Love Lessons in Polytechnic Schools

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Introducing, the new ACADEMIC course on love and relationships!
If this hadn't been reported on a news site, I'd have thought it was a spoof XD

We all know how panicky the singapore government gets when it looks at the current population projections -- there just aren't gonna be enough young working adults supporting aging society... oh noez! But somehow there seems to be a LACK of logic with this new plan.

I mean, BRAINWASHING people to focus on relationships and getting married and eventually making babies when they're financially unstable? Are you kidding me! How's that going to help in the long run? =

I'd understand if this was just a one time course for people to think about love and relationships due to the INCREASING divorce rate. But it states quite plainly that their intention's to PROMOTE MARRIAGES.

Or maybe we've got to read between the lines and wonder why else the government might be "encouraging" the youth to pair out. Could they be worried that more and more people are becoming gay or lesbian? And I'm sure they'll sneak in sex education into the course as well -- which is cool, we definitely need to make sure kids are aware of STDs.

But I've got to really wonder. How does one get graded in a course like this?

D grade if you manage to get asked out on a date;
C grade if you manage to pair up with someone;
B grade if you get married;
A grade if you get married and have kids...
And utter failure if you end up with someone of the same sex? O_o

No offense to the gays and lesbians, you guys are alright in my books! =)

Youtube: Bulgarian Idol

Ken Lee (Tulibu dibu douchoo)
I Can't Live (If Living Is Without You)

No one ken to ken to sivmen
No I can't forget this evening

Nor yon clees toju maliveh
Or your face as you were leaving

When I gez aju zavateh na nalechoo more
But I guess that's just the way the story goes

New yonooz tonigh molinigh
You always smile but in you eyes

Yon sorra shooo
Your sorrow shows

Yes ee shooo, ooo
Yes it shows

Ken leee
Can't live

Tulibu dibu douchoo
If living is without you

Ken leee!
Can't live

Tulibu dibu douchoo
If living is without you

Ken leee!
Can't live

Ken lee meju more
Can't live any more

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Video Translation by http://www.youtube.com/user/denomk

Akeelah and the Bee [2006]

Shikyo's Ratings: 2 outta 5 PoPcOrNz!

This movie's totally Bee for Boring...
...unless you're in need for a FEEL GOOD movie.


One of the things that saved this movie is Laurence Fishburne (aka Morpheus) who acts as Akeelah's coach. He's a brilliant actor and I love the way he delivers his lines. Other than that, this movie did nothing for me -- it has a very straight forward and predictable plot.

Sure, it explores the whole Black community thing, but I think this movie should have just concentrated on the spelling contest and nothing else. I don't understand why it has to hover over racial issues and meander about the difficulties of a Black person's livelihood -- the fact is, I don't care! >_< In this day and age, racial issues should be a thing of the past!


Personal note: I think the world will be a better place without irrational people making stereotypical observations just because of another person's skin tone or hair color. People are of the same species, period, there should be no breaking down into races and gender and all the other things that make one person's social life "different" from another's.


Maybe the movie's trying to tell us how much harder it is for a Black person to get a better education, I dunno... however, there's a point in the movie when Akeelah's mom confessed that it was actually her FEAR OF FAILURE that got to her, rather than blaming it on society's racial discriminations. That was good to hear.


Another thing I didn't quite like: The cliche portrayal of the Chinese kid's dad -- who wanted his kid to be Number One... to the point of robbing him out of the fun-ness of the competition and/or the fun-ness of his childhood life. Seriously, stereotype alarms going off again ~_~"


Anyway, the main reason why this movie wasn't a total flop for me... there's one line that Morpheus gets Akeelah to read out loud:
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?" Actually, who are you not to be?"


But it ties very nicely back to Akeelah's mom's recollection of her past, and it's just a very good quote =)


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Note 1: The above quote was by Marianne Williamson, NOT Nelson Mandela. I'm rather pissed that the movie tried to misinform the public... so much for trying to tie a good quote to an old influential black dude =|

Note 2: I like to call him Laurence Fishburne, "Morpheus," so sue me