The Wicked

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10th January 2012

The Apollo Victoria Theater

Another activities that you might consider to do in London is to watch a play. Jujurnya, aku tak pernah tengok teater. professional teater. memang berhajat pun satu hari nak pergi tengok teater kat istana budaya. tapi belum jumpa naskah yang menarik. Memandangkan teater atau kat London more to broadway ni is a part of their culture, so we decided to watch it. well at least it was Gervanne who are eager to go....and I have to thank her for that. The show was really good. 

The play is called Wicked. It's a musical theater. Aku pun tak tahu jalan cerita nya macam mana sebelum tengok tak pernah google atau baca apa-apa review pun. dalam kepala aku, kalau teater english mesti nak tengok phantom of opera. Tapi tiket mahal. Jadi jumpa la show yang ni. Nasib baik dapat harga murah sikit. around 15 pound (originally 23pound)

the stage. that dragon up there can move and speak.

in front of the entrance

sesuai dengan harga tiket tu, seat nye pun punya la jauh kat belakang. second last row. tu haa, jauh kat atas. 

huhu, secara keseluruhannya, saya bagi 5 bintang. haha. Sebab cerita dia fun, dialog kelakar, pelakon semua best2. Lagu dalam cerita ni sangat la best. semua pelakon pun boleh menyanyi dengan superb. Tak de langsung yang sumbang. The emotion can be felt in their singing. Best la. Part sedih rasa sedih part kelakar semua orang gelak.

jauh betul...boleh sewa teropong kecik harga 1 pound.... 

Dalam teater tu no camera are allowed during the show. so nak record atau ambik gambar memang tak boleh la. Orang yang kerja kat situ pun rajin meronda. yang pelik nya kat Youtube banyak pulak video orang rakam, siap ada 2hours full version lagi. adeh kelakar..so, thanks to them, now you can also watch this show.  

so, pe ke bendanya cerita Wicked ni???

pernah tengok wizard of Oz tak? aku tak pernah pun, tahu nama je. in case korang pernah tengok, dalam cerita wizard of Oz tu, ada character Glinda, the good witch of north dan the wicked witch of the east. teater Wicked ni berdasarkan dua karakter tu. 

untuk menjimatkan masa korang, tak payah google. ni haa, aku tengah rajin buat summary untuk teater Wicked ni. tapi ikut ape yang aku ingat la...

Elphaba (the wicked) dengan Glinda (the good witch) ni adalah dua orang yang sangat berbeza. Glinda popular, cantik and you can guess other package that comes with that. Elphaba pulak opposite, dia tak disukai sebab kulit dia hijau. YES. hijau macam shrek. tapi fizikal yang lain normal. depan orang dia kasar tapi dia baik hati. Elphaba ni ade seorang adik name dia Nessa (macam nama aku pulak) yang half paralyze dari kecik. Ayah dia tak suka Elphaba sebeb dia lahir out of wedlock. ( boleh bukak kamus ye cari maksud) so tugas dia kat situ sebenarnya utk jaga Nessa je. Tapi sebab dia ade talent utk jd witch, dia pun jadi student kat situ, Nak dijadikan cerita Glinda dengan Elphaba ni jumpa kat sekolah magik, pastu jadi roomate. mula-mula hubungan mereka tak baik tapi lama2 diorg jadi best friend. 

lagu: popular.

scene : Glinda tengah cuba nak make over Elphaba.

tipikal la, tiap2 cerita mesti ada hero. So hero dalam cerita ni nama dia Fiyero, a prince who claims to have never think. hidup dia untuk enjoy. Glinda yang suka dengan Fiyero tapi last2 Fiyero suka dengan Elphaba. Elphaba ni memang talented dalam magik, Glinda tak. tapi malangnya Elphaba ni kene trick sampai dia dianggap witch jahat. semua orang tak percaya dia kecuali Glinda dengan Fiyero.

lagu: I'm not that girl

scene : Elphaba serba salah sebab dia suka Fiyero 

Fiyero bertunang dengan Glinda lepas Elphaba lari hilangkan diri. Tapi last2 bila dia jumpa Elphaba balik, dia pun decide untuk selamatkan Elphaba. disebabkan tu dia kene hukum ikat kat kayu pastu kene seksa sampai dia bagi tahu mana Elphaba.  Elphaba pun culik sorang budak perempuan untuk tebusan supaya diorang lepaskan Fiyero. tapi xkene layan. So she cast a spell that fiyero would not feel any pain inflicted on him. Maka Fiyero tu pun kene sumpah jadi scarecrow.

lagu: defying graviti

scene ; masa elphaba first time larikan diri

Glinda sakit hati, dia secara tak sengaja dah menyebabkan Nessa mati. Elphaba dapat tahu pastu diorang gaduh, tapi last2 dua2 boleh terima hakikat. Diorang still kawan baik. Lepas Fiyero xde, Glinda ni jadi kesayangan masyarakat kat Oz, so Elphaba tak nak rosakkan reputasi dia. Akhirnya, Elphaba suruh Glinda buat2 macam dia selamat kan budak perempuan yang Elphaba culik pastu hapuskan dia supaya tak ada orang yang dapat tahu yang sebenarnya diorang kawan baik. Glinda buat dengan berat hati. in the end, Elphaba sebenarnya hidup tapi dia menyorok dari Glinda dan hidup dengan Fiyero yang dah ditukar menjadi Scarecrow. Glinda jadi pemerintah kat Oz.

lagu: for good

scene : before they say goodbye

~~the end~~

teringin pulak nak tengok teater kat Malaysia..

New Year 2012

assalamualaikum..

Tak pernah sambut New year apatah lagi pergi countdown. walaupun kat Malaysia. Dah sampai sini tiba-tiba rasa nak pergi tengok ape yang best sangat pergi countdown new year ni. There are few different places in London for you to witness the beginning of 2012. We chose London Eye, sebab dekat Big Ben. Jalan raya sekitar Westminster ditutup dari pukul 4 petang lagi.  Ramai orang. tapi bukan Londoners, foreigners, termasuk kiteorang. ya ramai tourist je, orang london tak berapa nak heran sangat kot. sebelah kiri tourist India, kanan orang Korea, kat depan orang Europe, belakang orang sepanyol,..hmm, seems like when you visit London, you'll meet the world. 

Berdiri nak dekat 6 jam, lepas tu 3 kali hujan turun naik. eh, ade ke hujan naik?? hah, abaikan. Kesimpulannya, best sebab ada tiga benda ni je..

1. London Eye yang superb, cantik~~

lihat warnanya berubah ! cantik, suka sangat. bila ubah warna je semua orang bersorak-sorai. 

rate: 5 Star!!

2. Bunga Api!!!

disebakan ambik video, ni je gambar bunga api yang sempat snap. tapi sumpah cantik sangat-sangat! video pulak kene cari tv atau player yang boleh main video HD haish...

overall : 4 1/2 bintang, ingatkan ade keluar tulisan 'happy new year' ke, 'welcome 2012' ke..huhu, kan da kene potong markah.. 

3. Sebab ade kawan yang pergi same2. 

siap berkelah makan roti nan, biskut digestive Tesco sambil bace buku Jodi Piccoult House Rules lagi. arghh, lame cari buku ni, nasib baik gervanne pinjam kat library sini.

mata da kuyu...

Yang tak best, balik tu mak aih, banyak gila sampah bertabur kat jalan. kalau takat plastik cekedis tu tak pe, ni botol arak, tin Carlsberg, botol kaca yang pecah pun ade. lupa pulak kat London, memang la banyak benda tu. Nak balik, tak payah cerita la, free ride for tube and bus. Ambik, bas dah macam tin tuna! rapat dan padat, rasa nak pengsan je dalam bas tadi.


Tapi this is the first time I've been to countdown, but maybe no more next time. tak suka la berhimpit dengan orang, pastu muzik kuat dan orang semua happy happy joget. hmm, rase tak selesa. mungkin bukan jiwa aku kot, lepak kat tempat2 mcm ni...but, others look enjoy, let them be. Biarkan aku enjoy bunga api dengan view London eye and Big Ben je..

2012, semoga aku lebih matang, lebih berusaha dan lebih bersyukur.

ps: ingatkan ade Westlife buat persembahan ke..huu..

Boxing day

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It's the days after christmas that excite me the most. Boxing day! Mula-mula ingatkan ape la boxing day tu, rupanya hari orang keluar shopping. Memang macam nak boxing pun. Jalan sikit kene tolak, kene langgar beg org, bakul orang, stroller baby. hadeh. Tapi serious nak pengsan tengok harga diskaun barang-barang kat sini. (simptom penyakit shopaholic datang balik). Memang gila la, sampai 70% untuk barang2 branded. Selfridges, Adidas, Swarovski, ZARA, GUESS, Hamleys, huh, crowded sampai kene que untuk masuk.


Rasanya orang kat London shopping setahun sekali je kot, sebab beg shopping masing2 penuh melimpah ruah dengan barang. Selain tu pelancong dari merata pelosok dunia pun ade datang shopping. Orang Malaysia tak yah cakap la, toleh je muka orang melayu, adoi dah rasa macam kat Malaysia pulak.


by the way...this is Oxford Street, heaven for shopaholic. Branded stores to economic supermarkets, souvenirs stall, just name it and you'll find it here.

Tengok price tag dalam harga pound rasa bahagia je hati nak membeli, tapi bila convert RM, mau muntah darah dibuatnya.. Tapi kalau orang yang memang minat designers brand, tak rugi beli sebab beza harga ratus jugak la dengan harga kat Malaysia. Apakan daya, tak mampu jugak nak beli. tunggu la ade gaji sendiri.


So masuk la kedai yang kurang sikit jual designers brand. contohnya Primark. Dengan 5GBP pun bley dapat at least sehelai top yang cantik. but there's a catch, look properly at the goods you've chosen. don't just buy for quantity, mind the quality. after all you re spending in GBP. and yeah, as usual, disebabkan melaut manusia yang datang shopping kat sini, traffic pun jammed.

waa..bahagia nya. My 'Shopaholic' dream to shop in street of London dah tercapai. I spent the most compared to Gervanne and Joanne but still within my budget. *sigh...I rarely shop with list. Just do it on impulse. people label it as freestyle shopping. ada pulak macam tu. Most of shops here provide this big cloth bag for shopper to stuffed in all the goods that catches their eyes. I never took any of those cause I know I'll end up filling them up unconsciously. pegang kat tangan je la. nanti da lenguh tu maksudnye da terlebey suda ambil barang. so this is another tips to avoid overspending in UK. 

Do NOT TAKE THEIR BIG CLOTH BAG!!! 

Whatever it is, I'm satisfied with my 'catch' today. No regrets!

Hamleys Toys Store

assalamualaikum..

Anyone who feels that growing up sucks, here's might be the reason that make you feel that your childhood is way better~~

MENAN!!!!!!

(bak kata adik dalam citer tom tom bak!)

scream factors for boys~~

Welcome to Hamleys, 

home for toys lover, kids and those who refuse to grow up..

headache for parents

M&m's World

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This is the second chapter of going places..London. you can read chapter 1 if you like. Do you have a sweet tooth? Can't stand a sight of chocolates without your hand itching to grab it and pop it into your mouth? If you are then this is a place to include in 'Must See' list if you are touring London.

Taraa!!!!!!!
M&m's World!!!!!!

jom berunut-runut masuk~~

pictures worth thousand words. sebenarnya malas nak menulis. layan la gambar2 kat bawah ni haa..

Florence Nightingale Museum

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hari ini, kami telah menjejaki Florence Nightingale (FN). yup, we had found the Florence Nightingale Museum. yay! It is situated in Lambeth Palace Road, if you ride a bus, stop at Waterloo station and within ten minutes walk, there you are, The Florence Nightingale's Museum!

yeah, gagahkah diri meredah angin sejuk, lagi dua minit nak sampai nih..

touch down!

assalamualaikum...

after the flight delayed for 20 minutes, and what it seems like never ending flying hours (13 hours on board and bored..!!)

finally, we're in UK!!

ok this is in LCCT, before checking in the luggages..

 our flight took of around 10am in morning from Malaysia. the flight was arrange in a three column with 9 seats for every row.  i was seated next to a blonde lass with her father, while Gervanne and Joanne sat near to each   other. throughout the journey, the young girl was actively talking to her father in her British accent, which sublimely enters my mind while i slept. [ yeah right :') ] Later, I started to sound like them. a bit.

killing the boredom with psychology facts..

upon arrival at Gatwick Airport around 4pm in UK (that is 8 hours later from Malaysia), we quickly check in the UK border, with my backpack killing my spine and palpitation, worrying that we will face the same things that happen to our previous senior. (they were detained for almost 12 hours due to visa). turns out that the officer was nice, and we had no problem passing through!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

then we collect our luggage and find our way to the tube that heads to Victoria station and directly to our final destination, King's Cross. however, the train were not available on weekend. ad so these three little creatures among those tall british people; with bags who weigh fit enough to make your spine suffer, had to take detour. the other option left is to go to London Bridge station from Gatswick Airport, find the tube that heads to King's Cross (it is in the northline!) and from King's Cross, take a bus to where we were staying right now.

'jet lag' face, it was already 1am in Malaysia around this time..I haven't slept much.

one thing that fascinate me about people in UK is their willingness to help others.at first we were being cautious not to let strangers took our bags, but it seem though they are not only offering the help to us, but also to local people in need. hmm, i guess, it's just their culture.


so to cut thing short, here we are, finally in our residential place, somewhere in Stoke Newington, UK. It's 2 am in UK now and my fingers are freezing. till then!