The Post which is in Autumn

Caught 500 Days of Summer (like finally) in a rather sparse Cineleisure theater.

It's the kind of film which is neither too spectacular or long. Not extremely hilarious or action packed (hardly any action now that I mentioned it), nor with any notable movie stars. But in a sense it made you think about how little details in the story mirrors your actual life.


















My favourite bit in the movie was when the main character Tom sinks into depression after the breakup and has to go to work one day.

Facing all the cards and other cardmakers, he declares that their jobs were to provide a service for people who cannot express their true feelings, and have to rely on "words put into their mouth by other people" .




















It took me a while to realise, to some crooked extent, this was somewhat true. Now my statement is rather vague, but I always felt that people are never as honest and truthful as they could have been at times, even when it's a good time to let other people know they feel.

"It's okay", "Nevermind", "It's fine" and "Anything" are the common phrases people use everyday. Sometimes it indicates a lack of preference, but I guess it's getting used more often these days when one wants to avoid conflict or making a decision.

Think about it, how many times have you seen in your friends or in other couples, when such phrases are used as an excuse?


















Some of the best talks I had with my closer friends are often made face to face. No MSN, no eBuddy, no handphone messages. No emoticons, no firewalls and no time to draft, edit and publish a correct answer.

My friend Sean, during a sleepy chat on a duty night, once asked me what was the meaning of friendship, and I answered with "when you can look someone in the end, strip away all false pretense, cut the crap and tell him what you think."

I often find I learn more about my friends during such chats (or the popular euphemism heart-to-heart-talk). I can see them thinking, see their raw emotions, watch them cast aside their caution and, as Tom puts it, "stories you have to earn the right to hear".





I'm definitely not a "card" person, I try to be as honest and open as I can possibly be without treading on others' toes. But as with any grownup, I'm bound by societal conventions and niceties and cannot afford to give everyone a piece of my mind without serious censorship.

That's why I'm a little envious of little kids, untainted and oblivious to the outside world, having the right and excuse to say whatever's on their mind.





Anyway as you can see, plenty of thoughts in my mind, so I better end it here before I lose track and delve into another topic. Haha.

I end with the final and my favourite quote of the movie:

The girl of my dreams would have a big bodacious rack, blonde hair and perhaps good at sports. But Robin is better than the girl of my dreams, she's real.