THE GREAT GATSBY

this movie is actually being adapted from a novel written by an American author,  F. Scott Fitzgerald. it is about a young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby who really obsesses at Daisy Buchanan. Jay Gatsby always hold an extravagant parties but he never joined it. 

Nick Carraway is Daisy's cousin.  one day, he attends to her house for dinner. he is being introduce to Jordan Baker and she reveal that Tom, Daisy's husband has a mistress. the important event in this movie begins when Nick has been invited to one of Gatsby's party. he manages to meet Gatsby personally with the help from Jordan Baker.

Gatsby holds all that luxurious party are just to impress Daisy and hope one day she will appear again at his doorstep. at the middle of the movie's plot, Gatsby has success to reunite back with Daisy and they begin an affair. Daisy does not even hesitate to tell her husband that she is in love with Gatsby. so, tom decided to confront Gatsby. He reveals to Daisy that Gatsby is involve in illegal activities. after that, out of sudden, Daisy realized that her allegiance is to Tom.

after that, sadly Gatsby is taking the blame on Daisy's behalf for killing Myrtle. because of that, myrtle's husband assumes that he is his wife's lover. so, he goes to meet Gatsby and fatally shoots Gatsby and himself. after that Nick willingly do a small funeral for Jay Gatsby, his friend.

quote from the original author of this story

for some reasons, i really think that this quote is actually being directed specially to Jay Gatsby. it is because maybe for Gatsby, Daisy is his everything. so at the moment she leave him, it just like his whole world fall apart. 

i really believe that Gatsby is being involve in all those illegal activities because of his love toward Daisy. so, i feel sympathy to Gatsby because Daisy easily broke the promise that they made a long time ago by marrying Tom. Next, even after all what Gatsby has done to make her happy,  she doesn't even appreciate his effort and Gatsby can't do anything about that. 

on top of that, i also think that Daisy is someone who is materialistic. you know why? just think the reason why she choose Tom instead of Gatsby who is undoubtedly love her? i think it is because when she knows that all Gatsby's fortune comes from the illegal activities, she thinks that one day maybe all the fortune will disappear when his crime is being uncovered. thus, she choose Tom who is truly rich man even though he cheats on her. i think when she is already get tired of all that and she is already an old woman then, she will realize that she actually need a true love. Money can't bring the happiness.

# before i end i just want to share the meaning of  "OLD SPORT"

“Old sport” is Gatsby's catchphrase that will be constantly repeated throughout the novel. It is associated typically with England and aristocratic old money, something Gatsby strives to be associated with.

see you next time...

FACT #2 - THOMAS ALVA EDISON

for some reasons, i really think this beautiful quote inspires my daily life :)

do you ever feel stuff or afraid when you are in a place that full of darkness? if yes, then you maybe suffer a nyctophobia (Fear of the dark or of night). so, how you life until today? hahaha.. all of that thanks to Thomas Alva Edison, the one who invented the practical electric light bulb. if he did not invented that kind of thing, i don't think we can live as comfortable as we are now. 

1879 Invented the first commercially practical incandescent electric lamp

decades later...

so, to show that we appreciate his effort to create something that is very useful, we at least need to know a little bit about him. first thing first, he is not only an inventor, he is also a businessman. if you think that he only invented the electric bulb, then you are completely wrong. it is because he is also the one who developed the  phonograph, the motion picture camera. he had been dubbed as "The Wizard of Menlo Park".

that is a little bit interesting facts about Thomas Alva Edison ( those are the one that i use in my SAT and TOEFL essay)

so, now let's move to the to the second part ^_^. actually i just want to give some of my point of view regarding this person's quote that i find really interesting.

what do you think??

for me, i totally agree with that statement. it is because usually the result that we will get is really depend on the effort  that we put like the equivalent exchange. we will not get something that is falling down from the sky. thus, i think i think this quote is applicable in our daily life especially to the student like myself. i think the harder we work for something, we will not regret on any kind of result that we may get because we have done the best we could do.

thankyouu...

ROMEO AND JULIET ~

is still there people who never heard or know about a tragic love between Romeo and Juliet? i believe that everyone must have heard about them. it does not matter how you know them since they are the most famous fictional characters for most all the time ( that is what i think.. ). you know why?? it is because there are numerous masterpiece that based on they story adapted in various forms; novel, movie, cartoon, anime etc. here they are..

the main issue that has been discussed in this novel is the forbidden love between two person from different clan. those two clans are never in a good term. but because of a strong love between Romeo and Juliet, they even disobeying their own parents. it become such a tragic love story because both of them are trying to achieve their happiness until up to one point killing their own self.  

actually i had read and watched the story of Romeo and Juliet in various forms. so, i personally think that their action have the pros and cons not only to themselves but also to the people around them. first, the pros that they get due to their action is they can find their true love. both of them fall in love at the first moment they meet. they also promise to each other to face all the obstacles and endure it together. it really make them a match made in heaven. However, regardless of all that  they end up dying without even achieving the happiness that they always dream. it really disappointing when Romeo killed himself when he really believe Juliet had died . actually Juliet just drank a potion that only make her unconscious for awhile because she does not want to marry to Count Paris. see, because of their recklessness, they end up dying at young age.

next, the effect of their  action toward the people around them. people around them get the benefit when both clan ( Montague and Capulet ) end their feud after their kids had successfully prove to the world that they can accept each other even their family are enemies when they are willing to die together. so, because of that, Montague and Capulet are ready to accept each other. but before their death, their forbidden love also brought a catastrophic effect to their family. catastrophic effect, somehow i think is such a excessive hyperbole in this case. anyway, because of that there are several family members from both clan are being killed. i think it really upsetting because they are being killed while protecting the one that they love.

CHUCKY ( o_O )

Curse Of Chucky. it is a movie that i watched with my friends while waiting for a suitable time for us to go to the bus station. on that day, all KKTM Ledang's students need to clear the college since there was a program held there which was Indian International Sport      ( SUKIM ).

what i can conclude from this horror movie is revenge will only continue the hatred in your heart. even though i'm so scared when i watched this movie, but still  i need to find something meaningful behind that. hehe..

so, based on this fearsome movie Chucky is actually a doll that has been possessed by a spirit of a man. his spirit can't rest peacefully because he was rejected by the woman that he love before he died. thus, in order to get revenge to that woman and all her family, he possessed that doll.

because of hatred that has been overflowing in his heart, he become such a cruel killer. it is really horrible for something apparently look so angelic is actually an evil. after he had killed the woman that had rejected himself, he also venting his anger to all the people that lived in that house. so, basically it clearly shows that once you have the intention to revenge, the hatred in your heart will not disappear even you have killed that person. it will just continue for the rest of your life and eventually it will turn you into a terrible person.

the best 'revenge' that you can do is shows to that person that you can life better than herself'/himself. i believe that it will make the person that had make you heartbreak will feel guilty toward you. so, in the end he/she will seek forgiveness from you. at that time, it is your job to forgive them since they have regret on what they did to you. So, in my point of view it is just like a win-win situation where both party can get the benefit from that incident. 

so, please live happily yaa... 

FACT #1 - FREDERICK DOUGLASS

hi guyss.. for this time, i would like to share some of the interesting fact that i had used in my sat essays as an evidence. even though my SAT examination had passed a long time ago but i still remember most of the information vividly. so, i think it will be more beneficial if i share it here since there will be more people know about them. hope you'll enjoy.. :D

let's go with the very first fact..

Frederick Douglass, an African-American social reformer, abolitionist and a writer. actually he was born as a slave. but he manage to free himself by learning to write and read. he learn all of that by himself secretly without his owner permission. After escaping from slavery, he become the leader of abolitionist. Besides, he also gain more supporters through his writing about antislavery. these are the list of his autobiographies:-

•   Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
•   My Bondage and My Freedom 
•   Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

his autobiographies that described his experience as a slave became the bestseller and very influential in supporting abolition

besides, he really believe in equality of all people. there is no different between  black, female, Native American, or recent immigrant. he once said that "I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong." for me he have a really good sense of justice and humanity. Last but not least, he also stated that if we know how to read, we will be free. it has been proved when he managed to escape from slavery after he learn on how to read and write.

written by:

THE KING'S SPEECH..

King George VI who suffer a stammer when to meet  Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist. Both of them become friend in order to cure King George VI disease after his brother abdicates the throne. King George VI totally relies on Logue to help him make his first wartime radio broadcast on Britain's declaration of war on Germany in 1939.

this watching material really help me as a student, it is because this movie is actually based on the true historical event. as madpp student, we need to take SAT examination. it really helpful because in our essay, we need to include some interesting information from history, current issues, personal experience and etc. so, i manage to include this event a few times n my essay and I get quite a good mark.

scholastic assessment test ( SAT )

other than being beneficial for me, i also learn that we need to believe in ourselves. being embarrass with ourselves doesn't solve even a single of our problem. it just make you feel to give up in everything you do without putting any effort before that. thus, i think that by believing in ourselves it eventually make  us more committed in everything we does because we know we can do it. we do not need to compare ourselves with other because everyone have their own strength and uniqueness. :)

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE

it has been awhile since i last update about the novel that i read. so, starting this point  i will brace myself to keep updating all the novels that i had finished a long time ago. ^_^

after the Railway Children, here is Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde which its genre is a bit different from the previous one. this novel has the element of horror, thriller and gothic.

it actually is about the 'split personality' of a person. the psychiatry always referred this as dissociative identity disorder ( DID ), where within the same body there exists more than one distinct personality. for this novel, there are two personalities within Dr. Jekyll. one of it is apparently good while the other is evil.

the 'black' and 'white' are mixed up together

if i being asked whether i will read this novel again or not? i will answer that i will absolutely read it repeatedly. you know why?? i feel so anticipated about what will happen every time Mr. Hyde appears and start killing people with the face of an honorable Dr. Jekyll. besides, i really excited to know weather Dr Jekyll will win the trial or not since it clearly shows that 'Dr. Jekyll' is a murderer. i will keep asking these kind of question every time i spend my valuable time to read this novel.

on top of that, what i realize in this novel is we still have the people that will support ourselves even though we might hurt them. it is just like Dr. Jekyll's friend and lawyer that always support and protect him.we are not alone. never.

the end~

QUOTE OF THE DAY :)

it might look like a joke right when it tells you to go left when something that you wish does not goes well. but, if you try to think for a moment i believe you will realized something importance behind this quote.

this is what in my mind. "when nothing goes right..go left" means when you do something by using a certain way but it does not go well, you do not need to worry. it is because there are still other ways that can absolutely solve your problem ( go left ). left and right are like two kind of ways that you will choose. but the chances for you to choose the correct way is only 50% which is the same with the chance you choose the wrong path.

so, if you end up choosing the wrong path, keep moving since there is still way for you to make everything goes well again.

fightingg..!!

PREDESTINATION_MIND BLOWN

do yo know why i mention ' MIND BLOWN' ? it is because i feel like my brain is gonna explode when i finished this movie. it is something that you need to used all your neurotransmitter in order to connect all the events in that movie to become something that can be understand. for me the ending of this movie is quite surprising since it is not something that i expected.

" TO SAVE THE FUTURE HE MUST RESHAPE THE PAST "

it starts when John is telling a story about his life to a bartender that he feels comfortable with. before i continue, what i will tell after this might become a spoiler for those who still did not watch it yet. John said he can write something from woman's perspective because actually he is a woman. it is really absurd at first for the bartender to believe it. even i think he is trying to make a joke. but he tells how he life as a woman. he lived in orphanage as a strong girl named Jane. he always fight with his friends. when he become a teenager, unfortunately, he is impregnated by a mysterious man. during the child's birth there are complications and the doctor found that Jane is intersex. due to severe injuries at his female organ the doctor needs to remove it. that is how he become a man named John.

Jane

John

after Jane has successfully gave birth to her baby, she named the baby as Jane but unfortunately, her baby got stolen. after that, he starts his new life as John and become a writer under the name of Unmarried Mother.

the thing that make me really surprise is when I discovered that he is his own mother and father. it doesn't even match with my expectation. it is because with the help of that bartender he travels back to the time where he is still a young woman. he wants to find the mysterious man who impregnated himself. but, everything does not goes well when he eventually fall in love with Jane ( his younger self ). actually, he is the one who impregnated Jane. it is really impossible.. and after that it shows that Barman, the bartender is the one who stole Jane's baby and brought her to orphanage,

that is one of the intertwined predestination paradox that has been revealed. Barman ( bartender ), John, Jane, Unmarried Mother and the baby are the same person. the next intertwined predestination paradox is quite complicated but what i can summarize is all major characters in this movie are the same person but at different stage of his/her life.

this movie is really recommended especially for those who love to watch a movie that has the element of science fiction, thriller and mystery. if i have a chance to met the main character (i don't mind with whom i will meet since they all are the same person ), i would like to advice him/her to keep repeating the same mistake. it is because all of this happened because each of them are keep repeating their own mistake and they never learn from it. i think that we should learn from our mistake in order for us to become a better person in future. Let say, if John does not fall in love with Jane, the new Jane will not be created. Thus, this kind of cycle will stop.

i really believe that people usually learn more from their mistake rather than from their glory.

that's all from mee... :)

IT'S JENGA TIME..

For today, we are given chance to choose what we want to play.  there are Articulate, Murderer and Jenga. since I am not really good in describing and guessing, so i decide not to play Articulate. hahaha.. in the end i go and play Jenga since it just only need  my concentration.

we just start the game

yeah..it still look stable ^-^

i gonna collapse in a few second O_o

when it come to my turn, i always feel nervous because i might be the one who make this tower collapse.. i really hope that i can take out the block smoothly. it is really difficult especially when i choose the block that will move the entire tower at the moment i want to take it out. but, i still need to continue take it out slowly and patiently since i can only take out the first block that i touch. ohh it really stressful. 

my friend and i managed to play it for a few rounds before the time is up. even though it is just a game, there is still a lesson that i can learn. heee... :) the thing that i learn is, we must never hesitance in our decision. you know why, when i throw the dice, it will determine the block with what number i should pull out. yes, when we are in the earlier stage of game, i have a lot of choice of numbered block. but, as the time passed, the choice become lesser and the tower become more unstable. what i meant never hesitate in our decision is even our choice will make us failed, believe in our choice because there are possibilities that it will make us a successful person. 

when we make a decision, the possibilities of success and failed is equal. so, in my opinion when we don't hesitate and have faith in our decision it will bring a good luck for us. 

thankyou for reading.. ^_^

THE RAILWAY CHILDREN

It has been a while since i had read this novel. the first time i read this novel was when i was in form 3. it is because this novel is included in our syllabus. this novel is about 3 young children are trying their best to save a train from danger.

this novel had been published for the first time in 1906. the author of this novel ( edith nesbit ) has successfully wrote a kind of masterpiece, in 1970 there is movie that has been created based on this novel under the same name. apparently, this story has been accepted world widely.

one lesson i learned from this material is in some circumstances even the children can be the savior. based on the novel, the 3 children managed to save a train from a danger situation. the train will eventually collide with landslide and it will become such  a tragic accident if those children did not help them. in my opinion they are so brave since they put their own life in line when they are standing on the railway track to stop the train. one of them waved a red flag made from a petticoat as a signal for train driver to stop the train. 

i am really amazed and excited when they eventually success in their mission to save the train. because of their bravery, they manage to save a lot of people. after that they are awarded with medal for their braveness. 

our life is like a cycle. when we do a good thing, we will a get a good thing. but, when we do a bad thing to other people, other people will do a bad thing to us.

AN EDUCATION..

a sixteen-years old student who experience cultural shock

everything starts when Jenny, an excellent student who aims to go to Oxford is being seduce by David, a charming con man. Jenny has experience the cultural shock when she involve with negative activities like she starts to smoke and go clubbing. It eventually give a catastrophic effect not only on herself but also only her study. David has asked her to marry him and after that she decides to drop the school. unfortunately, she found that David is a married man. She is so sad and lastly she meets again with the favourite teacher. Her teacher has agreed to help her to study again since she already regrets on what she has done.

Before we start to watch this movie, we had been asked a few questions and we need to answer it in a piece paper. so, here is my answer :)

based on what my lecturer has said, these are some of the questions that we are supposed to think before we go to US. so, i think it is because we need to prepare ourselves physically and mentally. For the cultural shock problem, in my opinion it can be overcome if we know a little bit culture that we will face soon and we know who we are. so, everything is depends on ourselves. if we want to be a good person, then we will be a good person.

okay, what i can comment on this movie is actually i sympathize with Jenny. It is because her daily life is being controlled by her father. Her father dislike when she is doing something related to french. so,  think she is stressed by it and want to have freedom one day. Hence, I think that is the core reason why she likes to be with David since he encourages her to do what she likes and her father should be blame. 

but, when I realized that Jenny is matured enough to differentiate between good and bad things. thus, i believe all the problems that she faced after that is caused by her own decision. Don't put blame on other people. still, in the end i feel relieve when she discovers David a married man. It is because, if she marry him and drop the school,  I believe that will not have a good future. Education will help somebody to be acknowledge by other people and ensure his/her future. so, it is really good when she regret on what she has done and she has back the spirit to study again.

before I forgot, this is a British film. so, there are a few new terms that i discovered through out this movie. they are:-

• read English - it does not mean you are reading English. but it means you want to study English
• coloured people - it basically not referred to the white people
• teddy boy - based on the context this word has been used, i think it means coward.

so, in conclusion we must think wisely before we made a certain decision. it is because everything has its own pros and cons. 

thankyou for reading... :)