Rio 1: A Recollection of Memories for the Kids

It was May 5, Children's Day and no wonder that animation was the central theme of all-day long marathon at OCN channel. Eyra and Freya were excited to find out that one of their favorite movies--RIO--was about to be rerun on TV. They quickly reserved the slot time of the movie, for fear of missing it.

Blue and Jewel: the main characters of the movie got to undergone extraordinary experiences to build up what-was-going-be- one of the defining moment in their life. ^^ 

Gee..I treated the movie like it sounded to be a serious movie for adult-audience. Well,... 

Rafael, Nico, and Pedro...(gee I even remembered their names)^^ tried to make the best of their relationship with Blue and Jewel who are in search of their destiny..^^

Okay..these two guys are Linda & Tulio (the non-avian stars of the movie:) who play central role to the flow of the movie. 

What a wonderfully colored and palatable movie it is. 

Yep, What would Rio be without Rio Carnival as the backdrop of the pre-climax scene? 

more on the Carnival... 

Still, on Rio Carnival: what an extravagance and a feast to the eyes..and they're simply animated. Imagine the real ones! 

Long story short: Blue and Jewel are able to reconcile their terms and they're happily united with Linda..and... 

of course, Tulio and..ooops who's the boy? ah...he's the one who snatched and then saved Blue and Jewel. that's it. Right, kids? 

The End..and began the end-title song... 

And a scene where Blue and Jewel were seen with three kids--:>which would be the basis jump onto the sequel (Rio 2).

Flocking to Watch Rio 2!!!

It's weekend and coincidentally it's also a golden weekend in Korea since we're celebrating 4-day holiday literally--> weekend+ Children Day and Buddha's Birthday. We took the kids to the cinema to watch the anticipated (by the kids, at least:) Rio 2. 

Two flocks of families on the go. 

I didn't know why most of the Rio 2 movies are dubbed. We almost gave up finding the non-dubbed alias the original version Rio 2. The thing was that...most of the ones screened at CGV and Lotte Cinema were dubbed. Luckily we managed to find one being screened at Megabox at Coex!!! yes..it's far from home..but that's worth-it. 

We could've just watched the Korean-version had we not gone with another flock of friends who preferred the original ones. *which only one thing for my kids: we GOT to see the Rio 2 for the 2nd time in Korean!!ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Now..back in the car. We just 'put' the kids at the back seat since there were nine of us. Well, they enjoyed having the time together.

What would be going to the movies without some popcorn??? Well, of course it's not necessary..but we found it useful to 'tame' the hyperactive kids excited of watching the movie. And...we're waiting for about 10 minutes before the show began. 

Ghaizan..our friend's little youngest son was sitting on the floor...seemed to be unobstructed by his surrounding. He kept the whole large popcorn to himself.ㅋㅋㅋ 

I managed to book the tickets online so as to avoid queuing and ...any worries of any ticket's unavailability.  

Eyra and her sister, Freya were sitting right next to each other. Oh, we found that the 3D glasses for the kids @ Megabox was somewhat different from the ones we usually had at CGV & Lotte.  

Oh, we had a commotion right before the movie started since most of the kids wanted to be sitting next to each other which was quite impossible since I didn't anticipate that. 

All in all, we found the Rio 2 to be quite too-much subplots that some kids may find it hard to chew and discern...but for all the clarity of colorful extravaganza that our eyes can be transported into....it's marvelously carried out. 

어린이 켓츠 Cats Musical Show for Children

On Children's Day (May 5th, 2013).

Freya got another big surprise from her eonni, Yang Subin. They went to see a broadway for children^^. It's Cats! and what's the catch? 

Cats for Children. Behold.!!! 

It really enticed the sparkles and amazement ....on the children's looks as they were being transported into the world of the Cats.  

The Family Musical 'Cats' 캣츠 for 어린이 or Cats for Children was based on the acclaimed 'Cats' that every one having passion for Broadway knows. 

Located at 소리아트홀 (Sori Art Hall) @ 대학로 (Daehangno) ' Korea's very own Broadway' street(s), this kids-friendly musical was to cater the needs of children to feel and get exposed to the world of musical shows on the stage.

I showed Eyra the real 'Cats' musical (via YouTube, of course) one day before she saw this show...and she was like..'Wow, Daddy...I got to see it"

And she just did.^^

In her words: The 'Cats' was 'funny, exciting, and hilarious'

Children's Day in Korea

May 5 is Children's Day or 어린이 날 (Orini nal). Just like what kids should do during this festivity, all 'heaven' broke loose.^^ Freya was ready to participate in the celebration at the kindergarten she's attending, for sure. And look what she got today during the treasure hunting...^^ she found a whistle-hammer.  

And oh..she got a (not that I'd expected) yellow t-shirt. Guess it's the 'national' color of her kindergarten. 'Tis a good thing that kids usually do not care much about the color. And...yellow would be gender-less for either boys or girls. (my assumption could be wrong, though). Anyway...it's prettily wrapped as a gift for each student. 

This is the proof of Freya's success in finding one of the treasures in treasure hunting activity. 

You wanna show it off to your Daddy? Ok, hold it still like that..and let me take a snap of the picture while you're holding your new 반티 /class t-shirt.

Anyway..'Happy Children's Day, Freya'

니모를 찾아서 Finding Nemo is Back in 3D

What a way to entice and lure children (and their parents) back to the theater in style+money (chuckles hihihihi).

Well, Pixar and Disney have done it again this time. They made the award-winning and lovable characters back to life in 3D. 

I managed to buy the tickets (for four of us) in theater. Where? well..since there was this amazing offer at CGV 중계...how could I resist it?^^

The price of 4 tickets for 3D movie should have been 52,000 Won!!! but...since it is a HUGE discount time...we just need to pay 12,000 Won...

which is indeed truly amazingly too-good-to-be true offer.^^

On Sunday (May 5) on Children's Day, I took the children back to the wondrous world of 'Finding Nemo'

*wait...it's in Korean..^^ ouch..I didn't know it. But, my kids are already getting used to listening, talking, writing, and 'having their life' around with Korean language...so...they are not having any troubles with being exposed to another Korean movie, especially as enticing as Finding Nemo.

The story is so powerful that it delivers smoothly in any language!

As a token of 'remembrance' of being at CGV on Children's Day, I bought them one package of kids' stuff to do during the movie show. 

It's a good thing that it was on discounted price, special for kids. But wait...what were Buzz, Mater, and Lightning Mcqueen doing? I thought it was supposed to be Nemo:)