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Jan. 12th, 2007 12:48 amI'm going through a bossa nova, chill out music phase now. Haha, maybe it's the influence from the Wii's hypnotic background music.
I've finally got a moleskine planner. It's not the moleskine planner I wanted, but it will do ("That'll do pig, that'll do"). It's been giving me joy on the long train rides and bus trips where I get to scribble literary missives and pen down little SD characters prancing around their little lines. I like how the rectangles are filling up with things to do; there is a sense of accomplishment that I am doing something about my life and not just moping about. This geek ain't a hikkomori that's for sure.
Though, when I get the Wii, I have every reason to lock myself up at home. Ah, the Wii.
I feel extremely outraged. I made a cold-call to my Primary School (not wanting to go out into the rain to get there) to ask about possible relief teaching jobs and WTF the receptionist is so fucking rude. "YAH JUST E-MAIL US". AND HANGS UP! OMG. What has happened to my primary school??!
Other interesting things that happened on my only other off-day this week? Well, I trudged down to Maju Lane in the rain (getting all drenched and all that) to set up a spankin' new bank account. God knows why I need access to the money that I've earned. 9_9 Still, it was something like a milestone or turning point for me. I'm in full control of my finances - to a certain extent; mum still has control of my trust account with oodles of cash - and I do plan to be responsible about it. Working at Genshipping and now at Borders has made me realize what an ass working for money is. I'd hate to squander away all my hard earned money into something frivilous.
Which is why I cannot quit Borders that easily. While I do have more than enough savings to travel in style to Japan, I don't want to - and can't - touch my savings. They are meant for bigger, more important things. Besides, Japan will always be a mainstay for me.
And uhm, I went out for a movie.
It was a rather sudden thing, sprung on me like an hour and a half before the movie started because there were suddenly abandoned tickets to Pan's Labyrinth.
Despite the gore (no, I do not find out-turned frogs appetising) and violent (neither do I find the cut, cut, stab, slash of knives wonderful), Pan's Labyrinth was artfully done. Violence was never there just because. There was always so deeper meaning, more 'symbolic' of sorts, and never put about in a slapdash kind of way. Even though I cringed when the slash, slash, stab cut was done, I have to admit that there was an odd beauty about it. How something so disfigured could look so perfect. Ah, the irony.
Now, it puzzles me, why couldn't I have said all that when he asked me what I thought about the movie?
"Nice" doesn't cut it. But I'm not really good with spoken words. I let my hands and fingers do the talking I suppose.
Simply put, I wasn't bowled over by Pan's Labyrinth, but it was definitely a nice breath of fresh air. I never did once feel bored, the pacing was good, the music was addictive. Still, I would've liked a better ending. It was somewhat... cliched. I think it was the subtitles. The way the ending scene was expressed in English lacked something. All in all, a great script and very very good acting by the cast.
I've had an.. overly exciting day and I should be getting to sleep.
That is, if I could!
I've finally got a moleskine planner. It's not the moleskine planner I wanted, but it will do ("That'll do pig, that'll do"). It's been giving me joy on the long train rides and bus trips where I get to scribble literary missives and pen down little SD characters prancing around their little lines. I like how the rectangles are filling up with things to do; there is a sense of accomplishment that I am doing something about my life and not just moping about. This geek ain't a hikkomori that's for sure.
Though, when I get the Wii, I have every reason to lock myself up at home. Ah, the Wii.
I feel extremely outraged. I made a cold-call to my Primary School (not wanting to go out into the rain to get there) to ask about possible relief teaching jobs and WTF the receptionist is so fucking rude. "YAH JUST E-MAIL US". AND HANGS UP! OMG. What has happened to my primary school??!
Other interesting things that happened on my only other off-day this week? Well, I trudged down to Maju Lane in the rain (getting all drenched and all that) to set up a spankin' new bank account. God knows why I need access to the money that I've earned. 9_9 Still, it was something like a milestone or turning point for me. I'm in full control of my finances - to a certain extent; mum still has control of my trust account with oodles of cash - and I do plan to be responsible about it. Working at Genshipping and now at Borders has made me realize what an ass working for money is. I'd hate to squander away all my hard earned money into something frivilous.
Which is why I cannot quit Borders that easily. While I do have more than enough savings to travel in style to Japan, I don't want to - and can't - touch my savings. They are meant for bigger, more important things. Besides, Japan will always be a mainstay for me.
And uhm, I went out for a movie.
It was a rather sudden thing, sprung on me like an hour and a half before the movie started because there were suddenly abandoned tickets to Pan's Labyrinth.
Despite the gore (no, I do not find out-turned frogs appetising) and violent (neither do I find the cut, cut, stab, slash of knives wonderful), Pan's Labyrinth was artfully done. Violence was never there just because. There was always so deeper meaning, more 'symbolic' of sorts, and never put about in a slapdash kind of way. Even though I cringed when the slash, slash, stab cut was done, I have to admit that there was an odd beauty about it. How something so disfigured could look so perfect. Ah, the irony.
Now, it puzzles me, why couldn't I have said all that when he asked me what I thought about the movie?
"Nice" doesn't cut it. But I'm not really good with spoken words. I let my hands and fingers do the talking I suppose.
Simply put, I wasn't bowled over by Pan's Labyrinth, but it was definitely a nice breath of fresh air. I never did once feel bored, the pacing was good, the music was addictive. Still, I would've liked a better ending. It was somewhat... cliched. I think it was the subtitles. The way the ending scene was expressed in English lacked something. All in all, a great script and very very good acting by the cast.
I've had an.. overly exciting day and I should be getting to sleep.
That is, if I could!
