Jane Austen

The plan was to watch Stardust. Then Skin Walkers. Eh..wait. Haven't had dinner. Need to get dinner. So can't make it to Skin Walkers. Last choice - Becoming Jane. Went to Boston Market for dinner. That was Ping's first time there. Ordered the chicken potpie (the one that ahmah likes to get from Dave's Deli) and it was good. It is a much nicer fast food place than McD or the other burger places. The movie - it is a fictional biography of Jane Austen. So who is Jane Austen? She is the author of 7 awesome novels about marriages for various reasons. The first time Ping knew about her was when Ping read her "Pride and Prejudice". Later, Ping bought "The Complete Novels of Jane Austen" and Emma became Ping's favorite Jane Austen story. Definitely one of the best novels - one where the English is proper without much slang and a happy or contented twist to the ending just when you thought it would be a sad ending. Awesome enough that it is one of the few books that don't make it's way back to Penang, but stays right there on Ping's bookshelf. If not mistaken, Ping still have her "Pride and Prejudice" or "Sense and Sensibility" somewhere in PJ...hmm...have to ask mummy since she's been digging through Ping's books at PJ lately.

As for the movie, the storyline is was much faster than Ping had expected for a biographical drama. Anne Hathaway - yup, the princess of The Princess Diaries - did a really good job with the emo scenes. The ending - Ping usually don't like sad ending movies. But it is really not that sad in this because she sort of got what she wanted. Definitely worth watching for drama lovers!