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Last few days were hectic. I have barely slept any everyday; been constantly working on an interactive multimedia piece for my final project for the Digital Media class. I got most of the structure done, but there is still a little way 'til it's completed. I'm still shocked that I finished the 10-page final paper for my Intergroup Dialogue on Gender last night. I started three days ago and I had one page until last night, then I pulled it off. I know, I'm constantly amazed by myself too. Anyway, gotta finish off my final project before tomorrow night, and then start on a take-home essay and study for two final exams on Thursday. So, if I don't post for a few days, there's the reason.

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Finally got done with all the finals! I don't think I did that good in some of them, but I wouldn't know until the grades come out. So for now I'm just glad that school is over and I don't even want to think about them for a while. This 4 week winter break came at just the right time as I needed.

Friday night Kiet, Hide, Robbie, Chris and Lucas went to watch The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. It was AMAZING!! Yes, going in without knowing much of the story, obviously I didn't really know what to expect, and OMG, it totally blew me away! What a fantastic movie, great story and well made, not to mention a great cast too, Peter is so cute!! [WARNING: spoilers ahead] The only thing that bugs me a little is the heavy and obvious religious undertone to the whole movie (and I'm sure the book is like this too, so it's not just the movie). I didn't even notice until halfway through it when Jadis (the White Witch) told Aslan that Edmund is a traitor and his blood belongs to her. Then it just hit me. C.S. Lewis was so smart. He basically wrapped the Bible in a children story and repackag it as a children fantasy book. Anyone who has a slight idea of the Christian belief can easily identify those obvious parallels between the two stories. Edmund's betrayal for sweets is like Adam's first sin for eating the seed of knowledge (the apple). Then Aslan is obvious a representation of Jesus, with his sacrifice for Edmund and then later on resurrection from the death and leading an army back for "the Final Battle". What bugs me is not the Christianity parallels since I know that it's not uncommon for fiction stories to adopt the Christian belief or events into them. However, it bugs me that the parallels are so ridiculously obvious and C.S. Lewis didn't even bother to hide them at all. This movie definitely has a heavy Christian agenda to it, with dialogue like "You don't believe in that? What are they teaching you in schools nowadays?" and "Christmas has been gone for a long time..." Well, put aside all these heavy Christian messages, it's a great movie by itself and it's definitely worth your time and money to go watch it in theater. I'll definitely get the DVD as well once it comes out.

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This past week was interesting. Finals were over last week, and I thought it's finally time to enjoy and have fun, but little did I know that drama and sadness were actually on their way. Kiet has been a little down lately. I knew there was something bothering him, because he's always tired (both emotionally and physically), but I just couldn't quite figure out what it was. In fact, it's bothering him so much that he's planning on staying at Chris's for a week. I thought it was me. Ever since I told him about my feelings. I thought I was making him uncomfortable. But he told me today. It was because of Hide. He has been having a lot of feelings for Hide, and it just isn't easy for him to be always around Hide ever since Hide moved into our living room a month ago. Hearing all those was like a sharp knife cutting through my heart. It's never easy hearing the one you loved talking about his love for someone else, but what hurts me more is that knowing he's sad and yet not being able to do anything about it. Kiet always seems like a strong and happy person. He's always so optimistic; always doing his own thing and never attaches to anything or anyone. I feel so powerless; seeing him being sad and knowing that I'm not the one who can make him happy.
I thought the fun has just begun. I thought I was finally done with stressing over school and could start enjoying the break spending time with Kiet. But only a week into it, Kiet is moving out for a week. Perhaps it's a good thing, both for him and for me. It gives him time to get over Hide and it gives me time to over him. I've been neglecting my other friends for far too long. I'm such an undeserving friend. When I'm into someone, he's all I think about. This past Friday when I went to L.A. with a few brothers for a fundraiser being sit-in audience for the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and then went to GAMeBoi afterward, all I could think of was how Kiet was doing at home, since he had work earlier and couldn't go with us. I just feel so stupid. I always tell others to focus their energy on something else, while in fact I'm the worst at that. Perhaps I'm just being really pessimistic. A week isn't that long. I know I really need to support Kiet, and besides, all I want is for him to be happy.

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I've been watching a lot of tv series this past weeks. I have finally caught up with Lost and Prison Break, and have started on Threshold yesterday. But I don't know if I'm gonna finish it since it's not that good and I have so many other series downloaded waiting for me to watch. Last week Kiet and I finished the first season of Desperate Housewives and we're gonna start on the second season soon.

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