If you don't already know, I have a personal TV at work. Almost everyone does in this company. I don't know why. It's not terribly necessary or anything.
Anyway, my TV is usually tuned into CNN, just because I like to be kept up-to-date on world disasters/deaths etc. That's the good bit about having a 24/7 news network. The bad bit is that every hour (or half an hour), all the stories are repeated. Which means like, I learn only a few new things a day, but I learn it several times a day. Pointless, yes. It's even worse on days when something big is happening in the US presidential race, because all CNN does is replay certain snippets of the candidates' speeches. To their credit, they kinda make Hilary look nice and sweet.
Anyway. As with all things I spend too much time with, the faults come out sooner or later. With CNN, I've noticed that they tend to get a bit corny. Sometimes very corny. Today's prime example is so corny that I had to write about it.
It being THE OSCARS and all, the lovely doinks at CNN decided to go for an Oscar theme in their headlines. So, two business stories have the following titles:
No country for old men? - I don't know what this is about, but the video showed some old guy looking like he was going to tear his hair out.
La vie en rose - something about the French economy. Or wine. Something French lah.
SERIOUSLY PEOPLE.
Also, I adore the Oscars, but it seems somehow wildly inappropriate for CNN to be devoting so much coverage to it. Go back to Hilary and Obama please.
CNN is like trying to be the E! of the news networks or something. I should be happy about this right.
The Oscars ...
Can I just say that while I really enjoyed No Country For Old Men, the moment it was announced as Best Picture winner, I felt kind of let down. It's really not like Gladiator. Also not as insanely beautiful as The English Patient. The one word that I attach to it is disturbing.
So, let us, in spirit, award Best Picture to The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, because it kind of blew my mind.
ROBBED.
And I shall also, in spirit, award Best Soundtrack to Johnny Greenwood for There Will Be Blood, because, well, the crazy classical pieces were just awesome.
While we're in the spirit of wishing for things that are not to be, can I plead with someone to go back in time and stop James McAvoy from participating in Wanted. I wanted to die when I saw the trailer last week. Why James why.
This is like, CRAZY.
I wanna go home and watch Little Miss Sunshine!
No shit, Zat said that yesterday. About one of the American Idol contestants I think. Have I ever mentioned that Zat sometimes has a tendency to ... overreach? Haha.
Anyway, quote of the week:
It's so cute to see youth.
from Project Runway
This week:
New Buffalo, and
Why black, Devotchka? Is it the only colour you could find to get as far away as possible from sunshine yellow?
This is like, the only reason to get my driver's license.
if you have the GALL to say something like this:
About The Leap Years:
It's quite cool. The shot in the trailer taken on the roof top reminded me of a very moving scene in romantic movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Wong Li Lin still looks really graceful.
Ok, not 'gall'. More like, 'complete inanity'. No one should ever attempt to compare anything to Eternal Sunshine - especially not this great hunk of crap, which was already fucked even before production thanks to the seriously WTF premise of the short story it's based on.
From the film synopsis:
She decides to base her intuition on an Irish leap year tradition that no man will refuse any request of a lady and invites him out for a date.
Seriously, Catherine Lim (and local writers) ... why. WHY. If you're not exoticising the holy crap out of the past/present (and getting things wrong - sepak tawak anyone?), you're pulling ideas out of some foreigner's ass.
See the longest trailer ever made for yourself, here. I refuse to put it up on my blog. (Note: I told Yasmine it was 3 minutes ... it's actually closer to 5! Ha ha ha)
While we're on the topic of bad movies, lookie here. (Some) Religious people and (some) Singaporeans should just not make movies, y/y?
who is loved by so many, for such mysterious reasons haha
( oh this is for Zat too, because, well, it applies :) )
In the cab ...
My grandmother: Si dek tu cina ke melayu?
My prepared answer was "She's a girl", before I realise what the actual question is.
My grandmother: Dia sekolah ke kerja?
Me: Masih sekolah.
My grandmother: Kenapa?
Me: Dia nak jadi profesor.
pause
My grandmother: Besar cita-cita dia .. (said with a smile)
I'm deaf, and also not very sharp when it comes to capturing unexpected things, so I had to "Huh" twice before I got what she was saying. Then I started cackling.
Listening to:
(thanks to the kaiser)
Just watched:
Reads:
Also:
Slate's winter reading
Essay: Reading the Koran by Tariq Ramadan
A year of books worth curling up with
Bought:
Also ....
Still hooked on Amy Winehouse, Beirut, Regina Spektor (always) and T.V. Carpio's version of I Wanna Hold Your Hand.
Ok, just one more mention of Zach Condon, please?
And try not to cry.
