Today, in my AP Literature class, we were discussing "Doll's House" by Henrik Isben. My teacher asked us what ends an relationship. He listed the top three consequences of teenage break-ups.
1. distance
2. time
3. maturity
Since Day-1 of his class, he has taught us life lessons. He is an expert on Dating 101. How do you differentiate love and infatuation? He pointed out that infatuation is "Out of sight, out of mind." So, how difficult is it to forget another? How easy can one move on? Help me to answer this question. Maybe Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger" might be the answer? "What does not kil you, makes you stronger."
Also, a situation was brought up. My friend, you might not understand what it is right now. But you will know. Maybe someday you'll realize. Whatever background a man is raised with, the outcome of man's overcoming matters. I do pity people who were raised in unfortunate background. People have different backgrounds and hardships. Even I have mine. But it depends on how we overcome it. That is life. But if they overcome and become a successful person, I will give kudos to him. But if he takes advantage of that background and does not bother to change and do not overcome, it is his fault. Why try to get pity from others? Why don't you change? Equality of Opportunity. I pray one day, he will understand. I hope. Or it will be just like having pity on Hitler. He was not loved and did not overcome the matter of fact but blamed it on the society. So are we going to pity Hitler because of his background even though he did those horrible things? No way. Out of the questions.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Life Lesson
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
Advertisement
Advertising is information or manipulation... well... Let me say that I am not in the mood to argue right now.Advertisement is definitely manipulation. That is the only way people can sell things or people will not buy it. For example, make up. Many companies make useless makeups that "improves" skin or get "rid" of wrinkles. Come on. You can not fight the reality of aging. Just accept the reality people. The Dove advertisement had its influential advertisement of false advertising beauty of people. So people of the world. Beauty is not manipulated or to be advertised. I am keep thinking about the lecture from today. When it is not there, it is not in our minds. Therefore information does not keep people. So, people manipulate information like they do in relationship. When out of sight, out of mind. Brainwash people in getting your information. That is the true business of advertisement. People forget things easily. They do not care about advertisement unless it affects them personally. Therefore, people make advertisement such as green card or lotto winning things. What is worse than lying? Hope advertisement will be truthful for once. How can natural juice have so much sugar? When they emphasize the word natural.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Film Review: Full Metal Jacket
“Full Metal Jacket”(1987, directed by Stanley Kubrick) is a film based on the novel “The Short-Timers” by Gustav Hasford. The film’s plot is about U.S. Marines training on Parris Island and fighting in the bloody Vietnam War. The film starts with the scene of the recruits getting their heads shaved in Marine Corps boot camp. An intense training of the Marines under Senior Drill Instructor Gunnery Sergeant Hartman (R. Lee Ermey) starts to prepare the Marines to turn the young men into real killers. In the corps, “recruits are humiliated, beaten, exhausted, tricked, lied to, subjected to racial slurs and drilled, constantly drilled, physically and psychologically.” (NY Times) Among those trainees, Private Joker Davis (Matthew Modine), Pvt. Cowboy (Arliss Howard) and Pvt. Leonard ‘Gomer Pyle’ (Vincent D’Onofrio) become the main characters. Because of the fat, hopeless Pyle’s hiding of his jelly donut, his platoon is punished for every mistakes that Pyle makes. After platoon hits Pyle, Pyle’s personality changes but becomes an excellent Marine. Joker notices Pyle’s insanity as Pyle talks to his rifle. Joker witnesses Pyle shooting Gunnery and himself on the last day of training. Then, Joker goes to Vietnam as marine correspondent with “Stars and Stripes” and finally goes into the “shit.” He faces the “shit” and death of many of his colleagues through Tet Offensive and Battle of Hue.
Kubrick’ achievement of this powerful film is praised for its cinematography. The scenes are well handled with many scenes that the camera just follow the actors. Kubrick achieves the characteristics of each Marine in the beginning to show uniqueness of the individual. D’Onofrio’s (Pyle) terrific acting is worth the kudos as the audience sees his progression becoming a deadly monster. The scene of the murder in the bathroom makes the audience to hold their breath. The setting changes completely from Parris Island to Vietnam as if it were two different film as their color of the film changes dramatically. Kubrick also shows the irony of Joker as he is wearing slogan“Born to Kill” on his helmet and the peace button on his uniform as he was suggesting the “duality of man.” When the soldiers move, the camera pans with them to have the effect of the audience to engage in the combat. These effects of camera and editing perfectly fits the war scenes in the film. He also uses profanity dialogues that fits the reality of the boot camp and the war such as “gooks.” Kubrick uses dark lighting and sound to tense the scenes when Pyle is ready to shoot and when the Marines are in combat. The setting of the Vietnam War is almost quite portrayed to reality. Kubrick also uses the camera as the view point of the sniper to have the effect of making the audience to see what is going to happen to the soldiers while the soldiers are unaware. Towards the end, Kubrick tenses the audience with the moral consciousness of Joker to shoot Vietcong Sniper who is begging to “shoot me.” The soundtracks varies as its genre changes and the usage of each soundtrack perfectly fits each scene. Kubrick ends the film with soldiers marching to their next combat singing “Mickey Mouse Club.”
“Full Metal Jacket” received nomination for Oscar Awards for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. The budget for the film is estimated to be $17 million and the gross is around $46 million (www.imdb.com). Also “Full Metal Jacket” won and had been nominated at many film awards for its outstanding film. It is a great anti-war movie that expresses the true, horror and nonchalant feelings of the war to the individuals. Kubrick captures an interview scene of the soldiers who have no sentimental attitude toward the war. “Full Metal Jacket” is a powerful film that leaves the audience with a strong message of the chaos of the war and humanity. It is a great film for the general audience but is rated R for violence and profanity.
Before I go to college
Bucket-list for d-day of college life. What should I do before I go to college? The last days before I become a fully grown adult. hm... I was suppose to be in college in 2010 in New Zealand. But oh well. I am glad I am still in high school. More time to enjoy the young life. Before I get off this rock. I have to watch all the classic films for the sake of my college major. I will finish watching Grey's Anatomy then start watching Family Guy or How I met your mother. I have to learn how to swim. I used to swim when I was young. I used to do butterfly. But after few years, I completely forgot how to swim. I want to have a campout on Managaha. I love Managaha at night. The stars and the ocean are beautiful at night with the bright moon shining upon the island. I want to learn how to play guitar. Maybe I will ask my bf to teach me. I want to travel if I can. I am planning to go to Korean "Texas", which is Busan, during summer. Taekhan unni said she will give us a tour. I want to go to New Zealand if not I don't know when else I will go there again. I miss my friends in New Zealand. I wanna go to Europe as well! What a dilemma! I have to do whole bunch of shopping as well! I can't wait to go to college. I am excited and scared at the same time. It will be a big change from a rock to a land. I want to get braces. The invisible ones. I also need to do eye surgery. I cannot live in college with constant contacts. It will be a bothersome. First of all, I do not like the idea of drinking. The only alcohol that I have drank is baileys with coffee. But I know I have to drink because I have to know my limits when I go to college. I don't want heavy hangovers. I need to see my own reaction to my drinking habits. I want to have as many senior parties as possible. We do not have much memories because we are seniors i guess. I want to spend some times around Saipan sites. I know I am tired of it but I will miss it when I leave. I kinda want to scuba dive but I am scared. too scared. I have to eat lots of Coldstone as well. I beg that somewhere around my college has coldstone. I need to buy that store one day. I also wanna go to Pet Cafe or somewhere I can see and play with Siberian Husky.
Honeymoon @ Santorini
I CAN'T WAIT to go to this beautiful place with my love of my life! The most beautiful place on earth? Where can that be? I am already excited. But I have to wait... I want to marry in the mid twenties but before thirties. Ah... :D I will choose Europe. I will narrow it down to Greece. Santorini!! It is where "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" and "Mama Mia" were filmed. It is like heaven as it is based on white buildings on a high cliff that looks right down on Aegean Sea. It is the most romantic hideaway. It is a place for a perfect rest and honeymoon. The stone terrace of the houses are so beautiful with shimmering crystal water. The Perivolas Hotel is most constructed as white cave that fits the landscape. With the white background, the nature is so blatantly shown. It is a great place to experience Greek culture: food. Also as it is an island, couple can go on a sailboat on a ride on the ocean. The ocean is so blue that makes the place so much prettier. This place is PERFECT. It is peaceful and quiet. It is luxurious and beautiful. I really really want to go to Greece for honeymoon. This is what I insist. It is not a request. But an order. Honey, we have to go HERE. Sometimes I want to live here. I want to imagine as if heaven is like this. It is the beauty of Greece. The tropics of Europe. Laidback luxury.
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High School Memories
It is almost the end of my high school year. There are so many memories that I want to treasure. I wish I could have recored our days. I want to see my days in Freshmen. It was the best time of high school year. We had so much fun as we were young. We didn't have to really worry about college and SATs yet. It was time of no worries. I remember that TVXQ came to Saipan. I cried so much after they left. I wasn't able to go and see them. I wish I had time machine to go back and be able to meet them. They are now separated. We used to party often at Andy's house. Watch movies and played pool. Many people are gone now. We used to have Maddie, Sonia, Elizabeth, Annie, Lucas, Bradley, Hunter, Chris, dictator, Toni, Kai and Svahn. In return we got more people. The first two years of high school is how I define FUN. Then the fun goes away in Junior and Senior year. People get lazy and less memories happen. I remember many memorial events in LD debate. Sonia used to tell many jokes about the eggs. I miss her so much. Yishan is behind me. He wants me to write that he is the best. I miss Elizabeth as well. So many things happened. That is why I record everything in my diary. We went to Managaha as well. Also I met my bf in high school so that is one of my fond memory. I am glad I met people in our school. I remember my obsession to Tigger. Tigger. I will not tell you who that is. SECRET :) I had fun and embarrassing moments in volleyball. I had the worst memory doing cross country to get out of PE. I hated that. I remember the freedom that we had when we were in freshmen year. Our school got too strict these days. No music. no earphones. We have detentions now! Aya! What happened to our school? That is what all the gecko graduates say. Now we have zero fun. no more school spirit. Now this is going into stream of consciousness. I am bored. I have to do my physics homework. I am so bad at math. So do not judge that Asians are good at math. Stop staring at me Alice. Go go go go go go go. I want film studies today. I don't care about volleyball players. Seriously. I don't care.... gosh. I love film. Christopher Nolan is just WOW. Watched Prestige yesterday. It is one of the best movie that I watched this year. He never lets his audience down. He has constant surprises. He is amazing. Yishan's laugh LOL. It is 1:38pm on Tuesday of 2.21.2012. I am bored. This is journalism class. This might be one of the memories that will be stored somewhere in my brain.
Three most romantic expressions
Well.. on top of my head... I cannot really recall... wait... hold on... maybe there is one... but i am not sure if it really is the most romantic expressions. He always say “you are the one.” I don't think I heard the most romantic expressions personally. But i don't know if that counts as the three most romantic expression I heard. The #1 romantic line is from “Pride and Prejudice” when Mr. Darcy proposes to Elizabeth once again after the rejection. Whenever I watch the movie, I always squeal when Mr. Darcy says the line. The second one is from Grey’s Anatomy when Burke makes his wedding vow in the OR. Burke and Cristina are not the optimistic couple on earth but seems to have their own love in their own way. Therefore, when Burke says his vow to the other women in the OR, the women are awed by his vow. "Cristina, I could promise to hold you and to cherish you. I could promise to be in sickness and in health. I could say, til death do us part. But I won't. Those vows are for optimistic couples, the ones full of hope. And I do not stand here, on my wedding day, optimistic or full of hope. I am not optimistic, I am not hopeful, I am sure. I am steady. And I know that I am a heart man. I take them apart and I put them back together and I hold them in my hands. I am a heart man. So this I am sure, you are my partner, my lover, my very best friend, my heart, my heart beats for you. And on this day, the day of our wedding, I promise you this: I promise you to lay my heart in the palm of your hands, I promise you me. " (Grey's Anatomy) In Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy finally has his chance to show his true feelings to Elizabeth. "“…If, however, your feelings have changed, I will have to tell you: you have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love … I love … I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on." AHHH...Mr. Darcy...I LOVE YOU. and the last one will be the famous line from the Notebook. "So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s gonna be really hard. We’re gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. Will you do something for me, please? Just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now? What’s it look like? If it’s with him, go. Go! I lost you once, I think I can do it again. If I thought that’s what you really wanted. But don’t you take the easy way out.” Noah says the line to catch his girl for the last time before she might leave him.
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Galbi Love
Everyone loves Korean barbecue. My favorite dish is raw galbi (생갈비). Galbi is korean dish made of marinate beef rib. First of all, I love meat. I love going to Korean restaurant and ordering galbi. However, the cost is expensive! :( On Saipan the cost of galbi is around $18 while in NYC is $29. I love the sound when the beef is grilled. I love the smell of its yummy yummy meat smell. The smell is indescribably yummy that my stomach grumbles for it. Since it is easy to make and eat, people have galbi at bbq parties and picnic. It is so juicy and tender. It represents my love for meat. My devotion for meat is eternal. Its sauce is made out of soy sauce and onions. Also, you can eat galbi with vegetable (lettuce, mushrooms, sushi). It melts your heart when you eat it. I do not know how else I am to talk about galbi. Everyone should try it unless they are vegetarians. It is in the top 50 most delicious food from the CNN food poll. I guarantee you that you will love it. I love meat. I love galbi the most. I love it. I love it. I am loving it. Da la da da da I am loving it.
Tiger Mom?
Six precepts I want to teach my children? First of all. I want to have three kids. I have no idea how I came up with that number but it seemed like a perfect number for children. Although I am Asian, I do not want the title of Tiger Mom. Maybe a white tiger mum? Maybe a little bit of the tiger mum. But I do not want mothers who force children to do everything. But I want them to do what they want and love to do in their lives. Here are my six percepts I want to teach my children.
1. Humility
2. Respect
3. Honesty
4. Open-minded
5. Education
6. Passionate
Those six precepts. I learned that when I was New Zealand. I have a friend name Michael Jenkins (in his 60s). He has PH.D from Oxford University (organist). He is the humblest and kindest man alive. He is the definition of an angel on earth. I will never ever find a man like him. I have been close friends with him for three years and I have seen his life. I have always thought someone who is from those world prestigious university would be wealthy. However, Michael devotes his humble life to people. He plays the organ divinely. Living in a small apartment, Michael helps people in church with their English and their lives. He is so kind that everyone who meets Michael melts. He melts people's heart with kindness and honesty. He looks people in the eye that calms them. With his humbleness, he receives great respect from everyone. I have learned from Michael all those six precepts. His open mindedness makes him to open his heart to everyone. However, one can only be respected when educated. Michael is also a passionate man who loves people, music and God. By looking up at Michael as my role model, I want a passionate life as well. I want to do what I love and not what others want me to be. This is what I want to emphasize to my children. Life is short. Do not regret later. Because of Michael, many people come to church. They want to know about Michael's God. He is my dearest friend. I hope I can visit him this summer. I miss him dearly. I want to teach the character of Michael to my children.
1. Humility
2. Respect
3. Honesty
4. Open-minded
5. Education
6. Passionate
Those six precepts. I learned that when I was New Zealand. I have a friend name Michael Jenkins (in his 60s). He has PH.D from Oxford University (organist). He is the humblest and kindest man alive. He is the definition of an angel on earth. I will never ever find a man like him. I have been close friends with him for three years and I have seen his life. I have always thought someone who is from those world prestigious university would be wealthy. However, Michael devotes his humble life to people. He plays the organ divinely. Living in a small apartment, Michael helps people in church with their English and their lives. He is so kind that everyone who meets Michael melts. He melts people's heart with kindness and honesty. He looks people in the eye that calms them. With his humbleness, he receives great respect from everyone. I have learned from Michael all those six precepts. His open mindedness makes him to open his heart to everyone. However, one can only be respected when educated. Michael is also a passionate man who loves people, music and God. By looking up at Michael as my role model, I want a passionate life as well. I want to do what I love and not what others want me to be. This is what I want to emphasize to my children. Life is short. Do not regret later. Because of Michael, many people come to church. They want to know about Michael's God. He is my dearest friend. I hope I can visit him this summer. I miss him dearly. I want to teach the character of Michael to my children.
Film Review: Precious
“Precious” (2009, directed by Lee Daniels; written by Geoffrey Fletcher) is a film based on the novel “Push” by Sapphire. The film’s plot goes around an illiterate, poor, insecure, overweight, sixteen years old African American, Claireece Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) who lives in an unimaginable background in Harlem with welfare checks. Mary (Mo’Nique), Precious’s unemployed terrifying mother is jealous of her husband’s love for Precious; therefore constantly abuses Precious with physical, mental and verbal abuse. When kicked out of her school for her second pregnancy, Precious is set off to go an alternative school, “Each One Teach One,” where Miss Blu Rain (Paula Patton) teaches students with hope and love. The social worker Miss Weiss (Mariah Carey) finds out that Precious’s father (who dies of AIDS) impregnated Precious and Mary did not stop the sexual abuse of Precious that has started at the age of three. In the end, Precious leaves her mother with her down syndrome daughter, Mongol, and her newborn baby, Abdul and continues her education to get her high school diploma.
Daniels’ achievement of this powerful film is praised for its cinematography. The scenes are roughly handled as it is hand-held camera with rough editing. The camera zooms roughly especially in close-up shots. These effects of camera and editing perfectly fits the dramatic crisis in the film. Precious imagines fantasy, a world of fame, when she is in trouble. Also Precious isolates her mind by setting herself into the television when her mother is abusing her. The lighting is dark in Precious’s dirty apartment with her abusive mother. In contrast, the lighting changes in Precious’s haven when she goes to “Each One Teach One” and Precious’s fantasy. The soundtracks are rarely heard in the film as it it mostly dialogues. Instead, Precious’s mumbling voice-over narrates the her lonely world. Daniels achieves the characteristics of the African American characters brilliantly. Daniel clearly sets the environment of the poor abusive home with physical, sexual and language abuse. Her mother (Mo’Nique) is the villain of the film that makes the audience to flinch in fear and horror. He clearly shows the physical abuse when Precious’s mother, Mary, throws down the television to hurt Precious and her newborn baby. Mary’s frightening violences make the audience to fully engage in the film as they hold their breath.
The budget for the film is estimated to be $10 million and the gross is $47 million. It is produced by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry The film has been praised in TIME magazine as “too powerful for tears.” However, it has received some negative response for degrading African Americans. Its kudos for the actresses and its story are endless. “Precious” has received six nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Supporting Actress (won by Mo’Nique) and Best Screenwriter (won by Geoffrey Fletcher) at 82nd Academy Awards. Also “Precious” had won and nominated at many film festivals and awards for its outstanding film. “Precious” is a powerful film that leaves the audience with a strong message, “life is precious.” It is a great film for the general audience but is rated R for child abuse (sexual assault and pervasive language).
What I fear most
What do I fear the most? hm... toad, gecko, cockroach, drowning, world war 3, being sick. That is what I can think of at the moment. Anyways. At the moment, I fear toad the most. I think. Those monstrous creatures sit down in front of my front door and do not even move. They are the reason why I do not going outside my house at night or just going out. They block my pathway. Once, I just came back home from Street Market and literally I was stuck outside my house for twenty minutes. There was this huge toad chilling out in front of my door. I despise them and fear them. I am scared that if I tried to move them or shoo them away, they will attack me somehow. They are covered with the gooey, disgusting, sticky stuff that makes them toad. I fear amphibians in general. My phobia of the toads started when I was in third grade. I came out to wear my shoes which were outside. Then I could feel this lumpy wet thing that was inside the shoe. Then when I pulled out my foot, the toad was peeping out. I cannot describe how scared I was. I have no idea why they even exist on this earth. This is one of my top 100 questions that I will ask God. They are big. green. dark green. yucky. slimy. everywhere. I do not care when I see toads slammed on the road. roadkill. I cannot careless for them. But does not mean I am heartless.
Also their friends, gecko, creeps me out as well. Geckos...oh... they are the reasons why I do not living in a tropical island. I was grateful living in New Zealand. Because geckos did not exist everywhere. I am scared that they will attack me somehow like one did when I was in second grade. I was nonchalantly sitting in the front sit while my mum was driving. But we had our window open. Then a truck passed by that a gecko flew in somehow and attacked me. literally. They are everywhere. seriously. they have this round marble eyes that stare into my soul. Like it is going to eat me someday. I get scared when they are in my room or in my shower. They are scary creatures. My school's mascot is gecko. Why?? Out of all the other pretty beautiful animals... Why geckos? We could have been...um... starfish at least... I think that is better than a gecko. I especially fear the geckos that are really transparent. It it really disgusting. I can literally see their internal organs. yuck. yuck. yuck. My sister hates them and fears them. But she catches them in a can and kinda torture them. Even though I hate geckos...I would not kill it. I just want it to be out of my site!! They really truly scares me. They are the monsters that I have to fight in order to go to my house or leave the house. I am scared that the geckos will fall on me. I can not even imagine.
I HATE CLOWNS. I FEAR ITIt is like a devil on earth. It is the devil. I hate it. It creeps me out.
Also their friends, gecko, creeps me out as well. Geckos...oh... they are the reasons why I do not living in a tropical island. I was grateful living in New Zealand. Because geckos did not exist everywhere. I am scared that they will attack me somehow like one did when I was in second grade. I was nonchalantly sitting in the front sit while my mum was driving. But we had our window open. Then a truck passed by that a gecko flew in somehow and attacked me. literally. They are everywhere. seriously. they have this round marble eyes that stare into my soul. Like it is going to eat me someday. I get scared when they are in my room or in my shower. They are scary creatures. My school's mascot is gecko. Why?? Out of all the other pretty beautiful animals... Why geckos? We could have been...um... starfish at least... I think that is better than a gecko. I especially fear the geckos that are really transparent. It it really disgusting. I can literally see their internal organs. yuck. yuck. yuck. My sister hates them and fears them. But she catches them in a can and kinda torture them. Even though I hate geckos...I would not kill it. I just want it to be out of my site!! They really truly scares me. They are the monsters that I have to fight in order to go to my house or leave the house. I am scared that the geckos will fall on me. I can not even imagine.
I HATE CLOWNS. I FEAR ITIt is like a devil on earth. It is the devil. I hate it. It creeps me out.
Long Distance II by Tony Harris
Though my mother was already two years dead
Dad kept her slippers warming by the gas,
put hot water bottles her side of the bed
and still went to renew her transport pass.
You couldn't just drop in. You had to phone.
He'd put you off an hour to give him time
to clear away her things and look alone
as though his still raw love were such a crime.
He couldn't risk my blight of disbelief
though sure that very soon he'd hear her key
scrape in the rusted lock and end his grief.
He knew she'd just popped out to get the tea.
I believe life ends with death, and that is all.
You haven't both gone shopping; just the same,
in my new black leather phone book there's your name
and the disconnected number I still call.
Greatest Invention
I wonder what life would be like in the days where there are no Facebook, Skype, Twitter, Tumblr, and so much more. The greatest invention of world is internet. We can access the internet with computer, iPod, Blackberry and Galaxy. Internet connects the whole world instantly. We can keep in touch with friends around the world. With internet, international network has opened so greatly that it is making our world more diverse. Tumblr and Twitter gives updates and people can follow certain people to whom they are interested. With internet, our lives have become more diverse and is making greater innovation to it. Internet makes our world much easier. Good thing that internet was opened to the public as it was first made for government use only. We can send messages through email or Skype with the person on the other side of the world. Recently, I was able to use FaceTime to keep in touch with my bf. It is fast and quite clear as if my bf was close to me than being thousands of miles away. Internet connects everyone into a social network. Old friends from high school and middle school have their union and see how their old friends are doing. They are able to keep in touch that could not have been possible. The "Social Network" movie shows how powerful our social network is. It is instant that people can know what had happened. It stores personal information that people can access. However, social network becomes an addiction to some people. There are more positive sides to it than negative sides. The bad side is often that people become anti-social in reality and become social online. People tend to lose their social skills in real life as they are so used to the social network. Also, internet helps us to have greater knowledge of what is going on around the world. We get instant updates of the world through the news. People have greater space to show their freedom of speech. With internet, we can do online shopping that people in the old days could not have even imagined. Our lives are so convenient. Amazon and Ebay has almost everything that we need. Internet help students and teachers with their research and studies. Now, students can do their research online than going to the library and read everything. Also, Youtube broadens our world with videos that educate and entertain people. Internet broadens our world of entertainment as well. People become famous through internet as well. For an example, the most renown teenager, Justin Bieber was scouted because of his videos in Youtube. With this expansion through internet, more talents are seen around the world. People are able to listen to music online and watch movies as well. With internet, people can see what is new around the world and make their own opinions on it. Like what I am doing at the moment, people are able to write blogs to spread their opinions through the internet. Internet is an amazing invention that brings the world together.
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Pride and Prejudice
My all time favorite book is "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. Elizabeth Bennet is my favorite character as her personality reminds me of myself. She has the prejudice character of judging another
Jane Austen creates an outstanding conflict and misunderstandings between the two lovers. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy’s characteristics establish the unique plot and tension to the story that establishes the base of their happiness and marriage.
Mr. Darcy, ideal noble and perfect man, who has ‘ten thousand a year,’ loses the favor from the society as he isolates himself from the assembly. His excessive pride, arrogance and superiority helps him to become the perfect protagonist in the story. The indifference of his attitude brings an angry prejudice from Elizabeth as he ignores to praise the beauty in her and looks down on her social status. Although he leaves an ill impression, he develops his love for her by overcoming step by step. His pure and innocent love for her is honestly confessed in his proposal. Austen shows the hardship of pride and true love that Mr. Darcy has been going on with. Even with the rejection, he tries to make Elizabeth happy by helping Lydia and Jane’s marriage.
Elizabeth tries to make up his character by listening to the rumors. However, her prejudice falls for Mr. Darcy’s pride as she learns the truth after his proposal. She finally admits her love for Mr, Darcy. As Elizabeth has always wanted to marry for love, she finally does in the end.
Austen shows the building blocks of marriage as social status, stability and wealth. Austen asserts that, no matter of a person’s birth, love becomes the attracting force between anyone. The two unique characteristics have brought the most difficult characters to fall in love. "Pride and Prejudice" is the foundation of romantic dramas of the world. Austen's Mr. Darcy becomes the ideal man to every woman in this earth. My Mr. Darcy. Somewhat like Romeo. Where art thou, Mr. Darcy?
Also the movie version of "Pride and Prejudice" is my #1 movie. I never get tired of watching it over and over again. The cast is perfect with Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen. It is directed by Joe Wright who is currently making another movie of the book I am reading, "Anna Karenina."
Steam of consciousness: love love love
Love. love love love. Well... first of all i don't know how to define it or describe it. I guess it is something that makes you happy. Like a child eating an ice-cream perhaps? I do not know. my friend told me about her love relationship before. but it seems to be so different compared to mine. it seems she did not like a cheesy boyfriend at all. anyways. living with the matter of fact with love enriches our boring life. I really want to use the backspace button for spelling errors. love is a rose? i say love should be something that must be proud to admit and able to protect it. if not. i might doubt it is not love. When people are in love, they say things that they have never said before. I like to be realistic for one. so i keep it as realistic as possible; not too much of those disney princess dreams. i can see my reflection from my milo's screen; it is one seventeen in the afternoon of January 23rd , Monday. FYI. People tease me sometimes but i guess i am getting use to it. love is something that should make one's heartbeat to beat faster than usual. Without the intensity, i do not know if it is love. It seems boring. Love is timeless for once. as our life is really short. you have no idea how long the relationship is going to work. some people really get tired of their relationship really fast. but if it is love, then i guess it will last more than you think. Alice is wearing baby blue polo and jaehee is wearing baby pink. andy is wearing his usual red shirt and amber wearing our class shirt, unni is sitting next to me and gus is right across from me. anyways back to the stream of consciousness of love, love is something and something. when u re in love you want to do everything together which kinda is a good thing but i also want to spend equal time with my best friends. senior year is going to end pretty soon and i want to enjoy it quite well and have fun. don't be too passive sometimes. it may be quite a no comment. when u are in love, u tend to miss or miss your bf or gf most of the time. unlike my friend who was sick of even seeing her bf in school everyday, i really want to drive. seriously. i need my license. valentine's day is coming up pretty soon. i know what i m getting for my bf. and i think and i will bake something like cookies or brownies. i really want to bake a cake or something but i have a small oven. i want my hollister order to come nowwwwww. seriously. the expected a delivery was on jaunuary 11. i want to watch warhorse. i wanna to watch it with my friend and my bf. but it will not work. that is the bad part in relationship. you have to choose one. anyways, sorry about that i just yawned . seems like i am really talking to myself at the moment. how do people really define love anyways? do they even know what it actually means? yawned again. and again and again and again and again. do do d o do do do do do do do . reminded me of a 2pm song of again and again. anyways. keeping the relationship will be the hardest part and will always be. esp when it is love and not brotherly love or any other kinds of love. i bless you unni, she just sneezed. i kinda want to sleep atm. but i can't. and the worst part of love is telling lies. i repeat that i do not accept lies. it screws up the relationship when one lies as it becomes a habit after once. therefore do not. i want to watch warhorses. i do not know it if the younger kids know about love. i did not date till now but there are many kids who start dating when they are really young. anyways. today is monday. i love 3 day weekend. we should start school after lunch and end at 2.45. i can't even open my eyes in the morning. i love sleeping. that is what i love. love should be exciting. not so informed what you get bored and know what is going to happen. really. i have no idea this is already 2000 weds words. i spy jian typing and her nails are so pick and pink and pretty. loving someone and having a crush on someone have so much difference. boys are not smart and clueless. no profanity. so said not smart. instead. i love my milo because it is so beautiful. love is for dummys because it is something that an regular person cannot understand if he is not in a relationship. if it is indeed true love, then they should be together forever. but nothing lasts forever nothing last forever. my mac has auto grammar or spelling corrections. they should live the util one falls over. a persons commented on love saying it is a hormone effect. man. he should be. he must have a lonely life for one. love is a beautiful thing according to my mother. i will not go against it since it is quite true. yishan is laughing from behind. my eyes are half opened. my hands or fingers are getting tired of this keyboard protector and my brain is not giving me more about love. someday love it is a river that drowns a tender reed. someday love it is a razor that makes the heart bleed. love makes people do thing i do not know what to write it is 1028 words at the moment. need to type as twice as much. love makes people to become soft i guess. it i watch so many movies esp romantic movies. i love my romantic movies as it make people fantasize about their love. but in reality. the fantasy does not work that way so often. notebook, a walk to remember, pride and prejudice, i am reading anna karenina at the moment . quite an interesting novel by tolstory. as it is about lovers cheating on each other. minjoo's face. she made me laugh during my debate. because of love. so happy. i am staring at minjoo and writing this thing down. minjoo's forehead is so shiny. she is has the priceless facial expression . you cannot even describe it. jaehee is saying he is done. i want to finish it too. one minute before class ends. and naked mole rat and biever fever is going into my eyes. this is really really long. i dunno who is going to read this anyways. love is a power thing. minjoo is typing while looking at my face and i am atm. alice bumped into my milo. amber and zoe is fist pounding . i wish i can use the backbuttom. i do not know how to write about it. really. is this what people call falling in olive?love? perhaps. really? olive is spelling replacement for love? i hate olives. it tastes horrible like really bad. even mushroom and sea mussels. when you rare in love or love somebody in secret, do not ever bee a coward. the person will give up on you if oyou are going not going to change. love love love love lovelovel olive lovelovel love i i love you like a solve song baby. and i keep rhittign repeat peat peat peat peat. boy. utu think the class is over but we are not dismissed. what a typical day. i don't know what to write. love is i don't know. literally. that is what i said the thursday of november at the street market. because i do not know. minjoo types her keyboard like she is paying her playing her piano. my lens is dried up. i think we are watching a new movie. WHAT IS LOVE?
My life after college
My life after college? Wow. I will be in my mid-twenties. Although I do not know my future, this is how I picture it.
I will be traveling around with my friends to England, France, Spain, Germany and Austria. I want to look for beautiful sites and villages for film settings. I would love to learn the tradition of each of those countries. I have always dreamed of going to Europe since I was little. By then, I hope I learn German in college so I can use it there. I love European history and going to Europe will be being part of its history. I want to go to the tasty restaurants and learn how to bake/cook their dishes. When I retire, I want live somewhere in western Europe.
I will be working at a film company. I want to learn all the techniques and skills. It will be an honor to even work under a famous director. I would love to take part in one of the Hollywood's projects. I wish I did not regret my decision of doing something passionate in my life. I guess I will be living in New York City of Los Angeles. I can imagine myself as a New Yorker or maybe LA girl. They are the cities of cinematography. I will be learning how to edit, direct and produce. I will never get tired of learning cinematography. My art.
I will be living alone or with a roommate. I will have a beautiful Siberian Husky. I always wanted to raise one after college. With my earnings, I am going help the unfortunate people in the Third World Countries. Later, I would like to go there and actually help children, build homes/schools and volunteer. I would also like to film a documentary on them.
I will be traveling around with my friends to England, France, Spain, Germany and Austria. I want to look for beautiful sites and villages for film settings. I would love to learn the tradition of each of those countries. I have always dreamed of going to Europe since I was little. By then, I hope I learn German in college so I can use it there. I love European history and going to Europe will be being part of its history. I want to go to the tasty restaurants and learn how to bake/cook their dishes. When I retire, I want live somewhere in western Europe.
I will be working at a film company. I want to learn all the techniques and skills. It will be an honor to even work under a famous director. I would love to take part in one of the Hollywood's projects. I wish I did not regret my decision of doing something passionate in my life. I guess I will be living in New York City of Los Angeles. I can imagine myself as a New Yorker or maybe LA girl. They are the cities of cinematography. I will be learning how to edit, direct and produce. I will never get tired of learning cinematography. My art.
I will be living alone or with a roommate. I will have a beautiful Siberian Husky. I always wanted to raise one after college. With my earnings, I am going help the unfortunate people in the Third World Countries. Later, I would like to go there and actually help children, build homes/schools and volunteer. I would also like to film a documentary on them.
Heaven is for Real
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Before the Reformation, Catholic started to sell indulgence to buy their way to heaven. However, as I have mentioned, it is not a easy task. The easy candidate will be the pure children. They are the only exceptions. People who have come back from the dead says that the road to heaven is very narrow. It is a narrow road on a steep cliff that one can fall off easily. However the highway to hell is the opposite; easiest road for everyone.
During my summer break, my mom read a book review of "Heaven is for Real" by Todd Burpo. We immediately ordered three copies from the Amazon. It is an astounding story of a little boy's trip to heaven and back. The little boy, Colton, at age three, tells his life in heaven as he left his body during the surgery. He describes and talks about the stories of heaven that he has never learned and met the people who had once lived on earth. From this book, I can see the innocence and the truth from this child as he talks about Jesus, angels and God. This book is amazing.We must believe like a child to enter heaven. An eternity place after death is really truely forever. So I hope you believe in what I believe. This is real. :)
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