I was so glad to be able to attend the last show of the Christmas Musical held in SIB Skyline. Words got around that the musical was soooo good, that the final night was a sold-out. Many thanks to MikeChen for the last-minute ticket.
Passionate, energetic, dazzling, extravagant... this musical first-timer was truly impressed! A wonderful fusion of the best of vocal prowess, theatrical drama, clever interplay of lights and sounds, and stunning graphics.
It was told that once upon a time, somewhere in the jungles of Borneo lived a father with his two sons. Older brother was the honest and industrious
kampung guy, and younger brother was the tech-savvy free spirit who longed for the lights of the city.
Younger brother got to know a city girl via Facebook. (Lesson 1: make sure your
kampung got line, and get a MacBook). City girl invited younger brother to leave the
kampung and promised to show him the city. (Lesson 2: don't chat too much with girls on FB). He left home as the family was organising his birthday dinner party. Dad was heartbroken, and left the party immediately to look for his son. Elder brother was wallet-broken and lost face... and that made him really mad... and he sang 'What About Me, It Is Not Fair' in anger.
Younger brother enjoyed dancing around with his city girl friends, not realising that they were prancing on him. (Lesson 3: be careful of city girls). Soon he got into deeper s*it, and became a drug pusher.
In the mean time, dad ALMOST found younger brother in the bar he used to hang out. Elder brother tagged along, and for a while he set his eyes on the pretty sweeties and almost got swayed (Lesson 4: looks can be deceiving). His father's love for younger brother touched him, and he regained focus.
Unfortunately, the long arm of the law got to younger brother first. He was sentenced to death.
Dad offered to take his son's place in exchange for his life. And amazingly, the judge said OK. And so the story ended with younger brother being freed from the punishment of his sin, because his dad paid the cost with his life. Quite similar to the story in the Bible... you got freed because Jesus paid with His life.
And the best artist of the night was... (drumroll...) Dr. Philip Lyn. Man... he could effortlessly rattle off in flawless English, with flowing sentences, perfect tone and stirring emotions... all done in-promptu. Wow! Indeed they saved the best for last.
The team members came back on stage to acknowledge the applause.
I was too tired post-call to stay on to chat. As I was leaving, there was music in the air as a group of carollers sang beneath a tall Christmas tree. What a double treat!
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