Friday, July 3, 2009
Praying and Counting down...
Praying and at the same time counting down to the 15th of July!!! I do not feel the slightest fear. I have faith in the premiere. I think we are ready, and united as we are, we can battle to our very last breath, and come out unscathed. This will do us all justice! No more invasion. No more soft talks. Now it is all about tough talks and tough actions.
May every sacred thing, near or far, shield us all from fear and terror, and bestow upon each of us the strength to defend our very motherland!
May every sacred thing, near or far, shield us all from fear and terror, and bestow upon each of us the strength to defend our very motherland!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Precious Collection 2
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Procrastination
Is it true that the more busy you are, the better you become at managing time?
Not necessarily so, I think!
Not necessarily so, I think!
However, in my case, this assertion appears to be somehow true. I have to admit that I have always been one of the most "successful" procrastinators on earth. I procrastinate everyday about almost everything with almost everyone. Though I have been fully aware of the disastrous consequences procrastination might bring forth, I still take my time, enjoy myself, indulging in this and that, and finally keep things till the very very last minute! This savage procrastination thing has so far been running through my veins, and therefore, it has almost become an "evil" norm for me. But there was this classmate of mine, Marineth, who approached me one day after school, and remarked, "You are a good procrastinor!" I was amazed at how she could see the beauty in the ugliest of all.
Anyway, I am getting less "successful" now with the rotten procrastination habit of mine. Though given the fact that my daily schedule is packed, and that there is barely any room for me to just sit back and relax, I find myself in a situation where I do not have to rush to do things anymore. And it kind of feels funny because I still have some leisure time to watch DVDs in middle of the week which is supposedly crammed full of things to do as a lecturer and as a student. Well I have to admit that I still procrastinate at times, but I have become a lot worse at procrastinating, which is definitely desirable.
Anyway, I am getting less "successful" now with the rotten procrastination habit of mine. Though given the fact that my daily schedule is packed, and that there is barely any room for me to just sit back and relax, I find myself in a situation where I do not have to rush to do things anymore. And it kind of feels funny because I still have some leisure time to watch DVDs in middle of the week which is supposedly crammed full of things to do as a lecturer and as a student. Well I have to admit that I still procrastinate at times, but I have become a lot worse at procrastinating, which is definitely desirable.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Another Saturday...
This is definitely a very tiring day! My head is heavy, and the visibility is much reduced to blurred vision, no thanks to the the day-long exhaustion. I could barely move my fingers, and at the precise moment in which I am typing this entry, I am at the same time wondering how i am going to endure another half an hour at wheel on my journey homeward. Though I want more than anything to just give it a quick spin back home, I am stuck here at Sovanna as I have no choice but to wait for my mother's arrival. You see, the door is locked, and there is no other alternative than getting the key from her.
Anyway, just met up with Paul and the rest. As usually we talked and talked and talked till water was drained out of our body. And after recharging ourselves with ice cream cones, we talked, and laughed again. It has always been good to have Paul around since he is always the ice breaker and the joker as well. Too bad that this time Mo was the only girl since Nory made it clear that she would not want to hang out with us for a couple of months. It could not be any plainer that she wanted some time with her "best friend". Seen in a positive light, Nory could have been unaware of how what she had said would mean to us. Mo had cried, though. Well, I'd prefer to remain silent about this. The last thing I want to do now is to add more fuel to the burning flame. Anyway guess things would just be back to normal in a couple of days! Or it would never be at all?
By the way in the morning, I also had a chance to chat with Chihmao, this Phd-holder who is now a professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Well I had mixed feeling about him! It was probably because I was not so interested in business-related concepts that he had been "lecturing" me and Paul in the middle of this coffee shop. I mean, he was probably trying too hard to elaborate to us a simple concept which should have been just condensed into a few words. But in a sense he was willing to learn and know more about us as individuals, and not merely nodding his head in false pretense.
In short, it is a tiring day!
Anyway, just met up with Paul and the rest. As usually we talked and talked and talked till water was drained out of our body. And after recharging ourselves with ice cream cones, we talked, and laughed again. It has always been good to have Paul around since he is always the ice breaker and the joker as well. Too bad that this time Mo was the only girl since Nory made it clear that she would not want to hang out with us for a couple of months. It could not be any plainer that she wanted some time with her "best friend". Seen in a positive light, Nory could have been unaware of how what she had said would mean to us. Mo had cried, though. Well, I'd prefer to remain silent about this. The last thing I want to do now is to add more fuel to the burning flame. Anyway guess things would just be back to normal in a couple of days! Or it would never be at all?
By the way in the morning, I also had a chance to chat with Chihmao, this Phd-holder who is now a professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Well I had mixed feeling about him! It was probably because I was not so interested in business-related concepts that he had been "lecturing" me and Paul in the middle of this coffee shop. I mean, he was probably trying too hard to elaborate to us a simple concept which should have been just condensed into a few words. But in a sense he was willing to learn and know more about us as individuals, and not merely nodding his head in false pretense.
In short, it is a tiring day!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Marriage?
I had an interesting conversation with Thy, Mo and Nory the other day. And i think it is worth sharing!
What does it mean when you say you are married to someone? I think marriage is more than just the tying of knots between the bride and the groom. It, in fact, involves the merge between--say--two most incompatible families whose subcultures do not share any common grounds.
Adapting yourself to an environment that is so alien to you in almost every way is no child's play, especially for husbands who have to seek shelter under the roof of their parents-in-law. First of all the husbands have to be able to strip off their old "suit" reflective of their homegrown ways of living, and slip into a new one that comes with new expectations and rules and regulations. At this point the parents-in-law could not be any more watchful. With every move they make, the husbands are assessed against the criteria already established in line with what are perceived to be right or wrong by the parents-in-law. While trying to please their wife's parents, the husbands are losing their manly individuality. Silent resentment and frustration are built up until they reach an alarming point. It is just a matter of time before the husbands raise the white flag, and unleash their boiling rage. There is no denying that improper handling of the situation at this point could jeopardize the marriage.
Therefore it could be concluded that love between two people could be quite fragile when family differences come in between them. It is of the best interest to get as close to the family of your future wife as possible, for you will be astounded at how a simple utterance by your parents-in-law could stand in your way to find blissful marriage.
What does it mean when you say you are married to someone? I think marriage is more than just the tying of knots between the bride and the groom. It, in fact, involves the merge between--say--two most incompatible families whose subcultures do not share any common grounds.
Adapting yourself to an environment that is so alien to you in almost every way is no child's play, especially for husbands who have to seek shelter under the roof of their parents-in-law. First of all the husbands have to be able to strip off their old "suit" reflective of their homegrown ways of living, and slip into a new one that comes with new expectations and rules and regulations. At this point the parents-in-law could not be any more watchful. With every move they make, the husbands are assessed against the criteria already established in line with what are perceived to be right or wrong by the parents-in-law. While trying to please their wife's parents, the husbands are losing their manly individuality. Silent resentment and frustration are built up until they reach an alarming point. It is just a matter of time before the husbands raise the white flag, and unleash their boiling rage. There is no denying that improper handling of the situation at this point could jeopardize the marriage.
Therefore it could be concluded that love between two people could be quite fragile when family differences come in between them. It is of the best interest to get as close to the family of your future wife as possible, for you will be astounded at how a simple utterance by your parents-in-law could stand in your way to find blissful marriage.
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