been really excited about wimbledon lately, and have been religiously watching at least one or two matches every night. i have to say, i will be deeply disappointed if federer wins. please god, let someone else win. anyone but federer.
i've always been a huge andy roddick fan, and am definitely rooting for him. but i cant help getting caught up in cheering on lleyton hewitt. i thought he was a goner yesterday, when he played stepanek. he was two sets down, and i thought no way. i could barely bring myself to keep watching, and then he sort of just picked himself up, brushed himself off, and breezed through the next 3 sets ! i am totally a hewitt fan now. but i think he's set to play roddick next, and that would seriously suck. it really annoys me the way stepanek always takes 4 balls from the ballboys and then discards two immediately. i mean, what? just take two then! its so annoying.
i have to say, the chinese dude who played federer on day1 seemed pretty good, think he coulda maybe gone pretty far if he had played someone else. and im really crushed tsonga got ousted by karlovic, it was so close too! i love watching tsonga play. i am beginning to think i might feel really lost once wimbledon is over.
Monday, June 29, 2009
i think i've just read one of the most awesome novels ever, and that's saying something, given the rather astonishing amount i read. the book of lost things, by john connolly. i cant summarise the story, wouldnt do it any justice at all. its so moving on a whole other level, and just vastly different from a lot of other stuff i've read.even the little note at the beginning of the book has a depth of meaning to it that made me just know this book was gonna be awesome:
An imaginative tribute to the journey we must all make through the loss of innocence into adulthood, ... a book for every adult who can recall the moment when childhood began to fade, and for every child about to face that moment.
before you dismiss this, no, it is not a kid's book about barbie-ish magic. i think an adult would appreciate this a whole lot more. everything about it is so poignantly moving, and seems to make so much sense. when i first began reading this, i immediately felt like it was a cross between the movie pan's labyrinth, and mark haddon's novel the curious incident of the dog in the night time (written from the point of view of an autistic boy, also a good read).
anyway, im aware of how geeky this makes me sound but i swear to god, one of the most awesome reads ever. the best books are always the ones where everything makes sense in the end, and you get that good feeling in your gut even though it wasnt the classic happy-ending. this is totally that book.
Monday, June 15, 2009
mount coot-tha!
and lou went to the groomers and had a hydrobath and a haircut and arghhh! i cant get used to the difference. he looks so.. so.. ohmygod i cant even say it. look at the bow! its a friggin bow!? jane is very annoyed with me because i keep saying: good girl ! to lou. haha. well, at least he doesnt look so stunted all the time now and we can actually see his feet.
note: i shall change my blog address soon and inform everyone. tedious as it is i think it has to be done because my retarded cousin marcus just wont leave me alone! i've tried everything! his skull is just too thick and if i dont do something soon i will burst a few blood vessels. so. sigh. i just cant express in words how annoying it is to me. maybe something like that:
yeahh i'd say its pretty much exactly like that.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
i just wanted to make an official statement about how much and how intensely i dislike PINK, and the words "CUTSIE" and "PRINCESS".
* disclaimer: my opinion only. it just had to be said. i feel much better now.
i just noticed my blog is purple! holy crap, gotta do something about that soon.
Friday, June 12, 2009
its officially the holidays! finally i have time to blog, and breathe. anyway a very happy belated 21st birthday to all the people i didnt or couldnt wish. im sorry! u must know how much i wish i could attend all your parties!
but well, how time flies. i've been here half a year or so and i gotta say i've never made a better decision in my entire life. i just think of myself stuck in singapore with noise pollution and kaisu-ness all around me and i feel suffocated. i also feel like i know who my friends really are after i left, and im glad to have a chance to sort of have another life and leave everything crappy behind. sometimes its like i dont exist in singapore anymore, it makes me feel like there's no point coming home.
but whatever, i dont do all that emo rubbish anymore. so my housemate jane and her boyfriend phillip and i had a little weekend trip to de-stress and it was so so awesome. we took lou (who is 4kg now) and fat, to sunshine coast. we went to mooloolaba where its all beaches and like this tiny seaside getaway. and then drove to mapleton in melaney which is my fav fav place! its so quaint! everything about it is so english. the cobblestones, the buildings. loved it.
so we popped lou in his box in the car and off we went...
got there two hours or so later, and the stupid fatty wouldnt walk so we had to pop him into a bag and carry him like paris hilton, you know how much i cant stand that!
so we're at mooloolaba (i do hope im spelling it right)
andd we climbed down to some sand dunes or whatever they're called. it was low tide.
thats jane and me and lou
i bet they could frame this little family picture. haha.
we tried to trim lou's fur but its like rapunzel or smth, its always so fluffy!
i just thought this was a real nice moment and got phil to take it. he was the photgrapher of the day
i think this picture is so homey.
aand after a nice walk, some lunch and juice...
... its mapleton!
thats me walking there, in case u didnt spot me
stuffing the fatty into the bag (which we just bought cos it looks cooler than the green bag) cause he wouldnt walk anymore. sigh.
argh! ugly moments aplenty even in aus.
how cute is everything eh?
doesnt lou's head sticking out make it look like a bag with a fake doggy head attached?
im saying let's go! cause phil is taking his own sweet time
we're searching for jane's fav pie shop that she claims has the bestest best pies in the world...
... which was closed dammit.
so we had dinner at this really nice cafe with a view of like, everything.
anddd horseback riding soon i hope! i love mucking about in the countryside. i have to say the getting there is almost better than getting there. the view is awesome, little sheep and cows and horses all over the place. aughh. how fun is that! and the lakes and mountains all shining in the sun.. -sighing dreamily- why does everywhere else seem way way better than singapore. well, its lucky we managed the trip before this cold spell hit. its winter. and 7 friggin degrees out. where did autumn go? seems like just yesterday i was complaining about summer. its the global warming, i swear the world is ending. its not like china cold, but its still cold !
Saturday, June 06, 2009
I just saw this german movie. yep german. and its so so awesome. i missed the beginning of the movie but i think it all plays out so well. and its super emo. its called Der Krieger und die Kaiserin and translates into the princess and the warrior, which is kind of not very catchy at all. it stars franka potente from the bourne movies, and benno furrman. but what really caught my attention was the ending song to the closing credits. its by Pale 3 featuring Skin, but is sung by Skunk Anansie. its so emo and yes i know! im eccentric! includes clips from the movie.
posted by stephie @ 1:58 PM
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