Choices in life

That day when Ms.Helena said we could actually choose not to attend the leadership camp, choose not to do our journal and choose not to read the 7 habits book, it made me thought about a quote I heard long ago. That quote was "you are free to choose but you're not free from the consequences of your choice". An example would be like if you decided to murder someone you hate,you are free to do so but you are certainly not free from the consequences of your action.

Just like in real life, there are lots of  difficult choices to be made. In order to avoid unfavourable consequences, we must consider every possible consequence we might face before we make the next move. So whether to do as Ms.Helena said or not, it's basically up to you yourself to decide.

What do I think about success.

I believe success is a progression from the previous generation. If there is no progression then we would have to consider ourselves stagnating. Our efforts, energy and time would be for nothing if we do not surpass the previous generation no matter how great our accomplishments are; because with i we are never improving and thus no success is there.

A personal view on a field that is in regression or dying today is ART. We look at changes in Art :
From Fine Art ( David, Monalissa and The birth of Venus) to our modern day art ( splashes of colour on a blank piece of paper) we see the changes in paradigms of art. This upsets me because with this new concept of art only artist with a good name or famous can truly succeed in the art field even though their art has not reach a high level of quality whereas artists that can produce paintings or sculptures of high quality can only achieve mediocre achievements in the field of art unless that certain artist dies and only after death do we truly value his work.

Review on PDL First Movie

When the movie started, the DreamWorks Pictures credit rolled in and gave me the impression of '' wow this must be a good movie’’, because hey? Everyone loves DreamWorks Pictures productions films.

 As the story slowly unfolds, my feelings went from excited to despair to even frustration. Excited when they decided to open their new restaurant, Maison Mumbai in France; despair when Madame Mallory rejected Hassan’s pigeon dish; and frustrated when Jean-Pierre sabotaged the Kadams’ restaurant by burning it down, which resulted in Hassan’s hands got severe burns. Many thoughts ran through my head. One of it was ‘’Will they have a culture-mixed cuisine?’’ (Honestly that sounds delicious and I immediately felt hungry. Luckily Ms. Helena let us bring snacks for the movie that day!)

But most of all I felt inspired by Hassan throughout the whole thing.  He was very unhappy at the beginning of the show when their van broke down. He wanted to give up but his determined father kept them going on. He believed that they van broke down for a reason, perhaps a miracle will happen soon. This part of the show once again reminded me that God make things happen around us for a reason, and that we should embrace any challenges coming in our path to success. His Papa and Madame Mallory in this movie really had a strong will and a clear goal. For example, Papa wanted the French to recognize how much of a potential chef his son (Hassan) can be as he promotes him at the morning market. Meanwhile, Madame Mallory is maintaining Le Saule Pleureur’s finest quality to achieve her second Michelin star. She also interns Hassan for this purpose. Of course it also benefits him to sharpen his cooking skills.

All in all, I quickly whatsapp my friends recommending them to watch this movie after I have finished. A Hundred Foot Journey truly inspired me a hundred times in different ways J

The Hundred-Foot Journey Review

    The Hundred-Foot Journey is about a boy named, Hassan, who is an extraordinarily talented and largely self-taught culinary chef/cook. When he and his family are displaced from their native India and settle in a quaint French village, they decide to open an Indian eatery. However, Madame Mallory, the proprietress of an acclaimed restaurant just 100 feet away, strongly objects. War erupts between the two establishments until Mallory recognizes Kadam's impressive epicurean gifts and takes him under her wing. Hassan soon became a well-known chef and began to earn his Michelin Stars. In the end, everything worked out well for Hassan, Madame Mallory, and the rest.
    As it was my first time watching this movie, I didn't really expect much from it but as I began watching, the movie started to become more and more interesting and fascinating. This movie has many values that can each and everyone one of us can relate to. The plot of the movie is also very interesting, as you see the flow of the story and how selfish, cruel and envious the characters can be to how determined, passionate, caring and hardworking the characters can be. This movie also displays a lot of qualities and criteria that we will soon possess or discover as we learn more about Personal Development and Leadership (PDL). 
    As a student, I really do suggest that you take a look at this movie. It could probably be a wonderful learning experience for you or it could just be a nice movie to watch but nevertheless, The Hundred-Foot Journey is worth the watch. Thank you.