First of all, i didn't feel like blogging yesterday. :)

Alright. Today, I got outta German class to go to Aida(I just found out in the Viennese guide that this place I've been going to almost everyday is on top of the top 5 eating places in Vienna). There are 26 outlets. coool.. Anyway, I had a Melange and a Afpeltorte(kinda regretted that one) and a ham and cheese sandwich to go. After which, I went to Museumquartier. Oh my.... It was beautiful. I couldnt help but wow.. Why didn't I go there earlier?? Anyway, I went to the Vienna Natural history Art Museum. Lotsa animals. Some of them prolly real. i don't know about the rest. Anyway, I took quite a number of pictures. You can judge for yourself. I saw some prolly real dead rats in a glass box and i went "eeeEEEUULLLL". Then I ran out. Luckily there weren't anyone there. I'm a 'rat-ophobic'. There is a term for it but I forgot. "ll have to check it out.

Anyway, I spent quite some time in there. The place was humungous.
After which, I visited the famous Leopold museum. Well... not great. i'm not a fan of the modern art. i can draw those stuff too... and so can you. I tried to make my money worth it by scanning and analysing every picture. I tell ya, those artists are supposed to be deep peeps. Yet the names they give their paintings are so.... literal. For example, there is a man whose hand is on his face. So the painting's name is "The man with his hand on his face". Only someone who's having an English oral exam would say that. The artist could have named it "Deep in thought" or sth. Anyway, the names of the paintings were in German, on top of the English Translation. I found myself trying to guess the English translation of every piece without looking at the English translation at first. Hmm... i'm weird.

Talking about the Modern Arts, I'm not a fan of Modern Musik as well. And talking about Modern musik, I went to a 'SUPPOSEDLY BERNARDA FINK CONCERT" today at the Konzerthaus. In fact, I was wondering if I went to the right place considering I am quite a blur person. i thought about it. It can't be. The old man saw my ticket twice and showed me my seat. You might be thinking the old man could be blur as well. No no.. I checked with the young man downstairs and before I was led upstairs, another young man read my ticket. Altogether, it was checked FOUR times!
Anyway, the female singer turned out to be I-dont-know-who-who-was-wearing-a-1970s-medium-striped-magentisch-and-black-two-piece-gown.. She kinda reminded me of peanut butter and goo bread spread.
The lady started off acapella. I thought it was great she could find that particular note. However, she slided up the note a little when the Wien Philharmonic came in. Oh yeah, the Orchestra was really good. They played in such unison that it sounded as if it came out from an instrument each.
Anyway, back to the big question. Was the singer Bernarda Fink? I kept checking the programme booklet and the date. Her big picture was on the page and I kept comparing. Nothing screamed Bernarda on that mysterious lady's face. During the whole concert, I was half trying to figure it out. I mean, the lady had a great voice. She was focused and passionate. However, I paid to hear Bernarda Fink. Maybe she did alot, and i mean ALOT of plastic surgery. And the mysterious lady sang Modern Musik!!!!! Argh... I'm guessing it was a kind of modern song cycle. Little harmony, little melody and lotsa dissonance. However, I must admit she was a real good singer. Her diction was almost perfect and there were many weird leaps in between in which it was fantastic she could find her notes so accurately.

Before the performance, I noticed a fat old lady in a rather tight-fitting turtle neck LEOPARD print 3/4 dress(BIG NO NO). She had a humungous plastic cast on her left leg. Poor her.

Big fashion tip: Please wear NONE OF THE ABOVE with or without a cast on your leg. She should have worn real baggy pants or a long flared skirt to cover. She shouldn't have worn anything too tight to make her look fatter.
I noticed a lady giving a man a French peck. The kind where one kisses both sides of the cheek lightly. Two things came to my mind.

1. I remember reading the Viennese guide that the Viennese liked a little French in their accent and this prolly led to French actions as well. Thomas mentioned that the Viennese are proud people. They think that they are higher-class than other German-speaking peeps from other places. Hmmm...

2. I mentioned before that the churches and art places are really really symmetrical. They are almost mirror-like images. When one side has it, the other must too. The same goes for the Museums and the Konzerthaus. The designs are the same on each side. The buildings of the museums are the same too! and they face each other. I'm not saying everything is like that. However, if you take time to notice, you should feel quite a number are designed this way.
Therefore, that is why the Viennese people give one peck on each side of the cheek. They prolly check if the peck is equidistance from the nose..... if ya ask me. Everything here should be equilateral. Equal Equal Equal. mannn..... Alright, I admit, it gives a sorta neatness. That's about it.

The Konzerthaus's hall was nice. Not as grand as what I expected. As usual, patterns on the ceiling and abit of gold here and there. It is prolly not wanted to distract the audience. Definitely, nothing like the exaggeration i see in Catholic churches. I keep thinking, "No wonder the people have to pay taxes to go to church. All that maintenance! You can go to jail if you do not pay and go to church... -.-". Talking about Catholic churches, I stumbled upon one today. Simply WOWING... again. Beautiful, high ceiling with Baroque style paintings, portraits, etc. Breath-taking. The entrance is kinda hidden inside one of the small streets. Talking about small streets, I kinda lost my way, trying to find the Konzerthaus. I strayed away from it too far because I had quite some time before the concert and I went to look around in the shops. I haven't seen a nice pair of shoes in a shop in Vienna. Yet, I see people wearing rather nice ones. Hmmm....... I had to ask a number of people how to get to the venue. Finally, I couldn't take the walking and my heavy bag so I went to take a train to Stadtpark, where the Konzerthaus was just nearby. Talking about people, the Viennese audience were rather rude during the performance. I hear coughing and sneezing during the singing, and MORE coughing after each song. Is that an international must-do during a concert??? I don't understand why must people cough after EVERY tinnnniieee weeeeniieee break after a short song??? I applaud Singaporean audience! At least they are quiet during the performances. A lady ran outta the hall just when the mysterious lady started singing. Her high-heel shoes went "cluck cluck cluck" real loudly! Then a couple more went out after awhile.
Before the concert began, I saw this particular man with his girlfriend(or wife) walking, and I thought they were a really cute couple. They weren't that young. prolly early 40s? The man had big glasses and a 1980s pullover, while the lady had her hair clipped up on both sides. She was wearing a baby pink outfit with a baby pink bag. T
During the concert, some guy who's girlfriend is way too pretty for him, dropped something on the floor which made a loud noise. The cute guy(part of the cute couple) facing the 'some guy's' left side stared at him in shock for about 15 seconds(now that's a long time)! HAAHAH!!! I giggled quite abit there. The man who was sitting beside me, left at 8pm, during the intermission after Mozart's Symphony in D. He never made it back. okay okay.. He just never came back. A couple more seats were empty. What do these people want? They paid for the ticket! i didn't like it all that much but i stayed there not moving an inch even during the intermission. I think i've got the pulse. kidding. The lady sitting a seat away from me was either staring at the audience or into blank space or perhaps she was analysing the music. One more possibility. Some people feel, they can concentrate on the music with their eyes close because there are no visual distractions. She might have been doing that except her eyes were opened and she didn't look as if she was doing that. She glanced at the singer for a little while before continuing her 'whatever she was doing with the eyes'.

After the concert, people clapped. Some clapped for 20 seconds(I was one of them) some clapped for 4 secs and some none. I was so shocked! But I have to admit, one of the reasons why I stayed on was to see if Bernarda Fink was going to show up in the end. The silly thing is that, the lady was prolly Fink herself! but whatever it was, I couldn't tell at all. Why on earth would Fink's face and name be on the programme in that case?? The funny thing is I cannot understand the german words. Hence, Fink could have been the composer of the song cycle. I wouldn't know that. But that is absolutely RIDICULOUS! She is a great singer! She would have sang her own compositions! AARGH!

Anyway, most of the Audience leaving during the performance was of no surprise since several could leave while the m.lady was singing and several more during the intermission. On average, he audience clapped for 8 secs before taking their bags out. It was as if they were in a rush to avoid a bomb or something! The POOR, POOR mysterious lady!!! She went in and out several times only to see the Konzerthaus like a 1930s train station with people rushing into the train(doors). This scene also made me think of the Mary Poppins movie; the people rushing into the banks and to the bank counters(doors) with high ceilings yelling for their money to be taken out. The audience were in a lumpy mess, chattering and rushing out. Talk about being higher-class!!! Some took pity on her and decided to clap a few more times.

******Oh I forgot to mention. These people force you to let them keep your bag and you have to pay for it. I had to pay 1 Euro at the Leopold Museum. I think they thought I would stuff a painting into my bag and walk out without anybody noticing. This is quite impossible with the numerous security guards popping their heads outta the walls of paintings, checking on you for every teeenie sound you make such as the TINY squeaking noises made by the friction of your shoes against the floor which apparently, is called "walking". i had to pay 1.10 Euro at the Konzerthaus. Apparently, the guy said my bag is too big. Yeahh... I see the WHOLE POINT. Either they thought I am a fanatic of the konzerthaus and would stuff their chair into my bag when no one is noticing or they were afraid my humungous bag would knock the audience flat on the ground. :) The big lady's attitude at the counter was really not too good. In fact, speaking of not so good attitude, I have to mention the men here are really quite friendly and GENTLEMANLY! They open doors and hold them for me. They allow me to go first. I've met rude ladies but not rude men. :) Well done guys in Vienna! Men in Singapore, PLEASE LEARN. If you feel you can't do it, just do it. You'll get the hang of it. And to you smart aleck guys out there: NO, it's not "WOMEN FIRST, after men". It's "WOMEN FIRST" fullstop. and it's not "WOMEN FIRST to go to war." it's "WOMEN FIRST FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S GOOD!" :)

After the concert, I walked to the train station. My teeth literally chattered because I was hungry and cold. Didn't eat dinner. I took the wrong train again but I was a little more bothered and it was because I wanted to get back. Worst still, I missed the train. Fortunately, the next one came quick. When I got out, I went to Burger King and bought its "King WINGS". The picture showed chicken wings. and they turned out to be nuggets. I looked at the paperbag and it said king NUGGETS. Maybe I didn't make myself clear. I didn't make the "PUCK PUCK KEH" sound.
I don't know why I'm so mean and sarcastic today. I'm normally very refined right??? hahah.. okokokokokokok. Dad. don't comment unless it's good. Thanks!

Right. I have to finish my German homework and bathe. Ciao.