THE Vinci Code

My first weekend as a blogger, and I didn't post any blog. Tsk tsk.
Friday night was a fiasco at GSC cinema for the Da Vinci Code crowd. For those who read the books, some were disappointed. For those who didn't, it was purely entertaining. For those who have no idea who Mary Magdalene is, they thought this is a documentary.
I read the book and loved the movie. I guess the idea is to have a willingness to separate book from movie. I'd dwelve further into this Code Debunking debate thing, but nolah, try to take it on the lighter side, you know? But here's something funny:

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/Columns/20060504075213/Article/index_html

Linguists call for ‘Da Vinci Code’ ban
THE Malaysian Linguistic Association (Malas) has echoed calls by other parties to ban the controversial movie The Da Vinci Code.The film is an adaptation of a best-selling novel that deals with some aspects of the Christian faith. But the objection by Malas has nothing to do with theology because "we don’t even know who Theo is", says its president Ambi Mohan.The association’s chief objection is, instead, linguistic. "For too long we have sat by and allowed language to be polluted but we have decided that enough’s enough. The Da Vinci Code should be banned because we don’t want to encourage youngsters to use ‘da’ as a lazy shorthand for ‘the’."We see this in rap lyrics," he claims. "All this talk about ‘hanging out with da hoes’. You should be hanging out with THE hoes. This sort of begs the question of why someone would want to ‘hang out’ with gardening implements to begin with, but I am not here to question lifestyle choices, merely spelling, grammar and semantics."He said the association might reconsider its protests if the filmmakers changed its name to The The Vinci Code. "But even this is problematic because having two ‘thes’ in a row look ugly. So the film should be called The Vinci Code."The film’s producers could not be reached for comment. Amir Muhammad’s documentary 'Lelaki Komunis Terakhir' will hit selected cinemas from May 18.

Boy oh boy.

Over dinner and then bowling last weekend, I found myself wondering why is it that I hang out with people I call my friends. Have we gone so accustomed to each other that we're all infused into each other's lives as something that just....exists there? I suppose friendship is like a dating relationship; you get to know each other, enjoy each other's company, hang out till the sun dries you up, then take each other for granted.

Well well, all things said and done, Friends are for:

1. Hugging

2. Kissing

3. Laughing at you when you're pissed drunk:

If you don't have friends, how are you going to:

1. Have frolics in the sun/water

2. Have a good view of your butt while you're up there:

3. Have 10 bridesmaids at your wedding =)

Note: My status as a futsal virgin will be "debunked" tonight.