My, what a treat this movie is. I don’t just see it as the best superhero movie, it is , art-wise, the best film ever. Yes, it is THAT good.
The ‘Dark Knight’ follows our hero a year since the last of the events in the hit 2005 movie ‘Batman Begins’. Thanks to Batman(Christian Bale), along with the works of Lieutenant Jim Gordon(Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent(Aaron Eckhart), Gotham’s streets are getting safer by the second. However, a terror that goes by the name ‘Joker’(Heath Ledger) arises and creates massive chaos, suddenly throwing Gotham into the darkness again with his clever schemes and psychopathic ways. Thus, the showdown between Batman and his strongest enemy yet is about to begin.
The man behind the success of 2005’s ‘Batman Begins’, director Christopher Nolan, returns for this sequel (which is also a remake of the original 1989 movie), along with the majority of the cast; Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox & Michael Caine as loyal butler Alfred. Maggie Gyllenhall replaces Katie Holmes as Batman/Bruce Wayne’s love interest, DA Rachel Dawes.
Many were anticipating this movie, and expectations were high, as ‘Batman Begins’ was so good it revived the Batman series into a ‘must-see’. However, sadly, ‘Dark Knight’ is also the last completed film by the very talented Heath Ledger, who passed away earlier this year due to accidental drug overdose. Just his portrayal of the psychopathic Joker is enough reason to watch this movie, as, judging from early trailers and previews, his Joker is very different from previous interpretations (Jack Nicholson’s Joker in the original 1989 Batman movie, and the rather forgettable Jim Carrey’s turn as The Joker as well). Plus, with THAT scary a clown makeup, and the vast talent of Heath’s, it should be interesting to see the Joker against Batman right?
The answer is yes, The Joker did shine.
To be fair, all the cast in this movie are strong. All played their part well, but somehow, it is Heath’s Joker that manages to steal the show in every scene he is in. Be it the Joker’s maniacal laughter, or angry reactions to people calling him ‘freak’, or The Joker being the funny clown that he is(to go with his makeup, perhaps? But really there is a real reason for that hideous makeup…), he is amazing. Heath played The Joker so good, you are practically captured into the Joker’s antics, his facial expressions, whatnot. Evil? Yes he is. But funny? That too. The clown, Joker. Heath completely gave the character to The Joker. To me, Heath’s Joker is the best Joker. He completely captures the character’s sad past which made him into what he is today, and he completely captures the twisted mind and mentality of the Joker. It is, truly, a one-of-a-kind Joker. The ‘true’ Joker, in my opinion.
Apart from Heath, ‘Dark Knight’ also introduces two new actors, namely Aaron Eckhart & Maggie Gyllenhall. I am so glad they replaced Katie Holmes for the role of Rachel Dawes, though I read it was due to ‘scheduling conflicts’ that forced Katie Holmes to pull out of this movie. Maggie’s interpretation of DA Rachel Dawes is impressive, and better than Katie’s, which I felt was the only weakness in ‘Batman Begins’. Aaron Eckhart played his role well too, and you really felt for his character, as he tries to fight crime and corruption in his own way, and his ideas of heroism. Perfect role indeed.
One part I find slightly disturbing is actually the character Lucius Fox, played by Morgan Freeman. The reason I find myself disturbed slightly is because I watched the movie ‘Wanted’ before ‘Dark Knight’, and there’s a strange weirdness when I saw Lucius Fox on screen: he just looks so much like 'Sloan' from ‘Wanted’, it’s weird. But fortunately I got my grip on time, reminding myself that this is Lucius Fox, not…and the rest is history.
Of course, if u are going to battle a crazed psychopath hell-bent on making amusement out of other people’s misery, u will need better weapons, better suit and a better vehicle right? U need better technology right? And since Bruce Wayne is practically ‘poor-deficit’ he can easily fork out some of the coolest vehicles and slickest gadgets around to help him catch his guy. In ‘Dark Knight’ we see Batman with his new vehicle, a motorbike (sorta) that goes by the name Batpod. And the way the Batpod is unveiled is oh-so-cool. Bruce Wayne certainly has great toys!!
Great cast and cool vehicles aside, what makes this film even better is its storyline and plot. Yes, for most part of the movie its Batman vs. Joker, but the way the battle is laid out over 2½ hour(some said it’s a bit long, but I felt it was just right) is well-did. All throughout the movie, the movie teaches (or at least it showed, and I learned) what it means to be a true hero. And it also challenges human’s basic morality at one point in the movie. Everything unravels like a crime drama, yet this film does not really present itself as a crime drama.
One word to summarise ‘Dark Knight’: intelligent. This is one intelligent film, just the things you can learn from the movie is enough to make u a wiser person (that is, if u really paid attention to the movie and understood its dialogue and others). From trying to get information from a criminal to betting your life on a game on chance, I personally learned a lot from this film, not to mention its wonderful directing and flawless acting.
I have said it and I will say it again: ‘Dark Knight’ is the best movie ever. The rollercoaster of emotions I had throughout the film is a testimony to that. Never had a movie so successfully captured the audience in the state of mind it wants them to be, whether scaring you with the hard-to-guess antics of The Joker, to a torrid love between the lead characters, to the excitement of who will win in the battle, this film has it all. Nicely balanced over 2½ hours. Heath Ledger really deserves an Oscar just for his performance, and I’m betting good that this film will rank into IMBD’s Top 250 Movies of All-Time, just like its predecessor.
It’s too bad we don’t get to see more of Heath’s acting anymore. The Joker came just as colourful as he left. The Joker-the best villain ever. The ‘Dark Knight’- the best movie ever. 10 stars out of 10. Hands down.
(Ducca watched ‘Dark Knight on 19th July, two days after it hit the screens worldwide)
[This is the ‘formal’ review of Dark Knight from Ducca. For the less formal and ‘unofficial’ review, pls visit Ducca’s Xanga page at www.xanga.com/ducca89, where there are more trivia. The unofficial review is only available on Xanga.]
*written 21.07.08*
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
I won something!!!!
Ducca has been feeling positive lately. After reading a highly-acclaimed book, I had been changing my thoughts, and the way I think them. The book preaches to think positive, so as to attract more positive things to happen to you. And so Ducca did just that, and not only I am feeling better everyday, but things just seem more…right.
And imagine my surprise when I opened a bag of chips I boughts 2 weeks ago to find a card inside. Of course the card is wrapped in a plastic so as not to contaminate the chips or whatever. Puzzled, though somewhat surprised, I opened the little card to see what it is.
Apparently, I had won a cash redemption. All these positivity is wielding its yield! I think to myself, ‘finally! I actually win something from a promotion!’ before I turn over the card to find it has a deadline, and that was oredi over back in february this year. Oh man! Disappointed ehh!
Gut still…there’s no harm in knowing what amount I had ‘won’, right?? So I took a coin and scratched at a part of the card where it will be revealed how much cash I actually won. After a few seconds of furious scratching and wiping away the debris, my eyes turn wider and wider and my heart beating faster and faster as I read whatever was written on the card.
“ Wealth will find you soon. Try again.”
*written 13.07.08*
And imagine my surprise when I opened a bag of chips I boughts 2 weeks ago to find a card inside. Of course the card is wrapped in a plastic so as not to contaminate the chips or whatever. Puzzled, though somewhat surprised, I opened the little card to see what it is.
Apparently, I had won a cash redemption. All these positivity is wielding its yield! I think to myself, ‘finally! I actually win something from a promotion!’ before I turn over the card to find it has a deadline, and that was oredi over back in february this year. Oh man! Disappointed ehh!
Gut still…there’s no harm in knowing what amount I had ‘won’, right?? So I took a coin and scratched at a part of the card where it will be revealed how much cash I actually won. After a few seconds of furious scratching and wiping away the debris, my eyes turn wider and wider and my heart beating faster and faster as I read whatever was written on the card.
“ Wealth will find you soon. Try again.”
*written 13.07.08*
Out of school
A lot had actually happened to Ducca in the past month. Where May is a month of depression for Ducca, the last 2 weeks of June and the beginning of July was a period of intense stress for Ducca.
U see…I nearly lose my job. And there is the problem of me not going to university anytime soon. While my friends, and some of them, already is getting ready for their upcoming semesters, I am left pondering if I would even go to university. I had been accepted into my choice of university already, all I had to do is to attend it.
But due to financial problems that had arisen during these period, Ducca was forced to not enter university anytime soon. So, my friends, I am sorry…I cannot enter uni the same time as u all, and so would not be able to graduate together with y’all. I am sorry. And majorly disappointed.
So for the moment, I would keep on working. I managed to secure back my job on time, so everything is okay. Despite that I am not able to attend university, something tells me this is all right, that it is okay for me to forego university and keep working, at least for the moment. Something tells me to let nature run its course, that this is the path I am meant to take. Of course it’s a bit of a shame I am not able to enter university, but, well, I got a feeling this is a better way. Of what, I don’t know. And why I thought of that, I can’t really explain. It’s like, a gut feeling. And I trust my guts. Okay, gross. I trust my ‘instincts’. Better?
Again, as I said, I am sorely disappointed, but, I get the feeling I am meant to do it this way. I wonder what God has in store for me. Well, for those going to uni or their respective institutions, I wish u all the best in ur studies. Good luck with starting to learn something in a class again!! Bless you all!
*written 13.07.08*
U see…I nearly lose my job. And there is the problem of me not going to university anytime soon. While my friends, and some of them, already is getting ready for their upcoming semesters, I am left pondering if I would even go to university. I had been accepted into my choice of university already, all I had to do is to attend it.
But due to financial problems that had arisen during these period, Ducca was forced to not enter university anytime soon. So, my friends, I am sorry…I cannot enter uni the same time as u all, and so would not be able to graduate together with y’all. I am sorry. And majorly disappointed.
So for the moment, I would keep on working. I managed to secure back my job on time, so everything is okay. Despite that I am not able to attend university, something tells me this is all right, that it is okay for me to forego university and keep working, at least for the moment. Something tells me to let nature run its course, that this is the path I am meant to take. Of course it’s a bit of a shame I am not able to enter university, but, well, I got a feeling this is a better way. Of what, I don’t know. And why I thought of that, I can’t really explain. It’s like, a gut feeling. And I trust my guts. Okay, gross. I trust my ‘instincts’. Better?
Again, as I said, I am sorely disappointed, but, I get the feeling I am meant to do it this way. I wonder what God has in store for me. Well, for those going to uni or their respective institutions, I wish u all the best in ur studies. Good luck with starting to learn something in a class again!! Bless you all!
*written 13.07.08*
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Transition...with a newspaper
I seriously never thought I’d be the newspaper type. I mean, I do read the papers, and since we used to only buy the English paper once a week, I averaged to reading a newspaper only once a week. Other than that, occasionally I would peek into the daily Chinese newspaper, looking only at the entertainment section(yes, I love it when there’s updates on celebrities) and the sports section. That is how I lived with newspapers in the past, before I leave home. Another fact: I prefer English newspapers first to anything else. If there’s none around, and there are Malay and Chinese newspaper lying before me, I would choose the first over the latter. Hehe.
That was before. Now, a lot of things from the first paragraph I mentioned had changed, except one thing: I still prefer English papers over the others. Ever since I’m being away from the familiarity of my family, I only approached newspaper at work, and, not familiar with the newspapers here, I hardly checked them out, except well, the sports and entertainment section again, another thing that hasn’t changed(sorry, I just realized my mistake). I also hardly watch news anymore, since the timing is not right and the news pissed me off when they didn’t report things that I want reported. Ehehe. U can say I am pretty much similar to be ‘living under a rock’, metaphorically.
However, one thing happened this week that made me buy a paper. Wimbledon. The oldest tennis tournament in the world. The most prestigious, and infamous Grand Slam of all. A dream for any tennis player to just play a match in it, much less win it. Every self-respecting(and respect for the game) tennis player wants to win it. And this year is the first time I won’t be catching any of the matches ever since my interest in tennis started. Nevermind that. I have a goal: to watch a final at Wimbledon. I’m sure I can do that. But better if my favourite player is also playing the match. And this year is a challenging year for my fav player. So this Wimbledon is really exciting.
And if u thought that when I mentioned something happened this week that prompted me to buy a paper that I was talking about Euro 2008, I don’t blame you. This year’s edition is full of ups and downs. I might be talking about it. But tennis still remains the sport I loved the most.
The papers at work didn’t mention much about tennis, nor the news(which pissed me off again). So, eager to find out what’s the latest news to come out of the All England tournament, I went to buy a well-known English local paper to satisfy myself. And, while walking to work desperately clinging to the paper with my mere fingers (while holding a bottle, my lunch and my bag), it dawned on me I had become the ‘newspaper type’. The thought dawned on me and I was like ‘Damn!’!
I do not mean to place labels, or separate anything into categories, or placing clichés when I said I had become the ‘newspaper type’. I mean no offense, since I know ‘labeling’ something or someone these days is a sensitive issue. When I said so, what I mean is, I had associated myself with ‘adult’ behavior, since generally during my growing up I associated newspaper-reading with ‘something only old/working/news-addict people will do’, where the ‘old/working/news-addict’ people are adults. And I had become this type of person who walks to work carrying a paper to read(minus the morning coffee). I am slowly, unconsciously, fulfilling the transition from a ‘youngling’ to an ‘adult’. Growing up, I only knew one person who’s the same age as me, who openly declared he liked reading newspapers, and will read it everyday(with coffee!). I am starting to do things my once-naïve(innocent, so as to speak. *winks*) and young mind resented to do, because I had previously thought ‘that is soooo ‘adult’, and why would they do so when u can play and play all day’…
My, my. When they say people changes, I have to agree. It’s a phrase that has been used for a long time, more prominently in advices. People change. I changed. What I’m doing now, what I like doing now, differs from what I like 5 years ago. I changed. I see things in a new way. I am more experienced as I live all my days. Change…..it is a necessary evil. Sometimes it’s for the good, sometimes it’s not.
As we grow up, even our problems change. No matter how positive u want to be, or how positive u are, there would still be problems in our life. The thing is, do we want to label the change as a ‘problem’, or stick with the fact that it is merely a change? A change in our routine of things perceived to be ‘working in order’? I know I am dangerously close to going off-topic again into the subject of ‘problems’, so I guess I had to stop here and think about it another time.
What I was trying to say is, as we grow up, our ‘child’ problems also ‘grow’ to become ‘adult’ problems. When we were younger everything was taken care of our parents so we had little to worry. Our only worries are those that consists of stuff like ‘Will I be able to play with Maria and Anthony tomorrow? I hope mum agrees!’ or ‘I think we still can beat Thompson High, even tho’ they’re the best in the league’; or ‘why is the teacher being so strict?’; or even ‘I just wish David would notice how much I changed just for him to take notice of me’; or ‘Just what the heck in the world must I wear for prom night tomorrow?’
As we leave school(and for some, family) to become part of the ‘working class’, it’s a whole new world out there. Our worries got more and more, and we came to realize the stuffs our parents went through to spare us from such problems. Now as adults we would shake our head and smile while reminiscing our younger selfs and events of the past. As adults we would think, ‘those stuff back in high school actually worried me so much? It’s nothing compared to my current situation!’ As adults we seriously had more to worry about. Rising fuel prices, relationships between coworkers, the job itself, not to mention finding the ‘love of one’s life’. Because in the eyes of our next generation, we are THE adults, and so have to be responsible for a lot of things, and we are the ones that need to protect the children from the harsh realities of life, just like what our previous generation did for us. Me? I’m walking head-on into this stage of my life(while a voice in my head starts telling me that I’m too thick-headed to admit I’m in the stage already).
Why am I thinking so much on this matter? I don’t know. Well, I know actually. To be more precise, I have an idea why. Cos it’s part of my nature. I think a lot, sometimes going overboard and doubts and negativity come creeping into my mind. Is this something worth thinking over, so much so I had to blog about it? Why, yes I think so. Not only I had made the transition from kid to adult(not fully yet, of course), but my problems too, had grown on their own accord. I might associate myself with ‘adult’ behavior and ‘adult’ problems, but at heart I’m pretty much the same old young(can u put ‘young’ straight after an ‘old’?) me, despite my ‘mature’ appearance & behavior that my friends would sometimes tease me about. Still, I am grateful for being blessed with living and working under conditions I find comfortable with, and having the people to support me. I am thankful for them, and looks forward to a better tomorrow each and every day. Thinking positive helps, but being emotionally good-spirited helps a lot too. So, even though it might come as a challenge, I’ll try, wait, I try, to be positive every single day.
And, bless me, I started to do the paper puzzles! And even thought how romantic it would be to wake up each morning sitting in bed doing the morning crossword together with your better half. And the thought that I sucked at the paper crossword even considering my English proficiency doesn’t help much to reduce my problems either. But what the heck, it’s still fun, considering that now I read other sections of the newspaper too, and is now more ‘in touch’ with events of the world, even if in my ‘young’ mind it’s still a pretty much adult affair.
Written 29.06.2008, updated 29.06.2008.
That was before. Now, a lot of things from the first paragraph I mentioned had changed, except one thing: I still prefer English papers over the others. Ever since I’m being away from the familiarity of my family, I only approached newspaper at work, and, not familiar with the newspapers here, I hardly checked them out, except well, the sports and entertainment section again, another thing that hasn’t changed(sorry, I just realized my mistake). I also hardly watch news anymore, since the timing is not right and the news pissed me off when they didn’t report things that I want reported. Ehehe. U can say I am pretty much similar to be ‘living under a rock’, metaphorically.
However, one thing happened this week that made me buy a paper. Wimbledon. The oldest tennis tournament in the world. The most prestigious, and infamous Grand Slam of all. A dream for any tennis player to just play a match in it, much less win it. Every self-respecting(and respect for the game) tennis player wants to win it. And this year is the first time I won’t be catching any of the matches ever since my interest in tennis started. Nevermind that. I have a goal: to watch a final at Wimbledon. I’m sure I can do that. But better if my favourite player is also playing the match. And this year is a challenging year for my fav player. So this Wimbledon is really exciting.
And if u thought that when I mentioned something happened this week that prompted me to buy a paper that I was talking about Euro 2008, I don’t blame you. This year’s edition is full of ups and downs. I might be talking about it. But tennis still remains the sport I loved the most.
The papers at work didn’t mention much about tennis, nor the news(which pissed me off again). So, eager to find out what’s the latest news to come out of the All England tournament, I went to buy a well-known English local paper to satisfy myself. And, while walking to work desperately clinging to the paper with my mere fingers (while holding a bottle, my lunch and my bag), it dawned on me I had become the ‘newspaper type’. The thought dawned on me and I was like ‘Damn!’!
I do not mean to place labels, or separate anything into categories, or placing clichés when I said I had become the ‘newspaper type’. I mean no offense, since I know ‘labeling’ something or someone these days is a sensitive issue. When I said so, what I mean is, I had associated myself with ‘adult’ behavior, since generally during my growing up I associated newspaper-reading with ‘something only old/working/news-addict people will do’, where the ‘old/working/news-addict’ people are adults. And I had become this type of person who walks to work carrying a paper to read(minus the morning coffee). I am slowly, unconsciously, fulfilling the transition from a ‘youngling’ to an ‘adult’. Growing up, I only knew one person who’s the same age as me, who openly declared he liked reading newspapers, and will read it everyday(with coffee!). I am starting to do things my once-naïve(innocent, so as to speak. *winks*) and young mind resented to do, because I had previously thought ‘that is soooo ‘adult’, and why would they do so when u can play and play all day’…
My, my. When they say people changes, I have to agree. It’s a phrase that has been used for a long time, more prominently in advices. People change. I changed. What I’m doing now, what I like doing now, differs from what I like 5 years ago. I changed. I see things in a new way. I am more experienced as I live all my days. Change…..it is a necessary evil. Sometimes it’s for the good, sometimes it’s not.
As we grow up, even our problems change. No matter how positive u want to be, or how positive u are, there would still be problems in our life. The thing is, do we want to label the change as a ‘problem’, or stick with the fact that it is merely a change? A change in our routine of things perceived to be ‘working in order’? I know I am dangerously close to going off-topic again into the subject of ‘problems’, so I guess I had to stop here and think about it another time.
What I was trying to say is, as we grow up, our ‘child’ problems also ‘grow’ to become ‘adult’ problems. When we were younger everything was taken care of our parents so we had little to worry. Our only worries are those that consists of stuff like ‘Will I be able to play with Maria and Anthony tomorrow? I hope mum agrees!’ or ‘I think we still can beat Thompson High, even tho’ they’re the best in the league’; or ‘why is the teacher being so strict?’; or even ‘I just wish David would notice how much I changed just for him to take notice of me’; or ‘Just what the heck in the world must I wear for prom night tomorrow?’
As we leave school(and for some, family) to become part of the ‘working class’, it’s a whole new world out there. Our worries got more and more, and we came to realize the stuffs our parents went through to spare us from such problems. Now as adults we would shake our head and smile while reminiscing our younger selfs and events of the past. As adults we would think, ‘those stuff back in high school actually worried me so much? It’s nothing compared to my current situation!’ As adults we seriously had more to worry about. Rising fuel prices, relationships between coworkers, the job itself, not to mention finding the ‘love of one’s life’. Because in the eyes of our next generation, we are THE adults, and so have to be responsible for a lot of things, and we are the ones that need to protect the children from the harsh realities of life, just like what our previous generation did for us. Me? I’m walking head-on into this stage of my life(while a voice in my head starts telling me that I’m too thick-headed to admit I’m in the stage already).
Why am I thinking so much on this matter? I don’t know. Well, I know actually. To be more precise, I have an idea why. Cos it’s part of my nature. I think a lot, sometimes going overboard and doubts and negativity come creeping into my mind. Is this something worth thinking over, so much so I had to blog about it? Why, yes I think so. Not only I had made the transition from kid to adult(not fully yet, of course), but my problems too, had grown on their own accord. I might associate myself with ‘adult’ behavior and ‘adult’ problems, but at heart I’m pretty much the same old young(can u put ‘young’ straight after an ‘old’?) me, despite my ‘mature’ appearance & behavior that my friends would sometimes tease me about. Still, I am grateful for being blessed with living and working under conditions I find comfortable with, and having the people to support me. I am thankful for them, and looks forward to a better tomorrow each and every day. Thinking positive helps, but being emotionally good-spirited helps a lot too. So, even though it might come as a challenge, I’ll try, wait, I try, to be positive every single day.
And, bless me, I started to do the paper puzzles! And even thought how romantic it would be to wake up each morning sitting in bed doing the morning crossword together with your better half. And the thought that I sucked at the paper crossword even considering my English proficiency doesn’t help much to reduce my problems either. But what the heck, it’s still fun, considering that now I read other sections of the newspaper too, and is now more ‘in touch’ with events of the world, even if in my ‘young’ mind it’s still a pretty much adult affair.
Written 29.06.2008, updated 29.06.2008.
Introducing Ducca
Hi everyone. My name is Ducca. The idea of blogging(from scratch again) has been playing in my head for sometime now, quite long actually, a year or so. I’m no stranger to blogging already, having blogged at my social profile account. But the blog features over there are not satisfying enough, and those who read my blog over there will know why, since I complained about it lotsa times. Hence, the idea of starting a blog in one of the biggest blogging sites around has been in my mind quite some time. However tho, there again comes the fact that I lost internet access, so my plans to open my own new blog has to stop. Right now as I’m typing, I still do not have full access to the wide world of internet, but I figure I might as well write down some of my intended stuff first, then upload it later when I have the chance.
Yeah…that means probably my blog will not be quite up-to-date, but I hope my stuff is still interesting enough for my ‘readers’ to keep up. I think mostly I’ll write about what happened to me, or my thoughts on particular subjects.
That said, I would like to clarify a bit about the character Ducca(pronounced Doo-kah). Ducca is personally not my name, but merely a fictional figure I created to represent me in the blogosphere. So there I am, me in real life as me myself, and then I’m Ducca in the virtual world. I liked the idea of ‘alter-ego’ very much, so I incorporated this idea to blog in a new way. So, I hope those who know Ducca in real life, that is, those of you who know me in person, well, I hope u don’t reveal my name in my blogs…when u give comment or stuff. Aahhaha. I wanted to remain quite unknown, tho I see that it’ll be a challenge if I’m blogging. Still, I want to be refered as Ducca, the alter-ego of me. Any identity, or information(like my age, my gender, where I live, what I do etc) of the real me, I wish to be remain unknown, unless I talked abt it myself, unless I want to reveal it. So apologies in advance!! That said, I do not mean to ignore my friends or pretend to not know them who has an account also in this blogsite, it’s just that I want to be referred to as Ducca only. Hehe.
Ahh…what else to include in my intro? Introductions…a start to something new. Most of the people will just exclaim ‘here’s my first blog! I’m so excited! I dunno what else to write anymore apart from that!’…but I beg to differ. Hope I differ enough. Ahahahah.
So…why the name Ducca? Actually the name Ducca just popped into my head suddenly, and I decided it was weird and kooky enough to use. One of the things that I had to think up when setting up a blog is the name. The name of my URL. Some people have fancy names, some people have names that rhymes, some people put stuff they like as their URL name, and some just put down their name, or email as their URL name. Because u cannot change URL name, and due to my semi-perfectionist nature, I wanted to seriously have a URL name that I won’t regret and change later, since I’m very prone to changing names. Heheheh. In the end the name Ducca just materialized in my head, so well, I just went with it. And thus Ducca is born.
So…my intro seems a bit strict…but then again, I must lay down some rules for my site. Heheh.i welcome comments on my blog, and who wouldn’t? I of course will feel disappointed if no one comments, but then again I don’t want to always force ppl to comment. Well, just comment if u haf anything to say regarding my blog posts. I welcome other people’s views and opinions on my posts because it allows me to see things from other people’s point of view, which is a good thing.
Also, bear in mind that Ducca is not very tech-savvy, so simple stuffs like embedding pics in blog posts, or stuff like linking with other people, can be a real challenge to Ducca. If u know how to do all these stuff and is willing to share it with Ducca, Ducca is very grateful and appreciates it a lot. Thank you in advance!
That basically concludes Ducca’s blog introduction. Ducca hopes it’s a good start enough. Any reviews or comments are welcomed by Ducca. Any questions can ask Ducca. Ducca is willing to tackle questions, in Ducca’s own ways of course. *winks*
So, hello again everyone. I’m Ducca, and welcome to my world.
*Updated 29.06.2008*
Yeah…that means probably my blog will not be quite up-to-date, but I hope my stuff is still interesting enough for my ‘readers’ to keep up. I think mostly I’ll write about what happened to me, or my thoughts on particular subjects.
That said, I would like to clarify a bit about the character Ducca(pronounced Doo-kah). Ducca is personally not my name, but merely a fictional figure I created to represent me in the blogosphere. So there I am, me in real life as me myself, and then I’m Ducca in the virtual world. I liked the idea of ‘alter-ego’ very much, so I incorporated this idea to blog in a new way. So, I hope those who know Ducca in real life, that is, those of you who know me in person, well, I hope u don’t reveal my name in my blogs…when u give comment or stuff. Aahhaha. I wanted to remain quite unknown, tho I see that it’ll be a challenge if I’m blogging. Still, I want to be refered as Ducca, the alter-ego of me. Any identity, or information(like my age, my gender, where I live, what I do etc) of the real me, I wish to be remain unknown, unless I talked abt it myself, unless I want to reveal it. So apologies in advance!! That said, I do not mean to ignore my friends or pretend to not know them who has an account also in this blogsite, it’s just that I want to be referred to as Ducca only. Hehe.
Ahh…what else to include in my intro? Introductions…a start to something new. Most of the people will just exclaim ‘here’s my first blog! I’m so excited! I dunno what else to write anymore apart from that!’…but I beg to differ. Hope I differ enough. Ahahahah.
So…why the name Ducca? Actually the name Ducca just popped into my head suddenly, and I decided it was weird and kooky enough to use. One of the things that I had to think up when setting up a blog is the name. The name of my URL. Some people have fancy names, some people have names that rhymes, some people put stuff they like as their URL name, and some just put down their name, or email as their URL name. Because u cannot change URL name, and due to my semi-perfectionist nature, I wanted to seriously have a URL name that I won’t regret and change later, since I’m very prone to changing names. Heheheh. In the end the name Ducca just materialized in my head, so well, I just went with it. And thus Ducca is born.
So…my intro seems a bit strict…but then again, I must lay down some rules for my site. Heheh.i welcome comments on my blog, and who wouldn’t? I of course will feel disappointed if no one comments, but then again I don’t want to always force ppl to comment. Well, just comment if u haf anything to say regarding my blog posts. I welcome other people’s views and opinions on my posts because it allows me to see things from other people’s point of view, which is a good thing.
Also, bear in mind that Ducca is not very tech-savvy, so simple stuffs like embedding pics in blog posts, or stuff like linking with other people, can be a real challenge to Ducca. If u know how to do all these stuff and is willing to share it with Ducca, Ducca is very grateful and appreciates it a lot. Thank you in advance!
That basically concludes Ducca’s blog introduction. Ducca hopes it’s a good start enough. Any reviews or comments are welcomed by Ducca. Any questions can ask Ducca. Ducca is willing to tackle questions, in Ducca’s own ways of course. *winks*
So, hello again everyone. I’m Ducca, and welcome to my world.
*Updated 29.06.2008*
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