My Date With Spring

I Have A Date With Spring

I have always love watching I Have A Date With Spring. The last I watch was the drama starring our TVB veteran darlings today - Sheren Tang and Kiki Sheung. The drama was made by TVB counterpart, ATV where Sheren and Kiki were formally under that station that time. When I watched that drama, I instantly fell in love with it that I just couldn't miss any single episode! The icing of the cake was, the male lead was acted by Kong Wa! I just love to see him act as he has that charisma on screen. And believe me, the chemistry between Kong Wa and Sheren Tang was so good on screen that eventually off-screen she became the third party in Kong Wa's own marriage! However, that was the in the past...

To those who don't know what's the story about, just need to click here. The songs in the drama were superb also. All four of them sang really well especially Sheren and Kiki (I didn't know they can sing so good!) that I regretted I didn't buy the soundtrack the time it was out. Now, it is so difficult to get it! Is like finding a needle in the haystack! So anybody knows how to get it, please tell me!! :P

Apparently before the drama was out, there was a Hong Kong movie on it too starring Alice Lau and David Wu. When I was watching the movie snippets on youtube yesterday, I somehow find that the movie was very familiar. I think I might have watched it before when I was very young which is why it was difficult for me to recall, unlike the drama. I can still remember it clearly! When I was way younger, David Wu was one of my favourite actors so IT IS possible that I've seen the movie. ;)

So, when I got to know there will be a musical adaptation of I Have A Date With Spring at KLPac (told by Cik LiLi, thanks to her!), I just simply want to watch it! Initially we wanted to watch it together but because our time schedule clashed, we couldn't go together and I have to keep finding for people to watch it with me and it wasn't an easy task . In the end, one of my close friends from college said she will watch it with me. Yeay! Straightaway I went and bought the tickets as during that time it was the last day of the 20% discount promotion period.

My "Golden" Tickets

And so, yesterday I went and watched it. To sum it all up, it was AWESOME! I totally love it and enjoy it. Listening to the songs really gave me flashbacks from the drama. Our Malaysian actors and actresses are really talented as they belted out the songs so amazingly, especially Tan Soo Suan who held the lead role of Buttefly Yiu and I didn't know Steve Yap could play the saxophone so well! Oh ya, the guy (I don't know the name) who acted as Fung Ping's son sang really good too. The whole musical was done in Cantonese except for most of the songs were sang in Mandarin. They do have surtitles (is like subtitles) displayed at the top of the stage for those who don't understand. I tried to look at the surtitles and also look down at them acting but I find it so difficult. Luckily I understand what they were saying so I chose not to look at the surtitles after that. So, I guess those who don't know Cantonese, it could create a slight problem.

This is my first time watching a musical live. I've always wanted to watch such performances like musicals, theaters, plays and etc. but not many people my age are into it. So, it can be difficult to find people to go with unless I choose to go alone. During the show yesterday, I was able to glimpse (they switched the light off during this period) how they kept on moving the settings here and there which made me feel so intrigued to know how they came up with the whole concept setting and what happened behind the stage. It somehow brought back my passion to want to go back to the production line. As most of you know, I'm a Mass Communication graduate, majoring in Film & TV. What made me chose the course in the first place was I like to learn about what's going on behind the scene. To put that creativity and effort to produce something so amazing and entertaining is something I always know I really like to do. However, due to some circumstances, I chose my other passion which is writing. That is why I never regret studying what I studied and also never regret getting into publishing line. If only these two passions can be joined together. Someday, perhaps. :)

Something surprising happened during the show. I never thought I will watch it happened in Malaysia. Elsewhere yes, but not in Malaysia. Get this... the actors and actresses during the romantic moment, they ACTUALLY kissed lips to lips, on stage. Amazing, ya? Well, it wasn't the passionate kiss kind but the sweet, gentle kiss on the lips. And I saw this happened 3 times! Bravo! Seriously brought out the real feelings of the characters.

As I mentioned, I love the songs in I Have A Date With Spring. My ultimate favourite was the song with the same title which in the drama, it is very rare to hear it being played often unlike the rest. The reason being, this song is written specially by the male lead for the female lead as a declaration of love and so she doesn't sing it publicly. In the musical, when Soo Suan sang this song, I was blown away. It was simply surreal. And now, I can't get it out of my head. I think it will be going on for few days. I so want the song! Anybody who got it, please send to me!!! Hahahaha...

Next in line: Empress Wu The Musical

After watching my first musical, I can't wait to watch more! In the booklet that the organisers gave to us, there will be a musical on the story of Empress Wu in October 2010. Woohoo! I would like to watch it! Will see how I can make it next year. And I think Tan Soo Suan has just became my idol. LOL! Great show, great night! Awesome-ness!!! :D