Wednesday, August 23, 2006
reading tuesdays with morrie now.
nice!
im not really a fan of all these books that are meant for nothing but inspire,
cuz i think it's stupid.
why loook elsewhere for motivation when you can do it yourself?
i'm kind of, the type of person, who would downright reject or refuse to believe in the help of others, even before i try to open up. =Pp
but i'll recommend the paradoxical commandments and tuesdays with morrie.
the paradoxical commandments:
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for a few underdogs anyway.What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.People really need help but may attack you if you do help them.
Help people anyway.Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.
And then some nice lines I like from tuesdays...
Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too - even when you're in the dark. Even when you're falling.Do what the Buddhists do. Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks, "Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?"... "Is today the day I die?"i love reading,
i love music,
woo!
when i engage in those activities,
it's one of those rare times when i feel connected to the universe, watching time stream by in front of my eyes in slow motion; and you grasp a snapshot of eternity, of life.
jiuuuu
been really busy these days
got home at 9+ everyday, almost
stayed back to support cls girls for games.
but i feel quite, a bit er... bad in the sense that, as the day dragged on i simply dun feel too enthu to cheer or whatsoeverrrr larrhs. :S
then it's kind of like,
wet blanket hor.
jiu
ehhh
anyways,
then took part in floorball with cls girls + other girls
we lost both lar :(
it was like idiot daooo
cuz i decided to just heck the physics test tml,
we'll never run short of tests of take; but it's not everyday we get to play games for our house, you see.
but anyways,
i think it's cool we took part, anyways.
just have fun together!
and wah siaaa...
fiona ong lee lee was damn good @ defending the goalpost lar. omygosh.
=Pp
the game was irritating,
cuz i would love kicking/ grabbing that stupid ball and throw that din-deh stick a billion miles away.
but stilll
that'st that lor
physics is hopeless
i will not even elaborate,
this entire week's been like shit lar.
i tired daooooooooooooooo
i h8 lessons
i seriously propagate the idea that,
studies? we can do it at home. we can be independant learners.
sch is the place to go to to know people of your age in a breezy-like (as in, chill, you know) environment, just have a feel of how different people are like, find people to hang out with, and dadadaaaa...
schs are not meant for mugging.
seriously.
it's suppose to be a social instituition where you go to discover yourself,
unleash yourself,
experiment,
revolutionize,
etc. whateverrrs.
omgomg jiu what kept me up these days was really crapping with the 203 girls.
erm on mon/ tue we were commenting on meixin's fake hair.
today a couple of us almost engaged in a violent gang fight, attempted murder of mildred yeo,
the idiot who told us "GP's at library" the moment we lifted our legs fthe last step of the stairs to finally SETTLE DOWN on the 3rd floor....
ermmm
and i was profoundly AMUSED daoo the following bit of conversation:
me, looking down at the silver rounded object on the floor, outside the library:
这就是传说中的一毛吗?pearlin,
with a casually serious tone as if addressing the scholars of today on a matter of intelligent importance:
正是!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!jiu funny daooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
muahaha!
after sch,
we were MERSMERISED & CAPTVATED by a certain MISS ANG in the cls too... =Pp
HAHA!!!!
really very look-alike leh
we have our H3 Physics potential candidate le....muahaha
afterwards i went reach meeting,
hang around,
saw zhirong.
and i was like looking at her and wondering should i blurt out a hi or something.
cuz i sincerely dun like giving ple hellos greetings and stuff, so weird.
plus i shy.
so i was like, our eyes met briefly.
we were talking towards each other, on a linear path, on this passageway connecting the atrium to the canteen.
then when she was abt to brush past me,
i decided to look elsewhere; i shall just act out myself that i didn't see her to save all the trouble n deliberation....
but turns out,
erm
she was like
saw me lar,
so lidat lor. HAHAHA
cuz she was like looking at me and seemed almost ready to hit me,
then my interpretation was that, alright she must have interpreted my shyness as dao-ness on purpose
so as i walked away i was like quite amused daoooo
jiu life's like a box of chocalates
you never know what's gonna come ur way....
life's like a soap opera...
weird and funny,
but it sticks in your head.
hmm
afterwards went bizclub meeting,
i actually kind of enjoy meetings these days
cuz i would just crap with people lor
and then start falling asleep once they give presentations...
seriously,
so far only extremely rare people have been able to keep me awake
and then there's this few people i really like,
jiu they make me feel at ease with myself lar, that's why.
i cant stand people who make you feel like you're walking on a tight-rope or something,
and that you have to watch every move you make, every word you say, etc... man
jiu very
S
T
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S
S
can????????
hmm
i'm drawnto the West
because it's ace where i feel that there's no pressure on you to be the same, like everyone else.
it's like what a freshman said in a berkeley video...
at berkeley it's normal to be abnormal.
now,
how cool is that???
and i've even thought abt it.
i'm interested in tennis + soccer + fencing + boxing?? + yongmudo as ACTIVE sports to engage in in U.
then intellectucal ones would be those social groups, plus entreprenural societies, cultural groups, etc.
i envision a perfect undergraduate life in berkeley man.
you know,
somewhere where they just let you be who you wanna bne, do what you do best.
and not try to fit / shape you into some typical model...like everyone else. ghosts of the nation's politically-correct citizens.
where i can
get a couple of drinks,
have fun,
party,
talk about philosophy, about globalisation, abt economics, abt poverty, abt life,
experience an entirely different culture,
a culture that promotes individual perfection and self-fulfillment above all else,
where people don't hide themself behind a mask of living in accordance to societal standards, but just be who they are,
study,
take charge of my own learning,
integrate my brains into the real-world,
acquire the power and energy to really change things.
---
anyways
girls soccer on friday
mixed feeling sia
i wanna win, b proud of it, n bring honour to the cls n the house, do something good & cool
but then i think to ymself,
it's the experience that matters, anyways.
it's just a game,
and i would have enjoyed it all the same even if we did not win,
because fighting together as a team is just great...
winning is only a nice extra.
but,
who ever takes part in a competition without wanting to win?
jiuu
whateverr lorrs.
haha omg trix told me something i very happy abt today neh
said she's gonna coach me on tennis
woo, cool
cuz playing tennis is so chio n cool lar.
that matches my image,
therefore i should be very pro @ tennis XDD
muahaha!!!
promos hurry end nahhhh
i simply love the "POK" sound of the tennis ball colliding with the racket...as the player gives a beautiful swing,sending the ball flying off in a beautiful projectile motion...a great tennis player,i shall be. =Pp
;rock YOU.
7:53 PM
