Times ahead look bleak. Job opportunities may be few. Fortunately. some things about work remains …
1. Puntuality
2. Pride in Work
3. Proactive
4. Networking
5. Getting on the right side of management
6. Having colleagues as unconditional friends.
7. A very keen eyed security.
A very heart-warming story about a young girl and her pet dog.
I caught the trailers while watching The Dark Knight and my children and I promised that we will not watch this movie in the cinemas. Somehow, we know tears will flow. True enough, when we were watching the DVD at home one night, my youngest son was crying away because of one scene.
Many people think keeping pets is a fun thing. Yes. It is! But like all things we grow to love, once an attachment and connection is made, you will find it pretty difficult to let go of it. Is it any surprise why some people choose not to have pets?
10 promises to my dog… if your pet could talk to you…
I generally don’t watch locally produced movies. But I promised myself I will catch this one for sure … sooner. One of my students texted me and informed me that Kevin Tan is one of the actors. I tried and tried but I couldn’t place a face to the name until … the website came up. Kevin is in the pictures! Oh, this is the Kevin. The whole of 2007, I had him in my class. And now he is in a movie … that is great.
Kevin as Tauper
Then I recognised another face. Jason! Jason and his motor-mouth and his cheerful demenaour … always dishing out advice on AV expertise.
Jason as Rat
Kevin with a good haircut. It's about time!
Jason looking cool in long hair
Avery as Cockroach
All the best, boys!
I was googling for the latest movie releases. Then I came across a list … of 50 movies which was recommended that I must watch before I die. As I was going through the list, I spotted a familiar movie, City of Gods.
City of Gods is a violent gangster movie, with drugs and sex and the atrractiveness about it was that is is based on a true story. I took the chance to show it to one of my challenging classes. Yes, they were entertained and they were learnt.
They saw poverty and corruption. They saw that violence does not pay, unless one makes the effort to break the vicious cycle. They saw the value of education. At least Rocket lived.
It is a very violent movie … some boys loved it and some of them were squirmish. Nevertheless, it is a good story.
By the way, here is the link to the list of 50 movies … how many of these recommendations have you watched?
Step Up 2 was in the cinemas recently and now there is the DVD.
Yes. It is about Street Dancing. And.
It is something young people can relate well to.
It’s all that
Music
Dance
Talent
Education
Responsiblity
Teamwork
Friendship
Creativity
Intergrity
And maybe a little peek into the life of the Director, John Chu may even inspire some of the young talents (Special Features).
PS: Step up means to take a challenge or confront
You may not like the things that are happening around you.
What can you do?
Learn to Love…
watch
The Way Home …
After their adoptive mother is murdered during a grocery store holdup, the Mercer brothers – hotheaded Bobby (Mark Wahlberg), ladies‘ man Angel (Tyreese Gibson), family man and businessman Jeremiah (Andre Benjamin), and hard rocking Jack (Garrett Hedlund) – reunite to take the matter of her death into their own hands. As they track down her killer, they quickly realize that their old ways of doing business have new consequences.
At the funeral, we meet the four adopted sons, two black, two white. Evelyn Mercer was a foster mother all of her life, and these were the only four she couldn’t find homes for. They all have the name Mercer and they all consider Evelyn their mom, but they grew up on mean streets and have not spent a lot of time getting all sentimental about being “brothers.” That begins to change at the funeral, when they wordlessly agree that their mother’s death requires some kind of action. Jeremiah, observes: “The people who did this are from the same streets we’re from. Mom would have been the first to forgive them”. True of Mom, not true of them.
Warning:
In Singapore – NC-16 rating for violence, profanity, drugs, alcohol
You can find both the NC-16 as well as G rated versions on DVD.
Discussion Questions:
· What would you do if someone you love has been hurt, abused and/or killed?
· How would you justify your actions (be it lawful or unlawful) to yourself?
· Which character would you most relate with? Why?
· If someone you know wants revenge, what would you say to them?
· In some cultures, an eye for an eye is an acceptable social practice. Do you agree with this practice?
· Taking the law into your own hands is the only way to get justice. Discuss.
· Do you think the phrase “I would die/kill for you” is overrated? Why?
· Brotherly love cannot exist if you do not have blood ties. Do you agree?
More questions and comments would be greatly appreciated.
Ms Joy, HK
It was in 2006 when the National Library Board introduced this book as a read for the Read! Singapore campaign. About 10 teachers and I read the book and had a reading circle discussion on the book. We shared our many views over coffee at Campus Haven.
A year later, the book was made into a movie. Maybe it is due to the length of time, the movie give a good overview of the story but reading the book gives me more insight in the lives of the main character, Amir Jan. Well, if you want a glimpse of Afghanistan, the movie gives you some good insight and the way people live then.
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