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About the book: "Persuasion (Signet Classic)"

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Wellington welcomed me with wind once familiar to me - it cuts you carelessly, nonchalantly, as if to broadcast most intimately,
"it's LIFE, it's LIFE, have you forgotten you're ALIVE?!!"
The chill and the smell reminded me of 6 am netball games. In Haitaitai. In thin white polo shirts and short black skirts. With chattering teeth, trembling knees and utmost determination to show everyone what you're made of. Aside from the cold and darkened skies (which can be quite mysteriously romantic if you are in the right mood), winter is inconvenient because layered clothing = bulk = restricted movement. I dislike restricted movement.

I finished Persuasion by Jane Austen (Reading Social). I thought this book was quite good, although stereotypical characters and lollipop plot (light-hearted, ensured happy ending, too sweet, too unreal) makes it markedly less bewitching than Pride and Prejudice. I still admire Austen's way with words, though - as if every word, every sentence, every paragraph has been measured, toned, tempo-ed and set. I am almost certain that even if you didn't understand English, the tones and rhythm would let you know what's going on. Anyway, I would like to share with you this excerpt from p 179 (skip this if you haven't read it):
I can listen no longer in silence. I must speak to you by such means as are within my reach. You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone forever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it eight years and a half ago. Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you. Unjust I may have been, weak and resentful I have been, but alone I think and plan. - Have you not seen this? Can you fail to have understood my wishes? - I had not waited even these ten days, could I have read your feelings, as I think you must have penetrated mine. I can hardly write. I am every instant hearing something which overpowers me. You sink your voice, but I can distinguish tones of that voice, when they would be lost on others. - Too good, too excellent creature! You do us justice indeed. You do believe that there is true attachment and constancy among me. Believe it to be most fervent, most undeviating in
F.W.
I must go, uncertain of my fate; but I shall return hither, or follow your party, as soon as possible. A word, a look will be enough to decide whether I enter your father's house this evening, or never.
Can you imagine such a letter in reality? It would floor me. Letters are so cute and fun! Maybe I'll start writing them again.

And just for the sake of interesting/resonating inputs into my life, here is a verse from Battle by Colbie Caillat (Last.fm; I know, I'm hooked on her album Coco):
This is a battle
This is your final last call (why'd you have to let go?)
You had a trial, you made a mistake, we know (can't you see you hurt me so?)
But why aren't you sorry, why aren't you sorry, why?
This could be better, you could be happy - try!
In unrelated notes, I can't wait for tomorrow - a whole day that I can just plug away at this to-do list, uninterrupted. Mind you, as I was saying to PC, it'd be ironic if I got more done on this paper at home than in the office in the lab. I mean, I just spent 4 hours in transit only to arrive home, turn on good ol' lappy and start tapping away at these keys again. Mmm. It's only when I move away from the lab for short periods of time that I remember I love it. If I stay away too long, I accommodate my feelings. Good or bad, who knows. Also, I wonder when my registration is coming through. They met on 29 May...


June 4, 2008 | 12:06 PM Comments  1 comments

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urssulasss crazydiamond
July 12, 2008 | 6:36 AM
:)
nice writing. thx for posting this blog! i was just about to read this book ;)

p.s. how did you manage to put so many pictures into a blog?
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