The Drama

Got a ticket to watch The Drama at the TGV in Jaya for this morning, knowing full well that I'm probably not gonna like it. But sometimes need to get out of the comfort zone la, you know? 

There's been some marketing hype around this, mostly cos of the twist that's not been openly revealed, and that this is the first of three movies Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are in that are coming out this year, other two being Dune: Part 3 and erm, The Odyssey. But I don't think they'll be scene partners in the latter two as much as they are in this one. 

Without giving too much away (or if you're like me, would like to know going in, just read it on Wikipedia), all I would say is that it's mostly Alana Haim's character's fault lah, ini dia punya pasal. But the title is damn apt in that the drama is erm, self inflicted? Trigger warning for certain populations, I would say. 

Honestly, it was a tough watch - did some second screening and even took a toilet break, which I don't often do. Not sure if I would do it again, even if it was in a hotel room years afterwards. 

Week 14, 2026

Rollercoaster of stress and emotions this week, work wise. 

• 'Rents are off to Hainan this week, had to pick them up very late on Saturday night/Sunday morning
• Spent my Sunday at home feeling bloated AF, unable to get the gas out of the system. 
• Finally got around to listening to a voice note I got a few weeks ago now, and it was to let me know that they were getting married in a couple of months, and they wanted to know if I would be able to attend. It's been a few years since I've attended a friend wedding, why not? 
• Did my first Pilates class this year - maybe I'll finish off the points/class and be done with it.
• Signed up for a skincare masterclass on how to use Drunk Elephant products over the weekend at the TRX store. Good to know.
• Went to Pav DH for the members' day at Kino on Friday night... only cos parking was free after 6 p.m. on weeknights. And to get the original clear cover for the Hobonichi Weeks that's 15% off.
• Went back to the clinic on Saturday (appointment? what appointment?) to find out the results of the Hep B screening test (had to draw blood again cos the lab didn't do the test the first time round 2 weeks ago; lucky they didn't charge me again) to find out if I needed the vaccine. TL;DR - yes. I guess only plus side is that I'm only paying for 2 out of 3 doses? At least this time I know when to go in for my follow up doses.

Week 13, 2026

Short work week.

• Went to Sunway Square on Monday, primarily to find a particular book at BookXcess. 
• Remembered to use the RM5 Qra voucher on Monday
• Tried the new Harry Potter Starbucks drink on Monday, mostly for the extra points.
• Tried roast goose this week. Bit wasted on me, to be honest
• Managed to unload the free pink pen case I got, yay
• Attended a documentary screening about perimenopause in Hartamas. Kinda salty that I had to have "light refreshments" during dinner time, so had to find something more substantial at around 9 p.m. 
• Got health screening results back on Saturday. I'm mostly fine, some things to look out for, but the abdominal ultrasound was something else; cysts and stones were found. 
• Woke up way too early on Sunday for cheng beng. 

Week 12, 2026

We still dunno when Raya is actually starting at the beginning of the week, but PM already announced ad hoc holidays for both situations (A if Friday Raya, or B if Saturday Raya), but sounds like any how will have a 4 day weekend. 

• Decided to finally cash in the health checkup vouchers I got before they expire EOM - went to get blood drawn, and urine taken, etc early Friday morning cos it was a (ad hoc?) holiday and I had nothing else going on (had called ahead, and was told that I can just walk in). After all said and done, made an appointment to review the test results following Saturday afternoon. 
• After all the "drama" (had to wait until Thursday night for the announcement), Raya was gonna be on Saturday. 
• Finally got around to collecting the umbrellas from OUG market on Saturday morning
• Did not know the J&T dropoff at Megah Rise already closed, had to go all the way to Ara Damansara to make the return. 
• Went to the Customs office for the first time in my life... to ask about SST matters. 
• Went to Bookfest on Saturday, collected my gift. 
• Pyramid on Sunday.

Week 11, 2026 - Beware, the ides of March...

• Colour me not surprised that MBO finally threw in the towel this week
• Gasket Alley is getting rebranded next month, but most of the existing tenants are still gonna be there... hmm. It's been awhile since I was last there. 
• Because no one knows for certain when Raya is starting, gahmen announced an extra day of school holiday, just in case? 
• And also public holiday on either end... hmm. 
• The stadiums at Bukit Jalil are now TM National Stadium and Unifi Arena. Hokay then.
• Saw Hamnet on Saturday

Hamnet

Saw Hamnet on a Saturday morning. Purposefully picked a seat right at the back because I know I'll probably be second-screening this and I didn't want anyone else in there with me to be bitching about it. 

Been hearing about this since last year when it was making waves, but I guess I should be glad that GSC brought it in under the International Screens banner. 

I know some Shakespeare as much as most people, I guess. I'm not a Shakespeare fan or whatever. I may or may not have seen at least one production of Hamlet in my lifetime, no shade to David Tennant's Hamlet (if you can still find it online someplace).

• Was the written prologue about how "Hamnet" and "Hamlet" were used interchangably for the benefit of the thicky thicky dumb dumb viewers? 
• Apparently so was Agnes/Anne...? Ok, sure.
• There's no way any living Agnes today has had her name pronounced the way it is here... not in these parts anyway LOL 
• I guess having her in red the entire time was a choice..
• No wonder the kid playing Hamnet got buzz - ngl, that last scene of his made me cry a little. And he does kinda, sorta looks like Prince George LOL 
• I sort of forgot that Globe Theatre got standing area like they do general areas at concerts now. But ngl, I would be at least upset if I had to stand for the entire 3, 4 hour production of something like Hamlet now.  
• Watching the audience standing up moshing at a play is kinda jarring.

I guess it's okay, but not one I'd watch again in a hurry. 

Crime 101

Finally found time to watch Crime 101 in my busy weekend schedule - I had to catch the 10 a.m. screening at the second home cos I got a thing in the afternoon. If nothing else, they only played 15 minutes worth of ads before the movie. And I only had time for lunch before I had to leave. 

Anyway, it was just me and probably almost a dozen people there on a Sunday morning. 

• The 101 in the title refers to the highway, not a freshman class on how to commit crime, but the way the protagonist plans his heists so that there's no violence and casualties is anything but freshman.
• Mark Ruffalo being an old, grizzled detective that's too honest and straitlaced for his own good is better fit than erm, Pedro Pascal? This is the one movie Pedro Pascal is not in LOL...
• There's no way Nick Nolte spent more than a day on that set; same goes for Tate Donovan, come to think of it, I feel like I'm the only one who still remember these unkers from the 90s.
• NGL, watching Thor and Hulk together (in the third act) in a non-MCU context was kinda jarring LOL 

For a movie not already based on existing IP, etc, it's okay lah. I'm not sure it needed to be quite so long (2 hours 20 minutes), but what the hey - if you're suffering from IP fatigue (I think there's a term for it, but can't be arsed to look it up right now), you could do worse than this. It doesn't have TV movie feels.