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Mood: tired Fact of the day: Pulling ropes too quickly hurts my palm. Ouch. event of the week Opening night for the opera is Friday 7 April.
Oh man, I am so tired now. I've just gotten back from another of the opera rehearsals. I wish I can just lie down in my bed and just rest. My arms are sore from pulling the ropes, my back is tired from trying to use my whole body weight, my palms are red from slight rope burn, my legs are tired from standing half the time, my eyes are tired from trying to study in that semi-darkness environment.
When I got back, I've accumulated tonnes of emails to reply again. People waiting for my reply. Someone was looking for me the whole day, but I've let her down. Reminder emails about homework due soon. Not that I needed reminders anyway, I remember only too well. Argh, I still have so much work to do tonight!
I really sound like I'm whining, like this opera thing is destroying my life. But really, this is not something I will regret doing. I like this tired feeling, because it makes me feel like I've accomplished something. Flying those curtains in and out of stage might not change anybody's life, but I've definitely done something. I feel like I've helped create magic.
The stage is all about creating magic, isn't it? I just find it so amazing that one can so easily be drawn to the happenings on the stage, affected by the lights, the sound effects, the whole atmosphere. We all know that what we see is not real, but we're still so engrossed by it. Like for this opera, though I've seen them rehearsal several times already, though I know exactly what happened backstage and all, during one of the scenes, I still found myself sympathizing with one of the characters. Even after so many rehearsals... I still felt something - I think that's definitely something very amazing.
I can't wait for the opening night of the opera. I want to see the response of the audience, I want to hear the applause and cheers. I hope they'll like it, because I know how much hard work the crew have put in to put up such a show. And I am proud to say that I'm part of this beautiful process of enchanting the audience for that few hours. A small part, of course, but I know it helps.
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