The King and I – the Musical
This evening Wilson and I went to see the musical – The King and I at the Esplanade.
[we’re producing a short Christmas musical for our church and so in the name of ‘seeking-more-inspirations’, our friend suggested that I see the three-hour show and offered to look after the two kids. THANKS Juita!]
But you see, when it comes to leaving the kids to someone else, something (nearly always) happens PRIOR to it. And this time round, … Vai simply refused to nap.
And not wanting him to be extra cranky at someone else’s house, I did everything I could just to get him to nap in the afternoon.
I sang slow songs. I went ‘sssshhh…ssshhhh…’ till my mouth went dry. I breastfed him for so many times throughout the afternoon till I felt I’ve fully emptied my tanks. I rocked him back and forth (which I don’t normally do). And I even softly blew towards his eyes to make him blink and (hopefully) go sleepy.
NOTHING worked. And the kid still refused to sleep.
And so as I expected, when we reach our friend’s house, Anya happily went in to play. And Vai, sleepy yet not wanting to sleep, once carried by someone else started wailing and crying so desperately, flinging both arms forward towards me.
I went and said bye, kissed him and left feeling SO VERY bad. And sad for seemingly abandoning him.
Sigh.
Anyway.
Here’s my quick personal review of the musical.
The character who played ‘Anna’ sang and acted well. The King however was somehow depicted as rather casual and comical. Doing silly things at times. There’re funny and beautiful moments, but I sort of felt that the script pushed a lot of western idealogy and message rather too strongly.
I liked the dance performances though.
PS: Apparently by the time we picked the kids up, close to midnight, both kids were still wide awake! And this means Vai only napped for 30 mins since he woke up this morning!
