Heatwave and the Spaghetti Top

I was flooded by the splintering heatwave over the weekend.

It's near year end, and we should have more rain than heat. Guess the earth is punishing us for burning a big hole in the ozone layer and we had had 2 days of scorching sun, and it looked like the heat's gonna persist. Well, it's good for me coz I can still continue with my swimming regime. However, the heat was pretty killing and we were enveloped in it. Air-conditiong didn't help much either.

Was in Orchard Road last Saturday and saw lots of ladies and gals wore spaghetti-strapped tops and tank tops. I was in a sleeveless top as well, and wished I was wearing something lesser due to the overwhelming heat. Perhaps due to our tropical weather, it's sooooo common and nothing unusual to see ladies in such skimpy tops.

So what if you can see the ladies' bras and straps? For the fashion police, it's a no no, but aside from this, anything wrong? Those HK actors/actresses had commented our fashion scene being "loose" when they're here shooting the serial "Yummy Yummy". Ha, to think such prudishism from them when their pornography industry is so vibrant. Hypocrites :(.

Come to think of it, I seldom see the HK ladies in skimpy or spaghetti tops whenever I make my pilgrimage there. Guess I was the odd one out in sleeveless and tank tops. Winter in HK is always a bluff and you can catch me in sleeveless as well. It's simply too hot to wear any anorak or jacket or long-sleeved top, especially if you're doing lots of walking. All the perspiration kept me from showing off my beautiful winter clothing. What a waste.

Anyway, the spaghetti top is gonna stay in our society. Period. As long as appropriate attire is donned on each occasion, why should anyone dictate what we're gonna wear?

The Myth

“爱不变 是美丽的神话”

Loyalty and faithfulness, are they the same?

Finally caught Jackie Chan's "The Myth" yesterday and it kinda caught me off guard.

All the while I know that Chinese history won't be so colourful and interesting without those change of eras. Only in the movies and those epics will we get to see more personified situations. That's the idea of movies, and it did get me thinking.

"The Myth" was set aginst China's Qing Dynasty background, which was the most flourishing era under Emperor Qing Shi Huang's rein. Although he was a dogmatic tyrant, China for once was unified, and a long period of peace was sustained. What strike me was Emperor Qing may be authoriatative and not necessary the benevolent ruler, he lacked no faithful generals by his side. Fiercefully faithful, I mean. Well, these character perhaps were fictitious in the movie, but I'd rather choose to believe they did exist during that era.

General Meng Yi was so determined to protect Emperor Qing's newly bestowed concubine from Korea, Concubine Li (Li Fei), that his life can be sacrificed with no second thoughts at all. Li Fei would have wished to escape when her ex-fiance came to her rescue, if not for General Meng Yi's fierce loyalty to safeguard her. And with this, came her admiration and emotional attachment for General Meng Yi.

Of course, this attachment might have resulted from the period when they had to rely on each other for survival when they're trying to return to the Chinese mainland. However, due to his loyalty for the Emperor, General Meng could never reciprocrate what Li Fei had expressively given. For his sake, Li Fei lived on, in misery.

Even when she was forced to test the longevity drug, she still cherished the hope General Meng Yi would return to see her. However, by then, it was thousand over years later, General Meng would have reincarnated into the modern era, which he had, in the movie. But, Li Fei couldn't accept the reincarnated General Meng coz he's no longer the Meng Yi that she had strongly loved and faithfully waited for. She refused to leave the tomb of Emperor Qing with Meng and it was with much reluctance that he had to let her go. Furthermore, she didn't belong to the modern era, it'll take lots of persuasion to convince the audience.

What lingers on is the obstinacy of Li Fei's ardent faith and love for General Meng Yi and the latter's subordinates' intense and undying loyalty to him. Will we still be able to find all these traits in our own era? If such people do exist, will they be mocked by their fellowmen, coz faith and loyalty are not supposed to exist now, except in the mafias and triads that we know?

I do believe each of us do have our own faith. Not in the religious sense, but on the emotional level. Have yet to come across anyone with such fierceful faithfulness, and maybe I do cherish the thought to meet one. What about myself? My faithfulness and loyalty will fade in comparison. However, I do possess vehemence to my own faith in love. This is most characteristic of a Leo. No matter how hard I try to shake it off, this can never be abandoned. It's like your shadow. It'll be you and uniquely you.

All I can say is, it's really a shame for us mortals, for not being able to experience this. Pity, pity......

Nursing the Flu

Simply can't stand getting sick. After nursing a bad sore throat, caught the flu bug right after :(.

This time round, the influenza seems to be running amok. Many people are down with flu. My Significant Other had caught it twice, within a short span of time. And, now I think I'm passing the bug back to him. Oh god.....

Have been diligently swallowing my anti-biotics and am hoping for a speedy recovery, so I can get back to my exercise regime. I keep looking at the person in the mirror and the more I look at her, the more satisfied I am. Who doesn't if you're losing weight and gaining the hour-glass figure back.

Anyway, I've found the joy in exercising, for vanity sake. I think we're pretty shallow in our perceptions. We tend to view the facade of things and people, and not giving them the benefit of doubts that within them, lie the inextricable beauty. Yes, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, but who will go beyond this? All men will look for the pretty faces first, then the devilish body. So superficial, so trivial, so inane. They simply can't think with their heads, only with their d***s.

Now, I just can't wait to get better and hit the pool again.

My Very Own

So, finally get down to do my own blog.

Never dream that anyone would want to drop by and view mine. I can live with that, just want an outlet to pen down my thoughts.

So, if you happen to drop by, hope you do enjoy the read. Shall try to post more often and hopefully, I won't bore you to death :).