Saturday, April 17, 2004The World According to Ana I've been finishing The World According to Garp by John Irving all week. The first time I read it last year, I didn't it. Maybe because I couldn't take it yet. I intend to finish it tonight. Well, what can I say? Irving is a page-turner. A review by the Minneapolis Tribune proclaimed that "to be full of Garp is to be full of life!" Of all the book reviews ever written, that has to be the one that best describes the book its reviewing. It's nasty, it's beautiful; it's funny, it's tragic; it's sweet, it's disgusting. It's one of the most disturbing books I've ever read, and it's also one of those books that have made me cry. More importantly, this is a book that is so good, it's just too bad for me that it was already made into a movie, in which, by the way, T.S. Garp was portrayed by Robin Williams, who played Mork in favoritest [sic] TV show: Mork & Mindy. I've been taking review classes all week. They also gave out the UPCAT apps. I'm so excited. Despite the unavoidable pessimism surrounding this entrance exam, I am still excited. If I don't pass UP, I won't get to take up Film & Visual Comm. If that happens and I miraculously end up in Ateneo, I'll kill myself. Not physically because that's a sin. Maybe mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. In the Philippines, UP is my favorite school, and Ateneo is my enemy. It's the villain in my life. I don't know why, but the point is, this is how my future looks like from my perspective: it's either I get into the school of my dreams or the school of my nightmares. There's no "second-best" option. It's win or lose. Heaven or hell. No "2nd place;" no "silver medal." When and if I do end up in Ateneo de Whatever, the first thing I'll do is plan my hegira. (Yes, hegira is the perfect word for it.) I'll escape the country, which (if suddenly, the world is turned upside down) is in the hands of FPJ's men, and live out what is left of my dreams. posted by Ana (sgtpepper72687@yahoo.com) on 14:28 Sixteen Going On Seventeen I grew up watching The Sound of Music. My earliest memory of viewing that film was when I three. My family is a SOM fanbase, and Christmas family parties were always celebrated with us grandkids singing "So Long, Farewell" and the movie's other Rodgers and Hammerstein classics. Being the eldest, I was always Liesl. I would take pride in that, until I was cast as Kurt in the school play. But now, I am actually "Sixteen Going on Seventeen." Once again, I proud. I was always excited to be sixteen, because of all songs about that age, especially since I'm a girl. Sadly, I have only a few months left, and I shall soon be...Rolfe. W Well, it isn't that bad. The results of the "What's Your Theme Song?" Emode Test told me that my theme song was "Dancing Queen" by ABBA, which is good because I'm also an ABBA fan. We all know that a line in the hit goes "...young and sweet, only SEVENTEEN..." Also, when I turn 17, I'll buy my first Seventeen Magazine issue. ...17 isn't that bad after all. posted by Ana (sgtpepper72687@yahoo.com) on 14:19 -------------------- |
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