Wednesday, May 30, 2007


finally. i went to watch pirates of the caribbean at world's end.

and things certainly did not go according to plan.... for today...

let's back up a bit and start from a few days ago for this tale begins shall we?

first it was, ah yes, i did blog about this. my application to NTU failed. and the next day, i went for a depression hair cut, which unfortunately caused my decade-old habit of tying my hair to go out the window. and to make matters worse, NUS sent their dooms day letter on saturday, just as i was about to go to a book fair at EXPO, which in the end i skipped out of it.

ok, so it's two stars fallen... one star left. and i decided to light another distant star to brighten up a little. which throws me into a day of fatigue, because the journey to SIM, then down to stansfield isn't something enjoyable.

alas, the next day, while having a brunch with yuning and wan qian, some ruddy guy from SIM called me and said something along the lines of 'theoretically you are accepted' and 'confirmed joining us', and says i have to present my certificate of the A'lvls. at first i was really happy, like the monster in me jumping up and down going 'we did it'. but then when i finally gotten straight of the situation, it turns out i wasn't accepted yet afterall...

then so the next day, which is today, i went for pirates. and apparently, i must say, things are starting to not go according to plan. first i woke up to a clash of thunder, no lightning, no dark clouds. i was talking to the window, luckily my maid wasn't anywhere near. i told my window, the sky is playing a trick on me... and sure enough, i was on the phone for a while before my maid started dashing across the rooms closing the windows with an annoying creak that doesn't sound like creak, kwrak that doesn't sound like kwark sound.

so i got through, and came to Vivo, turns out the show is still hot, and we ended up watching it in a tinsy weensy theater, and 'lucky' me, i was sitting next to a bunch of idiotic guys. great. so at the start of the film, i told myself i get this feeling i won't get to enjoy the show much.

ok, now for the show. first i'm all excited to see it, hoping it to be great. and the reviews could be right, and judging from my pal wan qian's bored expression i can understand. certain parts of the show WAS boring. and some things aren't reall what i expected, though i SHOULD have thought of it.

anyway, first thing first, will turner and Elizabeth swann. (heck with the spelling). they ain't talking to each other... what's that all about?

then, jack going nutso, that i can understand. since he's pretty much insane anyway...

after that is this treachery thingy, it's like a netball game. the ball of treachery is thrown here and there, so i had a hard time keeping track of who's the coniving snake and who's the double-crosser. nevermind about that. my routine should get rid of the doubt anyway.

next thing, is captain sao feng coming and going... cool. you stroll in, ok you were there when we got there... then after like what's 1 hr of the show you're dead... cool...

then, we have, uh... ah, the brethren court. cool court if you ask me. we have a nutso, that's jack. then a 'captain hook', whats his name. then this white face lady, honestly a woman of her age and is a pirate lord... i wanna be like her!!! then there's a few of them, which i fail to catch their names. AH and jack's dad. cool, makes the phrase 'like father, like son' absolutely true.

anyway, i did thought of Tia Dalma was the woman Davy jones loved. since ted elliot and terry rossio don't introduce new characters unless they are for those 7 minutes of fame and they loved recycling characters. but apparently she's more than that... she's the heathen goddess... cool. (how many times have i typed the word 'cool' so far?)

and i never expect will turner to take the place of davy jones!!! never!! i always thought it would be jack sparrow, or barbossa, since they are the ones who are in the job for so long. but then, should have guessed, since there exist a certain percentage of living population regardless of the state or species they are in, who work on the theory of 'if i don't get what i want, i shall make sure nobody does'. so i guess davy jones is part of that crew.

oh yea, and the scene of the wedding in midst of chaos was really hilarious. and barbossa, haha, captain of the ship was conducting the wedding. whahahaha. kudos to you ted and terry! the final wedding was great! haha. which brings me to the next point, my favourite character is barbossa now. hehehe. not that i don't like you anymore jack, but well, barbossa is sort of growing on me hehehehe.

and let's just say that things are back where they are. barbossa, mutineer again, jack, marooned again, but this time, with food and shade, and rum. but he got smarter, stole the charts from barbossa. hahaha!!!! and will turner, unexpected. but nevermind. best of all, the pirates are back in business, and barbossa, hehe, my fav character.

my condolences to Governor Weatherby Swann and Admiral James Norrington. may the new ruler of the sea lead you to the other world and be at peace. (one minute of silence)

and i remembered to stay behind and wait for the credits to roll, cos i know there's something behind. hehe. and yes. a clip from 10 years later. kid, you've got a dad who's in charge of the sea! aint' that great, though you only get to see him once every ten years... so assuming you live up to the age of 80, you get to see your dad only 8 times... or less, if someone takes over your dad

and the soundtrack. well not bad, consider it coming from hans zimmer. and may i say that there's some element of lion king songs in there... and there's an gist of another movie or show's soundtrack in there, with the violins. i just can't remember which... and if i'm not wrong, it should be Van Helsing... yup, now that i have the sound track it does.

talk about the soundtrack, back to the tale shall we? so there i was, listening to the soundtrack, hoping to take note of the significant scenes with the musics. but then of course, with maelstrom, epic struggles, wedding, chaos, it is inevitable i forget about the task but allow myself to indulge in a little entertainment.

and then i decided to hunt for it, first was the MJ in Vivo. nope. then Sembawang in Plaza Singapura, nope, and at that moment i was ready to tear the shop down. because this is the second time, i went there, for a PIRATES soundtrack, and its the same guy who told me the same thing 'we're sold out'. and i hate the taste of disappointment. what is it with that branch? you ordered two copies of it only?! and here comes two soundtrack freak like myself and the two copies gone, so 'we're sold out'?

then MJ at PS, nope again.

last try. to the place where i saw it first. Sembawang at CP. good, it is there. bought it, didn't buy 'music and lyrics', too bad...

is this the end of it all? nope. turns out the chocolate i chose from Candy Empire didn't taste nice...

what a day of 'not according to plan'.

apparently those up there isn't happy with me. so now they are giving me a hard time. one day i'll get you guys back... just you wait.

hopefully, Shrek 3, Ratatoullie, Surf's Up, Harry Potter can be watched in the cinemas... my the force be with me. just kidding...

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