my mama

happy birthday, mommy (though you'd probably never see this)!

i love you so much, and this song says it all:

somebody's hero, jamie o'neal

She's never pulled anyone from a burning building
She's never rocked Central Park to a half a million fans, screaming out her name
She's never hit a shot to win the game
She's never left her footprints on the moon
She's never made a solo hot air balloon ride, around the world,
No, she's just your everyday average girl (but)

She's somebody's hero
A hero to her baby with a skinned up knee
A little kiss is all she needs
The keeper of the cheerios
The voice that brings Snow White to life
Bedtime stories every night
And that smile lets her know

She's somebody's hero
She didn't get a check every week like a nine-to fiver
But she's been a waiter, and a cook and a taxi driver
For twenty years, there at home, until the day her girl was grown
Giving all her love to her was her life's ambition
But now her baby's movin' on, and she'll soon be missin' her
But not today, those are tears of joy runnin' down her face

She's somebody's hero
A hero to her daughter in her wedding dress
She gave her wings to leave the nest
It hurts to let her baby go down the aisle she walks right by
Looks back into her mother's eyes
And that smile lets her know
She's somebody's hero
Thirty years have flown right past
Her daughters' starin' at all the photographs
Of her mother, and she wishes she could be like that
Oh, but she already is

She's somebody's hero
A hero to her mother in a rockin' chair
She runs a brush through her silver hair
The envy of the nursing home
She drops by every afternoon
Feeds her mama with a spoon
And that smile lets her know
Her mother's smile lets her know
She's somebody's hero

my mother, my hero. :)

i tried to refrain from being too obsessed posthumously with heath ledger, but i can't. he has, though admittedly posthumously, affected me so much, he's become a integral part of my life. i've been waiting to see the 'recent' (how ironic does this read) heath on the big screen, i bought the tickets to i'm not there the moment i knew it was screening at the film fest.

frankly, heath ledger was the only reason for the movie. nevertheless, i thought it was remarkable how todd haynes, the director, came up with the ingenious portrayal of one's biography with 6 different depictions. that aside, personally, i thought the story lacked proper flow, it lost me in the middle, it was hard to keep up with the various skipping scenes.

anyway, back on to heath ledger. i thought he put up a brilliant performance (maybe i AM biased), it felt so good seeing him doing his craft, just the way he would, it might seem perverse to mention that his voice was even soothing. throughout the whole movie, i was waiting for his scenes and it's bizarre to feel that he's still so very alive. it's haunting to know that the very person you're looking at now is no longer here. maybe comforting, it's to know that celebrities still live on forever after their deaths.

how to be an immortal

1. be an actor.


2. but make it a hollywood one, make it a famous one, so join The Hollywood Factory, Hollywood "R" Us.


3. then die young. preferably leaving behind a kid or two.

the mass media will have its ways and means to bank on you, dig up your what-nots, dirty or dirtier, it's practically free publicity, only that you won't need it since you're DEAD. what's crazy is the impact on the grieving, which nobody ever cares about, unless the grieving happens to also be a celebrity (think michelle williams). people will still pay the paparazzi to stalk her and her 2-year-old baby, people still like the low-down dirty laundry or whatever's left of the famous.

at the same time, it's marvellous to know that your beloved celebrities will live on in their songs, their movies, and everything else tangible. the residue they leave behind, lives through through you, too. :)

i think i need to watch brokeback mountain again.

a historical drama filled with anticipation, but not while it lasted. it was extremely engaging in the beginning to see how ruthlessness and rivalry developed between the two sisters vying for the queen's affection. the engrossment didn't last throughout the movie for me, but i guess it's still worth a watch. but it seemed absurd to portray the male gender as the puppetized gender, in a period drama! i thought it could have been alot richer in terms of character development, some parts seem to fall short of natalie portman's acting ability. but for a humble moviegoer like me, it's alright!

WWRY was exhilaratingly good! i highly recommend it, it runs till end of April, so catch it while you can! it feeds on the futuristic era, brave new world-ish, but i shan't provide any spoilers here, it's a major QUEEN song fest. don't worry if you're not a big queen fan, chances are you'd have heard more than half of the songs before, and you'll enjoy it. there's student concession as well, $50 for Cat A seats, it was totally worth it, so good we bought the OST immediately!

under pressure, pushing down on me~