{"id":26250,"date":"2016-12-01T15:51:59","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T07:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/?p=26250"},"modified":"2021-05-05T16:57:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T08:57:12","slug":"id-like-to-know-siti-khalijah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/id-like-to-know-siti-khalijah\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019d Like To Know: Siti Khalijah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you have a ritual as a performer?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have to crack my knuckles until they\u2019re uncrackable at side-stage. And I always say a little prayer before I go on. Sometimes, I can reach a point where I feel like I\u2019m about to gag \u2013 but that\u2019s because of nerves. I think it\u2019s a very good thing to always feel nervous before every show, actually, because it keeps me on my toes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What keeps you up at night?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a good high that comes after having just performed in a show. Especially after months of rehearsal and the show is finally put on stage. The first-night audience reaction \u2013 I can be tired but I\u2019ll lie awake thinking about what worked and what didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In general, though, having teh tarik<\/em> past 10pm keeps me up at night!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re throwing a dinner party for five guests \u2013 dead or alive, real or fictional. Whom would you invite?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Nigella Lawson \u2013 she\u2019s hot, she cooks and she\u2019s my idol! She will obviously be cooking at the party. I would also invite the late Krishen Jit. I\u2019ve heard so much about him but have never had the opportunity to actually meet him. I wouldn\u2019t even talk about anything theatre-related; I just want to hear him talk about anything! Adele, because I think she\u2019s amazing \u2013 she doesn\u2019t give a s**t what people think and she has a great sense of humour! I\u2019d also like to meet Dakota Fanning \u2013 she was such a naturally gifted child actress. And, because you said fictional characters also can, I\u2019d invite She-Hulk from Marvel Comics. She\u2019s a strong woman who\u2019s intelligent but also damn powerful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s one of your pet peeves?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I cannot tahan<\/em> people in a shopping centre who walk and then stop halfway, especially if I\u2019m behind them!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you were entertaining a visitor from overseas, what\u2019s the one place in Singapore you\u2019d take them to?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The entire Bugis area. Because there are a couple of different malls, where you can go shopping. But there\u2019s also Bugis Street, which is completely different and has more of a market feel. And, just five minutes away, there\u2019s Haji Lane, a more hipster area with caf\u00e9s and shops. I usually suggest to overseas friends that they can start off from Haji Lane, walk down to Bugis and then on to the Esplanade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s your favourite drink?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bubble tea! I have standard orders at all the different bubble tea shops. Like winter melon tea at Sharetea and earl grey milk tea at Gong Cha! I love bubble tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us about the theatrical experience that changed your life.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

That would be How Did The Cat Get So Fat?<\/em>, a 40-minute monologue I did in 2006 as part of a triple-bill for Teater Ekamatra. It was written by Zizi Azah. At the time, we were both still quite new to the industry. We were both nominated for Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards \u2013 Zizi for Best Playwright and me for Best Actress. That was my very first nomination and it really helped to open so many doors. I was exposed to many other theatre companies that wanted me to audition for their shows. I was very glad for that opportunity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you could import something that you can\u2019t get in Singapore, what would it be?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The first thing that comes to mind is this very nice cheesecake that my friend brought back from Medan in Indonesia. It\u2019s not a typical cheesecake \u2013 the cake has the texture of a Bengawan Solo swiss roll, so it\u2019s quite buttery and soft. There\u2019s a layer of cream cheese and, right on top of it, grated cheese. It\u2019s a bit salty and a bit sweet. It\u2019s the best thing ever<\/em> and I don\u2019t know exactly where to get it! So I\u2019ve embarked on The Search For The Indonesian Cheesecake. [Ed: We can exclusively confirm that Siti has been trying to locate this cheesecake for months; she asked us to bring some home from a company retreat in Batam. Alas, we were unable to complete this mission because Batam don\u2019t have.<\/em> \ud83d\ude2d]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve seen Siti Khalijah act, sing and dance. But did you know that this star of Monkey Goes West always cracks her knuckles before she goes on stage and really loves bubble tea?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":26251,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[152,49],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26250"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.wildrice.com.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}