1225 Days Already

不知不觉 Marpig has been overseas for 1225 daes... had a pub lunch with a colleague and the topic was bout where Marpig & her will want to retire/call it quits. Shez thinking of retiring in Msia (she is a Msian, married to an ang moh) or Singapore (she has a sister working in Singapore) In fact, this is the colleague who had breast cancer (Marpig mentioned bout her & prayed for her when she was suffering from cancer a yr+ ago :))

The conversation went & she said smth which is sooooo spot on to wat Marpig am feeling. She said when she left for the UK back in 1994, her memories and image of Msia stopped then. Even though itz already 2008, whenever she goes back, she always think of the time when she left in 1994

Ah~~ just like Marpig... As Marpig is such a 执着 and 念旧的人, no matter how much time flies or how much she progresses, a major part of her still lives in the past... indeed... time has stopped for her... she still thinks of Marina Square where it was just a park where Marpigz dad and mom would take her for a stroll after dinner... she still remembers tt several storeys Coffee Express building in the middle of Clarke Quay where her frens and her frequent during sec sch... Ellenborough Market cafe in Clarke Quay where Marpig held JC gathering, the restaurant in Traders' Hotel where Marpig had her sec 4 grad dinner as well as sec sch gatherings... everyth seem to have stopped in their tracks, in their past states...

Marpig is a contradicting person; she welcomes changes yet she hates it. Shez so 禅 bout life yet she is still so 执着... shez getting old yet she still behaves and think like a child who isnt tainted by the reality... she is so conscious bout everyth yet she aims to be unique and not join the herd...

This is the 4th winter Marpig am spending in the UK... how many more winters will is it going to be? But one th Marpig am sure is... she plans to spend certain months of the year on backpacking trips!! Herez a list:

1) Manchu Picchu & the Inca Trail
2) Bhutan
3) SEA (Ding, we have to realise this!!)
4) China (will be multiple trips over a span of yrs)
5) Disneyland in the States... ttz the only 1 which Marpig hasnt set her trotters on!!
6) Lapland & where Santa is (got to catch him on his stomach and have a cuppa with him!!)
7) Diving in Redang & Perhentian (might do a diving trip home just to dive these 2 sites in a single trip... wat say u Ding?! Should be all right bcos the level of N20 will go whilst travelling from 1 place to another... could lump it together with SEA trip!!)

Against Marpigz Fear of Heights: Day 1

Argh~~!! Xtended hours with the eyes on the comp!! Really, Marpigz 近视 and 闪光 are getting from bad to worse. Yet, she is still not wearing the glasses!! Should she? Wonder how Marpig looks like with her glasses? :P Don tell u!!

Anyw, itz bloody winter again and 2008 sees no summer in the UK. Pui. Temp is so f**king freezing cold tt Marpigz fingers and toes are biting!! *flashback* Marpig was given a hand-knitted scarf... long time ago... oh well... full of memories tt...

Anyw, Sexy Lady, Beenie & Mr Calendar, the brown scarf tt all of u (together with others?) bought for Marpig way back in 2005 b4 Marpig set off to gloomy country had served itz time well with Marpig & had since been put to RIP :) Ding!! Letz go shopping for winter clothes for SK ok?! Though Marpig just bought 2 wintery hats!! Should Marpig bring 2 back?! Hmmm

Right, moving onto the highest mountain in England & Wales which Marpig climbed together with a colleague cum 2 of her frens back in August!! As usual, the bits n bolts of the place:

Snowdonia aka Eryri in Welsh (meaning eagle) is a region of North Wales and is also a National Park about 2170 sq km. The name Snowdonia was derived from the highest mountain in Wales (highest British mountain south of Scottish Highlands too), Snowdon, at a height of 1085 m (ttz not too high!! But itz definitely much more steep to get up there!!) The summit of Snowdon is called Yr Wyddfa (Welsh, dont ask how to pronounce bcos Marpig noe naught) meaning "snow hill" The entire area is renowned for itz spectacular mountainous scenery. Oooo~~

1st, Marpig and fren drives from Bristol all the way to North Wales to meet up with the other 2 climbers in a 麻雀虽小, 五脏俱全的 log cabin!! Took the entire 1/2 dae!! OMGMilk truck along the way to North Wales...Approaching Snowdonia area... (not tt spectacular YET)Front of log cabin!!Living room with tee bee...
Bunk bed... our best fren (notice Marpigz trusty sleeping bag!!)
Kitchen with stove & (empty) fridge!!

Therez nth much to do the 1st dae, since 1/2 of it was gone for travelling to North Wales. Hence, after putting the barangs, fren drove out (the log cabins were in a no manz area) for dinner at Betws-y-Coed (Welsh again) :D__Train station in little townTherez nth special bout dinner but!! Notice the welsh cakes and tea in the middle!! More on tt later!! Welsh cakes... gosh!! With splashes of butter and they are HEAVENLY!!
After dinner, it was just walk-ard the town & since the next dae was gonna be D-day, all of us thought it would be gd to have a warm-up at the local forest park 1st and nope, itz not like MacRitchie... itz much bigger & better!!
Oh... b4 Marpg continues onto conquering Snowdon to reach Yr Wyddfa, being accident prone Marpig, she slipped on the wet tracks (rocks, mud & tree roots), fell on her piggy bum with a loud *bump*& then after walking further, sprained her left ankle (again for the upteen times) at the foot of the waterfall (photo above)... tsk tsk tsk... y is it tt after so many yrs, Marpig is stil so accident prone?!

Change of Habits for the Latchkey Marpig

Smtimes, Marpig think this is more than just a blog as it is so revealing. Much like Tom Riddlez diary... eeeew... scary

Anyh, as it is, Marpigz ability to be so independent is due partly to sm of her yrs as a latchkey child. Looking back... it isnt all a bad th

Winter is here once again & night completes itself as early as 430pm

These few months see Marpigz consumption of alcohol much more than she had taken these yrs in the UK add together. Bad th? Well, Marpig don pop into the pub after work just to drink, no no but it all started when Marpig likes Chianti after backpacking to Tuscany in May

Then, itz bcos of the factory visit to Sweden where Marpig drunk cos of socialising. Found tt on top of Chianti, Sambuca is great too. Hence, had a couple of red and Sambuca on 2dae conference in Bath (The time when Marpig got to noe tt he betrayed all of us for 7 yrs...)

Disappointed and heart broken tt sm1 whom Marpig had placed on one of her rare pedestals ever since she could think and reason, she only took less than 3 daes to become nonchalant bout him. In fact, Marpig felt relieved... guess itz bcos after Marpigz mom passed on, her guilt overspilled unto him. But noeing he did smth like tt AND for so many yrs AND right after Marpigz mom passed on... no matter how much the big hearted Marpig want to 4give him, she just cannot

Anyw, as it was, Marpig travelled to Prague and found tt Praguez beers are really fantastic and just diff from the beers in the UK (Marpig don like beers cos they make Marpigz stomach sick) There are sm other beers which Marpig liked such as Angkor beer *winked*, Singha and those tt tasted like water :D

Now, when Marpig goes-a-grocery, she would buy a bottle of red and olives and instead of having her cuppa white tea like she used to, she had switched to a glass of red and olives

Hmm... has Marpig changed again? Indeed she had. Marpigz adaptability is just like water in a container; her thrist for seeing/xperiencing ths is like an insatiable sponge. Guess ttz sm of the impt traits required of sm1 who likes & want to wander from places to places!! :D

Supposed to go makan spree with Sexy Lady when Marpig goes back, hey hey!! Must have a couple of drinks ok (beers yes, but see if Marpigz stomach can take it or not)!! Best is with seafd & sausages!! :D

Many Thoughts in One

Itz had been a very tiring week... Marpig had a 3-dae course on a BREEAM course. Itz a course which lets Marpig become an accredited and licensed assessor for healthcare buildings... Sexy Lady would noe this (do u?!) Itz the equivalent of the American version of LEED

BREEAM stands for British Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method. As the name suggests, itz an assessment tool to assess how environmentally frenly a type of building is. Therez schools, offices, healthcare (new one). Hotels and funny buildings are under bespoke

Anyh, letz move on to the summary on Marpigz week

1st, Marpig has been working hard and spent 67% of her 24 hours a dae looking at the computer screen (or tee bee screen) so much so such tt she realised her astigmatism is getting worse when she goes home @ night and saw how diffused the lights are... omg. But, her eyes still shines and remain as thoughtful and beautiful!! :D

2nd, Marpig saw a shooting star on a night when she went out for dinner and drink with colleague and colleaguez fren during her 3 dae course. Marpig saw it all!! A proper shooting star encounter!! Saw a bright star fell with itz trailing tail ax the dark sky... yeah, she did made a wish despite noeing itz just a blob of dust in space... ya noe, all of us need to be believers of ths!!

3rd, not sure if the news in Singapore reported this; (assuming they had) the medical breakthrough of a case where a Spanish lady was successfully given a trachea (part of the windpipe joining the lungs) transplant; from her own trachea tt was successfully grown from her own stem cells (this eliminate organ rejection totally) This medical breakthrough is attributed to the research done by scientists in the University of Bristol

!! Did it ring a bell?!?!? No?!?!?! Boogies on u!! *flicks flicks flicks* Marpig had previously thought of this type of medical ideas (although not spot on lah) in 1 of her bloggie entries!! The bloggie entry is "Interesting Tot" on the 12/11/2005 :D Hmm... Marpig would make a brilliant (mad) scientist!!

U see... medical breakthrough like this are necc... really... maybe in a few yrs' time, this method can help so many cancer patients... including Marpigz mom... if only she still lives... oh well... she lives on in Marpigz heart

Then again... the method may even enable us to live eternally... if living eternally is possible... do we still need lollies?... If 1 dae, humans no longer require lollies... would there be no more crimes and sins? Would everyth be ideal then?

4th, Marpig has became so 禅... the fact tt she thinks bout ths at the End of it all is scary... let Marpig xplains

When Marpig tells pple tt she wanna backpack as much as she can, to see the world, xperience diff cultures, etc b4 she dies, alot of pple will be thinking, why Marpig am so pessimistic. Why is it tt Marpig always thought bout death and tt she rushes to do alot of ths b4 she dies

At face value and for pple who still havent have their own ideas bout the meaning of life, it does seems tt Marpig is pessimistic. However, thinking deeper into the root of ths, eventually we will all pass on. Everyth will come to an ultimate End (Marpig am not talking bout end of the world) End as in Cease. At rest. No knowledge and awareness of all around. Death is smth like tt

No1 can confirm where we will be when we die. Hence, to live life like today is the last is wat Marpig am doing. Of cos, not going all out and living life on the edge!! So, how and wat is living life to the fullest?

Marpig said it b4 in her other bloggie entries bout memories being the only ths tt we will bring/own even as we draw our last breath, not lollies, not gold, not even our loved ones

We noe material ths has no use at all when we are at our death bed. Loved ones? If one has loved ones with them till their last moment, bless them!! However, if there arent, itz not all too bad. Because, as Marpig believes, memories are the most precious and impt of all. Our memories, be them sad or happy, is the only th we have and own till the very End, when everyth else ceases

Lollies we earned is nth. Other material ths we accumulate are nth. Do not feel sad if frens and loved ones whom we had and made were lost in our lifetime. Because, it is the memories of all our xperience in working and playing hard to gain knowledge, lollies, etc as well as the happy and sad moments spent with all our frens and loved ones tt stay with us 4ever; anywhere & in all spaces of time

Because Marpig believes tt nth else matters when the time comes for her to say farewell to the colourful world, and tt only her memories stays with her till the very End; the time when she can no longer move but only to draw her final breaths, she can still play ard with her memories (doesnt need to much energy!!)

Hence, with tt in mind, Marpig learns to be proactive (though she still procrastinates!!) and to accumulate memories by working and playing hard, by travelling as much as she can afford and have time for it :)

Yeah yeah, Marpig am boring!! Anyh, ttz how 禅 Marpig am becoming...

5th, Marpig met sm1 over the 3-dae course and a conversation started on the notion of legalising the growing of crops for drugs, e.g. marijuana

A "brief" summary, Marpig totally understands wat tt person is talking bout; legalising growing of the crop will mean those bad pple wont have a chance to have any black markets, etc. Pple will have steady supply of the drug. Much like tobacco, the drug will be affordable, meaning pple wont need to commit crimes to buy their dope. Gahmen regulates and etc just like the tobacco market. Every th seems perfect... until the CEO of the company growing the crop feels he can make more lollies if the gahmen is not so nosy as to tell him wat to do... even when he gives the gahmen alot of lollies under the cover of "tax"

Then the conversation moves on to being green to the environment. Marpig also understands wat tt person is talking bout because Marpig am also like tt; a little effort still makes a diff. Marpig totally support this idea. However, don noe watz come over Marpig, she actually told tt person, it is impossible for every1 to be green; as long as humans need/want lollies and as long as humans want progress, to be affluent, etc. The reason is obvious (give it a thought) However, tt person doesnt seem to understand wat Marpig am trying to tell her. Marpig am telling her bout the root of all problems... the whole picture... watever arguments bout the difficulties in being green, it can all link back to humansz desire for lollies and advancement

Blimey... this is a long bloggie entry with serious (and rather hard to understand?) ths!! Marpig shall end here for now and hopefully get the bloggie entry for Snowdonia up soon!!

When Cheeky Meets Blunty

Marpig has been feeling sooooooo lazy and relaxed...

Marpig said she wanted to talk bout tt married colleague in previous blog? Well, shall start ranting on bout it now!!

Backgrd info:
Male colleague. From China. Been in the UK for 10+ years and is now a PR. Wife and house in Stoke-on-Trent, he working in Bristol, teenage daughter (born here) studying Architecture in Cambridge. He is a CEng and a PhD. Is only working on CFD and not a design engineer of any sorts

Rem Marpig mentioned bout him coming to office one night to accompany Marpig home when she worked late into the night until 10pm and everyth was pitch black? TTz him.

Situation is, at 1st, Marpig tot oh gd, a chinese and Marpig could learn smth from him. Plus, he noes 中国象棋. He is nice and often offer to give Marpig a lift to where and such. Marpig even went to visit his wife en-route to Manchester to look for Marpigz fren/colleague (who went backpacking with Marpig in dec)

Found the wife to be gentle and soft spoken and really frenly. But as Marpigz acute senses and intuition tells her, they werent talking. Been to Peak District with the couple and itz so awkwrd bcos they don talk to each other but to Marpig and they don walk together. kao.

Anyw, as it is, Marpigz acute senses and intuition gave Marpig a warning; tt he (might) be interested in Marpig. Marpig am not misunderstood plus he likes to have body contact with Marpig though not fleshy kind lah. This is smth which Marpig hates most!! Hez really asking for it to trot on Marpigz curly tail

So, Marpig, as usual, reacted as she would always reacts; totally avoid him. Totally!! So much so tt Marpig don listen to his calls, msg, didnt want to even speak or see him in office. All these, to him, happen out of the blue

And he knew tt. But soon, Marpig realised, to play the game, one needs to play it with skill and avoiding is not one of the th to do. So, Marpig started talking to him again

Of cos, the damage has been done (and Marpig am glad!!) He was blunt to ask Marpig, "Are u scared of me" and etc down tt line and being the blunt Marpig, she said yes and even told him she is afraid she is giving him the wrong idea. But of cos, Marpig got to say it the other way so as not to offense/embarrass him

Anyh, to keep an acquaintance relationship with him, Marpig had dinner with him 1 night and he told Marpig don be afraid of him, etc (as if Marpig cares) and he also reveal bout his situation with his wife and told Marpig why he and his wife got probs (Marpig am a gd listener as always)

The gd th (or is it a bad th?) bout Marpig is, she can (almost) read pplez mind (trait of cancerians) When sm1 said smth or behave in a certain way/manner, Marpig would already have guessed wat they really meant/want, hence, most of time, Marpig will react way in advance. Oh well, Dingko Nut would noe wat Marpig am trying to say

The story goes tt Marpig am listening to his xplanation bout the th he doesnt like bout his wife and when he finished, Marpig summed it up for him in a blunt sentence, "你嫌弃你老婆对吧" (itz not even a question, the way Marpig just slammed it ax to him)

He (clearly) was taken aback then xclaimed, "hahahaha, 哇！你太坦白， 太直接了！镇是一针见血！你怎么那么了解我！ 太可怕了！hahahahaha"

Sigh... wat can Marpig say. Although Marpig am still learning alot bout life, but she just cant help being able to 看破(most)红尘 and simply be totally 禅 bout alot of ths...

Of cos, Marpig could almost be a nun, but she is still afterall, human and shez also very 执着 bout certain ths (though less now...?)

Right, ttz bout it for juicy news

Factory Visit to Gothenburg, Sweden!!

What do all of us know bout Sweden? TT itz sweet? hahahahaha

Marpigz style of travelling journal (if any of u havent noticed already) is always a bit bout the country, Marpigz own observations bout the place then ranting on bout places she managed to touch (& go!!)

Maybe just a leetle bit; Sweden, together with Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Finland, forms wat pple call the Scandinavia. All of them being cold cold places with whales and midnight sun!! Somedae, Marpig will go in search of Santa Claus for a cuppa :)

In addition, the obvious impression tt Marpig had was tt Sweden is a sea of blonds... bout 99% of the pple whom Marpig saw were blonds!! OMG. Then, didnt have much time to interact with Swedish pple but generally, they arent frenly but tt could be an understatement due to lack of interaction anyw. But, they are helpful if you ask :)

But heu!! Marpig didnt go Sweden on leisure (well... itz debatable :P) hence, Marpig didnt find out bout Sweden (cos she only noes she was going to a factory in Gothenberg and ttz bout it) + she didnt have any time to do any walk-ard on herself, lest to say buying anyth xecept a HUGE Toblerone and HUGE mentos (x 6 small ones inside) @ Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam

Why Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam? Well, flights from Bristol does not fly direct to Gothenberg but via Amsterdam. Marpig & whole lot of consultanting engrs and a couple of contractors as well as the hosts (whoz gonna pay for EVERYTHING!! Yeah!!) took KLM

Overall, KLM is gd. Cant see any reason why they are not up to stds, but... Marpigz am wary bout their aeroplanes for short flights; they are not using Boeing nor Airbus (not tt Airbus is Marpigz fav, no) but they are using the Fokkers (pronounce it quickly and we get smth quite diff... :P) Guess wat, Fokker was the Dutch aircraft mfger which went bust in 1996... but still... they did once had their glorious daes in aviation history

Anyw, Marpig cant really say anyth bout Sweden xcept itz a very nice scenic place full of trees and nature... picturesque is the word. Guess itz a nice place to retreat to or hike :)

1st night Marpig went to a private resturant/microbrewery where the owner/chef opened (as and when he likes. Think cos he is too rich and don really need to open the place for a living but bcos of his interest, sweet!!) Hence, Marpig started her socialising skills amongst all men

Tried beer and it was ok... cant really tell how gd it is but Marpig bcame light-headed and itz freshly brewed *drinking Budweiser whilst typing now* Also had a kind of moist bread with onions and nuts. Gosh, it was 102% delicious!! Had it with sea salt and butter... gosh... heaven!!

Then, it was a checking in a hotel in a BIG mansion building built like ages ago smwhere remote. Erm, remote may be not the best way to describe the place though. Therez lotsa pple staying in tt place but the place is in a remote location. However, ttz bcos Sweden has vast landspace and not densely populated. Property prices are low and pple can stay in mansion-like houses with land for other purposes (crops, microbrewery for eg and wat-have-we)

This was the room which Marpig stayed in on the 1st night:
And the mansion grounds outside with the fountain... the place is really big and grand!! Therez also an 18-hole golf course!!
Dinner was a few courses (cant rem how many) spread topped with more wines and gd food. Oh yes, 1 th to mention was Marpig had red wine (as usual) as well as the table cloth; Yup, Marpigz 1st glass of Pinot Noir was spilled. Cant rem how but the long table was joined by 2 smaller ones and the glass was just at the uneven surface, hence. Oh well

When dinner was over, all of us (xcept Marpig) had after-dinner drinks and all of us played games of pool :D Yup, Marpig am socialising amongst the guys b4 retiring for walk-ard in the factory the next dae. Oh, herez smth familar on the tee bee, in Swedish
Anyw, the next morning, all of us woke up early and checked out of the mansion-like hotel to go to the factory to see the mfgering process for AHUs with our luggs bcos for the rest of the daes all pple were to go to the city centre of Gothenberg for makan and R&R

The factory visit was fruitful since Marpig saw the AHUs, their sizes, fans, how they make it, etc. This will help Marpig to visualise and size the mechanical plantrooms in future. However, the visit wasnt smth Marpig am totally ignorant of bcos of Marpigz previous work xperience. The mfgering processes werent new and impressive but still, working conditions, stds, etc are all very gd and well controlled. Brightly lit and clean and spacious

After tt afternoon of factory visit, itz R&R for the rest of the trip!! Didnt manage to take pictures at the factory, lest itz not appropriate (due to commercial reasons) therefore, albeit itz a bloggie entry on factory visit, rest assured tt the photos here are more of a-hem, adult content :P

So, this is Marpigz 2nd nightz accomoYup, much like the modern hotel accomo and nth too fanciful. B4 Marpig join the guys in a pub bside the hotel for pre-dinner drinks (dinner will be at Cabaret Loresnberg!! Cabaret show!!) Every1 has a chance to wash up and rest. Guess wat? Marpig took a very long bath (and playing NDS in the bathtub too!!) Took Marpig 1.5 hrs!! hahahahaha

Anyh, the dinner with the Cabaret show!! (But itz not R-rated lah~)
The place looks sleazy but it wasnt. Much like a high class nightclub with dinner and entertainment. The diners are mostly in big groups (of cos there are sm couples, etc) The performers were all dressed up and they sung (very nice!!) and danced on the stage as well as on the bar tops as shown above!! :D

FYI, not all photos here were taken by Marpig, since she hasnt had her new cam and her new mobile was cranky. The photos Marpig took were using her trusty SonyE W800i which she used for 3 yrs!!The female performers sing quite well and there was one who looks so much like Kylie!!
Not her!!Is she there?
There she is!! Not sure if her looks are really like Kylie but her voice is really good and her onstage performance just reminded one of Kylie
Dinner was a few courses (cant remind how many again) with more red wines and even Marpigz new fav drink, Sambuca!! Itz really gd!! So nice tt Marpig drunk it again during 2-dae conference in Bath after this factory visit!!

Aside from gd food, songs and dances, therez also a magic show by one of the performers too. And blimey, he reminded Marpig of Johnny Depp!! Oh boy!!
TTz him!!

Then, as with all shows, therez often a comic relief character whom Marpig also likes!!Funny chubby guy!!See how shocked the guys were!! (Yup, these were the guys who went for the factory visit with Marpig. Therez 3 more not captured in the photo) and yes, Marpig was the ONLY female in the group of 11 guys :P

And ttz it for the factory visit folks!! Next up will be Marpigz trip up the highest mountain in England & Wales in North Wales, Snowdon!!

Marpig Starts Again!!

Itz been such a long time ever since Marpig wrote in her blog. Why? Well here goes (may be in chronological sequence):

1) Credit munch
2) Company had redundancy xercise (but Marpigz is still trotting on)
3) Marpigz dad betrayed Marpigz mom, Marpigz sis and Marpig for 6-7 yrs!! Fuck.
4) Marpig working on projects and one of them is a plot in the Athletes' Village project
5) Going to meetings, meeting ridiculous deadlines, etc
6) Backpacking frenzy in October to Amsterdam and Prague

Work will only get more heavy and therez so much tt Marpig need to get up to speed with... SPECIALLY the IMechE reports!! OMG

After all the essential updates, letz revert back to the usual Marpigz blogging style

Not many pple will noe wat ths each one of us like. Of cos, no1 has the ability to read minds. Anyw, as it is, Marpig likes morning glory (among other flowers, despite morning glory being a wild flower/weed) One fine dae, saw many morning glories by the walls of houses and a thought came to Marpigz mind

Smtimes (or most of the times) depending on the language of countries, itz easy to infer the culture & mentality of the countryz people

For instance in this case, the western world named morning glory, morning glory. Itz such a nice and optimistic name for a weed. Practical, bcos itz named tt as the flower only "opens" during the morning or when the weather is good/bright (if itz gonna rain, it will close) Hmmm. does sounds like the Brits

Whereas the chinese called morning glory 喇叭花, naming the weed xactly by itz looks. Just like the chinese, who normally are so into judging pple/ths by their looks

Anyw, tt was just one of the many other little bits of Marpigz scattered thoughts to "pen" on the blog

Next, Marpig went to catch the musical, Cabaret!! It was brilliant!! Must see!! Have always wanted and waited for a chance to catch it with PS (one and only one with her was Mary Poppins) The story was set in Berlin, in the year 1941 (was it?) but definitely pre WW1 and during WW1. The story uses the Kit Kat Club which held cabaret shows every night as the center stage to depict the good and bad times; pre and during war

When times are gd, the Kit Kat Club is doing xceptionally well but when the Nazis and WW1 set in, the Kit Kat Club closed down and the members of the shows (prostitutes, homos, etc) were gassed. In fact, the last scene was the best; it showed these pple all naked (really!! but back facing the audience lah) in a gas chamber, huddling one another and being gassed

Of cos, the musical also depicts other themes like relationships coming and broken bcos of war and different lifestyles, perception, etc. Gd plot, gd songs and dance, therez humour too as well as a bit of history. Worth watching!! Definitely better than Les Miserables (in Marpigz opinion)

Ladies sitting bside Marpig then commented tt they watched it in London and itz less xplicit in London... :P how lucky Marpig was!!

Next up is just a melancholy/philosophical feeling tt creeps into Marpig (as usual) when Marpig saw an old grandma with a toddler, with the setting of the sun behind them. The whole picture is like telling pple tt with the passing of time, there will be new lives followed by aging and the process never ends, just like wat Marpig always said bout everyth in life (even life itself) being a circle :)

Finally, b4 Marpig ends this rojak bloggie entry, 2 ths:

1) Lindsay Lohan has the same birthday as Marpig?!
2) Just a funny title of a book Marpig saw on the shelves: "why men dont have a clue and women always need new shoes"