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Weekend came early for us and on Thursday night with a memorable opening act by our resident star we knew it was gonna be a helluva weekend. We didn't have the usual people but it didn't matter. The change in dynamics was welcomed and for once majority when to the engineering group. Chatting Shouting over good food, laughing and just plain chilling was what we all needed after such a tiring week.
The next night went out for dinner and then after waiting for an hour we were brought to our room for some fun-filled karaoke session. Who knew singing screaming to kesha's and taylor swift's songs could have us all gasping for air. And of course we HAD to have a mini tribute to Backstreet Boys (no one had to look at the screen for the lyrics!) or it just wouldn't feel complete hahahah. Can't wait for another round!
Saturday evening we went to the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta at Putrajaya hoping that our dreams of UP or The Ugly Truth could finally come true but we were sorely disappointed :( There were tons of people and it was just too crowded. There was nothing much to do there in the evening besides taking photos so we just walked around. Then around 8pm all the hot air balloons were up and we waited patiently for them to fly up but it didn't so around 9pm we left for dinner and watched the fireworks from the car instead.
6.30am the phone rang, my heart skipped a beat and somewhere a tear dropped.
Song of the moment : John Mayer - Who Says
When is enough, enough?
How much longer should I wait?
When I was a kid, weekends or school holidays were spent in front of the tv at 10am to catch the latest movie (mostly Disney) TV3 was showing, before there was Astro. Movies like Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and it’s many sequels, The Mighty Ducks, Homeward Bound and The Little Rascals (I miss this movie!) just to name a few.
One movie that I particularly remember was some sort of a musical featuring these poor kids selling newspaper on the streets. It kinda had an oliver twist feeling towards it I suppose. I didn’t really give much thought about it until the moment when I was looking through vcds at a shop and suddenly the movie came rushing into my mind and there was this need to watch it again. But I couldn’t for the sake of me remember the title and that bothered me so much (those who know me knows I can’t let go of things easily).
So from that day every time I go to a vcd shop I would browse through their collection looking for it but I never found it. Then came the internet era and there was hope yet again. So at this time all I could remember was that it was a musical, there were kids selling newspaper and there was this cute guy in it. I did all the possible search I could, anything you could possibly think of, I did it. “kids selling newspaper musical”, “extra! Musical” (I thought the title had the word extra in it which was wrong no wonder la fail to find it), “musical kids extra”, “musical newspaper” and the list goes on. I even browse through child actors’ photo to see if any of them might be the cute guy. I was damn determined to find it but I didn’t even come close to identifying it so I gave up yet again and slowly started forgetting about it.
Over the years there are times when the memory would crawl back into my mind so I’ll start searching again but I didn’t really put much effort into it like before. Then I literally forgot about it. That’s when they say you’ll find it right? Turns out its true! (But it took damn long lor) Just now I was sorting out movie titles on a website and there it was number 5 on the list, Newsie! Okay so it didn’t like jump out at me cause it was such a long time ago plus out of the possible title I thought of Newsie was never considered. But I was intrigued how come this movie that I have never heard of was number 5 in the list so I imdb-ed it and there it was! This was the movie I was searching for all those years ago!
I’m over the moon right now :D I love this feeling of rediscovering a part of your childhood that you have forgotten about. It brings this calmness in me and a good reassuring that everything will be fine. Oh and btw you wouldn’t believe who the cute guy is.
Christian Bale! (If he was an unknown actor I might actually not kick myself for never figuring that out).
Song of the moment : Florence + the Machine - Dog Days are Over(Acoustic)
Walking home doesn’t feel right anymore. The falling leaves and the red coloured cabs bring us back to a different time. A time where things were easy, and no one had to be on their toes all the time, constantly being cautious of what they might say or what secret they might accidentally blurt out. One syllabus answers gives so much away and unspoken words never seem so loud.
Walking home was something to look forward to. Crossing the street together or having someone hold your hand even waiting for you on the other side reminds us we are not alone. Life was neither complicated nor grey. Silence used to be nothing but comfort but now it’s full of awkwardness that it makes me want to scream. When you’re happy, I’m carefree but when you’re unpleasant, I pull away. I hate that but you love it and apparently that’s why we are able to survive, so they say.
Walking home is something I dread now. The sky is getting dark so I put on my sweater. I’m afraid for the rain that is coming but I welcome it anyway. At a different time, comfort and stability was what brought and kept us together. Sometimes I get a glimpse of those moments and my day shines brightly. But a slight wind would cause the candle to burn out then there would just be me, you and the darkness.
Walking home is tiring. There are still 873 steps to home. Some things do stay the same but now it feels longer. Being home by 4pm is no longer an option. Things change and people change but my only wish is that we don’t. Replacements are inevitable but the truth is they don’t even come close.
Walking home feels lonely and movies are not the same anymore.Song of the moment : Metric - Gimme Sympathy (Acoustic)
