MAHSURI LESSONS LEARNT:

5. There's a 2% diff between anxiety (21Hz) and your operating zone (19Hz), channel/control your adrenaline to get where you wanna be;

4. Confidence is key, even if it's faked;

3. You win some, you lose some;

2. Be comfortable being uncomfortable;

1. I absolutely loveeee my friends who supported me THROUGHOUT andddd UCL MSOC!

I cried like a baby.

And I think I wasn't the only one. Hearing people sniff in the crowd while you're up on stage is probably the best gift you will ever receive as a (new) actress. Guys telling you they wanted to cry will probably be the next best thing.

Walking through the crowd after the end of the show and having random people come up to you, telling you how good you were and expressing how much they've enjoyed the show (and also offering and actually buying you so many round of drinks).. was definitely worth putting in all that hours. I believe I speak on behalf of the whole cast. Anna opened a door for me and I'm so grateful for that opportunity.

There were a couple of improv moments on stage for me that I just went for, e.g. I cursed the audience for "laughing" because they, being the typical Malaysian crowd, laughed at their friends line when it was so inappropriate and uncalled for. Grrr. And the unrehearsed "peking" scene and that "omg I it made a sound" thing...? Lol. THANK GOD it worked. Or at least I thought/think it did. Sometimes it's good to just let yourself go, huh?

Gosh... it's been such a blessing working with such talented folk. The dancers were amazing... the actors. The music director. The stage crew. The script writer. The producer. The director. THE EVERYTHING. If I started naming names, I would data-overload the Internet. Gosh... green light from the crowd with a standing ovation (in some parts of the crowd at least), our VIP's smile, our former director, our director, our "rivals" from different colleges... oh it's just too good.

Not gonna be all Mahsuri and humble right now, because I think UCL MSoc just did an effin' good job and I love them so much. Whether it was actually good or not, I wouldn't know (cause I trust my friends were kind enough to hide whatever failness I uh... undertook e.g. holding the baby so unmotherly etc.) until I actually watch the recordings... but we had a blast and we grew closer and that's all that matters. Period.

PS. Some random guy thought I was a medic because of the way I spoke. WTF. CHEMENG ALL THE WAY YO.
PPS. Another random guy thought I was from Oxford because of the way I spoke. WTF. UCL ALL THE WAY YO.
PPPS. Dance dance dance! After party woohoooo! We need more of those! Anyway. 6:01 AM now. Gotta shower and sleep so BYEEEEEE. *adrenaline high, withdrawal symptoms rushing in* *but most probably still gonna sleep for 24 hours*

TIME TO SLEEP LIKE A BABY.

PPPPS. Photographs: HERE.
PPPPPS. Video: HERE. (Although the scene before the curse seems to be missing. I actually enjoyed that scene.)