Why I have created this blog

A little less than a week ago, I started noticing that all of a sudden, people were starting to make a lot of noise about a movie regarding a girl falling in love with a vampire called TWILIGHT. I mean the buzz about Twilight was just everywhere in Singapore. On websites, blogs, magazines and then on the radio. And all the images that the noise carried with it had one thing in common, a really hot and I mean HAWT looking guy as the male lead, looking pale and glowing and just gorgeous. A google minute away later and I realised it was of an actor by the name of Robert Pattinson, and that he was going to play Edward Cullen in Twilight...and the rest as they say is history. I was hooked.

And then, before I could suggest telling my friend Hj about seeing the movie, she suggested it to me, in between my kids swimming classes. "Steph is keen to see it as well.." she had said, and so it was just a matter of us girls (all mothers in their mid 30s) finding the right night, when we can rely on our husbands to babysit so we girls can go off to see the romantic vampire movie everyone was talking about.

And wow, that angsty movie sure has turned my world upside down! Since seeing Twilight on Dec 19, I came away completely head over heels in love with Edward Cullen and have gone again to see it with another group of friends, also wives and mothers, on Dec 21. This time, I bought my husband along whom I think liked it, but does not quite get my obsession for it. A day after my second viewing, I had the opportunity to go to the bookshop and the first thing I did was to ask for the 4 book box set. At S$130, it was a little too much for what I wanted to spend, although am sure it is worth every cent, but I hesitated and lo behold, that last box set was quickly snapped up by another loitering 30 plus year old, who looked suspiciously like a housewife or a working mum on a career break/ holiday like myself.

Having 'lost' the box set and learning that a new batch will only be delivered to the bookstore in a few week's time, I slinked off home, depressed and disappointed only to brighten up when I logged on-line to the movie website, ignoring my children for a couple of hours, and even forgetting to eat as I devoured with relish all the latest interviews, reviews and write ups about the movie and the cast, including of course the adorable Robert Pattinson who played the heartbreakingly handsome and romantic Edward Cullen in the movie.

Today, during a kids playdate I had arranged with Tammy and her little boy, my eyes lit up when Tammy bought up the conversation about Twilight. She totally was into it too, another intelligent, fun yet dignified woman like many of my friends are, and I was left thinking... wow, I am not so weird after all to be so drawn to this movie at my age. I mentioned to Tammy about being so pulled into the Forks world that amazing author Stephenie Meyer has created for us, that am thinking about setting up some kind of a fansite, even just for my own amusement. Tammy then suggested perhaps something catering for housewives, and so Tammy, et voila!:) Thanks for the idea and here's the first post on this blog. Not much as yet I know, but give me until after Christmas and we shall post more material. I am not sure what is possible on Blogspot; I might have outgrown it or have not figured out blogspots full offerings as yet, but give me some time and I will pack this place with photos and pictures and hopefully some interesting links and posts about the movie and the characters of the Twilight series.

So there you have it folks... my first fansite for a movie and a book series ever, and a very special British actor that is Robert Pattinson. I have named this blog "Housewives for Twilight" in honour of the group of people whom I have set this up for. My friends. For those who have stumbled on this blog, even if you are not a housewife, but you are a wife and or a mother and you love Twilight the movie and are going to,have already started or have thought about reading the books, a warm welcome!

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