Just a dream....

I was lucky enough to score two complimentary tickets to watch Just A Dream at KLPac today with the pup.

Although it was a play targeted at children, we thought heck, why not? After all, we're both still kids trapped in an adult's body :P

Of course, any sort of photography was not allowed during the show so I can't actually show you how awesome it was... so you'll just have to take my word for it!

Now I haven't been to a play in ages, and from what I remember, most plays that I go to are targeted at adults and the trials and tribulations of adulthood... which IMHO - BORING!!! I mean it's bad enough that we go thru it daily... we don't need to be reminded about it in a play...

Just A Dream is a really simple play. Walter is this boy who doesn't think too much about recycling and litters quite a bit. One night he has this really long dream (or nightmare) about how terrible the world can become if we all littered.

Comical. Interactive. Good ol' wholesome fun.

I'm definitely recommending this show to any one, because no matter how old you are, it brings out the child in you :)

The stage.

Look at all the kids!

The pup and I, waiting for the show to start.

Just A Dream plays at Pentas 1, KLPac, Sept 15-24.

Prices start from RM38 per child or adult

Call 03-4047 9000/9010 or check out www.klpac.org

Lagi Power, Lagi Best! Perodua Myvi 1.5L

For those who have been following, I'm sure you remember that I went to the Lagi Best media preview and test drive of the new Myvi. So I was very surprised when I got another invitation just three months after to do it again!

I'll be honest with you, this whole thing... really felt like deja vu to me....

Same place. Similar signs. Same faces.

Almost the same looking power point presentation.

The new Myvis were parked at the same spot, with the same grey covers.

And the same guys unveiled the cars....

Ready... 

Set...

GO!!!

They even posed the same way...

This is the Myvi 1.5L Extreme. It's the sportier one compared to the two...

It's got a nice fancy spoiler...

Love the wordings. Esp on white. Really does give it an edge, don't you think?

This is what it looks like from the front.

See the diff in the front design?

The Extreme's got a fiercer two toned 'face'

While the SE has a sleeker looking 'face'
(sorry, diff colored car! I took these pix in the show canopy because there were just WAAAYYYY too many people at the unveiling spot)

Wicked 7-spoke alloy wheels. 

I'm not entirely gear head so I don't really understand when they said "Wicked". What's so wicked about this?

Anyways, back to the whole deja vu thing... I had a feeling that it was going to be a very similar test drive....

I sat down and was given a number...

Then my Myvi arrived. I got the Extreme in the signature color - Majestic Yellow

As you can see I was quite eager to get into the car!

That's me behind the wheel before I started the journey...

We got a longer track this time around. The last time we literally drove down the road and back (about 4km or so if I'm not mistaken) but this time, it was a much longer track. We actually got to go towards Dengkil and back, giving us ample time and space to actually test it!

I must say. I'm quite impressed with it. Drives like a dream. Manoeuvres easily around corners, bends and parking spots. Pick up from a stand still was good. I actually liked how the Extreme performed.

For more information about these cars, check out www.perodua.com.my 

We're moving

Yup. The lease on our place is coming closer to an end and our landlord has managed to sell the place so we won't be able to stay here anymore.


We finally found a place and put the deposit on it last Friday... just waiting for the owner to sign the deal and confirm that we're moving there.

I'm excited, nervous, anxious... everything rolled in one.

Excited - because we've been eyeing this place for like forever... and to get a unit there at this price... is really a super good deal

Nervous - there's a lot of packing and sorting to do... plus we'll definitely be spending a lot more this month with the deposits, paying the movers and cleaners...

Anxious - I'm not sure how well this will work out. Reason is, we live in a 2+1 bedroom apartment which is roughly 1,200sqf. Now we're moving into a studio unit that's 520sqf.

It

will

be

ONE

.

.

.

BIG

.

.

.

ROOM

You know what I mean?

I somehow get this feeling that I might crumble under the whole lack of space thing....

Wish us luck

MFEO (Made for each other)

Someone said that to me the other day "Oh for crying out loud, Colin and you are totally MFEO..." and I'm like "MFEO?" and he said "Yeah - made for each other."

Then I remembered the song by Kavana... :) here you go!

p/s: cheesy 90s brit pop alert :P

Kavana - MFEO

You know how I love to be with you
Girl you know that its true
We go together so good

When you touch me there
When you kiss that way
Baby you just take my breath away

When you move in close
Your skin's on mine
Don't stop, 'cos we're doin' it right

Chorus:
You've turned me around
I can't let you go
I'll make you see we're MFEO

No matter how long
It takes me to show
You've gotta believe
We're MFEO

I don't know how long I've tried to prove
That I'm the one for you
So don't play games with my mind

When you touch me there
When you kiss that way
Baby you just take my breath away

When you move in close
Feel your skin on mine
Don't stop, 'cos we're doin' it right

Repeat Chorus

Rap:
Blue skies in your eyes I see the feeling
Tell me this baby now do you get the meaning
I love you love what you wanna do love

Sure nuff sugar pie we can think it through love
Bit of this with the touch of your behavior
You can be my cutie pie 'cos you got the flavour

Straight up no lie if you never know
We will forever be M.F.E.O.

When you touch me there
When you kiss that way
Baby you just take my breath away

When you move up close
Your skin's on mine
Don't stop, 'cos we're doin' it right

Repeat chorus to fade

Shigeri Kitsu - Melody of Four Seasons

So I'm having some alone time and I'm so glad that I did! With the pup around, I barely get to go to any Japanese events because he doesn't understand the language, culture and he doesn't really enjoy the food either! Sad isn't it?

But then again I get to enjoy my own world when he gets to enjoy his worlds.

Anyways, I booked a ticket to watch Shigeri Kitsu, a minyo artiste playing live at the Dewan Sivik MBPJ. To tell you the truth, I had never heard about her before this but I'd never pass on an opportunity to experience something like this!

Being totally unfamiliar with the roads, it took me a really long time to reach the venue. I mean seriously, there were no proper signs to show where the place really was.

We were greeted by these traditionally clothed mannequins at the reception.

Don't ask me why. I really didn't see the point in it. Initially I thought that it had something to do with what she would be wearing during the performance, but nope.

We were allowed to go in and grab our seats at about slightly past 8. The arena was free seating so I was pretty lucky that I got there early, I managed to grab an aisle seat, right in front of the stage.

The night started with the Dewan Budaya's cultural dance troupe doing a contemporary number. This was also something I didn't get.

Then they did a musical performance with some traditional instruments. This was pretty good :)

Then they started to set up Shigeri-san's stage....

She emerged from the darkness of the stage and into the spotlight.

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter. This part, she hid in the corner plucking the shamisen while the slide show went on and on with lots of gorgeous winter images.

And she finished off with the drums.

Shigeri-san then dedicated a song to the quake that happened in Japan this year. It was upsetting to see so many lives, especially those of the fishing communities, wiped out. Just. Like. That.

Then she played a few more traditional numbers.

This... by far... was her best performance the entire night IMHO. There was so much vigour, control and passion in this.

Look at her go!!!!

Towards the end of her last song, the local musical troup troops out clapping in tune to the rhythm...

Then we realized that there was a surprise for her! I didn't manage to catch the first slide which said "Today is her birthday."

And they pushed a cake out from the side :)

Me and Shigeri Kitsu.

The performance was amazing. The vocal control and dedication she has in perfecting her craft is really incredible.

But to be honest, after a while, it got a little boring - partly because it was a one (wo)man show but kudos to her for a fantastic performance!