Sunday afternoon in the Esplanade

It's Sunday afternoon, 4:45 PM. I'm sitting at a window-facing table in the Esplanade Library. I can see the bay and the Merlion in the distance, in front of a row of tall office buildings. It was raining before but now the rain has stopped, leaving the wall of windows full of water droplets. I'm writing on my new MacBook laptop which I bought from the NUS shop as a student, but for no appreciable discount.

The sky is still dark from the rain and it's a bit cold, perhaps also from the rain. I just bought a ticket to see a "Duyen Dang Vietnam, 18th Charming Vietnam Gala", which will play in the concert hall in about 30 minutes. The girl at the ticket box told me that this is a combination of a music and dance show with a Vietnam theme. Besides the laptop sits a book titled "Your Movie Sucks" by Roger Ebert. I'm not sure I'll get a chance to read it, since the show will begin soon, and I don't think I want to borrow the book. I'll probably browse it after finishing this blog.

The atmosphere is good, the view is nice, and I'm feeling OK, if slightly drowsy. I'm picturing this blog to come out more as a place where I review recently seen movies and shows. I recently saw "Rush Hour 3". This is one of those movies that didn't deserve its extremely low rating in Rottentomatoes. OK, it's not a masterpiece, but it is somewhat enjoyable. Before that I saw "The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes" and that was terrible. It was probably the most boring movie I've ever seen, though not the worst. That distinction goes to either "White Chicks" or "National Lampoon's Gold Digger", or the Indonesian film "Bad Wolves".

OK, I'm packing up and seeing the show now, will check in later.