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> Taken. Sushi. H
Author: aLmich
Rada [H's friend] called me earlier to join them at MOA for lunch. I said No thanks but later on decided to give in to H’s prodding.
When I got there, the place was jampacked. H was craving for Sushi and so I suggested Sakae. Sakae Sushi has been in the must eat restaurants in H’s list when we were still together. The attractive feature of Sakae Sushi is the conveyor belt where various sushi plates are brought out. The Multicolored Plate is 80 pesos while the red plate is 189 pesos. Rada was totally mesmerized with the conveyor concept that she kept taking sushi plates as it passed her. After the hefty meal, we all agreed - Sakae Sushi: Good Place, Very Good Sushi!
We checked on featured movies and has been TAKEN almost immediately.
As the movie opens [these are the only parts I remeber before I closed my eyes]], the hero of the story, a divorced ex-CIA operative named Bryan Mills [Liam Neeson], is already paranoid about his 17-year-old daughter, Kim [Maggie Grace] traveling to Paris for the first time with only one other friend, Amanda [Katie Cassidy]. After initially refusing to sign consent for her to travel as a minor without parental supervision, he reluctantly agrees thinking that this may be his chance to bond with his estranged daughter since he has moved back closer to his daughter in London, although she has told more than a few lies to be able to slide past Bryan’s seemingly overbearing paranoid assumptions. Then, when she arrives in Paris and while on the phone with her, he overhears her being taken away by some group of men.
The next time I opened my eyes, H was mouthing curses already. We were on our way home already when I asked him what got him pissed. “Those stupid, uncivilized people from our back kept on talking and opening plastics of groceries…” I understand him. We have the same sentiment.
If you talk during a movie, this is an entry you must read. If you vent loudly about your uneventful personal life in public, this is for you too.
And for those of you who do not fall into either category, this is for you.
- When sitting in a crowded theatre, I neither wish to hear the plot analysis from Roger Ebert, nor you. If you have an urge to share, whisper softly to your loved ones, without disturbing others.
- When commercials force their images onto the screen prior to the movie, there is really no need to laugh out loud at the little backward humour and pretend that you really enjoy your date or that you understand the ad.
- When you are on a bus, there are many of us who wish the bus to be private and the sound of your breathing could already be somewhat violating.
- When you talk loudly on a train or a bus - and I don’t care if it is in a foreign language - keep it to yourself!
- When you cough in public, please cover your mouth. We aren’t all lovers. Spit-swapping isn’t necessary.
- When you clip your nails on the bus, the sight and sound can be hazardous to the collective mental health of all passengers. And it’s just plain gross!
- When you’re on a Jeepney or the FX, move your not so skinny ass and give way. Don’t pretend to be confused or you don’t understand what I am saying. Let’s see… “Ching Ni Zhou Dou Ho Mien!” Better?
All that said, it’s really not that hard to be considerate of others, is it?
If your Mom or Dad taught you nothing, it’s time for you to know that… you annoy the shit out of us.
That’s how my day went. Sushi. Taken. H. What could be more complete?
