I'm pretty excited at the same time because I get to meet my ex- schoolmates again. But still,
I'm pretty darn nervous. Well, I should be, no?
Pshh, and they weather here isn't helping me to chill.
the fan is right behind my ginormous head.
looks like I've just fallen out of bed xD
10.2.10{ 08:32 }
The tide recedes, but leaves behind bright seashells on the sand. The sun goes down, but gentle warmth still lingers in the land, The music stops, and yet it echoes on in sweet refrains...
For every joy that passes, something beautiful remains.
24.1.10{ 06:26 }
19.1.10{ 03:00 }
When I get stuck on a word in a book,
There are lots of things I can do.
I can do them all, please, by myself;
I don't need help from you.
I can look at the picture to get a hint.
Or think what the story's about.
I can "get my mouth ready" to say the first letter.
A kind of "sounding out".
I can chop up the words into smaller parts,
Like on or ing or ly,
Or find smaller words in compound words
Like raincoat and bumblebee.
I can think of a word that makes sense in that place,
Guess or say "blank" and read on
Until the sentence has reached its end,
Then go back and try these on:
"Does it make sense?"
"Can we say it that way?"
"Does it look right to me?"
Chances are the right word will pop out like the sun
In my own mind, can't you see?
If I've thought of and tried out most of these things
And I still do not know what to do,
Then I may turn around and ask
For some help to get me through.
18.1.10{ 22:25 }
Nowhere Boy as a boy all John Lennon needed was love.
Familiar enough with The Beatles which I love dearly? Well if the answer is a yes,you'd want to continue reading this then!
A film about John Lennon's childhood and adolescence which is based on the book Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon, written by his half- sister Julia Baird.
It's about John Lennon's (Aaron Johnson) teenage years and his first steps to stardom and focuses on the influence his Aunt Mimi, (Kristin Scott Thomas) who raised him and his mother Julia, (Anne-Marie Duff) the spirited mother who gave him up had on his early life who also fight for his love.
Hungry for love from a family, he escapes into music then meets future fellow
Beatle Paul McCartney(Thomas Sangster)and George Harrison(Sam Bell)
As his new life begins, old secrets unfold and truths about his past leads to inescapable tragedy.
I love the fact that Thomas Sangster who already knew how to play the guitar actually learn how to play the guitar like the left-handed McCartney just for the scenes of The QuarryMen performing in the movie.
Overall, the movie is lined up by professional actors, veterans or new-comers, it doesn't really matter.
Not only that,
the OST includes a lot of well-known hits from the 50's-60's.
You'd probably heard these from old movies or from the old radio stations which your dad will probably listen too! (which includes me :p) Nowhere Boy OST is a rock and roll album at heart, but also draws influence from rhythm, blues, and country. All the material is taken from the film’s period (circa 1950’s), and opens with Jerry Lee Lewis’ bonafide classic, “Wild One”. Things slow down for “Mr Sandman” by Dickie Valentine, but the album already begins to exude a sense of charm.The list contains classic tracks by Wanda Jackson, Gene Vincent, Elvis and John Lennon himself.
Disc One: 1. Jerry Lee Lewis - Wild One
2. Dickie Valentine - Mr Sandman
3. Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats - Rocket 88
4. Elvis Presley - Shake, Rattle & Roll
5. Wanda Jackson - Hard Headed Woman
6. Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You
7. The Nowhere Boys - Maggie May
8. The Nowhere Boys - That'll Be The Day
9. Eddie Bond and The Stompers - Rockin' Daddy
10. Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight Rock Disc: 2 1. Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven
2. Bill Haley and His Comets - Rock Around The Clock
3. Little Richard - Rip It Up
4. Elvis Presley - Baby, Let's Play House
5. Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
6. Buddy Knox - Party Doll
7. Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law
8. Vince Taylor and His Playboys - Brand New Cadillac
9. Dale Hawkins - Susie-Q
10. Shirley & Lee - Let The Good Times Roll
Lastly,
Watch it for the love of The Beatles! :'D
13.12.09{ 20:00 }
The Little Box Of Beatles bite-sized info, costing around 10 pounds
The Beatles: Unseen Archives 600 unseen photos and negatives of The Beatles, costing around 60 bucks :p (bought yesterday!)
Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band poster 7 bucks only! WOO
I need to take a photo of my Beatle boots I got from France too! yay for Beatles merchandise! (:
Whether you've read the books, seen the different versions of movies, this piece was heavily influenced by the basic story of Alice in Wonderland. Even so, you've never seen anything like this interpretation!
Alice (Kristýna Kohoutová) finds herself trapped in a Wonderland that exists in her dreary home when a dead, stuffed white rabbit springs to life, dismounts itself, sets off for a grim adventure, and other toys and objects in her home soon follow suit. It's basically the only live-action person seen in the film; the rest of the characters were filmed in a jerky stop-motion process.
The visuals are incredible! But sadly, in addition to being sloppily dubbed into English, the narration takes you out of the action at critical moments and becomes increasingly tedious as the film progresses. But overall, everything else about the movie is so wonderfully weird and surreal that it doesn't completely destroy the film!
PS: First thing that came to my mind was Nina! go figure :p
