Inner harmony...

Tranquility transit - when complexity meets simplicity

March 18th 2006 @ the rocks...

An adventure I will never forget.
So close to death I maybe though I will never know what would have happened if I was all alone. Thank you my dear friend for coming to save me. Thank you for possibily giving me a new lease of life.

Social Recluse...

Feeling like a social recluse these days.
Want to be left alone in solitude.
Yet lamenting about the world abandoning me.
What a paradox.
Well this is life.
Complexity in Simplicities.

Sniff sniff...

Tried perfume making at my course yesterday. Well it was more of essential oil blending. Got a spearmint perfume with more names that I couldn't remember... Today got lab somemore, then it is field trip!!! To GIS - Genome Institute of Singapore. Hope it is fun.

Lifelong learning... It is...

Passion is the in word now.
So is inquiry based learning.
And problem based learning.
All these are educational jargons.
But to me, the most meaningful one is the above.
Lifelong learning.
We are constantly learning.
Aware or unaware.
We start learning from A, B, C till the day we die.
When the end of the road is nearing,
We learn to cope with the fact that the time is near.
We learn to cope with changes and to change with time.
All these can be taught
Or more so, self-taught.
Therefore,
To truely educate,
Is to prepare one for the test of life, not for a life of tests.

Unwind and Rewind

The pages of life flip quickly.

To some, the past has a bearing on the future.

To others, they reminisce on the good given.

As we unwind.

We know that man and time work hand in hand.

Man has a choice to stop in the past.

To dwell in it.

But time does not have such luxury.

We must rewind.

And live in the present.

As the present holds the key to life.

Everyday is ...

A flux of emotions and evolution of ideas.
We live and learn.

Gestures

A smile speaks a thousand words.
A hug warms the tender heart.
A "You will be missed" brings tears to the eyes.
A pat swells the mind.
All one ever need is a small gesture everyday to remind them,
That they are alive and loved.

Aquarians...

Aquarians basically possess strong and attractive personalities. They fall into two principle types: one shy, sensitive, gentle and patient; the other exuberant, lively and exhibitionist, sometimes hiding the considerable depths of their character under a cloak of frivolity. Both types are strong willed and forceful in their different ways and have strong convictions, though as they seek truth above all things, they are usually honest enough to change their opinions, however firmly held, if evidence comes to light which persuades them that they have been mistaken. They have a breadth of vision that brings diverse factors into a whole, and can see both sides of an argument without shilly-shallying as to which side to take. Consequently they are unprejudiced and tolerant of other points of view. This is because they can see the validity of the argument, even if they do not accept it themselves. They obey the Quaker exhortation to "Be open to truth, from whatever source it comes," and are prepared to learn from everyone.

Both types are humane, frank, serious minded, genial, refined, sometimes ethereal, and idealistic, though this last quality is tempered with a sensible practicality. They are quick, active and persevering without being self-assertive, and express themselves with reason, moderation and sometimes, a dry humor.

They are nearly always intelligent, concise, clear and logical. Many are strongly imaginative and psychically intuitive, so that the Age of Aquarius, which is about to begin, is much anticipated by psychic circles as an age in which mankind will experience a great spiritual awakening. The Aquarian philosophical and spiritual bent may be dangerous in that it can drive the subjects into an ivory-tower existence where they meditate on abstractions that bear little relevance to life. On the other hand it can help the many who have scientific leanings to combine these with the Aquarian yearning for the universal recognition of the brotherhood of man, and to embark on scientific research to fulfill their philanthropic ideals of benefiting mankind. When some cause or work of this nature inspires them, they are capable of such devotion to it that they may drive themselves to the point of exhaustion and even risk injuring their health.

Both types need to retire from the world at times and to become temporary loners. They appreciate opportunities for meditation or, if they are religious, of retreats. Even in company they are fiercely independent, refusing to follow the crowd. They dislike interference by others, however helpfully intended, and will accept it only on their own terms. Normally they have good taste in drama, music and art, and are also gifted in the arts, especially drama.

In spite of the often intensely magnetic, forthcoming and open personality of the more extrovert kind of Aquarian, and of their desire to help humanity, neither type makes friends easily. They sometimes appear to condescend to others and take too little trouble to cultivate the acquaintance of people who do not particularly appeal to them. They do not give themselves easily - perhaps their judgment of human nature is too good for that - and are sometimes accounted cold. But once they decide that someone is worthy of their friendship or love, they can exert an almost hypnotic and irresistible mental attraction on them and will themselves become tenacious friends or lovers, ready to sacrifice everything for their partners and be faithful to them for life. However, they are sometimes disappointed emotionally because their own high personal ideals cause them to demand more of others than is reasonable. And if they are deceived their anger is terrible. If disillusioned, they do not forgive.

Aquarians work best in group projects, provided that they are recognized as having a leading part in them. They have a feeling of unity with nature and a desire for knowledge and truth that makes them admirable scientists, especially astronomers and natural historians. They may excel in photography, radiography, electronics - anything connected with the electrical and radio industries - aviation and everything technical. On the arts and humanities side their progressive tendencies can be expressed in writing, especially poetry, and broadcasting, or as welfare workers and teachers. Some have gifts as entertainers and make good character actors (having an ability to mimic) and musicians. The more psychic among them possess healing gifts, especially in curing the mentally sick.

Among the faults to which they are liable are fanatical eccentricity, wayward egotism, excessive detachment and an inclination to retreat from life and society, and a tendency to be extremely dogmatic in their opinions. Aquarians can be a threat to all they survey or a great boon for humanity in general. Circumstances - for example, continuous opposition to a cause they hold dear - may cause the atrophy of the openness of mind that is one of the Aquarian's most attractive traits. They may express a lack of integrity in broken promises, secretiveness or cunning. Simmering anger and resentment, rudeness or, worse, a tense, threatening silence which may suddenly burst out in eruptions of extreme temper, these are all part of the negative side of the Aquarian. This can also reveal itself in a sustained hatred for enemies that is capable of enlarging itself into a misanthropy toward the whole of mankind.

LIKES

• Fighting for Causes
• Dreaming and Planning for the Future
• Thinking of the Past
• Good Companions
• Having Fun

DISLIKES

• Full of Air Promises
• Excessive Loneliness
• The Ordinary
• Imitations
• Idealistic

Best medicine?

Laughter translates into any language.
A day without laughter is a day wasted.

FooTprInts...

Never underestimate one's impact on others.
You never know what you say or do that will leave a footprint in someone's life.
Sometimes it may be hurting, sometimes it is kind.
But someday, we will realise.
That the very thing that remains as footprints in the heart.
Is the priceless gift of words of affirmation.

Laughter... Haha

Laughter is the best medicine.

Is it or is it not?

I really love entertaining my kids.

When they are not mean, cunning or hurting.

Often so, they are not, except for that few times.

Jokes bring humour into the classroom, funny ones, not vicious ones.

I love to see how they laugh

Learning and laughing at the same time.

It is just so heart-warming.

This is the basis of my strength.

My strength to carry on from day to day.

For them to learn and in the process enjoy themselves.

And yes, to laugh.

Laugh heartily that is.

~Fulfilling~

To accomplish or carry into effect, as an intention, promise, or prophecy.
That's how I feel right now.
Realised that many things are always there.
Waiting to be discovered and explored.
One such is the beauty of life.
Life is to be embraced, not disgraced.
It's unpredictability makes it beautiful.
Life is all about being, not just living.

A great awakening.. A resolve...

I resolve to stop procrastinating and just do it.

Don't just think it, do it!

It's that simple.

The thoughts that count...

Thanks Love.

Musings of life...

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
-Charles Kingsley

Better to remain silent and appear a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
-Abraham Lincoln

Discipline is...

1. Do what has to be done
2. When it has to be done
3. As well as it can be done; and
4. Do it that way every time.
-Bobby Knight

" The Little Things"

Never too late.. never too soon...

Open your heart to see what life offers.
Life offers many chances.
All you have to take is one.

Extroverted, Intuition, Feeling, Judging

Being an ENFJ means that when it's time for someone to take charge, you'll usually step up to the plate. Your type possesses a balance of sensitivity and command that can make you an inspiring leader. You aren't one who's easily ruffled. In fact, you can maintain much more grace and calm than most people when faced with a crisis. In all kinds of tough situations, people can typically count on you to keep the peace.

In relationships, you're known for giving your all and for needing others to do the same. Your kind is usually good about being careful with other people's feelings, treating people with gentility and respect. On the whole, ENFJs like you can have an exceptional ability to be in tune with other people's emotions and needs. When it comes to your own emotions, it can be tough for you to entrust your heart to someone. Once you do give your love, you expect that it will be treasured and treated with care. If you ever feel like you're being taken advantage of, things can get a little prickly. Part of the difficulty arises because as someone who is independent and capable, you often like to deal with your hurt on your own. Just remember that if others don't know what the problem is, there's no way they can help.

What makes you a good partner and friend?

	You're comfortable with who you are
	You know how to put people at ease in stressful situations
	You enjoy listening to others
	You are usually sensitive to other people's feelings

How to make a 'Von'?

How to make a von

Ingredients: 5 parts jealousy 5 parts ambition 3 parts ego

Method: Combine in a tall glass half filled with crushed ice. Serve with a slice of fitness and a pinch of salt. Yum!

Toes fetish ";)

~The simplicities of life are the sweetest~

Simplicities.

What are they?

Admiring the clear blue sky, the stars in the night that shine ever so brightly or the vast ocean with someone you love?

It could be all, all of the above.

When you take time to appreciate all that is around you.

You will realise the only things that make you truely happy,

Are the things that are priceless.

The people who matter most to you.

To be in the hands of the one you love.

The Road less travelled...

The mundane things we do so often,

The once in the blue moon things that got us excited.

All these in a day's work.

The road to achieving our dreams and goals.

To some, it is the same as many others.

To others, it's the road less travelled.

The road through trials, unknowns seem difficult to comprehend.

Yet it is these many things that make us who we are today.

The road less travelled.

The road that is yours truely.

J.A.D.E.D

is the word for now.
Tired, weary and cynical of the world.
People are hard to fathom.
Deep and unpredictable.
Only when one can understand himself
Will others be able to see more than the surface.
But can one really understand oneself?
That in itself is the biggest mystery.

Appreciated..

Appreciation may be in the form of a word, a deed or action.

Yet it is usually forgotten.

Conveniently.

Taken for granted the many good things that come our way.

Thinking it was a form of gift.

Yes, it is a gift.

A gift of kindness from others.

For u my dear...

Dodo club for u dear!!!