It's like David Bowie's hair all over again! Damn it!

Yesterday I decided that it should be a mother/daughter movie night; and knowing that my Mum adores Julia Child and Meryl Streep, of course it was evident that I chose the new movie "Julie & Julia".

  Although it wasn't an earth-shattering moving movie, it definitely got some charms.  Anyone who likes Julia Child to begin with, they will absolutely love her more by the end of the movie.  And Meryl Streep's performance is rather refreshing...(makes me have the acting itch all over again...darn it...).

One thing disturbs me though.  I wasn't sure if I liked the main character Julie Powell from the beginning of the movie.  She seemed self-absorbed, neurotic, and whiny.  It's like she depended on her husband to solve every problem for her.  At the end when she realized she had under-appreciated her husband, I finally accepted her as a lovable, admirable, honest person.  And me being the movie nerd, I had to read up the info of this movie on my forever beloved imdb website and the Wikipedia to learn more about Julie Powell.  I was let down in the most horrible way.  I felt like I was being cheated and lied to throughout this movie.  According to Wikipedia: "Powell's second book, Cleaving: a Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession, which details an affair she had after the first book's publication and which is unmentioned in the film, has had its publication date postponed until December 2009"  Affair!?!  What happened to all the o o o I love you hubby bullshit?!?  And to openly describe her affair!?!  That makes her the most horrible hypocrite ever!  Though I shouldn't judge her completely before reading her books.  Or perhaps the "affair" is a selling gimmick referring to her obsession with another master cook or something.  I hope it is the latter.  I hope it's not like the whole ordeal where I found out David Bowie's awesome labyrinth hair was only a wig.  Yes the naive me thought David Bowie walked around in daily life with that wicked cool spikey do while he was filming the movie.  But even though that was a wig, David Bowie is still the King of wicked hair! 

Target mirrors are horrible to your sex life

I was looking through the Target website trying to see if they have a cheap full-length mirror for sale. And yes I found one. But one interesting thing caught my eye -- a huge list of review for a simple little mirror. And being a curious person that I am, I had to check it out. Here is the funniest review I've read in history:

"My husband and I agree with the previously mentioned distortion of this mirror. Didn't notice it in the store but it didn't take long before both of us noticed that our hips looked much bigger!! Very unflattering and not practical for the purpose we had intended. We returned our mirror and are still looking for something with the same contemporary style because the overall look was very nice."

I wonder what purpose was those couples trying to use that mirror for and made both of their hips look big *evil grin*

The Narcisse Mirror collection

(Picture borrowed from one of my favorite website called Oddee that comes up with a list of the oddest things in the world everyday.  The Narcisse Mirror collection is mentioned in the "10 most unusual mirrors" list -- http://www.oddee.com/item_96878.aspx.  Go check it out :)

Can I order up a Hugh Jackman or Gerard Butler please?

This morning I was happily munching on my breakfast while working through a crossword puzzle (or the granny sport as my sister like to refer it) from the free daily newspaper. I had already skimmed through the pages earlier on the bus and noted the infamous scandal of Tiger Woods. Underneath the article was a mentioning of 8 other male celebrities who had cheated on their significant others. As I work like a feign on the puzzle, two girls sat next to me and began a conversation while reading the same paper:

A: Did you read about the whole Tiger Wood thing?
B: Yes! And hey look! Since when did Ben Affleck cheat on someone? Who?
A: Jenny from the block as it says.
B: Oh his wife?
A: No I think it refers to J. Lo.
B: Ooooooo. All these men are just nasty.
A: Yes! It just goes to show you how often do guys cheat!...

Since when does celebrities represent the general population!?! If that is the case, then can we also have the general population resemble the looks and charms of these good looking people?? I do hate people cheating. But I also think women are as likely to cheat as men these days in the society. As a matter of fact I have heard of it being a very common issue in Hong Kong (girls with boyfriends are cheating because they like the thrill of it and they want a little variety in their lifestyles). And just as there are as much men cheating, there are as much men who are loyal to their significant others. People should really be less sexist towards the guys.

But no need for a Hugh Jackman nor a Gerard Butler for me. I got a yummy goodie to myself already.

Adoration and inspiration

Thoughts and ideas roll into my mind like a midnight snack desire as I lie quietly on my bed in the darkness.

Case 1) My thoughts keep returning to this blog about an 11 year-old having an unlimited access to the fashion kingdoms in the world.  When my sister showed me this blog in the afternoon, I was quick to associate her as a rich, spoiled, little brat who can have anything in the world by stomping her feet and howling at her parents.  I have to admit I had a sudden pang of jealousy at the time as I tried to subjectively decipher the material in her blog.  Yes, her material is fresh, painfully detailed, and stand out from the sea of bloggers on the internet.  (In a way, she reminds me of Lady Gaga, an independent thinker who dares to be different in her own way.)  She intrigues me to a point I have to know more about this person Tavi.  Turns out she's from a normal family who decides to passionately write about fashion and art through her own perspective.  I came to realize that a lot of her clothes are recycled second-hand clothes she had found in various places and altered herself.  In comparison to all the rich, young "fashionistas" who pride themselves in buying the latest haute couture on the market, her style is so much more appreciating; fashion should be a statement of who you are and not you becoming a slave to a name.  Plus fashion recycling is such a dying beauty in the world today.  It should, as a matter of fact, be further promoted.  After analysis, my jealousy has dissipated and replaced by awe at what this little person has accomplished.

(Tavi's blog: http://www.tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com/)

Case 2) It's no secret I totally adore Lady Gaga and her whirlwind of psychotic fashion sense.  But watching clips of her interview with Ellen DeGeneres today made me like her even more.  She hits home with talking about being brave and stepping out to be herself....my biggest fear and thorn on my side in my life.







Conclusion) Whether it's my thoughts or my artworks, I have always tried to cover them up thinking they're not good enough or that I let people know too much about myself.  Distance is what drives people away.  Directness and earnestness are what attract people.  This has led me to the thinking of whether it's really necessary to keep so many different blogs I have...to be honest, it's like an internet multiple personality disorder.  I want the freedom to talk about anything and display anything on one platform.  I want it to stand as "me".

Killer Zit Attack!

Ow ow ow!  There's a hateful zit making its angry presence on my chin!  How I loathe you!  Just wait til you're ready and you'll be sorry!  I'll pop you til you're wasted and spent!  To hell with all the doctors who tell me not to pop a zit.  I always doubt if they do follow their own advice anyway.  But then they're doctors...they can just inject themselves with a dose of antibiotic to kill off the baby zit before they happen.

(This awesome comic and the remedy list are by Emerrrs from the website "Cut Out and Keep: Make and Share Step-by-step Craft Tutorials at http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/zitpimple_remedies)

Since I'm not a dermatologist nor a filthy-rich individual who can afford to go ask a dermie to zap my zit every time, I have found some cheaper urban-myth ways to kill a zit.  This is what I found:

1. Rubbing crushed garlic cloves on a pimple stops it from swelling and cures it.
2. Mix 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and apply - they should shrink. In time, not, like, immediately.
3. Apply a little bit of honey to the pimple.
4. Do NOT go around poking/bursting it - EWWW!
5. One of the best treatments is to apply juice of a fresh papaya fruit to it.
6. Applying lemon/lime juice and honey is good too.
7.  Blending cucumber in a blender and applying to your skin for about 30 minutes can prevent you from getting acne/pimples. My sister ALWAYS DOES THIS :D
8. 1 Applying a little bit of toothpaste dries it out.
   
9. Dissolving aspirin in water and washing your face with it can help. 
10. Don't go rubbing/touching/squeezing/bursting it etc
11. Steaming your face twice a day.
12. Applying white vinegar cures it
13. Keep your face hydrated and drink LOTS OF WATER!

Rubbing vinegar or garlic is  absolutely out of the question.  I won't have myself with a third eye on my chin and smell like fart and gastric juice at the same time.  Nor do I wanna rub honey on myself....that instantly turn me into an insect yummy treat.  Wonder if a concoction of cucumber and aspirin mix lemon juice will defeat my evil pimple.  But then I won't have my revenge of squeezing the life out of that damn sucker.  That reminds that interesting time I had squeezing at someone's cyst....it brings me that immense sadistic satisfaction to see the pus oozing out of the cyst like toothpaste.  I'm glad that the cyst never returned...but there's 1% of me that wish I could squeeze out some more in the future.  It's like that obsession with popping those air-pocketed packing paper....

Classic!

 

Get an education!

This is just plain awesome!  This is the coolest educational rap ever!  It shows that it's doublie cool to have the talent and be able to apply it to other issues in the life!!

Fights…

"Words"

Lyrics: Darren Hayes

 

Gimme a taste of what's to come Give me a medicine Teach me a lesson, maybe I deserve to know Cut me down to size and paralyze me With the contents of your pretty little head Gimme somewhere else to go Give me one thing Tell me something I don't really need to know I am so afraid of breaking what we made It is delicate and lovely But it's a weight above me And your words are like weapons But you'll keep them inside They cut like a knife And you keep it together Those feelings inside There's nowhere to hide but away from me And I just wanna listen to your words I'd like to step into your world Show me a secret I promise to keep it safe and sheltered from the storm I would cross the great divide that keeps me swimming Treading water from your shore Now I wanna coax you from your hell Into an alley, the hidden valley Where the truth can surely spill I wanna take the weight that drags you to the ground Spare this treasure that I found But your words are like weapons But you'll keep them inside They cut like a knife And you keep it together Those feelings inside There's nowhere to hide but away from me And I just wanna listen...

There's a lock, someone's stolen the key They took it away from me Somewhere that noone can read ya I see a bible I see a bible in your eyes All those codes and hidden meanings Full of metaphor and something for the faithless in me But your words are like weapons But you'll keep them inside They cut like a knife And you keep it together Those feelings inside There's nowhere to hide And your words are like weapons But you'll keep them inside They cut like a knife And you keep it together Those feelings inside There's nowhere to hide but away from me And I just wanna listen to your words

So simple and yet so delicately describe our situation.  Whenever we get into a tense situation, I end up freezing up and you spiraling down the emotion hell.  I always think that keeping the silence will make the situation dissipate faster…yet every time it’s the direct opposite.  I desperately try to find something to say yet it draws a blank.  I want to flee from the frustration.  And I do…by creating a wall of silence.  I’m so sorry for hurting you.  I know you sincerely want to know what’s on my mind.  I’m a fool for trying not to let you into my mind.  I find myself getting caught in my little mind games.  I always have a way of predicting what other people will say according to the situation and how I behave.  I say I trust you but I find that I don’t completely do.  Or else I would simply tell you what’s on my mind.  I’m a coward…I’m scared that by saying what’s on my mind, you’ll no longer see me as desirable.