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Scotland Educational Trip - Day 5

5/2/2018

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A quotation found at the Scottish Storytelling Centre
"Stories are told 'eye to eye, mind to mind, and heart to heart'". This is too well said. This evening, we left the Scottish Storytelling Centre feeling lost, perplexed, overwhelmed, tangled, and refreshed. These colours were nothing unlike the weather we had today.

The innovative music still lingers as I write this and somehow it wants to speak through the impromptu narration. I don't want to argue. I let it in...
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The stage starts empty - not exactly - there is a drum set, an electronic piano, and a harp, each behind a square painting of some symbolic value - a woman trying to ignite a fire; an unlit fire; someone carries the moon (I am purely trying to name these paintings in my own imagination).

This echoes well with the artwork greeting us at the reception room of Glenalmond College we visited in the morning. 
Angus Cheng stole the show by appearing out of nowhere. This YWPS graduate has grown taller and more mature yet keeping his humbleness. In his senior form he chose his own jacket as uniform - his outfit gave him a professional look, be it a business man, an educator, a manager, or an architect, I sense a lot of pride in the way he led us around the gigantic campus. He didn't recall hugely about YWPS, just that he played the violin, and he sang.
The harper starts. She sings a traditional Scottish lullaby about a mother looking for her lost baby in the dark woods, followed by a few more pieces telling stories of relationships. Mind to mind, heart to heart. The harp and her voice speak a universal language.
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Woody Law (2nd from right) and his brother met Mrs Lam and Mrs Ho.
The world is in fact designed to be universal. Seeing Woody Law (graduate of YWPS) wearing a kilt as a student of Strathallan School gave us all a pleasant surprise.

​Mrs Lam and Mrs Ho skipped part of the planned tour this afternoon to be involved in a more adventurous narrative as they hired a cab from Glenalmond College to ironically their competing school to meet Woody and his brother. To our Headmistress, this visit was the best so far. Stories should always have a surprise element, and she got hers.
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The lead singer in red takes the floor and interacts with the drummer and the harper. The group incorporates poetry into painting, songs, music and videos. They call it "an audiovisual exploration of the 'inner child' concept through folklore song and film"; I see it as a daring journey in a dark forest, taming nocturnal creatures with equally mystifying and addictive voices. She is approaching the den where the baby is kept. She is drawing all the creatures nearer at the same time. There, she listens to the distinctive breaths from the occupied den. There, she hums a tune so low and echoing to build a unique connection.

She brings us vision and circumstances, characters and twists. I see life from the fusion of the music she creates, eye to eye. 
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After the show: Gift presentation and purchased!
I had been bringing a copy of my literary project in my backpack in case someone poetic would pop out during our visit - yet I hadn't met anyone of that kind. Tonight, I found this lady in red.

I thanked her for the stories she gave me through her creative performance. We do need more artists like her to keep arts alive and young. The show might not have had a lot of people in the audience, but each one of us was inspired as if we had read a book of musical poetry, listened to songs of innovative literature, danced a new dance in mid-air, with a glass of fine Scottish Whisky.
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Mrs Lam discovered a story at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.
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This was what she saw inside.
A journey becomes memorable when it is discovered and unfolded through improvisation and experimentation. I found a good story today. 

Dr H C Lee

P.S. I don't have questions to ask today. Perhaps you should be the one asking...be inquisitive and explorative!
10 Comments
Colman Wong 6B 30
5/3/2018 05:54:29 pm

Wow, the centre must be filled with so much stories!
I think the art you put here is good enough to be put in the BLJ!
Plus, how did the lady in red interact with the drummer and harper?

May more adventures be waiting for you!

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Geoff Wong 6A(30)
5/3/2018 10:03:28 pm

What a great day! Quite memorable and glad to see two Ying Wa boys in a place far far away. Yet I am inquisitive to know why they went to Scotland, but not Hong Kong to continue studying. What do they study there? Is the education there better than Hong Kong? In addition,will they recommend us to study there too? If yes, my parents would like to send me to Scotland, Ha!
The traditional music seems good. How long did it take? I would like to visit there too, after reading this article.
"Stories are told eye to eye, mind to mind, and heart to heart." It is true,obviously.

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Dr H C Lee
5/3/2018 10:38:43 pm

I'm not very sure why those boys chose Scotland but it doesn't seem to be a wrong choice at all! (I studied in Scotland myself!) It's a great adventure. About the show, it was around 2 hours. Very meaningful music.

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Geoff Wong 6A(30)
5/3/2018 10:04:45 pm

P.S. See you tomorrow and have a good day!!!!

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Owen au 6A 01
5/5/2018 12:04:12 pm

What a fantastic day.It is a pleasure to see two of the ying was boys fr a far place. Do you enjoy the trip?I haven't heard of a storytelling centre.How does it works?The pictures are very beautiful. Hope you enjoy the trip

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Jacob Wong 6A 29
5/7/2018 10:26:38 pm

Well, you were right, because I do have some question to ask, Is the "baby" in the basket ( from the art that Mrs. Lam saw) the Grinch?(from Dr. Seuss's The Grinch who stole Christmas)I really liked the Scottish storytelling thing it looks interesting does Hong Kong have this kind of stuff ?

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6B 12
5/8/2018 05:45:50 pm

What was the story that Mrs Lam found at the scottish reading centre about? Also , I have had never heard of a story tellimg centre . Is it a place where people share stories to children?

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Dr H C Lee
5/16/2018 10:36:44 pm

It is a theatre with some story-related decorations. I don't think it is particularly built for children.

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Ambrose Young 6B(31)
5/8/2018 05:51:45 pm

This seems to be a great adventure for the teachers! The Scottish Storytelling Center looks fun, and I bet the teachers must like it too. In fact, this shows that the Scottish care about cultural development and heritage. In contrast, the Hong Kong government only cares about money. I wish that the government will build more of these!

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Lin
5/9/2018 08:34:03 pm

The storytelling center looks nice. Does it look more like a formal library, or does it stand out by its stories? Also, is there books that you can borrow there?

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