What's A Long Good Friday like?
Posted by: Consciousmess on 18 May 2009
Hi, I have had this film recommended to me and I was curious if any of you had watched it?
Many thanks,
Jon
Many thanks,
Jon
What's a long good Friday like ?
Well, pretty good, when they come along. I'll normally get up a bit later, say 8-9am, instead of the usual 5.30-6am. Leisurely first hour or so, potter around the apartment, surf the net - before I remember to give the Macs a break...Polish off a jug of coffee. Sometimes, for a change, will wander down the soi and go to a cafe, sit and read a paper, watch the locals go by etc....Then, if feeling suitably energetic, may hop on the monorail the couple of stops into the city centre and go for a wander around one of the main shopping malls - there's a couple of 1/2 decent HiFi stores, though no Naim of course....Will take in the best book-store, normally wander out with a couple of new photo books if the distributors have reached this far and I don't already have them.....As 1-2pm approaches, I'm getting thirsty, time for a glass....Will normally move onto one of my few preferred bars (they are all crap here) and have an over-priced glass of white - or three......Then may go for a bit more of a wander, another bookstore, or may not, and just sit still......May make or take a few phone calls, no doubt work, but try not to engage brain.....As early evening approaches, choices are to be made - Head back home, loud music, stir up some pasta along with a bottle of white and then perhaps settle in with a DVD OR, stay out, head over to a more happening place, meet some friends, talk rubbish and end up in a jazz bar at 2am OR, much the same as previous but swing by an exhibition opening or something, pick up a load of journo/photog friends and end up at 2am eating Chicken-n-Rice at a street stall.....Regardless of all possible scenarios, Saturday morning starts with a thick head....
The 'long' part of a good Friday comes with jumping in a car and being driven down to a mainland beach here, or, jumping in a cab, destination airport and a flight to an island, or if bored, Bali (or if in shopping mood, Singapore)...Return on Tuesday.
THAT, is a long good Friday...!
Well, pretty good, when they come along. I'll normally get up a bit later, say 8-9am, instead of the usual 5.30-6am. Leisurely first hour or so, potter around the apartment, surf the net - before I remember to give the Macs a break...Polish off a jug of coffee. Sometimes, for a change, will wander down the soi and go to a cafe, sit and read a paper, watch the locals go by etc....Then, if feeling suitably energetic, may hop on the monorail the couple of stops into the city centre and go for a wander around one of the main shopping malls - there's a couple of 1/2 decent HiFi stores, though no Naim of course....Will take in the best book-store, normally wander out with a couple of new photo books if the distributors have reached this far and I don't already have them.....As 1-2pm approaches, I'm getting thirsty, time for a glass....Will normally move onto one of my few preferred bars (they are all crap here) and have an over-priced glass of white - or three......Then may go for a bit more of a wander, another bookstore, or may not, and just sit still......May make or take a few phone calls, no doubt work, but try not to engage brain.....As early evening approaches, choices are to be made - Head back home, loud music, stir up some pasta along with a bottle of white and then perhaps settle in with a DVD OR, stay out, head over to a more happening place, meet some friends, talk rubbish and end up in a jazz bar at 2am OR, much the same as previous but swing by an exhibition opening or something, pick up a load of journo/photog friends and end up at 2am eating Chicken-n-Rice at a street stall.....Regardless of all possible scenarios, Saturday morning starts with a thick head....
The 'long' part of a good Friday comes with jumping in a car and being driven down to a mainland beach here, or, jumping in a cab, destination airport and a flight to an island, or if bored, Bali (or if in shopping mood, Singapore)...Return on Tuesday.
THAT, is a long good Friday...!