So, how do you spend a week-long holiday entrapped in the big city – Kuala Lumpur?
Various ways: lepak2 with your boyfriend (check), finish up on those novels which you bought but have not read (check check), watch movies (check check check).
I do have to admit that my Raya was not as glamorous. Wore the new baju kurung on the first day, and that was Raya for me. Wait, I wore the other new baju kurung for a wedding on Saturday night, so I do have another 2 unworn .. opsie.. yeah, I lavishly went on a major shopping spree for 4 baju kurung this year.
So, the two books I read:
THE INFIDELITY CHAIN – a lot of raunchy acts, plots that were quite interesting, good
ending. Not a Must-Have-Book, but definitely the one that kills your boredom on Second Day of Raya
KITE RUNNER – Excellent! A story about family, friendship, war and terror. Finally a book so moving that you’re taken away by the story. A book that made me feels thankful for the tranquility that I enjoy in this country
And the three movies I watched:
EAGLE EYE – Disappointing. Not the Spielberg make that you would expect. A rip off from some other futuristic movie
PUNGGOK RINDUKAN BULAN – I can’t believe Amir Muhammad even had anything to do with it. I lost the story line not even mid-way. And apparently, there were only 3 of us who sat in the big cinema watching the show. I guess everyone else knows better. And here I thought that I am artsy enough to follow this show till the end.
KAMI – Quite good. Love the plot, and love the character Lyn. Suddenly reminded me of Dawson’s Creek. But not the kind of movie to educate you about what these indie acts ie gigs etc all about, more of a movie about teenagers and their many issues. But an enjoyable movie after all.
Work starts Monday (erk.. remember how you used to dread saying that school starts Monday!) Not sure whether I had plenty of rest to begin with, and staying up late just to blog about it.
Good nite everyone (or morning in this case). Look forward for a brand new day tomorrow.
4 comments:
Tell you what -- kalu semlm aku tak turun beli burger, I'd have ended up having a day NOT TALKING AT ALL -- that's my raya in the middle of this empty KL.. argh!!
At least u managed to finish some reading and movies.. i did nothing except staying in front of my lappy.. -- ok lah i cleaned house and toilet and renew my blog and setup facebook.. but..~~ duh!
*sigh*
Im with you on PRB. I read somewhere it is marketed (how un-indie) as an arthouse movie. im the last person who qualifies to comment on the subject but i've seen my fair share of so-called art movies. especially those shown on SBS after midnight. muahaha. but i cant help but feel that this is nothing more than an excercise of art for art's sake. one of those "if you dont get it you're not artsy enough" kinda movie. and like i said before the whole indie-arthouse movie scene in msia revolves around a small tightknit group of people (im guilty of making a sweeping statement there). but its hard to be objective and critical when ur appraising your buddy's work, hence the favourable reviews u see in the media.
on the other hand im surprised that i actually liked kami. i was a bit apprehensive going into this one coz it is afterall aimed at the topshop crowd. i thought the drug dealer character was well played. loved his 'takda wawasan' speech. the dialogues were not bad either. none of the cringe-inducing stuff normally found in mainstream malay movies. overall, an enjoyable watch.
Lefty,
Perhaps you should be thinking about writing a book next. Hehe. or finding a soul mate :p
Farock,
You rock! :p
Yeah, have to agree with SBS. But come on, the art they portray are pretty much 'porn-act'! Err... probably art enough.
KAMI rocks!
more thoughts on PRB> http://www.dahuangpictures.com/blogs/rindu.php/2008/09/25/p487#more487
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