"parlern mee, i yam florm mer-lays-year, aai ecterd een err laymes mond sow mefoll"

watched the memoirs of the geisha yesterday and the first thing i noticed that everyone complained about was how disappointed they were that the directors didn't follow the book (one gal started whining bout this the moment the credits came out). i personally enjoyed the show quite a fair bit, and actually welcomed omitting some parts in the movie (but then again i watched the midnight movie and was already very sleepy..). wont dwell into more details in case u guys havent watched it yet. dont worry, it good - go catch it now.

HOWEVER, there's one bit that doesnt sit quite well with me - how come michelle yeoh's english sounds so bad? i mean zhang zhi-yi's english has improved so much since her last english outing (well, even though its obvious its rehearsed like hell.. but still?!), bai ling's isn't too bad, and these two come from english-illiterate china! (ok, thats an exaggeration, but u get my point). so datuk michelle, wats ur excuse? people in ipoh dont speak english either?