Movie: Inception

Disgustingly brilliant.
That's all I can conclude when the credits started rolling at the end of the movie.

Christopher Nolan is just so freakingly genius.
I was not a big fan of 'Dark Knight' before but 'Inception' totally blew my mind.
And nope, I am not being biased over Leo DiCaprio.
He's good, I don't doubt that.
But the movie itself has all the elements of a good movie -action, humour, sadness, romance, twist and well, yeah, good looking actors and actresses.
I won't go into the synopsis of the movie because I believe most people have watched it and also the fact that you can just google everything.

I've some of my friends saying the movie is rubbish, that they couldn't understand a thing about it.
On the other hand, the only thing I can say about the movie is that if you blink for too long, you're going to miss everything.
If you decided to go to the washroom, don't bother returning to the theater.
The movie is heavy, that I have to admit.
But it is not non-understandable.

I think I have prepared myself to stay focused throughout the movie because it's all about layers of dreams and at a point, you may be confused on which dream they are in.

Honestly, I am mostly indulged with the idea that we can actually control our sub-conscious mind, for example, when we are dreaming.
Urgh, I can hardly remember my dreams. Seriously. I would just get a gist of what I dream of which usually involves only place and people.
I can't even remember what I do or say in my dreams so the fact that research has proven you can really control your sub-conscious mind, isn't it fascinating?
Wouldn't you want to be able to take control of every second you have in your life?
Basically, that's what they do in the movie, controlling people's dreams.
Or manipulating their dreams.
Into something they believe is the truth.
That is inception.

"What's the most resilient parasite? An Idea. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules. Which is why I have to steal it."
-Dom Cobb

"The seed that we planted in this man's mind may change everything."
-Dom Cobb

Anyway, the movie is just not about the cunning storyline but also the actors and actresses.
Leo DiCaprio, well, he's good but I felt like his role is almost the same as in 'Shutter Island'.
*i love 'Shutter Island'!*
Ellen Page is gorgeous!
She has definitely grown up and her acting skill is not so bad at all.
And Joseph Gordon Levitt, hurm, where shall I start?
I watched him when he was just a boy in '3rd Rock From The Sun' and now he's a hunk!
A hot hunk!
I honestly did not know he's in the movie in the first place.
He's getting so good in acting.
Seriously, I think it's his and Ellen's characters that really complete the movie.

*awesome-ness*

I also couldn't help but to notice how much Joseph resembles the late Heath Ledger.
They definitely look so much alike!

*look at those eyes!*

This is totally the movie of the year.
I don't mind watching it again.
And again.


p/s
I found this super adorable pic of Heath and his daughter, Matilda.
*sooooo cute!*

Can't wait for 'The RepoMan'!
It's looking good! =)

-qils-

I Feel Like Cursing...

...but I'd rather shut my mouth and un-blink my eyes.
*dayymm*

-qils-

Thought of the Day

"If you can feed a big family a bucket of KFC for 10 bucks then you'll do that. Not everyone can afford the healthy, organic shit they say were meant to eat."

- Ozzy Osbourne to Closer magazine

*source: Perez Hilton*

-qils-

I Think He's Still Relevant Today

He's hotter than South Africa itself.
Like, seriously.

I wish my baby daddy looks like him.

But then again, I don't look like Victoria at all.

Not even a bit.

Whatever.

-qils-

Of Delayed London Post, Classes, Presentations, Students' Reports and Dissertation..

I wish I'm a superwoman.

The one that is so super she doesn't need to eat, drink, sleep and rest.

I have dissertation I need to finish by September,
classes of Academic Discourse, Statistics and ESP I need to attend to three days a week,
students' presentations and reports that I have to grade,
and my forever unfinished delayed London post to write about.
Not forgetting my room is a complete mess with my new-and-fabulous-not-yet-updated-collection for The e-Beautique.

The only thing I managed to do well last week was checking all my shoes for possible mold or insects or torns.
Thankfully, everything is still wearable and nicely kept in boxes.

*still have rooms for more shoes!*

Yes, I wish I have more time.
Time to do just about everything.

-qils-

Delayed Post: London Day 1 (020610)

I have so many things to write about but I just couldn't find the right time.

Writing surely needs you to be in the "mood" or you'll end writing about crappy things.
My M.Ed classes are starting next week so I thought, "let's get this done and over with".
I know I want to write about my trip because whenever I'm feeling down or exhausted from work, I can read the posts again and again to remind myself of the super great time I had there.
Super great time.

So, let us begin.

*boarding pass*
*daddy in tourist-mode. haha*
*dinner at mcd klia. i thought this picture is adorable*

We took a flight from KLIA around 9.20pm with Etihad Airways.
It was a 2-4-2 seating arrangement and every seat is provided with a cute pillow, blanket, headphone and "TV" set. The monitor was a touch screen but passengers' were also provided with remote control.
Ours were just economy class so in terms of comfort, I'd give 5/10.
Poor my daddy and mommy, they couldn't really sleep well.
Luckily I managed to sleep most of the time throughout the flight and only got up for meals.
Seriously, holidays may ease my mind and heart of any problem but it's definitely not helping me losing weight.

*mommy and daddy eating dinner*
*aish playing 'timon and pumbaa' game*
*me watching "Shutter Island". again*

We arrived in Abu Dhabi at 12am (their time or 4am M'sian time), approximately six hours after we departed.
Our flight to London would be at 2am so basically we killed the time by going to washroom (airplane's toilet is never comfortable) and took snacks.
It wasn't a really big airport but it was very crowded and neat.
And I was too tired to take any picture.

*mr. cloud*
*that's london darling!*

To cut things short, we arrived at Heathrow at around 7am (London time) and despite feeling exhausted and dehydrated, we just couldn't hide our excitement.
I remember myself praising Allah for so many times upon landing, thanking Him for giving our family this great opportunity.
And being a crybaby, I almost cried.
Kalau pergi Tanah Suci ni tentu menangis kaw kaw.
The weather was nice. Breezy. It's already summer so it's not really cold but the air was cool enough that we could walk for about 2km to our apartment without sweating.
That's what I love so much, you'll never sweat.
I tell you, I don't mind taking tubes everyday if I were to live in London.
If it's in Malaysia, forget it. You'll be sweating like a pig after waiting for the train in just 15mins.

So for the first day, we walked around Egdware Road, took lunch at Chicken Cottage, bought Oyster Card and headed to Oxford Street!
I swear I don't mind sleeping on Oxford St.!
hahaha
It was beautiful. Crowded. But beautiful.
I fell in love with London in London.
duhh!
I must admit, what really caught my eyes would be the structure of the buildings.
I'm not sure if it's the authentic buildings but they've turned them into shopping heaven!
I went to the famous Primark and I was stunned looking at the price tag.
It's safe to say that I had officially spent my first 50Pounds in Primark. On the first I arrived in London. And I still have a week in London.
Darn you Primark!
hahaha

*magnificent!*

So after Primark we went home, it was only 5pm but we were so jetlagged, everyone had already slept.
And so I had missed my first sunset in London, which should be at around 9pm.
Well, more great things to come.
=)

-qils-