Women…. & equality…

8 March is the international women’s day.. Happy Women’s Day to all the wonderful women out there!!!

It’s amazing how far women have accomplished for the past century until today…. We have fought so many battles from getting the right to vote… to having elected a woman prime minister or a president….. (at international level ..of course)..As for Malaysia, Gals… we still got a long way to go…

The theme for this year released by UN is “Women & men united to end violence against women’ … but it is still up to each country to follow or to come up with their own theme… some of the countries are talking about equality…

Hmmm… equality?? I totally agree that we women should be treated equally to the men!! No double standard please!!!!

a) We should get the same salary as men.. (but we Malaysian women don’t face this problem frequently… do we??)
b) To all the chauvinistic guys out there!! Your wife is not ur maid… treat them as ur equal.. (sama2 cari rezeki..sama2 la kita didik anak…sama2 la buat keje kat rumah tu!!) – but I’m glad, a lot of today’s men does help their wives….
c) All the MP’s and men in general… please don’t make statement that discriminate us women.. don’t make silly or perhaps stupid jokes that refers to us in a sexual manner…
d) We are not bad drivers!!! Maybe we are ..at one point!! But not now.. We’ve improved soooooo much!! I find that there are equally good women drivers as good men drivers… equally bad drivers as well!!!
e) Please no more gender bias… we hear lots of saying implying or emphasising on the negative aspects…relating to women.. (It makes us women feel small)…saying, such as.. Women are too emotional… women are calculative …. Women are bossy… women are blaa..blaa…blaa.. Hey guys!! God made us to complete all of you!! You should be grateful..

To all women… I think it’s important to understand what is equality… I don’t think equality is our wish list..
For me.. Women are born to complete the men… that’s why god created Eve… to be Adam’s other half, not to compete Adam!! If they are the Yin .. we are the Yang.. if they are black.. we are white!! If they are right.. we are left, if they are fire, we are water !! I think you get what I mean…

Our role might not be the same as men because we are their missing parts… they can’t operate 100% without us!! (hey!! I’m not talking about sex.. I’m talking about all things in general) So why do we need to be like them!! Equality is not about us having the same role as them.. I think it’s more about us being treated the same way as them!! We want to be acknowledge for what we are.. We want to be appreciated for what we do… Guys.. don’t look down on the our roles. don’t belittle our contributions!! That’s all we ask!!

Things we forget......

I went to watch a movie today… it’s called Seven Pounds, starring Will Smith.

The movie wasn’t that great. In fact, some people with less patience would find it completely a waste of time. It’s one of those movie that tells you bits and pieces at the beginning.. and keeps you guessing what it is all about. Only at end of the movie everything makes sense. No matter how bad the movie is… I’m still touched by the whole story.

The movie begins with Tim Thomas (Will Smith) who was once a gifted aerospace engineer with a beautiful wife and a lovely beach house. Then, while using his cell phone while driving, his car wandered across lanes and he became responsible for the deaths of 7 others, including his beloved wife. Unable to forgive himself or raise the dead, Tim sets out to give "pounds of flesh" that will give new life to seven deserving individuals to make up for the seven lives he destroyed. Just as Antonio would have to die to pay Shylock the "pound of flesh" he demands, Tim intends to kill himself to atone for his sins. His brother Ben (Michael Ealy), who works for the IRS, is deeply concerned about his state of mind. Tim steals his brother's IRS ID to access the IRS database and to find and meet people who he believes worthy of his gifts which includes body organs and material possessions. Holly Apelgren (Judyann Elder), Ezra Turner (Woody Harrelson), Connie Tepos (Elpidia Carrillo) and Emily Posa (Rosario Dawson) are among those whom he identifies to help. Furthermore, Tim assumes his brother's identity of "Ben Thomas" to personally investigate these people and verify that they are indeed the right people he should help. He has a plan for when he identifies his 7 beneficiaries that requires his best friend Dan (Barry Pepper) to see that his wishes are carried out after he is dead. Tim's plan threatens to unravel when he begins to fall in love with one of the people he is trying to help.

As usual, I cried … (that’s nothing new!). What I realise is that.. How easy for us to forget the purpose of our existence….until something bad happens. There’s so much more to life than just trying to pay the bill at the end of the month….it’s not only about trying to work hard for our self and our family… I think it’s important that we think of others too… the elderly… the orphans… the sick…. Any of the unfortunate one. Life is not only about us… Always think of other people….. Be compassionate… be generous… be thoughtful… be kind… be whatever u needed to be…

This movie has convinced me of something I’ve wanted to do for soooo long… but don’t have enough guts to do it…
But today …. I, Norshafina Ibrahim will pledge my organs and tissues after my death in order to help and benefit others….
If you feel the same way too… register yourself with:

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Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pahang, 50586 Kuala Lumpur

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