.Sunday, March 01, 2009 ' 6:39 PM Y
God is really such a good father. when He knows that his daugther has no umbrella and its raining cats and dogs, He sent me an angel and provide me an umbrealla! woohoo! (ok audrey, this shows that some singaporean still cares. haha. oh, but the one who sheltered me is a maid. either phillipino or indonesian. haha) it has been quite a few times that i got sheltered, quite "lucky" huh.. or maybe i got that "pitiful" look. heehee. ok next time i will shelter other ple also. pass it on! =) (thats provided that i bring umbrella out, which is very seldom the case. haha!)
anw i watched slumdog millionaire ytd. it was such a GREAT SHOW! (thanks to sirong mentioning it in her blog. haha) decided that i need a break from BOOKS! anw a super duper highly recommended show! (ok i know im q slow, some of u probly have alr watched it. was telling dev abt it and he said that was a long ago show.... -_________-)
the show is very different from normal hollywood show. not much action pact or sound effects. it was a british production featuring the lives in india, particularly the slums. this guy, jamal, who went to a "who wants to be a millionaire" show and through the questions, he began to reveal his life stories. this show really make you feel for the ple in the slums. it makes u realised that there are really things bigger than yourself. like child beggar (how they purposefully amputate and blind the children in the slum who lost their parents and work for the syndicate).. child prostituition... trusting your family member.. holding on to your 1st love etc. ok you should watch it yourself. it is really a very good show. n quite a gross one too. i made me feel so fortunate after watching it.
anw im just thinking. to the children, it might be a good trade off. losing an arm or an eye and gaining a place to stay and stable meals to eat provided from the syndicate, why not? i think they have no sense of human rights, they dun even know that they are entitled to something more in their lives. and i guess thats how terrorism starts. terrorist groups go to those not so well off places with abandoned youths and began to provide for them and "cast a vision" for them so that they can "run and not be weary". (but sometimes they do "faint", thats when they get caught. haha! ok nvm.) instead of countering terrorism, why not go to the root of the problem and solve the poverty problem? ok its easy to talk abt it, but there are really things that are bigger than ourselves. so dont just do your own things.
fast forward >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
i love the ending of the show! it was so touching. when jamal kissed the main actress (latika) on the scar on her face. it was so so so touching. it was more than romantic. by that very kiss, it signifies that he has embraced all her past as a child prostitute, and someone who slept with his (jamal) very own brother and who later the brother sold her off to another man. how jamal persisted on to find latika back and etc.... at that moment, i felt that this is THAT PERFECT LOVE that most ple cant give even to their spouse (common grace in that movie!)
so its a MUST watch movie!! it won 8 oscar awards! (or sth like that) go check it out!
ok i shall reframe myself from the com. wouldnt be blogging next few days. so pls dun &*%&^%^%&%&^ me if you see no updates here. haha. but will blog after my tests! by this weekend. got to study now.
tuesday:
1. understanding the universe (25%!)
2. changing landscape of singapore (13%)
thursday:
1. protein structure and function (20%)
2. immunology (30%!!!!!)
so pls pray for me. that thing that alvin chua told me on the 147 bus ride left a v deep motivation in me. he said "if you want an A, then you got to put in an A effort!" listen to him, a dean's list student. haha. its really true, i scored an A for my pharmocology test after putting in an A effort!alvin, if u happen to read this, yesh im putting in a A effort now! need to pull up my CAP to secure a good honours.
ok here goes the "A student" to study. (hahahha by faith!)
stay tune! =)
