Title: “Kungfu Panda”
How many of you love to watch computer-animated
film?
I am a great fan and my favourite film is the
“Kungfu Panda”
Imagine my excitement when watching the film as
besides being a fan of animated film, I am also a big fan of martial art.
Let me share with you what I’ve learned from
watching this film. Kungfu Panda is about an oversize &
bumbling panda named Po. Po was an average guy, he doesn’t seem to have any skill and
talent and he was just too clumsy. Like me, he is a die-hard fan of kung fu and
aspire to become a Kungfu master. His father, however, wants him take over the
family noodle shop. To everyone's surprise, Po was chosen as the Dragon Warrior
by the grandmaster to protect his village from the evil leopard, Tai Lung
As expected, Po was struggling in his grueling training
to become a Dragon Warrior and no one even himself, believe that he could pass
the test. His was despise and mocked by others for non-existence of skill. Not only that, his master even admitted, that
Po was by far, his worst
nightmare for a student.
His master told him, that he has yet to achieve
inner peace to become a true Dragon Warrior and there was too much insecurities
in him. To find inner peace, one has to undergo pain and suffering such as
meditating in a cave without food and water for 50 years.
I can relate to Po as I too, have much insecurity
and bad experiences that is holding me back for pursuing my dreams. "Challenging experiences break us all at some
point—it breaks our bodies and minds, our hearts and egos. When we put ourselves back together, we find
that we are no longer perfectly straight, but rather bent and cracked. Yet it
is through these cracks that our authenticity shines. It is by revealing these
cracks that we can learn to see and be seen deeply."
Recently, a friend told me that I have the
inability to let myself be vulnerable and that I tried too hard to hide my
flaws – my low self-esteem, my self-doubt and I was straining for others validation and acceptance. I then realized that to grow and rise, we need to
embrace our flaws, our insecurities, our pain and to appreciate ourselves because
that is what makes us special and strong. So fella toastmasters and friends, find
your inner peace and believe in yourself.
Regardless of where we came from and our life journey to date, a far more important thing is where we are heading now and who we are
becoming.”
In Kungfu Panda, to console the distraught Po,
Po’s father reveals his long-kept secret, which is the secret ingredient to his
family famous noodle soup. The
secret ingredient is…nothing. It means that there wasn’t any secret ingredient!
Po was taken by surprise so he asked, "You mean that it’s just plain old noodle
soup? You didn’t add some special sauce or something into it?" To which his father laughed and replied, Do not need to. It becomes special when you
believe that it is special. Ultimately, Po found that his greatest weakness
turns out to be his greatest strengths and with that, he defeated Tai Lung (the evil leopard).
The soothsayer in Kungfu Panda said “Your
story may not have a happy beginning, but that doesn’t make who you are. It’s
the rest of your story, who you choose to be. So, who
are you and what do you choose to be?
Note: My evaluator didn't like my speech as I didn't meet the speech objective which is to "Get to the point". My evaluation is as below as you can see.
Haihs..this is so difficult but I'll try harder next time! Go! Go! Go!
Note: My evaluator didn't like my speech as I didn't meet the speech objective which is to "Get to the point". My evaluation is as below as you can see.
Haihs..this is so difficult but I'll try harder next time! Go! Go! Go!
