THE DARK KNIGHT!

I just loved the movie!

That about sumsup how i feel about the movie! growing up i read my share of comic books and i loooooooved each of the masked and weirdly dressed superheroes!

But the recent series of the Batman movies....starting with "batman begins" and now the "dark knight" have taken the comic genre from the usual blockbustery fare to new heights, by deconstructing the hero and the villians usual clear lines of right and wrong, and adding the human angst they feel and taking a new look of defining the ramifications of being human and its complexities.

Loved the pschyological angle of the movie.. dark as it was plus some really superb acting being displayed, pushed it up a notch in my books!
The late Heath ledger deserves the oscar for his totally convincing role as the joker, his acting chops get total kudos from moi...as he scared the pants of me!
Oldman, Bale, Ackhart and Morgan freeman totally did their part....some good acting was had!

Agreed the movie is a tad longish...but amazing stuff ! but this movie is definitely not for those who are looking for the usual comic fare!

so serious movie watchers! check out the movie! its a MUST- SEE!

BLUSH!

Recently a rare event happened, that too right in the middle of a shopping mall.
Iam totally thrilled over the incident insignificant as it was. last weekend saw us at the Tanglin mall.....while strolling around with the family, window shopping...suddenly a stranger albeit a handsome angmo(caucasian) and me locked eyes for a split second and he politely flashed a gorgeous smile at me and of course i smiled back.....an ordinary everyday happening but immediately i found myself believe it or not "BLUSHING"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But honestly i loved the feeling......i never thought after all these years i was capable or even remembered to blush...i had all but forgotten the feeling....when was the last time i had blushed????? i think it was when i was newly married and some ole aunt said something embrassing but really it was nice to feel young and silly.

I think at heart the girl in me still loves the romance not the cheesy ,corny stuff but the sweet nothings that still makes my heart go pitter patter.

Another news worthy tidbit (only according to me anyway)is that iam kinda having a crush on somebody...yes people a full blown crush....his name is " james mcavoy" i've been watching all his movies lately and his latest role in the movie 'penelope' had me in swoons....i guess it sounds very corny and all.but despite his crooked teeth and boyish appearance ,something about the way his blues eyes had me all gooey inside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so here iam enjoying all these forgotten feelings!
great feeling alive!

Conversation has run dry!

Wonder if only i am the only woman who hates to talk about family and hubby.....but do it anyway simply coz of the lack of any better conversational matter......or there are graver issues like she talks only about her family coz thats what life for her is all about!!!!! ( am i boring????)

Just got off the phone with a close friend and believe me we yapped about nothing else but kids and hubby and shit happening.........so i have taken a pledge to becoming conversationally more interesting by reading more, meeting people who do not have kids ,hubbies or pets. going to parks and participating in bird watching( how do they do it i feel nothing for birds!! but there must be something to it) or become a fashionista (do i hear guffaws) go for book and poetry readings ( pleez point me in the right direction as i have no clue as where this stuff takes place) travel and meet and dine with people whose fave time pass is to discuss fine wine and cheese( i hear great discussions happen around goat and blue cheese) .

I know there is a glitch to this program of mine......where does one find these creatures ???? i do not move in those circles!!!!! but honestly speaking the more they talk about the cheese or global warming or the state of current politics i start to feel the need to throw on a pair of P.J's and sneak a hug from any member of my family.......

I think iam a goner they is no cure to my " family addiction" .....dear reader whoever you are take pity on me and next time you talk to me pleez start an interesting conversation coz iam really starved for a decent one barring which be prepared to hear all about the baby's latest antics and my grouching about everything in general......so long!!!!!!!!!!! waiting for my ear to get chewed off!by some great conversations!!!!!!!

California and dreams!

Flashback to the year 2001.....still madly trying to finish all papers and seminars for the final fews months before i finished my masters and embarked on a new life as a married woman....i had got married in feb and i completed my masters forever in may!

My experience as a married woman comprised of the wedding itself and a short 3 day honeymoon and by the end of the week hubby was back in singapore and i was back at my moms slogging my ass off trying to catch up with the backlog of reading , term papers ,seminars and the damn exams themselves. my state of my mind as you may guess was in the shit house....between the need to get as far away from any sort of studies and the fear of making it as a wife on my own...leaving my parents !!!!!! it was a trying time ( how i laugh to think i thought that was life!!! reality is something of a shock!)

Anyway, apart from the apprehension of the future ,i was giddyly anticipating my new life ,as we would be moving to california soon after i re-joined my hubby.....these were my plans " to join a university and specialise in poetry" " to learn to swim" , " learn the piano", " to run" , " to seriously take up photography" ," to learn pottery" and finally "grand plans of decorating my home".

Instead joshua happened, got preggie within a month of coming to singapore.......was put on bed-rest, the world economy took a nasty turn and plunged into a recession and then the world tasted its first brush with terrorism when the twin towers were hit!!!! the rest is history....we never left singapore ,which has become my second home and i became a mom...all my plans and dreams were left on the shelf...as i learned to cope with a baby on my own in a country far from home! those were some tough days.....but new dreams were spun and truly i loved every minute of this new role that adopted me! josh became my dream.........life went on some sweet and some bitter times were had...but life went on.

Now i am a mom of two and i really enjoyed and at times hated my life......but some new and exciting times are around the bend this coming year...i am shedding my old skin and embarking on a journey thats only about" me"...family remains a strong factor but finally some "ME" time has finally come......come 2009 feb exactly 8 years later i will be going back to school albeit to follow a new dream....but totally geared up! will not jinx the whole thing by telling you fellas the details but keeping my fingers crossed!

Here' s to me......a brave and brand new world awaits me!!!!! yipeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is grass really greener?

My sister, recently landed in melbourne......she wanted to pursue further interests of a lofty kind.

So there she is ,doing what she wants and part of me envy's her (grass always greener on the other side syndrome)
nins my sis...is only two years younger but her world and mine are literally apart.......she is single and still able to discover other " avenues"....on the other hand iam married like donkey years ago(to kinda childhood sweetheart..what a cliche) with two kids and feeling pretty much a dead dog approaching middle age ( maybe not....just sounded more dramatic)

But people you get the picture......so as i drain the bitter cup of reality ( really too melodrama) mademoiselle is off doing her thing...very very interesting things.....like oogling blue eyed ang- mos (singaporean for white guys) freezing to death coz she is a student and has to eat canned food and has silly harmless chaps infatuated with her.......she is nearing her last dollar and looking for a job.....not to mention all the funny stories that seem to be happening to her...shady landlords,weird roomies and exciting episodes.

so now all i need to do is , somehow get rid of hubs ,the kids and tons of weight acquired in the process of producing them......become total hot chick, buy a ticket to downunder and have meself a good time...i am sure its possible ,coz "where there is a will, there is a way"......no probs have loads of that (will power of coz) now next gotta loot a bank and so on so forth.......wow look i got an entire outline for a movie script or a bestseller!!! ha ha ha...really imagination can do things for you that reality cannot.......so nins you carry on and continue to share your adventures ,while rightly i will get back to getting dinner ready for the kiddos. (canned food???? not really!!!)

A month of happenings!

The month of May has a special place in my heart, for one the name is very pretty, then there is the whole association with summer and childhood memories of holidays and just happy happy days.
But the significant event of May is my birthday(19th)...and now my second son joash also managed to squeeze his birth on the last day of the month(31st).
Well coming back to things at hand....this May has been a wonderful time....after a year long bout with depression....i am beginning to come out stronger and better.....i wouldnt go so far as saying i have totally cleared my head or that i have arrived coz that would be a lie.....but i definitely have begun to make sense, deal with my emotions and figure what is important and what is not.....
Last week i managed to get away... and go home for a bit....managed to finally find my bearings and managed to even meet my best friend in the whole wide world....i know the term is so corny"best friend" but they dont seem to have a word that suits my mad relationship with said person....(girl seeing you was like coming home, thank you sooo much!)

Yesterday was really the most memorable b'day i have had in a very very longtime......generally b'day is dinner or lunch and sometimes even a movie.......what happened yesterday was no different but for some minor changes.....but i loved it especially the "BOWLING" which i have never attempted before...great fun! and even greater fun for the people who play against me coz by constantly letting them win i ensured their happiness ha ha!

Overall, i think i felt special after a very very longtime and i guess a really good birthday is not the events that are planned.....but the sincerity and the feeling of saying ....hey you made into this world and its a special day ..."you are special".
Mission accomplished.......still feeling all warm and fuzzy! thanks to all, especially hubby!
IT WAS A BALL!

For aps!

Babe the mind is whizzing with ideas but still not translating into words............wonder when this block is gonna unblock!
I loved something about the last writeup on your blog................it was the love of books, the excitement , the passion and the desire for all to read and feel all those wonderful emotions that words evoke..............
I could never explain what i want to say but i am sure you get the picture.
may our love affair with books neverend! thanks for being my soulmate when it comes to books!
love always
the pleasant one.