I was intent on buying some new clothes when I went out yesterday. But nothing in the shops caught my eye. Well not absolutely NOTHING, but the ones that did, I couldn't afford. Bummer. Don't you just hate it when that happens??? Gosh, this is going to sound so bimbotic, but I'm so sick and tired of the clothes in my wardrobe. And then I'm thinking: Maybe I should lose some weight first before buying new clothes. But I've given up on that notion 'cos it never seems to happen given my love for food.
So I didn't end up buying any apparel, but instead ended up with a book. I was actually out looking for another--The River Sutra by Gita Mehta--but ended up with Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton instead. I would have gotten the former as well, if not for the fact that it was out of stock at Sunny Bookshop and the last copy at Kinokuniya was in less than perfect condition. So I'm waiting for Sunny Bookshop to place an order for me.
Then it was off to watch Niceland, a film that's part of the Singapore International Film Festival. What was cool was that Icelandic director Fridrik Thor Fridriksson was also there. He happened to be in Singapore and before the film started, he gave a short introduction to it. After it ended, there was also a Q&A session. I love such exchanges as it involves an exchange of views, and in the process the viewers get to understand the film in greater depth.
It was an interesting film dealing with the themes of mentally handicapped people in society, love in its various forms and also the meaning of life. Nothing too commercial and also stripped of Hollywood fanfare (thank god!).
Posted by DSD at April 25, 2005 1:00 PM