I have just visited my friend's blog..
His post (titled "when i say i love you"), is really fascinating. I don't really know him very well. However, by reading his post, I can guess what kind of person he is (though I might be wrong, who knows..)
Because that blog is written in Indonesian, I shall translate some sentences for the benefit of non-Indonesian speakers..
"Dulu saya berpikir cinta adalah sesuatu yang amat sangat rumit untuk didefinisikan, lebih dari apa yang dapat kita pikirkan, sangat kompleks dan sangat abstrak. Saya menganggap cinta benar2 melibatkan emosi semata dan benar2 bergantung pada suasana hati. Sekarang saya berpikir kalau cinta itu seharusnya simple dan murni. Cinta yang sejati harus diberikan kepada orang lain secara tulus dan murni. Cinta lebih dari emosi belaka, tetapi cinta adalah sebuah komitmen. Cinta bukanlah sebuah perasaan yang bisa muncul dan bisa hilang, tetapi cinta itu ada dan tidak akan pernah hilang jika kita mau memberikannya kepada seseorang."
I used to think that Love is very difficult to describe, more than what we can think. It's very complex and abstract. It depends on the situation and our moods. However, now, I think that Love should be simple and pure. It must be given to other people sincerely and purely. It's more than just emotion, it's a commitment. It's not just a temporary feeling. It does exist and we won't lose it if we want to give it to someone
After that, he gave a definition of Love according to the Bible (he is a Christian, so am I. So I know that he quoted this paragraph from the Bible.)
Love is patient and kind
It does not envy,
It does not parade itself,
It is not puffed up,
It does not behave rudely,
It does not seek its own interest,
It is not provoked,
It thinks no evil, It does not rejoice in iniquity,
But rejoices in the truth,
Bears all things,
Believes all things,
Hopes all things, Endures all things, Love never fails.
Sering kali kita dikendalikan keadaan. Tatkala seseorang memberi kita hadiah, seseorang memberi kita perhatian, seseorang mendukung kita, ataupun seseorang sudah menjadi seperti yang kita harapkan, kita begitu mudah mengatakan "aku mencintaimu". Bisakah kita tetap berkata "aku mencintaimu" ketika seseorang sudah menyakiti kita, melakukan hal yang kasar terhadap kita, lalai memberi yang terbaik untuk kita, atau bahkan membenci kita?
Quite often, we are directed by situation (we act according to the situation - my version). When someone is kind to us, it's easy for us to say "I love you". However, can we say "I love you" also when that someone hurt us, do something rude to us, fail to give us the best, or even hate us?
Mungkin ini terdengar terlalu idealis bagi kebanyakan orang yang menganggap hal ini mustahil dan tidak akan mungkin dilakukan kebanyakan orang. Betul, saya setuju. Setiap orang memiliki tendensi untuk meminta dan mengharapkan lebih dari seseorang.
Maybe it sounds too idealistic for most people. It may sound impossible. I agree. Every human has the tendency to ask more and expect more.
Jikalau kita memiliki seseorang yang sangat spesial bagi diri kita yang mau belajar mencintai kita, syukurilah. Janganlah menganggap semua pemberian dari seseorang itu hanyalah sesuatu yang seharusnya kita dapatkan. Seandainya kita bisa menemukan seseorang yang bisa kita cintai tanpa menjadi egois, itu betul-betul sebuah anugerah.
If you have someone very special who loves us, treasure him. Don't take that for granted. If we can find someone we can love, it's really a blessing for us.
And finally, he ended his post by writing in English (again, quoted The Bible)
"Love the Lord your GOD with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Love your neighbour as you love yourself"
I am so fascinated, can't agree more. Although it's somehow very idealistic and of course, it's easier said than done, but it's really a good reading and hopefully, each day, we are going closer towards that ideal state of Love.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
For my roomie, Zai Jian...
This post is dedicated only for my roomie...
I was allocated to stay with him started from 3 months ago. I didn't know him before. However, two people with outgoing personality can always stay together no matter what :D
He is taking business major, and I am from Mechanical Engineering.
He is year 1 student, and I am year 3.
He is Singaporean, and I am Indonesian.
He is active in hall activities, while my organizational activities are mostly in NTU Students' Union.
He likes playing rugby (if I am not mistaken), and for me, I only play badminton.
He adores Manchester United while Juventus is my only love since 1995 (which is, by the way, still the best football club in the world =) )
Seems that we are from different planet.. (maybe the only similarity between us is that we are both male..... and both of us are cute =P)
I like to read book before I slept, and sometimes I fall asleep while reading book. That's why, having a roommate who sleep later than me is really nice. He will switch-off the light so I don't need to stand to switch-off... And everytime he saw me fall asleep, he will off the light and only use study lamp. OK, that's simple thing, but simple things do make a big difference.
He is indeed a very friendly person. He taught me about different perspective. About how to manage time, and how to treat a girlfriend (I think his girlfriend is the luckiest girlfriend in the world.).
OK, it's only 3 months. However, rest assured, that period is really an important period in my life.
Thank you for being a nice roomie. Although after 7 May, you will be leaving our room, I really wish we can meet again in the future, just like the phrase "zai jian" which literally means "see you again."
Wei Loong, wish you all the best things in life and thank you again for everything...
Your roomie,
Ben
I was allocated to stay with him started from 3 months ago. I didn't know him before. However, two people with outgoing personality can always stay together no matter what :D
He is taking business major, and I am from Mechanical Engineering.
He is year 1 student, and I am year 3.
He is Singaporean, and I am Indonesian.
He is active in hall activities, while my organizational activities are mostly in NTU Students' Union.
He likes playing rugby (if I am not mistaken), and for me, I only play badminton.
He adores Manchester United while Juventus is my only love since 1995 (which is, by the way, still the best football club in the world =) )
Seems that we are from different planet.. (maybe the only similarity between us is that we are both male..... and both of us are cute =P)
I like to read book before I slept, and sometimes I fall asleep while reading book. That's why, having a roommate who sleep later than me is really nice. He will switch-off the light so I don't need to stand to switch-off... And everytime he saw me fall asleep, he will off the light and only use study lamp. OK, that's simple thing, but simple things do make a big difference.
He is indeed a very friendly person. He taught me about different perspective. About how to manage time, and how to treat a girlfriend (I think his girlfriend is the luckiest girlfriend in the world.).
OK, it's only 3 months. However, rest assured, that period is really an important period in my life.
Thank you for being a nice roomie. Although after 7 May, you will be leaving our room, I really wish we can meet again in the future, just like the phrase "zai jian" which literally means "see you again."
Wei Loong, wish you all the best things in life and thank you again for everything...
Your roomie,
Ben
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
A friendlier world...
Last night, I had a dream. To be honest, I am very bad in remembering dreams. The first thing I think in the morning is, "Do I lose weight today?" And after that, I straight away go to my weighing scale without thinking.
However, last night's dream is so shocking that I can't help but remembering it. I stood in front of a group of soldiers who planned to attack a small city. The reason is, that small city refused to pay tax. It's not that they are not loyal to the country, but because people there are extremely poor. I don't remember what my role was and the reason I was there (I told you, I am bad in remembering dreams).
However, just a few seconds before they started to bomb that small city, a group of innocent kids (I guess they are about 7 or 8 in age) passed by. I straight away shout to the soldiers "You are really heartless. Please think about the future of those kids!"
The soldiers were very angry and they planned to shoot me using their gun. However, using some negotiation techniques I learnt from school (Thanks God I took CPE810 subject before haha...), I managed to convince them that bombing a small city won't do any good. It's better for us to think about how we can help those people in their welfare so that they can pay tax in the future happily (I know, my dream always has a lame ending, but I can't choose, can I? =P)
It's only a dream. However, if that really happens to me, I will do exactly the same thing. I will stand up what I think is right and I will speak up my thoughts. This world is full of smart people with a heart made of gold, but not everyone dare to speak up their minds. That's why, it's very difficult to change the world. But here I am, a 21-year-old young man, will revolutionize the world one day... into a friendlier one.
Dear World, please wait for me. Meanwhile, please take care.
However, last night's dream is so shocking that I can't help but remembering it. I stood in front of a group of soldiers who planned to attack a small city. The reason is, that small city refused to pay tax. It's not that they are not loyal to the country, but because people there are extremely poor. I don't remember what my role was and the reason I was there (I told you, I am bad in remembering dreams).
However, just a few seconds before they started to bomb that small city, a group of innocent kids (I guess they are about 7 or 8 in age) passed by. I straight away shout to the soldiers "You are really heartless. Please think about the future of those kids!"
The soldiers were very angry and they planned to shoot me using their gun. However, using some negotiation techniques I learnt from school (Thanks God I took CPE810 subject before haha...), I managed to convince them that bombing a small city won't do any good. It's better for us to think about how we can help those people in their welfare so that they can pay tax in the future happily (I know, my dream always has a lame ending, but I can't choose, can I? =P)
It's only a dream. However, if that really happens to me, I will do exactly the same thing. I will stand up what I think is right and I will speak up my thoughts. This world is full of smart people with a heart made of gold, but not everyone dare to speak up their minds. That's why, it's very difficult to change the world. But here I am, a 21-year-old young man, will revolutionize the world one day... into a friendlier one.
Dear World, please wait for me. Meanwhile, please take care.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Another great story about life and its challenges
I got this story from my friend's blog. Enjoy... :)
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed Oolong tea. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
Then she ladled the Oolong out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and Oolong tea," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the Oolong. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The Oolong tea was unique, however. After they were in the boiling water , they had changed the water color and taste.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a Oolong tea?
Think of this: Which am I?
Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the Oolong tea? The tea actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the tea, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a Oolong tea?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed Oolong tea. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
Then she ladled the Oolong out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and Oolong tea," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the Oolong. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The Oolong tea was unique, however. After they were in the boiling water , they had changed the water color and taste.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a Oolong tea?
Think of this: Which am I?
Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the Oolong tea? The tea actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the tea, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a Oolong tea?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
Winning is so sweet
If there's one universal thing everybody loves, that must be winning.
I won total of 6 badminton matches today. I won card game twice (which are subsequently, my second and third winning of card game in my entire life. I am not into card game, but I enjoyed today's games. It must be because I WON it. I WON IT, I must repeat it several times.)
For me, life is about winning. If you can't win, you lose, it's that simple.
However, you have the right to choose your games. It's sometimes not very easy to choose what games you are going to contest at. But for me, the rule of thumb is, I will only play in games that I am going to win. So I have to make sure that I win in everything I decided to come into. That's selfish, I know. But everybody is selfish anyway...
However, although I like to win everything, sometimes, I need to lose. It sounds like I contradict myself, but it's not. In economics theory, there is so-called marginal benefit and marginal cost. You do something if marginal benefit outweighs the cost, and if marginal cost outweighs the benefit, oh man, you better do something better.
In life, I learn that you simply CAN'T please everybody. Some people are just so negative.
In life, I learn that you can be sad, that's very human. But being sad for so long is just stupid.
I learn also that playing arguments with idiots is pointless. You can win, but so what? If you want to satisfy ur ego, you better pick more competitive debaters.
I learn the hard way that you simply can't make someone loves you. They might admire you or get impressed, but they will never love you if the feeling is just not there. I am a great believer of love at the first sight. If the feeling is not there for the first time, it is most probably not going to be there.
I learn that the best way to win friends is by being sincere at all times. Sincerity is, I guess, one of the sweetest characters of human.
I learn that liars will get some small victories at the beginning, but only honest people will win really big.
I learn that loyal person is really one in a million. You better treasure them.
I learn that you need to surround yourself with good people if you want to stay good. That explains why Roger Federer and Tiger Woods are good friends.
I learn that happiness or sadness is a state of mind. You can choose to be happy or sad.
Knowing those principles helps me to pick my battles, and helps me to win them. Losing sucks, everybody knows that (If you don't know that, please watch The Apprentice.)
I won total of 6 badminton matches today. I won card game twice (which are subsequently, my second and third winning of card game in my entire life. I am not into card game, but I enjoyed today's games. It must be because I WON it. I WON IT, I must repeat it several times.)
For me, life is about winning. If you can't win, you lose, it's that simple.
However, you have the right to choose your games. It's sometimes not very easy to choose what games you are going to contest at. But for me, the rule of thumb is, I will only play in games that I am going to win. So I have to make sure that I win in everything I decided to come into. That's selfish, I know. But everybody is selfish anyway...
However, although I like to win everything, sometimes, I need to lose. It sounds like I contradict myself, but it's not. In economics theory, there is so-called marginal benefit and marginal cost. You do something if marginal benefit outweighs the cost, and if marginal cost outweighs the benefit, oh man, you better do something better.
In life, I learn that you simply CAN'T please everybody. Some people are just so negative.
In life, I learn that you can be sad, that's very human. But being sad for so long is just stupid.
I learn also that playing arguments with idiots is pointless. You can win, but so what? If you want to satisfy ur ego, you better pick more competitive debaters.
I learn the hard way that you simply can't make someone loves you. They might admire you or get impressed, but they will never love you if the feeling is just not there. I am a great believer of love at the first sight. If the feeling is not there for the first time, it is most probably not going to be there.
I learn that the best way to win friends is by being sincere at all times. Sincerity is, I guess, one of the sweetest characters of human.
I learn that liars will get some small victories at the beginning, but only honest people will win really big.
I learn that loyal person is really one in a million. You better treasure them.
I learn that you need to surround yourself with good people if you want to stay good. That explains why Roger Federer and Tiger Woods are good friends.
I learn that happiness or sadness is a state of mind. You can choose to be happy or sad.
Knowing those principles helps me to pick my battles, and helps me to win them. Losing sucks, everybody knows that (If you don't know that, please watch The Apprentice.)
Friday, April 20, 2007
Some questionnaire
Layer One: On The Outside
Name: Ben
Birth Date: 6 April 1986
Current status: single by choice (those 3 words are equally important.)
Eye Colour: Dark brown
Hair Colour: Black
Righty or Lefty: Righty
Layer Two: On The Inside
Your Heritage: Chinese
Your Fears: loneliness
Your Weakness: over-confidence
Your Perfect Pizza: low-fat one
Layer Three: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Your Thoughts First thing when I wake up: what time is it?
Your Bedtime: between 1 to 2.30
Your Most Missed Memory: i think i miss every single second of my life haha..
Layer Four: Your Pick
Pepsi or Coke: plain water. That's the healthiest.
McDonald’s or Burger King: BK. But Subway definitely outshine those two.
Single or Group Dates: Single
Adidas or Nike: Nike
Tea or Nestea: tea
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: Cappuccino
Layer Five: Do You..
Smoke: nope.
Curse: haha sometimes, but try not to
Take a shower: this morning =P
Have a crush: yes. Her name is Miss Heat Transfer
Think you’ve been in love: yes
Go to school: yes
Want to get married: most probably yes
Believe in yourself: yes. a great deal.
Think you’re a health freak: oh, i outshine most girls for this.
Layer Six: In The Past Month
Drank alcohol: yes.
Gone to the mall: yes definitely
Been on stage: nope
Eaten sushi: yes
Dyed your hair: no
Layer Seven: Have You Ever..
Played A Stripping Game: *blushing* no lah
Changed Who You Were To Fit In: sometimes
Layer Eight: Age
You’re Hoping To Be Married: late 20s to early 30s
Layer Nine: In a Girl/Guy
Best Eye Colour: black
Best Hair Colour: no preference
Short Hair or Long Hair: prefer short hair
Layer Ten: What Were You Doing
1 Min Ago: decided to fill in this questionnaire
1 Hour Ago: eating
4.5 Hours Ago: studying (exam time T_T)
1 Month Ago: can't remember
1 Year Ago: oh please. My memory is not that good.
Layer Eleven: Finish The Sentence
I Love: eating (oops..)
I Feel: great
I Hate: liars
I Hide: my secrets
I Need: 48 hours a day.
Layer Twelve: Tag five people..
Herry
Sharon
myself
myself
myself =P
Name: Ben
Birth Date: 6 April 1986
Current status: single by choice (those 3 words are equally important.)
Eye Colour: Dark brown
Hair Colour: Black
Righty or Lefty: Righty
Layer Two: On The Inside
Your Heritage: Chinese
Your Fears: loneliness
Your Weakness: over-confidence
Your Perfect Pizza: low-fat one
Layer Three: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Your Thoughts First thing when I wake up: what time is it?
Your Bedtime: between 1 to 2.30
Your Most Missed Memory: i think i miss every single second of my life haha..
Layer Four: Your Pick
Pepsi or Coke: plain water. That's the healthiest.
McDonald’s or Burger King: BK. But Subway definitely outshine those two.
Single or Group Dates: Single
Adidas or Nike: Nike
Tea or Nestea: tea
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: Cappuccino
Layer Five: Do You..
Smoke: nope.
Curse: haha sometimes, but try not to
Take a shower: this morning =P
Have a crush: yes. Her name is Miss Heat Transfer
Think you’ve been in love: yes
Go to school: yes
Want to get married: most probably yes
Believe in yourself: yes. a great deal.
Think you’re a health freak: oh, i outshine most girls for this.
Layer Six: In The Past Month
Drank alcohol: yes.
Gone to the mall: yes definitely
Been on stage: nope
Eaten sushi: yes
Dyed your hair: no
Layer Seven: Have You Ever..
Played A Stripping Game: *blushing* no lah
Changed Who You Were To Fit In: sometimes
Layer Eight: Age
You’re Hoping To Be Married: late 20s to early 30s
Layer Nine: In a Girl/Guy
Best Eye Colour: black
Best Hair Colour: no preference
Short Hair or Long Hair: prefer short hair
Layer Ten: What Were You Doing
1 Min Ago: decided to fill in this questionnaire
1 Hour Ago: eating
4.5 Hours Ago: studying (exam time T_T)
1 Month Ago: can't remember
1 Year Ago: oh please. My memory is not that good.
Layer Eleven: Finish The Sentence
I Love: eating (oops..)
I Feel: great
I Hate: liars
I Hide: my secrets
I Need: 48 hours a day.
Layer Twelve: Tag five people..
Herry
Sharon
myself
myself
myself =P
Virginia Tech Tragedy
My deepest condolence for 32 students of Virginia Tech who were shot last Tuesday by their fellow student Cho Seung-hui (sadly to be said, an Asian).
I really wish that bilateral relation between US and South Korea (and Asian countries in general) will not be affected much by this tragedy.
No matter what his motive is, may all the souls rest in peace.
I really wish that bilateral relation between US and South Korea (and Asian countries in general) will not be affected much by this tragedy.
No matter what his motive is, may all the souls rest in peace.
Idiot mistake!!! Argghhh..
I've finished two out of 5 exams today.. If I rate yesterday's exam as "bad", only 1 word can describe today's.. disastrous.
For some questions, I have no idea what the hell that question is about.
For some questions, I used common sense that has nothing to do with the subject.
And for one question, which is very similar with past year's paper, I even made a serious mistake there. I am so frustrated that I cant even remember that particular question which I did less than 72 hours ago. I cant believe it.
This is one of the most terrible mistake I've ever make in exam for 21 years of my life. Please dont console me saying that it's okay to make mistake. I know, it is NOT okay, and I feel really bad.
I still have 3 more papers to go. I need to study really hard to make up for the two papers I've failed.
For some questions, I have no idea what the hell that question is about.
For some questions, I used common sense that has nothing to do with the subject.
And for one question, which is very similar with past year's paper, I even made a serious mistake there. I am so frustrated that I cant even remember that particular question which I did less than 72 hours ago. I cant believe it.
This is one of the most terrible mistake I've ever make in exam for 21 years of my life. Please dont console me saying that it's okay to make mistake. I know, it is NOT okay, and I feel really bad.
I still have 3 more papers to go. I need to study really hard to make up for the two papers I've failed.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Exam is (officially) started.
When you notice me look a bit (or very) lost, you can be sure, it's exam time.
While exam is coming in less than 96 hours from now, I feel that I've just started this semester. Some of my lecture notes were just printed freshly from the printer yesterday. Some of them will never be printed, because as a natural conserver, I want to save a bit of trees (and some coins in my wallet, which is also important)
In spite of everything, here I am. I will do my best for my exam. Everything else is secondary, included my weight. Yes, I've allocated some additional kilograms for my exam, so please don't tell me that I gain weight during exam, I know it better than you that yes, I am getting fat. But who cares. Who cares that you are 105 kgs when you can get your straight A..
Everyone, wish me luck.. I need tons of it..
While exam is coming in less than 96 hours from now, I feel that I've just started this semester. Some of my lecture notes were just printed freshly from the printer yesterday. Some of them will never be printed, because as a natural conserver, I want to save a bit of trees (and some coins in my wallet, which is also important)
In spite of everything, here I am. I will do my best for my exam. Everything else is secondary, included my weight. Yes, I've allocated some additional kilograms for my exam, so please don't tell me that I gain weight during exam, I know it better than you that yes, I am getting fat. But who cares. Who cares that you are 105 kgs when you can get your straight A..
Everyone, wish me luck.. I need tons of it..
Sunday, April 15, 2007
A nice story about love and marriage...
One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is love? How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing.
His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk?"
Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end.
His teacher then said, "And that is love."
On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage? How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest tree, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was only an ordinary tree.
His teacher asked, "Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"
Plato answered, "Because of my previous experience. I walked halfway through the forest, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity."
His teacher then said, "And that is marriage."
His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing.
His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk?"
Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end.
His teacher then said, "And that is love."
On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage? How can I find it?"
His teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest tree, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was only an ordinary tree.
His teacher asked, "Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"
Plato answered, "Because of my previous experience. I walked halfway through the forest, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity."
His teacher then said, "And that is marriage."
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