Coach, Jacket, n sis...

watched "Coach Carter" and "The Jacket" today.
e first is about believing in the potential of others and going against the odds fight for what you believe in (even though people around them, even they themselves , don't believe in them).
the movie's 'philosophy' was delivered by an unlikely character who, in a sudden burst of inspiration, answered Coach Carter's question - "what is your greatest fear?"
here's the paraphrase of what he said, as according to the fragmented remnants of my memory:
It was not to be proven inadequate, but to find that i am powerful... That i can shine; and in shining, liberate others and give them the permission to shine.
actually it's alot longer. but much of the verbiage is lost in the audience's "wah..." (at awe at the 'chim-ology' *singlish* of a supposedly academically-challenged delinquent.

the second (won a pair of passes from Power98), is a psycho thriller, not in the least scary, though it is under the genre of 'horror' and the movie poster shows the protagonist with illuminated eyes. enjoyed it tremendously. the male lead is "The Pianist" guy.

watched it with my sis. did i tell you how nice my sis is??
she is the kind of person who will go the extra mile just to help someone whom she doesn't even know (she counts it as doing a friend a favour!) for example taking the pains to get her lecturer's permission to take her quiz at a later time so that she can be a exam model for a hairdressing student. She even contemplated taking a cab so that she can make it back to NTU in time. i was asking why even bother? she could just say no and save her time, money and energy for her quiz. her answer was simple - do it for a friend lor. she travelled all the way down from NTU juz to company me for the movie though she was tired. she goes to church with my mom way early on sun morns to help her with the setup for service while i m too lazy to get out of bed.
she is very very nice...

when i was in sec 2, my literature teacher who is from England, was frustrated about his students' pathetically limited vocabulary and overusage of "nice". He told us that the adjective is only good for describing food...