I got a NEW EAR~!!!

How was everyone new year? I had a pretty good one. Went to my girlfriend’s house to pick her up. From there we headed straight for Raffles City. Our plan was to park the car there and walk over to Suntec, for dinner and the countdown.

The place was packed! We literally had to fight for parking space, by that time both of us were starting to get really hungry (it was 9.45pm duh!). Somehow everyone had the same idea to have their dinners at that same time too. We settled for Nooch in the end.

Ordered Tom Yam soup, Thai Pineapple fried rice and mango dash for my baby as for me, Chicken Donburi Don and Ice Chendol (just thinking about it makes my mouth water =9~)

Okie, back to the story, once dinner was done we walked towards the fountain of wealth, only to be stopped by security guards explaining to us that the countdown has been cancelled!!! Fantastic! They canned the show, and drones of people left the place rather dejected.

However, all was not lost, we picked up Ju-On 2 movie tix for the 2.30am show and took a nice stroll back to Raffles City. And along the way, managed to catch a glimpse of fireworks along the Esplanade.

Got caught in another massive traffic jam just outside One Fullerton. Went to Lau Pah Sat after that for some tasty satay and much deserved ice kachang (double slurp! =9~)

We left at around 2.15am rushed back to Suntec to watch Ju-On2. Unfortunately we had to sit beside some @sshole and his girlfriend who kept yakking away even after I asked them to keep it down. The bugger kept saying loudly “next part is scary part!!!” Yea thanks for the commentary you moron…

REVIEW OF JU-ON2
Although I never watched the first show, watching its squeal was good enough. It relies more on shock value to scare Singapore movie-goers silly. Other than that, sadly the movie resorts to pure gore to make the viewer squirm. Storyline was badly chopped up, you had the middle part first, followed by the starting and ending. To further complicate the unwary mind, the scenes are divided into chapters named after whose gonna die next. Pure directing genius? You tell me.
Nevertheless, its bang for the buck, you get scared out of your wits and the movie is gonna make you check your groin area whenever you drive (hehe…=P)

The movie ended at about 4.30am. We came out still wide awake, my girlfriend said they were screening Mona Lisa Smile in 15mins time. I thought…what the heck…since we are here. And back to the ticketing booth we went. Got a couple seat and before you know it, we were back in the cinema again.

REVIEW OF MONA LISA SMILE (MLS)

When I saw the cast rolled out, I thought I had just stepped into some chick flick, boy was I wrong. MLS is not only a thought provoking story about a college arts teacher played by Julia Roberts and her class of cigarette chomping adolescents. But it also explores certain moral issues and social stigmas still inherent in today’s society despite the story being set in 1954. The movie also serves as a little history lesson on the lives of young woman during the golden era. Those hungering for some intense action better luck elsewhere, this is a thinking man’s…errr…I mean woman’s movie. The script is the key that binds the story together and the actresses bring each character to life with panache that I last saw in Wag the Dog.

Now I’m beginning to feel the effects of almost 6 hours of movies. Time check, 6.45am. The sun is up and I’m driving along orchard on deserted roads. I could still spy revelers loitering around here and there mostly couples looking rather disheveled (haha… wondering what they have been up to) Got home at around 7.30am and slept till 7.20pm that’s almost 12 hours of sleep!!! Had dinner with my girlfriend’s parents before going back to her place.

Well that was my New Year’s Day celebration in summary. The best part is I’m still working today which I feel is totally ludicrous.