As I am writing this entry, there is a plate of orange skins next to my laptop. Sinless indulgences. =) Well, I should really pay close attention to what I eat these few days, after that box of CARAMEL popcorn I gorged on yesterday while watching ‘Romeo and Juliet--- Shakespeare by the bay’. It wasn’t a bad performance…the outdoor concept was a refreshing experience from the usual air-conditioned concert halls. The downside was the price of the ticket; S$18.50. Food and mat not inclusive. Plus, you had to get there early to grab the good seats, which were (a) preferably near the stage (incidentally, rather tiny.) and (b) NOT on an ant hill.

I found the actors incredibly talented, ‘cos they could act, sing and play musical instruments. They were expressive and could maintain sufficient connectivity with the audience despite the distracting outdoor atmosphere….the only disconcerting thing, I felt, was the lack of chemistry between the two leads. Visually, they were incompatible, with Romeo being over 6 ft tall, and Juliet….she’s no Yao Ming. Maybe it was the music blaring from the stadium opposite the field we were at, or the fact that my butt was hurting from prolonged sitting…but I found their dialogues pretty stilted. Yeah, so there were the supposedly romantic moments…kissing, love struck gazes, promised of eternal love and adoration….to me, there wasn’t the ‘smooshhhhh’ factor; throughout the play, I just couldn’t forget, even for a moment, that the leads were ACTING. It wasn’t convincing enough for me to be transported back into Shakepearean times, in the misdst of the Capulet-Montague feud, the very catalyst that spelt doom for the star-crossed lovers. I couldn’t feel Juliet’s pain, her anguish of being denied the one she loved…or Romeo’s frustrations of not being able to see his beloved after his imminent exile. Even at the end, when they die side by side…I wasn’t moved. I could still laugh when Yasmin made some weird whimpering noise, so that portion was pretty disappointing. The other actors were really good though, especially the woman playing the nurse. I would like to experience acting like that someday..on stage playing someone out of character. Like a psychopath, perhaps? ;) Ah well. Someday.

Went shopping with Angela yesterday! I wanted to get that nice Cocoa Butter lip balm from The Body Shop, but it was out of stock. The pots of fruity flavoured balm were nice, but inconvenient. Next, we went into Series. I LOVE the bohemian-inspired flowy skirts. Angie and I tried on a few of them….but I balked at the obscenity of the price. I mean, 53 bucks for a skirt? I got my pretty wrap skirt at Ebase for TEN BUCKS, and the quality is just as good. Nevertheless, I will save up until I can afford one item of clothing there. I even tried on this really really really REALLY short micro-mini just for fun. It’s the shortest skirt in history, I tell you, but frankly, it looked quite…..HOT. Hahaha…admittingly it was quite nice with the top I was wearing, but my Dad will obviously FLIP when he sees it. Oh well. Esprit was such an escapade….we had…an accident in the fitting room, involving a disgusting denium top and a very tricky zipper. Shall not go into details to avoid further embarrassment, but I’m sure the sales assistant at the fitting room was amused by the sounds coming from a particular cubicle. =) To cut the rest of the long story short, I basically tried on everything nice I saw, wanted to buy everything, but couldn’t afford anything. Sigh. What’s new huh.