November 26, 2008 - One lazy day for me, surprisingly... Nothing much to do, a break from the long hours of work. Having to deal with US partners and clients at night and dealing with local suppliers and contractors at day, is one tough schedule to follow. But somehow, this day is something out of the normal routine.
Realizing that, I grabbed my backpack and headed South... SM Southmall that is to be exact :) It's the first day of the regular screening of the Eraserheads Reunion Concert Movie so I decided to watch it. I missed the concert last time (okay, okay, i know i missed a lot my friends), so I decided not to miss it again.
I bought the ticket for the first screening schedule, 1:20pm on the first day of showing, trying to pretend that it's the actual once in a lifetime concert... just being a fan i guess. It's 1:05, and before entering the theater, thought I could still grab some food. I bought some popcorn and drinks, paid it to the cashier and headed to the claiming area. What??? The saleslady in the claiming counter ran out of the booth, and said she's just getting some supplies from the stock room. I tried to be patient and waited... 1:10 ugh, what's taking her long? Am I destined to miss the beginning of the concert? Oh No! I don't wanna miss a thing (it's me thinking out loud, not Aerosmith)! Then an assistant from the cashier's booth realized that now there's a long queue in the claiming area and the saleslady is not yet around. He jumped across the claiming area, and started serving us. Whew! 1:15, I'm rushing my way to the entrance of the theater, went to the deluxe section, seated my self comfortably, and started eating the popcorn just like a kid waiting for the movie to start. And then the countdown started... 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!!! Whoah!!!!
I have read a lot about the concert, watched some videos on youtube and even talked to some friends who were able to watch it live, so somehow I know what to expect and see, that's what I thought. But still, I felt something different watching it on the big screen, and seeing it for the first time. There's the excitement of seeing them (Ely, Raymund, Marcus and Buddy)together again, playing music just like the old times, and the songs really took you into one more ride down memory lane... I just realized that I was singing along with them. and it feels great to be a fan again.
Ely, Raymund, Marcus, Buddy - thanks for the time... It's great to be with you again guys! :D
I stepped out of the theater feeling great...
Hmm, it's still early... I don't have to hurry back to work. I know is the opening day of "Twilight". I haven't read the book, didn't have the time to check the reviews, The only thing I know about it is that it's a bestseller, my niece Bea is into it, and so is my sister Echeow. So what now? For someone who's trying to kill some time, I bought a ticket to watch the movie (don't scream at me Bella and Edward fans)!
The crowd is a mixed one, but majority are students (I hope they did not cut classes just to watch this on the first day), yuppies, and the emo gens. I was hoping to see some gothic individuals (being a vampire movie), but unfortunately there's none. :)
The plot is common you might say, and the movie may have started on a slow pace, and then moves a little faster and builds up the storyline, but it's one entertaining movie, err, story... I can't help but notice the resemblance of "Edward" to Troy Montero (did you notice that also hehehe, or is it just me) and "Bella" to my niece Bea (let me know what you think, or I may have associated her too much with Twilight or Twilight to her... whatever :D ). I have questions left unanswered at the end of the movie, but being a movie based on a book, it's a common knowledge that some answers can be found only if you have read the book. So what to do now? I better read the book if I'm really looking forward to the next movie... or if i want to follow the story of Edward and Bella. But I'm keeping that to myself, for now... :D
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