NINE WORDS WOMEN USE

(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. 

(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house. 

(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine. 

(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It! 

(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.) 

(6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake. 

(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all.. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' . that will bring on a 'whatever'). 

(8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying F-- YOU! 

(9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning t! his is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3. 

* Send this to the men you know, to warn them about arguments they can avoid if they remember the terminology. 

* Send this to all the women you know to give them a good laugh, cause they know it's true!!! 

 

The Miniature Earth

One of those Lives!

haha ... I was just talking about "one of those days" this mrn and I read this strip from The Born Loser in the papers

Pessimism Mug

I'm going to get myself this .... Let me know if you are interested. Maybe can get discount for bulk discount ? WAHAHAHAHAHA

Virus!!!

Smiling Is Infectious
Author Unknown

Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,
I started smiling too.

I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled I realized
I'd passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile,
then I realized its worth.
A single smile, just like mine
could travel round the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin,
don't leave it undetected.
Let's start an epidemic quick,
and get the world infected!

Easier said than done lor ... If i'm not in a good mood ... how to make myself smile ??

有一個人在森林中漫遊的時候，
突然遇見了一隻飢餓的老虎，
老虎大吼一聲就撲了上來。
他立刻用生平最大的力氣和最快的速度逃開，
但是老虎緊追不捨，
他一直跑一直跑一直跑，
最後被老虎逼入了斷崖邊上。
站在懸崖邊上，他想：
「與其被老虎捉到，活活被咬、肢解，
還不如跳入懸崖，說不定還有一線生機。」

他縱身跳入懸崖，
非常幸運的卡在一棵樹上，
那是長在斷崖邊的梅樹，
樹上結滿了梅子。

正在慶幸的時候，
他聽到斷崖深處傳來巨大的吼聲，
往崖底望去，原來有一只兇猛的獅子正抬頭看著他，
獅子的聲音使他心顫，
但轉念一想：
「獅子與老虎是相同的猛獸，被甚麼吃掉，都是一樣的。」

當他一放下心，
又聽見了一陣聲音，
仔細一看，一黑一白的兩隻老鼠，
正用力地咬著梅樹的樹幹。
他先是一陣驚慌，
立刻又放心了，
他想：「被老鼠咬斷樹幹跌死，總比被獅子咬好。」

情緒平復下來後，
他感到肚子有點餓，
看到梅子長得正好，
就採了一些吃起來。
他覺得一輩子從沒吃過那麼好吃的梅子，
找到一個三角形的枝椏休息，
他想著：
「既然遲早都要死，不如在死前好好睡上一覺吧！」

他在樹上沉沉的睡去了。
睡醒之後，
他發現黑白老鼠不見了，
老虎、獅子也不見了。
他順著樹枝，
小心翼翼的攀上懸崖，
終於脫離險境。

原來就在他睡著的時候，
飢餓的老虎按捺不住，
終於大吼一聲，
跳下懸崖。
黑白老鼠聽到老虎的吼聲，
驚慌逃走了。
跳下懸崖的老虎與崖下的獅子展開激烈的打鬥，
雙雙負傷逃走了。

由我們誕生那一刻開始，
苦難．就像飢餓的老虎一直追趕著我們，
死亡，就像一頭兇猛的獅子，
一直在懸崖的盡頭等待，
白天和黑夜的交替，就像黑白老鼠，
不停地正用力咬著我們暫時棲身的生活之樹，
總有一天我們會落入獅子的口中。

既然知道了生命中最壞的情景是死亡，
唯一的路，
就是安然地享受樹上甜美的果子，
然後安心地睡覺，
只有存著這樣單純的心、少慾望、多一點赤子之心。

最近常常聽到朋友的親友去世的消息，
除了安慰了幾句外好像什麼都不能做了
恐怕有一天自己亦會成為別人口中的壞消息

所以你們有沒有好好的享受你在世上的每一分每一秒?

如果剛才你和另一半或是和家人為了芝麻綠豆的事鬧翻了

現在頭頂還在生煙的話

請你看看那晴朗的天空和那飄渺的白雲

其實你又錯過了美好的一天呀!

Happiness

"Practice choosing happiness as your first response to every experience in life."

—Barry Neil Kaufman

Women & Men

To all the bachelorettes out there :)

Control & Choice

Just finished this book from Paulo Coelho (The Devil and Ms Prym). In it, one of the main characters (Ms Prym) recalled a story about the encounter between a saint (Savin) and a villian (Ahab) and how the encounter brought about a change in Ahab. One conversation they had was as follows:

The villian challenged the saint:
"If, tonight, the most beautiful prostitute in the village came in here, would you be able to see her as neither beautiful nor seductive?"
"No, but I would be able to control myself," the saint replied.

"And if I offered you a pile of gold coins to leave your cave in the mountain and come and join us, would you be able to look on that gold and see only pebbles?"
"No, but I would be able to control myself."

"And if you were sought by two brothers, one of whom hated you, and the other who saw you as a saint, would you be able to feel the same towards them both?"
"It would be very hard, but I would be able to control myself sufficiently to treat them both the same."

Savin and Ahab had the same instincts - Good and Evil struggled in both of them, just as they did in every soul on the face of the earth. When Ahab realised that Savin was the same as him, he realised too that he was the same as Savin. It was all a matter of control. And choice. Nothing more and nothing less.

I read half of this book several years back on my plane ride back from New Zealand, but never got around to finishing the story until today. An interesting read.

Powerful Quote

"Happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided."

Got this quote inside one of Paulo Coelho book. Wow, very true indeed. Simple yet powerful message :)

Daily Insight

One comes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whether the statement be true of false. It comes to be dominating thought in one's mind.

-Robert Collier-

May You Be Blessed

Just got this from angelica_wonders ....

very beautiful clip (in both the message & the photography). Pls take some time to watch it. Its almost tranquil watching the clip and trying to remember the message ...

Managed to copy out the message and here it is ...

May you be blessed with all things good

May your joys, like the stars at night, be too numerous to count

May your victories be more abundant than all the grains of sand, on all the beaches, on all the oceans, in all the world

May lack and struggle be always absent from your life

And may beauty, order and abundance be your constant companions

May every pathway you choose lead to that which is pure and good and lovely

May every doubt and fear be replaced by a deep, abiding trust as you behold evidence of a High Power all around you

And when there is only darkness and the storms of life are closing in

May the light at the core of your being illuminate the world

May you always be aware you are loved beyond measure and you be willing to love unconditionally in return

May you always feel protected and cradled in the arms of God like the cherished child you are

And when you are tempted to judge may you be reminded that we are all one and that every thought you think reverberates across the universe touching everyone and everything

And when you are tempted to hold back, may you remember love flows best when it flows freely

And it is in giving that we hold the greatest gift

May you always have music and laughter

And may a rainbow follow every storm

May gladness wash away every disappointment may joy dissovle every sorrow and may love cease every pain

May every wound bring wisdom, every trial bring triumph

And with each passing day

May you live more abundantly then the day before

May you be blessed and may others be blessed by you

This is my heartfelt wish for you

May you be blessed.

Ok, I can't say I agree totally with the above. I don't agree that lack and struggle can be absent from one's life. Without lack nor struggle, how can we appreciate what we have ? How can we learn and be wiser from it ? As the message ensued, it said "May every wound brings wisdom". I agree with that.

"Love flows best when it flows freely" - you think so ?I dunno. I guess from what I've heard from friends so far... with all the baggage and past hurt, its very difficult for any sane adult to do this wholeheartedly ? :P awww well, its late... got to get some sleep. Think KJ is spouting lots of nonsense ...

Happiness is ...

Found this website on Happiness.. Hmmm ... quite interesting :)

Daily Insight

People will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Maya Angelou

Quote of the Day

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
– Albert Einstein

Quote of the Day

"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for truth."
– Benjamin Disraeli

Be Thankful

Got this in my email ...

BE THANKFUL
By Author Unknown

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don't know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you're tired and weary,
because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who
are also thankful for the setbacks.
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.

Lessons on Life

Lessons on Life
There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge
things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look
at a pear tree that was a great distance away.
The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in
summer, and the youngest son in the fall.
When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe
what they had seen.
The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.
The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so
sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.

The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping
with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they
had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season,
and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come
from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring,
the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.


Moral lessons:

Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

Don't judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later

I've Learnt ...

A friend emailed me this article. Some food for thought.

I've learned In My Life
I've learned-
that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache
for
life.

I've learned-
that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I've learned-
that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.It may be the
last
time you see them.

I've learned-
that you can keep going long after you can't.

I've learned-
that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I've learned-
that either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I've learned-
that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the
passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.

I've learned-
that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to
be
done, regardless of the consequences.

I've learned-
that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I've learned-
that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best
time.

I've learned-
that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will
be
the ones to help you get back up.

I've learned-
that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that
doesn't
give me the right to be cruel.

I've learned-
that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest
distance.
Same goes for true love.

I've learned-
that 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.

I've learned-
that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had
and
what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays
you've
celebrated.

I've learned-
that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every
once
in
a while and you must forgive them for that.

I've learned-
that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.Sometimes you have
to
learn to forgive yourself.

I've learned-
that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for
your
grief.

I've learned-
that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,
but
we
are responsible for who we become.

I've learned-
that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love
each
other And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I've learned-
that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends
change.

I've learned-
that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change
your
life forever.

I've learned-
that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something
totally
different.

I've learned-
that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't
even
know you.

I've learned-
that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries
out
to you, you will find the strength to help.

I've learned-
that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I've learned-
that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too
soon.