It's a psychobilly freakout!

The Sartorialist

2009-11-10T13:48:34Z

She exudes such confidence and happiness and elegance which sets her apart, even if this look has been tried by many others.

review: Summer Crossing

2009-11-09T12:57:43Z

Summer Crossing, Truman Capote's lost novel, is fascinating sinply due to his luminous writing. His words simply leap off the pages, alive and so real. He makes such unique observations and pens these thoughts down in an awfully enchanting way. The words he chooses are just perfect and...different, somehow. I like his writing style, short and sweet, compared to, oh I don't know, Ian McEwan's. Different time perhaps? Grady McNeil, who the story centrals, is described as a prelude to Holly Golightly, and she is lovely but I don't see why she falls head over heels in love with the jewish parking attendant. The hot mess of first love? I don't quite get the ending... It's powerful and swift, but I felt it was too sudden? Anyway I do adore Truman Capote.

mint_rose @ 2009-10-30T21:22:00

2009-10-30T13:31:43Z

Today was an awful day thanks to miserable events linked to a dismal subject known as Project Work. Fucking hell, I couldn't contain myself and I swore rather audibly in the staff room and now since practically the whole class knows why not just spread it a bit more. I can't bear to go through today morning again.

On a lighter note, the school screened Gattaca, which upon second viewing, I think is an excellent movie. It is driven entirely by the premise of the setting, in the near future, as a cautionary tale of eugenics. Excellent. The acting could be sub-par and it'd still be good. And I decided at the last half an hour that Ethan Hawke was kinda good-looking. Especially when he left his hair un-gelled. (Jude Law is still the same baldy guy.) Hmm.

Movies to watch
Be Kind Rewind
Before Sunrise (hawke!) + Before Sunset
rewatch Dead Poet's Society. The school projector sucked big-time.
Reality Bites (hawke. The main draw is still Winona Ryder. I love her!)
The Painted Veil
Somewhere in Time
Jennifer's Body~

On blogs

2009-10-19T14:54:58Z

I caught Julie & Julia today, which turned out to be such a delight. This is mainly thanks to the incomparable Meryl Streep, who infused the movie with soul, her larger-than-life character overflowing with joie de vivre. Amy Adams is cute but, as NYT mentioned, Meryl Streep eats young actresses. She commands the movie with her sing-song voice that drew peals of laughter from me Nin & WM. Stanley Tucci was adorable, matching Streep with his solid-as-a-rock presence. Obviously certain bits are fictionalized and dramatized but it makes the movie magical. We were ooh-ing and aah-ing at the delicious treats whipped up and it certainly leaves us craving for more. Though there are certain loose ends that left us perplexed but overall it's a damn fine movie.

Also it brought to mind a point: that blogs with purpose and meaning are the ones worth reading. Most blogs, like mine, are narcisstic whinings, occasionally insightful observances of daily life. How does one make a blog stand out? There are many areas to delve into, perhaps fashion - the blogs are gathering a whole lotta storm. Marc Jacobs actually took notice of some blogger who loved him to bits, if my facts are straight, and sent the guy some bag with his name or it. - movies music books and now I see food. You could use this medium to do some good or you could just spam the internet with even more crap - the choice is ours.

So I shall attempt to do something better with this journal and come up with more constructive things worth reading, perhaps even more than once.

Perhaps
after-thoughts on The Lovely Bones and The Painted Veil. I surprised myself when I realized I liked the books after I was done with them. But I'm going to watch Edward Norton and the delicate Naomi Watts slug it out in Chinaaa before I do a post on the book. I did borrow Capote's Summer Crossing & Atwood's The Penelopiad today at the library. I am striving to make better use of my time reading than surfing pointless blogs and watching so much crap on TV.

mint_rose @ 2009-10-11T11:48:00

2009-10-11T04:15:11Z

Summer: We've been like Sid and Nancy for months now.
Tom: Summer, Sid stabbed Nancy, seven times with a kitchen knife, I mean we have some disagreements but I hardly think I'm Sid Vicious.
Summer: No I'm Sid.
Tom: Oh, so I'm Nancy...

(500) Days of Summer rolled open with a voice-over, a montage, and well, this. And I knew there were great things in store.

It is indeed a charming movie, and my expectations are not unmet. Except that I found Summer a tad underwhelming at times, like she was just selfish and well a bitch, to Tom. Zooey Deschanel is extremely charming and likeable and she saves Summer from being a one-dimensional character but at times I am just like, seriously, Tom's blind.

Oddly enough, Joseph Gordon Levitt reminded me of Heath Ledger in 10 Things I Hate About You, which he also had a part in. He's the same love-lorn dweeb but tons cuter now that he's grown up and lost the annoying whiny quality. He's pretty awesome here. I love his tees. Love Will Tear Us Apart, The Clash's London Calling.

I'd watch this film again and again.

I also caught The Ugly Truth yesterday which was the polar opposite of (500). I should've seen The Ugly Truth first. It's often funny but extremely low-brow and crass. I have a penchant for Butler since Phantom and Heigl is likeable in spite of all her bitchy on-set behaviour. Anyway the movie's cliched and extremely crude, but it gets a few laughs here and there. Notably there's a scene in a restaurant that got its idea from When Harry Met Sally. Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal are always preferred to any rom-com these days. Even (500) i think.

Exams haven't been rosy. There's not much sense of accomplishment after the papers since I haven't really been well-prepared this year. :/ I think I should be able to scrape a pass on most papers; hoping to, at least. Bio turned out to be an immense relief, even if i left practically two booklets blank. (I'm so sorry Mr H! Seeing him in the hall checking on us, i could finally not cover up my blank pages because I knew how to do!) Math was a total bomb, and I was hoping to get an A for the first time. :C Now I aspire to pass... like for most other subjects. Chemistry wasn't as bad as I expected, Econs was nauseating and all I could hear was MJ's Man In The Mirror as I stoned. GP, ah, lost my fluency but i hope my arguments were valid. I managed to weave in some pro-gay argument in my essay. \o/.

Last night, went back to SN with WM and her gang. Genin and I can still remember the lyrics to the school songs! Which is a total surprise to me, and it's extremely reassuring as well, to know that as I go about in a life away from St Nicks, it will always be a part of me, an indelible mark that will not get eroded or marred by anything I meet. I wonder if this feeling will still last as the school undergoes renovation and all the spots that held piecesof my awesome, exciting, sad, confused, and ultimately formative childhood years would be excavated and be done away. :C

mint_rose @ 2009-10-04T20:12:00

2009-10-04T12:19:48Z

Reading through my previous writings, I noticed sadly that I have lost the skill of writing. Fluency and vocabulary have flown out of my head with every new biology term forcefully inserted. MUTAGENESIS. Boom! Out goes something like, say .. i can't even recall.
Besides the pointless lessons in school I myself have not been writing as much. Blog posts counted. And I'd be seen with a magazine in hand more often than a book. Woe me.
This is pathetic.

mint_rose @ 2009-09-27T23:03:00

2009-09-27T15:05:20Z

Karl Lagerfeld has never looked cuter.

mint_rose @ 2009-09-06T23:39:00

2009-09-06T15:40:21Z

My life closed twice before its close;
It yet remains to see
If Immortality unveil
A third event to me,

So huge, so hopeless to conceive,
As these that twice befell.
Parting is all we know of heaven,
And all we need of hell.

fix you

2009-09-06T15:38:47Z

When you try your best but you don't succeed
When you get what you want but not what you need
When you feel so tired but you can't sleep

And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to
fix you

mint_rose @ 2009-08-10T16:35:00

2009-08-10T08:50:08Z

A few nights later, I am sitting by Grandma's bed, reading Mrs. Dalloway to her. It's evening. I look up; Grandma seems to be asleep. I stop reading, and close the book. Her eyes open.
"Hello," I say.
"Do you ever miss him?" she asks me.
"Every day. Every minute."
"Every minute," she says. "Yes. It's that way, isn't it?" She turns on her side and burrows into the pillow.
"Good night," I say, turning out the lamp. As I stand in the dark looking down at Grandma in her bed, self-pity floods through me as though I have been injected with it. It's that way, isn't it? Isn't it.

As of now I have viewed practically all the TV spots and promotional videos for The Time Traveler's Wife. I went into a frenzy last night over it, poring through the book trying to find this line that describes Henry with a "lithe panther wildness". A friend - no, acquaintance actually - and I had been debating about the casting of Eric Bana as Henry. Henry was described, from what I recall, to be lean and lanky. Running, to him, was a religion. Bana, lithe pather wildness? Friend-acquaintance recalls that particular description and I was intent on finding it as I had no memory of it. And also to go through the description of Henry again just to see if I could put Bana in Henry's shoes. I still can't really. And I haven't seen enough of Bana to judge. Last I saw him, he was Nero in Star Trek, the movie for which he shaved his head and couldn't continue re-shooting The Time Traveler's Wife. I don't know who I'd cast, for it's really all in the imagination, and it's hard to realize fantasies, even on celluloid.

In the end I skimmed through the whole book in the wee hours of the night, and somehow I just caved and ended up crying. I couldn't bear to read the end. Just seeing the last line ruins me. He is coming, and I am here. And I never used to cry at books and movies in the past. What the hell came over me? Damn the hormones. There is a letter from Henry to Clare in the last few pages, and it is reminiscent of the letter Ben Button wrote to Daisy in Benjamin Button. I sobbed like no one's business in the theater in Vancouver as I listened to Pitt (damn him!) recite it in his slow Southern drawl. The whole element of time is an amazing backdrop for a romantic plot.

Please, please let the movie be good. Don't let it be a watered-down corny version. Please, good honourable writer of Ghost, give this film some heart.

(edited due to a conscience of consistently giving low-quality posts.)

mint_rose @ 2009-08-07T22:22:00

2009-08-07T14:29:19Z

I caught Public Enemies today with my classmates. Most of us nodded off at some point. It was rather underwhelming, but certain scenes were rather beautifully executed. Johnny Depp is amazing. Nothing else can be said. Jonj said Christian Bale was a noobcake, which I guess he was, as his role was rather bland and flat, and BeeHoon halfway through the movie blurted out, I think the Noobcake is quite handsome. Johnny Depp is amazing, period. Wild fantasies.

Last week I had time to catch The Hangover, and it was wildly funny and utterly crazy. Rather disturbing but still funny.

Movies to watch, because I have been reminded of the joy of catching films in the cinemas on the huge screen:
Up
Harry Potter (I STILL HAVE NOT SEEN IT!)
THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE (But i think it will be rather fucked up gauging from the saccharine sweet trailer cum corny poster that fail to do the book justice)
500 Days of Summer
The Proposal (trailer looks hilarious. This rom-com might actually be good!)
The Ugly Truth (BUTLER!!!!!!! and Heigl.)
BRUNO (i will have to wait ages to see this...)

mint_rose @ 2009-07-01T03:50:00

2009-06-30T19:51:10Z

I can't fall asleep.

I just got up and wrote a 700+ word short story of sorts about this.

Shell Peh, I think I have got my story idea out.

Just as long as you stand, stand by me

2009-06-10T12:11:12Z

~This is our lives on HOLIDAY!

The past week and these few days have led me to believe:

There is chivalry buried deep down within guys somewhere.

Yes, yes, yes.

I bear witness to it.

This restores my faith that gentlemen, Jack Dawsons and gallant knights exist in the world.

XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

The past week was spent with 100+ others on a journey to find home. It made me incredibly homesick, especially the first day, when I felt incredibly lonely. I am so extremely thankful for Michelle who tided me through it. It got better from the second day, and I made new pals. Percussion is amazing. Just rhythms and beats can conjure up incredible music. The numerous different instruments, which seem so simple, can produce complex and harmonious music when they come together. Anjney and Peijun, fellow Indian percussioners! And knowing Anjney is like having a celebrity as a friend. Odd. But it's revolting, people only take interest after his name becomes famous. Slutty shameless young girls flirting and annoying assholes who act like they're such good friends. Ugh. Anyhow I am so glad I chose percussion, as nothing else put up that night came anywhere near the level of awesomeness we achieved.

Ironically, or sadly speaking, I don't feel like I have gained much insight into writing. I always know I suck at poems but this time I really know how I suck. Cyril Wong's workshop will probably remain in my mind forever. The two, three hours were unpredictable, exciting and kept me on the edge of my seat. He intrigues me to no end. I have to pick up his book someday. Even if I don't get poetry.

Coming back, I have been running from one end of Singapore to another these days. Singapore is minute, but the places I've been to here are seriously pathetic. I journeyed to two ends which are utterly strange and foreign to me. Caught the NUS Guitar Harmonie concert at one end, and boy, the journey there opened my eyes to an undiscovered part of this little island to me. Ivan had to come fetch me into the meeting place as I was just stunned. The concert was so-so. At times it's breathtaking. Others, sleep-inducing. Ivan for one was damn hyper after the concert. Ideas for our concert~

7/6 - we celebrated 76 birthday. Stayed over at a guy's house for the first time. Ok that's not the point. It was at another part of our fair country that I am completely blur to. We barbequed, while a lot of the guys slacked off/gambled/whatever they did. We watched Federer claim the French Open title. Only a handful of us stayed over. The guys were really nice, and I am still touched, as they gave up their seats on the sofa, to pull out the bed and offer us comfortable sleeping spots. (Granted, they offered it after they were done with their mahjong/poker/whatnots.) They said they could huddle into any corner and sleep as they were, well, guys. I seriously felt like some qian jin xiao jie as we girls tucked into the comfy bed under the duvet that CC provided us with (though he was right that one can suffer heat stroke from it). ~~~

The next morning Jonj LP Chiobu CY had to return to school early so we left CC's house as the sun was rising. They abandoned Jasmine and me and hopped into the first cab they saw. The two of us went exploring Bugis and its vicinity. Fun~ I decided, I will save up to buy film for my Instax (this is saved for another post) and explore Singapore with it.

Yesterday today eventful too. I will let photos do the talking in another post.

I have been listening to Stand By Me over and over again these days. I have heard all kinds of covers. Lennon's, Timon and Pumba's (!!!!), David A, mashes with Beautiful Girls, yadayada. My cousin thinks it's best sung by untrained vocalists. I can only say I love this song. And Bono has a lovely lovely voice. Go check it out, U2 has covered it quite a number of times.

mint_rose @ 2009-05-26T17:16:00

2009-05-26T09:30:37Z

I PULLED MY ECONS GRADE UP FROM D/E TO B. My percentile finally rose up from the murky depths to emerge amongst the masses.

I am not such a miserable failure at Econs anymore!

Whoots!

I can't be bothered about the rest of my subjects for now! Because econs was my most miserably done subject I feared it most. I love Mdm Y's timely tutorial. Otherwise I would have flunked it straight again. It's been hard to get myself to be focused and study. People sometimes tell me they think I have ADD, because my attention span is insanely short.

The rain is such a reprieve from the repressive heat. The Class quickly duck into the classroom during break to enjoy the air-conditioning. Love the cold! I love the rain, and eating the hot dog with Cheese from Fish Tank. Yay. All I need is sleep.

mint_rose @ 2009-05-20T23:25:00

2009-05-20T16:17:26Z

The next few days will be good! Today's Sports Meets was normal, wandered around, went for rounds of Milo (i only went for 2. X-country i went for 4!), yada. Barely 15 minutes after flag raising the class had slowly vanished, only me and a couple more were still seated there. Then we were all gone.

I swam today! I like to swim! Michael Phelps is back in the news and he's lost two competitions. He's human after all. Go man go! I will support you and your 12 000 calories habit! :D

I'm looking forward to the weekend. My mum's back and we're going to watch Much Ado About Nothing. There's drums, and I am excited to learn to play (Coffee's For Closers). The drums are pretty cool. The intro! Then the snare shit i can't get, but the GG owns and can play by ear. Envious. I am damn impressed by people who can play by ear and can just pick up an instrument and create music with it so naturally. I may play instruments but sadly do not possess this talent. Anyway, the drums on Folie A Deux are more pleasant and interesting than the previous album. I like! Then after that we have JTS, which I will be bonding within ourselves again but whatever. I have grown to appreciate my class. I feel lucky to be with them, because they are funny/interesting/lame-ass people. Yay. I love taking photos of the class during lessons.

WM helped me get Rachel Getting Married, mum brought back Detroit Metal City. :D

On another note, I think everyone's still struggling with school life, and whatnots. My results are a pretty collection of practically everything. Ooh I got A for chinese! Everything else is a downhill slope.

Other than results, people are changing, yada. It's not too surprising, i mean, change is the only constant. And we see different facets of people with each moment, and I have learnt from experience, especially this time round, that you can't judge anyone until you give them a chance. Rumors and gossip through the grapevine don't cut it. It tarnished the image of someone who didn't deserve it. I'm sorry; I didn't quite give the guy a chance. There's always more to people, be it good or bad... I just tend to see the negative side first. Hoho, which in the end surprises me because the good within emerges. If not, then stay away. Can't help the preconceived notions about people, based on their appearance and behaviour. Then there's BGR which I think doesn't work out in most cases now. Because it's naive lust or foolish misintepretation of sorts. Also bringing about the great debate discussed in When Harry Met Sally - can men and women ever be friends?

Hmm guy friendship/bromances are hard to comprehend. I don't get guy-guy friendship dynamics, which is interesting! Sighs i kinda wish i weren't in nunneries for the past years! Amusing!

Rah decided to leave this open to, well, public. Don't care le.

Eek 2 more drums lessons before.
.........
sad.

mint_rose @ 2009-05-05T22:58:00

2009-05-05T15:06:56Z

Now he puts his hand around me, snuggles in. He loves to do this, and I never really mind. It's not sexual so much as comforting.
"My poor straight-edge straightboy," he says. "Nobody should be alone on a night like this."
"But I have you, Dev," I reply, trying to lighten things up.
"Ain't that the truth. At least until Ted comes back."
"I know."
"You know what it's all about Nick?"
"What what's all about?"
"It, Nick. What it's all about."
"No."
"The Beatles."
"What about The Beatles?"
"They nailed it."
"Nailed what?"
"Everything."
"What do you mean?"
"Dev takes his arm and puts it right against mine, skin to skin, sweat on sweat, touch on touch. Then he glides his hand into mine and intertwines our fingers.
"This," he says. "This is why The Beatles got it."
"I'm afraid I'm not following..."
"Other bands, it's about sex. Or pain. Or some fantasy. But The Beatles, they knew what they were doing. You know the reason The Beatles made it so big?"
"What?"
" 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand.' First single. Fucking brilliant. Perhaps the most fucking brilliant song ever written. Because they nailed it. That's what everyone wants. Not 24-7 hot wet sex. Not a marriage that lasts a hundred years. Not a Porsche or a blow job or a million-dollar crib. No. They wanna hold your hand. They have such a feeling that they can't hide. Every single successful love song of the past fifty years can be traced back to 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand'. And every single successful love story has those unbearable and unbearably exciting moments of hand-holding. Trust me. I've thought a lot about this."
" 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand,' " I repeat.
"And so you are, my friend. So you are."

mint_rose @ 2008-11-08T15:21:00

2008-11-08T07:44:30Z

I have so far finished 8 episodes of House. Not all at once. I take them four at a time. It might actually be better than Grey's Anatomy, which overdoses on the whining and sentiments. But my cousin ruined my viewing pleasure.

In the midst of exam preparations, he calls up.
Him: Guess how I de-stress?
Me: -flipping through my notes and trying to find a post-it to scribble down a sudden epiphany- By calling me to bother me? Bye.
Him: I just spent last night watching House. It's very good.
Me: Wait, YOU WATCH HOUSE????? YOU??????????????? Why's everyone watching House without me! You suck!
Him: Huh?
Me: I made a pact with someone to watch House together but the person betrayed me and has already moved on to the latest season. Sucker. Ok I realize it has nothing to do with you. But still. Bye.
Him: Wait, listen to this.
and he proceeds to let me listen to some clip on YouTube from House and proceeds to provide me with spoilers in the meanwhile.

I caught Quantum of Solace yesterday with Genin. We made a pact in two years back, after we caught Casino Royale together that we'd catch the next Bond flick together. And we were all like, whoa, two years down the road, and we'd be graduating. Yep...how times flies. Especially these 2 years which have been pretty brilliant. School-wise at least. (Yesterday WW3 broke out finally at home. I had been preparing for it since my grandfather was admitted. I had pretty good timing to duck in the toilet and start singing in the shower.)

The film was very entertaining, of course. But perhaps I had too high expectations (especially since I have seen Casino Royale maybe 20 times or so. Just an estimate.) It's not a bad film, obviously, it is good. But it felt like the least Bond film int he Bond series. Bond pining for a girl? (I actually like that. Because I liked Vesper Lynd very much and I was wailing away in the cinema at the end of Royale.) I leant over to tell Genin, hm, this is the point where he, and the Bond girl, well. dot dot dot. But i was wrong!! Man. I just scratched my head when the credits came out because it felt so short compared to Royale, and I had no idea the climax was THE climax. Oh and he still ruined the Aston Martin. My heart!!!!! The Aston Martin's the sexiest star of the show.

Ah well, what the heck. I'm probably going to have to watch it again with my father, the ultimate Bond-fan.

The film lacked all the quotable dialogue like Casino Royale or other Bond flicks. I really liked the director's touch where he added the oil scene, paying a homage to Goldfinger. Nods. Daniel Craig is fully formed as Bond the lethal killing machine. Angel of death. The stunts were rather impressive.

Now again I am going to pracitse my vio-lin. Because my attempt at doing math during House only got me past 2 questions. And i think it's all this flying shit that's causing me a headache. Or maybe that's because I haven't eaten since breakfast.

Guitar Hero: World Tour

2008-11-01T08:06:39Z

AHAA!! That's Kobe Bryant! Michael Phelps!Alex Rodriguez???? TONY HAWK????????? Channeling Tom Cruise in Risky Business. Haw haw!

At this moment I have officially graduated. I don't know what to say that's not been said before. Except that um some farewell messages I got are kinda funny. People think I'm cool! Thank you, thank you. I will continue to spread the cool spirit of ABBA.

mint_rose @ 2008-10-09T19:23:00

2008-10-09T11:43:36Z

Fug the poster. Kristen Stewart looks pretty. And kinda like a deer caught in headlights. The people behind this poster have totally failed at the major selling point - Edward. Who basically looks like he has tons of layers of powder on his face, and it's all melting away, caked up and gross. He's squinty-eyed and flakish. Edward's smooth, glistening and... totally hot. Sucks. Gaspard Ulliel, always and forever~~~ (cue squealing and tears. Boo,hoo,hoo.)

The soundtrack doesn't look too bad. You've got Muse! (Minus points for Linkin Park.)

Also, Robert P. is singing. Right....

I will, after the exams, go
1) Watch MamaMia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm probably one of the last few people who hasn't seen the film.
2) Burn After Reading.
3) Avenue Q
4) All my shows I have been missing out on. I need to find out what's up at Seattle Grace, the gossip from the Upper East Side, and... wherever Scofield & Co. has wandered to in this time. And I haven't actually watched the new SNL clips these weeks. (Yes the Phelps one and the Anne Hathaway one. I did see the Sarah Palin/Tina Fey one because it was the only thing loading that day.)
5) Tropic Thunder (!) Body of Lies, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

Yes yes. Very happy.

mint_rose @ 2008-09-26T00:57:00

2008-09-25T17:02:41Z

Wow, not coming online for a couple of days promises lots of goodies.

Revolutionary Road

Watch the trailer.

Tantalizing. So very tantalizing. I've got to watch this one, no matter where I am. (Body of Lies seems like the dull movies I tend to avoid. Ah well. Leo + Russell Crowe + Ridley Scott = seems to promise awesome but ...? )

This is what actors do. Michael Phelps just does not have this amazing quality Leo has in front of the camera. (Sorry dude. But I still admire you greatly.)

mint_rose @ 2008-09-25T23:30:00

2008-09-25T15:57:51Z

THIS IS SO HILARIOUS AND AWESOME I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

YES, IT IS MICHAEL PHELPS, once again, even I'm kinda tiring of hearing him on Leno, SNL and Jimmy Kimmel stuff but still. It's GREY'S ANATOMY! McSteamy pales in comparison to Michael Phelps. Seriously! And I used to think he had awesome abs.

Dr. McSwimming!!!!!!! This is so great.

Sigh, I can't wait to watch Grey's Anatomy.

And there's that deal with Rose being pregnant with Derek's child. Um I thought they didn't even sleep with each other so how's that possible? Man. (Fertilisation = fusion of male and female gametes to produce a zygote. Occurs in oviduct of the female. Foetus develops in the uterus. Yes.)

mint_rose @ 2008-08-14T17:10:00

2008-08-14T09:23:40Z

Currently I am MIA. On hiatus. Whatever you want to call it.

For I have gone into an Olympic frenzy. I have told my friends that I am following swimming religiously, and yes, I support Michael Phelps. It's hard not to support this guy who is simply remarkable. (I do NOT like him because he's hot whatever not. I loathe all the stupid girls who like him because of that and deem him hawt. Damn you.) And I am eager to catch tennis and track & field events.

Adieu!

mint_rose @ 2008-08-11T11:41:00

2008-08-11T03:43:44Z

DID ANYONE ELSE JUST CATCH THE MEN'S SWIMMING 4X100 RELAY???

THAT WAS JUST SENSATIONAL! Like, whoa!!! Jason Lezak was fabulous. I am totally supporting Michael Phelps' 8 Gold dream.

If I were the French, I'd be sooooo pissed off.

EDIT:

A picture's worth a thousand words indeed.

080808 - It's A Kind Of Magic!

2008-08-08T17:08:22Z

I think, I have never felt prouder to be Chinese.

The opening ceremony was nothing short of spectacular. London, it's going to be a tough act to follow. I was so impressed by the men pounding the drums, and the lights going on and off. The dancers who painted a picture. The passing of the torch, which ended up in Li Ning's hands as he space-walked through and sent it zooming to a climatic end at the huge torch perched at the top of the Bird's Nest. Zhang Yi Mou = ~~Kinda~~ Genius. The choreography and all that is so creative and imaginative, so, well, eat that Spielberg, we don't need you. (Wait since when did it become a we??? I'm patriotic towards a country that isn't mine! The Olympics is very good at unifying people of the world!) Seriously, the show was spectacular.

I am also very impressed by Yao Ming. I told WM, that if I were on the Moon, all I can see if probably the Great Wall, and Yao Ming on the Great Wall. (He's 2.26 m. Whoa. Kyle Patrick would look so tiny next to him. So would Hugh Jackman.)

For a moment there I really wished to be at the Bird's Nest to witness the ceremony. But then again I thought about the people shouting real loudly in Chinese. Lotsa jostling and shoving. The danger of being spat on. Fighting to descend the stairs to evacuate the stadium. Hmmm. Then I feel thankful to be watching at home.

Mia Farrow is on CNN, all for the Darfur Olympics. As you should know, she's fighting for the rights of the refugees in Darfur. The webcast of the refugees in Chad was aired to coincide with the Olympics opening ceremony. She wants China to end the conflict. Sigh. The road to the Olympics certainly hasn't been easy so can't we just separate politics and sports for once? I always ignored the whole Olympics issue but now I feel that we should just enjoy this sporting event, with sportsmanship. Of all times to bring this up. I'm not saying that the human rights issue is to be cast aside, no, but seriously how many people would boycott the Olympics? It's a celebration of ... peace, and crap. I think this is not the way to get things done; it just dampens the mood. So go personally to the source and hit it. It'd work better.

Even Sarkozy went to Beijing for the Olympics, no? Rubbish threat of his. (My dad is very against him after his comments to boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympics.)

Heath Ledger's Best?

2008-07-30T10:49:39Z

I personally feel that THIS could be Heath Ledger's best movie moment. (I found him awfully annoying in Casanova.)

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Read only after you've watched:
It's good because
a) HE CAN SING
b) It comes off as embarrassing but he actually made it non-cheezy, at least to me it didn't make me feel like going OH THAT IS SO CORNY. He makes it sweet.

A fine line it is, between sweet and cheesy. Two very different tastes.