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lucky number 9

Published on September 1, 2010 in emotions, life and me. 5 Comments

August has been a load of madness and happiness.  Lots of traveling, crazy activities and constant thinking (but of course). Met some really nice people (and some not so nice – blah). In a nutshell;

  1. Beach holidays are the best!

  2. Diving is still superbly fun and I want to do more.
  3. I got my first ticket outside of Malaysia due to extreme blindness.
  4. Kermit the Frog, my favorite froggy, has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame!

  5. Jetlag can do crazy things to a person.
  6. Sea water at Cannon Beach during summer is freezing cold at 1C.
  7. Driving on the right side of the road feels the same.
  8. Seeing how trust of a decade is broken breaks certain faith. :|
  9. Still waiting.

Hoping for a good September. ;) *teehee*

what is a marriage?

Published on August 24, 2010 in emotions, life, love and thoughts. 9 Comments Tags: , .

What is a marriage? To me, a marriage is a promise 2 souls make to each other to love and cherish both individuals till ‘death do us part’. No? Being in a relationship is all about love and trust and sacrificing and compromising between the 2. No? In spite of the flaws that an individual may have, one can still wake up in the morning, 50 years from now thinking, ‘awww… I love this person so much’. No?

What is a marriage?

I still believe that the UP couple exist in real life. But many have told me UP couple is just fictional. That a marriage will just come to a point where there will be no love. It is not possible to wake up 50 years later and still have that same love feeling u have for the person sleeping next to you. All you feel after a while is just a sense of responsibility. Really? I mean seriously? If that’s the case, why bother getting married? We can all just continue going through the dating process and continue to change partners everytime we feel there’s ‘no-love’ anymore. Wouldn’t that be better for everyone?

It is bad enough to hear couples of my parents’ generation getting divorces after 20 to 30 years of marriage. To hear stories of people my age getting divorces, after only being married for a couple of years felt like a slap in the face.

Oh, and allow me to stress that when there is no love, the crazy 10 to 20 years that the two have been together is NOT going to save the relationship. The number of years is not a valid measurement of the strength of a relationship. No where near. I’ve hear too many people actually saying that they are getting married simply coz they have been together for a long time. All so very wrong.

*sigh*

So, what is a marriage to you?

:|

going around

Published on August 13, 2010 in life and me. 2 Comments

Bad situations that are repeated too many a time can suck the soul out of a person. For me at least. Perhaps there will come a day where all these negativities will just go away. Jump off a cliff or something.

*sigh*

May the beach do wonders. Crystal clear sea waters may do things to one’s brain.

around

Just another random thought; I love riding on the merry-go-round. I especially love those huge ones with really high horses. They are the best. I feel like a kid everytime I get on one of those horses.

Need to get some of the pics edited and uploaded in flickr soon.

you

Published on August 5, 2010 in life, love and me. 6 Comments

dahlias

Sure is.

p/s: Summer here sure is pretty. It is almost impossible not to smile just by looking at them flowers.

prada, gucci & …padini?

Published on July 18, 2010 in life, people and thoughts. 11 Comments Tags: .

Carrying a Gucci handbag, wearing Prada heels or throwing on an Armani shirt; are brands really that important to the society in this century? When one has certain brands stapled to their body, does that give them a different status in the society? Then again, is status really all that important?

I’ve been hearing stories and witnessing several situations myself, where girls (and guys) would go beyond any measure just to get a designer handbag, or shoe, or a coin pouch. I’m not talking about people who are incredibly rich, you know, those people where RM10k is just small change to them. I’m talking about the average joe; one who works for someone else, earning an average wage, clearly someone who can’t afford any of those designer brand items but still, they are chasing after the need to own all these designer brand items. What good does it do you if you carry a Gucci wallet with only RM10 in that designer wallet? It is beyond me why one would want to choose to go down that path.

Again, why does brand matter so much to some people? Wearing a certain brand does not make you more superior than the person standing next to you. It definitely does not make you a better person. Just coz you wear a Burberry coat does not make you a saint.

Perhaps for some, they are using the brand names to cover their flaws, sort of like branding themselves, thinking that those brand names could wrap them up in a little package that makes them a beautiful and nice person. But do remember that if you do have an ugly personality, no material or brand could cover that for you forever.

I believe that there is a certain amount of need to get items of better quality, but only for certain items. Shoes for instance, to protect those feet. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to be walking around with blisters forming on your feet, so paying a little extra for better shoes are usually wise. Perhaps a good classic watch that would last you a good while would be nice to have. But to spend every last penny you own on buying a designer item (even if it is just to buy a RM500 coin pouch) is really not all that worth it in the long run.

There is more to life than wearing an Armani suit.

p/s: 9 more days. I hope I don’t drown myself in too much shopping — no designer stuff of coz. I’m not rich you know. ;)

only once

Published on July 16, 2010 in life, me and thoughts. 2 Comments Tags: .

I plan to live my life to its fullest, with no regrets. *woot*

See, the thing about life is that we’re only given one chance to live it. Or rather, one life to live it. Life is not like a video game, where we are given a couple of lives to replay the game, should we “die” in the game. And we’re definitely not cats (But seriously, do cats really have 9 lives? Is it a fact?).

I have only one chance to live my current age now. There’s no reason for me to postpone the things that I want to do that I can do when I’m at this age, right? No reason at all.

I hate to live my life with regrets. To me, regrets does not necessarily equates to making stupid mistakes. Regret simply means doing or not doing something that would haunt you and pretty much makes you want to kick yourself for the rest of your life. I’ve made stupid mistakes in my life, but I don’t believe in regretting the way I have lived so far.

Again, I’ve got only one chance to live my life well. One chance to give all my love to the people who deserves them, one chance to do the things I want to do, one chance to go to places I want to go, one chance to just live it right. I’m not going to screw it up coz I’m not a believer of being given a 2nd chance.

If only everyone would realize that time is always ticking away.

So, what are you going to do with your one, wild and precious life?

if only we reflect

Published on June 9, 2010 in life, people and thoughts. 0 Comments Tags: , .

To a certain extend, we have to admit that it does not always feel good to be wrong. When our mistakes are pointed out, different people attend to the situation differently; some uses defense, some uses sarcasm, some just couldn’t be bothered. No matter what approach we use, it is important that we do a reflection on the situation itself. Are we really in the wrong? Or are they just talking rubbish?

It is rather common for anyone to use the defensive approach. Saying “No, that’s rubbish” is sometimes thought to be the easiest way out. But how many of us actually reflect upon ourselves before we take the defensive approach? Do we really believe that we are not wrong and that other person is just talking crap? Or are we simply living in denial?

I sometimes do take the defensive approach, especially when someone points out my mistake a little too quickly, leaving me no time to really think things through. It is like an instant reflex that my mind tells my mouth that we should defend first. The defensive approach, although widely use, may sometimes leave a huge negative mark in a particular situation. I had to learn it the hard way.

Reflecting on our mistakes and behaviors have been an “activity” my mum use to ask us to do before we go to bed, especially in a particular day when we do something really wrong. Over the years, it has become a habit to a point that sometimes, I think I reflect a little too much. Nonetheless, it is truly a very healthy activity.

We have to always be honest with ourselves. If we are wrong, we are wrong. Living in denial will eventually screw up our lives. To be honest, to admit that one’s wrong takes a lot of courage. Truth is, not everyone can do it or have the guts to do so. If only people could realize that it is no big of a deal, if we admit the mistake, learn from it and move on. Of coz, it would be a problem if one doesn’t learn from the mistake and allow history to repeat itself.

If only we would learn to reflect on ourselves more often and just be honest to ourselves for once, that we aren’t all that great after all.

Oh well.

ハ

Published on June 6, 2010 in life, love and movies. 2 Comments Tags: , , .

Watched Hachiko: A Dog’s Story earlier today. It tells the story of an Akita breed named Hachi who sees his master to work and waits at the nearby train station for his return from work everyday. One day, his master had a cardiac arrest at the university and he never made it home. Hachi continued to be at the train station everyday, at approximately 5pm, awaiting for the arrival of his deceased master. He waited for 10 years before he passed away.

This story is an adaption from a true story that happened in Japan. A bronze statue of Hachi was erected at the Shibuya Station in remembrance of his great loyalty to his master.

I bawled my eyes out watching this movie. This is even worse as compared to Marley & Me (book & movie). It teaches one about loyalty and love. It is truly moving to see how one dog can be so loyal to one person. Hachi did not ask for anything more than to wait at the station to welcome his master home, everyday without fail. Even after his master died, Hachi continued to wait for his return.

I think it is extremely difficult to find such loyalty and love being portrayed by a human. I’m not quite sure why. Maybe it is because humans are generally selfish. Maybe it is because humans will never reach the capability of such loyalty and love. Maybe it is because we don’t understand the true meaning of love. Or maybe it is simply because we aren’t dogs.

I’ll never forget this story. We humans tend to label dogs as just an animal, but I sometimes believe humans are more of an animal that a dog really is.

I’m still gonna believe in love. If a dog can do it, so can we.

p/s: Prepare a box of tissue. I can reassure you that you need it if you plan to watch this movie. I couldn’t stop crying – literally.

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