Anticipating the Anticipation/ Sweeney Todd’s Review

Life is always about the glass half full. We are wanting more than we could possibly have most of the time.  Sometimes, it is the feeling of wanting more that propels us forward…or so they say…or whatever. So, why on earth resort to peer pressure when you can’t even fulfil your own contentment?

For the first time (or at least I think it is the first time) in my life, I was down with a terrible case of food poisoning on Monday morning. It was later followed by a very high fever and a state of delirium.

Anyway, the reason for that "moment" was because I was back in Penang for the weekends. As most visits to the Pearl of the Orient would be, I just had to feast on all of Penang’s delicacy. In this case, I only had two days to do so. Therefore, on Saturday afternoon, my aunt drove me down to Pulau Tikus to taste on Bangkok Lane’s famous mee goreng. Before that, I already had a big karipap from Tanjong Tokong.

The next day, it was an early start with dim sum at "Bali Hai" off Gurney Drive. Then, we went off to Penang’s Youth Park where I sort of had a "mini workout" chasing little Joel around the children’s playground. Phew! Well, at least grandma had a breath of fresh air and a change of scenery. Later on, I went to Chit Tiew Lor with two of my aunts for a heavy tea time of wet popiah, Curry mee, pasembur and Milo ais. Well, of course the side dishes were shared among all of us. The dessert? Swatow Lane’s famous ais kacang!

Gosh…imagine the gluttony. It only just dawn on me that I ate like a horse after I wrote all of it down. Maybe things got a little added up in the midst of writing. I couldn’t have possible eaten all that, could I? Hahah.

As all sins would go, I had my case of food poisoning later on. On the brighter side, I could consider it as a "diet plan" as I spill most of the content of food that I had while in Penang. That’s a good thing behind the bad. God, that sounded so wrong. I might be mistaken for suffering from bulimia. Seriously, I’m psychologically right. Although the insane would always say that they are sane. Seriously, I am in a right state of mind. Seriously!!

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Eight days had passed since the New Year. New Year, new resolutions? Hmm…I’m not quite sure if I made any this year. How does this thing work anyway? Is there a dateline for its conception (only on the first day of the year?), or does it goes on indefinitely? Most importantly, why do we need resolutions in the first place? If we can resolute something at any particular time of the year, then we should be able to stick to whatever plans we have and work them out regardless of their time and place? Then why the New Year resolution? We humans are a complex, make-believe, crap of a wreck.

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Anyway, I just check out AllMalaysiaN Bloggers Project and chance upon a Sweeney Todd’s review contest. Here goes nothing!

I heard about the movie on E! the other day (yes, E! is one of my guilty pleasures). There seem to be a lot of buzz surrounding this movie which is directed by Tim Burton (of The Nightmare Before Christmas fame). In Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, he once again collaborated with Johnny Depp, yes our favourite Captain Jack Sparrow from a certain 2007’s summer blockbuster. Ai…another collaboration? Yes, and it doesn’t seem to be their second. Before Sweeney Todd, there was also "Edward Scissorshand" and "Sleepy Hollow". The movie also stars Burton’s off-screen very-pregnant wife at the moment, Helena Bonham Carter. Anyway, there has been an Oscar buzz surrounding this movie. Another successful collaboration for Burton and Depp? Only time will tell…and of course the seatings in the cinema! And seriously, do you think the audiences really care if Johnny Depp can really sing? The girls will go ga-ga over him, the guys trying to emulate his machoness and the serious movie-goers will be anticipating another psychedelic performance from the ever eclectic Depp.

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That was a mediocre attempt at trying to review a movie. Haha. Oh well, it is worth the try. New year’s luck anyone? =D

Okay, back to my soliloquies or whatever. My cousin-in-law ( he is married to my cousin, hence the in-law to the cousin) told me that you can make money through a weblog. Out of ignorance, I asked him how. With patience and a hint of mockery, he begin telling me about hits and online advertising for the next five minutes. Wow…I never…well actually seriously thought that a blog where you rant aimlessly could make money. Lolx. Anyway, I don’t think this little blog of mine will garner much hits any time soon. I would prefer to regard my blog as an indie/alternative scene in the world of blogging…just like the likes of Fiona Apple, Rachael Yamagata and Joshua Radin in the music world. Dream on!!

Well…I should probably log off now considering that it is past the witching hour and I got to catch up with my undang reading tomorrow. But I got to write about my New Year experience!!

On New Year’s eve, I went to The Curve with a bunch of my peers namely; K.W.S, P.H, M.T, M.L, S.J, J.L, S.s and her bf. We went there at around 6pm. We walked there to be exact! Lolx…an accomplishment! Rock on guys!!! Actually, we walked from One Utama by the suggestion of yours truly here. It was kind of like a great workout. Earlier in the day, all of us took the bus to OU and watched Will Smith’s I Am Legend which had M.T later on quoting "I paid seven bucks to scare myself!" but clearly worked magic for M.L. and S.J. Hehe. A blessing in disguise? Hmm…don’t count on me to disclose anything here. =p

The countdown was clearly a memorable one as it was my firsts with my peers. We actually had some crazy moments at Cineleisure where we sat on the floor and set up "The Loiterers", something I seriously would not do in a million years. I suppose I must have been on high on a huge dose of excessive social euphoria. A night to be remembered…

It’s the New 2008 guys!! We all have something to anticipate for. Whatever they may be, just take things one step at a time and remember that life is always about a glass half full. There is really no saying to how much the glass will hold. At the end of the day, all we are left with is wanting more…or so they say…or whatever.

                                  Happy New 2008!!!

Here are the countdown pics:

No, we are not crazy…just happy!! Lol

Wah…the Confucius look. Must be a really serious resolution he is trying to make.

P.H, M.T. and M.L. on the streets.

Aiks…lion dance on a New Year countdown celebration? Want to bring "ong" mah!

The host from 1970s disco scene trying perform a futuristic move.

All tangled up.

Angels for the night.

After a night of partying and going socially "high", we still manage to look sane. Lol.

Pictures courtesy of M.L.