Girl Meets Boy

"The Way We Were".
The theme for the night. It was a joint dinner and debate between my old girls' association and RMC Old Putras. Okay, I have to admit the term Putra does sound way more distinguished than OLD girl.

Well.. I actually had fun. Despite the ridiculous topic, which I am sure was chosen just so to create a heated girl vs boy argument. The classic gender superiority dispute. You know, the typical "why women talk too much and men don't listen" kinda crap.

But what hit home was how different these older old girls are from our generation. Some things change. I wonder if "charming sophisticated ladies" would still apply to us.

Then there's the way they speak. Theatrical. It seems. And don't even get me started on the jokes. But I blame that on the generation gap.

One thing for sure. The night gave testimony to the all time adage.
Boys will always be boys.

It Begins

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

So said Socrates.
If that were the case, I would be the wisest of them all.

I have a new job assignment. An interesting and challenging one at that. And it scares me to death. Even more so after my first meeting with my new mentor. That's when I realized how inadequate my knowledge and experience in the field is.

But that I knew all along. I knew I lacked the necessary skills, which was why I jumped at the opportunity. Aiming through this assignment to sharpen those skills (or lack thereof). Yet a part of me can't help but feel slightly embarassed at the fact that I know so little.

I will spend the rest of the evening contemplating my incompetency.

On the bright side, I moved to a new window office. Got a new work station, a high-end PC. And a personal mentor.

So maybe, just maybe.. This won't turn out to be so bad after all.

Present

I love this song.
Simply beautiful yet heartbreaking.

So I decided to spread the melancholy..

The Present

Unforgettable

Sepet brings back memories of my first brush with romance.

I still remember the first boy who touched my heart. A funny, thoughtful chinese boy. A perfect gentleman. And in my mind he still comes across as the sweetest guy I have ever known.

Etching our names at the top of the Eiffel Tower, looking down at the city of Paris flooded with lights. Talking the night away on the pavement of a London street. My first bouquet of roses.

Hollywood Remakes

It's been a while. Yet I am still here, alive and kicking.

I am finally getting over my korean drama obsession phase.
While My Love Patzzi will always have a special place in my heart, I have come to the realization that soap operas take up too much of my time. Duhh.

So I switched to 2-hour movies instead. Haha.

And after hours of watching several korean movies ( I think I'm starting to pick up the language already) My Sassy Girl definitely comes out on top. It must be one of the best korean movies ever made. Seriously, believe the hype.

Why else would Hollywood consider buying rights for a remake?

It seems that Hollywood is really into asian movie remakes recently.
Juon. Il Mare. Shall We Dance.

Yup, that dance movie featuring J-Lo and Richard Gere is a remake of a Japanese movie I saw for my Japanese History & Culture class back in college. One of the few arts & humanity classes I decided to take to break free from the endless contemplation of rocks in which I spent the better half of my college education.

I wonder if they will ever decide to remake a Malaysian movie one day. Which reminds me I have yet to see Sepet. Seems like a really good date movie. Not that I have a date to go see it with.. darn!