Fooling Around at the Red Carpet i-City

Although it first opened a year ago in August 2013, we only decided to see what the Red Carpet at i-City Wax Museum, Shah Alam was all about when it reopened after the arson in February this year.

There is nothing to stop anyone 'cam whoring' and making fools talents of themselves at this interactive wax museum, B and yours truly included recently. There are 100 life like figures of "famous people from history and contemporary personalities of today". There you go, you can 'camwhore' 100 times over! But we will spare you and put up only 20. Enjoy!



1. Gnarl and show your fangs teeth like the cute, blonde Monkey King. (Donnie Yen played the titular protagonist in the recent 3D movie based on an episode of the Chinese literary classic, 'Journey to the West'. I had read this during my uni days doing Chinese Studies.)

2. Proclaim 'Merdeka' with Malaysia's first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman.

3. Demand for world peace on the same podium with Putin and Obama.
B: Putin and Obama, you both demand world peace. I have to go shopping right now, heheh!

4. Get close to Queen Elizabeth and put your arm around her like you are two old friends.
Queen Lizzy: Simply N, I command that you tell me why you are dressed so casually and have your ugliest shoes on for this photo shoot? 
Simply N: Err... but they are most comfy, Your Majesty. Okay, I shall come in my best outfit and Louboutins next time around. I promise.  Btw, I like your hair!

5. Sit next to Mandela, lean and hang your arm casually on his armchair and try to carry on a decent conversation about apartheid and world politics. (The patterns on Mandela's shirt and the armchair look rather similar, it's like he is in camouflage. Is it intentional, you think? Why?)

6. Get close to Yasser Arafat and remember his important role in the politics and nationalism of Palestine. Oh, and his iconic black-and-white checkered keffiyeh or shemagh makes him, contrary to what people say, not so bad-looking after all. This trademark scarf is now military chic according to Wikipedia, and also was a fashion accessory in the US and Tokyo.

7. Have a tete a tete with LKY. (I think they have made his head a tad too small for his body here, what do you think?)

8. Pose with the controversial Mao Zedong (prev. Tse-tung) like he is your long lost uncle (or brother in my case). This Chairman of the Communist Party of China ruled from 1949-1976 and was either a revered cult figure or hated dictator.

9. Dance with Steve Jobs (1955-2011). He said "If today were the last day of your life, would you want to do what you are about to do today?" 
B: No, I think I shall dance!

10. Think and ponder like Einstein (1879-1955) who said "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough". Me? I don't want to explain anything. I can only smile at the camera behind his back! No, the camera is not behind his back, I am behind his back. Understand? Enough explanation already! Note: I think Einstein probably has more bad hair days than I do.

11. Make your wushu move with Li Lianjie aka Jet Li. We understand that Bruce Lee got burnt (in the recent fire), so for now you can't make any martial arts move with him just yet.

12. Smirk like Michelle Yeoh, if you must. After all she is a local lass Ipoh mali who has made it in Hollywood and global filmdom.

13. Sidle up to Bond, James Bond. And put your finger on his lips. Just be careful he doesn't bite! Ouch! (B thinks Daniel Craig is the handsomest Bond, but I think the title goes to Sean Connery. What do you think?)

14. Drive off in Mr Bean's mini when his beady eyes are not looking at you.

15. Sit down and have 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' with Holly Golightly, I mean Audrey Hepburn. Although she is a little overdressed here in her black gown and gloves, and a tiara to boot! But wait, who took away her elegant cigarette holder? What? No smoking in here?

16. Put on your most hoity-toity look when hanging out with David Beckham and Posh Victoria.

17. Measure up to Michael Jordan's height of 6 ft 6 in.

18. Of course with Psy, you do your best 'Gangnam style'. B, good move, but why the tongue?

19. Graciously receive your encores with Luciano Pavarotti (d.2007), full arms extended. 'Thank you, thank you very much, thank you.'

20. Take a we-fie with Arnold Schwarzenegger. For us it was a foursome, together with his weapon of destruction (whatever it is).
B: Ma, he is older than you but he still looks good!
Ma: Huh???

P.S. Other personalities featured include Napoleon Bonarparte, Deng Xiaoping, King Hussein of Jordan, the Pope, Kofi Annan, Eleven Xi Jinping, Bill Gates, John Travolta, Sylvester Stallone, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Shakira, Fan Bing Bing, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie, 'Captain Jack Sparrow'/Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jackie Chan, Elton John, Lionel Messi, Lee Chong Wei, Lee Young Ae, Yong Yun Hai, Nancy Ajram, Guinness World Record holders, etc.

P.P.S. We think that several of the wax figures do not look like who they are intended to be/represent. Among these - Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, William and Kate, Tiger Woods, Muhammad Ali, etc.