Mamma Mia! Ping Pong

Trip Start Jul 06, 2008

Trip End Aug 04, 2008

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Friday, July 25, 2008

Yesterday,Thursday, I took some photos of what I see every day when I walk to work: the mews, the same table and chairs, the bike. There are things I can't record properly or at all: the feel of looking the wrong way before crossing streets, the exact turns I take, watching cars on the roundabout, the little buffet restaurant that is always white and sunny.

sign for Pembridge Mews

table and chairs

Mamma Mia! at the Electric Theatre

That night, Nancy and I went to go see Mamma Mia! with her friend Gahan (sp?) and his eleven-year-old daughter Lilliana. Gahan has a convertible like Nancy, except his is technically bigger. He drove the four of us there, him and Nancy comfortably in the front, Lilliana and I crammed in the minuscule backseat. She was cramped but could actually fit; I was essentially sitting on the back hood of the car, or at least that's what it felt like - very exposed but also quite thrilling!

The Electric Cinema is one cool theatre. It was built, I have found out, in 1910. There are rows of leather couches with little footrests (unfortunately they don't move and Lilliana could just hardly reach hers) and the screen was huge but collapsable and hidden behind a red velvet theatre curtain. The drinks were served in glass tumblers and just before the movie began they played "Mamma Mia" with coreographed colored lights.

The movie itself was very well done, funny and creative and entertaining. Julie Walters did an amazing job. =D However, the only good thing about Pierce Brosnan's character was that it was so easy to make fun of him.

Jasmine Tea

Afterwards, Gahan drove us to a Dim Sum restaurant called Ping Pong. The drive through the city at night in his tiny car was quite magical. The restaurant itself was very good with a pleasant atmosphere, and nice because it was a place where you ordered food and knew exactly what you were getting. It was my first time ever having jasmine tea, which I was told I had to have at this particular place for a very specific reason: instead of a packet or even loose tea, you get a tall clear glass full of hot water, which they drop a dried jasmine flower into. Slowly, as the water rejuvenates it, the flower opens and grows in the glass, steeping at the same time.

Nancy and I are going on a road trip this the weekend. I think we both need a break from the city, and I am very excited for my country weekend! =D

Some photos of the Electric Cinema that I found online, since I couldn't capture it well: