Taihen in Malaysia (Lesson 3 Report)

(Pix of Ms. Kim during her 'My Mother' performance. Pix taken by our good friends from Kelab Shahsin Fotografi)

Report 3

Date: 7 Mar 2006
Time: 11am -12:30pm
Venue: 1st Floor, New Wing, Spastic Centre
Participants:
Salehuddin (Leader) Firdaus (Assistant)
Muaz
Shahrul
Amir (Absent)
Maryani (Bangi)
Sabariah (Bangi)
Some Participants from Spastic Centre (6 participants)
Paul Lau, Jamal (Kuroko)

Details:

We started at 11:15am. Third Lesson, after discussing with Ms. Kim; I decided that we start the lesson by introducing each other. The boys shared their experience of the workshop that they attended with Ms. Kim. While, Maryani and Sabariah told of their experience with Ms. Kim. (At least, the participants got to know each others names, for a start..)

Salehuddin asked the other participants if they felt any difference or change in they body after the first exercise – most did not feel anything but had fun doing the exercises. Tiara said that she felt her body become a little softer.

This session was good; for everybody got the opportunity to get to know each other better. By the time we started with the exercises, it was about 11:50am.

Salehuddin gave the instructions; This time he was louder. I think he was feeling more confident this time to lead. When doing the exercise whereby the participants are lying on the floor, absorbing energy, because Saleh is doing the exercise; he becomes engrossed and doesn't tell the participants to turn or lie on their back. (This instruction is given earlier by him, before the start of the exercise).

Here I assist, by asking the participants to turn or lie.(Is it alright for me to do so? - I ask myself and put a mental note to check with Ms. Kim.)

This time we did not have any observers from the spastic centre. Jamal a friend of Paul came to observe and assist as a Kuroko. Paul was explaining to him what to do. From the spastic centre, Muaz's Mother and Ms. Chan the music teacher will be assisting. We hope to be getting a male assistant soon.

It would be good if we could get the Kuroko guideline asap. (Need to inform Ms. Kawakita.)

We did not have the time to complete section 2 of the lesson. The session ended at 12:30pm.
Next week is the school term break, so there are no classes till 21 March. (A much needed short break for me as I'm constantly feeling tired especially after these sessions.)

Amir did not attend the classes this week too. He was in school but was having flu so didn't join in.

Prepared by
Nala Nantha (9 Mar 2006)