05S72!
Monday, March 21, 2005
72-ed at 12:17 AM

Hi everyone!

Despite my disablities in the chinese language, I went for Huang Cheng on Saturday night... and enjoyed it!

I must reiterate that I did, in actualy fact, understand the language used throughout the play quite fully.
The plays were quite interesting, with the first with a theme (I think) based mainly around regret. How 3 different people in totally different settings experience a sense of regret of their actions of how they had treated their loved ones and in the end, reconciling with each other before the play ended with an armageddon(?!)...
Ok the second play I thought was quite crappy at first but later, (after some DEEP thinking) thought it was quite reflective. I think its basically a portrayal of an EXAGGERATED modern day singaporean family whose central gel is actually money. How each family member strive to get a share of the family's savings and stuff. Yup. More comical than anything else I think.
The last one was probably the most easy to understand and yet meaningful and still entertaining. It's central theme was probably about how old-fashioned ways are more superior than modern things. Something like that. About how this old style salon where the enrivonment is so friendly beats this modern salon where everything's so mechanical.

Must say I was quite shocked to see Ying Hong on stage with quite a big role. She played like the old boss of the salon in the third play. Funny! Very good! haha... and all the while I thought she was doing backstage work haha.
And also Zhi Yu who appeared for a short while in the second play. Nice job! haha.

Despite my... err... aversion towards chinese, I must say that I really enjoyed the play. Was quite reluctant to go at first but now that I went I don't feel any regret of having wasted my time there. Can really see the effort they put in by the quality of the play.

Good job Huang Cheng!

P.S Its a little late but remember to do your GP essay! =D Check the hippiestgp yahoo group if you don't know yet.

-kev