wat i've been up to...
1) movie 881
brought mum n dad to watch 881 in the cinemas even though mum insisted she wanted to wait till the vcd comes out which will be zillion of years later. its been a while since i actually paid for tickets coz due to the price increase, hasn't really went to watch movies and the last few movies i went for were actually free (lucky draw, radio stations ;p) evn though spent ard $40 for the ticks n popcorn, thot it was worth it coz i knew mum n dad would enjoy the movies and even though they thot the ticks were ex all dat, they went ard telling everyone i brought them to the movies and could "boast" that they watched the movie, which is one of the most talk abt local firm of the year.
overall the movie wasnt too bad and quite touching. h/r would have preferred it without all those special effects which were abit fake.
2) "if there're seasons..."
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS MUSICAL!!!!
sneaked off alone to watch a show in the theatres again. it was at the drama centre at national library again. 2nd local production i've watched. the other was "the magic fundoshi", an english show whereas this time round, this was a chinese production. had gone to watch it not because it turned out to be a sell-out performance (was tempted to watch again but when i checked, there weren't any left ;p) but had heard abt the show on the radio and was tempted to go watch juz because of the song and which was the title of the show 《天冷就回来》by kit chan. love the song all along esp the lyrics are so touching.
since the show was at 8, had plenty of time to have dinner at hans right below the library and even had time to borrow a few books, catch up on my reading and make reservations for a bk ;p
didnt expect the show to be a musical and was really glad i went to watch it coz it was GREAT, the plot, the familiar songs (whose tunes were slightly rearranged to give it a more modern feel and to match the scenario), the stage decor etc etc. the voices of the main actors George Chan aka A-Le (didnt recogise him but he was the judge on the tv show "dance floor") and Sebastian Tan aka A-Qiang (as in the famous sebastian tan in the theatre scene) were absolutely great esp Sebastian Tan. as for the female leads, i preferred Joanna Dong aka Rose. Magdalene See aka Xiao Jing's voice was abit wierd or was it due to over singing for so many days of performance. they were really singing their hearts out throughout the whole show.
story was touching, abt A-Le leaving Sg to US to pursue his dreams in the music industry after the death of his childhood sweetheart, Xiao Jing dies. he meets A-Qiang, a fellow singaporean there and joins him to work in a pizza restaurant ran by a singaporean boss and a group of singaporean employees of which many of youngsters were also there to pursue their dreams. A-Le also met Rose who aspires to be a broadway actress and fell in love with her. h/r none were really successful and eventually A-Le decides to return to Sg after A-Qiang goes off to Canada with his gay lover (which was a huge surprise in the show n kind funny n wierd at the same time to hear them belting out love songs to each other ;p) and Rose goes off with a Director from broardway who offers her a lead role if she accompanies him to vegas. of coz there had to be a happy ending with Rose and the whole gang returning to sg to continue pursuing their dreams in their motherland and Xiao Jing, who appears as a spirit throughout the whole show, giving her blessings to A-Le and Rose.
loved the familiar songs and was singing along to some of them. i was able to appreciate the lyrics more when it related to the scenes in the show. love the cemetry backdrop very much esp the huge tree trunk which looked so real. the show was worth every single cent (i bought the cheapest $16 but drama centre is not that huge anyway) and the show was more 2 hr plus fr 8pm to nearly 11pm.
hope they'll have a 2nd run of the show n i'll definitely drag more friends along to watch!
3) digital fortress
finally got to reading the last of the 4 bks series i bought. didnt really like "digital fortress" and "deception point". preferred "angels and demons" and "da vinci code" maybe coz the latter ones dealt more with historical sites as contrary to the former two which were more scientific.
