Habeas Corpus + Pointlesspinkpausurvey

April 28th, 2006

despite being bogged down by superbly intense cramps and the icky bloated feeling that menstruation gives you (yeah you women know what i’m talking about. and yeah you men can go throw your celebratory parties, cos you know, IT’S NOT LIKE YOU HAVE THIS MONTHLY TORTURE CALLED THE PERIOD OR ANYTHING) i dragged my ass out of my bed to go watch Habeas Corpus at The Actors’ Studio.

and it was VERY worth it! oh man, the humour, the wit, the puns!!! i really really enjoyed myself. the play is centred around a perverted doctor with the typical cake-decorating, charity drive, garden-tea-party, sexually frustrated wife, their weird hypochondriac son, a breastless mousy female relative (sorry, didnt catch what her relation was. sister to Mdm Sexually Frustrated, i think?) and their TOTALLY ECCENTRIC FCKING AWESOME housemaid.

plot-wise, there’s not really much to say, but oh man you gotta watch this play simply for the dialogue and the acting alone. Nor Hazlin who played the housemaid was easily the star of the show, with Sabera Shaik doing an amazing job as the sexually frustrated wife. Sarah Shahrum, although not playing too big a role as Mrs Rumpers (mother of the hottie Felicity), totally commanded the stage during her scenes.

also, after watching this play, i assure you that you will never again go to see a doctor.

besides being a fantastic comedy, Habeas Corpus is also a very good commentary on our instinctive sexual nature, euphemised with many innuendoes and puns. i really liked it. oh and TODAY’S THE LAST SHOW!!! so quick, call 03-20940400 before 8.30pm to book your tickets. they still have seats. and while you’re at it, buy your tickets for the May run of Actorlympics too! i will so be there, assuming i am in town and not off gallivanting in HK with Jovann my dearest, heehee.

and because i cant sleep, i am going to sedate myself with 45 questions about .. myself, in hopes that this will put me to sleep. well. even if it doesnt put me to sleep, at least it will put YOU to sleep.

1. Taken a picture naked?
heeheehee maybe

2. Painted your room?
not by myself, no, i’d have too much fun doing it

3. Kissed a member of the same sex?
sadly, no :( i hope to sometime in the near future!

4. Drove a car?
yes, a couple of times, and never again will i

5. Danced in front of your mirror?
all the time. clothes optional

6. Have a crush?
now? no .. :D

7. Been dumped?
never have

8. Stole money from a friend?
haha i wasnt born in 1987

9. Gotten in a car with people you just met?
actually, yes. on many occasions. i know, wtf was i thinking?! suddenly i feel lucky to be alive.

10. Been in a fist fight?
all the time when i was younger, with my brother. though i think it was more hair pulling and scratching than fists..

11. Snuck out of your house?
when i was 13. or was it 14? i went to see my boyfriend, hahaha. my mom found out about it but she wasnt very pissed anyway.

12. Had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back?
it’s hard to say. there were signs..! but it will just never be :)

13. Been arrested?
in bed?

14. Made out with a stranger?
ummmm. heeheehee

15. Met up with a member of the opposite sex somewhere?
oh god forbid, no!! okay la maybe once. but that was after i covered every inch of my skin and brought a chaperone and pepper spray and an emergency baseball bat, yeah, but only once and i swear it will never happen again …

16. Left your house without telling your parents?
hmm. there isnt really a tell-parents-before-going-out system in my house

17. Had a crush on your neighbor?
in retrospect, i probably did!!! haha i was like what, 5? and he was what, 18? he’s passed away now, though.

18. Ditched school to do something more fun?
like making out with my boyfriend? hell yeah!

19. Slept in a bed with a member of the same sex?
do i detect a homophobic tone??

20. Seen someone die?
not in the literal sense, no ..

21. Been on a plane?
yes, the last one being MAS. i wish MAS had more gay stewards and prettier stewardesses.

22. Kissed a picture?
i honestly dont think i ever have….. not even when i was in my teenybopper years. okay wait i still am in my teenybopper years..

23. Slept in until 3?
3pm also got, 3am also got. which one you want?

24. Love someone or miss someone right now?
yes :)

25. Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by?
no, i’m way too hyper for that. i’m the one cartwheeling on the grass and running around.

26. Made a snow angel?
yes and almost got killed by a skier

27. Played dress up?
in bed?

28. Cheated while playing a game?
i used to ALWAYS sneak money out of the bank when i play Monopoly.. actually i think i also used to sneak peeks into the Scrabble bag before pulling alphabets. and then i cheat all the time in netball especially when the referee (usually n00b ref) does not know the rules. HAHA! i’m such a cheater.

29. Been lonely?
i’ve got two layers of lonely. which one would you like to hear about?

30. Fallen asleep at work/school?
me? sleep in school?! NEVER!!!! i’m like the ultimate role model student!

31. Been to a club?
me? go clubbing?! NEVER!!!!! i’m like the ultimate role model underage kid!

32. Felt an earthquake?
everytime my dad jumps up and lands down. 9.9 on Richter Scale, cross my heart and hope to die.

33. Touched a snake?
yes when i was like 4 and fearless. now i am 17 and a coward.

34. Ran a red light?
no means of running. HEY did i tell y’all that i passed my undang (highway code examination)?! 49/50, babyyyyyy

35. Been suspended from school?
got the threats, but it never happened. please lah they would never suspend me. what would they do without me?!?!?!

36. Had detention?
yes but it was nothing like in the porno flicks.

37. Been in a car accident?
nothing major. my dad lah, point and gape at donno what monkey somewhere in Melaka then rammed into the back of a Volvo.

38. Hated the way you look?
dont think so .. positive thinking!!! okay la actually i hate the way i look on the third tuesday of every month except on leap years and Olympic years. okay no la actually i’ve got very low self esteem so i hate the way i look every day :( sniff.

39. Dated someone more than once?
what does this mean? date as in go out on a date? or date as in a relationship? because the former definition does not exist in my social dictionary .. as for the latter .. if it means having dating A, then dating B, then dating A again then yes i have

40. Had/Have a dog?
one, her name was Sugar. was. was. was. yes sad painful story so dont bring it up.

41. Play an instrument?
the piano and the drums though i am now very rusty. i played the violin for a day though, does that count? does the castanet count? how about the recorder? the tambourine?! huh? huh?! i really AM very musically inclined .. :(

42. Been in a band?
no, nobody wants a piano/drums/violin/castanet/recorder/tambourine player .. :(

43. Shot a gun?
yes, Dick Cheney is my sifu

44. Had feelings for one of your best/good friends?
actually, no! a few of my boyfriends were good friends before we got together though, but most definitely not best friends.

45. Who did you send this survey?
santa claus.

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okay, i know what is going to help me sleep. a good dose of dopamine and oxytocin. if you know what i mean. heeheehee.

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