Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Delicate
She longs so much to ride the winds, astride the horse and amongst the men to battle. To lead, to wield a sword in her hand, to feel the rush of courage of valour. She longs to have that sort of courage, to burn with that sort of passion that seem only possible in the battlefields of old that now are mere shadows encased in the reel world. The beauty of war, the beauty of idealistic notions of chivalry, to fight for freedom, peace and believe in that little goodness in the world. I admire women as such to not wait to be saved but to yearn to save others.
It's amazing how one can be moved by a show for that moment of it's running. I really love battle scenes that uphold the usual idealistic notions so shunned today. Of course...it really depends on who the enemy is. Watched the last of the Lord of the Ring trilogy. It was spell-bounding. The whole battle between good and evil really enabled me to truly appreciate the beauty that war can entail, albeit, when both sides meet in that incandescent moment, it turns bloody and unbearable. Indeed how different it is, wars of the past and present. Yet, cynical as it is, it's the same for the dying and dead, to fall with the fallen, when the vision ahead is only the ground lay strewn with the forgotten. How tragic, to die with the knowledge of knowing you will join the forgotten legions of men, left behind when others retreat.
Yet, she is not always so strong and she wonders if true courage can ever be extricated from such a soul. When the time comes, can one really stare at death in the face? What does fear of such a level feel like I wonder. To know that you are seconds away from death and the only way to get by it is to truly feel pain for what it's worth. Shudder. Oh well, it feels silly having such thoughts, but couldn't help feeling immensely moved after watching the film. Maybe such beauty in war can only be captured in the reel world.
It's amazing how one can be moved by a show for that moment of it's running. I really love battle scenes that uphold the usual idealistic notions so shunned today. Of course...it really depends on who the enemy is. Watched the last of the Lord of the Ring trilogy. It was spell-bounding. The whole battle between good and evil really enabled me to truly appreciate the beauty that war can entail, albeit, when both sides meet in that incandescent moment, it turns bloody and unbearable. Indeed how different it is, wars of the past and present. Yet, cynical as it is, it's the same for the dying and dead, to fall with the fallen, when the vision ahead is only the ground lay strewn with the forgotten. How tragic, to die with the knowledge of knowing you will join the forgotten legions of men, left behind when others retreat.
Yet, she is not always so strong and she wonders if true courage can ever be extricated from such a soul. When the time comes, can one really stare at death in the face? What does fear of such a level feel like I wonder. To know that you are seconds away from death and the only way to get by it is to truly feel pain for what it's worth. Shudder. Oh well, it feels silly having such thoughts, but couldn't help feeling immensely moved after watching the film. Maybe such beauty in war can only be captured in the reel world.
// posted by grace @ 11:01 PM
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
creativity flowage
Let the creative juices flow i say. Haha, it's been, let's see, a couple of days since i last assimilated into the boring mundane office life:D I'm currently at home slacking my butt off. But it's been good, for me an idle mind means a creative mind. Ergh yet before I recount my little spark of creative genius throughtout the past few days... I need to say that, strangely, the post which i blogged on a week ago has disappeared. Vanish, zilch, nada...zip. Argh...to think that it was done in a moment of melancholy, meaning...I was letting out my rawest emotions. I feel cheated by the com...to think that i wrote my heart out and now it just well...forgot abt it. Now...it's lost forever.
La dee da. Oh well...maybe it's best this way. As my title said it, delicate, it is. Subjects like this are best not discussed.
Hee...i have juz finished making a family photo collage:) That was rather enjoyable. Created a border of musical notes, which was haha really inappropriate. But i bought the stamp already so was real tempted to try it. Then it was off to the culinary side of things, helping my grandma make some of her specialities. I'm proud to say that we cooked up a storm:) yay...wrote down the recipes too, so shall try it some day...felt uncannily like DaChangJing. Hurhur so auntie right...ooh nara ooh nara...hurhur.
Yeah...and of course prepare my sis's bdae gift...she is turning 15 tmr!!!!! Such a kid still...haha. Then...oh yes plan to start on my choir collage:D I'm really excited. Man...even when i was doing my family collage just looking at all the photos brought back a different moment a different flavour. Lovely. Oh yes and of course there is the choir batch gathering to plan. Mayb a bbq is not a good idea. Too troublesome. Hmmm...pot luck? Ok for those who read this blog...was actually thinking of having a bbq at jamie's house on say 17th a sat. But alternatively...Cass's house, pot luck. Choose one!! Both will be fun and feasible:)
Sigh...the joy of creating and making something pretty... I could just do this for a living and be well contented. Maybe i will when i retire. It gives me such a perfect sense of satisfaction to create something, I could never imagine a world without art. Yet I realise that art is very scientific as well...well not scientific per say...mathematical and very systematic. There is no fixed formula but hey you know that certain ingredients, colours and texture when put together can either make or break a potential masterpiece.
Ah wellz...ok enough of this rambling on creativity...hope to see everybody at the batch gathering!!
La dee da. Oh well...maybe it's best this way. As my title said it, delicate, it is. Subjects like this are best not discussed.
Hee...i have juz finished making a family photo collage:) That was rather enjoyable. Created a border of musical notes, which was haha really inappropriate. But i bought the stamp already so was real tempted to try it. Then it was off to the culinary side of things, helping my grandma make some of her specialities. I'm proud to say that we cooked up a storm:) yay...wrote down the recipes too, so shall try it some day...felt uncannily like DaChangJing. Hurhur so auntie right...ooh nara ooh nara...hurhur.
Yeah...and of course prepare my sis's bdae gift...she is turning 15 tmr!!!!! Such a kid still...haha. Then...oh yes plan to start on my choir collage:D I'm really excited. Man...even when i was doing my family collage just looking at all the photos brought back a different moment a different flavour. Lovely. Oh yes and of course there is the choir batch gathering to plan. Mayb a bbq is not a good idea. Too troublesome. Hmmm...pot luck? Ok for those who read this blog...was actually thinking of having a bbq at jamie's house on say 17th a sat. But alternatively...Cass's house, pot luck. Choose one!! Both will be fun and feasible:)
Sigh...the joy of creating and making something pretty... I could just do this for a living and be well contented. Maybe i will when i retire. It gives me such a perfect sense of satisfaction to create something, I could never imagine a world without art. Yet I realise that art is very scientific as well...well not scientific per say...mathematical and very systematic. There is no fixed formula but hey you know that certain ingredients, colours and texture when put together can either make or break a potential masterpiece.
Ah wellz...ok enough of this rambling on creativity...hope to see everybody at the batch gathering!!
// posted by grace @ 9:58 PM
This view is taken from my grandma's house:) The intensity of the reds and blues is really strong, nice.
