Breaking Dawn Part 1

Breaking Dawn Part 1

The excitement built up as 10:30pm arrived, myself and four friends met up to watch the premiere of the Twilight’s Saga, Breaking Dawn part 1. We decided to meet at one of our houses  and then go through together to watch the movie. We left early and got to the cinema for 11pm. Just in time for the gifts to be handed out. Posters of Edward and Bella and separate ones of Jacob, breaking Dawn pins and gift vouchers. Not to mention the free bangle you got from buying the “combo” popcorn and coke of the night. 

Twihards had come from far and near to witness the wedding of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, and they did not travelled in vain.

The movie starts with, of course- the wedding.  Which then was followed by the honeymoon, Bella being pregnant and so on.. We all know how the story goes and if you haven’t read the book then don’t worry because the media surely hasn’t kept any of it a secret anyway.

As a fan of the books foremost I must say that I enjoyed this movie better than the others. The script seemed to flow better; it was also kept quite close to the book. The scenes were more believable, such as the intimate scenes of Bella and Edward. In the previous movies their time together always seemed tormented by something unsaid. They were never relaxed and casual with each other (un like herself and Jacob). In this movie you see that. Starting at the wedding, honeymoon and then when Edward gets over Bella’s stubbornness of keeping the baby, we see it again, laughing and cuddling away like new married couples should be.

The wedding itself was bliss. And I’m sure brides to be will be changing a lot of their plans to have a similar one, including their dresses. I’m happy about the use of Iron and wines Flightless bird, American mouth song at the ceremony. I honestly thought that it would be played for their first dance but maybe an exact repeat wouldn’t have gone down well. Which reminds me, I didn’t see their first dance? Did I miss it? Or was it not in there at all? Pity.

A lot of emphasis was put on the details of the movie, such as the dress and the house at Isle Esme. That can go either way with fans. You can get it right or you can get it terribly wrong and believe you me, twilight fans will know when you get it wrong! Ok, I can’t speak for all fans but I liked what Bill portrayed. It wasn’t exactly the image I had in my head when I was reading the book but it didn’t matter, it was pretty.

The birth was exactly what I wanted. Gruesome and real. I felt her pain; I felt the frantic concern of getting the baby out. As I saw Bella’s beaten, sunken and lifeless body on the hospital mattress I felt shock and sadness, and I felt Edwards pain of losing the reason of his existence. And although I knew exactly what was going to happen next (that her heart would start beating again) I couldn’t help feeling the sense of loss, like, this was it, she was gone.

There were a couple of “little bits” that I would have liked to see in the movie. Bella’s “before” car, more of a tense atmosphere with Jacob frequently visiting the Vampire house, the part where Rosalie bends a mixing bowl into a dog bowl for Jacob to eat from etc.. But I guess 2 hours just isn’t long enough to cram everything in. They got all the important parts which counts.

I applaud the director, Bill Condon, for using the camera angles like he did. The screen shots and graphics of Bella’s turning.  The memories that played back in her mind were a nice reflective time for the audience to remember her and Edwards beginning, the famous clips from the previous movies and stolen moments that they shared. It was a little “recap” of where she had come from to where she is now. Just about to finally have what she always wanted, to finally become-in my eyes- a woman, confident, strong and most importantly, immortal.

There is so much to say and comment about in this movie, and I’m sure many will, but I will have to end here by saying that this movie caught me from the very beginning to the very end. It tugged at my heart strings in many ways and wet my appetite for a little violence as well.  And seeing that I had been dreaming and waiting in anticipation for more than a year now, it definitely was worth it and I will watch it again and again just to get my fill.

Broken by Breaking Dawn

Broken By Breaking Dawn

                                                  

Tonight I will watch the midnight screening of one of my favourite love stories: Breaking Dawn.

The last time I attempted this madness of staying up until midnight and THEN only going to watch a movie was, oh, about the same time last year when Eclipse came out. The only difference is, I’m now at a full day job from 8:30 until 5pm and before I only worked in the afternoons, which gave me plenty of time to catch up on the sleep I missed.

So tomorrow shall be an interesting day to say the least. I will get approximately 4 hours sleep. (Oh my word. I’m going to die.)

And if I don’t (Die), someone else will. As my husband can testify, I am not one of those joyful people when faced with no sleep. I am bitter, sarcastic and such a pleasure to be around! If I don’t find a place under my desk to go sleep I will most probably be biting someone’s head off.

But Sarah! You Ask. Why don’t you just watch it on the weekend like normal people??

And  Where’s the fun in that? I reply. And Yes. I am a die-hard Twilight fan that I will enjoy every moment of it!

Just ask me the same question in the morning and we’ll see what answer you get. ;-)

Wish me luck my minions!

xxx

doctors rooms

Hello!!!

I survived the dentist today. The gap in my tooth was easily filled within half an hour and my pocket is still full. Aah, I love my dentist.

I was stressing over nothing! Thankfully! I got into her rooms today and she greeted me with, “you plonker! What did you do now?” Nice to see you too Dr J! Lol. But she’s awesome...

I actually spend most of my time talking to my old colleagues, catching up on what’s been happening in their lives. It’s weird to think that so much has changed in these past few months and yet everything seems to still be the same. It’s odd, but I take comfort in that fact. It’s almost as if it’s a “safety net” for our friendships. It doesn’t matter how long we have been apart you can always count on the fact that Carol will still be Carol and Michelle still Michelle. That all will be as it was when I left. But at the same time I feel sad. I walk in and everything’s the same, like no one has grown, moved on, done something with themselves. Their still stuck in an environment that most of them dislike. I can’t blame them as patients can get really fussy with you but I would think that would be more of a motivation to get out. Apparently not. Look I’m not saying that they haven’t tried. I know for a fact that they all have. But it’s just so sad to see them still stuck in that same spot where I left them. It’s almost like I had just missed a day of work and not 5 months.

I really wish them all the best in their future, whatever it might be. They are all wonderful people that lead very different lives from one another but yet find some similarity in themselves to stick together. To many people they are just a face behind a desk and a voice behind a call but you don’t have to look too deeply to find that their unique and genuine as you yourself.

And because of that I will never look at a cashier, pharmacist, cleaner, security guard, and receptionist the same again. I will always remember that even though they are there to serve me, I will never forget that they are human with families, bills to pay and lives that go way beyond their job description, just like me.

I hope the next time you visit your doctor, or dentist or supermarket you remember this and you get to see the person that’s serving yon in a different light than before.

xxx

The Tooth Fairy

Do I get money from the tooth fairy if I only give her a piece of my tooth???

Today, I am sad. Sad because part of my tooth has broken off. Yes, Its true. I was very fond of that piece and I will miss it dearly.. it already feels like there is a huge hole in my.. um.. mouth.. that cannot be fixed. sigh.

What I'm more upset about is the fact that there IS a HUGE hole in my mouth that really needs to be fixed and that means going to the dentist (which funnily enough I'm ok about) and recieving a massive bill at the end! I really dont have the money for that, and if I did I would rather spend it on something more practical like clothes or a small holiday somewhere!

Sometimes I think I'm in the wrong profession.. Dentistry is the way to go.

I used to work at a health care centre and if the bill was less than R1000 it was a discount.. and thats no joke! When a patient came out to pay I would smile brightly at them and say, "Oh, Mr Johnson! Its ONLY R595 today!" Like the Dr had done them some favour.. Other times if the amount was so high I would just slide their invoice accross the counter for them to look at, not attempting to meet them eye to eye incase of they exploded or worse...

Anyway.. I have booked the dreaded appointment for tomorrow and will let you know how it goes.. If you dont hear from me it means I'm probably broke and had to sell the computer to pay my bill.

xxx

Something to do with me

Hi Everyone

I want to start a blog about my life and everything in between.
I dont travel alot or have some crazy life but I have stories to tell and hopefully you will find them exciting, interesting or something just to pass the time.

I am married to my best friend, have a dog and two cats, Im a PA to the CEO of a property development company and I have a wild imagionation that gets the better of me sometimes. So all in all my life is no boring one and I hope to get that across.

My blogs will be about my pets, relationships, whatever I get up to, being a wife and what that entails, being a Christian and what that entails, weird things that South Africans do and I might just throw in a short story now and again You never know what life brings, so why not make it memorable!

Enjoy xxx