Saturday 19 July 2008

Believe it and it shall happen

Or so my friend tells me. So here's my attempt at positive thinking, projection or whatever it is you call it.

Heard this song on the new Qantas Frequent Flyer ad. Delta Goodrem's song In This Life. Can't embed the video here, so here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzUNOvj8EVE

and here's the lyrics:

I was nurtured
I was sheltered,
I was curious and young.
I was searchin for that something,
Tryin to find it on the run.
Oh and just when I stopped lookin,
I saw just how far I'd come.
In this liiiiife...
In this liiiiife...

You give me love,
You give me light,
Show me everythings been happenin,
I've opened up my eyes,
I'm followin
3 steps fight an honest fight, (oooh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire, (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need in this liiiife...(oh)

Yeahhh...Yeahhh...Yeah Yeah...
In this life
Ohhh...Whoahhh...Whoa Whoa

I have faltered
I have stumbled,
I have found my feet again.
I've been angry,
And I've been shaken,
Found a new place to begin.
And my persistance to make a difference,
Has led me safe into your hands.
In this liiiiife...
In this liiiiife...

You give me love,
You give me light,
Show me everythings been happenin,
I've opened up my eyes,
I'm followin
3 steps fight an honest fight, (oooh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire, (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need in this liiiife...(Oh)

Ohh..Whoahhhh...Whoa Whoa
In this life
Yeah...Yeah...Yeah Yeah

I was put here for a reason,
I was born into this world.
And I'm living, and I'm believing
That I was meant to be your girl...

In this liiiiife....
In this liiiiife....

You give me love,
You give me light,
Show me everythings been happenin,
I've opened up my eyes,
I'm followin
3 steps fight an honest fight, (oooh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire, (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need in this liiiife...(Oh)

3 steps fight an honest fight (oooh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need
In this liiiiife (oh)

Yeah...Yeah....yeah yeah
In this life
Yeah...Yeah....yeah yeah
In this life
Ohhh...Whoahhh...whoa whoa
In this life
Yeah...Yeah...yeah yeah...

Thursday 17 July 2008

The bat's back

Ok, before you start yabbering about the fact that it's no surprise that I like dark things, I would put to you that it's the human story that defines Batman. One of revenge, loss and hope mixed with fear and anger. Too negative? Not at all I say.

Anyway, enuff of my bollocks ramblings. I'm excited about the new Batman movie The Dark Knight. I have to admit that initially I wasn't quite sure whether I would be able to watch the movie after the death of Heath Ledger. Working where I work, I spent many days working on stuff related to his death, and having known some of his school mates, I felt the loss more keenly than some, I suppose.

It's true in a way what Stalin infamously said: One death is a tragedy. One million deaths is a statistic. Millions are dying in conflicts, in health epidemics and natural disasters all over the world, but here we are as a consumerish, celebrity-obsessed society dwelling on the death of one Aussie party boy, if the tabloids are to be believed.

But I digress. I was a fan of the first Batman series, but pretty much lost interest after watching the very disappointing Batman Forever. Though I'm a big fan of Christian Bale, I wasn't too sure if reviving the series was going to work. But it did and it really did show that a so-called Hollywoody popcorn comic book series type book can be good if its get a great director (Christopher Nolan) and a talented and dedicated set of actors (Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine etc).

Anyway, here's a quote about why Bale likes playing Batman:

"Dark characters tend to attract more attention because they're more intriguing. We're interested in people who break the rules of civilised society because that side of us is in all of us, that shadow side."

Indeed.

And of course, here's the trailer:



Enjoy the movie ...