This is just a draft & what I started on. I know it's incomplete but I wanna know if I'm on the right track with my paper:
Research Paper
Normally teens at my age slowly start to discover a hobby they would like to peruse. Lucky for me, I knew I wanted to become a performer all my life & just recently, I was introduced to the world of musical theater. Since the first show I did in November 2008, I learned a lot about what it takes to bring a show together. There are choreographers, directors, performers, music directors, costumes, props, techies, stage managers, producers, and lots more. The choreography in a show is personally, one of my favorite parts. Although retaining so many different dance numbers can be a challenge, I learned that being on the opposite end, however, is a lot more difficult.
One of the first things that good choreographers all have in common is their creative outlook. In order to be a well-respected choreographer you must have originality & “style” that can separate you from the rest. “I get to listen to music that tons of people have listened to & I get to visualize pictures in my head…watching the picture come to life is rewarding.” Says community theater choreographer/director, Kristi Kashimoto-Rowbottom. Many people assume that if you are a good dancer, you’ll be a good choreographer. Being a choreographer is different. Creating & dancing are 2 different things. You may be a phenomenal dancer but if you can’t imagine & visualize what looks good, then being a choreographer may not be something to look into.
Being a choreographer is an art. Consider a song to be the blank canvas and you’re the movement & dance technique is the paint, you must create a work of art to that song using what you have you have & what you feel. Now imagine painting for hours & then realize that you are missing a certain color or a certain brush. How do you deal with that? As a choreographer you will experience many situations in which you have to work around or get over. One problem that you may go through as a choreographer is being given a group of dancers to work with & all of them are at different skill levels. There will be times in which you have to simplify choreography that looked so well in your mind because 3 or 4 people don’t know how to do this or to do that. Although, it’s unfortunate, you have to learn to compromise & work with what you have. Another obstacle that choreographers go though constantly is “choreographers block”. It’s the same concept as when writers get writers block. “For some reason you cant see a picture yet you still have a rehearsal that week or that night. It’s not like you can go online and steal things. Literally you have to find a way to get past that.”
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Project Icarus- Journal #2
Research: Interview w/ Kristi Kashimoto-Rowbottom
What characteristics/attitude do you need to be successful in this career?
-Definitely self-motivation. This business is 98% rejection & 2% success. It pretty much takes everything that keeps you pushing; perseverance, determination, self confidence, & independence. You shouldn’t depend on others for your success. It’s all you.
Is there a certain level you have to be at in singing & dancing in order to be in this career?
-Well, no. I don’t necessarily think that there is a certain level of training you need. There are some people who get in by their looks. If they look the part & if the director is willing to work on it with them, then they could potentially get in. But if you want to get successful quickly the better bet is to have training. Because it is more rare to get in the other way. Without training you’re, I guess you can say, taking a chance.
At what age can someone really start to have a profession in Musical Theater?
-This is another one of those “if-y” questions. You can pretty much be any age to have a career in theater. Probably anyone not younger than the age of 3 can have a professional career in it. Cause there are shows that need kids in it. It would be easier for kids to get careers in musical theater if you live near by you know? There are different kid casting calls. The common age is 18. That’s the normal age people usually start getting a career in it. However, it’s not like you can’t have a career at 18.
Is there a certain kind of look you need to have?
-No there is not. It really depends on the show/role that you are going for. People who are Caucasians , that are girls under 5’6, thin, or anything that’s average looking usually have an easier time getting into the chorus. There’s always an opportunity for them. But again, it does matter on the show/role. For example, I played the role of the queen of hearts because of the way I looked & sang. & for other roles like Kim in Miss Saigon, they look for that ethnic type of look. So it all depends.
What are some of the differences from doing an actual New York City show & doing a community theater show?
-The biggest difference is salary. In New York you’re paid for your time and you’re paid well. In community theater you’re not paid. In some community theater shows you’ll get a stipend- $75 dollars for the whole run. It’s a contracted fee. Small, usually for reimbursements. On a Broadway-salary contract is $15,00 week at a bare the minimum. Another thing is you’re on a contract so it has a more sense of professionalism & adifferent way at looking at a show. This a job. A career. In Community Theater, it’s not. It’s for fun. It’s a hobby. People use Community Theater as an outlet. In New York you treat it more like work & I feel it’s a better environment to work in. More professional. The last thing is Community Theater has a tight budget. Versus NYC where the budget is endless. Nice costumes, nice sets. The budget is endless.
How will someone’s life change after getting a big role/any role in a Broadway show?
-If you get a small/ensemble role; when someone is first hired, his or her life changes with salary. It’s a big set up. Financial security. There’s also a confidence level you gain from knowing you “made it”. It’s a goal. First ever hired, confidence changes. You’ll learn easier and you’ll take in anything. Because of your excitement and open mind your skill level goes up.
-If you get a lead; Suddenly you’re up for tony awards, up for PR gigs, you’re someone everyone knows. There’s a different level you create. You have to become a different person. Always be aware of how you act cause you never know whos watching. You also have to watch about being cocky. But you do gain a different level of understanding. You feel lucky and blessed. It’s definitely surreal.
Is a college degree necessary for this career?
-Some parents are gonna hate me for this but no. You do not need one. Although it does look good on your bio that you graduated from “so & so” with a BFA they look at what you can do. A college degree helps more with what you want do after this career. It doesn’t hurt to have a college degree though.
Whats the best part about being a voice teacher? Being a choreographer?
V: The best part about being a voice teacher is helping kids pursue a career in music and the entertainment industry. Hawaii is so far away from the industry. I was always told when I was younger that I would never make it in the industry. I like to be the opposite. I like to be the person telling kids they can, they can do it. That’s if they persevere. That’s the best thing. As long as they’re aware of hard work, I’ll always be there, willing to help them.
C: Choreography is fun. It’s creation. I get to listen to music that tons of people have listened to & I get to visualize pictures in my head. I also get to teach people the choreography I came up with. Letting them learn a new skill set. Letting them create something that I saw in my mind. Watching the picture come to life is rewarding.
What’s the worse?
V: Having to watch kids go through rejection. You do nothing but help and help their self-motivation & to be their biggest cheerleader and then you watch them lose a competition, or hearing them crack on stage, or not get a role they want its very sad. It’s hard to see the crumbling of that wall we worked so hard to build. I want to be able to take that pain away. I do believe you have to go through it but it’s a crappy part to go through and understand.
C: The worst part is when you get creatively stuck. You know you have deadline and sometimes you just get stuck, it’s sort of like writers block. For some reason you cant see a picture yet you still have a rehearsal that week or that night. It’s not like you can go online and steal things. Literally you have to find a way to get past that.
What are some of the challenges?
V: Primarily, to make sure that your students are learning correctly. Cause they all come at different levels. But I take in a student at any level, only if they had a medical tone-deaf condition. Taking people who come to you at different levels and making them progress. It’s a disappointment when they leave the same or worse. You have you let them go.
C: Its almost the same with both, taking people at different levels and making sure they look the same or making the choreography fit the different levels. That’s really difficult.
What kind of attitude/characteristics do you need for this career?
V: You have to be able to separate professional & personal life. Sometimes you wanna push someone more than they can be pushed but you have to be able to ask them what they want. You have to know how to have that level of professionalism. You have to be tenacious, you’re gonna go through things where you say things over and over. You need patience & understanding. I also think you should relate to your student. It’s not just some kind of medical exam because they will get frustrated or they will get happy & you have to know how to talk to them or celebrate with them. You also have to be a good people person. You have to have your ego in check. Cause there’s gonna be students in this world that are gonna be better than you & that you have to learn to swallow. Tuck your ego in.
C: You have to be creative. You have to be able to work with people. You can be a phenomenal dance but that doesn’t mean you at teaching. You have to be able to teach. You have to be cautious, critique with out ruining them. Be strong. You have to demand respect @ the same time have fun. Be firm & disciplined.
Is this career life changing? How so?
V: It’s life changing when your students succeed. I think of the parents that thank me after a recital. Saying that their child finally has confidence to perform in front of people when they used to so shy. It’s definitely rewarding. You get a high as a performer when you’re on stage but you get a bigger high when your students goes up there and succeeds. That’s what’s life changing. You learn to be self less.
C: It’s not life changing because it’s such a per gig kind of job. I just think its fun. You work and meet people. It’s a creative outlet. It’s not life changing but it is something I can’t imagine not doing.
What kind of talent does it take to be a voice teacher? A choreographer?
V: I believe that you should have been at some point, a singer. Some people think you can just be a musician to teach. But singers are the only people that can relate to singers. If you’re gonna understand someone’s frustration you have to have gone through it yourself. You have to learn to at least play the piano to some kind of degree. I also they need to have been vocally trained themselves. You have to be able to work with kids. You should also be able to teach people.
C: You have to have training, probably as much training in varieties. Be very creative. Be a team player. You’re never just the only person creating. You have to suck it up if the director doesn’t like it. You have to realize you’re not the boss, you have to work well under people. I don’t think you have to dance as well as you choreograph but you need to know about the body and dance. It wouldn’t hurt to have musical theater experience & also professional experience.
Is there something that makes you different from all the other voice teachers on this island? Choreographer?
V: What makes me different is that I care about my students more than most people do. I put them before me. I put their success before mines. I will support them, watch whatever they are in, and be there with them at the audition, whatever it takes to be there for them. But I always push them to be greater. I’m more like family to my students and I care about them like they are my responsibility.
C: Yeah, I think im probably the fattest. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! But they see my choreography and they see that I’m knowledgeable. I think I have the most training for all the different types I know that it makes me a commodity. I also work really well with kids. I was also hired in ny for a kid show. I stand out as a different choreographer.
Is a college degree necessary for this career?
V: No. I don’t think so. But again. It wouldn’t hurt. It’s more about the training. But it should be something put look at. Its not necessary. I do think you should go to college so you know about music. For example, I can transpose music for my students & that’s something that I learned in college.
C: No. I don’t think it’s necessary. It will help you but they look more at what you do instead of a degree
What characteristics/attitude do you need to be successful in this career?
-Definitely self-motivation. This business is 98% rejection & 2% success. It pretty much takes everything that keeps you pushing; perseverance, determination, self confidence, & independence. You shouldn’t depend on others for your success. It’s all you.
Is there a certain level you have to be at in singing & dancing in order to be in this career?
-Well, no. I don’t necessarily think that there is a certain level of training you need. There are some people who get in by their looks. If they look the part & if the director is willing to work on it with them, then they could potentially get in. But if you want to get successful quickly the better bet is to have training. Because it is more rare to get in the other way. Without training you’re, I guess you can say, taking a chance.
At what age can someone really start to have a profession in Musical Theater?
-This is another one of those “if-y” questions. You can pretty much be any age to have a career in theater. Probably anyone not younger than the age of 3 can have a professional career in it. Cause there are shows that need kids in it. It would be easier for kids to get careers in musical theater if you live near by you know? There are different kid casting calls. The common age is 18. That’s the normal age people usually start getting a career in it. However, it’s not like you can’t have a career at 18.
Is there a certain kind of look you need to have?
-No there is not. It really depends on the show/role that you are going for. People who are Caucasians , that are girls under 5’6, thin, or anything that’s average looking usually have an easier time getting into the chorus. There’s always an opportunity for them. But again, it does matter on the show/role. For example, I played the role of the queen of hearts because of the way I looked & sang. & for other roles like Kim in Miss Saigon, they look for that ethnic type of look. So it all depends.
What are some of the differences from doing an actual New York City show & doing a community theater show?
-The biggest difference is salary. In New York you’re paid for your time and you’re paid well. In community theater you’re not paid. In some community theater shows you’ll get a stipend- $75 dollars for the whole run. It’s a contracted fee. Small, usually for reimbursements. On a Broadway-salary contract is $15,00 week at a bare the minimum. Another thing is you’re on a contract so it has a more sense of professionalism & adifferent way at looking at a show. This a job. A career. In Community Theater, it’s not. It’s for fun. It’s a hobby. People use Community Theater as an outlet. In New York you treat it more like work & I feel it’s a better environment to work in. More professional. The last thing is Community Theater has a tight budget. Versus NYC where the budget is endless. Nice costumes, nice sets. The budget is endless.
How will someone’s life change after getting a big role/any role in a Broadway show?
-If you get a small/ensemble role; when someone is first hired, his or her life changes with salary. It’s a big set up. Financial security. There’s also a confidence level you gain from knowing you “made it”. It’s a goal. First ever hired, confidence changes. You’ll learn easier and you’ll take in anything. Because of your excitement and open mind your skill level goes up.
-If you get a lead; Suddenly you’re up for tony awards, up for PR gigs, you’re someone everyone knows. There’s a different level you create. You have to become a different person. Always be aware of how you act cause you never know whos watching. You also have to watch about being cocky. But you do gain a different level of understanding. You feel lucky and blessed. It’s definitely surreal.
Is a college degree necessary for this career?
-Some parents are gonna hate me for this but no. You do not need one. Although it does look good on your bio that you graduated from “so & so” with a BFA they look at what you can do. A college degree helps more with what you want do after this career. It doesn’t hurt to have a college degree though.
Whats the best part about being a voice teacher? Being a choreographer?
V: The best part about being a voice teacher is helping kids pursue a career in music and the entertainment industry. Hawaii is so far away from the industry. I was always told when I was younger that I would never make it in the industry. I like to be the opposite. I like to be the person telling kids they can, they can do it. That’s if they persevere. That’s the best thing. As long as they’re aware of hard work, I’ll always be there, willing to help them.
C: Choreography is fun. It’s creation. I get to listen to music that tons of people have listened to & I get to visualize pictures in my head. I also get to teach people the choreography I came up with. Letting them learn a new skill set. Letting them create something that I saw in my mind. Watching the picture come to life is rewarding.
What’s the worse?
V: Having to watch kids go through rejection. You do nothing but help and help their self-motivation & to be their biggest cheerleader and then you watch them lose a competition, or hearing them crack on stage, or not get a role they want its very sad. It’s hard to see the crumbling of that wall we worked so hard to build. I want to be able to take that pain away. I do believe you have to go through it but it’s a crappy part to go through and understand.
C: The worst part is when you get creatively stuck. You know you have deadline and sometimes you just get stuck, it’s sort of like writers block. For some reason you cant see a picture yet you still have a rehearsal that week or that night. It’s not like you can go online and steal things. Literally you have to find a way to get past that.
What are some of the challenges?
V: Primarily, to make sure that your students are learning correctly. Cause they all come at different levels. But I take in a student at any level, only if they had a medical tone-deaf condition. Taking people who come to you at different levels and making them progress. It’s a disappointment when they leave the same or worse. You have you let them go.
C: Its almost the same with both, taking people at different levels and making sure they look the same or making the choreography fit the different levels. That’s really difficult.
What kind of attitude/characteristics do you need for this career?
V: You have to be able to separate professional & personal life. Sometimes you wanna push someone more than they can be pushed but you have to be able to ask them what they want. You have to know how to have that level of professionalism. You have to be tenacious, you’re gonna go through things where you say things over and over. You need patience & understanding. I also think you should relate to your student. It’s not just some kind of medical exam because they will get frustrated or they will get happy & you have to know how to talk to them or celebrate with them. You also have to be a good people person. You have to have your ego in check. Cause there’s gonna be students in this world that are gonna be better than you & that you have to learn to swallow. Tuck your ego in.
C: You have to be creative. You have to be able to work with people. You can be a phenomenal dance but that doesn’t mean you at teaching. You have to be able to teach. You have to be cautious, critique with out ruining them. Be strong. You have to demand respect @ the same time have fun. Be firm & disciplined.
Is this career life changing? How so?
V: It’s life changing when your students succeed. I think of the parents that thank me after a recital. Saying that their child finally has confidence to perform in front of people when they used to so shy. It’s definitely rewarding. You get a high as a performer when you’re on stage but you get a bigger high when your students goes up there and succeeds. That’s what’s life changing. You learn to be self less.
C: It’s not life changing because it’s such a per gig kind of job. I just think its fun. You work and meet people. It’s a creative outlet. It’s not life changing but it is something I can’t imagine not doing.
What kind of talent does it take to be a voice teacher? A choreographer?
V: I believe that you should have been at some point, a singer. Some people think you can just be a musician to teach. But singers are the only people that can relate to singers. If you’re gonna understand someone’s frustration you have to have gone through it yourself. You have to learn to at least play the piano to some kind of degree. I also they need to have been vocally trained themselves. You have to be able to work with kids. You should also be able to teach people.
C: You have to have training, probably as much training in varieties. Be very creative. Be a team player. You’re never just the only person creating. You have to suck it up if the director doesn’t like it. You have to realize you’re not the boss, you have to work well under people. I don’t think you have to dance as well as you choreograph but you need to know about the body and dance. It wouldn’t hurt to have musical theater experience & also professional experience.
Is there something that makes you different from all the other voice teachers on this island? Choreographer?
V: What makes me different is that I care about my students more than most people do. I put them before me. I put their success before mines. I will support them, watch whatever they are in, and be there with them at the audition, whatever it takes to be there for them. But I always push them to be greater. I’m more like family to my students and I care about them like they are my responsibility.
C: Yeah, I think im probably the fattest. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! But they see my choreography and they see that I’m knowledgeable. I think I have the most training for all the different types I know that it makes me a commodity. I also work really well with kids. I was also hired in ny for a kid show. I stand out as a different choreographer.
Is a college degree necessary for this career?
V: No. I don’t think so. But again. It wouldn’t hurt. It’s more about the training. But it should be something put look at. Its not necessary. I do think you should go to college so you know about music. For example, I can transpose music for my students & that’s something that I learned in college.
C: No. I don’t think it’s necessary. It will help you but they look more at what you do instead of a degree
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Project Icarus- Journal #1
-Performing, doing what I love and making people happy, busy schedules, quick changes, back to back shows, rehearsals, costumes, lights, hair, make-up, props, sets, microphones, playing a character, dancing, singing, my passion is Musical Theater.
-Some of the resources I will use for my learning are directors, professional performers, interviews and specials on TV about broadway or famous broadway stars, video clips on youtube. Excluding the interviews and tv specials, everything is pretty much accessible to me whenever I need it. I currently work with directors and people who have performed on braodway (i would create an appointment to speak with them) & youtube is always there for video clips :)
-The questions I want answered are:
1)What characteristics & talents do I need?
2)At what caliber should my singing and dancing be before getting into show business?
3)At what age can I really start to have a profession in Musical Theater?
4)What kind of look do I need to have, especially for these roles (Elphaba, Kim, Belle)
5)Whats the difference from an actual New York show and a community theater show?
6)How will my life change after getting a big role/any role in a broadway show?
7)Is a college degree necessary?
-To me, it's hard to really see what else I can do to take action because I already do what I love now as a teen. I take part in musical theater shows around the island. I would like to maybe try and instruct a vocal lesson or dance class or teach other kids what it takes to be in musical theater at the studio I take dance classes at. I think that is one action I can take but thats more for what I plan to do after. As for my goal and passion for being on broadway and performing, I could keep doing more shows?
-Some of the resources I will use for my learning are directors, professional performers, interviews and specials on TV about broadway or famous broadway stars, video clips on youtube. Excluding the interviews and tv specials, everything is pretty much accessible to me whenever I need it. I currently work with directors and people who have performed on braodway (i would create an appointment to speak with them) & youtube is always there for video clips :)
-The questions I want answered are:
1)What characteristics & talents do I need?
2)At what caliber should my singing and dancing be before getting into show business?
3)At what age can I really start to have a profession in Musical Theater?
4)What kind of look do I need to have, especially for these roles (Elphaba, Kim, Belle)
5)Whats the difference from an actual New York show and a community theater show?
6)How will my life change after getting a big role/any role in a broadway show?
7)Is a college degree necessary?
-To me, it's hard to really see what else I can do to take action because I already do what I love now as a teen. I take part in musical theater shows around the island. I would like to maybe try and instruct a vocal lesson or dance class or teach other kids what it takes to be in musical theater at the studio I take dance classes at. I think that is one action I can take but thats more for what I plan to do after. As for my goal and passion for being on broadway and performing, I could keep doing more shows?
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Journal 33-
1) Recently I did learn a lesson that I think I will never forget and that is to never feel too comfortable and things don't always work out your way. I auditioned recently for the musical Aida this December and I fought so hard for the role of Aida. Unfortunately I never got the role I wanted and it hurt really bad. That was probably the worst rejection I got since I've stared getting into musical theater. I learned that I can't always get what I want no matter how hard I work for it. But besides learning one of the hardest lessons to learn in this business, i also learned another one. & that was how to cope with my rejection.
2) I think that when we leave high school we should learn the real skills in life that we'll need & that is how to work in a room filled with people you don't know, How to speak properly, how to see things in different perspectives, and how to solve issues that teens usually don't know take time to think about these days.
3) We should have classes that mix us up everyday so that we'll be forced to work with different people. We should also have a teacher that can teach students how to speak properly (almost like a language class), the other lessons i think can be learned in a problem solving class, which is like a class that gives you everyday problems you face in the real world and see how you would solve it.
2) I think that when we leave high school we should learn the real skills in life that we'll need & that is how to work in a room filled with people you don't know, How to speak properly, how to see things in different perspectives, and how to solve issues that teens usually don't know take time to think about these days.
3) We should have classes that mix us up everyday so that we'll be forced to work with different people. We should also have a teacher that can teach students how to speak properly (almost like a language class), the other lessons i think can be learned in a problem solving class, which is like a class that gives you everyday problems you face in the real world and see how you would solve it.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Journal #31- My Passion
1) My passion is Musical Theater & just performing in general...I used to have a passion in only singing and dancing, but I've found a place where I can do both & I am slowly starting to enjoy acting as well
2) I started singing when I was 8 years old and dancing when I was 10. & I started doing musical theater a year and a half ago. Since then, I've performed at many competitions, public event, and I am at a current count of 7 community theater shows. Throughtout those years, I've definitely had many up and many many downs. But I think without those experiences I wouldn't consider this my passion. I could have easily given up my dream of performing but this was something that I wanted to persue so badly.
3) I would LOVE to continue doing this as a career & doing shows beyond community theater. My ultimate goal is to go further in New York or maybe take part of a touring company. I do want to continue stretching my knowledge for singing, dancing, and acting because there is so much more that I need to learn. & hopefully after having a great share of experiencing broadway, I hope to someday teach others or maybe direct shows because i know that someday, my time will pass and it will be time to pass it on and help other people pursue the same dreams I had.
2) I started singing when I was 8 years old and dancing when I was 10. & I started doing musical theater a year and a half ago. Since then, I've performed at many competitions, public event, and I am at a current count of 7 community theater shows. Throughtout those years, I've definitely had many up and many many downs. But I think without those experiences I wouldn't consider this my passion. I could have easily given up my dream of performing but this was something that I wanted to persue so badly.
3) I would LOVE to continue doing this as a career & doing shows beyond community theater. My ultimate goal is to go further in New York or maybe take part of a touring company. I do want to continue stretching my knowledge for singing, dancing, and acting because there is so much more that I need to learn. & hopefully after having a great share of experiencing broadway, I hope to someday teach others or maybe direct shows because i know that someday, my time will pass and it will be time to pass it on and help other people pursue the same dreams I had.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Patience
Have you ever noticed that we spend most of our lives waiting? We wait in lines, we wait for people, and usually we’re waiting for something to happen. Everyday our patience is tested. Even if we’re not aware of it. But most of the times we are.
If you’ve ever been to Disneyland you would know the agony of waiting in the ridiculous long lines. The first time I’ve ever been to Disneyland, I was 12. It was said that the wait for Space Mountain would be 1 hour and 30 minutes. But what was said to be 90 minutes, seemed like forever. Never, have I waited in a line for so long. You could imagine my mother putting up with my continuous complaints. Till this day, I still remember what she told me as I fussed, “Niki, patience is a virtue”. At the moment, I didn’t care is being patient would make me a good person or not. All I wanted was to see the end of that line. Then as the day grew older, I understood what she really meant. After waiting for hours in over 15 lines that day, I started to realize what meant. Being patient not only brought me to the end of lines faster, but I enjoyed my trip a lot more because waiting was the least of my problems. That is when I realized, being patient really was a virtue to be patient.
I’ve grown to be very tolerant. All my life, I’ve been in situations that keep stretching my ability to wait. Everyday I feel a little tormented by the media, my friends, my family, and most of the time myself. The dreams that I wish accomplish seem so close yet so far. I can see everything around me telling me that one-day all of those visions I see in my head will come true. But as for now, I’m going to keep waiting to hopefully see the end of this line. Because I can. Because I believe that with patience, I can achieve greatness.
If you’ve ever been to Disneyland you would know the agony of waiting in the ridiculous long lines. The first time I’ve ever been to Disneyland, I was 12. It was said that the wait for Space Mountain would be 1 hour and 30 minutes. But what was said to be 90 minutes, seemed like forever. Never, have I waited in a line for so long. You could imagine my mother putting up with my continuous complaints. Till this day, I still remember what she told me as I fussed, “Niki, patience is a virtue”. At the moment, I didn’t care is being patient would make me a good person or not. All I wanted was to see the end of that line. Then as the day grew older, I understood what she really meant. After waiting for hours in over 15 lines that day, I started to realize what meant. Being patient not only brought me to the end of lines faster, but I enjoyed my trip a lot more because waiting was the least of my problems. That is when I realized, being patient really was a virtue to be patient.
I’ve grown to be very tolerant. All my life, I’ve been in situations that keep stretching my ability to wait. Everyday I feel a little tormented by the media, my friends, my family, and most of the time myself. The dreams that I wish accomplish seem so close yet so far. I can see everything around me telling me that one-day all of those visions I see in my head will come true. But as for now, I’m going to keep waiting to hopefully see the end of this line. Because I can. Because I believe that with patience, I can achieve greatness.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Musical Minerva FINAL
Confusion crossing faces
I continue to explain
Feeling silly, waste of time
No progress, just chuckles
Feeling discouraged as I walk away
Passion shifts to annoyance
As my skills are tested
My flute sings off-key
Voices putting up a fight
Asking, is this worth it?
Gripping the handles
I see it floating in a distance
A constant war with myself
Remembering the doubts and failures
I slightly stumble
Silver slipping between fingers
Glinting metal pulls me back
Risking my firm grip
Slowly letting go
Finally it's here to stay
Different from the rest
To me, it doesn't matter
For this is who I am
My Music
My Love
I continue to explain
Feeling silly, waste of time
No progress, just chuckles
Feeling discouraged as I walk away
Passion shifts to annoyance
As my skills are tested
My flute sings off-key
Voices putting up a fight
Asking, is this worth it?
Gripping the handles
I see it floating in a distance
A constant war with myself
Remembering the doubts and failures
I slightly stumble
Silver slipping between fingers
Glinting metal pulls me back
Risking my firm grip
Slowly letting go
Finally it's here to stay
Different from the rest
To me, it doesn't matter
For this is who I am
My Music
My Love
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