A teacher of mine once said this, the most important goal of education is to be a good person. And I always smile when I remember that, a good person; sounds so "not-elon-musk-outer-space-success, a good person; sounds so abstract, a good person; sounds so ancient. But I do agree, wholeheartedly, becoming a good person should … Continue reading Good
Relationship
Detached
No.. I am not interested to hear what you said about me. Perhaps I'm getting too old to care anyway or perhaps I know that there's nothing new, you still proudly wear that bitter knife in your mouth. I know you have taken a lot of effort to get my attention again, but.. nope.. I … Continue reading Detached
Pain
No clarification of pain, no gain. When we fail to see the pain as it is, we fail to gain. I am angry today.. hmm... No... I am angry this afternoon, around 3 PM, to be exact. I am angry because a person I don't like in the office asked about the completion time of … Continue reading Pain
Enviable
Some people may dislike you because: 1. You eat fruits for your lunch, 2. You eat instant ramen for your lunch;3. You have a tall slim body frame4. You have a short stout body frame5. You love to talk6. You despise talking7. You have a contagious laughter8. You held the award of the most rigid … Continue reading Enviable
Bird
I miss you so much that I would fly to you faster than a bird, but how can a bird with a clipped wing fly? Rumi
Neil
Some years ago, I was lucky enough invited to a gathering of great and good people: artists and scientists, writers and discoverers of things. And I felt that at any moment they would realise that I didn’t qualify to be there, among these people who had really done things.On my second or third night there, … Continue reading Neil
Proud
I heard some say I am not good enough, I said to my self: my darl, you are magic.I heard some wish bad things happen to me, I said to my self: my darling, you are magic. I heard some baseless false stories made up about me, I said to my self: my darl, you … Continue reading Proud
Thank-me notes
Dear past me, Thank you, For everything that you have done, for every choice that you have chosen, for every morning that you choose to wake up, even though that day brought so much of seemingly insurmountable problems but still, you raised and walked through it all. Because of your unbelievable resilience, I am here … Continue reading Thank-me notes
Blooms
A flower does not think of competing to the flower next to it. It just blooms.Zen Shin Today I'm thinking about comparison. I'm no stranger to compare my self with other about my-gudness-all-myriad-of-things. Does my appearance good enough? Do I walk funny? Did my performance good? Did I answer that right? Why everyone seems have … Continue reading Blooms
Snowman II
I met her only once, in a very brief meet up, and I have a lot of regrets up to this day about that meeting. I should have invited her to come to my place, I should have insisted to have dinner date with her, I should have told her how I know her, I … Continue reading Snowman II