.....in Glasgow????!!.....

I was over a friend's place for dinner last night. Wanting to have an early night's rest, I took leave at 10pm. As I was walking back to mine from hers, my eye caught sight of an animal walking on top of the brick fence of a nearby student accommodation. At first, I thought it was a cat (you know how the felines are with walking on top of fences and all that jazz)....but then I noticed it had really sharp pointy ears, narrow snout and an elaborate, bushy tail.

So it struck me! It was a FOX! Can you believe it?? A fox in the middle of Glasgow city centre!

The fox was a size of a small dog, larger than an average cat but wasn't too big. It was rather dark so I couldn't really make out the colour of its fur. Imagine how great it would have been if it was a red fox and if i had spotted it during the day. But then again, I guess foxes wouldn't come out during the day when its busy and bustling.

Anyway, I was staring at it for a good 10 seconds (all amused and excited) before it caught my stare and decided to make a dash through some nearby bushes.

Wonder where it came from? Hope it's not starving and searching for food. Poor fox.


~~just a random picture of a red fox that I got from my yahoo search~~

My new home in Glasgow

Hi there!

A few photos, like I promised, of my new apartment in Glasgow.




KITCHEN

- When I first saw the kitchen, I was like," Now.....this is a kitchen I'll cook an 8-course meal in."

MY ROOM!

- on a sunny Sunday morning

THE CORRIDOR

- just a small walkway to all the rooms in the apartment

MY BROTHER'S ROOM

- yet to be tidied-up. He's still back in M'sia.

........and finally, the.....

BATHROOM

- simply white and clean!

So there you go....

My second home....

~~ Little Miss Sunshine ~~

It had been a while since I went to the movies. Have just been very pre-occupied with my writing (which thank God, is almost done!). But it had been a long week and I was yearning to take a break, so I took up the invite from Laura to go watch 'Little Miss Sunshine' in Cineworld.

....and I'm so glad I did!

The movie was just perfect. I dunno, maybe it was the correct mood for the correct movie at the correct time. I came out feeling warm and fuzzy, nice and happy. hehe...


'Little Miss Sunshine' is a comedy-drama, about a family's long road trip to California (if I remember correctly) to attend their young (6-7 years) daughter's beauty pageant. The movie starts off a bit slow and for the first 15 minutes, you are introduced to the quirky and distinct characters of all the 6 members of the family -

• the over-confident Dad, who is trying to sell his marketing pitch
• the rebellious Son, who hasn't spoken for 9 months and communicates with a pen & notebook
• the live-life-to-the-fullest Grandpa, who happens to be a drug addict
• the suicidal, gay Uncle
• the Mom, who holds the family together
• and the adorable specky Daughter, who is selected for the beauty pageant

The journey to California is filled with misadventures and unforeseen happenings, relating to each and every character of the movie. As the movie progresses, you begin to appreciate that the family, although problematic, is still a family enveloped with love and relations. The story touches so many aspects about life without you even realising when you're watching it. And it ends with a bang, which I thought couldn't be any better.

This is the type of movie that makes you laugh and cry at the same time. Great performances from Greg Kinnear (who acted as the gay neighbour of Jack Nicholson in 'As Good As It Gets') as the Dad, and Toni Collette (from 'Muriel's Wedding' and 'In Her Shoes') as the Mom. Good soundtrack as well, and I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't already seen it!

My favourite parts of the movie include everytime the family pushes the minivan while taking turns to hop into the van as it catches up to speed. Watch it and you'll know what I mean. ;)