Some photos taken at some angles inside my room in melbourne:
Sengaja mess the bed so it'll give some homey feelings to it, and to remind me how comfortable the bed was
Not gonna design my bedroom this way, but some of it yea, especially the tv position and the study desk next to the window.
Dengan ini saya telah merasmikan katil ini. Sekian terima kasih. Only thing missing is a gorgeous lover.....
Vanity mirror...Must take note on having that in my bedroom.
Hmmm.....remind me to get a bigger, more spacious, bali-like/hawaii-like/bora-bora like hotel suites for my honeymoon. With bigger bathtub equipped with jacuzzi waters-streams, fresh seabreezes right through the windows, some nice, easy-listening musics with good surround system and speakers, divan across the room, sweet aromatherapy (candles, potpourris and whatnots).....did i just imagine a softporn scene here.....i think NOT!
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Sunday, 28 October 2007, 3.00pm, Istana Budaya
Yeay....alone yet happy and satisfied! I managed to catch the show PRamlee the Musical yesterday and I must say that I was perpetually lifted (by my own courage to go and watch it on my own first of all) by the whole ensemble.
This was also my first ever show at Istana Budaya and i was glad I went for it. Moreover, I managed to dress up the way i had wanted it from my own wardrobe that was suitable for both the show and the open house function, which i attended right after i left Istana Budaya at Subang Bestari. Deciding on what to wear and where to buy the clothes i want is never really an easy task all the while in Malaysia. I know my whereabouts and which shops i would target in London but here, I probably have to resort to those London high street shops like Dorothy Perkins or something like that around KL. The nearest megamall would be the Midvalley Megamall in bangsar, but it's not really around my neighbourhood unlike Alamanda Putrajaya, The Mines Wonderland, Jusco Taman Equine and IOI Mall Puchong. At least I can still buy shoes and some office clothes at some of the shops/boutiques there but not casual, trendy ones that I like and fit me well. Whatever hell the reason that most shops in those malls sell clothes of chinese-far east asian cuttings i do not know. Yeah, sure, that would definitely gain them more chinese, and typical malay customers with those petit 5ft 3 frames but not me unfortunately. They dont even make a regular size for people of 5ft 5 and above like me! Their XL pun either too londeh on the shoulder or only befitting those chubby 5 ft 3 ladies.
I need more shops, please!!!! like Principles, Sisley, Uniqlo, Oasis, Walis, GAP, River Islands, and many2 more shops that does size 12, 14 and 16 for regular sized people like me. So far malaysia has arrays of nice local boutique shops that does all that indie-manik2, sequence, bohemia-gypsy-malay-ish clothes, and skirts and tudungs but I need more than just that! Not many clothes in Reject Shop that i like pon, and those yang i would consider lak, are not cut for me!
OK, back to PRamlee the Musical.
One thing for sure, none of the main casts are the repeat ensemble of PGL (puteri gunung ledang the musical, of which i missed watching it due to my previously poor financial conditions).
Sean Ghazi, who played PRamlee has lived up to his name as a calibre west end-cum-singer extraordinaire. The main female protagonist, Saloma, played by liza hanim has almost brought the legendary "sally" back to life with those trademark manja-ness yet no-fuss persona. The story was told in 4 different eras of PRamlee: the first being his prepubescent years adoring the aristocrat's daughter azizah, his personal muse, the second one is the early making of a legend in Penang while still wooing azizah (played by Siti Nurhaliza, not her best acting performance but her live vocal talent is undoubtedly a pure bliss), the third part revolving around the golden malay movie era at Studio Jalan Ampas, Singapore in the 1950s and early 1960s and the fourth part was the last few moments of PRamlee before his demise in Kuala Lumpur in 1973, also made into the opening scene showing PRamlee composing one of his last songs, Air Mata di Kuala Lumpur, on the grand piano while accompanied by his darling wife, Saloma during a rainstorm.
It's definitely money worth spending on this show, although i am not sure why should i be spending more than RM100. They have good props, good lightings, variety of clothes/costumes that suits the era and mood, and most of them speak in a clear intonation.
It was not the greatest show on earth but I left the theatre feeling rather entertained and adoring PRamlee and his sheer love for film arts without stressing on the profit making more and more. Some scenes can be a bit dragging but hey, like Adlin Aman Ramlie the co-director (and i saw him standing at the entrance foyer smoking after the show) said in the New Straits Time: "It’s not easy to please everybody, but I hope I have done justice to the story". His aim was to be able to squeeze in the 4 different love stories of PRamlee with 4 women who have inspired him towards his acting and singing career as well as his movie-making talents.
Congratulations are in order for the producer herself, Tiara Jacquelina as the mastermind behind this successful sold-out musical theatre show and the whole production team. Even though she did not appear on the stage at all this time, her casts have made the audience reeling from the wonderful emotions having patiently endured a 3-hour show. To be honest, I would love to have shaken hands with Tiara and many of the cast members especially Sean Ghazi and Liza Hanim but I could not spare more time there as I was rushing to go to Subang Bestari, a new residential area in Kampung Subang and that I have never been there before. It was eventually a long drive away but i managed to arrive safe and sound thank god for my progressively reliable navigation skills around klang valley.
I jumpa AC Mizal and his pregnant wife, Emilia Rosnaida on my way to the car park. As she looked kinda preoccupied, I didnt go n talk to her but instead said hello to AC, who was manouvering his "posh" black 4WD slowly towards the public entrance staircase and asked about his wife. And that parking lot officer who kept coming near me and trying to be rather helpful and friendly from the moment i drove into the free parking area all the way to the time when i was leaving. I supposed he thought he was doing his best chivalry of helping me around seeing that i was alone and all. Anyways, he found a good parking spot for me so i should be thankful, innit? I reckon there are always good people around especially during Visit Malaysia 2007....
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It was indeed a long way to Subang Bestari, home to my old kisas classmate, Siti Zured and hubby Ramzi. She had invited me a few days earlier to her open house function yesterday and yet she would not mind me arriving at her place after maghrib as the show ended at 6.15pm. We were close mates during our form 4 to form 5 but we havent seen each other for almost 13 years. She also made another arrangement with another close buddy of us, Warda, who came with her daughter all the way from Seri Kembangan. We were once a trio but as we slowy edging up towards SPM, we became engrossed with our own world and i got closer to another mate, mira. Somehow, i managed to keep in touch now and then with Zured yet i lost contact all together with Warda. Last year we were trying to plan for our first ever reunion, the three of us, but it didnt materialize due to a certain circumstances and time clash. However, Warda saw me at Jusco Taman Equine on the day that we supposed to meet for the 1st time. And then, it took us almost another 10 months before Zured finally managed to get us all back together. Despite knowing the long distance and having to brave through new roads and all, Warda and I persevered in the name of friendship, each driving on her own from different locations.
I guess when the niat is good, God will help ease our way, and that was the case with our first ever "grand" meeting. Believe me, as we have missed so many things on each other's life, to be able to tell all the (momentous and more relevant) happy and sad stories we had in 2 hours was far from enough, perhaps it was the tip of the iceberg. Yet, we managed to get some gists of what we needed to know as far as first meeting after 13 years is concerned. Both are married and with kids except me. But we all were very happy for each other's successes in life. None of them went to each other's wedding reception and they would hope that i would make way for that to happen.
Funny how we met when we were not yet 16 but all three of us do not change much in the physical appearance except being prettier, womanly and more diva(thats me laaa hehe...). May there be more meetings to come, inshallah.
11 comments:
U went alone? Why tak ajak I? I nak pegi tengok tapi takde geng.
if i do make it to london... maybe you can show me around eh?
D.n.a.s ,
And by the way, i am also considering on going to chicago the musical at KL Convention Centre next month but have not decided yet...If i had known that there are actually a lotta people out there, esp the bloggers who are mutually linked, who are very interested to go like you, i'd make an early announcement. But itu laa, i pun mula2 teragak2 nak pi ke tak and on the 17th oct, i berhempas pulas fight for a ticket. Nak tau, bukan totally full house pon the theatre. Apparently, Berjaya Group have been saving some spaces only to be retrieved with a poor turnouts!! And if u read tiara's blog, u'll know how this Berjaya insiders manipulated the ticketing system to allow for more of their cronies instead of as one of the BIG sponsors of the show. Theatre ticketing pon suffer from dirty politics. Teruk kan?
Tapi i was glad i managed to catch the show that was attended by multiracial malaysians.
d.n.as.
I meant: instead....not instead of. But it gave some negative impact anyway.
Zewt,
Can, but i have to charge u la then? u can cover my travelling cost, food we can share la (unless u prefer the michelin-rated restaurants or those more popular highly reviewed places) and maybe u can get the ticket for us all to watch some top musical theatre shows as part of experiencing the lifestyle and getting cultured across london....ok ka macam itu?
PS: i was joking only, but of course i'm honoured to do so. I have to fly with u back to london la itu macam.
woit, can attract any gorgeous lover ke with that kind of mess on bed? hehehehe..... just kidding.
from that brief moment with AC, do u think he was also rather gila-gila in person, or he's like that only when he's acting/hosting?
Siti Nurhaliza is acting now? gasp...
if only they make a movie based on that performance, minus the Dato' hopefully..
Pisces dude,
And why not? it's already a "welcoming sign" apa...
That brief moment was very brief indeed and i think he had to maintain a cetain "social conduct" in the public that he tried to look nice yet with a worried look on his face. Prolly he and his wife and her family(i supposed, as one of the makciks looks like emilia) are rushing somewhere, coz the wife aint looking very happy.
Siti probably knew very well that the reason she has never accepted any movie/drama role offer except when persuaded by tiara herself was her lack of acting skill thats almost as good as non-existence. But she did try her best to keep herself presentable without mumbling or forgetting her scripts. She's prolly one of the main attractions to up the ticket sales kot.
We hope so too. They already have PGL soundtrack yet I didnt see the theatre itself being sold on DVD. I must say that Tiara has brought the glamour in malaysian theatrical scene!
Woit my dear, you gutsy lady. Good on ya. Tunggu2 geng memang tak tengok..ha ha!
I almost tak tengok pun. But I had some gusrdian angels and I saw it last night. I was thrilled to bits. I have only praise for the show.
But in retrospect, P Ramlee had some turbulent times on his personal front..and that made him write some fabulously beautiful songs. Now I understand the context the songs were written..so sad. Now I understand 'Hujan di Tengah Hari' was about Junaidah. Duh!
Dear kak Ruby,
OF COURSe you should be thrilled to bits when he himself, the one who plays PRamlee, has made it possible and he's your idol. I reckon lovely ladies who knew her way around like you deserved such a recognition and u shouldve been PRE-invited and seated amongst the VIPs, ok. Tapi those yang dapat the front rows are luckier kan, as they get to be as close as possible to the ensemble.
Agreed with you that we get to feel those turbulent and tumultuous times and how he had to work so hard to impress the RunRunShaw (Shaw Brothers) without demanding too much on the pay he very much deserved. But one thing of course, he survived because of love and he never tired of falling in love again even if he had to go through weddings 3 times.
True that no one can ever be PRamlee but Sean Ghazi left me sort of romanticizing on how the legend himself mustve felt behind the silver screen and emphatised with his struggles to keep up with the audiences' expectations.
aiks... u dah balik tanah air already?
Yes, zewt...it's been a while now.... ;-D
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