Comments on Shrek 4

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When I watched the trailer, it was so good and it makes you expect a lot on the movie but when I’ve watched the movie, it was a little boring. I watched it alone actually. When I am watching it, I am like, “why is it so long? When will it end?” Lucky for me, I wasn’t the one who bought the CD. It was my sister. The movie was okay but I liked the first one more, which is the Shrek one, where Shrek rescued Fiona there.

I didn’t enjoy it much. Maybe it was because I am alone when I watched it. Just why I didn’t feel it. Maybe. The effects are good but I am not that familiar with the soundtracks used. The plot of the story was simple, and it ended with a happy ending, as a fairy tale should be. The title of the movie is "Shrek 4 - Forever after". it is the final of the Shrek series and it goes like this:

Shrek was tired of his life and he felt that nothing is interesting in his life anymore. His routines everyday doesn’t change. It was always repeating. When the first birthday of his children came, many of his fans came to him to get an autograph, but he was so busy managing the party. They are always disturbing him. When the cake of his children was eaten by the pigs, and it was so noisy around him, he was so fed up that he screamed out of frustration. He and Fiona also had a fight about it so he just went home. On his way home, he met Rumplestiltskin. They had a drink and he confessed his problems to his new friend. He said that he wanted to go back to the way it was before where the people around him were scared of him. He wanted to feel like an ogre again and he wanted to live peacefully in his swamp. Hearing his problems, Rumplestiltskin offered him a contract where Shrek can go back to one day of his life. It was any day that he like to go back to. So they made a pact. But unfortunately, Shrek was duped and he was sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away -- where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met. It was the day that he wasn’t yet born. The only way to break the contract is true love’s kiss. So he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.

The lesson that I learned in the movie is that be contented of what you have. Do not wish for something because you might end up losing everything that you have. You will only realize how important a thing or a person is until they are gone, which proves that regret is always at the end. So take care of all those people around you because you'll never know when they'll be gone. Cherish every moment that you spend with your loved ones and be thankful of everything.

My Missions in Life

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My Missions in Life

My mission in life is to become a doctor. Ever since I was a child, I really wanted to become a doctor. Aside from it having more than enough salary, you can also help people. I started having this dream when I was in elementary because before, when my father’s contract in Saudi Arabia was finished (I was six years old at that time), we suffered how hard it is to live if you don’t have enough money, plus the fact that we are thirteen in the family. So there are many mouths to feed. So during those times, I told myself that I wanted to be a doctor to help my family. I told myself that I need to become rich. So I studied hard. But I guess I didn’t do my very best then. Even though I did more than okay in my studies, I failed to surpass the highest grade in our class. My parents expected a lot on me but somehow, I seem to disappoint them.

I also wanted to become a doctor to bring joy to my parents. My father also wants me to become a doctor so I need to study hard first. Studying is a stepping stone for me in order to become a doctor. So right now, I have to do it step by step. I need to focus on my studies and become a cum laude. That is my goal in these four years, to become a cum laude. Hopefully. I don’t want to waste the money and effort that my parents exerted upon me. Sometimes I feel bad because in our family, I think I am the only one who spends so much money. Last month only, they had to sent me money ‘twice’. Whenever my father calls, he always tells me to study hard and learn how to budget. So little by little, I am trying to learn now. But there are those times also that you face different temptations. The only thing to do about them is to learn to avoid them.

Like I’ve said, I can only pursue my mission if I study. Not just study but study hard, better if harder. I must avoid those persons or things who bring bad influences to me. Above all, I need to pray to God. I must not forget Him in all the things that I do. Aside from God, me, myself, am the only one who can help me. I must be determined in what I do. My inspirations are my parents and my family. I also need to love what I do. I mean, I “love” what I do, in my own way. But there are those subjects that I find to be boring. What I need to do is I just need to think of them as interesting and I need to love them. I need to be serious also in my life. I also need to strengthen my weaknesses by facing them. Example of it is my weakness to speak the bisaya language. I hope that when I graduate from college, I am fluent to it by then. It is one of the obstacles that I need to get through.

In the future, after I become a doctor (I hope so), I also want to become a surgeon. Regardless of how many years it will take me to become a surgeon, in the end, I know that it will be worth it. By then, I want to work abroad. It’s not that I don’t like it here in our country. It’s just that in terms of salary, I don’t think that I will progress here. I need to think of myself first before my country. Well, I can just help my country after I’ve saved enough money. That’s what I need to do in order to survive. Grab the opportunities as they come. I hope many opportunities will come into my life.

If I’m a surgeon by then, I can now help my family. I can now repay my parents for all the sacrifices that they’ve done for me. I want to send them money also for them to enjoy. Speaking of family, I don’t think that I will marry early. Of course those time will come that I have to have my own family but for now, my priorities are my studies. One of the things also that I’ve learned in our family is that never to give birth to many children. I admit that the more, the merrier. But in reality, before doing something, you have to think about it first. If you think you can provide for them, then go. But if not, do not force yourself. So I plan to have only a small family. Four children or less will do. In terms of husband, I have to find that man whose finances are stable. Because in this world, money is always an issue. You must be wondering why I always mention money. Well, it’s not that I’m “mukhang pera” (used to describe someone who has the propensity to acquire money, a worldly person, someone who values money and riches above everything else), you know. I’m just being practical. That’s why I plan to marry when I already become a surgeon and even if I’m married, I want to work. You can’t always depend on you r husband because you’ll never know what might happen. Better to be prepared than sorry.

These are just some of my missions in life. But my first and foremost mission of course is to worship God. Without Him, I don’t know how I can do all these things. I hope that He guide me in all the things that I do and never to let me stray in my path. May God bless me.