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rights so the previous posts (notably during term time) have been of a somewhat dreary and serious nature. So since it's the hols (albeit a short one but no matter, one has to be happy about the small treats in life if you are where I am now)...I think I can finally come up with some frivolity.

Just watched "The Prestige" on VCD and man....it's awesome. Very original. So wasn't surprised when I saw that the director is the same guy who gave us that perplexing Memento. I definitely prefer Prestige coz Mr Nolan the scriptwriting prodigy has kindly deigned to give enough clues to allow the audience to form a fairly accurate idea of the final twist way before it is revealed. I had such a difficult time following the pace of Memento that it seriously affected my enjoyment of the film. And there's really a lot more to Prestige than just jealous feuding magicians. A fair amount of character development is incorporated, and the tragedy element always strikes a chord with me.

Realised I've watched an astounding number of shows starring Hugh Jackman, which probably explains why I continue to be so enamoured with him for so long...or is it the cause of my film selection? Or could they be jus strengthening each other? ah watever...so anyway I've seen Kate and Leopold, Someone Like You, all the X-Men shows, Van Helsing, Scoop, and now this. And in all of them (except Helsing where the horrendous hairdo ruined everything), well allow me to gush...HJ rocks!!! ok for purposes of acting my age I shall stop here.

So yea am glad I at least watched one nice film during this period. Takes one's mind off things.

And oh oh oh how could I have forgotten to mention the pretty $400-plus organiser(Palm TX) that I purchased during the recent IT Show. Am piling all my memos into it and have found a great function for it as an ebook reader. =) Hopefully I can become better organised in the long run...?

Me...this is about me...

About two minutes ago it hit me - could I possibly have some kind of an anger management problem? Ok before I balk at my own statement...jus let me say this. As I do more things besides studying, I'm starting to find that there are many things I do not know about myself. This whole repressed anger thing started in the U, when for the first time I felt intense resentment against another person. That was when I first started to wonder at my own temper. Rights so 99% of the time I'm one of the most good-tempered persons you can ever find. I can tolerate endless teasings, even insults, plus other assorted nonsense. But there is that creepy 1% submerged in my personality which will only surface when:

a) I'm severely disappointed in a person/people.
b) I feel that I've been lied to through and through, time and again.

So far it's these two. And I can get very scary when I'm angry. I can get so vehement that sometimes I wonder if that is a sign of lack of control.

I dunno...guess I do have my own issues too...

Rites it's getting to be tiring...psychoanalysing myself...so i shall sleep for now...

mmmm...

Been quite a lull since I last posted.

Realise that I always always fall sick around the same time every year. That is, around the late Jan to Feb period when the monsoon is ending (or supposed to end, since this year is really giving everyone abnormalities in weather changes - La Nina?).

So anyway that awful period has passed and am currently in relatively energetic post-serious flu state.

Saturdays are always spent planning...churning out worksheets and what not...and the more I do, the more everything just bubbles to the surface and I find myself struggling to capture the bubbles before they go back down or worse, pop.

It's amazing how hypocritical students can be. Or are they even aware that they are being hypocritical? Whatever it is, some of them really excel at complaining about others, only to exhibit the same behaviour when it comes to themselves. Shows a severe lack of maturity on their parts. Really disgusting. If I leave my current job, the off-putting flaws of adolescents will have a lot to do with it.

I mean, I know it's supposed to be Lent and the last thing I should be harbouring is ugly thoughts and ugly words about people. But...they are really atrocious.

I can almost feel my personality changing thanks to them. Maybe...I jus have to learn to be tougher to face the challenges to come? Maybe it's actually a good thing?

whatever it is...drats...