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Eating habits for the elderly

2022-11-12T20:58:00.004-08:00

My mother is in her 70s.

She is a retired teacher, so she has the attitude of "always right" and "overly control" herself. Of course she lives her life beautifully, but there is time when you can not make decision for the best interest of yourself. This is not uncommon for human beings, whether young or old, we fail to make the best decision for our own good, and sometimes we tend to self-sabotage as well.

My mother is the most self-controlled person (in terms of food choice) that I have ever know. She has a long list of unhealthy/bad food. Therefore, only a narrow range of food is acceptable for her. For example, deep fried food are all bad for your health. Steam food is healthier but its bland and not appetising. My mother sometimes could even force feed herself if she is convinced enough that food is good for her, and reject "bad food" even though that she loves them so much. For years, she has a strict diet for herself: less salt, less sugar, less oil version of everything she eat. In her terms, meat are bad for health, vegetables are good, don't eat too much (70% is the golden rules), and one shouldn't eat more than an egg a day because it will lead to high cholesterol (which is NOT TRUE).

The most obvious changes that we would see when we are getting older than 40 years old, are the slow down of our daily activities, our muscles and brain functions are shrinking slowly and then rapidly in 60s to 70s. My mother is getting weaker and weaker since she has been controlling her diet wrongly, losing her weight and strength. Doctors and physiotherapy are both suggesting her to take more protein rich diets, but in her perception "meats are bad, no more than 1 egg a day" is hard wired in her brain, so much so that it has psychologically make her sick or disgust when eating more meat.

Without sufficient dietary protein and probably trace minerals/vitamin B complex from the meat source, there is no way the muscle and strength will come back. Now, she relies a lot on formulated milk and supplementary nutrients, yet, these can never be enough to support the basic metabolism. Habits and wrong perceptions are forbidding my mother to enjoy her food and reducing her day by day. I hope she can change her mind one day by reading more latest and true information, and then make a wiser and better diet decision for herself.

For those who are looking for a healthy diet for elderly, my suggestion is eat everything you can eat, but don't get the same food everyday. Take natural food (non-process food), simple cooking (boil, steam or stir fried), proportionally more protein, more fibre and less carbohydrates. Enjoy the delicious food that you love once in a while, share with friends and do more exercise to keep yourself socially and physically active.

For those who are trying to convince an Asian old uncle or aunty on her diet, my advice is "just forget it, you can never win". Asian mother especially is always right and knows better than you. I think instead of arguing with them, you can just buy them quality food, take them out for dinner and simply listen to their complaints. No one can lives forever, just try to be present at the moment and let happiness be the priority.

Sunbath Guinea Pig

2015-11-09T18:23:00.001-08:00

Hello world! My name is Ernie, I am having sun bath..
Oh, please ignore Cani, the cat at the back, she's just jealous of me..

Sasa the Cat

2015-11-08T06:12:00.001-08:00

Hello world!
I came from meow planet. I can see what you don't see. Because I can twist and turn the world to any angle I want to..

Sasa the cat was wondering outside my house. As I open the door, she came inside as if she has been staying here her whole life.. Anyway, notice has been posted up at the neighborhood, hopefully your human would locate you soon.

Everybody gonna die someday, either today or tomorrow?

2015-10-22T03:00:00.001-07:00

She was 25.
It was a stupid accident. A real funny and stupid road accident.
She was driving a 120 cc motorbike at 80km/hour speed, and a car which was stopping at the shoulder, came out exactly the time she pass by... It sounds like a joke or a scene you seen in a low budget comedian movie...
So, the car knocked on her, she hit on the floor, probably broke her neck, so she was dead right then and there.
She was a squash player, biker, hiker, diver, vaper... she was big-hearted, cheerful, energetic... so energetic! but now she has to "rest in peace"

It has been 60 days since she was gone. She might had reach the heaven or simply disappeared and not existing anymore.

What was left?
Memory? a grave stone? skeleton?

We human are not any better than animals or any creature on earth.
Be humble, be kind and be prepared to die.

Two Dots -- Get Full Lives Almost Instantly for FREE.

2015-10-20T21:23:00.000-07:00

Some players find it boring and some get so addicted to it, Two Dots from Dots.

A simple but mind challenging game. I like the satisfaction of solving the problem, and then to be called genius. But then, there are times that is so frustrating, you fail and keep trying, but there are only 5 precious "lives" which renew every 20 minutes for each.

Therefore, to generate new life, you can either pay for it or try this....
Call it Time Travelling or Back to the Future...

To be detailed, after all the lives spent,
1. Click home, which return you to your phone home screen (the game would be still running at the background).
2. Then go and adjust the date of your phone to one day forward or any future date or time (e.g. today is 21st October 2015, adjust it to 22nd October 2015).
3. Return to the game and you will find that life are now full.
4. Click play and then press the home button again to your phone home screen.
5. Adjust the date back (e.g. 21st October 2015) to prevent confusion.
6. Return to the game again and play!

You may repeat this as many time as you want... FREE OF CHARGE!
Have fun :)

Please come home MH370.

2014-03-11T04:38:00.000-07:00

Very sorry to the victims and their family, not only for their lost, but also the fact that they have to bear with our idiot ministers. Sigh.. like it or not.. the Prime Minister went to wet market at this critical time to buy RM 1 chicken (though a lot of people would love to know where to get that RM 1 chicken, but don't you have something more important to do??)... next, Minister of transportation was caught laughing right in front of so many international media, when everybody is in grief and so worry about the 239 passengers on board.. furthermore, you should check on his brilliant answer too... on why the two passengers with falsified documents were not detected (in fact, the stolen passports are well listed in the interpol database)...

Talking about the rescue plan... when US, China, Vietnam, Singapore and other countries are busy searching, tracing, investigating... we have our "secret weapon" -- Bomoh (witch or shaman)... after some spells and magic show, bomoh said the plane is either hanging in the sky or hidden in the sea...

The next even hilarious thing is, Malaysian Airlines (MAS) offers free flight and accommodation for those victims' family members from Beijing to come to Malaysia (perhaps they can enjoy our beach and sunshine at the meantime??)... BUT instead of Kuala Lumpur, a few of them were "found landed" in India... (LOL/ROFL)

I feel really sorry to the incident... and sorry to my beloved country for having so many incapable idiots in the ministry especially... with the way they "work", you can expect more "jokes" are coming up..

After so many days, it might seems very unlikely but still we hope miracles would happen...
Please come home safely MH370...

The Journey 一路有你

2014-02-03T18:05:00.002-08:00

A great movie. It combines all the cultural practice of Chinese in Malaysia, a very typical and conservative family, but love is above everything.

The story is about conflicts between a father and a daughter. The daughter was grown up separated from her father (not by her own choice). The daughter was upset being sent away by the father which he thought that was the best benefit for the daughter. Years after, the daughter finally come back with her boyfriend/fiance who is a westerner with completely different thinking, background and habits. The story goes around the father and the son-in-law, the acceptance and tolerance, laughter and tears, all because of love. Though most of the actors are fresh, they did the job beautifully, bringing out the true message and touch the audiences.

Benji (Ben Andrew Pfeiffer) and Ah Ngau (Uncle Frankie)

Bee (Joanne Yew) - Miss Astro 2007.

Do Not Litter

2014-02-02T18:06:00.000-08:00

Yes, I want to talk about rubbish!
It's so unbelievable, people throwing rubbish out of the car on the road! Such a nice car, but fetching tribe of monkeys? (feel sorry to the monkeys).

Seriously you think the rubbish thrown out would disappeared itself?? Oh, it's out of your car, so it's none of your business?? Please be civilized, learn the first lesson "Do not litter" before go on the road or anywhere out of your own house (Yes, you may litter inside your house if you're enjoying it so much!)

Biggest Nail?!

2012-08-16T01:29:00.000-07:00

Tyre punctured the third time within a year!!
Is it common for everyone in the city??

This time, it's real BIG nail!!

A day

2011-12-27T09:03:00.005-08:00

Like usual, I was overslept...

Omg it was 12 noon! I was supposed to be in the office by 9am (or worse to worst by 10am)
Pick up the phone and send a message to inform someone, Alfred? Hmm...yeah, I got headache, my eyes still swelling...blablablaaa...anything can we just leave to tomorrow?.... Then my phone rang~~was Alfred.....hh--ello....lower down my tone (pretending sick)....from the other side of phone...."nonono...the deadline is 1pm today! you have to do the final correction by now...or you better call Prof E right now...."

The next thing, I was driving....the time was 12.30pm....I don't have Prof E's no....and I don't want to call Alfred again and again.... Oh, god! please clear my way!!

Then the miracle happened... from my house to the office usually take half an hour to 45 minutes thoroughgoing congestion and 7 traffic lights....but....strange....it was smooth?! and none of the 7 lights was red?! It was so awesome! feel like I'm gonna hit a lottery!

Oh yeah, I reached at 12.45pm, quickly rushed to Prof E's room, knocked the door and he looked at me... I was thinking "sure die" this time....almost 4 hours late...but come to my big surprise, he said, "yeah, you can check your paper tomorrow online, should be published"...."no need correction?" then he look at me with wonder "everything is done, your boss has check through".......my head was dizzy and lag perhaps, "oh, really, but Alfred ask me to see you this morning for correction"......argghh... I realized my sentence was so stupid right at the second I said so....

Since I was already "here".... wait a minute, I saw nasi lemak outside the seminar hall...should be the food for the morning's meeting....so I took one plate with fried chicken, and also a cup of nescafe, still hot in thermos, yeah, nice free brunch... to my room, enjoying....

Talk to my peers....while enjoying the nasi lemak together....
Actually, I should have registered for a presentation session early in September but now almost come to the end of semester, **bing bing** I just realized about it....I do pissed and blamed on myself being so reluctant to have make sure I got the registration done....But then, as I learnt that my friend going to extend for the 7th semester, I felt myself wasn't too bad....hahaha...this poor fella has actually complete his research on his 4th semester....but all because of his first supervisor transferred to Indonesia... then the second to German... so now he is waiting reply all the way from German in order to proceed to submission and viva....

Met my boss, suddenly I felt "thank god" he is my supervisor...I am sure he would never leave me and go to German or Indonesia....as he is the head for this whole department....and at his age now....where else to go? hehehe....then I ask a stupid question again "boss, do you think I manage to finish up by this semester?" "if everything progressed good, why not?" then I said "but......................." he turned off his Mac book and looked at me...."but.........I forgotten to register for the PTS5111" ..................................."what? then why don't you register?" I secretly thought that he may use his special power to placed me into the presentation hall on coming January....then everything would be so easy....hehe....but the probability for him to do so might be less than 0.00001, or unless he is going to migrate to German or Indonesia?

5pm, back home.
Tomorrow got an official meeting with all my big boss and yet I am still writing this nonsense....
And one more thing was, I did smashed on Alfred's head.

111111

2011-11-10T19:11:00.000-08:00

Today is a grateful day with six one, being the most remarkable day for singles and bachelors.
People around are discussing how to make the day...spending with someone special...having a great dinner...propose to the love one...held a party with all the singles...blind dates...something extraordinary to make the day memorable and possibly as long as not to stay alone or to avoid any lonely feely...

For today, yeah, I am single :P
Happy 111111

Johnny English Reborn -- non-stop laughing

2011-09-28T08:18:00.000-07:00

Rowan Atkinson who might be more well known as Mr. Bean, is now a secret agent, Johnny English...

Johnny English, was a improbable secret agent who doesn't know fear or danger. Well, as the most unlikely intelligence officer in Her Majesty's Secret Service, Johnny English was assigned the mission to hunt down a group of international assassins "Vortex" before they eliminate the Chinese Prime.

In the years since MI7's top spy vanished off the grid, he has been honing his "unique skills" and seeking for inner peace in a remote region of China.

When his agency superiors learn of an attempt against the Chinese premier's life, they must hunt down the highly unorthodox agent. Johnny English is called back to service the country.

Although the story was an ordinary one...a comedian hero to stop a group of assassins before they eliminate a world leader and cause global chaos...but every single movement, face expression or even a word that came out from Rowan Atkinson could make you laugh to tears...

Purple Jade Pixiu

2011-08-30T01:35:00.000-07:00

Finally I found her... love at first sight...
The very rare purple and dark green jade in combination with pixiu motif... she was astonishing...and I know I got to take her with me...no matter what...

Purple jade stone has been cherished by many other cultures for its unique and interesting properties. In Feng Shui, purple jade is a precious gemstone believed to have mysterious healing and energizing powers. With its extravagance and auspicious nature, these purple jade stones were exclusively delegated to the lord and noble in ancient China. Whist, American Indians believed that purple jade has the healing power for kidney ailment. Basically, purple jade was said to foster creativity, promote practicality, increase body strength and encourage tolerance, wisdom and love.

The natural color jade stone must be translucent to the light and the material would look slightly fibrous within. Jade is harder than steel and should not scratch by steel blaze. There are two type of jade in the market namely jadeite and nephrite. Jadeite mainly from Burma was known to be hardest jade stone in world and tends to have brighter hues and a shinier polish than nephrite.

In fact, the experts graded the jade as A, B, C where basically the best A-jade is natural jade that has not been treated in any way; B is jade that has been bleached; and C-jade is color dyed, which commonly called fake jade. The value of jade was highly subjective and even expects could run into difficulties to identify the quality of jades by their physical appearance.

The natural purple color side of my lovely jade pixiu...

The deep green side..translucent to light.

It cost me 500USD to tackle her...^^

Do nuts to stay sane

2011-08-25T23:37:00.000-07:00

Thanks to a 18's girl who knock my head...
Realized my 18 was gone too far...people around were getting older and older...and where the passion gone?

Arts, freedom and affection were such a beautiful picture...we were once young and passionate...
Who has polluted that nice perfect picture? was that mature a contradiction to "nuts"?

Some people say, you gotta be who you suppose to be when the time come...
18 was a great time, but you're so not gonna miss 28, 38, 48,58... who knows they would not be fun?

Today, I feel insane.

Sharky Bids - Definitely Scam!

2011-08-25T08:19:00.001-07:00

If you think you may have a Nikon D7000 for just 8.42 bucks, then you are a dumb!
Well, I was that dumb dumb being cheated 300 bucks.
Don't ever think for 1 second thats such a good deal, auction or whatsoever...they were SCAMS!
You could never win any thing at the end, what you had pay was just for the "clicking"...then your money all gone!
Damn pissed on myself been so lazy to find out...blindly to believe what I wish to be true.
How naive I was... somebody please lock them up!!

Here a good review on how they cheat...I was too late to find out this...so don't be a fool hooked up like me.

Relax and Smile

2011-06-09T01:40:00.000-07:00

Peace and harmony...
Water is so green...rocks are so huge...and we are just tiny creature in between...
Under the shade of grey sky...everyone put on their smile...
For this moment...forget all the to do lists and forget who you are...
Happiness is always upon our reach...

Black Swan -- Natalie Portman

2011-03-16T03:29:00.001-07:00

Watched two totally different movie by Natalie Portman -- "Black Swan" and "No String Attached"
One was comedy while another was psycho...I was totally impressed by the actress Natalie, indeed, she was the winner of Best Actress in Academy Awards 2011..

The story of Black Swan is basically showing how a ballet dancer Nina (Portman) wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and compete for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette...however, struggling to survive in the industry, the boss has to come out with more creative presentation as well as pushing the dancer to the outrageous... Nina slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan... her illusion, the "black swan" gave her the courage and strength that she had never had but also took away her soul...

The story ends with beautiful splash of blood on the stage...

Bravo!!

Everyone one of us has this "black swan" within...just that we still know how to play safe...
Inner of me love "Black Swan" but outer prefer "No Strings Attached"...lol...

Travel out of reality -- Gulliver's

2011-01-22T00:34:00.001-08:00

Fantasy and imagination are always the best entertainment...

Gulliver's Travels was one of my favorite bed time story...which always give me a sweet dream voyages to Liliput...a tiny man kingdom...

However, Gulliver's Travels 2010 has slightly different story plot where I found it more exciting as its more closely narrating dreams of most people now a day... especially the villa house! haha...

Gulliver Lemuel (starring by Jack Black) is presented as a depressed and not satisfying person in his mail room job as well as in his life...he decides to talk to journalist Darcy Silverman (Amanda Peet) who admired by him for so long... End up, Gulliver manage to convinces Darcy that he could write a report about his travels (by plagiarises from other publications on the Internet). Darcy is impressed by his writing and presents Gulliver a task – to travel to the Bermuda Triangle and write an article about the legend of ships mysteriously disappearing in the area...

Adventure of Gulliver begins as he rent a boat to the triangle, caught in a freak storm, and washed up unconscious on the shore of Liliput...

Gulliver is captured and imprisoned because of his huge size...but later he become hero of the tiny population (save the princess from kidnapped, save the king out of fire and protect the kingdom from their enemy Blefuscu)...he claimed himself as president the awesome... the best part is Gulliver enjoy very much respect, power and luxury that he never had in his real life...anyhow, the story goes on with Gulliver's lies revealed and he has to overcome the hardship with who he really is...then of cause the story ended happily...

Jack Black is a definite comedian and I can see everyone carried hope and smile home after the show...lol...including me...

Facebook Mafia Addiction Again: Blackmail Photo Wanted

2011-01-12T02:14:00.004-08:00

Chop off my fingers from clicking Facebook Mafia War game for almost a year, now I return.

Besides the latest country Italy to conquer, New York "Boss" tier has yet to be completed...

Why so important to complete "Boss" tier?
Because of this "Golden Throne" which generates energy for you at 2 times the normal rate.
And simply generate lots of extra energy to work!

6 ways for how to get "Blackmail Photo"

Ask from your mafia family.
Purchase 10 Sets of Blackmail Photos for 20 RP. Not a good deal...
As free gift by complete the require mission. Too stingy given only one set completed whole big mission! but better than none...
Do job "Obtain Compromising Photos" under the "Hitman" tier. But its not promising...just a chance to loot blackmail photos. Besides, you need concealable camera and spend 25 energy to perform the job. To obtain concealable camera, you need to "Rod an Electronic Store" under "Enforcer" tier and spend 21 energy.
Set up a few more mafia accounts and collect all the "Blackmail Photos" for the main account! tricky but works...applicable for other loots or collections as well...
Cheat code. please let me know if there is one.

Nicolas Cage -- Season of the Witch

2011-01-10T01:35:00.003-08:00

The very first movie I watched in the new year of 2011, Season of the Witch, simply because of Nicolas Cage, one of my favorite actor. However, after the show, I wonder, "what's the name of the show again?"...."season of the bitch?"...my friend said so...or mishearing?

I was confused.
As a horror movie, it was not that scary...indeed a bit childish...but to say as an action movie, the actions were lousy...at the beginning, it was alright, the girl was said as witch, yes, Season of the Witch, of cause should be all about witch...but turned up it was demon?? there was none of "witch" business, just a young pretty girl possessed by demon...I think most audiences like myself were expecting some black magic and spell...let it be a black kitty or a broken broom??

Furthermore, this demon was kind of stupid, he wanted to destroy the Key of Solomon (a book) but he don't know the way to the monastery where the book was kept (but he can kill all the monks there before his arrival)...so he hide in the body of the pretty gal, Anna (so-called witch), and let the knights and priest to escort him (or her)...lastly demon shown up himself and fight...but he looked rather weak...skinny and small size...definitely he was defeated...old knights and priest all died, only survival -- the young man and women, Kay and Anna...imagine they live happily ever after...
End the story.

Its all about Nicolas Cage...just like the poster shown...

Piranha 2010 - summer buffet for the fish

2010-09-12T17:19:00.001-07:00

I was sitting and took couple of minutes to recall but still, I can't remember what was so horror about "Jaws" in my memory... except its "te ren.........te ren.....teren..terenterenterenteren.." sound effect...

Well, with the technology and graphic effects, Piranha 2010 is definitely more "real"...

Piranha is kind of fresh water fish that is an omnivorous that inhabits in South America river. They are known for their sharp teeth and a voracious appetite for meat. In the movie, this species of piranha had in fact extinct, however, survived in under ground lake and being released after the earth tremors tear open a crack in the lake floor.

As usual, "tourists" are designed as the prey for those horrifying creature, piranha. Every year the population of sleepy Lake Havasu explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 for a single, wild weekend - the 4th of July, a riot of sun, drunken fun and sex-crazed mayhem. The scene run around sexy and joyful party. Then, started with the first bite at the butt of a pink lady, the scene then full of disgusting blood and scream.

Eyes drop off and eaten, face pealed off, half body missing and left over the skeleton... the one I like the most and amused me was, there were two guys helping and moving a lady who was injured to the shore...but one of the guy carelessly fall down and that pulling the lady's body into half!! hahaha...and the cast "girl cut in half" was starring by Nancy Walters.

The way of presenting the story is rather conservative and ordinary, not much surprises to me (besides the girl cut in half), but the graphic effects and sexy girls do enriched the whole movie.

Crystal Enhancing Luck

2010-09-08T00:16:00.001-07:00

There are many kind of crystal elements found in earth and even aerospace out of earth.
Regarding the myths that crystal could amplify, boost or enhance the luck have been barely shown by scientifically measurement of vibration energy and conductive characteristic. But luck is not measurable.

Human body composed of carbon, water elements, atoms, molecules, cells and yes, its just biological machine...and then installed with our soul...with intelligence and justification. The energy come from food we eat are for the function of biological machine, whereas "the diet" for our mental is usually neglected.

I don't know how crystal could actually enhanced the luck or improve the life but there are list of crystal stones with various kind of claimed attributes. Based on my Ba Zi (data of birth date and time), I have not enough of fire element and therefore crystal with fire element and also with emotional stabilizing effect will be suitable for myself...

After 4 hour of careful selection and consideration, I got my Agate Star of David necklace, Red Agate wrist band and Rutile wrist band. Agate mainly for health, social, relationship, talent, balanced the body ion charge and stabilized emotion Rutile for wealth accumulation, balanced and stabilized temper and emotion.

If luck really can be bought, cost of these crystals and the consultation would be very worthy.
I'll see..

p/s: the necklace went missing not even a week...haha...hope someone pick it will have good luck as me! !#@$!$@

Optimistic or Pessimistic

2010-08-25T11:43:00.000-07:00

Today I am definitely different from yesterday.
I always feel lost in the crowd surrounded by strangers...drowning...
I am trying to grab on somebody but I see no one for me.
Life journey is rather lonely.
I don't know anyone here.
I don't even know myself.

I am changing...taking up the appearance I wanna be...and slowly I forget who was me?
It doesn't matter...

I was told to be optimistic and I do believe I am.
But sometimes I am doubt... am I?
What's behind my laughter? who knows?
Or perhaps I am just too pessimistic to this world...
Nothing seems to bother me because reality is too sorry to be known.
Well, I am dying very soon.
And this is the reason cheers me.

Life is all about love

2010-08-01T23:42:00.000-07:00

Great love and great achievements involve great risk.

I wonder how I would be when I am age 70?
I used to make my mum angry and sad. I thought I am not closed to her. She knows nothing about me. As time pass by, she get older and older, and I just realized the last time we hug each other was my age 10. Once before I have a lots of friends, I enjoyed my time with friends, they were all I had... I hate my family, I don't like my mum, I teased my brothers were useless and dump. But, one day I realize friends would have to be separated one day but your family is always there for you no matter how much you hate them. Then, life will teach you the lesson.

What we needs is actually very simple -- attention.
Kids need attention, so as adults and old folks need attention.
We want somebody to look at us. When we love someone, we are actually paying attention to somebody and in return, we need to be attended too. In other words, we need company, we need joys, we need affection, we need love and beloved. But, there are risk that if we are grief to someone or attached to someone, we are exposing to risk of getting hurt or sadness if the situation change or the someone leave. So, shall we hold back?

In Buddhists, everything is impermanent.

We have to experience the life ourselves, let the good or the bad penetrate fully, then only you learn how to leave it. Take any emotion, love for a woman, grief for a loved one or fear and pain from death...if you don't allow yourself to go all the way through them, you can never get to being detached, you are afraid of pain, afraid of the grief and afraid of the vulnerability that loving entails.

Allow yourself to dive in the emotions, experience them fully and completely. Then you know what pain is, what love is and what grief is...then only you can say, "Alright, I have experienced that emotion, I knew it, so I can detach from that emotion now."

I have let the emotion penetrate myself fully. It was very happy when we have fun together and it was very painful for me when they left. I was very suffer at that time but I never regret, it was a wonderful and fantastic love lesson I have ever had :D

I have detached, because I have penetrated, I have understand and I have know the beauty of love.

To my mother, to my family, to my lover, to my friends, to my pass... I am who I am today because of you...
I love you :D

The Karate Kid 2010 - Never Say Never

2010-06-15T00:37:00.001-07:00

The Karate Kid, also known as The Kung Fu Kid in China and Best Kid in Japan and South Korea, is a 2010 American/Chinese martial arts of the 1984 film of the same name.

The classic 80's film The Karate Kid starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita as Daniel-san and Mr. Miyagi. While this 2010 was directed by Harald Zwart, produced by Will Smith, and the remake stars Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith.

The plot concerns a 12-year-old boy from Detroit who moves to China with his mother and incurs the wrath of the neighborhood bully. He makes an unlikely ally in the form of his aging maintenance man, Mr. Han, a kung fu master who teaches him the secrets to defense himself and finally became kung fu champion.

The message from the movie is pretty direct where bad guys were so bad, bully the weak (quite violence and no police in China it seems), the bad kung fu master was inputting the cruel fighting or killing skill to the kids, whose subsequently bully others in school with their kung fu. While the good master emphasize on self defense, art of kung fu in life and avoid fighting. The one being bullied, get proper trained, won the kung fu championship and get over his fear. Dre Parker had successfully shown that to stand up from the place you fall. Never say never.

Perhaps Jackie Chan has admitted the truth of his aging, let the young play the role now. In this "The Karate Kid", I think he has played his part very well. Not like most of his previous productions, only highlight on his kung fu movement and heroic legend. I still remembered one of the "horrible" match that stars Jackie Chan and Kim Hee Seon in "The Myth", the girl was so pretty and young but Jackie Chan...err...like (grand)father and little girl =.="...

The Karate Kid 2010, not fighting against other but fight with your own fear and challenge in life.

Justin Bieber - Never Say Never ft. Jaden Smith