Sunday, March 30, 2008
●● Girls ●●
Girls are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree. The boys don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they just get the rotten apples from the ground that aren't as good, but easy. So the apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality, they're amazing. They just have to wait for the right boy to come along, the one who's brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree.
Friday, August 17, 2007
●● Contraindications of Being A Singaporean ●●
Funny truths about life in a small, small Singapore! Labels: Anecdotal
1. Night - Sleep with air-con; Day - Bathe with heater on
2. Day - Cannot Wake up; Night - Cannot Sleep
3. Translation is needed between Singaporean Chinese and Mainland Chinese
4. Smell Of rubbish besides letterboxes; Rubbish inside Letterbox
5. Singaporean Chinese use different languages other then Chinese to communicate.
6. Singaporeans never like to vote, but like to complain
7. There are quite a number of rich/poor in Singapore - They have Car, Credit Card, CPF but no Cash and are liable to lots of loans
9. There are quite a few high-tech barbaric Singaporeans - they know how to use state-of-the art equipment, 3G mobile phone and powerful computers but they don't how to use a simple dustbin or a toilet
10. Half Singaporeans rushed to buy Hello kitty, but the other half busy killing stray cats
11. Chewing Gum - Can Chew, Cannot buy?? (Restricted to buying)
12. Cigarettes - Convenient to buy; not convenient to smoke
13. Private Cars - Cheaper and Cheaper to buy, harder and harder to Maintain
14. Public Bus - Half the Crowd squeeze in front section of the Bus, Second section is for Carrying Ghost
15. Education - Teachers teaching less but expects students to learn more
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
●● The Art of Plastering Plaster ●●
From TRACY! Labels: Anecdotal
Preventing plaster from dropping off! Useful! :)
Monday, February 05, 2007
●● Nurses ●●
Labels: Anecdotal
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I would say its really quite apt. Lol.
(( Feel.of.the.Day. ))
Hirahara Ayaka's "Hajimari no Kaze"はじまりの風よ 届けメッセージ
"いつでもあなたを信じているから"
あの時 夢に見ていた世界に立っているのに
見渡す景色に 足を少しすくませ
だけど後ろ振り向かないで 歩いてゆくこと決めたから
見上げた空 七色の虹 あなたも見てますか?
はじまりの風よ 届けメッセージ
夢に駆け出した背中 見守るから
舞い上がる風よ 想いを伝えて
"いつでもあなたを信じているから"
羽ばたけ 未来へ
Thursday, January 11, 2007
●● A Man and A Woman ●●
Labels: Anecdotal
SHOPPING MATH
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.
GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
HAPPINESS
To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
LONGEVITY
Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.
PROPENSITY TO CHANGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
DISCUSSION TECHNIQUES
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
Friday, December 22, 2006
●● English! ●●
The bandage was wound around the wound. Labels: Anecdotal
The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
We must polish the Polish furniture.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
I did not object to the object.
There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
They were too close to the door to close it.
Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
I shed my clothes in the shed.
And since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
Is English so hard to learn?
Let's face it, English is a stupid language...
There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in a hamburger;
And neither pine nor apple in a pineapple.
English muffins were not invented in England,
Nor were french fries invented in France.
Sweetmeats are candies;
While sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.
We take English for granted.
But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that...
Quicksand takes you down slowly,
Boxing rings are square and
A guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
Why is it that bakers bake, but grocers don't groce?
If writers write, how come fingers don't fing.
And if the teacher taught, why didn't the preacher praught.
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat!?
If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth - beeth?
One goose, 2 geese... so one moose, 2 meese?
One box, 2 boxes... one index, 2 indices?
Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.
In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital?
We park on driveways and drive on parkways?
We have noses that run and feet that smell?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same,
While a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which a house can burn up as it burns down,
And in which you fill in a form by filling it out
And in which an alarm goes off by going on.
English was invented by people and it reflects the creativity of the human race (which, of course, isn't a race at all).
That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible,
But when the lights are out, they are invisible.
And why it is that when I wind up my watch, it starts;
But when I wind up this observation, it ends.
And finally, how about when you want to shut down your computer?
You have to hit 'START'!
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amazing stuffs (:
Friday, October 27, 2006
●● Mom's Advice ●●
1. Don't imagine you can change a man - unless he's in diapers. Labels: Anecdotal
2. What do you do if your boyfriend walks-out? You shut the door.
3. If they put a man on the moon - they should be able to put them all up there.
4. Never let your man's mind wander - it's too little to be out alone.
5. Go for younger men. You might as well - they never mature anyway.
6. Men are all the same - they just have different faces so that you can tell them apart.
7. Definition of a bachelor: a man who has missed the opportunity to make some woman miserable.
8. Women don't make fools of men - most of them are the do-it-yourself types.
9. The best way to get a man to do something is to suggest they are too old for it.
10. Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.
11. If you want a committed man, look in a mental hospital.
12. The children of Israel wandered around the desert for 40 years. Even in biblical times, men wouldn't ask for directions.
13. If he asks what sort of books you're interested in, tell him cheque books.
14. Remember a sense of humor does not mean that you tell him jokes, it means that you laugh at his.
15. Sadly, all men are created equal......
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
●● Dear Sweetheart ●●
Dear Sweetheart: Labels: Anecdotal
I can't send my salary this month, so I am sending 100 kisses. You are my sweetheart.
Your husband
Allen
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His wife replied back after some days to her husband:
Dearest sweetheart,
Thanks for your 100 kisses, I am sending the expenses details.
1. The Milk man agreed on 2 kisses for one month's milk.
2. The electricity man only agreed after 7 kisses.
3. Your house owner is coming every day and taking two or three kisses instead of the rent.
4. Supermarket owner did not accept kisses only, so I have given him some other items...........
5. Other expenses 40 kisses
Please don't worry for me, I have a remaining balance of 35 kisses and I hope I can complete the month using this balance. Shall I plan it the same way for next months? Please Advise!!!
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
●● Divine ●●
"There is no doubt about it. Your soul stirs and responds to the call. You know you're meant to be a nurse when you feel in the very depths of your being that nursing is the balm that will nourish your restless spirit. It is what you have to do in order to feel complete." Labels: Anecdotal
This is so divine-like. I think whoever who said this has attained nirvana in nursing. I would seriously love to meet this person.
:)
Sunday, December 18, 2005
●● Kids Explain Love ●●
How can you tell if two adults eating dinner at a restaurant are in love?
"Just see if the man picks up the check. That's how you can tell if he's in love." -- Bobby, age 9
"Lovers will just be staring at each other and their food will get cold... Other people care more about the food." -- Bart, age 9
"Romantic adults usually are all dressed up, so if they are just wearing jeans it might mean they used to go out or they just broke up." --Sarah, age 9
"See if the man has lipstick on his face." -- Sandra, age 7
"It's love if they order one of those desserts that are on fire. They like to order those because it's just like how their hearts are --- on fire." -- Christine, age 9
How did love start?
"Cupid kissed God and that got the ball rollin'." --Julio, age 9
"One of the Greek lady gods got a crush on one of the Greek man gods. He tried to hit her with lightning and thunderbolts, but he just couldn't get her away from him ... After a while, they became the first married gods." --Robbie, age 8
Why does love happen between two particular people?
"One of the people has freckles and so he finds somebody else who has freckles too." -- Andrew, age 6
"No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell ... That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular."
-- Mae, age 9
"I think you're supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it isn't supposed to be so painful" --Manuel, age 8
How do people in love typically behave?
"Mooshy ... like puppy dogs ... except puppy dogs don't wag their tails nearly as much." -- Arnold, age 10
"When a person gets kissed for the first time, they fall down and they don't get up for at least an hour." -- Wendy, age 8
"All of a sudden, the people get movies fever so they can sit together in the dark." -- Sherm, age 8
Why do lovers often hold hands?
"They want to make sure their rings don't fall off because they paid good money for them." -- Gavin, age 8
"They are just practicing for when they might have to walk down the aisle someday and do the holy matchimony thing." -- John, age 9
Confidential opinions about love!
"I'm in favor of love as long as it doesn't happen when 'Dinosaurs' is on television." -- Jill, age 6
"Love is foolish ... but I still might try it sometime." -- Floyd, age 9
"Yesterday I kissed a girl in a private place ... We were behind a tree." -- Carey, age 7
"Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I've been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me." -- Dave, age 8
"I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding fourth grade hard enough." -- Regina, age 10
What are some surefire ways to make a person fall in love with you?
"Tell them that you own a whole bunch of candy stores." --Del, age 6
"Shake your hips and hope for the best." -- Camille, age 9
"Yell out that you love them at the top of your lungs ... and don't worry if their parents are right there." --Manuel, age 8
"Don't do things like have smelly, green sneakers. You might get attention, but attention ain't the same thing as love." -- Alonzo, age 9
"One way is to take the girl out to eat. Make sure it's something she likes to eat. French fries usually works for me." --Bart, age 9
Saturday, July 23, 2005
●● 曹启泰 ●●
The below is taken from a blogger named Potatomus Maximus. Super funny. You should read it too. Makes me laugh. 曹启泰 is over exaggerating and has oh-too-many-comments. Anyway, just read it and have a good laugh about it. Labels: Anecdotal
A Public Letter To Mediacorp
Dear Sir / Madam,
Re: Mr. Cao Qi Bye Tai
This is a public appeal to Mediacorp, requesting that the above-mentioned, Mr. Cao Qi Tai, be removed as host from all charity shows, with effect from now. We have collated sufficient information and collected enough names to support this daring request.
The list of names were given voluntarily, ranging from the PMEBs, to the small-scale shopowners, to students, to bloggers, to hawkers, to housewives and to toddlers. Many share the same sentiments and have come together to sign this petition.
Since a long time ago, Mr. Cao Qi Tai had been faithfully hosting the charity shows, year in year out. Be it kidney charity shows, cancer charity shows, whatever charity shows, Mr. Cao greatly contributed endlessly with his (mindless) banter and crocodile tears.
Many have agreed, that he perpetually interrupts everyone all the time. When other hosts are talking, he interrupts with his scrunched up face supposedly showing his agony.
When other artistes are performing, he interrupts with his over-zealous narration (and spoils the items). When other artistes are panting while trying to speak, he interrupts by shouting himself hoarse and looking constipated.
When other artistes are trying to call out for donation calls and chanting the phone numbers, he interrupts by shouting even louder and looking 10 times more pained than the suffering patients. Poor Sharon Au's voice was not even heard half as much on Sunday's show.
It is only basic courtesy, to allow people to stop talking, before one attempts to speak. Mr. Cao failed to do that. A good host, not only has to be eloquent. He has to be respectable. Mr. Cao gains no respect from us.
Even if he has a memory as long as Dory from Finding Nemo, and he has to say something out because he will forget in 3 seconds, he is in no position to showcase his (in)ability on stage. It is sheer impoliteness.
On 10th July 2005, Sunday, on the NKF Cancer show, he even interrupted Mr. Adam Zheng Shao Qiu on various occasions. Mr. Zheng ok? THE Mr. Adam Cheng! We were appalled to say the very least.
Also, each time we see him scrunch up his face in a bid to achieve some constipated look (or is it supposed to show that he is very SAD??), we all go into hyperventilation and froth at the mouths.
Must he act (yes, we all think he is merely acting, albeit very bad acting) so so sad and threaten to choke on his words because he is oh-so-sad for the patients? Must he threaten to cry crocodile tears just because some sad clip on the patients are being shown? Must he always interrupt EVERYONE just to make himself heard?
Judging from his actions, he is only trying to get more attention for himself, rather than get attention to really help these patients.
Please do not get us wrong. We know the patients are very very real, and the pain and struggles are definitely too much for us to understand. But it only takes one Mr. Cao to spoil the whole charity show, and make it seem like it is charity no more.
Instead, it has become a marketing tactic to get more money for the organisations. Mr. Cao is the epitome of fake, and this has subsequently cause many many donation callers to stop calling in, just because we are no longer convinced that the charity show is purely done to help the patients.
We do not understand why Mr. Cao is always the host of charity shows. He is not eloquent like Guo Liang, who really speaks with depth, whose mannerisms exude class and maturity, who can really capture the attention of the public with a few sentences.
Mr. Cao merely rambles on and on and on like a spoilt recorder with the speed of a M16, repeating over and over again how they need our donations, how they are suffering, how they need our donations, 1900-112-6888, how they are suffering, how they need our donations, 1900-112-6888, 1900-112-6855, how they need our donations, please please please lighten their burdens, how they are suffering.
You get the idea. Oh, don't forget the perpetual constipated look. And crocodile tears.
While we are on this issue, we would like to question the objective behind these donations. Who will benefit from this donation? Who will be able to receive treatment with this money? Why is the price increasing with each charity show?
Let's say for example, 1 patient gets 30% subsidy from the government. So is it with these donations, the patient will get 40% subsidy? Or is it that, more patients, who were not able to seek treatment in the past, will be able to seek treatment now with these donations? How does the whole thing work?
We are the ones who fork out money to help these patients by calling in; we have EVERY right to know how the money is to be utilised. Why are there no explanation of the simplest kind at all, to facilitate understanding in the public?
A certain organisation was rumoured to have a newly-renovated office shortly after the charity shows. Are we helping to do that too?
Once upon a time a donation call was $5 with no additional $0.21. Why is the price increasing to $5.80 now plus the $0.21? Oh, GST ah?
Or you have to employ many people to receive the calls thus the additional administration fee? What administration? A computer voice of Zoe Tay answered my call you know!
And why are the artistes only calling out for 1900-112-6888? Isn't it misleading to the public? Why do you only appeal for the 8-calls number? What happened to the original 1-call number 1900-112-6868?
Also, the frequency of these charity shows is also increasing. Is it really necessary for so many shows? Actually, the frequency can be justified, that if there are really many more people waiting for help, we will gladly help if we could. But, only if the whole thing is transparent and we know where our money goes to.
On the other hand, why don't you, dear Mediacorp, donate money to these organisations? Oh, we're sorry. Of course you'd have already donated!! Silly us.
In addition, it baffles us to no end, why are there such attractive prizes to be won? Is it right to play with the human flaw - greed?
If you are able to get so many sponsors to come up with so much money to give out as attractive prizes, why don't you just get these sponsors to donate directly to the organisations? Why make the ignorant fork out so much money because they have the false hope that they will win something?
The very rich people who want to help these charities will not call in to donate - they will write a cheque and drop it at the charity organisations. The poor people cannot even afford to call in.
The only ones making the repeated calls are really the ignorant ones who really think that they can win something. True, these are the foolish ones, but is it right to lure and tempt them with the idea of winning some big prizes if they call in multiple times?
Then the whole idea of having a charity show is defeated, because these people call in with the intention of winning prizes, and thus justifies the above-mentioned, that the shows are becoming marketing tactics to get money instead of a pure charity show.
Now, we have some recommendations for you.Why don't you put Mr. Cao IN the show, instead of him HOSTING the show? Make him roll on glass shards, or walk the knifes, or suspend him in mid-air upside-down and swing him all around? Or make him lie on the floor and make Moses Lim walk on him? Or tie many weights to him and throw him into the water and wait for him to surface?
We'll see if he still has so much to talk about when he accomplishes something like what Fann or Tanya did on Sunday's show. Or get the 5 hunks, Ix Shen, Zheng Geping, Christopher Lee, Adam Chen and Jeff Wang step on him instead of stepping on eggs. We'll see whether he can still shout loudly and exaggerate so.. exaggeratedly.
"OOOHHHH!!! WEN ZHU WEN ZHU!! HEN JIAN NAN DE DONG ZUO!! DA JIA ZHANG SHENG GU LI GU LI!!! XIAO XIN XIAO XIN!!! WEN ZHU!! JIA YOU JIA YOU!!! QING BO 1900-112-6888 LAI ZHI CHI TA MEN!!! DA JIA!!! WO MEN BI XU ZHI CHI SHEN ZANG / AI ZHENG DE BING REN MEN!!! OOOHHH!!!"
(Oooh!! Stability! Keep yourselves stable! This is a very dangerous act!! Please give a round of applause everyone!! Be careful be careful!! Stable yourselves! Carry on carry on!! Please call 1900-112-6888 to support them!! Everyone!! We need to support the kidney/cancer patients!! OOhh!!)
On the other hand, why don't you do a public appeal, like get public members to be involved in the show too? Forever seeing the same old faces on TV trying all sorts of stunts is getting very boring. There are only so many difficult stunts you can do without breaking a leg, literally.
Why don't you audition different types of shows, like dance items, choir items, or some other stunts that the public are capable of?
Like teenage boys can do their BMX stuff, there can be gymnasts from different schools (my cousin is a national champion ok!), or you can have a ca pella groups to sing. Then you slot in a few items by artistes too.
We are very sick of purely artistes doing the same old stunts! Oh, I've mentioned this already.
We hope this letter will be taken into serious consideration (which, we all know *cues Mr. Cao's pained look and big sigh* is not possible).
Yours faithfully,
Potatomus Maximus
Tan Ah Kow
Betty Teo
Julaiman Mohammad
Veerapal Gopalsamy
Lim Ah Lim
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Monday, June 13, 2005
●● To My Friends .. ●●
1.To My Friends Who Are...........SINGLE Labels: Anecdotal
Love is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you just let it fly, it will come to you when you least expect it. Love can make you happy but often it hurts, but love's only special when you give it to someone who is really worth it. So take your time and choose the best.
2.To My Friends Who Are............NOT SO SINGLE
Love isn't about becoming somebody else's "perfect person." It's about finding someone who helps you become the best person you can be.
3.To My Friends Who Are............PLAYBOY/GIRL TYPE
Never say "I love you" if you don't care. Never talk about feelings if they aren't there. Never touch a life if you mean to break a heart. Never look in the eye when all you do is lie. The cruelest thing a guy can do to a girl is to let her fall in love when he doesn't intend to catch her fall and it works both ways...
4.To My Friends Who Are............MARRIED
Love is not about "it's your fault", but "I'm sorry." Not "where are you", but "I'm right here." Not "how could you", but "I understand." Not "I wish you were", but "I'm thankful you are."
5.To My Friends Who Are............ENGAGED
The true measure of compatibility is not the years spent together but how good you are for each other.
6.To My Friends Who Are............HEARTBROKEN
Heartbreaks last as long as you want and cut as deep as you allow them to go. The challenge is not how to survive heartbreaks but to learn from them.
7.To My Friends Who Are............NAIVE
How to be in love: Fall but don't stumble, be consistent but not too persistent, share and never be unfair, understand and try not to demand, and get hurt but never keep the pain.
8.To My Friends Who Are............POSSESSIVE
It breaks your heart to see the one you love happy with someone else but it's more painful to know that the one you love is unhappy with you.
9.To My Friends Who Are............AFRAID TO CONFESS
Love hurts when you break up with someone. It hurts even more when someone breaks up with you. But love hurts the most when the person you love has no idea how you feel.
10.To My Friends Who Are............STILL HOLDING ON
A sad thing about life is when you meet someone and fall in love, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and that you have wasted years on someone who wasn't worth it. If he isn't worth it now he's not going to be worth it a year or 10 years from now. Let go.....
11.TO ALL MY FRIENDS.......
My wish for you is a man/women whose love is honest, strong , mature , never-changing, uplifting, protective, encouraging, rewarding and unselfish.
Sunday, June 12, 2005
●● Do You Like or Do You Love? ●●
In front of the person you like, your heart beats faster. Labels: Anecdotal
But in front of the person you love, you get happy.
In front of the person you love, winter seems like spring.
But in front of the person you like, winter is just beautiful winter.
If you look into the eyes of the one you like, you blush.
But if you look into the eyes of the one you love, you smile.
In front of the person you like, you can't say everything on your mind.
But in front of the person you love, you can.
In front of the person you like, you tend to get shy.
But in front of the person you love, you can show your own self.
You can't look straight into the eyes of the one you like.
But you can always smile and stare into the eyes of the one you love.
When the one you like is crying, you end up comforting.
But when the one you love is crying, you cry with them.
The feeling of like starts from the ear.
But the feeling of love starts from the eye.
So if you stop liking a person you used to like, all you need to do is cover your ears.
But if you try to close your eyes, love turns into a drop of tear and remains in your heart forever..
Saturday, May 28, 2005
●● Carrot Egg Coffee ●●
A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee... You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again. Labels: Anecdotal
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil.
In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans.
She let them sit and boil, without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what do you see?" "Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft.
The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.
The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?" Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity... boiling water. Each reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?"
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity?
Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean? May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
** Saw this in an email:
A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee. Truly, I do not seem to look at them the way I used to. It has been so interesting as an analogy to describe how humans handle adversities and obstacles. When we see obstacles as opportunities, difficult as challenging, life becomes so much more interesting and easier. Not to say we should take the easy way out, however, life goes on no matter if you're happy or sad. A positive outlook makes us happier, healthy people. So which of the above are you? Give it some thought today.
●● Lessons of Love ●●
A ninety-one year old woman died after living a long dignified life. When she met God she asked him something that had long bothered her. If Man was created in God's image, and if all men are created equal, why do people treat each other so badly? Labels: Anecdotal
God replied that each person who enters our life has a unique lesson to teach us. And it is only through these lessons that we learn about life, people, relationships and God. This confused the woman, so God began to explain.
When someone lies to you it teaches you that things are not always as they seem. The truth is often far beneath the surface. Look beyond the masks people wear if you want to know their heart. And remove your own masks to let people know yours.
When someone steals from you it teaches you that nothing is forever. Always appreciate what you have, for you never know when you might lose it. And never, ever take your friends and family for granted because today is the only guarantee you have.
When someone inflicts an injury upon you it teaches you that the human state is a fragile one. Protect and take care of your body as best you can, it's the only thing you are sure to have forever.
When someone mocks you it teaches you that no two people are alike. When you encounter people who are different from you, don't judge them by how they look or act; instead base your opinion on the contents of their heart.
When someone breaks your heart it teaches you that loving someone does not always mean that person will love you back. But don't turn your back on love because when you find the right person, the joy that one person brings will make up for all the past hurts put together.
When someone holds a grudge against you it teaches you that everyone makes mistakes. When you are wronged, the most virtuous thing you can do is forgive the offender without pretense. Forgiving those who have hurt us is the most difficult and courageous thing Man can do.
When a loved one is unfaithful to you it teaches you that resisting temptation is Man 's greatest challenge. Be vigilant in your resistance against all temptations. By doing so you will be rewarded with an enduring sense of satisfaction far greater than the temporary pleasure by which you were tempted.
When someone cheats you, it teaches you that greed is the root of all evil. Aspire to make your dreams come true, no matter how lofty that they may be. Do not feel guilty about your success, but never let an obsession with achieving your goals lead you to engage in malevolent activities.
When someone ridicules you it teaches you that nobody is perfect. Accept people for their merits and be tolerant of their flaws. Do not ever reject someone for imperfections over which they have no control.
Upon hearing the Lord's wisdom, the old woman became concerned that there were no lessons to be learned from Man's good deeds. God replied that Man's capacity to love is the greatest gift he has. At the root of all kindness is love, and each act of love also teaches us a lesson.
The woman's curiosity deepening, God once again began to explain.
When someone loves us it teaches us that love, kindness, charity, honesty, humility, forgiveness and acceptance can counteract all evil in the world. For every good deed, there is one less evil deed. Man alone has the power to control the balance between good and evil, but because the lessons of love are not taught often enough, the power is too often abused.
When you enter someone's life, whether by plan, chance or coincidence, consider what your lesson will be. Will you teach love or a harsh lesson of reality? When you die will your life have resulted in more loving or hurting? More joy or sadness? Each one of us has the power over the balance of love in the world. Use it wisely. Don't miss an opportunity to nudge the world's scale in the right direction.
** Saw this in an email:
I'm a freethinker. However, I do think that this article has something to offer us as food for thought. Do some reflections after reading. Perhaps, you will gain some insight just like I did. Only then is this article a good one.
Thursday, May 26, 2005
●● Story of Noodle And Bao ●●
Chapter One Labels: Anecdotal
One day, noodle quarreled with meat bao (bun). They had a fight but bao was too clumsy and lost badly. He was very angry and he told noodle to stay behind if he had the guts and he would get his pals to assist him. Meat bao went to find bread, man tou, jian bao etc to get them to reinforce him. Along the way, they saw maggi mee. They ah bish ah bish ah bish and beat maggi mee up and maggi mee beri puzzled why he kena beaten up. He said, " Why u all beat me? What have I done to deserve this?" The meat bao said, "Noodle! Dun think u perm your hair then cannot recognise u!"
Chapter Two
Maggi mee, who was beaten up for no reason, was very angry. So he went to find bee hoon, udon, fried noodles etc to seek revenge. But on the way, they met small bao. Maggi mee looked at small bao for a while then told his brothers, "Bra-der! Whack him!" Maggi mee whack small bao harder & harder. After the noodles family has left, they asked Maggi Mee why he hated small bao so much and beat him up so badly. Maggi mee said. "At first wanna teach him a small lesson only, but then see him act cute, made me so angry."
Chapter Three
The more small bao thought of it, the more buay song he was. So, he found the bao family to whack Maggi mee. Then they found ying shi juan (noodles covered with bun). They brought him back as hostage and were about to put him on the stove to force him to talk when the bao head said, "That's not noodles! That's our undercover!"
Chapter Four
The family of bao and noodles are now enemies and they have gang fights whenever they see each other. One day, the noodles family was having a walk when they saw char siew bao alone. Seeing the good chance, all of them attacked him. The noodles family shouted, "Beat him hard hard! Don't give chance just because he's vomiting blood!"
Chapter Five
Poor char siew bao, with his injuries, went to the baoheadquarters to look for help. All the bao family was activated and together with red bean bao,green bean bun etc. they went to seek revenge. All the passerbys siam them as they look like they will kill. They saw french fries jalan jalan along, shopping. The bao family attacked him. The bao head shouted, "Noodle people still wear gold go shopping! Whack him!!!"
Chapter Six
Finally, the bao family manage to kidnap noodle, the one who started up the whole show, and brought him back to the bao headquarter. All the baos took turns to whack him. At the end, the chief of baos - dua bah bao took a final roll over noodle before they dump him. When the poor noodle finally went home, none of the family member could recognise him bcoz he is totally disfigured - flatten. In order not to let the family bear the bad name, he appears as a new member named Mee pok.
Saturday, May 21, 2005
●● Believe ●●
=Fear=
When you dodge, "I'm afraid of getting cut."
When you attack, "I'm afraid of cutting someone."
When you protect someone, "I'm afraid of letting them die."
=Courage=
If you dodge, "I won't let them cut me."
If you protect someone, "I won't let them die."
If you attack, "I'll cut them."
=When I Believe In Myself=
"If I'm dodging, I won't let him cut me.
If I'm protecting someone, I won't let her die.
If I'm attacking, I'll cut you.
This is my resolve!"
Sometimes, I guess, we are so lost in our fears and powerlessness, that we forgot how to believe in ourselves. The power to believe in yourself will be the power to change fate.. That's what I believe. I will be the one who is in control of my own fate.. I will work hard for it.
Sometimes, we are too scared to do anything..
"I'm scared if he/she would be angry.."
"I'm scared if he/she would be unhappy.."
"I'm scared if he/she would be upset.."
It's always "I'm scared.. " or "I'm afraid.." Often, when we consider too much of others' feelings, we end up not doing anything or worse still, we end up hurting ourselves or others. We are stuck in between, without knowing whether to move forward or to escape backwards.
If someone hurts you, it's time to stand up for yourself and fight back. Show him/her that you can live a life more meaningful and enriching without him/her around. Glow in your own courage and strength. He/she will be regretful of letting go someone as endearing as you.
Be brave. Believe in yourself and please continue to believe in things that you hold dearly to. I guess, if we hold on, someday, our dreams will come true and we will all be happy once again.
I also want to be happy! We'll work hard for that happiness.
Happiness is earned not given or taken.
Friday, May 20, 2005
●● Fave QUOTE Of The Week ●●
頭可斷，頭髮不能亂。 Labels: Anecdotal
头可断，头发不能乱。
Haha.. Adrian Pang is relly hilarious when he says that. So I decided.. This is my newest fave quote of the day!