OH MY GOD. THERE IS SOOOOOO MUCH TO WRITE ABOUT! OK so where to begin...Language week. Ok so we rocked up to MRSM Kubang Pasu which is in Kedah and the school of two other volunteers, Ellen and Jess. At language "week" which was really a language weekend, there were quite a few different events for both English and Malay. The English events were drama, public speaking, choral speaking and story telling. We helped out with the Drama and public speaking as I have mentioned before. The lower form public speaker for the girls, Hasana, was first up and it is probably the most nervous I have been, and also probably the most maternal I've ever felt while she was doing her speech, especially her impromtue one. I swear I could have done that thing off by heart as well just becuase of the hours and hours Rachel and I had sat there for listening to her reading that damn speech about saving the environment again and again...but anyway it went really well but when she sat down after finishing her speech she burst into tears just becuase it was all over and also because the topic was "what makes me happy" and she talked about her partents and how much she loves them etc...So then we started crying as well. That sounds strange but I swear it wasn't..you had to be there. Unfortuantly the lower form public speaker for the boys, Hareez (originally it was his friend Riduwan but he got sick leaving Hareez about 5 days to prepare for the comp erk!) was on at the same time so we didn't see him. However in typical boy fashion he was like "yeah it was good, I did well, no worries" or something to that effect anyway. Aizat the upper form public speaker...hahah where to start with Aizat. He ended up becoming one of our best friends at school but at first I think he felt a bit awkward around us which I suppose was fair enough since we are two white girls. Anyway although he has really good English he isn't the most natural of all pubic speakers and so we had to work really hard with him trying to get him to project his voice and look more animated. But yeah he ended up doing an ok speech but kina choaked on the impromptu. Oh well I think he leant a lot. In the end Hasana came 2nd out of 14 which was amazing, Hareez 6th and Aizat.....last. haha great coaches we were.
Drama, drama, drama. Wasn't much of a drama. It was pretty much the best thing I did the whole time in Malaysia. I tell you those kids are incrediable but I will have a rant about them in the next blog when I have time. Ok so drama we spent most of our time at language week helping with the final probs and final rehearsals for the play. We also introduced some "warm up games" which included the hokey pokey. Which Rachel insists is called the Hokey Cokey which is obviously WRONG. But then again at this point she would turn to me and say "Where am I from? What are you speaking? Yeah I'm from England and you are speaking ENGLISH, so whose language is it?" Whatever, I know I'm right.
The actualy play went pretty well but I have probaly seen the kids do it better and they ended up coming 3rd last which left a lot of them in tears. But whatever, I still had a ball helping them out with everything. Anyway so that was how I spent my Easter, on a bus coming home from language week, watch quarantine which was far far too violent for many of the 14 years olds on that bus. Seriously showing a kiss between two people is a massive no no but showing someone maimed to death ok right? Argh sometime I still don't understand this country no actually I do but I still think it's a bit strange. Ok so thats lang week. I don't have time to write more atm so that will have to do.
Just for everyones info I'm in Thailand atm. It's pretty cool but more on that later. Missing everyone, Love han ox
