So I spent Wednesday morning til afternoon at Starbucks Power Plant bumming with Ateneo Law Students. No big whoop there. We ended up splitting at about 4pm. Miffed, I went up to the graphic design section of Fully Booked. If they had chairs and coffee (and free use of their books) I'd bum there for a whole day. Turns out I only lasted 'til 6pm. I'd run out of open books to browse through.
It was going home time, I made my way to the exit, stepped out and WHAM! Got slapped with a sheet of rain. Literally slapped. The strong wind was forcing the rain at an angle. The supposedly "covered" area in front of the nearby Starbucks was soaked by the slanting rain. Of course, the smokers (myself included) were still huddled by the doorway, a tightly packed clump of elbows and jackets and smoke. We'll put up with anything when we need a puff.
So...
heavy rain + long walk + defective umbrella = stranded at Power Plant
-sigh- Since I was stuck in Rockwell, I decided to burn the last of my cash by getting some dinner at KFC and watching
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. It wasn't a particularly wise choice. I might have needed the money to pay for a taxi. Or beer. But I spent it anyway so it was worth it.
KFC Chicken and Gravy
I didn't really expect much from dinner. I'd wolf down a KFC Chicken, two servings of rice and a Pepsi. Then I'd run up to the cinema to be in time for the movie. A fast and uneventful meal all by my lonesome. Luckily, the couple sitting at the next table decided to provide entertainment.
The guy was holding the thermos of KFC gravy, waiting for the contents to drip onto his rice. Since it was taking so long, he tried unscrewing the cap a bit. Then a bit more. Then a lot more. He finally had a decent pour going, but it still wasn't enough. He gave the gravy thermos the Heinz maneuver (a sharp slap on the bottom of the bottle). The result was something like this...
Not the best way to impress the ladies.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Argh. I know a lot of people haven't seen this yet so I won't hit you with a spoiler. I'll just highlight the points I liked most.
- PLOT PROGRESSION - Each part of the story was told like this: "HERO A must look for ITEM B to finish TASK C." It's easy to follow, so you can just sit back and concentrate on watching the movie. Like watching an Indiana Jones or Mummy flick.
- FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY - Crazy. Awesome. Like a frikkin' Jackie Chan Movie. Especially with the water-wheel. If you've seen the movie, you know what I mean. If you haven't, go watch. I'd watch it again just for that scene.
ONE INCREASINGLY FAMILIAR FACE - This might be a spoiler for some people so if you're one of those people who want to be absolutely clueless when you enter the cinema, STOP READING NOW. Anyway... If you've seen the trailer, you've also seen that big tentacled-faced pirate that shouts "Jack Sparrow!!!" all the time. FYI, that's Davy Jones... played by Bill Nighy. Who's that you ask? It's not something that can be explained. Instead, just take a look at who he's been.
