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3 great events in life

2010-07-18T01:51:00.002+08:00

There are three great events in our lives: birth, life and death. Of birth we have no conscience; with death, we suffer; and, concerning life, we forget to live it.

Jean de La Bruyère, 645-1596,French moralist, Les caractères où les moeurs de siècle.

the feeling

2010-07-18T01:45:00.002+08:00

I remember my youth and the feeling that will never come back any more – the feeling that I could last for ever, outlast the sea, the earth, and all men; the deceitful feeling that lures us on to joys, to perils, to love, to vain effort – to death; the triumphant conviction of strength, the heat of life in the handful of dust, the glow in the heart that with every year grows dim, grows cold, grows small, and expires – and expires, too soon, too soon – before life itself.
Joseph Conrad, 1857-1924, English writer, Youth

Doing Things That You Like

2010-05-23T23:34:00.003+08:00

Nobody else seriously cares if you're happy or not. You're the one who care about you. Do things that you like. Let your hair down. MAKE IT A BIG-DO. Go out. Go crazy. Learn something new. Lose some weight. Get a haircut. Dye your hair blue. Buy that expensive $500 shoes that you've always wanted. Join activism activities that make the cops chase you around. It'll make your adrenalin pumping (not to mention possible jailtime? :)). Flirt. Whatever. People keep telling you their ideals. But you know what? Most of their ideals are not your ideals.

Life Is Not Ours To End

2010-02-01T12:43:00.003+08:00

The current rate of suicide is alarmingly increasing despite numerous efforts from different NGOs and health departments from all around the world. Why do these people chose to end their life this way? Perhaps the pressure is too high with not enough support from friends and family? We should try to show more concern to friends that are struggling with issues like divorce, loneliness, bankruptcy, death in a family, low confidence level, being bullied, etc. and show depression and signs of people that are about to commit suicide. Maybe by just lending our friends an ear and shoulder to cry on could at least help them to rethink their decision. Don;t ignore the signs. Alert relevant authorities to help when there's nothing more that we could do as a friend/family member.

Life is not ours to end. It belongs to our God. Don't insult Him by committing suicide. Life is beautiful. Try to find it's beauty.

Abraham Lincoln said...

2010-01-28T15:37:00.003+08:00

I chose these quotes...

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.

Chris Rock said...

2010-01-21T11:02:00.003+08:00

My fav actor, Chris Rock

“I don't get high, but sometimes I wish I did. That way, when I messed up in life I would have an excuse. But right now there's no rehab for stupidity.”

For those who take life too seriously

2010-01-16T21:32:00.003+08:00

1. Save the whales. Collect the whole set

2. A day without sunshine is like, night.

3. On the other hand, you have different fingers.

4. I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar territory.

5. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.

6. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

7. I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

8. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you.

9. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges

10. Honk if you love peace and quiet.

11. Remember half the people you know are below average.

12. Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how popular it remains?

13. Nothing is fool-proof to a talented fool.

14. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

15. He who laughs last thinks slowest.

16. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

17. Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

18. The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

19. I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.

20. I intend to live forever - so far so good.

21. Borrow money from a pessimist - they don't expect it back.

22. If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

23. My mind is like a steel trap - rusty and illegal in 37 states.

24. Quantum mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of.

25. The only substitute for good manners is fast reflexes.

26. Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.

27. When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane and going the wrong way.

28. If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.

29. A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.

30. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

31. For every action there is an equal and opposite criticism.

32. Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks

33. Never do card tricks for the group you play poker with.

34. No one is listening until you make a mistake.

35. Success always occurs in private and failure in full view.

36. The colder the x-ray table the more of your body is required on it.

37. The hardness of butter is directly proportional to the softness of the bread.

38. The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the ability to reach it.

39. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.

40. To succeed in politics, it is often necessary to rise above your principles.

41. Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of your life.

42. You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.

43. Two wrongs are only the beginning.

44. The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.

45. The sooner you fall behind the more time you'll have to catch up.

46. A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

47. Change is inevitable except from vending machines.

48. Get a new car for your spouse - it'll be a great trade!

49. Plan to be spontaneous - tomorrow.

50. Always try to be modest and be proud of it!

51. If you think nobody cares, try missing a couple of payments.

52. How many of you believe in telekinesis? Raise my hand...

53. Love may be blind but marriage is a real eye-opener.

54. If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving isn't for you.

It's OK to screw up

2009-12-10T12:11:00.004+08:00

Hey, You screw up.
So what?
It's ok to screw up.
All you need to do is get back on track.
Fix whatever needs to be fixed.
Learn from your mistake.
And try again.
If it's always perfect, that's not life.
That's heaven :)
Not yet the time to go there.
So, hang on.
Do your best while you're still alive.
And tell yourself:
I LOVE MY LIFE!!!!!

Life : a poem by Sir Walter Raleigh

2009-11-28T17:57:00.003+08:00

LIFE

What is our life? A play of passion, 
Our mirth the music of division, 
Our mother's wombs the tiring-houses be, 
Where we are dressed for this short comedy. 
Heaven the judicious sharp spectator is, 
That sits and marks still who doth act amiss. 
Our graves that hide us from the setting sun 
Are like drawn curtains when the play is done. 
Thus march we, playing, to our latest rest, 
Only we die in earnest, that's no jest. 

~Sir Walter Raleigh~

Test

2009-11-02T00:18:00.004+08:00

Life is a TEST

Life is a test. Either you'll make it through or not. When the test is really difficult, we should struggle and try to do our best. Don't quit halfway through. It's just unacceptable. Human beings are born as fighters. We fight to stay in mommy's tummy, we fight to get out and gave a rebel yell :) and we should continue fighting. When everyone else is trying, don't stop. Success is extra sweet when the pain of reaching it is unbearable. After we tried, and still we failed, at least we could proudly say "I've given it a try. I'll do better next time. I learn from my mistake".

Singing A Song

2009-10-15T23:57:00.002+08:00

Life is like Singing Some Soul

Have u ever sing a song when you're in a particular mood because the song actually says what's in your heart? Well, have u ever think that somewhere, someone else is also singing the same song because that someone is feeling exactly the same thing you're feeling at that moment? Out of 6 billion people in world, there's always someone who understands our feeling. How could we say we're living a lonely life and nobody understands us? Life is never lonely. There's always someone that could understands us. It's just that we didn't reach out. We sit, sulk and complain. We should really start to be grateful for what we have and don't think too much of what we don't have (yet :)).

It's just like Ricky Martin and Christina Aguiler. They sang "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely". So, reach out. Somebody will take your hand. :)

Live Simply, Speak Kindly, Care Deeply, Love Generously

2009-10-09T23:08:00.003+08:00

This youtube.com clip inspired me greatly. I just wanna share it with my blog readers. Please take a few minutes to watch this. Keys to a happy LIFE. :)

Good Hair Day

2009-10-05T10:55:00.004+08:00

Life is good when u're having a GOOD HAIR DAY

What is it with women and their hair? :) It is so important until most of them refuse to go out if the hair is not as nice as they want it to be. A GOOD HAIR DAY is miraculous. Makes us feel confident and feel like a different person. After a good haircut or a good wash and blow session, owh... Silky, light and just sooo...Hollywood! :) GOOD HAIR DAY does enhance our confidence. Anything good is great. Life is about taking care of ourselves so that we would feel good all the time and make everybody around us feels good too! Isn't it important? (Fixing my hijab now - I don't show my hair. Good hijab day for me). :)

Mug

2009-10-03T00:23:00.002+08:00

Life is very much like a MUG

I always love a pretty ceramic mug. It's durable, reusable, can hold the right amount of drink to quench my thirst and of course, it's looks good on my kitchen shelf. If it breaks, I can always mend it with glue, and if I do it right, the cracks are barely visible. A pretty ceramic mug can hold hot or cold drink with style. Life is pretty much the same. We're the mug. The material makes us durable and the pretty decoration on it is how we project ourselves to the world. If we break, we could always try to mend ourselves and doesn't need to go to 'disposal' too soon :). Do it right, and we'll be okay again. Experience are always hot and cold. We're tough enough to hold it. We'll survive. Don't worry. What doesn't break us gonna make us stronger.

A box of colored pencils

2009-09-30T10:30:00.003+08:00

Life is like a Box of Colored Pencils

A box of colored pencils attracts even the smallest of kids. The variety of colors. Oh, what joy if we could just use all of the colors to draw a beautiful picture! Red, blue, yellow, green, magenta, orange, violet, purple, black, white, pink, lime green, baby blue. Too many colors to choose to be used in a drawing. Choose the right color to draw a beautiful picture. The right color goes to the right object. But it's NEVER wrong to experiment with another color for that particular object. if it's not suitable, well, we could always draw it again on a different drawing paper and learn from it ; (e.g: Trees should be green. If it's pink, then it'll look like a lobster - right. No more pink for trees.) Live your life in Technicolor. Black and white with gray spots is so 1950s. :)

Smile

2009-09-29T13:10:00.005+08:00

Life is practicing to SMILE.

Life is precious. It should be greeted with a HUGE smile when we wake up in the morning. Why? Because we're still alive for another day to do more meaningful things for ourselves and people around us. A smile goes a million steps. An honest smile rarely fails to make a good impression (a sarcastic smile, well, rarely fails to make other people uncomfortable). An honest smile shows that our soul is calm, we try to maintain our happiness and we're grateful for whatever we have. Simple ingredient for a simple and happy life. The simplest joy you can bring to another person is by giving him/her a smile. Even strangers can become friends. A beautiful smile brightens up a soul and a space. It's free. It's healthy. It slows our aging process. Wouldn't you rather look young and vibrant by smiling a lot? I do. And I'm smiling :)...

Forgive and Forget

2009-09-23T21:38:00.003+08:00

Life is learning to Forgive and Forget

Forgiving others that have done you wrong is good. But the truth is, you forgive yourself when you forgive others. Vengeance is energy consuming. It robs you from all happiness of life and limit your love capability. Forgiving is like releasing something from a cage. You'll feel free yourself and light of new hope will shine upon your soul. Forgetting the forgiven is much better. You learn from it, not remember it as something that pains your soul.

Family

2009-09-23T17:33:00.002+08:00

Life means a lot when we have a lovely FAMILY

Family is the backbone of oneself. If the backbone is strong, then we gonna grow strong and healthy. If the backbone is otherwise, then we have to struggle to stand straight. Coming and growing up in a loving and healthy family means a lot in one's life. Appreciate the family that we have no matter how rotten, because a lot of other people would love to have someone to call Mom or Dad or aunt eventhough they're being ignored. When we have the privilege, be grateful. Thank God everyday for the chance that we have to be meaningful to someone.

When he's around

2009-09-19T17:50:00.005+08:00

Life means a lot to me when he's around.

TQ for being there for me, accepting me and loving me as I am. When love is real, it'll find a way. Being away from each other like now has convinced me how meaningful my days are when you're around. Please come back quickly. I MISS U TOO MUCH.

Rainbow

2009-09-15T21:34:00.003+08:00

Life is like a rainbow

Full of colors and so beautiful. Mesmerize us with it's beauty. Then suddenly it's gone. We wonder when will it come again. But I wouldn't wonder like that. Because, I know there will be another rain and another rainbow will come along. :)

Key

2009-09-14T20:33:00.002+08:00

Life is like a key

If there is a key, it must open something even if it doesn't open the door that we want. When you find the wrong key, you should try to stick it into another keyhole instead of throwing it away or put it somewhere forgettable. Might be a key to a treasure chest! God works in mysterious ways.

Shoes

2009-09-14T19:05:00.004+08:00

Life is like a pair of shoes.

Our taste in choosing shoes are different from each other. My choice of shoes are normally flat heeled, round toes, nothing too flashy, nothing too pricey and have got to be super comfy. When they're new, they feel slightly stiff but beautiful. After I've started wearing them, they molded to the shape of my feet and became extremely comfy and enhance the confidence in me. But, they became worn slowly bit by bit. One day when they're well worn, they won't look that nice anymore but still comfy. So, I'll buy myself a pair of new shoes, but I would never throw the old ones away. They've been faithful to me and they've been with me everywhere that the new pair of shoes haven't.

Love

2009-09-13T22:02:00.000+08:00

Life is LOVE

When LOVE is real, it'll find a way.

A way to live and hold on to a life. Life is meaningless without LOVE. Only hypocrites go against LOVE. LOVE is God's gift to all living beings. I LOVE everything about my religion, my supportive family, my loyal friends, my sweet boyfriend, my brothers and sisters from all around the world, all the animals and my environment. I LOVE my life. I'm grateful to God. To live is to LOVE. Much peace and LOVE to all my dear readers...

Two Wolves

2009-09-13T04:25:00.003+08:00

Life is like a pair of wolves that are totally different

First wolf :
Wild, out of control, unfriendly, scary, vicious, hated.

Second wolf :
Tame, in control, friendly, welcoming, good nature, loved.

How do you know how your life gonna be like?
It's gonna be like the wolf that you feed the most.

Dark Chocolate with Mint

2009-09-13T04:10:00.000+08:00

My fav choc from Cosway; cost me RM9.90
Life is like dark chocolate with mint
Sweet and bitter with a tinge of coolness when you eat it. Fully satisfying when you enjoy it. Goes bad when you don't eat it. Can be eaten slowly bit by bit, swallowed whole or even sucked on to let the taste lingers in our mouth and stored in our brain. Too much of it and we're gonna go fat. Too little of it and we're gonna feel incomplete.

Life

2009-09-13T04:02:00.000+08:00

According to the dictionary, LIFE means 'a state which is not dead'. Starting from today, I want to write different things about the meaning of life from my own experience, observations, reading and other people's opinion.