Chronicles of a Young College Boy

Sunday, June 24, 2007

This picture is taken when i went on the boat tour... It's the world famous Golden Gate Bridge!! haha... It was so cold when i was on that boat, I might not look like i was cold...but the wind was so strong that i feel like its going to blow my skin away...that's probably the first time anybody describes the wind that way isnt it?..hehe.

Anyway, this week has been kinda relaxing for me. I only had 3 days of classes... Well consider it a break before the finals week right...then i went to the golden gate park,which was supposed to be designed and created by the the same guy who designed the famous central park of new york. Well honestly speaking, the golden gate park was nothing i had in mind. Its really kinda sad when i walked through it. In my mind the day before as i was thinking about the trip, i was visualising all these beautiful garden and other nature stuffs... Well basically the people in charge of the park did a pretty poor job at developing and taking care of the park...heh its just really bad..next time you come to SF...you can do your best to visit other places before you visit this one.....

I watched 2 movies this week. Evan Almighty and Jerry McGuire. These 2 movies are kinda 11 years apart when it comes to the release but... when it comes to themes...they are almost identical: Faith.

If you guys remember Bruce Almighty, the one Jim Carrey was given godlike powers? well Evan Almighty is the sequel to that movie. Even though in my opinion the way the director present the movie is kinda lame, i couldnt help but marvel at the lesson that was in the movie. I wouldnt want to spoil the movie for those who havent watch it, but here is what Morgan Freeman, who's playing God, said,

" You think when you ask for things from God, things like lemme get an A for my psychology class, help me save money, help me get closer to my friends, help me be happier, help me get closer to family and so forth... Do you think God will just give you that A, give you a million dollar check, become a friend magnet, make you feel like you are on top of the world, and bring you to your family with warm fuzzy feelings? You bet he won't. BUT what he will give you are: Opportunities. He will give you opportunities to get that A, gove you opportunities and situations for you to take to be closer to your families."

Isn't it beautiful? When i was watching it and listening to what he said (I added a bit to what he said by the way hehe), the feeling comes to me like....the sunshine breaking through that block of dark cloud... and I'm old enough to say that those type of moments don't come too often. I might not be able to give you the full impact of what that line just mean to me or to humanity, but maybe I can give you a little nudge to let you watch the movie. You can ignore the kinda-lame plot, but the lesson is invaluable.

And then just now i watch Jerry McGuire. Its basically a story of a sports agent who were once big and then lost everything, everything but one more client. Well you can say, "Oooh, one of THOSE stories." well i said that too at the beginning... but it doesn't hurt to watch this kind of movies from time to time. Anyway McGuire met this lady who believed in him when everything in his life seem to just fall. This kinda reinforce my belief on the importance of good people around us. It's a talent to find whos real and whos fake among us. God gave us an *opportunity* to that talent through bad situations. I believe that a person's character is truly tested in times of crisis. Anyway before i get to cheesy for you, i think its a great movie. Its an old movie, so maybe you cannot find it in a small dvd shop. But when you have the chance, look for the dvd in any big shops, like HMV or something. It might give you another perspective of life, another perspective of people, and most important of all, another map to guide you through the path of life. =)

DanieL counted snowflakes at 4:39 AM

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Name - Daniel_Widjaja
Age - 19

Ok this is me in a nutshell: reflective...hardworker...goofy humour...no sense of fashion(just common sense)...messy...hopeless romantic ;)...enthusiastic learner (depends on wad subject)...easygoing...loves family and friends...internet/msn addict...library bug...into fantasy stuffs...mugger...single-minded at times...AKLTG Alumni...can be kuku at certain subjects (fashion for example)...wahaha..ok thts however much i can describe me..my friends definitely hav more to add..be it good or bad...enjoy the visit in my blog !

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Places He Frequents By

Supermanhomepage.com
The Superman Franchise/History Video
Superman Returns Full Trailer
akltg.com
NBA.com
Life Coaches Blog
Enlightenment.com
Slow Leadership.org
Anthony Robbins Motivational Video
Stuart Tan's Audio Programs
Marquette TKD Club
Crazy Martial Arts Videos
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)
Squidoo

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Harry
Jenny
Evelyn
Suang
1Peace05
Sam Shen
Eric
Eugenie
Stuart Tan
Evan
Celine
Tan Yong
Amanda
Wendrey
Gregory

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In This Life
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Wisdoms of Life

"Doing what you love is not a recipe for an easier life, it's a recipe for an interesting life." Andrew Matthews

Favorites

Basketball, Martial Arts, Personal Development, Smallville, Superman, Southpark, Authentic Asian food (pls no sweet and sour chicken wif fried rice..im starting to get sick of it), Snowing days (its beautiful =) ), Fantasy and medieval stories, Rasberry ice lemon tea (wahahaha..it replaced green tea here)

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