Happiest of days!!!

[alexandral]

Happy birthday to soniag and earlgrayhot. It has been wonderful to "meet" you on LJ, so many good times ! Thank you very much, ladies!

I have tried to find similar interests for both of you. I am not sure if I am correct but it seems that both of you like tea and BBC adaption of Elizabeth Gaskell's "North and South". In honour of your birthdays, one of my favouritest scenes in "North and Sounth", in which Margaret is pouring tea for Mr. Thornton, in pictures. Oh, Smoldering glances! Oh, hand touching!

I adore the following passage from the book. Mr.Thornton is having tea with Hale's family for the first time and Margaret pouring it:

"It appeared to Mr. Thornton that all these graceful cares were
habitual to the family; and especially of a piece with Margaret.
She stood by the tea-table in a light-coloured muslin gown, which
had a good deal of pink about it. She looked as if she was not
attending to the conversation, but solely busy with the tea-cups,
among which her round ivory hands moved with pretty, noiseless,
daintiness. She had a bracelet on one taper arm, which would fall
down over her round wrist. Mr. Thornton watched the replacing of
this troublesome ornament with far more attention than he
listened to her father. It seemed as if it fascinated him to see
her push it up impatiently, until it tightened her soft flesh;
and then to mark the loosening--the fall. He could almost have
exclaimed--'There it goes, again!'"

Comments

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

Heeee... thank you very much for your grand offer! I confess I have been looking for North and South for quite a while now, and still cannot find it anywhere, both in official/bootleg version. This is quite strange because there are a heap of BBC dramas that have Indonesian releases (ie. Pride and Prejudice, Perfect Strangers, and Jane Eyre), but not North and South.

I do not want to trouble you though ~ usually it is just a matter of time until we get the Indonesian release made. I waited long enough for La Femme Nikita to be available here, and alas it finally happened! :D

I love classic-designed chinaware! So pretty! If I had tons of cash I'd spoil myself silly with as much china as I can, LOL. I am very fond of Japanese china, as well. Narumi and Noritake are particular favourites. As you said, though, they cost a leg and an arm (and more!) :)

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

I do not want to trouble you though ~ usually it is just a matter of time until we get the Indonesian release made. I waited long enough for La Femme Nikita to be available here, and alas it finally happened! :D

Oh, I would love to send you British version. :D Decided! I think any woman deserved to see Mr.Thornton in original version and I would love to spread the love of "North and South" further.

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

Oh you are too good!!! Thank you very, very much. I really appreciate it!! I will have to think of a way to return your kindness! :)

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

No need to do ANYTHING!!

Can you watch region 2 DVDs?

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

Can you watch region 2 DVDs?
No I don't think so. I can only watch region 3 DVDs :D

[alexandral.livejournal.com]

Oh, I am glad I asked. I'll make a region-less copy in this case!

[miss-dian.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! :)