Chasing Harry Winston, Are We?

I have some of my closest friends that already tied the knot and most of my not so close friends also want to go down that road too. I've been bombarded with questions lately by family members and mostly friends, either long time or just acquaintances, and every time I am asked that dreaded question my almost automatic answer would be "It's not on my 5 year timeline but I'm considering of getting there someday", and sometimes I just answer them back with a question "Is there one for sale?". And most times if not every time after I answered their question they have this look. the weird look., the what-planet-are you-from look! I must say that I'm amused of their reactions but often times confused. When a girl my age (23) is getting married some assumes that maybe that girl is knocked up, and if not they would question why is she doing it at such a young age, but on my case and cases of women like me who happen to be career-oriented we get raised eyebrows and lines like "You are not getting any younger", "you need to settle down". So it sometimes get really confusing. The people around us just need to figure where they stand.

Speaking for myself, I never really imagined myself getting married, even a sa kid. Ok, I think I had, when I had my first serious relationship that lasted longer than my affair with Karl Marx (Sociology 1). That time, dare I say it I was deeply in love, that's what I thought before he dumped me for a girl that his mom wants for him. And he said he's considering taking her as his wife even if he didn't like her because he didn't want to disappoint her mom. And to think he was only a Junior in college! And I think that marriage planning of me and him jinxed it all (but thinking about it now, I'm still thankful. I can't be with someone who can't decide for himself). So that was my first and only in 10 years I hope (6 years down). I can't really say that that that's the reason, but maybe it all boils down to me afraid of de javu, I came from a broken family and getting over your parents break up is a tough call. And I never want to go that road in this lifetime again. Call me selfish but I just happen to love me, and doesn't want me to get hurt again.

Maybe you're wondering why the serious post? Nothing really serious happened, I'm just turning 24 next month and within a week I got asked with that dreaded question more than 5 times in just a matter of week. Also I just happen to finish reading Lauren Weisberger's Chasing Harry Winston.

I'm not chasing *Harry Winston, not anytime soon. But I'm open to the idea when the timing is right and with the right person. Why not? But the much bigger question is when do we know if the person and timing is right?

*Harry Winston Diamond Corporation is a specialist diamond enterprise with premium assets in the mining and retail segments of the diamond industry. The Company supplies rough diamonds to the global market from its 40% interest in the Diavik Diamond Mine, located in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The Company’s retail division, Harry Winston Inc., is a premier diamond jeweler and luxury timepiece retailer with salons in key locations including New York, Paris, London, Beijing, Tokyo and Beverly Hills. Thus they are known for their engagement rings.

WE Came Back

I had one of those "awakening" moment in one's life over the weekend. And because it happened at the first day of the month, and of the week (Sunday) it must really mean something, right?

I thought I was having one of those lazy Sundays I'm used to have but out of the blue the least person that I expected to contact me did sent me a message. He wants us to meet up, it wasn't the first time he asked me that but I kept on delaying and there was one time that I ignored his message, as if I didn't receive it. But last Sunday was different, or should I say I felt different. I gave in to his suggestion and we met up. It's funny because what I thought to be an awkward situation, isn't 'that' awkward after all. I remembered the last time we talked I was hurting and acted like a total bitch to him (which I think is justifiable because of what he did to me). And it really surprised me because we took off the same place where we got off. As if nothing ever happened, as if one of us just went on a long vacation in a remote island with no means of communication whatsoever.

I never felt so relieved in my entire life (except for that one time I crashed my friend's motorcycle and I haven't had a scratch), he's like my other half, my life ain't complete without him. And not being able to talk to him for 4 months was the longest 4 months of my life. I was floating during those for months, I had happy moments but I can't be happier because I wasn't able to share it with him.

I know that we should talk things to be able to move on, but I think were not of that kind. In our species, we forgive and we forget. No ifs, no buts. Maybe that's always how it is when it comes to family. (No Sam, I'm not talking about Mr. D. I'm talking about my brother. And about Mr. D, we're friends (estranged friends! Hahaha) Because we know in our hearts that no matter what we do and what we'll ever do our family will always be there for us at the end of the day.

Movies Moved Me!

I finally watched Slumdog Millionaire and I can say that Slumdog is a great movie. To tell you the truth, while I was watching the Oscar's I was praying that Benjamin Button will win the Best Picture but when it didn't I was kind of disappointed so to prove myself wrong that maybe Slumdog deserves to win the Best Picture award I watched the movie.

After watching the movie I can finally agree with the Academy, I can tell a lot of good things about the movie, but sometimes I think that Slumdog is more like August Rush, the protagonist (Jamal) is either his life is just so full of coincidences or he's just plain lucky. Imagine the things he'd been through as well as Latika and yet they still find their way to each other. And the journey to each other's arms is just to tragic for me, it seemed like the universe conspired to break them apart since day 1, but at least the movie had a happy ending, right? Is dancing with "your destiny" on the train station considered a happy ending? I really hope so.

So if you want to watch an award worthy film, watch this movie. The next movie that I'll be watching later will be The Reader, I heard it's a great film too. Sad that I can't say the same for Revolutionary Road, the plot is just too complicated for me but the acting is really superb! Leo and Kate are more than great in this film. I cried with both of them, and Kate left me wondering what the h*ll could be possibly wrong with her, her character is tad complicated and problematic, one minute I thought she was having this psychological disorder. It's one of those movies that has a dark ending, or not so dark. Though I didn't like the plot of the movie, the actors and the acting is worth watching.