I went with THE boy* to catch V for Vendetta last Sunday and it was amazing. I love movies where people unite. Like.. Musketeers. Actually, swords are a big love too. There's something so undoubtedly cool about them. Think Zorro. One of my favourite movies. I don't care that the storyline's cliche; I can honestly watch that movie over and over again. I've lost count of the number of times I've watched it, actually.

Sorry, I digressed.

V for Vendetta stars Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith from the Matrix) and Natalie Portman (Star Wars, Closer). Hugo Weaving has such a distinct voice. It doesn't matter that I didn't know he was in it before I stepped into the cinema, or that you don't ever see his face throughout the movie, the voice is a giveaway. As for Natalie Portman... well, everyone knew she cut her hair for this movie. How does someone have such short hair yet be so... feminine anyway? I wanna know!

V is a man wronged, and out for revenge, as well as justice. The government is in control of anything and everything and the people who defy it don't have happy endings. V sets out to make everyone realise that they are giving in to a government that needs to be overthrown, starting with Natalie Portman's character, Evey. Due to her past, Evey tried to become a nobody that minds her own business but obviously gets thrown into the midst of it all (doh). She finds the courage in herself that she never knew existed to join V.

The most memorable line in the movie: 'The people should not be afraid of their government, the government should be afraid of its people'

Something along those lines. :)

Anyway, this movie gets 8/10 stars.

Today, I finally caught 'Match Point' with Dom. Brian Cox (no idea), Matthew Goode  (Chasing Liberty, Imagine Me & You) and Scarlett Johansson (need you ask? :P). To summarise the movie, 'it's a slightly twisted, erotic, whatcha-gonna-do drama that sets out to describe the difference between love and naked lust'. Well, actually, I could be wrong about the love part; I hardly saw it throughout the movie. Watch it and put it in your own words.

I found no romance, which was what I initially thought it'd be full of. Well, it had enough sex, lol. Mostly, it made me go OMG or WTF. But don't let that put you off. I think the beginning part of the movie and the way they incorporated the opera music was ingenious. Dom thought it was a little reminiscent of Closer, and I agree with her. This movie ought to make more Scarlett Johansson fans worldwide, considering that woman might as well have 'sexy' plastered all over her forehead. Yes, I'm envious.

6 3/4/10 stars. Sorry, 6 1/2 doesn't do it justice, and 7's a bit too much. Tee-hee.

P/S: It's obvious I'm not a great movie reviewer, so if you want better, more comprehensive reviews, head over to Swifty's. I know he reviewed these two. Watch the slobber; I remember him absolutely drooling over Scarlett Johansson. ;)

I gave a hesitant 'um.. okay' reply after THE boy* detailed how he checked his phone ever so often for something, anything from me. He asked if I was weirded out, and I replied no, just that I had nothing to say.

What I really wanted to say was that... that it hit me. Really, really hit me.

He's the first. The first who feels more for me than I feel for him...

Kill me the day I say that it's over... Even if I'm the one who wants it, I'll make him say the words.

I don't think I could live with the guilt...

 I've just finished reading Louise Bagshawe's Monday's Child (Headline Book Publishing, 2004), and I love it to bits! Anna Brown, central character, is someone who's easy to love. She's gorgeous, but has no idea she is. Her idea of dressing up is an apparel that will cause no one to glance at her twice. All because of previous horrid experiences, her life is shadowed.

And then she slowly begins to discover her talent and worth. Her friends help her realise her full potential and her beauty becomes obvious. She has always known so much about making people feel good about themselves, but she finally learns that she can feel good about herself too. Sounds cliche, doesn't it? The author is all the difference.

Bagshawe injects a lot of humour into her book, and makes the situation less cliched, more unpredictable, and you flip the pages so fast, your eyes hurt. You just want to keep going and going. I love that the main male character isn't the obliging pushover, a real softie on the inside. Most of all, it makes me wish even more fervently that I'm in London.

I really love it when people write that everyone can change for the better, both inside and outside, simply because it's inspiring. Books like these seem silly but they change people's lives. They instil confidence. They make you believe in yourself and hope for the better. And I especially love happy endings. One man for one woman. Finding that love. Whatever the heck they try to feed me that I eagerly lap up. What can I say, I'm a sucker for anything romantic. :)

It says 11 pounds on the back of the book, but I got it for 8 Aussie bucks.

Remember my post about me not being an alcoholic? Well, I went back and added Southern Comfort to the list. And then Carey reminded me that I finished her Midori at her birthday party. =.= I still can't believe I did that, how rude! So bloody sorry!!

Now, this post is gonna be linked on the sidebar permanently so I remember what the heck has gone through my system and hasn't killed me... yet. May this list grow and grow, till I tell you that I'm satisfied!

Original list:
Bailey's, Kahlua, Smirnoff Ice and Double Black, Kristov's Vodka Cruisers, Bacardi Breezers, Corona Extra, Hahn Premium Light, Carlton Draught, Bundaberg Rum & Cola, Malibu, Skyy, Carlsberg, Heineken, any red wine

Additions:
Midori, Mudshakes, Southern Comfort, Conquistador Tequila, Finlandia Vodka, Bundaberg Rum, Smirnoff Vodka, Cowboy, Absolut, Absolut Mandrin, Crown Lager, Amsterdam, Jim Beam, Stolichnaya Vodka, Cowgirl, 42 Below, Hoegaarden, Stella Artois, Victoria Bitter, Johnny Walker Red Label, Long Island Iced Tea, Toohey's New, Grand Marnier, Absinthe, Bacardi 151, Kristov's Cruiser Blacks, Martini, Stolichnaya Black Russian, Honey Ale

Last updated: 30 November 2006

You listen not only to what I say, but what I don't... Thanks for listening all this time.

The darling that is Averdim turns 18 today and will remain so for another year.
The last time I wrote about him was here.

You're now known as the weirdo who didn't wanna turn 18.
But think of bumping into people like KinkyBlueFairy at mad places like Zouk and Velvet and SMILE! Remember to get an autograph, don't be too busy gawking. ;)

Thanks for the best times with you, Trina and Tim. *hugs*



Happy birthday.

P/S: His birthday really is on the 10th, my post is just late. But I'm on time by 10 minutes Malaysian time! :)

Stop staring at me
if only to evoke a response;
I don't submit to force

Don't smile at me.
I hate pretend games,
and a game by any other name...

I'm boiling inside,
the anger threatening to spill over
like a kettle with too much water

There's a craving
to start the fight all over again,
inflict upon us both more pain

But it's only because of this hurt
that pushes the heart to the surface;
it makes it all so loveless

Why is it that trust is so hard to earn
and so easily broken...?

Wow, I really think everyone was out to go to Drunkenland last night. I headed to Tristin's first, since I had agreed to come to his party earlier, and besides, I hadn't seen his family for ages. His birthday was 2 Mondays ago, but who cares! I think he liked the poker set I got him, especially the 4 shot glasses that we made good use of!



We got the food and drinks and set his place up real nice. Once we picked the rest of the guys up, the party got into full swing. Ali came sauntering in with *gasp* a bottle of Finlandia Vodka and another bottle of Conquistador Tequilla! Ooh, helloooooo!



We stuff more food into our mouths to avoid getting drunk and then proceed to experiment with the vodka, orange juice and lemonade.



Next we were educated by the guys on how to take tequilla shots! Okay, I honestly don't really remember how tequilla tastes like cause I hurriedly gulped it down, but the technique itself is soooo enticing! For those who don't know how to do it, you gotta lick salt from your hand, down the tequilla and suck on the lime. It sounds weird, but once you do it once, you'll love it! ;)



That party was mostly food, drinks, loud hip-hop music, creating mad dance moves, and catching up with people from uni. It's funny how you hardly see each other, even when you're on the same campus, what more those who don't even go to the same uni. Ahhh, I miss seeing people like Carey around a lot.



Told you she's kinky!! ;)

Then I said goodbye to everyone and caught a lift to the next party!

I got there and THE boy* opened the door for me, only to find a whole mass of people outside, already leaving, and wish Kevin a happy birthday, only to have him shove a whole carton of VB into my arms. Thanks, buddy! :P But yay, THE boy* grabbed it off me. Wheee, sometimes I like being the helpless female. ;)



I only missed out on the eating part and Kevin's earlier drinking, so I thought, no big deal. After all, we were planning on getting him absolutely smashed. Well, I was, anyway. ;) And then I went into the kitchen to find Ryan and Yi Ting happily mixing something...



Notice the sticker that says "love me".. :P

If that is not a huge watermelon... then I'm not seventeen!

They dug out half the watermelon or more, left some juice in there and proceeded to pour Smirnoff in. Oh. My. God! You guys are ingenious! *kowtows* I can't believe you bought this for 20 bucks, Aundre! Lol!



He approved, I guess, cause we started playing blackjack! With Kevin as the dealer, of course. ;) But first, another look at that monster...



(Sze Aun (in orange) looking over the watermelon, even as he takes a smoke, lol)

Yeah... it's massive!

So with the blackjack, Kevin was obviously the loser here, since we were all owning him with good cards. The guy that helped him before with his debts (sorry, I can't remember his name!) left and Sze Aun took over. Soon enough, Sze Aun was drunk and he began picking Yi Ting up. Hahaha, you could've made it a little less obvious!



Once, the watermelon stuff runs out, I decide to offer my Smirnoff Double Blacks. Ooh, yummm, it began to taste much better. And then in goes Victoria Bitter, a form of beer. When that was gone, we were going by half cans of VB.



Finally, Jonathan got back with another bottle of Smirnoff and Sprite.

Yes, we're all aspiring alcoholics. How'd you know?

We continued with the blackjack for awhile before we switched to the drinking game. Ahhh, fun fun. Always a bag of laughs. And this is pretty much how the night ended...


(Ryan, Kevin and Jed, with Ben's foot)

either we had a good time laughing at other people, we were busy drinking or we did stupid things. I know I was the first two! :) And for the first time ever, I heard Jed swear. A lot. Haha, now I know how to tell when he's drunk!

At 2 am, Sharon, Kevin and I left to catch the bus. For the first few minutes, I really thought Kevin was gonna take a tumble. Awww. too bad there were no shopping trolleys around, theZebra.

Well, we all got home safe and sound, and I was just happy. Hehe, I love weekends where you don't have to worry about exams and assignments, enjoy everyone's company while you party hard! To all the April birthdays, cheers! ;)