12:24 PM

My week in Penang

I quietly went back to Penang on 23 Nov and will be going back to KL on 1 Dec. I didn't tell many people that I had been back because there were just so many things to tick of my list for the week.

The first was to participate in the prayers for my maternal grandfather's death anniversary (I can't remember the how many-th it is though)... and after that was to help my aunt to do some virus-busting on her computer.

Among other things I had to do with my mum after that was to start on a shopping round with my mum to stock up on clothes for CNY because #1. There was a member's day Sale in Metrojaya (the offers are really good) and it's always more pleasant to go during the day; #2. We don't like crowds...; and #3. There's more color choices than just predominantly the customary CNY red.

The other thing we did was to go to the movies... not once, but twice. I must admit relishing in going to the cinema again after a long drought... (would you believe it if I said I have not gone to watch a movie ever since I was in KL?).

We watched Bee Movie and Enchanted - one on Wednesday and the other on Thursday (yesterday). Bee Movie is something that you should definitely watch if you are a huge fan of Jerry Seinfeld, he is very much in his element.

As for Enchanted, I totally enjoyed watching this one. This could very well be the first Disney movie in a long time that reminds me of the quality of Disney movies during the heydays of classics like The Sound of Music, and Mary Poppins. Oh, and if you are up to it, you can actually try counting the number of scenes and elements from previous Disney productions that have been "spoofed" into this movie. It's quite interesting that Disney is spoofing Disney. ^_^

I've also spent some time at the hair salon to get a scrub done on my hair to get rid of the stubborn chemical buildup that comes from use of our everyday off-the-shelf shampoo and conditioner. Gotta love the feeling of having nice, smooth, and non-stubborn strands of hair.

Oh... and not to mention... I also had an anime-viewing marathon session or two. I just finished watching The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya; and will be finishing Chobits by some time later today. Ahh... gotta enjoy my time off while it lasts.

12:11 PM

Chicago: the theater production

I've watched the movie starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger and Richard Gere... and on Nov 8, Thursday night, Deepavali... I've gone to watch the theater production on which the movie was based on in KL Convention Center.

Where the movie was more dark in nature, the theater production was rather more comical. It was really good too. And if there is one performer that everyone absolutely adored...

it would have to be John Barr who acted as Amos Hart... the most "invisible person in the world" and Roxie Hart's simple-minded husband.

The role was so well portrayed that you could really see how insignificant he is to everyone... no one hears him, no one even notices him.

Overall it was a really entertaining performance and I'm glad that I had decided to watch this production.