3 things from the lifestyle section of the papers caught the berry's attention today.
the first goes to...
...the feature article, which was about movies that centre on dance. as i read through the list, i realised i watched almost every single one and most of them are my favourites. admittedly, i can watch them over and over again. mainly because of their dance sequence. come on, who hasn't heard of saturday night fever with john travolta's slick disco moves? who didn't remember the snapping fingers and dance moves from west side story? who didn't feel like going to the school of fame? who didn't identify with what a feeling from flashdance? who weren't rooting for kevin bacon's character in footloose? who didn't wish they were dirty dancing with patrick swayze? who weren't impressed with the beat of strictly ballroom? who didnt straight away want to enroll for hip hop class after watching honey dance?
well, i may not be a great dancer but i definitely know i was not born with two left feet. i know i can dance decently. after reading the article, i suddenly missed my tap classes. i missed hearing the tappety tap my feet can produce though limited the steps may be. it was not my fault that they had to close down my class and i couldn't make it for the sunday classes. i know i should take more effort to locate classes in other studios. yes, i should do that. and also, to learn new dance styles. i did think of hip hop but hahahaha, i may not have enough energy and stamina to go through each class. maybe i should go for latin ballroom - jive my way around or tango my way through. Salsa, samba, rumba and er-1-2-cha-cha-cha...
next was about...
...companies still tend to hire people who are better looking. yes, that's the reality. first impressions do count. and this kind of first impression is something that we don't have the ability to change - natural good looks. personally, i did observed that children gravitate more towards teachers who are beautiful. customers will be nicer to pleasant faces. of course, beauty is just the first pull, other characteristics such as personality and skills are important as well. but there's no denying that we are more lenient with pretty people. and beauty does help in a lot of areas. we are not talking about drop dead gorgeous men and women. as long as one is relatively good looking and can be categorise as pretty or handsome in a sense. i do feel sad for those who are really unfortunately born with ugly face. sorry to be frank about this. i may not be beautiful but i must thank God for not making me ugly.
and finally...
...the year of yes. that's the title of a book that was reviewed. in a nutshell, the story centres on a 20 year old girl, who after going through many failed loves, wrong mr rights and dateless valentines, decided that for one whole year, she will say yes to anyone who ask her out for a date, as long as he is not violent, drunk, or drugged. there are a couple of stuff that seem wrong with this story. first of all, she is only 20 years old. she didn't even go through enough years yet to search for her other half. secondly, no ordinary person would be asked out on dates by so many guys in a year, and such a variety of them to the boot. and lastly, didn't her mother warn her not to say yes to strangers? tsk.. tsk.. dangerous.
what have chic lits become? totally fantasy stories. they don't write stories like bridget jones diary anymore. i am definitely not gonna waste my money and time on that book. however, it is kind of a cool concept - the part about saying yes to anyone who ask you out on a first date. maybe i should make it my coming new year's resolution. hahahaha... as if i dare do it. but i have enough of people reminding me that i'm getting old and it's time for me to get married and blah blah blah... don't wait for the perfect guy because there is none, don't be choosy, go out and meet more people, and the list of advice goes on. so, what can a gal do but nod her head and just say yes.
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