Simplicity

I met up with a dear ex-colleague of mine last Saturday. She invited me to watch a play “The campaign to confer the public service star on JBJ”. It’s been such a looooooooong time since I went out on Saturday nights, and it was WONDERFUL.

taken from the sistic website

Somehow, I always feel comfortable talking to her. It seems like I can share with her my inner thoughts and it took place over our dinner time. Updated her on everything that’s going on now in THE company. Really hoped that I did not bore her…hee.

The play was good! It had many witty lines that kept me sitting to the edge of my seat. One of those being “Imperfect past makes present tense”. The whole play only had 2 actors, but boy…great power sometimes come in small packages. In comparision, Pam Oei really outshined Rodney Oliveiro. She was able to immerse into each character in a matter of seconds. I simply love how she acted as the Malay receptionist. Puuuuurrrfect accent!

There were many hidden puns and messages in the show. You need to be more involved in current affair/politics to truly grasp certain parts of the show. Unfortunately, I am a big non-fan of politics. Haha. I had to even ask her who is ‘JBJ’. *shrugs*

Personally, I feel that the main message of the show is how a NAME affects everything. If your name is the same as the unmentionable, then your fate is likely to be stifled under certain ’special’ circumstances. Hence, think twice before you name your daughter, sons, pets etc etc etc. The play also made me realise that behind the beautiful fireworks and promises of a better future, there are many unseen sacrifices…unsung heroes…But being the simple-minded me (aka Singaporean), I am just happy to see the magnificient fireworks. Sad, but true.

To end…

Dear friend, thanks for the invite. Hope  that you enjoyed the mooncake. You have really slimmed down. But your heart is still ever soooo big. *Hugz* =)