Indignant About The World Outside

** To D W **
Some people are all out to win, given their background and their training. Don't be too bothered by it if your intention is to close the chapter, yet they eagerly begin another to push their way through. Let them finish it, since it really is about them.
More often than not, this reflects the amount of respect they have for other people, be it freedom of speech or conduct. Enough said.

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The girl at the ticket office told me I can only use the free movie vouchers on weekends. I was irritated and had to be firm in my tone, telling her that the vouchers did not specify that we can only use it during weekends. She insisted, politely, that they definitely will inform me at that time of ticket issue that I can't use it on weekends. I shoved her my sister's birthday card and told that it was a gift, and no one has told me about that. It's not fair that your ticket is valid on weekends and it's expiring tomorrow, and tomorrow is a friday!

Giving me a Hell-I-got-a-mean-customer look, she rolled her eyes and took up the walkie talkie to contact her in-charge. I won. *Ding Ding!*

This is one skill I gained from passing the 30 yr old mark. I've become more assertive and know my rights and dares to demand them. In a nice way of course, after which I apologised (for the inconvenience and din I created). But I'm not sure if she cares for it anyway. Anyway, I did my part. If she won't take it, that's her problem.

"Perhaps Love" is a little bit better than Chicken Little (Man, I so want to kick myself for the money spent last weekend for my nieces and sisters and bro in law). They revived a song by 齐秦 in the 90s. Wonderful lyrics:

外面的世界

在很久很久以前
你拥有我
我拥有你
在很久很久以前
你离开我
去远空翱翔

外面的世界很精彩
外面的世界很无奈
当你觉得外面的世界很精彩
(当你觉得外面的世界很无奈)
我会在这里衷心的祝福你
(我还在这里耐心的等着你)

每当夕阳西沉的时候
我总是在这里盼望你
天空中虽然飘着雨
我依然等待你的归期


There's a similar song in the movie, somehow in response to the song above, also quite thought-provoking lyrics....


歌曲：外面
歌手：周迅 专辑：如果·爱 电影原声大

外面的世界很精彩
我出去会不会失败
外面的世界特别慷慨
闯出去我就可以活过来

留在这里我看不到现在
我要出去寻找我的未来
下定了决心改变日子真难捱
吹熄了蜡烛愿望就是离开

外面的世界很精彩
我出去会变得可爱
外面的机会来得很快
我一定找到自己的存在
一离开头也不转不回来
我离开永远都不再回来


Not a bad movie in general. Not too fantastic either... After the movie, we went to eat ramen, because Jacky Chan ate it, Takeshi ate it too... Fortunately, the Chinese ramen stall at Cuppage S-11 serves up decent ramen, a nice way to complete the day.

(Thank you D W: Yes, it is Jacky Cheung, not Jacky Chan... I always mix the two up... both have the same trademark nose mah.. ;)

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I realised we have more quiet moments with each other now. Sometimes she would quickly fill it up with stories in her office, as for me... I think I was letting my eyes roving around instead of on her when she talk.

Am I always the real problem to any friendship? Should I stop blaming others for my own wrong doing?

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Tomorrow's Friday!! Finally, can wake up late on Saturday. But then again, I always wake up at 9.30am max. Well, better than nothing.