2046

read in the papers that wong kar wai's picking up pace for 2046 again, and takuya's back... he started 2046 in like 1999, so it's like 4 years liao, in the mean time, in the mood for love came out, tony lueng did a dozen of movies, takuya had 2 daughters, een faye produced an album, tony did one too, maggie chueng got divorced and found a new beau, chang chen met brad pitt in hollywood... nicole kidman's waiting for him to be done with this to start on a new production together, time's everchanging...

it is said that 2046 is sort of a sequel to in the mood for love where tony plays a lovelorn author writing about the future, the other actors play his fictitious characters...

in the mood for love is one show that touched me greatly... love is not about possession... now thinking of it, don't know if anyone noticed it, but the hotel room where tony stayed in after leaving his wife was room number 2046...

reading about 2046, brought me back listening to the ost of in the mood for love... and listening to that, reminded me of a faye wong song in her 2001 album... here's a loose translation of it... one thing to note is that the number of syllabus in my translation mirrors the number of words in the actual song... if there's a chance, do listen to it, esp if you were touched by in the mood for love...

rendezvous

because of that unknown ring
once again remeasured your long finger
the fingerprints you'd sent
the hidden thoughts i'd owed
i'm afraid at this night
will be returned

coincidental joy
tears need not be stubborn
finish this path of route
return to each own worlds

forgive you
and your that forth finger
you let me believe
in this world there are emotions
luxurious memories
can only envy
the innocents

neon lights are dying out
cinderalla's clock's becoming history
the past be forgotten
it doesn't matter much
there isn't any time
reunderstand

in a coincidence
one will be determined
return to the starting
back to the same city

february 13 we shall end then

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try and picture maggie and tony, you'd get basically in the mood for love... linxi's a genius...