You would be so proud of me if you could see me now..
I'm now the person you always hoped I would be.
It's really ironic that it's only now that I learned how to be this better person.
But maybe that's how it is. I probably would never have learned to be this person if I continued to be with you.
You really would be proud of me...
Saturday, 13 November 2010
Saturday, 6 November 2010
And I'm in love and I'm terrified...
I only said it 'cause I mean it
I only mean 'cause it's true
So don't you doubt what I've been dreaming
'Cause it fills me up and holds me close whenever I'm without you
You set it again, my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark
And I'm in love
And I'm terrified
For the first time and the last time
In my only life....
I only mean 'cause it's true
So don't you doubt what I've been dreaming
'Cause it fills me up and holds me close whenever I'm without you
You set it again, my heart's in motion
Every word feels like a shooting star
I'm at the edge of my emotions
Watching the shadows burning in the dark
And I'm in love
And I'm terrified
For the first time and the last time
In my only life....
The paradox of pursuing happiness..
I posted this on Facebook and it seems that many people agree with this phrase that I read in a book.
As we all can see for ourselves, this world is filled with many(a bit too many) people who are very unhappy with their lives. But why? The world seems to be getting richer and richer, from footballers who earn millions of pounds a week to bank CEOs who get 80% increments + millions as their annual bonus. The world has never seen so much money. So, if what Malcolm Forbes says is true, that "Anyone who thinks that money can't buy happiness is shopping in the wrong places", then many of us should actually be laughing all day long.
The sad thing about this is that what we witness couldn't be more different to what theory dictates.
The writer defines "something to do" as work that we are passionate about. Many people get so bored with their jobs because it was never their passion to begin with.
So if you manage to find something to do which you absolutely enjoy,
if you have love all around you - parents, siblings, that special someone, or your children,
and if you have something look forward to - a nice vacation to enjoy the fruit of your labor, for example..
Then I believe that you can't say that you are unhappy.
I would love to be able to tell all the unhappy people...
Please don't sacrifice your relationships and time with your loved ones for work.
Never get into that cycle where you lose track of whether you work to live or live to work.
I truly wish that someone can learn something from this, just like how I did. Wishing all of you happiness and love in your lives...=)
p/s: I always put in the title after I've finished writing a blog post..and I just typed "The pursuit of happiness" and realised what a paradox it is....Will we ever be able to stop pursuing and just let happiness come?
"The three components of happiness are :
something to do, someone to love,
and something to look forward to."
As we all can see for ourselves, this world is filled with many(a bit too many) people who are very unhappy with their lives. But why? The world seems to be getting richer and richer, from footballers who earn millions of pounds a week to bank CEOs who get 80% increments + millions as their annual bonus. The world has never seen so much money. So, if what Malcolm Forbes says is true, that "Anyone who thinks that money can't buy happiness is shopping in the wrong places", then many of us should actually be laughing all day long.
The sad thing about this is that what we witness couldn't be more different to what theory dictates.
The writer defines "something to do" as work that we are passionate about. Many people get so bored with their jobs because it was never their passion to begin with.
So if you manage to find something to do which you absolutely enjoy,
if you have love all around you - parents, siblings, that special someone, or your children,
and if you have something look forward to - a nice vacation to enjoy the fruit of your labor, for example..
Then I believe that you can't say that you are unhappy.
I would love to be able to tell all the unhappy people...
Please don't sacrifice your relationships and time with your loved ones for work.
Never get into that cycle where you lose track of whether you work to live or live to work.
I truly wish that someone can learn something from this, just like how I did. Wishing all of you happiness and love in your lives...=)
p/s: I always put in the title after I've finished writing a blog post..and I just typed "The pursuit of happiness" and realised what a paradox it is....Will we ever be able to stop pursuing and just let happiness come?
Thursday, 4 November 2010
If you ever choose to love someone...
If you ever choose to love someone,
Don't blame them for making you wait
for something that's not for certain,
You were the one who chose to love and wait for them.
If you ever choose to love someone,
It does not matter if they love you back
or even what they think of that,
It is your right to love anyone you choose to.
If you ever choose to love someone,
Do not be impatient,
What's meant to be yours will be yours.
If you ever choose to love someone,
Give them the space they need to continue to be the person they are right now.
If you ever choose to love someone,
Always remember,
That actions speak much louder than those 3 words.
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Saturday, 30 October 2010
Happy birthday daddy...
Some pictures from our family celebration last Sunday.
And, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DADDY!!
It's his birthday today =)
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| Mom and I |
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| Enjoying my strawberry ice cream |
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| Our birthday cake!! |
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| Daddy and I cutting the cake |
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| From left: Fav aunty, mom, little brother Ryan, and daddy |
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| Love you daddy.. |
Firework
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind
Wanting to start again
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in
Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through
Drifting through the wind
Wanting to start again
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in
Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through
http://www.directlyrics.com/katy-perry-firework-lyrics.html
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Quick Update!
It was my 22nd birthday on Monday, and I really want to put up some pictures of my family having dinner together, and some of my friends celebrating with me..but I've been really busy this week and so it'll have to be some time during the weekend.
Part of why I was busy was because I had to attend a training course on Monday and Tuesday. And there was an exam on Tuesday which I HAD to pass, otherwise I would need to repeat the 2-day training and examination. So on Monday night, though it was my birthday, I had to study!! =( My friends actually had a surprise birthday dinner for me and I had NO idea...I totally didn't expect it because I was so focused on studying for the exam. It was quite saddening. Hehe but the exam turned out much better than a lot of us expected. Many of those who wen for the training with me had already sat for the exam once or twice before, and I was worried I'd have to go through the same thing. But they too mentioned that the exam this time was simpler than the previous ones, so thank God for that =) We'll know the results in about 2 weeks' time.
I'm still really enjoying my job so far. I have so many things to learn, so many things to catch up on! Colleagues are throwing stuff on my 'in-tray' to CHECK, when I have absolutely no idea what that thing even is! Lol ! So this is my challenge for the next few weeks : to study and ask and catch up on everything as soon as possible.
Its Thursday night, which means its Friday tomorrow, which means that its the weekend really soon!! Yay! I don't mind going to work really.....its just really nice to sleep in for at least a day in one week. =) Goodnight and take care everyone!
Part of why I was busy was because I had to attend a training course on Monday and Tuesday. And there was an exam on Tuesday which I HAD to pass, otherwise I would need to repeat the 2-day training and examination. So on Monday night, though it was my birthday, I had to study!! =( My friends actually had a surprise birthday dinner for me and I had NO idea...I totally didn't expect it because I was so focused on studying for the exam. It was quite saddening. Hehe but the exam turned out much better than a lot of us expected. Many of those who wen for the training with me had already sat for the exam once or twice before, and I was worried I'd have to go through the same thing. But they too mentioned that the exam this time was simpler than the previous ones, so thank God for that =) We'll know the results in about 2 weeks' time.
I'm still really enjoying my job so far. I have so many things to learn, so many things to catch up on! Colleagues are throwing stuff on my 'in-tray' to CHECK, when I have absolutely no idea what that thing even is! Lol ! So this is my challenge for the next few weeks : to study and ask and catch up on everything as soon as possible.
Its Thursday night, which means its Friday tomorrow, which means that its the weekend really soon!! Yay! I don't mind going to work really.....its just really nice to sleep in for at least a day in one week. =) Goodnight and take care everyone!
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Love you baby..
I'm helping out with filing in the office at the moment, and yesterday as I was balancing some of the really heavy files on my hip, I was suddenly reminded of sweet little Deborah and how I always carried her like that.
Here she is, taking her time tasting each alphabet..
And looking pretty and sweet in her little blue dress
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Surprisingly...
Tuesday night. Tuesday is usually the hardest day for me when I was working, because the weekend feeling has faded away and you're not even mid-week yet. But today has been wonderful.
I'm so excited about my new job!! I've been helping one of my colleagues with documentation for ISO since last week, so I haven't had the chance to learn much about my actual job. But today I had a little briefing session and its amazing how excited I can get about pumps and water and water tanks and pressure! I'm so glad I decided to take the step of changing from design to consultancy. I feel its the right move for me.
Time to sleep :)
I'm so excited about my new job!! I've been helping one of my colleagues with documentation for ISO since last week, so I haven't had the chance to learn much about my actual job. But today I had a little briefing session and its amazing how excited I can get about pumps and water and water tanks and pressure! I'm so glad I decided to take the step of changing from design to consultancy. I feel its the right move for me.
Time to sleep :)
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