Thou shalt do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

No, I am not turning into a religious freak. No offence to any religious freaks that may read this.

I'm not selfish. At least I don't think I am. Or maybe I am?

Is it wrong to believe or to think if you would do things for people, you should expect things back? No.

I don't think it's wrong although you SHOULDN'T EXPECT things back, it would take a saint (again, I am not turning into a religious freak) to not think that maybe a little karma does exist. Surely it is OK to have a bit of hope?? Or not even that. Just out of respect. Things to happen to you from people that are good OUT OF RESPECT. That is NOT too much to ask for.

But the question I want to put out there is that if someone upset or even hurt a friend or someone you care about, should you automatically dislike that person?

For example, if somebody beat up one of your friends, is it wrong for you to hate the person who beat your friend up? Well if it was me and somebody beat my friend up, upset him/her, pissed them off or hurt them in any way at all then yes, I WOULD hate them or really dislike them. For me, it would just be a natural thing. Maybe it is a moral thing too. But I have said on this blog a few times, being moral really gets you nowhere in life.

So how would I feel if it was the other way around? Say if it was ME who was the one who got beat up or tortured or stabbed. Should I automatically expect my friends to hate or really dislike the person/people who did that to me? Is it right for me to expect that? Just because I would feel like that? Is it IMMORAL if my friend(s) DON'T hate or at least dislike the person/people who did that to me?

No. No. No. And...No.

It is their minds, their lives and they can do and feel whatever they want. Who am I to decide who they should and shouldn't like? Who they should and shouldn't dislike? Who they should and shouldn't hate? It is not for me to say.

But at the same time, if  the same thing happened to them and they were the ones who got beat up/tortured/stabbed and had their lives a living hell for years, they may feel different. Just that question. That question that has to be asked:-

How would they feel?

Yuvraj Singh-Six sixes.

An amazing video that I found on You Tube and I remember watching this on TV live. Video near the bottom!

0:16 - Fat Freddie Flintoff says something to Yuvraj Singh to try and provoke him/lose his concentration.

0:22 - The umpire is telling Yuvraj to calm down and is slightly holding him back.

0.25 - Commentator David Lloyd says "I wouldn't bother Yuvraj if I were you."

0:30 - Yuvraj hits a six. He is angry.

1:05 - Commentator Ravi Shastri says "I think those few words from Flintoff just charged him up a bit."

A bit?

1:41 - Yuvraj hit a second six.

2:11 - Freddie Flintoff stands with his hands on his hips thinking "Shit. Why did I open my fat mouth?"

2:43 - Yuvraj hit a THIRD six. The guy is still pissed off.

3:19 - Stuart Broad (who was supposed to be Englands' 'new hope' at the time) looks very nervous
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3:20 - Ravi Shastri: "Absolute Carnage." (Yuvraj isn't finished yet Ravi).

3:30 - Broad being Englands' new hope and all, decides to take evasive action and bowls around the wicket.
3:34 - It makes no difference. Yuvraj hits a FOURTH six. I remember standing up at this point.

3:57 - David Lloyd: "England are having a conference meeting."

4:07 - England have their conference meeting. Paul Collingwood and Broad have piss rolling down their legs
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4:12 - Collingwood tells Broad "Anything. ANYTHING but a six."


4:15 - Broad looks genuinely bewildered. He is thinking "I don't know what the hell I should do."
4:18 - Broad realises piss rolling down his legs isn't going to help this situation.

4:28 - Broad rallies his troops. "I am going to ball an amazing delivery here! Piss or no piss!"

4:47 - Yuvraj hits a FIFTH six.

4:51 - Ravi Shashtri doesn't bother being professional or neutral. "YES!"

5:16 - Broad with a classic "Oh shit" pose. Right arm across chest and left arm up, hand to the mouth.

5:24 - Collingwood with the EXACT same pose!

5:50 - SIX SIXES. Yuvraj put it away. Never done before in T20 cricket.



In an interview done much later, he was asked what Fat Freddie Flintoff had actually said to him and according to Yuvraj, he had said "those were fucking ridiculous shots you played" (Yuvraj had hit Fat Fred for a couple of boundaries in the previous over). Yuvraj replied to him "Fuck you." Fat Fred then says "Excuse me?" to which Yuvraj replies "You heard what I said." Then Fat Fred says " I will cut your throat off."

Then Yuvraj says to him "Do you see this bat in my hand? I'm going to hit you with this bat."

India went on to win the match and the trophy.

Getting to know a celebrity, working with them and then pissing them off in the space of a few weeks.

I guess this would be a great follow up to my last post. This is another thing that I hate about Drama/Acting.

Money.

People have to earn a living - Yes.

People want to be able to live in the best way possible - Yes.

People would want to easily be able to provide for their loved ones - Yes. 

And the last one. People like money - Yes. Yes of course they do. 

But do people really have to be total twats for money? No. But they are. Unfortunately they really are. And here is one example:-

Up until recently, I was voluntarily "teaching Drama" to 6-8 year olds voluntarily. I had to gain experience in Drama teaching for my college course and was struggling to find somewhere where I could do this. The two ladies whose "Drama" group it was were both idiots. One a primary school teacher who was about to have a baby, so I would be taking her place in teaching the children and the other a celebrity. At best, a B-list celebrity.

Neither knew anything about teaching Drama. 

Oh of course, the school teacher knew about teaching and the one occasion she was in during the time I did this (about 7 weeks), the children were very well behaved. She knew how to control the class but the B-list celebrity didn't. She also knew NOTHING about teaching and even though she is an ex-TV star, she knew NOTHING about Drama. It was painfully obvious from my first observation on the class.  

The price for the lessons to the children were ridiculous. It was in a beautiful building which had only just opened to the public and for the price of one hours' "lesson", it would be the price of just two of the kids and there were about 16 children in the class so they were making profit from 14 of the childrens' parents' money not including my travel fare which they paid for me. The ladies were coming out with A LOT of money for just one hours' "work". But why were the parents paying so much money for their kids to "learn" Drama in this particular class?

Because of the B-list celebrity. No other reason. Put a B-lists celebrities' name on something and it is bound to attract people. The B-list celebrity was struggling to find work. She is a bad actress. Why not make money from just her name?

So apart from not knowing anything about Drama, what was the problem? Surely, they could LEARN and teach whatever it is they learnt?

Well, there were a lot of problems. The B-list celebrity couldn't control the class. She wouldn't/couldn't do anything if they would run about/shout/scream/cause havoc and chaos, which they would do for about fifteen minutes of every "lesson". She would have the bright idea of indulging them with biscuits and sugary drinks halfway through the class which would make them even more hyper. They would start behaving five minutes before their parents came to pick them up right at the end. I understand that they are children and will want to have fun which I am all up for. But just don't call it a Drama class.

But the main problem was that they weren't learning anything about Drama. And that really got to me. The B-list celebrity kept saying how Drama was helping them develop their confidence, but they were already insanely over confident. They had no discipline. When I tried to explain how important having discipline is i.e if they went for an audition or just a normal job interview, if they went in screaming and shouting they wouldn't get the part/job, the B-list celebrity didn't seem to understand. She also didn't seem to understand that it isn't a good idea to give a script to a child who can't read yet. She also said certain children in the group "could make it big because they had the look."

She also knew nothing about Drama-did I mention that?

The whole thing was very strange as I wasn't learning how to teach any Drama students. I was learning how to control a playgroup. And even with that I had to learn myself as the B-list celebrity was rubbish doing that too.

The worst part was at the end of every "lesson" where the parents would pay. The B-list celebrity would tell their parents how well their child was "developing their acting and Drama skills". She would feed the parents already delusional minds more of what they wanted to hear. All these parents, all these kids and the B-list celebrity ALL had VERY different lives to what I live. They were all VERY privileged and money was clearly no issue for the middle class lot who I am guessing probably earned more in three months than I do in a year. Money was no object for them to feel their delusional desires of developing their kids into famous stars. The children themselves probably growing up having their college tuition fees paid for, cars, houses and all the rest of it. Money was no issue. The money being unfairly earned by the B-list celebrity was an absolute sick joke.

She wasn't teaching them Drama. She was babysitting. This wasn't a Drama class. This was a play group.

I wrote an evaluation. She took it home and read it. She hated it. She said she didn't want me there anymore.

Now, for anyone who thinks my evaluation and reviews on the class were really cut-throat like this post is-it wasn't. She just couldn't handle the fact that she already knew that she couldn't teach and that she was totally pathetic and that she and her co-worker were only doing this for money and nothing else and it was almost as if I had to accept that or not be a part of it. I was so disappointed when she said I couldn't come there anymore but after thinking about it and after observing the classes, I am SO GLAD that I am not there anymore. To be a part of something that is so sick, delusional, fake and money grabbing as it was is pretty disturbing. I just wish that my evaluation and reviews WERE more cut-throat.

There were a few people who were really excited about me working with a celebrity (even though she is a B-list one) and as was I. But at the same time, I am more excited about doing my course and having the opportunity to teach REAL DRAMA to people in the future as my career not pretend I know things about acting when I really don't just to try and make money. Or as The B-list celebrity said "a business".

Unlike the B-list celebrity bitch, I am not fake. I am fucking real.