This is interesting...
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Mr. Darcy - An Ideal Life Partner?
As I was browsing through the comments for the trailer in Youtube, I saw people saying "Does Mr. Darcy exist?" and things like "it is amazing that even though Mr.Darcy was created century ago, he is still the ideal man for most women today."
When I watched the movie and having lots of "short-circuit" moments, mostly laughing and amused with the emotions of the characters were displaying, I couldn't help but wonder if Mr. Darcy exists in modern world, TOO.
Well, my impression of Mr. Darcy in the movie... Rather imprudent, but very loyal. Not good with words, and loves with his action. He's a person of dry humour I guess. It reminds me of somebody I know but a moment later, to realize perhaps Mr. Darcy doesn't exist after all. Or perhaps, my very own version of Mr. Darcy is lurking somewhere, stalking me unknowingly? Maybe... Maybe... Maybe... Or maybe my Mr. Darcy is "in the making" now? Maybe... Maybe... Maybe... Actually... Actually... I'd like to have a Mr. Darcy too! LOL!!!
Oh well, I'm a sucker for romance actually, though I rarely show that part of me by telling others. Haha! This is the first time I'm admitting publicly that I love romance. OMG! Well, I can't force others to like what I like, neither can I brainwash anybody to like what I would dropdead for. I'm just me, though imperfect, still loved by God.
Here's an interesting link to a P&P website which stated the endings of the movie... The version that I have with me doesn't have the ending at Pemberley. The version I have ended here:
Longbourn Library - Day (last scene)
I actually saw the Pemberley night scene in cinema when I watched this movie for the first time. I liked how the movie was directed, saving the best for the last. Rarely I saw any movie these days without a "kissing scene", but this is one of the very few movies that has only ONE kissing scene at the end of the movie (after the credits).
Before I end, I think there is one important point of me writing here is the essence of the movie... Well, personally, I find the movie speaks loudly to me about how sometimes the first impressions on individuals may be wrong, and sometimes, we may have built up prejudice towards another. And when we realize that we're wrong, it is hard for us to admit so, because of pride. That's what I see of Mr. Darcy and Lizzy...
Mr. Darcy thought Lizzy was "barely tolerable" the first time they met, while Lizzy thought of him as pompous and proud (probably cold) too. Then when Mr. Darcy discovered that he found Lizzy irresistable and loved her, Lizzy rejected his proposal because of the prejudice she had about him (the statement she heard him made, his act of breaking up Mr. Bingley and Jane, her sister, what he thought about her family etc.). Yet after her rejection of him, she realized that deep down inside her, she actually found herself loving the man she hated. She wouldn't bring herself to admit that, until the end of the movie where she could resist him no more.
I guess I do have some part of "Lizzy" in my life that I need to work it out... I just couldn't understand how come it is so hard to build a bridge across two individuals who are so different from each other!!! Practically no similarity...
Time to sleep... A long day to go, tomorrow that is.
God bless!
When I watched the movie and having lots of "short-circuit" moments, mostly laughing and amused with the emotions of the characters were displaying, I couldn't help but wonder if Mr. Darcy exists in modern world, TOO.
Well, my impression of Mr. Darcy in the movie... Rather imprudent, but very loyal. Not good with words, and loves with his action. He's a person of dry humour I guess. It reminds me of somebody I know but a moment later, to realize perhaps Mr. Darcy doesn't exist after all. Or perhaps, my very own version of Mr. Darcy is lurking somewhere, stalking me unknowingly? Maybe... Maybe... Maybe... Or maybe my Mr. Darcy is "in the making" now? Maybe... Maybe... Maybe... Actually... Actually... I'd like to have a Mr. Darcy too! LOL!!!
Oh well, I'm a sucker for romance actually, though I rarely show that part of me by telling others. Haha! This is the first time I'm admitting publicly that I love romance. OMG! Well, I can't force others to like what I like, neither can I brainwash anybody to like what I would dropdead for. I'm just me, though imperfect, still loved by God.
Here's an interesting link to a P&P website which stated the endings of the movie... The version that I have with me doesn't have the ending at Pemberley. The version I have ended here:
Longbourn Library - Day (last scene)
Pemberley - Night (Last scene for US edition)
I actually saw the Pemberley night scene in cinema when I watched this movie for the first time. I liked how the movie was directed, saving the best for the last. Rarely I saw any movie these days without a "kissing scene", but this is one of the very few movies that has only ONE kissing scene at the end of the movie (after the credits).
Before I end, I think there is one important point of me writing here is the essence of the movie... Well, personally, I find the movie speaks loudly to me about how sometimes the first impressions on individuals may be wrong, and sometimes, we may have built up prejudice towards another. And when we realize that we're wrong, it is hard for us to admit so, because of pride. That's what I see of Mr. Darcy and Lizzy...
Mr. Darcy thought Lizzy was "barely tolerable" the first time they met, while Lizzy thought of him as pompous and proud (probably cold) too. Then when Mr. Darcy discovered that he found Lizzy irresistable and loved her, Lizzy rejected his proposal because of the prejudice she had about him (the statement she heard him made, his act of breaking up Mr. Bingley and Jane, her sister, what he thought about her family etc.). Yet after her rejection of him, she realized that deep down inside her, she actually found herself loving the man she hated. She wouldn't bring herself to admit that, until the end of the movie where she could resist him no more.
I guess I do have some part of "Lizzy" in my life that I need to work it out... I just couldn't understand how come it is so hard to build a bridge across two individuals who are so different from each other!!! Practically no similarity...
Time to sleep... A long day to go, tomorrow that is.
God bless!
Pride and Prejudice (2005) Trailer
One of my favourites... Watched it once in the cinema, at least four times on the computer.
Hope and Purpose, in God alone
"We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose."
~ Romans 8:28 ~
~ Romans 8:28 ~
As I read in Romans Chapter 8... I find this particular verse struck me. Sometimes I don't understand things that are happening to me these days, but I certainly know that all things that happened, no matter good or bad, are under God's control. All I need to do is to love Him and be loved by Him. That's all. And St. Paul in his letter to the Romans put it very clearly that those who love God and who are called according to His purpose, somehow things that happen to them will patch up like a jigsaw puzzle which eventually turn out to be good. That is my understanding of the verse as I prayed on...
It is never easy to focus on Jesus when we're in darkness, but that is when He is nearest to us. That is when he is carrying us on His back (as per the Footprints story by an unknown author). In my darkest hours, He was there, quietly being by my side. Nobody is perfect, neither am I. I'm experiencing so much of "down the 'emo' lane" these few days, and I know all the tears I shed, He cups them with His palm. In these darkest times, the path in front of us may seem dim and unclear, or sometimes, even remain unseen to us... I read in Romans again that "in hope we were saved". It takes up a lot of patience for sure, but this hope in God brings new life. I shall continue trusting the God who saves me all the time, for I know all things work together for good for those who love God...
"For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience."
~ Romans 8:24-25 ~
~ Romans 8:24-25 ~
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Yeah, I know, I should be burying my head continuously inside the deep pile of exam papers instead of being here. Yet, I am here to celebrate the achievement so far - I'm done with the fifth formers' papers... Now left with the non-SPM class...
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
My Testimony
I don't mind being labeled as a "protestanised" Catholic, seriously, but I can not do without the Eucharist. I never knew a place so near to our Lord Jesus nearer than seeing Him face to face in the Blessed Sacrament. I never knew any other place that I can hide but the refuge place of Stella Maris Blessed Sacrament. I can't forgo the Eucharistic worship every Sunday during Mass.. Because He's so present there everytime I receive the Body of Christ. It became the source and summit of my christian life since a year ago, when I discovered the healing power of the Eucharist... Yet, at the same time, I can't forgo charismatic worship too. That's when I can sense His Spirit burning in me, alive and active. just like how i feel when I look and receive the Body of Christ.
Why a "protestanised" Catholic? Like what the guy said, many Catholics don't read the bible, let alone quoting them. I read the Word, I cherish the Word and many-a-times, the Word became my guide and strength when I have none left of my own. So as I dwelt in the Word, more and more frequent I started quoting the Word... and hence, earning the recent "endearment" as "Cindy, you're so protestanised oh..." I don't mind, really, because both Eucharistic worship and charismatic worship are equally important to me, because that is where Jesus, who saves me times after times, ministered to me greatly when I was down and out. I know He's the one I can hang on to when all turn their backs on me.
This is me so far, why I'm still a Catholic.
A Great Laugh
I was terribly emo this morning, maybe it was the gloomy weather and the exam papers stress. Oh well, maybe it's PMS?! I have decided to just keep very silent and very alone. Just to isolate myself.
Thank God for a kind soul who cheered me up by imitating trumpet/brass band playing the graduation melody, then made slightly out-of-tune music from Star Wars. God is good to bless me with kind souls. I had a good laugh that stimulated some sort of funny hormones into my blood stream.
You know who you are. It's really great to have ya around. Thanks! (If the person is my blog reader...)
Thank God for a kind soul who cheered me up by imitating trumpet/brass band playing the graduation melody, then made slightly out-of-tune music from Star Wars. God is good to bless me with kind souls. I had a good laugh that stimulated some sort of funny hormones into my blood stream.
You know who you are. It's really great to have ya around. Thanks! (If the person is my blog reader...)
Saturday, 24 October 2009
Planning for Birthday
I'm turning 27 in 6 days time. OMG! For a teenager, they probably can't imagine being 27. Umm... when I was 17, I couldn't imagine being 27. Arghh! Time flies. Okay, I forgot, I have teenage followers too!
Alright, planning for birthday is VERY NOT DONE! All I know the list of sisters who are freeing the night for me will be: MelNic, MelAud, Jo Hiu, Aunty Cecilia, Dot Leong, umm... did I miss out anybody? I hope not... List is not permanent though... More to come, more to come... Oh yeah, not forgetting Fiona, and hopefully Lidz can come. If not I'm going to smuggle her to CB in the afternoon somehow.
Where to go? Unsure yet. All I know my day should be roughly the same, since I've pledged myself to attend Rosary and Novena in SHC and of course, it's always an All Saints' Day eve. So... YAY! I always celebrate my birthday with a Mass alright. The highest form of worship.
Alright, people, I need ideas, the fresher the better. Help me plan my birthday!!!!
I like surprises, but I can't expect me-self to plan a surprise for myself, right? That will be so.... NARCISSISTIC! Ok, not that planning for my own birthday is not. LoL! For the fun of it, and to foolproof it, so that I won't be disappointed before or after my birthday.
Let's see the histories of joys, and disasters, in the recent years of my birthdays...
2005 - My junior who had promised me to watch movie with me decided to inform me on my birthday that he would hang out with his bunch of friends, and I was not included, because they didn't really know me. So I went for movie marathon and saw my junior and his friends in the same cinema. DANG! And had dinner on my own. This was one of those ALONE moments. Sigh! Worse thing was the guy whom I liked (disclaimer: not my junior for sure!!!)... He was... what shall I say, had a different preference for relationship? He's normal now. Thank God.
2006 - I had to attend Potter and Clay and people almost forgotten that it was my birthday until another group of people brought it present for me. Thank God for these people. HUGGIES. Not quite a disaster, but as usual, I spent the whole day -- ALONE. Did I need to be that pathetic!?~
2007 - It was the best birthday ever. I had a day off, so I went for lunch with my bestest friend then, then decided on either movies or @tmosphere after mass. Mass was great. I opted for @tmosphere, and the staffs surprised me with a Birthday song and a slice of cheesecake, on the house. Oh my! I was in 7th heaven... BUT, the worst part was some people decided that it was their personal affairs to spread the good news of who I went to @tmosphere with and created GOSSIPS and SCANDALS that I had never heard of. Me holding my bestest friend's hand?! Oh my, blasphemy!!! My the other bestest friend in KL that time confronted me on MSN a few days after my birthday. How great a birthday eh?
2008 - I loved surprises, and my ex-bestest friend (because of some reasons and underlying lies, we fought and life was never the same anymore for us) designed a surprise when my CG decided to celebrate my birthday during Life Nite. Wonderful surprise and I was so touched, though I know my ex-bestest friend wouldn't have done it on his own accord because of our difference of opinions that time. I felt so touched because he would still design the surprise despite our differences. BUT, the worst was me being "scolded" via smses by some concerned individual because of my message of gratitude on his FB profile causing her to feel I was ungrateful and think that he was my only friend. Goodness! I think I cried for a week, and I had to confront her for all the questions of why she would do that to ruin the happy moments of my life. Even now, I have mixed feelings when I recall the event. The sms ruined my beautifully painted picture.
2009 - to be discovered soon enough.
Though there were some disasters which followed all my birthdays in the recent years, I thank God that I survived so many birthdays... And this one... There won't be any sms from my dad telling me that he loves me, though I know he still does though he's no longer physically on earth. God bless his soul. I had the greatest dad, a dad who would send me text messages telling me he loves me. Wonderful, isn't it? Now he's with Daddy God, even more wonderful, because he finally can see Him face to face.
Yeah... I'm hoping to reach 200th post on my birthday. I see if it's possible. And my dream birthday with huge bouquet of white roses with a single red rose... Ahakz! Still standing firm, but no cute, good looking dude available for now... Ahahahahaha!
Time to sleep. It's 1 am now. Adios amigos!
Alright, planning for birthday is VERY NOT DONE! All I know the list of sisters who are freeing the night for me will be: MelNic, MelAud, Jo Hiu, Aunty Cecilia, Dot Leong, umm... did I miss out anybody? I hope not... List is not permanent though... More to come, more to come... Oh yeah, not forgetting Fiona, and hopefully Lidz can come. If not I'm going to smuggle her to CB in the afternoon somehow.
Where to go? Unsure yet. All I know my day should be roughly the same, since I've pledged myself to attend Rosary and Novena in SHC and of course, it's always an All Saints' Day eve. So... YAY! I always celebrate my birthday with a Mass alright. The highest form of worship.
Alright, people, I need ideas, the fresher the better. Help me plan my birthday!!!!
I like surprises, but I can't expect me-self to plan a surprise for myself, right? That will be so.... NARCISSISTIC! Ok, not that planning for my own birthday is not. LoL! For the fun of it, and to foolproof it, so that I won't be disappointed before or after my birthday.
Let's see the histories of joys, and disasters, in the recent years of my birthdays...
2005 - My junior who had promised me to watch movie with me decided to inform me on my birthday that he would hang out with his bunch of friends, and I was not included, because they didn't really know me. So I went for movie marathon and saw my junior and his friends in the same cinema. DANG! And had dinner on my own. This was one of those ALONE moments. Sigh! Worse thing was the guy whom I liked (disclaimer: not my junior for sure!!!)... He was... what shall I say, had a different preference for relationship? He's normal now. Thank God.
2006 - I had to attend Potter and Clay and people almost forgotten that it was my birthday until another group of people brought it present for me. Thank God for these people. HUGGIES. Not quite a disaster, but as usual, I spent the whole day -- ALONE. Did I need to be that pathetic!?~
2007 - It was the best birthday ever. I had a day off, so I went for lunch with my bestest friend then, then decided on either movies or @tmosphere after mass. Mass was great. I opted for @tmosphere, and the staffs surprised me with a Birthday song and a slice of cheesecake, on the house. Oh my! I was in 7th heaven... BUT, the worst part was some people decided that it was their personal affairs to spread the good news of who I went to @tmosphere with and created GOSSIPS and SCANDALS that I had never heard of. Me holding my bestest friend's hand?! Oh my, blasphemy!!! My the other bestest friend in KL that time confronted me on MSN a few days after my birthday. How great a birthday eh?
2008 - I loved surprises, and my ex-bestest friend (because of some reasons and underlying lies, we fought and life was never the same anymore for us) designed a surprise when my CG decided to celebrate my birthday during Life Nite. Wonderful surprise and I was so touched, though I know my ex-bestest friend wouldn't have done it on his own accord because of our difference of opinions that time. I felt so touched because he would still design the surprise despite our differences. BUT, the worst was me being "scolded" via smses by some concerned individual because of my message of gratitude on his FB profile causing her to feel I was ungrateful and think that he was my only friend. Goodness! I think I cried for a week, and I had to confront her for all the questions of why she would do that to ruin the happy moments of my life. Even now, I have mixed feelings when I recall the event. The sms ruined my beautifully painted picture.
2009 - to be discovered soon enough.
Though there were some disasters which followed all my birthdays in the recent years, I thank God that I survived so many birthdays... And this one... There won't be any sms from my dad telling me that he loves me, though I know he still does though he's no longer physically on earth. God bless his soul. I had the greatest dad, a dad who would send me text messages telling me he loves me. Wonderful, isn't it? Now he's with Daddy God, even more wonderful, because he finally can see Him face to face.
Yeah... I'm hoping to reach 200th post on my birthday. I see if it's possible. And my dream birthday with huge bouquet of white roses with a single red rose... Ahakz! Still standing firm, but no cute, good looking dude available for now... Ahahahahaha!
Time to sleep. It's 1 am now. Adios amigos!
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