Back! After two weeks away, thought I'll update this blog and share about winter camp and Hillsong Conference 2007 in Sydney, (my first conference, and hopefully not the last!) which was awesome and simply "indescribable" with the amazing guest speakers and invited musicians.
I've got lots of pictures to share as well, but I'll probably do them in bits and pieces over the next week or so.
I haven't heard from you, Jerry (yes, I'm looking at you who is supposed to be my blog partner, but have been stagnant for a million years now).
I've got lots of pictures to share as well, but I'll probably do them in bits and pieces over the next week or so.
I haven't heard from you, Jerry (yes, I'm looking at you who is supposed to be my blog partner, but have been stagnant for a million years now).
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Hey :)
Just wanted to check since it's holidays and all. But I think I remember you saying you read the 'older' Enid Blyton books and I believe Nancy Drew in particular.
It's probably just me since I only read about 2 or 3 but the movie seems a little out of character for Nancy. I mean I don't remember her have school troubles etc. I remembered her having a boyfriend and being quite connected....
Just wanted your opinion since I'm considering if it's worth it seeing the movie :)
Hey, Sam!
Yeap, I certainly was an ardent reader of Nancy Drew books back in my primary school days, and from what I know about the movie, the producers/directors/movie people wanted to "update" Nancy Drew to this generation (marketing to the crowd and all, la-dee-da), but they essentially kept her character the same, except that instead of Nancy in the 1970s amidst the whole "girl power" and rise of feminism and stuff like that, it's now Nancy in the 21st century.
I suppose one reason the movie might seem different would be because of the different era we're growing up in now, since the concept of feminism (Nancy going all the way out to solve mysteries independently, with the adult figures and her boyfriend playing minor roles in the background) isn't as relevant now as it was when Nancy Drew was all the rage back in the 50s/60s/70s.
The trailer seemed interesting; but I don't know how faithful it will be to the Nancy that I've always known and loved in the books, though. Seeing that the movie would be primarily catered to Nancy Drew fans to some extent, they shouldn't deviate too much from the essential concepts of what makes her character.
Wow! You really know your Nancy :D
I'll think about it and talk about it with my sisters, then we'll decide whether or not to go.
But thanks for the help, really comprehensive stuff! :)
my housemate went to the hillsongs conference and came back with the Louie Giglio message on DVD. Quite power man, the message.
eh! i read The Hardy Boys.
hey guys, do you know that both Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew are actually written by the same person?
chai!! haha didn't know you read my blog. yeah, Louie Giglio was awesome, but I thought John Bevere's messages were very powerful as well. You should go for the conference! Lol. I saw your sister, btw.
And yeah, Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew were written under pseudonyms, I think it's all under the same company or something, so most of the novels are written by the same few people.
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