Friday, September 24, 2004
I have Paul Oakenfold's 'Ready Steady Go' on full blast and it rocks. I love car chase music. I
love my computer's sound system. I'm revelling in the fact that
prelims are over and as far as I am concerned a 'Bio S mock prelim' next week
doesn't count. Oh yes.
2 silly weeks of plowing along, sleepwalking through most papers. Honestly, I can't do Econs - or Bio - in a completely lucid state of mind. The clarity of the situation would kill me. Indifference, though, is a wonderful tranquiliser. Once you've eased yourself into a certain frame of mind, nothing can touch you - not even the realisation that you don't know how the hell Purchasing Power Parity ties in with exchange rates and GNI indices - and that your entire Data Response is likely doomed. But it didn't ruffle me too much, because it was Econs, after all, and this sort of thing really is getting boring. And I'm feigning nonchalance when I shouldn't.
For all those people struggling with post-prelim boredom, and others who have too much time on their hands, do check this out:
http://usa.bmwfilms.com/clap.asp?template=index&country=usa&film
BMW made a series of commercials that are actually short films (or short films that are actually commercials?) a couple of years back. The interesting thing is, they managed to get highly-acclaimed directors like Ang Lee, John Woo and Tony Scott to helm each short film, and the end result is an unconventional publicity campaign that is awfully fun to watch. It even has Madonna and Gary Oldman making guest appearances. What's more, it wrecked my feminine immunity against fast, sleek and shiny cars. Now, there are Audi wallpapers on my desktop. /gulp/
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