the sound of music.

it's interesting how my feelings and emotions about a certain event can be delayed, till i have time to dwell into them. Its been exactly a week since i watched The Sound of Music at the Esplanade, and only now i know i really miss the show as my mind jingles and hops through the different scenes and songs.

i am not slow okay. heh. Would better term myself as a woman of reminiscene.

Do re re, Mi so so, fa la la........

i love the spirit of the show. Its so pure and humble, and so sincerely straightforward, from the littlest feeling of each character to the greatest truth in their faith and the nation. Every character had their bare hearts exposed to us all. Sometimes i felt like i was transposed to the stage, dancing as one of the kids; other times i felt like a note in the songs they sang. They just tugged at my heartstrings. The backdrops werent that spectacular though - simple spread of canvas paintings that brought us from the meadows, to the valleys, to the chapel hall of the abby with tall stained glass windows, to its courtyards- back and fro. Simplicity was the spirit of the musical; that's why i love it so.

Come on, a good musical really doesnt need twisting and twirling plots to entwine the audience, make them lost in the whole story, and only to walk out of the theatre with question marks in their heads which are not readily exposed cos nobody likes to admit they have spent money watching something they don't understand. Haa.

A special thanks to my dear bro yah-shua (who was dressed like a mafia king that night) who sat beside me to occasionally add extra sound effects of glass-breaking when the actresses reached the ultrasonic notes. And yesh, it was such a pleasant time meeting up my sec-sch friend ailing, the mature and beautiful young lady, after so long and hearing about her life once more. God bless you my friend; i'm so glad things are going pretty exciting for you! You're in my prayers. :>