The Phantom of The Opera

I must say the opera was SUPER DUPER FANTASTIC!!!!!!! CP, JH and I went to watch the matinee show today at Esplanade and our seats were very good!! Close to the stage and eye-level!! Everything was so perfect!

The stage was very cleverly put up, with many beautiful backdrops, props, curtains and smooth transitions between the scenes. And there were gun shots and some pyrotechnics that blinded my eyes!!

Then there was the beautiful songs and voices from the cast. The price for the ticket was totally worth the show!! You should have seen the chandelier moved up and down, and the Phantom suspended in the middle of the hall. Read: HALL, not STAGE! And in the Phantom's lair, the water was so real-like and the boat moved with perfect ease. The water was done by lotsa smoke from the dry ice. Then there were "electric" candles that were so pretty and they actually "reflected" in the water. I love that scene best!!

After the intermission, Act 2 was the Masquerade and I was totally dazzled by the bright and colourful costumes and lightings!! It was REALLY spectacular!

The show ended with the Phantom performing a "magic" trick! He covered himself with a black cloth and POOF! He disappeared right in front of everybody!! WOW!!! REALLY GREAT SHOW! If you would like the full story, you would have to see the film version because the show ended with Meg holding onto the mask and looking at the audience. I WANNA WATCH IT AGAIN! This is the best musical I've watched!! SPLENDID!! Or as Raoul said when Christine was singing "Think of Me" in Hannibal: BRAVO!!!

I bought the program booklet ($25) and mug ($15) as momento. The mask on the mug appears when hot water is poured in. HAHA! I LOVE IT!

Looking for A New House

My area has finally been successfully en-bloc-ed. I have always wanted to move to a new home. Now the chance is here.

The problem now is the search for a new house. My mum wants to stay back in Tampines. *SIGH* So we are searching for flats around Tampines MRT. I want to renovate my own room. Paint nice colours, make a L-shape table, a TV point, LAN point, phone point, AIR CON unit, music corner with my piano and jigsaw and nice curtains. Oh man, this is just too exciting!!!

On the other hand, I think I'm going to miss my neighbours. They are so tolerant with my heavy banging of Beethoven's Sonatas and chicken-screeching violin out-of-tunes. You have seen or heard so many stories of nasty neighbours. I am afraid to meet one!!!!

And I'm going to miss this current flat I'm staying for 19 years - the familiar route from Qiaonan Primary School to my home, the CC where I first learnt piano, art, tuition, reading room which I used to study to survive my O levels, the 292 bus stop where my first bf picked me up from, the park where I broke up with my last bf and the view out from my bedroom's window. There are just too many to state.

But there are also many unhappy moments which I want to forget - the piece of wall where my mum banged my head into, the window in the kitchen which I wanted to jump off from, my bedroom's door where I used to close to cry inside...

Anyway, I look forward to my new home.