And now for the most annoying topic of them all, disrespecting your parents. Am sure there isn't anyone who hasn't done this ever in your life but am sure that there are some who take this quite seriously.
On my point of view, this isn't my thing at all as I am a person who lives my life as how I want it to be like. I hate people telling me what to do and what to believe in. My parents do that alot. Honestly my parents claim that they are open minded but honestly I don't quite think so. However, parents are parents.
Sadly true and we can't run away from that fact. I do also know that 1 day I will be a parent too and when that happens, I don't quite know what kinda parent I would be. Though I would really wanna be the really cool daddy that everyone is so jealous of. *chuckles*
A little off topic maybe? Anyways, I am a stubborn personality and as I mentioned above I hate being told things. But gradually as I grew older I learned that parents tell me things for a reason and I kinda also learned to see it positively rather than negative. How I do it? Wait till I publish my memoirs. LOL Just kidding.
I learned it through some self-reflection moment that I have done over myself over and over for a couple of years now. I have become from what I used to be and what I am becoming. Even at this point of time, I can't simply say all my characteristics 100% accurately cause am changing.
Sometimes kids tend to hate their parents for various reasons but they don't really think too deeply into things. As I have friends who often complain "Why me?!" or "What the heck is their problem?!" and etc. I came to realize that generally people don't like to put the blame on themselves first rather than easily pointing it to the other.
Taking blame for something is considered very courageous but managing to deal with it effectively is pure genius I'd say. If only we could put aside our egos and put extra time and effort to handle these situations, I think the world would be an ideal place to live in with no fear of wrongdoings. But we are all humans with some natural habits that we can't simply give up.
As how we all change from day in and day out, so does the trends and lifestyle. Even we young adults have trouble with dealing with our own younger generations, so what about our parents? Ever thought about it in that way? It is our duty to explain to them on how things work in our era and show them how far everything has changed compared to theirs.
Am sure we have parents whom always say stuffs like "When I was young......." and so on whenever they disagree with what us. But do they actually realized that times have changed? Maybe not. Plus they have looked out for us, maybe not perfectly well but somehow enough to make it through and we can't exactly blame them. Unless of course they have issues.
There isn't any rule book or user manuals on how to be a good parent because different people have different styles and we can't compare them to those of our friends. Some parents are athletic, some are outgoing, some are funny, some are creative, some are active and we also have some who are passive. We can't expect a creative parent to be running around playing soccer with the younger son but he might probably be able to teach his kids arts. Can't say that, "My dad doesn't play soccer. He sucks!" right?
Every parent brings up their kids the best way the thing it is with some guidance and advice from their friends, family and their own parents. So by putting all of it together, they try their best. Not all but SOME! I know some parents of whom I've got no comments at all. As long as the gratitude feel is there then it counts I suppose.
Personally I done really go along very well with my parents. I'd admit that because my style and theirs is totally different. However, I am quite close to my mum for whom I don't mind sacrificing my time and energy to accompany her or just be her driver to put a smile on her face. As much as we argue, when there is an issue that needs sorting out, we have a discussion about it regardless of the topic.
Though some years back, it would never have happened as I was not as matured as I am at the moment. But now, I think life has taught me to appreciate things in life which are simply irreplaceable. No matter how successful we could be, if we lose them once, thats it. There is no turning back and no time for regrets.
I don't like living with regrets but I am man enough to admit that I have done things that I ain't so proud of. I regret doing them but rather than crying over spilled milk, I rather learn to make up for what I have done. Though I could not be enough atleast it's better than nothing.
Honestly, I think I have gone outa topic. I really have no idea of what I have actually wrote up there. But am sure there isn't any negative stuffs there. Hope you guys could get some valuable input from that as I crack my head for my Day 20th topic. Cheers yo!
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Day 18: Your beliefs
Well I really needed some help to write this topic. Not that its too difficult or anything just that I didn't quite have proper clue of what to do with it. Anyways I shall convey to ya'll my beliefs as much as I could.
Not gonna give myself up totally if not there ain't gonna be much fun, no? Plus people change. =)
Anyways,
I believe in Love, regardless of any form it could be. Be it friends, family, and etc.
I believe that everybody makes mistakes and deserve a chance more than once. We can't say that 1 will never make a mistake more than once. We are not machines and even machines makes more mistakes than once.
I believe that respect needs to be given first in order to be respected regardless of any age or status in life.
I believe that friendships can be build from anything and everything.
I believe that religion was invented as a guideline so that we don't overly abuse our abilities and freedom as humans.
I believe that we are all of the same kind, which is mankind.
I believe that music is an important factor in everyone's life.
I believe in fighting for a cause. A real cause appropriate cause of course!!! =D
I believe that every problem has a solution to it.
Actually I believe in quite a lot of things but some things don't quite make sense hence I am going to stop here. Thought I would be able to make it through to the end asap but the rest of the 12 topics ain't that friendly. LOL
But I shall try my level best!
Not gonna give myself up totally if not there ain't gonna be much fun, no? Plus people change. =)
Anyways,
I believe in Love, regardless of any form it could be. Be it friends, family, and etc.
I believe that everybody makes mistakes and deserve a chance more than once. We can't say that 1 will never make a mistake more than once. We are not machines and even machines makes more mistakes than once.
I believe that respect needs to be given first in order to be respected regardless of any age or status in life.
I believe that friendships can be build from anything and everything.
I believe that religion was invented as a guideline so that we don't overly abuse our abilities and freedom as humans.
I believe that we are all of the same kind, which is mankind.
I believe that music is an important factor in everyone's life.
I believe in fighting for a cause. A real cause appropriate cause of course!!! =D
I believe that every problem has a solution to it.
Actually I believe in quite a lot of things but some things don't quite make sense hence I am going to stop here. Thought I would be able to make it through to the end asap but the rest of the 12 topics ain't that friendly. LOL
But I shall try my level best!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Relationship Status
Though I don't quite remember when I exactly saw this movie, I haven't really got the chance to put it up here since then. Probably a month plus has passed since then and there wasn't proper chance for me to take my time and write it.
Anyways, amazingly enough my friend and I went to watch this Malaysian made movie and I personally got a shocker! Not to belittle Malaysian movie industry but I honestly felt that we haven't really made much progress with our stuff that I'd rather watch it in a cinema and feel good about it later on. However, this movie really blew me away.
Which is what sets Relationship Status aside from other romantic dramas out there. True to its name, the film bases itself off the seven relationship Facebook settings (Single, Engaged, Married, Divorced, etc).
With each setting comes a different story, and like the social networking platform, they are connected to each other more closely than you can imagine.
The movie starts off with magazine writer Dave (Gavin Yap) being asked to write a column about Facebook. But his mind isn’t really on the job, as he spends a good lot of his time looking at Anna’s (his pseudo-girlfriend, played by Davina Goh) profile page. Anna doesn’t appear interested in taking their relationship to the next level, which includes changing her “Single” status to “In a Relationship”.
Dave then pans over to his flatmate, Jo (Khairil M Bahar), who has been moping about for the last three months, recovering from a nasty breakup. Annoyed with Jo’s emotional outbursts, Dave sets him up with a Facebook account, assuring his unwilling flatmate that networking will somehow make everything better.
The story also jumps over to other characters who are connected to Dave, in one way or the other.
One of them is his colleague Lee (Benji Lim), who proposes to his filmmaker girlfriend (Amanda Ang), much to the intense dislike of his sister Sarah (Adeline Ong).
Another is Selina (Susan Lankester), who finds out that her recently deceased husband’s Facebook account is still active. Overwhelmed by emotions and memories of her dead spouse, she tries all that she can to close it down.
“Relationship Status” is Khairil’s third feature film, with his first being “Ciplak”. Like the latter, it was developed on a shoestring budget. This one however, though written primarily in English, does have some Malay and even a little bit of Hokkien.
Though a somewhat serious romantic drama at its very base, the show has many light-hearted moments. It starts off well, with a generous sprinkling of witty banter, and comfortable chemistry between the characters involved.
There are also bits and pieces that make Relationship Status a little more complete, with examples of familial ties and even blissful ignorance. Another plus point to the film is its soundtrack selection, featuring local indie artistes Az Samad, Darren Ashley, OJ Law and so on.
The show can also be seen as a reflection of real life, with Facebook having the power to affect relationships, for better or for worse.
Well, who doesn't go through a relationship roller-coaster? Everybody does but since the involvement of the social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter and etc have totally changed the landscape of our lives. This movie was only aired on selected TGV cinemas though I don't quite understand why not GSC, but it was really worth it.
A movie with a lot of messages in it though the budget of the movie was really quite embarrassing as it did seem quite a low quality movie. If there was a little more spent, I really believe that this movie would really have created some noise amongst the movie-goers but sadly many of my friends didn't even know that this movie was up.
What happened to the marketing? If this is how we are going to product our stuffs, I won't be surprised that Malaysian Movie industry continues to take more hits. Other than that, those who haven't watch this, go and watch it now!!! Just kidding, but make sure you don't miss this 1 out!
Till the next update, ciao!
Anyways, amazingly enough my friend and I went to watch this Malaysian made movie and I personally got a shocker! Not to belittle Malaysian movie industry but I honestly felt that we haven't really made much progress with our stuff that I'd rather watch it in a cinema and feel good about it later on. However, this movie really blew me away.
The Plot
You’ve seen it everywhere. On TV, in the news, and even on T-shirts.
And though its use has been seen in a couple of movies, not many films
have been made about Facebook.Which is what sets Relationship Status aside from other romantic dramas out there. True to its name, the film bases itself off the seven relationship Facebook settings (Single, Engaged, Married, Divorced, etc).
With each setting comes a different story, and like the social networking platform, they are connected to each other more closely than you can imagine.
The movie starts off with magazine writer Dave (Gavin Yap) being asked to write a column about Facebook. But his mind isn’t really on the job, as he spends a good lot of his time looking at Anna’s (his pseudo-girlfriend, played by Davina Goh) profile page. Anna doesn’t appear interested in taking their relationship to the next level, which includes changing her “Single” status to “In a Relationship”.
Dave then pans over to his flatmate, Jo (Khairil M Bahar), who has been moping about for the last three months, recovering from a nasty breakup. Annoyed with Jo’s emotional outbursts, Dave sets him up with a Facebook account, assuring his unwilling flatmate that networking will somehow make everything better.
The story also jumps over to other characters who are connected to Dave, in one way or the other.
One of them is his colleague Lee (Benji Lim), who proposes to his filmmaker girlfriend (Amanda Ang), much to the intense dislike of his sister Sarah (Adeline Ong).
Another is Selina (Susan Lankester), who finds out that her recently deceased husband’s Facebook account is still active. Overwhelmed by emotions and memories of her dead spouse, she tries all that she can to close it down.
“Relationship Status” is Khairil’s third feature film, with his first being “Ciplak”. Like the latter, it was developed on a shoestring budget. This one however, though written primarily in English, does have some Malay and even a little bit of Hokkien.
Though a somewhat serious romantic drama at its very base, the show has many light-hearted moments. It starts off well, with a generous sprinkling of witty banter, and comfortable chemistry between the characters involved.
There are also bits and pieces that make Relationship Status a little more complete, with examples of familial ties and even blissful ignorance. Another plus point to the film is its soundtrack selection, featuring local indie artistes Az Samad, Darren Ashley, OJ Law and so on.
The show can also be seen as a reflection of real life, with Facebook having the power to affect relationships, for better or for worse.
Well, who doesn't go through a relationship roller-coaster? Everybody does but since the involvement of the social networks, such as Facebook, Twitter and etc have totally changed the landscape of our lives. This movie was only aired on selected TGV cinemas though I don't quite understand why not GSC, but it was really worth it.
A movie with a lot of messages in it though the budget of the movie was really quite embarrassing as it did seem quite a low quality movie. If there was a little more spent, I really believe that this movie would really have created some noise amongst the movie-goers but sadly many of my friends didn't even know that this movie was up.
What happened to the marketing? If this is how we are going to product our stuffs, I won't be surprised that Malaysian Movie industry continues to take more hits. Other than that, those who haven't watch this, go and watch it now!!! Just kidding, but make sure you don't miss this 1 out!
Till the next update, ciao!
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