♥ Thursday, June 12, 2008 ♥

Thursday, June 12, 2008

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movie of the day!!!
Definitely, Maybe
( the link of the movie can be found by clicking on the title. )

A thirty-something Manhattan dad is in the midst of a divorce when his 10-year-old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love: Will's story begins in 1992, as a young, starry-eyed aspiring politician who moves to New York from Wisconsin in order to work on the presidential campaign. For Maya, Will relives his past as an idealistic young man learning the 'ins' and 'outs' of big city politics, and recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women. Will hopelessly attempts a gentler version of his story for his daughter, and changes the names so Maya has to guess who is the woman her father finally married. Is her mother Will's college sweetheart, the dependable girl next door Emily? Is she his longtime best friend and confidante, the apolitical April? Or is she the free-spirited but ambitious journalist Summer? As Maya puts together the pieces of her dad's romantic puzzle, she begins to understand that love is not so simple or easy. And as Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him to understand that it is definitely never too late to go back--and maybe even possible to find a happy ending.

My say of the movie.

The movie was made in such a way where there was humor, romance and touching scenes. Everyone within the theatre were all guessing who Maya's mother was and who was her dad's real love was. There were three different ladies and only one was the love of his life. Who might it be ? By watching the movie, you would be deeply affected by the love stories that were told. The story showed how having someone by your side is a wonderful experience. Someone who stands by you in times of trouble, always encouraging you, taking care of you and making you feel loved. There is no doubt that this person definitely exists in this world. Everyone out there is always looking for someone to love and care for you. However, often after you miss your chance, it becomes difficult to be with the one you really love. This shows how important it is to treasure those that you really love and care for. Once you lost them, it might mean forever never being with them again. I learnt of this from the movie when I saw how Maya's dad nearly lost April, the love of his life.

This week during lesson, I learnt on the progression and development of relationships. There is a total of 10 stages divided into two phases. I will be covering on the first 5 stages of it. The coming together. I will be covering based on the love story of Will and April.

Stage 1: Initiating
It is the beginning within the relationship. It is just plainly just dating, everything is just cautious and "safe". It is usually the first date whereby it would be your self-presentation. Will meets April at a presidential campaign. April is often seen sharing her strong opinions with Will. Will on the other hand find April passionate,caustic and brilliant. This is the beginning.

Stage 2: Experimenting
It is the stage where people understand each other. They would have their small talk with each other as they disclose certain secrets about themselves. It would like the moments where Will and April met with each other at the bar laughing and having fun. They would have small talk that was how Will found out that April was looking for a book that belonged to her dad. That was why, she had lots of Jane Eyre books as she was looking for the one.

Stage 3: Intensifying
This was the stage when there was increased commitment, awareness , and participation. There would be physical contact involved and disclosure to the other party. There was a certain scene within the movie, where they used no words to describe their feelings. Instead, they kissed and showed how actually they loved each other.

Stage 4: Integrating
This is the stage where people would label themselves as a couple. It was when they got together, they fell in love. Will confessed his love for April.

Stage 5: Bonding
The final stage would be when the bonding between both parties comes about. Formalities the obligation and commitment are being build along time. It is when Will and April hang out together and started dating officially. It showed how their love blossomed and how it grew.

I feel that there are many things about love that we should learn about. It is important to treasure who you love and or let you want to love next time know how much they mean to you.

Today, send a message the person you treasure how much you love and treasure them. Place a smile on their face.

A question for everyone to ponder.
Have you lost a chance on someone you value very dearly? If there was a chance to go back, would you have done everything differently or it was just simply a lesson learnt?

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