Claud

An avid collector of your hopes and worries, a romantic at heart.

She thanks her fairies, for blessing her with people who know compassion down to an art.

For accepting her for who she is, who never fails to turn up,

in times of need as well as happiness, or just there for a loving hug.

When do you know that you belong to an older generation?



today, since my grandma kept complaining that she's the second maid in the house, i volunteered my time and effort to cook.



I think that there's a conspiracy going on.



This month's reader's digest made me think about some...

In the article "Bounce Back", which is all about failure, there is a quotation from the article regarding Rowling's speech to a Harvard audience which goes:

[JK Rowling] didn't focus on success. Instead, she spoke about failure. She related a story about a young woman who gave up her dream of writing novels to study something more practical.....But during rock bottom time, she realised she still had a wonderfull daugther, an old typewriter and an idea that would beome the foundation for rebuilding her life.

"You may never fail on the scale i did, But it is impossible to live withut failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have live at all - in which case, you fail by default. You will never truly know yourself or the strength of your relationships until both have been tested by adversity Such knowledge is a true gift, for it is painfully won, and it has been worth more to me than any qualification I ever earned."

WOW....

I don't know...the words in bold struck a chord in me partly because it's so close to heart.

Now after reading the article, I now know that failing brings life's lessons - literally. Failing builds neuron connections which happens during learning also. Interesting eh...maybe out forebears knew this already....

Failure is something i have a hard time embracing well. Be it my ego, my pride, my prejudice...but now, i think i'll have a different outlook on failure. Like what they say on Mythbusters, "Failure is always an option."

But that doesn't mean i won't be heading towards Imperial...HAHAHA...i've "failed" to do that in 2008, i've learnt my lesson (forgive the pun) and i'm gonna make it happen this year...

the figures look promising =)



It's sad to hear such news...it's almost like da javoo (how do u spell it?) all over again...this time, im on the opposite end.



I need to stop watching True Blood and stop reading Laura Hamilton. It's too disturbing. I think for the pass few months, i've had a vampire overload. This is because Twilight, The Dresden Files, The Southern Vampire Mysteries etc have too much in common. It's not about the vampire that is common, but the similarities the vampire seem to share their "unique" characteristics.

I don't like copy cats. I don't care who started it first, but by far, i'm less peeved by Jim Butcher's Dresden Files because despite many similarities, Jim uses those characteristics differently and Dresden is way cool. Ok, so i have a weakness for old fashioned save-damsel's-ass men.








What are the phases in life that marks our growing up?



Chris jio-ed me to airport after my piano lesson today. I could guess the reason partly was because he didn't want to go alone and come back alone. HAHAHAHA...but anyway, i was more than happy to oblige.



I was catching the Leverage series online and one of the episodes, Sophie Devereaux said this, "we're all addicted Nate, we're all addicted to our pasts."



Yesterday, i'm supposed to go to the museum with XY. But last minute, i was down with fever and i realised that going with her will spoil the day and maybe pass on the virus to her. So ended up cancelling on short notice. (SORRY DARL!)



I'm sick and tired of noise. 



My family has never really been the celebrating-X-day type. But usually, Mother's day is one of the more salient days which we take into account in our family, on top of my mum's birthday of course.



IT'S OVER!



Today lor...this evening in fact and i won't be at home to stop it from happening. Yeah, it' THE meeting to decide (the fate) about my mum. Stupid exams that i can't even be home in time to slap my uncle one last time.



I'm hooked onto a new show! It's called Leverage. It's the same as Hustle i think...all about con and stealing rich people's stuff - you know, basically refuting the capitalist system?



My poor mother...even in sickness, she still has to "teach" her siblings the "right" thing to do. This is of course, transfigured by me - the one still conscious. However, if my mum knows, she'll be utterly disappointed. I know i would.