Hello world,
Church today! The pastor was sick today so he couldn't come D:
The vending machine really feeds my attention for the awesome Mango Juice with Nata De Coco thing, I bought it three times today. Of course, the first was for my dad, which I pinched just a little bit. The next was with my dad again, shared before I ran up for TZ. Was nearly late, mind you. And then, the last was well, all by myself. My mum didn't want to have anything to do with a supposedly heaty drink. I guess that's true.
We watched a movie today for TZ. Well, more of a short short movie. It was about a girl who had lost her father and moved into a new country and is attending a new school - a rough public one - and has to adapt. Along the way, she is challenged about her (Christian) worldviews and that sort of thing. We only watched the first part, though.
Oh oh, and for the musical, I'll be one of the photographers! Well, really, one of the TWO photographers. Now ain't that a lil' disturbing. I mean, I'm not sure whether I'll be able to match up to the expectations - what is my photography isn't up to par? Nowadays, it's been a little worse for the wear. Better get some practice.
And I did get around to watching Howl's Moving Castle, yesterday. I didn't originally intend to, but I did anyway. After all, feed my curiosity here? It was pretty good - my maid claims it to be better than Labyrinth. I suppose it could be. Sophie and Mr Scarecrow are so cool. :D Not to mention Howl. I can see why they say he looks like a cartoon Jareth of sorts. xD When he first appeared, they showed his hand and thus, his clothed arm which looked astonishingly to Jareth's fashion taste. And the hair. Blond, wispy hair. Haha, no wonder the reaction from other people. But it's also easy to tell that while Jareth has sharp, cutting features and a rougher (was it British?) accent, Howl's face has more softer edges. Softer voice, neater hair, softer chin... Yeah, you get the idea.
The hair dye part was pretty funny. I got a shock of my life when in the show, everyone heard a screech, and following that, an outraged/distraught (take your pick of those two emotions) Howl rushed down the stairs with - well, red hair. Blindingly red hair. And pulling at the roots of said hair, too, and melodramatically claiming that his "life was not worth living". With that, he therefore proceeded to, as someone following the GND storyline said, "melt into a puddle of Emo-ness" - almost literally, too. Though if Emo-ness equates to
green slime, I'm not sure I ever want to try the whole emo-ness thing again xD
The fact that Howl is a coward and Sophie has been turned into an old lady saved the plot from turning any bit cliche, and I liked the whole Howl/Sophie thing, because it wasn't anything (much) to do with the overrated beauty that commonly stars in cheesy soap operas. :D Haha, and Calcifer was pretty cute. No wonder Az searches for pictures of Calcifer (:
BREAKINGNEWS: Later, I'm going to the birthday party of my cousin who just turned 21 - below my house (:
Yeah, that's about it. Pretty much bushed. I do need to get my hands on a copy of Howl's Moving Castle - the book, that is - oh yes, I do. :D
Me, out.
// Closing eyelids of one breath, tiredness claims the aftermath //
Labels: Church, Howl's Moving Castle, Labyrinth, TZ
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Friday, July 03, 2009
Hello world,
Back again as I said. I will still have to make this a quick post. Today not much happened, really, it was a relatively short day at school.
So, as I've said in my earlier post, I would like to detail some matters that I've stumbled upon this week (: Oh, and by the way, if any of you were wondering, flag-raising for this week went quite fine. Well, relatively. *cough Kana cough me*
Rock climbing >> Well, you see, whereas other groups got either Lane 1 or 2 (which are by far much more consequentially easier), I got Lane 3. And you guys all know I'm not at all any good at rock climbing, so well... I spent 45 min on that wall. D: You see, well, Damini was encouraging me to reach the 6th panel, which in the end I didn't manage to get to. D: And they kinda didn't allow me to go down till I made more progress... Stupid red line? Sorry guys for all the hold-up D: But at least I passed. Still have belaying, though. Yikes.
SL - or lack thereof >> You see, we've been "banned" of sorts from doing SL as there is the H1N1. So momentarily all these will cease. Therefore, we will have to continue during the exam periods, and nuh-uh, that ain't no good.
Labyrinth >> Wow. Okay, so it's not as cheesy as I thought it to be. No wonder Az said the props were good, for a 1986 movie, it sure was pretty imaginative. The whole movie struck me as very Alice in Wonderland-ish, and I'm pleased to note that it is much like a Literature piece, only in the form of a movie - online I stumbled upon an analysis that detailed much of the hidden meanings, not excluding postmordernism, psycho-analysis to the point that my head began to spin. Its similarities to Alice in Wonderland is that they are both seeming like child's fantasies, but they have very deep meanings behind them.
And I've noticed that for this fandom's fanfiction, they write exceedingly well. Perhaps because they are older, but that may not always be the case. Still, the way of writing is very mature and wise and the plots are incredibly creative and mind-numbingly awesome. Az, you asked if I would write fanfiction for this fandom, and my answer was no, but now I think even if I were to try, it wouldn't have half the effect of what I read for this fandom, so well, more definite no here.
Art >> Art today was okay. CQ and I had a loooot of fun and really bad experiences with paint. Just so you know xD
BREAKINGNEWS: Howl's Moving Castle? I heard of it from Az first, the whole"Calcifer" thing. And I heard something along the lines of "a cartoon-looking version of Jareth" - now, that, I gotta see xD
Okay, gotta go and return to Merchant of Venice. The fact that it looks at racism and prejudice makes for a little more interesting stuff to read. Whew, lifesaver. I still miss To Kill A Mockingbird though. And what's this? Line 112: "Gratiano means that Antonio should become more talkative and lively, for it is only dried-up old people who should keep silent." Whaat? *coughs* Now that was really, uh, nice of Gratiano. *coughs again*
Me, out.
// Do we not have the same two eyes, one nose and one mouth? //
Labels: Art, Labyrinth, Rock climbing, SL
the light flickered, then burned bright at 10:17 PM
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Hello world,
Well, suffice to say, I haven't been blogging often, even though I've been slacking quite a bit. I really do need to get into the mood for all this schooling again, don't I? And Merchant of Venice, we're required to do it and everyone's almost about done with it, except possibly me and a handful. Did I mention I really loathe Shakespearean works? I like his poetry, but would like to have nothing to do with his prose.
It's late now, so I'll put a few points of which I intend to touch on tomorrow if I'm not too lazy.
1. Rock-climbing
2. SL - or lack thereof
3. Labyrinth
4. Some results
BREAKINGNEWS: D'aww, none at the moment.
Me, out.
// A dream within a dream? //
Labels: Labyrinth, Rock climbing, SL
the light flickered, then burned bright at 11:27 PM
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Hello world,
Due to the H1N1 (more commonly referred to as Hini now because of Mrs Chia's anecdote!), all CCAs will be cancelled for this week. I'm not sure about the next, though. Some schools have even been closed because there has been a few infected people in those schools so everyone gets quarantined. Haha, maybe that would be quite convenient to happen to us RG folks?
Well, today was a relatively mundane day. The idea of congruency frightens me since I wasn't there for all those lessons. What are those tests again? I'm going to need to ask someone to teach me those if I want to pass.
Next week, there may be a Math GA. Luckily, for the other two, I've already gotten sufficient marks to at least back up my relatively unstable Math, even though it isn't much. It would be good to get a 9 or 10 this round again, though, because they're going to choose the best 2 out of 4. Not that a few marks will seem to make much difference when the percentage is so minimal.
This Thursday I will have SL, so I must somehow find it witihin myself to travel all the way back home. Well, it won't be comfortable but it's entirely necessary, so...
I failed to mention that yesterday I got my NYAA booklet, though everyone got it long ago... Well, so yeah, it's a little late -.- I could have done a good portion of it during the holidays D: Well, I'm planning to use the library for this, but it has to be spread out of a course of 3 months, and June was only one month with 13 hours (only 2 hours left to be fulfilled). So I'm going to attempt to do a few during July and August. This Saturday, I will be going to the Esplanade Library to do work for 5 hours. Wonder how I'll make it through without exhaustion... xD
Oh, and Kana, Brillia and I, our little sort-of "accident" with the flags... Whoopsie.
Okay, what else is there? I don't seem to recall to mind any that bear worth mentioning. I actually finished that Geography worksheet, too. Can't believe it. Usually I hold things off at the last minute. Yeah, sure it's due tomorrow, but... Ah, nevermind.
BREAKINGNEWS: Hamster project? Not going too well. *sigh*
Oh yes, and I'm thinking of watching Labyrinth. I don't think it'll be too difficult to find, but then after seeing pictures of Sir Didymus, Ludo and Hoggle, I'm a bit frightened. Hahaha, they look kinda intimatidating/scary. Well, what would you exactly say of a 1980's movie? But Azalea says it's okay/not bad, or something along those lines, should I suppose it would be worth some of a watch. (Though Jareth's appearance is rather scary. ^^")
Okay, me, out.
// One speaks of warmer winter and the other of darker spring //
Labels: Labyrinth, Math, NYAA
the light flickered, then burned bright at 9:32 PM
Monday, June 29, 2009
Hello world,
Haven't been blogging for a while, I know, even though it was nearing the end of the holiday. I've been quite busy, actually.
On Saturday, I went for my mother's company's walk/BBQ at Changi Beach. The view was actually excellent, with planes flying overhead ever once in a while. It could even be nicer than East Coast Park, especially since that there, as my father had mentioned, was a lot more shade, so it was cooler.
Then Sunday saw the same as always, only I was so extremely sleepy, yikes. And then after that, since my father was the chairman of the GMC, I had to wait for him, so I waited with Amanda, talking in one of the empty rooms :D Haha, that was pretty fun. I also got a little bit of homework done - just a little.
Gah, so now it's back to school. I never can say I like school very much - how can I? xD There was flag-raising today, but two of the people didn't show up so I grabbed Amanda (Han) and Vanessa to help ^^" Thanks, you guys. Lyana was there too, yepp.
For Chinese, I didn't do very well for my composition as I hoped. But then again, my Chinese isn't very good, remember? Then for Geography, for the first time in RG, I got full marks. :D Haha but everyone did very well too :D
BREAKINGNEWS: I don't know she did it, but Az kinda got me addicted to Labyrinth. But NO, no fanfiction (I think). Kuu, Az... -.-
Okay, me, out.
// Deeper than it seems //
Labels: Exams, Guides
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