi1PFlMxYwi5qaTqC8K97N4VDvuvtDXwiYMYL2kpVhhcJ_us_21zq0Lv_NNMkSlVZjjRbUsTk6XhdjR31VEAMJ5JDYs5AWOaleaHMzbw/s400/DSCF0134.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGmp36Q9-ZTwq5HHKkF0pgoKy3USF3IqA6H6cgPgKxWftHH14eS2v8br8JmqKFNnMvD5tcDLDFaNbPkK8y3DYDzgY11X9WR9S2css4zHKZgWeVnHzEpX_jnn6bO9K0jwrvko98zfHC70/s1600-h/DSCF0137.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226623278558290418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGmp36Q9-ZTwq5HHKkF0pgoKy3USF3IqA6H6cgPgKxWftHH14eS2v8br8JmqKFNnMvD5tcDLDFaNbPkK8y3DYDzgY11X9WR9S2css4zHKZgWeVnHzEpX_jnn6bO9K0jwrvko98zfHC70/s400/DSCF0137.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2x3jszNzkygK9y-NqSrpWWica-mP17L-XmsLgZsLP0YjEEpyXwt0CaCByUk81dp5ft9g4dkHF0Ia8vnGTEeoQmDiUn8JedvU5SQxrBq8FNP8V9rbZkh9ybht5AiZw5QTo_oKFl1VSjM/s1600-h/DSCF0138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226623284812303970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2x3jszNzkygK9y-NqSrpWWica-mP17L-XmsLgZsLP0YjEEpyXwt0CaCByUk81dp5ft9g4dkHF0Ia8vnGTEeoQmDiUn8JedvU5SQxrBq8FNP8V9rbZkh9ybht5AiZw5QTo_oKFl1VSjM/s400/DSCF0138.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Ka5: When you reach the shrine itself, what is the feeling?<br /><br />Norico: Omoi. Very heavy. Heavy pressure. And I pray there to god tree, please keep peace for world.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpplujuOLLFb5oB6IqXiOIsFS3HmUOb1H9piLkzviU3jkDzx53uis3BJCc56JfBJrq9_NPCzCTGJVKGvB0QoeK-MwCAnI8vopsutQheKoskbKNSlQdPcJsxuk9bJGa7AtlkSCN2-2l8E/s1600-h/DSCF0158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226625201668119186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNpplujuOLLFb5oB6IqXiOIsFS3HmUOb1H9piLkzviU3jkDzx53uis3BJCc56JfBJrq9_NPCzCTGJVKGvB0QoeK-MwCAnI8vopsutQheKoskbKNSlQdPcJsxuk9bJGa7AtlkSCN2-2l8E/s400/DSCF0158.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIe37p5srv3bMAq5-2E6GZL26U-8Da69gPnI2j7b_udOzk8grIabX0I7-K8FubwcRaUGRWVPTwVxSo0XXvIFDShuTNRe_B16vh-ocpuvsE4virk3e7P-ywNfxz4AKwWm1CDqA1OHciBc/s1600-h/DSCF0159.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226626771180133058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIe37p5srv3bMAq5-2E6GZL26U-8Da69gPnI2j7b_udOzk8grIabX0I7-K8FubwcRaUGRWVPTwVxSo0XXvIFDShuTNRe_B16vh-ocpuvsE4virk3e7P-ywNfxz4AKwWm1CDqA1OHciBc/s400/DSCF0159.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2O_0b1Olm0QEJVzzMv81_k0BOBHzGJxEITenazI5_Oy5jtJxq8Ihac4SpKUxXF5U_bHtjL_RB57NHRWHHVmCC0dx0w5BUW-lEEk8P458_SZfhwBSknAEXvPns0yx4rxirZsbSHAyvZ6k/s1600-h/DSCF0163.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226626776566840002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2O_0b1Olm0QEJVzzMv81_k0BOBHzGJxEITenazI5_Oy5jtJxq8Ihac4SpKUxXF5U_bHtjL_RB57NHRWHHVmCC0dx0w5BUW-lEEk8P458_SZfhwBSknAEXvPns0yx4rxirZsbSHAyvZ6k/s400/DSCF0163.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISpwDnzmxhFOQUozX_FTsUtg6ZnoudUA-lqRCaGV43GQBwHQ-IGz4d9-tiQTi9FLNzUp_ab1-SfTJKt01aQvzNI0L53LR3FPOhlrfQBmW1EyGpVX6eMb8di2k20ErzydS__bWF5bOpNc/s1600-h/DSCF0164.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226626781383258418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISpwDnzmxhFOQUozX_FTsUtg6ZnoudUA-lqRCaGV43GQBwHQ-IGz4d9-tiQTi9FLNzUp_ab1-SfTJKt01aQvzNI0L53LR3FPOhlrfQBmW1EyGpVX6eMb8di2k20ErzydS__bWF5bOpNc/s400/DSCF0164.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8Jpp8hRrHzvlXw0kurOo8YSv4N93pJXq3XY5aMoo8zV9ichFFHaTRMJ4XKRpHyABMPViYWjQDPUkaFS8Ir-TNgjC3CSFaVAqJExto9BXln_W11FiidBvYQlKDd5-u4I5ZjaQEf_kuXM/s1600-h/DSCF0165.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226626787028281890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8Jpp8hRrHzvlXw0kurOo8YSv4N93pJXq3XY5aMoo8zV9ichFFHaTRMJ4XKRpHyABMPViYWjQDPUkaFS8Ir-TNgjC3CSFaVAqJExto9BXln_W11FiidBvYQlKDd5-u4I5ZjaQEf_kuXM/s400/DSCF0165.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>Ka5: The first time, this is big. So I go in, imagine it’s very grand, very big during that time. Then sudeenly I feel all these trees, it’s impossible to capture or to reproduce if you don’t’ go there. And then second idea I feel is very violent, because suddenly everytbody left and it’s ust left for nature to eat. And then suddenly they destroy the forest.<br /><br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3ibkgmeqCPhz0Xxraqs5v1itlgqnOMpcYXgBHo_Kvr8pS5dhe8TVaZM9cvXThhpcxRWiOgzPWMbAcRs9ObdlNcKGz3soiJ8uyrLB8ZniMKwUWIEN2EPFB4HwU8BCDcye_yjJDY47R5U/s1600-h/DSCF0167.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226626788182899586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3ibkgmeqCPhz0Xxraqs5v1itlgqnOMpcYXgBHo_Kvr8pS5dhe8TVaZM9cvXThhpcxRWiOgzPWMbAcRs9ObdlNcKGz3soiJ8uyrLB8ZniMKwUWIEN2EPFB4HwU8BCDcye_yjJDY47R5U/s400/DSCF0167.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV7OZ5g-Tmop7AFdB9r41e8VvRjVLtwGL22jkdkk3Cd8TT4VNxU4Uv0eUGZzLpORyjJeT4e7G2ZndXxqHbvTvtsVJ8cOiR3Wh4w-Q0lt49h1jtJUrfABAq_EqlpbWvR2SV1ZbtriGuY0/s1600-h/DSCF0140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226625178015947810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV7OZ5g-Tmop7AFdB9r41e8VvRjVLtwGL22jkdkk3Cd8TT4VNxU4Uv0eUGZzLpORyjJeT4e7G2ZndXxqHbvTvtsVJ8cOiR3Wh4w-Q0lt49h1jtJUrfABAq_EqlpbWvR2SV1ZbtriGuY0/s400/DSCF0140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Ka5: But yesterday it’s almost like visiting an old friend again. The first time is very adventurous. I map. But this time I know clear directions and objectives very clear. I want to bring you back to see it. So it’s like visitng old friend in forest.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sJzGhaGCIOckqYZfk4e2Uqdnp69MQBlp5q5evpam1FyL99PbvDd_IYhPtG_z3WPRnDC87gfQTpcTZbJWMp-pEgVD7JnLUmnV-xlEq6bNsQdtd-QZiEsPSkyKSQ6-LAHUt0VZuWjVWBU/s1600-h/DSCF0141.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226625187050941458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sJzGhaGCIOckqYZfk4e2Uqdnp69MQBlp5q5evpam1FyL99PbvDd_IYhPtG_z3WPRnDC87gfQTpcTZbJWMp-pEgVD7JnLUmnV-xlEq6bNsQdtd-QZiEsPSkyKSQ6-LAHUt0VZuWjVWBU/s400/DSCF0141.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIqEActWZz9Rhsn5oG6_WtXmvDpsC4uppeDY7pCktdmqQcq04un6fAGSSw5SYSLN47pK9v0RoPvKe9_OKJIZyrds5Xlh_oaB9xhJWyB47cy_PNuOYlzADTdnyK4pSDU9AotX399jX3pU/s1600-h/DSCF0144.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226625192711152354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqIqEActWZz9Rhsn5oG6_WtXmvDpsC4uppeDY7pCktdmqQcq04un6fAGSSw5SYSLN47pK9v0RoPvKe9_OKJIZyrds5Xlh_oaB9xhJWyB47cy_PNuOYlzADTdnyK4pSDU9AotX399jX3pU/s400/DSCF0144.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOu2TV0TImCWI040wFUGnuzTAjVNSe1-tXbLE8n99yVTH4ZGaJJhWvogzFHqCSoRpYr8k3lP6E7WcPSM3Zbu3DKlPtdUJvOx-BuN9iOeoneFU-TY5V-21_maw0TeUcK4657IoR4mw7GA/s1600-h/DSCF0147.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226625195221590386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOu2TV0TImCWI040wFUGnuzTAjVNSe1-tXbLE8n99yVTH4ZGaJJhWvogzFHqCSoRpYr8k3lP6E7WcPSM3Zbu3DKlPtdUJvOx-BuN9iOeoneFU-TY5V-21_maw0TeUcK4657IoR4mw7GA/s400/DSCF0147.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Rizman: And then when I was there, there was an unknown presence watching me. I couldn’t wait to get out of the place. There are snakes. I’m a wimp when it comes to nature. And when we cot out of nature, it was quite a relief.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuHi1MGi6EUyqtfIm6JU_69oEScqo48ygL9h_aG2tRu03-icN4up-VuS0Zk5MFHdSq7X65zsw_o6MRSwMCH2S6rgpHpHK_Fk9KjUtW6OmnxRV4DGa_Qvwj_Cd2ePwdHdjs-_HRxACDQU/s1600-h/DSCF0170.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226628010030662514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuHi1MGi6EUyqtfIm6JU_69oEScqo48ygL9h_aG2tRu03-icN4up-VuS0Zk5MFHdSq7X65zsw_o6MRSwMCH2S6rgpHpHK_Fk9KjUtW6OmnxRV4DGa_Qvwj_Cd2ePwdHdjs-_HRxACDQU/s400/DSCF0170.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8idNwwrDG0-95I9cjPyej-xOiZ-eQl9U4uu7QMsRAobqp5RJsbnQz24hVNIGCbxa1BnyZ3QlNcmX6lf1ny35uYQSPTptDDbmJZ5gAoi3R1wwzwwVx3oRHmWfPyzWHka5RLpqrit4osYg/s1600-h/DSCF0171.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226628011702244626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8idNwwrDG0-95I9cjPyej-xOiZ-eQl9U4uu7QMsRAobqp5RJsbnQz24hVNIGCbxa1BnyZ3QlNcmX6lf1ny35uYQSPTptDDbmJZ5gAoi3R1wwzwwVx3oRHmWfPyzWHka5RLpqrit4osYg/s400/DSCF0171.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Pat: After going home, I did feel... ahhh, I felt possessed. I didn’t feel posessed by God, but this sense of, maybe it’s nature, maybe it’s the age of ruins. I became possessed by this timelessness.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBbaas9YpsjNvYc08WuPESatmJOV2LvBRTnZe5zwFJ24X_oUnJ74KIRjT8m9diwClZZEc-aH4daMnBmgY_WY6Op4ITIsynECxQ5Viv8sH_-qxSuovyhMtvAG2y05lQWrGJlaWWIWGj3o/s1600-h/DSCF0173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226628019522726450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBbaas9YpsjNvYc08WuPESatmJOV2LvBRTnZe5zwFJ24X_oUnJ74KIRjT8m9diwClZZEc-aH4daMnBmgY_WY6Op4ITIsynECxQ5Viv8sH_-qxSuovyhMtvAG2y05lQWrGJlaWWIWGj3o/s400/DSCF0173.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhKoWcAnJQDvwqYyxdH_yEO8r4RHlzy29CSf5M2WfZT62-3Gj2jZ2Efu8JiJqAkRFN-Hxeu-tBFc_3EJqLlGNqkw6DLSotKMQhXnGmla4512hdESuPIpluY1wpgg_gf7U1WW8r4Dsrmk/s1600-h/DSCF0174.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226628024066383506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhKoWcAnJQDvwqYyxdH_yEO8r4RHlzy29CSf5M2WfZT62-3Gj2jZ2Efu8JiJqAkRFN-Hxeu-tBFc_3EJqLlGNqkw6DLSotKMQhXnGmla4512hdESuPIpluY1wpgg_gf7U1WW8r4Dsrmk/s400/DSCF0174.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Rizman: When I got home I couldn’t sleep. I was thinking of all the creepy crawlies. I’m still in the jungle. I’m still in the shrine. </p>Ng Yi-Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175656890555470042noreply@blogger.com0