Point Taken

Ryan Bingham: You know why kids love athletes?
Bob: Because they screw lingerie models.
Ryan Bingham: No, that's why we love athletes. Kids love them because they follow their dreams. 





I was surprised at how much I loved Up In The Air. I got the copy from Tino a couple of months or so ago, and I saw it just now because I was running out of things to do or watch. I knew the director was that of Juno, so I expected something witty and perhaps charming. But I did not expect that it would be as sharp and as impelling as I found it to be.

The movie revolves around Ryan Bingham who works for a company that specializes in firing people out of their jobs. There were numerous themes the movie got to feature, I like most those imparted by parts where there were clips of people's reactions during and after the process of being laid off. In any economy, it is difficult to be jobless and it is hard to have nothing to support yourself and or your family. At the same time, it is as challenging to be the one to bring the bad news. Quite creatively, they used it in the film as a means to get across some very true and sometimes overlooked points. One of these is exemplified by the dialogue above.

Maybe it's because I'm to graduate at the end of this coming academic year and I have no concrete plans yet, that I am struck by this dialogue most. (Yes, there are a number of equally good exchanges in the film.) It had me thinking, what is my dream? By dream I mean, what I want to do most in the world. That's easy, I want to travel. Not far from that is what career I want to pursue, i.e. what happens to me after receiving my diploma. That's the tricky part, because I am still unresolved. Yes I still have a year, but I want to prepare well for the path I will walk into. Either I decide soon or I learn to loosen up and not plan too much. Pwede both?


I want a career that I will enjoy, and who doesn't want that? But I must be realistic, and this will not be easy especially for the undecided me. All I know is this, I want to see the world. History and culture have fascinated me since I was a young girl, and to tour the world would be to learn all this first hand. Somehow, I know, I'll find a way to the see the pyramids.