The Leap Years

A romance story on a girl who waits for her right one and stands by this belief.
"A modern day fairytale which would frustrate the realists, but hey, we all need some juvenile hope that would keep our dreams alive, isn't it?" =)

I watched The Leap Years today.
February 29 2008.
Was having proj meeting since the morning and the movie was a short break, where we returned to our meeting thereafter.
Nevertheless, it was a gd break.
After the past few trashy movies which I've caught recently in theatres, The Leap Years was a welcoming change.

A film that invites tears.
A film that will make u go "woah, so a local production can achieve such a standard?"
A film that may restore your faith in love.

I thought the best thing was that some dialogue sounded just so right. (Kudos to Catherine Lim)
I expected more though. It could have been better, i know.
I'm so going to read the book. =)

Here's some to share from my memory, so pardon it for not being true for word for word.

"Do you have a boyfriend?"
"Erm.. well.. I.."
"Waiting for the right one?"
*smiles*
"You're brave"
*puzzled*
"You're brave cos everyone else is afraid of being lonely. They want to get together with someone in order not to feel lonely. Yet, you dont mind being alone because u're waiting for the right one."

***

(Upon a matchmaking meet-up)
"My frens have an issue over my celibacy.... I'm sorry"

***

"Do you know the most commonly used word in love letters is "miss" and not "love"?"

***

The only issue i had was the dialect that filled some parts of the film. Was it really necessary? Esp. this being an English romance film. Was it injected so as to portray that local flavour?

Well anyway, maybe i'll understand more after i read the book.
Cant wait to read it.
Once everything is over.
Projects, presentations, exams.

Yes, this isn't a sem break at all.
I've been having proj meetings EVERYDAY till the wee hours.
My brain is so fried. Try having meetings till 1am for days.
As much as i love my project mates, this is really too much of an overdose, cos i dun even have much personal time.
Let alone spending time with my family or catching up with other frens whom i miss so much!
I feel like i'm treating my house as a hotel.
Even though i'm staying home this whole week, i hardly see my family cos i've only reached home at 2am to sleep, and then leave the house in the morning for meetings again.
Really sad.
Seems like a prelude to an auditor's life.

I hope we can tide over this.
Perseverance is the word.
Let everything be alright.
No matter how tough everything seems, I'm so glad it's with u all, and not any others.

Anyway, to end off, here's a track from The Leap Years' OST.





I feel like a little girl
Trying to conquer the whole wide world
Everybody wants a piece of me
And I just don't know where to turn
I've got work piled up to my head
All I want to do is jump into bed
And wash away my troubles with lemonade
Play hide and seek with the boy next door
Take a trip to Singapore
And imagine how i'll make the world a better place

All I need is a good disguise
One where nobody can recognize
That I'm feeling so small
All I need is a secret weapon
I've gotta have faith
Zapping monsters into outer space
I'm gonna be a Superhero

If I were a little girl
Trying to clean up the whole wide world
I'd kick the bad boys back to school
Teach them fighting's just not cool
I'd give every kid a teddy bear
Turn starving people into millionaires
Break glass ceilings with dynamite
Sprinkle a little sugar and spice
Turn the bullies that terrorize
Into pink poodles that bark but don't bite

Little Superhero Girl
Little Superhero Girl
Save me
Little Superhero Girl
Little Superhero Girl
Save me from myself

I feel like a little girl
Trying to conquer the whole wide world

I wonder what will make me take the leap.
I wonder how much it will take.

There was 214 quiz in the morning and i wrote on 2 pieces of paper as my answers.
But.
I forgot to staple them tgr, and ended up handing in only the 1st piece of paper.

I only realised it 2 hrs later.

Wanted to call my tutor and tell her about it and see if she'll accept my 2nd piece of paper, but i realised she had gone through the answers in class right after the quiz. So i guess my story wouldnt be that believable after all.

So. I think my 10% is gone.

I know.
I just keep amazing myself at times.


rahhhhhhhh.

Cleared my sleep debt, but i realised that it's still not enough.

Cos i'm exhausted mentally as well.

Recess wk is coming up, but i think i need 1 month to catch up with all my work.

Not 1 week.

And i think it's time i need to start praying for my projects.

I hope we'll be able to grace it through.

Throughout every process, there're frowns, sulks and exasperation.

But let's just grit our teeth and we'll make it through.

Isn't that what every semester is all about?

I hope so.

Somehow it feels empty here.

Right here, right now.

I shall finish up my presentation slides and head back home.

***

On a lighter note, I stepped into nbs this morning and saw these posters on the walls all around school!

Although it's no big surprise, cos I knew they wld be up this week, I realised that it still feels good to see sth being out in hardcopy printed on nice design paper material, after all the hardwork being put in. I realised that val's design and mine go really well tgr, i mean, well just see, both our dices are red! haha, really a big coincidence. I have a couple of ppl I want to thank for the creation of this, so thank youuuuuu so much once again. =)

Happy vday everyone! Such a nice picture, isnt it? =) Really miss those days of making and playing music.

Fatigue has been catching up with me and there seems simply no room to breathe. And worse days have yet to come. Anyway, i came home yst night and finally cleared my sleep debt. Turned in at 230am and slept till noon. Then i woke up for lunch and wanted to start doing my sch work, but i somehow went back to nap till 5pm again. Amazing right, i know. Shows how tired i am.

Vday always remind me of those days back in vj, where vday was spent revealing our angel and mortal, and there wasnt much mood to attend lessons. It's a day to celebrate friendship, giving and accepting gifts.

Here, i wld like to thank all the frens who make me smile in some way or other, and i hope for everyone i love to stay happy always. =)

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It's been such a busy busy wk! But I've enjoyed myself thoroughly. =) Except for the fact that i'm still lagging behind alot in my sch work. =(

The highlight of the wk was Convocation Ball Main Committee 07/08 Photoshoot! It was a long arduous journey all the way to and fro ntu and hougang on tues to our photographer's house. I'm so happy that i've finally gotten the photos frm val! Take a look at what goes on behind the scenes! =)

Before the dolling up.

Collage of cam-whoring. Haha.

Ladies in black!

Pseudo-mafia photos. LOL. This pic with jy, me and alex is my fav behind-the-scene pic of the night! =)

The guys.

Convocation Ball Main Committee 07/08

I am so so soooooo tempted to post up my professional photo taken exactly like those photos of models in magazines. Our very pro photographer gave me flawless complexion and zero eyebags in the final product! Haha. Seeing the photo makes me so happy, and wishing that thats actually me in real life. Hahaha. Anyhow, we all decided that we shall not leak out the professional photos before they're posted up on the official blog of Convocation Ball 2008. Date of release is estimated to be at least 3 wks later, i think? Haha =)

Okay it's really late now. I spent hours exploring Photoshop and MSN-ing instead of studying for 201 quiz nxt wk. Ahhhhh. Okay i should really maximize my whole wkend ahead!

Anyway, donna is going to fly off to italy tmr so i'll be gg to the airport to send her off. I'm so gonna to miss you girl. On the other hand, i guess 1 sem passes really fast. Have loads of fun and remember to post up pretty photos! Not forgetting presents for me k. Heh. =)