boundaries? what boundaries?

"I'm not frightened. I'm not frightened of anything. The more I suffer, the more I love. Danger will only increase my love, will sharpen it, will give it spice. I will be the only angel you need. You will leave life even more beautiful than you entered it. Heaven will take you back and look at you and say: "Only one thing can make a soul complete and that thing is love." 
 

I just watched The Reader earlier, along with Bernice, Lyle, and Chelle. Two minutes into it I could tell it had a distinct sobriety, the coloring of the opening scenes were anything but cheerful; yet I never would've predicted that I would be thoroughly depressed after watching it. Kate Winslet was so beautiful, yet so helpless at the same time that I felt so much pity for her character's plight. I can't imagine a life of being no read-no write... How daunting and huge the world must seem, with so many things that are unknowable just because you cannot read or write. It broke my heart how people manipulated her, and how she let them, because she was ashamed. It was depressing though, how I also sympathized (if a bit more) with Ralph Feinnes's character (Michael). It was like he could have had control over what happened, yet he was also powerless. As a human being, perhaps it could be said that he was more frail than Hanna Shmitz (Kate Winslet) ever was...his courage deserted him at the critical moment. He tries to mend it after many years have passed, but finds that maybe it's himself that he needs to mend: not his tangible failures, but more of the pain it has brought to his heart, and how this has distanced him from everyone else he loved. Somehow I could see that no matter how I despised his choices, I would have probably made the same ones too had I been in his place. I hope not though, I'm just saying that it was so...normal. Depressing thought. But all in all, it was an unexpected Holocaust film, from an unexpected perspective--worth the watch. 

Anyway today was fun, just chill out with the girls. Had some coffee at Magallanes, then we headed back here to my place to watch The Reader. Then we played Guitar Hero World Tour (which is, after 5 months of purchasing, still addictive. It's probably because it feeds my rockstar illusions. I love feeling like I could actually play Jimi Hendrix and Joe Satriani songs, and do the riffs for one of my favorite Coldplay songs of all time - Shiver. Sad little me.) Phrases to live by today: "Boys will be boys!" and "Personal bubble? Boundaries? WHAT BOUNDARIES!!?" Laughtrip! I shall not disclose further about what those phrases imply, but man, FRIENDS KO NGA SILA. Boundaries, hygiene and propriety be damned eh. You're all so gross but I love you people so much :D Get together on Friday... I miss Marky, who's in Phoenix. What the hell is in Phoenix anyway? According to Lyle, Marky said that "iuuwi niya ako ng cowboy." HAHAHA. Not exactly my type, but hey.