Saturday, July 25, 2009

I Feel Pretty

(Except from the musical "West Side Story", also used in the movie "Anger Management" by Dr. Buddy Rydell, played by Jack Nicholson)

MARIA:

I feel pretty,
Oh, so pretty,
I feel pretty and witty and bright!
And I pity
Any girl who isn't me tonight.

I feel charming,
Oh, so charming
It's alarming how charming I feel!
And so pretty
That I hardly can believe I'm real.

See the pretty girl in that mirror there:
Who can that attractive girl be?
Such a pretty face,
Such a pretty dress,
Such a pretty smile,
Such a pretty me!

I feel stunning
And entrancing,
Feel like running and dancing for joy,
For I'm loved
By a pretty wonderful boy!

GIRLS:

Have you met my good friend Maria,
The craziest girl on the block?
You'll know her the minute you see her,
She's the one who is in an advanced state of shock.

She thinks she's in love.
She thinks she's in Spain.
She isn't in love,
She's merely insane.

It must be the heat
Or some rare disease,
Or too much to eat
Or maybe it's fleas.

Keep away from her,
Send for Chino!
This is not the
Maria we know!

Modest and pure,
Polite and refined,
Well-bred and mature
And out of her mind!

MARIA:

I feel pretty,
Oh, so pretty
That the city should give me its key.
A committee
Should be organized to honour me.

GIRLS:

La la la la . . .

MARIA:

I feel dizzy,
I feel sunny,
I feel fizzy and funny and fine,
And so pretty,
Miss America can just resign!

GIRLS:

La la la la . . .

MARIA:

See the pretty girl in that mirror there:

GIRLS:

What mirror where?

MARIA:

Who can that attractive girl be?

GIRLS:

Which? What? Where? Whom?

MARIA:

Such a pretty face,
Such a pretty dress,
Such a pretty smile,
Such a pretty me!

GIRLS:

Such a pretty me!

ALL:

I feel stunning
And entrancing,
Feel like running and dancing for joy,
For I'm loved
By a pretty wonderful boy!

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Ciak Products

I have known Ciak as a brand for some time now and have always wanted to own a Ciak sketch book, notebook or journal. I have just bought a bright yellow CIAK (pronounced as "Chack") large (21cmx15cm) sketch book. And I have to say I am more than pleased to have made this purchase.

All Ciak products are handmade in Florence, Italy. Its covers, which come in a wide multitude of bright coloured choices, are made from smooth and soft Italian bonded water-resistant leather, thereby ensuring that it is firm but yet flexible. I prefer this texture to even the Moleskine line of notebooks.

A distintive feature of this product is its patented horizontal elastic band, whose major advantage is that I can securely fastened a pen to the sides of the notebook without fear of loss or damage. As for my preferred choice of pen is the fountain pen, and I am pleased to say that its 140 pages of permanently bound, plain ivory coloured paper is extremely friendly fountain pen ink.

I highly recommend this product to any individual who enjoys having a trusty and colourful sketching / writing companion to document all the sights and sounds of his journey through life.

P.S. Please check out my recommendation on Ciak Products at ThisNext by clicking on the link as stated in the following:

http://www.thisnext.com/item/5EA66ED2/1574DA8A/Ciak-Products