Sunday, June 01, 2008
Iylia's Indy 4 big day out!
What a blast! I'm only writing now just because i've recovered from the fits of laughter i've suffered recalling the events of last saturday.
Part 1
OK, first the training. Went for a morning run at Central Park (dodging the occasional doggy and leisure walker) for about 80 minutes. Not particularly long for a long run, but at least there was some quality in it (about 30+ minutes of tempo-paced stuff). Today was just a swap between the next day (Sunday) and Saturday's program (a long bike ride with 3x hill climbs slotted in). Not a bad idea, in retrospect, as i could run fresher for a change, although that would mean dragging my lazy self out of bed on Sunday at some ungodly hour to begin the ride!
It started with a mad idea on May 22: to watch Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I'm thinking: who i know would be an Indy buff? Why Iylia Dhamiri.... Called him up and shot the suggestion, and he sounded keen to go watch it. A quick check back confirmed that he and the MUAC SG gang would be good to go for a Saturday arvo showtime.
Later that day, I was browsing through the old Facebook (yes Iylia, nothing's a secret now thanks to Facebook) when i discovered that it was the guy's birthday this Saturday. I had no idea it was his birthday prior to this, but it was a pleasant dovetailing of my suggestion and his big day, i guess.
Met Elaine, Ray and Iylia at Melbourne Central and grabbed a bite at Nandos. Here, Ray shared videos and pics from his camera of going-ons that occured earlier that day after the MUAC run session... hilarious! All i can say is that it involved splattered cake, superhero aspirations, and a distinct red garment of felonous origin....
Shortly before the movie, we met up with their MUAC mate Kaighan from Geelong. We then proceeded into the Cinema for Indy 4.
You want a movie review? In all honesty, i thought The Last Crusade was better; birthday boy's opinion was that the classic Raiders was still the standout of the lot. The second half was too fantastical to be plausible - some of the stunts simply flew in the face of the laws of physics and chance - but overall it was still enjoyable.
Hmm, will keep updating tomorrow. Pity i don't have pictures to post on this blog, but as i have mentioned, all and sundry is available on Facebook for your viewing pleasure, if you're really curious.
Part 2
Ah yes, on to the crooning! Post-movie, i was pleasantly surprised to hear that a karaoke session was in the works! What a blast it was. We had some great shots of the all-singing, all-dancing MUAC SG band. I can't remember the last time i had so much fun and enjoyed so much laughter while belting out favourite tunes. Alas, it was a two hours that went by far too fast.
Dinner was a modest affair on Swanston Street... ate my self-imposed quota of chips earlier at Nandos, so i had to pass on the bulk of the ones that came with my burger. Ugggh..., i just knew i had to burn that off on my big weekend ride the next morning - very early the next morning!
Part 1
OK, first the training. Went for a morning run at Central Park (dodging the occasional doggy and leisure walker) for about 80 minutes. Not particularly long for a long run, but at least there was some quality in it (about 30+ minutes of tempo-paced stuff). Today was just a swap between the next day (Sunday) and Saturday's program (a long bike ride with 3x hill climbs slotted in). Not a bad idea, in retrospect, as i could run fresher for a change, although that would mean dragging my lazy self out of bed on Sunday at some ungodly hour to begin the ride!
It started with a mad idea on May 22: to watch Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I'm thinking: who i know would be an Indy buff? Why Iylia Dhamiri.... Called him up and shot the suggestion, and he sounded keen to go watch it. A quick check back confirmed that he and the MUAC SG gang would be good to go for a Saturday arvo showtime.
Later that day, I was browsing through the old Facebook (yes Iylia, nothing's a secret now thanks to Facebook) when i discovered that it was the guy's birthday this Saturday. I had no idea it was his birthday prior to this, but it was a pleasant dovetailing of my suggestion and his big day, i guess.
Met Elaine, Ray and Iylia at Melbourne Central and grabbed a bite at Nandos. Here, Ray shared videos and pics from his camera of going-ons that occured earlier that day after the MUAC run session... hilarious! All i can say is that it involved splattered cake, superhero aspirations, and a distinct red garment of felonous origin....
Shortly before the movie, we met up with their MUAC mate Kaighan from Geelong. We then proceeded into the Cinema for Indy 4.
You want a movie review? In all honesty, i thought The Last Crusade was better; birthday boy's opinion was that the classic Raiders was still the standout of the lot. The second half was too fantastical to be plausible - some of the stunts simply flew in the face of the laws of physics and chance - but overall it was still enjoyable.
Hmm, will keep updating tomorrow. Pity i don't have pictures to post on this blog, but as i have mentioned, all and sundry is available on Facebook for your viewing pleasure, if you're really curious.
Part 2
Ah yes, on to the crooning! Post-movie, i was pleasantly surprised to hear that a karaoke session was in the works! What a blast it was. We had some great shots of the all-singing, all-dancing MUAC SG band. I can't remember the last time i had so much fun and enjoyed so much laughter while belting out favourite tunes. Alas, it was a two hours that went by far too fast.
Dinner was a modest affair on Swanston Street... ate my self-imposed quota of chips earlier at Nandos, so i had to pass on the bulk of the ones that came with my burger. Ugggh..., i just knew i had to burn that off on my big weekend ride the next morning - very early the next morning!
