I bought this book a long long long time ago. I have a strange greediness when it comes to books, so I try to buy as many books possible whether or not I can read them all. One of the books that were selected was One Hundred Years of Solitude. I did not know what the book was about. I just chose the book because the cover was bedazzling (yes, I do judge the book by its cover…sometimes…) and because i knew that it was famous. However, perhaps because it was too famous, or because the title was just too duanting, i never picked it up. For some reason this made me really guilty. I felt like i was committing a crime of making a legendary book just idly stand on the shelf, so when i had to read a book for ap lit i almost immediately thought of this book. Honeslty, even though this book was my first choice i tried to avoid it because it seemed to be too thick, and i knew that i migt not have enough time to read it, but still i came to a decision to read the book. I can really say that i do not regret my decision. Yes, it was a pretty bulky (not too much) book but it was worth it. Peopel say that this book made people view literature differently. Since i am a baby lit student, i do not exaclty know what my views are towards literature, but it indeed is a magnificent book.

This book was completely different from what i expected it to be. I expected this book to be very philosophical (i am not saying that this book is not!) and …just one of those wonderful but boring books, but it really wasn’t like that. In stead, it was a very eventful (maybe too much) book that really captivated my mind. Although it got kind of boring in towards the end, the book thoroughly entertained me. I think i read quite a lot, but i don’t think that i am a good…deep reader, so i must have failed to grasp the whole value of this book. Yet, this book made me speechless. As a i told ms. porter almost the only thing that i could think of that Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a GENIOUS. Really, nobel prize winners are different… FIrst of all, who can think of a imagernary place that is so ordinary and original at the same time? The writing is so imaginative and the writing is so juicy (and i applaud the translator for the beautiful work as well!) Moreover, the story is so complicated, and the author just must be a genious to keep track of al the names, not be confused, and have their individual stories. Whiel i was reading the book i thought that the story got a bit too chaotic. There were too many characters with similar or IDENTICAL names, but then i realized the order in the chaos. The author actually planned out the story, which can be hinted from lines like “as you will see later”

However, more than anything, i loved the ending. I really wondered how the book will end because everything was turning out just so miserably. Usually, i peek and see the ending of the books because i am really bad at supressing my curiousity, but this time i succesfully restraiend myself because i knew that soemthing beautiful would happen. Since i do not want to spoil the ending i will not say it outright but the ending was perfect!!!!!!!! it gave me goosebumps. Also, i felt the evident political satire. I forgot much of my history, but i could sense the twists. 

Gosh, my wriitng is like… stream of conciousness…well

now i am going to start Love in the Time of Cholera and i can’t wait for it!! 

This was from Daum so i guess the video is..um un-uploadable

oh well.. i really wanted to opost it cuz it’s just so hilarious

i kinda miss my self-study times

I especially like the music from Pocahontas. I guess the songs are less well known but If I Never Knew You and Just Around the River Bend, and Colors of the Wind are really good songs. The singer’s voice is just so!!! Pocahontas, soothing, inspirational, naturey and pretty at the same time.

But for some reason the songs of these days’ films aren’t as good

Disney may be alleged for racial discrimination and human rights abuse, but Disney will always remain as my little star to make a wish on. Oh god haha i’m thinking like Disney.

Here is the BEAUTIFUL Colors of the Wind

MEMORY

(For some reason, sunsets make me think of the past)

I am a pretty lagging behind person. (If this is an expression). I mull over things from long time ago for ever and ever. It is very bad to just sit and think about the past, but that’s what i do. I learned that psychologically, we tend to remember things in a more rosy version, so i guess this is half of the reason why i think about my past so much. Everything looks so precious in retrospect, so I sometimes even miss my worst memories. Since i love thinking about the past i love looking at photo albums as well. Time to time i sit down and look at all of the albums in my house, including the yearbook and look at all the faces. Being captured in the past is definitely not a good thing. However, I think memories are gifts. If we do not have lovely thoughts to refer back to, if we do not have things that we can depend on, and if we do not have the opportunity to smile at the infancy of us what will be the joy of life? Memories compose us and we compose those memories. Without my memories I will not be able to be who I am right now, and i will have no such memories if i am not who i am right now. We live a busy life, and it is always sad, lovely, and relieving to think about my precious memories and take a mental break.

WORRY

people who know me well enough will know how much i worry worry and worry just like the elf above. If ‘worry’ was something i could touch i swear i will grab it and tear it into parts, burn it, and then sprinkle it over the ocean. I worry until i get so occupied that not only is my mind malfunctioning but also is my body. To me, worry=headache=inability to pursue normal life. I think worries are things that should be overcame in order to have a successful life. Of course, it is a problem if you do not worry at all and live a completely blithesome and happy life, but i think that the fact that you are worrying too much shows the incapability of controlling your mind. It’s scary how such a small word and a intangible thing can be so big that it can dominate, influence, and basically shake my life.

DREAMS

apparently, Disney Land is “where dreams come true”. However, unfortunately, in spite of the fact that i am a very avid Disney lover, my dreams did NOT come true. Well, it will be a lie to say that none of my dreams came true but, not all of them. I think dreams are essential to our lives. Dreams are what helps us hang in there and dream more. I am a dreamer. I always day dream and think about my wonderful future. Sometimes, it is hard for me to come down to the real world, but i am always thankful that i can actually have a dream. When i say dream, i do not necessarily mean goals of life, or dreams that you dream when sleeping. I think i will put it as a vague, perhaps false and fantasized hope.

I have to get off topic because i just can’t stay on topic. I just realized how i sound like a person who wants to escape from the reality. In fact, people who read this post might think that i am living a pretty depressing life. I talk about how i miss my past, how i always worry, and now i am talking about how i have false hopes and dreams!!! But, although this may be true, i do not hate my life, and i would like to call myself a rather carefree happy person.

Well, to go back on topic… i have to say i love dreaming. Life may be beautiful but i always think that it can be more beautiful, and dreaming of it can be the first step of making the life more beautiful.

LOVE

Love is such a weird thing, and i will like to end my post with this weird thing, and i think that this funky picture well depicts the amorphous nature of the amorous feeling of love.  Also, honestly, i cannot say that i know much about love, but still i want to be a fool for now and talk about it. There are so many types of loves, but i think the love between opposite sexes (or same) is highly interesting. People just love love, which must be the reason for almost every drama to have the theme of love. I think it is very ironic that people talk about love so much, when in fact they do not know love so well. For some reason, i associate love with illusion. When people think that they are in love, they really think that they are in LOVE. They think that the love that they have is so pure and genuine that it will last for ever. However, interestingly, people tend to find another “love” again in their life time, which will feel as pure and genuine as their past love. Moreover, it is very odd how people usually know what they are feeling with an exception of love. People know for sure that they are embarrassed, angry, happy or sad. Not many people ask “Am i sad?” to others, but so many people ask “Do you think i’m in love? Maybe i am in love? is this love that i am feeling?” This complicated and somewhat profound nature of love makes me think of the magic eye thing that tricks you to think that you are looking at a picture when really you’re not. Maybe love is like that, maybe it’s not there but we think that it is there. I know that it is silly to talk about love in such a young age, but really i think love is something that nobody can figure out.

Oh, and i really wonder why hearts look like hearts, because the real heart does not look like that…

photo credit: http://goflorida.about.com/library/graphics/sunset3.jpg

http://www.maniactive.com/Valentine/chakra-heart.jpg

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/files/10945349.jpg

http://www.elfwood.com/art/b/u/buddgirl/worry.jpg.html

Well according to dictionary.com this is entourage, but unless you hit this word on dictionary.com you will get something differnet. You will get the drama Entourage, which is fun fun fun.

I was relaxing the whole yesterday and today morning (i should promise myself no more of this ‘relaxing’ ) and i found Entourage. I was actually thinking of watching it before, but it didn’t really grab my attention. I think it was the name of the drama ‘Entourage’ that i didn’t like. (Oh shoot i keep on hitting apple+S out of habit lol) I didn’t know what it meant and it sounded like some kind of criminal drama. But few days ago Jessica asked me whether i watched Entourage, and yesterday when i was looking for a good drama Entourage just popped into my mind. I watched it and i loved it! I love the actors, especially Ari he is adorable, i love California, i love the cameos, i love how each episode is short, and i love how it is so amusing and lighthearted.

Now i am on episode 12 season 2, yeah i am fast haha. Well, i love this show and here is the discription for the casts

this is Vince, played by Adrien Grenier. Vince is a rather…hmm lazy, egoistic, talented, pretty, and not so smart star. Vince is from Queens and now he’s a superstar. Lazy- he always wears baggy t-shirts, sweatpants never keeps his hair..kempt, for the “spontaneaty.” Egoistic – he’s in the center of everything..afterall, this drama is about the entourage of him haha. Talented – he knows to act. Pretty – that’s what everybody says in the drama. Not so smart – he doesn’t really make decisions for himself, instead he sticks to his friedn Eric, who he entirely trusts. Still he is a sweet guy with a warm heart. He actually feeds his entourage and sticks to them. I think Adrien Grenier is doing great job being in character. I don’t know if it’s because his rather furry and dreamy look but he really seems to be like Vince haha.

This is my LOVE ARI!!!!! He represents Vince’s agency. His is really obnoxious. He works works works. He has a terrible temper, needs some anger management. He loves pretty girls but is married. He’s successful, rich, and rude. Jeremy Piven plays Ari’s role, and he is just perfect. He really looks kind of crazy and it is just so hilarious looking at him scream, freak out, shout, make stupid jokes, and threats. Of course I will never like someone like Ari in real life, but he is sure LOVEABLE to watch in the drama. Here is the highlights of Ari Gold’s moments (I appoligize for the vulgar language)

I will continue with another post later byebye

Some compare him to Clay Aiken, but i think they are quite different. Clay Aiken has more power in his voice, i can feel that his voice is coming from his stomach haha, but Archuleta’s voice is a bit more softer, silkier. Maybe he lacks a bit of power because i keep on hear him being shaky. I’m not an expert so i can’t really say anything but i think vocal: Clay Aiken/ voice: David Archuleta, maybe it’s because he’s so young. I mean he’s only 17! However, the bottom line is that i like Archuleta.

While i was listening to his songs i ran into this song called “The Long and Winding Road” and it is just adorable. It is actually a Beatles song that he sang since the theme of the competition the was The Beatles. Of course, i cannot dare compare his performance to the Beatles, but i think he was special in his own way. His voice is really really pure and it just melts people!

here is his amazing performance

I really agree with Paula Abdul’s comment here.

I read some of the comments of American Idol, and some were saying that it is turning into cute guy contest. well, i do realize the David had a baby-like cuteness, and that it does not hurt his popularity, but i still think it is his voice that really moves the people

and here is the original version

the two are definitely different, but i can say for sure that both are beautiful

this is Good Times Gonna Come

www.songwriteruniverse.com

Today I am very very very IN to Jason Mraz so here goes my second post

“Life Is Wonderful”

It takes a crane to build a crane
It takes two floors to make a story
It takes an egg to make a hen
It takes a hen to make an egg
There is no end to what I’m saying

It takes a thought to make a word
And it takes some words to make an action
It takes some work to make it work
It takes some good to make it hurt
It takes some bad for satisfaction

La la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Al la la la la

It takes a night to make it dawn
And it takes a day to make you yawn brother
And it takes some old to make you young
It takes some cold to know the sun
It takes the one to have the other

And it takes no time to fall in love
But it takes you years to know what love is
It takes some fears to make you trust
It takes those tears to make it rust
It takes the dust to have it polished

Ha la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is so full of
Ah la la la la la la life is so rough
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is our love
Ah la la la la la

It takes some silence to make sound
It takes a loss before you found it
And it takes a road to go nowhere
It takes a toll to make you care
It takes a hole to make a mountain

Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ha la la la la la life is wonderful
Ha la la la la la life is meaningful
Ha la la la la la life is wonderful
Ha la la la la la life it is…so… wonderful
It is so meaningful
It is so wonderful
It is meaningful
It is wonderful
It is meaningful
It goes full circle
Wonderful
Meaningful
Full circle
Wonderful

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i love the lyrics of this song and now i want to look at few lines that i particularly like

* It takes an egg to make a hen
It takes a hen to make an egg
-people often ask “what’s first, the egg or the hen?” well honestly, i think that his question is very stupid. It’s the same as asking “where is the start and end of the circle?” I think the main point of this song is that we live a connected, circle life in a round world, and this egg and hen thing really shows the point well

* It takes some cold to know the sun
-i hate cold weather, i hate cold ppl, i hate cold everything, but i think the reason for my excessive love towards sunniness! partly comes from the suffer that i HAVE to go through because of the coldness

* It takes the one to have the other
-i think this line is very very sweet.. for some reason it makes me think of the song ‘it’s a small world after all’ haha

Jason Mraz’s songs are just so good

this is a cute song, and i love the music video