so much to post, so little time!

finding neverland. in case i haven't made it clear enough in all previous blogs and posts, I LOVE JOHNNY DEPP. and no, i don't have bad taste, neither am i delusional- i don't think he is exceptionally good looking or anything, it's just that he has this certain charm about him that makes him absolutely irresistable. it's like charisma with a capital C. johnny johnny johnny! *dreamy look*. and i've figured out what exactly it is about him too- it's the way he tilts his head downwards, and looks up, with his huge soulful eyes and chiselled cheekbones. it just kills you, i swear. and he has this way of being both boyishly vulnerable and yet steadily mature at the same time, which i thought was what really anchored the movie. finding neverland, btw, is an almost perfect movie from start to finish, not only because of johnny, but the way the figments of his imagination are interwoven so smoothly with reality. and the costumes and colours were gorgeous, the way only period dramas can be. me and aud were watching it in the cinema with like only 4 other people (on tuesday, when we ponned the CNY celebrations in school to hop over to j8 for our johnnyfest) and it was a really good thing there weren't many other people there because we were crying our eyes out from the halfway mark of the movie. and no, it wasn't just because johnny was cute and made me cry the way ben affleck did in pearl harbour. it was the movie. seriously, if you have time for only one movie, watch finding neverland. it's excellent! (and, it's johnny depp!)

reunion dinner. as expected, the cracking of the raw egg began the moment the steamboat water started boiling, which almost completely put me off dinner altogether. in fact this year was worse, because my dearest-est cousin alvin decided to mix THREE whole eggs with the raw beef, and then spent the rest of the evening watching me grimace whenever he piled the beef into my bowl and compelled me to eat. 'twas absolutely disgusting, i tell you. only good thing was that i managed to salvage some un-eggified soup from the pot, only seconds before the eggs went rolling into water. so the gross-out factor was only 9/10 and not 10/10.

CNY visiting. this year visiting was pretty bearable, albeit boring. in 2 days i went to my paternal grandmother's house, my auntie's house, marcus' house and vanessa's house. which means pretty good angpao collection :p meeting the relatives was tiresome as usual, but the miracle was that my parents didn't have the traditional CNY argument that inevitably erupts when my dad accuses my mom of not being enthusiastic about his chinese customs and blah blah blah. which was also because this year, he decided to blame it on me and my sis for taking half a year to get ready and making everybody late. but that blew over once he was surrounded by bak kwa so i guess it was ok. and surprisingly, the food was pretty good too! oh oh i love 8 treasures glutinous rice... mmmmmm! and marcus is a lot better! he can talk and almost walk by himself too... i was playing connect 4 with him and derek and fabius at his place, and he kept telling me that i looked the same and that he remembered me. haha, good to know that, no?

currently. thanks to all the new year's goodies, my stomach is on fire. it's like it has a life of its own. and i have a migraine too. so i spent the morning either bending over trying not to puke or lying down with the blanket over my head. ah well, that's the price you have to pay for a few days of indulgence. since today's the postponed ash wednesday, it means fast and abstinence anyway, so maybe it's a good thing too that i have to limit my fatty intake today. yes. and later i have to go to church too cos it's a day of obligation, so i guess i better try to start doing some work now before the puke feeling comes back again.

happy CNY!