Goblet Vs Wardrobe

Waited until now to write this entry... coz had wanted to watch "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" too and make a comparision with "Goblet of Fire".

But isn't that so cliched. I suppose so. So should I really make a comparision of these 2 movies. Nah. They have one common point, the book is always better than the movie.

Esp for Narnia. One of the focus on the movie was on the battle.. reminded me of LOTR with so many animals fighting against each other, the ugly vs the pretty. But then Tolkien & Lewis were friends. So hardly suprising they had similar style. My dear, "Similar" only. Worlds apart in the focus etc. At least I had completed the first book of Narnia, unlike LOTR.. where I believed I'm still stuck in the hobbit embarking the journey to destroy the ring... I can hear some saying how W.O.L.S I am. And I really can't deny the fact. How many people do you know who is still stuck reading LOTR since 2003. Only one, that is if you know me *shakes head*

Back to Narnia. The "Queen" was quite pretty, cold and pretty hee hee. Lucy was lovable, innocent lovely child. Saw Edmund grew up in the movie. Peter & Susan were just passable, maybe because in the story, they were not the focus too. Can't have too many main leads I guess. Overall the movie was pretty. Love the snow scenery. Love the 2 little beavers. And absolutely love the professor and his logic.

"There are only three possibilities. Either your sister is telling lies, or she is mad, or she is telling the truth. "

Obvious fact which was lost upon the people involved. Logic... something we don't learn in school "p

As for Harry Potter, one word to describe the movie, breathtaking. Somehow I like the visuals in Goblet better coz indeed, to see what Rowling described in the book was something I had been waiting for. And though sometimes the visuals are not so impressive (for e.g. showing the beautiful fleur to be very very awesome faerie like... which I believed is indeed a tough task) but overall I got to see the triwizard on screen. And I just go 'WOW'.

Ok next year there are 2 other movies adapted from books. One is the Da Vinci Code.. gosh must read that book first. Another is Memoirs of Geisha. Hmm haven't decided if I should find this book to read or not hmm. Vaguely remembered it was quite a hoo-huh when it first came out. Hmm but I might have been mistaken. Have to sniff that book out from a library first...

Till then, no more story books... unless I managed to catch Artemis Fowl in my nearby library hee hee..

Merry Xmas to you

Afterthoughts for year 2005

Surprised to see such a title? Those who know me, knows I seldom directly disclose my personal life and feeling. Act mysterious? Or just plain lazy to open my mouth.

Actually I also know not many people read my blog. But to my 2 frens who read my this blog (maybe the only 2?), I have something to let you know.

But before i disclose it, let me first think through about my 2005.
One word - Boring!

I am still in the same company and will be in the same company for the next 3 years unless something affects me.
I head to work the same time, head back home the same time, do the same stuff every weekend, watch a few tv series, dream the same old dreams, aspire the same old stuff.

I wish I could tell myself to wake up. Be more energetic of my life, coz it is my LIFE for goodness sake.

But I know if my energy level is not zero, it will be zero by next year. If I'm not qualified to be a hermit, I will be one by next year. If I do not get to meet my friends still, I will definitely not meet my friends anymore...

Ok the last line is too extreme. I still hope to meet my friends. Was very happy that one of my good friend (even tho we dun contact anymore, i still feel she is a good fren once, n shd b my gd fren alwaz) msn me yesterday. But as it is during working time that i happen to be online, I din haf the mood to chat. As usual! Useless me. And thus it slipped the chance for me to tell her this news.

This news that I have officially been registered as a NUS student. That I am going to embark on a 2.5 - 3++ years of part time studies. To get my masters of technology.

I am suppose to feel elated. But maybe happiness shared is happiness doubled, and I have not share my happiness much other than to my family, my loved ones and my colleagues. But that should be quite alot of ppl sharing my happiness right haha. Ok la, I'm greedy. There are a few ppl I hope to inform, 2 being the 2 reading my blog now, 1 is the gd fren i mentioned earlier, 1 is anr gd fren that i know will reply my sms if i sms her but will never read my blog.

Relaxed, I don't feel depressed. I write for my these 2 friends to read, and that is a comforting thot. At least 2 audience is better than 0 rite.

And my wish for 2006, please be more energetic. And as usual, I hope to see the light out of this tunnel that I have built accidentally/purposely/for watever reasons.

To Kill A Mockingbird

When I saw this book, I was actually finding Harry Potter - Half Blood Prince in my Librabry.
When my eyes laid on this book, I was thinking, oh a book that I have seen often, and always wondered about its contents.
When I flipped the first few pages, I fell asleep. To attribute that it is due to the boredom of this book, is such a disservice to it. I believed it is due to this reader state of mind. This reader is a pretty useless person with low energy level.
When I finished this book, only one thought came into my mind. Glad to have seen this book that day.

A book with a very simple plot. To tell you how did her brother broke his arm. Yet it talks about the issues Americans were facing years ago. And the issues they are still facing. Blacks and whites. Hermit and gossip-mongers. Truths and lies. Reptuation and expectation.

Why do we have to live under people's expectation? Why are our actions forever scruntinized by the people who lack the knowledge to even understand us. Why are our fate decided not by ourselves? Why are there prejudices. Why must majority rules?

In the court, justice will prevails. But how much time must we give for it to be sensed.
In our life, our conscience will pricks. But how much must it penetrate before you can feel it.

I want to stop imposing my views on other people even before they speak up. I want to stop worrying about people's view of me. Most importantly, I just want to be free.

That I believe, takes alot of courage.