UDON

Yours truly watched a rather entertaining, comical yet rather cheesy film today at The Cathy. Udon, a Japanese film about a loser Kosuke, son of a small town udon shop owner trying and failing to find fame and fortune in the Big Apple, returns home. Back home, he meets *lost and clumsy writer-wannabe, Kyoko. Kosuke rediscover udon and the value behind it.

Sounds like a rather trite plot on the value of small town and *old traditions, but it was surprisingly entertaining. While it was corny in some aspects (like when Kosuke’s father passed away and his ghost appears…) but essentially, it is about family (as expected) and taking over one's parents' heritage.

Kosuke was not on good terms with his father, a stern and humorless man. As a rebellious act, Kosuke wanted to be a comedian with the *lofty goal of making the world laugh (which obviously, he sucked at…really badly at that too…) At the end of the film, he learnt that joy and laughter can be shared very easily, through a simple bowl of udon (or really, any good food but since this is about Udon….shrug). People will enjoy brief spurts of happiness when they get to eat good food. At least I do. Utter bliss in that short momentary moment. Would that true happiness was that easy to find. *deadpan*

The film was about rediscovering home and one's soul food. Most importantly, it was about the importance of following one's dreams without neglecting one's home and roots.

And of course, about finding one's soul food. (Although, yours truly really can't think of mine….but then again, maybe soul food is rather just a metaphor for what is essential to you and something/someone you cannot live without?)

Another theme yours truly rather like was the *bittersweet idea of when one creates something new, one could also be destroying something old at the same time. Booms are created, and crazes over a certain product may create short term fads, but these fads fade very quickly and the towns and people who are part of the production of the product are left worst off. So it hints at the dark underside of hype and the harms of marketing and creation of fads that does not last yet bring lasting damage to some.

Quite a thematic film without being preachy (which moi appreciated). It was a good balance between humor yet providing food for thoughts.

All in all, well worth the price of a cinema ticket and braving the traffic to Orchard on a Saturday night.

I like.

Sheer

PS: Unlike several reviewers, who had commented that they had a strong urge to eat Udon after the film, yours truly was not one of them. After watching various types of Udon for 2 hours, yours truly felt rather full and did not want to look at another bowl of Udon for at least the rest of the week…seriously!

My Friend's ROM

Eskimo Love Song
You are my husband, you are my wife
My feet shall run because of you
My feet dance because of you
My heart shall beat because of you
My eyes see because of you
My mind thinks because of you
And I shall love, because of you.

:::

Today marks the day my closest friend from Secondary School’s ROM day. Amazing. One of my clique is MARRIED. Of cos, *nice has been an old married couple for ages, but this time, it is FOR REAL. She's married. OMG.

The day started with *nice coming over to yours truly's abode to let yours truly figure out how to do ribbons for her shoes. Did I mentioned that *peaceful and *nice just volunteered moi to tie ribbons for *nice’s ROM shoes without consulting moi? And moi has never even seen the shoes until today? Such faith in yours truly. *deadpan*

In any case, yours truly managed the ribbons. Of course, I did. She is my closest sec sch fren after all.

Typically for a wedding, the bride has tons to do. We were at the studio at half past 2 in the afternoon for *nice's fitting, make up and hairdo, 3.5hrs before the ROM. The groom just turned up less than an hour before the ROM to do his hair and change. *rueful look*

Yours truly wasn't impressed with the makeup, the eye make up could have been better than, but as *doormat says, how can *nice look bad? So obviously, she looks great. But could have been much better. Make up should brighten her face. It wasn't good enough....

Her gown was rather whimsical, but again, another could have better and more flattering. Probably I’m just being picky. Rest assured that when she picks out her gowns for official wedding dinner, *peace and moi will be there!

But all in all, it was a pleasant ceremony. *Nice and her K is a very nice and sincere couple. They are genuinely happy to be married. What does it matter about all other logistics? There was even moments of humor and laughter during the ceremony caused by the solemnizer’s strange and rehearsed English (don't get me wrong, she took her role very serious and was very genuine), but her English pronunciation was….for lack of better phrase, not fluent.

The kiss given by K to *Nice was too quick. I protested with “so quick”. And the solemnizer then said "very good, *Mr Ong. Now do a longer one for the camera this time." *laugh*

Wow. My friend is married!

In any case, yours truly (though I hate mushy sentiments) wishes them all the best. If anyone deserves happiness, *Nice certainly does. There isn't a nicer person anywhere or a more genuine friend. And for your evilness to say so, it must be true. *archly*

CONGRATS!

PS: *snappish is down with gastritric flu and *Ms Evil is down with serious flu. Both had to skip the ROM today. There must be a conspiracy somewhere.

Hobby

"Every man should have a hobby, provided that his wife doesn't find out about her"

= Cause of death
= Wife

Am not sure where yours truly heard the quotation. In any case, I thought it was funny. But as an aside, most women and some men value fidelity above all, so for evilness' sake, find other hobbies.

Ok. After the totally irrelevant opening, this post is really about why yours truly haven't been blogging lately. Simply put, LAZY. Nothing inspiring to write about, so moi haven't been posting.

Of course, been busy too. With two good frens getting MARRIED this year, going out with friends, working, reading, watching films, working, etc. Yours truly have also set up or more to the point, one of my writing buddy set up a website for moi's usual blog game. The writing word game. So yours truly been having fun writing and reading other scribblers' writings.

Oh yah, yours truly has also got a place in a creative writing course, so yours truly have assignments every week too. *grimace

Moi also have lotsa travelling plans. Am going to BKK again, so look forward to lotsa clothes shopping BECAUSE this time, I'll be going with *candid, *snappish and *peaceful.

Pause to tink of the sheer amount of clothes we will bring back.

Oh dear.

Maybe yours truly shld practise restraining pple first before going...but then again, who am I to spoil their fun...and the amount of money to be spent? *deadpan*

Sheer