Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D

Resident Evil: Afterlife 

In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.

What an awesome movie! As a fan of Resident Evil, its games and the whole storyline, this is by far one of the best out of the Resident Evil franchise of movies that have been released. 

OMG! Just the first 5 minutes of it will have you hooked! I absolutely love the fact that it has my favourite characters into the one movie. There's Alice of course played by the gorgeous and sexy Milla Jovovich. Then I was literally bowled over to see Albert Wesker(!) in the flesh, instead of a hologram from the previous movie Resident Evil: Extinction portrayed by Jason O'Mara! In the flesh, he appears for the first time in the Resident Evil franchise of movies and he's portrayed by Shawn Roberts and he played the character well enough in my book. He's not in it much, but for the parts that he was, I was just happy to see him finally have a more active role in a Resident Evil movie! Then there's the return of Claire Redfield portrayed by Ali Larter best known for her appearance on the series Heroes. Finally there is Chris Redfield! He is portrayed by the gorgeous Wentworth Miller best known for his role as Michael Scofield from Prison Break. I have spent so much time playing the PS3 Resident Evil 5 game, and to finally see Chris in the flesh in one of the Resident Evil movies, I was practically squealing! Plus, Wentworth is so eye candy! Jill Valentine appears briefly in the end, and with that, all I can say is I can't wait for the next installment where I'm sure she'll have a bigger role to play! And don't discount Wesker! He's not an easy character to get rid of or kill! Hopefully a continuation is made to follow on from this movie.

On top of the obvious and main characters that many people know from the Resident Evil games, there's the obvious characters that are constant in the movie and that's the people eating undead Zombies. But I was also pleasantly surprised and chuffed to see the giant axe/anvil wielding Majini and the infected split faced dogs from the game Resident Evil 5. Not to mention an awesome brilliant scene where we finally get to see Wesker reveal his evil red eyes followed by throwing his sunglasses at Chris Redfield and....well, I will leave it to you to go watch the movie and see this scene for yourself! I was literally whooping and chuffed, laughing out loud at how it was done! Fantastic, this scene and it is in my book the showstopper, scene stealing part of the entire movie!

Once you see this movie, especially in 3D, you will not be disappointed, especially if you're a fan of the Resident Evil saga and of the Resident Evil 5 game, as you will notice that parts of this game have been incorporated into the movie. In my book, my verdict is 9/10 only because I am a huge fan of R.E.5!

Who Did It ?....

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - "sickeningly" addictive!....

....and in my case, I mean this literally!!! So let me explain.....

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 website 

  

After playing this addictive game, I can understand why it has gone contagiously global! I know I'm a lot late in playing this game, but I never really planned to play it or let alone buy it, because I have an aversion to playing as a 1st person shooter. I get nauseating motion sickness which always leads to me running for the nearest toilet bowl or whatever will hold the contents of my stomach!

However, with the generosity of a company called Contagious Network, I was sent this game to try it out. Unfortunately, after playing this game for the first time for only a mere 10mins+, I had to quit it and ran for the toilet to empty my stomach of what was a delicious lunch! I feel so ashamed!!!!

Since I couldn't play it, I watch my husband and my younger brother (who by the way is highly addicted and would always be on MW2 if he could), to review it for what I saw and thought of this game and what I thought it was all about, not to mention why it was generating so much fuss and discussion every time someone mentions the game. Mind you, I had to take constant breaks from watching the TV screen to stop me from emptying my stomach over and over again! For shame, yet again! But, I did manage to see and garner why over a million gamers and counting, have been addicted to this game and will no doubt flock and queue for the next installment in the Call of Duty series, Call Of Duty: Black Ops due for release on November 9th, 2010.

It is highly addictive once you begin, whether you play the Single Player Campaign mode; Cooperative Multiplayer Spec Ops mode; or the highly fueled, adrenalin pumping, Online Multiplayer mode; this game will never fail in keeping you glued to your butt to whatever you're sitting on! It has awesome graphics, making you believe that you are there on location fighting side by side with your troops. What you see is so vivid and realistic and topped that with the blaring sound coming out full blast from your speakers, it's no wonder so many lose themselves into this game, and no doubt many a sleepless nights!

Unfortunately, I did not see much of this game as I'd liked, but from the constant discussions I hear from those around me, who have this game and will continually play it, I am saddened to know now I am missing a lot in not playing this much loved and addictive game. 

If there is a cure for the nauseating, motion sickness, puke induced caused by playing as a 1st person shooter, please let me know, because I am extremely jealous that I am unable to play and participate in the phenomenon that is Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2!

Doctor Who 2005 ended in a Big Bang!!

Season 5 of Doctor Who ended spectacularly in "The Big Bang"!

I have to give full credit to the actors, especially Matt Smith's acting abilities, for pulling off the 2 part season finale episodes, "The Pandorica Opens" and "The Big Bang" brilliantly. Matt Smith has surely put my fears to rest in dreading I may not warm up to him as the new Doctor, after having David Tennant playing an awesome, and by far my favourite Doctor, for the last 5 years. (Special Episodes included)

Matt Smith's portrayal is very different from that of David Tennant and he has many endearing and funny qualities I like unique to his own interpretation of what and who the Doctor is. I see him as more loony and crazy than what I've previously seen in the Doctor, both in his personality and actions, that I'm finding it sometimes hard to believe that he's the Doctor who instills in you, if you threaten those around him, to just run away or you're sure to meet your doom. I rarely saw him as a serious, fearful and ruthless adversary, perhaps because of his boyish and youngish features, and maybe it is just me, but he failed to exude that fearsome ruthlessness about him. My husband even thinks and sees him as more "alien looking" in his features and actions, that he sure qualifies him as an alien rather than human in species and personality. I think he's just being mean, but he says he's not and there's no offense meant against Matt Smith and his looks!

On an added note: does anyone else notice that the Doctor seem to get younger in appearance every time he regenerates? Eccleston -> Tennant -> Smith. I'm not sure about the "classic" Doctors who've regenerated previously because I've not seen those series.

As for the new companion Amy Pond played by Karen Gillan, I instantly liked her after her introduction in the first episode called "The Eleveth Hour". I love her personality and accent! I also like her boyfriend, Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) who's a lovable and caring, protect your friends till the end character. I'm glad he was also brought back after "Cold Blood" because I actually missed him not being part of Amy's life. The additional appearance of River Song (Alex Kingston) was also what kept me glued throughout the season, as I initially wanted to know more about her relationship with the Doctor when her character was introduced in season 4, "Forest of the Dead". Here's hoping we'll know more in season 6, about her and her involvement/relationship with the Doctor, as she herself has been alluding, as I hate having to hear the word "spoilers" from her! My curiosity in not knowing is driving me insane!

As good as this last episode of season 5, "The Big Bang" was, mind you, I had to re-watch it more than once to get my brain around the "wibbly wobbly timey wimey" time traveling stuff! That kinda had my head spinning and had to backtrack a few times to get the story rolling along properly in my head! Through it all, I liked how there wasn't any of the "cheesy" stuff that Russell T. Davies usually writes in (though some are bearable, some likable and funny, but some leaving you asking "WHY"?), the new lead writer Steven Moffat kept the whole storyline execution realistic for me. In fact, I applaud the writers of season 5 for the storyline and plots they produced, which I really enjoyed because I found there was true quality, believability and realness to them, especially that of the episode with the famous painter, Vincent Van Gogh called "Vincent and the Doctor".

So great job to the cast and crew for bringing the fans a brilliant and "new spanking" Doctor Who in season 5 and ending it so spectacularly! Here's to an awesome season 6, and I'm so looking forward to it! Cannot wait what the new Doctor Who will bring us for the Christmas Special!

GROWN UPS is sides splittingly hilarious!

GROWNS UPS - Trailer click here

 

Grown Ups, starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, and David Spade, is a comedy about five friends and former teammates who reunite years later to honor the passing of their childhood basketball coach. With their wives (Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, Maya Rudolph) and kids in tow, they spend the Fourth of July holiday weekend together at the lake house where they celebrated their championship years earlier. Picking up where they left off, they discover why growing older doesn’t mean growing up. --© Sony

Saw this movie last night and I was hilariously surprised! I thought it was going to be another "blokey" movie that I would not relate to, but I found it genuinely realistic in its storyline and plot, that what actually happens in the movie can and would happen in real life situations.

It was side-splitting, "pee in your pants" funny! The lines and bantering among the guys in the movie are absolutely hilarious! Far from what I expected, I also found it heart warming and would recommend it as a family movie as well. 

Guys would love this movie as it is, in my opinion, "Sex in the City" for blokes. Ladies who have kids and married to husbands who still hang out with their childhood/college buddies reliving and reminiscing their bachelor days, would relate and understand completely what this movie is all about. 

So go and see the movie! I guarantee you won't be disappointed, because I can assure you, you will not leave the cinema finding at least one part of the movie hilarious!

World Cup 2010 - Go Socceroos!!!

Australia's soccer team, the Socceroos, may not be the best against the better teams in the world of soccer, but they sure do give it a good go at it. 

Sure we lost miserably against Germany for our first game and had Tim Cahill red carded, which was harsh in my opinion, but we sure made up for it during our second game against Ghana even if it cost us Harry Kewell (red card - and again, a harsh call) and the match ended in a draw. 

The Socceroos may not want to whinge about their misfortunes, but I will gladly whinge on their behalf! It just feels like the officials/referees are not giving our team a fair go! My opinion and I'm sticking to it!

I may not be a hardcore fan of soccer or the World Cup, for that matter, but I am patriotic and will support my country until they are eliminated, and will applaud their efforts in making it to the World Cup 2010.

So, GO THE SOCCEROOS! Win one for us against Serbia! I don't care if Germany loses or Ghana is served a thrashing, as long as we're still in the World Cup (or not), I'll continue cheering, Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!

EDIT: So proud of the Socceroos! Well done on the win against Serbia! Brilliant effort! We may have bowed out of the Wold Cup, but the Socceroos have restored our national pride, and holding their heads held high and leaving the World Cup as WINNERS!

Charice on Glee!!! Woooot!!

 Charice on Glee!!!! 

The current Filipina sensation, the little pocket rocket singer - Charice, will be on Glee! In the upcoming season 2 of the show, she will be casted as a “foreign exchange student whose killer vocals get Rachel (Lea Michele) contemplating murder.”

I myself am not ashamed to say already that I'm a Gleek, but with Charice coming on, I cannot wait to see season 2 of Glee and it's still such a long wait!

I'm so proud of Charice and how far she's come in such a short time. Her current self titled album, CHARICE is simply amazing and I can listen to it over and over again for hours! The CD itself is not available yet in Australia, but you can buy it and download it from iTunes, Amazon, or the Charice Store now!

Her current single "Pyramid" featuring Iyaz, has already hit number #1 in the Billboard Dance list. She has many more wonderful songs in her album, which I dare say, will make great singles and have the potential to be number #1 hits as well.

My current food addiction - Cheese & Bacon Souffle!

So I'm going through a souffle phase at the moment. My current addiction is Cheese & Bacon souffle which I'm proud to say I've managed to pull off every time and dish out puffed up delicious souffles. I can't get enough of it and I'm trying out other souffles, but this is the easiest, quickest and yummiest one by far, to cook.

I've also tried to pull off a Chocolate souffle, which my boys absolutely loved, and it was very delicious, but rather rich in, well, chocolate! It was so yummy to eat, but it does leave you feeling a little sick after! But it was very hard to put down!

In the meantime, I'm just happy to settle for a simple cheese & bacon souffle to satisfy my craving and currently, food addiction!

R.L. = M.I.A. in V.R.

Ok, to translate...Real Life means Missing In Action in Virtual Reality....well, mostly in my own current circumstances.

I do find snippets of time posting on my Twitter account and viewing my Facebook profile to catch up with family relatives and friends who I don't regularly see personally or who live overseas, but usually that's it. I have 3 boys (4 including my hubby ;D) to look after, not to mention the household as well, so it's a busy life I lead. But no complaints, I love my job as a Domestic Engineer! Nothing can be more rewarding!

But I do try to find time to post and write down my ramblings now and then, if not here, on my other more private journal/blog for my own personal amusements and just to ramble and rant away my stresses away, which we all encounter on a daily basis.

So I'm still around, but I just wish I can find more time to play and spend more of what little time I can spare in the virtual world of cyberspace. But I will be making more of an effort to ramble on when I can. :) 

Allons-Y! What a fantastic 5 years we've had Doctor!

First of......I WILL MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY DAVID TENNANT!!!! *hugs you tight!*

I wish David Tennant all the best on his future endeavours, but he will forever be my DOCTOR!

Back to "The End of Time" (Parts I & II) - I loved it! It was so sad and bittersweet. I'm not ashamed to say it, I cried buckets of tears! Mostly because I didn't really want David Tennant to go and it was heart wrenching that he didn't want to either. Whether he was speaking as The Doctor or as himself, he had me tearing/crying up like a lovesick idiot!

All in all, it was a really nice, decent, and respectful episode to send David Tennant off to more greener pastures. Here's hoping that Matt Smith as the new Doctor will do justice to the role that David Tennant has left behind. Hopefully Matt won't imitate too much of David's characteristic and personality he put into playing the Doctor cause that will just annoy me and will most likely put me off - and God forbid, I do so love watching Doctor Who! Here's hoping I can pass an unbiased judgment after several episodes and not compare Matt's portrayal of The Doctor to David's too much, because 5 years of David as The Doctor was absolutely BRILLIANT!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2010!!!!

Wishing everyone a blessed, safe, abundantly prosperous and Happy New Year! Bring on the new decade, 2010!

Christmas Cheer & Season's Greetings.....

Wishing everyone, one and all, family, relatives and friends a joyous and Merry Christmas! May you all be abundantly blessed with happiness, peace and goodwill on this Christmas day. 

What a "Wicked" night!

My "Wicked" experience started with my hubby and I driving to the city early so we could have a nice special sit down dinner. He decided to take me to a Spanish restaurant called Encasa. It was a popular restaurant and we were lucky to be seated seeing it was fully booked. He had previously eaten at this restaurant courtesy of his work and had boasted of their wide range of Tapas. So I let my hubby ordered what was really nice and we ended up getting for entrée Chorizo a la Plancha (Grilled Spanish sausage), Patatas Bravas (Fried potato w/ garlic mayonnaise and spicy tomato salsa), and (4x) seafood stuffed zucchini flowers with a nice dipping sauce (can't remember what it was called as it was a Chef's special). And my hubby was right, the food was absolutely delicious! For our mains, he decided to get Gambas al Ajillo (8x Peeled king prawns in sizzling garlic oil and chilli) and I ordered the Pinchos Morunos (5x Prime lamb fillet skewers marinated in Moroccan spices) that came with vegetables. On top of this we ordered the very nice alcoholic fruit punch beverage, Sangria, that had little fruit pieces on it and it had a nice red wine taste kick to it.

The ambiance and atmosphere was cosy and it felt like I was eating at my grandma's hacienda! The service was fast and the food was absolutely fantastic and the portions were large enough that you would be in danger of stuffing yourself sick cause you would not want to waste any of it - it was that yummy! Plus the Sangria was simply divine and you could be in danger of drinking too much of it and not realising it's starting to get to your head and slowly making you tipsy! This restaurant is a definite must to visit again, simply because there were so many delicious selections at a reasonable price. But make sure you book so you don't miss out on a table as you may not get as lucky as we were.

After dinner we languidly walked backed to Capitol Theatre and waited for the show to start. I picked up our complimentary drinks and Showbiz bags that was included in our ticket price and each bag contained keyrings, program, mugs and a cd, which I was thrilled about.

Then it began, and all I could do was watch in awe and be mesmerised by the whole thing. Elphaba was 'wickedly' awesome. Though it was unfortunate - or perhaps fortunate, we had the understudy Jemma Rix playing Elphaba instead of main cast Amanda Harrison, Jemma was still fantastic as I had not seen Amanda perform before and I didn't have any comparison to make. So it was still all good and I was not disappointed.

I absolutely loved the dialogue especially between Elphaba and Galinda and Lucy Durack played Galinda's role perfectly. She was absolutely funny especially when she delivered her 'ditsy blond' lines! And the "swish, swish, *giggle*" line had me LOL! :D

Apart from the wonderful and witty storyline, dialogue and catchy songs, what awed me too was the stage presentation and visual effects. I mean the colours and visual enormity of the show was awesome! I guess I was able to appreciate it all the more since we were seated 4th row from the stage dead smack in the middle, it was fantastic!

To anyone wanting and wishing to go see this musical, I highly recommend it. You will not get disappointed! Then watch it again if you can afford it! LOL!

Sydney, Luna Park...Just for Fun!

...and Luna Park is just that....FUN!

Thanks to the generosity of my brother and his girlfriend, they were able to invite us, along with my other brother and his family, to their Corporate Family Christmas Party at Sydney's Luna Park. We all received free food, drinks, fairy floss and our boys received gifts that turned out to be really cool toys from the company Santa Claus. After lunch, the boys then attacked the rides making use of their unlimited rides pass to enjoy and avail themselves of all the rides their heights would allow them as well as those accompanied by adults.

Our boys had heaps of fun, and who wouldn't! It is an amusement park after all, with all the fun and thrilling rides, the stomach churning, fast spinning and dizzying rides that somehow kids don't get affected with, and for some people, like me, looking at some of those rides makes me want to barf just by watching them! Mind you, I'm up for the fast, high G-force rides, but put me on those spinning ones, and bye, bye lunch!

Then later in the afternoon, we were joined by our relatives from the North Shore and it became all the more merrier and....well...FUN! The kids enjoyed themselves extremely at the simple yet fun slides and mirror maze inside Coney Island and they never tired of going up those stairs just to have another go at those slides! Even my little one squealed everytime he went down the slides asking repeatedly for one more, then one more, laughing all the way up the steps for another go!

All day, the kids kept going back to all their favourite rides and dragging along either the mommys or daddys with them if they needed an adult to accompany them. They were tireless and extremely happy experiencing these less than a minute rides as often as they possibly can!

Then it was time to go, and though the kids were saddened at leaving, they look forward to when we would visit Luna Park again when everything inside is "Just for Fun"!

I'm hot and steamy!!.....

...and I mean that literally and not being vain!

I am hot and literally steaming from all the sweat that's evaporating from my body! Now I know what it must feel like roasting inside an oven! It's in the high 30 degrees Celsius here out in the western part of Sydney, Australia and looks to be the same for the next few days with the temperature nudging into the early to mid 40s. This weekend will be so hot that many will be hitting the beaches and pools....and summer has not even officially started yet!

If this is what the weather is bringing us now, with "Catastrophic" bushfire warnings already in place on these extreme hot days, I dread in finding out what the actual summer season will bring. Bushfires are to be expected, but I'm praying that they will not be massive infernos devastating towns close to them. Whether the weather is hot or cold or in between, it seems that Mother Nature is not showing any kindness when she decides to be devastatingly destructive. Perhaps it's a sign that we need to start looking after this planet of ours before it's too late. At this point in time, we do only have one sustainable planet that we can live in.

On top of this heatwave, I dearly hope that many who will be outdoors enjoying the warm, if not hot weather in the next couple of days, with others more to come this summer season, will be protecting themselves from the sun and heat with proper clothing, hats, and sunscreen and plenty of water/fluids to keep themselves hydrated at all times. Take care and be safe!

But those who do not prefer the outdoors will most likely be enjoying themselves inside air-conditioned shopping centres and will most likely come home with a few unwanted purchases on hand. And I will be one of those many! But hey, that's what shops are for, to entice us into buying unnecessary items. LOL!


So for the next 3 or so months, the Summer season will surely bring hot and steamy days and nights!

The race that stops the nation...and it's not Amazing Race!

So today is Melbourne Cup in Australia and it is quite literally "the race that stops the nation". Everywhere in Australia in Pubs, TABS, companies, homes, in your car, or wherever you may be and can view and or hear the Melbourne Cup, most would have stood still to see if the horse/s they betted on won the 3200m race.

This is the only time I ever bet on horses and this year unfortunately the horses I betted on based on my kids' birthdays did not place at all. Mind you, I only ever bet $2.50 each way, to win or place, so I'm just in it for the fun of it. However, many would have forked out a lot of moolah, and hopefully those who did faired well.

So this year's Melbourne Cup 2009 went to a horse named Shocking, and it was "shocking" or not, that once again, on most occasions, the favorites did not win.

So for me, well, better luck next year!

Australian Idol 2009 Shock...or not!

Haven't been watching Australian Idol religiously this year and in my honest opinion, there really isn't a standout performer for me this year. No one has yet given me chills or made the hairs at the back of my neck stand up. There are a few in my mind that I think may win and are talented enough, but unfortunately not enough for me to go out buying their album.

So I happen to be watching it tonight and lo and behold, a shocker, Toby Moulten decides to leave the show. It wasn't so much of a shock for me, more like another publicity stunt of sorts, but that's Idol for you. For me it hasn't been the same when they got rid of Kyle Sandilands. Granted, Kyle comes across as an asshole, but some of his comments are entertaining even if others do come across as insulting and offensive. But that's reality TV for you.

Anyway I thought Toby  was boring and would actually be voted out soon, but he was constantly saved. Believing that his real calling is to be a teacher rather than a singer, I applaud him for his honesty and decision. Idol and the music industry's lost is the Public Education's gain and for that he has my vote!

Celebrating Halloween and All Saints Day

So tonight is Halloween where many children from many different cultures and countries celebrate it by dressing up as spooky beings or as witches or generally as any character they like, and then would go out into the neighborhood and knock on people's houses calling out "Trick or Treat" in the hopes that they get handed out candies and chocolates and would not have to play some "trick" if they did not receive any "treats". It is after all a day where not just children but brave teenagers and adults dress up in ridiculous costumes and no one would dare laugh cause it's Halloween. But for these children and most teenagers and adults, many forget or actually do not know the real and actual significance and meaning of Halloween. It has been so trivialised and commercialised in this day and age that in many cultures the date 31st of October leading to 1st of November has significant meanings. What these significances and meanings are I will not bore you with and they can be found if you wish to by Googleing them yourselves.

However, from what I can recall of my childhood in the country where I was born, Halloween was not celebrated by dressing up and knocking on people's doors. Before dusk we would go to the cemetery of where our dearly departed and loved ones are buried and prepare for a long and enjoyable night of celebrating our loved ones lives by lighting candles and holding vigil around their grave site. It was a time of family gathering along with other relatives and the children would happily play with the dripping wax from the many candles lit and form little balls of wax to play with. There would be delicious food to share among each other and it would be like a picnic unlike no other. I can also remember that there were also vendors selling their wares from candles, different types of foods from fish-balls, bbq sticks to hotdogs, right down to sugary treats that would have your mouth salivating, if you had the extra coins to spare. Throughout the night and well into the break of dawn, those who managed to, would stay by the grave site still chatting away or doing what-not to pass the time, while the children slept peacefully on the laps of their mothers. Those who lived nearby would go home for a little while before going back again to the grave site while many families who lived a fair distance would stay well into the evening of All Saints Day holding their vigil until it was time to finally go home.

While my childhood memory of  how we celebrated Halloween/All Saints Day have somewhat become vague and diminished in clarity, I will never forget the feeling of somehow being that little bit closer to my departed loved ones or the general feel of familial warmth and innocent enjoyment only a child would feel on this night/day. So to this day, even though I do not go to the grave site of my loved ones, I still light candles for them and I hope that one day I am able to relive the experience and feel the same innocent feelings I once had when I was a child celebrating Halloween/All Saints Day.

Happy Halloween/All Saints Day Everyone!

Blogs, blogs, blogs.....

Another blog site I've just joined to. Just like my debts, I'll need to start consolidating my blogs. Must try to have at least one main Public one and one Private one.

Here's to exploring on how to import from my other blogs.

EDIT: No such luck in importing from my other blogs, though I'm still working it out. If not I will just have to copy and paste and that will take too long! Otherwise go here to read this main Public blog.... 
http://celestialsfriendster.blog.friendster.com/ - INVALID

EDIT 2: I finally got around to importing my Friendster blog below. That link is now (should be) invalid as I've deleted the account.

Quotes from Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

I am currently re-reading one of my favourite books, Jane Austen - “Pride & Prejudice” and she really has truly captured what people are like who have certain social standings, outlooks, opinions and prejudices back in the 18th century and are even now synonymous in this day and age. Here are some quotes that I believe describe the many people I have met who some unfortunately turn out like Mr. Wickham, and will always exist in our society.

“Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility.”

“Mr. Wickham is blessed with such happy manners as may ensure his making friends - whether he may be equally capable of retaining them, is less certain.”

“He [Mr. Wickham] has been so unlucky as to lose your [Mr. Darcy's] friendship,” replied Elizabeth with emphasis, “and in a manner which he is likely to suffer from all his life.”

“You are much mistaken if you expect to influence me by such a paltry attack as this. I see nothing in it but your own wilful ignorance and the malice of Mr. Darcy.” - (Though I believe it is Mr. Wickham who holds such malice against Mr. Darcy.)

I will post more quotes that I find quite interesting and thought provoking as I read further into the book and will also share more quotes in future as I re-read her other books.