What a year and what a way to end it.
I was really scared.
Rehearsing everyday and there were tons of unexpected things which we had to deal with and we couldn’t be sure until the last minute of the show.
I was even waking up several times and dreaming about the show the night before. Lol
I’m so glad that we were able to make this project happen and a reality to close off this year.
I just didn’t want 2020 to end up to be like a year that I couldn’t achieve anything or that we had to give up on doing lots of stuff because of the pandemic. Wanted to find something that we could do because of this situation instead.
And I always want to have that type of perspective, cuz I believe that’s the way we can find light for the future.
In any situation we can keep challenging, and as long as we keep trying, we will never lose hope.
We won’t lose to Covid-19.
And also even if it’s a small step forward, we will continue to pave a way for a more brighter and sustainable future.
I understand that issues like climate change, refugee crisis, discrimination which were part of the theme of this show, won’t be resolved over night. But as long as we keep screaming, even if it’s a tiny voice, it can have an important impact eventually. I’m also convinced that we artists can take on that role through our world and performances.
I am very very thankful to all the Japanese and American staff who worked tirelessly, being stuck in the studio throughout the holidays. I’m very proud of the work we have achieved all together especially at an end of this crazy year.
And thank you so much to everyone who watched the show! Even in these turbulent times, we are all under the same sky in the same generation. I’m happy and privileged to be able to share and live together with you all.
Love you all.
M
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I'm a private tutor. I run a small tuition centre. After deducting rent, marketing & administrative costs - I take home around $2500 a month. I teach more than 10 classes weekly.
It has been a very demoralising few weeks.
1. Amidst the suspension of centre-based tuition classes - parents have asked for discount on fees. I tried to help whenever I can by waiving off fees or giving discounts, knowing fully that it will be at my own expense.
Yet, I've received a lot of comments from parents who do not have financial difficulties, going "e-learning should be cheaper".
e-Learning IS not cheaper than classroom based learning. It has been 2 sleepless weeks with this mad scramble to move classes online. We've had to to spend sessions doing orientation for you and your children to help explain how to do classes online. We had to buy IT equipment, video recording equipment - all of it not cheap with my measly $2500 monthly salary.
You think it's less effort - it's not. It's more effort and more work. And you want to pay us less.
Please don't undermine our efforts by requesting to pay us less. If you have financial difficulties, we will discount for you. But don't say "e-Learning should be paid less". Thanks.
Rental still goes on - landlords who don't take the initiative to help and pass on rental rebates, I'm looking at YOU!
2. We totally understand that why we have been closed down. Health comes first - sure.
However, can don't call us non-essential?
School is essential, tuition is non-essential. Minister said that. True facts of life.
But, but. Can you also see this.
In every sector, there are good people and there are bad people.
In the tuition sector, there are some of us good ones and some of us bad ones.
I dare say, I care about each and every-one of my students. I do my best to motivate. I do my best to talk to them when they have family troubles. I come up with extra worksheets when I know they are lagging behind.
In schools, you also have teachers who are not motivated, who only come to school for the paycheck and do the minimum.
If all school teachers are good - need tuition teachers for what?
If everybody scoring A1, A2 and A* - then no need for tuition. Some parents find tuition because their kids have been failing.
We don't need you to recognise us. But don't call us non-essential can?
3. Common comment from school teachers and from the public - "They should pay school teachers more" or "Tuition teachers make so much money".
You know how many times I roll my eyes at this?
Straits Times - I'm looking at you. Thanks for always reporting on "million dollar" tutors. Now everybody thinks that all tutors make millions.
Reality check - If you are a school teacher and you think you will make a lot of money leaving the public sector, feel free to go try your luck.
Is every school teacher a Principal? or a Cluster Superintendent? or a Director? No right?
Same thing with the private sector ok? The top tutors make a lot of money. The normal tutors like us make close to the 'median' $4600 of the typical Singaporean.
We don't have CPF.
We don't have AWS.
We don't have performance bonus.
In November & December, we eat bread but still pay rent.
Whatever we earn in 10 months, must ration across 12 months, because November & December parents go holiday and don't want tuition.
No - regular tutors don't make millions.
Stop dreaming. Most school teachers are not zai. If they leave the public sector, they will eat grass.
I make $2500 a month - if you feel that is fantastic, you can be my guest. You have a choice. If you think you can make more as a private tutor, take the plunge into the world of the unknown.
4. Teachers got a lot of admin work, not like private tutor only need to teach
We don't have admin work. We have "admin work" - marketing, accounting & trying to keep the business alive. We don't only teach.
You have a 'clear thick' line between yourself and parents. We don't. We are obligated to answer, and talk to parents everyday. Do you know there are parents who call us and talk to us everyday about their kids and their anxieties? (a lot of parents from top schools are actually very anxious about their kids) I spend 1 to 2 hours daily talking to 2 to 3 parents everyday.
5. Thank you for classifying us together with KTVs, Bars & Entertainment
I called the bank to lower my credit card interest because in anticipation of school closures, I invested heavily in video recording equipment and IT equipment that I actually cannot pay for with my measly salary.
Guess what the bank said? You are not from an eligible 'adversely affected' sector.
Adversely affected = tourism, aviation, F&B and entertainment.
Entertainment qualifies but private education doesn't qualify.
Again, i understand why we have been shut down. But can everyone remember us private tutors have families to feed too? Mortgages or rent to pay? Bills to pay?
6. We are human beings too
We have feelings. We have empathy. We have tried to help whenever we can. My tuition centre offers free tuition all these years to whomever are on MOE Financial Assistance scheme. When parents face difficulties (retrenched, fell sick), we always cut our fees or give free. When students ask for extra help, we coach and we don't charge extra.
We are trying our best too. Really. We are all in this together.
I don't know since when being a 'private tutor' is a nasty thing.
Maybe tuition centres like Learning Lab, Mavis Tutorial or any of those big tuition centres with big MRT and bus adverts and sprawling land space of more than 10000 square feet might make millions of dollars a year. Maybe they have strong investors with hundreds of millions. But hey that's not us. Don't assume that we have a mountain of profits to stomach this because we don't.
Also, a lot of our kids and a lot of our parents always tell us that school teachers always say bad things about private tutors. "Tuition is a waste of money", "don't need go for tuition", "private tutors are not qualified and don't know what they are teaching".
Some teachers seem to spend a lot of time bad-mouthing private tutors.
Just focus on teaching your kids please. You still have a job.
I may not have one when the dust settles.
Also, remember that a lot of us private tutors were once school teachers.
Some of us left because of school mergers.
Some of us left because we were pregnant, had kids and could no longer cope.
Some of us left because we don't want to deal with this crap called EPMS.
Some of us left because we don't want to deal with all the politics, committees, organising overseas trips and want to just focus on the kids.
Please support your tutors, thank you. A lot of us, really do care, genuinely for your child.
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LYRICS:
I might never be your knight in shining armour
I might never be the one you take home to mother
And I might never be the one who brings you flowers
But I can be the one, be the one tonight
When I first saw you
From across the room
I could tell that you were curious,
Oh, yeah
Girl, I hope you’re sure
What you're looking for
'Cause I'm not good at making promises
But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms
And if you like having secret little rendezvous
If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn’t do
Then baby, I'm perfect
Baby, I'm perfect for you
And if you like midnight driving with the windows down
And if you like going places we can’t even pronounce
If you like to do whatever you've been dreaming about
Then baby, you're perfect
Baby, you're perfect
So let's start right now
I might never be the hands you put your heart in
Or the arms that hold you any time you want them
But that don’t mean that we can’t live here in the moment
'Cause I can be the one you love from time to time
When I first saw you
From across the room
I could tell that you were curious,
Oh, yeah
Girl, I hope you’re sure
What you're looking for
'Cause I'm not good at making promises
But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms
And if you like having secret little rendezvous
If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn’t do
Then baby, I'm perfect
Baby, I'm perfect for you
And if you like midnight driving with the windows down
And if you like going places we can’t even pronounce
If you like to do whatever you've been dreaming about
Then baby, you're perfect
Baby, you're perfect
So let's start right now
And if you like cameras flashing every time we go out,
Oh, yeah
And if you're looking for someone to write your break-up songs about
Baby, I'm perfect
Baby, we're perfect
If you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms
And if you like having secret little rendezvous
If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn’t do
Then baby, I'm perfect
Baby, I'm perfect for you
And if you like midnight driving with the windows down
And if you like going places we can’t even pronounce
If you like to do whatever you've been dreaming about
Then baby, you're perfect
Baby, you're perfect
So let's start right now
![post-title](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hBSEPPnqVpY/hqdefault.jpg)
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Lyrics :
I might never be your knight in shining armor
I might never be the one you take home to mother
And I might never be the one who brings you flowers
But I can be the one, be the one tonight
When I first saw you
From across the room
I could tell that you were curious (Oh, yeah)
Girl, I hope you’re sure
What you're looking for
‘Cause I’m not good at making promises
But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms
And if you like having secret little rendezvous
If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn’t do
Baby, I'm perfect
Baby, I'm perfect for you
And if you like midnight driving with the windows down
And if you like going places we can’t even pronounce
If you like to do whatever you've been dreaming about
Baby, you’re perfect
Baby, you’re perfect
So let's start right now
I might never be the hands you put your heart in
Or the arms that hold you any time you want them
But that don’t mean that we can’t live here in the moment
‘Cause I can be the one you love from time to time
When I first saw you
From across the room
I could tell that you were curious (Oh, yeah)
Girl, I hope you’re sure
What you're looking for
Cause I'm not good at making promises
But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms
And if you like having secret little rendezvous
If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn’t do
Baby, I'm perfect
Baby, I'm perfect for you
And if you like midnight driving with the windows down
And if you like going places we can’t even pronounce
If you like to do whatever you've been dreaming about
Baby, you’re perfect
Baby, you’re perfect
So let's start right now
And if you like cameras flashing every time we go out
(Oh, yeah)
And if you're looking for someone to write your breakup songs about
Baby, I'm perfect
Baby, we're perfect
But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms
And if you like having secret little rendezvous
If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn’t do
Baby, I'm perfect
Baby, I'm perfect for you
And if you like midnight driving with the windows down
And if you like going places we can’t even pronounce
If you like to do whatever you've been dreaming about
Baby, you’re perfect
Baby, you’re perfect
So let's start right now
![post-title](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qrhVMQbgdMw/hqdefault.jpg)
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Leo Ieiri - "Kimi ga Kureta Natsu" (The Summer You Gave Me)
Fuji TV Serial Drama "Koinaka" Ending Theme
Lyrics: Leo Ieiri / Music: Yoshihiko Nishio
English Lyrics: Rebecca Butler Watanabe
Released August 2015
Set as the ending theme for Fuji TV's summer serial drama "Koinaka," this song is about a young couple and their last summer together, probably due to one or both of them graduating. This is a very common theme in Japanese pop songs.
According to Leo Ieiri, she hopes this song reminds people of the importance that one summer can have.
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Lyrics
I know that I don't feature
In the future that you picture
That you'll go on without me
And you'll find someone new
For just a little longer
We put our broken hearts together
Hoping maybe we could find
A way to keep this dream alive
Oh, I had it all planned out
But things don't always go the way that we hope
I don't have the answer, why it has to end this way
All that I know is that the world just
Keeps spinning right around us
Summer was your present to me
I never will forget the miracle you gave me
Oh, I cherished you with all my heart
Why did we hide our feelings in the dark?
Oh why, oh why, oh why
I know you felt it, too
True love, true love
My memories return to
Back inside that classroom
The breeze sweeping through
And in the corner was you
The way the wind blew your hair
You know I never could do anything but stare
At you, ‘til I fell in love with you
And when we walked together
I always felt like I was walking on clouds
I took it for granted we'd always be side by side
But I was blind to think we'd last forever
Nobody knows the future
Summer with you here next to me
I wish I could have found the words to say how I feel
Oh, two hearts that beat in perfect tune
Why did we have to see goodbye so soon?
Oh why, oh why, oh why
I don't know what to say
I didn't realize it, 'til we were out of time
It always goes this way
I'm lost in all these feelings
Twisting inside me trying to break free
Now I’m dreaming all on my own
Left to spend the autumn alone
君がくれた夏 その奇跡 僕は忘れない
oh 溢れそうな想い あの夕日に隠して
So, why... So, why... So, why...
気づいていた True love, true love
(kimi ga kureta natsu sono kiseki
boku wa wasurenai oh...
afuresou na omoi ano yuuhi ni kakushite
So, why... So, why... So, why...
kizuite ita True love, true love)
![post-title](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jKAi6n_-hcg/hqdefault.jpg)