I KNOW IT'S TODAY

This song is from Shrek the Musical (yes there is a musical). The musical is as funny as the movie so go check out in you tube cause it's there. It's super hilarious and the songs are funny. Like this song.....it is when Princess Fiona is trapped in her tower as a young princess. The lyrics are hilarious.

[Young Fiona: Spoken]
Settle in girls. It's story time! Isn't this fun? It's like a sleep over,
but instead of a pillow fight, there is an insane dragon who incenterates things.
Now where were we? Oh right,

[Sung:]
There’s a princess
In a tower
Oh my gosh, that’s just like me
Poor Rapunzel needs a haircut
But the witch won’t set her free
She passes time by singing
Like someone else I know
As years go by she sits and waits…
As years go by? Uh, oh
A torturous existence
I don’t remember this part!
She wishes she were dead?
Skip ahead skip ahead!
But in the end Rapunzel finds a millionaire
The prince is good at climbing and braiding golden hair!

So I know, he’ll appear
Cause there are rules and there are strictures
I believe the storybooks I read by candlelight
My white knight, and his steed
Will look just like these pictures!
It won’t be long now, I guarantee!
Day number…23.
I know its today
I know its today

[Teenage Fiona: Spoken]
Oh here's a good one! It's a classic!

[Sung:]
There’s a princess
In a coma
Glad its her instead of me.
Pretty maiden
In a glass box
How I wonder does she pee?
Blah blah blah, poison apple
Boring boring evil queen
Filler filler, been there, read that!
Seven shorties on the scene.
Skip ahead, skip ahead…
But in the end the princess wakes up with a start
The prince is good at kissing
And melting Snow White’s heart!

So I know, he’ll appear
And his armor will be blinding!
As shining as his perfect teeth
And manly clothes
He’ll propose, on one knee
And our prenupt will be binding!
About time we set the wedding date!
Day number…958.
I know its today.
[ Find more Lyrics on www.mp3lyrics.org/aI5U ]
He’ll show up today....


[Fiona:]
...ay...
There’s a princess
Any princess
Take your pick, they’re all like me
Not exactly, I’m still waiting
they’re living happily
Ever after better get here
I want love in seconds flat
No one needs these middle bits
Whoops, did I do that?

Cut the villains, cut the vamping
Cut this fairytale
Cut the peril and the pitfalls
Cut the puppet and the whale
Cut the monsters, cut the curses
Keep the intro, cut the verses
And the waiting, the waiting, the waiting, the waiting
The waiting!

But I know, he’ll appear
Though I seem a bit bipolar
And I’m a vandal now as well, though he won’t mind
I’m a find, I’m a catch
And a very gifted bowler!
It won’t be long now, I guarantee!
Day number…

Are you there God?
It’s me Fiona…

[All Fionas:]
It’s me Fiona!

Now I know, he’ll appear
Cause there are rules and there are strictures
I believe the storybooks I read by candlelight
My white knight, my knight and his steed
Will look just like these pictures!
It won’t be long now, I guarantee!

[Young Fiona:]
Day number 23

[Teenage Fiona:]
Day number 958

[Fiona:]
Day number 4,823

[Young Fiona:]
I know its today, oooo

[Teenage Fiona:]
I know its today, oooo

[Fiona:]
I know its today, oooo

[Young Fiona:]
I know its today, oooo

[Teenage Fiona:]
I know its today, oooo

[Fiona:]
I Know it's today

[All Fionas:]
I know it's today!

FOR YOU A MILLION TIMES OVER

What a way to end a book.......if u're thinking wat book I'm referring to, it's the book by Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner. The heart warming book about friendship, comradeship and forgiveness. It's really a good read and I couldn't put the book down until I finish all 25 chapters of it. Haha yes Aaron Chan has finally finished a book within a week. I've watched the movie before but I think the book is so much better (as in the case of many other books that have become movies).

The story revolves around Amir (the narrator). His whole life from a young boy in Afghanistan to an adult in the US. How he life had many significant people including his own father and of course the most important character of the story Hassan, his servant cum best friend cum ....haha spoiler so cannot tell so much. The backdrop of this story ranges from the good old years of Afghanistan to the terrible times of the Taliban.

The most important lesson that I've learnt of this story is about forgiveness. How bad things can happen to certain people and they still forgive those around him who didn't stood up for him. The other lesson I take to heart is to enjoy every moment and to love deeply the people around us.

Khaled Hosseini is a great writer and his next book is actually another best seller. Hope to get it (hint hint) haha......

CJ7

Gong xi gong xi to all and to all good health and lifes.

Watched a movie with dear. It's called CJ7. The movie is produced and directed by the most funniest and no brainer funny man, Stephen Chow. For those who don't know him, he's the guy in Kung Fu Hustle and if you have seen his old shows the God of Cookery.

Anyway this show is a heart warmer but the best person in the show is none other than the small little boy in the movie. But wait, haha the little boy is not a little boy in real life. Meet Xu Jiao, a 7 yr old GIRL. According to sources, she auditioned and Stephen Chow was impressed by her antics, that she potrayed the boy more convincing than other boy actors. Well I think he is right, Xu Jiao was a great actress......I really thought she was a boy, if no one told me about her.

The other star in the show is CJ7 itself. It's actually an alien dog. It's so cute okay....... It looks like a cross between a dog, a cat and a vegetable. haha. I hope there is a soft toy version of CJ7 coming out from it.

My rating, 3 stars out of 5. A good movie to laugh at with a loved one...........

Isn't she...I mean he adorable...

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Hmm recently, I was caught by the musical bug again (maybe because I’m going to S’pore to watch Phantom of the Opera). And I was thinking of telling you one of my favourite musicals of all time. THE SOUND OF MUSIC. The Sound of Music was directed by Robert Wise and starred Julie Andrews (my favourite musical actress next to Lea Salonga) and Christopher Plummer.

Robert Wise, director

This musical was actually my first musical I’ve ever watched. My grandmother (God bless her) was the one who introduced me to this wonderful musical. The story line and the music are the many reasons why I’ve watched this musical more than 100 times (I’ve counted) and I still watch it today. I’ve lost count also the many times I would just listen to the dialogue while I’m doing my work even without watching the picture, I can visualize what is happening.

Why do I like this musical? Well I guess it was the first musical I’ve ever watched, and it is the musical that made me liked performing arts. As a young child, I would put on the music and make my own steps/choreograph the dance sequence (although I can’t dance). I would also sing along and that’s where the hobby of singing anywhere and anytime came about. The songs are easy to follow and catchy.

Although I have watched this musical so many times, it stills give me the goosebumps when Julie Andrews burst into the first song and it still brings tears in my eyes when the captain sings The Sound of Music with his kids and when the reverend mother sings Climb every Mountain.

The Sound of Music has also been tested against time. My niece (about 9) is in Britney Spears era. I have always thought this generation may not appreciate movies like this. But I was wrong. I put on the show for them to watch (told them it was Uncle Aaron’s favourite) and my goodness they were glued. And they liked it. I guess The Sound of Music is here to stay.

The movie version of the Sound of Music is not the same as the stage version. Both have the same songs but the interpretation of the script is a little different. I prefer the movie version cause it makes Maria and Captain a little more realistic than the stage play.

Below are some trivia about the movie that I found interesting out of wikipedia:

1) Many people believe "Edelweiss" to be a traditional Austrian song, or even the national anthem. In fact the song was written for the musical and is little known in Austria. The song was the last that Oscar Hammerstein II wrote.

2) The Ländler dance that Maria and the Captain shared was not performed the traditional way it is done in Austria.

3) "I Have Confidence" is a song that Rodgers wrote as a musical bridge, needed in the movie to get Maria from the convent to the von Trapp manor (as he explained). During that segment, at one point Julie Andrews passes under an archway. As pointed out in one of the DVD's extras, the real Maria von Trapp, one of her daughters, and one of her daughters (Maria's granddaughter) can be seen starting to cross the road at that point. The von Trapps arrived on set that day and director Wise offered them this walk-on role. It has also been reported that Andrews tripped at one point during the filming, a moment the editors left in because it seemed to fit the character.

4) The order of several of the songs is markedly different between the stage play and the film, thanks to the screenwriting of Ernest Lehman. One example is that in the play, "My Favorite Things" is sung at the convent, whereas in the movie it is sung to the children. A couple of the songs were altered. "How Can Love Survive?" (which did not fit the flow of the movie very well) was reduced to an instrumental, one of several waltz numbers played at the party occurring just before intermission. The title song's four-line prelude ("My day in the hills has come to an end, I know..."), sung by Mary Martin in the stage play, is reduced to an instrumental hint during the overture and dramatic zoom-in shot to Julie Andrews on the mountaintop at the start of the movie.

5) Ironically, the movie featured a rare onscreen performance by Marni Nixon, who plays Sister Sophia and is well known to have dubbed the singing voices for many famous movie stars such as Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady. In fact, the producers weren't sure how Julie Andrews would react to her after Marni dubbed Hepburn in a role made famous by Andrews; however, when Andrews first met Nixon, she exclaimed, "Marni, I'm a fan of you!" and the producers were relieved.

A Scene from Sound of Music

Cheers