Bah! Humbug!!

A Christmas Carol was impressive. I must say, it gave an overall good feeling after the show. Ebenezer Scrooge (Darius Taraporvala, COO of Astro Awani) was impeccable! The ghosts of Christmas and Jacob Marley were also very similar to how they were described in story. The carols and singers were relatively good. Apart from the traditional Christmas carols, the sings were written by the scriptwriter John Mortimer, and music composed by the very talented Nick Choo. In addition to that, I have to mention that the musicians were a ver young crew...the 1st violinist is a uni student snd the 2nd violinist is a 16 year old!!


Unfortunately the crowd was a quiet one. Pentas 1 was only half filled, and the people were generally quiet. At the intermission, Bryan texted me something to the lines of "Scrooge says tonight's crowd is very unresponsive. How about some of that hearty laugh of yours. BUAHAHAHHAHA?"

Darius must have felt bad. A middle aged couple next to me left at intermission. No one laughed at the jokes. And the famous, "God bless us, everyone" was spoken by Tiny Tim, I was the first to clap!! The rest follwed suit half a second later...unfamiliartity with the play I guess.

Props were simple, stage presence was good. Lines were witty (though certain scenes were a little unnecessary). And Tiny Tim's little song just before intermission almost brought tears to my eyes (of course I did not risk smearing my eye-liner by shedding tears!!)

It was thoroughly enjoyable. Looking forward to the next play I'll be able to watch!! It has been a long time since I've caught a performance at MPO as well...The last being Gustav Holts' Planets I think...


Oh well.. Me happy! Satisfied that I managed to catch the play! A lil sad I did not get to watch "Oh My God"...Ramon, working at the KLPac, said that the play had even scenes for the Eurasians...LOL...*kampung joke* Unfortunately it was the last night for it yesterday. :(

oo,oo...Jane & Cheese got me a real cuuuuuuute doggie for Christmas!! Thank you!!!!

Being there

Mom always said, "When you make others happy, you'd be happy too!" Cheesy as it sounds, I couldn't have agreed more.

Nothing beats being there for a person. The joy to know your little effort just made someone's day brighter. Sometimes, it's in the little chit chats you have before bedtime, in driving your mother around and showing her KL, or in just listening to a friend.

Nothing beats that satisfaction.

Thank you for allowing me to play that small part in your lives. Really, the pleasure's all mine..

-pebbles-

ps: I love this video, and this song.."tragically romantic" as a significant person once said about Wuthering Heights



Alejandro Sanz y Shakira
Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No
(Thank You, But No)
the best translations by far...my Spanish not good enough to translate well..:S

Acércate que a lo mejor
Come closer, that maybe
No te das cuenta que mi amor
You don't realize my love
No es para siempre
Is not forever
Porque hay noches que se apagan cuando duermes
'Cuz some nights shut down while you sleep
Díselo a tu corazón
Tell your heart
No habrá mas fuente de dolor
There will be no sources of pain
No digas que no pienso en ti
Don't say I don't think about you
No hago otra cosa que pensar
I don't do anything but think
Acércate un poco más
Come a little closser
No tengas miedo a la verdad
Don't be afraid of the truth

Ay, y cuando llegue la mañana y salga el sol
Ay, and when the morning comes and the sun rises
Tu volverás a mi lado
You'll come back to my side
Y ya no yo
And then I won't
Y ahora vete, vete, vete, vete
And now go, go, go, go
Vete y pásatelo bien
Go away and have a good time
Por nosotros dos
For the both of us

No, corazón,
No, baby
Te lo agradezco, pero no
Thank you, but no
Te lo agradezco, mira niña, pero no
Look little girl, thank you, but no
Yo ya logré dejarte aparte
I've already left you aside
No hago otra cosa que olvidarte
I don't do anything but forgetting you

Te lo agradezco, pero no
Thank you, but no
Te lo agradezco, mira niña, pero no
Look, little girl, thank you, but no
(Te lo agradezco corazón, pero no, tú sabes bien que no)
(Thank you honey, but no, but you know it's no)

Acércate un poco más
Come a little closser
No ves que el tiempo se nos va
Don't you the time is escaping from us
Da rienda suelta a lo que sientes
Unchain what you feel
Si no lo haces, mala suerte
If you don't, too bad
Porque al final, si no lo ves
'cause in the end, if you don't see it
Puede que no me escuches
It's possible that you don't listen to me
Pero lo diré...
But I will say

Que ay, cuando salga el sol y llegue la mañana
That, 'ay', when the sun rises and the morning comes
Yo volveré a tu lado, a tu lado
I'll come back to your side, to your side
Con más ganas
With more desire
Y ahora vete, vete, vete, vete
And now go, go, go, go
Vete y pásatelo bien
Go away and have a good time
Por los dos
For the both of us

Te lo agradezco, pero no
Thank you, but no
Te lo agradezco, mira niño, pero no
Look, little boy, thank you, but no
Yo ya logré dejarte aparte
I've already left you aside
No hago otra cosa que olvidarte
I don't do anything, but forgetting you

Te lo agradezco, pero no
Thank you, but no
Te lo agradezco, mira niño, pero no
Look, little boy, thank you, but no
Yo ya logré dejarte aparte
I've already left you aside
No hago otra cosa que olvidarte
I don't do anything but forgetting you

Tengo consciencia
I'm aware
Del daño que te hice
Of how I've hurt you
Pero al mismo tiempo no me siento responsable
But at the same time, I don't feel responsible
De lo que pudiste pensar que fue coraje,
For what you could think was courage
No fue nada más que miedo
Was just fear

Te lo agradezco, pero no
Thank you, but no
Te lo agradezco, mira niño, pero no
Look, little boy, thank you, but no
Yo ya logré dejarte aparte
I've already left you aside
No hago otra cosa que olvidarte
I don't do anything, but forgetting you

Te lo agradezco, pero no
Thank you, but no
Te lo agradezco, mira niño, pero no
Look, little boy, thank you, but no
Yo ya logré dejarte aparte
I've already left you aside
No hago otra cosa que olvidarte...
I don't do anything but forgetting you...


Si, te lo agradezco, pero no. No quiero sentir dolor mas! No quiero lastimado mas! No queiro a los ambos en mi vida!
I am happy now. Mucha felicidad!