Reflection on 2020

 

Its the last 2nd day of the year. Looking back, its a year of Rest & Healing for the world as well as for me. The world had come to a standstill because of the COVID-19 pandemic during the lockdown period. Pollution lessen and nature floral & fauna flourish. 🌼🌻🦝🐼And with the lockdown, many of us started to cultivate new good habits & hobbies, venture into new things, became good cooks👩‍🍳🥧🎂, started new exercise regime. 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️Some gain weight because cook too much of good food at home😅, while some lost weight. Work from home has become a norm for many. Some business ended while some business thrive in this pandemic. 

As for me, I have so much to be thankful for. I thank the Lord for His Provision throughout this time. It must have been that I worked too much & too hard last year, so He used this pandemic period to allow me to have time to rest, to heal. And after a good rest, I will be able to start on the new journey, new career that He has prepare for me. 休息是为了走更长的路！ 😊 

I pray for the pandemic to end soon next year and our lives can go back to normal again, especially in travel which so many of us are totally deprived of this year. I wish to be able to fly to Portugal to visit my Marido R and that he's able to fly to Singapore to see me. 😘 

Here's to a better 2021 for all of us & the world! Cheers! 🥂 Happy New Year! ✨🎇🎉🎊

Wonder Woman 1984

Finally! The much anticipated film & basically the only blockbuster of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  😅 The first film Wonder Woman was released in 2017 & I remembered bringing my elder nephew to watch it in the cinema theatre. Honestly, I am never a fan of Super Heroes movie like The Avengers franchise or Captain America etc. The only one that I followed through was Iron Man. Robert Downey Jr is fantastic as Iron Man. As for Wonder Woman, I've read about it & much hype was on it. I was curious of how the rare female super hero movie would be like. I thoroughly enjoyed the first movie & became a new fan of the cool Gal Gadot who played the heroine and perfect for the role. She did the stunts in the movie herself. Respect! And after reading that she was in the Israeli Army & serve the country makes me admire her more. 😍 She is a heroine in real life. 

The 2nd movie was lengthy as the 1st one at 2 hour 30mins. Luckily, I went to the washroom prior the movie started. 😄 This time round, Wonder Woman Diana Prince had to face 2 new villains - Cheetah & Maxwell Lord. It started with an stolen antique inscribed with latin that Diana asked her colleague, Barbara to help to identify. Both unknowingly use the stone to fulfil their desires. Diana wishes for her deceased lover, Steve to return, causing his soul to take over another man's body. Barbara wishes to become strong & beautiful like Diana. She met Maxwell Lord during the institution gala night. He seduced her in order to gain access to her office so that he can take the Dreamstone.  He wishes to become the embodiment of the stone and gains its power to grant wishes, while also to able to take whatever he desires in return. He becomes a powerful and influential figure while causing chaos as his wishes trigger instability and conflict. In return, his body begins to slowly die. Diana, Barbara and Steve further investigated the Dreamstone's powers and discovered that the stone grants a wish but takes away something in return. The only way to reverse the exchange is to renounce the wish or destroying the stone itself. 

Diana was unwilling to renounce her wish. Steve asked Diana to let go of him. It was sad to let go of the man she loves & would never see him again. But Diana had to do it in order to save the world. Steve would forever be in her heart. After defeating Barbara, Diana confronts Maxwell and uses her Lasso of Truth to communicate with the world through him, convincing everyone to renounce their wishes. She also shows Maxwell a vision of his son, Maxwell renounces his wish and returns home to reunite with his son, averting global thermonuclear war. This part of the reunion was touching, I find. Maxwell Lord told his son of his flaws, that he wasn't a good person. To give him time to prove to be a person worth loving. His son even at a tender age, replied that he doesn't need to prove anything, he loves him because he's his Dad. I almost teared. 😥 I know I know, I'm someone who is moved easily. Well, I guess I'm an emotional person. 😊 

After watching the movie, reflection and thoughts came to my mind. In real life, I always wish for many things. If like in the movie, all my wishes are able to come true, what would I wish for? Will I make selfish wishes? Or become hungry for power and become corrupted like Maxwell Lord? Because great power comes with great responsibility.(The famous quote by Peter Parker's uncle in Spiderman). Something to think about. There's a saying "Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it." 

But actually, I'm someone who get contented easily. If I can be granted 3 wishes, I think I will wish for 1) Financial Stability, no lack of $$$ 2) Be able to get my dream job in my dream company 3) Be able to settle down with my Teddy Bear R and move to Portugal. 

I hope all my wishes come true soon! 😉🌟✨