September 9, 2009 at 6:09 pm (Career Moments, Me Moments, Movie Moments)
I’m drawn to this picture of Ellie in her old age because this is one of my favourite posture when I am deep in reflection.
A book in hand, drooping glasses, her hand on her chin, her mind momentarily lost in reflection – that’s who I am.
Seeing Ellie in the movie UP sparks something deep within. My ambition are not that of conquering the corporate world. They are of a simpler nature – to be with the man I love, to have a contented heart, a peaceful mind and live life with a sense of adventure. How I have strayed from my earlier dreams. What with the promotions, materialism, keeping up with the ’Janes’ and power, I lost myself for awhile. Seeing Ellie made me remember.
I hope when I grow old, I’ll have the same disposition as Ellie did – still deep in reflection but with a smile in her eyes and contentment in her heart.
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September 9, 2009 at 5:34 pm (Movie Moments)
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June 25, 2009 at 10:47 pm (Me Moments, Movie Moments)
The past few days, I kept returning to the scene in Bride Wars where the sweet and docile Emma went berserk when she saw a raunchy video of her on a graduation night being played on her wedding day. She headed over to her best friend’s wedding which was just at the opposite hall; threw herself at Liv and fought it out.
At the end, Emma laid there on the floor with Liv and told her: “I can’t do this anymore.” She then broke off with her almost-husband as she knew deep down he was still in love with the old her – the one that’s back in high school. She on the other hand have moved on, changed to someone different.
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March 28, 2009 at 5:16 pm (Movie Moments)
A quote from the movie Confession of a Shopaholic that strike a chord in me.
This is the part where Rebecca’s dad offered to sell off the trailer in order to help pay off her debts.
Rebecca Bloomwood: No, I won’t allow you to do this. It defines you. The trailer absolutely defines you.
Rebecca Bloomwood’s Dad: Nothing defines me. What defines me is you and your mom.
Here’s where one go ‘awwwww’. :p
But seriously, it reminded me that my worth and identity is not based on the clothes I wear (God knows how I often wish I had better fashion sense!), the company I keep, the brand I use but rather the relationship I have with people and most importantly God.
What defines you or me?
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October 22, 2008 at 9:57 am (Movie Moments)
Gabe’s post on Chick Flick reminded me about the time I watched the movie which interestingly was on my birthday. As with most chick flicks, there are tear jerker moments (Yea, I know it’s weird to be going all teary on my birthday but hey it’s a melancholy rite of passage :p) and moments when I just went ‘awwwwww’ (What can I do? It’s a chick flick! It does that to me).
As with every movie (especially with chick flicks), there is a defining moment in the movie when it grabs you at the heart and brings out the emotions and thoughts you’ve always felt but could not quite put a finger upon. For me, that moment came when Kevin told Jane: ‘You are so busy creating kodak moments for other people that you forget to create your own memories.’ It wasn’t so much that I was trying to create picture perfect moments for people but rather I was trying to conform and accomdate the wishes of other people to the point I began to derive my identity from it. I forgotten who I really am. I forgotten who is the One I really needed to please. I forgotten whose agenda I am supposed to live for. That quote was an ‘ahhhh’ moment for me. So whoever say chick flicks are useless? *Grin*
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