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valentine's day came and went without me noticing. nope, actually i did notice it cos it was our financial controller's bday as well. so we sang her a bday song (no valentine song, too corny), she blew out the candles, cut the cake, we each had a slice, i was happy.

then, the lover and i watched 'the holiday' last night (cheap movie day!). we were late arriving at the cinema (traffic was a right bitch to sunway pyramid on a wednesday doubled as val's day) so we missed the first 10mins of the show. nevertheless, caught it just in time.

this is what i thot of the movie.

i came into the movie theatre having high hopes for the show as it features JT's ex, the titanic biyatch (who let my leo drown - shite to her), mr. yummy jude lorr and the perpetually high blackjack. whoaa.. cast very the terrer one. sure best ni kan?

the funny thing is, i thought the cinematography was not the best one i've seen, the acting was so-so, and the storyline was - OMG i'm sorry to have to say this - cheesy! i, the empress of the chickflick land (i have a shitload of dvds to prove it), did not fall in love with this typical romantic comedy? where did it go wrong?

well... cammy was boring; jude's teeth were somewhat different in this movie from the ones he had in 'alfie' - so it made him look, well, not like him; blackjack was sober, i mean, he wasn't a crazy wild character like in his other movies, which is endearing to me; and kate was... hmm.. british.

nevertheless, i love the british wit. love love love. and the accent. sheeshh best gilos. i know that if i go to the UK, i'd pick up the accent quite quickly cos i have a knack for these things.. yaa, i'm one of those people who would go abroad and retain the accent when i come back. i'm ashamed of this about myself, but it's true *blush*.

and talking about british wit, i will definitely go and catch hugh grant's 'music & lyrics'. he's my fave british romantic comedy actor, like ever. his wit is razor sharp i tell u. i still remember his dialogue with sandra bollocks in '2 weeks notice':

hugh: tell me which tie looks nicer with this shirt.
sandy: -in disbelief- this is the emergency? u called me from my best fren's wedding for this?
hugh: well, i value your opinion very much!
sandy: -wailing- u are the most selfish person i've ever met on this planet!
hugh: that's ridiculous.. have u met every person on this planet?
sandy: ??? -storms off-

haha it goes smthg like that lah, not verbatim ok. my memory's rusty, so shoot me.

i digress as i always do, yet again.

so what were we talking about just now? oh yes 'the holiday'. i'd love to do that one day, do a home exchange program with someone from the states or uk or aussie maybe, why not. anywhere with mat sallehs. i don't care really.

loved cammy's wardrobe, wish i had her body.. no, that's never gonna happen.. well, i can wish to have kate's body at least.. and her hair, and her accent, and her life possibly. i hate mine right now. care to join my life exchange program for 2 weeks? ;)

all in all, the ending was a feel-good one, thankyouverymuch for saving the show. everyone ended up with the one they're supposed to and the credits rolled to them dancing in the living room of a strange house. one of their houses lah. i give it a C+.

the only A+ i can give is the lover keeping me warm under the blanky we brought. niiiiiice :)

psst... i used to have hair like cammy in this show when i was in college.. oh how i miss that hair *sniff*.

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