Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince will be in my mailbox next week :D

How in the world am I going to wake up at 7AM tomorrow? *groans*

If life were a song, which song would yours be?

I can't sleep :(

fcuk LJ

I spend 30 min writing out a post only to have it eaten by servers. When will I learn to copy what I've written before posting??

Watched Cold Mountain today and I'm not a fan. Loved Rene Zellwegger's performance. Loved the beauty of Jude Law. Didn't like much else.

Spent most of the day watching DVDs. I enjoyed watching Big Fish. I luv movies that take on a fantasy element, making them quirky tales. Amelie was such a movie, Don Juan de Marco another.

I miss my old DVDs. When I returned to live at home I noticed a large chunk of our DVD library was missing. It irritated me cuz I'm the one who bought all the movies, creating a library of my favorites and movies that caught my eye. Turns out they're all at my cousin's house. Now that my brother's back I fully expect to have all of them returned. I've had a craving to watch Memento for months now ://

Also saw Kill Bill again and I must say I absolutely adore that movie! I'm not a big Tarantino fan but cannot resist Kill Bill.

If you haven't read The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, start reading now. You can find it here. I couldn't put it down. It's beautifully written. This is one book that's going to be shelved among my favorites.

A laugh courtesy of Megnut's blog.

Tuesday quiz
If Friends final season begins September 25, and Ben and JLo are to be married September 14, and Joey Tribbiani's character will be spun off into a new show called Joey after Friends 10th and final season, which event will occur first: Ben and JLo divorce or Joey is cancelled?
09 Sep 03 11:20 AM

What a way to start off the morning..grrrrl power


Can't Hold Us Down - Christina Aguilera & Lil Kim

So what am I not supposed to have an opinion
Should I be quiet just because I'm a woman
Call me a b*tch cos I speak what's on my mind
Guess it's easier for you to swallow if I sat and smiled

When a female fires back
Suddenly the target don't know how to act
So he does what any little boy will do
Making up a few false rumors or two

That for sure is not a man to me
Slanderin' names for popularity
It's sad you only get your fame through controversy
But now it's time for me to come and give you more to say

This is for my girls all around the world
Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth
Thinking all women should be seen, not heard
So what do we do girls?
Shout louder!
Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave them proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down

Nobody can hold us down
Nobody can hold us down
Nobody can hold us down
Never can, never will

So what am I not supposed to say what I'm saying
Are you offended by the message I'm bringing
Call me whatever cos your words don't mean a thing
Guess you ain't even a man enough to handle what I sing

If you look back in history
It's a common double standard of society
The guy gets all the glory the more he can score
While the girl can do the same and yet you call her a wh*re

I don't understand why it's okay
The guy can get away with it & the girl gets named
All my ladies come together and make a change
Start a new beginning for us everybody sing

This is for my girls all around the world
Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth
Thinking all women should be seen, not heard
What do we do girls?
Shout louder!
Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down

Lil' Kim:
Check it - Here's something I just can't understand
If the guy have three girls then he's the man
He can either give us some ****, *** her off
If the girl do the same, then she's a wh*re
But the table's about to turn
I'll bet my fame on it
Cats take my ideas and put their name on it
It's aiight though, you can't hold me down
I got to keep on movin'
To all my girls with a man who be tryin to mack
Do it right back to him and let that be that
You need to let him know that his game is whack
And Lil' Kim and Christina Aguilera got your back

But you're just a little boy
Think you're so cute, so coy
You must talk so big
To make up for small lil' things
So you're just a little boy
All you'll do is annoy
You must talk so big
To make up for small lil' things

This is for my girls...
This is for my girls all around the world
Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth
Thinking all women should be seen, not heard
So what do we do girls?
Shout louder!
Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down

This is for my girls all around the world
Who've come across a man who don't respect your worth
Thinking all women should be seen, not heard
So what do we do girls?
Shout louder!
Letting them know we're gonna stand our ground
Lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will, can't hold us down
Spread the word, can't hold us down

You are soon going to change your present line of work



Lucky numbers: 11, 18, 30, 32, 36, 39



Learn Chinese: October = Shi-yue

I first read Louis De Bernieres' Corelli's Mandolin back in 11th grade, by a teacher's recommendation. I loved its eloquence, but in between its pages I found a resonant quote. It struck a chord with me at the time and I still find it meaningful. It reminds me of advice I've heard over the years, of choices people made and their consequences. At the time it answered the enigmatic question, "what is love?" Background: Pelagia's father notices Pelagia's love for Corelli and tries to advise her in the matter.


"Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion, it is not the desire to mate every second minute of the day, it is not lying awake at night imagining that he is kissing every cranny of your body. No, don't blush, I am telling you some truths. That is just being "in love", which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two. But sometimes the petals fall away and the roots have not entwined. Imagine giving up your home and your people, only to discover after six months, a year, three years, that the trees have had no roots and have fallen over. Imagine the desolation. Imagine the imprisonment."


Agree/disagree?

I am happy :)

I am listening to depressing arabic songs and I am happy.

Iza, they spelt Rawalpindi as Rawalbindi on CNN. Is it me or can I laugh at CNN? :D

Iza! Iza! Iza! I got the postcard! Thank you soooo much..but O.o how does the fire god remind you of me? I was scratching my head trying to figure it out hehe.

Uni's cancelled tomorrow due to snow :D

I had TWO exams tomorrow..w000t more time to study ;P

Chicago was an experience. Have many of you seen it? I wasn't sure what to make of it. I liked it, but at the same time I thought it was strange. My favorite song was the dummy song...wish I could go see shows on Broadway..musicals rock :)

Talk about procrastinating...I found old postcards that I hadn't sent from 2000. *laughs*

Why does LJ constantly sign me out when I've put my logout choice as never? I never fail to miss the fact that it's signed me out & as a result wind up missing out on all my friends' friends-only posts

What's with everyone despising Valentine's Day? I've got a girl who wants to torch Hallmark. Sup with that?