Beef Lasagne and A Movie Review

First up - Beef Lasange!!

A friend of mine posted on Facebook one day that she ordered lasagne from an italian eatery for dinner. That gave me an idea- since I have not messed up the kitchen in awhile.

Made 3 trays - I am greedy. :) The Bf and I shared 1 tray and the remaining were freezed for later consumption.

The beef lasagne before its baked... Look at all the sinful cheese spread with love!!

And after having it baked in the oven for 30 minutes at 180 degree celius... this is how it turned out!

Verdict - Yummilicious!! Home made Lasagne always taste Oh-so-Good!

Movie Review - Invictus

My colleague rang me up and asked if I wanted to join them for a movie before we head down to work. Thinking that it would be a relaxed day, I agreed.

Morgan Freeman plays the character of Nelson Mandela - President of South Africa, while Matt Damon plays Francois Pienaar - Captain of the South African Rugby Team. Both the characters are strong and expressions and accent were impressive!

I loved Freeman's character. It was as though Freeman is Mandela!! Kudos to Clint Eastwood for an excellent piece of work!

Matt Damon has done well too on the accent of the South African! I suppose its not hard if you put your mind to perfecting the role you are paid tens of thousands for is it?

Uniting a country through sport was one way that Mandela done in the '95 Rugby World Cup. The movie showcase the preservence of Mandela and also how a great leader should be.

This movie explained to me that to be a good leader, not only leading by example is enough. You have to walk the talk and prove that nothing is impossible if you set your heart and mind to it.

There was a poem written by William Ernest Henley titled Invictus. The words to the poem were written beautifully that I have to share it with you.

So here it is:

Out of the night that covers me
Black as the pit from pole to pole
I thank the gods for what may be
For my unconquerable soul

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced or cried aloud
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody but unbowed

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade
And yet the menance of they years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid

It matters not how strait the gate
How charged with punishment the scroll
I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul.

A beautiful poem with such strong inspirations. I especially felt with this: I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.

It is you who can take control of what you want in life. No one can tell you what are the right choices to make. If you have already set a goal - work towards it. Negative thoughts and toxic poison of "they say" will not only hinder your journey towards your goal BUT may even derail you from the tracks of achieving your destination.

I now feel like a wise old sage!! LOL!! But the movie did set me thinking and I am going to watch it again. This time I'm going to watch it with a pen and notebook! There are some words and quotes in the movie that I feel it worth taken note of.

I strongly encourage you go to watch this movie this weekend and get inspired. You will (hopefully) be all charged up for the week ahead of you!!