.Sunday, September 30, 2007 ' 6:52 pm Y
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Hospital Window
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.
Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.
The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.
The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.
As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.
One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by.
Although the other man couldn't hear the band - he could see it. In his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.
Days and weeks passed.
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.
As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the
window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.
Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.
He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed.
It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window
The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.
She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you."
Epilogue:
There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.
Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.
If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.
"Today is a gift, that's why it is called the present."
.Thursday, September 27, 2007 ' 1:38 am Y
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edited:
i changed my mind. nyptkd is not getting from bad to worse because of some kids. but its getting from bad to worse because of some childish ass who's just out to create trouble.
anyways, spent the entire day with my love. ahhaa. i just love him for all the things that he does. and for the amazing power he has to read my mind. its a happy day. i wished time wouldnt pass so quickly when i'm with you. ((=
.Wednesday, September 26, 2007 ' 1:27 am Y
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oh this is crazy. i think i'm too free. blogging too often already. because i have nothing to do. maybe i should go and study lah even though i know probably nothing will stay in my head. i'll probably forget them the next day. and i dont quite feel like studying cause my pink file is not with me i feel so handicapped. I'LL GET IT BACK ON THURSDAY!!!! ((=
met up with the mc peeps today to celebrate jo's bday. florence, jem, steph and vicky was there and we had so much laughters yet again. but i guess i was tired which i dont even know why maybe because i had disturbing dreams last night. argh.
anyways, i love my friends. i have got many bunch of lovely friends who'd be there for me, make me laugh, listen to me, lend me a shoulder, lend me an ear, and give me their heart. for that i mean that they are true friends who wouldnt turn their backs on you. and i am thankful for having not just 1 but an army of them in my life. i am thankful for that. each and every single one of them are special and mean so much to me.
i think life shouldnt slow down too much. neither should it be passing so quickly that it makes you feel suffocated. it should be quick enough to make you feel like 24 hrs isnt enough but slow enough to allow space for breathing.
but then again, its almost always impossible to keep the right balance for everything, so you'd just have to make do with the improportions that life always brings.
anyways, i have a qns:
is it true that whatever you dont know will not hurt you??
for the coward, he will say that he'd rather not know.
for the brave, he will want to know.
for me. i cant help but be the coward.
.Monday, September 24, 2007 ' 3:59 pm Y
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i am
bored
hungry
sleepy
and i miss gavian loads.
happy 19th birthday to
JOANNA!!! ((=
and a happy 20th birthday to
LIJIA!!!!! ((=
. ' 1:11 am Y
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had make up classes in the afternoon before i met eegongs!! so sad huimin and jieying couldnt join us. it was really nice meeting up with them once in a while =))
i see jia n sh like almost everyday!!! but its okk.. i dont get sick of seeing them cause i loveeee them to bits =)) life wouldnt be the same w/o them. and of course my dearest ah bu!!!! =)) i am damn lucky to have them 3 in uni with me =))
anyways, it was really heart warming to see ee gongs again!! i love them all to bits lah seriously. in a blink of an eye 3 years passed us by so quietly. memories of us in poly is still so fresh in my mind. i miss you guys so much. i miss us in school so much. i miss those days in the lecture hall, tutorials, FJ, south canteen, library, anywhere and everywhere!!!! so much memories. we did so many things together and all the memories are so precious. now that we've moved on into another chapter of our lives, i hope we'll be able to meetup often as we can so we wont drift too far apart =))
anyways, happy 2nd darling =)) i love you and i missssss you so much!!!! cant wait to see you again!!! i love you!!
.Saturday, September 22, 2007 ' 2:24 pm Y
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woke up today feeling damn weird because firstly i woke up at 1pm, which was something i havent done so in like a million weeks, and secondly i cant believe theres nothing to do today, no projs to rush, no assignments to type. hahahaha. shiok.
anyways, i'm so glad that nightmare's over. we had a crazy week. we were all going mental in the lab. first, edmund was saying all the not-funny jokes but we'd still laugh which i dont know why tho but it was nice to laugh because the tension was making everyone go crazy. secondly, glenn's right eye was tearing all the way i dont know why. hahaha. jiajia was going crazy looking damn depressed, shihui was just blurer and more gong than ever and youwei was still feeling the after-effect of the proj during dinner and me?? i just ended up with a sorethroat which got worse yesterday. but i dont careeeeeee. i have lots of time to recuperate till 30 oct when my exam starts.
shd have seen jia, sh and me working together to get the damn report punched and filed. hahaha. was damn funnnyy lah.
its not totally over for projects tho. theres still business frameworks. BUT this time we've got it all in good hands. we've got time and info on our side and we swear we're gonna score HD for this.
for today, we're just gonna take a break and not think about anything. time to get some thoughts straightened. cause while i was busy with projs, everything on my mind just went haywire. and now its done, i needa get my patience and temper back.
sighs. just no mood to do anything still and i dont know why. hahaha. crazy.
anyways, its a nice day. i'm not gonna spoil it. i made darling angry yesterday. i'm sorry. i promise it wont happen again. but i cant promise i wont get weird moods again.
now all i want to do is see you.
i am grateful and thankful for all that you've done and you are important to me and i love you so much and i just hate it when i make you sad and i'm really sorry.
.Tuesday, September 18, 2007 ' 9:48 pm Y
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i dont know how long can this peace last in me before i get pmsy again. i think sleep is so important. i feel less grouchy and pmsy and it works wonders for the skin.
anyways, gavian darling. i love you so much. i love you so so so much. everytime when i feel low, i just need to see you and i'll be happy again. you're my sweetie pie and my happy pill. thank you for all the love you give. i just wanna have you with me for as long as can be.
.Friday, September 14, 2007 ' 9:47 pm Y
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life's been busy and yet sometimes it gets boring because i feel like i've been too busy to enjoy whatever that i do. i dont love going to school like how i loved classes everyday back in poly with ee gongs. not because i dont enjoy the company of shihui and jiajia and the other 3 guys, in fact i love their company very much and i love every single stupid joke that they make, but the workload we get is just never-before crazy and nearly inhumane. had my first written test like last week and it was madness. they're almost asking for the impossible. impossible to me now cause maybe i've not done a test this crazy before but i probably have to get used to it. bless us for the next 1 yr till we graduate then its time to get a job and start on a new chapter of a crazy working life.
i have nothing else to say except that
i love my sweetie
.Sunday, September 09, 2007 ' 11:41 pm Y
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school is driving us crazy. i hate DC more than anything. BF is madness. the stupid lecturer told us the wrong chapts. the burning smell is driving me mad. makes me wanna puke and its giving me a headache and its making me dizzzzzzzzzzzy. oh damn it lah. =((( anyways, i cant wait for our study break to come. means that we'll be done with the bloody DC proj. dont like the lecturer. MEOW MEOW. shihui and jia will know. URGGGH.
.Monday, September 03, 2007 ' 1:33 am Y
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i dont know why i behave the way i do. i cant help doing what i do. i cant help it. i am just like that. i dont wanna know either cause i dont know anything. just leave me alone but dont leave me totally. theres just too many things i dont know what to do. theres so many things to care and i dont wanna care. i just want to be alone. i dont know. i'll probably snap out of this by tomorrow. i dont know. i am sorry.i dont know why i am always hurting people who loves me. i dont know why but i swear i didnt mean it. i am sorry.
.Sunday, September 02, 2007 ' 12:52 am Y
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its been a lovely day spent with mr stonenroll a.k.a. pappy no. 2 a.k.a my love.
((=
