Last weekend, Mae suggested that we catch Shrek 2 at the cinemas. Imagine that. A movie outing initiated by Mae! *gasp* That's almost as rare as getting struck by lightning twice. Anyway, not one to look a gift horse (or should I say Donkey) in the mouth, I'm up and about very quickly - as quickly as I can move on a Sunday afternoon.
But alas, we had not anticipated the disappointment that awaited us.
We got to the cinema but we didn't stand a chance. Every movie was sold out for the rest of the day! No tickets whatsoever. I was shattered. Like a broken man, I walked aimlessly hoping for a miracle. But deep in my heart I knew; these were not the miracles that God intended for man. And so Mae and I humbly retreated back to the comfort of our small DVD collection.
It's the school holidays. And the schoolkids are everywhere. Like a swarm of locusts.
You see them looming over the horizon and the next thing you know, they've eaten everything. The parking spaces. The movie tickets. The Sinful Super Double Choc ice-cream. Everything!
Today is Friday. We're trying again tonight. But it looks bleak. The schoolkids are gonna be there. And they've got a headstart over us. While I sit here writing this entry, the schoolkids are already at the mall waiting to pounce on all the available movie tickets. *sigh* And we can't even get through the phone or internet booking channels.
This is why we have kids.
Someday Baby's gonna take revenge for us. Someday these schoolkids are gonna grow up and turn into the working stiffs that we are now. And our kids will be the locusts.
Ahh. Revenge is sweet.
I know! Damn pesky kids! Because of them, I haven't been able to see either Shrek2, "Lusa" or Harry Pothead... GSC Tele-booking is always engaged and TGV KLCC hotline is not even working... Waited for an hour queuing up last Sunday, only 2 find out EVERY ticket was sold out... then why still open counter lah?.. damn holidays..
ReplyDeletehey james next time u should book first a few days before the movie... i always do that. on weekends i know i cannot fight with those queues. plus queuing up is so uncool :)
ReplyDeletecheers to a good weekend!
If you plan to go to GSC MidValley, you can now book tickets by SMS. No more waiting for an open phone line! But I think you need to book at least a day before, to be safe :)
ReplyDeleteirene, how much does it cost to book by sms?
ReplyDeletebook a few days ahead. max 3 days i think. of get someone to buy for u ;) dat's wat i do :P
ReplyDeleteHave you seen the lines at Midvalley? All the way to McDonalds- at 9:30 am! EH?
ReplyDeleteSchool holidays + summer movies = hell in malls.
Better to wait than to have a sore neck from getting front row seats in the cinema. ;)
ReplyDeleteGood Luck. I told Mae to come to Inner Jinjang to watch. Esp if you watch it on weekdays, you basically pay RM5-RM6 per tix and get the entire cinema all by yourself! .. I watched The Last Samurai with only 10 ppl (including me) in the cinema! Woo Hoo! That is what I call Value For Money.
ReplyDeleteI once queued up at gsc midvalley for gold class tickets for LoTR 3 at 7.30a.m and the ticket counter only opened at 10a.m.! Pathetic I know... but it was impossible to book online or call through! But believe it or not, when i reached at 7.30, there were already about 30 people ahead of me and it was a weekday!! Don't people work anymore? It was worth it though... Tira and I got the last two tickets for the day :lol:
ReplyDeleteGood luck on your quest to get tickets in the future James... you and mae can always bring a stool and wait it out at 7.30a.m
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ReplyDeleteaawww...meaning to say i won't be able to go for movies this weekend...i haven't got any tickets yet..:P
No idea, Sashi, coz the webpage doesn't say. Oh, and you have to be a Maxis/Hotlink subscriber to get this service. Sheesh. (Needless to say, I'm not a Maxis subscriber ;) )
ReplyDeleteHi James,managed to watch it?I did,and not to many people were watching since everyone's on to H.POtter,should watch it.Very cool and funny-Shrek 2
ReplyDeleteInner Jinjang Gina? Egads! BTW people, Inner Jinjang is my nickname for Gina's part of Selayang. :lol:
ReplyDeleteCannotlah, Sara. I love sleep more than movies.
I hope you did, glinar. We did. :)
It was superb, Dee!! But I think we'll all need to see it a second time - to see all those subtle little parodies we missed. Did anyone notice that Spiderman parody? :)
Hey folks, we managed to catch Shrek 2 on Sat. Thanks to Mae's sis who managed to book for us at Summit Subang. Hallelujah for siblings!!
ReplyDeleteYeah Sashi, the only good thing to come out of the School Holidays is the good morning traffic. :)
We did, ryuu! But all the booking channels (SMS, Phone, Internet) we're all clogged up.
No such luck for us, Irene. The systems were down for days.
Hmm... Olivia, unlike you, I do not have a band of yes-men at my beck and call! :lol:
What in the world were you doing in Midvalley at 9:30am, sarah??
Can't wait lah, Strizzt. These days, any window of opportunity for a movie outing must be seized immediately! :lol:
Nah, I wont let my kids be locusts, just teach them to be smart in using the latest tech and gadgets so they wont have to queue up buying tix in cinema (perhaps those kids finds it cool to line up, at the same time 'cuci mata')... :)
ReplyDeletehaven't been to the cinemas for such a long time. managed to catch harry potter with hani last night at amcorp mall! haha! small but watchable. next up! shrek 2. i have to watch! i have to watch!!! :P
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm one of those pitiful few who have yet to watch Shrek or Troy or HPotter or Bicara Hati. And I don't have a kid to take revenge for me.
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Try Amcorp....sure ada ticket...sure ada...
ReplyDeleteZsarina :
ReplyDeleteHehe. I second that! ;)
haha, yup i triple hand that! i caught the LOTR 3 premiere just 10 minutes b4 showtime at amcorp, and still had extra places :+: next time i will give up all the hastle waiting in the que at Mid Valley and go there instead.
ReplyDeleteNo, no, no Wai Ye. Repeat after me. Kids are locusts no matter what we do! It's their birthright. :lol:
ReplyDeleteYou have to, kev! :)
Fly, you can always make one! :lol: And yeah... Bicara Hati!??! I'm watching Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam, though!!
Zsarina, Amcorp is for those afternoons when I goof off work! Shhhh.....
Hehh!!! What kind of person decides to go for LOTR 10 minutes before showtime!??! Sacriligeous! :lol:
James, really??? I hope they carry my genes :lol: Cos I'm a boring person who doesn't like to loiter in Mall during my school days (errr even after that :?: Perhaps children nowaday are uncontrollable BUT having said this, well a parents need to do what they need to... :) let's keep your legs crossed (I mean my fingers crossed) :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't even bother watching LOTR man... :P
ReplyDeleteAmcorp is your sneak-off place eh? Hehe. Me too... :P Hehe...
Hey, you might wanna try Summit USJ or Bukit Raja Klang. There's always tickets coz the place is considered too unglam to hang out. But the sound system in Summit is oh-so-cool...
ReplyDeleteAmcorp eh? Now the secret is out, maybe that place will end up crowded as well.. muahahaha! :lol:
ReplyDeleteOk, Waiye. So you're not a locust. :)
ReplyDeleteIf I ever see you there Kev, I'll snap pictures to blackmail you!! :lol:
Summit was super packed that day lah, mdmafia!!
Yah. Thanks to us fadsters, Sashi! :)
I caught Harry Potter on its debut day at Amcorp Mall....am still pleased about that. The "Uncle" knows me already...When he has to give out seat numbers, my response is "Wah, Uncle sure happy hari nie...ramai orang!".
ReplyDelete:lol: No wonder you're plugging Amcorp, Zsarina. Does the uncle give you free tix for the promo?
ReplyDeleteSigh..unfortunately not...am still working on the charm to get him to reserve me the love seat at the back..(okay, it's more a two-seater bench)....;-)
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