2008 has not ended and I'm past my 100th entry for the year. What a sharp jump from 2007 of 69 posts.
I started studying but it seems the notes do not registered in my mind.
I've also decided not to put only Twilight quotes till 18th December.
I actually wanted to create the lyrics for an idea : 12 days of Christmas, Twilight style. But, I can't think of that many parts for the song. I was thinking about it during bedtime.
Furthermore, while I don't care about rhyming, I care about the smoothness when singing it. Therefore, the lyrics must fit the tune of the song almost perfectly.
Up till now, there's no inspiration. So, I'm afraid I won't be writing this song unless I got a sudden inspiration.
This is what I got so far: a penguin on a silver plate. There's nothing much to go on.
While I'm not very happy about this, I won't crack my head, that much, to complete it.
13th quote:
" 'You have kept me waiting for a long time' she said."
"And you ducked your head, like a good Southern gentleman and said, 'I’m sorry ma’am.' "
"You held out your hand, and I took it without stopping to make sense of what I was doing. For the first time in almost a century, I felt hope." ~Eclipse, Pg 301, hardcover (Jasper & Alice)
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Thursday, December 04, 2008
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Updates, NM movie & 14th quote
Today's quiz on France culture was easy! I think I can get full marks.
Here's the quote that I wanted to use to describe my "situation" now.
"I felt like someone had kicked my legs out from under me. The weeks of stress, of worry... somehow in the middle of all my obsessing over the time, my time has disappeared. My space for sorting through it all, for making plans, had vanished. I was out of time. And I wasn’t ready." ~Eclipse
What I'm facing now is not exactly like what the quote says. But, I'm running out of time. I wasn't ready for the mid-semester tests next week. Furthermore, I really like the quote, so I put it here. Note: No one is giving me pressure, it's just me, putting stress on myself. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
New Moon movie:
Please, for the Quiluete tribe changing in wolves form, do not do what the director had done in Harry Potter and PoA. See Remus Lupin's werewolf form. I really hated that. It's like wearing a bad Halloween costume. It's almost like a parody.
Jacob and friends will change into proper, gigantic wolves, not to half-man half-wolf hybrid. At least, consult those people who did the 'graphics' for Lord of the Rings movies or Chronicles of Narnia movies. From what I recall, wolves were there, in the movies.
I can only hope that whoever the director is for NM movie, will have an eye for details and put in proper details correctly.
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So, yesterday night, there was this radio channel where the DJ was giving out free Twilight movie preview tickets. She was going on and on about Twilight's plot and such and I couldn't sleep because of that. In the end, I off the radio.
Will it be weird if I said that every time I hear or see something related to Twilight, I will get this burst of adrenaline that shot through my body? Sometimes, I can even get shivers. I have read about people who experience that too.
14th quote:
"Vampires like baseball?"
"It’s an American pastime." ~Twilight, Pg 347, paperback
Here's the quote that I wanted to use to describe my "situation" now.
"I felt like someone had kicked my legs out from under me. The weeks of stress, of worry... somehow in the middle of all my obsessing over the time, my time has disappeared. My space for sorting through it all, for making plans, had vanished. I was out of time. And I wasn’t ready." ~Eclipse
What I'm facing now is not exactly like what the quote says. But, I'm running out of time. I wasn't ready for the mid-semester tests next week. Furthermore, I really like the quote, so I put it here. Note: No one is giving me pressure, it's just me, putting stress on myself. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
New Moon movie:
Please, for the Quiluete tribe changing in wolves form, do not do what the director had done in Harry Potter and PoA. See Remus Lupin's werewolf form. I really hated that. It's like wearing a bad Halloween costume. It's almost like a parody.
Jacob and friends will change into proper, gigantic wolves, not to half-man half-wolf hybrid. At least, consult those people who did the 'graphics' for Lord of the Rings movies or Chronicles of Narnia movies. From what I recall, wolves were there, in the movies.
I can only hope that whoever the director is for NM movie, will have an eye for details and put in proper details correctly.
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So, yesterday night, there was this radio channel where the DJ was giving out free Twilight movie preview tickets. She was going on and on about Twilight's plot and such and I couldn't sleep because of that. In the end, I off the radio.
Will it be weird if I said that every time I hear or see something related to Twilight, I will get this burst of adrenaline that shot through my body? Sometimes, I can even get shivers. I have read about people who experience that too.
14th quote:
"Vampires like baseball?"
"It’s an American pastime." ~Twilight, Pg 347, paperback
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Ramblings, Rantings & 15th quote
So, I'm now looking through the PowerPoint slides of the culture of France. There's a French quiz tomorrow and questions will be from the slides, I guess.
Oh dear, it's like history lessons again. I really hope that those important dates won't be tested, I can hardly remember them. But France's history is easier because we only need to learn the basics.
France and its people invented a lot of useful stuff, like the bikini, bicycle, sewing machine, hot air balloon, Braille, Metric system, etc.
Do you know that a bikini is not considered a bikini unless it could be pulled through a wedding ring?
We also learn about street culture of France, famous French people (Victor Hugo and Marie Curie) and entertainment in France.
Cancan was founded in France. Cabarets like Moulin Rouge, The Crazy Horse, Le Lido de Paris remains popular with tourists until now. It's very expensive to dine and watch a show at these places though. It would caused about S$ 100+ - 200+.
Victory Day 1945 was celebrated to make the victory of the Allied Powers in WW2. France celebrate its national day on the 14th of July each year.
Wish me luck on my quiz.
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I know this is selfish of me and everything but I can't help to feel that the lesser the popularity Twilight saga gets, the better it is. Twilight the movie is getting bigger in Singapore and I don't like it. Various sources of media are giving free tickets to previews and such.
This feeling is like having your secret shared to everyone. It's no longer that exclusive and special.
But, since this will help Stephenie Meyer rise in ranks of best-selling authors then I have nothing to say. Whatever is good for Stephenie Meyer, is good for us, fans.
Actually, it's the books that matter most to me. The movie is just a branch out of the whole apple tree. I stay true and loyal to the books.
I shouldn't be feeling this way, should I? I should be happy that twilight saga is getting the (good) attention it deserves.
It's just that some of these people aren't even reading the books, yet watch the movie ( and dare to pick on it). They just saw it as the latest "in" thing.
Gah, whatever.
On another note, it's great to see the message boards in twilightlexiconblog.com again. All those fans with their creative banners, avatars and quotes, who have witty minds. I like looking at their posts on the threads.
15th quote:
“Do I dazzle you?”
“Frequently” ~Twilight, pg 168, paperback
Oh dear, it's like history lessons again. I really hope that those important dates won't be tested, I can hardly remember them. But France's history is easier because we only need to learn the basics.
France and its people invented a lot of useful stuff, like the bikini, bicycle, sewing machine, hot air balloon, Braille, Metric system, etc.
Do you know that a bikini is not considered a bikini unless it could be pulled through a wedding ring?
We also learn about street culture of France, famous French people (Victor Hugo and Marie Curie) and entertainment in France.
Cancan was founded in France. Cabarets like Moulin Rouge, The Crazy Horse, Le Lido de Paris remains popular with tourists until now. It's very expensive to dine and watch a show at these places though. It would caused about S$ 100+ - 200+.
Victory Day 1945 was celebrated to make the victory of the Allied Powers in WW2. France celebrate its national day on the 14th of July each year.
Wish me luck on my quiz.
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I know this is selfish of me and everything but I can't help to feel that the lesser the popularity Twilight saga gets, the better it is. Twilight the movie is getting bigger in Singapore and I don't like it. Various sources of media are giving free tickets to previews and such.
This feeling is like having your secret shared to everyone. It's no longer that exclusive and special.
But, since this will help Stephenie Meyer rise in ranks of best-selling authors then I have nothing to say. Whatever is good for Stephenie Meyer, is good for us, fans.
Actually, it's the books that matter most to me. The movie is just a branch out of the whole apple tree. I stay true and loyal to the books.
I shouldn't be feeling this way, should I? I should be happy that twilight saga is getting the (good) attention it deserves.
It's just that some of these people aren't even reading the books, yet watch the movie ( and dare to pick on it). They just saw it as the latest "in" thing.
Gah, whatever.
On another note, it's great to see the message boards in twilightlexiconblog.com again. All those fans with their creative banners, avatars and quotes, who have witty minds. I like looking at their posts on the threads.
15th quote:
“Do I dazzle you?”
“Frequently” ~Twilight, pg 168, paperback
Monday, December 01, 2008
Ramblings & 16th quote
Hmm, there's this quote from Eclipse that is very appropriate for use. But to find it, I have to wait till tomorrow.
Had French lecture today so, was quite late when I reached home. I really hate coming home late. Everything will be packed into that 2 or less hours before I went to bed. Eat a late dinner, bathe, use the laptop...
My father will be arriving at Singapore soon. Probably somewhere over the sea.
Twilight has the most number of good quotes but Eclipse's got to be the one with the most number of funny/sweet moments and lovely quotes as well. I'll find them out and post them here after 18th of December, I guess.
Twilight is number 1 for the 4th week running, on the top 10 books "children" bought. This is according to the numbers of books sold provided by the various bookstores in Singapore. Yay!
Though, it's weird how Eclipse is not selling that well. Eclipse is the best book out of the 4 novels!!
16th quote:
“Besides friends don’t let friends drive drunk.”
“Drunk?”
“You’re intoxicated by my very presence.” ~Twilight, Pg 284, paperback
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Had French lecture today so, was quite late when I reached home. I really hate coming home late. Everything will be packed into that 2 or less hours before I went to bed. Eat a late dinner, bathe, use the laptop...
My father will be arriving at Singapore soon. Probably somewhere over the sea.
Twilight has the most number of good quotes but Eclipse's got to be the one with the most number of funny/sweet moments and lovely quotes as well. I'll find them out and post them here after 18th of December, I guess.
Twilight is number 1 for the 4th week running, on the top 10 books "children" bought. This is according to the numbers of books sold provided by the various bookstores in Singapore. Yay!
Though, it's weird how Eclipse is not selling that well. Eclipse is the best book out of the 4 novels!!
16th quote:
“Besides friends don’t let friends drive drunk.”
“Drunk?”
“You’re intoxicated by my very presence.” ~Twilight, Pg 284, paperback
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
The world & 17th quote
Staying at home today. My father went to Philippines and won't be back until Monday.
Speaking of which, what has the world become? I really don't understand.
Actually, I've an epiphany.
To go straight to the point, we are all living on this earth, a planet, who depends on the sun for survival. Let's say, the sun "went out", what's all our "artificial" problems compared to this? Yes, artificial, who create all these unneccessary problems? Us, human beings.
We're all going to die, so why trouble ourselves with all these?
The world will be a better place without all these man-made problems (financial crisis, terrorism, wars, food poisoning, etc). With a little understanding and giving from each other, these don't have to exist at all.
If only our hearts and minds can be not so narrowed plus having a little social responsibility...
My mother said I've seen the light and should probably join some religious group, haha. Now, if only more people can see the light too...
Oh well, I would like to quote someone: "If I can my part, so can you".
17th quote:
“So what you’re saying is, I’m your brand of heroin?”
“Yes, you are exactly my brand of heroin.” ~Twilight, Pg 268, paperback
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Speaking of which, what has the world become? I really don't understand.
Actually, I've an epiphany.
To go straight to the point, we are all living on this earth, a planet, who depends on the sun for survival. Let's say, the sun "went out", what's all our "artificial" problems compared to this? Yes, artificial, who create all these unneccessary problems? Us, human beings.
We're all going to die, so why trouble ourselves with all these?
The world will be a better place without all these man-made problems (financial crisis, terrorism, wars, food poisoning, etc). With a little understanding and giving from each other, these don't have to exist at all.
If only our hearts and minds can be not so narrowed plus having a little social responsibility...
My mother said I've seen the light and should probably join some religious group, haha. Now, if only more people can see the light too...
Oh well, I would like to quote someone: "If I can my part, so can you".
17th quote:
“So what you’re saying is, I’m your brand of heroin?”
“Yes, you are exactly my brand of heroin.” ~Twilight, Pg 268, paperback
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Quiz? & 18th quote
So, my cousin asked me to do this. I'm afraid that I won't be asking others to do this.
The rules & regulations:
1) Each player of this game starts off with 10 weird things/habits/little known facts about yourself.
2) People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 10 weird things/habits/little know facts as well as state this rule clearly
3) At the end, you need to choose 10 people to be tagged & list their names
4) No tagging back.
Here goes, (in no particular order)
1st. I feel that I'm not good enough in many areas, especially in studies. I think myself as average or below average. I envy people sometimes for their brains, be it at maths or memorising stuff.
2nd. I sing (and remember the lyrics too), just not in the presence of people. There's something awkward in singing in the presence of people. That's why I don't like to go K-box.
3rd. I'm passionate and protective about the things I love. Books for example.
4th. I'm very fussy, especially in food. No garlic please, that's the golden rule.
5th. The Twilight saga is the first ever series that I have so much love for, and the times I read the 4 books is more than the times I read the 7 Harry Potter books (which is a lot).
6th. Sometimes, I make wrong decisions. I regret my decisions, a lot of times...
7th. 95% of the time, I'm an OK and mild-tempered sort of person. Don't cross me though, it won't be pretty. I can hold grudges.
8th. I'm very in-tune with my feelings and inner-self. Many times, my heart rules over my brain. I'm emotional and my tear ducts are overactive. I can cry when I read novels, listen to music and/or watch movies.
9th. My words are louder than my actions. Mid-semester tests are coming and though I'm worried, I've not started revision.
10th. Hope that guys like Edward, Jasper, Emmett and Carlisle exist in real life. A girl can dream, can't she?
To conclude, I'm a very complex person with a very complex personality. There are more to that list, obviously. Actually don't mind the 10th answer, I just wanted to put that down, for whatever reason.
18th quote:
“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...”
“What a stupid lamb.”
“What a sick, masochistic lion.” ~Twilight, Pg 274, paperback
The rules & regulations:
1) Each player of this game starts off with 10 weird things/habits/little known facts about yourself.
2) People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 10 weird things/habits/little know facts as well as state this rule clearly
3) At the end, you need to choose 10 people to be tagged & list their names
4) No tagging back.
Here goes, (in no particular order)
1st. I feel that I'm not good enough in many areas, especially in studies. I think myself as average or below average. I envy people sometimes for their brains, be it at maths or memorising stuff.
2nd. I sing (and remember the lyrics too), just not in the presence of people. There's something awkward in singing in the presence of people. That's why I don't like to go K-box.
3rd. I'm passionate and protective about the things I love. Books for example.
4th. I'm very fussy, especially in food. No garlic please, that's the golden rule.
5th. The Twilight saga is the first ever series that I have so much love for, and the times I read the 4 books is more than the times I read the 7 Harry Potter books (which is a lot).
6th. Sometimes, I make wrong decisions. I regret my decisions, a lot of times...
7th. 95% of the time, I'm an OK and mild-tempered sort of person. Don't cross me though, it won't be pretty. I can hold grudges.
8th. I'm very in-tune with my feelings and inner-self. Many times, my heart rules over my brain. I'm emotional and my tear ducts are overactive. I can cry when I read novels, listen to music and/or watch movies.
9th. My words are louder than my actions. Mid-semester tests are coming and though I'm worried, I've not started revision.
10th. Hope that guys like Edward, Jasper, Emmett and Carlisle exist in real life. A girl can dream, can't she?
To conclude, I'm a very complex person with a very complex personality. There are more to that list, obviously. Actually don't mind the 10th answer, I just wanted to put that down, for whatever reason.
18th quote:
“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...”
“What a stupid lamb.”
“What a sick, masochistic lion.” ~Twilight, Pg 274, paperback
Friday, November 28, 2008
What the...
Great, now my blog can't work...
Zzz, what's wrong with it anyway? My desktop can access my blog but my account in laptop can't. Great, just great. I can't scroll up or down at all.
Zzz, what's wrong with it anyway? My desktop can access my blog but my account in laptop can't. Great, just great. I can't scroll up or down at all.
Library & 19th quote
I'm very upset now and therefore, have the inspiration to write a letter to the National Library Board Singapore. But, the Internet must be playing a trick on me because each time I try to access the www.nlb.com.sg website, the Internet connection would get cut.
No worries though, I wrote a draft on Microsoft Word, once I got the chance to send the email, I will do so. Looking forward to see what the management would come up with.
"Indeed, the library is now more spacious and has more shelves, particularly in the adult fiction section. However, what is the use of these shelves when they are barely occupied? The lack of books is one big issue the management must look into." Sounds good? This is just one part of my letter.
Is the problem due to it being newly opened? But, it had already been weeks since it opened, so unless the staff's effectiveness is that slow in sorting the books, there should be no reason for this. Is the problem due to the books being on loan? If it is, then the management should considered acquiring more of these popular books. I've raise these issues in my email.
No use of the library being so new and nice with comfy chairs and good environment when the most important aspect of a library is missing.
Don't tell me I've got to "reserve" every book I want. Like I said before, if I want a book that badly, I'll gladly go and buy it myself. But, in this circumstance, it is different. I would just read the books one time and that's it. Waste of money and resources...
Gah, really, really angry. I gave the library a chance to work on it and yet nothing seem to happen. Even worse, the authors whom I borrowed books from in the 1st time were all gone.
19th quote:
"Enough for forever" ~Twilight, pg 498, paperback
PS: Another realisation. I think I'll put up quotes from Twilight book only until 18th Dec, then I'll continue to put up quotes from New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, if any. There are way too many beautiful quotes from Twilight itself. I think, Twilight is the book with the most number of quotable quotes.
No worries though, I wrote a draft on Microsoft Word, once I got the chance to send the email, I will do so. Looking forward to see what the management would come up with.
"Indeed, the library is now more spacious and has more shelves, particularly in the adult fiction section. However, what is the use of these shelves when they are barely occupied? The lack of books is one big issue the management must look into." Sounds good? This is just one part of my letter.
Is the problem due to it being newly opened? But, it had already been weeks since it opened, so unless the staff's effectiveness is that slow in sorting the books, there should be no reason for this. Is the problem due to the books being on loan? If it is, then the management should considered acquiring more of these popular books. I've raise these issues in my email.
No use of the library being so new and nice with comfy chairs and good environment when the most important aspect of a library is missing.
Don't tell me I've got to "reserve" every book I want. Like I said before, if I want a book that badly, I'll gladly go and buy it myself. But, in this circumstance, it is different. I would just read the books one time and that's it. Waste of money and resources...
Gah, really, really angry. I gave the library a chance to work on it and yet nothing seem to happen. Even worse, the authors whom I borrowed books from in the 1st time were all gone.
19th quote:
"Enough for forever" ~Twilight, pg 498, paperback
PS: Another realisation. I think I'll put up quotes from Twilight book only until 18th Dec, then I'll continue to put up quotes from New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, if any. There are way too many beautiful quotes from Twilight itself. I think, Twilight is the book with the most number of quotable quotes.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Updates & 20th quote
I just got back home and had my dinner. Today, I went for the French lecture on culture. Hey, I'm pretty pleased that my general knowledge is not bad at all.
Stayed for 5 hours in school today because the lecture starts at 6pm. What was I doing? Copying notes, doing Business Stats and Business Accounting tutorials (it was difficult) and finishing my long overdue book. This was one of the longest time I took to finish a book.
Mid-semester tests are coming. 1 more week of revision. I've not started on anything and yet still put my priorities in the wrong place. What's wrong with me?
Later, I got to do my OB quiz. 20 MCQs in 25 minutes, with reference to the notes.
20th quote from Twilight saga:
"Twilight again, Another ending. No matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end."
PS: I've realised that there are obviously more lovely and meaningful quotes from the Twilight saga than the 20 I'm going to put here. Way too many... So, will have to see if I'll continue putting them after 18th December. But, since it will be holiday then, I'll have more time to look for them.
Stayed for 5 hours in school today because the lecture starts at 6pm. What was I doing? Copying notes, doing Business Stats and Business Accounting tutorials (it was difficult) and finishing my long overdue book. This was one of the longest time I took to finish a book.
Mid-semester tests are coming. 1 more week of revision. I've not started on anything and yet still put my priorities in the wrong place. What's wrong with me?
Later, I got to do my OB quiz. 20 MCQs in 25 minutes, with reference to the notes.
20th quote from Twilight saga:
"Twilight again, Another ending. No matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end."
PS: I've realised that there are obviously more lovely and meaningful quotes from the Twilight saga than the 20 I'm going to put here. Way too many... So, will have to see if I'll continue putting them after 18th December. But, since it will be holiday then, I'll have more time to look for them.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Updates & Twilight stuff
Seems like ages since I update on the more mundane aspect of my life.
Firstly, happy belated birthday to my youngest brother. Bought the cake on Sunday: chocolate obsession from Four Leaves. It's my favourite and I'm going to have it for my birthday.
Secondly, French listening and writing tests were today. Before, I thought the listening test will be easier but it did not seem that way. I had a feeling I mixed up "quatre" and "cinq", which is four and five in English. Also, my alphabet is not that good afterall. Imagine that.
The writing test was easier, I supposed. Although, I knew that I got some questions wrong. One of which was "Tu as un frere?" I wrote "Non, je n'ai pas un frere" when it should be "Non, je n'ai pas de frere". But overall, should be quite OK.
Thirdly, we didn't have marketing tutorial on Monday (24th Nov) as we were supposed to do a field study. So, my group met up at Tampines Mall's Popular bookstore to look for information on 3M Post-it flag highlighter. However, there wasn't any stock there.
Oh, and I saw a big poster of Twilight movie at Times. Haha, if I'm with my cousins, I'll surely take a picture with it.
We took a bus to Hougang Mall. We found a few flag highlighters and took pictures of them and did our work. We decided not to return to school for marketing lecture as it was quite late and it'll be very boring. Furthermore, no other groups were going. Had our lunch and went home.
That's about it.
Now, Twilight movie will be advertise on the bodies of some buses. Wow, I hope I'm lucky enough to spot one.
To get into the Twilight spirit, I have put up Twilight cast picture as my laptop wallpaper. It is so beautiful and it is the picture I wanted. Actually, I found that picture from a few sources but it's either too small or the resolution is not good. I'm using 1280 x 800 as my wallpaper size.
I've thought of editing it, perhaps a little, to give me the effect I wanted. The phrase "I'm with the vampires, of course" will be perfect.
Tomorrow, in counting down 20 days to Twilight movie, I'll putting up quotable quotes from the Twilight saga ( hopefully everyday) and maybe have more 'ramblings and thoughts' regarding Twilight-related stuff. I need to find topics before I can type, of course.
Chocolate Obsession, indeed
My brother with the rest of us.
See how small we are?
Firstly, happy belated birthday to my youngest brother. Bought the cake on Sunday: chocolate obsession from Four Leaves. It's my favourite and I'm going to have it for my birthday.
Secondly, French listening and writing tests were today. Before, I thought the listening test will be easier but it did not seem that way. I had a feeling I mixed up "quatre" and "cinq", which is four and five in English. Also, my alphabet is not that good afterall. Imagine that.
The writing test was easier, I supposed. Although, I knew that I got some questions wrong. One of which was "Tu as un frere?" I wrote "Non, je n'ai pas un frere" when it should be "Non, je n'ai pas de frere". But overall, should be quite OK.
Thirdly, we didn't have marketing tutorial on Monday (24th Nov) as we were supposed to do a field study. So, my group met up at Tampines Mall's Popular bookstore to look for information on 3M Post-it flag highlighter. However, there wasn't any stock there.
Oh, and I saw a big poster of Twilight movie at Times. Haha, if I'm with my cousins, I'll surely take a picture with it.
We took a bus to Hougang Mall. We found a few flag highlighters and took pictures of them and did our work. We decided not to return to school for marketing lecture as it was quite late and it'll be very boring. Furthermore, no other groups were going. Had our lunch and went home.
That's about it.
Now, Twilight movie will be advertise on the bodies of some buses. Wow, I hope I'm lucky enough to spot one.
To get into the Twilight spirit, I have put up Twilight cast picture as my laptop wallpaper. It is so beautiful and it is the picture I wanted. Actually, I found that picture from a few sources but it's either too small or the resolution is not good. I'm using 1280 x 800 as my wallpaper size.
I've thought of editing it, perhaps a little, to give me the effect I wanted. The phrase "I'm with the vampires, of course" will be perfect.
Tomorrow, in counting down 20 days to Twilight movie, I'll putting up quotable quotes from the Twilight saga ( hopefully everyday) and maybe have more 'ramblings and thoughts' regarding Twilight-related stuff. I need to find topics before I can type, of course.
Chocolate Obsession, indeed My brother with the rest of us.See how small we are?
Monday, November 24, 2008
A moment of ranting
See the last part of http://www.twilightlexiconblog.com/?p=2727 and quote from 24th November 2008 Straits Times Life! section Page 2 : "underwhelming to anyone except teen girls". How typical.
If anything, teen girls is an excellent market to tap into. Why else is there so many things in the market targeting at young and teen girls?
From one media : "well it's just women, that's not going to make money." Oh right, just take a look at a shopping mall for example, how many stores can you find that sell stuff to women?
Now, compare those to "man" stores. I can assure you the difference is very big.
Never doubt a woman's spending power. Even car manufacturers are shifting towards catering female buyers.
I do wonder who are behind all these negative remarks. From the report in Life!, both positive and negative comments were made by adult males. It is obvious that they are not cut out to be marketers. How can you be one when you don't even know the world's market is changing?
I've nothing against the person who commented positively, but what he said was a little too stereotyping : " I'm not now nor have I ever been a 13-year-old girl, but Twilight made me wish I could be..." How could people just assume that way?
When Twilight open in Singapore, I'll be going to watch it with my cousins and my 12-year-old brother.
Males who read and love Twilight are greatly respected by Twilighters. There's also a website (http://www.twilightmoms.com/) created by moms who read Twilight. One's got to be 20+ onwards and a mom before joining.
Let say Twilight's debut of US$70.6 million is all because of teen girls and women. We should be very proud then. But, that is not the truth, of course.
Kudos to those who contributed to this amount. From what I saw, people of all ages : men, boyfriends, husbands, children, teenagers, mothers, women, etc, saw Twilight during its opening weekend. That should destroy the stereotyping.
Don't worry too much if the earnings for Twilight drop a little. Mostly, it's due to people who want to take their time in seeing the movie, like my friend in US. I can imagine how noisy and full the theater was on the opening night.
Twilight will do very well, no thanks to those who doubt it.
Right, just having a moment here.
If anything, teen girls is an excellent market to tap into. Why else is there so many things in the market targeting at young and teen girls?
From one media : "well it's just women, that's not going to make money." Oh right, just take a look at a shopping mall for example, how many stores can you find that sell stuff to women?
Now, compare those to "man" stores. I can assure you the difference is very big.
Never doubt a woman's spending power. Even car manufacturers are shifting towards catering female buyers.
I do wonder who are behind all these negative remarks. From the report in Life!, both positive and negative comments were made by adult males. It is obvious that they are not cut out to be marketers. How can you be one when you don't even know the world's market is changing?
I've nothing against the person who commented positively, but what he said was a little too stereotyping : " I'm not now nor have I ever been a 13-year-old girl, but Twilight made me wish I could be..." How could people just assume that way?
When Twilight open in Singapore, I'll be going to watch it with my cousins and my 12-year-old brother.
Males who read and love Twilight are greatly respected by Twilighters. There's also a website (http://www.twilightmoms.com/) created by moms who read Twilight. One's got to be 20+ onwards and a mom before joining.
Let say Twilight's debut of US$70.6 million is all because of teen girls and women. We should be very proud then. But, that is not the truth, of course.
Kudos to those who contributed to this amount. From what I saw, people of all ages : men, boyfriends, husbands, children, teenagers, mothers, women, etc, saw Twilight during its opening weekend. That should destroy the stereotyping.
Don't worry too much if the earnings for Twilight drop a little. Mostly, it's due to people who want to take their time in seeing the movie, like my friend in US. I can imagine how noisy and full the theater was on the opening night.
Twilight will do very well, no thanks to those who doubt it.
Right, just having a moment here.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
New Moon is official!
This just made my day or should I say, the days to come.
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New Moon as a movie is official!!
Hooray!! This time, with a bigger budget and more experience, it's going to be greater than ever. See here: http://www.twilightlexiconblog.com/?p=2723 and here http://www.twilightlexiconblog.com/?p=2727
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Also, this will mean that Eclipse will most probably get a chance. As long as Eclipse is out, everything is pretty alright to me.
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Although Jacob is not one of my top favourite characters, he is still likable. In NM, he will be promoted as the lead character.
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I'm looking forward to see the relationship between Bella and Jacob. Not forgetting, the werewolves or better yet, shapeshifters, Quileute tribe, Bella in her zombie-state, Edward in his depressed-state, the disastrous birthday celebration, Volturi: Aro, Caius, Marcus, Edward and Bella back together again, Alice and her stolen yellow Porsche, etc.
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NM may not be my favourite book but many of my favourite scenes are in it.
At least, there's something to look forward from 2009 onwards.
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Saturday, November 22, 2008
Twilight news
Oh my god, I read the comments from www.twilightlexiconblog.com about people's take on the movie. I know I shouldn't, but I can't help myself.
From what the comments are liked, it boils down to 2 things: it is hilarious and it is not as good as it should have been.
Hilarious? No movie should be hilarious unless it's comedy-based. That's why my love for Harry Potter movies takes a tumble after POA was out.
Twilight is NOT supposed to be funny. Why are people even laughing?? I've a feeling that it's because they are so thrilled to finally see Pattinson as Edward on the screen. I don't know...
Maybe, I should only watch the movie after it's out for a few days... But perhaps Singapore won't have it worst. I really need to cross my fingers on no fans screaming when Pattinson shows himself.
People also commented that the movie is not as good as it should have been. I can understand this part. Summit Entertainment works on a tight budget and this is the beginning. I also know that NO movie adaptation from a book will be perfect. There will be scenes that are better left for the brain to conjure up or up to one's imagination.
I think the problem is that, Twilight always has a special place in our hearts/dear to us. When something foreign comes along, we will automatically repelled it. We'll always compared it to the original, which is the book.
Oh my, I wanted to comment on the movie too. Please let the month speed past. Let it be 18th December soon.
From what the comments are liked, it boils down to 2 things: it is hilarious and it is not as good as it should have been.
Hilarious? No movie should be hilarious unless it's comedy-based. That's why my love for Harry Potter movies takes a tumble after POA was out.
Twilight is NOT supposed to be funny. Why are people even laughing?? I've a feeling that it's because they are so thrilled to finally see Pattinson as Edward on the screen. I don't know...
Maybe, I should only watch the movie after it's out for a few days... But perhaps Singapore won't have it worst. I really need to cross my fingers on no fans screaming when Pattinson shows himself.
People also commented that the movie is not as good as it should have been. I can understand this part. Summit Entertainment works on a tight budget and this is the beginning. I also know that NO movie adaptation from a book will be perfect. There will be scenes that are better left for the brain to conjure up or up to one's imagination.
I think the problem is that, Twilight always has a special place in our hearts/dear to us. When something foreign comes along, we will automatically repelled it. We'll always compared it to the original, which is the book.
Oh my, I wanted to comment on the movie too. Please let the month speed past. Let it be 18th December soon.
My cousin had an idea, we'll go for the 1st screening of Twilight on 18th Dec. That way, the theater will not be fill with too many people, especially other fans. Sounds good to me.
And one more thing, yahoo has news on Twilight movie. Again, I probably shouldn't read anything there since there will bound to be "critics" and hurtful comments.Friday, November 21, 2008
What was supposed to happen
November 21st 2008 : A significant day.
The day where Harry Potter and HBP is supposed to be released in theaters.
The day where Twilight the movie moves up to this slot from its original date in December.
The day where I was leave hanging.
Too bad, it's not happening in Singapore... It's really anti-climax for me. Give me a chance and I'll fly over to US to catch Twilight.
I probably shouldn't visit http://www.twilightlexiconblog.com/ or any other twilight-related website until I watch the movie. But, easier said than done, the temptation is just too great.
According to some people, the movie is great but not perfect. God, I can only hope that I'm not disappointed. I wished hard that the fantasy will look absolutely wonderful on the screen. The backdrops/background, the characters, the plot, the whole feeling...
I know I shouldn't take note of what other people commented, because not only my mood will be affected, my anticipation will grow out of proportion, I may also be disappointed by it before I even watch it. As I said before, little things like comments affect me.
So, no reading of comments about the movie or looking at movie reviews until I watch the movie. Must tame those itchy fingers and curious mind.
Well, at least 1 thing good comes out from this. The date of Twilight the movie to be released is actually on December 25th, good thing they pushed it up. However, a little higher won't hurt too.
Sigh~
This is the song that I just made up (idea from Fly me to the moon):
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Fly me to US
Let me dance around and dream
Let me see what Twilight's like
On the big theater's screen
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In other words, my heart will sing
In other words, I'll be thrilled
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Fill my appetite
With those scenes from the book
You are all I long for
All I waited and adore
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In other words, my heart will sing
In other words, I love you
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I've to say I pretty proud of it. I know the words don't rhyme. I've got the inspiration, just like that. Mostly original. 3rd song with lyrics I've created.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Going to library
1 more day to Twilight the movie, sadly in the US.
After the US countdown is over, I'll be getting the Twilight countdown clock from my cousin. Time to countdown in Singapore. Less than 1 month and counting.
Yesterday, with an anticipating mood, I went to the newly open Yishun library @ Northpoint. Sure, it is bigger than before and has more shelves. What was extremely disappointing is the lack of books.
What's with the rows and rows of shelves when only an average of less than 10 books occupy one row?
I simply can't understand the concept here.
It's not that I'm fussy or anything, out of the 7-8 authors' novels I'm looking for, I got ZERO returns. Not even one book by one of the authors was available.
Anyway, I just randomly took books.
Must I really go reserved the books I want? It's $2 per reservation. I can't possibly reserved all the books, can I? I'll be broke.
In a way, it's obviously so much cheaper to reserve some of these books than to buy them. But, then again, if I must spend money on these books, I would rather pay at full price and get to keep them.
And, perhaps it's the school holidays or because Singaporeans like new stuff, the library, for once, was filled with people and young children. Not that it's a good thing. The library was not exactly that noisy but not quiet too.
I don't know. Think I'll give a few weeks for the library to settle this lack of books problem. I really hope this is temporary: the rise in number of library-goers and the lack of books.
After the US countdown is over, I'll be getting the Twilight countdown clock from my cousin. Time to countdown in Singapore. Less than 1 month and counting.
Yesterday, with an anticipating mood, I went to the newly open Yishun library @ Northpoint. Sure, it is bigger than before and has more shelves. What was extremely disappointing is the lack of books.
What's with the rows and rows of shelves when only an average of less than 10 books occupy one row?
I simply can't understand the concept here.
It's not that I'm fussy or anything, out of the 7-8 authors' novels I'm looking for, I got ZERO returns. Not even one book by one of the authors was available.
Anyway, I just randomly took books.
Must I really go reserved the books I want? It's $2 per reservation. I can't possibly reserved all the books, can I? I'll be broke.
In a way, it's obviously so much cheaper to reserve some of these books than to buy them. But, then again, if I must spend money on these books, I would rather pay at full price and get to keep them.
And, perhaps it's the school holidays or because Singaporeans like new stuff, the library, for once, was filled with people and young children. Not that it's a good thing. The library was not exactly that noisy but not quiet too.
I don't know. Think I'll give a few weeks for the library to settle this lack of books problem. I really hope this is temporary: the rise in number of library-goers and the lack of books.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Just another Twilight news
Twilight is getting hotter and hotter! 30 more days and counting~
Today's Life section (18th Nov) featured Robert Pattinson in a movie tour in the USA. Twilight premiers this Friday in the US and some other countries!
OME! When will it be Singapore's turn? I want to be part of it too.
Today's Life section (18th Nov) featured Robert Pattinson in a movie tour in the USA. Twilight premiers this Friday in the US and some other countries!
OME! When will it be Singapore's turn? I want to be part of it too.
The wedding
Wrist Corsage : clothed roses with beads
Family
Me with Singapore Flyer as backdrop
Singapore FlyerWoke up at 4am and reached my aunt’s house at Ang Mo Kio before 5am. We takeaway McDonald’s breakfast on the way. I just had a hash-brown.
The other bridesmaids stayed at my aunt’s house the day before and they were all ready, preparing some sort of weird stuff in the kitchen.
I went for my make-up and styled my hair. I’m sort of a fuss-free girl who don’t wears make-up or do any styling.
I actually like my hairstyle after the make-up artist was done with it. Lots of hairspray and pins. However, it’s very tedious when I washed my hair afterwards.
I then changed into my bridesmaid dress. This was the worst part. Wasn’t I worried that the dress won’t fit me? How ironic to find that the dress was too tight for me.
My cousin, the bride, was beautiful, of course. I really like her hairstyle and wedding gown.
My brother was in the role as the “brother” of the bride. He soon went downstairs to open the car door for the groom.
The groom and his best men had to perform some tasks and gave red-packets to the bridesmaids before we opened the main door to the house. First, the groom had to answer some questions and he got them wrong, so, he and the best men had to down the weird concoctions the bridesmaids made.
I don’t know what’s in it but the few ingredients were: eggs, vegetables, wasabi, chilli, etc.
Apparently, they didn’t really drink those. The groom also danced and performed some other tasks before he was allowed to see the bride.
Mind you, all these took place in the dawn. I guessed we must had disturbed the neighbours.
We were to reach the groom’s house before 7am because of the auspicious hour. Cars were waiting for us by the roadside, driven by some of the best men. I was in a Lexus with 2 other bridesmaids.
It’s one thing to stand in the dress and another to sit. I can hardly breathe in it and it did not help that the backseat was kind of reclining.
My brother was in a Subaru, I think.
It’s great experience to be part of the whole entourage instead of seeing it as a third person.
After going to the groom’s house at Hougang, we left to take pictures. We went to somewhere near Hort Park, Singapore Flyer and Esplanade.
Went back to Hougang for the tea-ceremony. There was buffet too, but, as usual, I did not eat much. At about 11+am, we went back to Ang Mo Kio for the tea-ceremony. All my other mother-side relatives were there.
At last, I changed out of my nice but too tight dress and into my own silver dress.
The 6 of us bridesmaids gathered in the room to distribute the red-packets money. Each of us got $50+. My total red-packet money was about $70+, more than my brother and he’s not happy about it. He said that I didn’t have to do anything at all while he had to do things.
Went home to rest before the wedding banquet that evening.
I was tired but didn’t really sleep, more like drifting around in the unconsciousness.
Bathe and dressed in my deep-red dress. Left for Hotel Royal at Newton.
I think there was a total of 50 tables. Surprisingly, my auntie from my father side was also invited. My cousin is an insurance client of hers. The food was quite alright, fish, prawns, chicken, duck, etc.
Unfortunately (or not), I went to the toilet when they asked the best men, bridesmaids and relatives of the bride and groom to go on stage to share a toast. When I returned with my mother, my father and brother told me they were looking for the cousin of the bride.
Gah, that’s embarrassing...
OK, I was feeling a little guilty for disappearing at the “wrong” timing.
It seemed like a good idea at the time but why do I always regret my actions after?
Regardless, it’s over and there’s no point in mulling over it.
We left the hotel at about 11+pm and I slept at 12pm because I was researching some stuff. This is one of the longest days I spent without sleeping.
It was really a wonderful experience though not a completely perfect day.
I asked my cousin to burn the CD containing the photos for me. Hopefully she will remember and my aunt will bring it to my place by this Sunday.
Then, maybe, I’ll upload some of the photos.
Till then~
Monday, November 17, 2008
3 more days to Twilight the movie!!! So unfair!
30 days to Twilight the movie before it's release in Singapore...
Can hardly wait, I'm sitting at the edge of my seat everyday.
I'll have my entry about my cousin's wedding and my whole experience being part of it ASAP. I'll see if I'll upload the photos.
I'm very tired and a little ill now.
30 days to Twilight the movie before it's release in Singapore...
Can hardly wait, I'm sitting at the edge of my seat everyday.
I'll have my entry about my cousin's wedding and my whole experience being part of it ASAP. I'll see if I'll upload the photos.
I'm very tired and a little ill now.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Manicure 2
Went for manicure with my cousin today at Square 2 near Novena. This was my second manicure. The 1st one was during Prom in 2007.
Below are pictures of my manicure. I find it very nice although it seems a little too overdo. I loved the simple design when the flowers were stick. But after the tiny"jewels" were added, it was a bit too much. There was a minimum of 5 tiny "jewels" per finger.
I love the matte silver with pink sparkly tip, (I should not have request for the sparkles to be more subtle) and the flower nail art.
Oh well, this is simply a once in a blue moon thing. I won't say how much the manicure cost, let's just say it's very expensive. And, my cousin paid it for me. So, thanks very much.
I will be reluctant to clean my fingers after (a week?)
Oh, have to wake up extra early tomorrow. Hoping to take some pictures on my own.
PS: I've updated my previous entry, now titled Epiphany (take 2).
Below are pictures of my manicure. I find it very nice although it seems a little too overdo. I loved the simple design when the flowers were stick. But after the tiny"jewels" were added, it was a bit too much. There was a minimum of 5 tiny "jewels" per finger.
I love the matte silver with pink sparkly tip, (I should not have request for the sparkles to be more subtle) and the flower nail art.
Oh well, this is simply a once in a blue moon thing. I won't say how much the manicure cost, let's just say it's very expensive. And, my cousin paid it for me. So, thanks very much.
I will be reluctant to clean my fingers after (a week?)
Oh, have to wake up extra early tomorrow. Hoping to take some pictures on my own.
PS: I've updated my previous entry, now titled Epiphany (take 2).
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Epiphany (take 2)
I've just come to a realisation. Actually, it's it has been there for quite long and I didn't have the chance to write it.
There's a part of me that's fragile. That's why I can never be someone who "give out" to the public, like authors for example.
Taking the case of authors, they are normal human beings, with a dream to share. For them to come forward with their "babies" or dreams and publish them, needs a lot of courage.
Once the book is out, it and the author will have a 99.9% chance of being subjected to what we call "critics" and "criticism". To be truth, many a time, the criticism are not even constructive at all.
Those self-proclaimed "critics" shoot their mouths off without thinking and attack without a base. I've seen some pretty bad comments about some authors (their religions, dressing-style, etc) and their beloved books/novels (garbage, etc).
If you don't like something, then no one is forcing you to like it. But, you don't have attack the author and his/her book. Even worst, don't judge something without even experience it first. I can't understand how some people can "criticise" a book when he/she didn't even touch it.
I have a feeling that these people do that to hurt others and they feel powerful in doing so. These people are self-centered in a way that they don't care about people's feelings. I would love to see their reactions when they themselves or a loved one was in this business.
Let's have an example: Stephenie Meyer and her Twilight saga.
The more publicity the Twilight saga and her receives, the more criticism and attacks they get. Some of which are really baseless. When Breaking Dawn came out this August, there was a rise in criticism because Stephenie Meyer dares to try something new. People don't like the plot and attacked her for it.
Then the movie came, there was a sudden rise in new waves of criticism. Now, people who don't even read Twilight saga or not fans of it, became aware of Twilight. So, you can see where this is going.
Back to what I was saying, I write and brainstorm on what they called "fanfiction". Fanfiction is something that's based on characters from existing books/novels and given new lives with.
However, there's a very low chance of me sharing my "works" with others because for the simple fact that I can't take criticism.
I read fanfiction on a daily basis and some of these budding authors and their fanfiction are really good. They have nice plots and the characters are truly well explored. 'A minor character in a book suddenly become the leading person.' or 'He may be a bully in the book but actually suffers when he's at home'.
So, a job as an author is certainly out for me, unless I can be "stronger" and brush off those "baseless" criticism.
I really feel injustice for them, especially SM. I don't know why, but whenever I read these negative comments, I would be affected somewhat. I think it's because I'm a fan and although my feelings won't changed, my emotions will be affected.
She is a really good author and yet has to be on the receiving end of the bad things. I guess, being an author has its peaks and troughs.
For a best-selling book, you will have glory, earning ten-thousands to millions yet at the same time, you have to toughen your heart and brace yourself against these self-proclaimed "critics".
I respect books and their authors very much. I thanked them for sharing their dreams with the rest of the world.
If all people are like me, then in a few years time, there will be no new books being released and movies will probably be cut by half, since a lot of movies are based on books.
If I don't like a certain genre of novels, I won't read them, but at the same time, I won't criticise the plots.
There's a part of me that's fragile. That's why I can never be someone who "give out" to the public, like authors for example.
Taking the case of authors, they are normal human beings, with a dream to share. For them to come forward with their "babies" or dreams and publish them, needs a lot of courage.
Once the book is out, it and the author will have a 99.9% chance of being subjected to what we call "critics" and "criticism". To be truth, many a time, the criticism are not even constructive at all.
Those self-proclaimed "critics" shoot their mouths off without thinking and attack without a base. I've seen some pretty bad comments about some authors (their religions, dressing-style, etc) and their beloved books/novels (garbage, etc).
If you don't like something, then no one is forcing you to like it. But, you don't have attack the author and his/her book. Even worst, don't judge something without even experience it first. I can't understand how some people can "criticise" a book when he/she didn't even touch it.
I have a feeling that these people do that to hurt others and they feel powerful in doing so. These people are self-centered in a way that they don't care about people's feelings. I would love to see their reactions when they themselves or a loved one was in this business.
Let's have an example: Stephenie Meyer and her Twilight saga.
The more publicity the Twilight saga and her receives, the more criticism and attacks they get. Some of which are really baseless. When Breaking Dawn came out this August, there was a rise in criticism because Stephenie Meyer dares to try something new. People don't like the plot and attacked her for it.
Then the movie came, there was a sudden rise in new waves of criticism. Now, people who don't even read Twilight saga or not fans of it, became aware of Twilight. So, you can see where this is going.
Back to what I was saying, I write and brainstorm on what they called "fanfiction". Fanfiction is something that's based on characters from existing books/novels and given new lives with.
However, there's a very low chance of me sharing my "works" with others because for the simple fact that I can't take criticism.
I read fanfiction on a daily basis and some of these budding authors and their fanfiction are really good. They have nice plots and the characters are truly well explored. 'A minor character in a book suddenly become the leading person.' or 'He may be a bully in the book but actually suffers when he's at home'.
So, a job as an author is certainly out for me, unless I can be "stronger" and brush off those "baseless" criticism.
I really feel injustice for them, especially SM. I don't know why, but whenever I read these negative comments, I would be affected somewhat. I think it's because I'm a fan and although my feelings won't changed, my emotions will be affected.
She is a really good author and yet has to be on the receiving end of the bad things. I guess, being an author has its peaks and troughs.
For a best-selling book, you will have glory, earning ten-thousands to millions yet at the same time, you have to toughen your heart and brace yourself against these self-proclaimed "critics".
I respect books and their authors very much. I thanked them for sharing their dreams with the rest of the world.
If all people are like me, then in a few years time, there will be no new books being released and movies will probably be cut by half, since a lot of movies are based on books.
If I don't like a certain genre of novels, I won't read them, but at the same time, I won't criticise the plots.
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