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  1. Qian Ling, full-time
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the practice script was “Come in, Nielsen.”

the actors were L and H.

Darren observed their performance once, and then told them to perform again, but with a game in mind – an actor's game. L's goal is to get H to look at her for more than three seconds. H's goal is to give L as little eye-contact as possible.

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“It is better to be a glorious failure than a mediocre success.”

Mediocre success hinders you from tasting glorious success. (Editor's note: Darren attributes this quote to the late playwright, Kuo Pao Kun)

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terminology from Darren

“invisible body”: What an actor does off-stage, which helps in his performance on-stage. Eg. Tai-chi, amateur boxing, basketball, soccer, marathon-running, stamina-training.

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8# who is the prince of this world?

Quoting from the Book of Sirach, in the apocrypha of the Bible:

“Do not boast about wearing fine clothes, and do not exalt yourself when you are honored; for the works of the Lord are wonderful, and his works are concealed from humankind. Many kings have had to sit on the ground, but one who was never thought of has worn a crown. Many rulers have been utterly disgraced, and the honored have been handed over to others.”

(Chapter 11, verses 4 to 6.)

The following is a list – not exhaustive, of course – for the reader to glean some insight from.


  1. Conor McGregor, a professional fighter from Ireland. “MMA fighter Conor McGregor loses appeal in civil rape case.”. in: BBC. 1 Aug 2025.
  2. Ong Beng Seng, a tycoon. “Billionaire Ong Pleads Guilty in Singapore Gifting Scandal.”. In: Bloomberg. 4 Aug 2025.
  3. < redacted name >. “Husband on trial for raping wife; first case since Singapore repealed marital immunity for rape.”. In: Channel NewsAsia. 21 July 2025.
  4. Noel Clarke, a famous actor from the UK. “Noel Clarke loses libel case against Guardian over sexual misconduct investigation”.. In: The Guardian. 22 Aug 2025.
  5. Ken Lim Chih Chiang, a celebrity in Singapore. Former Singapore Idol judge Ken Lim found guilty of molesting 25-year-old woman at Hype Records office. In: Channel News Asia. 26 Sep 2025. And: Former Singapore Idol judge Ken Lim sentenced to 13 months' jail for molesting woman. 18 Nov 2025.
  6. Sean Combs, celebrity. “He was a hip-hop legend. Now, abuse allegations engulf Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs”. In: The Guardian. 31st March 2024. And: Combs sentenced to 50 months in prison. In: Wikipedia. 3rd October 2025.
  7. S. Iswaran, politician in Singapore. (“Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison in rare corruption case”. In National Public Radio, U.S.A. 3 October 2024. And: “Iswaran faces 8 new charges over obtaining $19k in items...”. In The Straits Times. 25 March 2024. *)
  8. Luis Rubiales, former President of the Spanish football federation. (“Luis Rubiales, Former Spanish Soccer Chief, Faces Arrest”. In The New York Times. 21 March 2024. And: “Luis Rubiales quits in wake of World Cup kiss scandal”. In The Guardian. 10th September 2023).
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Acted with Ariel using a practice-script, titled “Come in, Nielsen”.

As things turned out, our scene became a confrontation between two hostile criminals.

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A new classmate made his entrance today: Joao (pronounced somewhat like Jo-el), a youthful-looking man from Portugal.

He had missed the previous two classes due to a business trip – or so he claims – but he seemed to catch up quite quickly.


Today's exercise: intercostal diaphrammatic breathing.

Lie down and breathe in. Notice how your belly rises.

Now sit up and breathe in. Notice how your shoulders hunch up.

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Two new classmates: Kester and Karis.

Kester brought his young son to class because there was nobody else to take care of his son.

Karis has a day-time job that involves sitting at a computer,

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New game: Zip, Zap, Zoom. New rules. Everybody knew nothing about the game except our coach/teacher. But we managed to get a nice rhythm going, eventually. I feel proud of myself. I realised that I'm not incompetent, I just need some guidance and practice.

Exercise for the diaphragm:

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Weight: 56.5 kilograms Height: 1.69 metres Complexion: light-skinned, not dark-skinned Bespectacled: yes

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