books and movies
ok. name me your top 5 most romantic movies of all time. and by romantic, i mean the kind of movies where you always end up bawling your eyes out but still watch it over and over again. i was watching The Notebook when this thought entered my mind. then i asked atul. (she named a few then gave up halfway. hehheehe.)
anyways, after trying to think of my favourites, i realised that i can only come up with three as the ones that i really love: Ever After (a classic,no?), Just like heaven (*sappy sigh*) and The Notebook. is that it?? i have watched many, many, many romantic films that made me cry and i can only come up with 3? huh. well, The Atonement has potential but my little brother spoiled the ending for me. so i was already somewhat turned off at the beginning of the film (if you haven’t watch the movie/know the ending, watch it.) 
realisation # 2: most of my favourite movies were originally books. no. wait. ALL were originally books. Ever After is the story of cinderella. …now i’m really curious how the movie version of PS: I Love You turned out. because i really love the book. or what are the chances that Julie Garwood’s or Judith McNaught’s books turning into a movies? 
hehe. i’m a nuuurd..
so tell me. what’s your top 5?
i wanna be a princess..
ok. it has become too big of an issue for to me to ignore. a lot of people have left comments. me and atul even had a lenghty conversation about it!! so, people, tell me this:
which disney princess are you? 
so let’s do this properly.. there are the main eight princess: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas and Mulan. However, in 2007, Disney announced a new princess will be added:Princess Tiana from thier 2009 animated feature The Princess and the Frog, will become the first African American princess to join the ranks if Disney’s Princesses. (i didn’t know that until i wiki-ed Disney’s Princesses. hehehe.) which also means Alice from Alice in Wonderland is not a princess. which begs the question: ‘what is she then? just a mere Disney character?’ (sorry, toots. didn’t know.)
so here it is. a summary of the Princesses (which i got from their official website: here :p)
a beautiful young Princess who, in her efforts to escape the Evil Queen, befriends the seven drawfs. Her gentle ways and trust allows the Evil Queen to trick her. But her pure, lovable nature also wins her the friendship of the forest animals, the Seven Drawfs and -of course- the handsome prince. *snort* she is SOO the opposite of eyan! lovable nature? gentle ways? mwahahahahaha.. eyan is independant and strong. she doesn’t need the dwarfs.. but i can imagine her ordering the ‘dwarfs’ (dd and kaer) around. oh, and question. does the Evil Queen even have a name?? i mean, don’t you think its cruel for disney to label the stepmom as just ‘Evil Queen’? hehehehe.. although, granted, some people deserves it..
although gentle and soft spoken, Cinderella has a keen, intelligent sense of humor, which she widely keeps hidden from her cruel Stepmother and jealous Stepsisters. Finding delight in her tiny animals friends, able to sing as she works, Cinderella had true dignity. Despite moments of heartbreak and disappointment, Cinderella holds onto her hopes until goodness and beauty are rewarded and dreams that she dreamed do come true. …….ok. :ugh: that is just waay to sweet for my cynical soul. i mean, don’t get me wrong. i’m all for happiness and ‘dreams do come true’ but come onn.. then again, it is disney. hehehe..
raised under the protective eyes of the fairies, Flora, Fauna and Merryweather. Aurora is a gentle, loving and thoughtful girl. But when she has a chance meeting with Prince Phillip in the woods, her desire for romance causes her to ignore the fairies’ warning about strangers. soon after, she learns the truth about her birth and her life turns into turmoil. By the time Sleeping Beauty is awakened from her slumber by her prince, she has been transformed from a sheltered girl into a mature young woman ready to become a bride. i didn’t know that about Aurora. i remember reading the story book when i was a kid and still living in a flat. i wasn’t impressed. hehehe. i suppose i can relate to her. anything for romance. :p but, is it just me, or is the last sentence a bit disturbing? :s
Headstrong Ariel means to follow the rules, but rarely suceeds. like many teenagers, Ariels does not feel ‘understood’ and is forever trying to make her friends, especially her father, see things her way. Feisty Ariel has a mind of her own, and it’s full with romantic dreams about the world above the sea and its inhabitants. she a bit naive and sure that the human world is a happy place. ok, as a kid, Ariel was the princess that i really relate to. wanting to adventurous (i never was, but the want was there. :p ) and explore. and the fact that Prince Eric was hot kinda helped. hehehe..
Belle is as lovely as her name implies, but her natural unaffected beauty is far more than skin deep.An intelligent avid reader, Belle yearns for faraway places and exciting adventures. She’s a loyal, loving daughter and when the beast finally wins her trust, she gives him all her kindness and patience, and then realizes she also has given him her heart. ….again, gag. hehehe.. btw, toots, she does remind me of u. hahaha.. you have the same quality. maybe you SHOULD be Belle. :p
An exotic, fiery beauty, Jasmine doesn’t want much - just to marry for love and to experience life outside the palace. A strong independant young woman, she’s ready for some adventure and is quite capable of taking matters into her own hands, rejecting unsuitable suitors and sneaking off into the market place alone. She is my favourite princess!! God, how i used to watch her over and over again!! she is exactly who i wanted to be. a princess who has everything she wants and gets those that she couldn’t easily have. she had the courage that i was lacking then.
The beautiful daughter of Chief Powhatan is a playful freespirited young woman who knows every tree, waterfall and wild creature in her forest home. With a name that means ‘Little Mischief’, Pocahontas love adventure and excitement. her curiosity and independence make her a strong girl whose passionate spirit touches and changes all who know her. to me, she’s just an average princess. mcm, ‘eh.’ and thats it. i wasn’t too excited about it when it came out.
Although Mulan is as lovely as a blossom, she can’t seem to behave like the gentle daughter she is supposed to be. In fact, she is quite the tomboy, whose spirits lead her into situations that defy the trditions of her society. She loves her family, but her behaviour risks bringing dishonour to her family. lesseeee.. hmmm.. i dunno. she doesn’t remind me of anyone i know. so.. yea.. who wants to be mulan? hehe..
ok. i tried to be as brief as possible. fyi, this post took me longer than i thought. i actually spent time to do some research. :p hehehe. i realised Aurora is not as blah as i thought she was. and that i see myself in both ariel and jasmine. *prasan* oh! oh! and there’s wedding dresses designed by Disney! 
dreams do come true~
so tell me people, which one of these princesses resembles you the most? and which one of them do you want to be?
P.S: …..
just found out. P.S. i love you is now a movie!!
Hilary Swank is the main character.. huh. not sure how i feel about that. because :
- the book has an irish/english feel to it. and well, the movie is american.. (i love the book as it is..) :p
- most of the book-turned-movie movies are crap. take the Da Vinci code. that was 3 hours of my life i’ll never get back.
speaking of book-turned-movie movies, is it just me? or are most of ‘em crap? they’re such huge disappointments that i had given up hope on anticipating any good new ones. *hmph* oh, harry potter is an exception. then again, i actually saw the movie first then i saw the movie. hehehhe.. yes, i think i’m the only person on earth who has never heard of the book before the movie.
anyways, digressing from the original topic.. P.S. i love you is a book written by Cecelia Ahern. i remember that first time i heard of it. it was from fizah. she pajal-ed me to read a book. i wasn’t to keen on reading about a widower. i mean, someone who was loved died. how was that good reading material? (i was young and naive ) fizah rated the book 9 (or was it 10?) our taste are not quite the same but i decided to give it a try anyway.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVED IT!!
ok, without trying to spoil the book for those who haven’t read it, the book is about a dead husband helping his wife to move on without him. at the end of each letter he wrote ‘P.S. i love you’ . isn’t that the sweetest/morbid thing you’ve ever heard?? *siiiiiiiiiiiiiiggggggghhhhh* in fact, there was actually a part in the book where i was so touched that i had to put the book down and sob. SOB!! 
i mean, i’ve felt characters’ emotions before but never to this extent. fact: i sobbed reading a book.
im still debating. i mean, if get my hopes up, theres a big chance the movie will suck. (that always happens) but then again, the movie’s trailer looks good.. (Gerard Butler is the dead husband!!!! *gasp*) click here to check it out urselves..
the poster is nice,tho.. hehehe..
u know wat? i think i’m gna make myself cry again..
read the book,toots.
quote of the day..
“never argue with idiots. they will knock you down to their level and beat you with experience..”
-B quoting someone when i was in my bimbo mode, vehemently trying to make a point.
tired and then some..
sigh.. i thought i could relax today.
been busy, going out, everyday. running errands like sending my lil sister, picking up lil brother, meetings for the sungkai. *sigh* so when i realised i could have the morning off today, i decided to sleep in. you know, wake up late and just relax. unfortunately, i received that fateful call this morning. i was called in for relief teaching. :s i could say no but… i need the $$ hahaha..
in the afternoon, i actually hung out in my lil brother’s room. me and the sibs watched ‘jangan pandang belakang’.
i already watched this with my friends and another time with B. i forgot how scary it was! crap… hehe. i honestly think that malaysian scary movie is the scariest movie of all. and in this movie, it seems like all of the warnings that me grandma used to tell me when i was a kid happened in the movie. i used to think that my grandma would only warn me just so i would behave (i was kinda hard to control.. :p). but now… heh.. who am i to question my grandma? i know this movie was out years months ago and this review is somewhat overdue but… its my blog. i can write whatever i want. hehehe..
scariest moments in the movie (for me):
- the senile grandmother said “dharmaaaa.. sape kawan kamu tuu..? masuk lerrrr.. buat macam rumah sendiri..” (dharma came home alone. the grandma looked out and welcomed dharma’s ‘friend’. crap. if that happened in real life,i’d probably be running to my room already.)
- the ‘thing’ conversing with dharma. (fyi, dharma is the hero in the movie. i know.. ‘dharma’??)
- dharma carrying the grandma to her bedroom only to find out his grandma is sleeping in her bedroom. (“BWOH!!”)
- more than once, the ‘thing’ was following dharma home while he was driving. (i am soo over driving alone at night..)
then again, there are also moments where i go “NO, IDIOT!! DON’T!!” *slaps forehead*
- i don’t know about you, but if i found a weird looking bottle on the beach, I REFUSE TO TOUCH IT. i wouldn’t even go near it. you never know.
SeriRos (a character) not only picks it up, she brings it home. *rejected sigh* - you live in an apartment alone. its late at night and someone knocks vigorously on your door. what do u do? …..ok, fine. maybe i’ll look through the peeping hole, but i would never open the door tarus2. duuuuh… people who are important me have my number. i’m pretty sure they’d call or leave me a message if they’re coming over.
- you realised something is weird or not right. scary weird. late at night. what do you do? i’d ignore it. “jangan di tagur..” one of my nene’s advice. ok, dharma didn’t actually react when a family of three was walking towards the elevator. the family were wearing white and had no faces. i’d probably scream my head off THEN compose myself and tried not to react. hehe.
ok. i actually have a question. all of those things that i just mentioned in the slap-forehead category, is it bruneian superstition? or malay superstition?
huh.. *wonders*
kids today..
Did another spell of reliefing today. Ka na (my cousin who’s a teacher there) scared me with “bwoh! class gauk lagi tu!” when i told her. Yea. That didn’t help.
So, anyway, there i was, trying to calm the nerves. i had just instructed a kid “yang bulih diharapkan” (quoting Ka na) to get some papers from the office for their art lesson when sudddenly groups of kids surrounded my table. I tried to act calm and nonchalant. I was actually alarmed; Children of the Corn was replaying in my head. Then came the classic question: ” Cigu, sekolah ani behantu kah?”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *sigh*
I’m not saying that i don”t believe in ghosts. Its just that theres nothing like a haunted school to make you more interested in your school. :p One by one, the children cited their side of the story as to why they believed it and claims of its authenticity. Most of the girls, with a couple of boys thrown in, told their version on how the school became hanuted. One claimed the school used to be a hospital, something i knew was fiction sal i existed when it was first built. The school was not as old as they thought. (lets not go into that. sad ku memikirkan.)The building was built to be a school and it still is.
Another popular theory was the fact that the grounds used to a forest. “Patut tah behantu..” said a kid, when comfirmed her speculation. Bimbo moment: I seriously considered the theory and wondered if i could be true. Then it hit me, what place in Brunei didn’t used to be a forest?? i tell youuuuuu, my idiocy knows no bounds.
Oh, did i mention that they were noisy because they were drawing up a plan on how to explore the school and investigate. I wear to God, they even said “aku bawa Quran, ko bawa tasbih.” Iwas torn between laughing out loud and ber-Asthaghafar. They are so innocent and naive. Bear in mind,i was once like them
(note: before i go into this story, a lil intro: remember when you were a kid, there was always this one kid of the opposite sex who you just hate? you always fight with ‘em, always argue but then there are always occasions when they surprised you by being sweet and basically out-of-character. and when you think that you just might get along, they turn back into the mini-devil that we hate. Well, B (yes, my boyfriend) was, and still is sometimes, my mini-devil. )
We went to a private school where it had a home-y feel to it. it was small and divided into two blocks: one made of bricks, other of wood. behind the wooden block was this tiny hut. i don’ t really remember what it was really for but back then, me and my friends were convinced that it was haunted and it had the ability to possesed whomever touched it. so like the ‘brave’ kids today, we decided to investigate. no one dared to touch the hut. i think B, out of sheer annoyance, marched up to it and touched it. he was exasperated at our gullibility. it was then the scruffy brat decided to shake his whole body, moaning and acted all… possesed. i screamed. no way in hell was i going to find out what really happened. i wasn’t the only one. it was like every kid for him/herself. as it turned out, the Ngok made it up. he proved (rather successfully) that we are easily fooled. idiot. hahaha. macam still bitter kan?
i miss that. being innocent. being protected. believing that everything can be solved easily and there is no such thing as THAT bad. but one’s gotta learn, right? then again, maybe this that kind of thing that we need to overcome cynicism.
hehehe.. whatever.. i was amused today.. 
