Wednesday, August 19, 2009

UP & Other Theatre Performances

I call this month the "Performance" month. Last Saturday, we brought the kids to watch Boom Bah, a short production that focuses on music and instruments. Luckily, unlike the 'Tick Tack Tock' performance, Zhi was less restless and was sitting on the floor watching the characters playing the various music. Of course, Ning enjoyed herself without us worrying.

This Saturday, we'll be bringing Ning to watch 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'.

And two weeks later, She'll be going for 'The Little Green Frog' play.

As if it wasn't enough, we brought her to watch the 3D version of UP, the movie last night. It was her first big screen outing. And we decided that UP will be a good movie since it had received such good reviews. Plus we had always been so impressed with Pixar's productions (The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Toy Story, just to quote a few). Also, my students strongly suggested that it'll be suitable for a family because of the "very family values" that this movie projects.

Bringing her favourite doggie along for the movies and dinner at White Dog Cafe

Because it was her first movie, we were worried that the audience in front of her might blocked her view, so we actually brought a car seat booster along. Thank goodness, we didn't have to use that. The GV Vivo theatre had very good spacing and slope such that her view wouldn't be blocked. Also, they provide booster seats for kids if you need. I am not sure about other GV outlets or Cathay's though.

Well, the movie was good, entertaining and touching to a certain extent. In fact, full of creativity and colourful visuals. But for Ning, it might be too overwhelming for her. She ended up feeling queasy after 30mins of staring at the big screen with a too-big-for-her-face 3D glasses. Well, so much for her first movie experience. We reminded ourselves that we will make sure we book the last row seats if she's going for movies again. That way, the distance from the screen to her would be at a more comfortable level.

Here's how she looked with the glasses:

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