10/7 Death - Greatest Invention of life

(2:43 ~ ∞)

"Your time is limited", which gives us all these meanings and values of our lives.

9/27 The Hour

What's movies, novels and dramas all about? Story? Are you an idiot? Character! from which everything is flown.

Then what's character all about? Providing history and uniqueness. When you know some history of her/him you know her/him. When you know her/him you are forced to have sympathy for her/him. If you provide a character with history and uniqueness however the character is cruel or nasty s/he can get readers' sympathy, meaning the readers are being under your thumb. It's the secret of great writers and the holy grail of dull ones.

Above clip is from "The Hour", a British-born TV drama, which is impossibly sleepy and extremely naive as usual. For example something like "Have you had a single original thought in your life?"(00:58~) line. But I like it!

9/22 The Apprentice

The English are the stupidest people on the earth and the worst thing they have ever done is to invent reality TV shows, one of which I am absorbed in these days. The Apprentice is my English tutors' recommendation when I asked him what is the appropriate TV programme to improve my speaking and listening skills. After watching the first episode I talked to myself "Ok, it's my programme. I understand it more easily than other TV shows." Since then I watch it at least one episode a day. Thankfully full time episodes are on the Youtube. Someday I hope I can understand every word from this show.

9/20 Summer is over. Defenitely.

Summer is over. Completely it has gone without any trace of its existing. I think it's all right. I love autumn, too. When the night comes earlier it's time for philosophers. (Who said it before?)

Walking along the sidewalk, where there were plenty of fallen leaves spreading out I was wondering whether there was still the sun making the strong contrasts between colour tones in Aix en Provence, the hometown of the artist.

Here again. It's time for philosophers, students and street cleaners.

And I'm working very hard.

9/19 My English isn't getting better.

It has already been one month since I came here in the UK. But my English isn't getting better as I expect.

Today I got an interview with my class tutor.
Me: I'm not improved a lot.
Him: It takes time. (Of course you have to say like that...)
And
Him: You don't seem to be involved much in the conversations in the class.
Me: I don't understand what others say exactly, so I can't respond.
Him: You're better than at first.

Anyway the weather isn't so bad these days, which is my consolation...