where thoughts materialise.

So we're into the sixth version of my blog after the last version hung around for a year or so.

Now, a bit of info on this image. This photo was taken one lovely spring afternoon, featuring the iconic Old Well from the UNC Chapel Hill campus. I would like to think of this image as a tribute to my time in UNC Chapel Hill, the awesome friends I made and the memories I now hold dear.

A milestone in my life indeed.

I've dropped the tagboard cos its useless and taking eons to load. But thanks to Angela who helped me set it up, I still do like and will miss the pink interface.

So yeah, it's the sixth one you fellas!

Yours.

27 April 2008

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Sunday, October 24, 2004

As the week draws to a close, what a drizzly week it has been. With the xmas deco progessively dressing town up, this week has been totally transitory. Signals the coming a tropical winter. In fact, Mariah's xmas album is hushly playing into the backdrop of the night.

And the highlight of this week has gotta undoubtly be Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia was beyond words, and like a good movie, the suspension of belief was well kept throughout the show and the bottomline is, i had the bestest of time.

And to savour this musical in the charming Esplanade Theatres by the Bay is a visual treat amplified by two folds. The esplanade is indeed a theatre of dreams. An icon in its own right. Being there that night, with its plush royal red velvety drapes and gold interior, twas simply breathtaking and i felt i was at Broadway or the West End.
And i gotta add, i might consider working as an usher at the esplanade after i ORD. Haha.

I guess i love musicals in general. I have made it a point to catch every international musical that drops by, to the best of my ability that is.
If life could be sung in songs, a musical is born. What a novel idea.
And no emotion or feeling can be better expressed than through the medium of music and song, which is what makes musicals so alluring.

And i gotta say this, the props for this musical is so simple, yet so sufficient in itself. See the two main walls in the pic above, those were the only main props. But creativity takes over, and by cleverly shifting these walls around, we've got a room, a dining area, the seaside, a chapel and much more outta that.

Talking countless friends who haved experienced Mamma Mia, I found myself very lucky to be in the crowd that was on the evening of the 20th. A yuppy crowd with tonnes of expats, the whole atmosphere and theatrical experience was heightened.

If there were two things I would take away from that night, it would be firstly, the finale. A good two-thirds of the theatre stood up and danced away into the final 3 songs. I remember turning my head back and seeing the Esplanade Theatre, up on our feet, dancing with such joy i rarely see. The smiles of their faces, the pure disregard for that negative self consciousness, the boldness of the heart, will remain etched deeply in my memory.

And now i can proudly say that I've boogied in the Esplanade Theatre!
That would have never been possible if the expats werent there, cos they lead the way. We all had a great time.

And secondly, it would be the last scene, as above. No words can exactly describe it or how i felt, but it was a fitting closing for the show, simple yet so much in meaning.

And that is why i say Mamma Mia was beyond words, and like a good movie, the suspension of belief was well kept throughout the show and the bottomline is, i had the bestest of time.

And for those of us who catched this dreamy production, this song holds poignant significance, representing hope and a better day to come.

I have a dream, a fantasy
To help me through reality
And my destination makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness still another mile
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream

nimgnoy let the night fall at 8:53 PM

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