February 13, 2007

memoirs of a geisha


i just started reading yesterday this masterpiece by arthur golden. with just a few pages, i already love this book! it's brimming with imagery, innocence (well bata pa kasi yung main character eh), and wit; not to mention, emotion.

i loved the adaptation of the book of the same title that starred zhang ziyi, although those who read the book claimed that the movie lacked the lustre that the book had. i have to say though that the movie, nevertheless, showed beautiful sceneries of japan. but i presume they're right. parati naman talagang mas maganda ang libro kesa sa film adaptation.

after the movie, i'd been brewing a story of my own. in fact i started it but i never could finish it in one sitting even if i wanted it to be a very very short story. well, maybe after reading the book, i can finish it na. so watch for it! one note of caution, though, the story i'm creating is no way similar to the book. sobrang way way layo! hehehe. it may even be a cheap and tacky alteration of the title! hehehe. watch out for it na lang pa rin! :p

7 comments:

chris said...

oi kras ko si gong li dun. zhang ziyi boo :P

o gawa ka na ng bookshelf mo!

emmz said...

ang ganda kaya ni zhang ziyi dun... may naalala ka lang siguro! wehehehe

may bookshelf na ko.. di ko pa lang natapos... at di ko alam pano lagay ng link dun! wehehehe... try ko this chinese new year, para bagong taon, bagong buhey! :p

Rhyze said...

sa among trip last night, nag-ask si sensei about a book we read or movie we saw. mag-comment daw. usa sa akong gi-ingon sa iya kay this movie. :) sayuri ang title dinhi sa japan.

Anonymous said...

Dear Sir!
I just finished this novel last week. And I am glad to say that I liked it from the first pages until the very end. I haven't watched the movie though, maybe it's not needed...
Anyway, I am quite sure that you, Emman, will love that book too and I hope you get inspired by it for your own memoirs you will write down sometime (for us...hehe)
Take care!

emmz said...

rhyze, read the book. ;)

and to you sir... mr. anonymous... i readily knew who you are just by the first two words in your comment... and i would like to tell you that since you've been reading my blog, my dear sir, you will play a great role in the memoirs i shall write! and i will have you wear kimono while singing in a choir! :-o hehehe.. thanks for visiting sir! and i'll see you soon! ;) kio tsukete kudasai ne!

Anonymous said...

aw! gi SIR man si emski.. hahaha
I don't like reading novels emski hehe mao na wala koy ma contribute about memoirs but I LOVE reading your blog =P

emmz said...

wahehehehe! kahibaw na ka jen kinsa ang ga-sir sa ako??? :p

who else? nagsisimula sa letrang R! but not the one nga di nimo ganahan. the other one who has the same name as him and far far handsome! :D

i just finished the book! so lovely indeed as my dear sir R said so! :)