ANUAR ZAIN'S CONCERT, MOVIES AND SPA

Went to Istana Budaya again on Thursday for Anuar Zain's Lelaki Ini concert. Unlike Siti's Satu, this full house concert was more personal in nature. No guest artiste, no dancers, no moving props, its solely Anuar and the orchestra on stage..all eyes and ears were focus on him and him alone in that sense..the kinda of Josh Groban or Micheal Buble concert...I think it was a tough job to attract the audience this way but Anuar is not new in the entertainment business, he knows well how to please his fan especially the ladies ..yup those who did not mind losing their voices screaming for him relentlessly. And yes, he charmed them all with his famous songs and powerful vocal, cheeky gestures.

20 songs for the nite....

You went and sang along with the likes of, Keabadian Cinta, Jangan Bersedih Lagi, Bila Resah and the three last memorable songs, Ketulusan Hati, Lelaki Ini and ending aptly with, Perpisahan. A few Malaysian artistes seen at the concert were, Datok Siti Nurhaliza and Datok K, Ning Baizura, Betty Benafe, Fazli Zainal and Ally Iskandar. Looking at this successful concert, I would think, IB and other well known sponsors should open up to give more talented Malaysian artiste to perform there, a full concert instead of the usual tribute to certain person in which a bunch of other artistes will sing a couple of songs. Why not give Jacyln Victor, Misha Omar, Ziana Zain, Dayang Nurfaizah a chance. I am sure their fans won't mind paying a little bit more to see their idols singing in such a prestigious place..

FRIDAY - THE PAVILION

Last Friday, A and I watched two movies in the Pavilion, 17 Again at 10.30pm and Ice Age 3 in 3D at 12.30am. I had a low expectation before watching 17 Again knowing before hand the story was about ..people who made mistake in the past and given a second chance to redeem it by being young again...yup does not sound so original and new but my expectation was wrong. Surprisingly, this is a good movie. As a light comedy, it tickles you with witty jokes and funny characters unlike any slapstick movies you normally see. Zac Afron, Matthew Perry and his loony housemate were delightful to watch.


Ice Age 3 was a different thrill altogether. Watching it on 3D had a added sense of feeling to the movie in terms of proximity.. it seemed that all those things were so near you and as if you were in the movie too.. . What can you expect from this animated movie other that good storyline, outrageous characters, warm feeling of love, brotherhood and friendship couple with adventure and suspense and off course outright funny. Go see and enjoy it yourself.


I also did watch Obsessed staring Beyonce Knowles on DVD. Again not an original piece as it dealt with one sicko girl played by Ali Larter who will do everything to get her boss i.e Beyonce's husband. Sound familiar? A bad and lame choice of a movie compared to Fatal Attraction, where no one can be a bad ass girl other than Glen Close in that awesome thriller movie..such a waste of Ms B's talent. The slow pace, no twist and boring plot will make you want to fast forward it to see to the end when someone dies...opsss my bad...

This old classic is a gem..

Apart from that, friends did ask me how do I find Transformer, Revenge of the Fallen...nope, the answer is not in the cinema, my dear dimwit...off course it is a good movie but ermm yup a small significant but, will be...like any good food, if it is too much herbs and spices..it will definitely leaves a funny taste..a bad analogy, I know, but you good people understood what I meant by that.

SATURDAY - TRUE SPA

Last Saturday, I was invited by my sister to go to True Spa in Jaya 33, PJ in which she is a member. There are many spa treatments there to choose from and even as a member you need to book for their services two weeks in advance. My sister and my brother in law chose the hot stone aromatherapy massage with free hdyrobath therapy. I tried the Swedish massage with free foot spa afterwards. They separated the male and female massage area (unless you come as a couple, they will provide you with a VIP couple suite). The male section is situated in a big luxurious tent outside of the building overlooking the swimming pool.

Part of the tent...

The massage took around 1.5 hours to complete. Later, the therapist took me to the next tent where I sat on a specially made massaging chair with Jacuzzi type box where while massaging my back, I soaked my feet into it.

The mini jacuzzi and the massaging chair..

The whole process took about 20 minutes. The therapist then did a reflexology massage on both my feet for 15 minutes each. The Swedish massage cost about RM99.00 and the hot stone aromatherapy massage is RM198.00. Off course, I don't have to pay for it but I later bought my sister to a late lunch at Cozy's, a branch of Ampany Park's Cozy inside Jaya33. We have decided to come again to True Spa early August for other pampering treatment. Pure bliss....