The Opera Populaire

Yesterday I picked up a pencil and did what I haven't done for eternity: draw. It used to be my favourite pastime. Every afternoon I would sit at my mother's desk (we used to stay above the shop, before the place was burnt in 1998) and proceed to sketch real life subjects such as horses, or copy those Japanese manga girls with huge, watery eyes. Sometimes I would try water colours. Had one of those palette that you can put a thumb in to hold it in place just like what those typical caricature of artists use. But I dun do well here hehe.

All I was thinking of at that moment yesterday was how to draw those nice roses in the 1970s Japanese cult manga "The Rose of Versailles". I haven't read the manga yet, though I had seen the advertisement for it long ago and was interested. This Japanese theatre group, Takarazuka Revue, had apparently re-staged the musical adapted from the manga after a hiatus of five years in February.

Hmm...think I shall pick up new artistic skills like pottery etc.