Monday, November 03, 2003

I smell a Conspiracy

This is infuriating! I booked advance tickets to the Matrix Revolutions about 2 weeks ago for the 9:30 screening, but I read today in the papers that the cinema operators are pushing the screening to 10:00 p.m. nationwide. I see 2 possibilities for this:

1. The worldwide screening has also been pushed 1 hour behind what was originally scheduled. In that case, I really have no case to gripe.

2. The cinema operators in Singapore are in cahoots with the cab companies. The cabs here charged a 50% surcharge for cabs hailed after midnight. And I figured that since the show should last about 2, 2 and 1/2 hours, it seems highly likely that some kind of deal has been reached. But I should be able to know for sure tomorrow when the show has ended and I see lines and lines of cabs waiting outside the cineplex.

It has to be said though even if the original screening time has not been changed, I still probably won't be able to get a cab. They only mysteriously appear at around midnight anyways..

posted by Sharon K at 9:03 pm