Of the Holidays and the Days to Come
sigh..its been awhile since ive posted..again..a big big sorry to my fans..(yes i have fans you know?)anywayz..this will be a couple of day's worth...so...behold...
Thursday
alright..i went to taipei to catch the lord of the rings:the return of the king...i still remember the day when was counting day number 321...hahaha...look how far ive come..we got there at 2pm and the stupidiest thing ever happened..instead of purchasing the tickets straight away we had to wait for the ticket booths to open at 3.50 then we can start buying the tickets...can you believe there's such an idiotic and inefficient rule?even if u get there at 8am..its not use!!why?because the booth only opens at 350pm..the only advantage you get is the fact that you get to be the first in line..so we stood there and waited for almost 2 hours just for the tickets even though ive booked the tickets a month before the release...stupid stupid stupid!!anywayz..so there i was waiting patiently for the booth to open..and there was a couple of old dickheads wandering around selling tickets at high prices..it doesnt happen very often in singapore really..there's another stupid rule in taiwan that each person can only buy a maximum of 4 tickets..so one of those old bastards will cut the queue..then his or her friends will come in and cut queue as well..then they will all buy 4 tickets to sell to others at extremely high prices..and there i was..stuck between two bunch of old dickheads..and they were cutting queues here and there..this young dude even got pissed and scolded one of them..to the point that the old shit got pissed and walked away...the old ladies behind me were pushing against me and my aunt got really angry and almost started a fight..o well..i purposely kicked one of them in the side...irritating dickheads..anywayz..so i got my tickets and in no time i was sitting in the theatre waiting for the film to start..the lights dimmed and the newline cinema logo came up...i guess i was too excited when it finally appeared..i was literally shivering with excitement..the movie was tear-jerking really..ive never cried during a movie before..my mom too..never really cried before..other than the time when her parents died...other than that she never really cried..and that day 3 of us..including my aunt..cried during the movie...and my sis?well she was too busy holding back her pee..so she forgot to cry i guess...what the hell...what makes an epic epic?what is the definition of an epic?something that will make you laugh?cry?cheer with joy?have you punching the head of the dude in front coz the bad guy killed your favorite character?well if that's so,then THe Lord of the Rings:The Return of the King definitely is the epic of all epics..its truely a masterpiece..perfected through Peter Jackson's vision..scenes to be highlighted includes the part when faramir rides on a suicide mission to osgiliath by the order of his father..also the ride of the rohirrum when the rohan riders comes to gondor's aid..when they ride through the host of orcs and rescues the gondorians..when legolas takes down an oliphaunt..when sam carries frodo up mt doom..(i cried here...)when aragorn says,'For Frodo..' and runs towards the host of mordor..and a lot more scenes that i cannot fully type out..its simply amazing...highly recommended for everyone to watch it!!its the event of the millenium and if you dont watch it..it will be a shame to miss it..
Saturday
just two days after i first watched the return of the king...on saturday morning i watched it again..call me crazy and call me mad...i dont care!!im cracking!and im proud of it..watched the ten oclock screening and yes i cried again..wow am i an emotional bastard..what to do..everyone around me was sobbing and sniffing and i was sorta affected by the mood of it all..so i was wiping my tears throughout the movie..and furiously during the sam and frodo scene..anywayz..after that i went up to taipei again to Xi Men Ding to meet Bao,Sarah and Wa for some quality shopping..believe it or not ladies and gentlemen but i spent 100+ sg dollars on that single day...bought at 60 dollars limited edition 3D map of middle earth..was sorta forced by sarah and my sister..:P but im glad that i bought it anyway..its awesome!!it was 8 degrees in taipei and despite wearing my matrix coat i was shivering all over..so we dashed into a nearby starbucks and had a cup of hot chocolate..met up with Bao and Wa after that and we went around xi men ding..hahaa..its like walking on the streets of tokyo really...you see weird people in wacky hairdos and dresses and people playing guitars and stuff on the streets..with lots of stalls selling local food...wow...amazing...anyway..we went to eat steamboat after that and me and my sis treated the rest to the dinner..which is also why i spent so much money..:P

QUOTES OF THE DAY:
Pippin,'[Singing To Denethor] Home is behind the world ahead, and there are many paths to tread, through shadow, to the edge of night, till the stars are all alight. Mist and shadow, cloud and shade. All shall fade, all shall... fade. '

Theoden,'Ride now! Ride now! Ride for ruin and the worlds ending! FORTH EORLINGAS!'

Gandalf,'Death is not the end, just another path. One which we must take. (pauses and looks at Pippin) The grey veil of this world rolls back and all turns to silver glass... and then you see it. '
Pippin,'See what?'
Gandalf,'A green land amongst the sea. '
Pippin,'That doesn't seem too bad. '

Pippin,'We'll see each other soon. Won't we? '
Merry,'I don't know, Pip. I don't know what's going to happen. '

Sam,'I cannot carry it for you, Mr. Frodo, but I can carry you! '

Aragorn,'For Frodo.'

The Witch King,'You fool, no mortal man can kill me. '
Eowyn,'I am no man.'

Gandalf,'Lord Denethor is Boromir's father. It would be very unwise to bring him news of his beloved sons death. Best not to speak of it. And be careful not to mention Frodo or the ring. Or Aragorn, say nothing of him. In fact, its best if you don't speak at all, Peregrin Took. '

Elrond,'Put aside the Ranger, become who you were born to be. '

[after Legolas single-handedly takes out a war elephant and its drivers]
Gimli,'Bah! That still only counts as one! '

Gimli,' I never thought I'd die side by side with an Elf.'
Legolas,'What about side by side with a friend? '
Gimli,'Aye. I could do that. '

Gimli,'Certain death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for? '

Eomer,'You should not encourage him. '
Eowyn,' You should not doubt him. '
Eomer,' I do not doubt his heart, only the reach of his arm.'

Sam,'Don't go where I can't follow!'

Aragorn,'My friends, you bow to no one.'

Frodo,'The Ring is mine.'

Faramir,'Since you are robbed of Boromir, I shall do what I can in his stead. '
[He bows then begins to leave, then stops and looks back at Denethor]
Faramir,'If I should return, think better of me, Father. '
[Denethor doesn't look up as he answers]
Denethor,' That will depend upon the manner of your return. '

Gimli,'This is something unheard of! An Elf will pass under a mountain, but a Dwarf dare not! Oh, I'll never hear the end of it!'

---'The Lord of the Rings:The Return of the King'(2003)