Funeral

Just attended a funeral in PJ-usually I try my best to avoid these things,they can be awfully glum and I always have a problem coming up with things to say (the usual "My condolences" & "So sorry for.." can sound trite,while anything more creative could earn me a couple awkward glares) but it turned out pretty alright,it was only my second time attending a Chinese funeral so it was fairly interesting.And this one good uncle was there,he's always so cheerful and friendly-cracking jokes at our table,where the adults laughed maniacally while I pretended to be focusing on the label of the water bottle in my hands,unsure what to do.We call him Uncle Les-he puts the fun in funeral,not that it's really fun for anyone though.On our way back,that Robbie Williams song about getting old and dying played on the radio and an image passed my mind briefly-of me in a coffin,being lowered into the ground and some James Blunt song playing in the background.Thank God I don't have to die anytime soon (well,hopefully),because James Blunt is so fucking corny.I wouldn't want that music playing anywhere,not even my cat's birthday party.

Managed to score couple ticks for Cloverfield on Thursday,I've been a huge sucker for the viral marketing campaign they started couple months back-first with the curiously short trailer when the movie was still nameless and speculations flew around,then with the fake websites and obscure clues to the project ingeniously planted in the most arbitrary places (ie-a Heroes episode).Lost creator JJ Abrams' attached to it,so I'm having pretty high expectations.Weird thing is that while it premieres in the states on Friday,the movie officially opens here in little ol' KL on Thursday-lucky us!This will keep me entertained (fingers crossed) while we wait for LOST to return on Feb 1st.