just finished watching Evan Almighty. there are values in the movie man. about spending time with family and also being kind. its not really that funny la. okay only. compared to Bruce Almighty.
the other day, yiye was like saying, " why are they making movies on christianity? " its kinda odd to me too. but after i watched, i realise theres a moral behind the story. as i said before, this story talks about spending time with family and being kind. its about a new congressman called, Evan Baxter, called by God (played by Morgan Freeman; wonder why they always use him as God) to be the modern day Noah and build an ark. so he ignores God and God screw up his life until he decided to build the ark.
basically, God is using this excuse to make him spend more time with his family and also exercise abit of kindness everyday. and of course, using this as an excuse to get rid of certain bad guy (played by Mr Flintstone).
watching this movie has made me understand God's way a little bit more. there are some stuff said by Morgan Freeman; who plays God, that really is worth thinking about.
On the story about Noah's Ark,
" Many people miss the point of the story. They think its about God's wrath and anger. It never was about God being angry. Its actually a love story about believing in each other. Animals show up in pairs, they stood by each other. Side by side. Just like Noah and his family. Everybody entered the ark side by side. "
On God's way of answering prayers,
" If someone prays for patience, you think God will give them patience? Or do you think God will give them the opportunity to be patient?
If someone prays for courage, you think God will give them courage? Or do you think God will give them the opportunity to be courageous?
If someone prays for their family to be close, you think God helps him with warm fuzzy feeling? Or give them opportunity to love each other? "
new insight on how God helps people to overcome things. he provides in a different way. from the appearance, this movie may seem to be another commercialised Bible story. read deeper into it, and it may be God's answer to how he guides his children. one new acronym i learned fro this movie.
" You want to know how to change the world son? one Act of Random Kindness at a time. "
A R K
God's amazing isnt it.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
excerpts from an article in 8 days (week starting july 19, page 28)..
.. what's worrying is that all these so-called 'favourite' words can be found in fairy tales (usually) read by six-year-olds. We have intellectual myopia; more commonly known as 'jiak buay dua' (refuse to grow up). We're a sheltered and naive people and we don't know it. And we're contented with the lexicon of a kindergarten class. Correct or not?
How do i know this, you ask? i know 30-year-old, act-cute women who still refer themwelves as 'Little Princesses', collect Precious Moments ceramic dolls and believe Harry Potter is the greatest movie franchise ever. That's a grown man riding a broomstick and casting spells with a twig hor..
after reading this article, i can't help but ask myself, can i ever write something like that? this article made me laughed alright. it's funny in a way that it's close to singaporean's everyday life. 30-year-olds, act cute women, calling themselves 'Little Princesses'? don't tell me you have NEVER come across one. the way the writer express how frustrated he is with our society is so hilarious. you all should read the full article, then would you be able to understand regarding the 'favourte' words part. haha.
alright. so days have been kinda boring these days. ever since school started, sleep is never enough. played soccer in church on sunday, realised my stamina is no where to be found. i really need to get my lungs to work again. they arent responding to me. i was panting like a dog during the soccer session. i was half-dead. i really need some fitness regime or smth.
so about today, watched Harry Potter with yiye, zhiwei and shaoyu today. it was nice, but alot of things was cut from the movie. well, im fine with it, i read the book anyway. but for people that doesn't follow the story, they would be lost. the movie proceeded very fast. too fst for anyone to register what happened before. 2hrs is never enough for a Harry Potter film. why can Titanic survive 3hrs and not Harry Potter? don't get it. even Pearl Harbour took 3hrs. come on. do you really need 3hrs to bomb a stupid naval base?
to me, the most exciting part of the movie is the part where dumbledore fought voldemort. nice animations and all. funniest moments? haha. every part when dolores umbridge is not in control. she only proves that the quote 'never judge a book by it's cover' is right. she may look harmless to you, but when she passes someone a pen, you're a dead man. not bad a movie afterall. if you are intending to watch the next film, better watch this one, or else you would be so lost, GPS wouldn't work for you. NOT FUNNY.
.. what's worrying is that all these so-called 'favourite' words can be found in fairy tales (usually) read by six-year-olds. We have intellectual myopia; more commonly known as 'jiak buay dua' (refuse to grow up). We're a sheltered and naive people and we don't know it. And we're contented with the lexicon of a kindergarten class. Correct or not?
How do i know this, you ask? i know 30-year-old, act-cute women who still refer themwelves as 'Little Princesses', collect Precious Moments ceramic dolls and believe Harry Potter is the greatest movie franchise ever. That's a grown man riding a broomstick and casting spells with a twig hor..
after reading this article, i can't help but ask myself, can i ever write something like that? this article made me laughed alright. it's funny in a way that it's close to singaporean's everyday life. 30-year-olds, act cute women, calling themselves 'Little Princesses'? don't tell me you have NEVER come across one. the way the writer express how frustrated he is with our society is so hilarious. you all should read the full article, then would you be able to understand regarding the 'favourte' words part. haha.
alright. so days have been kinda boring these days. ever since school started, sleep is never enough. played soccer in church on sunday, realised my stamina is no where to be found. i really need to get my lungs to work again. they arent responding to me. i was panting like a dog during the soccer session. i was half-dead. i really need some fitness regime or smth.
so about today, watched Harry Potter with yiye, zhiwei and shaoyu today. it was nice, but alot of things was cut from the movie. well, im fine with it, i read the book anyway. but for people that doesn't follow the story, they would be lost. the movie proceeded very fast. too fst for anyone to register what happened before. 2hrs is never enough for a Harry Potter film. why can Titanic survive 3hrs and not Harry Potter? don't get it. even Pearl Harbour took 3hrs. come on. do you really need 3hrs to bomb a stupid naval base?
to me, the most exciting part of the movie is the part where dumbledore fought voldemort. nice animations and all. funniest moments? haha. every part when dolores umbridge is not in control. she only proves that the quote 'never judge a book by it's cover' is right. she may look harmless to you, but when she passes someone a pen, you're a dead man. not bad a movie afterall. if you are intending to watch the next film, better watch this one, or else you would be so lost, GPS wouldn't work for you. NOT FUNNY.
Saturday, July 07, 2007
went to play for zhiwei's soccer team today. actually just to go help out la. like thought they not enough people so, in case anyone injured, i can just substitute in and play any position. versatile eh. HAHA. fake. in the end, played the entire match, not really sure whether they got enough people in the end or not. was too tired. didnt manage to get the numbers right. haha. tiring day man.
first it was the ulu ulu soccer pitch that timothy commented, " wah! so ulu! if kena heart attack ar! sure die because ambulance cannot find the place. " lol. its true man. its very deep inside some private housing or something like that. but the pitch looks good la. just the that the "groundsman" dont allow us to play eh. saying that we will INJURE ourselves. load of crap. but then again, he is just doing his job la. cant blame him also.
in the end we settled at gan eng seng secondary soccer field, dont know whether its legal or not. just play la! the match ended with the scoreline at 3-2. we won. but tough match la. difficult pitch. blazing sun. ineffective me (?) haha.
thought the match end then my day also end already. BUT! i still have to go for the LWS performing group briefing. in the end decided not to join, too tough for me. i dont sing well. i dont.. not singing well is the main reason la. so no need for the rest. haha.
alright. gotta wake up early tomorrow! song presentation! hope everything goes well man. God bless us!
first it was the ulu ulu soccer pitch that timothy commented, " wah! so ulu! if kena heart attack ar! sure die because ambulance cannot find the place. " lol. its true man. its very deep inside some private housing or something like that. but the pitch looks good la. just the that the "groundsman" dont allow us to play eh. saying that we will INJURE ourselves. load of crap. but then again, he is just doing his job la. cant blame him also.
in the end we settled at gan eng seng secondary soccer field, dont know whether its legal or not. just play la! the match ended with the scoreline at 3-2. we won. but tough match la. difficult pitch. blazing sun. ineffective me (?) haha.
thought the match end then my day also end already. BUT! i still have to go for the LWS performing group briefing. in the end decided not to join, too tough for me. i dont sing well. i dont.. not singing well is the main reason la. so no need for the rest. haha.
alright. gotta wake up early tomorrow! song presentation! hope everything goes well man. God bless us!
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