seeing myself

Just watched Reality Bites which starred Wynona Ryder and Ethan Hawke. The story depicted the life of a group of young people, who, after graduating from college, tried to make their own life by themselves. "People who try to create their lives, without looking up to somebdoy, without idols" as Lelaine (played by Ryder) told Michale (played by Ben Stiller)

Lelaine graduated at the top of her class in the University, and after graduating landed a job in a morning show in a media company. At the same time, she tried to make a documentary out of her friends and herself to show life after graduating, rying to capture the drama of young people struggling to live independently.

She tried very hard to show her own work to her boss, so that they can broadcast it. However, she failed to impress the boss who has been giving her the hard time.

She created a major booboo at work. She wrote obsene spiels at the cue cards for the show's host. This fired her from the job.

After that. she had difficulty getting a work related to her field. She lie lowed for a time--and living the life that Tony, her guy bestfriend , has been living--THE BUM"S LIFE

During this time, she realized the simplicity of things. She realized she has been ideal most of her life, trying hard to stick to the plan she has laid for her life.

At one time, she said, "things are not going on as planned"

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Tony Dyres, on the other hand (played by Ethan Hawke) has been contented with his life--having meager jobs, getting used to being sacked from the place he worked, and simply lived as if "money is just a green strip of paper which he seizes, and gets blown by the wind out of his hand easily"

He doesn't have a plan with his life. All he has for himself are his books that he read, and the guitar he plays.

This matter is always a point of argument between Lelaine and Tony.

*****

Michael Grates is the total opposite of Tony. He lead a busy life, used to the hectic schedule and works in a media company that produces a somehow reality show entitiled "In your Face TV".

He became Lelaine's boyfriend, and Tony's center of hate, jealousy and distaste to become Lelaine's love interest.

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As all ordinary romance story, there is the involvenemt of a love triangle between Tony, Lelaine and Michael.

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Lelaine has to deal with having the "planned life" she can create along with Michael, or the unsecure, "go-with-the-flow" lifestyle of Tony.

She chose Tony's life, and she has learned to live the life of simplicity.

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ANother story that made me realize to slow down and just take life as it is. It has made me remember my all-time motto: "Ayos lang, agos lang"

and that, it's too early for me to feel pressured about my future and the life I'm planning to live.