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i feel like the jabber wocky from alice in the wonderland with that name.


It's 3:24am in the morning. i just got woken up from my sleep.. Well, yesterday was the test for Pharm practice. The test went alright; a little disappointed in the soap section because i didnt catch something that lilian said in class (hence did not include it in my soap. marks marks precious marks.).

Had a rather eventful after-test though. =) Had ajisen and very unexpectedly caught this movie named "up in the air", which i really really enjoyed! I really do recommend that movie! =D Pity i dont hear much hype and buzz about it. i guess it's because the media is occluded with rubbish scandals EVERYDAY nowadays. Urgh, my eyes. (note to edwin: i think this is where your low information diet comes in handy). But yes, i digress- back to the movie. I really did enjoy the movie. And me being me, i actually enjoyed it more than i did for Alice in Wonderland. I guess the company played a part in this preference too though. But anyhows, it's a good movie to catch if you are in the mood for good old british style drama. (Think About a boy, Chocolate, Love actually etc. ) The movie revolves around this guy called ryan bingham (George clooney dammit!), whose works both as a motivational speaker, and as the guy who comes around to your company to fire you, "when your boss doesnt have enough balls to do it". Yes, that's pretty much what his company does. If my memory doesnt fail me, clooney described it as a job where he helps to tide/ferry people over a difficult time, and show them some hope where there is none. "and when they are near to the bank, dunk them in the water and make them swim." (i LOLed at that!) i wouldn't talk too much about the plot though, because that in itself is nothing majorly majorly spectacular. It's a very everyday-life kind of movie. Very very very similar to about a boy actually. The beauty of the movie comes in the well crafted dialogues and witty speeches between the characters on screen. Fantastic chemistry. Oh and also the ideas that they put into my head and got me thinking- read on. Beware of shocking scenes near the start of the movie though. (think scantily clothed lady IF ur definition of scanty= butt revealing). But all in all, it's a movie i would recommend. =) go catch it!

Like i was saying, the movie really did put some ideas into my head. 2 points i would talk about:

1) Ryan Bingham is this motivational speaker. He has a standard speech in the movie. "Now, I want you to imagine yourself carrying a backpack. feel the straps of it on you. Now, I want you to put in.... etc etc etc" The things he put into his backpack included items and people. Then he asked, "Now, i want you to try and take a few steps. Move around.". And when you know and agree with him that you can't move, he tells you "Make no mistake, in our world, to live is to keep moving". And finally, he tells you to set fire to all those things in your MEGA backpack. Typical typical motivational speaker. Typical but still true. What kind of baggage have you been carrying around with you on a daily basis?

2) As i said, Ryan goes around firing people. So of course, we got to witness many scenes of him firing various people, and how he consoles them and helps them to move on. In one of my particular favourite firing scene, he asked this father of two 'why do you think kids admires sports stars?" His answer: "Because they follow their dreams." And then he goes on to give that man a shock therapy and said "your kids don't admire you." shocking. But somehow he manages to turn it around, and make the man think that this unemployment is in fact, his chance at rebirth. AH- what say you to that? I believe i can do with some of that rubbish coaching right now though. =D

Right, enough about the movie. Please understand that it's in the middle of the night and thoughts are flying through my head disorganised. Hence as a result, they are pouring out of my fingertips disorganised too. Sorry for the incoherence! =D But yes, i should get back to sleep.

sk

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