still water

i've always liked maksim. i wen't out to buy coldplay but instead i got a compilation of orchestral and classical songs. i'm not regretting it, but somehow my desires are always open to interpretation. my new earphones also afford me this choice. somehow music sounds so much better through them. now all i need is an ultra expensive sound system to satisfy me.

while we are on the subject of whims and nonsensical fancies, i must point out to you i have way more than i can handle. some may seem lucrative, some whimsical, some indulgent and many nonsensical. nonetheless they all afford me this satisfaction of believing that it is all achievable.

in an area as limited as this, occupation is a must. usually my sort of personal occupation tends to burn a hole in my wallet so i've listed down a couple of things that you can do here that won't drive you broke before payday.

1. read: the library is free. (just return the books on time)
2. exercise: apart from saving transportation costs, your circulation improves
3. paint: the walls if you have to. eases your mind so you can save counseling costs.
4. drink water: it's not free but its cheap. warm water also helps you lose weight.
5. avoid shopping malls: most important rule. if you must go there, leave all your cards behind and carry only limited cash.

i think these tips should come in handy now, since the whole world is pretty worried about the new born recession. it's not about being stingy, its about saving on fringe costs. there are many more but because i have a headache i shall leave you till the next time.

au revoir,
amelie

about a boy

weird and Britishly entertaining. hope-giving and encouraging. throw in a nice soundtrack... :) = happy way to spend the evening.

of pillows, films and transportation

i am extremely excited about my new bicycle. It's all shiny and squeaky and everything cool about being new :). one slight hitch though... scroll down to understand....

i seem to be in an extremely good mood, in a yippa-dee-doo-dah sort of way. i watched the pillowman yesterday. totally gruesome, brutally funny and an excellent work of art. i also got to see adrian up close (but not so personal) so maybe thats where the high-ness is rubbing off from.

Thai Express + B&J ice-cream for dinner. Couldn't ask for a better day =)

the siff is going on. and the blursotong that i am, happened to hear of it only now. which means most of the shows i want to watch are full up. totally sucks. but im determined to go watch something thought provoking (or atleast action provoking). my brain's been on holiday for too long now.

AND THE MOMENT YOU (MORE LIKE I) HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!
The birth of my new bike. I should be going down to purchase it and ride it home this friday. its a year overdue, but unlike carrying babies, these things tend to incubate for longer, especially since their coming into being is dosh-dependant.

other things on my (cheapskate) list of things to do

movie marathon- breakfast at tiffanys, rebel without a cause
create body scrubs out of thin air
paint with my pre-purchased set of paints
kick some balls (read as play sports)
take some awesome photographs, with my new camera (in incubation right now)

alrighty then,
i shall too-da-loo
and goodnight to you!
my dears

Poignant Pixies

Mood of the moment: stuffed on my own cooking (haha)
Song that i can't get rid of: umbrella
Movie on my mind: pirates 3
Newest infatuation: honey lemon water
Secretly craving: dark mean chocolate
Wish i were...in Greece!

Ever heard of the mushroom. Well, you see, its appearance is rather sporadic, but of late weird as it may seem, it has grown roots. Which is very much against my liking. Anyways, such parasites usually die when they have nothing to feed off.

Pirates were last week. This week who knows. I'd rather sit at home and experiment in the kitchen. Unfortunately this would involve de-weeding the living room which is totally atrocious and almost impossible. I think mcps and mushrooms have a lot in common.

In any case I have half the mind to hire my Pixie friends to strut their stuff and work their charms on this mushroom. Subtlety should work. Unfortunately for me, since its almost summer, the darling Pixies are frolicking somewhere in the south of France. Sigh, if only I were a Pixie.

Last weekend...
Pirates 3 (go figure the full name)
Cafe del Mar: a bit overhyped. Totally inaccesible with no solutions for rain. Plus its freaking dark
The long and pointless week...
Work: those of you who know will know
HOLIDAY!: yes today is a holiday. i choose to be a lazy bum and stay at home the entire day. (more importantly, the house is mushroomless for the moment)

Well,

That's all Folks!

suckao it all up!

Mood of the moment: satisfying feeling of contentment
Song that i can't get rid of: fluorescent adolescent
Movie on my mind: zodiac
Newest infatuation: arctic monkeys
Secretly craving: another suckao
Wish i were..."here and now".

The theory of relativity had something to do with energy and speed, and in the mess of all that comes the notion of time travel. Whether it really exists or not is nothing that we can define. I, for one, have visited the future in a dreamlike state. The earth is filled with electric storms and the sky is a perpetually orange. Maybe it was just a subconscious dream, or maybe it was real. I will never really know until it happens.

But in certain instances, such situations are normal. Time travel, i mean. Especially in your imagination. The time travellers wife is a book that carries your emotions across the space-time and life. In a world of fiction, science follows different rules, and impossible is nothing. (quoting Adidas here). There are no words to describe this amazing story, how it captures your heart, and your imagination. The idea is not totally original since movies such as Lake House (and the original Korean movie that it was adapted from) have been in the market for some time. However, the story in itself is so gripping that it becomes your world. Their love becomes yours. Their pain is your pain.

The downside with all good stories is that there is someone out there waiting to make it into a film. Somehow i picture a very emotional and artistic movie to create the right atmosphere for the characters. I have a feeling that this mite not be the case for the movie that is fore casted to be out in 2008. Eric Bana doesn't look my version of Henry, but I'm sure he has the acting skills to pull it off. My concern lies with Rachel McAdam's and her ability to portray Clare as the pivotal character in the story. The novel revolves around Clare, if her character is not up to the mark, the entire story crumbles. Taking a look at McAdam's movie portfolio I'm not too confident of her ability to follow through. But you never know, this mite be her time to shine. For the sake of the book, i hope it is.

Enough banter about non-existent universes. Here and now is what matters. Dinner, for example, with awesome Indian food. And the highlight of the day...? Max Brenner. It's absobloominglutely chocolate heaven. I'm definitely going back there to spend my hard earned $!(Although the Iranian restaurant is next on my list. )

Of all unfortunate events, today i forgot to take my camera. So i don't have fancy pics of the suckao or the cheesecake with cucumber slices or the aphrodisiac that some people decided to try. But nonetheless, there is evidence out there for u to see.

Last week i watched Priceless. It was a good movie, but it didn't quite cut it for me. Amelie still presides over my personality and my heart. Oh my, a freakish coincidence, La Noiyee is playing in the background! I'm contemplating changing the template of this site since i can hardly answer all the questions i ask myself at the start!

Okay...
Hm mm..
So now I've been rendered speechless. My brain is knocking on my skull to inform my body that i need to hit the snooze button. Too much food on my plate today (quoting Jason Mraz) makes me a sleepy, happy girl.

Au revoir
Amelie.