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read between the lines
short solitude today i had a short spurt of ... peace n "okayness" for awhile during this spell of....[u fill in the blanks here urself]. why? cos today me n my parents watched a movie without even fighting. everything about my last sentence is rare. becos,1) if u'd read my previous posts, my family n i don't mix very well 2) my parents are not even the type to go for movies...they're conservative bout these things 3) usually my mom loves to criticise every movie n count out its flaws and hey, all 3 didn't even manifest themselves today. miraculous or wad.....i took them to see "a series of unfortunate events". i had actually seen the thing on monday...if u checked my previous posts, it was the day mr. no-show came by, so i decided to offer some sort of consolation to myself by going for the movie. i was in orchard anyway so the temptation was too much to bear (hehe). cos u see, i'm a big fan of the book series.....in fact i stumbled upon Count Olaf's blog becos it was in the list of freshly-posted blogs back in...sept or oct last yr? when i saw the title "olaf unleashed" in the list, i knew i had to take a look, cos the first person i thot of was, who else. so i'd been following the blog, n a bunch of their official websites (they've got quite a number for the movie n book) which slated the release of the movie for christmas day in the US. saw the trailer when it appeared on their site....n eagerly anticipated this movie. i must say i thoroughly enjoyed the show, even watching it twice, n the twist at the ending felt just as touching as when i first saw it, though this time i held back my tears since my dad was next to me (hehe). another thing that's rare: i don't usually go near my dad, much less even speak to him. it's...complicated....u'll have to ask me when u see me. yesterday i so dearly wanted to blog, but my aunt n her kid daughter from penang came over (i didn't even noe til yesterday before i left for my 8am class), so it's not like i had privacy, cos this home pc is in the dining room, n my laptop has no internet access since i'm using broadband (the connections here r different from the sch's one n my pc guy says not to mess with it). wanted to say that...my grpwork thing....well, every day comes with fresh problems, but so far thru prayer they've been...not so bad as my last post. n who else but god to thank. i am also very grateful when i was reminded recently that i actually do have a network of faithful friends who do pray / intercede for me, n if ur one of them n ur reading this now, i'd like to say a big heartfelt thank you. likewise, let me noe what to pray for u n i will. anyway, this is my last wk of sch. presentations n assignments due...right until friday, but none as packed n as...jammed into one day like last wk's, n most of the parts are already done up earlier on in the sem (cos it's a compilation kinda thing), so there's less rushing of things at the eleventh hour, which i totally hate doing, becos i am the type of person who cannot remain calm / not stressed under pressure. next wk i've got sth due on wed as well, then a one-wk break, n then two exams the following week....n then i'm off scott-free, getting the break i deserve. thank god i did my attachment last sem...i can't imagine working continuously after how stressful this sem has been.....i think i'd die. haha. speaking of which, it was pretty fun to do my attachment n have meta at the same time, likewise for starting my first wk of sch the same time as the 2nd meta last yr. i relly liked coming "home" early, not having to travel so long just to reach home....n other benefits, which i mentioned in my earlier posts ard that time. i still remember every now and then of how much i enjoyed that time (esp the coming home early part). sigh...how nice it wud be if i cud stay in nus instead of having to travel all the way back home everyday. but enuff of that. i have a lot to be grateful for. |
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