THE DISCOVERY OF VALUES IN MOVIES

                 Movies have been part of our life since it includes and illustrates some elements which cause a change in every human being. I am very sure most of us have their very favourite movie. It can be either two or more than ten. But, there is always one that changed us in some perspective which brought in a deep impact and make us to be compact. Movies can be from any genres such as horror, mystery, comedy, thriller, sci-fi, romance and so on. People watch movies based on their preferences on certain elements which they do find it useful. Movies are been made all over the world based on different culture and values. There is Hollywood, Bollywood and so on. My favourite movie is ‘Sholay’ which was a blockbuster hit of Bollywood film in the 70’s. The movie tells us the value of friendship, love and life. In the small village of Ramgarh, the retired policeman summons a pair of small-time thieves that he had once arrested. The policeman feels that the duo thieves would be ideal to help him capture a dacoit wanted by the authorities for a 50,000 as reward. The policeman tells them to surrender dacoit to him, alive, for an additional 20,000 reward. The two thieves prevent the dacoits sent by the leader to extort the villagers. Soon afterwards, the dacoit’s leader and his goons attack Ramgarh, a village during the festival of Holi. In a tough battle,the two thieves  are cornered. The policeman, although he has a gun within his reach, does not help them. The two thieves fight back and the bandits flee. The two are, however, upset at Thakur's inaction, and consider leaving the village. The retired policeman explains that dacoit had killed nearly all of his family members, and cut off both his arms a few years earlier, which is why he could not use the gun. He had concealed the dismemberment by always wearing a shawl. Living in Ramgarh, one the jovial thief and cynical as the other one find themselves growing fond of the villagers. One of the thief is attracted to ‘Basanti’, a feisty, talkative young woman who makes her living by driving a horse-cart. Another one is drawn to Radha, The policeman’s reclusive, widowed daughter-in-law, who subtly returns his affections. Skirmishes between dacoit gang and the two thieves finally result in the capture by the dacoits. Jai attacks the gang, and the three are able to flee hideout with dacoits in pursuit. Fighting from behind a rock, the thieves nearly run out of ammunition. One of the thief was unaware that his friend was wounded in the gunfight, is forced to leave for more ammunition. Meanwhile, the injured friend, who is continuing the gunfight singlehandedly, decides to sacrifice himself by using his last bullet to ignite dynamite sticks on a bridge from close range. His friend returned, and his injured friend dies in his arms. Enraged, his friend attacks the dacoits and caught him. He nearly beats the dacoit to death when the policeman appeared and reminded him of the promise to hand over the dacoit alive. The policeman used his spike-soled shoes to severely injure the dacoit and destroy his hands. The police force then arrived and arrested the dacoit. After his friend’s funeral, the thief leaves Ramgarh and finds Basanti waiting for him on the train. Radha is left alone again. This particular story gave me some elements of values on friendship. Friends are our next brothers and sisters. In any situation, there are the one next to us to feel us. In my scenario of living, I have come across many things which made me to feel up and down. My friends are always there for me to motivate me and balance my emotions as well as made me to think twice and wise. The love for all plays a very vital role whether friends, family or beloved. The love for everyone brings an identity which lasts forever. Fight for rights is another thing to learn from this movie. The movie portrayed the rights via developing a union. It’s true that too many hands spoil a game but if there are too many ideas, it creates a great fame. It is a great movie that shows loyalty towards friendship. I wish for those who need to learn more about friendship will find this movie as a useful resource.

 

 

EMBARASSMENT OR HARRASSMENT!!!

            It is the natural feelings to feel embarrassed or being embarrassed by someone. In my case, I attended a workshop in a private independent Chinese school as I was selected to be as a representative for the school. The workshop was all about public speaking and academic writing. It starts around 7.30 a.m but happened to be I was late for it. I reached the school at 8 a.m due to certain circumstances especially my bike!!! As I reached there, the guard hold me thought I was a visitor but not a teacher. When he asked me from which school I am, I have no idea what happened to me until I can’t think as there were lots of things in my mind, yet, till the guard told me to refer to my tag which was around my neck. That was the opening embarrassment for the day. Later, I got in the conference room late was another embarrassment because I told my head of department that I will be punctual for the day. Still with pride and set aside shame, I sat with a smile. Listening to the workshop conducted by professionals, a male teacher sat beside me and introduced himself. As time moved on, he did gossip about my head of department and shared his experienced being in my school before. Yet, at times I felt uncomfortable as he was keep touching me while speaking. My senses gave me an alert to be aware or away from that guy. Told by my working colleague, he is not a guy but a gay. It seems he had lip lock with another guy in front of her while their trip at Thailand previously. At that particular point, I knew I was in danger zone. But it was not him the only one, apparently there was another one. It seemed to be these guys or so called gays are very active. I was even having the fear feelings to go to washroom as their eyes were on me. Being scared and nervous, they were like 2 crocodiles hunger to get me alive. Without bothering about them, I diverted my looks on the female teachers as some of them were really attractive. There was one we had eyed contact but never able to speak till the end of the session. After the workshop session ended, it was a meal time. Again!!! He came and sat next to me while bothering me with his lunatic stories. I tried to avoid him unfortunately his geography knowledge of the school is better than me. Before I made a move, I met every teachers of the school and at that point came this Mr. Gay, hugged me and scratched my back in front of every female teachers. That was embarrassing!!! Right after that, he got my number and harassing me through messages. Well keeping myself calm, I knew someday he will be getting from someone and relieves me from thinking this most embarrassing moment.

THE SHELTER OF EDUCATION

                Everyone has their school story or so called memory. Well let me begin by telling the history of my school. My school is located in Sungai Siput (U), Perak. My school is SMK Methodist which is about  80 years old. My school is beautiful and located at a very strategic area. I was enrolled in this school in 2001 till 2006 which means I’m talking about a secondary school here. We know that during primary we used to be naughty and from bad to worst we can just run around in the classroom while all of us hail and cheer for our friends when they were embarrassed or being reward for something. The real experience of enjoying begins in secondary school. There were many experiences I had during my school days. Let me pick the best and share it with you guys.  

                

            Well most of the incidents were funny. I still do remember when I reached school somewhere 7.50a.m. That sounds late but it wasn’t the first time because I used to be late every day. Obviously I am the luckiest student as I have to greet my discipline teacher in the morning and every night my dreams will be on making reasons. As soon as I reached at the classroom, I heard my science teacher was shouting at my colleagues and he seemed to be pissed off for the day. Without any fear carrying a sweet white smile greeted the teacher and made another impromptu reason. The teacher granted me a sit and continued his lesson. While the teacher was writing on the blackboard some notes, he immediately threw his chalk and ran out of the class towards the field. We were surprised and was about to run behind him as I was thinking there must be something happened out there but then, in the middle of the field. He was doing martial arts act and it seemed to be Tai Chi. We were laughing on his acts and yet from the next class was another insane teacher who holds binocular along with him all the time told us to get in the class. We ignored till the teacher ran towards the classroom again as we ran back to our sits. He continued writing his notes on the blackboard. After the class ends, I went to teacher’s room to figure out what made him to do so. He was stressed by some things in his mind. 

               

             Moving on another one is my arts teacher who was about to reach at his retired age. Every time the teacher entered the class, he never listens to us because his ears are closed with his headphones. He listens to songs wherever he walks because being long time in teaching profession; he said he is tired listening to the students. The best part, he never teaches us anything yet if you colour a drawing sheet he will produce less marks as he prefers someone colour it with mechanical or any 2B pencil. One fine day being pissed with him in order to remove the headphones from his ears, I tend to make noise in the class while running around as I made a bet with my friends he will. Finally he removed it but with an anger marching towards me, I thought I will receive one for sure from him but never knew by mentioning the name Britney Spears, he was so excited and started to dance and inquired on the biography of Britney Spears.  Oh My Teacher!!!

               
             Apart from the jokes is something that makes me to think of the school all the time. I enrolled myself in playing hockey. This sport made tremendous changes in my life. It provided me some development in myself to think It’s possible to do anything. The first achievement arised when I was selected to be a school player. The school gave me the opportunity to go for competition and build up reputation. It made me to be a state player and for every trip I was sponsored by my school. At the end of the school days, the school provided me a very valuable certificate stating I am a pride of the school. No matter there were some bad incidents or good incidents, school is another roof that makes us to live like a family and share all the joys together.

THE INSPIRATION MAN THAT MADE EVERY BREATH WORTH TO LIVE

                Behind every man’s success there is a woman. That’s what most of the people do say. Yet, here is totally opposite. Behind every man’s success is a father. A father is a man that guides their child with lots of responsibilities. In my case, my father is my inspiration which I do admire the most. Let me share with you some stories which made me to inspire my father the most. I do believe that my father is no longer with us yet his teachings and preaching’s still running in my blood and mind.  A father is always a man that brings a lot of inspiration in our lives and shows us some guidelines to get cope up with and avoid of some things. My father has always been my master in everything. He was my living legend and nearest God to guide me in every path. He inspires me in certain way of his living style, his talks as well as his reaction and manner in every situation. I would proudly say he was as brave as lion. Every early in the morning somewhere 4am he wakes up and takes his shower with cold water. Yes, 4am and cold water without shivering. It sounds tough rite. Well then he starts his day by putting prayers in the house and then rides his bike to temple. He will spend mostly an hour there and clean the whole temple by sweeping and pick up every leaves which falls from the trees. The he fetches us and leaves us in school. Till then evening arise, I usually accompany him for his work. Usually he will be having the habit of helping poor people without considering the race. He will tell me to do the same as he believes God is One. He advised me whenever I acknowledge a person he will tell me to instill such value of If you don’t see God in one, you don’t see God at all. He tells I will feel blessed and good by doing so whereby I do believe on his words and paying my role for such a responsibility. Moreover, he never keeps things in his heart as if he sees someone is doing something wrong, he immediately rectifies it. The rationale of doing so is to allow a person to be aware of such a mistake and advise him in a nice way by including the stories of prophets. Apart from that, no matter how tired he is, he always spends some time with us by telling his childhood stories on how he managed to be a well living person in his life and avoided poverty. He told us to be a hardworking person in life and never give up easily in life. Be strong and brave in order to face whatever comes in the middle. Respect every human beings and animals. Look after one another as if dying for each other. Never betray someone in life or do dirty stuff. He is a person who learned from his mistakes and never wants anyone of us to face the same as how did he face in his early life. He is also very corporative and well organized person who made me to be aware on how to deal with someone and locate important documents. Whatever I am today is with his blessings and thoughts. He will always be the one I inspire in every seconds of living.    

-AMBITION OR TEMPTATION-

WELL WELL WELL… Putting my head long way ago back from an institution of the entire naughtiest thing been done along with peers, I did listen to the conversation between a lion roars and a tweety bird which were my parents talking about what I will be in future. Gaining my input from their conversation made me to think a lot on the difference lifestyle of what I am doing now and what is working life all about. It is on whether do I get the same benefits of being naughty or else it makes me to be naughtier than before. The day had to be precious as I did sacrifice my sleep for few hours to think about future whereas my perception on living was ‘Well that’s ok, let’s see what happens tomorrow.’ As tomorrow arised I asked my friends in school on what are they going to be? The ambition they did mention was as if a drunkard guy managed to be a minister tomorrow because based on their behavior and talks was seemed to be a thorough study on that profession. I was quite till someone did ask me on what am I going to be? When there was a girl crossed next to me and smiled, I told them I will be an ACTOR someday. It was ROFL for them!!! I said I told them it's fine as you people are the next generation of jealous output.  I always had the desire to be an actor so that I can be glamour and have the same fame as other celebrities as well as putting on nice clothes and living a very comfortable life, yet, I was even practicing myself to be an actor by providing excuses to my parents and teachers of not going to school. When there was any incident in fighting, I involved myself and tried to be so called HERO but scared to get hits. I do understand that practice makes perfect but a damage may fall my primage in future. As days moved on, from the praises and appraisals from every parties let me to have high hopes to be an Actor someday. Someday happened to be ‘mayday’ when I was told to join TESL course. I still didn’t give up till I am growing myself in the field of teaching. There was a news around from my relatives stating my cousin sister is a Miss Teen International, 2014 and international model. I recalled my days for all my practiced  during school days. I have just learned a thing that being a teacher is a factor to be better than an actor when God has chosen me to be a director in order to create a better generation in future. The real fame arises here as no matter any other profession will appreciate this profession to convey the knowledge and teaching. I appreciate to God all the time every seconds of living in this wonderful world.              

 

MOST TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE

Greetings my friends, I would like to share another story of mine which is on the most terrifying experience. I am sure everyone has their own and might be scariest than mine yet, it is for the purpose to share. Let me begin it with one very fine night located in Cheras in Casa Suria Condominium which was my based of living when I used to work in an International School. The condominium was very newly built and not much residents at that area. I was living on the 13^th floor which was the pinnacle of the building. It was Friday night along with heavy rain when I came back all alone in my house and there was no one in there except for Kak which was a cat. As usual, I cleaned myself and was watching a horror movie as I do have the habit or well said interest to watch horror movies only at night. Till then while enjoying my meal and felt sleepy all of a sudden, I decided to go to bed. My room was not equipped with lots of stuff neither it was decorated with curtains. I didn’t close my door as I don’t feel to at that moment. While lying down on the bed and not closing my eyes thinking some things, I was shocked to see the cat was in front of my door and not coming in. But as I had a close look there was a black shadow at the back of the cat. I chased the cat and shut the door. It was still raining heavily. Being terrified I didn’t take the initiative to sleep yet while just observing at my briefcase which I placed next to the cupboard. Few minutes later, an incident occurred which terrifies me until now. At one glance, I looked again at the briefcase and saw myself sitting with a smile and sharp Dracula teeth and then it disappeared. That incident made me to recite prayers till early in the morning and was unable to sleep.

PICTORIAL DIARY OF MY DAY

           Well people, here goes my next topic which is on pictorial diary. I am going to highlight on the diary of my day which most probably I will be facing for the whole year. Hmmmmm. Here goes my day begins at sharp 5.00 in the morning after a very short sleep and long dream. Well the very first thing I will be doing is to begin my day with prayers. I do believe it is one of the most unique way to fill my day with lots of blesses in order to ease and calm my inner soul.

            The very next step will be engaging with something that provides me some cash in order to feed me and fulfill my desires which will be my profession as a teacher. I will be working for half day. Yet being in school, I never get to realise time moves so quickly, yet, enjoying my scenery all the time with white papers as well as some arguments with the head that instill to sorrows my mood. I do listen the word ‘workload’ compared to the needs of the learners and commands upon commands that lead the path towards a different profession rather than being called as a teacher.

              After working hours, my day begins to be as if marathon as I have to rush all the way to Universiti Putra Malaysia to attend my Masters classes’. It is really worth to engage oneself to further studies as I do discover the beauty and recover the identity as a teacher. The lecturers are friendly and conveying their messages in a very professional manner. I do believe the faculty owns very quality lecturers that make a candidate from zero to hero as the learning environment benefits me a lot.

                               



   

After lecturing session ends, it will always be somewhere around 6pm or 9pm depending on the days. I will be spending some time with my course mates to any of the nearest restaurants to have my dinner with them and several gossips to be talked. If I am unable to join them, I do attend for religious prayers.

           I do believe all this hardship and struggles I am facing will make me a better person tomorrow as I strongly do believe that it is an investment for future and nothing goes beyond without prayers.