Fireproof

I've started packing for my study to US yesterday.. Gosh! You can't imagine how much clothes I have to pack! I guess 1 HUGE suitcase, 1 medium-sized, 1 small suitcase, and 1 personal handbag won't fit!
We were planning on buying another HUGE suitcase and use it instead of using the medium-sized one (and I still think that not all of my clothes will fit!)

Anw, today I took my student visa. YUP! It's here alr!! HAHAHA
Aaanndd.. On my way to take the visa, I got LOST!
I ended walking over 2.5km, when all I have to do is just walk another 100-200 meter from the skybridge.. -.-
It's because of the address they gave me, actually. They teold me that it's 'RPX Casablanca', well, we thought that it's the name of a BUILDING, so I was walking over 35 minutes searching for the building (There is, in fact, a building named 'Casablanca', that's why we're not suspicious at ALL!). In fact, It's NOT  a building at all! Idk what it is, but the point is, the place I am searching for was Fedex, NOT Casablanca.. Why sisn't they just stated it CLEARLY??
Anw, just think of it as an exercise for my dieting program! Hhahaha

By the way, I just ate a piece of candy, and I got a 2-in-1 piece of candy!!! Weee... I am Soooo luckkyy (despite the fact that I got lost today.. Hahahaha)

I am Blaming this candy for ruining my Diet! Now I have to eat 2 instead of 1 ! Hahahaha (Blaming others for your own temptations.. ckckck)

I am back on the wight loss program! It's again because of Crystal (Her name always showed up in every single post of my blog.. WOW... Hahahaha) suddenly said she wanted to go on a diet.. It motivates me! Hhaha.. Anw, another reason for me to diet is that I wanna maintain my body shape, and I am going to America for several years to study.. Well, according to many people's experience, most people coming back from US will gain a LOT of weight.. So if in any case I do gain weight, at least I'll came back to my former self. If not, Hello, new, slender-look me! Hahaha

Anyway, the title of this post is 'Fireproof'. It's an inspirational movie!
I told you that I wanna do sth useful, or at least informational with this blog, right? Hahahaha
Actually, I wanted to do 'soul surfer' movie at first, but then I saw my friend, Crystal's blog posting that movie, so I;ll do this one instead! Hahahaha..

I watched this movie like, 3 months ago, just 1 day after watching the 'soul surfer' movie.
While soul surfer is about a teen-inspirational movie; never give up no matter what your circumstances is, and always look up when things went down had led Bethany to her great success today.
Fireproof, on the other hand, is more of a family-'couple' inspirational movie. So, today, the theme is LOOOVVVEEE... Hahahaha

Fireproof is about a young, weded couple- Caleb and Catherine, where their marriage is about to end.
Their lack of communication led to a series of misunderstanding, fights, and disrespect over each other. Both parties think that the other party were just insensitive. Well, their marriage is almost over until Caleb's father gave a 40-days 'love dare' game to save their marriage. The game involved 1 extra task each day that he should do to Catherine. It's difficult, but Caleb should go through it allright..
Ok.. I know that my synopsis is LAME, but u gotta try watching this movie! I personally like it. It's also very religious; a lot of bible verses was used.
Plus, I think that those 40-days love-dare tips are not just for couples, but for ANYONE; friends, family, couples,-etc..
 ARGH.. I can't describe it with words, but just try it! Hahaha.. Nothing to lose anyway, right? Hahahaha... :)
Here's some of their popular quotes:

About God’s Standards
“If we consider that we are good people, remember that God judges us not with our standard, but by His standard. His standards are so high, He considers hatred to be murder… and lust to be adultery. If you broke one of His commandments, one day you’ll answer Him for that.”

 About a Lifelong Commitment symbolized by a wedding ring
“You putting on that ring while saying your vows. The saddest part about it is when most people promise for better or worse, they really only mean for the better.”

About Studying Your Spouse
“When a man is trying to win the heart of a woman, he studies her. He learns her likes, dislikes, habits, and hobbies. But after he wins her heart and marries her, he often stops learning about her. If the amount he studied her before marriage was equal to a high school degree, he should continue to learn about her until he gains a college degree, a master’s degree, and ultimately a doctorate degree. It is a lifelong journey that draws his heart ever close to hers”

 About a Fireproof Marriage
“Fireproof doesn’t mean that a fire will never come… But that when it comes, you’ll be able to withstand it.”

Catherine Holt: So, what day are you on?
Caleb Holt: 43.
Catherine Holt : There's only 40.
Caleb Holt : Who says I have to stop?
Catherine Holt: Caleb, I don't know how to process this. This is not normal for you.
Caleb Holt : Welcome to the new normal.

Caleb Holt: If there's a God out there somewhere, he's not interested in me and my problems.
John Holt : I disagree. I'd say he's very interested.
Caleb Holt : Then where's he been in my life?
John Holt : I'd say he's been at work all around you. You just haven't realized it. You haven't exactly given him an open invitation.

Credits to: callmefay.com & imdb.com

Watch the Trailer:

 

 
 

Kirk Cameron as Caleb Holt

Erin Bethea as Catherine Holt

Ken Bevel as Michael Simmons (Caleb's Best Friend)

Harris Malcolm as John Holt (Caleb's dad) (He's a very wise, religous, kind-hearted man)

Stephen Dervan as Wayne Floyd (He adds Humor in the movie! Hahaha)

 

"Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable."
-Bruce Lee

Stand-up against bullies! famous people that had experienced bullies before..

This is my 4th post so far. I was thinking to myself, 'what should I do with my blog?'
I mean, I wanna post something useful! Or at least informative.. So.. While I was browsing, I came up with dozens of celebs and famous people that used to be bullied. These people were bullied for their looks, style, or even races! Now? They were FAMOUS all around the world for what they do. They're now many times more successful than the bullies.. 

Emma Watson 
Last year (2011), Emma dropped out of Brown University, claiming that she wanted to focus on her acting career, but many said that she was a bullying victim. Classmates often make comments like 'Three points for Gryffindor!' whenever she answers a question. Well, she announced that she'll still be working on her degree, taking an exchange program with Worcester College, Oxford, and still complete her degree at Brown.

You know what I think? I think that their jealous of Emma's success, looks, and brains. Well, she had over $32 million, so TAKE THAT, bullies!

Prince Harry
Well, most people (including me, until I read the article), believed that a prince's life is quite privileged and 'oh-so-pleasant', but prince Harry had experienced bullies himself! Why? Because of his red hair. Harry's friends in the army often called him the 'Ginger bullet magnet', and joke that they should buy ginger wigs to wear in Iraq, so that enemies can't identify the prince.

Well, his hair doesn't determine his success! He's currently serving as a captain in the Army Air Corps. He had honorary military appointments in the Royal Navy and Royal Air. He also act as a patron for some charity organizations such as Sentebale; charity co-founded to support orphans and vulnerable children in Lesotho.

Winona Ryder
Winona's story should be a lesson to any bullies, NOT to bully. You'll be ashamed when you discovered the success of your ex-bullying victim. Winona was brought up in an old hippie commune. Perhaps her style/clothing had made her a bullying victim? Well, she narrated her story as follows:
"I was wearing an old Salvation Army shop boy's suit. As I went to the bathroom I heard people saying, 'Hey, fu***r.' They slammed my head into a locker. I fell to the ground and they started to kick the s**t out of me. I had to have stitches. The school kicked me out, not the bullies. Years later, I went to a coffee shop and I ran into one of the girls who'd kicked me, and she said, 'Winona, Winona, can I have your autograph?' And I said, 'Do you remember me? Remember in seventh grade you beat up that kid?' And she said, 'Kind of.' And I said, 'That was me. Go f*** yourself.'"

Well, I am sure Winona was very proud of herself that time. Way to go, girl!

Tiger Woods
The now famous professional golfer worldwide used to be a bullying victim as well! During his first day at Kindergarten in 1981, he was tied to a tree and were mocked/scorned due to his racial background. Woods also had stuttering problems (wikipedia: "a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds").
"It was very difficult, but I fought through it. I went to a school to try and get over that, and I just would work my tail off. And I would talk to my dog,"

(Sorry for the messy picture placement!) Anw.. Look at the 6 different pics: He's holding 6 DIFFERENT TROPHIES! Well, It's only a teeny-tiny part of his HUGE collection of trophies anyway.. HAHAHA

Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba is now considered as one of the most beautiful women in the world, but her biracial identity and socioeconomic background causes her to be a bullying victim. She had a Hispanic-European heritage, and her family wan not very economically well-off. She moved to LA when she was 8, living in a small apartment. Her parents struggle and had to survive by doing odd jobs, even at McDonald's.
“I was this incredibly shy, awkward child with buck teeth and a thick Texan accent. …We were totally the odd kids out…,” she recalled. “I was bullied so badly my dad used to have to walk me into school so I didn’t get attacked. I’d eat my lunch in the nurses’ office so I didn’t have to sit with the other girls. Apart from my being mixed race, my parents didn’t have money so I never had the cute clothes or the cool back pack.”

 

Michael Phelps
Phelps is a now-retired American Swimmer, and the most decorated for all time too, with a total of 22 medals. Phelps' incredible performance in the 2008 Beijing Olympics had earned him the title of greatest Olympian ever with his all-time record for 'most individual gold Olympic medals'-a total of nine.Though he's now dubbed as 'amazing', 'incredible', and 'sportsman of the year', he used to be mocked due to his “sticky-out ears” and lisp, as well as his long arms; which, ironically, the one that helped him in his current success. Phelps, however, took all these mocking to motivation which eventually alleviates him to greatness. oach Bob Bowman reporting, “Michael is the motivation machine — bad moods, good moods, he channels everything for gain.” His story is very inspirational, telling us that you should not only survive all the taunting, but also turn it into motivation as well.

 

Taylor Swift
She was often bullied in Junior High. Many of her ex-bullies met her when she was famous. “They showed up, wearing my T-shirts and asking me to sign their CDs,” she said. “It was bittersweet, because it made me realize that they didn’t remember being mean to me and that I needed to forget about it too ... Really, if I hadn’t come home from school miserable every day, maybe I wouldn’t have been so motivated to write songs. I should probably thank them!” Ironic, isn't it?? HAHAHA

 

Bill Clinton
Before being the 42nd president of America, he used to be called a 'fat band boy', with bad taste in clothes. During a Junior high dance, one of his older classmate hit him in his jaw and teased his carpenter jeans. Well, Clinton didn't fight back, for it would give the bully what he wanted all along. Clinton shares in his memoir, My Life, “I had learned that I could take a hit and that there’s more than one way to stand against aggression.” Today, his former 'geeky band player' status had transformed into a talented and celebrated saxophone player, besides being the President of America, that is.

 

Tyra Banks
Despite of her sexy good looks, and her success as a model, she was bullied as a teenager. Tyra was being picked on for being tall and skinny. “People called me Olive Oyl, Lightbulb Head, and Fivehead, because my forehead was so big.” She was teased for being a stick: 5’11” in height and only 125 lbs in weight.
I think people are jealous because she's beautiful and slender? haahaha

Christian Bale
HA! This is one of Crystal's favorites too !! (If I am not mistaken.. She just loovvee too many actors that I can loose track of them! Hahaha)
When Bale's first movie "Empire of the sun" came out, he was only 13 years old. However, he was instantly hated at school! (See? I told you bullies are just jealous!)
“It was not a great time. I was a victim of bullying and had other kids kicking and punching me every day. It was an early lesson in how making a film can set you apart. If you don’t want to live with the consequences then don’t make the film. But that didn’t help at the time. I was confused about other people’s reactions to me, both good and bad. It can mess anyone up.
Now he turned out to be a successful actor, starring in the latest Batman movie!

There's MANY MORE public figures that had been bullied and 'made it' today. If you want more information, you could visit (Credits to these sites too!):
 http://www.listal.com/list/celebrities-were-bullied-school
 http://racerelations.about.com/od/hollywood/a/Celebrities-Bullied-As-Children-Because-Of-Race.htm
 http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2011/11/02/15-famous-successful-people-bullied-school/
 All the picture's credits goes to Google search engine..

The point for bullying victims out there is, don't let bullies make you feel inferior! Turn all their taunts and mocks into motivation for greatness. Look at Michael Phelps, for example!
Learn to accept yourself. Michael Phelps had long arms, and he was bullied for it. He accepted himself and work hard for greatness. Today, his so-called 'long-arms' had brought him to greatness! If Michael hadn't do it, he may not be someone he is right now.
Bullies bullied you for many reasons, your appearances, socioeconomic background, races, or gender, don't let them get you!
Some reasons they bully you might be because they're jealous. In my view, Emma Watson was bullied for all her great success and accomplishments. People were simply jealous of her. So DON'T let bullies make you mentally down. Turn it into motivation, work hard, and the next time you meet them, situations might had turn the other way round!

All right, this is too much for me.. I've took 2.5 hours to make this post.. Hahahaha...
Guess it's the end of it today! Btw, I just realize that I enter the post of the actors/actresses in a female-male-female-male sequence! I didn't do THAT on purpose! What a COINCIDENCE... Hahahaha