Thursday, April 26, 2007
Hi people, I'm back blogging after being MIA for several weeks. Am quite busy with my work, and band and entertainment. LOL. So many things happen in just this two weeks or so.
I went for main band practice almost every evening other than me got held up during meetings. There are having a Dance!ALIVE musical this coming Friday and Saturday, but sadly I am unable to join in the fun and play the pieces. Felt quite sad and disappointed that my illness came at the wrong time.
The Sunday that just past was a wonderful and memoriable one for me (other than my sexy coarse voice). I went to attend the longest running musical "The Phantom of the Opera". The plot and the scenes and the props were all so real. You will never be able to imagine how big the theatre is until you see all the big big props moving out scene by scene.
It was so real that you are like one of the character inside. I personally like the part in ACT II, during the Point of No Return, where the 3 lead opera singer sings together and I can really feel the pain the opera feel and the sadness of the scene. Needless to say, I cried. It was that touching for that scene.
I chould say the whole musical was perfect, just like what you hear from the recording. At certain places where there is a need to be exeturated and sounded angry, there isn't enough power and the sense of hate in them. But well, it's live musical, you can't expect every scene and plot to be exactly the same from that of the recording as each individual are humans and they have thier own style. Natural is the best.
But overall, I love the musical. Still thinking should I go again for the last show on 20th May, and enjoy for the last time the play. Anyone interested?? Cheapest tickets will do. Haha.
After the curtains were down, we went forward to check out who are the musicians behind the scene, and to my amazed, the size of the orchestra isn't big. I believe it's about 20 odd players. And I really envy the percussionist. He along play all the percussion instrument. He can even play the timpani together with the bass drum. Cool right. And what's more, some of the players were local, and one of them from the Clarinet section was Desmond. I was shocked when I saw in the the seat of the orchestra. My god! He will be my new idol already.
After that, I went out to buy the program booklet, London Cast CD (prefer the 1st launch CD though) as well as the transformable mug. After that headed home as the next day we all have school and work.
The next day I was kinda sick and my voice became even more sexy. Pulled through the work and meeting and left to visit the doctor and was granted with a day's long MC. Stayed at home to rest the next day as my fever was still on in the morning. During the evening, I went for rehearsal but only played Copacabana. Sigh. Follwoing we went to KFC (being McDonald was full) for supper. Had myself a cup, or rather two cups of tea with small gossip and chit chatting about the future of Alumni Band.
Was actually quite happen to learn that at least the group present would like the Alumni Band to be good and have reputation. Thanks guys. We shall work on the plan very soon. Chalet end of May and we shall discuss more over the night. YEAH!
Wednesday, I went back to my work place. I suspect myself on contacting with Chicken Pox, but during then was just a suspect. So I eventually still went for work. At night, I never went to musical rehearsal but to the doctor.
What a sad thing to learn that I was diagnosed with Chicken Pox and I have to stay home for the next two weeks. Cannot eat chicken, cannot eat prawns, cannot eat sotong, cannot eat beans, cannot eat anything dark in colour. Argh, kill me man!! Worst, no fried and toasted food. How am I going to survive at home with all this restriction. Sigh.
The most worrying thing is work. I have millions fo things waiting for me to complete and yet I am unable to return to office to complete it. I'm sorry all my colleagues, I'll try my best to perform all task from home.
Next is the musical. I am unable to participate in the musical which I have spend so much effort into going for rehearsal and all. It really sadden me a lot. Sigh. When Sarah sms me saying they will remember me when they hear the song "Finally", I cried. Thanks for remembering me. There will still be entertainment for you all, no worries. People like Wai Leng and Yi Hui and Thomas they all will make you all laugh none stop. Haha.
The other very very sad things is my KTV session after musical. I gotta miss it. Now that my voice return and I can sing like a woman, I am diagnosed with chicken pox. Argh~~ Next time must go for KTV again together ok?? When I recover that is.
Next would be my colleague's wedding dinner on 5th May. No idea if I'm well enough to go or not, but I think my chances of attending is very minimal. Sob Sob~~
I'm not a homely person as most of you know. I can't stay home for like more than two three days. Now I have to stay home for 2 weeks, how am I going to survive with all this "no entertainment" life??
Sigh. Must be positive, Trisa. I'll have to plan for chalet during this two weeks and I'm sure it will definately be a successful chalet. Yeah!!
I shall go and take my rest already. Fever running up at 39.3 degrees now ( think subside already coz I have my medicine). Feeling a bit gong gong now.
NYP Symphony Orchestra and NYP Alumni Winds people playing for Musical, ALL THE BEST and make it a SUCCESS!!!
love goes around | 2:56 PM
