So what better movie to watch on 11th of November (Single's Day) than 《單身男女2》? Ok, it's past but that doesn't mean you can't catch this movie.
Here's the trailer:
演員: 古天樂，楊千嬅，周渝民，高圓圓，吳彥祖
Just a disclaimer before I begin that this movie review is purely my opinions and they have not been written to favor any clients, whatsoever (that's why I don't have a ton of photos to go with it).
Well, this movie is of a romantic comedy genre and I wasn't expecting a lot out of it. I mean how interesting can the plot be right? Guy breaks up with girl over another girl or its the courtship scene. Apparently it was more than that. There was a whole series of coincidences in the movie which is totally unbelievable but hey, that's what makes it comical. Ex-boyfriend's company is across the road, mistaken identity of boyfriend when it was brother and these are just a few of those coincidences.
What made the movie really entertaining besides the plot? I guess it was the atmosphere created by the romantic Chinese songs that were blasting away and songs which were so easily identifiable too.
At the end of the day, who would win the hand of their beloved? Does effort pay off in a relationship? These are some questions we would have and ultimately, how much do we treasure our relationships?
爱，真的没那么简单。
At least not in our society where it is always about money, the rat race, the benefits of marrying up. Getting into a relationship is one thing, maintaining that relationship is another.
Before I start off with today's blog entry, I would like to thank a few special people who have taken the time to compliment me on my blog. You guys know who you are, thank you so much! It's you people who encourage me to keep on blogging.
The issue I would like to talk about has been on my mind for a while now but I only got to blogging about it now. What issue? How parents bring up their kids.
Look around you, listen and you will be able to pick up what is wrong with society. Just the other day, I was on the MRT and it's the best place to observe people. People watching. It's pretty interesting really, if only I had the ability of deduction just like Sherlock.
So first, what I saw. I saw a kid sitting cross legged on a reserved seat, with his shoes off and he was playing with his phone. His mum, sitting next to him, looked extremely weary and was entertaining herself with an iPad. Yes, I judged immediately. C'mon lah, if you as a mum let your kid do that, next time when he grows up, he is going to think it is fine. It's the small things that you accept that eventually becomes overlooked. Have you seen people on the train or the bus with drinks or even ice cream cones in their hands? I have. They aren't dapaoing them, that's for sure. Ok, I get it, this may be a small thing, maybe the mum is really tired and this is an exception.
Now guess what I heard? Out of a bunch of girls, really loud ones, one girl was speaking to her mum over the phone and asking her out for dinner. Why? She had no money after spending it all on two meals (pretty expensive ones from what I inferred). Isn't that just sad? If you listened to her tone of voice as she 'asked' her mum out, you would be like, what has her mum taught her? It's not about the money but rather the fact that parents are asked out for meals when their kids run out of money. If got money then the girl will eat with friends instead?
I attribute all these to the way parents bring up their kids. Habits and upbringing are things that have to be taught. A few weeks back, my friends were discussing about how they bring up their kids and they came to a consensus that when they were young, hitting them was the fastest way to teach them and when they became of age, only then would reasoning become more effective. I for one agree.
Kids grow up with or without their parents. How is it though that sometimes there is no difference? Are parents chucking their kids aside with iPhones and iPads to entertain themselves? Bringing up a child is never easy. If you aren't prepared, if you would choose the easy way, your child will suffer and because of that, you may eventually too.
If my blog entry made you think just a little and you are interested to know about Steve Job's take on this read: http://theunboundedspirit.com/why-steve-jobs-didnt-let-his-kids-use-ipads/
And if you are really keen on watching how parents raise kids you should totally check out the Korean variety show The Return of Superman. You will just fall in love with the kids and in the process of it subconsciously learn how to best raise your future kids.
It all began with a boy who wanted a watch that was both digital and analog. He wanted a casual one, he didn't care about the brand but he was quite particular about the design. It was looking for a needle in a haystack but he knew when he saw it, he would recognise it. And he did.
It was a Takane watch and it cost $50. It wasn't branded but he was so in love with it.
Unfortunately, good things don't last long. During his daily activities, the boy was careless. After brushing past a hand rail in the bus, he scratched it pretty bad. His heart hurt more than
anything. More and more scratches surfaced over time. On his trip to Poland, the buckle broke. When he came back he went to get it fixed and very fortunately, the seller told him she managed to get spare parts despite the watch being no longer in production. He was thankful. He went on exchange to Taiwan not long later. Guess what? The strap broke. It was as if life itself didn't want him to keep track of time whenever he was overseas having fun. He came back and used whatever was left of the spare parts. The watch was whole again. Despite the many batteries which ran dead, the watch still operated with a change of batteries.
Yet only recently, for some reason the minutes hand on the watch went loose and it stopped. It was time for another repair. During the process, the boy witnessed how it was being taken apart and thoughts surfaced.
The watch was like the boy. He was unique in his own way, loved by his Father. Yet his many experiences during his daily life worn him out. Broke him down. Again and again his Father tried to put him together, to make him whole, to repair the damage. However, some damages cannot be repaired. Some of the experiences encountered cannot be undone. The boy would have to live with them. This his Father understood and He still loved the boy just like how the boy loved his watch.
The same can also be said with the boy's relationships with his friends. Some of the broken relationships can be repaired, some will never be the same. Only time can tell.
The boy would continue to grow and experience new things. His body would age just like how the watch would. What would happen to him in the future? Only God knows.
PS: I just realised that due to a change in widgets and stuff that some of the images on the blog cannot be seen and am in the process of restoring them.
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