Shrek the Musical @ MBS

Thanks to my brother-in-law, I got to watch this last night!

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Would love to share photos / videos taken by me but alas, no photography is allowed!

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Nonetheless, here's what I love about my experience!

The Friendly Staff

My sister went to collect the booster seats with Leroy while I headed to the theater with Steffi and Stacci.
Along the way, 3 staff offered to guide us to the theatre and they also asked if I need booster seats!
Quite impressed that the staff were so attentive, thoughtful and they took the initiative to assist us!

Upon reaching the theatre, there were staff to guide us to our seats as well!

(I'm so used to finding my own seat until I felt so spoonfed by the amount of assistance I received along the way.. Haha!)

Beautiful Theatre, Comfortable Seats

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Thanks to the lovely environment, we literally sat back and enjoyed the show!

The Musical

Spoiler Alert..? Haha, I try not to reveal too much!

It''s pretty amazing to see the characters coming alive and dancing / singing right before our very eyes.
I may be in my thirties but I guess there's always a little kid within every adult. Especially me, heh!

 <- I probably looked like this during the musical, haha!

Just before the show started, Leroy actually asked me to swap seats with him because he felt that I had a better view!

Eh.. I was just sitting right beside him though.. Haha, faint!

The kids were really captivated and surprisingly, they were so quiet throughout the show..  Except to ask me for water at times! I actually checked on them a few times, thinking they might have dozed off!

(Whoa! Are they really the same kids who keep asking me random questions nonstop whenever we watch movies??)

When we were having a short break, Stacci asked me when's Shrek and Fiona going to get married. Haha! And during Fiona's (unsuccessful) wedding with Lord Farquaad, Steffi pointed to the setting (fake) sun and whispered to me, "Ah Mai, you see! The sun is going down! She's going to turn into ogre!"

Backdrops and Props.. Magic??

It did feel like magic! One moment they were in the swamp.. The next moment they could be in the forest.. Or even in the church or castle! Amazed at how fast those were changed and yet still looked so beautiful and magical! Love how they combined projected moving graphics with real life props to create a more realistic yet fantasy-ish feel!

Super love the castle where Fiona stayed! (Suddenly feeling like a small girl again, reliving my old princessy fantasies!)

The Finale

Not gonna be a spoiler here but do stay in your seats for the finale song!

You won't regret it!!!

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It was a fun night for us adults and the kids indeed!

But I must say, it was also pretty torturous for me..

So many cute characters, so many beautiful backdrops and props..

BUT YET I COULDN'T TAKE PHOTOS / VIDEOS!!

 

WHYyy...

In loving memory of my darling Cookie

Sometimes I really have to believe that life is pre-destined. 

And I should always have faith. 

No matter how lousy things may seemed to me at that point in time, they turn out to be for the better. 

For example, last Saturday I woke up early and left the house early.. 

But yet ridiculously, it took more than half hour for me to wait for the bus and reach AMK interchange. 

(It only takes me around 15 mins to walk over.) 

Was quite annoyed because I would be late for class and eventually I decided to skip it.

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THANK GOD I skipped it. 

Because of that, I was able to see Cookie smiling contentedly and peacefully..

While she's alive for the last time.

I felt truly fortunate.. Thought she was already gone.

But I put my hands on her chest, she was still breathing slightly.

Her body was soft, eyes were glassy and her paws were weak.

I know her time was going to be up.

I whispered in her ears, "I love you forever, baby girl.. Don't be scared, my heart will always be with you."

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Bibi girl,

Thank you for waiting for me to come back from Japan.

You specially came to my room to sleep with me.

And that was our last snuggling session together in bed.

You started feeling sick the next day.

That same night, you were looking uncomfortable.
But when I carried you in my arms, you suddenly turned to me and smile.

Much later, I realized that these were the special memory moments that you specially gave me.

Because you knew you were leaving and you wanted me to know you'll be fine.

And to assure me that you know I love you, and that you love me too.

I don't know why, but your smile tells me all that. 

Because of your smile, I could accept your leaving better.

I know you are not scared and in fact, you seemed to look forward to it.

In fact, I sensed that you were happy and contented.

Thank you for everything, bibi girl.

Grateful to you for staying healthy most of your life until the first scare you gave us when you were 15.

They asked us to put you to sleep. They said you won't ever recover.

But time and again, you created miracles despite all odds.

Not only did you live, you lived happily for 3 more years.

Even towards the end, you gave me a chance to say goodbye and tried to make sure I'll be fine.

You will always be my most beloved girl.

I will always remember that the bravest, cutest and most amazing JRT loves me with all her heart.

Fun at Pororo Park Singapore!

My sis and bro-in-law needed my help to watch over the kids so I got the chance to tag along with them yesterday.. 

..to PORORO PARK SINGAPORE! 

Woohoo!

(I'm still a kid at heart. Kekeke!)

Basically the highlights are all in this video.. So just watch lah!

Definitely a fun place to bring your kids along!

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Warning for Parents (or Aunts / Uncles / Ah Gong / Ah Ma... Etc)

1. Your kid(s) will run all over the place.. So you will run all over the place too!

Hahaha!

2. You will get mini heart attacks because you will 'lost' them at times.

Fortunately they always reappear out of nowhere!

3. You will lose your voice.

Especially when it's time to go home.. Because they simply "cannot" hear you!

They love the place too much!

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But seriously though, parents should really make their kids rest for a while after eating.

Not advisable to let them resume playing immediately after their meal! 

Ideally, don't let the kids eat too much.

Reason being..

When we were there, I heard there a kid vomited.

Stacci and Leroy also vomited a bit because they spun too much at one of the stations.

But.. After they finished vomiting, THEY STILL WANTED TO PLAY.

Oh my gosh.. T.T

Ended up watching them spin and spin for at least another half an hour until even I felt dizzy too. @.@

But they looked so happy until I didn't have the heart to make them go home.

The journey home in the cab was so unusually peaceful and quiet.

All of them fell asleep once they boarded the cab. Hahaha!

Fighting!

When I fall down..

Get up!

When I keep falling down.. 

Go ahead and cry if I am sad and tired.

After that, wipe my tears and keep going!

Because

熹妃传.. The Game

Met up with Elaine and Lynn the other day and they introduced me to this game.. 熹妃传!

Wanted to blog about this game but was too busy (same old excuse as always.. opps!).

Finally gonna blog NOW and by now, my rank has reached 贵人 and my level is 50 already!

Love how the imperial edict appears whenever I am promoted!

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Lynn sent us a screenshot.. Her character is 皇贵妃 already!

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Introducing my "husband" in the game.. Haha!

Lynn told me that this game is based on a novel so I went to download it.

Boy, super long! Still reading it.. Probably like 1/3 through only??

Feels a bit like a combination of 武媚娘 and 甄嬛传 though!

The story line in the game is slightly different though.

Some of the names are different too. For example, the emperor's name.

Also, this scene (referring to the screenshot above) is taken from the novel.

In the novel, 凌若 met 康熙 and the latter liked her because she resembles someone special to him.

To cut the story short, some jealous woman gave her away to 康熙's son (胤禛) because she knew that she is threat to her position. Tsk tsk.

But in this game, 康熙 and 胤禛 are merged into 慕凌辰..

Oh well.

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Anyway!

Here's another game bf of mine. Haha!

Created another male character because Lynn said being married (in the game) has some benefits.

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Level and closeness are not high enough so in the meantime..
We can only be friends. Haha!

..And greet / visit each other at times..

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That awkward moment when my 2 characters met each other in a battle.. Haha!

..Or met when we go fishing!

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Speaking of which, other than those mini games mentioned previously, there are also..

Dressing Up

They will give you a scenario and asked you to dress up the character accordingly.

Planting Crops

Whatever you grow here can be cooked in another game.

Cooking

Opps, not enough ingredients to cook!

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That's all for now!

I'm still in the midst of exploring so I can't share much either.

Just download it and explore if you are curious!

It's free anyway.. Heehee!

So far I think this game is pretty user friendly and interesting!

Considering that it is FREE, I say it's really great!

Even if you don't spend real money to make in-game purchase, you can still play.

AWESOME.

But of course if you buy the credits, you can get better followers (随从) which will increase your combat abilities lah!

Infinite Challenge EP 477 (Funny!)

Can't stop laughing when I saw..

But at the same time, I also feel happy for them.

After disbanding for 16 years, they finally perform again!

They are only a few years older than me but yet I never knew about them.. 

Especially when they were so popular in the music industry!

Many nice songs! And ooh they look so cool in their costumes!

Like them almost instantly from the previous episode 476. 

Felt happy for them when they start to get better responses from the crowds in episode 477.. 

And LOL-ed when the overly excited fan dashed to hug one of them.. Hahaha! 

Looking forward to the next episode!

♥

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And I just confirmed that I am in love..

..with Sung Hoon! ♥♥

(Already attracted to him since I saw episode 476!)

Heart melted by his sweet vocals and his cute smile~~

How I wish I can meet a guy like him in MY real life!

Maple Story.. In MOBILE!

WHOA. Check this out!!

UNICORN! ♥♥♥

Oh my cute little dragon!! ♥♥♥ (I had the same one in the pc version)

Opps, just realized there's 2 versions: 1 day and 30 days.

The one above is for 1 day only. 

This is for 30 days.

This dragon matches my badass character better though! Haha!

Wow, we can buy mounts too!

This badass dragon mount matches well with my badass character!

This is not bad too!

This is nice too!

Ooooh.. So nostalgic!

My nick is yibaifen.. Add me, anyone?

(Not very active there though! Heehee!)