return of tagore

I finally watched reality bites last night and discovered what all the fuss was about. I remember it was THE movie to watch in our NUS days, and almost every male hall student had a poster of winona on their wall (or screensaver). I guess it is not too late for me, since I am technically a uni student again.

We are supposed to do a masters research project over the next two years, and am currently trying to research research methodologies and such. I can't believe that there are people out there who are passionate about how to do research. Reading through it is really, for lack of a better word, gross. Anyhow, we are going to use a phenomenological approach. Not sure what that means, but I had an instant headache when I recall tagore, merleau-ponty et al. Can anyone remember anything about it, like a 5 min summary or explanation?

otori trilogy

Just started on across the nightingale floor, by lian hearn, which is quite good reading. It is about a boy whose family is killed and he is taken in by the goood warlord (a bit like star wars now that I think about it). Not a whole lot different in plot from the western fantasy novels, but I like this cos it is set in Japan. Not actually Japan, a country that sounds and feels Japanese, but his geography (and history) is way way off. Which is why I think it is in the fantasy section, not historical fiction. A bit like Memoirs of a geisha meets kill bill. It says on the cover that it is a trilogy, but I'm not sure if his latest book out in the shops is the 4th book in the series, cos they have the 3rd one on the library already.

you got mail

Who gets letters these days? What's more - letters in envelopes that are a work of art. Where are my creative and artistic friends? The only thing I get in the mail are bills and statements.


And this video - muar chinese rapper - is a hoot. Sorry alvin, hope you understand it, you need at least my level mandarin (which is not a lot thankfully). here is the youtube link.