As Suanie Sees It

Well, my Batman haiku contest was a smash hit; at least I think so anyway.

Thanks to Nokia (M) (and Text100 (M) of course Libby I love you), I had a ticket for myself and 6 very beautiful and lucky readers to watch The Dark Knight yesterday evening at the GSC Signature cinema.

6?! WTF? Heh, well, initially I had two. Then I received another 2. Then at the very last minute I received another 2. If you didn’t win, well there were a LOT of good entries I think the best one was submitted by Sashi:

Fog covers the night
As she tucks herself in bed
The clown prince cackles

She is saved, but just
The bat and the joker in battle
Blood will spill tonight.

Unfortunately I was being kiamsiap and was giving the tickets out in singles and Sashi didn’t want to go by himself. On hindsight I should have given him the two last minute tickets, but it slipped my mind. Sorry love. I got him to pick 2 winners though, and he chose Heng Woon and Tiffany. Heng Woon’s entry made me LOL so hard, I have to post it here:

batman is so cool
with robin oh them lovefools
brokeback mountain 2

The rest were Zewt, Izad, PY and Amelia. Was more than lovely to finally meet Zewt and Izad in person after stalking their blogs for ages.

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At the entrance where I posed with the two Jokers.

Me with Heng Woon and Bob! Click for a larger version

I thought Bob or Ringo was going to clinch the contest, until we saw KlubbKidd in his splendiferous Joker outfit (complete with a Joker card!). Unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to snap a photo, but I’m sure they will be floating around soon.

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I am still taking in the movie. Didn’t watch Batman Begins (too much talking, I was in a foul mood and couldn’t stand the yakety yak but yes someday I shall watch the entire movie) but I LOVED The Prestige. Uh, so my thoughts, eyeris-style:

- Maggie Gyllenhaal was a bit blah
- Unfortunately Christian Bale was also a bit blah though less blah than Morgan Freeman, and it pains me to say that because I think the world of his acting (in other movies). Well I guess he’s rather limited in this role in this particular Batman movie, and he did his best considering the limitations. But that’s just me lah.
- Gary Oldman FTW! Michael Caine for the second win!
- Hahaha Edison Chen wtf!
- Woah, that batpod is too awesome for words… it can do *that*!
- After watching Hellboy2 and Wanted last weekend, I think TDK is a real movie. Hellboy2 left me a bit empty because a lot of things were just so abrupt (love the director though) and I hate the kind of ending in Wanted. TDK reminds me of the good old days of movies - proper beginning, proper plot, proper ending. You’ll have to be on the same wavelength as me to understand this, even if you disagree.
- There are some movies you can’t miss on the big screen. TDK is one of them. Sex & The City, The Happening and X-Files are not.
- It was a long movie. 2.5 hours not including trailers and ads. I only realised this after my bladder nearly ruptured at the end credits.
- That was why I did not see the tribute/ credit to Heath at the end of the movie. Because you know, trying to save my bladder…
- I don’t know what to make of Aaron Eckhart’s character.
- Overall TDK was a great, badass movie. Loved it x1000. The buzz surrounding it for months was more than justified.
- Heath Ledger IS The Joker. Not saying this just because he’s dead (because some dead people become more (in)famous after, uhm, their deaths) but because…

You’ll have to watch it to find out. Words fail me when it comes to his brilliance.

Then you’ll agree with me, perhaps more fluently than my lame attempt at being coherent.

I wasn’t really trying.

If the title sounds similar to that of FA’s, it’s because I can’t think properly and it’s only Monday. So don’t care lah, she didn’t copyright it also

ANYWAY…

I am going to the premiere screening of The Dark Knight on the 15th July, thanks to Nokia (M) who likes me enough to include me in their event. Rather excited because I think this one will be badass!

Very happily, Nokia (M) likes me even more to give me TWO/ DUA/ LIANG GE movie tickets for my blog readers. So either one or two of you (depends if I’m giving out the tickets per pair or not) will get the good fortune to hang out with myself, KY, Fireangel, Ringo, ShaolinTiger, eyeris, David Lian and Kimberlycun at the premiere screening of The Dark Knight on the 15 July 2008 (Tuesday, 8.45 p.m.) at the GSC Signature cinema, The Gardens, Midvalley. We probably won’t talk to you much because the invite(s) include dinner at Paradiso, The Gardens, Midvalley at 7.30 p.m. as well as a chance to win a brand new Nokia N95 8GB for those who come dressed as any characters in Batman.

And now, for ze contest…

Truth to be told, I am rather sick of the ‘why and how Suanie rocks’ contests. I *know* I am awesome; I just don’t need any more validation of my awesomeness (until further notice).

So for a chance for you to win either ONE or TWO tickets (depends on how much I like you; it’s my contest after all) to the dinner + premiere + possible Nokia N95 8GB, here’s what you have to do:

Write a haiku on Batman/ The Joker/ the Batman series/ whatever related to Batman. FYI a haiku comprises of 3 lines; 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables. Jangan salah tafsir…

If your haiku is too awesome for words, you get the ticket(s). Contest deadline is 13 July 2008 (Sunday, 11.59 p.m.). E-mail me your entries, and please include your contact number. My decision is final, so please do not stop talking to me if you do not win.