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Spring Festival Diary--2nd day

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:43:09 GMT

The second day-- It is me, photography at Central Park

1. The sky is blue, i am illusion...

2. Comparing beauty with green trees.

3. In the bamboo curtain

4. openness ground, enjoying

6. It is not plum blossom, although it is winter time.

7. ShenZhen Shen Nan Raod. Briage

8. New cap, but sleepy eyes.....

9. We are twins.do you belive it?

10. Winter flowers

Playscript-American Beauty(full version)-2/10

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:38:06 GMT

CONTINUED:
LESTER (V.O.) (CONT'D)

And that's his lover, Jim.
JIM #2
(re: barking dog)
What in the world is wrong with her? She had a walk this morning.

JIM #1

And a jerky treat.
JIM #2
You spoil her.
(sternly)

Bitsy. No bark. Come inside. Now.

EXT. BURNHAM HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Lester watches all this from the window.
CAROLYN
Good morning, Jim!
Jim #1 walks toward the fence to greet Carolyn.

JIM #1
Morning, Carolyn.

CAROLYN
(overly friendly)
I just love your tie! That color!
JIM #1
I just love your roses. How do you get them to flourish like this?
CAROLYN
Well, I'll tell you. Egg shells and Miracle Grow.
Jim #1 and Carolyn continue to chat, unaware that Lester is watching them.

LESTER (V.O.)
Man. I get exhausted just watching her.
Lester's POV: We can't hear what Jim and Carolyn are saying, but she's overly animated, like a TV talk show host.
LESTER (V.O.) (CONT'D)
She wasn't always like this. She used to be happy. We used to be happy.
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4.

INT. BURNHAM HOUSE - JANE'S ROOM - CONTINUOUS
JANE is seated at her desk, working at her computer.
LESTER (V.O.)
My daughter Jane. Only child.

CLOSE on the COMPUTER MONITOR: A PERSONAL BANKING SOFTWARE window suddenly disappears to reveal another window: a PLASTIC SURGERY WEBSITE, featuring clinical "before" and "after" photos of surgically augmented breasts.
LESTER (V.O.) (CONT'D)
Janie's a pretty typical teenager. Angry, insecure, confused. I wish I could tell her that's all going to pass...
Outside, a CAR HORN BLARES. Jane stuffs items into her BACKPACK.

LESTER (V.O.) (CONT'D)
But I don't want to lie to her.
We HEAR the CAR HORN again from outside.

Jane studies herself in a mirror, then shifts to get a good profile of her breasts.
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EXT. BURNHAM HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Carolyn stands next to a platinum-colored MERCEDES-BENZ ML320, reaching in through the drivers' window to blow the HORN again.
Jane shuffles out of the house, her backpack slung over her shoulder.

CAROLYN
Jane. Honey. Are you trying to look unattractive?
JANE
Yes.
CAROLYN
Well, congratulations. You've succeeded admirably.

Jane gets in the car. Lester hurries out the front door, carrying a BRIEFCASE.

5.
CAROLYN (CONT'D)
Lester, could you make me a little later, please? Because I'm not quite late enough.
Lester's briefcase suddenly springs open and his papers spill all over the driveway. He drops to his knees to gather everything.
JANE
Nice going, Dad.
Lester smiles sheepishly, trying to lighten the moment.
His POV: Carolyn looks down at us, contemptuous but also bored, as if she gave up expecting anything more long ago.
LESTER (V.O.)
Both my wife and daughter think I'm this gigantic loser, and... they're right.
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INT. MERCEDES-BENZ ML320 - A SHORT TIME LATER

Carolyn is driving; Jane stares out the window. Lester is asleep in the back seat.
LESTER (V.O.)
I have lost something. I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I know I didn't always feel this... sedated. But you know what? It's never too late to get it back.

INT. OFFICE BUILDING - DAY
Lester sits at his workstation, a BEIGE CUBICLE surrounded by IDENTICAL BEIGE CUBICLES. He's staring at a computer monitor and talking on a HEADSET PHONE. The beleaguered expression on his face is at odds with the light, friendly tone of his voice.
LESTER
Hello, this is Lester Burnham from Media Monthly magazine, I'm calling for Mr. Tamblin, please?... Well, we're all under a deadline here, uh, but you see, there is some basic information about the product launch that isn't even covered in your press release and I... Yeah. Can I ask you a question? Who is Tamblin? Does he exist? 'Cause he doesn't ever seem to come in... Yeah, okay, I'll leave my number...

6.
BRAD, a dapper man in his thirties, approaches and observes Lester, who is unaware of his presence.
LESTER (CONT'D)
It's 555 0199. Lester Burnham. Thank you!
Lester disconnects the call, obviously irritated.
BRAD
Hey Les. You got a minute?
Lester turns around, smiling perfunctorily
LESTER
For you, Brad? I've got five.

INT. BRAD'S OFFICE - MOMENTS LATER
Brad is seated behind his desk in his big corner office.
BRAD
I'm sure you can understand our need to cut corners around here.
Lester sits across from him, looking small and isolated.
LESTER
Oh, sure. Times are tight, and you gotta free up cash. Gotta spend money to make money. Right?
BRAD
Exactly. So...
Brad stands, ready to usher Lester out.
LESTER
(blurts)
Like the time when Mr. Flournoy used the company MasterCard to pay for that hooker, and then she used the card numbers and stayed at the St. Regis for, what was it, like, three months?
BRAD
(startled)
That's unsubstantiated gossip.
LESTER
That's fifty thousand dollars. That's somebody's salary. That's somebody who's
gonna get fired because Craig has to pay women to fuck him!
(CONTINUED)

Playscript-American Beauty(full version)-1/10

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:04:33 GMT

INT. FITTS HOUSE - RICKY'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
On VIDEO: JANE BURNHAM lays in bed, wearing a tank top. She's sixteen, with dark, intense eyes.

JANE

I need a father who's a role model, not some horny geek-boy who's gonna spray his shorts whenever I bring a girlfriend home from school.(snorts). .,What a lame-o. Somebody really should put him out of his misery.

Her mind wanders for a beat.

RICKY (O.C.)

Want me to kill him for you?
Jane looks at us and sits up.

JANE
(deadpan)
Yeah, would you?
FADE TO BLACK.

FADE IN:
EXT. ROBIN HOOD TRAIL - EARLY MORNING
We're FLYING above suburban America, DESCENDING SLOWLY toward a tree-lined street.

LESTER (V.O.)
My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood. This is my street. This...is my life. I'm forty-two years old. In less than a year, I'll be dead.

INT. BURNHAM HOUSE - MASTER BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
We're looking down at a king-sized BED from OVERHEAD:
LESTER BURNHAM lies sleeping amidst expensive bed linens,face down, wearing PAJAMAS. An irritating ALARM CLOCK RINGS. Lester gropes blindly to shut it off.

LESTER (V.O.)
Of course, I don't know that yet. He rolls over, looks up at us and sighs. He doesn't seem too thrilled at the prospect of a new day. And in a way, I'm dead already.
He sits up and puts on his slippers.

INT. BURNHAM HOUSE - MASTER BATH - MOMENTS LATER
Lester thrusts his face directly into a steaming hot shower. ANGLE from outside the shower: Lester's naked body is silhouetted through the fogged-up glass door. It becomes apparent he is masturbating.

LESTER (V.O.)
(amused)
Look at me, jerking off in the shower. (then) This will be the high point of my day. It's all downhill from here.
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EXT. BURNHAM HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER
CLOSE on a single, dewy AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSE. A gloved hand with CLIPPERS appears and SNIPS the flower off.
CAROLYN BURNHAM tends her rose bunches in front of the Burnham house. A very well-put together woman of forty, she wears color-coordinated gardening togs (gardening togs) and has lots of useful and expensive tools.

Lester watches her through a WINDOW on the first floor,peeping out through the drapes.

LESTER (V.O.)
That's my wife Carolyn. See the way the handle on those pruning shears matches her gardening clogs? That's not an accident.

EXT. JIMS' HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
In the fenced front yard of the house next door, a dog BARKS repeatedly. A MAN in a conservative suit (JIM #1) chastises the barking dog.

JIM #1
Hush, Bitsy. You hush. What is wrong?
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LESTER (V.O.)
That's our next-door neighbor Jim. A second MAN in a conservative suit (JIM #2) comes out of the house.
(CONTINUED)

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Happy New Year 2008

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:23:07 GMT

Happiness is something that one settles for
After the ups and downs of ecstasy.
Perhaps one doesn't know what one is looking for;
Perhaps one doesn't realize one is free.
Year's end is time to tally up the tentacles,

Needing an occasion to take stock.
Everywhere are angels singing canticles
Well beyond the confines of the clock.

Years, no more than seconds, are but moments,
Each eternity again, again.
All live on the wheel of joys and torments,
Returning to the ramparts of the wind.

Memo

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:04:59 GMT

Keep young heart, be happy, the richness or poorness is not important!

Turkish words

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 02:08:25 GMT

hello=merhaba how are you=nasılsın by=elveda

I'm=ben you=sen with=biz

thank you=teşekkür ederim

very =çok happy=mutlu

çay=tea

anne=mother baba=father

güzel=beaitufull su=water

yakışıklı=handsome

ben seni özledim=i miss you seni seviyorum=ı love you

evli=married bekar=sıngle

ev=house otomobil=car

çicek=flower

iyim=yes lütfen=please

ayağa kalk=stand up

senin turkısh ismin leyla=you name turkısh leyla

benim de=mobile

ÇALIŞMAK=working meşgul=busy

Chinese dragon boat festival

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:30:48 GMT

Today is Chinese dragon boat festival, Chinese traditional festival. But unfortunately, our chinese office is still work for full day, on contrary, HK office is on holiday! I think most of the HK people don't know the history of this Chinese traditional festival, just enjoy the holiday. But we, from pupil, we know its history....for this,i can only forced smile.....

In the morning,i called parents, they are happy on festival,and cooked many food for celebrating the day. I suddently miss hometown very much, my fruit garden plentiful and substantial, i really miss it.

Got many many wishes of festival on mobile and online, also sent many many to friends. In the busy and high step city, this is the popular way of spending the festival.........