I loved the book series. But it was nicer seeing the foursome in "real life". Leo was way, way more attractive than I'd imagine him to be. And so was Brian (check out the abs - in the movie that is.)
Leo
Brian
Besides the (many) eyecandies in the show, the main attraction to me was the strong bond between Tibby, Lena, Bridget and Carmen. It was so sturdy it withstood all the trials that came their way- be it to do with family, boys or even their friendship. It makes me envious; why can't I have that? Why is it that most of my friendships with the people I care about most end up being screwed, and they always stay screwed.
I can't even bring myself to open E's emails before clicking on the delete button. Its been almost a year already. Why is it that I'm still finding it hard to forget, and even harder to forgive? Is it because 1) He just flew off to the other side of the world without even telling me 2) He never said a proper goodbye (the farewell/explaination email didn't count) 3) He ripped my heart out 4) All of the above
I say number 4 too. Ok, time to come clean. I'm sorry if I'd ever lied to anyone (excluding my parents... that one I'm happy it remains a ??? to them) about him and me, especially Christabel: I'm sorry for lying straight in your face during wg that day. I was too in denial I guess... We were together... like, together. But then I freaked out because I was afraid of all the emotional shit you have to go through in a romantic relationship. So we stayed friends, really good friends. Until now, Evan's the only person (besides God) who know most of my deepest darkest of secrets. Then before I knew it, he disappeared.
It's hard to forgive someone like that. It hurts too much. But I want to try, and I know that God will be there to guide me.
Then there's L. I don't know what the crap happened with us. All I can grasp is that L used to dislike X but both X & L were my best friends and I got really fustrated with L. But now L has become good friends with X so why am I still not reuniting with L? I kept saying that our friendship was stronger that we'd thought it be... but it really was the other way around. I miss L. I miss her laughter, the joy that she brought into my life. I had good times with her and we had so much fun together. I was stupid to have given up on our friendship so quickly. I want to work at it, at least try to. I'm sick of just sitting at home thinking about it.
The sisterhood of the pants 2 inspired me. My envy made me want to change for the better. Yes, my friendships may remain screwed- but that's just cause I haven't tried. All of us needs some kind of nudge to wake up our senses. This movie has been that nudge. In fact it was more of a slap in the face. Although the movie isn't the best I've seen, I'm pretty sure I'll remember it for life.
Anyway, Survivor's tomorrow (I can't wait!). Despite that Kenny and Crystal are the most hated contestants so far and that both my favourite ones were voted out because of them, I still am miraculously drawn to the show. In fact, this is the first season that made me bother to watch all the insider-footage on youtube. Here's some for you Kristy! Real insightful stuff...
I didn't know that jury members camped out at some resort after they get eliminated. I mean, I thought they stayed at individual hotels or something... but I never expected them to camp with other jury members.
Marcus and Charlie are the cutest best friends ever. And no, they are not falling in love with each other sheesh. Yes, Charlie is gay. Marcus isn't.
My respect for Marcus has heightened. It's really hard being close to a gay when you're the attraction. But Marcus didn't let that difference hinder his friendship with Charlie. It's heart-warming seeing them both interact and make fun of each other like they were brothers.
A break from all the tension during the game. Hmm, I wonder what happens when Randy joins both of them at Ponderosa...
5 senses planning was fun. Exhausting, but enjoyable. We, the comm members, met up almost every single day. We're now all sick of each other. No seriously, we are.
I slept over Grace's the eve of the camp. Her condo's really nice, loads of water fountains and stuff. The family eats a lot. I thought she was joking when she said she usually can't finish her home meals... but it's all real people. I was greeted with a mountain-full of food. And it was only for the two of us.
Next day we woke up at the un-earthly hour of 5.30 in the morn and jay walked to church. We had a briefing, the kids came to register and in no time the race commenced. It was a really tedious one, the kids had to travel from Bukit Panjang to Chinatown, then to Little India, Orchard, Chinese Garden and back to Bukit Panjang again. I'm glad that the teams managed to bond throughout the race despite all the fustration and lost-ness.
Second day, they came around evening. Surprisingly we pulled off the 'Prosecuted Church' gimmick even though it started horribly. I admit, I did feel a little horrible for terrorizing the poor kids but it had to be done. We walked all 54 blindfolded and cuffed kids through the henderson wave. The whole 1.5 hours of it. I'm really proud of the campers, the majority of them did as they were told and endured the entire ordeal. Then at around midnight I left with a couple of comm members to the airport. After a long 2 hours of waiting, the campers were brought over for a scavenger hunt. It ended the next day, at around 5am. Thank God for coffee.
Throughout the 2 days of camp, certain people stood out. Jonathan Halim. I was so at awe at his determination and team spirit. He didn't let his disability be an excuse from the tiring activities. He never did complain while his team members ranted on about their fustrations and exhaustion. He refused to sit on the Mrt when a team member offered it up and even challenged a friend to remaining standing. Mind you, the train journey was from Changi all the way back to Chua Chu Kang. Perhaps it was pure stubbornness. But to me, it was inspiration.
Then there's Jeevan with his bandaged arm. Fighter that one. He did really well at my station at T3. Most of them whined about how hard it was to scoot all the way to the other end but he just went for it. When he finished the task, he encouraged his other team mates instead of standing around and waiting.
There's more, but those two stood out the most.
I must say, the camp changed my mindset of teamwork. And I've left it a better person.
Dance was really, really exhausting. Oh and can you believe I played basketball yesterday morning/noon? In the frigging hot sun. Without spf 50
And then after 10 minutes or so I called quits and went sun tanning under the shade. It made no difference to the game anyway, since all I did was stroll around the court watching the others. Sports is not in my dictionary. Ok, maybe swimming, ice-skating, baseball and a little bit of gymnastics are exeptions.
Shopping should be an olympic sport, and I mean this with all seriousness. So don't 'whadeva bimbo' me. Cause i'm neither foolish, nor am I drop-dead gorgeous.
Truust me. Shopping kills. Go ask Grace, she'll tell you the same thing. The hardest part of prom is getting a dress. The second is figuring out what to do after spotting the identical dress on someone else.
This holiday will be a busy, dizzy, frizzy one. Got camp planning to do, 30 detailed sketches to draw, and a ton of homework and revision to complete.
Currently Watching The Notebook By Tim Ivey, Gena Rowlands, Starletta DuPois, James Garner, Anthony-Michael Q. Thomas see related
"Do you think our love can make miracles?"
"I think our love can do anything we want it to." -The Notebook
I've always wondered about The Notebook hype. I mean, I honestly thought it was just about the kissing scenes. Stupid MTV awards.
But after watching it today (I know, i'm a few years behind...), I get it. The Notebook. Is. Unbelievable.
How unbelievable? Well, in my whole 16 years of frolicking amongst the living, it's the first movie that made me cry like a baby. Ok, maybe not like a baby... but it was some crazy cryin' all right.
Unbelievable, I know.
The Notebook is the most beautiful movie ever filmed, in my opinion. So beautiful. In fact, it's the only movie I've watched that showed a real account of true (romantic) love.
So in case you're wondering: Yes, The Notebook DVD is the top of my Christmas wishlist as of today.
- in the movie that is.) 
