"...All my life I've had a choice of hate and love. I chose love and I'm here now...". These are the profound words uttered by the celebrated Bollywood music composer AR Rahman after accepting the 2 Oscar for Best Original Score and Best Original Song.
Many years ago or even as recent as last year, who would have thought someone froam as remote and not as advanced as India to win this year's Oscar and two for that matter. The above words are referring to his humble beginnings (not far from the one shown in the movie Slumdog Millionaire) where his father died when he was 9 pushing him all the time to be one the 'bad' of society. Instead he chose music.
After his music composer father dies, his family rented out musical equipment as a source of income. During these formative years, Rahman served as a keyboard player and an arranger in bands such as "Roots" and later founder of his own rock group called 'Nemesis Avenue'. The talented Rahman played the keyboard and paino, the synthesizer, the harmonium and the guitar. His curiosity in the synthesizer, in particular increased because, he says, it was the “ideal combination of music and technology". His talent earned him a scholarship to the Trinity College, Oxford where he graduated with a degree in Western classical music (yes, you read it right).
For me, after reading what he said, I realise that life is not about having good choices all the time but to make the most of the choices you have, even though they are not the most ideal at that time.
Talking about choices, I couldnt decide between the two replica handbags stores I narrowed down to these 2 choices of websites to shop replica handbags. They are superaaabags.com and qreplicas.com
Maybe, you all can decide for me, please drop me a line here by posting a reply here or those that know me personally, you can email me :) Or maybe, I should take both. Like I said, life is about making the MOST out of the choices I have. I'm doing it, you should too......
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
'Slumdog Millionaire' Shopper
At the time, Im writing this, Slumdog Millionaire is just one or two awards away from winning the most coveted award in the movie-making industry: The Best Picture Oscar. I really like this film and I personally think it deserves all the awards in the run-up to the Oscar. Never mind that it received criticsm from it's native country where it was filmed, this is one film that we all should go and see for all the good aspects it depicts.
Messages like rag to riches, nothing is impossible, the triumph of the underdog (no pun intended) is nothing new but what sets this film from previous winner is that it makes us feel good by showing us the worst in life. Kind of cryptic....huh. How about the saying; One complain one has no shoes until one sees someone with no legs. You see, sometimes, we fret and whine for the smallest of things like being stuck in the traffic or not getting enough pay or the neighbour having a better car, etc. we got 'lost in our own world' that we forget somewhere, someone out there is walking hundreds of miles to get their daily drinking water for the family, children working as hard labourer for pittance and is the only one still alive (though barely) after all his neighbours are killed during the civil war...... (you get the drift)
In short, Slumdog Millionaire is my reality check. I think it's a good thing too that the Academy is recognising this low-budget 'rough diamond' over all others.....it's time they wake up and know that a good film need not to have over-rated stars or inflated budget and the best 'special effects' are real life itself...... we just need to open our eyes and see.
For that, I'm gonna give way when others cut into my queue. Be thankful for all the food that is present on the table everyday. Relish the sight of me waking up to the morning sun, shining on my white butt when I wake up late. Appreciate all the people you treasure around you. I'm not going to complain (like prviously) that I couldn't own an original Chanel purse or Prada shoes. For that, though I do not cordone replica handbags, I'm thankful that I can still be able to have my piece of luxury despite in these not so good times, thanks to them. Thinking about it, www.replicasi.com is like my Slumdog Millionaire.
By the way, I just got news. Slumdog Millionaire just won Best Motion Picture of the Year Oscar.......
Messages like rag to riches, nothing is impossible, the triumph of the underdog (no pun intended) is nothing new but what sets this film from previous winner is that it makes us feel good by showing us the worst in life. Kind of cryptic....huh. How about the saying; One complain one has no shoes until one sees someone with no legs. You see, sometimes, we fret and whine for the smallest of things like being stuck in the traffic or not getting enough pay or the neighbour having a better car, etc. we got 'lost in our own world' that we forget somewhere, someone out there is walking hundreds of miles to get their daily drinking water for the family, children working as hard labourer for pittance and is the only one still alive (though barely) after all his neighbours are killed during the civil war...... (you get the drift)
In short, Slumdog Millionaire is my reality check. I think it's a good thing too that the Academy is recognising this low-budget 'rough diamond' over all others.....it's time they wake up and know that a good film need not to have over-rated stars or inflated budget and the best 'special effects' are real life itself...... we just need to open our eyes and see.
For that, I'm gonna give way when others cut into my queue. Be thankful for all the food that is present on the table everyday. Relish the sight of me waking up to the morning sun, shining on my white butt when I wake up late. Appreciate all the people you treasure around you. I'm not going to complain (like prviously) that I couldn't own an original Chanel purse or Prada shoes. For that, though I do not cordone replica handbags, I'm thankful that I can still be able to have my piece of luxury despite in these not so good times, thanks to them. Thinking about it, www.replicasi.com is like my Slumdog Millionaire.
By the way, I just got news. Slumdog Millionaire just won Best Motion Picture of the Year Oscar.......
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