tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post2633570184244301159..comments2024-03-22T15:59:31.125+08:00Comments on ampulets: distracting timeampuletshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06219304381301554353noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-22017197340032579962007-04-01T01:14:00.000+08:002007-04-01T01:14:00.000+08:00Why didn't the director cast bona fide hokkien spe...Why didn't the director cast bona fide hokkien speaking actors in this play?<BR/>The unnatural intonation marred my enjoyment of the play. That said, Pam Oei rocks as always!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-10865157173024670802007-04-01T01:12:00.000+08:002007-04-01T01:12:00.000+08:00Why didn't the director cast bona fide hokkien spe...Why didn't the director cast bona fide hokkien speaking actors in this play?<BR/>The unnatural intonation marred my enjoyment of the play. That side, Pam Oei rocks as always!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-15129426188627235482007-03-26T00:36:00.000+08:002007-03-26T00:36:00.000+08:00sorry - that bit about "cultural erosion as you pu...sorry - that bit about "cultural erosion as you put it" was my trigger finger going too fast. I've been googling blogs about this play and leaving my two pence worth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-69234371167017453712007-03-26T00:32:00.000+08:002007-03-26T00:32:00.000+08:00I saw this play and there were lots of outstanding...I saw this play and there were lots of outstanding performances, yes, but don’t you think roots revivalism by english-educated deracinated chinese SHOULD NOT be conducted at the cost of revisiting the SAME experience of deracination (cultural erosion as you put it) on Adli “Alin” Mosbit, the Malay performer who, poor girl, was trained to sing in hokkien (she doesn’t know the language obviously) so that chinese-singaporeans can enjoy the exotica presented by such a sight?<BR/><BR/>I suspect the mandarin theatre people would never have done this so blindly. Ironically, they know what it’s like to be marginalised and are much more sensitive to things like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-22984807558776733452007-03-12T14:48:00.000+08:002007-03-12T14:48:00.000+08:00aiyoh, you're even more a snob than me!!! very sil...aiyoh, you're even more a snob than me!!! very silly. and rich.ampuletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219304381301554353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-49179158019505139732007-03-08T14:35:00.000+08:002007-03-08T14:35:00.000+08:00I had tickets for the Saturday matinee but I lost ...I had tickets for the Saturday matinee but I lost heart for seeing the play because of the posters and the tv trailers. Like you said, I was worried it was going to be a "noisy" local theatre experience. So silly, huh? Judged the book by its covers...wheyfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887592658416884119noreply@blogger.com