Review

Painting my grandma's room last week was really tiring, but the room was seriously transformed after that.

During the week, Josh reminded me of money, or rather, the lack of it. I may not agree with his ideas, but it just struck me -- my studies will cost a substantial amount of money.

Time to be frugal, like for example, "do I really want the more expensive tablet PC that Sonia warned me against?". Haha.

Words from Einstein

Sometimes in our relentless effort to find the person we love, we fail to recognise and appreciate the people who love us. We miss out on so many beautiful things simply because we allow ourselves to be enslaved by our own selfish concerns.

Go for the man/woman of deeds and not for the man/woman of words, for you will find rewarding happiness, not with the man/woman you love but with the man/woman who loves you more.

The best lovers are those capable of loving from a distance far enough to allow the person to grow but never too far to feel the love within your being.

To let go of someone doesn't mean you have to stop loving; it only means that you allow that person to find his/her own happiness without expecting him/her to come back. Letting go is not just setting the other person free, but is also setting yourself free from all the bitterness, hatred, and anger that you keep in your heart. Do not let the bitterness take away your strength and weaken your faith, and never allow pain to dishearten you; but rather let yourself grow with wisdom in bearing it.

You may find peace in loving someone from a distance not expecting something in return. But be careful, for this can sustain life but can never give enough room for us to grow. We can all survive with just beautiful memories of the past,but real peace and happiness come only with open acceptance of what reality is today.

There comes a time in our lives when we chance upon someone so nice and beautiful and we just find ourselves so intensely attracted to that person. This feeling soon becomes a part of our everyday lives and eventually consumes our thoughts and actions. The sad part of it is when we begin to realise that this person feels nothing more for us than just a friendship. We start our desperate attempt to get noticed and be closer, but in the end our efforts are still unrewarded and we end up being sorry for ourselves. You don't have to forget someone you love. What you need to learn is how to accept the verdict of reality without being bitter or sorry for yourself. Believe me, you would be better off giving that dedication and love to someone more deserving.

Don't let your heart run your life, be sensible and let your mind speak for itself. Listen not only to your feelings but to reason as well.

Always remember that if you lose someone today, it means that someone better is coming tomorrow. If you lose love, that doesn't mean you failed in love.

Cry if you have to, but make sure that tears wash away the hurt and the bitterness that the past has left with you. Let go of yesterday and love will find its way back to you. And when it does, pray that it may be the love that will stay and last a lifetime.

There are two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

There is no mistake so painful that love cannot forgive, no past so bitter that love cannot accept, and no love so little that we cannot start all over with.

Source: Love and Life, Albert Einstein (source unverified), via Carrie.

So not easy.

BE STRONG.

After talking to Gauri about it on MSN, it was late at night, so I succumbed to Google Reader.

My gawd. When I got to Aug 27, 2009, I suddenly felt hot.

Pak Nian, be strong. Keep the switch flipped the correct way.

It just makes me so sad. But it must be alright, because it's ok.

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F---. Apparently today's swim wasn't cooling enough. Gotta sweat it out tomorrow. Or with lacrimation, tonight.

Train

Happiness on the train is seeing someone give up their seat to the elderly.

It's alright, it's okay

I know I shouldn't let things get to me.

But it's so easy to fall into the cycle of negativity in this organisation. There, I just did it again.

Perhaps I need to tell myself that it's alright and it's okay. Positive song.

PS: I wonder why my Blogger isn't working properly.

Finisher of 21km!

I managed 21km with Brandon.

Haha. It was really good. :)

Anyways, I am thankful to all who have supported me, including friends who keep me in check when I get to negative.

Thank you.

And Gauri's back! Ha! Gonna have a few fun weeks while she's here.

Great stuff with Kenneth too! Haha. Keep it up with the NDP stuff, I guess. :)

Moderation

Maybe I was too greedy.

Or because I don't have any friends.

The cuteness of it all seems to help me tide this over, but would it be for real? I mean, it is real. But nothing can happen if all I get is a faded screen that is Not Responding.

I don't know what to think!

Would you cry just a little for me?

PS: Argh. And sigh.

What's there to celebrate?

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It is obviously a public good, characterised by non-excludability and non-rivalry.

Sometimes I wonder, why is it me who has to pay more for it? Why us?

While those idiotic civilians are celebrating away, or at the very least, enjoying their long weekend, have they forgotten about those who (are compelled to) toil and sweat?

I am confident that it is the very last thought on their minds.

Given my silence, I find myself unable to express my disappointment and fury. The long walk, the cool swim, have all turned up nothing.

So, we celebrate 44 years of success. The success of silence. The silenced half*. How everyone is made to believe we have grown, when all along, the very provision of the public good is, optimistically, the laughing stock of the land. How the hardworking work harder while the lazy get lazier.

How, at 2022 hours, more than several of the ignorant attempt to recall how equality is less than equal**. How peace is maintained by torture.

How the happy celebrators forget about all the unhappiness the rest quietly suffer from. How our prosperity is squandered away. And finally, how we will continue in the pursuit of such progress.

Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.

You fucking bunch of idiots.

*With the assumption that the independent assortment of alleles is not humanly tempered with.
**Especially when one drinks with a straw.

Self-destruction

It is strange.

When I am irritated I hurt the people who care most.