The wound is all the more painful because it is self-inflicted

The things you learn while going through your notes in preparation for an exam!

The wound is all the more painful because it is self-inflicted.

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Tangled is such a pretty movie.

Things I like:

Reading comic books at home.

Things I do not like: going to work

I guess I'm quite a simple person.

Letters and postcards

Recently I've taken up the hobby of writing snail mail letters/postcards. Thanks to postcrossing. So this is my profile there. I said I speak Chinese, but really it's more like I wish I could. That is despite it being my mother tongue and all.

I really like this postcard from Finland. The scan doesn't do it any justice, really.

As much as I like to participate in the swap, I decided to take a break this December, cos I simply can't find any Christmas themed postcards, and I know they're all expecting some. Singapore is not big on postcards in the first place. It's hard enough looking for non-touristy types. Not like say, Perth, where there were so many, I was spoilt for choice. Maybe I'll need to check out those tourist attractions to find some nice ones. The postcards I bought previously were water colour paintings of places near the Singapore River from Holland V, at a dollar each.

I also wrote to a girl from the Netherlands last week. Then I realised yesterday, that people expect more than just a letter plain and simple, they want pretty stationary, stickers, letters that look more like a scrapbook than a sheet of paper. Oh dear.

I've also heard that not everyone replies the first letter. Oh dear.

On a happier note, I'll be getting my driving license soon! The actual card, which is now at the post office. Will need to pick it up sometime soon.

Every cowboy has his sad sad song

via (freeyourmind)

Day diez of Project Sew Coz

I like the progress made so far, it gets very exciting when more colours are added. It's coming together. But with a project so big, there are bound to be some mistakes. Like this one below. The section on the left should be a square higher, which means unstitching and redoing it again. 

Also I can't count higher than 10 in Spanish, (stuff learnt in my Spanish 101 lessons are fading fast). I'm not sure how I'll work on this when I start work on the 1st of December either. The deadline has been pushed back to Christmas.

I bought some black thread from Spotlight yesterday, so things are getting exciting, and am feeling more motivated although I've finished whatever TV series I was watching when stitching.

Watching Avatar and stitching used to make my day.

Today's been a really good day.

I can't explain the feeling.

I got my driving license. Really thank God for it, I don't know exactly what happened, it's all a blur right now.

And I also just finished the whole 3 seasons (or books as they call it) of Avatar: the Last Air Bender. It's probably the best cartoon series I've watched. I don't usually like anime, (although my old friends were crazy about all things anime and manga) but I decided to make an exception for this. The funny thing is I started after watching the movie version, which is probably the worst film adaptation of anything ever. It blows my mind how movie makers spend so much money on special effects, yet let neglect the basics of story-telling: plot, character development, etc.

Another thing, I like these shoes:



(in navy though)

Day five and six of project Sew Cozy

See and download the full gallery on posterous

Sunday and Monday's work. You can see some movement on the right, and oh my messy table.

Your Song

Great song... but am I the only one who finds it odd there's no one else in the video except her? I mean why is there no other main character in the video that the song is supposed to be for?

On my number 1 to watch in 2011 list:

Never Let Me Go
For the rest of the year there's still Harry Potter, Narnia and The Social Network.
(The rest of the spots on that list are still waiting to be filled)

Day tres of Sew Cozy

My cross-stitching project. It's really big for me, 18"x16" of fabric. It's for my mom's birthday on the 28th of November. Thing is I bought it 3 years ago, but never actually got to it.
The pink thing on the right is a shelf, and the blue is the start of a cupboard.
I know most people won't call this exciting in the least, but I do. But then, I also think cross-stitch is a game of strategy.
Back to work.

Disney World - Florida

Disney - Partners With Castle Dream Lights - 7X HDR (Explored) (via Express Monorail

One of these days I going to go to Disney World.

The Stars in Your Eyes

(via NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center)

Just one of those night's ya' know, when one feels small and minute in the scheme of things.

The universe is so big, and it's one of those nights I wish I lived somewhere else. Here isn't too bad, just small. If you want to leave town, you'll probably have to leave the country to make it proper. There aren't that many opportunities no matter what people say either.

Memento

Watched it some time last week. In a word, it was excellent. I know that doesn't say much. I wanted to watch it since I saw Inception in the cinema and was recommended this.

The story is told backward front, to mirror the main character's mental condition. He is unable to make short-term memory, and uses tattoos and polaroids to make sense of things, yet his main aim in life is to avenge the death of his wife.

Like Inception it's an ace movie. The ending catches you by surprise (that goes without being said), and repeated watches will allow the viewer glean more from the (rather) tragic tale each time.

But not something to watch if you want to unwind after a long day at work

The Fall

via (The Fall Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes)

After finishing the entire two seasons of Pushing Daisies (loved the premise, the casting, the treatment, hated the ending), I decided to watch The Fall.

Despite getting a 60% in Rotten Tomatoes (I do my research) I found it splendid. The so-called lack of plot development some critics complained of is from the modern fast paced The kind of concept for a story that I would have hoped to have thought of first, although I would definitely have told it another way. The backdrop was breathtakingly gorgeous, mainly taken from historical sites in India. The sequences are fantastical, but after watching Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants) it doesn't faze me too much.

Since I’m not going to write the review here’s a good one I came across: http://www.scene-stealers.com/print-reviews/young-actress-unlikely-images-propel-remarkable-the-fall/

Truth be told, I was interrupted half-way through, I so I’m not sure if that’d affect the experience for me?

One Of Us

They passed me by, all of those great romances
You were, I felt, robbing me of my rightful chances
My picture clear, everything seemed so easy
And so I dealt you the blow
One of us had to go
Now it's different, I want you to know

One of us is crying
One of us is lying
In her lonely bed
Staring at the ceiling
Wishing she was somewhere else instead
One of us is lonely
One of us is only
Waiting for a call
Sorry for herself, feeling stupid feeling small
Wishing she had never left at all

I saw myself as a concealed attraction
I felt you kept me away from the heat and the action
Just like a child, stubborn and misconceiving
That's how I started the show
One of us had to go
Now I've changed and I want you to know
One of us is crying
One of us is lying
In her lonely bed
Staring at the ceiling
Wishing she was somewhere else instead
One of us is lonely
One of us is only
Waiting for a call
Sorry for herself, feeling stupid feeling small
Wishing she had never left at all
Never left at all

Staring at the ceiling
Wishing she was somewhere else instead
One of us is lonely
One of us is only
Waiting for a call

Do relationships all have to be so hard?

Roller-coasters, love them or hate them

(via Coney Island Cyclone)

I never could decide just how I feel about coasters. They terrify yet pose a challenge that you cannot deny. 

The other day's expedition to the newly opened USS theme park was, to me, a disappointment. Probably because the star attractions, the wildly anticipated Dueling Coasters are closed till next year for repairs. And the rest of the rides are not much to my liking. I mean, I like loop-de-loops and sharp dives just fine, but not critters hiding in the darkness, waiting to poke their spiny claws out at you, whether it be mechanized or tricks of light.

You ever feel like that?

(above is an example of the type of coasters I prefer)

Bliss

I should rewatch 500 Days of Summer soon. I absolutely adored it the first time round so yea. 

A random thought, is it really better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all? Then at least you can live in happy ignorant bliss right?

Inception

(via FilmoFilia)

I watched Inception last week, and they were all right. It is a brilliant movie, the best I've seen in a long while.

And it's yesterday no more

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