Saturday Night Outing

Kung Fu Panda was back. The third instalment was better than ever. A really great night out last night - a post-call thing and Irfan especially had been nagging about this since I returned from Brisbane. He initially wanted to watch it last Thursday but we could not get a ticket for the early show. It was a school night so, no late show for them!

So, last night both he and Idlan enjoyed the movie. I must admit that I dozed off in the middle since I only had a couple of hours sleep the night before. Idlan sitting next to me nudged me every time there was a good gag and the movie certainly hit all the right note. The boys enjoyed it. I enjoyed it even though I was tired. Definitely one for the family ...

Man on Wire

My initial intention was to watch "The Walk" on the Apple TV, but I found out that a documentary about the Philippe Petit's crossing of the the two towers of the World Trade Centre was going for 99 cents. I decided to watch "Man on Wire" first as it would give me some insight into the actual feat.

And it was fascinating. It certainly wetted my appetite for the main movie. And I could understand his sadness to see the destruction of the towers on Sept 11. I was also rather impressed with the reaction of the Police after he did his tightrope walk. I was sure he would have been shot dead today if he were to repeat that. Security and people's attitude were certainly different now.

A highly recommended documentary and now for the main feature .....

2016

We didn't do anything fancy last night or today. We stayed at home and last night Anita and I watched a few movies. Movie marathon starting with Interstellar, moving on to Step Up after which I fallen asleep.

Anita watched another movie after that. When I woke up, everybody were already snoring, all in the lounge in front of the TV.

I woke up early for my rounds and after Friday Prayers, we went for a meal at great Eastern Mall, doing some groceries before heading back home again complete with dinner.

And we stayed at home again after that. The weather was also gloomy, hence no real impetus to go out. But no complains from the boys. They wanted to stay in their rooms and do their stuff, which I was sure involved video games and YouTube. Anita was looking forward to that.

Our maid were supposed to arrive today but she has yet to come home. Usually she would stay an extra night at her sister's before coming back to the mayhem tomorrow.

Looked like I would be heading for bed soon. I have a long clinic tomorrow morning, before having a few days off next week. Not sure what we were going to do yet, but we were reluctant to travel far. Maybe a day trip somewhere. Genting maybe ....

Better than Expected

A week late, but we were not disappointed. I was talking abut Star Wars here. After a week of long days and regular calls, I finally had a free evening on Xmas Eve. The original plan was to go out for dinner. A quick look online and there was a show just 45 after.

We rushed through dinner after grabbing the last few seats - it was the third row from the front. Got ourselves settled and we're mesmerised from the opening credit.

I was sat with Idlan and I could here him gasping and punching the at the key moments. He also recognised the old character of the franchise as well as the ships and the locations. He was completely enthralled right through the end.

And yes, he was really into the plot twists and turns. Easily the best movie we saw this year - the best prior to this for me being a toss-up between The Martian and Hitman.

Highly recommend regardless of either you were a Star Wars nerd or otherwise. Couldn't wait for the next instalment of the series. Well done JJ Abrams. There was enough to move forward whole the director clearly respecting the past legacy of the film. He had certainly mastered the art of paying homage based on his work on Star Trek and the very Spielbergian "Super 8".

Bad Boys

Again, I was on call but tonight would be the last one for the year. I would be able to take it easier for the next few weeks, at least on the on call front. But the call tonight had been a busy one.

I was still waiting far the last patient to be sent upstairs to the ward. While doing that, it was time for a quick TV. Bad Boys were playing. Really brought back memories.