The Pursuit of Happyness

Watched the Puruit of Happyness @ Dar's place e other nite & I really liked it!!! (not to mention this was 1 of the rare ocassions where I didn't fall asleep whilst watching a disc @ his place heh :P) The story is about this man, Chris Gardner, who, wanting to have a better life for his son, went against all odds to land an internship @ a prestigous stock brokering firm. He eventually went on to set up his own firm and then subsequently sold it for a fortune. And this is based on a true story too!

Initially, I wasn't very interested in the show & Dar only got it coz he kinda like Will Smith. Then I read in the papers that he was nominated for the Best Actor Award for this show & that the little boy in the show is really his son!!! So when Dar asked me which of the shows I wanted to watch, I immediately said "The Pursuit of Happyness"!!!

Although it was expected that Chris Gardner would succeed in the end, it was the hardship that he had to suffer & go through that really touched me. And just when everything seemed to turn out for the better, something unexpectedly bad will happen and he is back to square one. But in spite of the many hardships he met along the way, (such as being evicted from his house, bank debiting his taxes from his account leaving him penniless, being locked up in jail right before his interview for his intership...) he preservered and made the best out of each situation. But I felt really sad for his son as he was being dragged from shelter to shelter and having to follow his dad out for sales call over the weekend. There was this really touching scene where he dropped 1 of his favourite toy but his dad refused to let him pick it up as they were rushing for the bus to bring them to queue up @ the shelter on time.

Really admire his determination & his positive self-thinking and of course his never say die attitude. If only I could be more like that instead of complaining @ the slightest thing!!! Hope that everyone who watched this show would be inspired to pursue for their own happiness :)

PS: So pleased... I managed to drive the car all by myself; though scared, managed to get to my destination in 1 piece & without stalling the car :) That is my happiness for today!