Too Many Faces

Introducing Brian d'Arcy James. Unless you are a Broadway geek like myself you probably don't know him. But you might recognise the next picture. It's Shrek! But what if I told you that's Brian as well? It's Brian as Shrek in an upcoming musical. In order for Brian to become Shrek, he has to undergo a three hour long transformation. Luckily, work is being done to shorten that timeframe. I still don't envy him though. The results are amazing but the process is tedious! Not to mention eight shows a week.

There hasn't been a transformation in Singapore theatre that has come close, but close enough to be equally impressive. Introducing Snow White, the musical pantomime (I'm the Prince with the bunny by the way). But check out the Evil Queen. She's quite gorgeous isn't she? Or should I say, isn't HE? The next picture features an upcoming Singaporean play. One of the three actors in the poster plays the Queen. Any guesses? (Click on the picture for a closer look).

Yearbookyourself.com is taking the internet by storm as profile pictures all over Facebook slowly change from colour to black and white. I visited the website and managed to produce the picture to the left - me with an afro! I'm still recognisable though. The real question is, "Can you recognise me on the right?"

If that's not confusing enough, the restaurant I had lunch at recently sure fooled me. I was thinking I'd be in for some French cuisine as I walked into "Ma Maison" at Bugis Junction. Then, as I approached, a loud resounding voice bellowed, "Konichiwa!" If I had dog ears, they would have folded instantaneously. Alas, all I could do was think to myself, "Where the heck am I?" I looked around and realised the set up was neither French nor Japanese. Luckily the food and company were great. But what I didn't get was why they wouldn't serve my ice lemon tea beverage till after my main course. It was a drink, not dessert!

All this while, I've been discussing the many faces that aren't always what they seem. To conclude, here's a face that's less misleading - the face of the moon. I caught a beautiful shot of it at Holland Village. It didn't stay unconcealed between the clouds for long, but I caught it nonetheless. The picture doesn't do the actual view justice, but unlike the other pictures, it can be taken at face value.