SPONSORED: The Bee Gees’ Smash Hit Musical from Broadway

Once again, Milestone Production has brought another West End and Broadway production to Malaysia. Months ago, I was invited to their "Thriller Live" in Malaysia and now, they are bringing in a team with legendary disco choreography, glittering costumes and retro hairstyles, in all its groovy glory, '70s disco era.

Premiered in the West End at the London Palladium in 1998 and Broadway at the Minskoff Theatre in 1999, the spectacular musical Saturday Night Fever has been seen by over 10 million people with over 2,800 shows in more than 20 countries across the globe including Italy, Argentina, Japan, Australia, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, South Africa, Czech Republic and Finland; thrilling theatre and music buffs alike throughout the years.

You can expect Bee Gees’ cult classics such as “Stayin’ Alive”, “Night Fever”, “More Than A Woman”, “Tragedy”, “Disco Inferno”, “How Deep is Your Love”, and “You Should Be Dancing”.

Here's some of the International Media Quotes on the performance:

“Unforgettable songs and big choreographic set pieces.”

DAILY TELEGRAPH

“Extremely enjoyable and upbeat…true to the original work.”

HOLLYWOOD NEWS

Malaysian Tour Details

Show Dates

4 September 2015 (Friday) – 8.30pm

5 September 2015 (Saturday) – 3.00pm & 8.30pm

6 September 2015 (Sunday) – 3.00pm & 8.30pm

8 September 2015 (Tuesday) – 8.30pm

9 September 2015 (Wednesday) – 8.30pm

10 September 2015 (Thursday) – 8.30pm

11 September 2015 (Friday) – 8.30pm

12 September 2015 (Saturday) – 3.00pm & 8.30pm

13 September 2015 (Sunday) – 3.00pm & 8.30pm

Venue

Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur

Show Information

www.milestone-production.com

Early bird tickets are now for sale! 

Don't miss the chance to get your tickets at a discounted rate before 14th July 2015!

20% off for regular ticket prices for shows on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday!

15% off for VVIP, VIP, Cat A and Cat B for shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday!

Students will also enjoy discounts up to 25% off for regular tickets.

Please visit www.milestone-production.com for more ongoing promotions.

For further information/ticketing, please contact:

Hotline

03-9222 8811

Email address

charmaine.teh@milestone-production.com

Website

www.milestone-production.com

Operation Hours

Monday – Friday              (9.00am – 6.00pm)

Saturday                      (12.00noon – 6.00pm)

Sunday & Public Holiday                   (Closed)

Ticket Prices

Matinee and Night Shows

VVIP                      :               RM 568

VIP                         :               RM 398

CAT A                    :               RM 338

CAT B                    :               RM 268

CAT C                    :               RM 138

(Ticket prices inclusive of 6% GST, exclude RM4 ticketing fee)

Pay It Forward Ipoh: It Starts With You

Pay it Forward, a term that has never been heard much in Malaysia yet. What exactly is it?

Throughout these years, other countries have been hosting a pay it forward program for those who are in need. People from the public would usually patronize a particular shop and offer to pay a meal or drink in advance. These advanced meals that are paid for would be given to the homeless or those who need a meal badly as they patronize the shops.

Wanting to do something for the community that is in need is not easy. After all, not everyone is rich enough to give everything they could. Coming up with the Pay It Forward project in Ipoh was the best thing that could happen in my life. I am also glad to have a good partner, Nas, alongside to make all this happen. It was not something we expected too much of. It was just a little something that we could do to help change someone's perception in life.

 

Knowing that Nas had been whole heartedly giving out food for years and also with sufficient information about the needy, we decided to give it a go in starting up this project on 10th April. With insufficient manpower and also donations, we could only start by providing a target of 30 people, once a week. 

When it started off, we only provided noodles, a drink and a snack. Slowly, we worked our way through the budget and gave it a shot in providing 30 of them a box of noodles, porridge, a drink and a snack at a budgeted RM5 each. 

People started finding out about this small cause through the local newspaper, Ipoh Echo, and started offering help. Donations started coming in and the publicity helped us in getting volunteers. We were happy to see people giving up their time and effort in supporting this cause. 

This cause was formed not just for charity. It is formed mostly out of love. What difference is this cause from any other charity organizations out there? There's just so many.

Pay It Forward Ipoh is formed by different races and religions. We want the homeless to know that they too are loved. They do not get much attention like any of us. Think about it: As you walk past a homeless man on the street, would you stop by and ask him how he is? Would you ask him for the time? Would you even stop to greet him "Have a nice day"? Just imagine living a day in their shoes. I can never imagine that feeling of being neglected everyday. 

After some brainstorming, I finally came up with an idea of how to connect the public to communicate with them. Besides volunteer work, which some people may not be comfortable with, the public may write their message on a piece of paper as they contribute. The messages written on the paper is a contribution to the homeless. It may be encouragement words or even messages of love. Messages will be attached to the meal as it is distributed to the homeless.

Throughout the 2 months, people have been pouring in a lot of questions:

1. How does the payment work? Is it a one time thing or is it an installment plan?

The payment is a one off thing. We do not want people to feel obliged to pay monthly or weekly. We only want people to give out of love than to give for the sake of giving. We do not want the public to feel like they are supporting the cause because they are committed to it long term. Every contribution should be from the heart.

2. Does the organization earn anything from this? Why?

No. As we do not have an office, we do not earn any single penny from the contributions. We are doing this good cause from our hearts. It is just a small gesture of love to the homeless. We do not intend to take advantage out of this.

3. How would you know whether the people who are getting the food are not conmen/syndicates?

Nas had been giving for years now and he knows the faces of the homeless better than anyone else. He would not simply distribute food to whoever who is lying on the streets. Besides, what we are distributing to them are only food that is sufficient for themselves to consume. We do not hand any cash to them. As donations build up in the future, we would use the money to buy them daily supplies or necessities. 

4. How often does the distribution happen? How many people are there to distribute the food?

The distribution is only on Sundays at the moment, from 9pm to 3am. The long time frame is due to shortage of manpower. In Pay It Forward, there are no workers, only volunteers. On a weekly basis, without any public volunteers, there would only be 1 or 2 people to pack up the food and distribute. This is why we need the public to come in as volunteers.

5. How do we contribute?

Head on down to Stadium Food Court on Tuesdays to Sundays at 6pm to 11pm, at stall number 3 to contribute. You can then pen down your message for the homeless, then you're good to go!

6. Do we need to contribute before participating in the distribution?

No. We welcome anyone to join us in the distribution process. Just contact 019-6456745 for information of distribution locations and times.

7. Where can we find more information on this cause?

Do search for "Pay It Forward Ipoh" or "Stadium Tian Mi Mi #3" for information of the cause or opening hours. You can also email ipohpayitforward@gmail.com.

How to get FREE stuff?

Throughout the years, I have been pampered with free meals, free treats, free gifts, free holidays, free event tickets, etc. All these free stuff that I've got were instantly posted on our favourite social media platforms, Instagram, Twitter and also Facebook of course. It had also been updated on my blog most of the time.

Time after time, friends and also strangers start coming up to me and ask me 

"How do you get all these free stuff?"

"Where do you get all these free stuff?"

"How do you always get so lucky?"

Well, my friends, nothing comes easy or free in this world. No, I didn't take advantage of anybody to get these priviledges. Let me share with you how I got so "successful" in getting free stuff often.

In 2011, I created this blog after starting work in KL. As you know, KL is full of opportunities and happening stuff. I attended parties and events with passes that were provided by my friends. Slowly, I got attracted to the "big" world of events. 

My first win was in March 2012. I won a set of Paul Frank's Lip Smacker lip gloss. My first event attended was Zouk in Sepang by Digi. My first winning tickets were also from Digi, the WWWOW Awards. It never ended there. Pairs of event tickets started pouring in one after another. 

Getting free tickets does not only mean I get to go to the event for free. It means way more than that. The feeling of achievement after an effort goes a long way. I enter contests, blog for tickets and constantly source for contests all the time. Where do I start? Le me give you an example.

A concert is coming to town. It is something of your interest. I bet you will definitely come across the news. Find out about the participating outlets/sponsors/organizer. Head on to their websites and social media platforms. Search for potential contests that may get you in the running for free passes. Here's the most important part: PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST! You will never know the chances of yourselves getting invites. 

There may be photo contests, contests for quotes, contests for advertisements (blog) or rather publicity. It is a bigger YES if you own a blog or have a big number of followers on your social media platforms. Make sure you include sufficient information about the event and if possible, make it viral. The company will then thank you by giving you passes or perhaps even a small gift. If you don't happen to get anything from the company, at least random people will start following you to know more about the event. TADAA!!! New followers!

Never put your hopes up too high for you may feel extremely disappointed if you don't get it. I always enter contests knowing that I have done my best. If I happen to get the tickets, I will be grateful for them. I would definitely repay them by publicizing their event and company after the event. Not everything involves money nowadays. When someone gives you benefits, use it wisely and always be grateful. Thank them for it. You may never know when they will contact you again for other events in the future!

Now that I've given you an idea, start working for it! If you happen to win any, don't forget to repay me by giving me something too yeah? LOL!