Ididmanyimprovisationexercises,sometimesIplayedthewifeofthis20somethingItalianguywhoworkedasaplumber,Ijustcouldn'tseemyselfinthatrole,IguessIwasactingawkward.SometimesIwasplayingawaitressinarestauranttakingordersanddealingwithpickycustomers.Iwasn'taverytalentedactress,nothingworthnoting.
Towardstheendoftheterm,wehadtoprepareascenewhereeachofusmake2phonecalls,toanyoneyoulike.Trytoreveal2sidesof...[閱讀全文]
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(2012-10-04 14:06:58)
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Eachweekwehaddifferentassignments.Forexample,toimproviseascenariowhereyouspent5minutesinfrontofamirror.Solo.Nodialogue,nomonologue.Seewhatyoucanconveythroughyouractions.Wecouldbringourownprops.
ItriedtoimaginethatIwasabouttogooutwithmygirlfriendstoanightclub.Icarefullyputonmymakeup,Ichangedmyoutfit,putonmyhighheels,lookedatmyselfinthemirror,andturnedaroundandcheckedonmybutt,andreadytogoout.閱讀全文]
ItriedtoimaginethatIwasabouttogooutwithmygirlfriendstoanightclub.Icarefullyputonmymakeup,Ichangedmyoutfit,putonmyhighheels,lookedatmyselfinthemirror,andturnedaroundandcheckedonmybutt,andreadytogoout.
(2012-10-04 14:05:42)
1weeklater,IsignedupforanactingclassinHBStudio,locatedonBankStreet,GreenwichvillageofNewYork.Thisstudiowasfoundedin1945andiswellknownamongNewYorktheatercommunitytobeaplacetomentor,developandre-educatetheateractors.ManyTony-awardwinnersincludingSarahJessicaParkerandherhusbandMathiewBroderickwereamongthealumni.SoeverySaturdaymorning,Itooka70minutetrainridefromCTtoGrandCentralstation,fromthereswitche...[閱讀全文]
(2012-10-04 14:04:55)
Itwasin2007,Ijustturned33yearsold.
Iwasgoingthroughaveryhardtimeinmylife.Iwasfacing2majorchallenges,greencard,andinfertility.Bothwereoverwhelminglydifficulttoovercome,andcompletelyoutofmycontrol.TherewasabsolutelynothingIcoulddo,andnobodycouldtellmewhentheycaneverberesolved,ifatall.
Ifeltthatallthejoyinlifewasdrainedawayfromme.Icouldn'tconcentrateatwork,couldn'tgooutwithfriends,couldn'tevene...[閱讀全文]
(2012-09-05 08:50:40)
Tomydaughters:Ondating-Followyouheart,havefun,besafe.Onchoosingahusband-Isheyourbestfriend?-Ishegoodenoughtofatheryourchildren?-Doyoulovehimforwhoheis,notforwhohemightbecome?Onmarriage-Alwaysseektounderstand,thenasktobeunderstood.-Everyday,findatleastonethingyouappreciateinhim,andlethimknow.-Don'texpecttoagreeonallaboutlife.Insteadtrytoagreeonwhatlifeisallabout.剛剛問我老公有什麽可補充的，他加了一...[閱讀全文]
(2011-06-20 20:28:42)
老二已經7月半了，可以爬，可以翻身，但還是不肯吃奶瓶：老大平時不愛拍照，上周她的體操課結束，有一個miniOlympic表演,趕緊拍了幾張：最後，每個小孩都有獎牌，別的孩子都按教練的說法將雙手高高舉過頭頂，讓爸爸媽媽拍照。丫丫卻站在那裏，靦腆而倔強，不論我們怎麽說，就是一動不動，可是我能看出她內心在激戰。看她那樣子，突然讓我想起自己小時候，也是一樣[閱讀全文]
(2011-06-15 20:33:07)
HurtasIam,Idon'tthinkhewastryingtobeadick.Hewasjustbrutallyhonestandstroketothecore.Iwasnotprepared.
However,within30minuteshemanagedtofindoutmoreaboutmethananyothermanagerdidinthelast10years.He'scomealongwayfromavoidingmetoofferingtocallmepersonallywiththeresults.
Igaveitmybestshot,noregrets.Youknowwhat?Iactuallyfeelveryhappy.
Notbecausemyjobnowseemssecure.
NotbecauseImighthaveimp...[閱讀全文]
However,within30minuteshemanagedtofindoutmoreaboutmethananyothermanagerdidinthelast10years.He'scomealongwayfromavoidingmetoofferingtocallmepersonallywiththeresults.
Igaveitmybestshot,noregrets.Youknowwhat?Iactuallyfeelveryhappy.
Notbecausemyjobnowseemssecure.
NotbecauseImighthaveimp...[閱讀全文]
(2011-06-15 20:32:34)
文字向來是我療傷的方式.當我把這一切都寫下來,又過了一個周末後, 現在的我, 已經非常平靜了.綠卡是我一生中承受的最痛苦的一段經曆.多少次與它擦肩而過,多少次與好機會失之交臂.直到今年三月,才最後拿到那張卡片.在那段漫長的等待中,似乎是絕望心情中的一種精神鴉片,我曾經無數次想象自己綠了之後的心情.我想象自己會大哭,會做很出格的事.結果沒有,當時老二才4個[閱讀全文]
(2011-06-15 20:32:06)
周五電話麵談(繼續)Aftera(seeminglyverylong)pause,hespokeinasoftenedvoice:"Ah,thatmakessense,nowIunderstand.Behindeveryresumethereisarealpersonandalongstorytobetold."然後他說了一些例行公事的話, 比如還要麵試其他人, 要到６月底才會決定這個位置的人選， 等等． 最後他說:"I'msogladthatyouapproachedmeandshowedinterestinthisjob.AndIappreciatethechancetogettoknowyoubetter.Regardlessoftheoutcome,Iwillcall...[閱讀全文]
(2011-06-15 20:31:38)
周五電話麵談（繼續)Him:"WhenIformateam,IonlywantAplayerstobemydirectreports,especiallyifthatpersonistobepromotedfromthelevelbelow.Ilookedatyourpastratings,overthelast5years,you'vealwaysbeenasolidplayer,astrongcontributor,butnevershinedasthecreamofthecrop."(myheartsank...notsurewhattosay...)Notwaitingformetoanswer,hecontinuedinasteadyvoice:"Now,IunderstandthattheCorporateratingsdon't...[閱讀全文]
