Scribesmeister v4 (In Zero Gravity)

The cinematic release of The Holiday in the Philippines came in a little late than expected. Uhuh, we just saw it yesterday and I thank God that it wasn’t shown over the holiday season or I’d go sulking with a bottle of red wine and pan of fruitcake - enough to make me woozy and puke.

This movie isn’t much different from other romantic comedies (Jack Black is a bonus, of course - you know how funny he could be), except that it focuses more on learning about dying and living again. Knowing when to hit the brakes and rev up your life. Just a warning, don’t watch this when you’re feeling lonely. Although the lovely British accent could cheer you up a bit, the opening lines could break you down.  :D

Anyway, here’s my favorite part:

Miles (Jack Black): Why do I always fall for the bad ones?

Iris (Kate Winslet): I happen to know the answer to this one…Because you’re hoping you’re wrong. And every time she does something that tells you she’s no good, you ignore it. And every time she comes through and suprises you, she wins you over, and you lose that argument with yourself, that she’s not for you.

If some people could relate to the very evocative narration on the “cruelest” kind of love which is unrequited love, this one apparently struck me, amplified by the last line. Losing all sense of reason turns out to be a pre-requisite to loving. You really come up with all sort of excuses just to make yourself feel better or even just to make everything glimmer in the dark side of holding on to the feeling of, pressumably, love. And each time I think about it, I become better at practicing the law of resistance and I convince myself more, that I should not let emotions stop any mental activity that could save me from another heartbreak. As of now, I’d rather be cynical than madly in love. But I’d like to be swept away again whenever luck slips back to my side again. Hopefully, by that time, I’d be equipped with thick bandages, nylon threads doused in anesthesia and scar remover for a stenting surgery.

At the moment, let’s just enjoy the company of friends (the single ones and semi-attached) and the career momentum (as if I can see it as an advantage!). Advance Happy Valentine’s everyone! C’mon, give everyone some loving. Smile at strangers. And who knows? They might get a little kinder to a miserable wallflower like you and even buy you a drink out of pity. Har har.

Who’s miserable? I didn’t say it was you. I didn’t say it was me either. But for Christ’s sake, don’t be a wimp and send me flowers!