The signal is subtle
We pass just close enough to touch
No questions, no answers
We know by now to say enough
With only simple words
With only subtle turns
The things we feel alone for one another
There is a secret that we keep
I won't sleep if you won't sleep
Because tonight may be the last chance we'll be given
We are compelled to do what we must do
We are compelled to do what we have been forbidden
So I won't sleep if you won't sleep tonight
Sunday, October 26, 2008
halloween, 7 days early + nights in rodanthe
i've never really been one to 'celebrate' halloween, but when i saw some familiar faces up on facebook all dolled up in fanciful creature-like outfits, it got me a little excited. so, i thought the night safari would be a good choice. it's been ages since i went, plus, getting spooked in the midst of dense foliage... is as good as you can get with another commercial 'holiday'.
the halloween tram ride was kind of hilarious, because these 3 girls all dressed up were the most shaken up (ironically). it was amusing just hearing them squirm and whine and shriek right behind me - even when there really wasn't anything there. -_-
there was even an instance where a person dressed up donning the 'halloween mask' (from the movie) climbed onto the moving tram, and one of them starting screaming her lungs out and attempted to shove him off the tram with her flailing arms and high-kicks. hahaha! it was HIGH-larious. :)
other than thrills of the night, i also went to catch 'nights in rodanthe'. yes, that soppy romance movie which is based on the book, written by nicholas sparks (who awesomely gave us 'a walk to remember' and 'the notebook'). the start was a tad slow, because i was expecting a sob-fest. a little tug here and there at your heartstrings, and you start to feel why the story has to start off slow. the mechanics of the two star characters (played by richard gere and diane lane) begin as awkward and amusing, and you can't really help but smile to yourself how a middle-aged duo can still make romance seem like being in high school all over again.
glances are made, small talk is inevitable. even those cliched awakward silences all serve a purpose as the plot thickens into a storm of events (literally and figuratively). i shall not give too many details away, in case any of you wish to see it. however, the second half of the movie is where the beauty of sparks' literary novel really sparkles (bad joke, i know). the anguish, the turmoil, the bittersweet happiness. it's something we all can relate to, whether or not in exactly the same way.
so perhaps you won't end up in a fit of tears (like i ashamedly did), but i highly suspect it will leave you with an appreciation for the raw emotion that lane exudes and displays brilliantly, and how beautiful and heartbreaking a bond with a loved one can be.
4 out of 5.
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Wani
23/02/1986 (Pisces)
(Psychology & Communications) Monash University
Chatting, chilling, poetry, movies, making love, making out.
Tigger & Princess
In love with love; cynical with a hint of tease. ;) LOVE THE WORLD AND SMILE AT THE STRANGER.
