April came and went like it was never here before. It was like I hibernated for a month and woke up at the end to realize that everything was over. Those were the last undergraduate exams in my entire life! But the sense of liberation didn't hit immediately; perhaps it was overshadowed by the mess I had made of the last paper. It took a while for the feeling of freedom to sink in, and when it did, sleeping was my best form of celebration! These two weeks have been spent with good friends, good food, good dramas, good music, and good sleep - everything is so good that I keep forgetting that I have so much to do for my final year project..
Last Monday was bank holiday and a couple of us went to the zoo! It felt like a primary school excursion, but it was really fun! The zoo is located in Regent's Park so we walked through nice flowery garden paths on our way there and back. The weather was really weird that day though. There was one point when it kept raining for a few seconds before stopping then starting again. But for most of the time when we were there, the skies were clear and of a brilliant blue. There weren't really many animals in the zoo, and we were quite amused to see that they actually exhibit cockroaches in the zoo over here.. But the sight of my favourite monkeys made up for everything! There were so many different kinds of monkeys over there too. It was so cute to see one monkey picking fleas off another. My other favourite was the giraffe! There I learnt from vivien that the giraffe's tongue is actually blue in colour, and we confirmed it when we watched the giraffe stick its tongue out at us. And we actually saw one giraffe kissing a zookeeper! It was so sweet!
I finally finished watching kimi ni todoke! It's a happy sweet lovey anime with beautiful graphics and a wonderful soundtrack. I wish the last episode were a bit better though. It didn't seem to end with a sense of finality. I really hope they make a second season! Otherwise I think I might just go and read the manga, which everyone else online says is better than the anime..
《情深深雨濛濛》! I finished this ancient drama series on Sunday. Started watching it during the exam period when I got reminded of it in a random conversation with leefeng. This show brings back so many memories! I remember being so crazy over it when I was in secondary school. Sec 1 I think. It was on Channel 8 every Sunday at 7pm, and I just had to catch every single episode because I was so obsessed with Shu Huan! I really really liked him a lot then, and I would watch the show even if I had a test the next day that I hadn't studied for. I would just hold my notes and hope that everything would be okay while I continue watching happily like a total addict. This time I watched it, I got so addicted all over again. It really took me a lot to stop watching it just a week before the exams started. Now that I have finished the entire series (46 episodes!), I can't help but be amazed by what a genius Qiong Yao is. I still feel so touched by the show even after nearly 10 years. At times there are so many predictable and cliched moments and incidents, but I like the way she portrays relationships, especially family love. I particularly like how she features the father's struggles and inner conflicts, how his daughters grow to love him so much, and his relationship with his beloved wife wen pei too. I also realized that I must have changed quite a lot in this 10 years, because I no longer like Shu Huan that much anymore! Which is so weird! I appreciate Du Fei so much more than Shu Huan now, when I don't even remember laughing so much at his antics last time. He is such a happy and contented guy, and his lines are really the sweetest and most touching of all. It's funny how a drama can make me go on such a self-discovery trip. Not to forget, Qiong Yao's classic lines can be so extremely cheesy they make me shudder yet laugh, for instance, this was what a guy said to his girlfriend before giving her a present:
"我把我的爱心，送给我的知心
但愿我的有心，能够让你开心
原谅我的无心，和我永结同心"
Hahaha, I wonder if I scorned at these lines when I was in Sec 1!但愿我的有心，能够让你开心
原谅我的无心，和我永结同心"
Caught Owl City's live concert online on Sunday and rediscovered their songs! I like how their songs have this air of innocence and imagination to them. He is so good with the synthesizer that he can freely create imageries of fireflies, fuzzy blue lights and beautiful vanilla twilights; simply electronica at its best. Even the titles sound so dreamy. I particularly like hot air balloon and have been listening to it over and over again. It's such a happy and carefree song! I'll be out of my mind, you'll be out of ideas pretty soon, so let's spend the afternoon in a cold hot air balloon..