2nd Happy Hour session on April 21st Hotel Midah

Need to thank Wing Kwong and Nasir for sponsoring the food and drinks. For the record, the pooled funds started as RM 950, we used up RM 415.40 on March 30th's first session, we had an additional collection of RM 180 on the second session and we now have a healthy balance of RM 714.60, so you can bet we'll have many more sessions, where the next time we plan to have it in the restaurant upstairs at same place of Hotel Midah, so we don't have to call the food down to the pub, i.e. we call the drinks up to the Restaurant, instead. Chin Kee 016-3403793.

I guess it's my turn...

... to play "catch-up" with you guys.

Anyway, I've been here in sunny California since the Fall of 1980. Originally came here as a journalism major and switched to theatre a year later. My explanation to my Mum was, "I may be poor for the rest of my life... but at least I'll be happy doing what I want." In that time I have earned a living doing what I was trained to do - theatre. Not many folks (even here) can say that. And the answer is ... no... I'm not rich... at least financially.

Was married for a while. (I think I'm a better ex-husband than I was a husband.) Been through the ups and downs of this roller coaster we call life. I've toured doing storytelling. Managed a theater and am currently kicking up my own theatre company again (http://theatrejnerique.com/ ) after a 3 year hiatus. I've written 50 plays - all of which have been produced... some internationally. Founded an international fringe festival of sorts called the Rogue. (David Lim has performed in it for the past 3 years... and is expected to again next year... that's him in the pic with me in SF.)

Mum, who is slowing down quite a bit, lives with me. I've got 4 dogs. I own a house, drive a truck... and none of you have visited yet! Now I'm trying to figure out the next chapter in my life. So there you have it in a nutshell. (Did the last 2 paragraphs sound like a "dating service" profile?)

Oh, and the photos are from this year's Rogue. There are more on the Rogue site as well as press clippings. And to keep up with my exploits... go to my blog.

Cheers!
marcel

More pix at Hotel Midah from Charles