From Tapestry to P&P...

The Day I went for the Arabian Nights auditions, I had little idea of the journey I was going to embark on... I didn't even go well and ended with Raj scolding me and my group... I wasn't even expecting for inclusion, but destiny had other plans, or should I say Mrs. Creffield had other plans! It turned out that these were auditions for both Tapestry(an ACsian Theatre CIP initiative) and Arabian Nights(end-of-year J1 production) and I was chosen for both! It didn't mean much to me then, but now I realize how much that moment means to me when I first saw my name on that sign-up sheet! :)

tapestry.

Oh o o o! Its the best years of our life!

It was great and the great happened for countless of times- 4 times on orchard road, 4 times at Open house, 1 more time at CPA Gala Dinner! I loved every bit of it... Dancing with Dhee when I was in the wings and coupling with the amazing Lesley and that happy feeling every single time we did! I never got bored of that dance and I wish I could do it one more time...

arabian nights

Ishaal... Muah!

It was so much fun and such a time of bonding with the company... I will always remember those that cramped dressing room, that 'only guys' worship just before the show and all those Indian elements including the dance songs 'Rang De Basanti' and 'Bulla' and 'Jaan-e-jaa'... Kiss Kiss was the only dance I did more than "Best Years..."! We did it four times before interval for the four shows of my first theatre production... And for CPA gala dinner and for Red Cross and then for Orientation and four more times while on my first Overseas tour to South Africa!

south africa

And I give up forever to touch you... Mitwaaa!

I discovered the J1s as I discovered the African Safari and African food and African climate, but most of all African audiences! I swear they were the best any performer can wish for... And that exposure made me grow so much... It was definitely one of the best experiences of my 17-year long life! We did so much- we visited museums, ate fresh exotic meat (atleast the others did), saw wild animals at their home, saw the very ancient tribes of human race, watched Hairspray the musical by a South African Theatre company, did an exchange program with two all-girls schools by teaching Bhangra and got standing ovations by the awesome audience, and so much more! It was ultimate!

Pride and Prejudice

Go On, Go On, Come On Leave Me Breathless... And Ever Ever After!

Nick and Lesley at their best... And one of the rare happy plays ACsian Theatre does... The Subway or McD late breakfasts, train rides with Samdish and Sahil, the comfy SRT dressing rooms, the backstage drama, the warm ups, the performances, the confetti cannon and then taking a cab back home and then of course the Post Production Party (which sadly ended too soon)! My last production with ACsian Theatre was one I will never ever forget, especially because I was not feeling for it initially, but I ended up crying so hard and so much during the last day's bonding session! However, there were two or three undesirable events like Raj's injury (which casts shadows on Restless V) and something very insignificant that is hardly worthy enough to mention... Still, it was so fulfilling! Thank you everyone! And as I said- "I love you all". :)

mohito

P.S. I hope we can be friends forever. I soo wanna come back like Jun as alumni and perform again, but I know it won't be the same... without you.

i am running across an abyss, on a golden string.

I have to leave for PnP full dress rehearsal in one hour. And I am running late... I hope Ms. Wong refunds the cab fare coz I am broke... I am gonna talk to Her today, like we used to... Oh, tomorrow is first show, please let it be great coz right now, I feel dull about it... I must take pictures today, I have so much free time and so much of inactivity that I grow tired... In future, I am going to seriously distinguish between crushes and love. And I am going to float in love, not fall in love. It hurts...

I had a bad dream when I was taking my after-breakfast nap. Ya, I actually managed to get up for breakfast... I can't remember much of it but I think I fought with Her when she was playfully teasing me to the extent of being physical (I know right, I can't believe it too!)... And then I fought with Renuka for some reason, looks like fighting with the girls in my life is season's hot favorite! And then because of the fight, I didn't pack anything properly for my flight at the end of my scholarship! And I was sitting besides Anuj and Abhinav with no passport in SIA! Weird right? But it was really freaky and I so never want to fight with her. I just everything to be nice and pleasant, at least for her if not for us...

And I give up forever...

Today, De Wei was telling us about the CPA... Ah, CPA! *sighs*

Anyways, I can't wait for Restless... PnP is next week. :)

"Mere mann yeh bata de tu, kis aur chala hai tu..."

Perfect?

The weather is perfect :) The breeze smells good and feels good, its about to rain and the sky has shaded... Its been a wasted day... Perfect with F.R.I.E.N.D.S, but not otherwise... Everything else is so perfect! Then why not so my life?

mohito

P.S. Pardon this incoherent and random chain of thoughts! I am fine. Or will be. :)

RJ Dance Camp 2008 :D

This is to certify that Mohit has survived the ACJC Dance Camp 2008 and is officially an AC Dancer.

This is what my Cert reads... Yoohoo! And I am so glad to be a part of the ACJC Dance society!

.prep.
I prepared a lot. I had to find all sort of clothes, buy all kinds of gifts for my angel and yet-to-be-given mortal, pack everything in one small bag! But it was fun. I couldn't go to school on Friday (which could land me in a lot of trouble, but heck, who cares?)...

.prelude.
I went to our haven- The Aerobics studio dressed in blacks, carrying two heavy bags filled with clothes, food, shoes, gifts, toiletries and a lot of other "unmentionables". Our group rehearsed for our self-choreographed gig for about half an hour, and then we were off to inventing group cheers and playing some ice-breakers(if there was any ice to be broken). Our group GENE KELLY came in fourth in the "tea sucking" game and second in the "digg the polo sweets" game! After all I was the one who was digging out the polos from the flour... thu thu! Oh ya, I got my new mortal before that, and it turned out to be one of my favorite J1s- the multi talented, DEPper, fellow 'proud n prejudiced' Chrislyn! :) So, I wrote my first letter to her after all the cheers and dinner, but she never replied :(.

.launch.
Raj arrived and we had our first warm ups and routine (Rock!) with Raj being the entertainer that he is. I need to be stronger, so much more, like my disguised Angel (to be revealed later). He taught a new routine and I let my group down again by not being together. What the hell is wrong with me??? Some one please explain to me. Moving on, Ms. Jackie came and taught us a tap routine (we are using it for Restless and I am so out of it, I suck at tap!)... Chrislyn was phenomenal even without shoes... After all, she is my mortal, Haha! After all the dancing, we showered and had supper which was heavenly with all the brownies and a lot of cremo! I wrote my second letter, with an orange juice to refresh her in the morning, but she still did not reply! Very good... Somebody was really busy.

.movie.
Oh, we watched Center-stage, Honey and Chicago- all filled with really hot dances! And then before going off to sleep, I got my Angel's much-awaited first letter with the ass saying "As I am new to Dance, could you begin by giving me an introduction!"... Anyways, I wrote a reply to him with an enlarged specimen of his own gift to me (Snickers!) and went to sleep listening to music! :) P.S. I am so sorry I couldn't wish Renuka a happy birthday.


joy 'n chrislyn :)


nathalie and nick had to turn!


lounging on Pete's sleeping puff

.rise and shine.

shawn- the tired urchin :p

I woke up quite early at 6, before everyone else, to write a good morning to my dear mortal. Ah, how nice I am! ;D The worship by Bev and Tim was awesome, and so was the breakfast with all the cereal from Heather, juice from myself and donuts by Putu! I love my group Gene Kelly. But then, I dicovered I had lost my soap and one pair of blacks last night. I showered, nevertheless. And got ready for Ms. Stacey's hiphop class, which turned out to be a clubbing session and really fun. And I was dressed in a singlet, cap, accessories and baggy pants (Picture me!)... Then, she took us for Belly dancing, which is a really hot genre of dance! And Chrislyn is really good at everything... I saw her belly dancing, and I was like wow! And I am not that bad at belly dancing too, even though the masculine steps are not much of a treat! :p


.don't stop.
After Lunch, Raj came and he played this lyrics game with us on one of the Restless 2 songs , and I was asked to say the lyrics in an Indian accent to earn points for my group! After a lot of fun, he taught us yet another Janet Jackson number- Don't Stop All Night. I still can't get the Salsa twist step like Tazz, but wait for it! And I got scolded again for not being with the group for just one step... Sigh! Anyways, we had the master class after that by a South African instructor Ms. Celestunisen who taught us Latin Jazz and man, it was a blast! :D She started on a high note and finished on an even higher note. To demonstrate one of the couple positions, she picked me! After, we had demonstrated how close the couple needs to be, she complimented me on my perfume! I mean what the... And the dancers were hooting away to glory! And as expected, my mortal was unbelievable at the latin jazz as well! I danced with Beatrice- one of the J1s who was way too shy but was fun to dance with anyways! And then, we got group time to rehearse for the group item- ours being on Gene Kelly's Broadway and tap style! "lollipop & wicked little girl" ... BD

.the blast.
Well, it started tense with all of us rushing to get ready and get to the void deck- the ultraglam venue! And I was finishing my final letters of course... =) I had thoughtfully picked up an eye massager for my mortal and apple chews for my angel =) Even with rickety start because of some tensions with the committee and teachers, the party was breathtaking. It started with the AC Dancer oath with us bullying Joanne again (ok!) and Raj making us laugh all the time with his superstar antics! :D There wasn't much vegetarian food but that wasn't going to taint the night's Xperience for me! I had a feast full of fruits... Then began the first round of prize presentation, and behold Edlyn (the most masculine dancer 2007) who was called upon to relinquish her crown for her heir in 2008! And it was none other than the manly, gangsta woman Yun Ning! Woohoo, the most masculine award yet again evades all the guys! Haha BD


dramatic dancers


burnin' it up with lovely lydia!


one of my fav. mafia junies- Tim!


go on, go on, come on leave me breathless ;)


pretty picture perfect.
Thanks for the worship, encouragement, dance and everything else Bev! :)

Anyways, then was a new award for the worst dressed dancer called the 'Mohit award', which is obviously ironical since Raj said that I was the best dressed that evening! ;) And Christopher, our new starlet went away with it... After these two booby awards, Joan won the "Most supportive Dancer 2008" (I got nominated and that was my dream come true :) I <3>

.dance-battle.
First group was Julian Michelle and they did the same number shown during the movie screening- "All that Jazz" with Aretha as Catherine Zeta Jones, lol! But it was really sexy, and cheesy at times too! After that came Richenda's group- Kenny Ortega, who performed on the High School Musical numbers! It was really fun to watch them! Third in line was Raj's own choreographed number in PnP- Soulmate! But this time with the dancers of Martha Graham choreographing it in lyrical style! And in Raj's words (who was feeling quite insecure, haha!)- "It was really Wow!" Then, we performed- The GENE KELLYs and ours was "an enjoyable performance with a refreshing concept" (All kudos to you Taj) Yay :D


gene kellys- Do you have the dance genes?

After that was Marty Kudelka's turn to show us what they had, and it was really hip and hop, with a hilarious ending: (in breathless, erotic tone) "Marty, we never marty. Marty Kudelka, Yeowww" Vanessa's group- was really amazing too and so were the Michael Jacksons, led by none other than my mortal- Chrislyn! But the Mia Michaels inspired group was truly mesmerizing, even though they had problems with the music! I reiterate- I <3>

.climax.
Due to time constraint, the rest of the prize ceremony was rushed... *highlights* I won the coveted- Jidan award. True successor to Kenneth, haha, but I am proud of being scolded the most ok! It helps a lot. Our beloved Heather Momo won the Best Group Leader award. Go heather feather! And Julian Michelle in an unexpected upset of Kudelkas won the Best group award! Phew! Then, finally came the revelation of Angels and Mortals, after Raj had almost forgotten about it... And Dear Chrislyn claims to have guessed that it was me but too late, because she never wrote it to me, haha. I hope my gift helps you recover darling! *BLUE WHALE HUG* :) And that ass Peter turned out to be my angel, ending off perfectly by gifting me a ladies' wallet... I want to kick him... Haha, but still *Chest Bump* And after a bit of cam whoring, all the scholars left off with me going off with Lam in a cab. So anti-climatic! :|


the slave kellys. (I discovered what a camwhore Taj is! Haha)

fulfilled mohito!

P.S. Ms. Yu talked to me about whether I went to school on Friday and she was upset about me coming to camp when I didn't attend school. :(
P.S.S. This is part of what Chrislyn wrote to me in her exclusive and ONLY letter, and this has touched me like nothing else before. I don't know if anyone has done this before, thanks friend.

Dear God,
I thank you for my angel. The orange juice, the pink sweets, the lovely letters & ALL else you've given... through my angel of course.

:)

The End.

Dance Camp 2008 has ended... Just came back... missing everything so badly- I want, I want, I want, I want! Really tired too... I know you must be going- Tired!!! Mohit!!! Naaa... But trust me Dance Camp is really tiring! But I won't be tired if you send me back there... Why does it have to be so short... AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Will post and upload photos later- I want to sleep now. I am so happy, yet so sad. :D

a joke.

you are a joke. you are a humiliation. you are a shame to the name of an Indian scholar. aditya is an exemplary student, vishesh is an excellent student, anuj is a decent student. but you, you are not even average, you are way below average- in the bottom 10% of the cohort. you are a pathetic student, you are dishonest, arrogant and immature- to top it off. your conduct is poor, you think you know everything and don't even try to do anything about your flaws. i have nothing flattering to say about you. you have been a consistent failure in everything you have done. you don't deserve to be a scholar. you don't have the grades or the attitude or even the aptitude to be a scholar. i am sure you don't take any h3s, quite obviously. you take KI- you must know the meaning of the word extension better than this. you don't deserve any extension. you defy all reflection letters, apologies and just give excuses to show that you are right. i will be happy to see you go nowhere after jc because you don't deserve to go anywhere. you just barely managed to retain your scholarship, just managed. i don't know how you are able to sleep at night when you know that your peers are doing way better than you. i don't know how many other tutors have lost their trust in you, but you certainly have lost my trust, and i have no sympathy or forgiveness for you. because you don't deserve it. i am serious. you are nothing but a joke. you are a joke. a joke. joke...

You are absolutely right, Sir. Still, it hurt. I will not, nay, NEVER forget this...

mohito

:)

I walked her home today. :)
mohito

P.S. Thanks Nick!