Wednesday, January 04, 2006
This past few days I have gotten myself a knack of waking up in the middle of the night and struggling to fall back asleep afterwards. I would usually fall asleep about 8.30 - 9.00 then automatically wake up at about 2 - 3am then forcing myself to sleep again at 5+ by constantly telling myself that I have to wake up early the next day. So I became an ardent fan of 'Wonder Woman' & 'Cold Case' - nevermind that I have seen some of the episodes for a couple of times. Most nights are alright coz I get my regular dose of favourite series. New Year's eve was especially shiok as I watched 2 Tim Robbins movies back-to-back, "Shawshank Redemption" & "Anti-Trust" - so at least I feel my sleeplessness is worth it.
Some other nights I would tune in to a quiz show on TV1 where viewers would call in to answer the quiz shown on-screen in hope of winning M$200-$500 or plasma TV if they get the answers right and if they are the 50th caller. The hostess would yak & yak encouraging viewers to call in & its fun & frustrating to hear the silly & stupid answers that people can come up with. Most of the time the questions are pretty simple though.
Wonder Woman is a major fashionista. I certainly dun mind wearing whatever she's wearing(minus her super-granny glasses)- and this is the 70s mind you. Give me some hippy-bohemian ideas also. One of the nights she was wearing this fabulous bohemian paisley tunic which I swear it looks like one of those you can find in Topshop. For those of you who are way too young to know the history of Wonder Woman, here's a little background :
Wonder Woman aka Diana Prince is from Paradise Island. The island houses Amazons, beautiful, ageless women with great strength, agility, and intelligence. Amazon princess Diana rescues Trevor,a WWII pilot and wins a contest to return him to America, where she will remain to help the Allied forces. Her costume is designed to feature American emblems in the hope that she will be accepted in her new home, and her golden belt will be her source of strength and power. She retains her bracelets, which deflect bullets, and also receives a golden lasso, which is indestructible, and forces people to obey and tell the truth when bound. Diana is now known as "Wonder Woman," and flies to Washington, D.C. in an invisible plane.
This show certainly brings back memories when as a little girl I used to imagine having super-powers and play pretend that I can unleash myself from a tied-chair, or dodging bullets with my bracelet or even spinning myself silly transforming myself into Wonder Woman.
I hope this phase of insomnia will pass soon, in the meantime I'll just enjoy the fashion tips "spun" by my dear Miss Lynda Carter.