Yesterday was Australia Day. This is one of the long remaining long weekend for the year. The next one won’t be until Easter.
Had been great catching up with friends, and eating great food. Sometimes i think work is there to remind us how precious these weekends are.

Yesterday, we did the Kokoda Memorial Trail at the Dandenongs. It was as arduous as I remembered it to be. It brought back many memories. Back when I first walked there with Michael my high school friend. We used to religiously go there on weekends at the end of each term. It was a long journey then, catching the trains all the way to Ferntree Gully, carrying all the provisions in our school bags.

And then taking my loved ones there with me during my uni days, leaving bird seeds on the park bench for the wild birds.

And now married, going up again on the very same trail with friends. Everything seems to stay the same, yet everything seems to be changing ever so slightly, imperceptibly different.

cheers,

pali

i seem to be interested in all things related to death lately… maybe it’s because of Pan’s Labyrinth that I saw recently, or the 6 feet under DVDs I bought and loved.

I don’t know why but somehow mortality as a subject fascinates me… Then I discovered DarkHorse, a comics site showing the likes of Hellboy, hmmm… maybe a darker side of me is revealing itself who knows

later,

pali

Went and saw an advanced screening of “Pan’s Labyrinth” last sunday. Boy was it a great film!!!
The real and the sureal simply merge together with such fluidity, and the acting are just sensational.

Loved the little girl, Ofelia. Such a beautiful name with such a tragic ending.

The official site is certainly worth a visit.
http://www.panslabyrinth.com/

I certainly give it a 5 star rating. I must find out a little more about the director Guillermo del Toro. His previous works include Blade II, HellBoy and the Devil’s Backbone. I have seen the first 2, but not the “Devil’s backbone” Must check it out…

until next time,

i bid you farewell…

pauli