Afterthought when finished watching "the classic"

Once in a while, you stumbled onto a good movie that keeps you awake all night. I've heard of "The Classic" (a Korean movie) a long time ago but haven't got a chance to watch it. Neither can I found it in the store, but by coincidence, I watched it today.

The movie is very beautiful. I personally think it's a true classic movie. Deep in the movie is not just about the love between two "beautiful people" but also about dignity, integrity, the culture that these people lived in. The parallel story lines between the now and then makes the movie so beautiful.

I will not spoil the movie by telling you what the movie is about, but here is just what I thought of it. If you would like to watch it, I would highly recommend you try youtubing it.

The soundtrack is wonderful. Every single moment was characterized and described clearly with each note and melody. It's interesting how the same notes can be wonderfully presented by different instruments that could hold your heartbeat in place.

Watching the movie reminds me of how it was used to be in the old day. Love was so innocent. Love was so pure. It was almost like a perfect picture. Each day, you waited for the mail to come. Each day, you realized how much you loved and missed the other person. Not only so, the relationship was so pure that their action was so cute and painful to watch at the same time. Seeing how hard they had to go through, imagining the pain that they had to endure, I can't help but thinking had technology destroyed these romantic moments? People nowadays take their dates and loved ones out to romantic and expensive restaurants. We usually express our love by how much money we give to our loved ones. We usually express our love by what kind of car we brought to our loved ones. We used our senses and materials to express our love but often time we forgot simple things mattered. Often we forgot memories mattered. Often we forgot that our life does not measure by the house we had. Neither will it be measured as how far we got into the corporate ladder. But it is measured by what helps making us here. Whether it is a small act of kindness, or a fond memory of good time, what makes us feeling most comfortable at the present moment.

Yeah...those good memories.... we have complicated ourself with the "business" in life only to later realize that maybe those don't matter as much as we have hoped for.

Will the innocence ever come back or will they forever be lost in the fast highway....

With every wish...

I have always wondered... putting aside our "divine characteristics"... if we have a wish, what would that wish be? Would it be a selfish wish? But really is there anything such as selfish wish anyway?

I have been told that just make a selfish wish for yourself and the rest will follow. It touches me from time to time seeing people begging for money and food on the street. It hurts me from time to time seeing people having no place to live and having no clothes to wear. I am not a rich person. Neither am I making enough money to support myself entirely. And yet, from time to time, I feel the need and the urge to give away some of what I already have. Giving away the things that I don't use or need anymore. We tend to cling to many things in our life. We even cling to things that we don't need anymore or things that don't need us anymore. People cling to the people that don't treat them well. And yet, they cling to others for the need of love and a little bit of romance. People endure the abuses that they get from others in order to feel the pain of life. People keep on buying material matters to satisfy their sense of wealth and rich. People love having babies because otherwise their life won't be complete. We tend to depend on everything around us for the sense of wealth, satisfaction, happiness, sadness, and accomplished.

But really, does any of that matter when we die? The world is still turning when we die. People still shop when we die. People will move on and get married when we die. Things will eventually break and their color will fade with time. The shirt we bought two years ago won't be the same shirt two years later. All these things make me realized... what is so precious is being at the moment. Knowing what is going on at the moment. The past is the past. The future is always an unknown. What can we plan? Can we plan for our sudden death? Can we plan our children's future? Can we plan for anything? Maybe for short term period... but long term is so uncertain.

Seeing that... I realize... if there is any wish for me, I wish I would never have to depend on anything to be happy... not the material things in life, not the relationship that I have, not the family that have raised me, not the people that I work with, not the friends that I have always thought of, not the bed that I love to lie on, not the blanket that keep me warm at night, not the music the soothe my mood, not a cup of tea that keeps me warm in the winter time, not a piece of pastry to satisfy my craving, not a place to call home, not the clothes that make me look successful, not the car that carry miles and miles, and the list goes on. Yeah.... if there is such a wish, that is what I would wish for.

call that selfish... but really...i think that is what I want. Unless I am able to help myself, I feel there isn't much in me to offer to the world...

Do I really hate something?

Hello again!

I just listen to "7 things" by Miley Cyrus... yeah I know... I was curious about it so yeah here we go. I was kind of surprised (not sure in a good or bad way) of how the video was shot. It wasn't a bad video but I am not sure it's quite age appropriate and I am not sure it is a good way to tell others that you hate something about someone. Or let some teenagers crying a lot over the long lost love. I mean... they look very young like 12 or 13 or something. If Miley really wants to venture out to the new territory, maybe she should has cast someone else a little bit older to fit the song better. It's just weird seeing such young girl crying over something that probably did not last for probably 1 month or so. Anyway... this post is not about the song but it's about the word that I heard repeatedly "hate".

Obviously, I guess I was the same when I was at that age. I hated this, I really hated that. or Oh my, I can't stand something like that... I hated it so much... As I grow older, I realize my tolerance has increased significantly and there is really nothing that deserve the word "hate." And I decided to write about the word "hate."

Sometimes, I realize we take words for granted. We said we love something. We said we really love someone. But really... are those emotion real? Do we really need to go to the extreme like that? You can like a TV but do you really have to love your TV? Same goes with "hate."

I used to say... gosh.. if someone does that to me, I would hate them for the rest of my life. Just for your knowledge, that was when I was in my late teen... so the rest of my life would be a very long time (assuming I have a long life ahead of me). But I have to say those emotion go away after a while. So now, I can't really say I hate anything or anyone anymore because I know I can't have that emotion for long. And I also realize... as long as you don't make a point in hating something, you will not hate it. We only make ourself hate something by keep on thinking about it and making it a big deal out of all the things happening around it.


So my life has been a lot easier nowadays not having to hate everything around me for example: having a broken heart, losing my material, not having enough money, or having to work too hard etc. Things are just the way they are. Even if I hate it, there is nothing I can do about it to make it different. If someone on the street yelled at me for no reason, I can't go and tell them hey stop because I hate it when you said that. Because that person might be sick and didn't know what he/she was saying. I could actually hurt myself if I do that in case the person is not mentally stable and physically stronger than I am.

In addition, "hate" is just a strong word that I don't want to use very often. Even if my exes broke up with me, I can't really say I hate my exes because you know it's their choice. We had good times and bad times together. They have done inappropriate things that I didn't approve and I might have done the same. In the end, we are human and we are not perfect. Instead of thinking about it or hating it, I just take it as it is and go on with my life. It took a lot of energy to hate something or someone because you kept on thinking about it.

I know it's easy to say. I've been through it and it's very hard to do. You kept thinking about them and you think about all the good times and how did they forget about all that.. etc... Then I can't stop crying and keep on hoping maybe it will work, maybe we will try again... But as we all know, thinking about it is a waste of time. Our time is so precious that it cannot be lost just like that. And as we all know, even as we spend time fascinating ourself with all the possibilities, they are not true. Then our anger over a person becomes stronger and starts asking why... why this... why that... etc.. Then we say.. gosh, I hate that person. But really, you have loved or like that person before. So... our emotion can change and that goes with hate and anger as well. Just let time cooling it off before we decide to do anything that could further damage the relationship.

Thinking about the past is not the future ;)

So before you decide to hate something... think again... do you really hate it? or is it just a momentarily emotion that triggers the anger in you to say it? Because we all know, they all do go away after awhile. So instead of hurting the broken relationship even more, just calmly accept it and go on with life. :)

Good luck ;)

The Sale!

Well... yeah the economy is in a desperate need of some retail therapies and I'm trying to help but it's getting harder.

Recently, a Linens 'n' things around my home is closing. So they have tons of things going on "sale". Yes, it's supposed to be a big sale right? Well, think again!

the entire store was on sale for 20%. So, many people showed up and bought things that were 20% off original price. Let's take a look here... almost every week, I get a 20% off coupon from Linens 'n' things and... I don't usually think is a good deal and I usually don't go and buy them at only 20% off. And I don't think people usually do that either (unless they need to) because otherwise the whole store will be sold out already. So.. I don't understand why people rush to the store to buy things that are only 20% when... they can usually do that normally every week. On top of that... the catch is.. "ALL SALE ARE FINAL" yes. All sale are final! So instead of buying it at 20% and you get a chance to return... now people are buying it at 20% discounts and have no way to return them?! (I'm not sure if these items will be accepted at other linens and things store).

Decided that these are not good deals, I walked out and intended to come back at other time. So... a week later or so, I came back, this time the sale has gone from 20% to 40%. I was like. wow... good, maybe it's time to buy... so I walked inside and saw most of the signs are still 20% ... like 10% of the items are 40%! I was like... what? Another trick that most of companies usually do... it's always "sale up to 60%" and my friends and I usually joke around said... yah... one item is 60% off but the rest is like 20%. Heart-broken, I walked out of the store empty-handed once again. The sale is still going on but not much is left at this point so I don't think I will bother to come back unless it's a 80% sale!

The bottom line is... the sale sign is usually tricky. So just watch out before you set to buy anything.... sometimes things that are 50% off are still pricey... because they set the original price so high. So buy things only then you think the value of the item is worth it... not when it's 50%.

Good luck hunting! :)

Wall-E

I've just recently seen Wall-E. I know it's kind..of late to see a movie that will be out of theater pretty soon but this is the only time I got so ... anyway..

Wall-E is an AWESOME movie. It is more than just a kid movie although I think every kid should watch it to be a little bit more informed about what is going on right now in the world. But I definitely think it is A MUST-SEE MOVIE for every single adult. Seriously, it's worth your 6-10 dollar (depends on the time you go see it) more than anything you've ever spent buy in the movie theater like pop-corns or soda.

First of, the story line is awesome. It's very simple, direct, very to the point but at the same time still has the lingering effect that makes people think about what is happening right now in the world. We consume a lot of energy. We consume a lot of resources. And we produce tons and tons of wastes. We use too much plastics. We use too much non-recyclable materials. How many pairs of jeans, pants, and shirts do we have in each closet? (counting me, I have tons). How many do we actually use? We use our buying power to buy but not to use! We waste too much and without any control, one day, all these materials will need to be in the trash without being used as much. and what would happen when billions of people starting dumping their "old" belongings for the new one in the trash can? The world will be covered! On top of that, we live in a diabetic society. And we increasingly consume more calorie than we need. Soda, ice-cream, candy, high fructose corn syrup, fast food, and no vegetable. Imagine if people in the world can't even stand on their two feet!

Second, I love all the expression that Eve and Wall-E have. They are to adorable robots and so beautiful. Eve .. so simple but yet sophisticated. Wall-E looks like an old beaten up robot but has the cuteness in his every move. The expression is so simple yet but delicately done. The movie captures all the emotion with every single gesture. Yet, there is no really verbal communication between Wall-E and Eve but action speaks more than words and I think they have done what is needed.

third, the music was great. all the songs were great. It would make a great soundtrack.

Last.... Wall-E is so simple and yes so beautiful. I guess this is how all things are about. They are very simple but people only make them complicated to make like more "sophisticated" and "worth living". But often we forgot how important it is to know simple things like this.

Go and watch the movie if it is still in theater where you live. If not, go rent a DVD to watch it because it's totally worth it. You won't waste your money!

On election time

It's incredible of how things might have changed.... well let's just say how much we can change in a period of time...

for example: before meal, we are very hungry, but right after the meal, we are no longer hungry. Before we go to sleep, we are very sleepy, but after a full night of sleep, we are no longer sleepy. Well, same goes with so many things in life. Things come and go. Emotion comes and goes. Desires come and go. Promises come and go.

Sometimes, we don't care so much about what comes and what goes because we are so busy - mind me - not focusing on what is present but fixate on what the mind wants us to think.

The more I think about this year election, the more I realize... wow... things do come and go so fast. The more I read news about what the candidates say and do, the more I realize wow... I think politicians are the best in the world in talking about "changes" because they "change" all the time. Jumping from one position to the next just so easy because why? Because as human, we only want to hear what we think is correct. Because as human, we only want to believe what we think is correct. Because as human, we are so blind because our mind is never clear about what to do with the information given. Because we aren't able to analyze and let the facts speak for itself. We let our emotion running all over us. Yes, changes here we come. Yes, we need to "change". Such as... we can change from being a proponent of something in front of one group of people to being a such an opposite in front of another group of people. Unfortunately for all of us, we do not possess any magical skills to be in two places at the same time. Unfortunately for all of us, we do not possess any clear mind to understand what is being said and done. Unfortunately for all of us, we do not easily admit our failure but we stick to it because of our own pride.

Yes, a lot of us have decided to vote for the candidate that you think we will be the best for the country. Yes, a lot of us decide that we will overcome the race and religious barrier because we pride ourselves as being Americans. But just by being that... we have become so illusional. We think... yes I said we "think" we need "change". But "what changes need to be done is never been named" but I have read repeatedly about expansion of previous programs. If it is said that an expansion is a change, I will be so amazed what changes it will bring? Worse education system? or more divided religious issues? So, maybe before you cast your vote in November, think about it one more time... do you really vote for the person who is best fit for the country at the present state? or are you just a trend-follower? Is the person whom you will vote for capable of doing what he/she said he/she can do? Is the person whom you will vote for deserve your trust? Think about how you feel when your friend or the person whom you trust fail you? How would it feel?

We make mistakes all the time. Sometimes our friends are honest, sometimes our friends are not honest. Even when we spend hours with them, we still don't know who they are. And we end up being hurt and betrayed.

So this November, think before you act. consider all your facts before you cast your ballots. Is it someone whom you can trust? Forget all about your political stand because they are nothing but a bunch of people who they think believe in the same thing but they really don't! They just label themselves and give themselves a name in order to distinguish them from the other. don't identify yourself with that but you have to know what is more important.... whom do you think will make a better president in these coming years!

So... be honest to yourself... not to your party.... not to your pride...