Friday, December 31, 2010

Pre-Christmas Nite 2010.

Always organized, duties were neatly scribbled written on the whiteboard.

Christmas10_Outline


Before the props were completed:

Christmas10_MaryJoseph_15 Dec 10


[Video 1] Kah Wei did the Simba move on the baby a few times.
[Video 2] Then Ju finally went onstage and said: “It’s not Simba!”
[Video 3] Then they didn’t know what to do with the baby d. Haha!


Check out Sin Yee’s sushi baby.

Christmas10_Sushi Baby_25 Dec 10 prawnsushi


Then Olive and Teng completed the backdrop!
 Christmas10_Backdrop_21 Dec 10


Kenneth came despite the hectic MMU ROC practice schedule. T_T
 Christmas10_Kenneth is here_21 Dec 10




SCENE 1

Christmas10_Scene 1 - Elves_21 Dec 10
Christmas10_Scene 1_21 Dec 10


SCENE 2

Christmas10_Scene 2_21 Dec 10


SCENE 3

Christmas10_Scene 3_21 Dec 10Christmas10_Scene 3 - Joseph Troubled_21 Dec 10
Christmas10_Scene 3 - Joseph the Phlegmatic_21 Dec 10 Christmas10_Scene 3 - Joseph Dreams_21 Dec 10
Joseph the Phlegmatic – “What shall I do? Aih. …
I’ll sleep my troubles away whee”


SCENE 4

Christmas10_Scene 4_21 Dec 10

[Video 9] Famous Donkey song. =D


SCENE 5
 
Christmas10_Scene 5 - the Innkeeper_21 Dec 10
Marcus the Innkeeper.

(it’s like we have a marcus in every play. haha!)
 

Christmas10_Scene 7 - Dysfunctional Couple_25 Dec 10
Dysfunctional couple yang baru cerai talaq tiga.


Christmas10_Scene 5 - A Ray of Hope_21 Dec 10
A ray of Hope.
[Video 7] Ray of Hope practice.
[Video 8] Ray of Hope for real!


SCENE 6
Christmas10_Scene 6 - Shepherds and Sheep 2_21 Dec 10


Christmas10_Scene 6 - Shepherds and Sheep_21 Dec 10
(btw, i thought only male sheep have horns? haha!)


Christmas10_Scene 6 - Flabbergasted_21 Dec 10
Flabbergasted scene. XD

Christmas10_Scene 6 - Gloria_21 Dec 10


Christmas10_Scene 6 - The First Gospel_21 Dec 10
I like this scene. Because these were the first
to whom the gospel was preached.
And the first to make the decision to believe. =)


SCENE 7

(notice the Innkeeper’s evolving broom)

Christmas10_Scene 7 - Innkeeper Broom 2_25 Dec 10 [2]
Christmas10_Scene 6 - Psychic_21 Dec 10 [2]
Christmas10_Scene 7 - Jesus Christ is Lord_21 Dec 10
   I originally named this “Worship”.
But then,
Jesus Christ is Lord” is the better title, isn’t it?


SCENE 8
 The simplest scene that I didn’t like at first.
I liked this the most in the end.
Partly because I loved experimenting with the music,
partly because of how, at the end of the scene,
the wise men fell on their knees in worship.

Christmas10_Scene 8 - Wise Men_21 Dec 10 Christmas10_Scene 8 - Wise Men 2_21 Dec 10
Christmas10_Scene 8 - Myrrh_21 Dec 10 Christmas10_Scene 8 - Myrrh 2_21 Dec 10
Christmas10_Scene 8 - Frankincense 2_21 Dec 10 Christmas10_Scene 8 - Frankincense_21 Dec 10

(I took videos of Uncle Philip Lee, not pictures. Hee.)


OUR HAPPY SONG!

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BEHIND THE SCENES!

Christmas10_Soundmen_21 Dec 10
The Soundmen!

Christmas10_Sound Effects_21 Dec 10
Sound Effects Girl!


 THE SUBSTITUTES

Christmas10_The Substitute_21 Dec 10

[Video 4] Sharma the Shepherd buat suspense move.
[Video 5] Sharma the Wise Man buat lawak.
[Video 6] The real wise man. Compare. Hee!


Christmas10_Scene 5 - The Hunt_21 Dec 10
Shaun the Substitute Innkeeper.

GROUP PICTURES!
Christmas10_Group Pic_25 Dec 10
Christmas10_Group Pic 2_25 Dec 10
Christmas10_Group Pic 3_25 Dec 10

Sunday, December 26, 2010

the christmas thingy!

I think everyone will agree that the real thing was waaaaaaaaay better than the practices. =D

Picture post will come later, since I don't have any, and since I'm in Pahang. Haha!

Chen Li and Yen, feel free to update ya. =D Will grab the photos of the play from Gary when I get back to PJ.

This post is to acknowledge and thank everyone who put in their all for this night:


Coordinator & Co-Coordinator
juliana & melissa
for coordinating everything, from the practices to the minute details,
for being the awesome spontaneous emcee and narrator,
and for being so patient with us!

Prop, Backdrop & Costume Designs
auntie tina, teng & olive
for the AWESOME GILER costumes, and
the SUPER AWESOME props and backdrop!
uncle kian boon, mr & mrs hoh, and EVERYBODY,
for the props contributed just because we needed help. =)


Props Peeps
jessica, wei jin & andy
for sneaking around quietly and stealthily to move and remove the props!

Food & Clean-Up
auntie lydia (head)
i know so many people helped - auntie wan neo, auntie nancy, auntie bee wan...
thank you for the labour of love -
the food was truly awesome,
and the chicken was ginormous!

Sound Technicians
sharma & daniel
thank you for listening when everybody else's ears went deaf with the noise of the mics,
and for working hard to make sure everyone's voice was heard.

Lights & Wiring
uncle tony, wei jin & kah wei
for doing the things everybody else couldn't do,
and for always coming early to wire and set up everything.
wei jin - thank you for replacing the burnt wire in the piano so fast. =D
kah wei - thank you for fixing the sustain thingy in the piano
although you'd never done it before. =D

Music & Sound Effects
shuen, adrian, andy (& myself)
for playing the same thing over and over again like it was our first and only time!
shuen - for utilizing the keyboard's fullest potential (awesome screams),
adrian - for singing and mek-ing though you have your own ROC to worry about,
andy - for standing in to sing at the last minute. =)

Photographers & Videographers
gary & yen mei
these are the people i talked to before the play started.
i saw more than two cameras that night though.
all you other camera people running around in the dark
making sure all of us had our snapshot glory ---
thank you! =)

Speaker
uncle rodney
for preparing the message although you had tons of SPM papers to mark,
and for all the constructive criticism and suggestions through out the practices!

Actors
santa claus | darel
elves | joel, ken, michelle
mary & joseph | sin yee & kah wei
angels | daniel, christine, celine, sarah
inn-keepers | aaron see & johnny
lawak couple | shaun & chen li
shepherds | uncles andrew & tony, kenneth
wise men | uncles anthony, philip lim, philip lee
for the time spent practicing like mad,
and for all the improvisations nobody made you do.
you guys were truly mangkuk. =D

Big and small,
tall and short,
round and square,
noisy and quiet,
everybody
for the love poured out,
the effort put in,
the strength showed,
the help shared,
the encouragement given
the shoulder lent,
and the prayers said and whispered.



and we always say the first shall be last.
and the last shall be first.
here, the last is first.





The Source, the Reason for the Season, Our Guide
God the Father
God the Son
God the Holy Spirit.

We praise Your Name
and pray that Your Name was praised last night.
We have received many reviews,
but we pray that the night of 25 December 2010
was acceptable to You.
Forgive us if we forgot our audience of one.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

A Ray of Hope!

"I've just become a father."

-- Chua Beng Hui via SMS.




Yesh! Yoke Woon gave birth to Chua Ern Song yesterday, and he weighs a healthy 3.37kg! =D

According to Beng Hui,

"Ern" is the Chinese for "grace",
and "Song" is, well, "song".

So Ern Song's name means "song of grace". =D

Waiting for pictures, will upload them when I get them!

"I've just become a father."

I was so moved when I saw those words. T_T

[I was in court watching a trial, so I couldn't do the happy dance.]

-_-

Thursday, December 09, 2010

Putting Christ back into Christmas



Helloe peeps! Keep your Christmas evening free because we, the Mangkuks from MGC are inviting you to our Christmas event! Come join us kay? XD

Visit our Facebook event invitation to RSVP yea!