Week 18, 2024

4 day work week because of Labour Day. 

• So the cancelled/not renewed CBS shows are still cancelled. Oh wells. 
• Spent Labour Day in Starling watching The Fall Guy.
• RIP Reader's Digest UK
• Finally got the Coke branded foldable trolley consolation prize delivered to me, after the organisers reached out back in March...?
• Coffee Bean thought it would be a good idea to have a all day, all drinks for RM5.50 each, with a maximum 5 drink per order for 5/5 promo. I imagine it be chaos at all the outlets today...I had my usual skim double chocolate latte and buggered off. 

The Fall Guy

Today being a public holiday, I know I might as well spend the day at the movies. But there weren't a lot of morning screenings of The Fall Guy happening, and I didn't want to spend THAT much to watch it. So that's how I ended up at the (now) GSC in Starling, that I've probably not been back to since before it became a GSC? Also managed to snag decent enough street parking outside that I didn't need to worry about the mall parking. 

With so few morning screenings around, the room I was in was about half filled, which is to be expected, I guess, but I'm okay with that. Also the first time in a long while I was actually early, and not just rushing in either right before it actually starts (which is like at least 15 minutes past the stated time), or some minutes into the movie. 

• Dunno why they played the trailer for Furiousa before this movie, other than because they're both filmed in Australia or whatever. 
• Who doesn't love a dog who understands French commands and has ball biting as one of its tricks? That dog is funny AF.
• Emily Blunt singing Phil Collins's (not Genesis) Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) during the crew karaoke scene set me off a little (at least they didn't cut this with the Mariah cover LOL). If nothing else, the song choices in this is a bit too on the nose, if you ask me... 
• At least Stephanie Hsu got to do some fighting in this piece, even though she wasn't in it all that much. 
• Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling playing up the so-called Barbenheimer rivalry in the promotion of this movie was kinda ehh, but whatever.
• And they made full use of Winston Duke and his physicality. 
• I forgot Aaron Taylor-Johnson was in Bullet Train.. 
• Had no idea this was kinda loosely based on a TV show from back in the day. No wonder there were cameos I had not recognised (when the camera panned on a face for a touch too long, I know it's a cameo, but I had no idea it was Lee Majors.)

It felt a bit too long at a little over 2 hours, but as long as it can wrap itself up without starting yet another freaking franchise, I think I can live with that. But it was also kinda funny in some parts (based on the laughter in the room), so it's not too bad. 

Week 17, 2024

• Figured with the Gibbs prequel and the Tiva spinoff, of course they had to cut NCIS: Hawai'i loose. I guess the Lacheys can go back to their other gigs? 
• The Equalizer got another season. 
• The guy from FBI: International is leaving after the current season. Can't say I'm surprised since he does have a young family and the show does seem (for all intents and purpose) seem to be actually filmed around Europe... and they've been slowing ramping down his role on the show this season anyway, letting other cast members take the lead. 
• New distraction this week as the new season of MasterChef Australia is back! 
• I guess now people can claim their yoga class receipts (as well as a whole list of other sports) on their next tax filing, but it depends on the provider being accredited or whatever. *whomp whomp*

Week 16, 2024

• Renewed car road tax and they're no longer the stupid adhesive kind, but the one I got from the JPJ SSK is really ridonkulously smaller than a wallet-sized card?
• CSI: Vegas and So Help Me Todd is not moving on to next season. *whomp whomp* 
• Also don't think it's a coincidence that all the CBS shows on the bubble all have female leads of a certain age... 
• Elsbeth is getting another season.
• Still no idea about NCIS: Hawai'i, but there might be a riot if the franchise's first female POC lead did not get another season. Or they'll just get renewed really late in the game like they did LA back in the day. 
• NCIS franchise had it's 1000th episode this week (not the mothership, but across the franchise in general, plus I'm gonna guess Sydney)

Week 15, 2024

Three day work week cos of the midweek Raya celebration. Didn't see the point in taking Friday off, so I didn't. 

• Saw Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire on Wednesday...
• OJ Simpson finally kicked the bucket
• Yay, a new Now You See Me movie
• Mothership NCIS got another season, but nothing about Hawai'i. Sydney already confirmed another season. 
• FBI franchise also confirmed coming back, with that mothership getting another 3 seasons, but the spinoffs getting another season each. WTFBBQ. 
• Of course TnG is gonna charge 1% conversion fee for international QR payments. Cis. To be fair, the last time I used this was when I was in Singapore last, and good luck to me finding a merchant I can use this method of payment. 
• So Shake Shack finally opened in KL this week (first day of Raya, no less), to much fanfare. For me it's just kinda meh, but if you want to try the pork and alcohol-free Shake Shack, feel free to swing by? 
• I don't blame South Korean women for wanting to boycott the men (the 4B movement) to protest the sexism and patriarchy. But I personally feel like I'm pretty ahead of the curve on that already LOL and I'm also in the minority *shrug*

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Left pretty late to go to the Jaya TGV to catch Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. So much so I probably missed the first few minutes? It was a scene I had seen on Paul Rudd's talkshow run promoting this movie, which was a pretty cool scene, all things considered. It was me and maybe several other people in the room watching. 

• Nice to see Slimer in his element, at the firehouse LOL
• Of course the over friendly teenage ghost had an agenda wtf
• Some people got higher billed than others, wtf

Kinda funny in parts. There's a lot more references to past movies and what not stuffed into this one, so if you're more into Ghostbusters than me, you might get a kick out of it. I don't hate it, but you should watch it if you want.

Week 14, 2024

• Shake Shack is opening next week, on the first day of Raya. Coincidence? I think not. But still gonna be swamped all the same.
• Finished 3 books this week
• RIP Jaafar Onn 
• Popular Bookfest is back..! Only stayed a couple hours before calling it a day. Luckily won their contest for free entry and erm, goodie bag.
  
• Quantum Leap reboot is not getting another season... *whomp whomp*