Saturday, May 27
on Louis Phillippe (better known as Louis the XVIth), in Les Miserables:
Often, in the midst of gravest cares, after a day of struggle against the whole diplomacy of the continent, he retired at evening into his apartment, and there, exhausted with fatigue, bowed down with sleep, what did he do? He took a bundle of documents, and passed the night in reviewing a criminal prosecution, feeling that it was something to make head against Europe, but that it was a much grander thing still to save a man from the executioner. a weak, cowardly king, perhaps. but an honourable one, nevertheless. in his own right, he was admirable, but they found fault in everything he did, from his choice of wife to his inability to control the clergy. he truly loved his people and country, and what more can we ask for an involuntary, incapable ruler?
ladida. i feel strangely free. light. like there's nothing on my shoulders, when i know theres a gazillion things i'm meant to do. random things i got from reading the papers and SSO concert booklet just now:
- international book expo at suntec next week!
- linlaoshi ( my chinese lit teacher ) is on the papers as one of e 'inspiring chinese teachers' awardees!
- aung san suu kyi's metal barbed fence is being torn down as i type this, and she might be set free soon!
- there're about 10 or so concerts that sound interesting so on average i'd be going for one concert a month, if one includes non-sso performances!
- there's this downloading programme thingum, $2 per song, you buy like valued cards at popular w/ password & stuff.
- im wonderfully blessed =)
watching grease tonight! hope it'll be fun, my dad wanted me to go because he felt i needed to understand the popular things of HIS time! ahahaha.
i was green-ed at 10:23 am
