PECKPOST

Hey I haven't been blogging much, but you might as well get used to it because I'm going in soon. I do have genuine worries about my eczema in NS because itchy urticaria (rashes/hives) is bloody difficult to deal with and once it starts more sweat and dirt is just going to make it worse. The only way I can deal with it is washing with soap, and opportunities to do that come few and far between. Bah and the army hasn't gotten back to me about my pending status yet. Why the sudden worry? I was jogging today and I came home and had an outbreak on the underside of my knee. That along with the underside of the elbows and the neck are FUCKED UP areas for people with eczema. I can literally scratch them raw and then some.

Anyway my aunts and uncle and their family went back to malaysia today. I like to spend time with familiar people, but I also like to be alone. I'm kinda introverted. My whole family is introverted and we don't like to mix with crowds or strangers. My mum can do the latter but its a forced kinda thing. My dad fakes being extroverted. He can talk a lot at things like dinners but in reality he prefers to keep a low profile. He doesn't like to go out with people. He hates phones. Like wtf he makes me answer his handphone for him -_-. As for me I can't break the ice for nuts but I enjoy the company of good friends.

Bah for some reason I feel quite angsty at the moment. It's just the beginning of my adulthood but I know the rest of life is gonna be hard, probably harder than these 18 years. There's so much more shit to go through and that somehow gets me down. I think this angstiness also stems from the fact that I really haven't bothered with my birthday this year. I just wasn't excited about it. I didn't know what present I wanted, I don't know where I want to eat. And to be honest I don't really care. It's this loss of enthusiasm that disturbs me -.-.

Anyway as usual I've watched some movies. I watched National Treasure 2 with wally. It's pretty cool. I like adventure flicks like Indiana Jones and NT. But the pick of the bunch would have to be Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Talk to Me. 

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is the first part of Park Chan Wook's revenge trilogy consisting of SFMV, Old Boy and SFLV. I really enjoyed this one. The plot is brilliant and well tied up which is so crucial because of the 2 different storylines running through as the 2 anti-heroes seek their vengeance. The acting is superb too. I've watched Old Boy too and if you asked me which one I preferred, I actually would still say Old Boy. It's one bloody wild ride that meshes surreality with reality really well. The violence is over-the-top but the intensity of emotion - the shock, desperation, anger and need for vengeance is absolutely off the meter (SFMV is more controlled). I won't watch it again but I need not watch it again because it left such a deep imprint in my mind. I've been trying to find Sympathy for Lady Vengeance but its so difficult to get. Anyone who's seen it please tell me.     


And the next one just watched today is Talk to Me about this famous black DJ played by Don Cheadle. Definitely one of the best indies this year. Chiwetel Ejiofor really impressed me.  

I'll just end off with the Backstreet Boys' new single Helpless When She Smiles. I think this is their best single since they went to the pop-rock genre.