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Surprisingly, it didn't meet my standards, i guess it was because too many people said that it was so GOOD, adding on to that, winning 8 Oscars, indeed, my expectations went flying high. But all in all, yes, indeed it was a very touching show.

I still wonder how lucky he was, being asked questions that he faced throughout his life. Yet, it showed the different kinds of society present in our world. The rich, the poor, and the ones you can't even imagine of. The story mainly revolves around 2 kids, Salim Malik and Jamal Malik, 2 brothers who loses their parents had a very young age, because of religious tolerance between the Indian Muslims and the Hindus. They manage to escape the attack and ran off, not exactly knowing where they will end up. They somehow managed to find a shelter, at this point, there was a girl named Latika who was with them. Jamal cared for her, Salim always tried to avoid her. Soon, they were found by a group of people, who so called from orphanage homes. Yet they just want talents, kids who can sing of dance, then after that, they will be exploited, left out in the streets to beg for money. Salim found out their dirty intent, and planned an escape with Jamal. His plan succeeded and both ran for their lives, and manage to hop onto a train which left that area. For couple of years, they lived by stealing food from the train, and selling stolen goods. This kept going on until, they were finally thrown off a train. They somehow, *mysteriously* feel off the train and landed in Taj Mahal. They turned out to be fake tourist guides and likewise, steal other people's things and resell it in the nearby market. To cut a long story short, they manage to find Latika, at the same time, once again meeting the orphan exploiter. Salim pulls out a gun and shoots him, and Salim, Jamal and Latika runs away. Jamal is kicked out of the house, and again, they are seperated. Jamal grows up, working in different places, doing different jobs. Yet, all he really wanted to do was to find Latika back. Finally, he does, but he cannot see her because she was with a gang, by force. So realizing that there is a competition called "who wants to be a millionaire", which was also widely watched, he decided to join, with one purpose, so that Latika can see him.

This was how the title got its name, He was from the lower than poverty society, yet, he became a millionaire, through another *mysteriously* interesting questions, that somehow, all the answers he has faced in his life before. The questions and answers were all life experiences.

What this show really shown to me was that how 2 different guys, brothers in fact, can grow up to become 2 different personalities, to different outcomes. Jamal's other brother, Salim, worked with a gang and earn a lot of money, but in the end was killed for betraying them. Both Jamal and Salim had money, but both, had 2 outstanding reasons. Then again, what i saw, was that they both have a passion. The main question is, what was their passion? It was that slight difference which gave the distinct outcome. Indeed, the past creates present, the choices we make, the passion we have, decides how our future becomes.

Yes, indeed a good show, a show not to be neglected.

Love,
Wai Leem

Hey! in my earlier post, i wrote that we will all face different types of giants and the fact is, we will face them no matter what!

But i lack to say how to overcome and what really is the ultimate solution, so guess what?

Let Jo Fan say it all!

Please click here to read on what Jo Fan has to say, he portrayed a wonderful understanding on this topic.

mercy out,
wai leem

PMR is just around the corner, about 2 weeks plus left. And guess what? I watched another amazing movie! FACING THE GIANTS!

I thought i would dedicate this post to all form 3 and 5 students.

Facing the giants basically revolves around a team of american football players who have consecutively lost terribly for the past 6 years. The coach himself was going through all sorts of difficulty in his personal life. Nonetheless, he believed in God and never gave up no matter the circumstances. Soon he changed the team phylosophy and ultimately, everyone had through it, undergone a revival and in the end they won! YAY!

The team that they faced in the finals, was named, Giants. Literally it was just as how they title said it was, but let's look on the unseen sight. Giants, are tall, strong, fast, quick (in accordance with the movie) So how could they have possibly won, when they are just small, midgets compared to the Giants?

We faced that everytime in our lives. Giants constantly appear in our lives, to intimidate us, make us seem small and useless. The giants we almost always, run away from. But let us narrow it all the way down to exams, what i like to call, the exam giant. We could be so intimidated by them, we would be so freaked that the only thing we know how to do is study and study! To a point that we neglect things of much greater importance. Not that i'm lazy to study or i'm against it, but what i'm trying to say here is, where ultimately is your priority. That's what giants love to do, they love to distract you from what is right. They love to deceive you into thinking that studying or knowledge is everything. Well is it true? "Tepuk Dada Tanya Selera"

We are facing the exam giant, but are we going to run from it (Study like crazy, literally) or are we going to keep calm, and have our focus right on our priorities. Study in essence is almost the ultimate way of obtaining good grades, but studying like mad? You try la. I've personally never tried it, but i know how it affects because i see it in various people.

But for me personally, i'm not bothered a bit by the exam giant. I personally, am facing the lazy giant. This guy loves to make people lazy, like me. GREAT! now what? I have to face it and overcome it, just like any other giant.

mercy in / out (what?)
Wai Leem

Despite the upcoming PMR aka Pertandiangan Memori Rendah (Jofan's blog) I watched a very intriguing movie called The Genius Club. Its is a very amazing show, although my brother fell asleep after an hour.

Just a short summary. It is about this guy, supposedly having the second highest IQ in the world, has created an atomic bomb. He then created a game, and gathered all the geniuses in America to play his game. He basically wants them to solve the world's problems, and obtain a 1000 points. If they fail to do so, he will detonate the bomb in an instant, causing 50% of America to die immediately. So in the end, did they succeed? WATCH IT!

I like his last question, "What is the meaning of life?"

Almost everything that they discussed, in the end, had boiled down to just one word, FORGIVENESS. Is that everything? Surely not, but surely, it means a lot. If we all learn to forgive each other, will war ever start? will dissension even occur? will hate arise? If we learn to forgive our own hearts, we will learn to be caring, we will learn to love, then world hunger would not occur! poverty will not happen! But i guess, what happened last time, has caused a greater effect on today's world, and it is all because of our sinful nature.

In the end it was very simple, just one question of three simple words, was the main idea on how to solve the world's problems. It was simply, "Who Am I?"

WHO ARE YOU // WHO AM I

So simple yet so profound. To know who you are, is to live by our values, culture, and what ultimately matters most in our lives. If we live by values saying don't lie, we don't lie! If we say we don't kill, we don't kill! That is who we are! Sounds easy eh? That's why i love this show, because do we really know who we are, are we really who we think we are? We say we don't lie, but we do. We say greediness is horrible, but one way or the other, we are. We say money is not everything, but we chase after it. Are YOU really YOU?

The Genius Club, watch it, it is just simply cool.