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The only easy day was yesterday.

No one is stupid but they are just lazy
No one is smart but they are just hardworking

思想轉換 - 心態的力量
The strength of mindset

女兒向父親抱怨，事事都很艱難。
A daughter complains toward the father, everything is difficult.

她不知如何應付生活，好像一個問題剛剛解決，新的問題又會出現，她有些厭倦。
She finds it hard to cope with life, seem a problem just resolve, the new
problem appeared again, she was tired.

父親是一位廚師，把她帶進廚房。
Her father is a cook, bring her into the kitchen.

他先往三口鍋裡倒入一些水，然後放在旺火上。
He goes toward first to pour into some waters in 3 pots, then puts on the fire.

不久，水開了。
Soon, water boiling.

他往第一口鍋裡放一些胡蘿蔔，第二口鍋裡放入雞蛋，第三口鍋裡放入碾成粉末的咖啡豆。
He put some carrots in the first pot, put an egg into the second pot,
put some coffee powder into the third pot.

20分鐘後，父親把火關了，把胡蘿蔔撈出來，放入一個碗內，把雞蛋撈出來，放入一個
鍋內，然後把咖啡舀到一個杯子裡。
20 minutes later, father off the fire, take out the carrot. Go to the
scond pot take out the egg, and then ladling up
the coffee to a cup.

父親轉身問女兒：
The father turned to ask his daughter:

「孩子，你看到了什麼？」
'Kid, what do you come in sight of?'

「胡蘿蔔，雞蛋，咖啡。」她說。
「Carrot, egg, coffee」She say..

他讓她靠近一些，摸摸胡蘿蔔。
He lets her come closer to touch the carrot.

她注意到他它們變軟了。
She noticed the carot become soft.

父親又讓女兒拿一個雞蛋，打破它，剝掉殼，這是一個煮熟的雞蛋。
The father lets the daughter take the egg, breaking it, peel the egg
shell,this is a cooked egg.

最後，父親讓她喝了一口咖啡。
Last, the father lets her drink a mouthful of coffee.

嘗到濃濃的咖啡，女兒笑了，怯聲問道：
Taste to the very thick coffee, the daughter smile, she asked:

「父親，這意味著什麼？」
'Father, what does this mean?'

父親說，三樣東西面臨同樣的逆境----煮沸的開水。
The father says three things face same adverse circumstances-boiling water.

但其反映各不相同。
But its reflection is not same.

胡蘿蔔入鍋前是強壯的、結實的，放進開水，它變軟了、變弱了。
The carrot, before put in to the pot, it is strong and hard, after
putting into the boiled water, it become soft,become weak.

雞蛋原來是易碎的，薄薄的外殼保護著液態的內臟，開水一煮，內臟變硬。
The egg is originally crumbly, the very thin outer shell protects the
internal organs of the liquid, once the boiled water cook, the
internal organs become hard.

粉狀咖啡豆則很獨特，進入沸水，它們便改變了水。
The coffee bean powder then is very special, entering boiling water,
they changed the water then.

在艱難和逆境前，可以學胡蘿蔔、雞蛋和咖啡豆，可以屈服，
也可以變得更堅強----甚至，可以改變環境。
We can learn how carrot,egg and coffee bean react in the difficulties
and adverse circumstances. They can accept defeat, can become
stronger, and even can change environment/surrounding.

父親說：
The father say:

你改變不了環境，但可以改變自己；

Your cannot change the environment, but can change yourself;

你改變不了事實，但可以改變態度；
Your cannot change the fact, but can change an attitude;

你改變不了過去，但可以改變現在；
Your cannot change the past, but can change the present;

你不能控制他人，但可以掌握自己；
You have no command over others, but can control yourself;

你不能預知明天，但可以把握今天；
You can't predict tomorrow, but can hold on today;

你不能樣樣順利，但可以事實盡心；
You can't be doing smooth and well in everything, but can devote your
best effort;

你不能左右天氣，但可以改變心情；
You can't change weather, but can change a mood;

你不能改變容貌，但可以展現笑容；
You can't change facial appearance, but can emerge with smiling face;

是的，心態有時比什麼都重要。
Yes, the mindset sometimes is important compares with others

Dear /k/,

Please be on the lookout for a Metallic Silver Myvi SE car plate WRR 7085.

It was stolen right in front of my house this morning. I woke up this morning for work to find my car gone around 9AM +

I stay in USJ 9, Subang Jaya and its quite an unsafe area as my house was robbed also this year on July.

The story for my car goes like this. We found a cheap 2nd hand Myvi(few k below market price) from the newspaper so we went through this certain car dealer to buy the car. Its paid in full cash when i bought it during March but till now it has yet to be transfer to my name. Already have lawyer letter saying by this November 20ish cant remember date they need to transfer to my name. So it was such a coincidence that it was stolen days before the deadline.

When we call up the car dealer, the lady tell us not to report police cause they have a lot of previous cases like that where their cars after sold got stolen so we f**ked them asking is this inside work by your people. Who in the right mind wont report to police?

So now, i have to wait for the previous owner to report police and stuffs like that cause its still under her name. The car dealer company looks like going to bankrupt soon so if we sue them for not giving us the car even fully paid we might even lose the lawyer fees if they go bankrupt.

Please contact me at 012 - 2815 412 if you have any information regarding my car.

For those who didnt have the time to read all, please be on the lookout for Metallic Silver Myvi SE car plate WRR 7085 which was stolen at USJ 9 and please contact me if you have any relevant information

For others, please be careful especially when you found a below the market price product and please be extra careful if you're a resident of USJ neighbourhood. The safety has gotten really worse lately

Thanks to anyone who read my post.

Do You Know What You Really Want?

An American investment banker was at the pier of a small Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them.

The Mexican replied, "Only a little while."

The American then asked, "Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more fish?"

The Mexican said, "With this I have more than enough to support my family's needs."

The American then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"

The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy life."

The American scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing; and with the proceeds, buy a bigger boat: With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats. Eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor; eventually opening your own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then Los Angeles and eventually New York where you will run your ever-expanding enterprise."

The Mexican fisherman asked, "But, how long will this all take?" To which the American replied, "15 to 20 years." "But what then?" asked the Mexican.

The American laughed and said that's the best part. "When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions."

"Millions?...Then what?"

The American said, "Then you would retire, move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos."

Take your time.

but dont take my time.

ampang.young teens keep f***ing behind bushes and in dark areas and alleys.

lol. And how do you get to know of this incidents?

The Mayonnaise Jar

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 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class
And had some items in front 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 an unanimous '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 recognize that This jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things - God, family,
children, health, Friends, and 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 Like your job, house, and 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.

So...

Pay attention to the things That are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.

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 of cups of coffee with a friend.'

Please share this with other "Golf Balls"
I just did.....

call of duty 4 modern warfare also have some quotes that are meaningful.. such as...

i believed u missed out the ending...
the ending should be: The Mexican said, "But i'm doing all that now." 


This post has been edited by ck_blink: Nov 24 2009, 06:18 AM

Lol quite funny this incident . When i was watching tv with my mother around 1 am .. suddenly we heard 2 ladies screaming n cursing outside my house , so we went to the window to take a look..both the auntie were standing outside their car with their driver's seat door open shouting at each other(1 saga and the other car is gen 2) .. not really sure why they quarreling den 1 of the auntie walked away from her car and walked towards the other auntie like want to slap her or smth .. den suddenly this motor with 2 man were riding towards them but the 2 auntie nvr care .. still continue arguing den 1 of the guy jumped off the motor and went inside the auntie's car (saga) and drove off .. hahaa the auntie ki siao scream n chase her car

Every action counts
Whenever I get disheartened because there is so much suffering in the world, I remember one of my favorite stories. Here it is:

One day a man was walking his dog along the beach after a storm. The tide had washed thousands of starfish onto the beach. They were still alive, but only just. A woman was making her way along the shore, throwing starfish into the sea, one by one.

“Hey, ” the man called out. “there are thousands of starfish on the beach. You’re not going to make a blind bit of difference!”

The woman stooped, picked up a starfish and threw it back into the sea. Then she smiled at the man and said, “Made a difference to that one!”

I love that story! It reminds us to think about individuals, and not about the big picture. Of course the big picture is important if you are part of an organization. But I find that looking at the big picture just gets me down and stops me from actually doing something about a global problem such as poverty.

Taken from zenhabits.net

Nobody can do everything, but everybody can do something

wth! like this oso got..

Open Your Eyes, Open Your Heart

This story is about a soldier who was finally coming home from the war. He called his parents from San Francisco.

Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to ask. I have a friend I'd like to bring home with me.

Sure, they replied, we'd love to meet him.

There's something you should know, the son continued, he was hurt pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us.

I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.

No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.

Son, said the father, you don't know what you're asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can't let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He'll find a way to live on his own.

At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him until a few days later, however, when they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know, their son had only one arm and one leg.

The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don't like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are.

YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW

There are two days in every week about which we should not worry.
Two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension.

One of these days is yesterday with its mistakes and cares,
Its faults and blunders, Its aches and pains.
Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control.
All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday.
We cannot undo a single act we performed.
We cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone.

The other day we should not worry about is tomorrow.
With its possible adversities, Its burdens,
Its large promise and poor performance.
Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control.
Tomorrow's Sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds,
but it will rise.
Until it does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.
This just leaves only one day . . . Today.
Any person can fight the battles of just one day.
It is only when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternity's -
yesterday and tomorrow that we break down.
It is not the experience of today that drives people mad.
It is the remorse or bitterness for something which happened yesterday
and the dread of what tomorrow may bring.

Let us therefore live but one day at a time.

Rocks and Sand.

A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in
front of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large
empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks
about 2" in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them
into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course,
rolled into the open areas between the rocks.

At last , he poured a glass of red wine into the jar.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The students laughed. The professor picked up a box of sand and
poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this is
your life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your
partner, your health, your children - anything that is so important
to you that if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed.

"The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your
house, your car.

"The sand is everything else. The small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the
pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend
all your energy and time 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 to get medical checkups. Take your
partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean
the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.

"Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set
your priorities. The rest is just sand."

After all that , one girl stood up and asked, "What was the red wine for?"

"I'm glad you asked, no matter how full your life may seem , there's always room for a glass of red wine with a friend."

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Added on December 4, 2009, 3:05 amThe strong and beautiful tree of success
grows from the seedling of failure and struggle.

You will only achieve your goals by hard work and determination.

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Added on December 4, 2009, 3:18 amIf we could shrink the earth's population

If we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look something like the following. There would be:

57 Asians
21 Europeans
14 from the Western Hemisphere, both north and south
8 would be Africans

52 would be female
48 would be male

70 would be non-white
30 would be white

70 would be non-Christian
30 would be Christian

89 would be heterosexual
11 would be homosexual

6 people would possess 59% of the entire world's wealth and all 6 would be from the United States.

80 would live in substandard housing

70 would be unable to read

50 would suffer from malnutrition

(ONE)1 would be near death;

(ONE)1 would be near birth;

(ONE)1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education;

(ONE)1 (yes, only 1) would own a computer.

When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, the need for acceptance, understanding and education becomes glaringly apparent.

And, therefore . . .

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.

If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.
As you read this and are reminded how life is in the rest of the world, remember just how blessed you really are!

This post has been edited by SilenTz_1993: Dec 12 2009, 03:04 AM

hey SilentTz, nice quotes ... How're u doing ?




This post has been edited by Life_House: Dec 4 2009, 01:11 PM