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tears without an audience

September 2nd 2008 10:16
Acting - drama or comedy, musical or ordianry, theatre or on-cam - i love doing them all. Onj this, I call myself an artist. Not that I have to be that popular to be called with the said terminology but because an artist is someone who loves and does art.

Tears - this is primarily what you need mostly in a drama role and sometimes even in comedy. Oftentimes, tears impose real feelings and shows proof or evidence that the artist feels for his role and is like doing his act for real. For so many times, I have been trained to do this and have done it as well. But what's the point of me saying this? Sometimes, it just too painful when the said term was done voluntarily than that of a forced or a trained manner.


Not too far from yesterday, I've undergone a downfall in my life, including my Christian life and the problem concerned my parent. I got engaged into an argument that lead me to decide to pack my bags and headed off to my other parent's place. It was not easy to do but sometimes decisions really are your last say because an individual ought to write his own story. During these times, I wasn't anymore thinking about asking God what to do, but rather, asked Him to save me from that trouble I ought to face by then and to complete the healing process of the heart that I need to undergo through.

In those times, I shed maybe pails of tears that I didn't even wanted to shed. My heart burst out unlimitedly and in an extremely higher manner than that of my acting experiences. Suddenly, these tears without an audience started wounding scars in my heart that not even an individual could take when he is in this same position. Maybe, just maybe, I was really thinking immature during that time but the wounds are made, the bags are packed, I already left.


Though, I didn't bother asking God of confirmations, I am still greatful that He camouflaged my wrong decision into still a great breakthrough - a solution to another problem. At that time, I didn't even think of regrets in doing what I did but I was in the state of enjoying myself for something I have never experienced doing before. I'm delighted that after all I've done and during my troubled times, I get saved... by this God who looks to me and loved even my failures.

Now, both sides are doing well and finally, I can smile again for real and tears are now just meant for over-laughing.

I know I am not perfect, but hey, nobody is. Handling it with pride, I am recently still suffering from the consequences of my decisions. But what is life if people aren't corrected? Wouldn't they be too stagnant of rude selves and would no longer strive for perfection? Think about it.
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a memory of 08-08-08

August 18th 2008 13:16
Some superficial people would really take a note of dates with numbers like these. i, though not superficial person would like to take a note about this date.

As my previous blog says, we were practicing for a presentation performed last August 08, 2008 or 08-08-08. Some people will probably mark it as a start of "Infinity"- signs, etc. Me? I simply want to stress the happenings on the date.

i'm the one with the scarf. the rest are my artists.


Directing these presentations, I know that I must be completely prepared - physically, emotionally and most important, spiritually, important for the fact that it is an evangelistic night and a little crucial for the still pressure of having guest speakers from othe rcountries and the likes.

Comparing it through the past presentations I've handled, which some of them were also involved, I noticed that their batch is that of which gave me worse attitudes. Not to be judgmental, but I know how to give description to an attitude in contrary with the other. These artists, I think, showed me unattentiveness and lax selves. They showed me, worst of all, over-familiarity. Although I know that we are very closely aged and related, and some of these men maybe had already learned from my transparency as a person, I still hate the fact that the people I lead wouldn't give me even the due respect I deserve as a person, even not as their director. Soon, during our general rehearsal, I exploded and gave them a harsh sermon and left them to earn their teamwork.

I had such enormous regret for doing it. That I wish I could've encouraged these people than put them down with discouraging words. I know in myself that I fail one role of a director - to direct... in the wisdom of God.

I started the day worried about what the presentation would be like. Realizing my shortcomings, I think of doubtful thoughts about the success of the presentation. That maybe, because I failed to do this, it will be like that. But in the end, I was reminded of one special thought. God wouldn't let Himself be humiliated, because it His presentation, He will pull it through.

True enough, the presentation still turn out to be one of our high quality presentations ever made.

As a Christian, we always ought to remember that we are just instruments. Puppets to illustrate. And all our ways must just be as the one our puppetteire does to us, resulting to a high quality puppet show.Ü
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curtain call..

August 1st 2008 14:00
I have been directing presentations, particularly Drama Dances, for our Youth Service in our church. We call it Yutnited. I've been conducting practices lately again and will be presented on August 8.

As a director of such presentations, which I consider theatre performances already, ofcourse there are many things I have to set aside.

First, my schedule. I had to study in the morning until afternoon and then work online from the peak of my afternoon til dawn. It exists the whole week. My schedule must be really compromised one after the other. Not to mention that I merely sleep, not even 5 hours a day, just to cope with such work I missed and had too catch with. Tiring? Of course it is. At least, physically.

Second, my ego. I don't believe in the concept of being the boss ahead of everyone just because I head and direct the performance. I'm not even the reason why such presentations were produced continuously.

Lastly, the sacrifice of myself. If a director of such Christian presentation aims to achieve a successful performance, he therefore must aim for it to be Spirit-led. Meaning, it's not the director who leads them anymore, but he's to be JUST AN INSTRUMENT by then. Doing my best will be NOTHING if I don't have God and the Holy Spirit doing His work in that presentation. It is for Him anyway.

And when I say curtain call, I mean as the curtain calls at every practice we conduct, the glory and honor still belongs to GOD. No matter how tiring, temper-raising, time-consuming and sacrificial the presentation causes me... well, I just know I did it for the Lord. He's just so able to reward all my sacrifices for that.
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when i joined a Dance Ministry...

July 21st 2008 09:49
my co-dancers
JCSGO Dance Ministry posing during the last minutes of preparation for our 14th year Seed Anniversary


Even before i have been passionate in writing, i have been more deeply devoted into dancing. i have been imitating the dances of the best dancers being exposed to TV since i was a kid and then exclaim, "i can do that step better than those people can!". there also came a time that dancing opportunitues came my way such as competitions, dance numbers, etc. i thought that dancing then, was just a hobby, that will make you feel fulfilled whenever you do it. until i joined a dance ministry.
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