Departures

Academy Award® Winner for Best Foreign Language Film of the year, "Departures" is a delightful and sensitive journey into the heartland of Japan and an astonishingly beautiful look at a sacred part of Japan's cultural heritage.

The story revolves around a symphony orchestra celloist who is forced to make a career change by the circumstances, and somehow tumbles and fumbles into a very unique world of "encoffination". The lead actor portrays the struggles of working a well-paid and not understood job, and his relationships with the people around him.

A truly touching film that will somehow make you tear regardless how strong you are.

Not to forget Ryoko Hirosue as a main lead actress as well. She's still as cute as ever, despite being married with children.



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Scary Night

Last night was ridiculously scary.

First I suddenly had a fever, 37.5. I took 2 panadols and started sweating like hell, den a drank loads of water and I got better. And I fell asleep.

I had this dream, it was dear and me going somewhere for breakfast. Initially we went to Ya Kun, somewhere. But I somehow got pissed off with Ya Kun and said I want to go somewhere else. Den we drove off, we were driving this huge mercedes and we got to this tight alley, like the ones behind my house. den 3 or 4 china kias were walking in the middle of the road. I was driving straight into them, so I horned and horned. most of them jumped out of the way except for one guy, he kneeled down to his side, and raised his arm as if to block the car. I jammed my brakes and the front of the car starts to dip down and then.. we smashed into that guy, but it was like smashing into a rock wall, the car flipped forward and the top of the car faced down and flattened. Some how me and dear were out of the car and fine. And that guy, just stood up and left. Then the rest of the china kias help us turn the car back up. the rest of the dream was a blurr...

It's just weird and scary!!

The Way to a Happier Study life.

The main thing that made my life better recently or say for this semester is that I've been to classes more regularly. Sometimes it's just so tempting to not go to school, cos no one really cares if you go or dont go. But here's the thing, if I dont go, I'll feel left behind with respect to the class stuff. It's not that I cant read up on my own or study from books myself. It's just so different, if you dont go to class, I can assure you, I WONT be bothered to go read up myself. And it's not just showing up in class, it's paying attention in class, even though sometimes the lecturer really likes to crap. Paying attention is actually half the work done, Idont even have to copy much stuff down, as long as I listen, it's more or less 70-80% gain when I review the notes. If I dont listen, looking at the notes will just seem so much tougher. Anyway, I think i'm getting into a rhythm for my school work, so I hope to keep it going.

I wish to think I have all the time in the world, but the world keeps reminding me that it's taking time away from me. And giving me less and less time. Why must we always be chasing after time? Time is relative, therefore we have to chase after time because some SMART ALECK started to move ahead of the rest of the pack eons ago. And becaused he moved, others follow, and the cycle goes on, and here we are chasing after a time which we will never see the end. Does anyone even understand wat i'm saying?

Duke-NUS medical School. It's a post graduate medical doctor degree which is open to all types of degrees, but you must have a degree first. It's an interesting option for me, to pursue a medical career is not something i've thought about, cos i've been shunning away from all-things-bio in my school life. My mum is encouraging me to pursue it, and dear is also saying she'll support me if I choose to do so. But here's the question, "Am I interested in that field?" That's a question i really dunno how to answer. How am I suppose to know if I like to do that when I've never done anything like it before?

but I think these are the part of it that attracts me,
the money,
the prestige,
the ability to help others medically.

and what scares me,
the toughness of getting in,
the toughness of the course itself,
the age i'll be if I eventually get to graduate,
the extra $$ I have to put in for this course.

How am I to decide?????

My way of Living MUST CHANGE!!

So far I've been living a very blessed life. There is nothing much to worry about except for myself. Most of the basic aspects of living had been taken care of for me, I do not have to worry about food, clothes or shelter. But yet, I'm still so lost as to what I shld be doing. How am i suppose to choose a path for myself? I do not know what i want for myself. What are the things I do know? I know I am not doing much with my life at this point in time, and i've not done much in my life thus far. Many people my age have experienced, so much more than I have. I feel I'm so poor in experiences.

I need to drag myself out of my slumber. I need to move. I need to act. I need to stop wasting my time. Cos there's not much time left for me.

Sustaining Rejuvenation

I've straighten out alot of my thoughts in the past month. I've tried to get myself more interested in what i'm doing, so I think I'lve gotten some results. So mentally, i'm improving my motivation, but physically, I feel like i'm imploding. Aches, sprains, nerve & joint pains, the list goes on. I just don't feel in shape, and trying to get into shape is just thougher than I thought. It's sapping me both physcially and mentally.

There's alot of work all pile up for me at this point in time, I have little doubt that i'll be able to do them, but I'm not sure if I caould finish them in time. Most of the time i'm just too tired to start doing. I've laid off PPS for a while so that i could spend more time on work, but sometimes it seems like i'm the only person who's bothered to complete the work. That kindda sucks!!

I've started using the calendar in my MS Outlook to organise my stuff. It has helped me alot, I feel everything is much more organised once I can see them list properly in a timeline. It helps me decide what to do first and what is more important. It's not as convenient as just writing in a traditional organiser, but it works no less.

The worst part of me now is basically my right ankle, it has been killing me ever since US, but in US it was just a sprain. It seems to have deteriorated to a damaged tendon or vein or nerve or something. I'll be getting it check at the school medical centre on either tuesday or wednesday. It's making me feel so paralaysed....