The Vow Movie

I recently watched The Vow which was everyone's choice movie date for hearts day. It made quite a stir since the release of its trailer. The Oh so HOT Channing Tatum with the top leading lady of romantic movies Rachel McAdams in one movie is one of a heck reason to look forward to it. And of course the teaser story was also a plus factor.

The story line  goes a little something like this…

 It was a love at first sight for Leo (Channing Tatum) that heactually  asked Paige (Rachel McAdams) out for the lame reason of respecting their zone compatibility after a defining eye contact in a line. Two weeks later, Paige says she loves him. After asking her to move in with him Before long, he's asking her to move in via a message spelled out in breakfast blueberries. They get married in a makeshift service at an art museum. They're set up to live happily ever after, until— a car accident puts Paige in a coma, and then when she wakes up with a severe memory loss (she forgets the last five years of her life. She remembers her estranged family and her former boyfriend/fiance but she cant remember Leo. There are various obstacle in the way for Leo, including Paige's parent who doesn't approve to him,an ex fiance who Paige think is still her boyfriend, and the fact that the Paige five years ago was a very different to the Paige he fell in love with.His challenge is to try and make her fall for him all over again.

My Verdict?

I'll rate the movie with 8 out of 10 score. I enjoyed The Vow, it has its own sweet, tender, ohh soo romantic and funny moments within the almost two hour movie. Channing and Rachel really make a good on-screen couple and the fact that the movie was based on a true makes it more lovable because it makes you believe in true love, destiny and soul mate in this time and age. But despite that, I was a bit disappointed in the fact I almost cry three times in the movie but the tears just wont fall off. It was a bit odd because I'm such a cry baby when it comes to this kind of genre but my tears all ran back to my tear duct after those heart crushing moments just because the next scene didn't made an impact. I seriously enjoy the film, I was actually rooting for Leo and his quest to win back Paige and make her fall in love for him all over again, the kind of sweetness all girls are actually dreaming (well specially of Channing is the one making you fall all over again). But I guess, it didn't pull off on the right time with the big impact for my taste.

The whole transition of Paige's character was good, up until the point where she learned why she left her family and chose to live in the city. The obstacle that Leo's character put through was also very interesting and much more realistic.It will make you ask yourself that when you are in that position, what will you do if the love of your life suddenly woke up and sees you as a stranger?, how will you adjust to the fact that your partner has no memory of you?, your lives together and your memories. Would it be suffice to have your memory of both of you to feed to that one person? and how much character would it take to chase that person back to you with no guarantee that she'll be able to remember you or your love?

I would have asked for a different kind of ending. The happily ever after kind of ending that mushy hearts long for.But I guess it was OK because it made the movie more realistic. But hey, it is really an enjoyable movie that I would really recommend. One point in this movie also is the lesson you'll learn. About family, marriage identity, partnership, life undying and unconditional love.

I'll end the post with one of my favorite quote in the movie (its not the romantic nor the cheesy one but the line from Paige's mother when asked why she didn't leave her husband after discovering that he cheated on her)

                            "I choose to stay to him for all the things he's done right; not the one thing he's done wrong. I chose to forgive him"

LINSANITY FEVER

For the past week, I can never open my Facebook and Tumblr account without comments, status or links that is about Jeremy Lin.  But I must say it is on twitter that really introduce me to Lin. I open my twitter account and I can see him trending both in the country and worldwide together with his team. But on the hiatus of everything, I was really not interested.  I just read the tweets and comments but not watch video-clip or the whole game. It is when I come to read article about him that really drew me into knowing what is behind that LINSANITY fever that is going on. 
So what is it about him that made him a standout?
  *he was a bench warmer until that game versus the Nets. It was said in an article that he was just used because the team has no choice since the team has a lot of injured star player. Guess it was really a lucky break but until then they didn't know that it was the born of  a star player in the making.


* he was an Asian American player. He was hailed as the first Asian American to play in the league which is why the Yellow Mamba tag line is popularized. It was a bit racist in a sense but to think that Kobe is a top caliber player and is known as the Black Mamba, I guess its still count as a compliment.


*he was a Harvard graduate who hold a diploma for Economics. As an interview host said to Lin, not everybody graduate from Harvard. It is I guess was one of  the main reason for him being a stand out right now. He is the first Harvard graduate who plays for the league in 57 years , 60 years in estimation which was really historic. 


*his story to fame is a best-seller. The tag line Linderella was also popularized because of his beginning of just sleeping on his brother and teammate's couch. The humble beginning of the star made him a crowd favorite.
BUT WHY IS HE A STAND OUT FOR ME??
From this point, I'm really biased on my words. Fandom is what I call it.
*He was such a humble player. 
I'm not much of a very basketball fanatic that I watched every basketball game or know all the player in the league. I'm actually more of a biased watcher, I only know the star players and much I only root for the Lakers but because of him , New York Knicks just got another fan. I even told my friends that if Lakers and Knicks will play again I'll be rooting for the Kn

Choose to see the world through OPTIMISTIC eyes

I wanted to share my experience 2 days ago with one of my friend in applying for work. Last week, I was told that there would be an opening for the DOH program of RN HEALS in  a certain hospital this month, so I quickly told my friend about it so that we can work on the process and everything. We were advised to go the the hospital and the DOH center that we will know first hand the requirement and the process.

Personally, I prepared most of my things for the whole meeting. I have all my documents, photocopied all the necessary papers (resume, training certificates, seminar certificates and other identity certificates were the basic). I even read some of the articles in the  internet about the program and institution so that I don't go there empty handed. But to our great dismay, the whole day was really for nothing. When get to the DOH building we were directed to the building where  no receptionist actually entertain us. We come along with fellow applicants who kindly tell us what she knows and what the guard told her. When we went to the hospital, we were directed to different rooms and offices that it took us a really long time to be on the room for the passing of requirement. In there we were told, that there was no vacancy for the program, and they only accept the requirement. We were really disheartened looking at the piles of envelopes and application folder in front of us.

At that point, I told myself we were doomed. I know that the competition for the nursing jobs here in the Philippines are tight. Seeing it on TV's and having to see fellow nursing students in public hospital, but really nothing beats the personal experience of battling it out. Knowing that the backer and palakasan system are on the run is also a major thing to consider. All of this makes one applicant frustrated. Torturing your brain cells to learn all the nursing ideas, spending hours and hours for duty, sleepless nights doing patho, NCP and drug study. reviewing for nursing boards, all these and the anxiety and stress. ARGHH you can only imagine.

So, why the title about optimism and opening picture? because even after I went through all of this I think I still saw some beauty and lesson this experience. My whining start and ends in the second and third paragraph., hahaha so it will be more realistic.

I was really thankful that God has given me a patient personality. An optimistic one. A  personality that really  helped me adapt and cope every time. In that particular experience, even though I was upset about the system and how the day ended, before I retired to bed, I was able to actually contemplate and realized what I've learned. That day, I learned the trait of patience to people. Patience to bad system. Patience to situation.      I learned the value of hard work. There would always be different kind and view of hard work but I learned that day, the value of hard work on making this work for your favor. I appreciate the effort of those people lining up for job fairs in order for them to have a job and make an income. I learned how people work in the ordinary way. My mom actually said " Eh di ayan naranasan mo yung walang taong tutulong sayo at ng wala kang kakilala". I maybe have experience the bad way but it gives me a little tinge of fulfillment that I've done it the legal way and the hard way. The fruit is more sweet even there is no result yet. I've learned and experience the bad and the good on that day. And I am forever grateful for that because it made me see the reality of life, learned the lesson to make me a better person and appreciate  what I have right now. There's a lot of people with no food, no money , and no education for them to go forward, but  thankfully I have a  little of everything. It really stop my mind and conviction for the whining part  in everything I do.

That's all about it. I hope inspiration really kicks in :) And with that I'll end this post with a beautiful quotation:

"Remember to look up at the stars and not down to your feet. Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don't just give up." -- Professor Stephen Hawking on his 70th birthday.