spent the monday just resting, after coming back from watching the euro 2004 final at a neighbour's place. came back about 5AM plus, and i had to do quite a bit of important admin stuff by waking up at 8AM, but since i find it so hard to sleep, i didnt get enough rest, and was feeling so freaking messed up for the rest of the day.
honestly, i am actually furious and disappointed with the result, purely because the greeks won in a way that isnt reflective of what football is about. but as the saying goes, the best defence is the best offence, they cleared proved that right. knocking off the defending champs, france, and then dismissing the clear faves for this yr, the czechs and finishing off by winning against the hosts, again, i guess greece had all the elements to win. but i am no advocate for boring football. i really hoped that figo and rui costa would have gotten the championship that they so deserved, but that's how it goes, nothing can be changed now. so welcome greece, the 2004 european champions.
so yeah, it was very tiring, woke up, quick breakfast and went to the bank to retrive quite a sum of money and then transferring by hand to another nearby bank. i know, i know, you can do that all electronically, but we needed it to be done immediately, as in right before our eyes, instead of the computer telling you that the transaction is complete, but actually is still in the process of being handled and administrated. for reasons that i cant reveal, this had to be done, not for me though. after that, mom needed to get stuff from clementi, i had to help her carry things, so i had to go, no matter how sleepless i was. so by the time everything was done and i was back home, it was already noon. i couldnt go to sleep, it would just distort my biological clock, so tried to make do by watching the dvds i rented. i started off with an argentinian film named 'El Hijo de la Novia' (Son of The Bride) which was pretty interesting, but a little draggy at times. but it was a feel good kinda film ultimately, makes you re-evaluate your current position in life and all. and then my brother and dad both wanted to watch 'The Bourne Identity' right then, so i couldnt say no, plus, i badly wanted to catch the show. I was proved that it was a mistake for me that i didnt catch this in the theatres when i was reading the book, because this version is very different from the book. the book was written in the early '80s, but this version was set in a very modern time, which brought a sparkling side to the story. i know there is an older version of the same movie, and now i feel like trying that one out, coz i know that it will not be the same compared to this.
i cant wait for the sequel, the bourne supremacy to come out, which will inevitably lead to the third part, the bourne ultimatum.
i rested for a while after helping dad out with a couple of things, and then decided to watch dogville, but found out it was somewhat uncompatible with my dvd player, so i watched 'A la Folie Pas Du Tout' again. yeah, i liked the movie enought to watch it all over, even though i knew what was gonna happen. and i could ogle at Andrey Tautou all over too.
after that, i was back to sleep, after what seemed like a pretty long day with my brain in hyperdrive.
Monday, July 05, 2004
Sunday, July 04, 2004
a la folie pas du tout
i just watched this french movie tt i rented, which features andrey tautou.
oh my god.
it has such a fantastic plot, something i totally did not see it coming.
i guess sometimes its better if you watch something without knowing too much of whats going to happen.
i only read the description on the back, and also had read previously that it was a very good movie, that's all. i think im glad that i didnt know too much, coz if i had, it would be as captivating.
the movie starts off with andrey tautou getting ready to meet this person, someone who's married, who had a wife who's pregnant and such, it does seem like its the guy who's screwed up. he hardly meets her, keeps promises that he cant keep, and stood her up for a trip that they were supposed to have. by the half of the movie, he's clearly the asshole and she's so heartbroken. seeing andrey tautou like that, i felt like hugging her, coz i know her as a beautiful, innocent, simply girl that i saw in amelie.
then, the movie takes a turn. this time, it rewinds and sees everything from the guy's point of view. shockingly, i found out that she doesnt know him at all! as everything progresses, its evident that she was imagining everything, while this guy knew nothing. she came up with the trip herself, but she doesnt realize, coz in the end, she's a mentally sick person.
what a twist! and in the end, she gets admitted to a mental hospital, only to be released few years later, after she cons them into thinking she understood that she was living in her world tts in her head, which is not a reality. but then, as a cleaner is cleaning up her room, he finds a portrait of the guy made wit all the medication that she supposedly had taken over the years.
amazing, just amazing.
i was deliberating whether to reveal that bit about her being sick, coz i would strongly encourage everyone to catch this, but if you know the plot, its gonna be a dead boring show.
this is the difference when you watch a good show that you dont know much about. but then choosing the show is so difficult, coz if you know its good, inevitably you know the plot too. but this being some foreign movie that i hardly knew, this was possible. not exactly possible for a hollywood show. the only movie that i was totally taken aback was probably the sixth sense, where in the end, bruce willis was actually a ghost.
but this was fantastic. and i so love andrey tautou more than ever. just 2 of her shows, but the way they portray her, its just amazing.
oh my god.
it has such a fantastic plot, something i totally did not see it coming.
i guess sometimes its better if you watch something without knowing too much of whats going to happen.
i only read the description on the back, and also had read previously that it was a very good movie, that's all. i think im glad that i didnt know too much, coz if i had, it would be as captivating.
the movie starts off with andrey tautou getting ready to meet this person, someone who's married, who had a wife who's pregnant and such, it does seem like its the guy who's screwed up. he hardly meets her, keeps promises that he cant keep, and stood her up for a trip that they were supposed to have. by the half of the movie, he's clearly the asshole and she's so heartbroken. seeing andrey tautou like that, i felt like hugging her, coz i know her as a beautiful, innocent, simply girl that i saw in amelie.
then, the movie takes a turn. this time, it rewinds and sees everything from the guy's point of view. shockingly, i found out that she doesnt know him at all! as everything progresses, its evident that she was imagining everything, while this guy knew nothing. she came up with the trip herself, but she doesnt realize, coz in the end, she's a mentally sick person.
what a twist! and in the end, she gets admitted to a mental hospital, only to be released few years later, after she cons them into thinking she understood that she was living in her world tts in her head, which is not a reality. but then, as a cleaner is cleaning up her room, he finds a portrait of the guy made wit all the medication that she supposedly had taken over the years.
amazing, just amazing.
i was deliberating whether to reveal that bit about her being sick, coz i would strongly encourage everyone to catch this, but if you know the plot, its gonna be a dead boring show.
this is the difference when you watch a good show that you dont know much about. but then choosing the show is so difficult, coz if you know its good, inevitably you know the plot too. but this being some foreign movie that i hardly knew, this was possible. not exactly possible for a hollywood show. the only movie that i was totally taken aback was probably the sixth sense, where in the end, bruce willis was actually a ghost.
but this was fantastic. and i so love andrey tautou more than ever. just 2 of her shows, but the way they portray her, its just amazing.
european film mania!
oh, it seems that while we were gone in naperville, my dad extended the DVD rental plan, and he asked us to go rent some movies, since he hardly has time to watch that many. YES, im gonna indulge myself on the european films i missed out on!!! so many, ooh, im gonna take a shower and leave for serene center right now. european films, here i come.
vindicated
very gd set of words from a song from spider-man 2 soundtrack by dashboard confessional.
oh, a interesting note, it seems that the creator of spider-man is very particular about the dash between spider and man, supposedly he went to conferences to stress the importance of that dash and such. so yeah, from now, i too will include the dash, coz if u think about it, it makes sense. its spider-man. so its spider-man.
"I am captivated, I am
Vindicated
I am selfish
I am wrong
I am right
I swear I'm right
I swear I knew it all along
And I am flawed
But I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself
So clear"
oh, a interesting note, it seems that the creator of spider-man is very particular about the dash between spider and man, supposedly he went to conferences to stress the importance of that dash and such. so yeah, from now, i too will include the dash, coz if u think about it, it makes sense. its spider-man. so its spider-man.
"I am captivated, I am
Vindicated
I am selfish
I am wrong
I am right
I swear I'm right
I swear I knew it all along
And I am flawed
But I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself
So clear"
a good party
it was only a week since i last attended a gathering of friends, but due to the episode of my father being hospitalized, it seemed like it was months since i attended a last gathering.
woke up pretty late in the morning, so i had to go off to the hospital, but my dad was already settling the payments and ready to leave. so we all had lunch at home, after one whole week, and everything is set to go back to normal.
i left pretty soon after, to meet denise and koustav for a short while, since my class wasnt meeting up today. they were gonna watch spider-man 2, which i had watched already, and i needed to get a present for jennifer's birthday, which was later on.
as denise and koustav left to watch the show, i unexpectedly met, or should i say, saw, a person i didnt quite expect to see here. brings me back all the memories of this particular period, where seeing her in the same bus in the morning about 4 years ago would be a frequent topic of conversation between me and hazril for days. i could say she was my first ever crush, and its funny to think that she has no idea who i am, just another one of the many strangers who were walking around in cineleisure. there were occasions where i thought she did recognise who i was, but that was almost 2 yrs back, i look pretty different now, since i put on weight on my face too, so i wasnt surprised that she didnt recognise me. afterall, its been a long time since i last saw her.
but it was euphoria to the max. i quickly messaged hazril, only to find out he was right there in cine as well. as i went up to look for him, i bumped into mike and his girlfriend, which was a neat surprise. and then i met hazril, kim and 2 more people i havent met for a while. so i went off wit hazril for a while, while i got jennifer's present, and talked for a very short while before heading off to bishan for the party.
i can say i truly enjoyed myself last night. i think it was coz the people who were present all knew eachother very well, since most were council people, and we have this bond tt we formed over the council years, i think tt contributed a lot to the fun we had, because we could talk to anyone and everyone. so obviously it was a blast of a time, since so many turned up, and we had tons of joking and talking.
as we get older, our gatherings and parties degenerate to more talking kind of fun. it was clearly evident last night, but if its gonna be like last night all the time, then its something i look forward to, coz while i was heading back, i had this very comfortable satisfaction all around me.
my time here gets better and better...
woke up pretty late in the morning, so i had to go off to the hospital, but my dad was already settling the payments and ready to leave. so we all had lunch at home, after one whole week, and everything is set to go back to normal.
i left pretty soon after, to meet denise and koustav for a short while, since my class wasnt meeting up today. they were gonna watch spider-man 2, which i had watched already, and i needed to get a present for jennifer's birthday, which was later on.
as denise and koustav left to watch the show, i unexpectedly met, or should i say, saw, a person i didnt quite expect to see here. brings me back all the memories of this particular period, where seeing her in the same bus in the morning about 4 years ago would be a frequent topic of conversation between me and hazril for days. i could say she was my first ever crush, and its funny to think that she has no idea who i am, just another one of the many strangers who were walking around in cineleisure. there were occasions where i thought she did recognise who i was, but that was almost 2 yrs back, i look pretty different now, since i put on weight on my face too, so i wasnt surprised that she didnt recognise me. afterall, its been a long time since i last saw her.
but it was euphoria to the max. i quickly messaged hazril, only to find out he was right there in cine as well. as i went up to look for him, i bumped into mike and his girlfriend, which was a neat surprise. and then i met hazril, kim and 2 more people i havent met for a while. so i went off wit hazril for a while, while i got jennifer's present, and talked for a very short while before heading off to bishan for the party.
i can say i truly enjoyed myself last night. i think it was coz the people who were present all knew eachother very well, since most were council people, and we have this bond tt we formed over the council years, i think tt contributed a lot to the fun we had, because we could talk to anyone and everyone. so obviously it was a blast of a time, since so many turned up, and we had tons of joking and talking.
as we get older, our gatherings and parties degenerate to more talking kind of fun. it was clearly evident last night, but if its gonna be like last night all the time, then its something i look forward to, coz while i was heading back, i had this very comfortable satisfaction all around me.
my time here gets better and better...
Friday, July 02, 2004
whats been going on
i think its safe for me to disclose what's been happening in the past week, in case you dont know.
my dad was hospitalized, because he had couple of arteries that were causing him pain in his chest. its not a serious case, like one that needs a bypass surgery, but at his age of 55, its not something you should neglect.
he had few treatments to enlarge couple of arteries on tuesday and wednesday, and he's much better now.
it took me by surprise, obviously. i happened at 2AM last saturday, i didnt even know, til i saw my mom open the door while i was watching one of euro 2004's quarter final's at 4AM. it was unimaginable shock, to hear that my dad was in ICU, because he goes through tests to detect these things rather often.
chahat's father recently went through a major surgery for his blockages, and i think my dad took that to heart, a little too seriously.
but its all good now, he should be discharged later on today, and he will take the next few days to rest at home.
the reason i didnt disclose, as i said previously, is coz my extended family might come across this and being overseas, it might complicate the situation. well, funny thing, it already has. somehow by the world of mouth, the word got across to my relatives in brunei, and as you all know, when it travels by mouth, some information gets added, to sensationalize the whole thing. so probably to my relatives, its a super serious operation that includes a bypass surgery and such. that's always the case when word spreads around.
my dad knew that if his family were to know it in bangladesh and other countries, they would start getting paranoid, since my dad's brother passed away not too recently. so i had to keep it under wraps, which was to no point, since my relatives got to know somehow anyway.
but all's good now. he started walking on thursday, he will be at home today, he'll get plenty of rest and he should be back to normal in no time.
but it was an episode that kinda taught me certain things, especially as im getting older, i have to learn to accept that if these things are to happen to the relatives i know, i have to learn to deal with it and such.
im sorry if i couldnt meet some of you, but i dont need to explain, this needed far more attention than going out.
my dad was hospitalized, because he had couple of arteries that were causing him pain in his chest. its not a serious case, like one that needs a bypass surgery, but at his age of 55, its not something you should neglect.
he had few treatments to enlarge couple of arteries on tuesday and wednesday, and he's much better now.
it took me by surprise, obviously. i happened at 2AM last saturday, i didnt even know, til i saw my mom open the door while i was watching one of euro 2004's quarter final's at 4AM. it was unimaginable shock, to hear that my dad was in ICU, because he goes through tests to detect these things rather often.
chahat's father recently went through a major surgery for his blockages, and i think my dad took that to heart, a little too seriously.
but its all good now, he should be discharged later on today, and he will take the next few days to rest at home.
the reason i didnt disclose, as i said previously, is coz my extended family might come across this and being overseas, it might complicate the situation. well, funny thing, it already has. somehow by the world of mouth, the word got across to my relatives in brunei, and as you all know, when it travels by mouth, some information gets added, to sensationalize the whole thing. so probably to my relatives, its a super serious operation that includes a bypass surgery and such. that's always the case when word spreads around.
my dad knew that if his family were to know it in bangladesh and other countries, they would start getting paranoid, since my dad's brother passed away not too recently. so i had to keep it under wraps, which was to no point, since my relatives got to know somehow anyway.
but all's good now. he started walking on thursday, he will be at home today, he'll get plenty of rest and he should be back to normal in no time.
but it was an episode that kinda taught me certain things, especially as im getting older, i have to learn to accept that if these things are to happen to the relatives i know, i have to learn to deal with it and such.
im sorry if i couldnt meet some of you, but i dont need to explain, this needed far more attention than going out.
Bill Cosby has more harsh words for black community
Bill Cosby has more harsh words for black community
im at no position to speak about this issue, but all i wanna say is, finally!
it takes an established person like Bill Cosby to express these messages without causing any problems.
without a doubt, that man is to be respected.
im at no position to speak about this issue, but all i wanna say is, finally!
it takes an established person like Bill Cosby to express these messages without causing any problems.
without a doubt, that man is to be respected.
Thursday, July 01, 2004
euro 2004 final matchup
so its back to where euro 2004 started. portugal vs greece. will portugal amend their only mistake so far, or will the greeks go for a super upset?
its unimaginable to believe that prior to this year's euro, greece had not won a single match in the finals of a major competition. and when they did it, they go all the way to the final match.
amazing script for a movie.
but i honestly think that it'll be portugal's night come sunday. (monday, for us)
as for last night's match.. czech's battle ended the moment pavel nedved limped off with injury. i mean the whole team revolves around him, without him to navigate the team, the team was in tatters. greece maintained control and like they did against france, punished the czech's with a set play, which took a long time to come, as a silver goal.
it'll be an exciting final, a first for both teams. host nation's joy, or a prelude to a great athens olympics? the greek's unexpected surprise is working well to curve the attention from its poor preparation for hosting the olympics.
but it'll be a perfect finale for figo and co's 'golden generation' of '91. so as ive done all along, im backing portugal.
its unimaginable to believe that prior to this year's euro, greece had not won a single match in the finals of a major competition. and when they did it, they go all the way to the final match.
amazing script for a movie.
but i honestly think that it'll be portugal's night come sunday. (monday, for us)
as for last night's match.. czech's battle ended the moment pavel nedved limped off with injury. i mean the whole team revolves around him, without him to navigate the team, the team was in tatters. greece maintained control and like they did against france, punished the czech's with a set play, which took a long time to come, as a silver goal.
it'll be an exciting final, a first for both teams. host nation's joy, or a prelude to a great athens olympics? the greek's unexpected surprise is working well to curve the attention from its poor preparation for hosting the olympics.
but it'll be a perfect finale for figo and co's 'golden generation' of '91. so as ive done all along, im backing portugal.
time really flies
back just few months ago, i was waiting for the day that i will touch back in singapore so that i can see my dad and get to meet my friends again.
its been 3 weeks since i came back and before i knew it, its passed so fast.
and it's just another 4 weeks before i leave here, maybe for good. to begin a new life, at a totally unknown place. new challenges, new people, etc.
four or maybe five years from now, i'll be contemplating the end of my schooling life, as i begin my working life. god knows how i'll be feeling then.
its been 3 weeks since i came back and before i knew it, its passed so fast.
and it's just another 4 weeks before i leave here, maybe for good. to begin a new life, at a totally unknown place. new challenges, new people, etc.
four or maybe five years from now, i'll be contemplating the end of my schooling life, as i begin my working life. god knows how i'll be feeling then.
portugal, spidey and the 2 incoming magpies
okay, so hats up to portugal for making it to their first ever major international finals! i think the final will be such a good match. everyone thinks the czechs will win tonight, but frankly, im okay with either sides, i am secretly hoping for a greek surprise.
after visiting dad, i thought of catching spiderman 2, since tickets are easier to get in the morning than in the afternoon. so got hasib to come along and caught the show, its pretty good, im not surprised that the straits times gave it 5 stars.
it was quite a sight to see so many JC students flocking about at 12, but then again, they are catching the show right after their exams. quite sick to see so many, but i forget that just a year ago, i was just one of them, squeezing in time to catch movies in middle of exams. so i guess i know how it feels to be them.
but then its not nice when a group of SA students see you and once one of them recognises you, they start whispering 'isn't that our senior from last yr?' n all and suddenly you notice few heads looking in your direction. not nice. seriously. like some sort of minor celebrity kind. i dont think i made that much impact on the juniors though.
oh, bumped into suhanniya yesterday. she says she's also leaving for down under this sunday. this is like the nth person who's heading there.
side tracking... long time man utd midfielder nicky butt is seriously poised for a move to newcastle, as a replacement for aging gary speed. and young striker james milner from leeds. that's one good news at least. he might surprise to be a good enough replacement for shearer.
k im gonna get some sleep before the czech vs greece match...
after visiting dad, i thought of catching spiderman 2, since tickets are easier to get in the morning than in the afternoon. so got hasib to come along and caught the show, its pretty good, im not surprised that the straits times gave it 5 stars.
it was quite a sight to see so many JC students flocking about at 12, but then again, they are catching the show right after their exams. quite sick to see so many, but i forget that just a year ago, i was just one of them, squeezing in time to catch movies in middle of exams. so i guess i know how it feels to be them.
but then its not nice when a group of SA students see you and once one of them recognises you, they start whispering 'isn't that our senior from last yr?' n all and suddenly you notice few heads looking in your direction. not nice. seriously. like some sort of minor celebrity kind. i dont think i made that much impact on the juniors though.
oh, bumped into suhanniya yesterday. she says she's also leaving for down under this sunday. this is like the nth person who's heading there.
side tracking... long time man utd midfielder nicky butt is seriously poised for a move to newcastle, as a replacement for aging gary speed. and young striker james milner from leeds. that's one good news at least. he might surprise to be a good enough replacement for shearer.
k im gonna get some sleep before the czech vs greece match...
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