You know what? I hate when people are nice to you as and when they feel like it.
NOTE : I'm not referring to anyone in particular. Jangan perasan, k. Or as they say in English, don't self-conscious. Ha ha ha ha ha.
When they're in a good mood, they like you. When they're not, all of a sudden, you're their punching bag. Where's the sense in that?! I know that I do this at times, too, but you know what? I don't do this on the regular. Can't say the same for some, though.
Ah, but enough about that. The other day I was thinking about that movie, 'The Sleeping Dictionary', which was filmed right here, in Sarawak. Back then, I didn't know who Jessica Alba was(who did?!?!) and when someone told me the movie title, I literally imagined an intricately-designed tome, with its eyes, complete with eyelashes, shut. I never even imagined it to be what it really was; a C-grade porno with more storyline than action.
Jessica Alba played an Iban girl. Hugh Dancy acted as some dude from England who came to Sarawak. He was supposed to, what, learn about the Ibans, their language and culture and stuff? IDK, the last time I watched this was, like, 7 years ago, so what I say may be a little inaccurate.
From what I remember, Jessica Alba, whose name was Selima(that doesn't sound like any Iban name I've ever heard) in the movie, was just a glorified prostitute. OK, maybe not prostitute, because you have to pay for their services. Selima? She more or less did it for free, and then some.
She was supposed to teach John(Hugh Dancy) how to speak Iban, and also about the Iban culture. There are just a couple things I'd like to point out first, before I go on:-
1. Teach John how to speak Iban? Puh-leaze! Her Iban is worse than mine, and that's saying a lot! Oh, and don't get me started on her stereotypical stupid-foreigner accent she uses when she speaks English in the movie. I shudder.
2. I bet you're wondering, "How is she like a prostitute, then, if the only thing she's supposed to be doing is teach a white guy about Ibans?" I'll tell you how. She's supposed to sleep with him(hence the title 'Sleeping Dictionary), while teaching him how to speak Iban. I don't get how that even works. Does he download info, or does she upload it? Does that mean my pendrives were having sex with my laptop this whole time? Damn, I had no idea!
Needless to say, I absolutely hated this movie. While there is absolutely no denying that some Brits did actually boink a few locals, there is no recorded proof that they were asking for it, just so they could learn about Ibans. That is probably the most stupid thing I've ever heard in my whole entire life, and I've heard some pretty stupid things.
And the ending? Dumb!!!!! That John guy, whose name is so typical BTW(John Smith, to name a few, John Watson, Long JOHN Silver), was more or less chased back to England, because he fell in love with Selima. How unrealistic is that?! Wanna know why I think that's unrealistic? You don't? Too bad, I'm telling you anyway.
It's because Asians are obsessed with Whites. Their No. 1 goal in life is to find a foreign partner. *rolls eyes* I'm not saying all, just a vast majority. ;-)
When John went back to England, he got married to some lady with dark curly hair(I think). When he went back to Sarawak for a visit, he went to the river where Selima was(or something like that), and there was this Caucasian baby right there. Blonde hair and everything. Logically speaking, that's genetically impossible! His hair should be dark. Or something.
Ugh, stupid movie. I hope that no one who watches this movie actually thinks that Iban girls did this back then.
And did I mention that I hate the stupid-foreigner accents they used when speaking English? Ugh, hate hate hate!
