With my sister, brother, mom-in-law and my son, we left our home around 3:00pm last November 27 coming from Quezon City and discerning the intensity of traffic jams along the way. We headed first to Mall of Asia’s “By-the Bay” – G Square Palutuan for our early dinner. When we got there, we ordered some dishes and went outside while our food was being cooked. Mama and Aizen strolled along the bay wall when my son just scrammed towards slide and kept on saying “weeeeee!”. I thought mama might give up on Aizen’s impishness but I think she enjoyed his antics more than him.
After 15minutes, our order arrived and it was time to gobble everything. We had the Tempura, Sinigang na Sugpo and the Sweet and Sour Lapu-Lapu. The Sinigang was superb! Balance taste of sour, salty and the spiciness of chili made it a perfect start of the dinner. The light and crispy coating of the prawn was so sumptuous that the whole half kilo of it was eradicated within minutes by only four people. In effect, the Maya-Maya was barely touched but still, crispy outside and tenderly moist inside, it was very well cooked.
About 6:15 that night, we left MOA and went straight to Newport City. The traffic was an agony. The travel took us more than an hour which is a usual 20 minutes drive. Now, we got a new problem. When we arrived at the Resorts World, there’s no available parking slot. But hey, we are still excited about the show and by the time we got inside the casino front, Aizen was excited on the numerous coins thrown at the bottom of the lobby fountain. We met my husband at the “Mall” and took a lot of pictures….us family, the architecture, and again, the fountain.
Not used of the “Filipino Time”, at 7:30pm, we decided to go to the theater earlier than stated at the ticket. Yet again, another problem occurred. Children under 3 years are not allowed to watch the show for safety reasons, as they’ve said, and so, my son wasn’t permitted in. I called Alfred immediately (wasn’t going to watch the show with my brother), and begged the organizers to give an exemption. To our dismay, we still can’t have Aizen watch the show with us instead; he went with his dad and Tito to watch the HP7 part 1.
By 8:00 pm, we were ushered inside the theater and into our seats. Once we were comfy at our own spaces, I roamed my eyes around the theater and to my displeasure; there were children, even younger than my son, got inside. Their inconsistent on their own safety regulation irritated me. Another flaw happened. The show started quite late, in fact, it was an hour and a half late. Since they’ve said that it will be a great show, we sat patiently while my sis grabbed a smoke at the theater lobby. Not long enough, I went out too for a quick wee-wee break but once I reached the vestibule, my breathing went heavy. I had a slight asthma attack because of the density of cigarette smoke within the theater lobby. I would really love it if they could find a specific place within the quarter with ventilation and would not suffocate the other non-smoking viewers.
Finally, it was 9:30 and they’ve called the people to settle down and the show will start soon. The opening was grand! The costumes were magnificent and the back draft was an enormous LCD screen that gave us the realistic ambiance of a kingdom. The mix talents of international and local artist were astonishing. After the Miss Saigon, this was the first time I have seen an extravagant production and well thought scenes. Joel Trinidad stole the limelight from the protagonists. He was really a great character actor and seemed witty on adlibs. Though the singing voices of Gian Magdangal and Martha Joy were powerful and extremely beautiful, I can’t seem to pin-point what went wrong because there were moments of dullness to their scenes. The hanging ballet dancers were magical at my opinion and the Chinese acrobats were breathtaking, just wish they were maximized not just performing together with the dancers or the singers. The tigers and the lion, as their selves, were magnificent but it would have helped if their appearance were more than just paraded at the stage. I was really looking forward at the performance of the Philippine All-Stars, bar my expectation of their usual wow routines were plummeted. Honestly, they were quite dull.
But that night came alive when The Power Duo, Human Time Machine and the ultimate Cycle of Life came out. The whole crowd clapped, shout and some stood up to show their awe to these performers that evening. Kaos is one ambitious production and at first done of the same caliber here in the Philippines. In all, it was a grand show that could bring excitement and joy to the audience though some scenes were so-so, but in fairness, it was one of the best shows I’ve seen.
Alas, it was time to go home. We’ve met up with the guys at the Coffee Beans and headed to our vehicle. It was so frustrating ‘coz we were all sleepy and yet, we had a thirty-minutes traffic inside the parking building when we were just about to leave the premises. I guess the management didn’t expect the crowd rush and hadn’t planned the whole parking system well. Quite disappointing really…
Tired, sleepy aside from some disappointments, I slept quite good thinking of what I’ve experienced the whole night.
1 comment:
When can I watch the same show? I missed it :(
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