Not Exactly Paradise

The sound was very soft in the theatre tonight. The set was quite colourful and make full use of technology for a 70s background musical. But alot of the performers really mumbled their songs through. And having sat at the first row for the last few performances, my 7th row seat was so far i was straining my eyes the whole time. :(

Everything Happens For a Reason!

Today was my usual gym day. So i made my way to gym as usual. At one of the usual turning, there was a person giving out a bag of something. "Free sample", he said. Since he was in my direct path, and being a typical Singaporean, i took one of the last pack from him. And thanked him for it. On the way to the gym, i opened the plastic bag, it was a small pack of food - rojak. Great! Just nice for me to eat after my workout!

So, after the gym, as i was walking to the station, i decided to stop somewhere to eat the rojak. It had turned soggy. Anyway, as it was a little spicy, i couldn't finish it. But anyways, i had stopped outside a CD shop to eat and was looking at the displays. i had known all along that this store was here and stepped in once before. After scrutinising the window, i realised that they don't just display the newest arrivals but also oldies.

i decided to go in to take a look. And since my mind is on retrolicious this month, i decided to try my luck. And look what i found! (^^,)v

What a gem of a find! This is the exact album that i had in pri school! Just that it was in cassette then. OMG! So i simply had to grab it even though it is more expensive than the usual cd. YAY! i was searching through my old items the other day and found that i had thrown away most of my antique cassette tapes with the exception of my Little Tigers collection. hee... Oh i also bought a Little Tigers dvd from the store... hope the quality is not too horrible cos its made from you-know-where.

Ok, so the moral of the story is, Princess Sotong is getting old and nostalgic? Perhaps. No!

The moral of the story is how everything is so intertwined. Everything happens for a reason. So, if i hadn't taken the freebie rojak, i wouldn't go to a corner to eat it. If i didn't go to that corner, i wouldn't have looked at the display window. If i didn't look, i wouldn't have entered the shop. If i didn't go in, i wouldn't try my luck to look for Debbie Gibson's cd. If i didn't try, i wouldn't have found it! If i didn't find it and bought it, i wouldn't write this post! As simple as that! :p

Aftershock 唐山大地震

A heart wrenching performance. You just can't help crying. You can really sense the great agony in the howls of the mother. :(

Gosh... what an intense day... Eye swollen from all the crying the whole day from December Rains to this... =_=" 

December Rains 雨季

Maybe cos of the good productions that i've seen previously, so i had relatively high expectations for this musical. Especially with Kit Chan and George Chan in the main cast. i think "If there're seasons" is better... December Rains turned out slightly below expectations... Or maybe it was cos of the really quiet audience today. This is the first time that no one clapped when a character sang well. Still, there were some scenes that were wow-ing. i especially like the scene in which Jeffrey Low was singing solo about his internal struggle.

[Sidenote] Was quite some time since i last watched a musical at Esplanade Theatre. Was really pleasantly surprised when i realised that my row F seat turned out to be the first row!! :p It was really a very good seat. No heads blocking my view. :)

December Rains closes on 15 Aug.

Space @ My Humble House

First visit to this Esplanade restaurant before the performance.

The overpriced chicken rice here is not bad. The chicken is very smooth and tender. The rice would be nicer if it is a little oiler. The set comes with a soup.

The sugar comes in a very interesting form! i didn't drink it though...

Music and Lyrics

i like this show! Nice songs. i've always liked Hugh Grant and i think he has great chemistry with Drew Barrymore here. And of course the cheesy 80s song helps a great lot! PoP! :p

2012

i don't like disaster movies so i'm probably the last person (ok maybe just among my friends) to watch this. i'll probably list it as a can-watch cos the plot is quite predictable. The good guys would survive. And some melodrama (i.e. some would sacrifice) to sustain it. But i can imagine the bulk of the cost goes towards the mega CGI for this film.

Revolutionary Road

Do you have the courage to live the way you want? Or do you just compromise and live a day by a day?  

PS Cafe

First visit to Dempsey Hill as this place is really out of the way. There's a nice vibe to the place which i like.

The cakes at the counter look really nice but i had to give that a miss in the end cos really could not stuff in anymore food... Prices are not cheap but portions are huge too!

Portobello mushroom soup - i nearly dropped my jaw when i saw the size of the bowl! This would be best shared between 2-3 people but i downed it all by myself! The taste is average as i prefer my mushrooms to be more grainy.

Chicken rossa penne - not bad but nothing really wow to shout about too...

Shared a sticky date cake with toffee sauce and ice cream which is really yum! :p It's too sweet to be finished by itself so share!

Salt

Entertaining, fast packed action... i like! :)

The Back-up Plan

Start off the long weekend with the home all to myself and with the back-up plan. Well, the rental is Plan B. Plan A was to pack my bags to some short getaway but guess i'm too late for that now.

Turns out my back-up plan was not exactly memorable... predictable plot and i think J.Lo isn't exactly known as an actress.

Au Revoir Taipei

other than for the sights of Taipei... i can't find any other reason to watch this show... i miss Taiwan!

it's such a coincidence that i'm watching this show on the birthday of my best friend in Taiwan. Happy Birthday JL! :)