: notes to self :

in a TIFF


september has flown by in a delightful sun-drenched whirl. some of the highlights include: the inagural meal at the Balkan Bistro of Liz and I's Fun Food Club*; meeting Panda; Labour Day weekend adventures dtown with AJ; "Gambare Matsui!"; making a good impression on MYM's friend...


One of the best nights out was last thursday when Ms Ashley and I headed to the Cumberland for my very first TIFF experience! Due to a series of fortunate and unfortunate events, AJ gave us two tickets to see Linda Linda Linda by Yamashita Nobuhiro.



it was AWESOME!!!

Pre-film we headed over to the Coffee Mill and tried out some typical Hungarian dishes (their goulash is really good!), and then went to line up 45 minutes early. We scored a pretty sweet spot, and after a half hour or so, Laura and I were giggly with anticipation. We found seats right in the middle of the theatre, flanked by groupings of cute J-boys and girls and waited for the movie to start.



we both had such a good time watching this movie... It was a perfect mix of innocence, goofiness, sweetness, surrealism and hilarity. The Korean lead, Bae Du-Na, stole every scene she was in, and I was a bit nostalgic for adorable J-kids, bunkasais, and conbinis. I loved how Yamashita treated the high school love stories with such gravity-remember those days when it was all about the boy and school and your friends? Oh, to be young again =)



if the Cultural Centre shows this in the near future, y'all have to see it! Sooo fun =)



linda linda linda || blue hearts

Dobu nezumi
mitai ni
utsukushiku naritai
shashin ni wa utsuranai
utsukushisa ga aru kara...


I look like a rat
yet want to be beautiful
it doesn’t show in pictures
because there is beauty there...







*name is not a reflection of our creative abilities. i swear.