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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Daily Lessons from Life 10 February 2020 - Korean won Oscars!!

Leave the sad n depressing 2019nCoV epidemic alone though there were 7 cases recovered m discharged! N total confirmed cases at 45 with 7 in critical conditions!

"Oscars 2020: South Korea's Parasite wins best film, Bong Joon-ho wins best director

South Korean Bong Joon-hopulled off a coup, winning four awards at the Oscars for the dark social satire Parasite, including for best film and best director on Sunday (Feb 9).

Bong became the first person from the Asian nation to win the directing award, beating Hollywood veterans including Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino for his Korean language movie about the violent clash between haves and have-nots in contemporary Seoul."

Well, to b honest, my adulation 4 things western, especially the USA, has dropped a lot over the last decade.

I used to think that it is BIG DEAL to win an Oscars or a Nobel prize. Over the years as I grew older n worldly wise, i realised it is mainly abt who buy you! or your stuffs! Sometimes it is just: "I like you n your work!" Sometimes it is just: "Hmm. I got some benefits fr u. So why not i just endorse u n your work " or whatever the reasons or excuses maybe!

E.g. could an African American had win an Oscars earlier? could an Asian or non-American had won an Oscars earlier? Not just any Oscars but the so-called BIG ONES like leading actor/actress, best movie, best director, best original scripts  etc.

Still, it is only right to applaud Mr Bong n his team 4 their achievements as he had been making movies 4 20+yrs. N his team of actors/actresses, script writers, etc., etc. had worked faithfully n hard at their passion n chosen craft. Winning any Oscars is a BIG DEAL 4 them. So let's just bask in the celebratory moods n soak in all the happiness one felt is once in a life time thingy!

Will fortune follows this fame. N will the people breakouts fr the heavy expectations of more awards winning creation n performances? I hope so. They need to work harder n smarter to continue to b in the limelight. It can b intoxicating. N it can also b very cruel n real when the effect of intoxication wear off, reality will b as hard n cold as b4 fame n fortune struck!!
Congratulations to Mr Bong n all his crew n all Korean film industry folks!!

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