JULIA ROBERT!!!!

haha..this entry is supposed to be for Monalisa Smile but i slept through the whole movie because i already watch this movie before. it's quite a good movie because it's inspirational for women out there but it's kinda slow and predictable. Julia Roberts is perfect for this movie because she has an awesome, charming, sexy, pretty and wonderful smile as what Monalisa should be. so here i'm loading loads and loads of her pictures. drool! haha

*i'm not a pervert okay!

Spiderpig, Spiderpig~

it's movie time again! this time it's an animated one and it's based on a novel of the same title, The Animal Farm.  this animated movie is about animals which lived in manor Farm that was being treated badly by their master. then they had their meeting and decided to rebel and fight against the human. when they succeeded, a pig named Napoleon decided to become the leader. He wasn't a good leader when he had ruled all the animals as a tyrant.

the animals had agreed upon seven amendments before they had overthrown the humans but after things had settled down, Napoleon himself started to violated one after another of the seven amendments. human qualities started to show up in Napoleon's character such as greed, pride and envy. the moral of this movie actually is the true nature of human will destroy us all if not controlled properly and in the movie, it is portrayed by substituting the role of human with animals but with true and ugly natures of human being. 

quite a good story i would say because it can make us think about what was happening in the world nowadays are all because our true nature as humans. no human being is perfect but society and law is what makes us different from the animals.

this time it's analyzing speeches from two great leaders, Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill. one from the Allies and the other from the Axis. both have one similarity and that is to persuade their subject about their vision and mission and also to raise their spirits. in terms of style of speech delivery, both should be given full marks because they are very persuasive. i said that because the points that they used in their speech are true to the context and relevant to their purpose of fighting.

they are both very manipulative because all the things that they said are relevant to what were happening during that era. it's hard to question what they were suggesting if you are already brainwashed with their propaganda. listening to their speech, you'll feel very motivated because they also give you hopes and promises that can be believed in during that era. both leaders have used the right words in their speeches because people who listened to them will do whatever that were said in the speech because it sound so true and promising.

after analyzing both speeches, i found that both leaders use the pronoun "I" throughout their speeches. it shows that they are using their full power as leaders and really want their subject to listen to them. but towards the end of the speech, the changed the pronoun to "we". i think it's because they already got their listener's attention and trying to put the feeling of 'togetherness' in their subject. it's like they are trying to make the listeners feel that 'we are together in this thing'.

\m/ (^_^) \m/

yeah we're bringing metal to the class! no of course we're not performing it..it's just a song that we've chosen for this class. it's entitled Paschendale performed by the awesome metal band Iron Maiden.

maybe not all of you  don't like to listen to heavy metal song but we have our own reason why we chose this song. the reason is obvious if you listen carefully to the lyrics. there's no hidden meaning in the lyrics, it's just the pain and agony suffered by the soldiers in the battle of Paschendale. though this is a metal song, it still have  morals and values in it. and this song thought us the suffering that soldiers have to go through in war. sometimes it's not their choice to go to a war but they are forced to and not all of them enjoyed killing each other in the battlefields.

our choice of song is maybe too heavy for most of us but here's the lyrics, so that you can see for yourself why we chose this song.

In a foreign field he lay

lonely soldier unknown grave

on his dying words he prays

tell the world of Paschendale

Relive all that he's been through

last communion of his soul

rust your bullets with his tears

let me tell you 'bout his years

Laying low in a blood filled trench

killing time 'til my very own death

on my face I can feel the fallin' rain

never see my friends again

in the smoke in the mud and lead

the smell of fear and the feeling of dread

soon be time to go over the wall

rapid fire and the end of us all

Whistles, shouts and more gun-fire

lifeless bodies hang on barbed wire

battlefield nothing but a bloody tomb

be reunited with my dead friends soon

many soldiers eighteen years

drowned in mud, no more tears

surely a war no one can win

killing time about to begin

Home, far away. From the war, a chance to live again

Home, far away. But the war, no chance to live again

The bodies of ours and our foes

the sea of death it overflows

in no-man's land God only knows

into jaws of death we go...

Crucified as if on a cross

allied troops, they mourn their loss

German war propaganda machine

such before has never been seen

swear I heard the angels cry

pray to God no more may die

so that people know the truth

tell the tale of Paschendale

Cruelty has a human heart

every man does play his part

terror of the men we kill

the human heart is hungry still

I stand my ground for the very last time

gun is ready as I stand in line

nervous wait for the whistle to blow

rush of blood and over we go...

Blood is falling like the rain

its crimson cloak unveils again

the sound of guns can't hide their shame

and so we die in Paschendale

Dodging shrapnel and barbed wire

running straight at canon fire

running blind as I hold my breath

say a prayer symphony of death

as we charge the enemy lines

a burst of fire and we go down

I choke I cry but no one hears

feel the blood go down my throat

Home, far away. From the war, a chance to live again

Home, far away. But the war, no chance to live again

Home, far away. From the war, a chance to live again

Home, far away. But the war, no chance to live again

See my spirit on the wind

across the lines beyond the hill

friend and foe will meet again

those who died at Paschendale

LOL

back to old skool!!

i love it when i got to watch movies in class! =D okay this time the movie is entitled Lean On Me starring Morgan Freeman. it's based on a true story where Freeman acts as principal (Mr. Clark) in East Side High School, a problematic school. Clark must bring order and peace to this school and must also bring up the learning level of the students so they can pass the state’s minimum basic skills test. lots of funny things happened during the process of Mr Clark trying to 'fix' the school. here's a snippet. enjoy!

the movie makes you wanna stay from the beginning until the end and not miss any part of it. it got lots of good moral values too. trust and responsibility are some of the issues stressed in the movie and it makes me wonder if i can ever be half as good as Mr Clark if i were to be transferred to that kind of school.

Dowry: Yes or No?

dowry. one of the things that sets male minds to worry when talking about marriage. dowry is the main essence of the story A Question of Dowry and Everything's Arranged. thanks to these two stories, i have know more about the importance and significance of dowry in Indian wedding. as i been taught, dowry is supposed to be as a security or insurance to the bride when she is married to the bridegroom. but what i had seen previously and even in these two stories, dowry are nothing but a bump in the road for the bridegroom's side especially the bridegroom.

in the story Everything's Arranged, the dowry acts as a bribe for the bridegroom family so that the bride, Rukumani can get married faster. the bride was increased up until $20,000 just to stop the marriage from going on. it's because there's rumours saying that Rukumani is in love with another guy, a Chinese. it is so unfair that the supposed-to-be-for-good-use dowry is now being used to stop another marriage happening. plus, one that's based on true love. not because of names or wealth.

Meanwhile in the A Question of Dowry,  the dowry acts as a gateway to marriage. no dowry, no marriage. this happens in the story when Mr. Ramachandran couldn't afford to buy a necklace for his daughter to be used as a dowry. he asked opinion from Thiruchelvam and he straight away canceled the wedding without second thoughts. it's really disappointing for everybody and for me as well. i strongly feel that dowry alone is not the key to a marriage. of course money is important but money can be find later in life after the marriage. it is love that really matters to the marriage, not money.

Edwina The Emu

this is quite an interesting story. animals given human traits are normal but in this story, animals are given human traits and live among humans too! it's the story of Edwina, an emu that tries to find a job to support her family. she tried to be a ballerina and a chimney sweeper but got rejected. she later found a job as a waiter and doing fine at it with her fast feet. but when a customer order an egg, she got mad and realized that her actual job is to look after her family.

this story is suitable for all kind of readers especially little children. its's because of the moral values in it and the language used is rhymatic and easy to understand. this story teaches about responsibility and also can teaches little children about love for their mother's sacrifice.

GRRR..GRUFFALO

this a good, no, excellent story for kids. the title is Gruffalo and it was written by Julia Donaldson. it's a simple story of a mouse walking through forest and found many predators along his way like snake and owl that were obviously trying to eat the mouse. the mouse cleverly cheated his way out of death by saying that he plans to dine with Gruffalo. after evading all those animals, the mouse was shocked to meet Gruffalo - a monster that he created to cheat the predators. but then again the mouse cheated his way out of death by saying to Gruffalo that he is the scariest animal in the forest. he proved it when all the other predators got out of his way when they say him walking side by side with Gruffalo.

the main character of the story is a tiny mouse but he's able to get himself out of his trouble by using his intelligence. this is appealing to kids because it can teach them to use their brains and knowledge when they are facing troubles.

the illustrations used are interesting and can make anyone look at it want to know the story and read it until the end. the languages used are simple and easy for kids to understand. it's also a good material to use as a bedtime story =)

stories are NOT for kids only

when i was a kid, i always love the story The Thirsty Crow. of course there are many other interesting fables but this one is my all time favourite.

the story begins with a crow flying around looking for something to drink as the crow was thirsty. the crow found a jug of water but the water inside the jug was to little to be drink from the mouth of the jug. the crow had an idea of putting stones into the jug to raise the water level. his plan worked and he's able to put his beak into the jug and drink from it.

i like this story very much because it teaches me the value of working hard to get what you want. when we worked really hard for the things we want, we will feel really satisfied when our effort paid off. i always think of this story whenever i feel like giving up. when i think of it, i would be patient and feel determined again to finish whatever i had worked on.

AKEELAH AND THE BEE

hey this one is quite an interesting story. i felt so because i myself had my share of playing spelling bee during my primary school. i even played it during my secondary school years but i often lose to my classmates. it's because they keep using words that ends with the letter X. not words many begins with the letter X right -_-". 

but in this movie, the spelling bee is not like what i had played before. it was more like New Strait Times's Spell-It-Right. the main character of the movie is of course Akeela, a bright kid from the hood that can be a spelling expert with a right teacher to guide her. Akeela met Dr. Larebee and he guided her to become the next national spelling champion. they met lots of obstacles of course but then in the end, Akeelah finally reached her dream.


i love this movie because it's good and lots of moral values like determination, discipline and so on. after watching this movie, i realized that i still don't know meaning lots of English words and even never heard of them before. but 1 thing i don't like is the choice of actor for the character of Dylan. it mocks the stereotype of Asian parents who really want their kids to excel in everything just for the sake of the family's name.