Went to watch a musical, Broken Bridges, with Xuan the other day at Taman Budaya Perak. Not to mention that that was my 1st ever visit to the place as well, although I have known the existence of this place for long. Besides, this was also my 1st musical theatre play experience in Malaysia (after watching a few West End's in London and in B'ham).
The musical was written by 2 Ipoh-Mali, and there's why it is set in Ipoh in the 1950's. Produced by KLPAC (KL Performing Art Centre) and the story was about 2 good friends, Ming (played by Douglas Lim) and Leong. After completing SC (Senior Cambridge, equivalent to SPM now) with Pass, Leong decided to continue his father's Chan Durian business whereas Ming wanted to explore the world and not taking over his dad's Wong White Coffee
10 years later, Ming came back to Ipoh as a contractor and was in charge of a project in replacing old building with a new and modern. At the same time, he fell in love and dated with Mei Ling. Unfortunately, things didn't go so well. The folks accused Ming cheated on them because the project had affected their daily business. Mei Ling got pregnant and later committed suicide as she couldn't cope with pressure of pregnancy before marriage from the neighbourhood. Ming was the only one to be blamed and he left Ipoh once again.
At one point, I could really relate myself to the characters. I was once also confused about whether to stay back in hometown, Ipoh, or really far far away to explore the world. Well, of course now I've chosen to stay in Ipoh but it doesn't mean I won't go exploring the world. Do I regret? I'm happy and fine with my life now, so why should I regret? No doubt, it's curious to know how I would be if I'm now on the other side of the world. Just like I had the experience of studying oversea but I do wondering what my life would be if I'm a local undergraduate. In the Economics context, that's Opportunity Cost. Whatever option is it, there is an opportunity cost.
So long that I'm enjoying my life now, why should I worry, rite?
The musical was written by 2 Ipoh-Mali, and there's why it is set in Ipoh in the 1950's. Produced by KLPAC (KL Performing Art Centre) and the story was about 2 good friends, Ming (played by Douglas Lim) and Leong. After completing SC (Senior Cambridge, equivalent to SPM now) with Pass, Leong decided to continue his father's Chan Durian business whereas Ming wanted to explore the world and not taking over his dad's Wong White Coffee
10 years later, Ming came back to Ipoh as a contractor and was in charge of a project in replacing old building with a new and modern. At the same time, he fell in love and dated with Mei Ling. Unfortunately, things didn't go so well. The folks accused Ming cheated on them because the project had affected their daily business. Mei Ling got pregnant and later committed suicide as she couldn't cope with pressure of pregnancy before marriage from the neighbourhood. Ming was the only one to be blamed and he left Ipoh once again.
At one point, I could really relate myself to the characters. I was once also confused about whether to stay back in hometown, Ipoh, or really far far away to explore the world. Well, of course now I've chosen to stay in Ipoh but it doesn't mean I won't go exploring the world. Do I regret? I'm happy and fine with my life now, so why should I regret? No doubt, it's curious to know how I would be if I'm now on the other side of the world. Just like I had the experience of studying oversea but I do wondering what my life would be if I'm a local undergraduate. In the Economics context, that's Opportunity Cost. Whatever option is it, there is an opportunity cost.
So long that I'm enjoying my life now, why should I worry, rite?
Ipoh town, where life is never boring
Ipoh town, the spot for story telling
Lively town, lovely town
Where it's bound to astound
So come on down to Ipoh
Come on down to Ipoh town
(from the Broken Bridges theme 'Ipoh Town')
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Thanks for watching Broken Bridges
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