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last weekend, i watched the movie shall we dance, and after a very long time, i again found myself in the character of the main lead.  i can’t believe that my life has striking similarities with that of mr. clark’s.

in the movie, richard gere plays mr. clark, a man trapped in his dull, predictable life.  albeit he is happily married, he feels a void in his life.  this description definitely strikes a chord because some how, i feel that i, too, am trapped in my boring, "spice-less" life.  i think i am the oldest 26-year-old guy in the world.  if eating out is not a legitimate social activity by young people’s standards, then my social life is truly non-existent.  lately, i have refrained from staying too long in my room for fear of developing a strong attachment to my remote control.

to break the monotony of his life, mr. clark enrolled in a ballroom class, where he finally found enjoyment and deeper appreciation of his life.  in my part, i took voice lessons.  actually, i’ve always wanted to take voice lessons, but everytime i’d broach the idea to my dad, he would just laugh at me and not take me seriously.  i thought i’d never get the chance to do it, but a student of mine gave me that needed push.  in one of my student’s journal entries, he wrote that all of us ought to do the things that we want while we are young.  although, his message is very simple, i never thought of that.  somehow, that gave me courage to finally do what i’ve wanted to do for a long time.

mr. clark’s experience taught him a valuable lesson.  so did mine.  i realized that unless we have the balls to do things, we would never know what we’d lose or gain in the process. 

i don’t consider myself a good singer.  in fact, i think i have more guts than talent (10-90?).  however, when i sing, i feel liberated.  then i feel happy.  in the movie, mr. clark was asked, "shall we dance?"  if someone would ask me to sing, i’d probably say "ANYTIME."