Watch out it's firework!!!

Life has never been so "busy". Hah, you might wonder why do I want to add inverted comma to this word? It seems that my lectures aren't that packed - I somehow have only 2 lectures today, 1 hour per lecture. This is far more less than the hours the kids and teens spend in their schools. I suppose have plenty of time to do my revision and homework right? However, these times were spent in doing my household chores, cooking, washing, checking email, etc. etc. Now it is 11.10pm in UK and I'm here with 80% of my to-do-list undone. Why why why~~~ poor time management I had!

A few days ago my campus had organised a firework event to celebrate the Guy Fawkes' day. It is the first time for me this kampung moi to watch the live firework display, somemore in UK! Seriously! I had never been to many countdown events back in Malaysia because my parents never brought me and didn't allow me to those crowded places. They thought I might get hurt by the dropping firework residue ( said by my mom, long time ago! ) or by the squeezing crowd. The firework shown by the tv is so nice and clear, but somehow I realise the feeling is totally different when you watch it with your eyes - even it is not the best firework you have seen!!!

Watching firework has been a tradition when it comes to a new year. It is so wonderful and it gives me the feeling that, it is the start of a something new after the display~~

I believe most of us must be at least once stunned by how beautiful the firework is~~ But don't forget, the beauty of the firework is partly contributed by the dark night that falls. Reflecting on our lives, life may be tough but it is also one of the way to show how strong we can be and how well we can make out of the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds of worth of distance run! quote from Rudyard Kipling~

Firework never comes by 1 alone. Everyone is unique, just as the firework with different colours~ If everyone can always be considerate and helpful to others instead of putting themselves in the highest priority, all of us can actually makes our best at the same time and this produces a wonderful world of joy and happiness! ^_^

After the firework display, we went to the funfair stalls at the other side of the school compound. UK funfair is not that different from Malaysia's, except that there are some new games and it takes usually 2POUNDS per game. RM2..becomes 2 pounds huh?? Due to tight budget, the machine below has become our final resort:

It is just 20 pence per game and hence we thought we might give it a try! and who knows......

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Tada!!!! I won a cute teddy bear by trying on 4 attempts! Oh my it is soooooooo *adorable* that I can't help but hugging it to get into my sweet dreams every night.

Life has been "busy" but I am so glad that I have my time spent on some memorable events like this. Oh my it is twelve the morning now. That's all for today. Bonne nuit~~~~

Bonne nuit is french means good night! hehe~

Yes Man

I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend,

You could cut ties with all the lies, that you've been living in,

And if you do not want to see me again, I would understand.

I would understand.

The angry boy, a bit too insane,

Icing over a secret pain.

You know you don't belong.

You're the first to fight, You're way too loud,

You're The flash of light, on a burial shroud.

I know something's wrong.

Well everyone I know has got a reason, to say,

put the past away.

I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend,

You could cut ties with all the lies, That you've been living in,

And if you do not want to see me again, I would understand,

I would understand~

Yes! I have just watched Yes Man and it is quite an inspiring movie about positive thinkings, with dozens of hilarious scenes and funny stunts by Jim Carrey! What a coincidence since recently I have been thinking this - how positive thinkings can bring about changes in life! Jim Carrey acts as man whose life were so miserable that he rejected almost every invitations from his friends and opportunities to brighten up his dull life. While his life has never been more depressed, some incidents happened, which makes him commited to say yes to everything that he came across! What should he do then?? Does he succeed in conforming the commitment he has made which will bring horrible consequenses once he break his promise??

Somehow the story plot sounds illogical and the main actor has been incredibly lucky in everything he does, but the story does give me some good lessons and questions to ponder. When we tend to think positively about a thing, there're more than half the possibility that the thing will turn out to be a good one, sometimes even better than what we have expected. Sometimes we are too comfortable living in our comfort zone, our own world, until we are lack of the courage to try on the things we're unfamiliar with. Then we promptly jump to the conclusion that this or that thing does not suit me. Life cannot be lived twice, why don't we just give it a try instead of keep worrying about the unknown consequences behind that thing?

However, saying yes does require some wisdom! First, to come out of our own world, we practice to to say YES! Then, we utilise our wisdom to nod our heads on the things that we choose to. And most of the times they should be good and beneficial things, not those bad ones! haha~ and most importantly, say "yes" because your heart truly want to but not "yes" because of anything else.

A good movie I would recommend~ ^_^

Quote

A random post.

" Real peace comes from within, seek not from outside."

from my teacher, the Buddha~~

Pic. of the day:

There're so many lessons we can learn from the environment.^_^

Turn passive into Active

Turning passive into Active

Well, I'm not going to talk about active and passive sentence structure as my English proficiency is that poor T.T Below is just a little thought that recently flashed through my mind and I found it imposing subtle changes to my life every day.

Have you guys heard of Cest la vie? It means "This is life" in French. To me, this phrase seems to indicate that life is not that perfect as you wanted it to be but you have to accept it, simply because, This is life! Everybody's going to face the same problem some days or some time and so as you.. But since I've learned Buddhism, I have a different opinion about this. It ain't going to be the same all the time. Life maybe imperfect, but the main point is how are we going to look at it. It is not about mere acceptance, it's about choices you're going to choose, in your heart.

That's what I usually think subconsciously when facing the situations below:

Morning: omg i miss my bed that much..why should they put our lecture in such an early time..

During lecture: lecture again..what..exam..oh my so many homework and things to do..aih..

Learning French: Gosh there're so many hard words! yer..hard lel..

and etc. etc.

I realised that, incredibly, I have always come to these kinds of thoughts spontaneously when I face the similar situations. It may not appear as sentence or words, maybe you can just feel it by your heart. The negative power that pulling your heart down. Addition of that, I may not be aware of them at all most of the time!

Thus, I make some changes to my thought these days:

Learning French: Wow, there're so many new words to learn! It's so exciting!

Learning Dance: It's really fun!!! Great to learn new stuffs!

During lecture: I'm going to learn something relevant to my ambition now! I want to learn that so that I can be a successful pharmacist and that's why I'm here in the lecture! ^_^ (not because I'm being forced to attend)

We should be active in our lives. We are the driver of our life, not the passenger! Let all the events coming into your life because you want them and willingly take up the responsibilities that come with it. We can tell ourselves, we can CHOOSE NOT TO ATTEND the lectures and the exams ( sounds pride), but we are there because WE WANT TO learn!

You know what, in some poor countries in Africa, the learning opportunities are so scarce that when the mobile library comes to the area, all the children are so excited that they can't wait to feel the taste and smell of a book, and then read them enthusiastically for the whole day! Appreciate the bliss that are around us every day! This can create a positive inner strength from our heart and so we can work positively and happily towards our goal! ^_^

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Picture of the day:

Strawberry dipped in yoghurt~~ nice~

A Poem

I once came across this poem in a house. It says:

Count your blessings, not your troubles.
You'll make it through whatever comes along.
Within you are so many answers.
Understand, have courage and be strong.

Don't put limits on yourself.
So many dreams are waiting to be realized.
Decisions are too important to leave to chances.
Reach for your peak, you goal, your prize.

May this be shared to all my friends, be u in Uk or in Malaysia. All the best to you all.
There's less than 24 hours from now I'll be staying in my home sweet home and 29 hours more before the departure. Then, 14 hours above the seas before I land on a strange land to start a new page of life. Sounds kinda exciting, ya? A mixture of feelings though...

Picture of the Day~:

Hi, this is Jojo. Cute dao bao za.

Event II

When those crazy sisters had gone back home, here's some other events where I experience with other friends:

3. The UCSI Buddy Welcoming Party 10.9- loads of fun and crazy physical labour where we nid to run up and down the slope in ucsi for the treasure hunt game!

Candid shot of I and the BuddY commitee :D

Some new friends known that night ; they are so nice and friendly!I'm officially their seniors dy, but i look as if same age with them lel..

The wishing session - everyone came to the centre of lobby, sincerely made a wish in front of this and then lit up one of the candles. Thus this pic is the results of everybody's effort.How nice it is.

When I was alone singing the songs 关怀方式 and 缘之家, my old days memories somehow came into my mind. 缘之家, was the first song I weep terribly when I sang it during the previous camp.

The handmade lotus souvenir which seriously made me touched.

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2. Gatherings with my friends from secondary school..
I was at the least expectation to receive this precious gift. Thanks a lot to Pui shan, Ker sean and Hooi swang~~ I will surely wear it to take photo when Bath snows!

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2nd gathering:

Yokexin, Cheokee, Suet Yee and Ying Siew
Thanks to Yokexin's professional camera shooting technique, we are able to get this one and only reunion photo. And don't forget, next year we'll be having another gathering again. See ya then!
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The end~*

Events I

A few couple of days have gone. Many events happened and there were things solved. Time flies during the haste. And I'm back to here again!

Now comes the time when I silently recall all the memorable events I have gone through during my "missing period"...

1. Days when we were super anxious and busy for the visa application and JPA predeparture briefing..

Moments when we're so hungry gulping the Hokkien mee and ying yong noodle down the empty stomach,and yet so engrossed in watching the movie 九品芝麻官on 8tv..
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2。 The night when we attended the Buddhist concert named 人间音缘。It's the first time for all of us and it was an impressed one. The contestants' voice was so subtle and genuine until it stroke the beautifully composed songs deep into our hearts.

and before the concert began,we took these candid shots in Sakei Sushi while having our dinner over there. Oww, u guys are really great and cute friends like no others!
A smile is definitely a gift to the others.
Let's SMILE through the years in uk~

Yunyi, Yeanhui and Jinghui

Cheokee, Chiewyee and Kenny, imitating genwai mama ( jinghui)'s gesture just now
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Friends, I'll definitely miss the days
when you guys SCREAMED and SHOUTED inside my room until it almost runtuh,
when my room is like a huge mess and with miscellaneous things lelong on my bed,
when my laptop suddenly "hang out" and cast a huge fear to all,
when we argue who will be turn to turn off the air-con during midnight,
when there r 4 extra tualas hanging outside,
and Most IMPortantly,
The 4 extra tootbrushes sqeezing with one another in the small bottle
And of course now, my tootbrush has to be alone again. But it is a sure she wont forget the days she once have the other 4 as her companions although she's always the dirtiest. haha.
Take care and all the best to u guys in Manchester!
Patiently awaiting the next reunion of tootbrushes, perhaps in UK. Yeah! =)
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To be continued..