A Cool Movie from the 1980s!

 Last week we watched a movie called 'The Princess Bride'. At first, everyone including me thought we were going to have such a bad time watching a movie from the 1980s. The only thing I thought about was all my self studying time I was wasting. The movie started, and all the boys were like, 'Oh god. Not a princess movie again.' And of course, it started  off with a kiss. But then, the boy who was listening to his grandfather tell the whole story to him started complaining about the kissing part, and that was when it started showing its genre of a comedy. The movie was actually very entertaining, and by the end I think I had a really good time.

 The movie started off by showing love of a farm boy Westley and a peasant girl Buttercup. But one day, Westley leaves and Buttercup hears news of his death. Buttercup is heartbroken, and is forced to marry prince Humperdinck. However, Buttercup is suddenly kidnapped by three pirates and searches for help. Westley, who wasn't actually dead, disguises himself as a man in black and goes to save Buttercup. He beats Inigo at a sword fight, wins a fight against Fezzik the giant, and defeats Vizzini at a brain match to finally regain Buttercup. And of course, they started kissing again, but is interrupted by prince Humperdinck and his soldiers.They run into dangerous places such as the fire swamp and the lightening sand pit to hide from their chasers. However, they eventually get caught and Buttercup is again forced to marry prince Humperdinck while Westley gets tortured to death. However, hearing Westley scream out his last moan, Inigo  and Fezzik who admired Westley comes to rescue him. With the magical help of Miracle Max, they revive Westley and in the end tun away with Buttercup all together.

 By only looking at the plot, you might think this movie is just another silly princess movie for little girls. However, they put so much into the movie that I found myself laughing without even knowing it. I also thought they had really good graphics for a movie made in the 1980s, although they still were quite lame from today's perspective.

 The movie showed me a lot of things. It showed that love could be above everything, and cannot forcefully be made. Humperdinck was a prince while Westley was just a farm boy, but that did not stop the true love between Westley and Buttercup which was naturally formed. It also made me reflect myself on how everyone nowadays, maybe including me, thinks money or a job are one of the criteria to look at when we marry. while trues love should guide us.

 The right images of a leader was found in the movie as well. Vizzini was smart, but treated Fezzik so badly just because he was a bit low on intelligence than others. A good leader will take care of all the people in his group with care. That is the sort of leader I wish to become.

 The movie entertained me a lot, but also taught me various lessons. I wish to soak up all I could from the movie, and develop myself through it.

Thirty Days to Change Myself

 A goal is something you try to achieve, which motivates and develops you at the same time. After watching Matt Cutt's speech during class, I was amazed at how just thirty days could change someone's life. I especially liked his goal of writing a novel, because I've tried once before, but I quit after two hours of writing.

 Now, I will be showing you three of my own thirty day challenges I made for myself, after listening to Matt's speech.

 My first thirty day challenge is to do all the homework given at this camp on THAT day. Because we always go prepare for debate or our history presentations at self study time, I find it quite hard to manage my time properly. Step one to achieving this goal would be to have an agenda, to write down all my homework everyday. This way I won't forget any of my homework.  Step two is to do big assignments, such as history presentations, bit by bit everyday. By doing so, I won't have to push myself so hard on the final day before the due date.

 The second goal is to play soccer everyday unless it rains. I really thought the PE class time offered here at this camp isn't enough to keep me fit during the four weeks. Also, I just can't make myself stop eating at the cafeteria here because the food is so delicious. So in order to stay healthy at this camp, I will be playing soccer everyday. In order to play soccer, I should first eat dinner quickly, or else the little elementary school kids are going to take over the soccer field before we even get there. Secondly, I should become close with the soccer TAs, because they choose who is going to play soccer.

 My final thirty day challenge is to make more than thirty friends at this camp. One of the most important factors I wish to learn from this camp, is how to be social with other people. Everyone chats on SNS all the time, and we do not have many chances nowadays to talk to various people face-to-face. This camp provides an excellent opportunity to become a social person, and this goal will help me take the chance. I should first actively meet new people. Second, I should respect others and be polite to them.

 These are my three thirty day challenges to achieve at this KMLA. I wish I could develop myself through keeping these goals and hopefully achieve them in the end.

Three Unique Things that Show Me

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 A few of the kids who saw me wearing my soccer uniform might know this; the number 31, is the number of my school soccer team uniform. It is also the back number of one of the best midfielders in the world, Schweinsteiger. He is one of my role models at playing soccer, as a player in the same position. Number 31 shows my passion about soccer.

 

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 Blue represents a lot of things about me. First of all, I love going to oceans and beaches. Then it also represents all my favorite sport teams. I love Chelsea, as shown on my blog already. I also like the Samsung Lions, a baseball team in Korea. Finally, it shows my favorite music, which is 'I'm Blue' sung by Eiffel 65.

 <Blue, white, and red>

 Can you guess what these colors mean? They are all the colors of the national flag of France. I lived in France for three years, traveling the whole of Europe. Je pe parle enpeu Francais (I can only speak a little French), so don't expect me to reply back to you if you comment me in French or anything.

 These were only a few parts of myself. Let's get closer to each other by sharing more thoughts and feelings through our blog