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March 20, 2005
Hot Pot and Colin Farrell
09:26 PM
I managed to be super-unproductive, and for once, it feels good. No guilt. No worries. Just good times. I don’t know why I’m feeling so lax this term (except for the occasional Season’s papers frustration :@), but it really feels good. It’s good to finally get a hang of this university thing.
GOOD FOOD IN WATERLOO?
Weekend was pretty good. Finally had the opportunity to have Waterloo Hot Pot. I must say, I’m pretty impressed, for Waterloo standards. It’s nothing like Markham, but the thing is that it doesn’t cost like Markham. All you can eat for $12.95. You get the usual, pork, beef, and other goodies— but also, the seafood: squid, oysters, and other stuff that I don’t know how to say in English.
Anyways, seriously, I haven’t been this full in a very very long time. It a good feeling. *Happy sigh* (That’s for you James).
COLIN FARRELL:
Saw A Home at the End of the World, which was based on the book by Michael Cunningham (Author of The Hours). It was a good movie.
Lets start with the obvious: the piece of eye candy Colin Farrell. I usually don’t think he’s hot, but he definitely gave off hot vibes in this movie. I think the main reason is that his role is actually not the bad-ass that he’s known for. His character, Bobby, is modest, charming, innocent, clean shaven, and nicely groomed. He really needs to look like this more often.
The movie is about a love triangle between a bisexual guy: Bobby, a gay guy: Johnny, and his fag hag: Claire. However although there is the theme of sexuality in the movie— which seems to be the big attaction to the movie (which includes me)— the flick is more based on the theme of love/friendship.
Each individual relied on each other in some way, which made the love triangle seemed appropriate and embracive.
Bobby who lacked loving affection from his family, needed and expressed love from Claire and Johnny.
Johnny loved Claire but he lacked the physically connection with her because of his homosexuality, he loved Bobby since the time of his childhood, but Johnny just consideres him as a brother, despite their encounters.
Claire wanted a family, and wanted Johnnie to be the father of her child. But at the same time, she loved Bobby as he accpeted her with both arms.
It was a wonderful film because I understood and identified why they managed to make this “love-triangle” work, and from that, created a home for the three of them, and their daughter. I suggest you all to check it out.
There was apparently supposed to be full frontal nudity on this film. Yes. I know. Colin? Full-frontal? Salivation? Anyways, it was cut because people thought it was highly distracting when it was screeened at the SanFran LGBT Film Festival.
I guess I could understand.
Filed under Movies, published In Waterloo
12 Comments
March 20, 2005 11:24 PM
hum... a home at the end of the world was a really good movie. I liked how they listened to Laura Nyro.
March 21, 2005 06:02 PM
Waterloo has hotpot?! Weeeeird.
Bleh, I don't think Colin Farrell's all that hot either. Now I wanna see it.
March 21, 2005 07:08 PM
Hotpot here is only 13.99, so not much more expensive =)
i want hotpot
March 21, 2005 08:52 PM
I've seen Colin Farrell in full-frontal nudity. If memory serves me correct, it was nothing to write home about.
Assuming you write home about these sorts of things.
March 23, 2005 02:43 PM
Eugene:
Yeah, great movie. :) No idea who Laura Nyro-- but you better educate me more on this :P
Lesley:
Yep, go see it.
Leo:
Oh really? I didn't know. :) Ugh, lets hold off on the hot pot, I still kind of taste it.
Bev:
I'd love to get into your brain, and picture this. Haha. But by the looks of what you said, maybe I shouldn't picture it:P
March 29, 2005 09:58 PM
i loved that movie! wait didn't johnny consider bobby to be the love of his life?
March 31, 2005 10:40 PM
Ah, lookit that matt, i found you! No, shawn actually found you and then sent your site to me. -_-"
Hot pot in waterloo, huh...i'm still a little skeptical about it, but i might just try it out some time...
April 2, 2005 02:56 PM
Howdy,
I'm looking to go to Hot Pot and I was just wondering where in Waterloo the place is located. It's funny that you're the best link for Hot Pot in Waterloo that I can find on google. Thanks for your help,
- Matt Colautti
April 2, 2005 04:38 PM
the hot pot place in waterloo is on King st. and bridgeport. right across from where Paddy's used to be (now mussellini). the place is a non descript yellow house-type establishment and has no english signs. All it has is this computer print out of its name in chinese posted on the windows. it looks shady but the place is really good.
April 2, 2005 07:19 PM
Thanks Tiff for beat me to it. I suppose I should've elaborated exactly where the place is too. Yes, it looks like I'm not fit for being a lawyer either :S
Anyways, yes, Another Matt from Markham, Tiff is absolutely right. I forget what the restaurant is called: Something "Yue". Yeah, it think the main reason nobody seems to know about it is because, as Tiff said, the sign is a computer print out. Fancy-schmancy indeed.
Looks skechy, but nonetheless, good stuff.
I'm always intrigued to know about the Markham locals. Where in Markham are you from? How did you manage to get such a sexy name? LOL.
Words to live by folks: Google is your friend.
April 2, 2005 09:28 PM
It is by a strange fate that I am participating in a blog conversation, something that I never envisioned ever happening. Yet the anonymity and common link are intruiging.
It's a good thing tiff responded so quickly because we left shortly thereafter. It was very good, at least from a white-washed point of view. My friends who went with me spent a term in China and grew to love hot pot; they thought it was mediocre, not spicy enough. The service felt rushed but the experience enjoyable, from tea to shrimp. I went to Korean Barbecue in Markham for the first time earlier this term and thought this was very similar. Soy sauce and beef is always a winner.
Oh yeah, it's called something like Lieun Yue. Whatever, at least they didn't offer me a fork.
I'm a UW engineering student from the east side of old Markham, think Ninth Line and 7. I went to UHS, hell of a place, I'm sure you've heard of it and can share stories. Not a huge fan of the suburb, but I will be returning for the work term. Huge development happening there right now, I'm really hoping their new transit system makes the non-car-owner's life easier.
Any more suggestions for good Waterloo eats?
April 3, 2005 02:49 AM
Lieun Yue. I've got to remember that. It just came to me, the restaurant is across from the Heuther, not at Paddy's (or Musellini's or whatever).
Yeah, I really enjoyed the place. The interior (and the exterior for that matter) definitely needs work. It sort of resembles someone's aged basement, with dated wallpaper. But looking beyond asthetics, I think it was really fulfilling-- especially when I'm never that full in Waterloo. It's always neat too that you can cook your own food-- just throw it in! :P
Ninth Line and 7? I assume you live in the west side of Ninth Line, since the other side isn't old-- with the crazy Cornell development. Which, as a matter of fact, is was *the* textbook example of "good" urban planning. Haha.
Whoa, that area is quite a distance from UHS. Oh, yes, good old UHS. Home to Hayden Christensen. Haha. (Woo, saw Star Wars trailer today). I used to work across the street at Mickey D's. And I remember playing our Spring band concerts at Markham Theatre. Aww, those memories.
Meh, Markham's alright. I'm indifferent about it. Definitely would prefer to be in somewhere more urbanized, but can't really complain either, imo. I too will be returning for a work term.
And yes, the new transit system, Viva. Yeah, I'm quite excited about it, although this Phase 1 kinda not-so extravagant. Phase 2, however, will be something worth seeing.
I blogged about VIVA in a previous entry.
Umm... good Waterloo eats, eh? Sounds like a good idea for a future blog entry.