What's up with Elisabeth & George?: Penang -- Week 20 -- And the City

Friday, August 15, 2008

Penang -- Week 20 -- And the City

Week 20

FRIDAY, July 25th

We saw a movie Friday. "And the City." Have you heard of And the City? It's about these four forty-something gals in New York city, their love lives and their friendships. It's based on this really popular American TV show called something scandalous like Sex and the City. I think the movie posters here have the same name on them, but after seeing the movie I can assure you that it's really just And the City. I don't know if the censorship cut out all the good parts, but And the City is not a very good movie. I suspect that adding that other word in front won't change the overacting and underwriting, but at least I wouldn't have to roll my eyes when two (gay) men presumably give each other a New Year's peck on the lips or go "achhh" every time a maybe-love-scene is hacked up to bits.

I just don't understand why we don't have the slick edited-for-TV versions we get in the States. But I think the censors want to remind us every time they slice and dice. "You are watching something sinful! Avert your eyes! Shelter your brain!"

Guess what? My laptop has died altogether. It won't turn on anymore. Anything that didn't transfer over yet may be gone. And I can't use my Final Cut (editing) software on my new computer. The computer is too new for my old software! And the new software is like $1200USD! So, if you have been waiting on a video project (and those of you who are have already been waiting a year or two or three), your wait may just be indefinite.

PHOTOS:

Dinner at the international hawker market. We go fairly regularly. Sadly I always get Mexican (spicy chicken tostada) since I haven't found any other fare suitable for hypoglycemics. I don't mind too much though. It is a yummy tostada, prepared by an authentic American!

Before we went to the movies, Regin wowed us with his new stacking skills. Previously he only knew how to destruct the stacks we built.

Stuck in horrible traffic in the mall parking garage after the movie:

...so I played a little with George's iPhone:

5 comments:

Reem said...: LOL! You know, I'm ashamed to admit that for a minute there, I was like "And the City... hmm... no, I've never heard of it." And then after a while I was like "OH!" That's hilarious, though.; 8/15/2008 9:40 PM
Anonymous said...: just to clarify, the traffic was before the movie which caused us to miss the movie we really wanted to see. I don't remember the name of the movie but it was a Japanese movie.; 8/15/2008 9:47 PM
Elisabeth said...: My bad. That's right. The traffic was before the movie. It took us FORever to park.; 8/16/2008 6:06 PM
Elisabeth said...: Maybe I should clear another thing up since Reem wasn't the only one I fooled. It's not called "And the City" here. It's called "Sex and the City" just like in the States. It's the same movie (I think) just with all the parts removed that the islamic censors deemed not viewable. Hence my joke. Man, see, when you have to explain it... :P; 8/19/2008 8:12 PM
Unknown said...: Your Mom loved her Birthday gift, the pictures were adorable. She also had fun watching Regin sing to her. What a georgeous boy. Your Mom had quite a BD. Your Dad out did himself (made me cry). It was a great, fun time. Miss you guys! Love, Shirley; 8/22/2008 2:13 PM

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How we're doing right now.

April 6th, 2009
Oh man, moving back home has been quite a transition! For Regin especially. It has taken him three months to return to being fully, or almost fully, potty trained. But we're home and happy to be with friends and in an environment where things are easier.

But of course, not everything is easier. George's first day back to work he learned that the company was exiting the business and he and all the other people that work on that product (including all those people he trained in Penang) were told to look for other jobs.

His last day was March 31st. No time for that cozy little 'sabbatical' though; after he finished his last day of work, his family called and told us they are coming (from Florida) for a visit on the 10th! This would be no big deal (other than being terribly exciting) if we were fully moved back in, but of course, until now, we've had VERY little motivation to fully unpack! So now we're preparing the house at warp speed!

You know, I do miss Penang. Hard to say what I miss exactly, because I know it's more than our friends there, but I feel a certain pang. And all the time we were there, other than missing family, friends, easy living, and snow, I never once actually missed 'Colorado.'

When we got back to Colorado, I expected to have a new and complete love for the place. I do appreciate some things a lot more, especially visual things. I see beauty where I didn't before. But it hasn't been the feeling of home that I expected, and I still have some of the same issues with the place. But what I do love IMMENSELY and will always love IMMENSELY is the people we have here. And it's been absolutely amazing to see how Regin has picked right back up where he left off with his loved ones here. There's no doubt in my mind that he somehow remembers them.