Magic Shows

Just watched The Illusionist. Was good, but I must say that The Prestige is a far better show.

A Martyr for my love for you

Perhaps my favourite White Stripes song off Icky Thump. Maybe it's because I can relate to it. It's about a guy who falls in love with a girl, but because he lacks confidence he decides the best way for him is to leave her alone, and stop making things awakward.

She was sixteen and six feet tall
in a crowd of teenagers comin' out of the zoo
She stumbled started to slip and fall
teeter-tottered on the top of patent leather shoes
I happened to catch her and said,
"maybe these ruby shoes are a little cumbersome for you."

White is talking about a teenage kind of affection and the first time the guy actually met the girl. Kinda dramatic, and shows the basic things a guy would observe.

But not as shaky as I must have seemed
talkin' junk through her giggle little teenage dream
And on the phone I could not compete
my dumb luck, fake confidence was getting weak
For a sec I thought I sounded sweet
but sure 'nough in a gruff, faint voice
I heard myself speak

The guy then realizes that he lacks confidence. He is shaky. He starts to talk rubbish (stuttering perhaps?) And worst of all, he hears his own rough voice on the telephone, when he should have sounded sweet! Must have been a stab to his confidence.

Chorus: I could stay a while
but sooner or later I'll break your smile
And I can tell a joke
but one of these days I'm bound to choke
And we could share a kiss
but I feel like I can't go through with this
And I bet we could build a home
but I know the right thing for me to do
Is to leave you alone

He realizes that he is not good with jokes, neither is he good in accompanying her. He is such a destroyer, the breaker of smiles, and the spoiler of moods. He then contemplates leaving her alone, if only to make things better for her.

But I'm trying to save you
from all of the things that I'll probably say or do
You probably call me a fool
and say I'm doin' exactly what a coward would do
And I'm beginning to like you
it's a shame; what a lame way to live
But what can I do
I hope you appreciate what I do

I'm a martyr for my love for you

The guy calls himself a 'martyr' for his decision to 'save her from the things that he'll say or do'. He wants to spare her any more embarrassing and awakward moments. He feels that it is the only choice - 'what can I do'. Quite a sad song I reckon. The guy only seems to be thinking of the girl's happiness. This song captures the silliness and innocence of teenage affection.

Why the problem of evil is not a problem at all

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

-Alfred Lord Tennyson

'The world got itself into a big hurry.'

So Brooks observed. I should think, that a simple and slow-paced life is very attractive.

Let your darker side give in to the power of the music that I write

Aarrrgh. I miss Phantom! Fei Xiang is a great singer...

Moral Lessons for the Sub-Human

Q: When you find a bag of money on the street, and there's no one around, no one watching, what will you do?

A. Use the money for yourself.
B. Use the money to buy your friends or relatives gifts.
C. Use the money and give to the poor.
D. Take the money to the police.

Edward Scissorhands chose B. Winona Ryder agreed that it was the nicest thing to do. Father explains that it was about right and wrong, not about niceness.

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So I went to Sakura with A and S. Not worth the $28, since I am no big eater. I would never have agreed to go eat buffet dinner if not for the fact that I promised them I would. I want to kick myself for saying yes to them. I really don't like to spend so much when I know people are suffering elsewhere. Even Mac's I need to think twice. Aaargh. I could think of a million other better things to spend on with $28:

A. Give church.
B. Give Andrew and Grace home.
C. Save.
D. Give to the needy/buskers.
E. Buy two VCDs.
F. Buy a Code 3 DVD.
G. Buy half of Sophie Scholl: The Final Days DVD.
H. Buy one-fifth of The King and I musical.
I. Buy a Christian book.
J. Half of my sister's birthday gift.
G to infinity: A million other better uses for $28 than making your tummy bloated and uncomfortable during the hour long ride back home.

Anyway I was telling A, who is quite irritated by my lack of tolerance for 'rich kids' as I call him. Actually I'm not against rich kids, but spoilt kids. But the equation rich = spoilt is true many times. Ok lah, I have known some rich friends who are not spoilt, but my job is to irritate this guy, ok? Anyway, he is spoilt. So A just ate a sushi (only the meat) and left the white richball untouched. I was appalled. Everyone knows he's trying to save what little space of his stomach has left to try other foods. I gave him a harsh lecture about how people have no food to eat, and how DARE YOU THINK YOUR MONEY IS SUCH A BIG DEAL!!!

A, however, as usual, couldn't care less. Really, I cannot stand people ordering extra food only to waste them. And actually I took extra food too. Overestimated what I could eat. But to prove to A my point, I forced myself to eat them all. Wasn't that hard, is it?

A couldn't care less.

"But I will come back here for you."

That's Jack talking to Kate. I think it's quite incredible.