10 things i hate about you

when i was in college, there was this movie called "10 things i hate about you" which is an adaptation of shakespeare's "taming of the shrew". back then, although i love reading & shakespeare, it was a pain having to read words that's just too deep for even me to comprehend. i basically need a dictionary everytime i tried to read any one of shakespeare's works (i still do). so whenever there were modern movie adaptations of his works, like romeo & juliet (my fave!) w/ leonardo di caprio & claire danes, she's the man w/ amanda bynes and 10 things i hate about you w/ heath ledger & julia stiles, i always, always make a point to watch it.

i loved this movie. it was the first time i ever watched julia stiles & heath ledger and i thought their chemistry was so good, you'll almost think they're not acting. i also loved the poem that julia's character recites at the end of the movie. it kinda reflects almost the same way i'm feeling now. i guess you can interpret that last sentence any way you'd like, but here's the poem. read it, and then watch the film, and then maybe you'd also get to appreciate shakespeare's genius like i do.

10 things i hate about you

I hate the way you talk to me,

and the way you cut your hair.

I hate the way you drive my car,

I hate it when you stare.

I hate your big dumb combat boots

and the way you read my mind.

I hate you so much it makes me sick,

it even makes me rhyme.

I hate the way you're always right,

I hate it when you lie.

I hate it when you make me laugh,

even worse when you make me cry.

I hate it when you're not around,

and the fact that you didn't call.

But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you,

not even close,

not even a little bit,

not even at all.