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. 

Coex Mall

Frankly speaking, I am a kind of mall boy/mall man myself. I mean: I love going to the malls just to see how people interact and mingle with one another in a shopping center. Not that I love shopping, No. I just kinda love to see the different outdoor (though malls are mostly indoor)^^ activities bestowed upon my eyes. And...more than that...I also love the feeling of being in the midst of crowds. Strange, eh?

So, back home either in Jogjakarta or in Jakarta, I used to go to the malls twice a  week. Especially, I love the malls back home in Jakarta with its high sophisticated and full-of-cultural shows they have to offer (though most of them are wrapped in economy-driven or hedonistic atmosphere)^^

But that does not refrain me from not going^^(but...pls. keep in mind...that I am NOT into shopping spree^). I'm more of a onlooker^^

Now that I am living in Seoul, the capital of Korea....I also cannot refrain myself from not going to the malls—though I have to admit the the concept of mall here is somewhat different from those of backhome’s.

But..that’s the challenges.

So, up to now...I Park Mall and Coex mall are two of the representatives of the malls that I like visiting right here in Seoul. No other reasons than both of them somewhat.....represent ...what the malls backhome were like. (still, quite different).

So, this time around, I took my family to Coex mall located at Samsong-dong. It’s the business district in Gangnam area where most of luxury hotels and major company’s headquarters are located.

The World Trade Center, the COEX Aquarium, the huge exhibition halls, and of course ..waif for it....Megabox (one of the early huge cineplex in Seoul) are all there in one place. So, being there could be a refreshing idea to spend a weekend or any day in a week.......But mind you...it would not be so refreshing for the pockets^^; for most of them are not cheap. ^^

So, the kids love going there simply for taking another view of what Seoul has to offer for its residents as well as for its visitors.

See the pics: the kids love balloons and hopla...they always make sure that balloons are in their itineraries. (sigh^^). Then, the books. Yes, shopping and hunting for books are what I mostly like, so I have become a regular member of Bandi and Luni’s Bookstore and Kyobo bookstore (two of the biggest bookstores in Seoul—I assume).

 Well, this is pretty much of what we did in Coex mall.

<챔프> The Champ: Korean Movie for 2011's Chuseok Holiday

어제 메가박스 시네마에 가고보니 8년전의 모습을 아직도 그때로 볼 수있었다. 몰론, 저는 좀 놀랐지만  할 말이 없었지. 거시서 약 30분 구경하다가 다른 생각이 났다. 만약 그때 영화를 봤더라면 남은 돈(제가 가지고 갔던)이 별로 없을 걸 그랬어요.  그렇지만....영화를 봤더라면...좋았을텐데. 그래서....메가박스를 구경하는 둥 마는 둥 나갔다. 좀 아쉬었지만 어쩔 수가 없었다.  아마 나중에 시간과 여유가 있으면 거기로 영화를 보러 갈 것이다.

메가박스에서 나갔을때 가장 기억을 잘 가진 것은 바로 차태현의 신착영화 <챔프>이었다. 그 영화의 큰 포스터가 매표소위에 걸려 있다는 걸 보니 진짜 그영화가 대한민국의 추석영화대표로 된다는 사실을 실감했다.

그 영화 포스터통해 제가 배우게 된 구, 절, 문장은 좀 많아졌다....예를 들어...

“기적의 감동실화”

“함께 달릴 때 우리는 최고가 된다!”

“대한민국 레이스 사상 초유의 사건, 뜨거운 감동으로 되살아나다!”

“불가능을 향한 이들의 무모한 도전이 시작된다!”

몰론 다른 문장이 상당히 많았는데....시간이 별로 없어가지고 다 외우지 않고 그냥 나갔다.

잠깐.....혹시라도.....그 영화가 진짜 재미 있을까? .....아직도 궁금하고 있다. .....

안 /  못 보니까요.....:)

translated version (roughly):
I went to Megabox Cineplex yesterday. It turned out that I could (still) see the facade I saw 8 years ago. I was a bit surprised, but hey what I could say ('bout it?). When I was strolling the floor, I thought that I would not have had enough money left, should I'd seen the movie. I did not. Thus, I kinda felt reluctant as I continued walking around the area. I will for sure let myself see some movies here, when the time and chance come and let me. When I was going out of the cineplex, I remembered some phrases, clauses, sentences from a newly released Korean movie titled <The Champ> starred by Cha Tae Hyeon. I realized that the movie was supposed to be the representative movie during Chuseok Holiday season in Korea. I learned it from the huge poster posted above the ticket box. ( I hope I translate these correctly:)
"The Miracle of Emotional True Story"
"We run together, we can be the best"
"The first and greatest event in the history of Korean (horse) race (that will leave you) warm and feel-good"
"The beginning of relentless feats for the (people) characters amidst the impossibilities"
Of course, there are many other phrases that I could see, but since I did not have time to remember them all, I just remembered them most.
But, wait...I wonder if the movie interesting.
since.....I did not / can not watch it..:) oh....I wish....

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