Week 23, 2026

Another short work week, cos Monday and Tuesday cuti. Don't have any reason to take the rest of the week off, so I didn't.

• Been feeling kinda blah for the last few days, wasn't sleeping great for various reasons, etc. Went to the local clinic and tested positive for COVID. Had to reschedule some stuff I got planned this weekend which would involve close human contact. 
• Saw Masters of the Universe on Saturday morning. I was social distancing, had a mask on (also so I could cackle as obnoxiously like Skeletor at the dumb stuff on screen), all that jazz. 
• RIP, Anthony Head
• Only took this long for them to announce the 10 year Malaysian passport... except that it was gonna cost RM350 for most people.
• Idris Elba is finally Sir Idris Elba. 
• I think Ace Hardware is closing shop in Malaysia... quite a few outlets around me are closed or closing by having clearing sales. 
• Went to a few warehouse sales 

Masters of the Universe

I was mostly too young to have seen the He-Man cartoon the first time round. I know the bare minimum, and I know I'm not quite the target demo (dudes in their 40s and 50s now). 

Saw this on a lark this morning. Laughed pretty hard at some of the stupid stuff. 

• They actually have him in pink like in the cartoon LOL 
• Didn't Idris Elba play a similar role in the Thor movies? 
• I guess it's cool that they managed to squeeze Dolph Lundgren in for a cameo
• Idk how they explain Adam's life from 10 to 25 in Oklahoma
• I wonder how much time did James Purefoy, Charlotte Riley, and Morena Baccarin spend on set...?
• Them trying to hide Nicholas Galitzine's physique before that huge transformation into He-Man was fooling no one. If nothing else, while he was jacked as He-Man, but not unnaturally so? 
• Did not hate Jared Leto as Skeletor
• So many English people in generic American accents... oklah, except Camilla Mendes 

The Eternia track is pretty catchy, had no idea THAT Brian May was on the soundtrack at all. But very 1980s vibe lah #iykyk 

To be honest, I thought it was a fun, campy romp, but I feel like it didn't have to be so damn long? Also, THREE post credits scenes? I know they're really trying to set up the foundations for a future sequel/franchise, but I don't know if it'll do well enough to warrant all that set up. 

Good luck to this movie. 

Week 22, 2026

Short work week, with Wednesday being Hari Raya Haji and a lot of people would've just take the rest of the week off cos of the school holidays.

• Might've gotten whatever it was Dad was having, but so far it's been mostly the inflamed throat and the slight runny nose. 
• Saw two movies this week: Couture on Wednesday, The Sheep Detectives on Saturday. 
• Went to my first chiro appointment in a long time on Wednesday. I did have a legit reason to go - there has been some tightness in my neck which I think is a trigger for the cervicogenic headaches I've been getting regularly for years now at this point? There was some adjustment, and I feel ok at the moment. Was told to monitor for soreness. Any way, there was a first timer promo and I got a coupon I could offset the follow up appointment? Idk. 

The Sheep Detectives

NGL, when I first saw the trailer for this months ago, I already decided I was gonna watch this, regardless, cos it seems so 3 8. 

Ended up in Starling cos it seemed less crowded than the other ones? Yeah, that's it. 

• It was an interesting change of pace watching Hugh Jackman die in the first 20 minutes of the movie, after years of watching him trying to die as Wolverine (until Logan, obvs) and back again as alternate universe Wolverine in Deadpool & Wolverine.
• A butcher named Ham LOL 
• Waitaminit, orf is an actual DISEASE?!
• Fainting sheep will always make me laugh
• It's just Dame Emma Thompson just being Emma Thompson at this point in her life lah LOL 
• Yes, I cried ONE time watching this.
• You gotta sing along to 500 Miles over the end credits la

Ok lah, it's sad in some parts, but also silly in its own way. I guess it's kid friendly in the same way that every other Disney and Pixar movie is, even with all the sad sad stuff. 

Couture

Went to see the French movie with Angelina Jolie this morning cos it was a public holiday, and I had nothing else going on. I also was gonna spend Saturday morning watching The Sheep Detectives, so... yeah. 

It was just me, and maybe 5 other people at the morning screening.

It's been awhile (or a first, I don't know) since I last saw a foreign language movie in the cinema. I wasn't sure how what's the ratio of French to English on this going in, but it probably feels like 60:40? 

It's basically Angelina Jolie playing an American (who conveniently can speak French) indie film director who travels to Paris to shoot a vampire short for a fashion show, only to find out that she's got cancer while there, and has to grapple with all that while still having to work. The movie also focuses on the star of the short film, a fresh-faced Sudanese model, and a make up artist who is trying to be a memoirist on the side?

• I can only imagine Angelina Jolie reliving her cancer journey through her character...
• I don't know if the young man she tried to hook up with knew she got cancer, or if the Censorship Board's efforts in excising the sex and nudity made that more confusing. 

I'm glad it's not that long. I thought it was just okay. 

Week 21, 2026

4 day work week for me; took Tuesday off for a medical appointment. Feeling the 

blahs this week.

• Saw The Mandalorian and Grogu on Saturday morning.
• Saw Cluedo on Saturday night. 
• Le Creuset F&F sale this week. Didn't get anything at all. 
• Was kinda busy on Sunday, for stupid reasons? 

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

Hadn't realised that it's been a number of years since there was a Star Wars movie of any kind. But them cashing in on Grogu is *chef's kiss* 

Decided on a 11 a.m.-ish screening at the second home GSC so that I'm not rushing, etc. Understandably, it's more crowded than usual cos it's family friendly movie, so there's kids around. 

It wasn't until I took the first bathroom break (made the mistake of getting the cheese stick combo that came with a huge ass drink) and switched to another seat (so that I can cackle without being judged, and to get away from a couple of dudes who's BO I didn't agree with, on top of not respecting personal space by getting seats RIGHT NEXT TO ME instead of leaving a gap seat), that I realised some kid was watching something on a phone so loud that you can hear it during the quiet moments in the movie. Then I saw that it was a kid with special needs. I get that everyone needs to be out in the world and all, but the parents should know better? Idk lah. 

Went in to this not having seen much of the TV show, only going by YouTube recaps. 

• Props to the puppeteers operating Grogu... all of them. The technology underneath the robe is mind blowing sial. 
• Somehow was not expecting Grogu in Chinese to be just 古古. I suppose it's better than 姑姑? To be fair, there's no Chinese equivalent of "gro" that I can recall, so... 
• Everything Grogu does in this is adorbs AF. Also can't believe he only baby at 50 years old. Man, Yoda was OLD.
• I was also laughing at the Anzellans too, and their interaction with Grogu. 
• Was mostly busy cackling at the puppets
• We still dunno what species Grogu and Yoda are. 
• Didn't think I'd hear the name Jabba the Hutt in a Star Wars movie in 2026, or that he had a kid voiced by Jeremy Allen White. 
  
• Was wondering where Scorsese was in this, and... was it the food vendor? 
• And also props to the dudes who were actually Mandalorian-ing while Pedro phones it in for most of this LOL Oklah, he got to show his face only halfway in and presumably do some stuff, but still. 

Of all the non-Skywalker saga Star Wars movies, this one is the least objectionable (don't get me started on Rogue One). I guess you might get more of a kick out of this than me if you've seen and enjoyed the show. But if you want to just cuci mata watch Grogu, it's that kind of popcorn movie lah.