因為Charlie and the Chocolate Factory而買了人生第一本英文書、為左更似Willy Wonka而去學英文丶揾到創作欲畫到所有功課都係朱古力工廠、揾到怪雞的自信。無論乜事,呢個人都是我的一部分。我怪故我在。 #我就怪
In my very young days, English was a nightmare to me. My family has reading disorder, I couldn’t identify words properly (both English and Cantonese sucked, but improved now). I failed in tests, got zero marks in dictations while the other kids in class did perfect job, I was slow in everything, unable to understand what’s going on, teachers dragged me to detention and extra classes and I hated all of it.
But then this movie came up. It’s super weird, everything in it made no sense but also perfect sense, its fun, it kind of dark but its a wonderland to me, its Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
I was completely obsessed. I adopted Willy Wonka’s character, I drawn him in every school projects, I spoke like him (that’s horrifying in real life by yeah), I even brought a walking cane hoping to be like him (and spent most of time playing in the movie’s promotional website). As to know him better and to speak more like him, I brought my very first English book. (the one in the photo.)
First time ever I wanted to read English, not forced by parents, not forced by teachers. I found the love in this language.
At that age I still confused fiction from reality. I didn’t quite understand the idea of ‘actor’ or ‘director’. The characters seemed real to me. I didn’t even know who was Johnny Depp. Later I learnt almost all the movies and characters I love were played by him and directed by Tim Burton.
When I studied movie in school writing an essay about Tim Burton, I understood why I was so obsessed with their works. It’s about the outcasted. The misunderstood people finding a way to love and be cherished.
No matter what happened, Papa Tim and brother Johnny will be there and be as strange as you are. Let’s be the weirdo together. That gave me courage. If you didn’t fit in, that’s ok.
It made up a huge part of my childhood. It is empowering.
I understand Johnny Depp is not perfect, not a saint, no one is. And that life has up and downs. We don’t know each other, I just want to say, thank you for supporting me when I was vulnerable, and I support you. I wish you to be happy.
I do not care if WB paid him a large sum, that just sounds like hush money to me. I don’t want to live in a world where people treat each other like goods, where all relationships between humans are just a trade. ‘Nah, he is less popular these days, lets drop him.’ I hate to think we are all replaceable like a tiny unimportant parts in a giant machine. As if we could be scrapped once we made a bad choice. Its horrifying.
There’s things that not replaceable.
Its our memories and love.
And I will forever cherish the bonding we have.
#johnnyDepp #justiceForJohnnyDepp #willyWonka #timburton
#CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory
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【5 Tips for Getting Past the "Trough of Sorrow"】
You've just quit your corporate job to set off on your startup dream. Your idea is truly revolutionary. The gap in the market is just so painfully obvious to you. Once you pull together some people and roll out your product/service, the sales will surely come flooding in.
But then you launch. Less than stellar results. No matter, false starts are normal, after all no one ever said entrepreneurship was easy. Just talk to more customers, tweak a few features, and eventually product-market fit (PMF) will come.
Weeks turn into months, months turn into years and customer traction has still been lackluster, at best. Your co-founder ditched you in pursuit of a more stable job. You're starting to run out of money. Prospective investors have all turned a cold shoulder. You log onto facebook and see your friends and family living their best lives. You start questioning why you ever chose to go down this path while toiling away at your code.
Welcome to the "Trough of Sorrow"--the period in which the rose colored glasses come off and founders embrace the harsh realities of launching their own business. After now having over 1,000 founders pass through AppWorks Accelerator, here a 5 tips to help weather through the trough:
1. Realize that creating a completely new product that customers want and love to use is incredibly hard--and it's normal. There's a multitude of risk factors working against your favor, whether it's competitive, regulatory, people, macro, etc. Don't let the seemingly endless sea of rejections affect your core self-worth.
2. Not every idea will work out, in fact most don't. Out of every 100 ideas, you can assume only 1 will have any meaningful future. So, fail fast and move on.
3. Better to target 100 customers that LOVE your product over 1000 loose followers. Those 100 customers will become your brand ambassadors and spread the word.
4. Fire bullets before cannonballs. Material product iterations are incredibly time consuming and costly. Use tactical strategies to test the market and validate your hypothesis before doubling down.
5. Be among a community of like-minded peers such as AppWorks. Entrepreneurship is lonely, particularly during tough times. Being in the presence of others who are going (or have gone) through exactly the same thing can be incredibly motivating and get you through the nights.
Inspired by a16z partner Andrew Chen's essay: https://andrewchen.co/after-the-techcrunch-bump-life-in-the-trough-of-sorrow/
-Jun Wakabayashi
AppWorks, Analyst
family love essay 在 Cindy Wong 王仙兒 Facebook 的最佳貼文
Hand written messages are the best, and this one is probably the first sweetest Essay I’ve ever received!
Thinking about it.....u were only in Form 1 whilst I was 17...went away to the UK for 6th Form. I didn’t realise how big our gap was...or how young u were. We always did a lot of things together, it definitely did not feel like a gap of Form 6 and Form 1. You are the sweetest thing, I’m so glad we were brought up to be so close and supportive of each other. Love you most ❤️😘
#sisterlove #sistergoals #sisters #sweet #family #familygoals #childhood #childhoodmemories
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家姐揾返我16年前12歲中一寫嘅一篇文🙈《我熟悉的人》Seeeeee, my sister @cindywongnolan has been my idol since forever! I’ve had the best childhood with her, my parents and my friendsss! 衷心希望世上所有小朋友都可以得到幸福。
兒童節快樂!❤️
2003 was 16 years ago omg...... @ Marymount Secondary School
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