i got the day off today. cos i'll be sitting for my basic theory driving test at night. so well, i did what i miss doing. sat down infront of the tv, with the newspapers infront of me and channel-switched till i found the right channel.

first, i was captivated by egypt and her middle-eastern counterparts on globe trekker on the travel discovery channel. then, i switched to cinemax and my eyes were transfixed. the acting wasn't superb, at times, even bad. if you ask me. not that i can do a better job. even the storyline was getting a bit cliched/far-fetched, however you see it. but i still couldn't change the channel. i was watching the movie "PUmpkin" and for some reason, i found myself so immersed in it. believe it or not, i even cried. it was different in a way. in a rather tame and mild way, it spoke about conformity, about how systems are built to make some people feel better than others, about those of us who pretend to rebel or grumble all day and yet still choose to conform, and about those who conform, psychoing themselves in to thinking it's the way, to avoid complications. and i cried because of the hopelessness i felt for the protagonist when she tried to change the world around her but was herself run over. of course, as i said, it wasn't a great movie, but it held an important message, at least, for me. i know i'm not actually saying what it was. but lets just say, sometimes watching a movie is more of an experience than anything. and rather than talk about it too much, sometimes i just wanna say a few brief words about it and let the rest of it dwell in me.

anyway, there were a few nice songs in the movie but i liked the last song the best! it's a very simple song.

"The Bees in the Trees" performed by Jonny Corralitos.

ok, better recap stuff for the test. later!