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pretzel_knot
13 July 2009 @ 02:07 am
I. NEED. A. DRAMA. TO. WATCH.

SERIOUSLY.

Ever since Boys Before Flowers ended, I haven't watched a single drama. This is a brand new record. What happened to watching all the taiwanese dramas?? Even the shitty ones?! I guess going into a whole new fandom (and thus abandoning the previous one, whoops) does change things. LOL.

I watched a few movies on my laptop, but I agree with Janesa, it feels better to have a drama to watch 'cause it doesn't end so quickly... If you get what she means. LOL. So far, from what I can recall, I watched I'm a Cyborg But that's Okay (which I really really like, but wasn't one of Park Chan-wook's best works), Chaser (IT WAS AWESOME. <3 ), Naked Kitchen (a beautiful...love story? It was a little disappointing though. IDK if I was expecting too much.) ... Okay and what else. OH I WATCHED ATTACK OF THE PIN-UP BOYS. IT WAS JUST...LOL. SUJU, ILU. I also watched Cyborg She. Don't judge please. I was itching for another movie about cyborgs and that was the only one I know of. HAHAHA. It was...erm, let's just say, its no loss if you don't watch it. (: The main female lead, the cyborg, IS DARN PRETTY THOUGH. I also watched Little Miss Sunshine (ITS SUCH A FEEL GOOD FILM. LOVED IT.) and re-watched Love Actually. Okay, I can't remember what else I watched online. ): Age is catching up with me.

I NEED A DRAMA. RECOMMENDATIONS, PLEASE.

LOL speaking of movies, I would say the movie marathon at the class chalet last week was one of the most successful movie marathons I've ever had. I mean, everyone was awake and watching?! HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN. Its such a rare occurance. Maybe I should buy lottery tomorrow. Usually when we have stayovers or chalets, either 1) everyone starts off watching, but one by one loses interest and either fall asleep or go off to do something else or 2) only one or two are REALLY watching, the rest are just bored. even from the start, yes. LOL WE ACTUALLY WATCHED 3 MOVIES: Marley & Me, Bride Wars and Mad About English. I can't believe we watched the first two 'cause I know I didn't even want to watch them when they showed at the theaters. LOL. But they're good flicks to watch at stayovers though Marley & Me felt like 3 hours omg. Anyway, YAY US. (:

I'm finally going to watch Transformers tomorrow. When the whole world has already watched it.

And I can't wait for this.


...It looks like its going to be damn awesome. Expelliarmus!

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pretzel_knot
02 July 2009 @ 02:12 am
[info]_ochre  just showed me this site, www.givesmehope.com/. Its like the FML website, but for the positive and happy moments that give you hope. So in the midst of so many negative happenings that we see in the news each day, with the most recent big news being the deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, this website is a refreshing change that indeed, gives me hope. :D

"During college, I worked at a coffee shop in New Orleans. The morning shift started at 6 am. A coworker lived off campus and waited for the streetcar ~5:30 am (before sunrise). One morning, she waited with a man for 10-15 mins. As the streetcar arrived, she asked if he was getting on, and he said "No, I was just making sure you were safe." GMH."

"Exactly 8 months ago my grandpa lost his battle with cancer. By the end he couldn't talk and wouldn't respond to any of us. A few moments before he took his last breath, he looked at my grandma and said clear as day "I love you". They were married 51 years. GMH!!"

"I rode the subway and ended up forgetting my purse and realizing it as the train sped away. I went to go talk to someone about it but no one could find it and I didn't have money to get back on the train so I started crying. That's when the janitor came over and handed me enough money to get home."

"I just read an amazing article about a little girl with cancer whose dying wish was to see Up! She was too sick to attend the theatre. Upon hearing this, Pixar sent over a staffer with gifts and a DVD. She couldn't open her eyes, so her mom described it. She passed away that night after seeing it. GMH."

"I was on the edge yesterday. I felt broken like no matter what we do we can not get ahead. I just set down on the floor and started crying. My two year old son came up to me, wiped the tears from my face and told me it would be ok. He smiled and kissed me. He gave me the strength to get back up because we may not have much, but we have love. GMH"

I'm getting a little weepy reading this entries...but reading them...GMH. (: I think we need a little hope in our lives. Rather than focusing on the negative moments, it feels better to take note of the positive ones, y/y?

TY, [info]_ochre , for showing me this. ILU. :D
 

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pretzel_knot
Hopped over to this journal from [info]impeople , who posted a link in her post.


If you are reading this right now, you have more luxury than someone in Iran could ever hope for right now. If you are watching TV or a video on youtube, updating your status on Facebook, Tweeting, or even texting your friend, you are lucky. If you are safe in your home, and were able to sleep last night without the sounds of screaming from the rooftops, you need to know and understand what is happening to people just like you in Iran right now.



They are not the enemy. They are a people whose election has been stolen. For the first time in a long time, a voice for change struck the youth of Iran, just as it did for many people in the United States only seven months ago. Hossein Mousavi gained the support of millions of people in Iran as a Presidential candidate. He stands for progressiveness. He supports good relations with the West, and the rest of the world. He is supported with fervor as he challenges the oppressive regime of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

On Friday, millions of people waited for hours in line to vote in Iran's Presidential election. Later that night, as votes came in, Mousavi was alerted that he was winning by a two-thirds margin. Then there was a change. Suddenly, it was Ahmadinejad who had 68% of the vote - in areas which have been firmly against his political party, he overwhelmingly won. Within three hours, millions of votes were supposedly counted - the victor was Ahmadinejad. Immediately fraud was suspected - there was no way he could have won by this great a margin with such oppposition. Since then, reports have been coming in of burned ballots, or in some cases numbers being given without any being counted at all. None of this is confirmed, but what happened next seems to do the trick.



The people of Iran took the streets and rooftops. They shout "Death to the dictator" and "Allah o akbar." They join together to protest. Peacefully. The police attack some, but they stay strong. Riots happen, and the shouting continues all night. Text messaging was disabled, as was satellite, and websites which can spread information such as Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and the BBC are blocked in the country. At five in the morning, Arabic speaking soldiers (the people of Iran speak Farsi) stormed a university in the capital city of Tehran. While sleeping in their dormitories, five students were killed. Others were wounded. These soldiers are thought to have been brought in by Ahmadinejad from Lebanon. Today, 192 of the university's faculty have resigned in protest.

Mousavi requested that the government allow a peaceful rally to occur this morning - the request was denied. Many thought that it would not happen. Nevertheless, first a few thousand people showed up in the streets of Tehran. At this point, it is estimated that 1 to 2 million people were there. Mousavi spoke on the top of a car. The police stood by. For a few hours, everything was peaceful. Right now, the same cannot be said. Reports of injuries, shootings, and killings are flooding the internet. Twitter has been an invaluable source - those in Iran who still know how to access it are updating regularly with picture evidence. People are being brutally beaten. Tonight will be another night without rest for so many in Iran no older than I am. Tonight there is a Green Revolution.


For more information:
PICTURES:
here and here
NEW INFORMATION:
Here - near constant updates
Here - ONTD_political live post
ON TWITTER:
@StopAhmadi, @ProtesterHelp


دنیارابگوییدچطورآنهاانتخاباتمان دزدیده اند
Tell the world how they have stolen our election


- original post by [info]one_hoopy_frood


And so I'm reposting this, just because its the least I can do. (:
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pretzel_knot
22 June 2009 @ 05:11 pm
Last week was an overdose of Chinese food. Okay, maybe not the entire week. But 2 days in a row is ENOUGH. I mean, a BUFFET with steamboat on Thursday, plus dim sum on Friday? I will avoid Chinese food this week, thanks.

crystal jade buffet at holland v )

a little rant about their service )

dim(sum) joy )

We went to Dim Joy on a Friday night, and it was surprisingly empty. Guess everyone's at pubs or something since its a Friday. It was nice being one of the few in the restaurant, except that we should have probably sat further away from the wait staff 'cause it was kinda awkward with them standing so close and watching us eat. LOL. That said, I love the service that Dim Joy provides. The waiters and waitresses are really attentive (probably also due to the fact that there were few people, but the last time Nat and I went, they gave good service too), and are all REALLY NICE PEOPLE. :D :D I would go back for their egg tarts (best I've eaten, actually), custard buns, charsiew buns, shrimp dumplings, pan-fried radish and their dessert. Shulian doesn't like durian (OH THE BLASPHEMY) so I couldn't order it, but I really like their durian dessert. :D Go to Dim Joy, people!



 
 
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YAY! Added some new friends from OMNTD, to make LJ even more fun than it already is. LOL I think I'm spending too much time on LJ. So here's a meme for everyone to know each other better. AND FOR ME TO COPY AND PASTE THIS SHIT FOR EVERYONE 'CAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE POSTING THIS. LOL. Okay, I won't be that shameless. I'll edit it a little for each person. :D

hiding the meme )

LOL my proper update is still not coming. Everytime I come online, I really wonder where that few hours have gone to. Damn.
 
 
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