This is a belated post. I was supposed to do a write up on the movie last Friday after I came back from the cinema, but somehow did not get around typing it. So there you are.

I watched "The Chronicles of Narnia-The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" last Friday with a couple of friends and my sister. Suffice to say I was very happy with the movie. Most of my guy friends beg to differ, saying that its more of a kid's movie than anything else, but hey, its CS Lewis you know? Think Alice in Wonderland and you get the idea. Watching movies like these are all about setting your imagination free and bringing out the inner child in you. In an imaginary setting so well described as Narnia, you need to forget everything about the real world and just, well, indulge in moments of make-believe.

My favourite character in the movie was, well, Lucy. I loved it when she played hide and seek and found the wardrobe which would in turn, open the gateway to Narnia. As she slowly ventured into a whole new world on the other end of the wardrobe, the excitement revealed on her face reminded me of a prank I used to play when I was a kid.

You see, I had this wardrobe fetish as a child- I would hide behind racks of clothes inside the wardrobe, giggling to myself as my mom screamed frantically for me to come out and take my bath, or to finish off whats left on my dinner plate. I loved hiding behind clothes... and of course, this particular "hobby" always got me into trouble. I remembered getting lost twice in a shopping mall because I decided to be smart and hide under the racks of clothes while my mom was picking out the clothes that she wanted to buy. Of course after I realised I was lost I did the logical thing every 4 year old would do-cry on the top of my voice so that whoever it was could discover my existence and bring me to my mom.

That was 21 years ago.

The Chronicles of Narnia is a story of courage, love between family members and how good prevails over evil... typical run of the mill storyline, one might say but it doesn't hurt to be reminded of the good things in life once in a while. Of course I was totally blown away with the background music written for this movie. It was absolutely fantastic. Music is so powerful that it can breath life into what would have been a standard movie. LOTR was one such movie with music scores so beautiful, I was moved to tears.

It is probably not wise to compare TCFN to LOTR since we do have different expectations as far as these two movies are concerned. They cater for different taste and personally, I like to have a little bit of child-like imagination in my movies. The innocence of children is an evergreen favourite in my list. Guess I can only say that I am a child at heart.

I hope I have not given out any spoilers in this post. I've tried to convey my inner thoughts on this movie as vivid as possible without giving away the plots in the movie. For those who haven't watched it, please do.

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hehe... just in case you haven't noticed, I've changed the header image above. Its a picture taken by my sister, and I 've changed the colour hue to make it look a bit purple. A change from the roses which have been up there for like... forever.

I know those who have been browsing my blog are looking for new updates and ideas and commentaries on current issues, but this week, I just want to take it easy for a while. Please bear with me... more interesting posts will come up soon, I promise. I just need to take a break from serious blogging for a while and update it with "really serious" stuff such as changing my header image. Hehe..

 

A year ago today, I took the first flight out to KL for my connecting flight to London Heathrow. I spent three weeks at London, Portsmouth, Newcastle, Copenhagen and Malmo. Those three weeks were the happiest times of my life since I graduated. There were reunions with old friends, new acquaintances, old lecturers, bf etc... it truly was heaven.

This year, I regained my single status (ahaks), made no plans for any Christmas holidays whatsoever... but, I do have an important agenda on my list. The year 2005 has been a year of reunions with my primary school mates.

First there was a brief brush with MH at the airport earlier in February this year..I saw her from afar and was about to call out her name (bear in mind I havent seen her for more than 10 years!) when she left for the boarding gate. This led to my frantic search on Friendster for her... which fortunately was fruitful.

Then came LH, YJ, Maria, and recently, Beautriz who saw me at Miri airport. I was ecstatic.

So yeah, I will be sitting in the comfort of my own home this year and waiting for the return of my lovely friends from around the globe. Absolutely fantastic!

May all of you have a blessed Christmas and best wishes for the coming new year!

 

 

I cannot believe how fast time has flied this year. In less than 30 days we will wave goodbye to 2005 and usher in the year 2006.

What I am looking foward to towards the end of 2005:

1) Meeting up with old friends whom I have not seen in ages! Thanks to Friendster, I was able to locate quite a number of old school mates who have agreed to meet up!

1) Attending a party on the eve of 2006! This is going to be a good one... yippeee! Hopefully I won't puke my guts out with all that booze....

1) Making resolutions for 2006- I will eat less, exercise more and (oh why bother? I made the exact same resolutions in 2004 and they did not materialise...hehe)

1>And finally, world peace. (Why does this sound like some pageant question?

Have a wonderful holiday everybody!

I go this off David Teoh's blog (The Katana). It is very well written and yes, for those who are shedding tears for the guy who was hanged in Singapore recently, just stop for a minute and think-he's no war hero, he did not sacrifice himself for the good of his country. In fact, he committed a crime in a country and therefore must face the consequences of his crime, even if punishable by death.

It is trite that a country's laws must be respected. In the absence of an international regulation stating that capital punishment is not allowed, Singapore has acted within its jurisdiction by enforcing the laws accorded to their country. Statements accusing South East Asian countries which implement capital punishment for serious offences as being barbaric must stop.

What the Australian government should do is to advice its citizens not to get involved in any form of criminal activities, and not condemn the Singaporean government for executing capital punishment.

A link to the article here.