Spoiler alert -- Why is a very long engagement a very long engagement?

So I took half a day off today to catch a movie with PL and then meet up with the rest for steamboat dinner. I guess I managed to forget a lot about work because when I went back today, there was suddenly so much to do and I was overwhelmed. So many things to do in just a couple of hours (I had a meeting too in the morning which took up half the time I had in the office). Even though I did let PL know I would be late, I still feel quite bad because I was reminded of the time when I met Couz for tea and I was late. I think I must really pay more attention to punctuality.

When I was in the office, I tried booking the tickets online for "Finding Neverland". Turns out that the movie has been on screen for quite some time now and it's no longer shown at decent timings for working or schooling people like us. So we decided to watch "A very long engagement" and I tried to book the tickets online. Failed to do so as usual because the shaw website is really horrible (I don't know why it's so bad on a weekday even?) Then I tried the phone booking. I gave up 'cos I called four times and thrice I got cut off. The other one time I couldn't hear properly what the film titles were.

Ok, or maybe I'm just super suay these days. I'm going to bai taisui for the first time in my life tomorrow. Not sure how it would help but just for peace of mind.

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I arrived at Lido, ate at MOS burgers and I think both of us were very tired. I think i didn't realise how tired I was until I fell asleep in the cinema. I think it's been a long time since I last fell asleep in the cinema. The last time was "Armageddon" and it was a midnight show. This time I fell asleep in the afternoon. That's quite bad. Not very sure how long I slept because I slept on and off but I think I managed to catch most of it. PL feels it's too long and I think I have to agree because I slept. There were some parts which moved me. The part where she tells herself that if the dog comes in before mealtime, her fiance is not dead. And the part where she ran to the bend and told herself if she reached the bend before the car reaches the bend, her fiance would come home safely. I used to do things like that; especially the period when I was waiting for my PSLE results, I would play five stones and tell myself that if I cleared a particular round, I would score well in my exams. Or when I was waiting for the lift, if it reached a particular floor in ten seconds, I would do well. Rather silly but I believed in it then.

Actually I also liked the last scene where she watched him at work. Her fiance was suffering from amnesia and didn't remember her but I think she was just glad that he was alive. And she just watched. And watched. And watched.

So why is a very long engagement a very long engagement?

So far I've watched two french movies. Incidentally, Audrey Tautou stars in both of them.

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After the movie we went down to Bugis Junction. Today I played the part of a customer from hell (okay, not THAT bad) but well, things did work after I made the trip. When I got home, my mom told me the stuff would be delivered on Friday. I hope they deliver EVERYTHING including the player like they promised my mom. Let's just cross our fingers. Or maybe I'd just get another chance to bitch about them when they come on Friday with a slip of paper telling me to do a self-collection.

Oh, and I just read the email their customer service person wrote me in response to my service request. Gosh, I think as a profit-making organisation, they should really step up their efforts to be faster and write better. Not that my business writing is fantastic but hahaha, the email really convinced me that it's all cut and pasted and they probably wouldn't take action. That email was really THE standard reply which I figured they could use for most complaints/negative feedback and I think I'd just keep a copy and show it to my staff so that they know what not to write. And oh, did I mention they took six working days to get back to me? I guess in this respect, my organisation does so much better than them. At least we have the decency to send interim replies. *Rolls my eyes*

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So, enough of my bitching. I had a great time with them tonight. It's been so long since we last saw G and J and there were a lot of anecdotes (ghost stories too, of all things. eeee!) to share as usual. We had steamboat dinner and SF ordered this really hot soupbase which the girls didn't want to touch. The steam from that soup made us unable to breathe properly. Bleah. After that, we had coffee and parted. It was too bad that KL and XY couldn't make it.

There are always times like these which make me feel that how fortunate I am to have friends like this. Eight people who met in 2002 and became fast friends till now. I have a feeling that our friendships will last a lifetime.