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Saturday, January 21, 2006
5:03 pm

Memoirs Of A Geisha had such a sweet ending!! The vivid use of imagery and intricate character development just made me appreciate Literature all over again. The cinematography underscores the beauty of Japan's picturesque scenery, and realistically depicts the entire cultural and political landscape of the then Japan- the governing code of conduct of a geisha as they move inexorably through artistic albeit insociable lifestyles amidst the backdrop of a nation riding the waves of war, destined for life to stay regimentally estranged from the mainstream way of life. The cast were virtually impeccable in conveying emotive forces, from poignance to elation- intensely. An epic tale. Guess the novel should be swell too.

I need to think on my heels more. Move fast. I keep trying to deliberately slow down the processing of my perception of the world. It's irksome whenever something new and fresh whizzes past ungrabbed because of the huge backlog of observations and opinions that're yet to be fully grasped and savoured. I guess I've just got to be decisive in placing the right values on entities around me. All input has to undergo a priority sieve before the significant is distinguished from the urgent and the grave is isolated from the trivial.

Like addictions- they're always bad no matter which ones they are so I've got to eschew. And like spending precious moments with family and loved ones. They've got to increase but not at the expense of my well-being, as more personal commitments to the pursuit of happiness and substance is an unescapable rite of passage for maturing adults. Sacrifice must be positioned correctly. I've not watched movies with my family for so long!! And friends who just don't get it will do. They just will. An argumentative person excites me. But please, cordially and objectively thrash things out. I'm imperfect; so is everyone around.. So are you. Let's learn.

Blogger's not going to contain everything on the inside of me. I always hoped it would. But it can't, and I won't let it. Therein- lies the beauty.

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