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77 the7 release of the 777 se7en wonders..77 777 7

i can see bubbles above your heads, like those in comics..

*accompanied with kitty's whiny tone*

"eh, bee, why so many cahts777 1??"

77 777 HAHA ooiyoh i'm lol as i'm typin this.. 777

anyway, i've picked some 7 songs and totally copied each song's 7th lines..

and YES, some certain someone reading this right now would start yelling..

WOI WHAT THE HECK.. (u know who u are.. *poof*)

i know.. i know.. 77 i don't have That Much Creativity.. blehhh =p 777 77

7 so anyways, here ya go.. the 7th liners.. taken from some 7 songs..

this 777 is kinda interesting coz by compiling them 77,it becomes a story told.. 7

When flowers gaze at you they're not the only ones who cry
Augustana - Boston

I never saw myself as sentimental
Statue - Low Millions

I've got jackets blankets and sheets, its going to be a cold december
Cold December - Matt Costa

Still feel all alone
Home - Michael Buble

No amount of coffee, no amount of crying
Gotta Have You - The Weepies

After that try to get you back
Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5

Through the park and by the tree
We're Going To Be Friends - The White Stripes

now, i've a question. what's my favourite number?

On Sunday, I talked a few people into going to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Beach. Did I confuse you? Park? Beach? Eh?

Well yeah, it is New York City and the closest beach is at least 40 minutes train ride away so they've brought in sand from New Jersey, dumped it on a pier near Brooklyn Bridge and moored a barge with a pool on it on that pier. Hence the Brookyln Bridge Park Beach.

This is what it says on the Brooklyn Bridge Park website:

Take a dip in the 25-meter, 7-lane Floating Pool Lady, a floating swimming pool moored in the East River. Run your toes through the sand on the 40,000 square foot Brooklyn Bridge Park Beach. Grab a burger, rent an umbrella and enjoy the spectacular views of New York Harbor. Get your game on for pick-up beach volleyball and sand soccer or contact MetroSoccer to sign up for leagues and clinics!

Wait! Not so quick! It ain't that easy to access the pool yo!

How does it work?The Floating Pool Lady has a maximum capacity of 175 persons. The pool is 4 feet deep throughout. Swimmers will be issued colored wristbands for swim sessions on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you have to wait for a swim session, enjoy some time on the beach. There are concession stands, umbrella and chair rentals, and volleyball and soccer games!

What are the swim session hours? Weekdays: 11:00-12:30; 1:00-2:30; 3:00-4:30; 5:00-6:45. Weekends: 9:00-10:30; 11:00-12:00; 12:30-1:30; 2:00-3:00; 3:30-4:30; 5:00-6:45. On weekdays, wristbands are given out one hour before each session; on weekends, they are given out 1/2 hour before each session. Please see below for complete pool and beach guidelines.

Given that the pool recently made it's debut on the 4th of July, the queue was humungous. We didn't bother lining up, of course. I feel sorry for some of the kids. Peter pointed out how some of them cried out in disappointment when announced that all the wristbands for the hour have been handed out.

Karl, Violet & Peter having a roundtable debate on the quality of New Jersey's sand

Sweeping view of Lower Manhattan

In my natural habitat

Anyone who knows me should know my fascination for Burma (Myanmar) by now. It all began during my trip there earlier this year. Since then, I've gnawed my way through every book, travelogue, movie, documentary, that is Burma-related.

The latest addition to the list is The Burmese Harp, a 1956 black and white film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It was based on a novel written by Michio Takeyama and definitely something I would recommend for those with a fascination of the country. Also for those with some sort of interest in WWII. However, I must say that if you're a fan of those typical war movies featuring tanks and machine guns, soldiers being presented as emotionless, conditioned killers eager for battle, look elsewhere. The Burmese Harp takes a different approach. It deals with war and it's effects, but there is very little battle footage. It has a more contemplative and pensive tone in describing how war can traumatize it's participants.

The film takes place at the end of WWII in Burma where a group of Japanese soldiers learn of theor nation's surrender. They are sent to a POW camp in a town called Mudon and one of them, Mizushima, is sent on a misson to inform another unit of the surrender and to convince them to stop fighting. The unit however, refuses to surrender and they are killed by the British army. Mizushima becomes the only survivor. He then takes the guise of a Buddhist monk and travels across the region to reunite with his unit. Along the way he encounters many deceased Japanese soldiers and tries to bury some of them. He gradually becomes obsessed with burying and honoring the dead and cannot find it in himself to go back to Japan with this unit, and ended up choosing a more spiritual life in Burma.

The Burmese Harp is a film which, even when dealing with war and all it's senseless tragedy, refuses to cheapen life and maintains the importance of death.

I know everyone is raving about Transformers and that Bruce Willis' Live Free or Die Hard... I've been told they're 'good', 'awesome', 'fantastic'. While they may be entertaining (and mind numbing?) , there are more substantial movies out this summer like A Mighty Heart and Sicko. These are brilliant, and worth standing ovations. Watch them!

this post is to show u girls my extraordinary ability. i had 2 other heroes friends who showed their respective ability too over the weekend. nyiahaha. (hey i can't seem to type in the title bar above) anyway, i have so totally did my mini projects in the apartment.. i have a few more to come.. and a little bit more of touch-ups here & there.. wish u girls were here.. (to help out)..
this is my housemate, sooky, showing her ability to stand in front of the wall like an idiot

and this a friend, pj, whose extraordinary power is to pose like a fool

master piece done by pj - on sooky's room door

this piece of Art is called 'The Mess on the Floor'

and of course, this is called 'Luv Luv' - something that i often say now-se-days.. and it's on my bedroom door. this is to remind people to Show Some Love, yo.. coz i find many people getting engrossed in their work for a better quality life.. etc etc.. some stopped showing love towards other areas in their lives.. =(

how did the egg tray idea came about, u may wonder. heehee. well, the doors in the house are hollow, u see, and i can hear (from my room) muffled TV sounds when my housemates have the TV on in the hall.. so, this Artwork serves also as an acoustic panel.. hurhur..

a closer look of the 'Luv Luv' piece.. take note of those little things above.. dad got those carved-out clowns of my initials for me when i was 14.. mom bought A LOT OF EXTRA EGGS.. and the angel is a gift from my ex-boss..

now, now, there's no need to stare with such awe.. that's just me on a stool in front of the Master Piece..

TA-DAA..! our spanking new wall.. it may not seem like the Best Wall u've seen, its starkness may not be your cuppa taste, but i Like it..! (macam, sepenuhnya)

.. to be continued..

in the following episode post, i'm gonna write about my Next Mini Projects.. lemme give ya all a little trailer-feel, the Mini Projects are gonna be curtain, some hanging thingies, lights, canvas paintings, pictures and more.. *a string orchestra playing a mysterious tune in the background*