Too many labels in my gmail. I think I'm flooding under the overwhelming events.
hurhurhur.
cheers, stay positive!

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Nutella Confessions.

Drawing's therapeutic.
Now, that's de-stressing. ^^

Sidenote:
Pardon me, I forgotten I've got a red pen (even though I've just used it, inked my fingers red, and that it's right in front of my eyes). -_-"


Other tweakings of the same ole pic (loosely inspired by Warhol), yet relying on digital imaging for the final product --


(This pic that is produced from unintended effects of computer dysfunction will fall into one of my favourites - flawed perfection or perfectly flawed - hahahZ~ 的确是无心插柳柳成荫~)


(The intended effect)

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

真我的风采 - 刘德华

潮流下我獨行　祇知我仍然是我存在　仍然用信換情用誠換愛

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

The link.

Enlightened by her understanding of the weakest link between their acquaintanceship, she grimaced, the all-familiar queasy feeling jerked in her stomach. Some ties don't die.

Trying my hand at hint fiction.
Story based on a recent, mysterious yet brief encounter
that rejuvenated repressed memories,
which brought forth
undesirable emotional repercussions.

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

逆境 —— 你的咖啡

Sharing an article:

女兒情緒低落地對她的父親抱怨，說她的生命是如何如何痛苦、無助，她已失去方向，整個人惶惶然然，只想放棄。

問題似乎一個接著一個，讓她毫無招架之力。

當廚師的父親，二話不說，燒了三鍋水。當水滾了之後，他在第一個鍋子裡放進蘿蔔，第二個鍋子裡放了一顆蛋，第三個鍋子中則放進了咖啡。

狐疑的女兒望著父親，而父親則只是示意靜靜地看著滾燙的水 。

一段時間過後，父親把鍋裡的蘿蔔、蛋撈起來各放進碗中，把咖啡濾過倒進杯子，問：「寶貝，你看到了什麼？」女兒說：「蘿蔔、蛋和咖啡。」

父親把女兒拉近，要女兒摸摸經過沸水燒煮的蘿蔔，蘿蔔已被煮的軟爛；他要女兒拿起一顆蛋，敲碎薄硬的蛋殼，她細心觀察著這顆水煮蛋；然後，他要女兒嚐嚐咖啡，女兒笑起來，喝著咖啡，聞到濃濃的香味。

女兒謙虛恭敬地問：「爸，這是什麼意思？」父親解釋，這三樣東西面對相同的逆境，也就是滾燙的水，反應卻各不相同，原本粗硬、堅實的蘿蔔，在滾水中卻變軟了，虛爛了；這個蛋原本非常脆弱，它那薄硬的外殼起初保護了它液體似的內容物，但是經過滾水的沸騰之後，蛋殼內卻變硬了；而粉末似的咖啡，在滾燙的熱水中，它竟然改變了水。

「妳呢？我的女兒，妳是什麼？當逆境來到妳的門前，妳作何反應呢？妳是看似堅強的蘿蔔，但痛苦與逆境到來時卻變得軟弱，失去力量嗎？或者妳原本是一顆蛋，有著柔順易變的心？或者，妳就像是咖啡，咖啡把那帶來痛苦的沸水改變了，當它的溫度高升到一百多度時，水變成了美味的咖啡，當水沸騰到最高點時，它就愈加美味。」

同工們，當逆境到來，你可以像咖啡一樣，生活越是不如意，妳就會變得更好，而且將外在的一切轉變得更令人歡喜好嗎？

~ 来源：老友記週末電子報

~ * ~

Weeks ago, I came across this article at the best possible time.
It was the right remedy for the right moment.
When a good cup of coffee is brought right in front of you, why not immerse in a moment of bliss.

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Click here to try out really cool application. Up the speaker volume (slightly), click the squares randomly and ENJOY. :) :)

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

阳光般的感觉

Quite some people have commented things along the lines of "You always look so happy!" or "How do you stay so cheerful? It feels as though sun is shining down on us whenever I speak with you!" or "I always hear/miss your laughter while you were seated at the other corner!".

hahaZ, I am flattered.
Do I emit those cheerful aura?
(I reckon The Colleagues hadn't seen my morning face)


Well, that's good, spread only the wellness.
把悲伤、郁闷、不安留给自己吧。
我真的很忙、也真的很烦，我不是装的。
如果有人说没有压力，那是天底下最大的谎言。多么想达成至少六个钟头睡眠的愿望。
但是，最大的压力来源并不来自课业方面。至今，他们的情绪起伏，或时不时‘遇难’，才是我最担心、头疼的。他们会不会长大啊？怎么他们还没有到达Kohlberg的道德培养等级？？唉，真盼望他们开窍的一天。多么期盼他们茅塞顿开的那一天……

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Not only SK, KS-ing is also an art to learn. cheers.

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

幸福是什么？

有时我在想，现在青少年们学习的价值观、概念等到底是什么。
每个人都因他们的经历、遭遇，对东西所持的定义都不同。
有道问题是“你认为幸福是什么？”


其中一个答案是：

“幸福是好好读书，因为没有读书，就没有前途，没有前途就不会有幸福。
找一份好的工作，因为有一份工作才可以有钱，有了钱才可以过着幸福快乐的生活。”

再另一个：

“我认为幸福就是快乐。在生活中，如果我们好好读书，长大后找到一份好工作，薪水多，那时我们就觉得快乐。”

原来，对他们而言：

前途 + 钱 = 幸福快乐

原来，他们这个年代，将它们给等同了……




**当然，那是一部分青少年的观念。其中也有几个让我读到他们真挚的感言……

“……应该慢慢等待，而且要得到幸福，就要经历许多难事情。……本来没有完整的家……因为有了新爸爸让我感受到有一家人的幸福和温暖。”

“对我来说，我们有得吃也是一种幸福。因为有些人根本不知道有一些国家的人很穷………所以我们应该为我们拥有的东西感到幸福和知足”

“……能好好书考到好成绩，因为我要养父母亲。”

“幸福是不能用钱买的……不管发生什么事，妈妈都在我们的身旁……不管你有多少钱你都买不到。”

“你帮助别人之后，心里也会很开心，没有人能拿走你的快乐。”




当年，给自己的一份生日礼物是独自观看了Will Smith的Pursuit of Happyness.
时时刻刻能够保持快乐，即是Happyness。那是不是比得到Happiness更高的境界呢？
不过，我知道，现在的我不知道该怎么为这两个简单的汉字“幸福”下定义呢……自己想追求/要的幸福是什么呢？

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

Fight on!

When that happens, you don't suck it all up. You learn to find perfume to detoxify everything.




Now the truth has hit me. The story within a story, strange that it has only surfaced after 4 weeks ehZ? Why has it all happened in this perfectly timed period of time?? WHY? If only I was around to provide some form of guidance.. I knew they would have consulted me if I were around. Reality has it, I wasn't.
At least for now, I die in peace, albeit blaming them for impulsiveness/blaming on my incompetence to guide them, I am assured to know that they are still the same old bunch of people I know and care for deeply. No wonder I felt a deep sense of resignation instead of anger when sh*t happened. What happened was all because of a mere careless statement from the One in bid to achieve One's aim, without truly understanding their nature, leaving who but us to bear the dear consequences?????? Thanks for the bypass. Salute, not.

Dear all, we have already been through that much, so all the more we shall work through this together! fighto!

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

I can't hold it in any further: It's flawed.
How is it even possible that the theme of any prose or short story appears explicitly in the last paragraph (or in some rare cases, in the second last paragraph)?????? Come'on, surprise me! Nine chapters down, and it's all presented at face value!
So the editors meant to tell them that theme is right in your face, no need for analysis and comprehending, and are all in the last paragraph? So in times of practice, they just have to lift it from the text??????
Seriously flawed.
Shouldn't we start training higher order thinking -- that they are supposed to read, comprehend and derive at their own (legitimate) analysis of these texts?
bahZ.

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

不难发现，现在的歌词、音乐视频（MV/PV）都充满某些成分的暴力。
一首曲调平和的歌曲，似乎根本没有暗藏任何杀机的机会。不过，近年某些洋曲，歌词、遣词用字宣扬着谋杀、自杀、死亡等成分是不足为奇的。再配搭上大尺度、血腥、令人不安的画面，更是深深地注进观众的心。口口念念有词、不经意地哼唱这些歌词，素不知这些词句有可能主宰他们思维的一天。即使不是如此惊心动魄的题材，在这爱情泛滥的年代（或者，每个年代，每个区域，唯有“爱”是永恒的主题），渲染着随性的爱、恋情快速地告吹、毫无约束的博爱（唯独普爱众生的大爱看来有些欠缺），一切不再怀抱着‘长久’的内涵，像一用即扔的便利贴，不再可贵。
如此的世界，该如何确保他们不被牵着鼻子走？

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

hahahahZ.. Mr Brown's post on 4 April made my day! :P
(Not the content, but the language medium!)

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

完美主义还是现实主义？

我从来不曾觉得自己是个完美主义者。我就是那么邋遢、懒惰、愚笨（想找捷径却找不到捷径的那一类型）的一个人。直到这一年内，竟然有那么多人说我是个完美主义者…难道把一叠纸整理好，全部必须整整齐齐叠起来，以免有些被橡皮筋扯烂就叫完美主义？（这，对我来说，却是实实在在的现实主意！）还有，由于我觉得一个原本的排版非常丑陋碍眼，所以决定干脆痛苦一次，把一个模板从零开始做起，免去以后不安、不爽的情绪作祟这作风，也算完美？嗯……那只是宁愿短痛也不要长痛的现实主义吧？



edit 08/04/11:
In my haste to post this, I realized the title was "完美主意还是现实主意？". Zzzz.

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

I know writing this down simply doesn't add any jest to my life, nor does it brighten it any further.. But writing it out is simply a form of catharsis. SO, let me be.

Ever since the first week, these are the afternoons that are burnt away --

Week 1
23/3 Follow Up
24/3 Follow Up (yes, sadly, I stayed in Work Place till 6.30pm on this day)
25/3 Fri Activity (outside Work Place)

Week 2
28/3 Meeting outside Work Place
29/3 Follow Up
30/3 Internal Course
31/3 Internal Course
1/4 External Activity
2/4 External Activity
3/4 Follow Up

Week 3
4/4 Follow Up
5/4 Follow Up
6/4 Internal Duty
8/4 Fri Activity (inside Work Place)

Week 4
12/4 Course
13/4 Course
14/4 Internal Course / Hide-and-Seek
15/4 Duty/Work
16/4 External Activity

Week 5
19/4 Internal Course
20/4 Duty/Work
21/4 Duty/Work



I need to get a life.. JIAYOU!

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

这是我生平第三次——别人认出我、喊得出我的名字——还特别确定的情况。
这位将会是我这十几载会记得的第三个对我“熟悉”的陌生人……哈哈。

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

After checking my schedule for this month.. the only lament I have is..

April is the cruellest month...

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)

The thought of visiting my friend who is going to study overseas is making me very excited. :)
If no 'accidents' or unforeseen circumstances happen, I'm really looking forward to that trip coming true. :) :)

散心旅游

~ whatever happens, happens for a reason. =)