At the Esplanade

Do not think can sleep early as I had just doze off on my sofa watching Arsenal play West Ham, so do some blogging here.

Date : 31 Jan 2009

Venue : Esplanade Theatre

This is my very first time stepping into the theatre of our famous durian, the Esplanade. My virgin visit was for a play titled "Design For Living or 《华丽上班族之生活与生存》". This play is in Mandarin and all the casts are from Taiwan. Went for the play because my dear wanna see her 郑元畅 who acted in Taiwanese idol show like 惡作劇之吻. The play was written by the famous Taiwanese actress 张艾嘉 who is also one of the leading cast. It was almost a full house and I guess most of the people were there to see these two artistes.

Basically, the play is very real in current situation. The plot was set in a financial crisis where a company was planning for retrenchment which created office politics. It may sounds like a typical boring plot, but by adding the elements of love and power-struggle, the play turns out to be pretty entertaining and funny. The casts are also real good in their acting skills and able to stir up feelings among the audiences. One or two shed some tears.. hur hur....





After the play, which lasted for about 3.5 hrs with a 15 minutes interval, went for dinner with my future in-laws at the Bottle Tree Village near Sembawang Park. Food is good, as usual, but the Satay I wanted is closed. So sad. Hope the Satay man will be back come Friday... ...