Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Change

My secondary school friend of whom I haven't been in contact with for ten years (!) IMed me yesterday. We chatted for quite sometime and reminisce of the good old times. I was laughing out loud when he said 'now when I see a picture of Garfield, it reminded me of you'. The thing is, when I was in primary school, I was - for a lack of better word - obsessed with the fat cartoon cat. I used to buy all sorts of Garfield stuff - you name it; key chains, mugs, etc - I got it. Now? Not so much. What got me thinking is how much actually have we changed for the past 10 years? I was reminded of the line uttered by Gwyneth Paltrow in Great Expectations which i love: "We are who we are, people don't change." But how true is it?
I sort of made a mental list of this and to me, the biggest change for me (besides physical) for the last ten years would be my habits, namely smoking. It shocked the hell out of my friend (not to mention my mother when she found out not too long ago). The history of my smoking is quite short. Since I picked up smoking during the years of my study at the university, I have no historic flashback stories of smoking in school toilets and such. Though my mother bugs me incessantly about quitting, I have no plans for changing that habit. As beautifully put by Carrie in Sex and the City, "smoking is the only thing that keeps me balanced".
But one thing for sure that haven't changed is my obsession with Mariah. And that, "obsession" would be an understatement.

Sunday, May 07, 2006

My Seven Deadly Sins

Greed:Medium
Gluttony:Medium
Wrath:Low
Sloth:High
Envy:Medium
Lust:High
Pride:High

Take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz

Song of the Week: Don't Cry Out Loud

I'm not a big fan of Diana Degarmo, but i like this version.

Saturday, May 06, 2006

M:I:III



And so it begins. Summer movies season kicked off this year with Mission Impossible:III. Directed by the famous creator of Alias and Lost, J.J Abrams - he gave this movie a fresh take with a simple and not as 'complicated' storyline as the first or cheesy as the second. Actions are a plenty and it keeps you glued to the screen. You also get to see some new faces (Keri Russell,Maggie Q, Jonathan Rhys Meyers) that contributes to Ethan's mission. But the 'star' of new faces is Hoffman - fresh from seeing him won the Oscar recently for best actor. An overall good popcorn movie.

Overall rating: B+