Rent.

"Rent" soundtrack p.s. I think the movie will be good.

After waiting for so long, we finally got to watch "Rent" The musical at Kallang Theatre last night.

A few days ago, we were thinking we were lucky that we booked tickets for 25th instead of on opening night as the set delivery was delayed by weather.

Twenty minutes before the show, we were panicking at some ulu part near Kallang MRT when we found the bus stop we thought we could take a bus to the theatre removed.

Fifteen minutes before the show, we were thinking we were lucky when we got a cab after waving like mad women at cabs which refused to turn their way towards us.

Then we were disappointed. When the show started, I felt that things felt not quite right. I didn't really understand all of what they were singing. I couldn't hear everything properly and thought it was because of the accents or something. Then the lady beside me laughed at some points and then I thought that I was going to sit there for two hours plus not understanding the whole thing.

When it came to intermission, Au and I talked and I realised it wasn't only my problem. She also couldn't understand everything. It got a little better after I got used to it but I got very tired trying to listen so hard.

So I couldn't appreciate it fully because of the sound system. Sigh. Isn't it sad to have to go through the material on the web just to know what I had been hearing at the theatre?

Nevertheless, it was quite a good experience but I think it could have been much better if it was held at Esplanade. The set was simple yet interesting, (like the mask. what was its significance?) I especially liked "Over the Moon" (blinded by that light and got a shock 'cos the light seemed to be coming straight at me and it looked like the headlight of a motorcycle with that rumbling sound!). Not too impressed with Karen Mok's singing though. Did they have to have Karen Mok casted just to pull the crowds? Shrugs.

Well, despite the disappointment, it was nice catching up with Au. We're never going to catch another musical at Kallang Theatre again!