I just had my STPM trial exam over last week. Should I yell out loud happily? hmm... I guess not so soon. It's just a trial exam. The actual one has yet to come!
You may think life after STPM is definitely a great one, with a whole lot of bliss and joy in store. You are probably right, precisely, half-right. That kind of life doesn't last long, for you have other challenges to get through. Obstacles after obstacles never fail to invade. When one thinks that he has gone through every hurdles and curdles and conquered the peak in life, another greater-than-ever stumbling block might just crop up.
This is life.
It may be described as a continual battle till the end. Indeed.
Some people think that infancy is the only anxiety-free stage of life. We do face a lot of problems as we proceed in life. Being a student, we may encounter problems in studies, relationship and "the special kind of relationship". After we step into the working world, we may land on financial problems. And it goes on.
In short, problems do unfold in life. It's not that you cannot work out those problems. But when there are a number of difficulties at the same time, we need to consider the complications that may arise due to our action. hmm... This may sound puzzling and philosophical. You will understand it when you are in the similar situation.
At times, I wonder, are humans born to suffer? Perhaps, it's me who thinks too much.
Maybe we do have an inner element that responds to some sort of sentimental and philosophical stuff, thereby producing some kind of inner voice that makes us reflect on things in a sentimental way. Yupe, I suppose this 'inner element' is prevalent in me. haha....
However, sometimes we do add additional problems to life when we think too much about the future. Some people like to predict the implications of their action. It's good to do so, but to an extent.
Whether or not you think life is filled with sufferings, pain and problems, never think that we are enduring the pain.
Everything changes when the mindset changes. If you think you are struggling, then you would really be suffering.
Perhaps, we should see life the way optimists see. Never endure the pain, but enjoy the so-called sufferings in life.
Here's a saying of my own: Life is difficult, yet enjoyable. Never struggle through obstacles in life, smile!
PS: Never struggle through obstacles in life, but smile your way through.
Saturday, 6 June 2009
Yesterday I watched a movie, "Camp Rock" on TV3. It's quite interesting. More importantly, it's liked by the youngsters, me included...lol
Here are some soundtracks used in the movie.
"We Rock"
"This Is Me"
Yea, how's it like listening to these 2 songs? Personally, I like them equally much. The first song is very entertaining and relaxing. Listening to it helps especially when you are in the midst of tremendous pressure and loads of problems. Yea, it's very true. Sometimes, we do need to unwind the tensed up condition of our head. Turn on the music, sing your hearts out and perhaps, shake your body and dance along. It surely helps.
The second song is truly inspiring. It kinda boosts up self esteem listening to it. Well, as suggested by the song lyrics, reflect on ourselves, look for the vast pools of potentials inside us and develop them. Some people are good in sports, others might have a great business or scientific mind. We just gotta find the place where we belong. Then only we can soar our way up beyond the limits in our own arena. Ganbatte!
Saturday, 18 April 2009
These few weeks had been so hectic for me. Practically every day, I go home only after 4pm. I kind of regret involving myself in the committee members of several clubs last year. And that actually eats part of my revision time. Well, right or wrong, it's my choice. I have to take 100% responsibility on it. I will try my best to manage my time well, grab hold of every seconds and utilise time to the maximum. One important thing is to cut down on the time spent to go online.
And this also means I might blog less frequently. Anyway, if an overwhelming feeling and inspiration come flooding into my mind, most probably I will head straight to my computer and blog.
From a motivational book I ever read, I learn to take full accountability and responsibility on our decisions in life. At junctures in life, we might make a wrong choice. But that's the road taken. Instead of grumbling about the hurdles and curdles along the way, we should learn to terms with the fact: We make the wrong move. We should go on and never give up. In fact, it's the thorns and prickles that make us tougher.
Embrace the difficulties and enjoy the process of overcoming them. Enjoy what we have got. Change what seems as an adversity into an opportunity that makes us a better man.
I have-via the e-mail-come across a sentence that sounds something like this:
Coffee powder, in hot water, melts and gives nice aroma. The coffee powder has totally changed the difficult environment it's in.
In face of difficulties, some people frown and cease trying after several failures. Some get very tough, but they end up smiles-deprived. They manage to work out many problems but are not really happy about all those obstacles in life. Then we have the third type of people who behave like the coffee powder. They take the challenge happily and enjoy life's stumbling blocks. They eventually come out as the winner, filled with the satisfaction and joy of overcoming problems.
It's not easy to be the third type of people, but we can do it. Change our perception and believe in ourselves.
Changing the face changes nothing, but facing the change changes everything.
See things from the bright side. An optimistic outlook of life shows happiness and unfolds the stairways to the heavenly destination. So , start seeing the world with a whole new 'eye'.
Today at a ceremony, I saw many high-achievers that really shine. This year, we have two recipients for the Anugerah Mutiara. Once, I had a thought of coming up with a real breakthrough in physics and get recognised as the most intelligent person on earth. Even more intelligent than the one and only Albert Einstein. Looking back, now only I see how naive I was once. The world is full of highly-intelligent people. We have so many child prodigies, for instance in music or Maths. How are we to judge who is more intelligent? Different individuals actually have different aspects of intelligence, as suggested by the research on "Multiple Intelligence". Well, Albert Einstein might be the cream of the crop in the Physics world. But we might be far better than him in other areas. Well, if so then who is more intelligent?
There are billions of talents out there. And even more is to come. Only at today's ceremony, there are already so many top-scorers present. How are we to be better than the rest of the world in each and every area? Perhaps, the right thing to do is to get better than what we were yesterday. And I now see it this way, I suppose. But my dream to do research and make breakthroughs never fades. I still want to create medical breakthroughs to help those suffering from illness or health conditions. Wow! I admit I am ambitious, but anything is possible.
I have my dreams. And I will work towards accomplishing these dreams.
PS: Find your way! Dream and make the dreams come true.
It has been a real long time since I last blogged. *sorry*
I have been very busy these days. And the more important reason is that I don't have the mood to blog. Every time I blog, I usually sit in front of the computer, organise my thoughts and take quite some time to come up with a blog post. My intention is to make my blog as inspiring as possible. Well, maybe that takes away some fun of blogging. And I guess I have to change, at least to a small extent.
There were quite many happenings this two months. I was in charge of several activities in school. And indeed, I learnt a lot. I have changed in a way, perhaps. I start to use a different perception to view things.
We had our LPS orientation earlier on during the holiday in March. I have to admit that we kind of did last-minute work, as many of us were busy practising marching for sports day. We were about to change the date of orientation as many people apparently could not come for the event. But in the end, we went on with the set date and luckily, the orientation turned out quite successful. I was one of the emcees for that whole day. Well, I think I did quite well taking into account the fact that it was my first time being an emcee.
A big thanks to all AJKｓ for making the LPS orientation so successful. If not for all your hard work, we would not have achieved such success.
A recent remark from a friend of mine made me do a self-reflection. Does my life revolve only around my world? Do I give important consideration to the souls around me? Have I been overly self-centered? Well, I was stunned at a moment. Have I been belittling the importance of others? There are no absolutely correct answers to these questions, as different individuals set different definition for 'self-centered' But a thing we, as the species with emotions and the highest intelligence quotient, must take note is to do things with the heart and souls. Perhaps we are not so great that we put people's priorities over ours, but never ignore others' presence in our life. Perhaps, I do need to learn how to treasure others. But at the same time, be prepared to deal with some rascals who just take advantage of our kindness.
Well, it's a remark that hit the very bottom of my soul. A remark that made me so thoughtful. A word can change one's life. So, look out for the word that will change yours.
Lately, our school has implemented quite a lot of changes. We will soon have lecture-based teaching method for the sixth formers. In other words, we are going to be the guinea pigs. Our school has also been nominated in several niches in our effort to transform KB to a cluster school, some sort of 'sekolah cemerlang'. For the sake of getting the prestige, many clubs and societies are required to take care of a small portion of land in the school. Different clubs have to plant different things there.
During an assembly weeks ago, I actually heard something that made me ponder on our education system. *WARNING: LONG ESSAY AHEAD*....(haha, I will write as long as I feel I want to... but pls read the following as it's relevant to you as a student.)
We are constantly reminded to behave well and go abide by the school's rules and regulations. But why? What is the purpose of the school telling us to line up properly and quietly during assembly? What is the school's aim asking us to greet the outsiders, especially the officers from the Department? Not enough with being disciplined, we are taught to work hard and perform in exams. Some teachers always remind us to get prepared for PMR, SPM and STPM in order to score excellently.
Now, the questions are: are we reminded to do all these for the sake of ourselves? Or are we maintaining good discipline in order to keep the school's image good? Are we told to excel in exams for the sake of improving our school's ranking? Which is the first thing that comes to the mind of these educators? Excellent results leading to bright future of the students? Or the high number of students getting straight A's leading the school to be the prestigious 'sekolah cemerlang'?
Instead of asking us to excel in exams, they should tell us to perform well in our studies. For quite a few times during the assembly, teachers mentioned about 'sekolah cemerlang'. And we are all too familiar with the word magnet school. It has always occurred to me that the real purpose of education is to make one a better man. I always think that prestige of the school is just a by-product of the school's and teachers' dedicated, combined effort to educate the students, with the primary intention of moulding the students into better men, and paving bright futures ahead for the students. But have the intention and objectives of education changed? What has become of our education system?
This is a crucial flaw that we must overcome in order to see revamp in the system. Well, enough said. Whether we like it or not, we have to bear with the system for the time being. But do believe that it will be a better day ahead. Have faith. Let the power of our belief spread to others and influence them. Let power of our faith attract the positive changes we hope to see and lead us to the heavenly destination. Believe!
Friday, 30 January 2009
This while, I get interested in playing with words and coming up with some meaningful sentences. I usually put those sentences as my MSN display message. Anyway, those messages are quite meaningful and thought-provoking, hopefully it may inspire you.
>> Every one of us dreams of possessing this thing called 'happiness'. Some think they can only be happy after they get to the peak, others enjoy the process and get happy through the journey. Well, let's see....
If happiness could be formulated, I want to be the one to discover the formula. But we all know it very well that this formula cannot be devised. It varies from one to another.
In fact, the formula to being happy has long existed, yet is hidden in our heart.
We ourselves are the formula.
It's not that tough to be happy and stay happy.
如果幸福一定要有个定义，它将比1+1=2更简单。
Open up your heart and look around. Happiness is always in the air, if we feel it with all our heart and soul.
A chipped glass does not seem to be chipped if we look at it from another angle.
Just change our perception, and we will see before us a whole new world.
No matter how happy or sorrow we feel, life remains there to live. So, why not live life happily? Take on whatever challenge there is in life with a smile from the bottom of our heart, and we will smile and shine through adversity.
寻寻觅觅，兜兜转转，其实幸福就在眼前。 做人癫一癫，笑一笑，幸福快乐永远围绕你。
与其苦着脸过生活， 不如笑度人生吧！
While you are reading the following, do listen to this song.
I watched "Barbie and The Diamond Castle" today. I don't really fancy this kind of movie, but after giving myself a chance for the show, I felt the movie was rather meaningful and interesting. Well, you won't know until you try.
Believe in all that can be.
Here's the soundtrack （Title:Believe) for that movie. This song is quite meaningful and motivating.
And these are the lyrics to the song:
Hidden beneath the ground, is a spring that feeds the creek, Invisible as the wind, That you feel upon your cheek, And every breeze that whispers, Reminds us constantly, Sometimes what's real is something you can't see...
Believe... in all that can be, A miracle starts whenever you dream, Believe, and sing from your heart, You'll see, Your song will hold the key...
Waiting behind the clouds, Is the sky that's always clear, And chasing away the doubts, You watch the sun appear, It's shining to remind you, As each new day begins, There's always hope if you just let it in...
Believe... in all that can be, A miracle starts whenever you dream, Believe, and sing from your heart, You'll see, Your song will hold the key...
You can paint the stars, You can touch the sky, Spread your wings and discover you can fly (and sing from high), You won't know until you try...
Believe... in all that can be, A miracle starts whenever you dream, Believe, and sing from your heart, You'll see, Your song will hold the key...
Oooh-ooh, believe, and dream what can be, Ask with your heart, And you will receive.
Believe, the beauty is yours to see, Your song will hold the key...
Oooh-oooh...
(When you) Believe...
Beli-eve...
When you believe...
Ohhh, believe...
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will see that I always write about miracles, dreams and believing in ourselves. I suppose this goes well with the theme of my blog, INSPIRING.
But the reason on top of that is because I do believe in miracles.
I believe that I can accomplish my dreams and ambition.
I believe that I can see and find true love.
Some may throw a teasing look or sarcastic remarks, others may pour one whole big pale of cold water. But those things are what I believe in.
"Believe in all that can be, a miracle starts whenever you dream."
Dreams will come true when we believe. Because once we start believing, we will work towards what we believe in.
Nothing is impossible. Because "Impossible" is composed of "I'm possible".
In fact, if it's not happening now, I won't believe that I am blogging on the second day of Chinese New Year. Well, you won't know until you try.
Well, it's very true that a piece of good work needs inspirations. I guess it's the same with blogging. I was actually looking for the feelings of blogging and some inspirations before I started writing this post.
One of my ways to search for thought-provoking ideas is by listening to music. These days, I listen to music quite always. Perhaps, without me knowing it, music has become a part of my life.
Now, I don't listen only to Jay Chou's songs, but I start varying the music ｔｈａｔ Ｉ enjoy. These are the few songs I like:
走火入魔 by 阿信， 叮当
Inside Your Heaven by Carrie Underwood
Try listening to the second song. A nice one.
I always feel soothed and relaxed when listening to these songs. The feeling is like my heart and soul being touched and gripped by a sense of calmness and serenity. Sometimes, a tinge of sadness mingles in the heart too.
When I feel unhappy, those songs can heal, or hurt me even more deeply. Yet, I always go on listening to those songs, without any good reasons to do so. People say all our emotions and feelings are governed by the actions of chemicals like hormones and neurotransmitters in our body. That's absolutely true. However, do you want to control our emotions artificially using chemical injections? Do we want to stop the natural control of our feelings. If we use chemical to control everything from our illnesses to even our feelings and intelligence, is there any difference then, between humans and robots, except that we are made of real flesh while they are created from metals? Or should we label ourselves as robotic humans? Science has got explanations and theories for thousands and thousands of things. But these theories are not necessary to put to practice.
Theories are not discovered to be misused. Inventions are not created to be abused. Just like the case of discovering radioactivity. People misuse it in atomic and nuclear bomb. Is this the things and effects we want to see from the advancement of technology? Is this the way things should be? What has become of the world we are living in? The environment is bad, the people are not as good as the previous generations are.
We don't have the power to turn back clock, but we can always make a U-turn and head back to the right tracks in life. You can get diverted from the mainstream, but don't get off what you think is right in your heart and soul.
Well, I am sorry to have written so many things. These come out from a sudden thought of mine. Perhaps, this is the good thing about blogging. You can 'type' your thought freely.
Upper 6 life is getting busier. I had been very much on the go weeks ago finishing our group assignment. That's the first time I truly felt the hectic life in Form 6. It's like facing waves of tsunami that time. I stayed up till 1.30am in my friend's house to complete the assignment. I fell sick and still attended school, because I didn't want to miss classes. I joked to keep my spirits up, talked nonsense so as to alleviate the uncomfortable feelings, and laughed to get rid of sleepiness. Yet, some said I have taken steroids. Well, I have got no comment on that.
Be life-confident. That's what our MUET teacher told us. Be confident in what we undertake. No doubt, confidence is the element that we need in order to bring the best out of us. To build confidence, first feel confident, and think of being confident. This brings us to the law of attraction. If you think you can, you are generating a frequency saying 'I CAN' to the cosmic universe. The frequency is then amplified and transmitted back to you. And you will manage to do what you wanna do.
Though life is hectic now, this is the opportunity for me to learn and pick up skills. It's the time to train my endurance, sharpen my abilities and polish my skills. It's a challenge to embrace. A challenge to take. And I would say, "Let's get down to it. Bring it on!" I will come through this challenge, be a better man, hold my head high and realise my dreams.
Because I believe, I achieve!
PS: Be life-confident! Be the only one! Just do it!
These few days, I got stuck in some problems. Those problems outwitted me before this. I was totally confused and puzzled in my own thinking. Perhaps, it's simply because I think too much. And I have been quite bored these days at home. My mind was thus occupied by unnecessary and complicating thoughts.
I was quite upset and feeling down these few days, especially yesterday. I can't get myself out of the bewilderment set by my own self. I was completely blank and clueless. CLUELESS!
But, today I have been able to untie the knot in my heart. I am off all those puzzles. I am free from all those stuff. haha... I am really glad to blog about this. I do want to shout out loud, laugh out loud and do everything a happy man will do. The feeling is so good and different from my feelings yesterday.
It's after I played basketball with my 5K classmates that I realised this "happiness". In fact, it's very simple to be happy. Just --------- BE HAPPY!!!
:) :P ^^
The key to being happy is to think happy and be happy.
Your emotions and feelings are largely governed by your thinking. So, do not think about the things that upset you. Look back on some cheerful events and the fun you ever had. Look for something to do and be focused on the task.
We want to turn grief to joy, frowns to smiles and cry to laughter. But it depends on us to do that. So, get up and move on happily.
There are many other meaningful questions for us to ponder on. Why spoil our day by thinking of those problems. Especially for teenagers, we tend to reflect on the relationship with our friends over and over again. Or perhaps, some will consider their love problems. Don't think too much, the best solution is to work it out (but only after a little bit of consideration on the way to handle the problem...haha).
Listen to some cheerful songs when feeling down.
The following song for example:
Here's a saying: "If a problem can be solved, then don't worry about it; if a problem can't be solved, what's the use of worrying?"
No doubt, we often worry as long as we haven't worked out a problem. That's very normal. But, try not to get too worried of it. Instead of uselessly consuming energy on worrying, why not utilise our energy to think about the solution and do some prayers, so that the problems can be fixed well? Do remember to turn to our own GOD when we encounter some tough obstacles.
A nature's law is that we reap what we sow. We take what we give. Our sincerity and effort would pay off certainly, perhaps in an imperceptible way.
So, when we really give what it takes, we would, in one day, take back what we have given.
It's the day when I saw very unusual sky phenomenon...
"Go out and see the moon now, got something interesting" This was the sms I received on around 8.30pm that day.
Without doubting if my friend was trying to fool me, I went out of the house and saw the moon. Initially, I wasn't able to see anything interesting. Just the moon. But then, not long after, I saw the bigger picture.
The moon was smiling at me!
Wow... I had got mixed feelings.
The next day, I came to know that the smiling moon was actually caused by the moon, and the planet Jupiter and Venus that aligned to form the smiley. The Jupiter and Venus formed the two eyes of the smiley, whereas the moon made up the charming smile. It's really.... breathtaking scene. 'Wow' is not enough!!
I actually went out to gaze at the smiling moon twice. The second time I saw it, I made my wishes in front of the smiling moon. haha....
(Listen to this song when reading the following. It adds some 'touching' effects.)
The wishes I made were not to be forgotten. I still remember them, and will keep them in my mind. They are not merely wishes. They are my dreams, dreams that I will strive to fulfill. I have stated my dreams in front of such an unusual phenomenon, and I believe that I will have the inconceivable power, drive and energy to accomplish my dreams.
The moon, Jupiter and Venus are three different things. Jupiter and Venus are planets, but moon is not. And surprisingly, it happened that they came together to form a charming and mesmerizing smiley.
And it's even more surprising that, we, in another planet called the Earth, had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gaze at such a great phenomenon.
I would rather define this as a miracle. A miracle that happened in reality.
A miracle that gives us hopes when hopes are frail.
This miracle promises us that we will see more miracles to come, if we never give up and we keep fighting till the end.
Mathematicians know how not probable it is for these three different things to arrange into a smiley. And it's nearly impossible for us to really see this phenomenon. But in the past, there were a cluster of people called the 'astrologists' who had never thought about those impossibilities. They just believed. Believed in miracles. Miraculously and successfully, they saw what they had believed in. And they since then found out that this unusual phenomenon happens every 44 years.
Because of them, we saw this miracle. And we'll start to believe in miracles. Miracles always happen to those who believe in them. In times of desperation, never ever abandon hope. Try to recall what we have experienced so far. Remember the miracle of seeing a smiling moon. Be patient when we face any crisis, believe in miracles, because miracles are going to happen.
PS: If the moon, jupiter and venus can come together as a smiley, any miracles can happen when we believe and try.
i find myself in love with something lately..... > >> >>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > i am in love with........ MUSIC.
Especially JAY CHOU'S MUSIC.
In the past, when you ask me who is my idol, i would say i myself am my own idol. But now, maybe it's sill the same, i am not sure. One thing i am sure is that i would say jay chou is my favourite singer.
Actually, listening to music is very relaxing. It can usually provoke certain feelings in us, depending on what kind of music we are listening to. And i am having this feeling now, because i have been listening to the following song, by jay chou.
Try this song if you are free. It's quite nice.
I was thinking of a question just now, "How to make this world a better place to live in?"
Better place does not refer only to peace and no war in each corner of the world. For me, it actually means more than that. A better place should be able to provide its people with happiness and joy. Peace alone does not guarantee joy.
It's not easy to create joyful atmosphere, and a better place for every single soul living on earth. Some say, war for peace, and tears for joy. We might need to put up a fight or struggle before we manage to make this world a better place. Years and years have passed, yet, is our world good enough to live in? Have we witnessed the beauty of this world? Have we created peace after all the wars that took place?
In fact, we don't really need wars and tears for peace and joy.
It's not that difficult to create peace and joy.
It's not a mission impossible.
All that is needed is our own self.
If we are sincere in making peace, we will see peace.
If we really want to have joy, we will not make our life miserable with all those worries.
Since happiness is abstract, it is usually a state of our mind. If we are optimistic enough, we will be happier. So, try to see possibilities out of impossibilities, opportunities out of adversities and inspiration out of every challenging situation, You will eventually create miracles out of obstacles.
This is exactly what we should do to lead a positive life. Be sunshine and fill your day with sunshine. Life is here to enjoy.
Speaking of peace, it's not that difficult to make peace without war. But it's not easy to create true peace, because true peace goes beyond a world without war. It's a world where everyone smiles genuinely to each other without any rivalry inside.
If we do wanna see real peace, we should put our heart and soul to work out the problems among us. Many problems can be solved without the slightest violence, or even without argument. It's just that we are often too irrational to see that truth. Humans are one of the extremely few species capable of heart-to-heart communication. Yet, why do we purposely lose this unique God-given ability by putting up a 'character mask' when we face our friends? Why do we need to fake ourselves when we communicate with each other? Have we forgotten sincerity and honesty?
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Living in a better world is many people's dream. But only a few have started working on it.
We definitely do not hope to see a beautiful world only in fantasy, a better world only in our dreams. A cluster of people have been perspiring to make this world more beautiful. Let's believe that their perspiration will be worthwhile at last.
But please, do not just believe without trying to achieve.
I have actually experienced this kind of feeling countless times before, it's just that I seldom blog about my feelings.
I don't really know why I feel down. I just know that....that I feel down and helpless...
Wow, I remember I have tried cheering up a friend of mine. We were chatting online and she said she was moodless. So, I tried telling her to smile and be happy. She told me it's not easy to cheer up when one feel down. And I have to admit that she was quite right. But still, I will self-motivate and recover very soon. haha...
After all, this is what life is all about. If life is always filled with happiness, we would never treasure happiness. And guess what, I found it sort of nice to feel down, especially when we are listening to sad songs. haha... In fact, listening to songs is one way to 'cure' your bad feelings. And I think the best way out is to write our feelings out. And that's why I blog about my feelings right now.
PS: This is parts and parcels of our lives. So, don't keep feeling down when you feel down. Smile and cheer up! lol!!!
Besides our family and relatives, there must be someone who means so much to us. That is someone special to us. The Chinese have this saying as "They are our the other half."
Love is all based on the feelings....
Love...
deals with the heart...
It's like seeing rays of light in darkness when LOVE strikes
There are many girls out there,
good, nice and pretty ones....
But we will know when it's her
When the eyes meet the eyes, when the heart beats extraordinarily faster and pumps unusually stronger, when the body sweat unusually, when we have much to say, yet we turn speechless, when we want to see her face every seconds....
That's when love comes.
When love comes, we get unusually happy.....
When love comes, we feel nourished.....
When love comes, we feel on top of the world.....
When love comes, we feel that the world is ours....
Once you have found your Miss Right.... hold her hands tightly and never let her go....
hug her and warm her body with yours...
go all out to protect her...
kiss her on the cheek....
kiss her and tell her "I love you"...
When she kisses you back, she really loves you more than you can think...
So, tell her "I always love you, and I always will"...
Treasure her like an angel, because she is really the angel in your life...
Never forget to fulfill what you have promised to her....
because love is a lifelong promise...
Once you have found her, love her with all your heart and soul and care for her for the rest of your life.
And I will do exactly that, or perhaps more than that.
Many things are perceived to be true in this world. And yet, these things are not necessarily true. In fact, they are always not the truth. Or should I say, there is no clear-cut answer to an issue. Simply put, there is no such thing as absolute truth on earth.
But guess what, stereotype always comes into play. We tend to believe that what is perceived to be true is true. Subconsciously, we register that 'false truth' in our mind and confine ourselves to a limited frame of mind.
Stereotype...
Stereotype has got serious negative impacts to ourselves. Not only does it blunt our critical and analytical thinking, but it also makes us lose our self-opinions. When everyone around you tells you that you look bad, do you believe that you are so? When everyone around you says you are extremely stupid, do you believe them? Or put another way, should you believe them?
So, self-esteem plays a very important role here.
Thomas Edison made countless attempts and carried out thousands of experiments to make his first ever light bulb. And in the midst of the people's stereotype that he was not going to succeed, he succeeded.
Do not let the stereotype about something influence our own thinking. Often, we need to think and question an issue, or a theory. "Think out of the box" - much has been said about it. But little have we done to practise that.
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Another thing is about social stigma.
When we do something against the norm, we are labeled extraordinary. Even when someone does nothing wrong at all, he receives the social stigma. WE have stigma associated with HIV-positive patients and homosexuals. Hey, do you think those diagnosed HIV positive must have been sleeping around with many other people? Do you think the homosexuals purposely change their sexuality for fun?
Think about these questions. The society is a civilised society today. Should social stigma exist any longer?
Hopefully, starting from the youth today (me included la..haha), we will do our part to change this social stereotype and stigma. It has got to start from somebody. Why not you?
" ~I am listening to this song by Jay Chou >> 'Return to The Past' when writing this blog post. I do not intend to multi-task, but I am just looking for some sources of inspiration to blog. As suggested by the theme of my blog, "Inspiring", anything can be the inspiration in life. Haha...... Moreover, this might enhance the indescribable 'feeling' to blog about my thoughts and opinions. However, there's one drawback for sure - I would get distracted and may commit grammatical errors.....lolx.~
~Try reading my blog with the music~ "
Wow.....
Yeah!!
Exam is finally over! Finally, the stress is off for the moment.
We should feel very relaxed and happy. We should enjoy the feeling after exam, when we have the freedom to surf the net, chat online and play computer games until late at night. The most important point is that we do not need to worry about studying.
This is what many people normally feel the second right after they submit their answer sheets on the last day of exam.
Ironically, some of us feel 'hollow' after exam. We can do anything we enjoy doing, but we have nothing to do....
Is this the right attitude we should possess?
Is exam really that stressful?
Do we study for exam? I thought we should study for self-interest and knowledge? Which is right? I do not know....
It seems that I myself study for exam too... Many of us study only when exam is around the corner, and me included. And why is it that we feel the pressure and burden when we sit for exam? Why is it that our hearts always beat faster and stronger when we face exam?
"The purpose of exam is to gauge our understanding of a topic", we are told so. But, it happens to me that scoring good grades in exam does not mean you have fully understood a certain topic. Failing an exam doesn't mean you know nothing about a topic.
When there's exam, a marking scheme comes into play. When this transpires, rigidity in our education system happens. We have to write all the keywords in exam so as to ensure that we fulfill the criteria of getting an 'A' in a subject.
KEYWORDS....
English language is so wide. Do we have only one single or several words to describe a process, or a physiological reaction that takes place in our body?
What are we learning? Keywords? or knowledge?
I have no better solution in mind other than abolishing the exam marking scheme. And would that ever happen? That's a good question to ponder on.
Next, PRESSURE. Why do we feel so tensed up during exam? Why can't we take exam as a usual practice that we do in class? Is it because of the exam-oriented society? Is that because everything on earth seems to be in favour of those with high paper qualification?
Perhaps, it's our own fault. We ourselves placed so high priority in exam that we failed to bring the best out of us. Perhaps, we are the culprit of our own failure. We are the ones who know best.
We are always on high alert if there's any enemy around. But we failed to identify the biggest enemy in us. Recognising and overcoming our inner 'enemy' takes tremendous amount of effort. But it can be achieved if we set our heart and soul to attain it! Napoleon Hill once said, "Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
It's not that we are not capable of doing something. It's just that some might take longer time to complete the same task. Believe in ourselves. Forget about the pressure when we do anything. Just do our best and leave the rest to our God. It's never easy to do this, but it is not impossible. A simplified version of Napoleon's saying, "When we believe, we can achieve."
Wow! It has been more than a month since I last blogged. Indeed, I have been quite busy these days, and I suppose there's more to come. Plus, I wasn't in the mood of blogging. *haha*
There have been quite some happenings last month. I was in charge of the merdeka celebration at school level. Three of my classmates were chosen to be the emcees for the event. At the end of the celebration, another fourteen of us (including emcees) - as usual - went upstage and ---------- 'laung merdeka' So patriotic of us! *hahahaha* We, the committee, luckily received compliments from the teachers. And we do deserve them!
Form 6 life had been quite hectic, especially after I spend a portion of time surfing the net and blogging. So, what I wanna say is that time management is of utmost importance. And I am learning to spend quality time....... hahahaha
I do mean it. Time management is important. All of us have 24 hours a day. Time well-spent or not, it depends solely on us. People might think it's useful to be equipped with the power to freeze time. But let's think it over. Would it really help? If you are used to procrastinating, you will carry on the bad habit and leave things undone even if you have the luxury of time. If one is addicted to playing online games, will he ever give up his addiction when he has the ability to freeze time?
Oops, it sounds as if I were writing an essay on time. You can perhaps refer to it as one of your points when writing essays.......lolz....
In conclusion, you will need time management skills unless you can be like this:
Lately, I stay back at school quite often for LPS. Having joined LPS for almost 6 years, I do feel a stronger sense of belonging to it. And it's actually good to have this feeling. It keeps my spirit alive whenever I feel down.
Speaking of feeling down, it's common to sink into depression at times. Even dogs feel down occasionally.
Have you never ever felt down before?
I remember one of my friends telling me to pour out my feelings in my blog posts. But I actually prefer another means of getting rid of bad mood - by listening to music. Seriously, different people mend their broken heart by different ways. But, try to be as cheerful as I am. Be happy always. I have heard people saying, "If a problem can be solved, no need to worry about it. If a problem cannot be solved, what is the use of worrying?" That's very true. Don't endure hardships. Enjoy them. Only this can bring you further.
Guess what? I think I am getting more obsessed with Taiwan (or Korean) romance drama. I am watching "Rolling Love' now and I find it quite interesting. I guess it touches my heart, especially because the drama reflects the inner feelings of a blind, pretty girl. The story is rather unrealistic, but it is actually these unrealistic elements that give us hope to see a revamped world, and a beautiful, shining future.
The love story in these typical dramas are usually unlikely to happen in reality, but they fill my world with hopes, and my life with 'substance'. Tshey give me the hope that I still stand a chance to experience that kind of "love chemistry". They give me the hope to make my dream come true even if they're under high unlikeliness to be real. They motivate me to strive harder. And they touch my soul.
In fact, all sorts of possibilities rise from impossibilities. All realities rise from dreams. Every success starts with a dream to succeed!
Here's the theme song of the drama "rolling love".
This song, or this type of songs for that matter, never fails to be my driving force to achieve better results. Hope you enjoy it!
Recently, I have fallen in love with an English song. It's love at first sight. It is no doubt that this song is meaningful, and I find it very soulful and nerve-soothing. "Love Is Colour Blind", a song that can really give you the peace of mind and help you relax.
Note: The first video is the original music video for the song, but it is not complete, meaning the video ends in the middle of the music. The second video is not the music video, but it is complete.
Singers: Sarah Connor, TQ
Lyrics: [TQ] yeah! what's up? it's TQ and Sarah again haha, right back at ya (love is color blind) that's right this time we got a serious situation and we're tryna do our parts to help and we need your help you know what I'm saying? (love is color blind) so come on!
[Sarah] it don't matter if you're black (yeah) white, or yellow, if you're brown or red (it don't matter) let's get down to that love is color blind (that's right, give it to em baby)
I remember when I was a child and couldn't understand people having fun discriminating all the different ones mama just used to say when you grow up you maybe find a way to make these people see that everything I do comes back to me
you gotta live your life through all the single ones to blame you gotta live that life just play the game and let love reign
it don't matter if you're black white, or yellow, if you're brown or red let's get down to that love is color blind you're my brother, you're my friend all that matters in the very end (yeah) it's to understand (yeah) {come on TQ} love is color blind (that's right)
[TQ] I remember as a young boy I watch my neighborhood go up in flames I saw the whole thing of tears and pain and the situation's wack in my brain I wish I could fly away and never come back again we need some love ya'll we need some real dip, help from above ya'll I mean the kids is watching and I just can't see ya stop I don't understand I mean we all bleed the same blood, man (you gotta live your life) better than a father's dead let's make some love baby have some kids (you gotta live that life) and I don't care what color they are or you are or we are, it's all love baby!
[Sarah + TQ adlibs] it don't matter if you're black white, or yellow, if you're brown or red let's get down to that love is color blind you're my brother, you're my friend all that matters in the very end it's to understand love is color blind
you could have been my mother you could have been my brother what if you are my sister if you are my father you could have been my feller you could have been my teacher but if you are my friend it would be so nice to meet ya you could have been my mother you could have been my brother what if you are my sister if you are my father I could have been your feller you could have been my teacher but if you are my friend it would be so nice to meet ya
[Sarah] take it out to the world tell every boy and every little girl be proud of yourself cause you're as good as anybody else put away your prejudice open your mind don't need to stick to this try to make this of a better place without a racial curse(?)
[TQ] yeah time for some changes ya'll (na na na na...) so come on! put your hands up! come on! put your hands up! come on! put your hands up! it don't matter ya'll we stayin color blind it don't matter ya'll we stayin color blind it don't matter ya'll we stayin color blind yeah, give it to em
[Sarah + TQ adlibs] it don't matter if you're black white, or yellow, if you're brown or red let's get down to that love is color blind you're my brother, you're my friend all that matters in the very end it's to understand love is color blind
you could have been my mother you could have been my brother what if you are my sister if you are my father you could have been my feller you could have been my teacher but if you are my friend it would be so nice to meet ya you could have been my mother you're my brother, you're my friend all that matters in the very end it's to understand love is color blind color blind, yeah
Instead of saying love is blind, why not we insert one more word in that saying? Make it "love is colour blind". Love knows no boundaries. In this world of vast difference and diversity, it's perhaps a wise option to open up our heart and rid ourselves of stereotype, pride and prejudice. It is only by this way that we could possibly make this world a better place to live in. The species of good, generous and kind souls (me included in it....hahaha) is considered endangered species. But we could do something to preserve and increase its population. Let love triumph over pride and prejudice. Let love conquer and spread to everyone's heart.
If you are a Hong Kong TVB drama fan, I am pretty sure you have heard of this drama entitled "Men's best friends".
The drama revolves around two dog owners both having a pet dog. After all the stumbling blocks in their way, love sparkles and blossoms between them. And the title of this drama actually means DOGS.
Dogs are men's best friends? I would say dogs are mens' best companions. Dogs never betray us, never cheat us, but they always stay beside us listening to our grumbles and voices. Mad dogs that bite the one who feed them are exceptional in this case.
When we are down and there's no one to lend us a pair of listening ears, we sometimes end up talking to our pet (dogs or cats). As an owner to two dogs, I do this, at times. Our pet occasionally seems to know that we are sad, and more often than not, they come near us, make a cheerful expression and make us smile.
You might not understand this, but it's true at certain time. See these:
I do not mean that we can't find a true friend that stays loyal and honest to us. But then, we are human, the species with the highest intelligence quotient. And this is in fact what makes us more self-centered than any, if not many other species. No matter how loyal our friends are to us, they can't be as loyal as a pet dog. Dogs, though not all, are willing to sacrifice their lives to save us from danger, such as during encounter with thieves or mad people. But how many friends on earth are willing to do so without asking for favour in return? Face the fact! The chance of finding one is virtually ZERO!
Perhaps, the one willing to take the stab for us when someone assaults us, is our spouse and family members. I think I shall treasure my family more than ever,and I am really sorry for quarelling with my parents on the other day then. I was in bad mood and under pressure.
Sorry.......
You might agree that men's best friend/companion is dogs or cats after you see these:
P/S: The pictures are extracted from an incoming email message forwarded to me. That explains why they seem familiar to you.
I see myself as an optimistic, sunshine guy always in pursuit of big, big dreams. Active, outgoing and always cheerful. I start to believe in miracles. No matter what, life goes on and I keep moving. Welcome to my blog!
