just something interesting i found out going through the special sneaks of UP the movie after getting e DVD. its really worth it. besides finally getting to enjoy the movie after missing it due to reasons of national service, there was this short explanatory flick of the movie makers' adventures visiting angel falls. it was really awesome and breathtaking for something that was just shot on a camcorder just to illustrate their forays in exploring the terrain in south america. and having just gone through JCC in brunei, it was like... gee. why can't we conduct army exercises or do JCC there?!

there's this real sweet part about photography (kandace should check this out like i said) but besides that, the movie was really amazing in the sense that after seeing what the producers went through u'd be convinced they did everything possible to make the movie an amazing success: the visualization and painting of an imagery that is the dream of the main character, the playing of the main character's idol in the former's story and how they phased him out. and this isn't just some movie based on the good looks and character play of some hollywood hotshot or any story that was written by an award winning novelist, its really from scratch which makes it even more awesome. the genius of disney + pixar.

the short teaser films especially the one about dug the dog added an extra interesting dimension to the story.

so yeah i finally managed to get my fill about UP the movie right before scrambling to church for another thanksgiving dinner with the TP ward singles. there was some gooooooooooood apple crumble. topped with ice cream of course. yummmmmy. anyway... the food's always the thing that graces the event. Elder Anderson and Sister Anderson were there with a lesson on 'balancing life' which they shared certain key ideas of having our own lives' personal mission statements. hmmm.... mission statements... seems like sth distant i recall from writing orders in the organization i'm in. anyway... that aside there was critical importance on how we centre our lives on different aspects of our life depending on what we place importance on and how success is determined. it was quite a refreshing lesson on helping create a firmer direction in planning how this game of life is played. it ain't hasbro or monopoly simple. which is why it really brought out a real admiration for the makers of UP for what they do. yeah sure they sacrifice a great deal... but success ain't the box office hits and stuff. its really in how the movie was finally moulded.