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New Year's Resolution

2010-01-01T04:39:19Z

~~Apparently only 12% succeeded, but these things were pretty achievable I think ...~~BTW it's my first former one.
(random order)

Become a more organized person. (Try not to do a huge clean-up every week)
Learn Latin + Spanish.
Read and write more. (Better get started on my novel...)
Decorate walls.
Do well in DECA (after the Regional fail...) and make to ICDC
Do well in SAT.
Earn the mark I deserve in the end.
Learn to play the guitar
Write more songs.
Improve vocals.
Be better at cross-words.
Get my family together so we can stay together and do stuff...(MY ETERNAL WISH!!!)

Video (me singing this original worship song @ church)

2009-12-04T01:13:47Z

(NOTE: this is only a segment so maybe I'll record the whole thing once again on my own)
There is another video but I decided not to upload it since
1) repetitive lyrics
2) there are disses by some kids that are way too random

This is a song I wrote a while back...(Gr.8/Gr.9 ish...)I had left it the there until this year, when I finally decided to do some editing and make it complete. Enjoy! (NOTE: was actually impressed with my vocals this time ; btw ignore my rapid movements i was too into the song LOL)

Apocalypse

2009-12-02T02:36:35Z

Watched 2012 today afterschool so (some of us)don't have to miss class tomorrow.

It wasn't as bad as I probably thought it would be but I wouldn't pay $12.50 + $5.00 to watch it tomorrow...got to admit and $5.26 is a pretty good deal.

SPOILER ALERT
-China saved the world!!!
-Cheesy part: Helicopters carrying giraffes and elephants VS. people running everywhere trying to survive

The main plot sucked, but the subplots are good...

The only reason I see why people gave it a bad rating is because of the Cassandra Complex. (AKA not believing the World's End)

Redemption

2009-11-30T23:49:06Z

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A lot of things happened yesterday, and the day-before-yesterday: my mother screaming at me for wasting my time and bad marks (specifically on math), me collaborating with someone on a song that I wrote, going to church & and having to bear with immature ppl in Art Team -> translating (sometimes, badly) for someone (into Chinese for the adults) who made an awesome testimony -> sung my song...(received hate comments from some bratty 5 year-olds due to their boredom)

I'll upload a video of me singing my song soon...

All these things all make me wonder: When can I fully redemn myself? (aka doing myself some justice, and giving my life some purpose) When can I show off everything about me?
SOON. SINCE I HAVE TO...I'VE BEEN TOO CHICKEN....

<The above sounds like I am leading myself into something mental...>

Continue with what happened at church...a girl who is my age made a testimony today and I translated. She basically talked about how she went through a hard time (emotionally & physically) in her past year of IB (she goes to Bayview and is Gr. 10 AKA the grade that I'm supposed to be in...), how she worried about all the HW, assignments etc, like a person walking head down and wondering why the road is so long and what is the purpose of walking. Then she finally realized that she needs to look up and receive guidance from God. There is something that she said that changed my perception of her: "Now I know that when God puts me in this position, there is a purpose since only he can see the many sides of things."

I was a little surprised since she is known for her extreme preppiness (jumping around, teaching dance moves to little kids...etc...)- to an extent that I would never imagine her to have this kind of depth.

I guess this is what happened today with me and my English teacher...I am mostly known in classes for my innocence, stiffness and nervosity specifically during classes (esp. during presentations -> but it got better and I managed to pull-of some pretty intense ones lately so...) but today, my eng teacher said that she finally realized how analytical and in depth I actually can be after reading my thread on the discussion blog.

"WELL,IT'S BEEN INSIDE OF ME FOR SO LONG... "

REDEMPTION

Aftermath

2009-11-29T01:56:29Z

Yeah, thought I should really calm myself down a bit. Why am I such a kid?

It's funny how nowadays, I tend to lose out when I thrive hardly after something and expect results. But on the contrary, I earn everything (ranging from temporary satisfaction to awards) by surprise -> when I don't expect things to go smoothly for my part. And eventhough I do not always win in the 2nd case, there is always something that makes up for the loss.

Pourquoi? 'Tis strange.

The only reasons that I can think of is 1) Less expectations = Less pressure -> means I can excel in a relaxed manner. 2) I am being less condescending/cocky (Not like "Ha, it's so easy! I've learned this long time ago") which means that I can simply focus on my task not self-indulgence.

In conclusion, there is another vain statement that people make to motivate us teens nowadays: If you have a dream, GRAB ONTO IT!!! NEVER LET GO!!! YOU WILL SUCCEED!!! since we all have different perceptions on the meaning "go after your dreams" . It may mean to someone -> CREATE A FORMATION OF WORKING AND WORK YOUR BUTT OFF!!! or to another person -> RELAX TO ENSURE GOOD DELIVERY <3 (Well in this case the latter worked, works, and will always work for me!) Thus, this statement may mislead certain people (like me) into some useless hardcore behaviour. (-> that is draining away the spunky side of me)

YES!!!!!!

2009-11-29T00:37:16Z

After so long browsing through the blog looking for news, I finally saw that I passed through the first audition for modelling!!!
Now I can really show these dolled up gals what I'm made of...I AM FIEEERRCE!!!

MUHAHAHAHA Here I come!!!

Redefine Fashion. Redefine Trend. <33

P.S: Need to get butt worked for 2nd audition. (w/ all the fancy-shmancy stuffies like boas, umbrellas, etc...)

Period of RELAXATION

2009-11-16T00:21:22Z

Something to pass the time until dinner, then math time (for real!!!)

http://xkcd.com/660/

Crap, someone just called me for math...so yeah <3

Writer's Block: Super-human

2009-11-13T21:58:59Z

If you could choose one super-power, what would it be and why?

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Teleportation, cause it looks cool.

An Economics Joke

2009-11-10T22:48:08Z

I lol'ed...

Value of human capital

Engineers and scientists will never make as much money as business executives. Now a rigorous mathematical proof that explains why this is true:

Postulate 1: Knowledge is Power.
Postulate 2: Time is Money.

As every engineer knows,

Work
---------- = Power
Time

Since Knowledge = Power, and Time =Money, we have

Work
--------- = Knowledge
Money

Solving for Money, we get:

Work
----------- = Money
Knowledge

Thus, as Knowledge approaches zero, Money approaches infinity regardless of the Work done.
Conclusion: The Less you Know, the more money you Make.

The above -> In celebration of me finally getting my acts together.

BEAST

2009-11-10T00:04:57Z

Alright...

I am so pissed right now that I want to roar my head off (at myself). I never knew how literal the phrase "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!" actually is.
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I am at the edge and if I mess up another test/other stuff, I AM GOING TO FAIL. I mean LITERALLY.
Even one of my teachers was like: I didn't expect you to get that mark. Tu vas faire mieux...
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I am now imagining how my parents would react if they see my report card next week...

Triumphant...TRIUMPHANT

2009-10-29T22:51:25Z

Alright, kind of lame, but I need to express how I feel after finishing 2nd place in my event (Hotel and Lodging Management) for DECA...

1. GREAT...
Explanation: Yeah of course I do!

2. SURPRISING...
Explanation: a) My first year in DECA b) Did not hear my name in top ten for oral/writing then suddenly, my name was called for second place (the other medalists were also surprised since they also did not hear their names...)
c) Kind of doubting if I really did win...LOL but I did...they did say Peiwen Chen from Victoria Park...

3. "IN YOUR FACE!!!"
Explanation: a) My parents were not supportive of me doing DECA in the beginning (especially my dad said that I shouldn't do business and my mom was like 'You're not good at Math!!' Lol...) not even mentioning winning something

Anyways, DECA was actual pretty fun and all you need at this point of time is 1) The clothes 2) Some 'BSing' skills

An entry of total boredom

2009-10-08T23:42:18Z

YES, after two weeks of commentaries, tests, homework, I can finally declare that I do not have things due tomorrow.
...GREAT
But the thing is, this sudden release may make me more irresponsible, unproductive than ever.
Oh well, chill, it's just one day...

Before this, the only time I can actually get some entertainment is Mondays 8:00, AKA House-watching time LOL.
As hardcore as it can mayble get, atleast it's something that I get to sit back and watch. BTW: <3 Teardrop by Massive Attack..

Some IB terminology:
-SAP = Substantially Accelerating Pace (source: Economics)
-World Trade Federation = WTF (the IB way...someone wrote that on the SMART board in Math class...)
-World Trade Headquarters = WTH (invented after World Trade Federation)

Alright, Peace

Happy National Day!! 十。一国庆

2009-10-01T22:20:45Z

How can I forget the 60th Anniversary of my country? We actually played the anthem for a few secs in Physics.
HERE IT IS....中华人民共和国万岁！ (Long Live the People's Republic of China!!)

ab initio...GAME ON

2009-09-18T03:20:23Z

After a week of actual commitments : test and presentations and homework and lab, I predict the following: next week, GAME ON time due to all the commentaries, tests and je ne sais quoi; then the week after - Welcome to IB, noob, the Portal of Doom...
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0. Sweet.
-1. Resistance is futile

Le Dossier Oral #4

2009-07-02T16:19:58Z

Songs I selected for this part of the Oral Portfolio:
MC Solaar
1. Les colonies

2. L'aigle ne chasse pas les mouches

3. Dégâts collatéraux

Lyrics

N.R
P.S: J.C (very modern name for Julius Caesar...) remains to be unforgettable >< maybe will post some pics from Stratford if there is time....
P.P.S: I was extremely hyper yesterday so forgive the bad style

Expect the UNEXPECTED...HAHA IN YOUR FACE!!!

2009-07-02T01:53:46Z

happy canada day & my early b-day!!!
I always celebrate my b-day early XD

Headed down to Stratford today for an awesome production of Julius Caesar from the annual Shakespeare Festival, unexpectedly 'cause: a) I abandoned the idea long time ago
                                                       b) my parents are rarely into this kind of stuff, and does not know that I am a drama person ( in fact, i turned to one not long ago)
                                                       c) it is very very far
                                                       d) I recommended it as a sidenote yesterday, and my dad was angry at me   this morning for leaving the recommendation to the last minute
                                                       e)...let's just say that road trips during this time are rare in my family

It was awkward when I mentioned the place yesterday, and my mom later would be like:"Let's go tomorrow!!!"
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So for those who are patient & banal enough, here is the follow-up to this GREAT day..GO FIGURE

Before
-Newspaper delivering from 7:45 to 8:15
- Breakfast
- My attempted, unexperienced advertising to my dad of the SSF
- My dad buying tickets online for $29 each at the balcony level
- Me discovering that he got the address wrong
- Packing (me bringing my travel sketchbook and pencils as in every road trip and for the first time didn't use them at all)

On the road....
- listening to some spa music
- sleep, sleep, and more sleep ZZZZzzzz....
.- waking up in time to show my parents how "Shakespeare" appears on every passing sign at a certain segment and telling them what I know about Stratford....

Arriving at Stratford!!!
- parking at BMO, which is right behind the theatre
- checking out the local celebration of Canada Day (definitely more lively than Toronto this year LOL) after hearing some Westside Story songs sung beautifully by the performer...
- attempted to sing along during a medley of Canadian songs (from coast to coast!!)
- answered the last easy trivia question ( What famous war poem did John McCrae write? lol and somebody answered Ottawa when asked of Ontario's capital LOL) and got a spending spree of $10 at a local gift shop, bought a hardcovered journal that is very asiany...my dad paying the tax for me
- admiring the ancient architecture
- trying to find the Avon River and me discovering that we had walked past it four times O_O
- having lunch in the car...extremely nutritious in courtesy of my mom (consisting of every element in the food guide, with selections, and beverages!!!)
- browsing wildly in the theatre store in searching of a cheap souvenir and ended up getting a magnet (w/ my dad paying for it!!), thus adding to my puny collection of an eraser (O HATEFUL ERROR...) and a feathered pen, purchased last year.

Going in the theatre
- almost followed my dad and went into the Men's washroom...with a lady saying "Nice try." to me XD
- my dad saying that my mom would not understand the play
- watching the play - the definite highlight (~~unexplainable~~, just see the Youtube video in the end)
. amazing voice projection
. the unexpected modernity
. the fact that there were some actors among the audience
. BLOOD!!!! seeing it dripping down....so intoxicating
. setting and special effects
. efficient use of space....as always
- me explaining everything to my parents during intermission
- gas filling and leaving this awesome place

Afterwards
- my parents loving the whole thing (especially my dad, who rarely compliments)
- my dad finding it unexpected that I can understand the whole thing and I am really into those kind of stuff ( did not expect a compliment...)
- me discovering that my favourite tennis player KILLED his opponent (whose serves were unbreakable until now...) !!! GO FEDERER!!!

YouTube videos!!!
1. some scenes from Julius Caesar

2.Webcast: Julius Caesar(with the main protagonist and antagonist) Part 1

I don't mind if this is going to be my annual activity :D (Atleast I won't get bored since there will be different plays or even better, musicals(like westside story =)

Yard Sale = RELEASE THE INNER BOOK WORM

2009-05-30T18:34:13Z

hOORAAAY...
Got some sweet exercise today roaming around the neighbourhood for The Good Ol' Annual Yard Sale. Where I hoped to release the inner book worm ~~+ oldie~~.
The results are the following:
1. 21 Books
     - costed $6.25 (??) - $5.00 (found $5.00 on the street and picked it up...LOL)
     - 18 novels AKA the 'classics' (AS USUAL...) ranging from The Tin Flute (Gabrielle Roy) to The Hobbit (J.R Tolkien) as new as it can get...
     - 1 non-fiction collection (American)
     - 2 dictionaries (Crossword Puzzles + Spanish-English)
2. 2 Art Frames
     - costed $2.00
3. 2 planners
     - leather covered
     - costed $1.00
#2 is quite irrelevant to my somewhat nerdiness. (was just like:"PRETTY FRAMES!!!!!")
My parents literally were like:"What!? More books?!!"

Shoutout to patapoufe : I remembered the Interact meeting but unfortunately, there is an opportunity cost and I did wish to attend the yard sale instead. Feel free to unleash some inner furor here =D

N.R
P.S: The above was written in the knowledge of having to do my Science Assignment.

Breakaway from French Project

2009-05-09T02:45:12Z

Well, can't think of something original for the title.
Due the boredom (I'm human....) caused by the French Sondage and before I decided to come here, I did a facebook quiz "What should be your major?" and got an extremely scary result:

Your Result: Humanities

Whether it be philosophy, English, psychology or history that interests you, you are going to college to learn about the world around you and how people think. Though you may not be completely sure what career you want after school, what is important to you now is expanding your knowledge. You are creative and curious and want to take the classes that interest you most. You don't mind writing, and you're slightly obsessed with punctuation and grammar. You enjoy reading, and long hours in the library doing research sound appealing to you, and you hope to study abroad in Europe soon.

EVERYTHING was what I've been wanting for years, except the fact that college should be replaced by "UNIVERSITY" !!!! (In fact, I was literally screaming in my head in the Europe part...) Yes, I know, I have a crazy dream to fulfill but this just makes me want it even more. I am beginning to think that perhaps my mom is right, I should screw all the law stuff and be an official before an ambassador. =D Well, let's see in Gr. 11.

Also, my parents agreed to drive me to Birkdale for the Rotary Interact Open House! (a special thanks to patapoufe 's latest entry lol) I wish to atleast get something out of my head for God's sake. =D

Ciao,

Je suis fière de moi-même

2009-04-21T02:30:35Z

I survived my commentary. - What I used to say     VS.        I ROCKED IT!!! - The mood I am in right now
    OMG This is absolutely funny for I had one hour of sleep, and went through in hurriedly before that, and even earlier , 30 minutes of panic....
    I was shaking like a leaf during the other presentations ( I would go last...since I'm doing Chapter 6) so I did the inhale-hold-exhale routine for a long time.....Good thing, the hyperness in me is strong...LOL
   Then by the time I walked to the front, the tension is me was....gone. Everything went naturally, and that just made my day----> the excitement of finishing, everything....

Such A Long Journey, Chapter 6 – Literary Commentary

Pg. 82

Years ago, when Major Bilimoria had first moved to Khodadad Building, when the water supply was generous and the milk from Parsi Dairy Farm was both creamy and affordable, there had been a surge of construction activity everywhere in the city. The neighbourhood of Khodadad Building was not spared either, and tall structures began going up around it. The first to be blotted out was the setting sun – an office building was erected on the west side. Although it was only six stories, that was enough, for Khodadad Building was but three, being short and wide; ten flats in a row, stacked three high, with five entrances and stairways for each adjacent set of flats.

Shortly afterwards, construction started to the east as well. It was clear to all thirty tenants that an era had ended. Fortunately, the work dragged on for over ten years because of cement shortages, labour problems, lack of equipment and, once, the collapse of an entire wing due to adulterated cement, resulting in the deaths of seven workers. Youngsters from Khodadad Building went to the construction site to gaze in awe at some dark blotch on the ground, and wondered if that was the spot where the seven had perished, where their lifeblood had oozed out. The delays provided respite for Khodadad Building, and in time there grew a gradual acceptance of the altered landscape.

With the increase in traffic and population, the black stone wall became more important than ever. It was the sole provider of privacy, especially for Jimmy and Gustad when they did their kustis at dawn. Over six feet high, the wall ran the length of the compound, sheltering them from non-Parsi eyes while they prayed with the glow spreading in the east.

But to hell with privacy, to hell with the wall, to hell with the stink, said Gustad. Tubes of Odomos were purchased, and the ointment rubbed on all exposed parts, though the mosquitoes continued to buzz and sting and madden. For some reason, the ointment worked least efficaciously for him. Half the night he spent scratching and swatting and cursing.

This passage from Chapter 6 of Rohinton Mistry’s Such A Long Journey in a reminiscent tone, looks at Gustad’s past as he recalls the time when Major Bilimoria had just moved to Khodadad Building, in time to witness the start of the wall’s construction. The enormous size of the wall, with also the many cement, labour and equipment problems taking place had made it infamous, unwelcoming to the local tenants. But once the construction ended, the people, notably Gustad and Jimmy began to treasure the tranquil environment the wall created while simultaneously, it was filled with an endless amount of mosquitoes, along with the stink. Through figures of speech, rhetorical schemes, and symbols, Mistry suggests that in the eyes of Gustad as well as the other Parsis, the wall can be both endearing and disliking.

First of all, the application of the figures of speech provides an insight to the reader of the ever- present relationship between the residents and the wall. Synecdoche in this case serves as the ultimate emphasis to the idea of unity: The delays provided respite for Khodadad Building. By placing ‘Khodadad Building’ on behalf of the tenants living in it, it is clearly insisted that they are altogether one unit, sharing a sole opinion. There is also a wide usage of personification in order to provide a visual impression of the wall’s contrary traits. On one hand, the author introduces the wall’s comforting essence by narrating, “With the increase in traffic and population, the black stone wall became more important than ever. It was the sole provider of privacy, especially for Jimmy and Gustad when they did their kustis at dawn. Over six feet high, the wall ran the length of the compound, sheltering them from non-Parsi eyes while they prayed with the glow spreading in the east.” Successfully, Mistry develops the wall’s persona as a powerful and authoritive figure by giving it the action of a commanding athlete – ‘running the length of the compound’. Meanwhile, it serves as the guardian and protector of the Parsis from disturbances due to the increasing traffic and population as well as those ‘non-Parsi eyes’ that are offensive of the Parsis’ religious practices. On the other hand, in the purpose of addressing the severity in the encountered problems of the construction, the author again utilises personification to full advantage: the collapse of an entire wing due to adulterated cement, resulting in the deaths of seven workers. The adjective ‘adulterated’, despite its supposed meaning of ‘being made impure by adding inferior materials’ is associated with the noun ‘adultery’ , thus personifies ‘cement’ in a way by offering it an adulterous quality. This word use showcases corruption of the wall, furthermore giving it a negative reputation.

Secondly, specifically in the last paragraph, Mistry inserts many rhetorical schemes to signify Gustad’s intolerance over the detested residents of the wall – mosquitoes and stink: But to hell with privacy, to hell with the wall, to hell with the stink. Anaphora, repetition of the expression ‘to hell with’ is used effectively as the strong and abrupt echo is placed after the paragraph mentioning of the wall’s benefits, generating an auditory image of Gustad’s anger. Also, the author places polysyndeton at the end of the passage to familarize the reader with the protagonist’s constant annoyance of having to endure the intruding mosquitoes. From the quotations “Tubes of Odomos were purchased, and the ointment rubbed on all exposed parts, though the mosquitoes continued to buzz and sting and madden. ” and “Half the night he spent scratching and swatting and cursing.” , it seems that Gustad is simply helpless, after being made a victim of the mosquitoes.

Thirdly, the symbols in the passage are very crucial in developing the wall’s characteristics. The construction celebrates a birth, marking the advancement of technology; but meanwhile, it laments a death in the eyes of the tenants because the commencement of a new routine would always mean the abandonment of tradition: Shortly afterwards, construction started to the east as well. It was clear to all thirty tenants that an era had ended. The sun, symbolizing God’s presence is sacred to the Zoroastrians as they pray ‘with the glow spreading in the east’. Therefore, the expansion of the project to the east would no doubt impose fear of losing the endearing connection with God and their past ways of living. There are also many references to numbers such as ‘six stories’ , ‘ten flats in a row’ , ‘three high’ , ‘five entrances’ , etc., representing the technological aspects as well as the overall order of the modern world, all too dull for the Parsis. Later on, the quotation “Fortunately, the work dragged on for over ten years because of cement shortages, labour problems, lack of equipment...” describes the thrill of the tenants in delaying change by the word choice of ‘Fortunately’. The terms ‘cement’ , ‘labour’ and ‘equipment’ are merely representatives of technology, their problems suggesting that the modern world has its own flaws.

In sum, Rohinton Mistry illustrates the contrary sides of the wall by figures of speech, rhetorical schemes and symbols. Throughout Chapter 6, this passage is very significants for it marks the only moment in time where Gustad indulges himself in remembrance. Although the reminiscent tone of the passage is no different than those from the earlier chapters, it it the first time ever for Gustad to remember his friend, Jimmy Bilimoria in a way that is no longer judgemental. Perhaps, Mistry is trying to suggest how the length of time can eventually wash away the hatred embedded in one’s memory.

Critique de film : Delicatessen (1991)

2009-04-14T04:15:43Z

Movie Review 1 of 4
Forgive for posting this French movie review that I am extremely proud of.

Il est mon âme et ma cœur. Il est ma raison d'être....

C'est dans un édifice situé au monde miséreux, au-dessus d'une période ambigue, que se déroule l'action de Delicatessen. On y retrouve un groupe de locatoires – les carnivores habitent à l'endroit où touts les animals sont mis en danger. Ils s'échappent à la famine au grâce de leur proprietaire, un boucher étrange qui vend la chair humain.

Histoire bizarre, direz-vous? C'est là le secret du succès de Delicatessen, une comédie noir qui est aussi une collaboration entre Marc Caro et Jean-Pierre Jeunet en 1991. Avec leurs méninges créatives, les realisateurs et scenaristes français ont raconté la fin de monde : le désespoir, la misère, la corruption et le plus important – les péchés comme la meurtre, le suicide, l'avidité et le cannibalisme, mais tous contre un peu d’amour.

Au début de film, un homme qui est la cible de boucher échoue de s'échapper par cacher dans un poubelle. Peu de temps après cet incident, c'est clair que le boucher, Clapet (Jean-Claude Dreyfus) attire son cible par ses advertissements de travails en <<Les temps durs>>, et Louison (Dominique Pinon) , un clown d'un cirque fameux devient son nouveau cible. L'intrigue continue avec la rencontre de Louison et Julie Clapet (Marie-Laure Dougnac) , la fille myope de boucher, déclaration de leur amour a leur-mêmes, efforts de Julie pour sauver Louison par le raconte la vérité, boucherie d'une vielle dame par le boucher parce que il veux utiliser Louison pour les pétits travails, découverte de l’amour par le boucher, chasse a l'homme, mort de Clapet par ton objective de tuer Louison et une fin heureuse.

Les personages dans ce film sont simple, mais bien construite. Les deux héros, Louison et Julie Clapet est les jeunes amoureux typique, mais rares contre un monde de péchés. Louison, un clown que le boucher veux manger symbolise l'humour, la simplicité et l'innocence. Il est toujours curieux et adore les compagnons. Julie Clapet ressemble à <<Juliet Capulet>> littérairement et actuellement. Elle presente la confiance et la courage. Porter des grand lunettes au commencement du film, elle est myope physiquement et mentalement, sans courage et tombé dans l'amour facilement. Mais, pendant que l’histoire developpe, elle commence de porter des lentilles de contact, symboliser que elle ne plus pas myope mentalement parce qu'elle se rend compte de que son amoureux est en danger. Clapet le boucher est l'antagoniste dans cet histoire. Il est impitoyable, fier, et impoli mais en même temps, dans les oeils de ses locatoires, il est le <<deus ex machina>> parce qu'il les aide de s'échapper à la famine. Il est aussi humain, un père qui aime sa fille mais déteste Louison pour la voler. Il y aussi les personnages secondaires, notamment Aurore Interligator, une femme qui essaye de tuer lui-même pour s’ échapper à l'obscurité du monde par les méthodes stupides, deux enfants silencieux qui répresentent l'espoir et Les Troglodistes, un gang composé de rebelles végétariennes qui savent les protagonistes.

Pour établir un bon étage de film, beaucoup de renseignements au sujet de la séléction des couleurs et scènes ont ajouté. Noir et jaune ont devenu les couleurs principales pour illustrer la corruption et la désespoir. En fin heureuse, on peut finalement voir le ciel bleu. Il y a aussi les scènes comiques, contraster avec le thème obscur comme quand les bruits différents créer une rhapsodie impressionnante. Également, Caro et Jeunet ont répété la scène fameuse de film: quand Louison et Julie jouent des instruments musicales ensemble, illustrer que l'histoire a fini en cercle complet.

Yes, this is the first big movie of Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the director of <<The City of Lost Children>>, <<Amelie>> and many more.... Love his collaboration and Marc Caro...

My comments for the review:
1. Able to tell straight from the text that this is written by one of Vretanos' students. *hint* *hint* *nudge* *nudge* *wink* *wink* pay attention to the stealing of expressions + the SYMBOLS!! (name analysis....tsk tsk....use of scene...) specifically in the last 2 paragraphs
2. Able to tell that the writer is a good English student + a proud Shakespeare ~~(RIIIx99999 WTF?!!)~~ fan: "l'histoire a fini en cercle complet." <---come on, just LOOK AT THAT
3. Able to tell that the writer is a French lover, but still a noob. =D

Adieu,
N.R
P.S: I dared someone to read Shakespeare in a Cantonese accent for a game of Dare & Dare XXX....lol "fail" Picture the faces of my non-IB friends after hearing the word "Shakespeare" ....hehe (arghhh....ewww....no fun.......is this suddenly becoming an English class now???...what?!! 'o'er-datdqwqasdfasasgas' ??? followed by departures for food....the end. ~~T_T HELPLESS....~~)
P.P.S: I have the absolute reputation of choosing wierd + "ghetto" movies when it comes to doing an assignment like this....oh well I AM WHAT I AM...<33

A cheesy breakaway

2009-04-12T04:24:22Z

Once again, I am not in the vein of the promised movie reviews...cry thee mercy. But, ~~I TRULY PROMISE that~~ I am going to blog ~~like a madwoman~~ on MONDAY, when I finished everything that I need to do...until going to one of my church friends' 18th birthday party.

Greatness....I name this entry "A cheesy breakaway" because:
1) I am not doing what I'm supposed to do right now - finishing my 1 of 2 pieces for tomorrow's sale of work at my church.
2) I am not taking watercolour class tomorrow because of my current obligations.
3) I have realized the best way to get a boost from Youtube when needed - watching Hell's Kitchen, ~~which honestly, I have never watched before the assigning of the French Presentation~~
instead of Project Runway or ANTM
4) I have ironically escaped from the drowsiness caused by the lack of sleep, SPECIFICALLY on Thursday ( Staying up all night for RIII Essay + assumed-to-be-due-tomorrow French Presentation, getting 20 minutes of sleep, but was so in the mood of singing "I Feel Pretty" ...I was never that hyper before O_O =D)
5) Inspired by the awesome movie <<Delicatessen>>(a collaboration of Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet) where the main characters try to escape from the antagoniste by conducting a flood....

LAME...

2009-03-25T03:39:03Z

okay, maybe I should really post something right now...just not the promised entries

Read this at Webteam today, from our favourite nerd webcomic...xkcd

something to remember, before I start to think about punning in reality...~~oh do my inner RIII freak just need to say that?~~

*is enjoying my new, cropped hair*

need sleep soooo badly....

Buffet Confession Countdown: 1 day 'till EQ Camp

2009-03-15T02:42:31Z

Yes, do believe that I'm excited for an inner makeover tomorrow...LOL
Okay, all jokes aside. After a somewhat busy schedule in down town today, (getting some documents, grocery shopping in China Town, going for refunds) my parents decided to eat buffet today to skip dinner. So we went to the Imperial Buffet (Victoria Park & Eglinton) where I had a story to tell.
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I was in grade 8. And oneday our teacher took us to Imperial Buffet before the winter break. Then guess what? I ate NINE plates of food (way more than the guys...), and then while waiting for the bus at Warden & Ellesmere, most of my classmates would see me puke (only a little).

My teacher...well she freaked out and everytime I told her (being a total show-off) how I ate that much food, she just exclaimed: "GIRL, I MEAN...SERIOUSLY, YOU CAN EAT!!!!"

AWWW...these sweet years where I can fast in the morning, go to the buffet (school trip!!!) and eat 'till I drop. (I mostly ended up holding my stomach and doing this drunk walk thingy on the way home.) And the freaky part is: I eat a lot but after an hour or so, I go to the washroom....and am hungry again!!! (like I am right now....)
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Throughout my childhood years, I had developped the reputation of eating like a man (used to eat four-five bowls per meal) , but appearing like an anorexic person (like nobody had ever wanted to touch me as they were afraid that they would break my arm or something...). Well my metabolism is naturally quick, as it only takes a couple of minutes for my body to go through the whole digestive cycle. And lots of people (specifically ADULTS) envy this and one of them is now asking me how to be skinny and still eat a lot.

Unfortunately there aren't enough opportunities (like in graduation, I had to give up that habit because 1. Wearing a semi-formal dress and eating like a man didn't seem to match. 2. I wanted to dance!) as honestly, I'm still concerned with the weight issue....(should not be, since I don't eat greasy stuff....) lol And today I tried to bring my game back, but as I was finishing my 3rd dish, a waiter said:"The buffet is closing in ten minutes." I was seriously like "WHAT??!!!"

Now, I can't exactly tell you how to eat and be skinny. But, here is my tips to eat as much as you like at the buffet:

1. DON'T eat anything beforehand. Teach your stomach about your true destiny for the day: THE BUFFET *applauds*
2. ALWAYS go the the washroom before you eat. Trust me, going to the washroom after some food to empty your stomach doesn't work here (NEVER will...)
3. DO NOT EVER drink the iced water (or any other drink) they serve to you in the beginning. That'll dominate a major part of your stomach and ice is not comfortable for your stomach.
4. ALWAYS get some soup as your first dish. Call me crazy but again trust me, it opens and refreshes your stomach for the food. Most buffets have good soups. I don't prefer drinking the whole bowl, but take sippings after and between the rest of your dishes.
5. DON'T get desserts, deep-fried food, fruits, pizza or ANYTHING like that in your FIRST 4 PLATES. MISTAKE, MISTAKE, MISTAKE!!!! Don't ever do what the Westerners do (getting chunks of beef, meetballs, and fries ), honestly, you'll get sick more easily if you try to start from there.
6. ALWAYS get veggies as this is not an "GreatImACarnovore" moment. Sounds lame but guess what? This is what keeps you on with the eating. Start with at least 85% veggies for the first three dishes.
7. ALWAYS stick to something that is not made of fat, but yet something you can stand at the same time. Stick to some of that for the first 3 plates...(My favourites are corn, broccoli, peas, and mushrooms)
8. ALWAYS be considerate with the plating. I always keep my plates beautiful, vibrant, appealing, and neat. No, it's not because that I'm a visual artist. Having a sense of colour, style on your plate means that you have a critical eye over what you are eating, and you follow the rule of the eternal rule:"Eating healthy." Try to mix veggies with something dull, like grains, then pair up with some meat & alternatives. (I'm not a Canadian but is very proud of following the awesome food guide)
9. ALWAYS try something exotic for the 3-4the plate. Spice it up with something like sushi (!!!) and at the same time keep it easy-going.
10. NEVER drink. For it is one of the greatest reasons to be full quickly.
11. ALWAYS take it slowly. This is not a competition!!!!!!
12. NEVER finish your plate completely. And at the same time, DON'T BE SUCH A WASTE. *inserts Chinese poem about those poor farmers....* If you feel a bit uncomfortable with your plate, STOP EATING!
13. NEVER believe in the illusion that you can no longer eat. You'll get that after two plates or something. It happens only because your body is breaking down the food you take in.
14. ALWAYS choose fruits as some refreshments FIRST when you decide to take a break from the tension. It's a good thing that buffets offer some good choices for fruits that are not so watery that it fills your stomach. (eg. pinapples, melons, grapes are awesome) You'll shortly have no problem getting back on the eating if you make the right choices of fruits)
15. ALWAYS be careful with the selection of puddings, icecreams, cakes, etc....I would never care about this when going to Imperial Buffet (as they have some awesome choices!!) and China King Buffet (MANGO PUDDING ALL THE WAY!!!!) but beware with other places....especially MANDARIN!!!!(totally made for Westeners...) They have the most watery choices of icecream....(memories....but I still managed to survive that)
16. DON'T be freaked out of your accomplishment.
Bon appétit!!!!

N.R

P.S: I can now do the cross-word, sudoku and the rubik's cube!!! Yay!!!
P.P.S: Watch for my next two entries....movie reviews!!!.

Couture Baby....Countdown: 3 days 'till EQ Camp

2009-03-13T04:36:27Z

And one day 'till the week-end + MARCH BREAK....
I now have the desire to seek some real fashion (since my sense in fashion is limited as I had only the effort to watch reality shows like America's Next Top Model and Project Runway, not fashion weeks ---> where STUNNING actions by world reknowned experts take place). Therefore, I must keep track of this year's fashion weeks....(might have the opportunity to see the L'Oreal Fashion Week someday, where my mom went with her friend manys years ago)
Most people probably think that I'm too FOB and nerdy for fashion....LOL. while it is something that I got hooked onto eversince my mom taught me how to walk on the runway....(for a school fashion show...)

My March Break Plans:
1. Go to EQ Camp and actually leave with something handy.
2. Start cutting up my collected ~~magazines~~ (no not my ELLEs!! they are too good for that) , newspapers, flyers etc.... and glue them on perfectly rectangular cardboards. These should serve as my references/sources of inspiration in the future. (Design freak....)
3. Getting my hair chopped off.
4. Finish catching up the extra work I ought to do (summaries, expansions...all sorts of IB stuff...I gotta PUSH IT TO DA LIMIT rmb?)
5. Finish "My childhood memory" (French Presentation)
6. Continue to learn Latin. My goal for this school year ---> to read Historiae romanae breviarium by Eutropius. (here it is right now, sitting on the shelf of the ancient Reference Library, waiting for me...)
7. Actual try to have something done for my church's upcoming sale of work.
8. Officially start on my book....that is somewhat of an autobiographical nature...Maybe I should really think about the reason why I failed so many times to keep the commitment going.
9. Finish reading Les Femmes savantes by the awesome French playright Molière. This is fun to read about overall, especially with the fact that I am in IB...and I found that the Learned Ladies are waayyy more IB than me!! (Since they apply their knowledge straight on to their lives...One person fired her servant because she has bad grammar....which in her opinion is somehow equivalent to murder & robbery....FREAKY.....)

* A lot to do....and I don't expect me to accomplish everything....but these are still some extremely short-term goals...*

Peace Y'all,

N.R
P.S: congrats mekdq for joining LJ and withal please update!
P.P.S: today is withal the day of my best cross-word accomplishment....go figure

I fain would sleep...

Realized that I could of put in a cheesy French rap right now:
Victime de la mode - MC Solaar

lyrics from akslyrics.com
Victime De La Mode *

* the [] areas are an english translation

Clap, prise 1, vision panoramique
[Clic, take one, panoramic vision]
Une camera avance gros plan sur Dominique
[A camera advances close-up on Dominique]
Seule devant la glace elle osculte son corps
[Alone in front of the mirror, she explores her body]
puis crie machinalement encore quelques efforts
[Then whispers to herself: a little more effort]
Tous les regimes sur elle furent teste
[All the diets were tested on her]
Toutes les tentatives ont ete des echecs complets
[All the time it was a complete failure]
Mais elle perd ses vers et pour plaire a son homme
[But she loses worms to please her man]
Dominique a decide de suivre la norme
[Dominique has decided to follow the norms]
Elle emmagazine, des magazines
[She collects magazines]
Dans lesquels elle pensent trouver le repos ultime
[In which she hopes to find the ultimate rest]
Maso, a l'assaut de ses formes rondelettes
[Maso(chistic), to the assault of the round forms of her body]

Chorus:
Elle etait occupee a couper du pecu
[She was busy, cutting ...]
Car on lui piquait les fesses, une victime de la mode
[Cause they were stingin her ass, Fashion victim]
Tel est son nom de code
[Was her code name]
Victime de la mode, tel est son nom de code
[Fashion victim, was her code name]

Lumiere, scene 2, l'as de trefle lui propose
[Lights, scene two, the ace of spades suggests her]
Une toute nouvelle donnee en voici la cause
[A brand new data, here is the cause]
Tellement d'efforts mais pour quel resultats
[So much effort, but for what results]
Elle perd de l'oseille au lieu de perdre du poids
[She loses money instead of losing weight]

Dominique, replique, et tres vite m'explique
[Dominique responds, and quickly explains]
Qu'elle veut etre la replique d'une creature de clip
[That she wants to be the replica of a (music)video creature]
Ainsi font font font les petites filles coquettes
[That's how it goes with pretty girls]
Elle suivent un modele qui leur fait perdre la tete
[They follow a model that makes them lose their mind]
Comme London, Washington, Kingston, Sharengton ou Carcasonne
[Like London, Washington, Kingston, Sharengton, or Carcasonne]
Quand le Telephone sonne elle nous reponds sans cesse
[When the phone rings, she constantly tells us that]

Chorus

Donc en guise de conclusion
[So, in concluding]
A l'analyse logique de cette situation
[The logic analysis of this situation]
Le regime, le jogging, la liposuccion
[Dieting, Jogging, and liposuccion]
Sont a tester mais il faut faire attention
[Are to be tried but with care]
Esperont que vous aurez compris
[Let's hope you'll understand]
Les bases tres claires de ce code de deontologie
[The clear basis of this code of ethic theories]
Prendre ou perdre quelques kilos
[Gaining or losing some pounds]
L'essentiel est d'etre vraiment bien dans sa peau
[The important thing is to feel good in your body]
Ma tacte au tic attaque toute ethique
[My tactic attacks every ethic]
Avec tact Dominique pas de panique
[With tact, Dominique, don't panic]
Ecoute bien ce funky beat
[Listen carefully to this funky beat]
La quete de l'image la laisse dans le stress
[The quest for image leave her in stress]

Chorus

Jimmy Jay....(scratches...)

YESSSS!!!! Countdown : 4 days 'till EQ Camp....

2009-03-12T00:26:04Z

Finally LJ works on my computer!!!! Thank God....
I was soo desperate of putting up my results for the quiz that liquidjoy took...Yes, it is sooo freakishly accurate.
At that time, I was surfing the Internet, hoping to do something like this (meaningfully purposeless....guess that's the best of my ability to create oxymoron today =)

Your view on yourself:

Other people find you very interesting, but you are really hiding your true self. Your friends love you because you are a good listener. They'll probably still love you if you learn to be yourself with them.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:

You like to flirt and behave seductively. The opposite sex finds this very attractive, and that's why you'll always have admirers hanging off your arms. But how serious are you about choosing someone to be in a relationship with?

Your views on education

Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:

You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success.

How do you view success:

You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.

What are you most afraid of:

You are afraid of having no one to rely on in times of trouble. You don't ever want to be unable to take care of yourself. Independence is important to you.

Who is your true self:

You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.
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I actually did some additional stuff, analysing the questions and then what I got, and found it very interresting (with all that symbolism going on)... I can almost imagine it to be on a music video O_O

*Random: what crazy things am I associated with nowadays...
1. Collecting newspapers, flyers and everything else that has some inspirational graphics
2. Memorizing lines of Shakespeare and trying out my British accent (Unleash my inner Shakespeare freak...)
3. Attempting to catch a time where I'm totally alone so I can sing the roof off
4. Reading "The Great Tragedy of Richard III" like a comedy
5. Being IB in all other occasions except in the course where there is total dominance of non-IBs ----> Visual Arts
maybe the last one does not count*
Yay me...

P.S: I'm getting my shoulder hair chopped off...YEEEAAAHHHH =)