i blame iris! ;)

"I've found almost everything ever written about love to be true. Shakespeare said "Journeys end in lovers meeting." What an extraordinary thought! Personally, I have not experienced anything remotely close to that, but I am more than willing to believe Shakespeare had. I suppose I think about love more than anyone really should. I am constantly amazed by its sheer power to alter and define our lives. It was Shakespeare who also said "love is blind". Now that is something I know to be true. For some quite inexplicably, love fades; for others love is simply lost. But then of course love can also be found, even if just for the night. And then, there's another kind of love: the cruelest kind. The one that almost kills its victims. It's called unrequited love. Of that I am an expert. Most love stories are about people who fall in love with each other. But what about the rest of us? What about our stories, those of us who fall in love alone? We are the victims of the one-sided affair. We are the cursed of the loved ones. We are the unloved ones, the walking wounded. The handicapped without the advantage of a great parking space! Yes, you are looking at one such individual."

- Iris Simpkins (played by Kate Winslet), THE HOLIDAY

First things first. I decided to do a reactive blog entry on this one rather than the usual movie review. The movie was likable, though. This is not because I'm a sucker for romantic comedy films, but mainly due to the fact that for me it is one of those feel-good movies. (Note: Check it out for yourself!)

Now on to the real score. The lines above were spoken by Kate's character, Iris during the film's opening. It hit me so hard, I had to play that scene over and over again.

I told myself:"Was Iris actually speaking of me?" In a nonsensical kind of way, I guess! Nevertheless, I do believe that I am not alone in this "battle". Yes, I've had my share of romance in the past. And I am not sorry to say that I do miss the real "kilig" these past few months. By real, I mean a "relationship" or something for that matter, and not the vulnerable state called "platonic understanding". And it appears that nothing "graspable" seem to happen to me lately.

As always, I just have to wait and see...