What I was up to THIS week?
Heyya!
This week has been pretty crazy for me… in a good way :).
Tuesday
Went to lunch A Mid Valley with hubby, which is a pretty rare occasion. I got to drink my all-time favourite Extreme Mocha and ate my latest addiction: Homi currypuffs. I am a regular currypuff nut, but this Homi puff takes the cake. Its twice the size of Ikea’s infamous currypuff, and its of the "karipap pusing" kind, so its exxxtra crunchy.. Yummm!!! The filling is hot and spicy, and each puff is solidly stuffed. For small eaters, 2 of these puffs and milo or coffee or tea will be enough for lunch! The only downside to it is the price… RM2.50 per puff is pretty ridiculous in my books.. But once I’ve had it.. the ridiculous price kinda makes sense.. 
Wednesday
I left the office rather early because of this exciting event I had that night. I went to me moms, fed my baby, changed my clothes and put on abit more make-up and asked my sis to drop me off at the LRT. I got on the train at about 6pm, and planned to meet my hubby in the train when it reached Kerinchi. Where were we headed?? KLCC!!!
We left the station at about 7pm and went to grab a bite to eat. That’s because the place we were headed to offered ridiculously expensive food and we couldn’t wait another 2 hours to eat! Where were we headed to, you may ask?…
7.40pm, we arrived at the KL Convention Centre. We were among the hundreds of people waiting to see… Disney’s Beauty & The Beast Broadway Musical! Yes, I was one of the few people who managed to get the CIMB clicks user discounted tickets. This would be my very first time entering Plenary Hall, so I didn’t know what to expect. Would it as grand as Istana Budaya? I was kinda nervous coz my hubby bought us these lovely RM250 tickets (before discount) and I was afraid that it wouldn’t be as fantastic as I hoped.
When we arrived at Plenary hall, we were quite surprised to see almost 90% of the eager audience were wearing black & white attire. It was weird coz we were wearing black and white too.. macam janji la pulak :P. Around 8pm we were ushered into the hall. The usherers were preddy unprofessional, they did little to manage the crowd and there were only one person manning each entrance door, so there were quite abit of pushing involved and there were no queue whatsoever.
The hall was HUGE. However, the design was somewhat less conducive than Istana Budaya. The hall felt too wide, the stretch of seats were too long, and the height difference between one level and the one in front is too small — and i had the misfortune of sitting behind a rather tall girl that blocked almost 20% of my view of the stage. Worst of all, the stage was a wee bit too small for my taste. The only thing i liked was the bigger seats and abit more leg space compared to Istana Budaya’s seats.
We waited for almost 20 minutes before the show started. When the lights dimmed, I was kinda distracted by the light coming from the computer screen they used to project the visual effects on stage. They should’ve put some kind of barrier between the computer and the audience coz the distraction kinda takes your focus away from the stage for us who are seated near the back of the hall. That said, our seats were really good coz we could actually see the actors in detail — such as the flow of Belle’s skirts, Gaston’s fake 6-pack abs, the twittering of LeFou’s knees when he was frightened, etc.
All in all, the show was FANTASTIC. The characters were delightful and believable, the set and effects were awesome, the costumes were amazing and the acting and dancing were simply phenomenal.
They acted out all of the scenes from the movie, sang all the songs i remembered and added a few more for good measure! I was sooo tempted to sing along to "Be Our Guest" (yeah, i kinda memorize it haha) that Lumiere the candlestick sang but I was afraid the people behind me would whack my head with their shoe.. haha. What’s great is the small size of the stage didn’t hinder the dance movements whatsoever! There were plenty of twirling and swirling and can-cans to go around.
There were quite a few surprises too! I was amazed how horrifying the Beast was when he was angry, so much so that the little girl in front of my hubby wanted to leave in fear. His voice was THAT scary. But as the show went on and Belle tamed the Beast, he became much more likeable and at times hilarious! (He had some knee-shaking moments too, hehe).
But my favourite character is still Lumiere. He was my fave in the animated movie, and he’s still the best character in this musical too. Witty, sarcastic and ultimately hilarious, he made the hall laugh out loud with his naughty antics and witty remarks. The Beast was excellent too, and his voice is this heavenly rich baritone that reminds you of those famous tenor singers. Belle’s voice was just as beautiful and almost the same as the voice you hear singing the animation’s soundtrack music.
All in all, I had a marvellous time. I enjoyed every second of the show, despite the distractions and the tall girl in front of me, huhu. Even my hubby who’s not really into musicals thought it was preddy good. After the show, I was so tempted to purchase at least ONE Beauty & The Beast memorabilia sold, but between me n hubby, we only had about RM30 left and we wanted to have some cash on us in case we missed the LRT home.. huhu. I could’ve kicked myself for not bringing some extra cash… grrr!
The last time i went to the theatre, to see Puteri Gunung Ledang, I hung around to wait for the actors to come out and meet the fans. Unfortunately it was already past 11pm, and we needed to catch the LRT so we couldn’t wait for Belle or Beast to come out. I had to settle for a photo taken with a Beauty & The Beast poster instead… Oh well, I’m learning to make lemonade out of lemons… huhu.
To those of you who love musicals, don’t miss this show! In my humble opinion, the show was better than PGL, despite the hall’s shortcomings. It is Broadway, after all. If you’re catching the night show, i recommend you drive there coz the LRT is abit slow closer to midnight. For me, it was worth every one of my hubby’s penny (hehe) and every blister i got from walking too much that night. I went home exhausted, and ultimately happy.
Thursday
I took half day’s leave from work. Me and my sister went into the jungle of KL to get a few things… but I shall not mention them just yet. Wait for my upcoming entry yea! 
