Gone to See the King

A Elder long, a Sakura, and a whole new universe

When I woke up today, I knew I had to meet my wonderful friends for King Arthur at Orchard Cineleisure. As the time came nearer to leave my beloved home, I was still struggling to write my latest blog entry. But I eventually saved a draft version of the document and prepared myself for my little outing.

After saying all the goodbyes, I found myself rushing for the MRT. I didn’t want to be late. To me my punctuality is important; it’s a showing of my self discipline. I never really cared if my friends came late but I hated those who didn’t turn up after promising they would do so.

Well as I was trying to find a seat on the MRT which by the way I didn’t, I met this young American guy by the name of Elder Long from California. I must admit that he freaked me out by asking how I was. It’s not everyday that some random stranger asks how you are doing, everybody on the train just ignores one another.

So what started out as I simple greeting went on to be an engaging conversation. He mentioned that he arrived in Singapore yesterday and was on the way to a church. He also said that he was sent here by his church in California. He was even kind enough to share his family military background with me.

Being an Indian does have its benefits. We just can’t keep our bloody mouths shut. So by the time the train arrived at Newton station, he had now learned that there is indeed a Zoo in Singapore and about the various tourist hotspots in Singapore. I even threw in a bit of the ezlink card history. He was surprised I knew so much about Singapore and shook my hand before he left the train. Well Mr. Long did brighten my day.

After arriving at Cathay Cineleisure, I just wondered around. Soon Latiff and Michelle join me at the Burger King. We had our lunch while Michelle went for a snack. And later we proceeded to watch King Arthur. The show was great. The production of this movie was in excellent hands. I really enjoyed King Arthur and so did my friends.

I can’t see the reason movie critics rated this movie so poorly. I for one have already made my opinions on critics known. These are people who can only talk and can’t walk the walk. I am really frustrated towards the attitude of some critics; the simply ought to be shot for their bloody ignorance.

After the movie, we made our way down to The Hereen. My two good buddies bought some movie vcds. While I did see a few surprising selections at the HMV store, I was largely disappointed with the catalogue they carried. With my tummy growling for food, we decided to eat at a place of Latiff’s choosing.

Before going to fill our appetites, Michelle found a vcd set that she purchased on the spot. It was her favorite actor from the Korean drama show. Damn, he’s name slips from my tired mind right now. Anyway we made our way to the Sakura Cuisine. There we had a nice meal and chat. I also passed the movie Latiff was eagerly waiting to watch, 'Monty Python and the Meaning of Life. And for Michelle I passed a bunch of cds that she might enjoy.

After dinner, we headed to Borders where I purchased a book Latiff strongly recommended. It was entitled The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot. As it was getting late, Michelle and I left Latiff to his fate, and headed to the MRT station. I opted to ride with Michelle to city hall in the opposite direction because I wanted a seat all the way back home. Upon Michelle's departure, I quickly sought to the task of reading my new book.

This book is just extraordinary. I am glad Latiff introduced me to this book. Upon my completion of this book, I shall write a deserving review for it. Seeing that everyone on my msn messenger is offline now, I have so cruelly become aware that it is time to sleep.