Mere Baap Pehle Aap

UPDATE

I forgot to write how loved i felt that night when Z took my hand when we were walking, crossing the road and in the theater. These small gestures made a big deal in my heart. As Z would put it, "My heart went blinking blinking." =)


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I wondered all thru the movie what does the title mean... Only towards the end did i discover it means, "My Father, YOU first."





MERE = MY

Baap = Father

Pehle = First

Aap = You





At first i thought i was condemned to spend the last week and the next at home. That was until Rabiah, Zubair's friend who is very much MY friend now, asked us out! We explained to her our "Drought" situation but she said its ok for this first time, its her treat bcos she's been anxiously waiting for the release of this movie...


I was super excited to meet her for the first time! PLUS it also meant that i can buy them popiah from Qi Ji again. Just what i was craving for at that hour! (But believe you me... 1hr after i gobbled them up, i was craving for them again! By the time it was too late, already fastened in the movie and by the time it finished, Qi Ji would have closed.)


We had dinner first at that Indian coffee shop near Liang Seah Street. And i giggled non-stop w Rabiah showing the Malay side in her when she became outraged that i only ordered Murtabak for Z and myself. She said, "Eh please dont do this to me lah. Not nice you know..."


You see Malay has this generous yet polite mentality where one would feel insulted if the treatee orders a small meal when being given a treat by the treator when actually the treatee feels embarrassed to take advantage of the situation and make a dent on the treator's wallet. Funny aye?


But i insisted that i already have my popiah and that would be enough. However, when Rabiah couldn't decide what to eat, we decided to share the murtabak around while Z orders Chicken Briyani. We even had some left over Murtarabak that we packed for home for Z's supper!


Thru out that short dinner, Rabiah managed to practise her Punjabi, made Z WEEP craving for her mother's food every numerous times that she described how nice her mother cooks this and that this and that. LOL.


I almost leapt with joy when she bought Strawberry Pocky for the movie. MY FAVOURITE! Strawberry some more~ hehehe


After the movie, Rabiah had to rush home for a dinner date with her mother AND Salman Khan. LOL. on TV that is. So we didnt really get to hang out properly. Raincheck that after pay day alright! We'll go bowling next insya'Allah!


About the movie... well... its so funny it was down right rude! I am Malay at heart and in my blood and i cannot stand a child, however grown up they are, being RUDE to their parents. That is totally unspeakable. I was actually grossed out when people actually LAUGH when the son was "punishing" the father. Er... i dont find anything funny in there, people.


Besides, after seeing Kung Fu Panda, this movie is pale in comparison. OH well.. At least they've got the traditional singing and dancing and i get to sharpen my ears and look out for familiar urdu / hindi words being put into everyday sentences.