Malacca With Pluck

I went to Malacca on my last day of holiday, it wasn't in my plan at 1st. But 3days before my holiday ended FOH Manager told me that we gonna go Malacca with the cast, he says gonna bring the cast visit the Crocodile. Thou is not an order, actually is a pleasure for the crews and me. I thought it will be a boring visitation, because the entertainer of the whole team wasn't there (FOH Manager). And I only got to know this while on my way to there. Anyway, as I said it's a pleasure, so it's alright.

After watching the crocodile, the stage manage Bebe Chan took them to the Jonker Walk to have the Chicken Rice Ball for lunch. Didn't know were they enjoying the food. Due to Bebe, she said be around the area till at nite then bring them to the night market, dinner and depart from Malacca to Ayer Keroh. Bottom of the heart, we only got to mingle around in the town area.

The FOH crews were enjoy the trip thou, so do I. But not sure about the cast, due to the stage manager did something annoying to the crews. Not so sure whether the cast realize or not. Anyway, I do enjoy the trip.

Time For Working In Theatre (Pluck)

For my sem break holidays, I've been given an apportunity to work in a theatre at PJ Live Arts for Pluck Musical Arson. PLUCK are not so much a classical trio, but they compete, dance, fight, ridicule, argue, scheme and seduce their way from Bach to the Beatles. They also play Brahms, Ravel and Vivaldi in a way that would have the composers laughing in their graves.

Featuring the exceptional talents of musicians Jon Regan (Viola), Kit Massey (Violin) and Flora Allison (cello and vocal).

He studied music at Exeter University and conducting at Trinity College of Music, London. In an effort to dissuade others following in his footsteps, Exeter has closed its music department, whilst Trinity has merely moved its campus to Greenwich. No word yet on the Institute of Education, where he studied just before joining Pluck. His time as a member of this incomplete quartet has taught him many new skills from a mastery of the guiro to an appreciation for all things orange. Outside Pluck, Jon conducts the Dorking Philharmonia in Surrey and TV appearances include playing the Duke of Wellington's body double for a Channel 4 documentary.

For four generations, a musical curse has afflicted the Massey family. At age 6, Kit finally succumbed when he was given his first violin, and quickly became addicted to the smell of rosin and prawn cocktail crisps. At Trinity College of Music, Kit discovered the dark arts of Jazz and beer, secret, furtive passions that remain with him to this day. He then embarked on a career encompassing many genre and climates. He has played Opera in Chile with the Sinfonia de Santiago, Gypsy ballads in France, Beethoven in the Goan jungle and gothic organ-jazz in Catford. TV work includes hand-doubling for Rupert Everett on the BBC, where he was asked to play “exquisitely badly”
Flora has been playing the cello since age 7 and has found many opportunities to entertain - the Floral Dance and morris dancing with paper napkins featuring highly in her repertoire. In 2006, she graduated The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She has had a variety of experiences since, notably performing at the Montreaux Jazz Festival and featuring in a comic relief sketch on the BBC. Other than playing the cello, Flora has spent a lot of her life falling over, and at many times with her stylish green cello case on her back (some affectionately named her "turtle"). She is thrilled that performing with Pluck gives her the opportunity to embrace her love for performing music, being silly and falling over.


I've been watching this show over and over again in the theatre, all the fiery moments of the show were provided by Kit. He burnt Jon's music sheets because they were fighting for sharing a music stand then Flora shows up, 3 of them fighting while playing Johann Strauss’ Blue Danube Waltz, released smoke from his violin at the Turkish March and impersonated Jimi Hendrix by lighting up his instrument while performing Purple Haze (‘Scuse Me While I Kiss The Sky). The favourite part for the whole show of mine I think is while they are playing Purple Haze Scuse Me While I Kiss The Sky and change it to While I Kiss This Guy at the same time the dance moves to the guy that Flora fell in love to. Overall the show was awesome, hilarious, and pyromaniacs.

If you guys have the opportunity to watch their performance, go for it. Don't miss it. You won't regret to pay for that.

At the last day of performing, also the night for the celebration of successfully ended the tour, finally got the opportunity to have sole photo with polaroid with no any negative films or copy. It will be the precious one. Seriously, I'm gonna miss them.