Well well well. I’m enjoying the last few days of my glorious "high-life" (as Hynz terms it) before I return to the shiTyard on Wednesday. It’s disgusting that I’m back again and yet always took such joy in telling the client I won’t be coming back. I said that to them 5 times and all 5 times I was wrong, so I give up saying goodbye. I’ve taken leave tomorrow to finish up my thesis and biz plan. So dumb, leave is supposed to be for resting and relaxing and yet I find myself getting frenzied over the absolute details of another last-minute job. And then, it’s back to work on Wednesday. I’ve been throughly enjoying myself over the past 2 weeks, promptly ending at 530 everyday and having not a care…but now it’s time to return to the shity days at the shiTyard.

Whatever. I have watched two good movies recently, one called "Partition" (starring Kristin Kreuk from Smallville) and the other called "Provoked" (starring Aishwarya Rai *screams*). Both are british films about India/Indians. Partition is about (duh) the partition between India and Pakistan in 1947. A Sikh guy falls in love with a muslim woman but the story ends in tragedy because once the woman finds her family back in Pakistan, she is not allowed to return to India because her family hates the sikhs.

Provoked is about a landmark case in Britain (Regina v. Ahluwalia) which gave new meaning to the word provocation. It’s about this woman who was continuously tortured, abused and raped for 10 years by her husband and one day she snaps and sets him on fire, killing him. She is initially jailed, on a murder charge, but soon learns English and earns the respect of her fellow inmates and finds the courage to go on a retrial, during which the motion was reversed and provocation was redefined. I have to forgive myself (a huge Aishwarya fan) but I have to say that she really sucks at acting in English films. Hynz, who watched the film with me, says it’s probably cos’ we’re more used to watching her in Hindi flims and we’re not giving her a chance….but I don’t know…

I’m now awaiting the International Flim festival, a good time to check out some German films, though I have to admit, I’m not excited about watching black and white films. Hopefully there are some "modern" films to watch. Hynz and I are also waiting for Ks to be free (she’s suffering with her "low-life" cos’ her peak is far from having ended) to watch Ta Ra Rum Pum. I can’t wait… I think its gonna be great, Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta. Hopefully next weekend.

Sorry, I cannot find too lazy to find a picture of the partition poster. Anyway, watching Provoked got me reminded of case law. I used to think I was great at case law (corporate) since I eagerly took all the law modules in Uni (they really should have at least given me a minor in business law) but now I realise I truly suck at it. There is sooooooooo much I don’t know! My partner rattled off some cases, asking us if we knew any of them and their significance on auditing and guess what - I knew none of them. I felt really stupid, to say the least. It’s even more embarassing to note that I’d taken all the law modules I could lay my hands on during uni.

Anyway, on his recommendation, I read a couple of books which have given me more insight. "The number" by Alex Brenson is really good. I’ve just gotten started on "Barbarians at the gate", which is turning out to be a good read too. Definitely a change from my usual gossip fodder/chick lit reads, ala Shopaholic and Baby (I love Sophie Kinsella to absolute bits and by the way I was almost rolling on the floor when I read her latest book).