The Age of Stupid (Hottie). Joy.

Yesterday. Was a weird day...




That's an understatement really...






AHEM. Banu DA GREAT had a quite a number of firsts yesterday:

• First to be awake in the household...Didn't sleep actually..TRIED..like shyte...but couldn't...so after tossing about for like..2 hours? I got up...and thought..hey, let's do some reading...then I got online..which brings us to the next First...

• First proper conversation with this senior...drum roll~~~SHOGI HAMANNOP...i don't think he's gonna hate me for putting up his name here *wink*..Quite a name, isn't it? It was a pretty worthwhile conversation..He said he was glad he woke up and got online; He got to chat with BANU DA GREAT. Not his exact words..but well..u get the drift. AHEM. I also had the privilege of not letting him study for an exam he was going to sit for, in the evening, unintentional privilege of course...I'm crapping, aren't I....anyways..YEA LA. it was a good conversation ok..too private to actually SAY here wat we spoke about...THIS was his exact word: "INSIGHTFUL". O.o

That's not really "quite a number of firsts"...It shall continue after the next few lines...

I had the privilege..ahem..of going to the global premiere of "The Age of Stupid"...sister's friend e-mailed her the invitation...and my sister forwarded an invitation to me...thanks, Shoba, really..I had a great time.except for this hottie who took a seat beside me..I shall talk about this fella, later. Hmm...

So yeah, what is this Age of Stupid thing...well...this is what the email said...

The Age of Stupid is the new documentary-drama-animation hybrid movie from Director Franny Armstrong(McLibel) and Producer John Battsek (One Day In September). Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In the Name of the Father, The Usual Suspect, Brassed Off) stars as a man living in 2055, looking back at the present age we are in....and our inaction to do anything substantial to slow or stop climate change...

(I typed the whole thing out k!..daem...dono what's up with the copy paste thing)

That's just an excerpt of the mail..so yea, the movie is basically about climate change..and how we, the stupid human beings, are not doing anything...yea la..all we do..is js talk talk talk..and then O.o.

The point of this blog entry, you see, is not really ABOUT the MOVIE. It's about what happened before we got to the place where the screening was happening...and during the screening

And thus, the list of FIRSTs shall continue da bontinue...

• First time in Bukit Bintang...i know, shame really. Been studying in KL for like one whole freakin year..and my first time. But there's a first for everything right, so yeah, THIS was Banu DA GREAT's first time, in Bukit Bintang..

• First SHYTE EXPRESS WALK towards the monorail station right after we got down at KL Sentral. Dude. I swear. I was walking with HEELS. Short ones but STILL, HEELS. Jessica and Shoba were wearing SNEAKERS. AND NO, i wasn't VAIN or anything kay, to INSIST on wearing HEELS or anything..sneakers are rotting back in college. Aint no fortune-teller to KNOW that I was going to freakin brisk-walk , RIGHT?! Jessica had to rush, cos she was a volunteer at the event..so yea, not whining, k Jess :) Just that, well, it WAS HARD walking with those...sandals..which weren't mine, btw...thanks shoba ;)

And I SUH-WER, DUDE it IS NOT EASY running in traffic with heels! SHYTE la..lols..i'm laffing now, but I SO wasn't at the time of incidence. I just kept repeating, "I'm DEFINITELY blogging about this". That also, btw, showed my addiction to blogging...hmm...nevermind. That's another issue. AHEM

• First monorail ride. SHAME really...been in KL like...yea yea..u know the rest, ryte..yada yada yadaaaa...The monorail ride...was..well..a blur..cos then, we had to walk again, SHYTE EXPRESS WALK AGAIN, to Grand Millenium. Joy.

Grand Millenium. Hmm, nice place. It was only 6-something PM, and the screening was starting at 8..so we had time on our hands, Shoba and I. Jessica was already busy with her work, so after registering and getting our ticket (only one, for us both), we headed off outside, to grab something to eat...

When we stepped out, we were approached by this dude...a Japanese tourist, we learned, who asked us a favour, to take a picture of him...we agreed, being the "friendly Malaysians" we are...

And then, he asked..."Are you..Indian Malaysians?"

One or two second pause. And then, "*smile* yes, we are," said Shoba. Then the dude wanted to take a picture of us. O.o

Flashes of our picture being doctored and put up in some porno website or something came to me. (eh, it happens k. ha~)

Then, I studied the guy; bespectacled, carrying one of those cameras that you see only on professional photographers or peeps who know a thing or two about photography, his accent suggested that he was educated...

AND, Banu DA GREAT wasn't getting any negative vibes from him. I'm quite a decent clairvoyant by the way. My instincts never fail me...they don't backstab me even...O.o..so yeah, Shoba and I agreed. We're gonna appear SOMEWHERE, i'm sure...the heck..haha...

What you thinking ar~

Stupid of us? We WERE about to watch a movie called.."The Age of Stupid"...O.o

You know what..don't mind that..crap

He was just a freaking tourist. OK. Roger that.

It was a nice picture of us, though. He let us check it =) HAHA...oh well~~

Then, we walked along the street...for the food. And saw 7-Eleven...JOYYYY.

We figured since the place didn't even LOOK like Malaysia, ONE BIT...things were going to be...a lil expensive...7-eleven should be the safest bet...so yea, enta da benta...

Right before we entered..I noticed this cabbie..staring at us..like..O.o (a a really BIG stare)..that was when I realised..people..generally, around Bukit Bintang..had this LOOK on their faces..this..GAZE..weird ones...like they were cautious? Don't know if that's the right word...

Quite intimidating...but well..didn't put much thought into it...wanta look, look la..teehee =D

So then, I grabbed a MARS bar (why is it called Mars..mcm bar tersebut dtg drpd mars. lame. me writing that last sentence is lame. not the brand. O.o), Shoba a bun..me, kaya and sardin puff. i was so da hungry bungry...couldn't contain myself...thank god for the high mets levels..AHEM..(but I still forgot MnMs..shyte..)

Then we took a walk again...we really did have time on our hands...to Pavilion...there's this fountain right..right at the entrance..so yeah, we saw loads of peeps taking photos..so we joined in..lolz...I was like, "I feel like a fool"..cOS lately, I just don't like taking pictures..why? That's for me to know, and for u to NOT find out..(twinnie, learnt this from u =p). But anyways...good pictures..i think. O.o

I couldn't stand Pavilion. Really. Like..i think I'm sick of malls really...We just walked...till we walked right out. lolz.It was just a one-way walk..and we were out. O.o

Then, we just went back to the Grand Millenium..and took the elevator back to level 2..and saw that the crowd was already growing..there was a queue, for tickets...since we'd already gotten ours, we sat at this lounging area..and spoke..

I came to realise then, that I am quite a social retard. Lolz..really. Ain't kidding. I mean, I talk alot. But yesterday, it was like..I was..in a reverie..a prolonged one..It was like..I was in DEEP observation mode. It was weird..but I don't think I cared. Still don't. Hmm..that's good, i think.

Or it could be that I was just in a daze..didnt sleep the night before wat...woke up at 7 PM de day b4.haha...so yeah...body clock upside down..so maybe, that's why..

Banu doesn't DO shy..or so I thought..Hmm...Oh well~

And now, AHEM, comes the story of the HOTTIE..i said that word, the capitalised one, with full-on SCORN. I hated the dude man. I swear.

So this is what happened...

Shoba and I were just sitting there u noe..in our assigned seats..and this dude, the "HOTTIE" comes and sits on the seat beside me. And I just went O.o. He said HI and Shoba and I acknowledged of course. And then he was like, "Which organisation are u from?"

So I said, "Oh uh, we're here with her (gesturing towards Shoba) friend, actually" And Shoba took it from there. Then Shoba asked, "You're from Malaysia, is it?" Like confirming la..cos he had this accent...dat SUGGESTED he wasn't. So the dude went..."Uh, yea..why...I don't look like a Malaysian is it?"

Shoba: *smiles* Um, cos u don't sound Malaysian...(she said this with a SMILE. a freaking non-suggestive smile. O.o)

I THINK that's what caused him to like totally SHUT down. Like..one moment, he was talking..and the next...it's quite a blur to me now actually..Note that I don't even remember what organisation he was from. That was probably because I wasn't listening.. Remember the thing about social retardation and me? Well yea, this was one of it's manifestations.

And then, he got up and went to the back, cos he was part of an organisation, right. And he held up this banner, which formed the number "350", together with 2 other members of the same organisation.

All this while when he was gone, I was thinking, "Banu, get a grip. DOn't just SIT there and go O.o" I've this really scary BIG EYES, I've been TOLD that, ok..lolz..so yeah, I thought, instead of subjecting the dude to THE unnecesary DEATH STARE, I should...talk. O.o Right.

So, the movie was about to start. And the dude came back. I was like, "Uh hey.."

He didnt' respond.

I thought, um..maybe he didnt hear.

When he was properly seated, I said, "350.." (with a tone that suggested PROMPTING, a CUE)

Dude: Uh-huh.. (looking straight ahead like I was just a FLY or flyin bloodsucka which just BUZZED into his ear which he was trying to swat off)

....................

I just looked at him for about 1 whole second and half a millisecond or something, and just directed my eyes and head back to the screen..muttering in my head, "right..whatever."

Throughout the length of 85 minutes of the movie, I was basically non-existent.

Let me tell u why this bothered me so much.

When Banu DA GREAT watches a movie...she reacts. And the people who accompany her to movies, react as well. To one another. If the dude didn't say hi in the first place, this wouldn't have bothered me. But he did, didn't he. SO yeah, after establishing SUCH an introduction, he just SWITCHES to IGNORE MODE? YYYEA, rrrright. Pissed.the SHYTE outta me. i swear. *exhale*

As I was watching the movie, I just didn't BOTHER reserving ANY comments.. like..i blurted out "What the hell", "DUH", "Yea, right", "Whatever"...I didnt care what the dude would think. These remarks were OF COURSE, to the visuals I saw in the movie. Usually i observe a code of conduct around stangers. This time, however, no hold-backs.

So damned easy to get me worked up, no? Mark that. =D

When the movie ended, the dude gave me MORE reason to believe that he was, indeed, arrogant. (and annoying). There was applause. And he took his time to join in. And the way he applauded? HEH! Meluat aku..i swear..Melodramatic giler..I was amused, to be completely honest. the LUAT-ness came only AFTER the amusement.

Then, he just got up and left. To the back of course. bleh.

Way to go for the display of amazing manners, unidentified hottie. I don't even know why I'm still calling him that. (I didn't bother finding out his name.)

He must have had an aneurysm after the initial presentation of "friendliness". That's the only probable explanation that I've come up with. I swear.

Or he just didn't possess the social competency of handling Shoba and me. Hmm. Nice. =D

All in all..I had a great time..could've gotten a better seat. Actually. HE could've gotten another seat. The heck. I actually have another theory...on why he HAD to sit there, other than the obvious one that the dude wanted to good seat. But heck..i already spent enough space on the dude ryte..

Me dear readers, if you're interested in watching The Age of Stupid...layari la laman web ini..

http://www.ageofstupid.net/resources)

Says here that you can still watch it..online, for a month..free. :) even though official screenings ended today...

Enjoy da benjoy...

p/s: i REALLY would THANK GOD, PROFUSELY (even make a vow to be a nun in my next life)..i swear...if the "hottie" reads this..maen..aint a crime to hope, no? hmm...

pp/s: JESSICA, THANK YOU :) for the opportunity...