Anni Adventures

The other day I watched Life of Pi. It was an interesting movie that had a lot of funny moments and cute moments, but it touched home on a lot of points too.

But first, a shout out because the movie was filmed offshore of Taiwan, where I was born.

Warning. If you have not watched and would not like the movie spoiled please stop here.

The movie is revolved around Pi Patel, he is visited by a writer that is in search of the perfect story to write. Pi shares with him a story that he claimed would make him believe in God. Young Pi was happy with his life in India. He didn't believe in one God but in multiple Gods. Vishnu, Christ, and Allah. He felt each religion had truth to them. One day, his father decided that business was not great and wanted to move to Canada and sell their zoo animals abroad. His father took reference of Columbus on his journey to Canada, but Pi remarked that Columbia's original intent was to find India. On the freight ship, that was taking the family to Canada, one night, a storm hit that sank the ship. Pi was the sole human survivor along with a orangutan, a hyena, an injured zebra and a tiger. The hyena first kills the zebra and the orangutans out of hunger before being killed itself by the tiger. Together with the tiger, Pi remains shipwrecked on the pacific. They slowly learn to co-exist, helping each other survive.


They eventually come ashore on the coast of Mexico. However, as the tiger enters the jungle, it chose not to look back, as if the time spent together meant nothing to him. When asked by investigators what had happened. The story he told was unbelievable. At this point he offered them another story of four people surviving the shipwreck. The greedy cook, the injured sailor, the mother and himself. He told of how the cook killed the sailor and then the mother before he had to kill the cook because the cook had gone too far. Back to present where he asked the writer which story he believed, the writer chose to believe the first story claiming it was far more interesting.

As he finished off his story he left the writer, and myself in all honesty, an important lesson, which was that it is important to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never said and your heart is heavy with remorse. This applies to so many things in my life. I keep wanting to hang on, which gets me emotional entangled. Even now, I can think of several instances where this is the case. Now there's nothing but to deal with the regrets and the what ifs.

What I liked the most and will keep in mind is when they were talking about religion. This hits home quite more than I think.

Pi Patel: religion is a house with many rooms.
Writer: but with no room for doubt?
Pi: Oh yes, a room on every floor.

It reminds me of the life I've had and how much I've believed but doubted too. It's natural for humans to doubt because we have sinned. That is why Adam and Eve sinned in the first place. Anyways, I felt the movie was a really touching movie to watch. Richard Parker was an adorable tiger and the graphics in the film was amazing. They made the ocean a very beautiful place. It's definitely a movie worth watching.

That's it for now. Until next time.

PS. Pictures in this post is not my own.

My mom finally returned from her trip to Taiwan. Her flight landed around 2 pm, but I had work till 5 pm, and had made plans to watch "Life of Pi" with my friends at 7, so I didn't get to see her until 10. She came home baring gifts. I could hardly contain myself. although she wasn't able to bring me my pudding, she did get me a TON of stuff. Let's get started.

One thing that I really needed that I didn't have was a pair of black closed toe heels. I looked in my closet recently and realized all my heels were open toed, which isn't ideal for work. So she went ahead and got me a pair. I was hesitant when she said she bought me a pair, because while I LOVE shoes, I'm not 100% thrilled with my mom's taste and I can get picky with shoes. The shoes are from "aso" in Taiwan. They are made of real leather and are VERY comfortable to wear. I was quite pleased.

Next was the two boxed of Black Pearl Face Mask by My Beauty Diary. It is one of the most popular brands in Asia and I haven't tried this particular combination yet, although I heard a bunch of great things about it. I am set for another year!

Ok, so the cell phone case was what got to me. I'm not a fan of yellow, and this was no exception. However it looks better than what I currently have on my phone so I can't really complain. I honestly thought that the salesperson said whatever needed to be said to get rid of it, and my mom was gullible enough to believe it. No offense. :P


                                   

Now I don't know about other girls out there, but something I can never live without are my heat packs. I absolutely positively hate the cold. With a passion. I honestly don't know how I survived the winter back in Waterloo. The Ones on the right are reusable, which is very eco-friendly, while the pack on the left is for one time use. I think these are great especially when I'm out and about in the cold, which will be for the entire month of December. More on that in another post :)


a bouquet for Mommy that daddy bought <3 How sweet. I guess its his way of showing how much he has really missed her and needed her. Since I know it hasn't been the easiest month for us all. I'm even more appreciated of all they do for the family.

My sadness has been confirmed today. My mom told me to try one of the new pieces on and when she saw me wear it commented that I gained weight. Time to start hitting the gym!!!

This will be the start to my blog. I want to be able to look back years from now, and relate to some of the experiences I have now, but most of all, I want to try something new. This entire year, I have been trying something different, and this is no exception. I have ups and I have downs, which I'm sure everyone has every now and then. I love my life, but sometimes i get shot down by the smallest things. I will share my joys, but from time to time I will also share my sorrow. Everyone is welcome to join me on my journey. 

This blog is written and edited by me. While I may not be the best writer out there, all that I write down are from my heart. What I write can be about a whole range of things, as I am passionate about many things. Here, you'll find my journey to becoming a better person, and getting to know more about myself. I will also share with you my hobbies, dreams and adventures. 

I have a recent grown passion for everything nails. I never was into makeup and beauty at a young age because growing up with two brothers made me a tomboy. I was very much into sports. Spending my university years living with other girls has opened my eyes to the world of make up and more so nails!!! There would be nights where we'd do our nails till 2 am in the morning. No Joke. Now, I'm back to living with my family. However my collection of nail polishes is starting to grow :) Besides sharing my NOTDs, I will also be sharing my monthly beauty subscriptions too. 

Friend Spotlight. I think its important to recognize people that are making a difference and doing something to help the community. I want to start a spotlight and share with you the amazing people that I know in my life. 

I am also going to dedicate a section to food that I've tasted and is delicious. I think food that is divine should be shared. So be prepared to see some yummy food. 

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