Beauty and the Beast

Yups... I was there... and sorry no pics were taken as I didn't bring my camera. As no flash photography is allowed, I thought I would have needed a tripod to hold it still for long exposure. Figured out if I paid RM150 for it better enjoy it than making a nuisance of myself... :P.

I thought it was quite a good production! Let me start with the negative side first... I was sitting on the top level which is pretty far from the stage. I didn't like that as I can't see the details of the characters and costume. To really enjoy a musical it not only covers music and vocals but character expression and environment details should be enjoyed too!. Oh well, the bottom row tickets and front row are all 250 and above. Don't think I would spent that much for 2 persons!

I also thought the music/vocals were out of depth. There was obvious differences in recorded sounds (effects, etc.) and orchestra/vocals with the effects being much louder. I thought it should be more balanced. But then again most probably it's due to sitting at the top where the music was not really focused.

Lumiere and Belle with Wardrobe and Cogsworth slightly hidden, the rest are part of the enchanted objects - Pic by The Star

Besides that there were some minor timing issues with the backdrop and sets but as you can see, mainly I've juz got gripes with seating on a cheap ticket :P

The Beast - Pic by The Star

Mainly if you have the time... go catch it. It's not to be missed. It's a good start to watching a musical (other than the teeny High School Musical... :P)... rather than starting straight with Phantom Of The Opera which some of us might not understand... It was entertaining... vocal and orchestra performance was quite good, if they could iron out some of the timing quirks and sound issues I thought it would have been spectacular.

First week back at work...

And I feel like the plumber in the picture:
Nuff said... :P

It's too late to apologize...

Sorry for the lack of updates... :P (macam la this blog popular... :P) I think my niece's blog gets more hits than mine.. and hers is restricted... :P... anyway who wanna read abt a plain, boring engineer... hahaha...

Anyway have been on a training course in KL for a week... stayed in Concorde Hotel... upgraded to Deluxe room coz the rooms were not ready when I checked in at 3pm!... I like the location of the Hotel... Hard Rock Cafe is just beside it if you wanna go for something expensive and at the back lane of the hotel you can get really cheap food fares for RM4 - RM5...

WHAT??? RM4 and RM5 in KLCC area??.... yea... I think it's the cheapest place to eat around KLCC... ;)... there's Malay, Chinese, Indian and mamak food... it doesn't look really clean and it's pretty cramped... but hei even some mat salleh's eat there and there's no complains... :P...

It just beat's the heck out of me to find out ppl willing to pay to eat in KLCC

1. RM18 for Nasi Lemak????
2. RM9 for an EXTREMELY small portion of Char Kueh Tiow???
3. RM20 for chicken pot pie????

and the best part... LINING UP to eat at these places?????.... (oh yea I was part of it when I was there... :P, under the training company's expenses... :P)

Indulge in all you can!... I'm very happy with food in MELAKA!!!! wooohoooo

**@$*& PETROL #_@)($@

BOSS... I need a raise.... 41% to be exact.... oh forgot, please add another 5% for inflation... please?... if not I gotta cycle to work... and I'll be late to work because it's far and I gotta battle with others who walk and cycle to work... then I'll be very tired... it would also affect my productivity and efficiency... U'll get a very unhappy and useless employee... What??? u giving me a 50% raise?????..... TQTQTQTQ...

*background sound playing the song "To dream an impossible dream...."*


(this is one of the few times that you wish the boss reads your blog... :P)

The Last Weekend

It's my last weekend over here.... woooooohooooooooooo.... I'm going back.... i hear the roti canai's, nasi lemak's calling for my name!.... really looking forward to get back... I'm not sure when's the next time I'm gonna come back to the UK... but I do take away with me valuable experiences, sights and culture (not the boozing and swearing... :P)... one thing about staying "long" somewhere u get to immerse in the culture... food, music, lifestyle, language, tv programs, and whole loads of it... it's been a great time here (minus the work of course... :P)...

Anyway a colleague of mine suggested that I visit Arundel Castle... I was pretty amazed that I didn't hear abt this major medieval castle during my last trip here... and it's only 35 minutes from Hayling Island... so as I got some time off last weekend... just decided to drive over there... since I went alone i sort of memorized the major roads I have to follow and straight shoot off... the signboards are pretty good and manage to reach there... the castle can be seen from quite a distance...

Arundel Castle from a distance...

Arundel Castle is located in a very old market town... called Aundel (obviously)... and it sits along this river called River Arun (duhhhh....)... it's a small, pretty and quiet town...

Old English Houses along River Arun...

Traditional Butcher Shop...

Entrance fee to see Arundel Castle is 13pounds... and as with the castles over here... u can't take any pictures within the walls... which I think actually holds the more value than the castle grounds... but I think Windsor Castle has a much much better display, especially in the State Apartments...

I did enjoy walking around the castle walls and castle grounds... it's like walking through a medieval movie... high walls... draw bridges... old armouries... really cool... anyway will leave u guys with some pics...

The Magnificent Arundel Castle...

An old drawbridge to the Castle Entrance

The oldest portion of the castle...

The garden and cathedral within the castle walls...

Walking within the walls...

Wild flowers within the castle grounds

The rose garden...

Hope you've enjoyed the pics... and looking forward to see all of ya soon... cheers...