Happy St. Patty's Day!
I have to first of all apologize for posting this a bit late, but after you hear about the nights I had, I'm sure you'll forgive me. It all started the morning I woke up to celebrate the joyous Irish occasion of St. Patrick's Day! Since Kirkpatrick literally means "church of Patrick" I feel a special connection to this day.
I woke up and made sure to wear some green. Not that anyone in Malaysia would really care, but the whole company was looking out for some brutal pinching threats that were supposedly going to happen if people were caught out of the spirit. The day was pretty normal, grocery shopping, catching lunch, and dropping off laundry. Then the night rolled around, a special show attended by a Sultan!
Although that sounds very exciting to me, I guess you do have to take into account the fact that there are a few Sultans (and their wives the Sultanas) in Malaysia. However, it's still a big deal, and the show was held for his heighness. I was also feeling the pressure because I had just gotten my best review ever! It appeared over the weeked in a paper called "The Sunday Mail" and (excuse my bragging for just a minute) this is what it said: "...I'm saving the bulk of the praises for Mother Abbess. Words can't tell. Just go and watch and listen to what totally floored the audience. At curtain call, Mother Abbess recieved the biggest applause when she appeared on her own. Even response to the children bowing as a group couldn't compare. Nor could Maria's reception, as unaimously decided and spontaneously shown by the whole hall." I thought that was pretty cool, and floated through the show with that in mind.
After the show, we popped home on the bus, and quickly got ready for a night on the town. Now, when I say that we didn't get home till 5am, it sounds better when you understand that we didn't get out until 12:30am. The show ends so late that our hours are totally messed up! Luckily the biggest Irish pub in town is only a block from the hotel, so we were there in record time. Finnegan's was hopping - luckily it's half indoor, half outdoor and there was plenty of room to spread out. There wasn't any green beer, but there were more international people than I've ever seen in my whole life! It was like a day at the UN with people from all over Europe, Americans, Malays, Indians, Chinese, and anywhere else you could possibly think of. There's also a massive car racing thing going on in KL this weekend (Formula 1 Racing is Huge here) so we got to meet people who had come in town for that, and even some New Zealander racecar drivers!
There was a group of about 20 of us from SOM, and we all had an awesome time. Walter, our company manager, is great with a camera, and the pictures that he took are excellent for documenting the passage of time. I especially love seeing my white shirt get browner and browner as more people spill Guinness down my front. When we finally walked home (stopping at our favorite convienience store for water, chocolate, and ice cream) we were exhausted, but that never stops us from heading to our Hospitality Room (provided by the hotel for us to hang out and watch movies in) to talk until the wee hours. Although I was pretty tired the next day, it was an Awesome St. Patty's!
Of course, the next day I had to wake up early (and you all know how much I love that) to take a trip to the International School of Kuala Lumpur. Maria's friend Lizanne's children go there, and it just so happens that they're all interested in theatre! The youngest boy was in the junior high school's production of Peter Pan, and a few of us volunteered to go speak to the cast about what it was like to work professionally. So Maria, Radar (stage manager), Joe, Dana, and I headed out around noon. Before we spoke, we got a tour of the school, which was AMAZING. There's a climbing wall, a pool, state of the art facilities, and the kids regularly take trips all around Asia. After being totally impressed, we got to speak to the junior high kids - which was great! They were so inquisitive and adorable! Even better though, was that afterwards we got to talk to the high school music students. They were so fun, and they asked awesome questions. We all had a fantastic time kind of hanging out and telling stories. I can't wait until they come to the show and we get to show them around.
After a few hours of storytelling and sharing our immense knowledge (hee hee) we all went out to lunch with Lizanne. We had an awesome meal, and the headed to the show. After another fun show, which Lizanne's family was at, we met up with them and decided to go out. The kids went home, and the five of us headed to a jazz bar with Lizanne and her husband Vince. There was an amazing guy singing, who sounded just like Sinatra, but spoke with a big old accent! It was hilarious. We shared a few bottles of wine, some cheese platters and cake, and then decided to call it a night around 2am. However, when we dropped Lizanne off she invited us in for another drink, and we all accepted. Their house is gorgeous, spacious and open and white, with a great porch that looks out out on the once tallest buildings in the world, the Petronas towers.
We sat and drank and talked until about 4:30am, when we finally called it a night. I couldn't believe that these people my parent's age were staying up this late drinking! We had a fantastic time though, and even though the next day was a two-show extravaganza and we were exhausted it was all worth it. What a crazy two days!!
I woke up and made sure to wear some green. Not that anyone in Malaysia would really care, but the whole company was looking out for some brutal pinching threats that were supposedly going to happen if people were caught out of the spirit. The day was pretty normal, grocery shopping, catching lunch, and dropping off laundry. Then the night rolled around, a special show attended by a Sultan!
Although that sounds very exciting to me, I guess you do have to take into account the fact that there are a few Sultans (and their wives the Sultanas) in Malaysia. However, it's still a big deal, and the show was held for his heighness. I was also feeling the pressure because I had just gotten my best review ever! It appeared over the weeked in a paper called "The Sunday Mail" and (excuse my bragging for just a minute) this is what it said: "...I'm saving the bulk of the praises for Mother Abbess. Words can't tell. Just go and watch and listen to what totally floored the audience. At curtain call, Mother Abbess recieved the biggest applause when she appeared on her own. Even response to the children bowing as a group couldn't compare. Nor could Maria's reception, as unaimously decided and spontaneously shown by the whole hall." I thought that was pretty cool, and floated through the show with that in mind.
After the show, we popped home on the bus, and quickly got ready for a night on the town. Now, when I say that we didn't get home till 5am, it sounds better when you understand that we didn't get out until 12:30am. The show ends so late that our hours are totally messed up! Luckily the biggest Irish pub in town is only a block from the hotel, so we were there in record time. Finnegan's was hopping - luckily it's half indoor, half outdoor and there was plenty of room to spread out. There wasn't any green beer, but there were more international people than I've ever seen in my whole life! It was like a day at the UN with people from all over Europe, Americans, Malays, Indians, Chinese, and anywhere else you could possibly think of. There's also a massive car racing thing going on in KL this weekend (Formula 1 Racing is Huge here) so we got to meet people who had come in town for that, and even some New Zealander racecar drivers!
There was a group of about 20 of us from SOM, and we all had an awesome time. Walter, our company manager, is great with a camera, and the pictures that he took are excellent for documenting the passage of time. I especially love seeing my white shirt get browner and browner as more people spill Guinness down my front. When we finally walked home (stopping at our favorite convienience store for water, chocolate, and ice cream) we were exhausted, but that never stops us from heading to our Hospitality Room (provided by the hotel for us to hang out and watch movies in) to talk until the wee hours. Although I was pretty tired the next day, it was an Awesome St. Patty's!
Of course, the next day I had to wake up early (and you all know how much I love that) to take a trip to the International School of Kuala Lumpur. Maria's friend Lizanne's children go there, and it just so happens that they're all interested in theatre! The youngest boy was in the junior high school's production of Peter Pan, and a few of us volunteered to go speak to the cast about what it was like to work professionally. So Maria, Radar (stage manager), Joe, Dana, and I headed out around noon. Before we spoke, we got a tour of the school, which was AMAZING. There's a climbing wall, a pool, state of the art facilities, and the kids regularly take trips all around Asia. After being totally impressed, we got to speak to the junior high kids - which was great! They were so inquisitive and adorable! Even better though, was that afterwards we got to talk to the high school music students. They were so fun, and they asked awesome questions. We all had a fantastic time kind of hanging out and telling stories. I can't wait until they come to the show and we get to show them around.
After a few hours of storytelling and sharing our immense knowledge (hee hee) we all went out to lunch with Lizanne. We had an awesome meal, and the headed to the show. After another fun show, which Lizanne's family was at, we met up with them and decided to go out. The kids went home, and the five of us headed to a jazz bar with Lizanne and her husband Vince. There was an amazing guy singing, who sounded just like Sinatra, but spoke with a big old accent! It was hilarious. We shared a few bottles of wine, some cheese platters and cake, and then decided to call it a night around 2am. However, when we dropped Lizanne off she invited us in for another drink, and we all accepted. Their house is gorgeous, spacious and open and white, with a great porch that looks out out on the once tallest buildings in the world, the Petronas towers.
We sat and drank and talked until about 4:30am, when we finally called it a night. I couldn't believe that these people my parent's age were staying up this late drinking! We had a fantastic time though, and even though the next day was a two-show extravaganza and we were exhausted it was all worth it. What a crazy two days!!
posted by Beth at 11:52 AM
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I want to party with Elizabeth and her friends on St. Kirpatrick's day . . . DLADK
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