Finally, a decent update!

So the page finally decided to load-after a couple of refreshing on my part. Anyway.

Was a bit disappointed on this photo I did for one subject, since it was one of the few works that I actually put effort into doing. And I was having high hopes for it. So much for that. After a whole upturn of events the night before, I suddenly don’t feel so excited as before. It’s sort of proven when you have high expectations for something it usually turns out horrible. At least to me.

It was a pretty quiet week, and I appreciate it for that. I could do with some peace once in a while. I totally forgotten to thank my lecturers yesterday-it was the last lesson for that subject. Whoops. But one of them caught my eye and nodded, so I smiled and bowed in his direction. Does that count? Haha. Sorry sir, but I was worn out towards the end of the lesson. Didn’t help that we have to wait super long for our turn as well.

It’s my actual update in a while! Now that’s saying something. I’m quite pleased with that, because lately I haven’t had the time to sit down and really plan out what to blog. Life has been doing that to me. Heading to a UK Education fair this weekend with Hwee Lynn. I’m pretty excited and also a bit apprehensive. I know that UK isn’t my dad’s number one pick (in fact, I have no idea) but I guess it doesn’t hurt to poke around and see. I know that UK is the top place for art and all that, but everything is so costly there. I heard that our local food there is crazy stuff. And I’m not referring to the taste. A friend suggested Japan, but we’ve to spend a year learning their language D: It’s not that I’m not keen about it, but that’s sort of a year gone, right?

It appears that I’ve a lot of adjusting to do when it comes to surfing the web with my phone. It’s so sensitive! And I’ve to constantly zoom in to hit the buttons because the loading page is so small.

I’m itching for a new book. Novel or art book, anything. But there’s none that catches my eye at the moment. Tough luck.

So thrilled for the Singapore trip! (: I finally get to see the world outside of Malaysia for once.

There’s this latest single from Leona Lewis that I particularly love. Because it feels so personal in a way. It’s called Happy.

Someone once told me that you have to choose
What you win or lose
You can’t have everything
Don’t you take chances
Might feel the pain
Don’t you love in vain
Cause love won’t set you free
I can’t stand by the side
And watch this life pass me by
So unhappy
But safe as could be

Chorus:
So what if it hurts me?
So what if i break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don’t care about all the pain in front of me
Cause i’m just trying to be happy, yeah
Just wanna be happy, yeah

Verse 2:
Holding on tightly
Just can’t let it go
Just trying to play my role
Slowly disappear, ohh
But all these days, they feel like they’re the same
Just different faces, different names
Get me out of here
I can’t stand by your side, ohh no
And watch this life pass me by, pass me by

Chorus:
So what if it hurts me?
So what if i break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don’t care about all the pain in front of me
Cause i’m just trying to be happy, ohh, happy, ohh

Bridge:
So any turns that i can’t see,
I’ll count on a stranger on this road
But don’t say victim
Don’t say anything

Chorus:
So what if it hurts me?
So what if i break down?
So what if this world just throws me off the edge
My feet run out of ground
I gotta find my place
I wanna hear my sound
Don’t care about all the pain in front of me

Outro:
I just wanna be happy
Ohh, yeah, happy, ohh, happy
I just wanna be, ohh
I just wanna be happy
Ohh, happy

 

Another new perch

I have been updating-on another new site that is. Yes, Madame Michaelis (cough) has joined up on Twitter ever since she collected her iPhone. After a short scare of missing credit, I think everything has calmed down.

With this phone I’m assuming I can leech off the wireless wherever I go! (: At the moment, I have updated tons on my Twitter. In short bursts. So, if you’re up to it, feel free to visit me at paperrie@twitter.

The new Blair Witch Project.

I admit that I don’t know much about that said movie except that it was filmed entirely via hand held. And that it immediately reached cult-status. So, gritty, grungy and raw movies are in right now! 

District 9 had a semi grunge effect going on, also hailed as a sleeper hit of 2009. Cindi likes the kid alien. Wikus van der Merwe. There. I wrote his name. 

Fook yeah? Absolutely! 

Does anyone remember FreakyLinks? That TV series ages ago that could-have-been?

It is rather similar to the Blair Witch Project as well, though with only 13 episodes. Wasn’t all that popular here, but I liked it. So did Jason. 

And this morning I happen to spot an article about this movie on Yahoo.

Limited screening only, but I decided to check out the trailer. It has a bit of a home-movie thing going on, with a supernatural twist. Blair Witch in your house. Except that the spook may be a demon. 

._.

Sebastian, are you like, attempting to sabotage my head just because I haven’t been paying attention to you? That’s not fair. D: I have homework to do, you see, whereas all you have to do is roam the (densely polluted) countryside and select souls to be devoured. Or whatever it is that you do. Are you the star in Paranormal Activity now?

Haha. See for yourself. Although I’m kinda terrified by the trailer right now.

Recollections

Of the past.

So many things happen in the past week-and I was too lazy to post anything. I mean, when you only have a one-liner in your head, it doesn’t do a post justice unless the line is particularly full of impact, etc. 

On September 11, Cindi celebrated her 15th birthday while America (and the rest of the world) remembers the bombing of the World Trace Center. So striking are the memories (even though I wasn’t there at the scene) that it does trigger a wave of emotions when I watched a documentary that consisted of footage shot by people on that day. 

And also:

This is it. There is never a more fitting title to kick off the movie and closing the curtains to a memorable life. You will be someone whom we will always remember as well, Michael. 

Dreams can really make you crazy overnight.

I knew I had a dream about going to the dentist for a regular checkup. And worst of all, the ‘dentist’ isn’t my assigned one. 

It was either Criss Angel or Cyril Takayama. Oh, come on. I’m obviously mortified. Illusionists aren’t supposed to be anywhere near your teeth. I just saw them both on TV last night. And all I got was this dream. Did I mention that it was almost impossible to get a decent picture of Criss Angel through the web? Try it and you get what I mean. But with caution.

Take him, Cindi, and be done with it. Lol.

Oh, no.

 

Anyway, I think it was Criss Angel. 

FML.

On the other hand, I was told that I’m up next on the waiting list! 8D Why do I feel like I have purchased something just as sacred and holy, like a Louis Vuitton bag that it requires people to prebook beforehand.

Love? Maybe.

I love it for it's vintage-ness.

I’m actually impressed with this camera. My dad was eyeing it too, but then he said it didn’t look as good when viewed up close. I still think it’s wayyyy better than our current camera, which had gone obsolete. To the point that I can’t even find an image of it online. Except that I’ve found it’s current, evolved state. 

Ta daaa.

I still don’t know if I really want to pursue photography as a real hobby. One semester of lessons isn’t enough to say anything much. But if my dad wants to change our camera, be my guest. (:

G.I. Joe, lots of dough

Somehow, comic book movies tend to stir my interest. Probably because it entices me to go and do some research about the movie that I’m about to watch, or read up after I’ve seen the movie and see if the facts coincide. So somehow, I’ve managed to catch almost all the comic book films in theaters, much to my disdain. Because I generally despise comic book films. I hated Spider Man through and through. I’m not the least bit interested in X-Men. The Hulk was well….. too green. Iron Man was the one exception.

I believe the recipe for a blockbuster movie nowadays must incorporate the usage of mind blowing (hell yeah.) special effects, mainly explosions in the single most epic scene aka the climax. Apparently films these days are convinced that having full CG-ed scenes are a sure win-throughout the entire movie.

Frankly, if I want a brilliant pyrotechnical display, I’d go for the end of the year countdown in the few hot spots in town. And you don’t even need to pay/don 3D glasses. Alright, I will move on my supposed review of the said movie on my title.

Don’t get me wrong-I enjoyed our night out, Kalkena. (: Your brother is a comedy protege in the making, I tell you! His sarcasm is epic win. Hands down. Youtube awaits. 

Needless to say, spoilers?

Honestly I felt rather queasy at the opening of the movie. I don’t know if it was the fact that they made James McCullen wear the burning iron mask or was it Channing Tatum’s face, lol. Just kidding. I really haven’t a clue. Anyway, the movie didn’t exactly open with explosions-not yet. We’re introduced to the latest in weaponry-nanomites. Tricky little machines, and they can simply eat away an entire city of steel if you don’t deactivate them. So naturally, the antagonists attempt to get a hold of those. Sienna Miller is undeniably sexy. Especially in tight latex and with guns. Totally awesome. But her cleavage was distracting, and she’s married to this Baron DeCobray (fail name) who is really a French scientist with a minimal role in the story. 

There was a tug-of-war between good and bad as they both battle for the nanomites (cue explosions, CG team!), resulting in the Baroness (Sienna Miller) and Storm Shadow (who is really Sasuke going through a white phase in fashion) escaping with it. And dun dun, it would turn out to be that James McCullen (the fifth, seventh, I don’t know), the man who designed them, plays a two sided part in supplying weapons to both sides in battle. Cheese. And he has the hots for Sienna. But who doesn’t?  

Movie update

I’m heading out for lunch later and I can’t wait. (: And yes, our long awaited semester break has finally begun. But strangely, I’m not feeling anything yet. And the week is passing by so incredibly fast. Sorry, Vicky! D: I feel so bad. Sigh.

I’ve yet to compile together a list of movies that I intend to see in the cinemas towards the end of the year. So here goes, from what I remember at least.

District 9

I watched it on Monday with my classmates, to celebrate our uh, sem break. A part of me thought that it was quite an eye opener and also a different perspective of alien films for once. Surely not all aliens are ruthlessly cruel like us humans. I felt sadness, pity and also disgust really. Or rather, I had no clue that we just watched an 18-rated movie. These days I hardly notice the ratings, since I’m already of age anyway. I think I covered my eyes at some point. It was quite gory, and those scenes doesn’t involve aliens. I’m lucky that I can sleep. I couldn’t sleep the night after I watched an episode of Kuroshitsuji. Shame on me, yes. Go on.

Sherlock Holmes

The fact that Robert Downey Jr is in it already spells success! 8D For the inner fangirl in me, I’d totally watch it. Robert is hot, and he just about rocks every movie he is in (except Tropic Thunder which was really rather gross and horny). And Sherlock Holmes is an ‘old’ film, meaning that it dates back to quite a bit of a stretch. I love movies like that because it takes you back, y’know? Or maybe I just like to watch old films to ogle their costume designs. Not too sure about Jude Law’s Watson, but Sherlock Holmes=full of awesome win. There’s a bit of a demonic cult thing going on in the film, I think. So this means I’m all set for Iron Man II next year! 

Dorian Gay Gray

As gay as it may be (literally), there’s something about it that compels me to go and watch this movie. If it shows in my country. Ben Barnes annoy me to no avail, but I will still give this movie a chance because I like the classic tale and it’s another ‘old’ movie. Yes. Sue me. (: But the costume designs are interesting! If I’m not mistaken, it releases on 09.09.09. Because they missed the triple 6 mark, I suppose.

Jennifer’s Body

I don’t know if I really want to see this one. Unless Jason wants to go. It stars Megan Fox, who is a small town girl who gets possessed by a demon (.) and goes around eating boys to sate her appetite. Should have seen Andrew’s face when I told him. The trailer’s pretty gross, but if you are a die-hard fanboy for Ms. Fox, go ahead, eat your heart out. Pun intended, haha.

The Cove

It’s a documentary about the dolphin slaughter in Japan. A bunch of Americans snuck into the cove and bugged the place with cameras and video cams etc. And they came up with sad and shocking clips. I think that it’s a film that should be shown worldwide to promote animal cruelty awareness. It’s something everyone should know. I respect Japan for many things, but their act of whaling and dolphin killing for ‘research’ is a heap of rubbish and everyone knows that. Kudos to those people who fought tooth and nail to deliver those footage to the big screen. 

New Moon

Yeah, I don’t know why am I putting this up anyway. But as disastrous as the first film may be, I decided to give the second one a chance. I’m such a chance giver. Rob and Kristen, please get your act together and have more chemistry, please. And Taylor, do try to be more uh, manly? Another sparkling scene and I think I will die from hysterics.  

9

Tim Burton’s movies always have this charm. I love his original ideas and quirks that he injects into his movies. And they are always so out there. This movie has characters that (to me) resembles beanie pencil cases. And something about a post apocalyptic world with man versus machines. Alice in Wonderland next year! 

The Time Traveler’s Wife

I’m itching to read the book now.  I know that novels-to-films have a high chance of disappointing. But the chemistry is really there. And it’s so sweet. Or maybe I’m a sucker for time traveling films. Imagine your husband time hopping! 

I have to pay Kinokuniya a visit soon. I’m sorely lacking in art books. I can’t believe it that my friends have bajillions of them. I only have about 5. But either way, it’s not that I’m competing for the Guinness Book anyway. I think I need a good book on either photography or watercolor. Photography lessons were fun. I enjoyed my semester because of that. And our lecturer was so kind. So should I even consider getting a DSLR, or just change our point-and-shoot camera? But that’s not important. 

I’m still waiting for my iPhone 3GS. Check out Entertainment Weekly’s 17 Characters who are Charming but Deadly! My husband Sylar is on the list! He brings the sex appeal. And it’s mo’ fresh! (Kris Allen reference) 8D Allow me a minute of spazzing.  There’s also a list of 20 fall movies. 

I know that there’s somebody missing from that Charming yet Deadly list. *hint, hint*. I can totally see him now. Haha.

Somebody tell me

Maybe it’s just me, but this photo looks really creepy. Where are you, RPattz? That Photoshopped image of you behind doesn’t really count.

Haruki Murakami’s new novel

 

Mind boggling is mind boggling.

Apparently it sold out upon arrival. Nothing is known about it, so you can imagine how curious I’m getting over this mysterious novel. I’m a fan of his works, more towards the strange surreal tales that just makes your brain tick. Surreal is good! (: