The hazards of going to see outdoor theatre in a tropical climate!

We slept in this morning and stayed in bed watching TV until our hunger got the better of us. We walked to Coffee Bean and I had an amazing muesli parfait - I wish they served this in KL!

The rest of the day was spent walking up and down Orchard again deciding on what to buy from our reconnaissance yesterday. Ross ended up buying about 6 work shirts and 2 pairs of trousers for less than $400 which I thought was pretty good. I bought three beautiful leather belts - they were just so different I had to have them :-). We also bought a couple of foldable duffle bags that we thought would come in handy for all our traveling. They fold right down and can easily fit into a suitcase for extra storage.

We had lunch at Food Republic, an awesome Asian food court. In the afternoon, Ross had had enough of shopping so he went back to the apartment and I soldiered on for a couple more hours. We had a brief rest before heading out for dinner at Cuppage Terrace, a great little spot with a bunch of restaurants and bars just around the corner from the hotel. We ate a quick meal at the Mexican restaurant before getting in a cab and heading to Fort Canning Park to go and see Much Ado About Nothing in the park.

I had booked VIP seats and I am glad we did as it had been raining lightly all evening so the grass was saturated. We sat up on a raised platform on chairs! When we arrived, the support crew were on the stage mopping away trying to get it dry for the performance which was supposed to start at 7.30pm. At about 8pm it started to pour down again! A lot of people left and the poor support crew looked pretty frustrated after almost having the stage ready.

Ross and I made the most of it by enjoying our two complimentary glasses of wine while the rest of the audience either left, sat under their umbrellas or made a dash under the trees (see photo). The director came out about 20 mimutes later once the rain had eased and said the show would start at 8.30pm. Brilliant!

The show was great. Really funny. I didn't know the play before but it was pretty simple to follow once you got the characters straight. The synopsis in the program also helped :-). The rain held off for the rest of the performance. In the second half after interval, you could hear a band in the background belting out Coldplay's latest hit. At first, I kinda thought it was part of the play but we soon realised that there must be a nightclub not far away with a live band so the serious, emotional second half was accompanied by such classics as Eye of the Tiger and Don't Stand So Close to Me - pretty funny really! The actors did well to continue despite the distraction.

It was a great night out despite the rain and we got back to the hotel just before midnight.