i slept the sleep of the just

just the other night, two nights ago, good bf of mine was telling me stories abt ghosts. ya, must be thinking are we lack of topic for our conversation? nope. practically we just talk about anything and our conversation never ends. one thing good about it, we explore each others' experiences and knowlegde about things we do not know. ok ok, get back to the title of this blog. the reason i'm posting this. i slept for the poor 2 hrs or so i think or maybe i'm awake all the while coz i remember all the little little ding-ling-dong-klick-klac-klock-ping-pong-piang-tik-tiak-tiok sound in my room when i lay myself on my bed. can't sleep simply because of the stories he told me. suddenly the image, the gory face, the long hair, the white robe, the nails, the eerie sound, u name it....Juon, Dark Water, One Missed Call....watsoever ghost movie i've heard about suddenly come right back to me. into my head. all the shadow, the image appear here and there and i just can't make it disappear. once i closed my eyes, it's there...i open, it's gone. yayayaya, call me stupid coz i know it's not real, but still............

so nice of my good bf to describe the story so vividly to me while we're having roti pisang and teh tarik at one of the mamak stall in Puchong. he is just describing what he heard and merely just sharing, i suppose. little that he knows, his gf got hooked with the stories and can't stop her 'creative' imagination. grrrrr...grrrrr.....blame him for the ghost story telling which lead to a sleepless night for me though i did give some interest and support when he was telling the story. "And then....." "And then...." "And then...." and he goes on and on and on because the listener is interested to listen mah. can't put all blame into himlar, i'm part to be blamed also.

good bf of mine decided no more ghost story telling for me anymore. he say i'm too imaginative. :)

はちこ - Hachiko: A Dog's Story

was in my shower last night when i suddenly remembered one particular movie article that i read few weeks ago and i keep trying to recall the name of the movie and finally i got it! Yeah...... Hachiko. This is the sypnosis i got from the web.

"This heartwarming true story is an American adaptation of a Japanese tale about a loyal dog named Hachiko. This very special friend would accompany his master to the train station every day and return each afternoon to greet him after work. Sadly his master departs one day, passes away and never returns to the station. Hachiko faithfully returns to the same spot at the station the very next day, and every day for the next nine years to wait for his beloved master. During his daily visits, Hachiko touches the lives of many who work near and commute through the town square. He teaches the local people love, compassion and above all unyielding loyalty. Today, a bronze statue of Hachiko sits in his waiting spot outside the Shibuya station in Japan as a permanent reminder of his devotion and love."

mmmmm......a must watch movie again for dog lovers and RG fans. :) but dunno when it's showing. it's only going to be premiering this August in Japan. dunno when it's the actual release date yet. i have searched high and low in both GSC and TGV and it's not even in the coming soon slot....not in international screen too. :(
anyway, will look out for it.

Smile - Michael Jackson (1958-2009)

(A tribute to Charlie Chaplin taken from the stage version of "Smile")
Words Written by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons.
Music Composed by Charles Chaplin.
Produced by David Foster and Michael Jackson.

Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by...
If you smile
With your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile if you'll just...
Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just...
Smile, though your heart is aching
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by...
If you smile
Through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just Smile...
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just Smile

sorry to say, i must admit i'm not really a fans of MJ. His passing is merely a dying of a very incredible super well known superstar, famous celebrity and known to the whole wide world, but i still tune in to his memorial service and without knowing, my tears actually falled when listening to this particular song sang by one of the Jackson 5. the way he sang it, the way the lyric presented itself, the atmosfere, the time, it just built up all the feelings and finally, i come to realize that he is really gone...he is really....gone.

his death reminds me of Leslie Cheung who has left us 6 long years. how time flies. it has been 6 long years. too young to die. that's all i can think of. he has so much talent yet the world has not seen. he has so much to give yet time is not enough. he has so much to share yet no one understand. so, he make a choice to end his life by taking his own life. what a ridicule...

anyway, as heart breaking as it is now and then, i have to agree that as long as we remember them, they will forever live in our heart.

おくりびと - a must watch.....

....おくりびと - incredibly 'moving' movie. a wistful masterpiece. it's a movie about death that is so truly beautiful, joyful and life-affirming.

i cried during most part of the movie. worth every drop of my tears.

i recommend to all.