The New Year

Happy New Year

• LDN fireworks according the locals were spectacular. Well, they were okay but nothing can ever beat the magnificent fireworks that go off in Sydney. We have a harbour...londoners only have a river. It just looks odd.
• Katy Perry must be overjoyed with the overuse of her song, 'Firework' in New Years celebrations. -__-
• I just woke up. You are about to go to sleep
• I had odd dreams last night....found myself relocated in Sydney + Hong Kong and puking out some desserts my sister made in my dream. ODD
• 1/1/11 - what a number

So long 2010

There's still another 14 hours until 2011 here in London but only under 3 hours to go in Sydney...
2010 has gone by frighteningly fast. Amazing things happened and there were times when i was feeling incredibly low. But all in all, this made for an incredible year - one which I will remember. i'll probably look back with fondness in the future for it was one of the most thrilling. I made new friendships this year, improved some and lost others. But life goes on. 2011 is building up as an exciting year....one where university awaits and new dscoveries are just around the corner.

Happy New Year to all of you.
What 2011 holds in store - I don't know....
But I'm hoping it will trump 2010.

xxx - ahhh...

Ldn

I'm in London now and feeling really disorientated. I cannot for one believe that I am in Europe, a place I've only seen through films and other things...but here I am. I am struggling in vain to stay awake despite it being only 4pm - oh the pains of jetlag. Sleep will only come at arond 7 hours time. Everything in England is like a romanticised version of Sydney and its really cold - 10 degrees by which the English regard as warm. Oh what a tourist I am.

With regard to feeling disorientated - being here is so surreal. In many ways I already miss home...the lure of my comfortable bed and pleasant weather. Nevertheless, I strive to make the most out of my time here and see England from a foreigner's perspective.

I was afraid I'd eat your brains

conversation 16 - the national

Merry Christmas! Hope you're all having a splendid day...doing whatever you please.

1. Went to the city for a drive last night after having Pho at Bankstown. As boring as Sydney gets sometimes, being a really sleepy city and possibly quite darn laid back, I always feel so lucky to be able to see the stunning harbour whenever I want to. People come over to Australia just to admire our Harbour. I just feel so lucky to be living here, being blessed with such magnificent views around me all the time.

2. Will definitely be off to Hong Kong sometime soon and perhaps Singapore. Dunno if the latter will eventuate but honestly, I don't really want to go to Singapore. Blah

3. My neighbourhood is certainly very quiet today. There are no cars on the roads...I suppose everyone is enjoying the festive season.

and my lips, they don't kiss, they don't kiss the way they used to.

I have The Killers' live DVD but I couldn't help but youtubing it and just pasting it everywhere I go because this rendition of 'For Reasons Unknown' is possibly my favourite. Ah, The Killers are amazing.

it's terrible love and i'm walking with spiders

For my HSC/Atar, I asked for an iPhone 4. I never ask my parents for anything as an academic reward but this time I did. Why? I secretly want to cure my loneliness...travelling around with it as if it were a new friend who'd take care of me. I wanted to use it to take pictures of the world, with its new HD feature and record all those moments that are fleeting. However, I'm not getting one until next year. And here I think, what am I going to do? I only wanted one because people are so unreliable...

'i'm losing touch.'

lost in love, i can't see the light of day

Watching Me, Watching You - Gypsy and the Cat

I watched 'Somewhere' at Greater Union on Saturday, after seeing the trailer since a few months ago and getting rather intrigued with what Coppola will offer in her next film. It was refreshing to watch and the cinematography was well produced however, the editing was poor and there were scenes that simply dragged on for too long...Though, I do believe the long scenes are used primarily to showcase the boring, mundane and exceedingly pointless lifestyle the protagonist maintains. The best part of the movie however was the soundtrack which was well integrated into the film. Coppola does magic with her music in every single one of her movies, always managing to convey the mood with the music that she employs. Phoenix's Love like a Sunset Parts I + II were so well integrated in the film. I especially enjoyed how Coppola used the climax of the song to signify the protagonist's entrance into a enlightened world and ultimately, end the film to a poignant black screen that leaves you thinking till the very end. 'Somewhere' at times was exceedingly humorous, with Coppola poking fun at the L.A./Hollywood lifestyles...particularly noting the hilarious pole dancing sequences in the beginning.

On the whole, Sofia Coppola's imagination and dealing with the alienated, segregated and disillusioned continues to enchant... 'Somewhere' had the feel of 'Lost in Translation' yet it felt different. It honestly did feel empty at some points and once again, I must reiterate that I think it was her choice to make the film feel this way. It lacks dialogue and much action but its full of poignant moments....especially how Stephen Dorff falls asleep whilst having sex - much is said about the life of Hollywood by that scene...(absolutely hilarious!)

You're so special, so fucking special.