Gosh - I can't remember when was the last time I read a fiction book that draws me into someone else's life. I think it was "Eat Pray Love"? But even that was a little too autobiography like. I think it was before I read the "Buddhism for Busy People". What was the book? Jodi Picoult? Maybe... But I can't be sure!
All I know is that it's been way too long! I ought to find myself a Jane Green or Sophie Kinsella or Cecilia Ahern or Jodi Picoult book sometime this week. I will jot it down on top of my to-do list right now.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Monday Inspiration Tablet
Thomas Edison said...
I believe the athletes currently competing in the Olympics XXIX in Beijing are excellent living testament to this particular quote.
Hope this tablet will be enough to keep me going to Friday.
"If we all did the things we are capable of doing,
we would literally astound ourselves."
I believe the athletes currently competing in the Olympics XXIX in Beijing are excellent living testament to this particular quote.
Hope this tablet will be enough to keep me going to Friday.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Life Laundry Day
Leo talked about the useful habit to tackle our affairs, clear our minds, essentially reset our to-do lists, i.e. designated "Life Laundry Day".
Awesome idea! However - I'm not that fond of the idea of using one of my precious weekend day to do this. At the same time, I have a hunch that my work place wouldn't go for the idea of having every first day of the month as Life Laundry Day for me (or other employees).
He wrote, "I know that every time I get everything taken care of, I feel amazing." Totally!!!! I love when things are in order in my life, but it rarely stays that way. :P That's the motivation.
I will try to think of a way fit this one in to my diary. In the mean time, I'll just blog about it.
Awesome idea! However - I'm not that fond of the idea of using one of my precious weekend day to do this. At the same time, I have a hunch that my work place wouldn't go for the idea of having every first day of the month as Life Laundry Day for me (or other employees).
He wrote, "I know that every time I get everything taken care of, I feel amazing." Totally!!!! I love when things are in order in my life, but it rarely stays that way. :P That's the motivation.
I will try to think of a way fit this one in to my diary. In the mean time, I'll just blog about it.
A Powerful Line...
"Everyone sees apple falls, only Newton asked why..."
This appears on my Yahoo tagline yesterday...
I'm still working out how to translate this line to the optimum in inspiring myself and others. But - I know it is one very powerful line! :)
Go Inquisity!!!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Wedding Notes
Check this post from A Practical Wedding site, "Lessons from Wedding Industry"! *LOL*
Nice wedding photos...
* A Beautiful Day Photography
* One Love Photo
Nice wedding photos...
* A Beautiful Day Photography
* One Love Photo
Friday, August 08, 2008
Friday 20080808 Arvo's Inpirational Words
As I was struggling to get to my goal weight, I had quite a few bumps along the way. I was lucky that all those times, I had words of encouragement to keep me going (smooch darling! *please excuse the public display of affection* :P). Well, I am still working to get to my goal, but these days, I can really see the light at the end of the tunnel getting closer and closer, and it is not so much a struggle anymore. It has become a process that I actually enjoy and had taught me a whole lot of things about myself and life.
For others who are struggling in getting somewhere or something, I want to relay the message...
If you keep working towards it, and you keep your eyes on the target, there is no such thing as failure. All those setbacks are just brakes; they do slow you down, but you'll still get there. As long as you keep trying as hard as you have. Two steps forward and one step backward, is still one step forward! :)
Have a good weekend, my friends.
For others who are struggling in getting somewhere or something, I want to relay the message...
"Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you,This is so true!
and in the end you are sure to succeed."
- Abraham Lincoln
If you keep working towards it, and you keep your eyes on the target, there is no such thing as failure. All those setbacks are just brakes; they do slow you down, but you'll still get there. As long as you keep trying as hard as you have. Two steps forward and one step backward, is still one step forward! :)
Have a good weekend, my friends.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Yummmyyy...
The Light Laughing Cow!!! :))) HihihihiWanted
I watch this movie last night. It was a bit silly at times, but still pretty cool to watch and definitely works quite well as a distraction for my busy mind. Well, I definitely did enjoy watching Angelina Jolie's role. :)
Spoiler Alert!!!
Highlight the following bit to read, DON'T do it if you haven't watch the movie!
One thought that I couldn't shake away from my head after the movie though, was "I wonder how does it feel to believe in something as much as Angelina Jolie did, to the point where you would kill yourself because of it?" I really like that she did it. It just shows the mind strength and consistency of her role to her beliefs and I definitely admire that.
Monday, August 04, 2008
Ignorance is NOT bliss!
Check out these interesting articles, "Ignorance is NOT bliss!" posted by Elaine Murphy and "Shocking Calorie Revelations" posted by Dana Lilienthal, both @ Nutrition Data blog.
This is totally what I've been trying to say all along!!! Ever since I embarked on the counting calorie to lose weight journey, I've learn to realise that ignorance is anything but bliss! It was the root cause of my frustration of not understanding the reason for my constant weight issue!
I sincerely hope more and more places will enforce the rule of having the calorie information next to the price in restaurant menu. It is after all a price we have to pay, though not with money but with our health (which is FAR more important and not replaceable!!) and stress (for people who are not happy with their current figure).
This is totally what I've been trying to say all along!!! Ever since I embarked on the counting calorie to lose weight journey, I've learn to realise that ignorance is anything but bliss! It was the root cause of my frustration of not understanding the reason for my constant weight issue!
I sincerely hope more and more places will enforce the rule of having the calorie information next to the price in restaurant menu. It is after all a price we have to pay, though not with money but with our health (which is FAR more important and not replaceable!!) and stress (for people who are not happy with their current figure).
Sunday, August 03, 2008
It's been a while!
Weird! It feels like it has been a while since I last blogged. But when I checked, my last post was only 1.5 week ago.
My days have been hectic though since last weekend. Suddenly - I'm engaged (yup - happened the Saturday before yesterday) and am now planning a wedding for this coming November. :P Well - OK, maybe "suddenly" is more for people around me than for me, since it has been discussed as a possibility before it happened. But, the event itself was still a sweet surprise to me. :)
A few days after that were rather blurry for me. A mixture of massive number of sms-es and phone calls, lots of blushing (me when people ask questions about how it happened and the ring), and quite a bit of congratulations and quite a bit of explanation of why we are doing the wedding in four months time to people who think we're a little crazy.
All things considered - I think I'm doing pretty well with my planning. Spreadsheets have become my best friends. I've got 4 main ones which I keep referring to. One with financial details, one for my calorie counting, another one for wedding planning and last one for US trip planning. Yup - we're going to the states for our honeymoon and staying in New York for a month. Something that I've wanted to do for quite some time and definitely something that I'm looking forward to BIG TIME! We'll get to experience Christmas in NYC as husband and wife!!! :D
I'm planning to post about lessons that I've learnt on planning a trip online to somewhere you don't know all that well. But that will have to wait for now. Once I have a venue and photographer booked (hopefully in a week or two), I'll be more sorted and have time to do all those!
Hope things are going well for everyone else. :) Ciao!
My days have been hectic though since last weekend. Suddenly - I'm engaged (yup - happened the Saturday before yesterday) and am now planning a wedding for this coming November. :P Well - OK, maybe "suddenly" is more for people around me than for me, since it has been discussed as a possibility before it happened. But, the event itself was still a sweet surprise to me. :)
A few days after that were rather blurry for me. A mixture of massive number of sms-es and phone calls, lots of blushing (me when people ask questions about how it happened and the ring), and quite a bit of congratulations and quite a bit of explanation of why we are doing the wedding in four months time to people who think we're a little crazy.
All things considered - I think I'm doing pretty well with my planning. Spreadsheets have become my best friends. I've got 4 main ones which I keep referring to. One with financial details, one for my calorie counting, another one for wedding planning and last one for US trip planning. Yup - we're going to the states for our honeymoon and staying in New York for a month. Something that I've wanted to do for quite some time and definitely something that I'm looking forward to BIG TIME! We'll get to experience Christmas in NYC as husband and wife!!! :D
I'm planning to post about lessons that I've learnt on planning a trip online to somewhere you don't know all that well. But that will have to wait for now. Once I have a venue and photographer booked (hopefully in a week or two), I'll be more sorted and have time to do all those!
Hope things are going well for everyone else. :) Ciao!
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