alksdjlaksf I am So Not Patriotic. Ever. Especially now.
So, I'm back from the Phua Chu Kang Musical.
I can safely say it's the worst thing I've ever seen. I'm neutrally passive when it comes to supporting local works because ...honestly, there's nothing I've seen that's gotten me going all..*o* omg, they're good. I don't know if it's because I'm unforgiving with giving them any allowances on my part...but considering that every little thing gets on the news and other forms of media but just farting, I've seen my share of the local arts.
Snot nosed little fuckers, some of them are.
I remember this little segment of some live interview on the local Arts Central gig and... if they're complaining about us commonfolk stereotyping them--the dude on the interview was just giving us the ammo to stereotype them with. Degrading, narrow minded fuck. Seriously infuriating.
Back to the local muscial nightmare.
It was some..Angelican church fund raising event thing, in aid of building the autistic folks a new hospice or something? Great cause--I was glad to be there sorta. (Considering the tickets were given to me and it was like..NO ONE in my entire family-- extended included, wanted to go..at ALL) So yeah, it was kinda cool.
Some self important clergymen things went onstage to say a few words; I'm not entire sure as to how important they really are to the 'scene' of charity or this..particular event, ongoing fund raising of sorts but well, I can't even remember their names. O.o There you go.
So they babbled about how great it is that everyone's here...blah blah..great cause. It's ...pretty standard bullshit? AND THEN.. the chinese dude opens his gaping maw to say something along the lines of..."Your contributions ARE tax exemptable. And not only are they earthly exemptions--but the exemptions will work up there too! heavenly exemptions!" --you know, playing the whole..You-pay-now-get-into-heaven-later thing.
Heaven isn't a highway, the pearly gates aren't the gateway toll. You don't pop a quarter into the bucket and buzz through.
I got mighty peeved. There's a whole indoor stadium of people who..have either contributed to your cause in some way, or represent coporate bodies who have contributed and you SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOU DON'T DO THAT. Not when you're some big shot clergy man thing. It just doesn't look right. AND SERIOUSLY, who gives you the right to say that? ON who's authority anyway? The dude? Is he gonna pawn his soul for the rest of ours and the money that's been contributed? I don't think so.
D< Urgh.
So, my mood was pretty sour to begin with.
AND the musical started. For the uninitiated, this whole thing is based off a local COMEDY. Very very local-flavored comedy about a eccentric contractor and his...eclectic family of sorts.
I can count the number of times I laughed(I laughed sardonically, lots.)--and with the fingers of one hand. Gurmit was good, I'd give him that. But the entire musical was lost in a sense of.."Do we sing in singlish or wait..proper english?" So, it was like, a jarring mix of both. :\
Most of the cast can't quite sing. Their mics are on...really loud. I never liked margaret--this just made me wanna toss my empty coke cup at her (I was on the third row from the front from the side). The music was so-so, the lyrics were bleah. It felt..odd--just really odd. The dancing..was so-so too. I guess I've watched too many foreign productions? Somehow those felt more..cohesive in a sense. I felt this one was..all over the fricking place. D< and the sound system was kinda jarring when they get loud.
The ochestra was UP behind the stage--odd. I prefer the sounds when they're infront and under. Definitely does affect the..effect of things..
All in all, a subpar musical. A brave effort. Unsatisfying, musical wise.
Shrugs.
Overly critical? I guess. I'm just rather thankful that I didn't have to PAY for it. :\ It would have been...a waste. I'd rather have taken the money to catch mr and mrs smith again or ...batman this thurs or something.
-- My head feels like crap, I feel like crap, my tummy still feels like crap.
I have work tomorrow. Blah. --The world continues turning.
'night.
Edit:
This thing plots against me. Just when I'm all done and about to go, my winamp plays something good from KASABIAN. D< Argh. Or The CAESARS. ARGH. D< stoppit.
..=\ Zephyus, you are gross. *kicks* XD
Edit 02:
I R packrat--Follows Bern. >D makes this big and loud.
HAPPY HATCHDAY MAINEY-WIFEH! <3