Why do we love?

We had our 42nd Annual Cross-Country Race today. I didn't do anything as I was a first aid person. Actually, I didn't do anything. Anyway, the main topic of this post is not about the race; it's about the musical I watched today: Haven.

The crowd present was amazing. The turnout was very good. I must say that the new CPA is world class, even though it may not be as big as some theatres.

The play was set in WWII, and it chronicles the story of this boy named Julian, whose mother abandoned him 18 years ago to his aunt. As a result, he was sent to the Boys' Home called Haven. He made many friends there.

One day, a new boy joined the Home. His name was Victor. He had lost his whole family to the Japanese, and was angry at everything. All the boys tried to make friends with him, but he was cold to their approaches. Only Julian kept trying. When Victor met Jun Ling, Julian's sister, however, he felt love, something he never experienced before.

Not long after, a Japanese soldier caught Jun Ling out in the street at night, and tried to rape her. Victor and Julian were nearby, and in the struggle that followed, Victor killed the soldier.

The next day, Victor was locked in the basement of the Home, wrongly accused of putting something on the ground that caused the Home's pastor to fall.

The Japanese soldiers barged in and demanded to know where the boy was who killed their fellow comrade the day before. (By the way, their Japanese is good) Nobody answered. Then the officer told his men to take away all the girls. Then Julian stood up and claimed that he was the one who killed the Japanese soldier. He was beaten and then shot in the head by the Japanese officer.

When Victor found out, he was very sad and angry that he had caused his freind's death and his girlfriend's pain. He was angry at God for just standing and watching, not doing anything.

(I'm not so sure what ahppened next, but I do know that Victor left and only returned after the war was over. After that, the play ended.)

These are the main points of the play, I think. It may not sound very appealing here, but really, it is a very nice musical. The choreography and music was very well done. Only a few technical glitches here and there, but of course, this was the first performance. The solos by some of the actors and actresses were quite nicely executed (a bit off key at times, of course).

Overall, it was a great show. The atmosphere was great, the orchestra played superbly, and the actors and actresses performed wonderfully. I lift my hat to the scriptwriter (can't remember her name), composer (Mrs. Elaine Wan), and director (Mr. Ferdinand Quek).

P.S. I'm buying the DVD.

Good morning (or night). I hope this entry wasn't too long or cheesy.

Haven rocks!!!