heroes season 4

I haven't been catching up with the news during my examinations. But i was shocked when i read the news about the airport at Bangkok and some of the hotels in Mumbai being taken hostage by terrorists, because i did not that think things like this could happen and somemore, they happened around the same time.. On the day before yesterday, i read on the papers that the hotel staff assisted in getting the guests to safety. I felt... touched? happy? proud of humanity? ... or maybe a combination of these 3 that they went beyond their job scope and that they were heroes/heroines.. A salute to them :o

pulling "strings"... what strings?? :/

This morning, I flared up at my mom's shop. Normally, i would be able to control myself, but this time, my threshold was exceeded. One after another another after another........ aunty, asked me whether can i give them discount for the fruits they buy. These aunties only spent between around $3 to $10.... The thing i dislike, is that even though i said it's not possible, they use the relationship between them and my mum, as in, saying that they know my mom very well... :s and evEN, when i said no again, they'll ask me to ask my mom... :s After around 5 aunties continuously used this method, i just lost control and just let my mom and another auntie serve them, while, exclaiming that i cannot take it anymore that so many aunties ask us for discount, and how do they expect us to do business... :S The cost of everything is rising and they expect my mom to sell fruits at a lower price... :/ Now i know, normally, for those markets or places when you can bargain with the store assistants or owners, the selling price of their products should be a lot lot higher than their cost price. ... :/

words of wisdom

Nothing lasts forever — not even your troubles.
Arnold H Glasgow

Troubles, like babies, grow larger by nursing.
Lady Holland

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
Calvin Coolidge

"Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight."
Ben Franklin

"Thinking is the most unhealthy thing in the world, and people die of it just as they die of any other disease."
Wilde, The Decay of Lying

"Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt,
And every grin so merry draws one out."
John Wolcot (1738-1819)

"If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should not grow old."
James Abram Garfield

"The time to relax is when you don't have time for it. "
Sydney J. Harris

"Pride is hard to swallow, but it will go down."
Conrad Dobler

"Failure is a reminder to learn, so it doesn't become a habit."
Quincy Jones

thinking > feeling

I do have feelings.. but my thinking mode will, most often, just automatically over-ride them.. and if it's not bad enough.. there are also flaws in my thinking mode.. :/

always

If everything around has always been like this, should we be affected by how we perceive them (both good and bad.. ) ? ... I know i will be.. but this thought just came into my mind a while ago..

tea tannin to sun tannin!

Think my teeth have turned a bit more yellow due to the daily-during-exam-period 1 or 2 cups of tea :s Something like the picture below...

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Last paper tomorrow! ... Please let the sky be clear tomorrow afternoon :o

karmic-kaze

Do you want to use "bad things" to hit your own head... or wear it on your body as an armor? ... I'm just saying that we'll definitely grow stronger if we try to understand why bad things happen and try to reduce their occurrences.. instead of worrying about them.

We can't control what others think, what others say.. So we don't have to care too much.. We just do what we want to do, whatever that makes us happy..

I still believe in karma :o

butt simpson

I just saw this aunty at the ATM at the train station, digging into the back of her pants, into her butt area... :s and she was like digging it... And for quite some time... :s

Anyway, just to fit this entry into the context of the title.. :p i just realised that, the differences between the first season of simpsons and now, are that, Homer is super dumb now, there was more family warmth in one episode then a few episodes now, people talked like they were robots too.. robots who spoke like they're not familiar with talking.. :/

to the ppl who detest me

If you want to hurt me, can you please at least have the courage to use your own identity, instead of using someone else's.. What's your purpose in doing this? To bring me down? To see me sad? ... I'm sure you can find other ways to hurt me.. What's next? By spreading rumours? By spreading the truth? ... If you can't stand me, just tell me face to face.. There's no need to do all these stunts..

getaway

watching more tv makes you more unhappy

• From analyzing 24 years of data collected from more than 45 000 participants, University of Maryland has found that watching TV might make you feel good in the short term, but is more likely to lead to overall unhappiness.
• activities such as sex, reading and socializing correlated with the highest levels of overall happiness.
• Watching TV, on the other hand, was the only activity that had a direct correlation with unhappiness.

--- quoted from the article "Happy? Then you're not watching much TV" from today's issue The Straits Times; World.

I think this doesn't exclude watching shows off a computer..

new dictionary?

Nothing can stand the test of time, not even meanings of words. I think a lot of words just don't mean what it used to mean. They just can't be applied to the current world that we're living in now.. ... ... okay, maybe the present definitions just need a bit of refining..

Do the dictionary people update their definitions?

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Come to think of it.. A lot of people have their own definitions for different words.. Think i'm just being picky... :/

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Mr good friend chided me for doing a 马后炮, and for always trying to be a good person when i'm not.. or rather, for always trying to come out of every situation as a good person...

不够潇洒

I want to be able to take everything in my stride...

with actions, there are consequences

I am a bit affected that my personal thoughts about A, which i shared with B, was being told to A. I only told B because i was quite close to B at that time. And the issue was that, i thought A was a bit fake. Come to think of it now, i should have just approached A to tell him/her what i thought and asked A whether is it true. And i shouldn't have made this hasty assumption about A based on an action or behavior. But.. i should take responsibility for what i've said. .. And maybe it wasn't B who said it.. ... it doesn't matter who said it..

I must keep reminding myself not to make any assumptions about anyone from now on, Even if i do, i must keep them to myself first unless it's confirmed. And to confirm it, i will have to ask that person directly.

... Must there be a certain level of closeness before i can ask this kind of question?

mr leopard: hey.. i didn't know it's possible to change my spots

• change is a fundamental feature of our nature as human beings.
• suggests that my character is not set in stone but that i can exercise control over the person that i am and the kind of person that i become.
• I can transcend the label anytime i want simply by changing my behavior.
• It is my actions that define me.
• There is always a possibility for a coward to give up cowardice and for the hero to stop being a hero.
  
• There are many negative labels that we can attach to ourselves - self-absorbed, greedy lazy, cowardly, unassertive and so on. However, if Satre is right ( and i think he is), those labels do not attach to what we are, they attach to what we do. This is very good news as it means that while there is life there is hope. As long as we live, we have the potential to change and develop; to become.
• The ever-present possibility of transcending a label in the future necessarily prevents a person from ever permanently attaching a label to himself... Until death, a person can never arrive at a position where redefinition is impossible.
  

--- selected parts taken off the article "The potential to become" written by Gary Hayden, from "Mind Your Body" of today's Straits Times.

do you know what actually matters?

happy people do these

Just looking at these pictures and reading through the words made me happier.. seriously..
I particularly like... ... ... everything :o but you can concentrate less on 6 and 9... :p

*hey Andy, hope you dun mind that i took.... all of the pictures u posted up on your blog entry :p Just want to share them with more people...

will i get hurt if i fall?

"Falling in love is easy, but staying in love is something very special." --- quoted from this bookmark that i saw in a giftshop.

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"Love tip: Senior consultant, psychiatry, Himanshu Saxena says, "When a person starts liking somebody, he/she starts believing that they are meant to be together. Most of the times, they ignore the behavioural and emotional problems that may occur between them. Obviously, everybody tries to flaunt the best of their behaviour initially as all deep seated problems surface later. We live in a modern society where men and women both are sexually expressive. In case of most youngsters, they misunderstand infatuation as love. That is why they have to deal with heart breaks quite often." " --- quoted from a website.

Anyway, in case anyone is thinking that i'm sad.. I'm not and i'm ok.. It's just because of the emo way i've been expressing myself through my entries. I exaggerate a little bit at times.. :p

goody one-shoe

what if i'm a bad person who's trying to be a good person...?


go away... ... go away bad thoughts...

lust like love... love like lust? :p / 真金不怕火炼

Normally, lust is present when you're being turned on by the other party.. Mostly, because of their physical aspects or behavior.

Like.. It happens when you admire the actions, behavior, character of the other party. The mental aspect plays a bigger part as it is because of these factors, that might lead you to think of what kind of person she/he is and therefore, establishing a link between what she/he does, to her/his character/personality. Sometimes, or most of the time, people link good looks to good character. I think this stereotyping trend has started since a very very very long time ago and it's being supported by fiction books, dramas, movies, etc.. The good people are always good looking, while the bad people are... bad looking.. :p But, recently, i think there's a change in this trend. On more and more occasions, the bad people are getting better looking. I don't really know whether did the director wanted to reflect reality or whether he/she just wanted to attract more viewers by appealing to their lust... :p

Like and lust occurs very easily if you have a low threshold.

I've said it before and i still have the same stand on it. Love is in a totally different league from like and lust. Loving a person, means liking the person no matter who/what she/he becomes."

But there are some people who mistake like and lust, for love... :/




Someone said " ' i don't want to lose you' just doesn't have the same meaning it had for me..."


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Ways to have a good relationship:

---Work on your r/s with meaningful goals that will contribute to your relationship health and your happiness.Work on your r/s with logic and reason, not with max effort.

---attitude triumphs over outcome. the world is changing everyday. u r changing everyday. There's no way to predict what will happen or when will anything happen. What u can do, is continue. Continue being someone who contributes to other's happiness. Continue being someone who sees the good ard u. Continue being someone who would offer love, affection n support to the right partner.

---decide whether u want to win or b happy.

---a r/s starts with urself. If u think a r/s will complete u, fill up any holes in ur lives, but, if u're not happy with who u r, a r/s will not change this fact and it will be difficult to maintain a healthy r/s.

---It is better to lose your pride to the one you love,
than to lose the one you love because of pride.

unbalanced

Words matter, but actions mean a lot lot more than words...

If balance is the key to optimum results, does this mean trying my best doesn't work...?


My friend took a photo of this wall graffitti.. I think it's kinda funny... :p

* if anyone is offended by this image, you can just give me a msg, and i'll take it down.

wonder

I wonder whether there's anyone who always gets on the last carriage of the train because they think they will be the safest if their train crashes into anything...

I wonder would anything happen to me if i die...

I wonder whether will i slap anyone later in my lifetime.. ( i forgot whether did i slap my brother when i was young.. :/ )

Taking long train or bus rides alone can be quite therapeutic.. Guess i'm too used to travelling long distances by public transport as it always takes me around an hour to get to my secondary school, my JC, my unit in the army, and now, my uni...

barneyE

I Love You, You Love Me (from the Barney cartoon show)

I love you You love me
We're a happy family
With a great big hug
And a kiss from me to you
Won't you say you love me too?

I love you You love me
We're best friends Like friends should be
With a great big hug
And a kiss from me to you
Won't you say you love me too?
haha :p

forwarded 到烂的 email

From an email that i just received...

1. I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.

2. No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry.

3. Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

4. A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.

5. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can't have them.

6. Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.

7. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

8. Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who isn't willing to waste their time on you.

9. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when
we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.

10. Don't cry because it is over, smile because it happened.

11. There's always going to be people that hurt you so what you have to do is keep on trusting
and just be more careful about who you trust next time around.

12. Make yourself a better person and know who you are before you try and know someone else and expect them to know you.

13. Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.

lucky people do this?

People who have more than the usual amount of good luck, tend to have a few common traits.

1. They talk to strangers
2. They make small talk
3. They "drop" names
4. They eavesdrop and listen
5. They ask for or offer help
6. They go off the beaten track
7. They exit graciously
8. They say "Yes" when they want to say "No"
   

人之初，性本善

I believe that, Man, by nature, is good. Nobody would want to be bad, like those bad people in movies and dramas. But at the same time, nobody could be totally good... Like what david told me, there's no black or white, only different shades of gray. I think this is what makes me curious to find out the reasons why do "bad" people behave the way they behave... Although the answers may be very typical, i just want to hear it from their mouths as i don't want to make assumptions that they're doing it for.... the bad reasons (e.g. to hurt people just for the fun of it...)...

... i'm bored... :/

jokes

Stop that

One day little Johnny was in class when the teacher let go of a ripper of a fart.

She then turns around and blames it on Johnny and says, "Johnny stop that!"

Johnny then jumps onto his desk and says, "Which way did it go?"

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The Office Happenings

Quote from a recent meeting: "We are going to continue having these meetings, everyday, until I find out why no work is getting done".

Quote from the Boss... "I didn't say it was your fault. I said I was going to blame it on you."

A motivational sign at work: The beatings will continue until morale improves. A direct quote from the Boss: "We passed over a lot of good people to get the ones we hired."

My Boss frequently gets lost in thought. That's because it's unfamiliar territory.

My Boss said to me " What you see as a glass ceiling, I see as a protective barrier.

My Boss needs a surge protector. That way his mouth would be buffered from surprise spikes in his brain.

I thought my Boss was an idiot, and quit, to work for myself. My new Boss is an idiot, too ... but at least I respect him.

He's given automobile accident victims new hope for recovery. He walks, talks and performs rudimentary tasks, all without the benefit of a SPINE.

Some people climb the ladder of success. My Boss walked under it.

Quote from the Boss after overriding the decision of a task force he created to find a solution: " I'm sorry if I ever gave you the impression your input would have any effect on my decision for the outcome of this project!"

HR Manager to job candidate "I see you've had no computer training. Although that qualifies you for upper management, it means you're under-qualified for our entry level positions."

Quote from telephone inquiry "We're only hiring one summer intern this year and we won't start interviewing candidates for that position until the Boss' daughter finishes her summer classes.

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How old am i?

A 47 year-old lady gets a facelift. It turns out very well and she enjoys showing off her new look.

She goes to the newsstand and asks the man, "Sir, how old do you think I am?" The man replies, "You're 30, right?" She says "No, I'm 47, but nice try."

The next day, she goes to McDonald's. She orders her lunch and asks the young man at the counter, "How old do you think I am?" The man replies, You're 37, right?" The lady says "No, I'm 47, but good guess."

After lunch, she gets on the bus and she asks an 85-year-old man how old she is. He replies, "Lady, I can tell how old any woman is by sticking my hand down her panties." So, quietly and quickly, she lets him do so. He thinks a moment and announces, "You're 47!"

The lady, astonished, asks, "How did you know?"

The old man replies, "I was standing right behind you at McDonald's."

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Fooling around

One Sunday morning George burst into the living room and said, "Dad! Mom! I have some great news for you! I am getting married to the most beautiful girl in town. She lives a block away and her name is Susan. After dinner, George's dad took him aside, "Son, I have to talk with you. Look at your mother, George. She and I have been married 30 years, she's a wonderful wife and mother, but, she has never offered much excitement in the bedroom, so I used to fool around with women a lot."

"Susan is actually your half sister, and I'm afraid you can't marry her." George was brokenhearted.

After eight months he eventually started dating girls again. A year later he came home and very proudly announced, "Diane said yes! We're getting married in June." Again his father insisted on another private conversation and broke the sad news. "Diane is your half sister too, George.

"I'm awfully sorry about this." George was livid! He finally decided to go to his mother with the news his father had shared.

"Dad has done so much harm. I guess I'm never going to get married," he complained. "Every time I fall in love, Dad tells me the girl is my half sister."

"Hee hee," his mother chuckled, shaking her head, "Don't pay any attention to what he says. He's not really your father."

funny bore/ boring fun

... i know i am boring... but does my life have to be so boring now.......................? :s





okay.. i got tired of looking for pictures of bored people...









Good luck to everyone who's studying for their exams!!

alien

"We are who people think we are.." - quoted from DR House and a lot more others who said it..

My slipper strap snapped while i was bathing at SRC this morning and i just hobbled wherever i go because i didn't want to waste money buying a pair of cheap ugly slippers. But i bought a pair of Teva slippers at $3.50 when i went to the coffee shop near city harvest church to have dinner, with jr and mj.

mj's new "gangster" haircut..

I was trying not to make my usual one look...

jr didn't want to have his photo taken because he thinks he look chui... I think everybody always look quite chui during the exam period.

"The aliens think we're weird because of our different look, different behavior, different thinking... And they want to attack us, because they don't accept us... " ... :/

journey of the wandering mind

I don't like to study alone, although there's less distractions. My mind will still wander around and i'll think even more :/

something for couples to remember

The most important thing that couples have to remember is that everything is okay as long as they still love each other and want to be together... Whatever changes ( decreasing amounts of sweetness in messages and chats, less intimacy, less meet ups, less chats, changes in the way they treat each other, etc...) happen, they will not affect that fact.

But they should not forget that the above items in the brackets, do help to fuel the love...

go away

Go away

• people who want to make use of me ( not that i have much to be made use of)
  
• people who want to hurt me
• people who want to hurt the people close to me
• people who's not really interested in being friends but yet want to be friends because of other reasons (bad ones)...
  

I don't really know why do these people still exist. Maybe they don't know about the existence of karma. Or maybe some of them could be thinking that they could win the race against karma... :/

I got a bit bit depressed in the morning over some stupid stuff... so the above thoughts just came into my mind.. :s

slow-starting engine

I felt like blogging about something but it's something that's related to what i've written in my previous entries and i'm getting tired of it... :/

:s one more week to exams...

truth and/or dare

人就是犯贱的，只相信他们所要相信的事实... This is what my friend said as he/she thinks that people only like to believe others if others are saying what they(referring to the people) think is true.. no matter whether it's a truth or lie... This is one of the problem of preconceived notions.

"When i open up to people, they like to pattern more than badminton with me.." - quoted from someone..

need a distraction...

It was a bit scary just now.. with the heavy downpours and the sudden loud rumbles of thunder... :s Hope everybody's having a good day :o

我的"大麦" :p

it's so easy to be a judge

There's no right or wrong. It depends on whether you can accept it, or whether it's morally right, or whether the majority accepts it, or based on some other kinds of standards.

We don't like getting judged for what they do. It's one of the reasons why we don't always share with others what we think/do. It's very easy to fall into the trap of judging others.. but.. we should try to be more open, and from their point of view, try to understand why they did it, and just accept it ( i'm sure we don't like to be judged by others too.) . You could offer your opinions, but don't force it on them. It's okay to just let them know what you think. If opinions differ, and both parties are stubborn.. then you guys just have to agree to disagree.

touch here, touch there, touch everywhere

"well... you know sometimes, when we want something really bad, we forget that there are other people involved.. We just get stuck in our own little world and it deosn't matter what other people feel, except that it... it does matter." - quoted from Betty Suarez.

Either i'm getting more emo, or scriptwriters for more shows are getting better at their work, or maybe it's because i'm starting to get stressed out by my upcoming exams :s, i've been getting touched by drama shows and movies... but i like this feeling... :p

HSM3

High School Musical 3 is super nice! The dance steps rock, the songs are catchy, Zac and Vanessa have this super sweet couple chemistry, friendships are strong and everybody are friends, every scene is picture perfect, and lastly, there's a happy ending. Everybody should catch this show. As long as you're not the cynical type of person, you'll definitely enjoy it :o