Sunday, September 26, 2004
I got this in my mailbox... again.. and thought that it will be good to include it in my book..hmmm .. some of the stuff are already written in the book, cuz they're general knowledge and common sense (n still nobody does them) can't resist a good email... ;)33 things 'bout HAPINESS > >
1. No one can define happiness. You have to be unhappy to understand it. >
2. Happiness is the result of being too busy to be miserable >
3. Happiness does not come from what you have but what you are. >
4. To be happy, do not add to your possessions but subtract from your desires. >
5. Happiness is where you find it and very seldom where you seek it. >
6. It seems that some people can't be happy unless they're unhappy. >
7. Wealth may not bring happiness, but it seems to bring a pleasant kind of misery. >
8. Happiness is a place somewhere between too much and too little. >
9. True happiness may be sought, thought or caught - but never bought. >
10. A lot of happiness is overlooked because it doesn't cost anything. >
11. For every minute you're angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness. >
12. Some people find happiness by making the most of what they don't have. >
13. Two things contribute to happiness, what we can do without and what we can do with. >
14. People whose main concern is their own happiness seldom find it. >
15. The surest path to happiness is losing yourself in a cause greater than yourself. >
16. The plain fact is that human beings are happy only when they are striving for something worthwhile!!! >
17. Happiness is the heart not the circumstances!!! >
18. Freedom is the right all people have to be as happy as they can. >
19. The place to be happy is here, the time to be happy is now, the way to be happy is to make others so!!! >
20. Happiness is not perfected until it is shared with others. >
21. The surest way to have happiness and peace of mind is to give them to somebody else!!! > 22. To find happiness you must be willing to ignore what life owes you and think about what you owe life!!! >
23. Happiness is within but it does not get there by itself. >
24. The person who gets along in the world is the one who can look cheerful and happy, when he isn't. >
25. Happiness will never come to those who fail to apprecieate what they have!!! >
26. Happiness is the conviction that we are loved in spite of ourselves. >
27. Happiness adds and multiplies as we divide it with others. >
28. To love others makes us happy, to love ourselves makes us lonely!!! >
29. All we are guaranteed is the pursuit of happiness. You have to catch up with it yourself.
30. Happiness is a healthy mental attitude, a grateful spirit, a clear conscience, and a heart full of love. >
31. The best way for a person to have happy thoughts is to count his blessings not his cash. >
32. He who continually searches for happiness will never find it. Happiness is made, not found!!!
33. That thou happy, owe to God; that thou continues such, owe to thyself, that is to thy obedience
si Monyet @ 9/26/2004 01:36:00 AM
Sometimes reading forwards in your email can lift u up when u're feeling down.. like how I'm feeling right now... very very disappointed in people's intelligence about simple matters and about common sense... *sigh* and about people's selfish ways, mostly... *sigh* are there no good human beings left? I refuse to believe that... I believe that there's still goodness in this cruel world... (this is what happens when you deal with a lot of people almost daily... very very frustrating! I have to take a lot of crap from people... so I feel blue at least once a week... hahaha... nice goin there... yeah rite!)
well, the email that I got: people I know....
People come into your life for a Reason, a Season or a Lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have
expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend, and they are! They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part, or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and
force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered, and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come
to share, grow, or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace, or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons: things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person, and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life.
si Monyet @ 9/26/2004 01:28:00 AM
Monday, September 20, 2004
This world is so evil...if only people would live peacefully side by side, loving each other...helping each other out...
"One person cannot make a difference" you would say.
But if every one of us change that to: I can make a difference....and a million ppl are doing it... n then everyone else does it...
But I guess the end of the world would sooner come than world peace. It makes more sense to wait for the end of the world than to wait for world peace to exist...
*Sigh* oh well... whatever... God have mercy on us all... :(
si Monyet @ 9/20/2004 10:58:00 AM
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
So I came to my morning class, it was packed to the door... so many people sat on the floor... and the lecture hall was like...HUGE... I guess there were more than 600 people there (World religion class). The course was pretty interesting... discussing Judaism, Christianity, and Islam...So I managed to study for 4 hours today. This guy next to me was lecturing his new fren about meditation, enlightening, Supreme being n all that stuff... He didn't even get the point! To be unselfish! There he was, looking right at me, and I was covering my ears becuz I was trying to study! Geez... To hell with all his point of views and stuff, I don't wanna hear it becuz he obviously doesn't put it into practice...pfft...
n then came "Childhood developmental Psych" lecture... I saw my fren. She was my frist fren at U of T. She's a Moeslem, and so she covered her hair n stuff... all u can see is her face, that's it... She's sooo beautiful and charming. I almost didn't recognize her because she's gotten so skinny, her face was all bony n stuff.
"Hey, M, is that u?" I greeted. She turned around and said "Heyyyy..."
"So, I heard u got married?" I asked, having heard from her fren over the summer.
"Yeah, and I got a miscarriage too...I was so depressed." She answered... So that's how she lost all that weight, she lost a lot of blood from the miscarriage... ooowww....poor thing...
So we talked... she took a year off school and came back this yr... She's been married for 2 yrs now, n she's 20. Oh my... n so we chatted for an hour...
That's pretty much the highlight of my day...
Work was the same old boring stuff... everything was perfect except for this one bitchy lady who yelled at my fren "Don't give me the attitude!" Hahaha.. screw her...
But there was this nice guy... complained about his phone charges... n then I blurted out "hey, u came here before and i talked to u about this too." n he said, "yeah... u're the only who understands and was nice to me about it." I told him to go complain to customer service and threaten them or something. He called earlier that day too, and I talked to him. Before he left, he said, "Thank u very much, now I feel better. Too bad u're not a waitress, I would have given u a large tip." Hahaha... I don't know if he meant that in a good or bad way.... hahahaha... whatever...
Anyhow, gonna watch "Girl next Door" now...
si Monyet @ 9/14/2004 11:39:00 PM
Sunday, September 12, 2004
I think that if people do not speak or understand the language of the country they live in, they should just go back to their own country...What bothers me is that even though they don't understand the people around them, they're very hostile to those who do understand... ckckck... how selfish! they think that they are better than everyone else and that that country's language is not worth knowing or what? pfft! losers with capital L!
"No English!" with a very rude tone... I feel like telling them to f**k off, u know... I don't have to take this crap from them... I'm nice to them, it's not like I yell at them or something! If they are polite, I could have explained very patiently... but nooo... they yell at me... pfft... I should be the one yelling in frustration because they are sooo stupid!
Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh screw u people... eeeeeeerrrrrrrrr
Why do people like to make other people's lives miserable? aaaaaarrrrggghhhh....
But aside from that very frustrating situation, the day's been quite pleasant... phew...
Alrite, go to bed now... church tomorrow morning... n then wash the car n vaccum it too... n dad's car too... hiks.. it's a good workout, I guess... my sister n I will be having fun for sure...
si Monyet @ 9/12/2004 01:43:00 AM
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Artist: Frou-FrouSong: Holding Out For A Hero (Shrek 2)
Where have all the good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where's the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need
(Chorus)
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet
(Chorus)
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I would swear that there's someone somewhere
Watching me
Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach
Like the fire in my blood
si Monyet @ 9/08/2004 08:17:00 PM
Artist: Dashboard Confessional Lyrics
Song: As Lovers Go LyricsShe said
"i've gotta be honest,You're wasting your time if you're fishing round here."
And i said "you must be mistaken,Cause i'm not fooling...this feeling is real"
She said "you gotta be crazy,What do you take me for? Some kind of easy mark?"
No, you've got wits, you've got looks, You've got passion, but I swear that you've got me all wrong."
All wrong.
All wrong.
But you got me...
I'll be true, i'll be useful...
I'll be cavalier...i'll be yours my dear.
And i'll belong to you...If you'll just let me through.
This is easy as lovers go,So don't complicate it by hesitating.
And this is wonderful as loving goes,
This is tailor-made, whats the sense in waiting?
And i said "i've gotta be honestI've been waiting for you all my life."
For so long i thought i was asylum bound,
But just seeing you makes me think twice.
And being with you here makes me sane,
I fear i'll go crazy if you leave my side.
You've got wits...you've got looks,
You've got passion but are you brave enough to leave with me tonight?
Tonight.
Tonight.
But you've got me...
si Monyet @ 9/08/2004 08:14:00 PM
Monday, September 06, 2004
Just finished watching "Golden Bowl". It's an old movie, has all the right casts in it, and one of my favorite actresses, Kate Beckinsale.It's more like reality, where people who are sincere, kind, and true are almost always deceived. This world is full of evil people who cannot bear the sight of seeing other people happy. *sigh* They just have to ruin other people's lives. That should satisfy their rotten hearts, no? Oh, no! They want more... they are never satisfied.
I wish I'd seen "Me, Myself and Irene" instead of this sad drama. Now I'd see if I can sleep tight... so easily troubled by silly things... that's me... *sigh* I know that worrying about anything does no good... but it's sooo hard to just stay calm all the time, you know... so trouble-less... if there is such a word...not to be troubled by anything at all. Well, it's heartless, no? I don't know... What do I know anyway... pfft...
How can we know if someone we think we know so well and love so much may be a fraud? We can't. We'll find out, though, sooner or later. Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone get along with each other, without any thought of jealousy... Well, I think life would lose its artistic side and its beauties... Ha! But weren't we originally created to live peacefully??? How confusing...
"Life is Beautiful" is truly a beautiful movie. I wish I can possess just some of the father's positive outlook on life and all its troubles. He never lets anything come between him and his happiness. Amazing... if I can only know one person with such fine personalities... It might inspire and encourage people to look on the bright side of every disaster in the world. Well, heck...we'd all be happy and peaceful...
Well, I don't think I can change ten people, let alone the world. But I'd like to give it a try, then at least I'd die trying. What am I, crazy? I can influence people, though, if it's for the better, why not?
Just got news that my distant aunt was diagnosed with cancer (A lot of people in my family have lately been diagnosed with terrible things...so many people to pray for, I don't think I can remember them all in my prayers, but God knows best, I guess) The cancer is the size of a volleyball in her stomach, and next week she's gonna lose all her hair from the chemo...
So sad...and it doesn't help that her husband is an atheist... how terrible... I pray for the best for her soul... that's all I can do... What can we do when it comes to God's will on us? Nothing. We can fight and fight to no avail... because His will will be done no matter what...Please... Have mercy Lord...We are all counting on Your mercy... But whatever happens, happens for a reason... good reasons... I am sure of that... :)
Now that my burden is lighter, I'm going to bed. Aaahhh...the bed feels good...
si Monyet @ 9/06/2004 10:40:00 PM
People...
You can never change the way the feel
Better let them do just what they will
For they will
If you let them
Steal your heart from you
...
Fooled me with the tears in your eyes
Covered me with kisses and lies
So goodbye
But please don't take my heart
(these 2 verses are taken from Michael Bublé's song, Kissing a Fool)
People...
Outside they can be so beautiful
So charming, so bright
They fool all those around them
Except the ones with true hearts
And courage to see them for who they are
And for what they are (this verse is mine)
*sigh* kok jadi blue gini siihhh... aarrrggghhh... cheer up! I'm not ready to go down yet. I'm scared, but I can take all the world's madness, I will try my best...with God's help, of course... Bring them on!
si Monyet @ 9/06/2004 10:36:00 PM
Sunday, September 05, 2004
*sigh* Today work sucked.. I don't know why, but me and my co-worker just felt like crap the whole night. The customers were mostly nice and nondemanding...but there's something wrong... we're not sure what, we just felt cranky. There was so much negative energy or some other crap... whatever...I got home, turned on my computer, hoping that some good songs would lift me up. It worked, and I laughed so hard reading my fupei testimonials... especially the ones from J. Too bad the continuation of the story is not written yet. There were a lot of words I couldn't make sense yesterday, but today I pretty much understood them all. I'm laughing hard because I can just picture his face when he wrote the story... lol... it must have hurt him badly to write it... lol.
I should reply all these emails from my fren...which remind me, I still haven't read one of them. So hopefully this email will make me feel even better.
I haven't been able to get some good sleep these past few days, and it's not because I'm thinking a lot, but I just kept waking up every few hours... sleepless nights for no reason why...
Hmmm...maybe this is why I'm just soooo exhausted... I feel drained. Monday's labor day, I hope it'll be a good day off for me... I hope things will be okay at work tomorrow so I don't have to come in. Oh well, that's life... it's all good, I guess... I have a lot to be thankful for... :)
si Monyet @ 9/05/2004 01:39:00 AM
Thursday, September 02, 2004
Got an email from my old friend... said she missed me much and hoped that I still remembered my old "home". That part did not upset me. Then she said that she was single and lonely again and that she felt unhappy. and I said to myself: Another one??? Oh my LORD!Why is it that so many people think happiness can only be achieved by having a girlfriend or a boyfriend??? Why is it that so many people don't understand???
Is it so hard? are people so blind and deaf? Arrrrggghhhhhh!
Why are women so weak? I mean not physically, but emotionally, mentally, I don't know. It pains me so much to see people grieve over stupid things. I don't mean that love is stupid. Love is beautiful...
If I have magic powers, I will pull out that friend of mine and shake her up and make her open her eyes and ears to reality. Wake up, girl! Life's not that bad... get out of your depression and embrace it! I want to make her happy, but I don't know how... I feel helpless, powerless... and useless because I cannot be there for her.
Enough grieving for one unhappy friend... I just made another one laugh tonight (and made her "forget" about her sorrow for one hour)... so life's good!
My grieving for my friends won't help them... *sigh*
You don't need many friends, just one who is always there 4 u and who loves you for who you are and cares only about your happiness. We're never alone... that feels good, huh... knowing that...
that's it for tonight... I feel so much better already
si Monyet @ 9/02/2004 11:18:00 PM
Deal log,
My little sister woke up today and yelled, "Oh no! The tooth fairy didn't come!" She moaned and whined. I cursed quietly and said to myself, "Oh darn! I forgot to take her tooth and put a present under her pillow."
So I tried to explain to my little sister that may be the tooth fairy had too many teeth to pick up last night. She wouldn't hear of it. She was grumpy for a few hours and I felt really bad. I'd been a very bad sister.
So I finally came up with a solution.
"Where did you put your tooth last night?" I asked her curiously. She said, "On my desk."
My face lit up. "Well, that's why tooth dairy didn't come. You put your tooth in the wrong place. You're supposed to put it under your pillow, silly."
Her face lit up. "So that's why!" She exclaimed.
I comforted, "Well, I'm pretty sure she will come back tonight if you put your tooth under your pillow."
She was happy once again. "Can you remind me to put it under my pillow? If I forget, can you please put my tooth under my pillow?"
"Of course, sweetie." I replied happily.
I also wrote a letter, pretending it to come from the tooth fairy. I'm gonna put the letter and the present on her bed tonight. We'll see how she reacts in the morning. I hope it will make her day.
This is the letter from the tooth fairy:
Dear little girl,
So this tooth in the pink container is yours. I wasn’t sure last night, so I thought I’d come again tonight. And now I know the tooth is yours because you put it under your pillow. Silly me, I should have known. Sorry about the confusion.
Well, I heard that you didn’t cry when this tooth came out. Well done! For that, I’m giving you a special treat. Make sure you brush your teeth well every night, so the bacteria will not ruin your teeth. I hate picking up rotten teeth in exchange for a gift. I would give nice gifts if the teeth are in good condition. Rotten teeth are not very pleasant to look at, you know, let alone for me to collect. Eeeewwww.
Anyway, thank you for leaving me a not-so-bad tooth. If you can leave me better ones next time, I would greatly appreciate it. You have a very nice smile, keep those teeth shining.
Sleep tight,
Tooth fairy # 243, Rosalind
Hahaha... that was fun! Now I gotta run and buy her a small present... run!
si Monyet @ 9/02/2004 09:18:00 AM
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
I got this from email... please don't take this seriously... ;)In the hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting >>>room, where their >>> > >>family member lay gravely ill. >>> > >> >>> > >>Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber. >>> > >> >>> > >>"I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news," he said as he >>>surveyed the >>> > >>worried faces. >>> > >> >>> > >>"The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a >>>brain >>> > >>transplant. >>> > >> >>> > >>It's an experimental procedure, very risky but it is the >>>only hope. >>> > >> >>> > >>Insurance will cover the procedure, but you will have to >>>pay for the >>> > >>brain yourselves.." >>> > >> >>> > >>The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news. >>>After a great >>> > >>length of time, someone asked, "Well, how much does a brain >>>cost?" >>> > >> >>> > >>The doctor quickly responded, "$5,000 for a male brain, and >>>$200 for a >>> > >>female brain." >>> > >> >>> > >>The moment turned awkward. Men in the room tried not to >>>smile, avoiding >>> > >>eye contact with the women, but some actually smirked. >>> > >> >>> > >>A man unable to control his curiosity, blurted out the >>>question everyone >>> > >>wanted to ask, >>> > >> >>> > >>"Why is the male brain so much more?" >>> > >> >>> > >>The doctor smiled at the childish innocence and explained >>>to the entire >>> > >>group, "It's just standard pricing procedure. We have to >>>mark down the >>> > >>price of the female brains, because they've actually been >>>used." >>> > >> >>> > >>SEND THIS TO A SMART WOMAN WHO NEEDS A LAUGH AND TO THE MEN >>>YOU THINK >>> > >>CAN HANDLE IT
si Monyet @ 9/01/2004 05:16:00 PM
I come from down in the valley *huh??*
Me & Jhonie we met in high school *really?*
When Jhonie was twenty nine *oldddd*
We'd ride out of that valley down to where the fields were green *oohh*
We'd go down to the river
And into the river we'd dive
Oh down to the river we'd ride
Then Jhonie tried to get me pregnant
I kicked his balls *yeah!*
and he cried out: Damn you, what have you done!
I said, "That should teach u not to get girls pregnant!" Hahaha
Jhonie said, "Oh man, I guess there'll be no wedding."
He fell to the ground and wept
Oh boy, did he weep *yes!*
That night we went down to the river *again?*
And into the river we'd dive *no way!*
Oh down to the river we did ride *no we didn't*
He tried apologizing and I listened *hiks hiks*
Too bad I ain't stupid no mo' *yeah!*
I left Jhonie on the river bank *pat myself on the back*
He got a job working construction for the T** Company
But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy *not my problem*
Now all them things that seemed so important
Well mister they vanished right into the air *your fault!*
Now I just act like I don't remember *I don't, really!*
Jhonie acts like he don't care *u don't care, huh? Are u sure?*
Now those memories come back to haunt him *serves you right*
they haunt him like a curse *haha!*
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true
Or is it something worse *nope,it's simply an illusion*
that sends him down to the river
though he knows the river is dry *what r u,stupid? The river is dry!*
That sends him down to the river tonight anyway
Down to the river *oh geez*
Jhonie and the idea of me :P:P
Oh down to the river "we" ride
"We" as in "him n the ghost of me" hihihi
I had sooo much fun at this that I had to put it in my blog... rotfl
si Monyet @ 9/01/2004 01:02:00 AM
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