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Finally went for a show at The Picture House at the recently reopened The Cathay - the award winning Three Times. No (good) comments for the (nothing) special Picture House, and the movie was a little slow-paced and not extremely captivating at first. It is the kind of movie that wants you to play with your imagination, in a subtle way. Oh yes, the cinematography is really nice too…my frens all voted for the 2nd segment set in 1911 DaDaoCheng for the beautifully composed olden days exquisite nostalgia. Myself, I guess i love the first part, 1966 retro-ish Kaohsiung for the rich colours and pop art prints amongst dreamy settings. The 3rd segment is set in present day Taipei, its youth culture & urban cityscape well depicted. The images are deeply moving. Its 3 different unfinished love story set in 3 eras, open ended, non connected..
At first it seems puzzling but i guess im a slow in my mind & heart person, i found myself still thinking about the ‘feel’ and the message of the movie 2 days later. Especially strike a chord with me upon reading the director - Hou Hsiao Hsien’s commentary on his movie:

“Our lives are full of fragmentary memories. We can’t give them names, we can’t classify them and they have no great significance. But they lodge in the mind, somehow unshakeable… i think of them as the best of times… ‘The best’ not because we can’t forget them, not because they are things that have now been lost. The reason that they’re the best is that they exist only in our memories.”

[ Indeed, there are certain kind of memories that are especially beautiful and memorable, for the very fact that it is ours individually where no one else in the world can exactly share. Treasure these best times. ]

Rain And Tears Movie Trailer

When you have days where you cannot see through the clouds of confusion or your heart weighs heavy with dark emotions, look inwards and focus on letting your inner sun shine, and dispel those negative thoughts and emotions.

It is our ability to let our own inner sun shine that can make such a difference.

When you can transcend negative thoughts and feelings, and instead think and feel more positively, it creates a totally different energy.



Excerpt from Alison Day

[ Don't hide that inner sun shine ~ wear bright yellow tomorrow, its good friday!! ]

I dream[T] in colours…

Green, Blue, Pink, Yellow, Red, Purple ,…… the whole spectrum of colours.
What about U?

Have u ever noticed if ur dreams are painted with vivid colours or r set in black n white?
Realised you can’t be certain at all? Not surprised. Dreams r just dreams.
Pay some attention tonite. U may be surprised the blue sky or the red balloon u envisioned in ur dreams r merely images of black n white. & most ppl dream in black n white .. or so i heard ..

I do not noe y some ppl dream in colours & y some ppl dream in gray monotone.
Can anyone tell me y y y?

Maybe there’s no significance at all .. it doesn’t matter if its coloured or not .. just like many things in life, its just the way things r .. there’s no equal, no formula, no logic.

“Lately… some colours r fading in my dreams”

[ Feb 2005 ~ a recap ]