On the Title

Roi-Et a.k.a. "101" is a city in the northeast of Thailand. I spent more than "One Night in Bangkok," and was on my way to Roi-Et. It wasn't my final destination in Thailand, but the place where I grew the most. I gained a tolerance for spicy food, and learned a little dialect called Essan-- a mixture of Laos and Thai. I learned that it's not the destination but the journey that matters. Just as random as my adventures were in Thailand, so is my life--it's like living in L.A. (oh by the way L.A. is another nickname for Roi-Et).

Sunday, February 12, 2012

English Lesson

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On Friday I saw the cutest movie The Vow, starring Rachel McAdams, and Channing Tatum. It was cute. Sweet. Romantic. Hilarious. All of the above. Throughout the whole movie I couldn't help but think about the irony of the menus that they wrote their vows on: Cafe Mnemonic. Now I don't know if that cafe actually exists in Chicago, and if it does, how coincidental is that? Who would have known that this little cafe would have such an influence on a couple, or amnesiac patients.

In Greek Mythology Mnemosyne was a Titan that personified memory and also the mother of the 9 muses--the inspirations for the arts. It is also the origin for the term "mnemonic device," which is a memorizing trick. So all this connects back to memory or remembering.

And, to add more trivia to this entry (trivia of my favorite kind): in Harry Potter Mnemone Radford created Memory Modifying Charms, the same "Obliviator" charm that rebounded on Professor Gilderoy Lockhart erasing his memory and making him basically crazy, was the first Ministry of Magic Obliviator.

Could it have been a Hollywood add-in to for kicks and giggles? Conicidence? or a Real thing? Either way it is ironic. Donchya think?
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