then i asked David to put the two over his eyes... heehee...
and still in disbelief... i had to put one on my face, to demonstrate how gigantic they are....
Hahahaha.. talkin bout RED NOSE! and lastly when David dissected the tomatoes, aren't they lovely????
HAHAHA i think you get my point now huh?
Flowers are BLOOMING BLOOMING everywhere... every little corner... heehee.. these are things tat make me smile and indulge in the crispness of the spring/summer london air... with a hopeful of less polluction... i would have taken more pictures of the flowers.. but... gosh oh gosh... one has got to work... and dash here and there to watch ballet ya.... hahahahhaa.... let's not be too demanding now...Grocers are also making use of the lovely weather to display their stock.... its all pretty and colourful...heehee...
I fell in lurve with this picture the very moment i say it all around the London underground... how not to lurve... it is The Death of Marat, Studio of Jacques-Louis David. I don't think i should say anymore to justify the beauty of this masterpiece....
it was the fun fun fun slides: The Unilever Series: Carsten Höller... thanks to tickets by Tania (Nat's friend), I managed a to get 2 rides on the rides (from the 3rd floor)... it was tremenduous fun.. screaming on my first attempt, as the bumpy ride was not exactly what i expected.. and the second ride, i tried to get a video of it... but unfortunately, my butter fingers click the recording mode to still shots.... (smack my hand)... nevertheless, i managed to capture a little glimspe of what it looked like in that silvery half metal, half plastic tunnel.... rather snakelike i have to say....
anyway.. met up with them in the park, and soon after headed for drinks before dinner, and had our usual Maroush... which i was the only one who can't finish my serving... while the rest managed to whallop everything on their plate... it was really nice hanging out with old friends again :) gonna miss them lots when i had to leave... hmmmf
well.. the plot of this film: [An ambitious U.S. Senator (Steven Weber) reflects back on his life after the death of a woman (Laura Linney) whom he loved and kept in contact with only through correspondence. The movie is told in flashbacks as the two first meet as children and begin their lifelong correspondence. He grows into his political aspirations and leaves her behind, as she becomes a struggling artist. While he is successful, she has a rocky life.]
just as the title describes... basically, it also means how well do u know me :p well, for people out there that REALLY knows what i likes and crazy about... imagine all those in a short period of 1.5 hours and the effect it had on me.. well, it's been 5 hours since... and i would say it probably gonna last till tomorrow morning/noon... or maybe even evening...
well, getting to the point.. folks that knows me... are fully aware that i am rather morbid, liking drugs, death, goth, well.. u get the drift... so this evening, i was at the opera house, and it was a Mayerling Insight evening. Briefly, Mayerling is a ballet of the Austrian Crown Prince, who is just as morbid, and obsessed with death and drugs...
not having a clue as to what was instore for me tis evening, i got hold of a programme note, and saw what will be rehearsed for this informal insight evening.. and *thank you whoever up there who have heard me*, there was Edward Watson and Steven McRae rehearsing... AAAAHHHHHHH... Pure delightful news indeed... so... off i went into the auditorium; without any expectations... i mean, the names are good enough to make my heart flutter...
the evening commenced with a candid lady giving the historical background of the characters of the ballet. and there was a line she said, i quoted, "the really morbid thing about Prince Rudolf was that he was so obssessed with death that he had a human skull and a gun on his bed side for the rest of his life, and that is morbid" At that point, i was thinking to myself, "is it? is that morbid? i think that's really nice.. who wouldnt want a black skull beside the bed, not that keen on the gun, cos there's no purpose really.. but a SKULL... of course... it's a great idea!!!!" (but of course, friends that know me will understand)... anyway.. i was already loving the character of Prince Rudolf by then..
then there was dancing... Steven McRae began a nifty number, lots of jazzy snazzy moves... he is one of those dancers that one can just watch forever, he is simply so interesting to watch... he danced with a top hat, he spins and jumps and flic-flac his feet around... and so forth.. then... we had Mara Galeazzi and Edward Watson (as Prince Rudolf) dancing the 'Gun Pas De Deux).. basically its about the couple dancing with a pistol... i was absolutely drawn to Ed's psychotic expression when he drew the gun to his head... that was one of the finest image I have seen him done.. (not that i seen alot..) at that point, i have already fallen in love with the ballet (MacMillan's) well.. what not to love bout MacMillan's ballet? that man is a GENIUS...
lastly, Steven came on stage again for another solo, which he splendidly performed, even in practice attire... and then the intensely erotic pas de deux of Prince Rudolf and his lover Mary Vestera had before they commit suicide. Oh My Gosh... Ed literally man-handled Mara with all the throwing around, spinning her above his head, lifts and transformation in all sorts of provocative positions, kissing her all over and so forth was intense.... their expressions and acting (even in practice attire), was as good as it could have been with full props and costumes.. Ed's drug scene was ok.. not exactly that convincing, cos he just injected his left arm, and within 5 seconds he was lifting Mara around... which is rather unlikely in a real world.. but i guess its theatre... anyway.. it was breathtaking, i had to rest a while, digest it in, before i could reply to the kind lady beside me who ask me what i thought about it.. and i said... "Speechless" and when Jonathan Cope (who rehearsed them), was asked what to look out for in Mayerling, a charming answer he gave, " Edward Watson".. AHHHHH... I can't wait...
