EPL - Liz Gilbert

Eat Pray Love....The number one bestseller that everyone is talking about

"Elizabeth is in her thirties, settled in a large house with a husband who wants to start a family.  But she doesn't want any of it.  A bitter divorce and a rebound fling later, Elizabeth emerges battered yet determined to find what she's been missing.  

So begins her quest.  In Rome, she indulges herself and gains nearly two stone.  In India, she finds enlightenment through scrubbing temple floors.  Finally, in Bali, a toothless medicine man reveals a new path to peace, leaving her ready to love again."

That's the synopsis or a summary at the back cover of the book or blurp in technical writing term.  So, I've finished reading the 349 pages book weeks before  I went to watch the 2 1/2 hrs movie.  Of coz  some characters and details were not mentioned in the movie which might be controversial or too sensitive and the movie will be much longer than this if they were to elaborate on every bits of it.

Anyway that's normal even in the Twilight Series if you read the books - Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse they do have some differences in the movie and absolutely 'more' from the books.  I enjoy reading as much as watching movie so for me, both are satisfactory;-)

Liz Gilbert begins her quest in Rome, Italy... (EAT)

 

The scene in the movie and the story in the book made me want to go to Italy!!!

This is actually the part that I enjoyed most in the movie.  The beautiful Roman sculptures, the expressive and "Loud" Italians including her landlady, an old granny (strict with few ground rules) but so funny with her strong Italian accent..hahaha.  The scene at the busiest coffee shop in Rome where she had the gorgeous Napoleon dessert and met a Swede gal, Sofie who then introduced her to a language tutor, Giovanni (happened to be Sofie's boyfriend) to learn Italian.  

Besides learning the language she really indulged herself with the "Good Italian Food"... the best Pizza at Naples and not only having Luca Spaghetti (the itallian guy) as her new friend there but also having the most delicious spaghetti of all time - MammaMia!! ( At this point it really makes me hungry & wanting to have pasta or pizza after the movie just by looking at the way Liz/Julia EATs).    After all that gains, she had to buy 'a big lady jeans' for her....LoL!  

Liz long journey of finding spiritual enlightenment continues in India... (PRAY) 

Living in Ashram, The "Guru Gita" chant,  meditations technique, scrubbing the temple floors, a 17 year old Indian girl who befriends Liz, Tulsi was forced into an arranged marriage to a stranger.....

Julia Roberts as Liz Gilbert in green Saree...during Tulsi's wedding ceremony

Honestly, the meditation, praying and stuff is a bit draggy even in the book and I found it too long to finish it off and just can't wait to go to Bali....

At least Richard from Texas who called her 'Groceries' save it and brought back the charm...

Richard - (raw, honest, very direct character played by Richard Jenkins) 

who told Liz : ''forgive yourself" & "allow yourself to fall in love again"

Here comes the LOVE in Bali.....

She went back to see the old medicine man "Ketut Liyer" who once told her during her 1st visit (2 yrs earlier)  that she will return to Bali one day and teach him English. She's back! But he can't hardly remember who she was...

Ketut Liyer (Hadi Subiyanto):  Oh...you're the girl from California?"...

Liz : No, I'm Liz remember from New York...

Ketut: a'ha Liss...i remember you hihihi

The funny lines from Ketut, "even smile in your liver", "Ketut can not fly because Ketut has no teeth" & "See you later aligator".....go Ketut!!!

 

She found love with a Brazilian man...Felipe (Javier Bardem - *Penelope Cruz real life hubby*)

scene: at a market in Bali...

Felipe cute explanation on Rambutan - like an orange making love to plum!

Durian..no, no, you wouldn't want that - it tastes like dirty feet..

Liz also helped the Balinese healer lady (they became good friends) Wayan Nuriyashi & daughter Tutti to build a new home for them from the contribution (she managed to raise USD18,000 from her dear friends back home).

All I can say about the movie...Julia Roberts is the perfect person for Eat Pray Love!! Bravo!!!
So ladies, go and watch it with girlfriends, hubby, partner, lover...but not suitable for kids.  All depends on yourself & you'll always be your own best movie critic;-)


You might be interested to know the real people who inspire the movie characters in EPL...

The bestselling author, a writer Elizabeth Gilbert /Liz....

This is her! (of coz on the left  is JR)

The real person,  Ketut Liyer, a medicine man living in Ubud...

Left: Wayan Nuriyashi, the Balinese healer ..

Her character played by Christine Hakim (also known by the locals as the "Meryl Streep" of Indonesia)

Where is Liz Gilbert now??? What happen to Liz and her Brazilian companion Felipe???

Liz married Jose Nunez the Brazilian-born, Australian man in 2007 (aka Felipe in EPL)

The couple live in Frenchtown, New Jersey..

Gilbert's latest book, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage...errmm, gonna be my next pick *wink*

Twenty10Twenty10...

COOL date huh!! I'm in a perfect mood today. Awesome day out! Absolutely better than yesterday,*dancing*

Crème brûlée ice blended frappuccino - a cooling drink on a  sunny day...

Choice of hang out spot:  Hartamas Shopping Centre...

From far:  Looks like D' Boyfriend shirt..?!

                                                Close-up:  hmm..write off. Keep searching..not here darls! 

stick to the original plan... Next -MOVIE

Movie Selection:  Eat Pray Love @ GSC One Utama

New York Hotdogs & Coke please...

Its a 2.5- hour movie (nearly...)

Take away dinner from Vichuda, KD...&
Last stop before heading home, @SB drive-thru for a Crème brûlée...oh dear!!! I shall now confirm  this beverage as my October fav drink...;-)

Seriously, darn sleepy now! *half-closed eyes*  eeeeeekkkk...losing focus pretty soon, better save it for the next post....

"See you later...alligator"

Walk in Style...

"A woman trapped in a girl's body"...have you ever come across any of your friends' daughters or your own niece/s, cousins who happened to dress-up older than their age??! I bet you do..and the first thing that comes to mind,"MoM", parents do play an important role here. There's nothing wrong to make your kids wear something that you like but not to go overboard. I don't think any girl wants to be a fashion victim by her own parent aka 'MoM'. No offense to all beautiful, gorgeous &great MoM out there, I'm no expert just to share thoughts at least to look best as kids at the right age.babeh;-)

I always admired Little Ms. Suri Cruise..she's undoubtedly cute and adorable also a toddler trendsetter. Of coz, MoM Katie Holmes is behind it. Anyway, my point is she wears shoes with heels..yezz (they aren't really stilettos) but perfectly made for a little girl at her age.  Don't you agree with these pix of her...

 with matching handbag...floral dress, earings & hairband hihihi

Check-out her RED coat;-)

Suri Cruise the 'fashionista'..!

So, dear Mommys - please do not 'overdress' your princess just remember "less is more"! Make-up is absolutely a huge NO..! Lip gloss still acceptable.  Not necessary to imitate and be as stylish as the celebs' kids. Just stay cute and adorable!!!!

I still remember my MoM used to buy sweet dresses with matching hairbands, ballet pumps for me not only for Birthdays kay...me so girlish  *smiley* I could understand some girls completely hate dresses and they tend to dress-up 'casual' with  Tees, shorts & jeans (speaking of my own sista & niece). Can, but not all the time try your very best to develop the  'Princessy look'.

I love to see babies with hairbands and crochet flower hats too. Hmm..I guess Angelina Jolie would definitely disagree with this since she kept giving statement "Shiloh Jolie-Pitt wants to be a BOY"! and supporting her boyish look..*Hollywood Celeb* No, she's not my neighbour hahahaa....

Cheers!

PARAMORE..

NO MORE  mms text message please!!!!! I know you guys are having so much fun out there and me? Hello...!! I'm stuck here home alone, NO Lady V, NO Gen Doe in short NO car to go out.  Not even to have a sip of my crème brûlée frappuccino *sigh*

One @ Chili's, Empire with the "Deutchland Delegates" and the rest @ BJ for a lively Paramore concert.

Perfecto! Oh dear, I'm stressed...*HELP*

I don't mind about the dinner or the concert, its just that I should've made some plans  
for myself...a big mistake P!

 Nevermind, since my dear old friend "Mr. Lappy" is still loyally here with me... I SURVIVE

but

can't even transfer a single pix from my handphone (their MMS! ). 

I guess 'Lappy' is in a bad mood too.

 Astalavista...

**oops! afraid to go downstairs...hoooooooo   (enough, enough don't be ridicilous)**

 My eyes r glued 2da TV watchin' Food Network Asia (706) for hours!!!

Hair Extension....

Back to the 'Hair' topic,  Now, since I've 'colour' on my hair - copper brown with brighter highlights yet to get back my 'blonde', but at least I can wear the clip on hair extension again..yippee!  Simple and easy just clip it at the back of your hair. Walla! Long 'spiral curl' style.. ready in less than 10 minutes before any formal functions.  Its really worth it to have one or more, the fastest way of hair 're-styling'. Pretty quick and easy also economical no need to spend so much money and time at the Salon.

Oh yeah, MHubs bought this hair extension (its made of human hair so it can be cut & re-styled & washed) from Taipei 5 years ago, not bad huh?!of coz with the helped from his colleague, Ms. Farah *wink* Tq Farah! Wah...5 years already! it really last for a long time, yezzz...a little bit of maintenance & care to do;-)hehehe.  Besides that I do have a few wigs  'bob style' and 'pixie' wig.  The first one I bought in Hongkong, good quality and natural. The inexpensive pixie wig is made from synthetic hair (cannot be coloured, permed or  anything) Hmm..not so natural. I 've yet to wear it for any functions.

Isn't it fun to change your hair style anytime at home or even on a holiday trip overseas! Its very expensive to get your hair done (even for wash & blow & definitely more for a hair cut) in London & Europe. 

Top item in my Oct shopping list: 'clip-in hair extension'...it's much cheaper than the permanent hair extension and the best thing is you can always change your hair style anytime you like and take it out  by yourself at no charge.

Something like this....

Its RM15.90 per strand (copper colour) at one of the accessories stalls in IKANO.  Recommendable to go to Sungei Wang & BB for more choice and value for money.  Actually, its very easy & cheap to get the clip-in hair extension in the US <^;^>...ermmm!

Luv: P

p.s:  Paramore concert tonite @ BJ hmm..."The Three Musketeers" are going....enjoy uols!

Muzikal Tun Mahathir....

Continuation from my Tun M, The Musical post also a detailed review as mentioned earlier and of coz more pix this time plus my 'hair extension' look how about that? hihihi talk about fashion & style la skit baru tak boring kan;-) Please bear with me till I finish my theater comments then I'll come back to the hair extension wonders kay!

Our tickets for Oct 7th show at Panggung Sari, Istana Budaya 

&The Programme Book (RM15)

Since Tun M usually speaks in both Bahasa (in Kedah accent) & English as well as the characters/dialogues in this musical theater, I will then do the same here for my short review .  Yeah... Bahasa Jiwa Bangsa!!

Oh wait, just to share a classic choir vids (in the 50's or 60's) here, accidentally saw this on TV2 (RTM)..once!

 Bulan Oktober - Bulan Bahasa Kebangsaan ...oooohhh, baru tau;-)
Cintailah Bahasa Kita!

Pi mai, Pi mai tak jugak cerita pasal Muzikal Tun M adoiiii! Okay..okay...Barisan pelakon Tun M memang  hebat -hebat belaka dan bertenaga! Selalunya bila kita tengok teater selain dari props, jalan cerita so on and so forth yang paling penting sekali teater tu 'tak membosankan' dan 'tak terlalu serius' serta ada la 'lawak sikit'...baru semangat nak tengok, tu yang pergi sampai dua kali for Tun M ni.

Tun M masa remaja dilakonkan oleh Zizan Nin sangat best and bersahaja especially bila dia cakap loghat Kedah memang macam orang Kedah.  Jalaluddin Hassan sebagai Daddy Tun M pun ada tersasul skit loghat kedah dia xmenjadi sangat.  Part lawak Zizan memang lawak sangat!  Cayalah Zizan!  

Esma Daniel pulak memang sebijik muka Tun M dengan lagak gaya percakapan, jalan dia cuma satu je ENGLISH dia hahaha ni memang ramai orang perasan sangat teruk pronounciation dia...nak nak Tun M punya english dah lah power kan.  Kesian dia tapi dia cuba sedaya upaya sampai jadik macam budak baru belajar bahasa inggeris pulak.   Suara dia pun ke dalam sikit macam tak berapa clear maybe dia 'soft spoken' kot...hahaha takpalah noo..!

Erra Fazira tersangat cantik in "Baju Kurung Klasik" hijau muda & "Kebaya Merah Jambu"...sangat memukau suara masa menyanyi pun sedap!!!  Macam Misha Omar la jugak masa part akhir menyanyi suara power tapi watak dia sebagai wartawan menginterview Tun M adala dalam 8 minit ...sat saja pun!!! 

Overall, lakonan teraju utama teater ni memang successful belaka.  Lagu-lagu dia pun cheeky macam "Ayaq Halia, Ayaq Halia" (Zizan Nin)...."Tampal Poster" or something by Qhaud AF7 dan banyak lagi la tak boleh nak recall!  Oh yeah, Qhaud punya lakonan memang mantap & he really shines! Best pulak tengok dia belakon teater...bolehla belakon lagi.  Watak-watak kecil lain macam Mazhar Mahathir (anak bongsu Tun M) as Mr. Thompson the British guy & French Guy...wow! he really can act and COOL habis!  

Part masa tayangan video...oh yeah lupa nak citer, sepanjang teater ni ada big screen kat situ diselitkan tayangan video sebenar Tun M masa dia dilantik jadi PM dulu, masa pilihanraya, ada la gambar masa dia bersanding & also masa dia berucap nak resigned jadi PM kat Perhimpunan Umno di PWTC tu.  Alamak this time I dah sebak and sedih.  Even kali kedua pun I menitiskan air mata especially part masa Erra (Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah) pujuk Esma Daniel (Tun M) suruh pikir betul2 atas keputusan dia nak berenti tu...*sob sob...* tak boleh tahan.  Bravo to both of them...feel 100% macam betul2!  A few penonton besides me pun dah keluarkan tisu:-(  

A big round of applause goes to everyone involved in this theater production especially the Director, Rosminah Tahir.  Brilliant!!!!  

So, for those of you who missed it, pray la kot-kot ada Tun M, The Musical 2 (maybe) like PGL sampai 3 and Natrah pun dah 2nd one.  Tun M pun tak sempat menyaksikan teater kehidupan dia ni sebab dia sakit kan hospitalized in OZ masa tu.  By the time dia balik teater ni pun dah last day matinee show.  Sayangkan! Tapi Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah & anak dia ada la tengok.   

Itulah sahaja komen dan pembebelan ikhlas dari saya untuk tatapan anda semua yang tak tengok or mungkin dah tengok tapi tak setuju dengan komen di atas takpa la nak buat lagu mana kita kan ada pandangan masing masing....muahhaaaha.  Seperti biasa mari kita tengok gambaq!  Time posing-posing dekat Istana Budaya kat lobby la, dalam panggung sari pun ada..biasa la tu!

Theme: Stripes shirt for the guys..

pix from Blackberry really blurry..hmmm

MAKAN dulu at the cafe ...Its a 3-hour show!

 

Panggung Sari...

break time- 15 minutes pun sempat..hihihi

I think this is the longest entry I've ever typed...better stop right here before my lappy 'overheat'..hiks;-) Oh..!  I'll elaborate more on the 'hair extension' in the next post kay! Otherwise panjang sangat nanti boring nak baca kan....

Luv: P

p.s:  After the show dah midnite tapi still hungry...apalagi 'mamaks time' Bestari@ Dutamas, Solaris (new & classy makan place).  Masa tu all phone low bat takleh amik gambaq ler...

The Sound of MUSIC...

The sound that always wakes me in the morning, during my naps, disturbance while watching TV at the hall even distracting my phone conversation...no other than the PIANO sound. Well, it becomes a little 'merrier' with the additional GUITAR jam session between the two bros! Fuhh...playing the same songs , the same melody, same beat, over and over again.  Really arrggghhhhh!!!! After a while,  kinda immune to this 'sound of music'. No more sarcastic remarks from me, "can it be louder".."I'm trying to sleep around here"!!! hahahaa

Luckily all the efforts (plus the noise) paid off with the result she obtained from her Piano exam taken in August (oh yeah..the result just came out a few days ago) :

Venue:  Hilton Hotel PJ

She got a distinction for her graded music (piano) exam. Not bad! It's actually Fantastic!! She started her lesson at the age of 20 which was a year ago and she proved it to us that she can do it!!!  It's never too late for education as long as you have the courage to learn and passionate about your dreams.  Fooyoo! Such an inspirational remark from me;-) Just like the notes from the UK Examiner from The Associated Board of  The Royal Schools of Music. 

The Examiner's valuable comments...

"A lively and crisp performance with a well controlled touch.  You dealt with all the technical demands most admirably.  Very well done! "  - full marks 30/30


"A very well deserved result.  Congratulations! " - Distinction 135/150


I do hope she'll maintain the same 'pace' and excellent result for the next one or even better than this!!!

Congrats and all the best to my sista, Lolls!

XoXo
P

Eco Bazaar..

A new name for the flea market at Summer Gardens, Setia Eco Park...

That's more like it...

As I said before in my previous post, not really looking forward to it but just to have a look at the 'Bazaar' as they called it now maybe there's some improvement also supporting the community event, Why not! At least I can update some info here in case anybody bumped into this post title/header ;-)

So,  more than 60 Vendors..?? Hmm the same 'marketing strategy'...it looks less than that to me (still) but a slight improvement on the numbers of accessories & clothing stalls though the style is still 'below par'.  Kids/baby stuff, flowers, pot plants & food stalls...

Also....

Honda "Roadshow"..?!  @ Eco Bazaar
can't find it at Sunrise, Mont Kiara or The Street, Curve...LOL

Honda Freed (not Fred Flinstone..hehe)...

Compact, Auto sliding doors on  both sides, 1.5E @ RM112,980.00....ehemm someone is interested;-)

That's it! Only spent 15 minutes of our time at Eco Bazaar.  Still no 'hype'...

Tata..
P

The Apartment...

The traffic on Friday nite was absolutely crazy! It took me almost an hour to reach Mutiara Damansara, The Curve..*sigh* Baze was already there waitin' for me...more or less I was late for about 15 minutes or so.  Hmm..not too long still bearable for my dear friend;-)

At last we met at 'The Apartment' where a Delish menu awaits us! A perfect timing for the noisy & growling stomach (haha I'm exaggerating) but of coz we're hungry for dinner...

Lamb Rack- "french cut of lamb cooked pink, 

served with sautéed new potatoes & slow roasted tomatoes 

drizzled with crushed basil sauce." Well done for Baze not medium or rare;-)

My Spaghetti Bolognaise...

The lamb rack is highly recommended for lamb lovers though I'm not under that category and never ever my choice of dish but it looked absolutely Delicious!  as compared to my 'ordinary' spaghetti bolognaise, I think the Gardens pasta is much tastier and Delicious Cafe has the most tasteful pasta.

Anyway, we enjoyed the food, the chat, the ambiance and every bit of the moment spent there though it would be perfect if Sis G were there too but we did MMS this happy smiley pix of us all the way to OZ with lotsa kisses..muaahhhhh!

not only us smiling but also the the man 'behind the camera aka the waiter' *hmm..confused* hihi

It was a very filling dinner for me and I have to disappoint myself for not having anymore space for the great dessert - 'Red Velvet':-( Caffe Latte for Baze and nothing else for me.

Toodlez..

P

SLURPEE anyone...??

Out of the blue yesterday, had a craving for a nice icy cup of SLURPEE from 7 Eleven. Nope,  nothing on TV commercial or any related advert on this, purely 'Slurpee strike' .  Hey! Slurpee @ 7E  was once the coolest drink back in the 80's-90's and used to be our fav & 'must buy' after tuition/school days, eerrr... also depends on how old are you  now, definitely my era.. hahaha. The only different is the cup which is more eco friendly and I actually like it.  The cool see-through cup was introduced in 2008...not so long ago. Still remember how's the old cup looks like...??? weee.....

Déjà vu...

Okay peeps, gotta go and 'fix' my hair make it presentable for a date this evening with my ex-coleague.  This is our third re-scheduled date after so many postponements and cancellations since Ramadhan...(my fault). Our last date was with Sis G at Tang Lin, Bangsar...wooow, I didn't see her for the 'longest time'.  Miss you baze...<^;^> see ya at The Curve tonight, I'm dying to have the yummylicious Red Velvet at The Apartment.

Later....

P

Boyfriend Shirt...

Comfy, Trendy, & Stylish ......

Keira Knightley - simple style "I LIKE"

Rihanna cool look with denim shorts...luv the shirt!!

SATC stylish look w the handbag ..oh nice!

 Vanessa Hudgens gorgeous & sexy look in Boyfriend Shirt...<^;^>

Time to find my own Boyfriend Shirt soonest!!!  Bangsar Village..KLCC...Pavilion...yezzzzz!

Till my next update.

Ciao!

P

The Sailor Prince B'Day..

"I'm Popeye The Sailor Man"... toot! toot! Oh so...CLASSIQ!!!! I luv it.. my fav cartoon of all time.

Anyway, would like to dedicate this to my bro, Nicko, "The Sailor Prince" for his 27th birthday on 6th Oct last week. Oopsie daisy...A WEEK after..?! I know, a belated post...again;-)  All of us went for Tun M, The Musical theater at Istana Budaya as a special birthday treat for him (a day after his birthday, coz that was the day when he's back in KL).   

What would a birthday be without cake? Big or small or even a slice doesn't matter at least something to mark the occasion;-)  

 

taking a break from Chocolate & Cheese Cake..

Choice of The Day - Pandan Layered Cake

Happy Birthday CAPT. NICKO...!!

A nice small gathering at Casamadre with all of us (including my eldest brother from AS)...Cool!

 
"Wind to a sailor is what money is to life on shore" ...Sterling Hayden

XoXo

P

p.s:  The last time we had pandan layered cake was MHubs/Stevie G big square 'football field' birthday cake (pix below) a few years ago  wooohh..quite sometime already no wonder it tasted so good & yummy.. hihihi