Cinema-phobia

The conventional way of watching a movie is going to the cinema, but it's not the case in China where pirated DVDs go rampant, to which the incredibly high price of movie tickets may be a contributor.

I love movies, but I don't go to the cinema. The price is one factor; and moreover, I seem to be cinema phobic. I believe modern cinemas are audience friendly, but once the movie begins, everything is different. The surrounding is as dark as pitch, the images on the screen are as huge as giants and the sound effect is intimidating. Under such circumstances, even a comedy can turn into a thriller.

I guess these odd thoughts originate from my childhood experience. I remember once being scared by the bloody scenes in a martial art movie when I was a kid. It was a nightmare! But what I didn't expect is that thriller became one of my favorite genres years later. I never tried in the cinema, which remains strange to me.

Hot wind

Looking around, sexy girls in chic clothes are everywhere, dazzling my eyes. I like watching people in the street or in the subway, just as Amelie does in the cinema.

I'm still drowsy; probably it's the side effect of working on a rotating shift. Standing there waiting for the train, I felt like an icecream melting in the heat. As it gets hot, I also turn sluggish, like a hibernating animal.

I even forgot to write something on mother's day.

For kids, everyday is children's day, but for moms, perhaps only mother's day is their holiday. The saddest thing of being a daughter or son is seeing your parents getting old. When you return home after being away for years pursuing your study, career, or whatever, you suddenly find your parents' hair turn grey, back hunched... And what's worse, you can do nothing but to accept this.