Sunday, August 29, 2004 @4:12 PM
HeeHee… Thanks Tara. Although I felt kind of silly dumping around [wu da wu zhung] things I never knew in front of you, but it was a fruitful evening. Yah, really did learn a lot a lot from her.
The production “SHITHOLE” was excellent. Lots of laughter. I felt lots of meaning too even thought I can’t make up half of the dialect that was used in the play. And the idea of seeing live unfolding through 3 dimensions, that just strip us down to seeing & thinking about really live situation/issues. I don’t know about the others, but that’s what I perceived from it. Theater play is a dimension closer to us then movies in the sense that there’s this realism in it that I think watching a movie on the big screen doesn’t have (Note: OMG.. they even used real chopper and spray paint, lucky…. the bloody pig’s head wasn’t allowed in the Esplanade). Realism not the sense of just real props, but also the wide perspective that surrounds us (things that happen in the background), unlike movies that usually zooms into certain part of the show. HAhaa.. who knows what I was just crapping about? The discussion held at the end was necessary I guess, helps me clear up portion of the play which I didn’t understand and also a look into different people’s views. And the audience usage of Chinese was just great. Not that I don’t know what they were talking about, but that words they use, I know them, but I hardly use them at all because I can’t recall. Banana? Me? No way, I’m a Chinese who’s English is as bad a his Chinese.
My second production play in a long……………………………………………………………………. Time………………………………………………………………. Truly enriching. As real as it gets, I don’t think I can afford to watch such production play that often. How ever this particular play did have me interested (I’m saying this because the last one I went for, didn’t really leave any impression in my mind). Yah, maybe once in a blue moon [xin xua lai chao] with budget, I might just find some interesting play on the web and go for it.
Tara then brought me to this restraint/café, Al Dente, to have tiramisu. The ambience there was smoothing, with candle light on the table over looking the waterfront. Hahaha… lesson starts here. I failed ordering immediately when I tongue-tied, the waitress came back later asking if we would like to try their Crème Brulee as their Tiramisu are out. Tara then filled me in on the dos and don’ts as we dine. Wow… there’s so much I didn’t know basic dining was that sophisticated, but it was all embedded into my mind. Saturday was almost over, and I followed on by walking this gorgeous lady to her block. A great night out for me and a terrible one for her? Hahaa…I Hope, that’s not her first night out with a guy, other then her dad. If it was, then I really made it terrible for her.
Thank You.