Life through my eyes...

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

When Things in Your Life Seem Almost Too Much to Handle

This forwarded e-mail couldn't have come at a better time. Thanks Terence. :) During one of the most trying times in my life... this is what I really needed - just to remind me of what is truly important in life. I seem to always get caught up with all the little things and devote my time to the less important stuff.

Some of you may have heard something similar from Mark, sometime 2 years back but never had a chance to read it. Well, here it is. Worth a read. Somehow puts everything into perspective again...


When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar... and the coffee...

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items infront of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full.

They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full.

They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full.

The students responded with a resounding "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand.

The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognise that this jar represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things. Your family, your children, your faith, your health, your friends, and your favourite passions. Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter. Your job, your house and your car.

The sand is everything else. The small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Play with your children.

Take time with your friends.

Take your partner out to dinner.

Play another 18.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter.

Set your priorities.

The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple cups of coffee with a friend."

Saturday, June 24, 2006

For all the soccer fans out there...

Why the Japanese won't win the
Soccer World Cup:



The Fans

Swedish:
(Hot mama!)



Portugese:
(At least she shaved her armpits?)



Australian:
(Eh, not hot leh?)



Brazil:
(OoOoo! Someone has a good body~!)



Trinidad & Tobago:
(erm...)



Dutch:
(*bOiNg* *bOiNg*)



Italian:
(*MuaH*)



Polish:
(I like the hat...)



Paraguay:
(OoOOoOOooO... *dOiNg*... *dOiNg*...)



and..........................


English:
(errr... Good on him for trying! Hehe!!)

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Black out at UoC!

Never in my entire time at Uni have I arrived, only to find that the only lights that were shining, were the headlights from my car. It was so incredibly scary! The central library which is 11 stories high and the tallest building on campus only had the emergency lights on when usually it'd be the building that would stand out the most! I was completely... amazed? Seriously, I never thought it could happen to the Uni... Haha!

Hmmm... Although, with it currently being the exam period, I don't think many of the students were amused. Literally, hundreds of students piled out of the library with no where to go. Almost every library on campus was closed, except for engineering and MAYBE the physical science library. Everywhere else was in absolute darkness! Lights were off, computer servers were down. Those that relied on the computers for studying purposes were paralysed!

I guess we've all been having bad luck this year, especially during exams with the power cuts in the North Island postponing many exams that were scheduled for these few weeks and then now, Canterbury. OMG! I wonder whether tomorrow's exams will be postponed? Haha. Doubt it... Oh well... Back to studying!

Monday, June 19, 2006

Hel-loooo....

Haha! That caught your attention didn't it? Thought that you accidentally clicked on a porn website? Well, surprise!

This is a special post for all the guys out there who I think, during mid-year exams, deserve to have a perv at female breasts! Why? Hmmm... Isn't it suppose to be a stress relief or something?

Note however: I still stand for "girl power"!! I still think that all guys are scum and that you guys ought to give more respect to all the girls out there! :P But I thought i'd be nice... just once... to all the guys who do read my blog - to let you have some enjoyment. Happy?

Why am I posting such a thing on my blog?

It's 3:54am. I'm both physically and mentally exhausted but my body won't allow me to fall asleep. It's so frustrating. I hate the feeling of lying in bed, TRYING to settle down, being well tucked under the blankets, but yet, keep tossing and turning in bed.

So, I thought i'd add something on my blog. After all, I haven't been updating it much recently except for the odd posts. While thinking of what to blog about... I remembered I had this sent to my e-mail and thought, maybe it's the perfect time to post this up.

Obviously there's a reason why I posted up a photo of two hot chicks with just enough clothes to cover the necessary without being taken in by the police for indecent exposure, right? How stupid do you think I am? This is why:

*aHeM*! Beware guys: the excuse can only be used when staring at breasts - NO OTHER BODY PART! :P

Girls: Oh yay, we're going to have sick old men running around staring at our breasts for an extra four or five years. Yippee~! *fAiNt*!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

To everyone who has the grueling task of studying for exams...


GOOD LUCK!!


Put in the hard yards now to reap the benefits in the future!


Study hard
and...
Study smart!

Friday, June 09, 2006

Don't ever look down on women!

It's past 2:00am. Still studying for my exam tomorrow - ECON 223. Rather interesting course about Game Theory. Happy that i'm having my final exam tomorrow though - just means that my course load will be lighter next semester. :) Unless of course I try to add more courses. Hehe.

From previous conversations with guys, I realise that they are so immature in their thinking that, "that baby's so cute... I can't wait to have one of my own" somehow equates to "I want to have a baby with you right here, right now" in their pea sized brains. Or... "I can't wait to get married" equates to "I want to marry YOU and spend the rest of my life with YOU". OMG! GROW UP! You guys think that you're all that... but come on!

Also, for all the men (BOYS!) out there who love to judge the female species based on looks - "she's got such a tight ass"... "she's so hot"... "she's got nice legs" - GROW UP and STOP BEING SO SHALLOW! Women have brains too and it's you guys who make this society filled with women who feel like they have a need to act/dress sexy just to capture your judgmental eyes and critical thoughts! Have some respect for who they are! I can't wait to see you guys married and see what type of girl you end up with... Feel so disgusted! I'm beginning to see why Oli wants to have no sexual orientation! Eesh!! For more interesting reads - READ OLI'S BLOG!! She seems to blog about this more than me! So much for "guy's don't just go for girls who are hot"! RUBBISH! *Ptui* *Ptui*!

Checked my e-mail and found this. Eat this boys! So angry at you guys!

One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and reads her book. Along comes a Game Warden in his boat.

He pulls up alongside the woman and says, "Good morning, Ma'am. What are you doing?"
"Reading a book," she replies, (thinking, "Isn't that obvious?")
"You're in a Restricted Fishing Area," he informs her.
"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm reading."
"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up."
"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault" says the woman.
"But I haven't even touched you," says the game warden.
"That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment."
"Have a nice day ma'am," and he left.


MORAL: Never argue with a woman who reads. It's likely she can also think.

Monday, June 05, 2006

In between studying...

Nothing much to say except that i'm starting to drown in the amount of work I have to do with the many assessments coming up for the next month before Bersatu. Also, the need of trying to juggle sports and studies, and finding a balance... *SiGh* But with exams coming up, my priority is studies... cuz while I really love Christchurch (it being my home and all), and University of Canterbury, I don't really want to spend another year at Uni... do I? Haha! Doesn't help that I have the whole house to look after either - the lawn needs mowing, the plants need pruning, the house needs dusting, ... ah! I give up! Or maybe, I just shouldn't be so anal retentive? Hmmm... :P

Anyway, for your enjoyment, visit:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=58983478
Cheap thrills... Life is what we make out of it... even when it's so boring, we still seem to find amusement from... errr... how do I describe it... putting a friend's hoodie on trademe to inform him that we've found it (although I don't think he realised that he had lost it in the first place). Hmmm... Current bid: $4000. YEAH RIGHT! What the hell!