tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54356222011-12-01T01:23:36.903+08:00Semi regular train of thought and musingsNickxandarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12280178787832175262noreply@blogger.comBlogger5511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435622.post-83976468293859344882010-12-14T11:37:00.003+08:002010-12-14T11:49:34.200+08:00

Have you ever wondered what you would do if you were infected by a deadly sexually transmitted disease?What if you have exposed your loved ones to the deadly infection by your own choices?What would your love ones do if they found out that they were infected because of you?These are the questions that the main characters in “Octopus”, written by Steve Yockey, are forced to deal with after a

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I'm definitely going for the workshops this year after chickening out at the last minute last year. Anyone else coming?Want to learn the Art of 10-minuters?SHORT+SWEET Malaysia 2010 Workshops Now Open for RegistrationsSHORT+SWEET Malaysia will be returning for a third season! And we're growing our SHORT+SWEET family in Malaysia once again... Last year, we introduced a new member, SHORT+SWEET

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Do you want to be in the limelight? Do you want to try to see if you're cut out for the theater stage? If you're between 16 to 25 years old, here's a chance for you!Since 2008, klpac’s Theatre For Young People (T4YP) programme has been providing a platform for young people to express themselves by creating meaningful theatre.Once again, we would like to welcome young people between the ages of 16

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It was a quiet week at the office work-wise. People were just coming back from their long Chinese New Year break and we mostly catching up with all their messages and action items for work. For us who started work the week before, it was just a normal week at the office.Highlight of the week was the “Bernarda Alba” musical that I watched at klpac on their preview night. It was definitely not the

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klpac presentsBERNARDA ALBASYNOPSIS “Bernarda Alba”, a musical, tells the tale of a powerful matriarch who imposes a strict rule on her household following her second husband's funeral: "Not a breath of outside air is going to enter this house. It's going to feel like we've bricked up the doors and windows," she proclaims.Bernarda's five daughters, however, struggle with her cold wishes. The

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The first week was quite busy in the office with everyone trying to finish things off before they leave for their Chinese New Year break. Being the only one in the office who doesn’t need to rush back home for reunion dinners, I had the luxury of taking my company mandatory leave days ahead of everyone else which I did during the week before Chinese New Year. Most of those dates were spent with

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Few highlights of the week.Went to watch “Women of Silk River” which was staged at TAS@Lot10 on their opening night. I noticed that the crowd who came that night was not the usual crowd that I see at klpac but I’m guessing that a lot of them were friends, family and supporters of the production team as well as the cast. Overall, I loved the story even though there were parts of it that could have

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The first month of the year closed off on a quite note work wise. Not much, other than the usual day to day work, has been happening in the month. Most of the time was spent planning for the rest of the year which hopefully will help once the next few months roll around.The biggest item that happened in the past week was me being reminded of my parents’ mortality. As children, we always think

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klpac presents Women of Silk RiverSYNOPSISCleopatra. Joan of Arc. Nefertiti. Somehow we have always associated strong, courageous women with other parts of the world. This February, klpac's latest addition Kimmy Kiew takes a look at the lives of the unassuming Amahs in Malaysia.Long before the influx of Indonesian and Filipino helpers, there were the Amahs from China. These women, often from

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“Hopefully I could keep to a schedule of a minimum of 1 blog entry per week this year. “Right!That went out the door almost immediately after I said it :-pAnyway … I promise myself that I will update the blog once a week so that I don’t get too rusty when it comes down to writing. Which by the way also applies to my stage play writing which I still have yet to start. I have all these stories

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Another year rolls by and a new entry for this oft-neglected blog :-pHopefully I could keep to a schedule of a minimum of 1 blog entry per week this year.2010 rolled in for me with the company of great friends who we celebrated with in Melaka. I could have not asked for a better group to see the new decade in. It’s actually funny to see the digits “2010” roll in as growing up we have always seen

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klpac presents The Swimming InstructorRipples of love and lossSYNOPSISWritten by multi-award winning Singaporean writer, Desmond Sim, The Swimming Instructor has been staged thrice successfully in Singapore, enjoying full houses throughout its run. The sizzling poolside drama will finally be making its way to KL audiences!Get ready to dive into a hilarious and poignant tale about the

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klpac presentsMUKABUKUUncovering the humanity behind the technologySYNOPSIS Whether you like it or not, online social networking sites are here to stay and are out to transform the way we stay connected to one another. Three writers take on the easily left unseen impact that these sites are having on our everyday lives.The objective of klpac's T4YP Lab is to train young directors, designers and

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I have often reminded myself about it but it only took that one time that I was careless for it to happen.I had my laptop stolen from the boot of a car.I should have known better.I have been giving security briefings and reminding people to not leave their computer in their car for years. The one time that I broke that cardinal rule myself, it came back to bite me and it bit me hard. Oh, the

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The Oral Stage PresentsOH DAD, POOR DADGrieving widow, neurotic son, the pet piranha & Venus flytraps … oh myWith support from the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac) and produced by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc., New York, the Oral Stage is proud to bring to KL a unique tale written by noted American playwright, Arthur Kopit.SYNOPSISA woman-in-mourning checks into a lavish

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KLPac PresentsHAMLET A murdered King. A usurped Prince. A promise of Revenge.All roads lead to Elsinore!After teasing the audiences with successful performances of “The Secret Love Life of Ophelia”, “I Love You Once, I Love You Not”, “What It Means To Be … Free” and “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead”, the T4YP closes their 2009 season with the classic piece that inspired their previous

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The new RapidKL structured bus fare systems goes into effect today and it was as I expected it.Badly executed!Since sometime back in July, I have noticed the notices posted in the buses and LRT trains announcing the change in the bus fare system on 1st Sept. Of all the changes proposed, the one involving the “Utama” bus lines were the one that left me more than a bit perplexed as to how they will

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KLPac Presents SHORT+SWEET: THEATERA Festival of WordsCongratulations to the theater performances who made it to the Short+Sweet09: Theater Gala Night a resounding success! We had full houses and floor seating only for the performance.Congratulations to all the winners selected that night!Short+Sweet 09: Theater Winners List:Best Actor (Female) – Bella Rahim ("Life's A Twitch")Best Actor (Male)

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KLPac Presents SHORT+SWEET: THEATERA Festival of WordsCongratulations to the theater performances that made it through to the "Short+Sweet 2009: Theater" Gala Night!1. “Life's A Twitch” Writer: Maya Tan Abdullah Director: Hot Buns Cast: Bella Rahim, Hairi Synopsis: Mice and men- do they escape life's difficulties the same way?2. “Waiting for Godot Too”Writer: Fasyali Fadzly bin Saipul

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It started off as a challenge.A challenge to try something that I’ve never done before.After numerous times sitting watching other people’s words being acted on stage in KLPac and wondering if I could do any better.I decided to write a 10 minute play for submission to this year’s edition of the Short+Sweet Theater festival.But where and more importantly how to start?First of all, I had to

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KLPac Presents SHORT+SWEET: THEATERA Festival of WordsWeek 1 of Short+Sweet: Theater is done and now it is now time for Week 2 pieces to come on stage for your enjoyment and consideration.With the challenge of creating “a more creative world ten minutes at a time”, the call went out for writers to submit their 10 minute pieces for consideration. A number of them did rise to the occasion and as a

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KLPac PresentsWHAT IT MEANS TO BE … FREEA journey of discoveryThe T4YP ensemble are now set to invade the klpac Indicine space with a line of performances running for 2 weeks from the 30th July up to 9th Aug. Consisting of 3 pieces, the young performers of the ensemble are being challenged to participate in experimental theater pieces that would be different from what they have gone through in

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KLPac Presents SHORT+SWEET: THEATERA Festival of WordsAfter a successful 2 week run of Short+Sweet Dance, it is now time for the theater section to take center stage.With the challenge of creating “a more creative world ten minutes at a time”, the call went out for writers to submit their 10 minute pieces for consideration. A number of them did rise to the occasion and as a result, 30 pieces

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KLPac Presents SHORT+SWEET: DANCEA Festival of Dance A round of applause to all who made it to the Short+Sweet09: Dance Gala Night and a big thank you for making the night an enjoyable event. Congratulations to all the winners selected that night!Short+Sweet 09: Dance Winners List:Best Choreographer – Suhaili Micheline ("Nerds Gone Nuts")Best Dancer (Female) – Suhaili Micheline ("Nerds Gone Nuts"

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KLPac Presents SHORT+SWEET: DANCEA Festival of Dance Congratulations to the dance performances that made it through to the "Short+Sweet 2009: Dance" Gala Night!1. "Shades Of The Moon"Choreographer & Dancer 1: WeijunDancer 2: Tan Su LinDancer 3: Shangkari SivamurthyDancer 4: Suhaili Micheline2. "Passive"Choreographer: Leng Poh GeeDancer 1: Hii Ing FungDancer 2: Jasmine Lee Mei LingDancer 3: Nancy

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KLPac Presents I LOVE YOU ONCE, I LOVE YOU NOTA physical theatre performanceThe T4YP ensemble are now set to invade the klpac Indicine space with a line of performances running for 2 weeks from the 30th July up to 9th Aug. Consisting of 3 pieces, the young performers of the ensemble are being challenged to participate in experimental theater pieces that would be different from what they have gone

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KLPac Presents KAKI BLUE – THE MUSICALHeroes wear blue!SYNOPSISLin, Nee and Ah Shan just completed their SPM, and think it's time to celebrate. Think again!Just as they sink into a mellow routine of nothingness; of watching TV non-stop and sleeping until 1pm in the afternoon, they unexpectedly 'kena saman' in the form of an SMS calling them for service in the Butterworth Kem Bina Negara!The 3 get

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KLPac Presents SHORT+SWEET: DANCEA Festival of Dance Week 1 of Short+Sweet: Dance was warmly received by our local audience with a sold out show this past weekend on the 25th. It’s now the turn for the groups slated for Week 2 of the performances to come out and do their best to dazzle the audience. Don’t miss on all the fun and don’t forget to vote for your favorite pieces for the Short+Sweet:

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Yasmin Ahmad, 1958 - 2009I found out about Yasmin Ahmad quite late compared to the rest of my friends.Not being one who usually watches Malay movies on TV, I missed “Rabun” when it was first shown on TV. By the time I realize that the person who directed “Rabun” was the same person who made the utterly heartwarming PETRONAS advertisements, “Sepet” was already about to be released. A lot of my

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KLPac Presents SHORT+SWEET: DANCEA Festival of Dance It’s back!After a successful Short+Sweet Theater Festival in 2008, the biggest little arts festival returns with the goal of creating “a more creative world ten minutes at a time”. While the 2008 edition of the festival showcased only works for the stage, the Short+Sweet 2009 festival boldly incorporates 2 weeks of dance performances to further

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We woke up early the following to get ready for our first show of the day that was supposed to start at 8:30am. From our hotel, we decided to take a taxi to Chinatown Point Mall which was where we ended up at after the abortive public bus adventure the day before. The “Dream-Work” performance was scheduled at the Chinatown MRT station which was near Chinatown Point. It was later that we realized

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Our second trip to Singapore in 2009 was planned in conjunction with the Singapore Arts Festival which ran from 15th May – 14th June. A mutual friend of ours was able to get us fairly good deals on a few of the shows as we were booking them as an early-bird package booking. We were supposed to go with the person who helped us get the ticket but she had to opt out of the tip at the last minute and

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KLPac PresentsROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD/15 MINUTE HAMLETTwo sides of the same “Hamlet”!After a hugely successful inaugural season, klpac's Theatre for Young People (T4YP) is entering its 2nd year. The 2009 season is sponsored by YTL Corporation.Armed with an all-new ensemble, Chris Ling is taking on one of Tom Stoppard's most famous works – “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead”. The

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I was suppose to put up a weekend write up for the weekend of 6-7th June but considering it was a travel weekend, I’ve decided to put up my usual travelogue entries for the trip later this week.This past weekend was my weekend to go home to the family house in Selayang for this month. This was part of the deal that I made with my parents when I told them that I wanted to move out of the house and

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The Actors Studio Teater Rakyat & KLPac PresentsMak Yong Titis SaktiShakespeare with a uniquely Malaysian twist!SYNOPSISIf you haven't watched a Mak Yong performance before, then you have to catch Mak Yong TITIS SAKTI.Mak Yong is uniquely Malaysian traditional form of dance drama. You can't find something similar in the entire Southeast Asian region that brings together this lovely fusion of

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My blog has been in a sad neglected state of late and I have myself to blame for it. I guess that as time goes by, the need to blog has somewhat diminished especially when I don’t really have a particular item to blog about. Aside from the occasional KLPac entries about the shows that were being staged on that particular week or the occasional write ups of trips that I’ve been on, I have not

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KLPac Presents BELACAN, GERAGOK & OTHER PRAWNSTwo prawns, one history, many stories! SYNOPSISklpac is cooking up a feast with Mark Beau de Silva and Ashraf Zain in "Belacan, Geragok and Other Prawns"!This all-new play is based on a story revolving around two Malaysians grappling with life and romance with their histories in tow.Emmanuel de Cruz is part of the recent generation of Portuguese

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Haven’t really had time to update the blog lately. Other than the shows that I’ve been going to at KLPac and such, there is nothing really blog worthy to update here. There is something currently in the works but I rather wait a bit before putting any details down. Don’t want to jinx it!I saw a banner at the nearby Dataran Hamodal building about the “Big Bad Book Sale” that would be starting

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KLPac PresentsBOTTOM TOPBe schooled on the difference once again!SYNOPSIS“Faridah makes the best out of Bertha, and plays her with grace and aplomb. The result: an energetic and warm character is born, full of love, sympathy, and vitality”~ Queer crash course by Fred Lim (The Star, StarMag, 30 November) ~“There was a strong chemistry between Faridah and Mark in the play...The funny script and the

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KLPac PresentsT4YP’s “THE 100 WORDS PROJECT”Poetry or drunken nonsense?SYNOPSISklpac's Theatre for Young People (T4YP) program is back after a hugely successful first season... And this new lot is not wasting any time at all! Having survived the grueling auditions, all sixteen T4YP members are diving head on into their first project! This year's take on THE 100 WORDS PROJECT will be completely

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One of the nicer perks of me moving to the new office in this past month is that I am now close to the area in PJ where several companies usually have their warehouse sales at. One of the warehouse sales that I always look forward to is the one organized by the MPH Distributions which as many would know supply books to the MPH Bookstores in Malaysia. Based on past experience of going to their

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The Australian High Commission & KLPac Presentsin conjunction ofAustralia Month @ klpacFROM THE PAGE AND ONTO THE FLOORA Shakespearean Showcase This public theatrical showcase is a culmination of a 3-week Shakespeare workshop "From the Page and onto the Floor", directed by Jeff Kevin and featuring all 15 participants. The works that will be explored include Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s

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Thanks to Air Asia retiming our return flight, we ended up with an extra 2 hours to spend in Singapore before our flight at 7:10pm. Having decided that we would want to try to avoid the evening rush on the MRT to get to Changi Airport, we decided that we would need to make sure that we would be at the MRT heading to the airport by or before 4pm. The plan would give us some time to hit the malls

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Instant Cafe Theatre & KLPac Presents AIR CONSynopsis:Chep and Burn are top students in SM Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Mukarram Shah, an elite school in Kedah. Burn is the school’s golden boy (Head Prefect, Captain of the Hockey Team) and his best friend Chep is feared and admired by the younger boys for his quick temper and skill on the hockey field. The school is well respected for its strong

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The Australian High Commission & KLPac Presentsin conjunction ofAustralia Month @ klpacA MADMAN'S DIARY...AFTER GOGOLSynopsis:The Diary of a Madman is one of the best known works by Russian writer Nikolai Gogol and sits amongst some of the most important works of world literature. It certainly bears the trademarks of Gogol's writings where a perfectly ideal world is turned upside down by a single

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After the late night out, we woke up around 10 am on the second day we were in Singapore. The first show that we had scheduled to see on that day would only start at 3pm which meant we had a few hours free to explore the area. After a quick shower, we went around the corner from the hotel to Purvis St. for a light brunch at a nearby noodle shop. Like many streets in the area, Purvis St was a

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This trip came about early last year when we heard that “The Winter’s Tale” was coming to Singapore as part of The Bridge Project world tour. With the help of a friend in Singapore, we were able to get really good seats for the March show and with that we started to make flight and accommodation plans to attend the show. It was later that we also found out that Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of

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KLPac PresentsAs part of the Australia Month at KLPac, Short+Sweet theater festival returns to the venue from 3 – 5 April 2009. This time around, Short+Sweet dance festival is also offered in conjunction of the event for those who wish to explore dance as a performing art. Among the activities lined up are the scriptwriting and directing workshops conducted by Alex Broun from Australia. Anyone

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Everyone says that they are worried about the declining state of our environment. Most would say that they feel powerless to do something about it. Fortunately for us, on Saturday 28th March 2009 at 8:30pm, we can do something to make a difference. We could switch off our lights for one hour in support of the Earth Hour global event to express our desire to see a unified action on climate change

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Our last morning in Cambodia started really early as we had to check out of the hotel at 6:30am. After having the last breakfast at the hotel’s café, we loaded up our minivan with our collection of bags and proceeded to the Siem Reap International Airport that was about 10 minutes down the road where our hotel was. We said our goodbyes to our Cambodian hosts and thank them for their generosity

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As in Phnom Penh, our accommodations in Siem Reap were already organized by the trip organizers. Like the hotel we stayed at in Phnom Penh, the Princess Angkor Hotel was easily tracked down on the web using my trusty Google search engine. Their website was fairly well laid out and was helpful for me to have an idea of what to expect at the hotel. They do list their rates and promotions on line so

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Ever dream of being on stage? Acting in a play? Directing a play? Or even writing the next Great Malaysian Screenplay? Here's your chance if you fit the descriptionARE YOU...between 16 and 25 years old?interested in theatre & the arts?want to know how to get a leg in?and have some fun?Head to klpac for theOpen Audition for The T4YP Ensemble 2009what is T4YP all about?klpac's T4YP young people’s

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After our short morning at the Angkor Wat temple complex, we drove back to Siem Reap and stopped at a Muslim neighborhood to have lunch at a Muslim restaurant near the Al-Nikmah Mosque. Our host in Siem Reap treated us to a local spread that consisted of a coconut milk base fish soup dish as well as something that the locals there called “daging lembu naik bukit” (roughly translated as “beef

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Yasmin Ahmad’s latest movie titled “Talentime” will open nationwide in Malaysia on March 26th. I’m definitely going to be in line to see her latest offering as it’s the only Malaysian movie that I’m looking forward to watch this year.(Trailers from Yasmin's YouTube page)In additional to the usual suspects, the cast includes new faces including Jaclyn Victor and Pamela Chong (from Amazing Race

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Additional pics from the Bayon temple with 216 serene faces

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Additional pics from the Jungle Temple(L: Stepping stones across the moat to Ta Phrom, R: Ta Phrom Temple)(L: Bas-relief at Ta Phrom, R: Gateway sculpture)(Close up of the tree roots that cover the inner gallery)(Sights of the Jungle Temple)(Exterior of Ta Phrom Temple)

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Additional pictures I took at Angkor Wat to share(L: Heading towards the Angkor Wat complex, R: Stone bridge across the outer moat)(L: Guardian stones, R: Boat at the moat)(Being a still operational temple, Angkor Wat also have devotees who come to pray there)(Close up sights at Angkor Wat)(Southern Gallery showing the Procession of Suryavarman II)(Close up scenes of the procession of Suryavarman

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KLPac PresentsSynopsis :Three plays. Two characters reach. A relationship that makes each of the 2someS inseparable. The two-character plays place the audience right in the centre of intense personal conflict. Whether spoken or unspoken, it is such conflict that is the key ingredient for good theatre. These three plays exemplify the best in contemporary two-handers onstage globally today.The

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We started Day 5 of our trip quite early as not only it was our last full day in Cambodia but we also had a full itinerary to get through for the day. Breakfast that day was at the hotel’s restaurant which offered an respectable morning buffet spread of both local and Western options. The van that was chartered for us for the duration of our stay in Siem Reap came at about 8am to ferry the group

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When I heard that the show was being restaged in KL, I was obviously excited since it was one of the best local shows that I’ve seen in the past years. A flurry of emails, SMS messages and calls were then made within the usual suspects before we finally decide on the date to go watch the show. After purchasing and waiting for the date to arrive, I finally got to see the show again last night with

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Day 4 of our Cambodia trip was set aside as our travel day. To keep cost low, the group decided to travel to Siem Reap from Phnom Penh via chartered minivan instead of taking a local flight from Phnom Penh. In hindsight, the flight option would definitely be the one to take if one was pressed for time but the overland trip did allow us a glimpse of the Cambodian country side. We also planned to

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Unlike my previous trips, the hotel accommodations for my stay in Phnom Penh was already arranged by our trip organizers. Having being told a few weeks before we left for the trip where were would be staying, I decided to look the Holiday Villa Hotel & Suites, Phnom Penh up on the web and easily found their website. The website was quite well laid out and they even had updated rate promotions

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From the Silver Pagoda, we drove around the corner from Street 240 to head up towards the Sisowath Quay which run along the Tonle Sap river bank. It was clear that this area was were all the tourist would go to when they visited Phnom Penh as it was lined with pubs, cafés, cheap hotels and touristy places from one end to the other. As we passed these establishments, I made a mental note of things

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After a short rest at our hotel, we left in our minivan heading towards the Royal Palace grounds which was located a short distance from our hotel. On the way, we noticed quite a few people in national dress and somewhat formal looking shirts walking down the street where we were heading. It was then that we were told that the people were coming back for the Cambodian Independence Day gathering

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After the sobering experience at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, we moved on that morning to the nearby Russian Market to do our bit in contributing to the local economy. It was a bit hard trying to figure out the direction of where we were heading as after awhile, the roads in Phnom Penh looked undistinguishable from one another. It was a heady mix of old, new and in stages of being constructed

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It’s about that time of year to inject something new with how this blog looks!Decided to refresh the color scheme of the blog to better fit the new header image. The new picture was taken in Langkawi during my year end break recently. It was the only time we got a really nice sunset during my stay there thanks to the less than cooperative overcast skies.The next few entries coming up will be of

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It was said that close to 20,000 mug shots were taken of the prisoners at Toul Sleng (S-21) prison between 1975 to 1979. The walls at the second block contained only a fraction of them for visitors to view. It was a solemn moment for us to walk through the rooms looking at these photos. One can’t help wonder, on seeing these mug shots, what these prisoners were thinking about. Did they know what

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(Entrance to Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum)We were suppose to visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum the previous afternoon but thanks to the traffic jam that we got caught in, we had to reschedule it for early on the 3rd day we were in Phnom Penh. After the early breakfast, the group piled into our provided transport and drove out about 10 minutes where our hotel was located. Along the way we saw a

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KLPac PresentsOH MY GOD Synopsis:Following the hugely successful 8 Ways to Lighten the School Bag, KLPac will be bringing to you Oh My God (OMG) - the product of our 2nd community writing project.Directed by popular playwright Mark Beau de Silva with the assistance of Juria Toramae, Oh My God (OMG) is a dark comedy on Sunday School crushes, looking covered and cute for your man, and other things

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After experiencing firsthand the warmth of Cambodian hospitality at Kampong Chnang, we made our way back to Phnom Penh. Thanks to their earlier sunrise, lunch for the locals was at around 10 or 11 am. Having being accustomed to having lunch later in the day, the group was bussed to another meal once we reached the city. We went to a different restaurant this time which was located near St 130,

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KLPac PresentsA CHRISTMAS CAROLSynopsis:More than a century later, Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol” remains one of the most popular and best-loved tales. Performed on stage all around the world during Christmastime, it has become an all-time holiday favorite!KLPac is delighted to carry on this tradition by presenting its very own production of A Christmas Carol based on John Mortimer's

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After spending a few hours at the Chreng Chomres school, our journey continued for another 2 ½ hrs in land towards the Muslim Champa community at Kampong Chnang. The scenery along the route was mostly vistas of rice fields in various stages of maturity which reminded me of the trip that I took by train from Jakarta to Bandung earlier this year. The major difference between these two sights was

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For the first time in Malaysian theater history, Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” will be staged by a local production company this month. Being staged at KLPac in a about a week’s time, it’s a timely staging to get people into the holiday mood. With a run of nearly 2 weeks, it’s hoped that this classic will be enjoyed by all both young and old."A Chrismas Carol" at KLPac TrailerFootage of

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Something a little more political at KLPac this week.The Necessary Stage (TNS) & KLPac Presents"GEMUK GIRLS" They are the Gemuk Girls...and proud of it! "There are few productions that have such power, that remind audiences of the possibilities of theatre to question, to move and to ask them to dream." ('Gutsy Girls', Life! The Straits Times, 4 November 2008)"This play has weight, and the actors

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Our first destination of the day was to a privately funded school located about 10 kilometers away from Phnom Penh city. The school was setup thanks to funds provided by the Saudi government to help the surrounding Muslim population in the area. The school provided additional instruction in Islamic studies for the youth of the surrounding Champa community. Some of the students attend normal daily

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Suffice to say that I’m very excited to find out what’s coming to Singapore next year. Having missed Avenue Q there this year and looks like will be missing Mamma Mia! in KL later this year, I would need to make sure that I don’t miss this one too.The Winter's TaleBy William Shakespeare26 - 31 March 2009Esplanade Theatre, Singapore The Bridge Project is a major new transatlantic venture for

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Several shots of the traffic conditions during the early mornings in Phnom Penh.(Calm before the traffic storm)We started our days in Phnom Penh quite early with breakfast around 7 am. Thanks to the early sunrise there, Phnom Penh was already quite busy by the time we sat down for breakfast. Soon enough the road in front of our hotel was a chaotic mess of cars, tuk tuks, motorcycles and bicycles.

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Looking forward to see this play which begins this week.KL Performing Arts Center (KLPAC) Presents“Bottom Top”'I want my son to sit beside his 'special friend' as he sits beside me at my wedding'.Synopsis:'Bottom, Top' is a story about a 52-year-old mother, Bertha, who is about to re-marry. As she prepares the guest list with her son, Melvin, they screen through the women and 'men' in their lives

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After months of planning, the day that we were to start on our Cambodian adventure finally came!As planned, both my traveling companion and myself left my apartment at Sunway around 11 am to catch the KTM Komuter heading into KL Sentral. We were suppose to meet up with some of the rest of the traveling group there but due to some last minute changes, the meeting place got changed to the LCCT at a

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918 pictures taken to be edited20 pages of hand written travel notes to be edited2 hotel accommodation reviews to be written up5 research sites to be followed up for collaborating informationCambodia travelogue entries will be coming soon!(or at least after I unpack my backpack) Trip highlights Cars, trucks, taxi, tuk tuk, bicycles and more – The Madness of Cambodian Traffic“How do people here

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This trip started as an invitation by blogger friend to accompany him on his company trip way back in March if I remember correctly. I was well into my Indonesia trip planning by then so I was already well on my way in my tour of ASEAN countries. The chance to add Cambodia to that list for this year was definitely welcomed especially when it includes the chance to visit the famed Angkor Wat

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“There are people who carry calm in the folds of their sweaters. People whobreathe deep while others drown. Margaret was one of those people and you knewit right away. One day, I’d be asked to call her “Peg." All her friends do.Standing in the farthest corner of my store, between ModernClassics and A-Z, Margaret opened her heart. She told me about Aaron. How hegrew up in her living room. How her

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Pics taken at Lepaq Performing Arts Café, Desa Sri Hartamas.Quite a cozy place to chill out listening to music by open-mic performers as well as hanging out with friends. The open living room concept really gives you the mood that you’re watching a group of friends perform for you at an impromptu party. Would definitely come to hang out here again when time permits.Facebook group address : http:/

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Some shots of the stage design taken at the recent staging of "Animal Farm" I attended at KLPac recently.

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I rarely get to watch Malay theater so I'm definitely will be taking the opportuinity to catch this show at KLPac this week. Actors Studio's Teater Rakyat PresentsKisah Gadis The double bill features two fantastic originals works - 'Mangli' and 'Gadis Jalan Burmah'. Not only will it be the first time both pieces are presented in a single showcase but it will also be the first time both are

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The new user interface to Maybank2u.com is really, really ill conceived and planned!I’ve been a customer of their for years and have been using their internet banking facilities pretty much for most of those year. I have come to depend on that facility for almost all of my banking needs from bill payment, shopping and fund transfers. It has always been a convenience for me especially since banks

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Back in the days during my secondary school, our English class section had monthly readers that we were all suppose to read, prepare book reports on and discuss them in one of the class sessions. Given that we were all 17 year old boys stuck in a boring classroom, most of these readers were quickly dispatched with just the cursory review and book reports prepared using parts of shared reports

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(R: Ketupat Nasi and L: Ketupat Palas)Food is usually in abundance during Hari Raya at our household. Since everyone has their own favorite dish, my mum tries to make sure that we have one of each ready at the table for Raya morning. It’s almost tradition that we would always have 2 types of ketupat on the 1st day of raya, one being the usual ketupat nasi and the other being the ketupat palas

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Got bored at work, since everyone was already on a holiday mood and left me alone in the office, so I took some test pictures with the new camera. Nothing artistic or anything … just shots of the empty office of where I work. Referred to around these parts as “The Dungeon”, my seat in the office faces the big glass windows that gives me a clear an unlimited view of the … WALL! Due to the nature

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After years of borrowing other people’s camera when I need to use one, I finally forked out the necessary amount to purchase the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX38 digital camera as the latest addition to my gadget collection. It took me a while to research all other possible offerings in the ultra compact digital camera offering so much so that my head was crammed with pros and cons of almost each model

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I have been going to the gym this past week during the fasting month but I have yet to get into the grove of finding that perfect balance of preparation for a proper workout. I’ve been adjusting the amount of food that I take to break my fast with hoping that I wouldn’t feel too full before my workouts but that’s still an elusive success. Currently I’m down to having my iftar with dried figs,

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The past few days of Ramadhan has been quite hectic for me.Thanks to the 3 day Merdeka weekend, I get to spend the 1st day of Ramadhan with the family. Of course that meant us coming together and hashing out our plans for the month as well as for Hari Raya at the end of the month. I actually like it when we can get our plans for the month sorted out in advance so we can arrange our own private

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I’ve been listening to Idina Menzel’s “I Stand” CD for sometime now and am definitely enjoying it tremendously. I actually bought my copy out of the iTunes store since I don’t know it is available in our local music stores. I guess that a lot of people in this part of the world, especially those who are not familiar with recent American stage musicals, wouldn’t really recognize her name much less

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Since the weather outside is frightful and I’m definitely not feeling delightful what with being under the weather and all, the last entry on my visit to Melaka 2 weeks ago will hopefully remind me of the brighter day that we had on that trip.While some of the restored buildings have some questionable lighting selections (what’s with the red lights on the buildings at Jonker’s St anyway?), quite

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Our initial plan on the second day of our Melaka trip was to visit a nearby waterfall for a picnic lunch but after waking up much later than we originally planned, we decided to scrap that plan and walk around Bandar Melaka instead. Our first stop was at a nearby warong under the trees to begin the day with a hearty breakfast of nasi lemak, noodles, spring rolls, Nyonya pie tee (top hats) and

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Been on a “Wicked” binge and trying to find out clips of the show on youtube to supplement listening to the Original Broadway Cast Recording CD that I recently put on my play list. Considering that it might be awhile before the show comes anywhere close to these shores, bootleg recordings of the show on youtube might be the closest that I get to actually watching it.While trawling youtube for the

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Photo Credits : http://artemidoris.blogspot.com/Some times in the face of adversity, it only takes a measure of kindness to change the lives of so many people. This was the lesson that I was reminded of on the day that we took time out of our fast becoming gastronomic tour of Melaka to stop by a nearby shelter for some of the children displaced by the internal strive in Timor Leste.This side trip

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