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20060305

Cousins and Rum

Josephine and I were laughing about typical chinese ghost movies today.

We were at Granny's place, and then a channel on SCV replayed this vintage chinese horror flick that most of the aunties, including my bro, had already faithfully watched. It must have aired some time back, but somehow Jospehine and I missed it. I guess we teenagers must've seeked excitement somewhere else during the time the younger and older generations glue themselves on screen. Haha.

Anyway, since my bro watched something I didn't, he took his definite role as the spoiler.

He was telling us how this guy dies, then how the ghost haunts the pregnant lady's foetus, then how they all turn into zombies and come to kill the guy in the end. It was a predictable storyline, Josephine and I rolled our eyes pretty much as my bro continued blabbering on.

How Old Chinese Horror Movies Are All The Same:


  • The music that will inevitably switch on whenever something scary occurs. With that warning siren, nothing can actually shock us.

  • Talismans, talismans, and more talismans

  • How cinematography move in angles that never seem to invoke fear. They all try to, but it never actually happens.

  • It's all about red dresses and revenge.

Just a few to label. Haha... Today the aunties were asking my great grandma if they recongnize us; her great grandchildren. She didn't recongnize bro and I, and instead, labelled us with some other relatives. But she remembered Josephine clearly. And Josie was so proud of it.. Josie's so meeaan man...she had to remind us that we were forgotten. She was teasing us and poking fun. "Hahaha, you guys are called Dua Gong!" and so on. Ahahaha, at least now I know my sarcasm was obviously passed down from my Mum's side.

But I have a hunch that great granny remembers her only because of her "special" appearances. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean she's ugly. You see, Josephine has that face that you would never forget. Good or bad? I don't really know. LOL... she looks pretty normal and cheerful. But I have always wondered what makes her face stands out. All the relatives recongnize her at an instance.

Hmmm...

Must be superior genes or something.


Anyway we all adore our great granny. With or without her remembering our names. :]





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The Three Cousins :]

*yeap, that's us 3 years ago*

SY wrote at 8:28 pm