Quote of the day:
"If medicine tasted good, sick people might be tempted to stay sick so that they could enjoy the medicine. The worst it tastes, the quicker you would want to get better."
Saturday, 27 September 2008
Saturday, 20 September 2008
Determination
Sensei's guidance:
When your determination changes, everything else will begin to move in the direction you desire. The moment you resolve to be victorious, every nerve and fiber in your being will immediately orient itself toward your success. On the other hand, if you think "This is never going to work out," then at that instant every cell in your being will be deflated and give up the fight, and then everything really will move in the direction of failure.
When your determination changes, everything else will begin to move in the direction you desire. The moment you resolve to be victorious, every nerve and fiber in your being will immediately orient itself toward your success. On the other hand, if you think "This is never going to work out," then at that instant every cell in your being will be deflated and give up the fight, and then everything really will move in the direction of failure.
Thursday, 18 September 2008
The Great Revival
I would like to share a nice (only if you can appreciated it as I do) clip that I streamed and edited from a historical series, The Great Revival. In Chinese, it's called "卧薪尝胆".
卧薪尝胆:
【解释】:睡觉睡在柴草上，吃饭睡觉都尝一尝苦胆。形容人刻苦自励，发奋图强。
First, let's talk about the video clip first. In the clip, the main actor is the King of Yue, Guo Jian (越王勾踐) around the time near to the end of the Spring and Autumn Period of China's history. His kingdom, Yue (越国), was a small state under threat by the bigger kingdom, Wu (吴国). In order to protect his kingdom, he made a pre-emptive attack on the Wu kingdom, resulting in a total loss for Yue. His kingdom was enslaved and the King of Yue was captured and sent to the Kingdom of Wu to serve as the King of Wu's personal slave. Three years of hardship, as portrayed in the video of all the hardship he endured and suffered, including the rape of his queen (in the clip when he tore the manuscript to vent his anger), he endured and suffered in silence. With his "humbled humiliation" and "obedience", he was allowed to return back to his kingdom.
Not wanting to forget, he tasted a bitter gall everyday, remembering his bitter lesson; and he slept on a bed of tree sticks instead of the comfortable bed to constantly alert himself of his hardship before, preventing complacency. He reformed the kingdom for ten years till finally the chance for revenge is near. The King of Wu is embarking on a power hegemony struggle with Kingdom of Jin. His own Yue's troop is now well-trained and in high moral, and his kingdom is now rich after a decade of reforms.
Therefore, in the video, the King of Yue, is pensive and is about the make the final decision whether to take revenge, a gambit for all or nothing. If he succeed, he will gain back his kingdom, and perhaps that's of Wu's as well. If he loses, he will be dead before long and his kingdom will vanish from history.
The rest is history, as recorded in the historical records (史记).
[Note: The background music is 7MB, and if it streamed fine for you, this video of 9MB shouldn't be a problem as well. But remember to pause the background music first.]
Lesson for us:
History bores well for those who learned their lessons. You can fall down and get hurt. But remember, so long as you are not dead, you need to get up yourself and bring yourself to the next level, always remembering the lesson learned from your experience. In that you do that humbly and studiously and with patience; and there will always be a day, a day of reckoning, where you reap what you have sowed over the years.
卧薪尝胆:
【解释】:睡觉睡在柴草上，吃饭睡觉都尝一尝苦胆。形容人刻苦自励，发奋图强。
First, let's talk about the video clip first. In the clip, the main actor is the King of Yue, Guo Jian (越王勾踐) around the time near to the end of the Spring and Autumn Period of China's history. His kingdom, Yue (越国), was a small state under threat by the bigger kingdom, Wu (吴国). In order to protect his kingdom, he made a pre-emptive attack on the Wu kingdom, resulting in a total loss for Yue. His kingdom was enslaved and the King of Yue was captured and sent to the Kingdom of Wu to serve as the King of Wu's personal slave. Three years of hardship, as portrayed in the video of all the hardship he endured and suffered, including the rape of his queen (in the clip when he tore the manuscript to vent his anger), he endured and suffered in silence. With his "humbled humiliation" and "obedience", he was allowed to return back to his kingdom.
Not wanting to forget, he tasted a bitter gall everyday, remembering his bitter lesson; and he slept on a bed of tree sticks instead of the comfortable bed to constantly alert himself of his hardship before, preventing complacency. He reformed the kingdom for ten years till finally the chance for revenge is near. The King of Wu is embarking on a power hegemony struggle with Kingdom of Jin. His own Yue's troop is now well-trained and in high moral, and his kingdom is now rich after a decade of reforms.
Therefore, in the video, the King of Yue, is pensive and is about the make the final decision whether to take revenge, a gambit for all or nothing. If he succeed, he will gain back his kingdom, and perhaps that's of Wu's as well. If he loses, he will be dead before long and his kingdom will vanish from history.
The rest is history, as recorded in the historical records (史记).
[Note: The background music is 7MB, and if it streamed fine for you, this video of 9MB shouldn't be a problem as well. But remember to pause the background music first.]
Lesson for us:
History bores well for those who learned their lessons. You can fall down and get hurt. But remember, so long as you are not dead, you need to get up yourself and bring yourself to the next level, always remembering the lesson learned from your experience. In that you do that humbly and studiously and with patience; and there will always be a day, a day of reckoning, where you reap what you have sowed over the years.
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
S.U.M.O.
I happened to have lots of time recently. One fine day, I was at the library and I was browsing the section on "self-improvement" and I chanced upon a book with a witty cover. The book is called "S.U.M.O. (Shut Up, Move On) - The straight talking guide to creating and enjoying a brilliant life" by Paul McGee, a motivational speaker and relationship expert.
Essentially, the book talks about moving on with your life, refocusing on the goals and priorities that are in front of you now, instead of lamming on the past. It does not actually teaches you to ‘get over it’ or ‘pull yourself together’. Specifically, it prescribes the following:
‘Shut Up’ means
- to stop what you’re doing
- take time out to reflect
- let go of baggage and beliefs that hinder your potential.
‘Move On’ means
- Tomorrow can be different from today
- Look for new possibilities.
- Don’t just think about it, take action.
There are a total of 6 underlying principles covered in the book.
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Principle #1 - Change your T-shirt
Instead of finding who/what is culpable for your current grievous state, acting like a VICTIM wearing a Victim T-shirt, why not take responsibility for all the things and change your T-shirt to Sumo T-shirt.
If you want to know who is most responsible for where you are in life, take a look in the mirror.
There are 4 reasons why people wear the Victim T-shirt:
Reason #1 - they feel they have no other choice
Reason #2 - low self-esteem and poor self-image
Reason #3 - it's becoming a habit
Reason #4 - some people actually enjoying wearing it
Your choices (in life) are significant. What you affects who you are and where you end up. Removing your T-shirt means changing the status quo. Because when you wear the Victim T-shirt, you become a passenger in your life an allow circumstances an other people to determine your direction. Removing your T-shirt requires courage (to admit to yourself). The wisdom is that we are not always responsible for what happens to us, but we are responsible to how we choose to respond. Even if you are a genuine victim, ultimately you need to learn how to become a survivor.
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Principle #2 - Develop fruity thinking
It asks you to take charge of your own thoughts. The thinking chain using the TEAR model goes as follow:
Thoughts induce Emotions,
Emotions affect Actions,
Actions lead to Results
If you change your current victim thinking, you will change the end-results. Faulty thinking brings about undesirable results and positive and pro-active thinking give yourself a chance to succeed. Reflecting on how we think is one of the most powerful ways we can take control over our lives.
What actually influences our thinking? Our background, our previous experiences, the company that we keep, and the mass media all affects our thinking. There are 4 types of faulty thinking.
The first type is the inner critic. Your voice inside your head that highlights your weaknesses can undermine your confidence. It's not simply what you say to yourself that matters. It's how you say it and how much you believe it that counts.
The second type is the broken record (of ours). There may be times when the problems of the past don't need to be fixed or sorted out. They need to be left behind.
The third type is the martyr syndrome. Suffering from martyr syndrome is more a reflection of how you see yourself as opposed to your dedication to sacrifice for a worthy cause.
The last type is the trivial pursuits thinking. Sometimes we make mountains out of molehills. Perhaps it's not the circumstances that need to change, but more your perspective of those circumstances.
Some of the problems and challenges we face in life are due to our inability to tap into our rational brain. Being truly rational can bring fresh perspective an new insights to an issue. And the key to engaging our rational brain is to ask ourselves questions. The quality of the questions determine the quality of the answers. If you are not happy with the answers life is giving you, then ask some different questions.
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Principle #3 - Hippo time is okay
A hippopotamus, from time to time, likes to remain under water for a considerable time. Resting from setbacks and taking no action is okay. But you need to understand how it has affected you and how you should now recover from them. Wallowing is okay but be mindful of the duration you allow yourself to wallow.
When you deny the negative, you block the road to positive recovery. Also, we have to be careful about sharing the problems with other people in a strict sense. To re-tell (the problems) is to re-live and that is not always helpful.
----------
Principle #4 - Remember the big beach ball
A big beach ball is bigger than your sight and it has multiple colours. What colour did you see now depends on your perspective. Take a step back, see the big beach ball again and see the number of colours it has to increase your understanding and awareness of other possibilities.
What influences how we and others see the beach ball? First, our age influences. With age comes experience and invariably, how you see and respond to a situation. Next, our values formulate our personal perspective. Never assume that other people value the same things as you. The third influence is our personality. In the book, it listed 4 types:
The Cheerleader - main driver is to get noticed and get appreciated
The Carer - main driver is to get along with others
The Commander - main driver is to get things done
The Thinker - main driver is to get the task right
The last influence is our current state of mind. Our view of situation can fluctuate greatly depending on how we are feeling at that particular time. Your feelings influence your perceptions. So how are you feeling today?
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Principle #5 - Learn Latin
Start to learn new things/matters. Changes will only come through actions, not intentions. Seize the day and explore. Only then will we over our tendency to put things/actions off.
Five reasons why people procrastinate and failed to take actions in their lives. First reason is avoiding discomfort and failing to leave the comfort zone. If we are to succeed, this will involve us taking action or thinking in a way that moves us beyond our normal zone of comfort and familiarity.
Second reason (for procrastination) is our emotional barriers. When you remain a prisoner to your emotions, you may never now the freedom of success. Third reason is the fear of failure. If we are to achieve anything in life, we must remember that setbacks come as a package. Failure isn't fatal until you stop trying.
Forth reason is the typical complacency. A lack of goals and sense of purpose in our lives, results in people drifting along in a haze of complacency. The last reason for our procrastination is out action illusion. Some people can always appear busy, but the question is busy with what? Remember, when all is said and done, more is said than done.
To conquer the procrastination habit is simple - just start doing (something) and always tackle the difficult tasks first rather than leaving them late. At the end of the day, don't be the person saying "I wish I had". Rather be the person who says "I'm glad I did".
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Principle #6 - Ditch Doris Day
Doris Day is the singer for the song "Que Sera Sera". Create your own future and not leave it the chance. The attitude "whatever will be, will be" will not do fine. Learn how to make your best time while you can.
Your destiny has not been decided. Neither the moon, the stars nor fate determine it - you do! Have less regret about what you didn't do in lie. Instead, find out what you have done. And take time out to reflect more on what you really want in life, instead of drifting along with the crowd.
Do not adjust you goals to bring them in line with your life. Adjust your life to bring you in line with your goals. And even note that even when your car is running well, it's still good to have it serviced. The same goes for life.
Hope is not a strategy. Start where you are with what you have and never lose sight of your dream.
"People tend to overestimate what they can achieve in a year, but underestimate what they can achieve in a lifetime." Anthony Robbins
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Essentially, the book talks about moving on with your life, refocusing on the goals and priorities that are in front of you now, instead of lamming on the past. It does not actually teaches you to ‘get over it’ or ‘pull yourself together’. Specifically, it prescribes the following:
‘Shut Up’ means
- to stop what you’re doing
- take time out to reflect
- let go of baggage and beliefs that hinder your potential.
‘Move On’ means
- Tomorrow can be different from today
- Look for new possibilities.
- Don’t just think about it, take action.
There are a total of 6 underlying principles covered in the book.
----------
Principle #1 - Change your T-shirt
Instead of finding who/what is culpable for your current grievous state, acting like a VICTIM wearing a Victim T-shirt, why not take responsibility for all the things and change your T-shirt to Sumo T-shirt.
If you want to know who is most responsible for where you are in life, take a look in the mirror.
There are 4 reasons why people wear the Victim T-shirt:
Reason #1 - they feel they have no other choice
Reason #2 - low self-esteem and poor self-image
Reason #3 - it's becoming a habit
Reason #4 - some people actually enjoying wearing it
Your choices (in life) are significant. What you affects who you are and where you end up. Removing your T-shirt means changing the status quo. Because when you wear the Victim T-shirt, you become a passenger in your life an allow circumstances an other people to determine your direction. Removing your T-shirt requires courage (to admit to yourself). The wisdom is that we are not always responsible for what happens to us, but we are responsible to how we choose to respond. Even if you are a genuine victim, ultimately you need to learn how to become a survivor.
----------
Principle #2 - Develop fruity thinking
It asks you to take charge of your own thoughts. The thinking chain using the TEAR model goes as follow:
Thoughts induce Emotions,
Emotions affect Actions,
Actions lead to Results
If you change your current victim thinking, you will change the end-results. Faulty thinking brings about undesirable results and positive and pro-active thinking give yourself a chance to succeed. Reflecting on how we think is one of the most powerful ways we can take control over our lives.
What actually influences our thinking? Our background, our previous experiences, the company that we keep, and the mass media all affects our thinking. There are 4 types of faulty thinking.
The first type is the inner critic. Your voice inside your head that highlights your weaknesses can undermine your confidence. It's not simply what you say to yourself that matters. It's how you say it and how much you believe it that counts.
The second type is the broken record (of ours). There may be times when the problems of the past don't need to be fixed or sorted out. They need to be left behind.
The third type is the martyr syndrome. Suffering from martyr syndrome is more a reflection of how you see yourself as opposed to your dedication to sacrifice for a worthy cause.
The last type is the trivial pursuits thinking. Sometimes we make mountains out of molehills. Perhaps it's not the circumstances that need to change, but more your perspective of those circumstances.
Some of the problems and challenges we face in life are due to our inability to tap into our rational brain. Being truly rational can bring fresh perspective an new insights to an issue. And the key to engaging our rational brain is to ask ourselves questions. The quality of the questions determine the quality of the answers. If you are not happy with the answers life is giving you, then ask some different questions.
----------
Principle #3 - Hippo time is okay
A hippopotamus, from time to time, likes to remain under water for a considerable time. Resting from setbacks and taking no action is okay. But you need to understand how it has affected you and how you should now recover from them. Wallowing is okay but be mindful of the duration you allow yourself to wallow.
When you deny the negative, you block the road to positive recovery. Also, we have to be careful about sharing the problems with other people in a strict sense. To re-tell (the problems) is to re-live and that is not always helpful.
----------
Principle #4 - Remember the big beach ball
A big beach ball is bigger than your sight and it has multiple colours. What colour did you see now depends on your perspective. Take a step back, see the big beach ball again and see the number of colours it has to increase your understanding and awareness of other possibilities.
What influences how we and others see the beach ball? First, our age influences. With age comes experience and invariably, how you see and respond to a situation. Next, our values formulate our personal perspective. Never assume that other people value the same things as you. The third influence is our personality. In the book, it listed 4 types:
The Cheerleader - main driver is to get noticed and get appreciated
The Carer - main driver is to get along with others
The Commander - main driver is to get things done
The Thinker - main driver is to get the task right
The last influence is our current state of mind. Our view of situation can fluctuate greatly depending on how we are feeling at that particular time. Your feelings influence your perceptions. So how are you feeling today?
----------
Principle #5 - Learn Latin
Start to learn new things/matters. Changes will only come through actions, not intentions. Seize the day and explore. Only then will we over our tendency to put things/actions off.
Five reasons why people procrastinate and failed to take actions in their lives. First reason is avoiding discomfort and failing to leave the comfort zone. If we are to succeed, this will involve us taking action or thinking in a way that moves us beyond our normal zone of comfort and familiarity.
Second reason (for procrastination) is our emotional barriers. When you remain a prisoner to your emotions, you may never now the freedom of success. Third reason is the fear of failure. If we are to achieve anything in life, we must remember that setbacks come as a package. Failure isn't fatal until you stop trying.
Forth reason is the typical complacency. A lack of goals and sense of purpose in our lives, results in people drifting along in a haze of complacency. The last reason for our procrastination is out action illusion. Some people can always appear busy, but the question is busy with what? Remember, when all is said and done, more is said than done.
To conquer the procrastination habit is simple - just start doing (something) and always tackle the difficult tasks first rather than leaving them late. At the end of the day, don't be the person saying "I wish I had". Rather be the person who says "I'm glad I did".
----------
Principle #6 - Ditch Doris Day
Doris Day is the singer for the song "Que Sera Sera". Create your own future and not leave it the chance. The attitude "whatever will be, will be" will not do fine. Learn how to make your best time while you can.
Your destiny has not been decided. Neither the moon, the stars nor fate determine it - you do! Have less regret about what you didn't do in lie. Instead, find out what you have done. And take time out to reflect more on what you really want in life, instead of drifting along with the crowd.
Do not adjust you goals to bring them in line with your life. Adjust your life to bring you in line with your goals. And even note that even when your car is running well, it's still good to have it serviced. The same goes for life.
Hope is not a strategy. Start where you are with what you have and never lose sight of your dream.
"People tend to overestimate what they can achieve in a year, but underestimate what they can achieve in a lifetime." Anthony Robbins
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008
"Nostalgia" is a dirty word
It takes one's thought to focus on an old happy moment to rekindle all old memories. It takes one's desire of an old event (to re-occur) to revitalize all old emotions. It take one moment in time, in place to chance upon your old love to destroy all resistance to sweep away history.
Alas, it true that yesterday (15th) I chanced upon Missy, at the most unlikely place, a place I visit it for the first time, The Leisure Park at Kallang. I was about to go home, after coffee with my ex-classmates from SIM graduate diploma class. We were outside at the carpark area at 9:30pm or so, yet were not going away and still chatting.
One fine moment, a taxi zoomed in-front of us, and out popped a gal (in the opposite side of the taxi from us) and who is running towards the building. Only her back-view is facing us all along. I was commenting to my ex-classmate that I like this type of lady, petite size, elegant and one who sling her handbag at her elbow-joint on her left arm. From her back, I have already decided that I like this petite lady. It was dark outside, and what we merely saw was the enveloping light around her shone from the building. She was wearing a white blouse and dark pants, I guess.
Next moment, like less than a minute, out came running (from inside the building like 100m away) towards the automatic sliding doors the same lady. From afar, I have already started to focus on her ever since she left the taxi, which is still outside waiting. As she ran nearer, she somewhat tingle my thoughts abit. She does look familiar even though it was kind of pitch dark.
By the time, I have decided that the very lady (whom I thought to myself that I liked her from her back-view) indeed was Missy, she has already hopped onto the same taxi that was waiting for her. Alas, in a moment of truth, nostalgia is overwhelming!
I sms-ed her and confirmed that it was her, Missy! What a place, time and coincidence! How I wish I have a mind eraser now to rub off some thoughts......
Alas, it true that yesterday (15th) I chanced upon Missy, at the most unlikely place, a place I visit it for the first time, The Leisure Park at Kallang. I was about to go home, after coffee with my ex-classmates from SIM graduate diploma class. We were outside at the carpark area at 9:30pm or so, yet were not going away and still chatting.
One fine moment, a taxi zoomed in-front of us, and out popped a gal (in the opposite side of the taxi from us) and who is running towards the building. Only her back-view is facing us all along. I was commenting to my ex-classmate that I like this type of lady, petite size, elegant and one who sling her handbag at her elbow-joint on her left arm. From her back, I have already decided that I like this petite lady. It was dark outside, and what we merely saw was the enveloping light around her shone from the building. She was wearing a white blouse and dark pants, I guess.
Next moment, like less than a minute, out came running (from inside the building like 100m away) towards the automatic sliding doors the same lady. From afar, I have already started to focus on her ever since she left the taxi, which is still outside waiting. As she ran nearer, she somewhat tingle my thoughts abit. She does look familiar even though it was kind of pitch dark.
By the time, I have decided that the very lady (whom I thought to myself that I liked her from her back-view) indeed was Missy, she has already hopped onto the same taxi that was waiting for her. Alas, in a moment of truth, nostalgia is overwhelming!
I sms-ed her and confirmed that it was her, Missy! What a place, time and coincidence! How I wish I have a mind eraser now to rub off some thoughts......
Monday, 15 September 2008
Feelings
It was said that if you have no feelings, then you are inhumane and more like a robot. But if robots like Wall-E or Eve in the show, Wall-E, have feelings, what more doesn't we?
Some people don't know what is feelings, some let go of feelings fast, some let it go slower, or some actually never let it go...... Which category do you belongs to?
I happens to belong to the last category, for good or for bad. It is part of me, and this defines who I am.
Something happened today... Perhaps, it is something that I longed for deep inside my heart, but I do know that my mind said, "Oh no!"
Two songs will express my mood today and I have appended them to the current song.
Song 1 - Aspettami by Pink Martini (current song)
Song 2 - Feelings by Julio Iglesias & M. Albert
Song 3 - If You Go Away by Julio Iglesias
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Feelings
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Feelings
nothing more than feelings,
trying to forget my
feelings of love.
Teardrops
rolling down on my face,
trying to forget my
feelings of love.
Feelings...
For all my life I'll feel this.
I'd wish I'd never met you, girl.
You'll never come again.
Feelings...
Oh, oh, oh, feelings...
Oh, oh, oh, feelings
again in my life.
Feeling
feelings like I've never had you,
and feelings like I've never lost you,
again in my heart.
Feelings...
For all my life I'll feel this.
I'd wish I'd never met you, girl.
You'll never come again.
Feelings...
Oh, oh, oh, feelings...
Oh, oh, oh, feelings
again in my arms.
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If You Go Away
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If you go away on this summer day
Then you might as well take the sun away
All the birds that flew in the summer sky
When our love was new and our hearts were high
When the day was young and the night was long
And the moon stood still for the night-bird's song
If you go away - if you go away - if you go away
But if you stay I'll make you a day
Like no day has been or will be again
We will sail the sun we will ride on the rain
We will talk to the trees and worship the wind
Then if you go I'll understand leave me just
Enough love to fill up my mind
If you go away - if you go away - if you go away
If you go away as I know you will
You must tell the world to stop turning till
You return again if you ever do
For what good is love without loving you
Can I tell you now as you turn to go
I'll be dying slowly till the next hello
If you go away - if you go away - if you go away
But if you stay I'll make you a night
Like no night has been or will be again
I'll sail on your smile I'll ride on your touch
I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much
But if you go go I won' t cry though the
Good is gone from the word goodbye
If you go away - if you go away - if you go
Some people don't know what is feelings, some let go of feelings fast, some let it go slower, or some actually never let it go...... Which category do you belongs to?
I happens to belong to the last category, for good or for bad. It is part of me, and this defines who I am.
Something happened today... Perhaps, it is something that I longed for deep inside my heart, but I do know that my mind said, "Oh no!"
Two songs will express my mood today and I have appended them to the current song.
Song 1 - Aspettami by Pink Martini (current song)
Song 2 - Feelings by Julio Iglesias & M. Albert
Song 3 - If You Go Away by Julio Iglesias
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Feelings
----------
Feelings
nothing more than feelings,
trying to forget my
feelings of love.
Teardrops
rolling down on my face,
trying to forget my
feelings of love.
Feelings...
For all my life I'll feel this.
I'd wish I'd never met you, girl.
You'll never come again.
Feelings...
Oh, oh, oh, feelings...
Oh, oh, oh, feelings
again in my life.
Feeling
feelings like I've never had you,
and feelings like I've never lost you,
again in my heart.
Feelings...
For all my life I'll feel this.
I'd wish I'd never met you, girl.
You'll never come again.
Feelings...
Oh, oh, oh, feelings...
Oh, oh, oh, feelings
again in my arms.
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If You Go Away
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If you go away on this summer day
Then you might as well take the sun away
All the birds that flew in the summer sky
When our love was new and our hearts were high
When the day was young and the night was long
And the moon stood still for the night-bird's song
If you go away - if you go away - if you go away
But if you stay I'll make you a day
Like no day has been or will be again
We will sail the sun we will ride on the rain
We will talk to the trees and worship the wind
Then if you go I'll understand leave me just
Enough love to fill up my mind
If you go away - if you go away - if you go away
If you go away as I know you will
You must tell the world to stop turning till
You return again if you ever do
For what good is love without loving you
Can I tell you now as you turn to go
I'll be dying slowly till the next hello
If you go away - if you go away - if you go away
But if you stay I'll make you a night
Like no night has been or will be again
I'll sail on your smile I'll ride on your touch
I'll talk to your eyes that I love so much
But if you go go I won' t cry though the
Good is gone from the word goodbye
If you go away - if you go away - if you go
Tuesday, 9 September 2008
The Hidden Morals Behind "Wall-E"
If you have watched the Pixar animation movie, WALL-E, I am sure you are entertained by the various elements of funny moments and some sad and touching moments inside the movie. But how many of you have actually decipher the hidden morals behind this animation movie?
I am writing with the understanding that you have had watched the show before reading this blog entry.
The first robot, WALL-E, is the typical jack within us, industrial, working for a living, leading a typical happy-go-lucky life.
The second robot, EVE, is the gal with the mission. Nothing will burden her in her search to finish the mission, blasting her way through all dangers.
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The first moral:
Zoom into the midst of the movie, when EVE have found a plant and has achieved a milestone in her mission, she happily deactivated herself, waiting for the spaceship to retrieve her. And all this while, WALL-E was trying to shelter her from the rain, shine, etc, showering her with undivided care and concern, endangering his life with all the lightning strikes, and expecting nothing back in return. All was in vain as EVE hardly even noticed. The mission is the only thing that matter to her.
Zoom into the next part of the movie, when EVE was delivering the plant to the spaceship captain, with WALL-E tagging along behind. During the commotion EVE discovered that the plant was missing at the captain bridge and getting labeled defective and after that was wrongly accused as a fugitive due to the actions of WALL-E, she blamed him without much thinking and quickly tried to send him away back to Earth in a escape pod. The mission is the only thing that matter to her.
Zoom into the next part, when EVE finally managed to sneak into the captain's pilot room, and finally delivered the plant to the captain, and when the captain (who is curious about the things going on Earth) projected her captured images, EVE saw for herself all the care and concern that WALL-E has given to her and she finally understood all the things that WALL-E has done for her. This was after her primary mission is completed.
Moral of the story: In life, we are blinded by our pre-set objectives in our mind that we remained oblivious to the events unfolding around us. Such is our narrow-mindedness that we sometimes realized things too late.
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The second moral:
Looking at the passengers inside the spaceship, enjoying their life. All are doing the same things, when the announcer tell everyone the change in fashion from red to blue, everyone switches without questioning. This is our life indeed. We are hostages inside our society so much that we are lost within, like a frog inside a well. All the frog see upward is the blue sky, and all we see are our mirror images reflected by the people around us.
It takes a fall caused by WALL-E on the guy called JOHN that he fell down from the hovercraft he is on and suddenly he realized that he does not know what he is doing and why he is in red colour. Likewise, the same for the gal called MARY whose hovercraft knocked into by WALL-E too. Together as JOHN and MARY stared outside their window of their spaceship at WALL-E and EVE dancing around space, they realized something called "Feelings" within themselves.
Moral of the story: Life is not about genuflecting and looking up to society for divine fate; it's really about lowering your head in humility and honesty and asking yourself what is actually within yourself.
I am writing with the understanding that you have had watched the show before reading this blog entry.
The first robot, WALL-E, is the typical jack within us, industrial, working for a living, leading a typical happy-go-lucky life.The second robot, EVE, is the gal with the mission. Nothing will burden her in her search to finish the mission, blasting her way through all dangers.
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The first moral:
Zoom into the midst of the movie, when EVE have found a plant and has achieved a milestone in her mission, she happily deactivated herself, waiting for the spaceship to retrieve her. And all this while, WALL-E was trying to shelter her from the rain, shine, etc, showering her with undivided care and concern, endangering his life with all the lightning strikes, and expecting nothing back in return. All was in vain as EVE hardly even noticed. The mission is the only thing that matter to her.
Zoom into the next part of the movie, when EVE was delivering the plant to the spaceship captain, with WALL-E tagging along behind. During the commotion EVE discovered that the plant was missing at the captain bridge and getting labeled defective and after that was wrongly accused as a fugitive due to the actions of WALL-E, she blamed him without much thinking and quickly tried to send him away back to Earth in a escape pod. The mission is the only thing that matter to her.
Zoom into the next part, when EVE finally managed to sneak into the captain's pilot room, and finally delivered the plant to the captain, and when the captain (who is curious about the things going on Earth) projected her captured images, EVE saw for herself all the care and concern that WALL-E has given to her and she finally understood all the things that WALL-E has done for her. This was after her primary mission is completed.
Moral of the story: In life, we are blinded by our pre-set objectives in our mind that we remained oblivious to the events unfolding around us. Such is our narrow-mindedness that we sometimes realized things too late.
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The second moral:
Looking at the passengers inside the spaceship, enjoying their life. All are doing the same things, when the announcer tell everyone the change in fashion from red to blue, everyone switches without questioning. This is our life indeed. We are hostages inside our society so much that we are lost within, like a frog inside a well. All the frog see upward is the blue sky, and all we see are our mirror images reflected by the people around us.
It takes a fall caused by WALL-E on the guy called JOHN that he fell down from the hovercraft he is on and suddenly he realized that he does not know what he is doing and why he is in red colour. Likewise, the same for the gal called MARY whose hovercraft knocked into by WALL-E too. Together as JOHN and MARY stared outside their window of their spaceship at WALL-E and EVE dancing around space, they realized something called "Feelings" within themselves.
Moral of the story: Life is not about genuflecting and looking up to society for divine fate; it's really about lowering your head in humility and honesty and asking yourself what is actually within yourself.
Monday, 1 September 2008
A new beginning~
The past is gone... And yes, I have waited and endured exactly 3 months before deciding to do this simple action - TOTAL DISENGAGEMENT!
Yes, I have officially deleted Princessy from my Facebook, Friendster and MSN accounts. I am over about the situation. Guys, don't ask me about her anymore~
Yes, I have officially deleted Princessy from my Facebook, Friendster and MSN accounts. I am over about the situation. Guys, don't ask me about her anymore~
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