Tituodao

Tituodao

Jz watched Tituodao @ National Library Drama Central. It was great fun to watch a play that bring back old childhood memories.


"Titoudao is an English music drama about the life of a Hokkien street opera actress, Madam Oon Ah Chiam. During her early twenties, Madam Oon performed the role of this incorrigible but likeable character – Titoudao, to such perfection that the public fondly called her by this stage name. This is a play inspired by Madam Oon’s memories and experiences.

Set in the 1940s to the present day, Titoudao begins from her childhood in the poor rural area near Upper Bukit Timah Road. It traces her struggles against all odds to become a renowned wayang (Street Opera) star in Singapore and Malaysia. Through her painstaking story, we see the societal and economical changes in Singapore. It is a moving account of the struggles of a petite Chinese woman set against the progression of an ever developing island city. A heartwarming play that is poignant yet hilarious, it will make you burst into peals of laughter at one moment and weep the next. You will leave the theatre inspired by this extraordinary life experience of Madam Oon." (Taken from http://www.toyfactory.com.sg/)

This is one of the better local plays that I have seen so far. Great acting from everyone esp Pam who acted from young to old. Haa... The last scene of Tituodao was so touching. Sob... Sob... I also like the way the story and the wayang are put together and does not look confusing at all.

The show will be on until end of this month. So if got time go and watch it! Ok? Haa....

Me still so aching from yesterday's pump and combat classes.

A aching Polarbear

Weekend of nerves!

Weekend of nerves!

This weekend is sure a weekend of nerves! Haa.... Let start of with Friday where we were watching movie (review later) and as the movie started, the conversation behind us also started. WTF! As I cannot concentrate between both conversations, I decided to turn behind and say "Do u mind?" and the stupid guy with the BIGGEST mouth came back with a reply "I mind", and the conversation continues and instead of using my combat moves on him which I am tempted to, I decided to shift seats. After a while, the couple decided that a cinema is not a good place to talk and leaves the cinema. WTF! Who in the right mind will spend $18 and then dun watch a movie! I am cursing him since ever since! Haa....

So what was the movie? Little Children, a movie abt adultery basically. Haa.... It all started in a suburban town full of perfect parents devoted to rearing their children, a stay-at-home mom has an affair with an ex-jock stay-at-home dad who rebels against his wife's wishes that he become a big-bucks lawyer. Nice story, a bit slow, and great acting from Kate Winslet. I give the movie 3.5 stars out of 5.

On Saturday, went for the Combat class, decided to give the pump a miss as I had attend one the day before (a last min one). Haa.... It was totally fun and crazy! I totally loved Sue's classes! Haa... No rest and all the way chiong until it is all over. Haa...

After which, met up with the HW, Danny and SK, intention to buy some CNY clothing, in the end bought rings, Haa.... Yes I bought one too! A pair of the sandals that I had been eyeing for so long. Thk you for picking the colour for me! It is sort of also the first time that we are meeting up together and it was great! I was in a semi freaking out mode cos of some reason but then it all went well! Chopped approved! Haa....

After that, we decided to go to Vivocity for a movie since HW and SK had not been there for a movie yet! So what we watched? A comedy called "Clerks II". Damn lame and sort of funny as well. R21 movie but I think it is still censored at parts. Sigh.... Haa... LLT so tired that she jz fell asleep in the movie. Poor thing huh? I give the movie 2 stars out of 5.


After a packed Friday and Saturday, I decided to let Sunday be a rest day and I spent the whole day resting (read: Sleeping). Haa.... Did a bit of spring cleaning as well, playing with dog Haa.... CNY is coming! Time to feast again! Haa.... The thing that I am dread of finally happened yesterday! Haa... I m totally in freaking out mode now!

Me going back to sleep! ZZZ...zzz....

A Rest-a-lot Polarbear

A weekend of fun!

A weekend of fun!

This weekend started off with a bang! Haa... Saw 2 movies over the weekend. The first one is a romantic weepy Korean show, "Once in a summer". To me, Koreans romantic movies are the best, I always shed a tear or two whenever I watched one. The one that I shed most tears were "You are my sunshine" and "My sassy girlfriend". Jz classic romantic weepy movies! I loved it!


Anyway back to the movie, it is a heart-warming love story starring Lee Byung-hun who embarks on a quest to find out what happened to his first and only love (Su-Ae), who had mysteriously disappeared years ago. When still in college, Suk-young (Lee) then traveled with student volunteers to a remote village in the countryside in an attempt to escape the supervision of his strict father. He met the beautiful Jung-in (Su) there, and it was love at first sight. However, as the summer drew to a close, the couple faced a challenge to their willpower. Well the ending is sad, but then it was shot beautifully at country side and the whole movie was done so romantic, seeing how the guy go all out to chase after the girl. Haa... Go and watch it with someone special in your life. If not jz go with ur frens. Haa....


The second movie was the much acclaimed, oscar nominated movie, "Babel". The movie is set in the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out - detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple’s frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children and a Japanese teen rebel whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo.

The special thing about this movie is it started off with 4 different stories in 4 different countries and slowly in the movie, the link between the 4 stories surfaced. There are also a lot of meanings behind each story and when the stories are linked up. The usual things are like love, loneliness, hatred, etc.. Jz loved the movie! Great! Haa...

Other then watching movies, organised a potluck on Saturday night. It was fun! Thks for you all for attending the potluck. Thks Erica for the home made cheesecake and her flat! Thks the rest, Ben, HC, SP, Gina, LC for the wine and the food and entertaining my OSCAR! Haa... Fun talking and eating like that and cannot imagine we actually spend the whole night with no music and tv and yet does not feel boring at the same time. Haa... We can do this more often next time ok! Hee... Noticed that a lot of the dogs photos were taken and yet we forgot to take a grp pic! Sigh! Next time got to do it ok! OSCAR get to know a new fren named Effie. Haa... Poor thing! Got shaved looked kinda of cute now. Haa...

The rest of the weekend are pretty much the same, went gym on Sunday but this time to vivocity outlet, nice view of sentosa but pretty small place. The studio's air con is under maintenance so the whole workout was HOT HOT HOT! Sweating like a pig! Haa...

Yesterday rushed home to watch Project superstar. Well to say both are good and congrats to Darren who won it! Expected it anyway. Haa...

I am now tired, and still coughing. Haa.... I had been drinking tons and tons of water alr! When will the torture stop? Hmm... Did not touch my books at all over the weekend. Better start soon!
A very sleepy Polarbear

Usual Weekend doing Usual Stuff

Usual Weekend doing Usual Stuff

Before I touched on my weekend, let me give you all a quick update on the challenge. Hmm... It is the 5 th day of the challenge and I am quite happy to say that I had been disciplined for the past few days. No soft drinks, a meal in mac (that is for dinner ok), only one mocha drink at NYDC. Wow that is a new record for me alr! It is sort of difficult for me cos at home there are always lots of soft drinks lying ard. Hee... Yes a lot! Then I can only see but cannot drink leh, very sad. Usually to perk my self up whenever I am stressed or sad, I will turn to sugared drinks to make me feel better, but then lucky for me I am not stressed or sad for the past few days.

To walk past Coffee Beans, Starbucks and yet unable to walk in and order my fav drink is so torturing as well. Haa.... but I am slowly getting used to it as well. :P

Jz bear with it only 9 more days to go! Haa.... But what the heck? All for healthy living anyway.

This week had been crazy I attended like 5 body combat classes and 2 body pump classes. Crazy man! I like it lo! Esp when all classes are doing the same thing! Deja Vu moment! Haa... This week we also been to new outlets like Great World City and Far East Square. Haa... Also got a new member to join us for gym and she is HC. Haa... The more the merrier, let do it more often ok! It is fun!

Well usual weekend program also includes watching movies. Haa.... Guess what I watch 2 on 2 days! I think I must have contributed a lot to the national average of movie attendance like 3.7, if I did not remember wrongly. Haa....

HW, thks for jz checking with me if I am free. Haa.... The thing is I am always free for you! Anyway U can only meet at those graveyard hours anyway. Haa.... But I am not complaining! So 3rd Chinese movie with him and this time we watch "Kung Fu Mahjong 3: The Final Duel"

The movie is abt this guy (Ken) who is the son of a Mahjong King needs to win 16 rounds of mahjong before he can take over his father's business. Haa... However he met up with a girl of misfortune, whoever go out with this gal, will either land up bankrupt or lands himself in a accident. So immediately Ken's luck ran out and learnt some ways to overcome his misfortune and get it back. Haa...

For those who play mahjong will enjoy the show better, however for ppl like me who do not play mahjong does get lost at times, esp in the show he always got the most lousy tiles but I know it is lousy leh? Haa... Well the show does have something good out of it, is to always look on the positive side of the everything. If you do, and with perseverance, things will slowly look up upon you. Overall I will give this movie 2.5 stars out of 5.

The next movie is a movie I wanna to watch after reading glowing reviews abt it. It is a spanish movie called "Pan's Labyrinth".

The movie sets in Spain 1944. The civil war has been over for 5 years. Carmen, recently remarried, settles down with her daughter Ofélia in the home of her new husband, the highly domineering Vidal, captain in the pro-Franco army. While the little girl struggles to get used to her new life, she discovers nearby the great family house a mysterious labyrinth. Pan, its faithful guardian, a strange magical and demonic creature, will reveal to her that she is none other than the princess who long ago disappeared from an enchanted realm. To discover the truth, Ofélia will have to face three dangerous trials that nothing on earth has prepared her for...

Overall, there are 2 different stories going on. One is the civil war and one is the little girl doing all the tasks to be the princess. The effects in the movie was good and like the flow of the story. However I was wondering why everyone is saying that this movie will win the Oscar Best Foreign Language Movie? Hmm.... Well overall, I give this movie 3 stars out of 5. Hee...

So you can see the weekend is considered a normal weekend for me! Haa... Boring huh! Need some excitement in my life! Come on!

A usual Polarbear