Updates below.

“I’m going to the Kumar show,” a friend told me.

“The Kumar show???”

“Yup, you know Kumar? the funny tranny guy.” People often think I don’t know local celebrities, which is actually quite true.

“I know lah. I’m also going.”

My first experience with Kumar was around the time when my National Service ended, and my army unit organised this farewell dinner event at this hotel ballroom.

Kumar was the host and entertainer for that night.

Besides him being funny and all, I don’t remember very much from that night, except for the part when he called some guy up on stage. That guy who came on stage then started groping his boobs. He did it a few times.

I was getting a quite disgusted.

Then Kumar, who was getting a little annoyed by then, decided to do a cartwheel out of the blue.

I grossed out.

You see, you don’t do cartwheels when you’re wearing a skirt, and beneath the skirt you’re wearing a pair of thongs, and beneath your pair of thongs you’re a tranny.

That was the Kumar “show” I remember.

Thankfully my table was at the far corner of the ballroom, so I didn’t see much. But it’s still indelibly etched into my mind…

Anyway I’m going because I got free tickets from Dream Academy, the company running the show, much to the envy and disgust of my friend, who has to pay for the tickets.

“Of all their shows, they have to give me tickets for Kumar’s show,” I told her, “I’d rather they give me this other one which has the Dim Sum Dollies.”

I was referring to Sing Dollar, a comedy musical about money and geylang starring a few others like Hossan Leong, Najip Ali and a few others. Including Kumar. But at least there are real women on the show.

“Then you still wanna watch?”

I think my friend was trying to get me to part with my tickets.

“Well although he’s gross, he’s still funny. It’s like one of those things that are really disgusting, but you can’t stop yourself from watching.”

I just hope he doesn’t do any cartwheels during the coming show.

Updates:

If you’re cheap and want free tickets, head over to mr miyagi’s blog.

Otherwise, you can try something like this if you have me on msn:

Friend: who are u gonna bring to the kumar show!

Me: y? ;)

Friend: *skips arnd*

Friend: *skips gaily arnd*

Me: y u skipping around

Friend: *skips gaily arnd you*

Friend: im trying to get you to pick me

Me: *yawn*

Friend: :(

Friend: dun be a meanie

Me: u too late lah

Friend: :(

Friend: i dun friend you liao