Sigh

"A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon."

- Arnold Haultain

02:18 - 2010-Mar-17 - comments {0} - post comment

Bridge Over Troubled Water

When you're weary
Feeling small
When tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all

I'm on your side
When times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you

I'll take your part
When darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

03:36 - 2010-Mar-16 - comments {0} - post comment

The Weary Kind

Just caught two great films! Both were about addictions and how the protagonists dealt with them.

Heavy, depressing stuff...but very, very good. I actually cried at the end of Crazy Heart.

Coincidentally, the lead actors Jeff Bridges and Vera Farmiga are in the running for awards @ the upcoming Oscars (countdown begins now!!), Bridges for this role and Farmiga for hers in Jason Reitman's Up In The Air.



Vera Farmiga is truly one of the best thespians in Hollywood now.



"Your heart’s on the loose
You rolled them seven’s with nothing lose
And this ain’t no place for the weary kind

You called all your shots
Shooting 8 ball at the corner truck stop
Somehow this don’t feel like home anymore

And this ain’t no place for the weary kind
And this ain’t no place to lose your mind
And this ain’t no place to fall behind
Pick up your crazy heart and give it one more try

Your body aches…
Playing your guitar and sweating out the hate
The days and the nights all feel the same

Whiskey has been a thorn in your side
and it doesn’t forget
the highway that calls for your heart inside

And this ain’t no place for the weary kind
And this ain’t no place to lose your mind
And this ain’t no place to fall behind
Pick up your crazy heart and give it one more try

Your lovers won’t kiss…
It’s too damn far from your fingertips
You are the man that ruined her world

Your heart’s on the loose
You rolled them seven’s with nothing lose
And this ain’t no place for the weary kind."

- From The Weary Kind, theme song of Crazy Heart

12:45 - 2010-Mar-7 - comments {0} - post comment

Remember Love

you taught me the fire,
and i taught you the hunger.

06:33 - 2010-Mar-4 - comments {0} - post comment

Ignorance

Ignorance is your new best friend.

09:29 - 2010-Feb-20 - comments {2} - post comment

Alone

a random remark
that sprouted from water-cooler talk
went something like this -
"the institution of marriage isn't meant for human beings".

i doubted it initially.

but if you take a step back and
weigh all your options hard enough,
perhaps there is really some truth in it.

perhaps,
the human self
was...
is...
will always be...
meant for A Party of One.

you come alone to this earth from Mother Nature,
you depart
as oneself.

look at the glaring statistics that are churned out every year,
how many marriages end up in
ugly divorces?
how many more uncounted couples stuck in eternal unhappiness,
their lives entwined and encumbered by misery?

essentially, we humans are born solitary creatures,
with the instinct to live as an individual,
to thrive on our own
to suffer on our own
to overcome obstacles on our own.

over the past few days,
i've had difficulty smiling during work lunches
i can't fake it any longer
at home, i get irritated at my partner's good intentions
i find myself snapping easily
i find evil thoughts inside me rising like tidal waves

all these physical ailments that have crawled on top of me,
why do you assail me continuously?
why why why
are you manifestations of my repressions
threatening to surface and overwhelm my whole mental self?
why why why

over the past few days,
i enjoy the most happiness when i am alone.
solitude.
in the library,
a stroll in the supermart.

i feel nameless,
weightless,
like a clean, crisp piece of paper

i don't want anyone around me.
no more 'advice'.
no more 'suggestions'.

don't even bother talking.
you're adding nothing new to the insights i have about life,
and you're not even cheering me up.
no one can.

i just want to be
myself.

- strangecloud

02:51 - 2010-Feb-10 - comments {1} - post comment

Why do we love cinema?

Love these words about film from Malaysian filmmaker Tan Chui Mui -

Why do we love cinema? Because in the safe world of cinema, facing these fictional characters, we become more human than we really are. We become kinder and more sympathetic; we simply become better people.

Because in the safe world of cinema, we are merely observers. We stay safe from the danger and the emotional threat of life itself, safe from growing indifferent.

Because in the safe world of cinema, we experience many lives.

Because in real life, we can hardly understand each other.

Because there is a part of me, sad and fragile, that can only be shown to you in the dark.

04:40 - 2010-Feb-9 - comments {0} - post comment

I Think I Need It Too

"You must admit something,
Animals came in two by two."

06:46 - 2010-Jan-31 - comments {0} - post comment

I Won't Tell You

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02:41 - 2010-Jan-13 - comments {1} - post comment

Adversity

"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit."

- Napolean Hill

03:15 - 2010-Jan-2 - comments {3} - post comment

Afterlife

RIP James 'The Rev' Sullivan.
You will be deeply missed by all A7X fans!
We love you always.

01:08 - 2009-Dec-31 - comments {0} - post comment

Character

"The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back."

- Abigail Van Buren

04:13 - 2009-Dec-10 - comments {0} - post comment

Life Expands

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

- Anais Nin

03:07 - 2009-Dec-4 - comments {1} - post comment

Where We Belong

The Lostprophets are back!!

01:59 - 2009-Nov-25 - comments {0} - post comment

Nice Punk Pop. Makes me feel like a teenager all over again.

"Remember on my 21st birthday
You took me where we went on our first date
We stayed till closing time
After four glasses of wine
You started with the pointless argument
You said that I forgot to compliment
The dress you wore that night
That I've seen a thousand times

But I think
We just want different things
I want space
You want a diamond ring
Whatever made you think we were meant to be?"

04:37 - 2009-Nov-10 - comments {1} - post comment