VIRGO - The Perfectionist
Dominant in relationships. Conservative. Always wants the last word. Argumentative. Worries. Very smart. Dislikes noise and chaos. Eager. Hardworking. Loyal. Beautiful. Easy to talk to. Hard to please. Ha rsh. Practical and very fussy. Often shy. Pessimistic
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Saturday, October 4, 2008
I choose to be an adventurer, not a victim
I wrote this post months ago....
Eleven minutes
That's all it takes, it seems. Or so Paulo Coelho says. Well, i am reading the book for the second time. *blush*
Maria is such a smart woman. I love her thoughts... and my FAVE quote is "I can choose to either be a victim of the world, or an adventurer in search of treasure. It is a question of how i view my life."
Other beautiful quotes from the book:
1) Love is not to be found in others, but in ourselves; we simply awaken it. But in order to do so, we need the other person. The universe only makes sense when we have someone to share our feelings with.
2) In love, no one can harm anyone else; we are each of us responsible for our own feeling and cannot blame someone else for what we feel. I am convinced that no one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone.
The true experience of freedom : having the most important thing in the world without owning it.
3) I'm not a body with a soul. I'm a soul that has a visible part called the body.....
I need to write about love. I need to think and think and write and write about love - otherwise, my soul won't survive.
4) i can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's a question of how i view my life.
5) Although my aim is to understand love, and although i suffer to think of the people to whom i gave my heart, I see that those who touched my heart failed to arouse my body, and those who aroused my body failed to touch my heart.
6) And if nothing belongs to me, then there's no point wasting my time looking after things that aren't mine; it's best to live as if today were the first (or last) day of my life.
Maria is such a smart woman. I love her thoughts... and my FAVE quote is "I can choose to either be a victim of the world, or an adventurer in search of treasure. It is a question of how i view my life."
Other beautiful quotes from the book:
1) Love is not to be found in others, but in ourselves; we simply awaken it. But in order to do so, we need the other person. The universe only makes sense when we have someone to share our feelings with.
2) In love, no one can harm anyone else; we are each of us responsible for our own feeling and cannot blame someone else for what we feel. I am convinced that no one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone.
The true experience of freedom : having the most important thing in the world without owning it.
3) I'm not a body with a soul. I'm a soul that has a visible part called the body.....
I need to write about love. I need to think and think and write and write about love - otherwise, my soul won't survive.
4) i can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's a question of how i view my life.
5) Although my aim is to understand love, and although i suffer to think of the people to whom i gave my heart, I see that those who touched my heart failed to arouse my body, and those who aroused my body failed to touch my heart.
6) And if nothing belongs to me, then there's no point wasting my time looking after things that aren't mine; it's best to live as if today were the first (or last) day of my life.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Who?????
I have always been particular (or least i'd like to think so) when it comes to spelling ppl's names. I mean, i really appreciate it when my name is spelt properly. Shows you how they took the time and effort to make sure it is spelt correctly.
I made a big boo boo (to my surprise, really!) in one of my articles some time ago..... poor dude i interviewed. Ong and i wrote it, and was therefore published, as Wong. I still feel bad about it till now. So horrible of me. Ugh. So now i am a lot more careful. :)
Anyway, my name has been wrongly spelt all sorts of ways but never...NEVER EVER this way! Ha ha ha.... so funny!
Ms. Lojlin
I made a big boo boo (to my surprise, really!) in one of my articles some time ago..... poor dude i interviewed. Ong and i wrote it, and was therefore published, as Wong. I still feel bad about it till now. So horrible of me. Ugh. So now i am a lot more careful. :)
Anyway, my name has been wrongly spelt all sorts of ways but never...NEVER EVER this way! Ha ha ha.... so funny!
Ms. Lojlin
Breathtaking view
Hmmm...... can you imagine the cool, crisp air first thing in the morning?
I absolutely LOVE this place! And it's only an hour awayyyy...
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Estrella
Went to work extra early on Friday. Amazing.
Came home, went for a swim.
Then bought my fave Ramlee burger and sat at the garden.
Looking up to the sky, i asked, "When will there be stars?"
Estrella = star
Came home, went for a swim.
Then bought my fave Ramlee burger and sat at the garden.
Looking up to the sky, i asked, "When will there be stars?"
Estrella = star
Friday, September 26, 2008
A piece of me
Note : I wrote this in July 2008. Kept it as a draft all this while...
Feliz Cumpleanos! (Happy birthday!)
July 24 was my mummy’s birthday! She turned 65, but still looks REAL good for her age. Surely this is a great sign for moi, no? *fingers crossed* He he…
I had a lot of issues with my mum while growing up – most of the time I was verrry angry with her. Angry with her for what little memories I had when I was young, angry with her for leaving us twice, angry with her for what she did to my dad, angry with her for not letting us get to know her mother while she was alive, etc… the list is endless, really.
So, basically, I was a happy and busy child, but with lots of anger inside. I spent every day playing hockey and tennis and whatever that would keep away from home. There’s just so much I was feeling and mostly from what people told me, not what I remember. Actually I do not have much memories of childhood, which puzzles me. Weird.
Many things that happened would explain my fierce loyalty to my dad throughout my childhood till early adulthood. Moments when i wondered why he'd do that or put up with that? Or why did she do the things she did.... Now, i understand. I really, really do. Everyone sacrificed a part of themselves when they chose to commit. Anyways, this was my ‘light bulb’ moment quite recently. I do wish to remain a little mysterious so I choose not to go into much details here. Only a few of my real good friends know this.
Anyway, the reason I am bringing this up is because….… Time does pass super fast and I would like to share this. Hopefully, it will make a difference in any way.. no matter how small.
Few years ago, I had an epiphany. (i love this word - epiphany!)
Kids never think of their parents as anyone other than their parents. I used to think my dad knew ALL the answers to my questions. I could ask him any English word and he’d tell me the meaning almost immediately. Genius, I thought!
I expected them to be no one else but my parents – how parents should behave, focus attention only on work and children, buy our school supplies and uniforms, cook us dinner, us us us…all about us, etc. I think it’s a quite typical from any child.
Then as I grow older, I realize that parents are INDIVIDUALs first, and then they became parents (yet ANOTHER ‘light bulb moment’). We tend to forget that. We easily forget that they are individuals first before they became our parents. It’s easy to think that parents should behave in a certain way, work to provide us with support, food, education or whatever else just because they are our parents. And that’s it. Quite selfish, if you come to think about it, huh?
Everyone has a story to tell…… now that I understand them both a little better, I realised my wasted energy. Feeling angry for so long. I have learnt to ‘Live and let live’. And I look forward to spending time with my parents, and listen to their life experiences. Quite colourful, if I may add. Ha…
Since my ‘epiphany’, I have been sharing this thought of mine with many of my close friends. I think that we should just let them be, let them do what they want to do. As long as they’re doing what they wanna do and what makes them happy. My parents have been living apart for many years, though not divorced. They get along MUCH better apart.
I used to live with dad for many years, sometimes I felt like I was his 'wife'…. Looking out for him, making sure everything was ok. I have to admit I sometimes got irritated, wondering why do I have to do this instead of my own mother who is living in a different state. But the time spent is precious to me. We recently gave up the house we lived in for the past 15 years, he moved to Seremban while i am temporarily staying @ my sister's place before i decide on my next big move.
Funnily enough, now my parents are living ‘together’ – side by side (two separate houses) in Seremban. It’s quite amusing, really. I try to make it back one weekend every month and they get pretty ‘lively’ most of the time. More like arguing most of the time.
Even though I am the youngest in my family, I find myself being the moderator. One would complain about the other, and vice versa. And I have to ‘scold’ both of them. Seriously, I think they enjoy getting ‘told off’. Not in a rude way, of course. Kena slap la if rude!
And I love them both so much. And you know what? I would NOT change a single thing!
Feliz Cumpleanos! (Happy birthday!)
July 24 was my mummy’s birthday! She turned 65, but still looks REAL good for her age. Surely this is a great sign for moi, no? *fingers crossed* He he…
I had a lot of issues with my mum while growing up – most of the time I was verrry angry with her. Angry with her for what little memories I had when I was young, angry with her for leaving us twice, angry with her for what she did to my dad, angry with her for not letting us get to know her mother while she was alive, etc… the list is endless, really.
So, basically, I was a happy and busy child, but with lots of anger inside. I spent every day playing hockey and tennis and whatever that would keep away from home. There’s just so much I was feeling and mostly from what people told me, not what I remember. Actually I do not have much memories of childhood, which puzzles me. Weird.
Many things that happened would explain my fierce loyalty to my dad throughout my childhood till early adulthood. Moments when i wondered why he'd do that or put up with that? Or why did she do the things she did.... Now, i understand. I really, really do. Everyone sacrificed a part of themselves when they chose to commit. Anyways, this was my ‘light bulb’ moment quite recently. I do wish to remain a little mysterious so I choose not to go into much details here. Only a few of my real good friends know this.
Anyway, the reason I am bringing this up is because….… Time does pass super fast and I would like to share this. Hopefully, it will make a difference in any way.. no matter how small.
Few years ago, I had an epiphany. (i love this word - epiphany!)
Kids never think of their parents as anyone other than their parents. I used to think my dad knew ALL the answers to my questions. I could ask him any English word and he’d tell me the meaning almost immediately. Genius, I thought!
I expected them to be no one else but my parents – how parents should behave, focus attention only on work and children, buy our school supplies and uniforms, cook us dinner, us us us…all about us, etc. I think it’s a quite typical from any child.
Then as I grow older, I realize that parents are INDIVIDUALs first, and then they became parents (yet ANOTHER ‘light bulb moment’). We tend to forget that. We easily forget that they are individuals first before they became our parents. It’s easy to think that parents should behave in a certain way, work to provide us with support, food, education or whatever else just because they are our parents. And that’s it. Quite selfish, if you come to think about it, huh?
Everyone has a story to tell…… now that I understand them both a little better, I realised my wasted energy. Feeling angry for so long. I have learnt to ‘Live and let live’. And I look forward to spending time with my parents, and listen to their life experiences. Quite colourful, if I may add. Ha…
Since my ‘epiphany’, I have been sharing this thought of mine with many of my close friends. I think that we should just let them be, let them do what they want to do. As long as they’re doing what they wanna do and what makes them happy. My parents have been living apart for many years, though not divorced. They get along MUCH better apart.
I used to live with dad for many years, sometimes I felt like I was his 'wife'…. Looking out for him, making sure everything was ok. I have to admit I sometimes got irritated, wondering why do I have to do this instead of my own mother who is living in a different state. But the time spent is precious to me. We recently gave up the house we lived in for the past 15 years, he moved to Seremban while i am temporarily staying @ my sister's place before i decide on my next big move.
Funnily enough, now my parents are living ‘together’ – side by side (two separate houses) in Seremban. It’s quite amusing, really. I try to make it back one weekend every month and they get pretty ‘lively’ most of the time. More like arguing most of the time.
Even though I am the youngest in my family, I find myself being the moderator. One would complain about the other, and vice versa. And I have to ‘scold’ both of them. Seriously, I think they enjoy getting ‘told off’. Not in a rude way, of course. Kena slap la if rude!
And I love them both so much. And you know what? I would NOT change a single thing!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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