MY MEMORIES

Sunday, November 26, 2006

I just read this in a mag..where the interviewed teacher was askedfor a juicy student story.
this was her ans:
"I had a business student who wanted to quit his course to pursue a career in the arts.I wanted to tell him to follow his heart but i had to convince him to be realistic.Ultimately the choice was his to make."

I'm not quite sure why..but when i read this, it reminded me of my own teachers..
The government is currently trying to promote the arts, or so we have been lead to believe.and yet, when a student wants to take this pursual of the arts to the next level,the vast majority of the academic educators in our system do not feel it is a "realistic" choice.Maybe this partially explains the mindset of singapore students.Afterall, at least in my book, teachers are people who we respect and look up to. if the teachers hold that point of view, wouldn't the student be influenced in the slightest?

How sad, with society's mindset fixed the way it is,how is singapore supposed to progress in the arts?

on the other hand, i suppose it's a form of good training.after all, you have to learn to take criticism and rejection in the dance world right? it's always about daring to be different,to take that step out of the box.to break to chain.

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When the going starts to get rough
And you feel like you've had enough
Let the music take control of your soul
Take a chance and do what you feel
Your a force they cannot live without it
You gotta break the chain yeah yeah

There's a passion inside
An inner strength that drives
Can't nobody take that away from you
It's the greatest high
You set the floor on fire when you come alive

And we're dancin'
And it feels alright
I can't control my desire
And we're dancin'
And it feels alright
Yeah
And we're dancin'
And it feels alright
Can't hold me down
Gotta reach for the sky
And we're dancin'
And it feels alright

Some people don't know the love you possess
They pretend what they don't understand
It's natural
You're in a world of your own

There's a passion inside
An inner strength that drives
Can't nobody take that away from you
It's the greatest high
You set the floor on fire
When you come alive

Push it too the max
Feel the room fall at your feet
Don't you dare hold back
Cuz it feels so good
It feels alright

There's a passion inside
An inner strength that drives
Can't nobody take that away from you
It's the greatest high you set the floor on fire
When you come alive

AND WE'RE DANCING, AND IT FEELS ALRIGHT (:

``Danced at ; 7:02 AM

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