1, 2 step

I tried, but I guess it's a lot more fun doing it with the girls. While one of us focuses on the hand movements, the other can focus on the leg movements and somebody else can make sure that we've got the pout and dirrty look in check throughout.

But we're too many miles separated and too much of a 'working lady' to bother about this at this point, correct?

So what should be my get-up for work tomorrow? Suit or no suit? Courts or strappies? Hair up or hair down?

The other side of the story

Finally, Wicked hits London!

I'm not gonna tell u what this musical's about, but all I can say is so much happened before Dorothy dropped in. I also just wanted to say that I went to see this the other night, and I was just, stunned. What's another word for amazing? It was more than amazing. It was almost breath-taking. It was.. magical! Heheh over tak? But seriously, it was that good!

The Agenda

I Love the 90s

The Musical

Weekly Meeting No. 7

Date: 10 December 2010
Time: 9.00 am - 10.30 am
Venue: Jhabbud's Cafe
Attendees: Project Manager, Finance team, Production Manager, Marketing/Advertising Manager

Agenda Items

1. Issues discussed in prior meeting(s):

• Presentation of storyboard - excellent.
• Finalisation of organisational structure - roles and responsibilities clearly defined.
• Project manual finalised.
• Gantt Chart updated and finalised.

2. Budget preparation

- Presentation of cost breakdown by respective team managers:

• Production costs
• Marketing/Advertising costs
• Staff salary costs
• General Overheads

- Managers to ensure that budget is exhaustive of all possible costs incurred/to be incurred. A prudent view is to be taken in budgeting.

- Review for overlap of cost allocations amongst various departments. No double-counting. Amendments to be reflected in second draft next week.

- Budget presentation and review by potential investors in 5 weeks!

3. Financing Resources

• Sponsorships - monitoring responses
• Capital injection
• Charitable donations

4. Ticket Pricing Policies

• Cost-plus based pricing. Ticket pricing to be prepared based on 25% mark-up, 33% mark-up. Review impact on sales level at different mark-up %.
• Price Skimming: Offer standard prices in the beginning to attract early birds
• Price Discrimination: Cheaper price for senior citizens/students and weekdays
• Price Cuts: Slash 'em on Tuesday/Wednesday matinees
• Group prices - 5 for 4, 10 for 8, 20 for 15?

5. Non-financial issues

• Managers to ensure members' adherence to misson statement and objectives
• Stage reviews within teams to be done on a frequent basis. Review notes to be submitted and issues noted to be flagged on a timely basis - a project KPI.
• Issues to be actioned immediately.
• We're not here solely to make money. We're here first, to tell a story. A good way of telling that story not only guarantees high returns for our investors, but it brings people of our generation to places and times they thought they'd never get to relive.

6. Issues to be followed-up

• Next meeting: 17 December 2010
• Budget draft #2 due next week
• Marketing team key stage review

7. Adjourn meeting

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If they say it all begins with a dream, then I'll dream and dream and dream and dream...

extracts

116
"...coz when you went away, I built myself a fortress. Brick by brick. Rock by rock. And slowly, it became a habitual relief. Without realising, these walls go higher and higher. I feel safe in here. I'm not letting anyone in again. Not even you. Now and again, I hear your voice through those walls. I hear your cries, and my heart breaks. That frustration in your voice. I know you're not angry at me. You said it so yourself - you can never stay angry at me. I have that power over you. And you. You had that power over me too, but one wrong turn....

I'm sorry. It is not my heart that I'm defending. It's my pride..."


166
"...because you and I fit like a glove. Because you and I make the rest of the world seem as if they're trying too hard. You and I seem so effortless.

You have a history, and so have I. You say your heart is murky, wait till you see mine. And because of this and many, many more, I view the future with trepidation. Maybe too much -that it takes out what's natural between us, that it denies what's effortless. That it makes us like one of them. These gloves don't fit anymore.

I'm sorry. It is not my heart that I'm defending. It's yours..."


196
".....So here we are again. We've been down this road before. So all should seem familiar. Remember, the deafening silence is not the enemy. It grows on you.

Now don't be sorry...the heart is where it wants to be. Home.... again."

-Trinny Nichols