Sunday, March 18, 2007

Hermit Crabs

Right...it's Sunday and I've got time to spare before heading out to DXO this evening..And yes, this post also bears testimony to the fact that I made it through the movie alone alive.

So, how does watching a movie alone feel?

Liberating!


Know what the strange thing was? I actually enjoyed the movie alone more than if I watched it with friends. I guess, when you watch a movie with someone (or maybe this is just a girl thing), you'd be sharing popcorn, and drinks and whatever else. So, through the movie, you'd be passing stuff around, wondering if the other person wants to have what you are eating and so on.

While it's good to share, it's also distracting!

Well, anyway..i enjoyed myself the other day and here are some tips to watching a movie alone..should you care for it, that is.

1. Do not be late. It's difficult to navigate to your seat when it's all dark and the floorlights are very old and dim, making it next to impossible to identify your seat row/number. It's also too embarrassing to ask.

2. Choose an aisle seat. You don't have to squeeze through a big bunch of people, and is also easier to leave when you're done. It's not that fun being forced to watch the credits roll alone.

3. Do not be greedy; do not buy too much food. You need hands to push open the cinema doors and pull down the seat. Hanging on to your bag, your sweater, your ticket, your drink and popcorn all at the same time may prove too much for you.

4. Do not watch sob movies. It's weird to walk out of the cinema alone with swollen bloodshot eyes. There is nobody around for you to pretend bullied you.

5. Buy your ticket early. Just so you get to choose your seat.




Come on, step out of your shell a little bit. Of course it's not easy, and of course it's a little bit scary the first time round. It did take me 24 years afterall.

The question is, how long will it take YOU?

XxX,

audrey at 14:59

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