Last night the MD, KK and her husband and I went to watch The Dark Knight over at Tanforan. Review of the movie to come.
This morning I took my mom to Mass and we ended up at Our Lady of Perpetual Help instead of Holy Angels, because I tried a different route to Mission. Since one church was as good as another for my mother, we stayed at OLPH instead of driving to Colma. What can I say about the Archdiocese of San Francisco? (And why did parishes decide that they needed an official 'mission statement' that they could put on their websites, bulletins, and brochures? Reducing life as members of the Body of Christ to a mission statement seems belittling to our Lord. Christ used parables and figurative language for a reason--He didn't give a mission statement for His Church. But if the Church is no different from any other community or institution, why not? What a loss of identity and understanding of Whose Church it is!)
Later in the morning my mother and I went to the other Chinatown, on Clement St. (in the Richmond District?), to pick up some food for breakfast. KK had made congee with pork bones, and she wanted to get some yau tieu (Chinese doughnuts). First we went to Napoleon and Good Luck to get some pastries and dim sum. Then we walked over to Taiwan Restaurant for the yau tieu. The yau tieu was very doughy, not as thin as some other places I've been to this year. It was also a bit sour--because of the dough mix? Or the oil? They're ok when hot, but when cold, they don't taste good. At least the thin ones have very little taste when cold (except for the oil perhaps). I suppose I will have to microwave the ones I have.
I was in a lousy mood this morning. That will require some penance. I should borrow the 'hater' title from someone I know. The nap helped dissipate that to an extent. But maybe I should call Dr. Laura some time and ask her something some questions about anger. Although she doesn't understand the point I was trying to make, my mom is right with regards to what she says about true joy and peace coming from Christ and the solution to pressing concerns.
We had a nice lunch at KK and PS's--BBQ for Labor Day. I was still full from breakfast and the nap I took midday. I don't know what to think of the bratwurst... did it have a beer taste? I am used to Italian sausage; I can't put my finger on the cause of the difference in taste. I think the only other time I had a brat was when I was in South Bend last year... I got in trouble for saying the beef on the stick was 'ok'--the hoisin sauce may not be a good ingredient for a marinade. But the result was still much better than the steak that I've been having lately. So I took some home with me. hahaha.
Someone wants her cha siu bao. I didn't get to see her eat a banana this time around--supposedly she can finish one in 3 bites or so. Tasmanian Devil? haha.
Heard this George Strait song the second time(?) yesterday... very nice ballad--The Chair. ('80s hair for you Sarge!)
via KFCCinema:
Criterion has announced details for their upcoming release of Wong Kar Wai's Chungking Express. The film will be released on both DVD and Blu-Ray, have a new, restored high-definition digital transfer and a remastered Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack supervised by Wong. Other special features include:
• Audio commentary by noted Asian cinema critic Tony Rayns
• U.S. theatrical trailer
• New and improved English subtitle translation
• A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Amy Taubin and excerpts from a 1996 Sight and Sound interview with Wong by Rayns
Both the DVD and Blu-Ray will be released on November 25th with a suggested retail price of $39.95.
Does the HK edition of PTU have the extras that the US edition has?
Ashes of Time Redux is coming October 17. (Limited engagement in SF, maybe over at CineArts on Santana Row?) Apple, Yahoo!
More stills.
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