Kakeru @ 13:20

Red Tide
It's less than 10 days into the new year, & I've already cut myself three times - twice on the lips while shaving, & once just now while preparing food. =\ The first time happened right on New Year's day, as I was just getting ready to leave for a potluck (come to think of it, something bad always happens when I go to Ed's place...hmmm lol). I was shaving like any other day but somehow, the blades managed to catch my lips & bam, I cut a slit right across my top lip. It started bleeding quite badly, to the point where I called Mick to tell her I might skip the party ('cause I didn't know whether I'd be able to move my lips, ie. to talk/laugh/eat/sing in RB =P). After about 15 minutes, it finally stopped bleeding & I decided that I wasn't gonna let a bum lip stop me from having fun. And boy am I I glad I ended up going...
The second time happened just two days later, again while shaving, before I went to watch Slumdog. Even though this time I was fully aware of what could happen if I didn't shave carefully, I still managed to cut myself again. I was SO ANGRY I threw my razor into the sink (it didn't break though =P), 'cause I just couldn't believe how stupid I was to repeat the same mistake, even after I kept telling myself to be patient & gentle. Thankfully the cut was much smaller this time so it i) took less time to stop bleeding & ii) wasn't even noticeable. Still, IT PISSED ME OFF BAD.
And today, while washing a knife after use, I accidentally sliced my right hand, right underneath the thumb. It wasn't as painful as I thought it'd be but it definitely wasn't pleasant, lol. I was more worried that I couldn't finish washing the dishes & continue preparing the food (ya I know, I'm too responsible sometimes) more than anything else...& in the end, I said "to hell with it", put on a band-aid, & finished both...=P Don't worry, I'm fine. It's just...kinda unsettling that I'm already hurting myself so much so early in the year, lol. But according to Bons (& Chinese superstition), that's NINE bad things I've managed to avoid now (by bleeding three times), so...yay??
P.S. And great, tennis resumes for me tomorrow. I'm gonna suck even more with a bum right hand. xP

Kakeru @ 17:40

Fated
Everyone, go watch Slumdog Millionaire; I'm serious when I say that it's the best movie I've seen in a long while, & it's quickly becoming one of my all time favourites. I went into the movie with mild curiosity, having read numerous raving reviews calling it a possible Oscar contender...but man, I didn't expect it to be THAT good. I was so moved by the movie I was near tears throughout (I have a soft spot for impoverished children, OKAY?? xP) & I was shaking by the end when things got intense. Sure, the ending was predictable, but by then it didn't matter; what mattered was the adventure we vicariously embarked on to get there. It was a journey of life, a life filled with hardships that most of us who live in the developed world could never imagine, let alone understand. What impressed me the most was how the story was presented - it was pervasive, it was fast-paced, but amidst the myriad of things going on the focus never shifted away from the important details that tied the whole movie together. Go see it & you'll have a different outlook on life; you'll realize how we might've taken so many things for granted, when millions who share our planet fight to the teeth just to scrape by. JUST DO IT!! =P
P.S. I already downloaded the movie so I could watch it over & over again while I wait for its release on Blu-ray...oh did I mention I got a Blu-ray player?? See this is exactly what I was talking about, being fortunate & all...
P.P.S. Oh & I finally updated the music in the playlist. Ch-ch-check it out (no there's no Beastie Boys...)!!

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