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M's the Word of the Day
It's been a while since I had anything to share or even visited this little shared space. I had initially wanted to pen down something in August when I left The Team and also to finally commensurate the end of my journey as a meticulous fact finder. Don't ask what that job entails; I'm already being kind in terming it. In the end, I thought against it as I felt that somethings were better left unsaid at this juncture and yes, I was also being lazy. I'm convinced or choose to believe that The Team understands my gratitude to each of them as I have explicitly stated that it is the people who make the journey SIGNIFICANTLY more bearable (at least for me) in my previous post.
Anyhow, let me just say this - with this 5th post within the first 6 months, I consider THIS a miraculous success as the objective has been achieved and no further yardstick or number of obligatory posting will be set. Well, I don't think that I can claim all the glory and credit must be given to the author of the last 2 postings, which brings me to the first M of the day - Michie !
Much thanks to Michie, who has the most gigantic passion for reading (and a closeted writer too, I must add), this journal has been resuscitated. I have worked closely with this gal over the past 2 years to know that she goes through books like a child eagerly flipping through a comic book, and would spend a fortune on it. Put it this way - many in The Team would, in the words of Ms Carrie Bradshaw, rather see their investments hanging in the closet, period. I think this may just be the outlet for us (at least for me!) to appreciate your stories, whatever you may have to share, and to progressively take ownership of filling up this space to keep me updated when I'm no longer seated next to you listening to your crazy ideas ! No pressure, haha !
Well, the second M of the day refers to Mona Lisa Smile, a 2003 movie featuring nearly an all female cast lead by the oh-so-divine Ms J Roberts, that I revisited lately. I have a penchant for revisiting old movies, but that is because I feel that a good movie with a strong theme never fails to move nor bore me. Set in the 1950s, it depicts of how women from a prominent conservative college were groomed into their life long "role" of being a good wife, serving their husbands at home and bearing his child who would continue this tradition. They were brilliant and educated women, who ironically could not see their own future beyond marriage. At this age of time, I think there are less of these unfortunate events although I'm sure that there are still some gals who seem to invest so much energy into securing the perfect marriage and wealthy husband, only to lose their identity and focus on what's really important along the way. I think like Katherine Watson in the movie, I'm not advocating solely for career and against marriage, but that it is possible to have both. It got me into thinking that at the end of the day, the important story is that once we have establish options for ourselves, we break free from a single fixed popularised mentality which may or may not work for us.
Finally, the last M of the day refers to comedy Modern Family, which totally rocks ! It's so hilarious and I'm so glad that it won the Emmy for best comedy of the year !
Anyhow, let me just say this - with this 5th post within the first 6 months, I consider THIS a miraculous success as the objective has been achieved and no further yardstick or number of obligatory posting will be set. Well, I don't think that I can claim all the glory and credit must be given to the author of the last 2 postings, which brings me to the first M of the day - Michie !
Much thanks to Michie, who has the most gigantic passion for reading (and a closeted writer too, I must add), this journal has been resuscitated. I have worked closely with this gal over the past 2 years to know that she goes through books like a child eagerly flipping through a comic book, and would spend a fortune on it. Put it this way - many in The Team would, in the words of Ms Carrie Bradshaw, rather see their investments hanging in the closet, period. I think this may just be the outlet for us (at least for me!) to appreciate your stories, whatever you may have to share, and to progressively take ownership of filling up this space to keep me updated when I'm no longer seated next to you listening to your crazy ideas ! No pressure, haha !
Well, the second M of the day refers to Mona Lisa Smile, a 2003 movie featuring nearly an all female cast lead by the oh-so-divine Ms J Roberts, that I revisited lately. I have a penchant for revisiting old movies, but that is because I feel that a good movie with a strong theme never fails to move nor bore me. Set in the 1950s, it depicts of how women from a prominent conservative college were groomed into their life long "role" of being a good wife, serving their husbands at home and bearing his child who would continue this tradition. They were brilliant and educated women, who ironically could not see their own future beyond marriage. At this age of time, I think there are less of these unfortunate events although I'm sure that there are still some gals who seem to invest so much energy into securing the perfect marriage and wealthy husband, only to lose their identity and focus on what's really important along the way. I think like Katherine Watson in the movie, I'm not advocating solely for career and against marriage, but that it is possible to have both. It got me into thinking that at the end of the day, the important story is that once we have establish options for ourselves, we break free from a single fixed popularised mentality which may or may not work for us.
Finally, the last M of the day refers to comedy Modern Family, which totally rocks ! It's so hilarious and I'm so glad that it won the Emmy for best comedy of the year !
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