Sunday, July 09, 2006
1st (bad)impression
before i start, no offence to my friends. it wasnt ur fault.i went to esplanade today happy. i wore the baju i planned to wear and since it was gonna be my 1st time in the theatre, naturally i was excited. Rina was in her usual moods i.e. suka2, happy to be outside with her mama n her nenek.
we wanted to go in 1st. but was stopped by the usher. i felt irritated bcos i knew tt Rina could go in. why the hell were they so 'ngada-ngada'?? i said "if my daughter cant go in, tt means me n my mother cant too. so we bought the tickets for nothing?? n we're juz wasting our money??" with as much sarcasm as i could.
n we still had to stand there for a while, waiting for them to let us go in. by the time we were given the greenlight, my irratition turned to upset. i told them straight "my friend said children could go in. but yet you initially didn't let us go in. i think you people must have a little more communication" with a harsh tone.
when the usher(a different one) saw Rina, he asked the EXACT same qn "how old is the child?" i had to explain tt the management allowed us to go in. haiyor.....why are they so inconsistent?? i expected better from the people who runs our national icon, the 'durian'.
so yeah, we went in. n had to climb THREE flights of stairs. apparently we could have taken an escalator. BUT, the usher didnt tell us. !!! i sat for a while den had to go out to pass tickets. wen i came back, the door was already closed n i had to wait for an interval before i could go in. i pleaded with the usher at the door. i said my daughter will cry if i dont go in. STILL he didnt let me in. at last Rina n my mother came out bcos they were ushered out as soon as Rina started crying. but she got worse bcos she wanted to go in. of course the usher didnt allow tt. so Rina continued crying ah. with everybody(read: stupid ppl) watching. "eh hello! u wanna look?? den fine, YOU make her stop crying ah. if not, den ur juz a KEPO!"
so e interval came, n we went in. my 1st thought was "finally i can enjoy the concert. phew..." BUTTTT Rina started crying again. at 1st it was crying. den i heard shhh! from everywhere. heartless people! den she started screaming. even more shhh! from the people ARND us. "ya allah.....as if i can help it lah. i'm supposed to juz 'mute' the volume izzit?! freaking freaks!" n once again, we were ushered out. wen the usher came to us, before he could say anything, i was like "ya ya i know. we're going out NOW!"
end of story, we didnt go back in. we left. Rina was happier. we watched a performance at the waterfront which was FREE. den we had dinner at 2hot halal cafe. den we walked arnd for a bit while waiting for my father to pick us up.
moral of the story: we wasted almost $48. and i expected BETTER treatment/service from the ESPLANADE. it's supposed to be a national icon. the ushers/management are representing Singapore who the foreigners who may come for any show. but of course i'm suuuurrreee foreigners get different treatment. read: better. i am VERY disappointed n considering writing to the straits time abt this.
p.s.-my father paid for the tickets. so i'm not upset abt the money. i REALLY wanted to watch a concert tonight.
Suliana Hot Momma at 3:06 AM
2 Comments
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at July 10, 2006 12:25 AM
said... What do you expect Esplanade to do for you? You paid for the tickets but so did the rest of the others who came to watch the show. When your child starts crying, the majority of the audience has to bear with that. Of course Esplanade has to take that into consideration before letting your child in. Think about that.
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at July 10, 2006 3:33 AM
Suliana Hot Momma said... I expected more 'warmth' in their actions, instead of coldly restricting us to the rigid rules. I expected them to be more family-oriented. Nobody below 7 is allowed to go in - I think that's a stupid rule. The people arnd us paid $12/$15 each, which is juz a little more than watching a movie. i AM sure they ARE able to stand the crying of a child. And can I juz remind you that my daughter IS a child. As if she knows that 'the audience has to bear with her'.
But thanx for your opinion though. Greatly appreciate but yet made no sense to me.
