I had thought that the Japanese movie Threads of Destiny(a.k.a Red Thread) would be a touching love story, as the comments stated. Unfortunately, I was deeply disappointed by the result. Threads of Destiny was a tragedy movie. There is very little emphasis on romance, the whole movie was basically disaster after disaster with almost zero infatuation.
My brother was going to have a meeting at the Nestle Factory in Petaling Jaya. After my mom and I fetched him there, we went to Mid Valley for a walk. We bought tickets for the 11.30a.m. show and went for a walk in MPH. I noticed that they don't organize as detail as Kinokuniya. Also they dont pack shelf and make sure everything is in perfect order. Meanwhile I am working so hard for so little pay to keep everything nice and all. After looking at MPH, I understand now why my unit chief said that Kinokuniya was considered as a 5 star book store. At MPH I saw books on the floor, many copies misplaced at the wrong shelf, and bad organization. In Kinokuniya, the store opens at 10a.m. and closes at 10p.m. Usually we have to reorganize the books from 9.30a.m. to 10a.m. And then pack shelf from 9.15p.m so that it won't be too messy for the next morning staff to clean up.
Later we went up for early lunch at Carl's Jr. I have been waiting for a chance to try Carl's Jr and today I finally got the chance. And I am glad I tried it. The burger was awesome. It was definitely worth it's price. The meat was generous, the bread was high quality, the fries were original and bottomless soft drinks! I was happy after the satisfying meal. But my mood was instantaneously brought down by the movie. Threads Of Destiny hit me with the cold hard fact that not all japanese movies are good movies. Please don't waste your money on that movie. Threads of Destiny was a pathetic attempt in trying to bring out sympathy from the audience. There was no touching romance scenarios but just a jumble of sadistic scenarios desperate to touch hearts. They had drugs, abuse, and unnecessary deaths. It portrays a dark society with utmost immaturity. This movie reminded me of Bride Wars, not by concept or plot but by desperation. A high potential story was completely ruined. There was nothing romantic about the movie, it just left the audience with irritation and confused. They tried to throw in too many things into the movie, forgetting to emphasize on the sorrow of important events. It seemed like a movie made in a rush. Like I said, I was disappointed.
After the movie, we met up with my brother at Nando's for lunch. I didn't eat much. I was still digesting the burger. We went home afterwards. I showered and rested for a while. I had a feeling the day would get sadder, so I opened some streaming videos on my computer to load. I went out later with the whole family. We had dinner at some nyonya restaurant. It was a simply chosen restaurant, thus we expected nothing superb. And damn we were up for some surprise, the food was great! We ordered Asam Chicken Fish, Deer meat and vegetables. The fish was totally delicious. I ate 3 bowls of rich because the sauce was heavenly. I was happy again because of dinner. Before that I was upset the whole time because of the movie. My heart was down, it felt heavy.
I slept my way to LCCT. We spend a hour and a bit with my brother before sending him off to his flight back to Singapore. At that point, I was feeling both sad and happy. Sad because of parting but happy because of the time spent. On my way home, I plugged my ears with the earphones, switched on the music, and closed my eyes. I listened to every lyric from every song I heard and tried to relate it to my memories. At home, I watched the fully loaded game show and felt slightly happier.
Well, at least I can look forward to 16 May. My trip to Pangkor Island with the whole family (including my brother) for 3 days 2 night. That you can expect some pictures from. Goodnight.
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