Wallace Huo's Wonderland 霍建華英文部落格

My Favorite Besides Acting

Wallace Huo, Jan 22, 2007

A brand new year again. I was supposed to be excited, but I am not, because each year I feel there is still much to be done. So the new year is a moment for me to review my last year…..weird, isn't it? I remember on New Year's Eve when people were partying to crazy, I ate beef noodle soup at some small restaurant downstairs of my apartment building. I ordered an extra appetizer and root beer to celebrate the New Year, alone by myself. Me eating the noodle soup at a small restaurant and them screamed and shouted outside for the firework shows…. What an uncoordinated scene! What I am trying to say is, I didn't try to create that solitude on purpose; I am always like that…… So I don't really like the idea of celebrating the New Year and other festivals, and even my birthday… My colleagues and the staff members of the drama team bought me birthday cake; I never want to make it a big event. In fact, I kind of like myself this way….. This self-effacing personality keeps me sober and I never lose myself to this business. I hope I become better in a serious sense, a true growth of mind….

When I don't have to work, I do a lot of sports…. Basketball, jogging, or just walk, sometimes weight training. As I grow older, I become more careful about my health. Basketball is my best love and my mentor. When I play it, I could totally forget the outer world if the feeling goes right…everything around me seems to be slowed down…anyway, it is beyond my words. Besides acting, basketball is another way I gain self-confidence. Those great NBA stars are my role models. In addition to the skills, their determination and personality are also something I would like to learn. I have a habit of putting on the basketball shoes of my favorite player when I walk to the drama studio; by doing so I believe I can turn in the best stuff of me in the acting. Isn't that childish? But I do believe it!

I will keep making dramas this year. I have some new ideas about playing different roles, and I hope I can do better and better in acting, creating characters that are real and soulful. I believe you guys are also looking forward to that.

Last, but not least: Thank you all.

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