Sunday, February 04, 2007
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Expensive rubber
Gerrie has been working night shifts for the past 2 weeks and we had hardly the time to meet up, which made time went by painfully. Today was no exception. Thus, HQ and I went to watch the Last King of Scotland. Gerrie didn't want to watch this picture with me, in fact any horror or gory movies. Surprisingly, it wasn't that blood-filled, just some scenes to show dead bodies. Ok, with the exception of the parts where the president had his wife torn apart and the Scottish guy air-borne, hanging by his skin hooked to the rope. Still, I'm impressed with Forest Whitaker's rendition as President Amin.
It seems it's the lastest fad to have women showing their breasts this year. The dancers in LKS showed theirs, so did Rinko Kikuchi in Babel. Babel came across as an arty farty film, but it's really interesting to have 4 stories happening concurrently in 3 countries, directly or indirectly related to each other. The film shows the contrast of how people live their lives. Two boys bored with fathering the herd and decided to take aim at a bus with their new toy, a rifle, which somehow so zhun zhun hit Cate Blanchett. Which brings us to another scene where it shows love can overcome miscommunication. Rinko Kikuchi let us enter her world - the deaf. Who is desperately seeking for attention by showing off her body. Abit unreal... the scenes where the dentist and the policeman rejected her, considering how big the p0rn industry is there. Heh. The last part of the movie shows the distrust of the Amer1c@ns towards Mex1c@ns.
There you go... a mouthful of words.
No offence to all the budding photographers out there. But after spending thousands of buckaroos on techky-geeky camera equipments, it's really laughable to see you guys shooting at some random models. Abit loserish actually.
Finally met Gerrie for dinner just now at ECP. Had our usual wings and satay before taking a stroll in the park. We were standing at the beach and I started complaining to her how suay it is to have the books that I borrowed to be ph0t0c0pied to be confiscated by a raid in Queensw@y. Now, I have no materials, plus have to pay back for the books I have borrowed. WTH. I only thought this happens in the movie can. KNS.
We talked about cars. Asked me if I wanted the 'pampers' or the spoiler. Been contemplating about it. But I feel heart-pain to spend 400 buckaroos on a set of wings and to be said a Evo-wannabe. After all, no matter how you do up a Lancer, it's still a bloody Lancer. In the same way, I realised no one actually give a damn about your car, especially if it's of Asian make and of 1.6l and below.
I recently met this guy who drives a big shiny Benz. My new colleague shares a Peugeot with his girlfriend. I gapped when this girl came in an orange Peugeot convertible to pick him up. I was saying to him that with that price, he could have gotten an Integra. But then again, I agreed with him that flashy cars are nicer than racy cars.
So...
I would be glad if I can just buy a small car. Really, a small car would do.
Volkswagen Golf GTi
Alfa Romeo 147, with Bose system
Many times I receive textes from people for favours. Majorities are recommendations to places to go, eat, things to buy for their gf's birthdays/annivesaries/ Valentine's day, check meanings of words with me and of course, to borrow money.
Places to go... I am no street directory. Everyday, I see street names of the customers' residences. Many of these places I have never heard before. Seriously, you should check with your gfs when they want to go.
Places to eat... taste buds and budgets differ. It's elementary, my friend. Ask your gf.
Check meanings of words? I am also no dictonary. Your solution? www.dictionary.com
Borrow money? Same promises are made. Pay back that amount when you get your salary. Money is always a sensitive issue. Besides, no one can be sure he can pay back that amount by the next crediting of his salary. Third, coming to me when you have favours... I don't think so. Unless you're a really close friend. Solution... I love James.
Things to buy for your gf's birthdays/annivesaries/ Valentine's day. Solution.... start knowing her!
Notice what she likes. Remember what she goes ga-ga about. If she goes 'Ooh, I like this' but never mention about that thing more than 3 times, it's most likely she doesn't really need it. Plan ahead, at least 2 months in advance. You need to start thinking what to get, and how much you need to save to complete the surprise.
It's really simple for me to state the top 20 gifts you can get for your gfs this Valentine's Day. Question is not about your budget, but it's about your sincerity!
Edit: To the girls out there, appreciate the effort the guys put in to get your gifts, not just the monetary value. Remember no gifts are bought out of convenience. If it is, it's time to dump that guy.