breath of life

Breath of Life..
That's the title of an AWESOME piece of dance choreography by NUS Dance Ensemble..more on that later!

PS Cafe & Harding Road
i told you i'll be baaaccck!

Yup, this time i tried other main courses and dessert, but still enjoyed the food very much! One thing not so good though--it seems they have tried to squeeze more people in the same room, so the tables are much closer and the place much noisier..so the whole dinner Nic and i had to shout at one another in order to be heard. i think they shouldn't compromise ambience for more patrons lehz. Duh.

But later adrian joined us and we adjourned for the tables outside, where the night air was crisp and cool with the refreshing after-rain scent and crickets singing incessantly in the darkness. That was nice..what i call a great chill out session;>

Mushroom soup for starters..

Seafood filo. Yummy--a mix of crispy spring roll with succulent battered seafood filling and salad with a japanese twist to it (i think it's cos of the sauce) Pink Salmon--Baked & fresh..kind of an oxymoron rite? but yup the fish was simply well cooked!Banana & Mango crumble with vanilla ice cream. haha the name sounds delish & kinda says it all doesn't it?;) Key lime pie..very apt combination of a sweet soft biscuit crust at the bottom and twangy sour lime cake! i like.

The Next Wave 2006 @ University Cultural Centre

I think The Next Wave is one of my favourite concerts of the year, every year! I've been going ever since i entered NUS-- 1st year i was in the audience (that was when i decided i wanted to join dance ensemble!); 2nd year i was manning the ticket & program booth (i was a junior in dance ensemble); 3rd & 4th year i danced (Dancing in The Next Wave is always an amazing experience becos of the large scale of the production and the countless talented choreographers & dancers you work with); fifth year (back in the audience again)

Anyz to those who haven't watched The Next Wave you don't know what you're missing. Like Dan Kwok's item 'Breath of Life'. I was totally blown away by it. There are always these gems of dance items in a show where the choreography is so epically powerful it BLOWS you away and throws your heart & mind into turmoil..just cos it's so achingly beautiful.

Dan's item was one of those. The last time i cried in a dance was when i was part of it. Yep, sometimes you get so immersed in the meaning of a dance that your soul just gets caught up and you cry while dancing. Don't laugh, it's happened to me so i'm not kidding. Dan's item was so powerful, the movements so synchronized, the effect of the costumes so simple yet intense, and the dancers performed with such devotion that it just reached out to you. i think this is the first time i've teared while watching a dance performance!

To the dancers of The Next Wave, congratulations on an excellent show. Our dear classmate taufik was in Dan's item and others as well. Girls, you should have paid $16 just to come see him take off his shirt. Haha.

I think one of the highlights of the show was the dancers' bodies. Naturally the girls all have pretty hot bods--they're generally very toned from all the dancing. But the guys.. hoot..even Ramesh was impressed. it doesn't matter even if half the guys are probably not straight--WTH, they can dance & their abs are rock hard..And like they always say, it gets better when they start sweating and their body starts glistening. haha.

Yippee..the girl with many huge bouquets of flowers & adoring fans after every concert since RGS days. hey girl, dunno how you can juggle work & dance so damn well. Lao shi will be proud that you're still dancing! And please lah, the fact that you can wear a white midriff-baring tube with white hot shorts speaks alot for your body (don't you dare say you're fat, ever). i would NEVER be able to pull of that costume. Felicia. I loved your dances! Choux Pastry Hearts was so sugar-sweet & pretty. Any guy would have been smitten..But the technical standards were pretty high too! Great work. And you & amy were so hot in X.II lah!Amy! Hey babe, Hot stuff in X.II. Haha i think Zaki never fails to shock/amaze and make the audience sit up. He did it again this year! And i personally liked Huang Zheng's item, loved how it's so unique and how there's so much meaning to the dance, AND how she manages to use live music so darn well! i think she's one of the few choreographers who can do so.

ORIANA & TAUFIK: hey didn't get to see you guys but i just wanna say you were beyond awesome. it's dancers like you who really inspire!

And Lijing--Thanks girl for accompanying me to the concert. Glad you enjoyed it! Enjoyed the nice dessert of double chocolate cake & girly talk late into the night with ya too! Perfect way to end a day. ;>