Pop culture

I was walking back from my meetings this evening (and a quick and delicious dinner at an Indonesian restaurant called Tujuh Maret that had been independently recommended by both a Dutch colleague and fellow local expat The Big Finn), and passed a movie theatre where a bunch of people--mostly teenage girls--were waiting behind barricades and others in tuxedoes were entering. Hmmm, thought I, what could that be about? Well, turns out there were a bunch of signs for some new movie starring Orlando Bloom, and I heard people mention his name. So, near as I can tell, I almost had a brush with fame. Actually, since I wouldn't be able to recognise Orlando Bloom if he was standing in front of me, maybe I had a brush with fame and didn't know it.