the ignorant` in me who knew nothing much of buddhism, let alone its principles and all... first got hooked thru the vivid retellings in this movie back in 1993~
had i not remembered wrongly, Sis was the one who took me to the cineplexes then, to catch this on show. i guess she culdnt reali find anyone else of her fren to go with her, so i was naturally of choice. bless her and blessed me then.
it was a light tale... a light version of retelling, starring Keanu Reeves as the prince. nevertheless, that point not withstanding, i remember i enjoyed it immensely. so much so that when the vcd version came out (yea.. back then, vcds were still the thing), i had no qualms getting myself a copy for keeps.
fast forward a decade plus now... i am still, kinda fascinated with the tales of siddhartha. although not yet feverish to the extent of actually visiting the sri lankan buddhist temples in brickfields, yet, i was still kinda intrigued with what i saw in the star papers last weekend...
there is currently a musical staged at the Istana Budaya.. and it all ends this 31st may..
a rush suddenly came thru... after randomly goin' thru the names i culd instantly recall in my brain, i culd still.. only.. came to think of Sis. who else wuld wana go watch this mandarin production with me i figured.
either way, a rush being a rush, it quickly frittered into mere thots. and soon, forgotten. until i saw Sis on tue. i told her what i thought of, and she instantly offered, 'Me!'... but soon after i told her that the cheapest ticket is not that cheap (rm68..) she added, 'if you're buyin'... =)
so again, it became another mere conversation piece.
today while taking the lift up to our 3rd floor office, i passed through the Ann Perreau Music School, our tenant at the 1st floor. some kids had shared the lift and were getting off. as the lift doors drew slowly to a narrow gap, i saw it. the poster. of prince siddhartha the musical... pinned, right smack there on their bulletin board =S
is this what you call fate? or do you call that karma? or dejavu? or wuteva?
or perhaps, simply .. i'd just been thinkin too much lately.
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another itch scratched...
if ever there's gonna be any, just any 'thing' to do with prince Sid...
ReplyDeleteDO NOT forget, ME!!!