This year, a great lesson was learnt while an enormous blow was delivered. I have spent most of it riding on a personal wave of devastation, although there were many, many glorious moments of genuine friendships, pure happiness and mind-blowing fun. But as all things, it is coming to an end, and i cannot be more glad and upset that the year will soon be over.
It has been a year that was both tumultuous and tempestuous, one of grave mistakes and guilty regrets. And yet, i have many to thank for lending me a much-needed helping hand along the long and winding path of this treacherous journey we call life. I am ever grateful to you, and promise to be there in a time of need. Anything, anything at all, and i am prepared to listen without judgement as you have listened to me.
To those i have fallen out with or misunderstood, i am letting bygones be bygones and putting the past behind us, i now harbour no ill-feelings against you. To those i have grown close with, i strongly hope our silent understanding remains and that we stay close. Lastly, to my family, my dearest parents and beloved brothers, we have all grown again this year, and have forged bonds that are both stronger and deeper. Though there are certain things that you will never grasp, I will always be at peace to know in my heart your undying love and support.
Here's to us: who we were; who we are; and who we will be.
And with that, i bid everyone a happy new year.
It is far too early for any negative thoughts, so push the insecurities away and never welcome them back. Remember to take care, as this self-discovery of who you really are continues. Finally, bear in mind that it is always darkest before dawn, and when it breaks, the light will shine through.
My last words: live it up, for you will have every moment only once and nothing can be undone.
Yours faithfully,
Victoria
"The best way out is always through."
-Robert Frost (1874-1963)
"But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near."
- Andrew Marvell (1621-1678)
"Do, or do not. There is no 'try'."
- Yoda ('The Empire Strikes Back')
Labels: happy new year
Claire's belated birthday do. MJ'd like crazy with Belle, Elaina, Shurui. Belle won a congratulatory amount of cash from us, and Shurui kept whining about her "man tai pong pong", wth. Bridge, then up to the loft, played two-people bridge with Shurui while everyone else played Ouch (?). I didn't get it, then alphabet game which we didn't complete. Yiying, Broc and Zoe are really funny, especially Zoe. Lmao, Christian Lacroix haute couture evening gown. I think those six words sucked out all her brain juices, poor girl. Then i can't remember, more mahjong, and then someone set up the barbecue, which i kept my distance from because sweat and smoke isn't my thing. Really, i'm the last person to ask when it comes to starting fires. Shurui, Yiying and Zoe spiked the drinks, i refused to partake in their up-to-no-good deeds. Heh, but everyone got their fair share of kicks outta it. Meryl and Herlene came, haven't seen them in eternity, hahaha Foofoo! Bitches, i miss you both. MC, we'll talk soon. Feel The Noise with Mel, Yan, Rachel, but i eventually got bored with the bloody movie cos it turned out to be another 8-Mile meets Step Up meets Honey meets every rap boy and dance girl film ever made. Went outside to sit with Broc, Elaina, Shurui, Belle, Ruby, and Zoe cos they were roasting marshmellows. Ate so much yummy melted heaven smothered in Nutella, so damn sinful. Talked about The OC and Gossip Girl, yesyes I EFFING LOVE CHUCK BASS. Haha thanks to all the roasting people (Zoe and Shurui) and Ruby for buttering the marshmellows in Nutella. Sorry okay, i'm lazy like that. Love all of you, (YES BELLE, YOU TOO). Talked football with Rachel, OMFG Philipp Lahm for Man U?! Don't shit me, pleasethanks. People left, and we cut the cake and sang Claire her song. Then Belle demanded wine from her parents, and they graciously obliged. Loved the Icewine, total coolness. Yan couldn't stop singing its praises. Everyone retreated to the loft again, and then people took turns "deejaying" with Claire's iPod, and the rest of us just layed around her bed and tried to walk on the ceiling (Broc, Rachel!).
Okay, adieu. I need to bathe, i stink of barbecue fumes. Shackeddd.
P.S I'm sure lots had fun at the Sharapova-Chekvatadze match today!
Especially since i've fallen in love with Henry Cavill, who plays Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, childhood best friend and official confidante of the king. And if you happen to wonder, then yes, he is another Chuck Bass sort. Gorgeous, bad boy, total player (as much as you can be in Tudor times, that is), absolute ladies man.
Seriously right, he's the new, absolute sex. And its not so much his looks, which is nothing short of the tall, dark, handsome mould, but his behaviour, his character, his trademark smirk. Henry Cavill is really in his element as Charles Brandon, i'm head over heels. You can have Chuck Bass for all i care, Charles Brandon is so much more the man than he is. And the part where he told Princess Margaret he married her for love, and she tearfully replied that he could love for a year, a month, a day, or perhaps even an hour, and he would love perfectly, but only for that time. My heart just broke for her. && and the part where he tries to convince the French queen to sleep with him to take revenge on King Francis. He just went "Go to bed with me.", in an oh-so-casual matter-of-fact manner, with an utter disregard of the consequences. God, i love a bad boy.
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Can i just say that its one of the best damn books i've ever read, i was simply glued to the novel. It's also the best companion one could hope to have on all those plane rides (four in all, Singapore-Shanghai, Shanghai-Osaka, Tokyo-Shanghai, Shanghai-Singapore). I went from totally rooting for Anne Boleyn at the start, i love her character, to feeling shocked at her absolute ruthlessness and cruelty the moment she ascended the throne. I love George Boleyn though, Philippa Gregory wrote him perfectly. Which leads to how i am just dying for the movie to come out, sometime in February next year. The casting is flawless, Natalie Portman is one of the few actresses today purely dedicated to her art, Scarlett Johansson i detest, but she takes the role of Mary Boleyn, supremely bland so i don't care. Last but not least, Eric Bana as Henry VIII, an assignment i trust with all my heart because he did Prince Hector of Troy so much justice.
Labels: henry cavill, marie antoinette, the other boleyn girl, the tudors
Labels: japan
The formal announcement is up:
SLATED TO PLAY THE ONE AND ONLY EDWARD CULLEN IN THE UPCOMING TWILIGHT MOVIE IS
(drumroll please)
ROBERT PATTINSON aka Cedric Diggory
The Chosen Edward
What a truly sad anti-climax. I was hoping and praying and crossing my fingers for Gaspard Ulliel, because despite being French, the fine features and pale pallor fit my mental interpretation of Edward Cullen perfectly. I mean, Cedric Diggory? Fuck! As much as i loved him back when GOF came out (i'm a huge, huge sucker for prettyboys), he still remains highly unsuited for the character of Edward Cullen.
The Ideal Edward
We're talking about Edward Cullen, for goodness sake. Edward Cullen. I cannot put anymore emphasis, but Robert Pattinson for Edward Cullen??!
Pfft. Robert Pattinson may not exactly have showcased his acting talent to its fullest potential, given the limited amount of screen time he was allowed in GOF, but seriously, i think the HP movies have mostly gone to fucking ruin, the massacre that is the Order of the Phoenix being the latest on the list. Prisoner of Azkaban was the first destroyed.
Edward Cullen!
Oh god, i cannot express my growing indignance at this latest development in a more belligerent manner. I am literally glowering at the monitor as i type. Shit, Edward Cullen going to ruins? Ohh, the horror.
The Ideal Jacob
Okay, okay, trying to calm down now. Stephenie Meyer, the genius author of the Twilight trilogy, did mention briefly that Steven Strait with long hair would be her perfect Jacob Black, and i cannot agree more. He would suit the role perfectly, and i can see the Jacob in my head mould to fit him. Besides, i was becoming more pro-Jacob after the Italy episode, and spent the entire Eclipse rooting for him.
Kirsten Stewart has already been signed to play Bella, yes, yes, another disappointment. I haven't seen her in action, but the physical image alone doesn't fit. Although protesting vehemently to suggestions of Emily Browning at first, i'm begining to grow on that idea. Pity, shame.
There are other casting toss-ups on Stephenie Meyer's site, and if you're a true fan of the stunning trilogy, go check them out. Some, though the last person you would actually dream of to play certain characters, are actually pretty compatible. I absolutely loved the idea of Olivia Wilde (Alex, from The OC 2) for Rosalie, she's the closest you can come to fitting the bill perfectly. In my opinion, Chris Evans would make the perfect Emmett. Jasper would be interesting to cast.
One of the last few posts of the year. Am flying off to Japan/Shanghai early tomorrow morning, the parentals are nagging like crazy. Packing's a bitch, and i still need to load a bunch of songs into my player for those long-haul coach rides we've been told to expect? Not too sure, but you'll hear from me when i get back, shortly before Christmas.
Yes, i'll be missing Chelsea vs Arsenal, i know, i knoww. I don't have my money on any of them, but i do hope Chelsea catches up with ManU, at least reclaim some of the faith i lost in them. Though my ideal finale to this season would be Arsenal for the Premiership and Chelsea for the Champions League.
Oh, and without forgetting, the cousin won bronze in Men's Gymnastics at the SEA Games, so congrats to him.
More Twilight stuff when i get back, their all a bitch to upload, and i'm running outta time.
Au revoir (:
P.S Chuck Bass is The Love.
Labels: edward cullen, gaspard ulliel, jacob black, robert pattinson, steven strait, twilight movie
Short, sweet. Can't wait to hit Tokyo (:
"Wit is educated insolence"
-Aristotle (384-322 BC)
drama, music, tennis, my darling friends, shopping, literature, brilliant flicks, getting my nails done, the idea of tattoos, laughing till my stomach hurts, hitting town, "intellectual conversations", hot footballers, fashion, Gossip Girl & The OC
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