This is My Life......

Only 1 word to describe the past few weeks that i have been through: BUSY!

It was either FYP or my Biz Finanace modules that occupied my time.... but i did spare some time out to watch superb movie 10 promises to my dog last Tuesday with abel.... met him at TM after my biz finance lecture... Finally for once, i manage to grab a proper dinner b4 the movie... For the past few movies I watched, me and my colleagues had to ta bao our dinner in...

1 july 2008

Summary: Akari is a 14-year-old schoolgirl living in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. One day, a puppy wanders into her yard, looking lost and frightened. She is a Golden Retriever with white paw markings. Akari names her Socks. Akari's mother consents to her keeping the dog but only after she agrees to keep 10 Promises to Socks . Akari enthusiastically assents and the two begin their journey of growing up together. Akari finds herself having to overcome many changes and challenges: the tragedy of her mother's death, father's sudden resignation, first romantic feelings, career ambitions and her independence. But at every step, Socks is there to provide unquestioning love and support.

We see her grow from a cuddly puppy to a strong and intelligent dog, as proven by her prowess in the “look-over-here” game, in which a person randomly points to a direction while the other person (or dog) has to look at the opposite direction to win the game. As time goes by, she even becomes close to Akari’s father, Saito who initially has a fear of dogs. Socks eventual role as a therapy dog is evident when she attempts to heal Akari’s best friend, Hoshi who is struggling to pull himself together after an accident. Also noteworthy are the social issues highlighted in the film: family against career (Saito having to carry out his duty as a surgeon while spending time with Akari for their get-togethers) as well as personal ambition against parents’ expectations (Hoshi being forced to pursue a career as a classical guitarist according to his father’s wish). These issues are interwoven perfectly with the storyline as they affect Akari and Socks’ friendship directly and indirectly, giving viewers some food for thought.

Before the movie, Charmaine told me that this is going to be a teary movie... well, indeed it was.. for me, it was towards the end when Socks aged and the dying scene was unbearable.. Tears just came rolling down.... i wasnt the onli one crying... abel cried too.. Surprised... i usually thot that guys are not so easliy affected by the emotions of movies... maybe there are other reasons(beyond the movie) that made him cried... i dun noe... Throughout the movies, there were scene that really make u go "ooooo... so sweet ... so cute.." and a sweet sweet feeling just developed within me.. hahha.. It is indeed a movie that make the viewers undergo emotion roller coaster....

I would recommend all gals to watch this movie... but make sure u bring in tissue paper..

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7 july 2008

For the sake of my FYP, i had to stay overnight at IMCB lab to take measurement of my samples every 4 hour... Boss was a little over-concern about me staying overnight... for the whole day, i kept asking if i had bought dvds, alarm clock, jacket... hahhaa... just like a father reminding his daughter this and that.... but it's really nice of him to allow me to use his lab for my fyp experiment... he even offered suggestion and was willing to guide me along the way... He has changed alot since i last complaint about him on my blog... He's now a super good boss.... really..

i managed to hang in and stay awake till 3.30am!!!! Thanks to my friends who chatted & entertained me online.. and not forgetting my colleague, Huiyi's DVDs... Decided to catch some sleep before my next reading(@ 7am)... first inside aunty pok guak's room... but then half way through it was frezzing cold.. really frezzing cool.. it was as if my organs inside me are all shivering in cold.. no choice i want out to the office and slept on the noisy couch.... despite setting my alarm at 6.55am, i didnt managed to wake up.. hahaha... alarm doesnt work on me ... hehehe.... luckily, got abel's morning call.. but 1 onli managed to pick up the phone after 1 missed call... hahha.. if not i'll just sleep right through lor... Thanks abel... owe u one... hahaha.... cant imagine wat if i slept right through and ppl coming in the work and see me sleeping in the office.... hahha

after taking the measurement... went down to the gym to shower.. then breakfast at matrix... the cofffee and the shower were onli effective in keeping me awake for abt 1.5 hrs.. by 10am.. i was getting super sleepy and grouchy... but i still had to go for my biz lecture in the afternoon... dragged my feet there.. but surprisingly, i managed to listen to the 3.5 hr lecture... maybe miss a slide or 2 in between ... but i could actually close my eyes and absorbing the info in at the same time.... I didnt noe i can do that... hahha...

gtg... need to revise my biz fin... quiz tml...

YueN signing off... rainy afternoon..