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Saturday, July 31, 2010

"MANNER - would you mind?"

From the story "No one stops to say thank you anymore", I learned a lot. The first part of the story was about a homeless man stops and says thank you to a well-dressed man despite being desperate to escape a room full of disapproving people. Fortunate people think they have more manners because they are well-educated than the unfortunate ones. This implies discrimination. It is so unfair to treat them like that. I have my own observations just like one time , a scavenger approached me and asked me some peso coins. just after i gave him 5 peso coin, he thanked me. Well, I was kinda shocked. Not expecting him to thank me.

Another, as expected by many and as a culture, boys usually do the honor in opening doors for girls. In a line, boys let girls being first on the line. It symbolizes gentleness on boys. Now? seldom you could see it happen.
Familiar with the phrase "ladies first"? it is being used now as a rude language because boys usually put girls on the first if they are not sure of a situation they are in to. It is so disappointing.

The trend of today's youth is the "give and take relationship". It means helping only those people whom you think you can get some benefits for your advantage. Lucky those people who are fortunate because they can acquired a lot of benefits from the people of their own kind. Unlucky for those unfortunate ones.

Parents should be the one guiding their children, teaching them to be well-mannered. It is true for so they are the reflectors of their parents' doings.


Bottom line, we should treat people equally not minding their status in life. Elders should be respected. People who provides a helping hand for you in times of need should be given gratitude. Learn to say sorry if you had hurt anyone. Lastly, observe manners on appropriate time, person and place.

Monday, July 12, 2010

500 days of summer


Synopsis:

The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative, as it jumps from various days within the 500-day span of Tom and Summer's relationship; this summary is a linear version of the events of the film.

On January 8, Tom Hansen meets Summer Finn, the new assistant to his boss. Tom trained as an architect but works as a writer at a greeting card company in Los Angeles. Following a karaoke night, Tom's co-worker, McKenzie, lets slip that Tom is attracted to Summer. Over the next few months, Summer and Tom grow closer, despite Summer making it clear to Tom that she does not believe in true love, and does not want a boyfriend.

Tom shows Summer his favorite spot in the city, which looks out over a number of buildings he likes, although the view is spoiled by parking lots. After several months of dating, Tom gets into a fight with a guy chatting up Summer, and they have their first argument. On day 290, Summer and Tom split up after they see The Graduate, a film which Tom thinks shows true love. Tom does not take the break up well, and Tom's friends call his younger sister, Rachel, to calm him down.

Summer quits the greeting card company. Tom's boss moves him to the consolations department, as his depression is not suitable for happier events. Months later, as Summer and Tom attend the wedding of a co-worker, they dance at the wedding and Summer catches the bouquet. They sit next to each other on the trip home and Summer invites Tom to a party at her apartment. Tom attends the party and sees that Summer is wearing an engagement ring. Upon seeing this, he leaves the party. Tom enters a deep depression, only leaving his apartment for alcohol and junk food. After a few days, he returns to work hungover and quits his job. He sets about re-applying himself to architecture, makes a list of firms, and begins to attend interviews.

On day 488, Summer sees Tom at his favorite spot in the city and they talk. Tom states his lack of understanding towards her actions, but ultimately wishes Summer well. Twelve days later, on Wednesday, May 23, he attends a job interview and meets a girl who is also applying for the same job. Before entering the interview, he makes a date to have coffee with her afterward. He introduces himself, and she introduces herself as Autumn.



Saturday, July 3, 2010

my life's intro ^^,

Mission gives direction to one's life. People need this to be motivated and encouraged to go on with life. Actually I don't really have a permanent mission in life because I usually think less ahead of my future. It's not that I'm not ambitious and have not had think of it, it"s just that I enjoyed what i have right now and be contented of it but perhaps I might be needing one. hm mm.... sounds fine... I just need to share some of my experiences. They can help me establish my mission in life.

Experience is the sum total of the things that have happened to a person's life. It is our involvement in an activity or exposure to events or people that leads to an increase in knowledge or skills. Through experience we gain knowledge and we learn to identify right from wrong.In life we always encounter problems and trials and through our experiences we had learn to face them with head held high. I had encounter many trials in life most specially, emotional problems.When did I transform into more meaningful person? As I want to look back my past, the years I was not that completely a whole well-being, it became vague as the present years came to view. It changed because of the experiences I went through. I realized just by now how important are the things that were came by and stop just to enlighten my doomed mind. To make it clearer, I am going to elaborate some of it.It started on June of 2005. It was on my first year of high school that I first experienced to be accepted at the same time to be treated as a normal individual, I mean it not literally. I first met those people and I looked them with no interest. They were my classmates and said to be my classmates until my fourth year in high school. I treated them only as my classmates. I did not affiliate with them. I tried to keep myself away from them as possible. If possible, no emotions involved. I set my mind already that my classmates were just the same as the people I encountered before. I am afraid to be left again. I came to point that I wore a mask. I made myself different from my original self. I could not trust them. But it was necessary to befriend them so I befriended them only when I want something from them. Most of the time, I was kind of plastic. Those things continued until half of my second year because my world changed when one moment came to happen, still on my second year. One time, we had an open forum. I did not know what’s within their minds. They have been discussing a lot of things. In the later part, they talked about each person in our class and when it was my turn, they talked non-stop. They said they did not like me, that I was a plastic moron and a bitch. Bitch? That hurts a lot. I stood up and ran out and find an empty room to hide out. I stayed there for a long time. Unstoppable tears came from my eyes. I was terribly affected.When I was a bit alright, I went back to my classmates and defended myself. I explained a lot and I made sure they would understand. After explaining my side, I gave my apology and thank them for letting me realized my mistakes. They hugged me and told me that people are not the same. Each individual has unique characteristics to value. And they were the best people that I could have. I burst to tears again for I realized many things. I realized that it is fun when you have so called real friends. From that time, I learn to control myself and put the necessary attitude towards an event. I learn to value others as I value myself. Until now, the love, belongingness, recognition and acceptance that I feel when I am with them remains. My friends brought me where I stand now. They are the reason why I am what I am now and they play a big part of my identity. I would never regret the day God gave them to me. That was a moment to remember.Through this experience I might say my mission is to become strong emotionally and to gain more self confidence. They could be the stepping stones toward my success in the future. We should learn to apply what we have learned through our experiences to become a total person and to have a good quality of life in the future.

~ just like an eagle, soar high! ~