if i were to talk about the book that has inspired me to read, it is not a book. it's a comic, that is the adventures of tintin. my parents were forced to buy me the series because i liked it so much during my childhood days. my teacher first introduced this book in my english class and since then the whole class couldn't get enough of it...
it all started with 40 little children who loves to play around in class all day and never get their work done, that includes when the teacher herself is in the class. i guess english was not our favourite subject at that time. so, to capture our attention in class, one day, my teacher brought with her a lot of comic books. and of course the students are paying a little bit more attention as the teacher is holding a piece of art, and not educational material. she passed the book around and asked us to read. our interest in learning english starts from that point on.
the adventures of tintin is a series of comic books that portrays the adventures of a reporter named tintin with his dog, snowy and his friends. my most favourite adventure is tintin in tibet. unfortunately, my collection of books was thrown away by my uncle when he moved in to my grandmother's house.
because of tintin, i was attracted to read comics and then i progress to liking novels. ever since i found the joy of reading novels, i was never attracted to read malay novels, even until now. this might be because my teachers have always introduced english books in my class. since i enrolled in a mix-culture school and my circle of friends consists of mostly chinese and indians, i was not exposed to malay novels.
until today, i enjoyed reading and finding books that is not restricted to one genre. My favourite books to date are “Where the Heart Is” by Billie Letts and “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck. “East of Eden” is the only novel that I am REQUIRED to learn but ended up loving it. Books aside, my greatest joy is still reading comics! Every month, I waited for the sacred day, the 1st, 11th, and 21st of every month, where the comic “Kreko” is released. Some people might not get why I love reading “Kreko” so much, but hey, I myself don’t get people who read “Pedang Sitiawan”. Different people have their own preferences when it comes to their choise of books. People can say anything they want but still, laughter is the best medicine, even when people stare at you, thinking that you’ve hit cloud nine when you laugh by yourself.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Questions to ponder
1. What is the movie about?
The movie “High Fidelity” revolves around the life of Rob Gordon who had just been dumped by his girlfriend Laura. The movie started with the fighting scene of Rob and Laura that eventually leads to their break up. Because he is hurt, he started to list down his top 5 break ups that he has experienced since he is young. At first, Laura was not included in his list, but he eventually includes her as he finally admits to himself that he is hurt by their separation. Rob, who owns a record shop, tried to console his two employees/friends, Dick and Barry, but unfortunately, he didn’t feel better, but much worst. To ease his injured ego, he tried to recall his past loves and also tried to contact them to find out the reasons behind his previous breakups. It is also a way for him to find peace and as a mean to forget about Laura.
In his effort to revise his previous relationship, he realizes that unlike to his previous relationship, he wants Laura back. When he found out that Laura is staying at his neighbor’s house just above his roof, he erupts in anger and in a courting spree to get Laura to come back to him.
Laura father died while he was trying to get Laura back and he attended her father’s funeral. Here he realizes that he should let Laura decides who she wanted to be with because he realizes that her family didn’t like him so much and others, including his friend Liz, resents him for what he had done to Laura. But Laura changes her mind and wants to give their relationship another try. The climax of the story is when Rob proposes to Laura because he realizes that he could not live a single day without Laura, and not one women in this world could make him feel the same as what Laura had been able to make him feel.
2. How is the story different from other common fiction?
This story is different from any common fiction because the love story that the writer is trying to convey or portray is viewed from a different perspective and is played from a different character. Usually, the main character is always rich, handsome and charming. But Rob is a direct opposite. Furthermore, the central mode of conveying the message is not actually through dialogues among the actors but through Rob’s inner monologue. This is uncommon in most fiction.
3. Who is your favourite character and why?
I have two favourite characters and they are Dick and Barry. I like Dick because at the first half of the movie, he portrays the character of a gay. But as he met a girl at the record shop, it is finally clear that he is straight. His effort to be noticed by Rob is hilarious and his fight with Barry is even more hilarious. I like Barry because he is Jack Black, and Jack Black is always funny. The funniest moments that involve Barry is when he criticizes a customer for his choice of music and suggested for the customer to choose more heavy metal records. But at the end of the movie, he performed with his band and their music is so classic and evergreen.
4. Provide an alternate ending.
If I were to create an alternate ending for this movie, the movie would have a tragic ending. After Laura’s father’s funeral, she drove around the neighbourhood to look for Rob. But she never found him. This is because after Rob realizes that Laura deserves a better man than him, he jumps over the bridge and drowned. His body was found a month later, without his arms and legs because it was eaten by fishes. His eyes are gone and his mouth is distorted like a crooked smile.
The movie “High Fidelity” revolves around the life of Rob Gordon who had just been dumped by his girlfriend Laura. The movie started with the fighting scene of Rob and Laura that eventually leads to their break up. Because he is hurt, he started to list down his top 5 break ups that he has experienced since he is young. At first, Laura was not included in his list, but he eventually includes her as he finally admits to himself that he is hurt by their separation. Rob, who owns a record shop, tried to console his two employees/friends, Dick and Barry, but unfortunately, he didn’t feel better, but much worst. To ease his injured ego, he tried to recall his past loves and also tried to contact them to find out the reasons behind his previous breakups. It is also a way for him to find peace and as a mean to forget about Laura.
In his effort to revise his previous relationship, he realizes that unlike to his previous relationship, he wants Laura back. When he found out that Laura is staying at his neighbor’s house just above his roof, he erupts in anger and in a courting spree to get Laura to come back to him.
Laura father died while he was trying to get Laura back and he attended her father’s funeral. Here he realizes that he should let Laura decides who she wanted to be with because he realizes that her family didn’t like him so much and others, including his friend Liz, resents him for what he had done to Laura. But Laura changes her mind and wants to give their relationship another try. The climax of the story is when Rob proposes to Laura because he realizes that he could not live a single day without Laura, and not one women in this world could make him feel the same as what Laura had been able to make him feel.
2. How is the story different from other common fiction?
This story is different from any common fiction because the love story that the writer is trying to convey or portray is viewed from a different perspective and is played from a different character. Usually, the main character is always rich, handsome and charming. But Rob is a direct opposite. Furthermore, the central mode of conveying the message is not actually through dialogues among the actors but through Rob’s inner monologue. This is uncommon in most fiction.
3. Who is your favourite character and why?
I have two favourite characters and they are Dick and Barry. I like Dick because at the first half of the movie, he portrays the character of a gay. But as he met a girl at the record shop, it is finally clear that he is straight. His effort to be noticed by Rob is hilarious and his fight with Barry is even more hilarious. I like Barry because he is Jack Black, and Jack Black is always funny. The funniest moments that involve Barry is when he criticizes a customer for his choice of music and suggested for the customer to choose more heavy metal records. But at the end of the movie, he performed with his band and their music is so classic and evergreen.
4. Provide an alternate ending.
If I were to create an alternate ending for this movie, the movie would have a tragic ending. After Laura’s father’s funeral, she drove around the neighbourhood to look for Rob. But she never found him. This is because after Rob realizes that Laura deserves a better man than him, he jumps over the bridge and drowned. His body was found a month later, without his arms and legs because it was eaten by fishes. His eyes are gone and his mouth is distorted like a crooked smile.
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