I have a good friend who's a backup dancer for Lady Gaga. He tells me that dance is a temporary career just for fun, you can't earn money by doing backup dancing all the time.
I don't think so, I disagreed with him. I remember the time when some guys I know decided to give flyers to me...
A reasonably toned Asian man who is muscular, fit in a green hat, an oversized white tee, red khaki Dickies shorts and red basketball shoes comes into my flat, and gives me a pamphlet and name card.
I did a Google search of his contact, and realised he's the boss of a hip hop dance studio. Doing further news search from my school library database, I got wind of an exclusive interview, about his success as a boss.
He mentioned that he was born in Singapore, but he grew up in regional Australia, as one of the few Chinese people in a neighbourhood of only Caucasians. He felt lonely and out of place. What is the use of being Chinese when his family has to be there, just to spread his unique Chinese folk religion called IKT? And he also discussed about his pressures to do well in studies - which he felt so pressurised, he did accounting in University, but he didn't really get good grades, and then subsequently joined a dance troupe.
He also seemed to talk (from the 'article' I dreamed of) about his challenges dealing with multiple real-world pressures, including marijuana, alcohol, sex drives, identity of being an Asian in a non-Asian environment, problems with the law, his impulsive instincts, etc. Somehow, he tried them, but his previous religious beliefs stopped him from doing fully what he 'free' mind told him to do.
He then got to pass by a library, and overhear a motivational trainer speaking, who speaks about 'knowing yourself'.
"One has to ask himself, what are his real dreams? What is he doing to achieve them, and why is he achieving them?"
The guy decides to think of a real dream he wants to attain, his motivations of pursuing them, and how he will make these dreams into reality.
He realises that in his environment, he had been trying to spread the Word of a syncretic religion which fuses all the best practises of different religions. He questions religions, but he doesn't question the influence of the religion on his world view.
Perhaps he can do his best in just focusing on creating a dialogue between the Asian and the Western worlds. He also realises that he enjoyed music and dance the best. Perhaps he could be a pop dancer, who choreographs moves that has influences from all different cultures he knows.
So he quit the dance troupe, got to know a few dancers and, with their help, moved to multi-cultural Singapore. He started with small dancing classes, then from then on, he does everything to expand his dance scopes - from merely Western-Chinese blend to a global-influenced groove that simply looks irresistible, from the YouTube videos of his dances.
Now, he is happy sending out flyers to all homes in my town, as he and his team are opening a dance studio in the local Community Centre, because the Centre is receptive of helping to build a vibrant arts culture in the community, and youth dance is one of the main foci of my community that builds bonds between residents. And doesn't it fit into that guy's purpose of linking different cultures, different backgrounds together, through his talents and passions?
Perhaps this shows something about my thoughts. If I am really passionate about something and I do get the opportunities to align them with my interests, my vision and my purpose in life, no matter how mundane tasks may seem to be, I'll feel energised to engage in my dream all the time. So I will wake up every day, feeling more energised than the previous day, to proactively and continually stay on top of my main focus in life, and to overcome my pre-existing limitations.
I don't think so, I disagreed with him. I remember the time when some guys I know decided to give flyers to me...
A reasonably toned Asian man who is muscular, fit in a green hat, an oversized white tee, red khaki Dickies shorts and red basketball shoes comes into my flat, and gives me a pamphlet and name card.
I did a Google search of his contact, and realised he's the boss of a hip hop dance studio. Doing further news search from my school library database, I got wind of an exclusive interview, about his success as a boss.
He mentioned that he was born in Singapore, but he grew up in regional Australia, as one of the few Chinese people in a neighbourhood of only Caucasians. He felt lonely and out of place. What is the use of being Chinese when his family has to be there, just to spread his unique Chinese folk religion called IKT? And he also discussed about his pressures to do well in studies - which he felt so pressurised, he did accounting in University, but he didn't really get good grades, and then subsequently joined a dance troupe.
He also seemed to talk (from the 'article' I dreamed of) about his challenges dealing with multiple real-world pressures, including marijuana, alcohol, sex drives, identity of being an Asian in a non-Asian environment, problems with the law, his impulsive instincts, etc. Somehow, he tried them, but his previous religious beliefs stopped him from doing fully what he 'free' mind told him to do.
He then got to pass by a library, and overhear a motivational trainer speaking, who speaks about 'knowing yourself'.
"One has to ask himself, what are his real dreams? What is he doing to achieve them, and why is he achieving them?"
The guy decides to think of a real dream he wants to attain, his motivations of pursuing them, and how he will make these dreams into reality.
He realises that in his environment, he had been trying to spread the Word of a syncretic religion which fuses all the best practises of different religions. He questions religions, but he doesn't question the influence of the religion on his world view.
Perhaps he can do his best in just focusing on creating a dialogue between the Asian and the Western worlds. He also realises that he enjoyed music and dance the best. Perhaps he could be a pop dancer, who choreographs moves that has influences from all different cultures he knows.
So he quit the dance troupe, got to know a few dancers and, with their help, moved to multi-cultural Singapore. He started with small dancing classes, then from then on, he does everything to expand his dance scopes - from merely Western-Chinese blend to a global-influenced groove that simply looks irresistible, from the YouTube videos of his dances.
Now, he is happy sending out flyers to all homes in my town, as he and his team are opening a dance studio in the local Community Centre, because the Centre is receptive of helping to build a vibrant arts culture in the community, and youth dance is one of the main foci of my community that builds bonds between residents. And doesn't it fit into that guy's purpose of linking different cultures, different backgrounds together, through his talents and passions?
Perhaps this shows something about my thoughts. If I am really passionate about something and I do get the opportunities to align them with my interests, my vision and my purpose in life, no matter how mundane tasks may seem to be, I'll feel energised to engage in my dream all the time. So I will wake up every day, feeling more energised than the previous day, to proactively and continually stay on top of my main focus in life, and to overcome my pre-existing limitations.
