Review: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

"Random thoughts for Valentine's day, 2004. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap."

I watched this movie three times already I think. Why? Because it's so bloody jiwang, emo and makes you feel like, well, crap.

Basically the plot revolves around Joel Barish, played by Jim Carrey. He meets a girl, Clementine, and they became involved in a relationship that well, ended in a break up. Typical, you say? That's what I thought at first.

You see, the movie starts with Joel waking up. He somehow got impulsive and took a train to Montauk. There he meets Clementine. Little did he know they met before. Actually they were lovers before the start. So technically, they broke up and met as strangers. Confused now?

Cause you think, heck, how could that be, right?

Well, apparently not so. They were lovers. Yet Clementine got bored of Joel and went to this company, Lacuna Inc, to have her memory of Joel erased. So Joel got wind of this weird company and he hired them to have his memory of Clementine erased too. What's so interesting about this movie is how Joel eventually realises he loves Clementine very much and half the movie shows how he's INSIDE his own mind, trying to save his memories from being erased. Yet somehow, he can't stop it, so everything went POOF! It was a heart-wrenching and touching twist to the plot.

Still confused? I suggest you get the movie yourself and watch it.

The first time I watched it, I struggled to comprehend what's happening. The plot unfolds quite quickly and the pace at which everything runs is smooth, flawless and yet makes you breathless and say, " What? Wait wait what's happening? Hey how come he - wait, stop! Rewind! Yes, and then? HUH??! WHY? Hey hey, stop, rewind! Wait, he's there right? And then why -- hey what happened?? " yeap. Don't worry though, eventually you'll get it.

The story is very original and one of a kind. Not your average love flick or Jane-meets-John sorta movie. What's more, the whole thing was filmed with a hand-held camera, minus all the big budget huge cameras from Hollywood. So it kinda creates a very creative, surreal and somehow familiar experience for the audience. One would just sit back, relax, try not to think too much and then the story will grab you inside, suck you in like a whirlpool and make everything feel fake, surreal, and in the movie's case, ERASE-able.

In the end, you get a warm feeling inside. And you proclaim " LOVE CONQUERS ALL!! " .. so not. Why? Cause everybody makes mistakes. What's nice about this movie is that the main protagonist gets a second chance. I love the part when he finally gives up trying to stop the inevitable and enjoy the last moments he'll ever have with his love.

Hard to properly describe. You have to watch it. For the total jiwang experience and unforgettable quotes. For example, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. From Alexander Pope.

Rating: 9/10

p.s. for those of you who wanna get a taste of what the movie is all about, go here. http://www.lacunainc.com/

Fun never had in such a long time.

Class dinner last night. At Crowne Riverside. It was fun. Good memories I'm not gonna forget.

Dude checking out his phone. That's KK. And on the left is JJ aka Lou Yeh.

Friends. Me, Lydia, Teng (back), Pei Ying, Walter.

Lovely couples, no? Karen and Hann, Jia Hui and Lucas.

Liew Ching, Shian Nee, me.

Pwetty ladies.

Pwetty ladies again. Karen, Kim, Sam

Wei Teing, Someone I love to bully a lot.

Class of 5I 2007.

Class of 5I, again. Well that's not everyone..

Lol. Jake.

Hao lian boys.

Teachers.


My favourite picture. Friends for life. =)

Well, that's about it. Picture says a thousand words. Nothing much to add. Time flies, 5 years went past just like that. I'll miss secondary school life, I think.

Sunlight!

Ah.. sunlight. How I miss you so. I miss the streams of warmth on my skin.

The clouds parted after 3 (4?) days of torrential rain. Bleargh. Bloody weather.

Woke up at 8 this morning. I'm so bored. Again. Downloaded Michael Learns to Rock. Four albums. I know, they're so old school. Classic. But hey, the songs are good. G-O-O-D. Priceless. Evokes emotions and soothes the soul. Phew. Soft, emo and jiwang ballads. Perfect for a calm, tranquil afternoon.

I want an Asus G1S. Now.


Drool. It sports the latest technology. Though not up to par with a proper desktop gaming monster, it's the best money can buy for a mobile gaming experience. Intel Core 2 Duo, NVidia GeForceGo 8600, super clear LCD, 2 GB RAM and 200 GB SATA HDD. Omg. Even better than this aging PC I'm using. Bleargh. It's not too expensive too. RM4k plus. Or was it RM5k? Either way, there are loads of goodies bundled together. Word's on the street that they're gonna develop a G3S. o.O w-o-w.

ELC dinner later. Hope it'd be fun.

Bloody rain.

I hate this bloody weather. Rain for 3 days non-stop. Well, it has stopped. For now.

Today went to listen law. Bored.. almost fell asleep. But the instructor was funny enough. Cracked jokes that were silly and funny enough to make me guffaw stupidly.

I'm starting to rot with boredom. Partly due to wet and humid weather, the moisture accelerating rotting process by tenfold. Boredom is in my mind. And it's boredom that dictates my thought right now, with solely boredom telling me to keep typing this stupid entry out of, again, sheer boredom.

I find that I suddenly lost my willpower. Too lazy to even bother doing anything to kill the boredom.

I toyed with my guitar, which must had been a really good, damp place for the itsy-bitsy spiders to spin their webs everywhere. True enough, there were cobwebs when I took it out. Been practising the most basic of notes and stuff. I have no musical talent. Sob. Fingers kept hooking the wrong string and they are sore from pressing the chords. T.T

I want an Asus G1. Definitely. A gaming laptop worth dying for. Well, as a figure of speech. And I want a Nokia N81. Or at least something that could amuse and entertain me.

Blah.. rain rain go away..


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Have you ever felt so nervous when you look at someone and she smiles at you until you're tongue-tied? Dammit.. *one more week to go. Come back soon... =) *

Freedom~

It's over at last. Finally. The much anticipated, the one thing everyone's been preparing for. The much dreaded SPM (for some) is finally over. That being said, it was SUCH an anti-climax. I mean, 2 years of studying so many things, stuffing soo many pieces of useless junk here and there and they only tested what, like, 0.1% of everything. Toot *$@()!($%^#(@^$* government! Blah.. But then again, this is our beloved Malaysia, so what to do? I've got a lot of things against the government, but for fear of retribution and accused of stoking disharmony, I shall say nothing.

Let's see. SPM. Recap?

=> Sejarah was okay. Everything came out as predicted, thanks to Recom.org who has such wonderful cheak pah bo su zho (after eat ntg to do) punya people. Someone did a cross-reference of all state papers, analyze them and set an area of topics that would come out. And 90% came out. PErfecT. But I didn't think I did that well. Kept forgetting stuffs here and there..

=> BM and English okay lah. BM sastera I didn't even study one.. OMG.. I spot the stuff they'll set mana tau everything not chun. Damn. I wrote my mushiest essay for English. Hope the examiner read until cry.

=> The Science subjects? ARGH! No comment. Gek tiok. I kept forgetting minor details here and there. Bleargh. One mark here, two marks there gone. Yet it was quite simple la..

The rest of the subjects being okay and so-so, SPM passed relatively smoothly. And one day after SPM, the car broke down. Battery suddenly died out. Lucky huh? Imagine if that happened during SPM. Phew. Maybe it has something to do with all this rain. Bloody weather.

After SPM, nothing to do. Bored. Installed Need For Speed: Most Wanted, but kept crashing the car. Blek. Wanna play Lineage II. Graphics look so cool. *drool* can't wait for trip to KL. Can go Genting play roller coaster until I puke my breakfast out. *excited* And I'm gonna spend 300 bucks buying books. I absolutely love Borders. Nothing better than to gimme RM300 and lemme go free in the book store for one whole day (which was what my family did last year, they dumped me there and went off shopping) but it was so fun. Loads of books..

I think my eyes starting to deteriorate. Too much staring into PC screen.

Hmm.. what to do.. so bored. Aih..

Hakka Boi did it.

Today was Hari Penyampaian Hadiah. I prefer to call it Hari Pelajar Cemerlang. That being said, I feel really happy, excited and thrilled today. Honour of a lifetime. Cut the Oscar mukadimah, lets get to the flesh..

Mum dropped me off at school by 7 a.m. Went to the hall by 8.00 a.m. Full of people dy. Saw Pei Ying, then we chatted.

The stage. Note the teacher beside the prefect. He could play the keyboard. o.O I didn't even know. Awesome. He was playing background music for guests then.


Awesome rendition of songs by choir.

Ex Head Boy and Head Girl.

Didn't have the chance to take photos of the band performing. Bloody awesome. Anyway, it was a usual ceremony. I went to this thing for the past 4 years. Oh well. What really caught me off-guard is that I was actually selected for best overall student for 2007. Pelajar Lelaki Terbaik Keseluruhan 2007. O.o wow. Bloody surprising. The other one, Pelajar Perempuan Terbaik Keseluruhan was a Form 6 gal. Lynn Ko.

Reporters everywhere. The teachers all wear same colour one. =="

Lynn and I with Ayahanda Pengetua.

Mummy & I after the ceremony.

This award restored my self-esteem somewhat. I mean, there are soo many others that are qualified for it. Yet I was chosen. I'm thrilled.

Random pics. Pn. Azlin. The guy is the present Head Boy, apparently, my mum's ex student from SMK Stampin. Girl prefect also ex student of my mum.

This is it. The plaque is for the best overall student award. Four certificates for best subject in Sejarah, English, third place in Form 5 Science overall and one for best overall student award. Inside envelope, RM30 voucher from school. And Inti College even gave me Book Prize worth RM100, cheque lai de.

It all feels so unreal.. Finally, the Hakka Boi did something. I did it! After all these years.. Countless bad memories, stupid moments, humiliation.. I finally have something. An honour. Legacy. SOMETHING. At least I have one last good memory of my secondary school.

I really didn't expect to get it. Wow..

One last target for my secondary school life. That would be the much coveted JPA scholarship. If I get it, it all comes full circle. It'll complete my life. See, my sister failed to get into matriculation. My bro got it. He was chosen was candidate for Pelajar Cemerlang, but failed to get it. I got it. He failed to get JPA. Now, I MUST get it. My one and only target. Honour for family, honour for myself, honour for the school, glory, life, destiny.

Here it comes. SPM in 2 days. Bring it on!

Piano genius

David Sides is a truly talented piano player. My friend told me about him and I went to YouTube to watch his video. I tell you.. Jaw-dropping a. Wish I could have that kind of talent.



4 days until SPM. Bring it on..

There's no love.. or there is?

Basic Principles - no woman wakes up saying "God, I hope I don't get swept off my feet today!"

The movie's opening line. Lol, I just watched this movie. What movie? Oh, Hitch. It was out ages ago but I didn't watch it because I brushed it off, thinking it was just another comedy. I had a chance to buy the DVD version and this afternoon I watched it out of sheer boredom and procrastination when in fact I should be studying Sejarah. Phew. 6 more days to SPM and I'm slacking off. XP

Anyway, Hitch is about well, Hitch. He's the greatest matchmaker , albeit working secretly, in the Big Apple. Then comes along Albert Brennaman, walking and talking disaster. He's a tax consultant who works for Allegra, a celebrity of some sort. See, he got this huge crush on Allegra and he turns to Hitch for help. As usual, Hitch delivers as promised, professionally. Then comes Sara, beautiful journalist, sorta, who got Hitch's attention. Yet, it all went ugly when Sara found out what Hitch does for a living. One thing leads to another, and well, it was a good movie. Did they get together? Find out yourself. =)

The plot was interesting enough. The humour? Good. Not great, but just enough to make you snigger and chuckle, even if you're alone watching it. I just like the way the movie slips in bits of interesting messages. In the end, one feels enlightened after watching it. As if your eyes are suddenly opened. You suddenly realised love is not something that can be planned and created out of will. It just happens.

Conclusion? Good movie. Light-hearted, fast and not too windy plot. Great for weekends.

Rating: 7.5/10

9 more days and counting..

I really should be studying, yet I feel too lazy to haul my ass to the study room. Just way too lazy to sit down and study. Seriously.

Today had Principles of Accounts exam. It wasn't hard, surprisingly, considering that I just started studying two years' worth of notes yesterday. I've got good brain, yay, thank you. Oh vain me. Who cares. XP

Anyway, I found this interesting video on Youtube again. Lol. Only now do I realise the true potential of Youtube. Anyway, do enjoy. =)

So bloody hilarious!

For those of you who watch Grey's Anatomy and House, this would REALLY make you laugh. 100% guaranteed. Lol enjoy!