i am coming to 'the homecoming'...

My first theatre ( I mean, the first theatre that I got to watch =p )… On the 26th of March 2006, I went to watch one of Harold Pinter’s masterpieces which is ‘The Homecoming’. It really is a long journey before I could at last watch it live. The story goes like this.
“Once upon a time…there was a girl….bla…bla…bla…and she lives happily ever after.” =p Hehehe…Believe me, it is not that easy. Here goes the real adventure.
The theatre performance is held at Kuala Lumpur Performing Art Centre somewhere in Sentul. Gosh! None of us had been there before but we took the challenge to just go and find the place ourselves. After all, Syed had already told us how to get there and you know…it really isn’t that hard because the ‘mini-map’ he gave us was very simple. We only had to walk a little bit and board a cab and we’ll get there.
HOWEVER, that is not our lucky day. We took the wrong direction ( ‘The Road Not Taken’ ) and lost our way. We walked for about two solid hours without stop before finally reached at the right place. Luckily, there’s a very kind Indian man ( God bless you uncle!) lend his hand to help us. He called his friends and asked for the right way for us to get there. Plus, he sketched a simple map for us so that we won’t lost our way again. Finally, we arrived at the ‘final destination’. =) I was sweating all over. One of my beloved comrades had to put off her high-heels because her feet was aching after those long and tiring walk. Hehehe…guess who was that Cinderella? ;p
But to me, all the hustle and bustle wasn’t a waste at all. I enjoyed the play and the place itself. Okay, maybe some find that the play was not suitable for the Malaysian setting or whatsoever…but what I like about it was how the characters managed to carry out their role. They were fantastic. This is the first live theatre that I got to watch. So, I still couldn’t make any comparison whether this is a good play or not. I’m looking forward to watch more and more theatre in the future. Maybe, I’ll try to go to Istana Budaya after this to get a different experience. ( I missed the chance to watch Puteri Gunung Ledang you know…duhhh!!!!)

macbeth

Macbeth was another masterpiece inscribed by Shakespeare. To be honest, although it was told that this is a piece which shouldn’t be missed by anybody, I myself had never read it before…(hey! I’m being very frank here…). But after watching it last day, I really do think that this is a real superb piece.
I watched the movie with my friends. At first, it moved rather slow and can drive us to sleep. I’m wondering whether all the Shakespearian’s play did start with this kind of pace because all the play which I had watched before started with the same thing which I’m experiencing now…but anyway, there is a saying which goes, ‘slow and steady and you will win the race’. Dear, how low will it get this time…
But as the plot moves, my perception changed and I began to enjoy the play. Macbeth is a real tragedy. A woman can really be the source of a man’s success and also his downfall. In this play, Lady Macbeth had been portrayed as both the roles. She was the reason why Macbeth had been the warrior and she was,too, the reason why he had been a loser.
The long and dragging two hours of watching this movie is really tiring but somehow, I do not have any other choice do I? All in all, I do agree that this is a fantastic play. I marvel what would it be if this piece were to be filmed in this modern era with help of modern technologies. I do have a feeling that it would be a big success just like the great ‘Troy’. ‘King Arthur’ and so on. I’m hoping one of the best director in Hollywood will came across this idea and that I could one day sit in the cinema and watch another ‘Macbeth’… ( a more breath-taking one I hope) =)

ahh..oh..oww..whatever!!!!

Similar as Educating Rita by Willy Russel, this play actually evolves around the world of an uneducated woman whom is trying to improve herself. Having read the former play, I actually do not have any major problem while dealing with this play. To me, this play is quite simple to understand and was presented in a very understandable way. Only that i had to think a bit deeper to sense the theme of this play. In my own personal view point, reading the book was more intriguing rather than watching the movie itself. Only that when i watched the play, i got to hear the real pronunciation of Eliza's favourite utterance or the so called 'sound'... ( Ahh..oohh...ah...whatever!). I was quite amazed with the way Shaw's presenting the whole story with the title Pygmalion. At first, i could not get what was the ralation of the title with its story. But after some further reading, i then see the connection or the relevance of the title. It is related to Greek Mythology whereby a sculptor is very in love with his own masterpiece and could not resist to fall in love with his art. Isn't that weird? Hmm..that is why it was called myth isn't it? I wonder what is actually the definition of a perfect woman in every man's mind. Is it all about the perfectness off the physical appearance? Doesn't her pure and sincere heart take account at all? Duh...this is world. Real world... Anyway, i do enjoy reading this famous piece by Bernard Shaw.

good morning miss lien...

Again...I'l be standing in front of the class as a teacher. Not really teaching, but I love to call it as mini teaching. One experience won't promise another better one you see...In the last semester, I got a B for this task. I wonder if I could achieve more than that in this semester.Or at least, a B+ would do. After a long and tiring wait, it's finally my turn to present. Well, what can you expect when the day just refused to befriend with you? There was no electricity and I could not display my prepared transparency to be shared with the class. Fortunately, I have a gift from God...the BRAIN of course. I made a spantaneous set induction and to me, it did workout quite well. Just that I need more real experience and exercises to polish up my skill. I would love to thank all my classmates for their co-operation during my simulated teaching task. For me, I will certainly fail to proceed with my work if I ain't got their support. It is a kind of team work when you are doing such task. So, better 'upgrade' your relation with all your friends in order to get supports that will help you...not the kind that will harm you. Got what I mean??? All in all, I am strongly agreed that this activity is a good platform for us;the teacher to be, to prepare ourselves in dealing with the class sooner. Emm...before that, I add another 'B' in my collection..is the B for Better than before? or Brilliant but not the Best? or maybe it is the B for quite Boring but not Bad afterall??? Hehehe...a B?What can I say? My daddy will always say," Girl, keep on trying!". hmm..I'm learning daddy... =)