Saturday, January 07, 2006
jus came back tis morning... i did guard duty yesterdae nite so i din reallie had much rest... din sleep much too...
well... tot i could book out yest nite to celebrate with my sis her b'dae but was told i had guard duty... so i jus smsed her to wish her at midnight...
tis morning after a night of guard duty i was feeling kinda tired but i still wen to pasir ris mall to get my sis present... ya... haven gotten her a present yet... din reallie know wad to buy... so blur blur wen to pasir ris mall... wen i walked in... den i realised tt most of the shops were closed... den i realised it was too early... the shops are not opened yet...
maybe i was quite tired... i hate guard duty...
:posted by rippy @ 11:54 PM
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Once upon a time, there was a farmer in the central region of China. He didn't have a lot of money and, instead of a tractor, he used an old horse to plow his field.
One afternoon, while working in the field, the horse dropped dead. Everyone in the village said, "Oh, what a horrible thing to happen." The farmer said simply, "We'll see." He was so at peace and so calm, that everyone in the village got together and, admiring his attitude, gave him a new horse as a gift.
Everyone's reaction now was, "What a lucky man." And the farmer said, "We'll see."
A couple days later, the new horse jumped a fence and ran away. Everyone in the village shook their heads and said, "What a poor fellow!"
The farmer smiled and said, "We'll see."
Eventually, the horse found his way home, and everyone again said, "What a fortunate man."
The farmer said, "We'll see."
Later in the year, the farmer's young boy went out riding on the horse and fell and broke his leg. Everyone in the village said, "What a shame for the poor boy."
The farmer said, "We'll see."
Two days later, the army came into the village to draft new recruits. When they saw that the farmer's son had a broken leg, they decided not to recruit him.
Everyone said, "What a fortunate young man."
The farmer smiled again - and said "We'll see."
Moral of the story: There's no use in overreacting to the events and circumstances of our everyday lives. Many times what looks like a setback, may actually be a gift in disguise. And when our hearts are in the right place, all events and circumstances are gifts that we can learn valuable lessons from.
hmm... that story is kinda dots actuallie.... but i think the moral of it is simple and quite true... there are valuable lessons to learn from... what looks like a setback may actually be a gift in disguise... tts what i tell myself sometimes... wad is happening may not actuallie be that bad... maybe it could have been worst.... and maybe its jus the road that will lead me to smth important or realise smth that i din all the while...
well... tts wad i tell myself sometimes... maybe its jus an optimistic me... but if u frown... the world still continues spinning rite? so y not smile and be happy of the present?
As Fra Giovanni once said:
"Everything we call a trial, a sorrow, or a duty, believe me... the gift is there and the wonder of an overshadowing presence."
:posted by rippy @ 8:59 PM
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
started my dae todae by running... jus a light run... less den 5km i think... wanted to swim acutallie... but i was too lazy to travel... haa
hmm... after which i changed my fishtank de water... =)
spend the dae reading newpapers... slacking... tok cock to my grandma who came over todae to visit... den tried to go back to sleep but cant... read magazines... yup... tts my afternoon...
Mr Sumarlin asked me to go out for a drink later... but i said i think not... i'm jus too lazy todae to go out... well... haha... maybe later i will change my mind... i dunno... but for now... i'm jus being pure slack...
was toking to him jus now abt this gal which he says i seen before but i dun remember... and he was very e cock la... dots~
.. marlin .. says:
then i have a thought in mind...how come she suddenly so on har...haha..
.. marlin .. says:
ya lar the pt i am tryinng to say
.. marlin .. says:
is
.. marlin .. says:
she can be an enthusiastic gf
.. marlin .. says:
waahaahhaha
.. marlin .. says:
not those boring2 one
.. marlin .. says:
wahaah
.. marlin .. says:
as in she can move ard
.. marlin .. says:
which is
.. marlin .. says:
suit u exactly..
.. marlin .. says:
waha
dot dot dot... Mr Sumarlin...
:posted by rippy @ 5:50 PM
Monday, January 02, 2006
2th jan...
jus came home... my ez-link card expired~! i dunno y... jus now tap but it reads expired... dots... i jus topped up a few days ago lor... mus go down to the mrt station tml to have it checked... maybe moe stopped my card... =(
wen to orchard todae... not everyone came though... only a few of us... daryl.. yirui... ting... yewlee... shan... shiying... jj... weiqiang... hmm... but it was quite nice to see shiying again... he came back from aussie for the vacation... and ting was back from US... haha... finally got my stuff from her... =)
had cafe cartel... haiz... i think i'm begining to have cafe cartel phobia liaoz... i dunno y its cafe cartel each time i go out... abit sianz le... there are so many stuff out there i havent try and wanna try... like carl's jr... pepper lunch... siam kitchen... each time i wanna go pepper lunch ppls will say dun wan cus after eating will stink... dots... okie ma... i dun mind stinking myself up... haha... well... dunno... maybe i'm the more sui bian kind... i dun mind stinking myself up... den the more lame ones will say pepper lunch is for lunch onlie... dots...
hmm... asian kitchen at city link mall is not nice... the beef noodles has all the cow stomach and nui jing inside... yucks... i picked out all the internal stuff before eating...
okie... i'm begining to sound like makan sutra... haha...
okie... dinner was nice... tried their pan fried lingune... not bad... normally i will order the fish or meat stuff... cus i know i wont be full eating pastas... but todae decided to try smth diff... and suprisingly i was full after eating...
over dinner we toked alittle abt guys going clubbing... their motive of going clubbing... haha... shan said guys go clubbing is to pick up girls... den her bf was jus sitting infront of her... so the bf said no lar... haha... den i said... pickup gals onlie ma... its okie ma... den she looked at me and said nex time my gf will be very jialatz... i was like??? haha... very jialat meh? haha... but obviously i was jus kidding lar... but i think i still like the carefree life of being single... i still have so much i wanna do... i still wanna go traveling... job hopping in the countries i visit to fund my trips... renting small a room to stay for as long as i wan until i'm bored of the place... den i will go to another place... haha... noone will like tt kinda lifestyle i think... maybe very few...
tml's the first dae of sch for most ppls... NTU... NUS later.... and its also the first dae of sch for my sis... new sch new environment... i guess she's excited... haiz... i kinda miss sch life too...
oh... bought smth from a disadvantage person during dinner too (those who go ard frm table to table to sell stuff) paid the person 4 bucks for a 3 bucks handphone hanging thingy... hmm... jus tot i would do my first charity for 2006... so i bought it... placed it in my pocket... din reallie read wad it says on the thing... when i took it out again... i read it... it reads... "meng xiang chen zhen"
meng xiang chen zhen? hmm... i've got loads of dreams for 2006... if all chen zhen den it would be great liao... okie... i wonder how 2006 will be like... well... its jus begining to unfold... a brand new year... a brand new begining... =)
:posted by rippy @ 11:51 PM
y do some ppl turn a blind eye to ppls in need?
a couple was walking along in the hot sun... they passed a coffeeshop... ppls in the coffeeshop jus carried on their chatterings... some looked and looked away... the sun was blazing... the lady was wheeling along on her wheelchair... the guy was slowly limping behind ocassionally trying to push her... it was reallie blazing hot and there was a tired look on the lady's face...
but no one offered help...
i was rushing for time... i wen up... helped her crossed the road... i think with her pushing speed i dun think she will be able to make it in time before the red man appears... got her into the shade to rest... the couple was very thankful... i thank them too... haha... i din know y i thank them... maybe it was jus a nautral response to thank someone when someone thank me... its a dumb response of me i guess... well... i'm trying to change that nautral response...
i wonder wad happened to the singaporeans in the coffeeshop... did they even see them?
:posted by rippy @ 1:26 PM
