To whom it MAY concern (if this indeed concerns 'em. haha):
Sadly, due to personal (and the author's OCD) reasons, she has transferred all her thoughts, ideas, dreams, aspirations, rants, raves, opinions, write-ups, and other thing-a-ma-jigs, and what-nots to a NEW BLOG with a new URL (well DUH.) and under a new name.
just click on the link below to go check the new pad.
http://latenightspiels.blogspot.com/
thanks y'all! and See 'ya 'round! :)
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Malena
Giuseppe Tornatore's "Malena" is a deliciously concocted parable that tells of a 13-year-old boy's phantasmal fixation with a small-town seductress in World War II
The movie seemingly starts off looking like another love/infatuation-infested, sexually-motivated roll of film as Malena strolls right in front of a line of boys whose hormones and manhood blast sky high, including our front man, the on-the-spot smitten Renato. Malena continues strolling around the town looking ravishing and ridiculously tempting, while the lustful eyes of men (the hitched and the not) and envious, stabbing glares (and gossips) of women follow her every sensual move. This is repeatedly shown so much that one would readily wonder if the townsfolk had other things to do than hanker after or trash talk Malena. But as the storyline eases out, the film reveals that there’s much more to Tornatore than that.
In a way, the movie is more about courage and the road to achieving it rather than it being more focused on Renato’s (and maybe the whole male populace of the town’s, too) sexual fantasies about Malena. Throughout the film, there arises different situations that require either Renato or Malena offbeat levels of courage. But most often, it is Renato who chickens out and eventually let’s the opportunity, to tell or show Malena his affection, pass him by. Renato’s acts of cowardice are shown through motifs like the letters, shown in recurring situations where he merely tries to write them for Malena instead of really talking to her upfront, and the bicycle, that symbolize every single situation where he follows her everywhere she goes without even meaning to talk to her or initiate a conversation. And even the vintage record album with the song “Ma L'Amore No” which encapsulates his affection for Malena but that which he cannot show her.
Malena, considering the fact that she’s left almost alone with just her deaf father (who is also Renato’s Latin teacher) to distract her from the absence of her beloved husband thrown at war, is much more audacious than Renato. But when her father dies of a bombing that followed the news about her husband’s death, Malena’s strength and grasp of her dignity gradually starts to crumble. With Fascism, the war, and demoralizing rumors about Malena start to crash down on her, she unfortunately gives in and trades her body for food and financial protection. She turns and gives herself as a prostitute to the German soldiers which altogether represent
Four scenes moved me the most: the painful-to-watch death of her kindhearted father, because I felt like he was my own father and I sympathized for him; second, Malena’s cutting of her hair representing her succumbing to the prostitute way of life; third, the inhumane lambasting of Malena in the piazza, because it IS inhumane; and fourth, Malena’s return to the town and her past life but with her husband aptly holding her upright, which symbolizes her courage to reclaim her dignity in the very place where she lost it. The last moved me because it’s hard for me if I were in her shoes.
The stunning cinematography casts befitting light on the dark, gritty, and harsh streets, people, and conditions embedded in the film. The equally stunning beauty that which is Monica Bellucci adds a great deal of worth to Malena that Tornatore wants viewers to see. It's a shame Tornatore didn’t allow her a chance to deliver a performance; she barely delivered any dialogue. Ennio Morricone’s touch on a Tornatore film score ranges suitably from simple themes and a comic march to dark and nearly symphonic tragedy. Overall, the film is, without a doubt, exceptional and memorable.
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h. nagasaki ©
ugh. how ironic.
remember the last time i posted something about the common cold [sickness] and etc.?
yeah, it WAS yesterday[in the wee hours of the morning, if i might add. haha].
and guess what happened?
----------- dum, dum, dummmmm!!!
i got sick that same day!!! :((
i caught the common cold [i think] accompanied by the ever lovable runny nose!
all throughout the morning that day, i was feeling great! i felt as healthy as ever, i was even being my lil' ol' cheerful self, annoying people here and there..hahaha
but then, at approximately 5:15pm on May 30,2009, i started sneezing!!!
emmegawd!!!
and from there, my nose got stuffy, i sneezed more, my throat swelled and felt like the Sahara desert with all it's rodents packed up from North Africa and moved and made home in my throat.
wanna take a look?
here's how my throat feels like right this very moment. AAAARGGGHH!!!!!!
gawd! i hate getting sick!!!!!!!!
it just makes me feel so darn useless, dirty, and itchy in more places than one.
and no matter how i do the "mind over matter" crap, i still feel like i got trampled on all over by a gigantic bulldozer.
uggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. :((
my nose is so full of snot, i have to unload it in the bathroom again.. ugh.
pardon me for being too blunt about my bodily fluids, i've no time for "polite" rants.
ughhhhhhhhhh. darn it! i've to go now.
my head can't stand the radiation and is throbbing.
my nose can't stop leaking.
and i feel sOOOOOOOO much like SHIT,
the kind that is just "plopped" on the side of the road.
you know, normal, dirty, useless shit.
ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!! can't stand this.
grrr.
during these times, ignorance is NOT bliss.
These are GENERAL infos only..not specifically about the AH1N1 virus.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------What is influenza (flu)?
Influenza (flu) is a viral infection. People often use the term "flu" to describe any kind of mild illness, such as a cold or a stomach virus, that has symptoms like the flu. But the real flu is different. Flu symptoms are usually worse than a cold and last longer. The flu usually does not cause vomiting or diarrhea.
Most flu outbreaks happen in late fall and winter.
What causes the flu?
The flu is caused by influenza viruses A and B. There are different strains, or types, of the flu virus every year.
What are the symptoms?
The flu causes a fever, body aches, a headache, a dry cough, and a sore or dry throat. You will probably feel tired and less hungry than usual. The symptoms usually are the worst for the first 3 or 4 days. But it can take 1 to 2 weeks to get completely better.
It usually takes 1 to 4 days to get symptoms of the flu after you have been around someone who has the virus.
Most people get better without problems. But sometimes the flu can lead to a bacterial infection, such as an ear infection, a sinus infection, or bronchitis. In rare cases, the flu may cause a more serious problem, such as pneumonia.
Certain people are at higher risk of problems from the flu. They include young children, pregnant women, older adults, and people with long-term illnesses or with impaired immune systems that make it hard to fight infection.
How is the flu diagnosed?
Your doctor will ask you about your symptoms and examine you. This usually gives the doctor enough information to find out if you have the flu, especially if many cases of a similar illness have occurred in the area and the local health department reports a flu outbreak.
In some cases, the doctor may do a blood test or take a sample of fluid from your nose or throat to find out what type of flu virus you have.
How is it treated?
Most people can treat flu symptoms at home. Home treatment includes resting, drinking plenty of fluids, and taking medicine to lower your fever.
If you think you have the flu, your doctor may be able to give you medicine that can make the symptoms milder. But you need to start taking it within 2 days of your first symptoms.
Can the flu be prevented?
You can help prevent the flu by getting the flu vaccine every year. The best time to get the vaccine is in October or November, just before the start of flu season. You can get the vaccine as a shot or in a spray that you breathe in through your nose.
Almost anyone over 6 months old can have the flu vaccine. The vaccine is especially important for people who are at higher risk of problems from the flu, including:
- Children 6 months through 4 years of age.
- Adults ages 50 and older.
- Adults and children who have long-term health problems or an impaired immune system.
- Women who will be pregnant during the flu season.
The flu vaccine is also recommended for health care workers and anyone who lives or works with a person who is at higher risk of problems from the flu. Your doctor can help you decide if the flu vaccine is a good choice for you.
The vaccine usually prevents most cases of the flu. But even if you do get the flu after you've had the vaccine, your symptoms will be milder and you'll have less chance of problems from the flu. You cannot get the flu from the flu vaccine.
*got this from: http://health.yahoo.com/flu-overview/influenza-topic-overview/healthwise--hw122014.html
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