I saw your face in a crowded place

and in my mind I still do

You're beautiful, it's true

chariot

once bitten...not yet shy. call me stupid, say I 'havn't learnt my lesson',
but I'll believe in the power of Good.

oh chariot your golden waves are walking down upon this face
oh chariot I'm singing out loud to guide me
give me your strength

only through the fire can we be made stronger.
only through the tears can we know real joy.
Keep us in peace before you oh Lord

so here's to jumping out of the frying pan

 

of pride and prejudice

films here aren't released on world-wide release dates, much less earlier.
take Corpse's Bride for example. It only opened today on this side of the world.

the only ones that are released early carry the made in UK tag.
Pride and Prejudice, which stars Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen, opened here last month, though it's official opening is Nov 11.

And it is probably the best movie I've seen so far this year! watched it today with Shell and Nat, since Wednesdays are 2-for-1 movie tickets by Orange. a Jane Austen classic, this take on her novel is refreshing and delightfully funny, a portrayal of the period without stuffy indoors and gloomly narratives: it made me laugh, cry, want to strangle (wait 'til you see the cousin Collins), slap your forehead, kick up your legs and have a good time.

I'm not one for Romanticism (trust me, reading the module this sem has gotten me into a fist-fight with Wordsworth) and poo-poohed at all lovey-dovey narratives since I got out of the Sweet Valley High phase, but this one has made me believe in true love.

at least for this week. =p

this entry is a neurotic symptom

after 2 weeks of inhibited movement of the corporeal state, especially vocal capabilities, and trauma within passages to all possible orifices above the shoulders (and thank you to those who had the courage to stand within the 3-metre cordoned-off-by-yellow-tape radius. now that's friends are for! =) I say, ready to rumble!

so I got the agenda going (that is, 4 hours of sleep in the afternoon, dinner at 11pm, a cuppa tea at 2am, 5 books to look through, 1 litre of water on stand-by, and 1 supervisor to meet tomorrow morning. later.)

the crunch? a perspective on the psychoanalytical status of american drama in the 1930s and a decision on the avenue I will take: Freudian? Saussure? a combination of both? or another angle? ...by 1130am.

perhaps I'm looking at it the wrong way, perhaps I should begin with the drama, its presentation, representations, language. but how to tie to it psychosis? should I stick to this initial idea? or should I bring Inge in...

there must be a way to capture silver threads on film.

our place

oooo.....I watched Hinokio on the flight! Must see must see! A very touching Jap movie....(I don't like watching these on planes because, er, your emotions are free-for-all to see; including comedies- imagine laughing out loud to no one!)

Have forgotten the name of the other Jap movie I watched on board (the post-traumatic symptoms of Advent Children) but it consisted of 3 inter-linked stories of love in modern day Japan (the last story in Shanghai). Didn't expect it to end on a melancholic note! ah well...sometimes one never knows what to expect.

I was so glad to hear Jen's and Gerrie's voice when I knocked on the door of home. 13+4+3 hours of travel to finally step out to welcoming voices.
I believe people have journeyed longer than that and not met such an end; perhaps they will meet one of x 1, 000, 000 when they arrive at their journey's end.

Many, many, many thanks to my friends who came to the airport on monday; though it made it the harder to leave, you've given me the strength to fly.

Pictures from then are not in the com. yet, I'll put them up soon!

Last, but not least....a quiz! muahahaha it's contagious

You Are A: Duckling!

The cutest of the cute, these baby ducks are often spotted in the spring following closely behind their mother. As a duckling you will grow up quickly, becoming one of the adult ducks seen commonly in ponds and streams. Playful and timid, charming and vulnerable, ducklings are nature's very definition of innocence.

You were almost a: Frog or a Parakeet
You are least like a: Groundhog or a TurtleWhat Cute Animal Are You?