{"id":1829,"date":"2014-02-20T02:33:06","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T02:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web02.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters2\/archives\/1829"},"modified":"2015-05-24T06:47:43","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T06:47:43","slug":"letter-to-cousin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/archives\/1829","title":{"rendered":"Letter to cousin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">Dear Chris,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">How\u2019s life in Canada? I miss you so much! Guess What? I went for an audition for a major role in Romeo last week. I always tell you that I wanna be an actor and I finally took a step forward. But I was REJECTED! I\u2019ve a really complicated feeling now. Sour? Bitter? I can\u2019t tell. Let me tell you what happened in the audition first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">In the audition, I was required to play two short scenes and I had one hour for preparation. During the preparation time, I did not concentrate on reading the script but kept chatting with a girl. Oh! Silly me! At that time, I was so proud of myself, thinking that the audition was just a piece of cake for me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">Walking on the stage, I saw those serious \u2018judges\u2019 and my brain suddenly stopped running! Simply gone blank! I felt extremely nervous! In the first task, I had to hold Juliet\u2019s hands and tell her how much I love her wholeheartedly. But I forgot most of the lines I needed to say! I was so frightened that even my hands kept shaking! It was terrible! I even spoke \u2018Juliet\u2019 into \u2018Judy\u2019 wrongly. I heard some giggles, to be honest! After about ten minutes of struggling, the director stopped me impatiently. He scolded me that my tone was flat and I was just like speaking with a hateful uncle instead of my lover. Oh dear, I admit that I was really hurt but he was telling the truth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">OK, I know you\u2019re laughing at me now. But the most terrible thing is what came next. In the second task, I was to dance with Juliet. You know what? DANCING! I tried my best to balance myself and dance with the girl while smiling happily like it was the most enjoyable moment. But you know, I\u2019m an extremely bad dancer! I stepped on Juliet\u2019s feet three times and she looked so angry like she wanted to bite me! Worse still, I nearly fell down on the stage as I kicked on a table! Ouch! It looked really stupid! The director\u2019s comment was that I walked, danced, smiled like a robot but not a handsome Romeo. So, I was rejected. No surprise!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">As a major role in the drama, I not only messed all the things up, but also acted horribly myself. I should have been serious and respected the tasks given. I\u2019m really a bad actor. Yet, don\u2019t think I\u2019ll give up after this upsetting audition! Although I looked really stupid and silly, I think this experience was great. I learned a really unforgettable and meaningful lesson. I\u2019ll surely try my best to improve my acting skills and practise more from today onwards. Undeniably, I feel a bit depressed now, but I\u2019ll soon get well and grab every chance to improve. One day, I\u2019ll stand on the largest stage as a famous actor! Wait and see! Bravo!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">Hey! Write to me if you\u2019re free. I got to go out with sis now. Write soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"right\">Best wishes,<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"right\">Pat\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">Dear Chris<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\">How\u2019s life in Canada? I miss you so much! Guess What? I went for an audition for a major role in Romeo last week. I always tell you that I wanna be an actor and I finally took a step forward. But I was REJECTED! I\u2019ve a really complicated feeling now. Sour? Bitter? I can\u2019t tell. 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