Sunday, September 25, 2005
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Proud Fathers
Four friends reunited at a party after 30 years. After a few laughs and drinks, one of them had to go to the rest room. The ones who stayed behind began to talk about their kids and their successes.
The first guy says: I am very proud of my son, he is my pride and joy. He started working at a very successful company at the bottom of the barrel. He studied Economics and Business Administration soon he was promoted and began to climb the corporate ladder becoming the General Manager and now he is the president of the company. He became so rich that he gave his best friend a top of the line Mercedes Benz for his birthday.
The second guy says: Damn, that's terrific!! My son is also my pride and joy, I am very proud of him. He started working at a traveling agency for a very big airline. He went to flight school to become a pilot and also manage to become a partner in the company where he now owns the majority of the assets. He became so rich that he gave his best friend a brand new jet for his birthday.
The third guy says: Well, well, well congratulations!! My son is also my pride and joy and he is also very rich. He studied in the best universities and became an Engineer. He started his own construction company and became very successful and a multimillionaire. He also gave away some thing very nice and expensive to his best friend for his birthday. He built a 30,000 sq ft mansion specially for his friend.
The three friends congratulated each other mutually for the successes of theirs sons. The fourth friend, who earlier had gone to restroom returned and asked: What'! s going on, what are all the congratulations for? One of the three said: We were talking about the pride we feel for the successes of our sons. And then he asked, What about your son?
The fourth man replied: My son is Gay and he makes a living dancing as a stripper at a nightclub. The three friends said: What a shame that must be, that is horrible! What a disappointment you must feel! The fourth man replied: No, I am not ashamed. Not at all. He is my son and I love him just as well, he is my pride and joy. And he is very lucky too. Did you know that his birthday just passed and the other day he received a beautiful 30,000 sq ft mansion, a brand new jet and a top of the line Mercedes Benz from his three boyfriends.
Now Isn't that Special !!!!!!!
*[[ Ven~ T* whIsPeReD OuT ]]*|10:11 AM|
Thursday, September 22, 2005
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Hellow guys.... how's life recently? Mine... has been pretty hectic [I thot so hehe...] Had the first Bio test for 6 chpts. and 1st speech yesterday. Huh! Not doing so well in both of them. Hiks... Oh well... I guess I just have to work double even triple hard next time. Hehe... =)
Well.. I found out this stuffs from a gal's journal and wanted to share wif u guys.. hehe.. [copyrighted from her journal].
HOW TO TELL IF A GUY LIKES A GIRL:
1. The guy will try to make you laugh.
2. He'll flirt with you when he can.
3. He might try to show off around you.
4. He'll help you out, if you ask for it.
5. He'll stick up for you when you need it most.
6. He'll be friendly to you and all your friends.
7. He might call you for no good reason.
8. He might make fun of you, in a joking way.
9. He'll tell you that you did good, even if you did horrible.
10. He'll make eye contact with a happy grin on his face.
HOW TO TELL IF A GIRL LIKES A GUY:
1. The girl will laugh at all your jokes.
2. She'll stare at you with a smile on her face.
3. She'll ask you who you like, continuously.
4. She might try to make you jealous.
5. She'll beg that you do everything for her.
6. She might start talking to your friends.
7. She'll talk to you about the different varieties of guys.
8. She'll always seem to be talking about how nice you are.
9. She'll always be flirting with every other guy except you.
10. She'll always ask what to do in a bad situation.
So.. do u think these are true? Decide urself... =D
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
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A Cup of Coffee
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old University of Notre Dame lecturer.
Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the lecturer went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain looking and some expensive and exquisite, telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the lecturer said:
"If you noticed, all the nice looking, expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the better cups and are eyeing each other's cups."
"Now, if Life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change."
"Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."
Enjoy Life!
*[[ Ven~ T* whIsPeReD OuT ]]*|3:32 PM|
Sunday, September 11, 2005
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Thot dis sentence has a gud meaning in it, so juz wanna share it wif u... =)
A minor disappointment isn't the end of the world.
*[[ Ven~ T* whIsPeReD OuT ]]*|8:14 PM|
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I'm so stressed out and mad of myself. First... mad of myself coz I lost the bear that hangs around my key-chain. Argh!!! juz hanged the key-chain on my bag for a day and then..... LOST!!! Grrr..... [ i'm so sad n cried yesterday night, hiks ='( ] Second... mad of myself coz haven't done anything and finished my homework yet, and exams are coming soon too. ARGH!!!!! why I'm so lazy?!?!?! Can't concentrate!!! Felt like my brain is not working enimore. It's DEAD!!!
I dun wanna staY here enimoRee.... Can't stand iT!!!! I guess someday I could take the so-called-sinful-action [a.k.a. Suicide???]
*[[ Ven~ T* whIsPeReD OuT ]]*|12:06 PM|
Thursday, September 08, 2005
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Hello everyone... how's life? Mine has been pretty tiring (though I believed I didnt do anything, haha..). Had my first Org. Chem quiz yesterday, urgh!! missed 10 points out of 30. Hiks.. hiks.. thot somehow I might score it, but huhuhu..... brain freeze on the questions about conjugate acid. Argh!!! The professor said that that quiz is the easiest one from all the quizzes that he's gonna give us. Look of wat I've done. Uhh... (it's the easiest one, but I already missed 10 points) =(
Eniwei... 've been surfing on MSN and finally 'landed' my cursor on Astrology. Hehehe.. Here's my today horoscope:
September 8, 2005
Today you can expect to have a highly interesting conversation with someone, Ven. The person, who you will be talking to, is going to provide you with a ton of information, which will open up a whole new world of knowledge. Excitement and happiness will be with you all day. This conversation will have an impact on your future!
So... i'm not really sure that this will happen. Hehe... juz let it happen then.. it's almost 12pm here.. but no one is approaching me to have conversation yet. Haha... =p
Ok lar.. off to go now... wanna go to the other building to donor some blood. Hehe.. dunno if they'll let me do that. Checkup is needed!! =)
Till I see u guys..... Tekker....
*[[ Ven~ T* whIsPeReD OuT ]]*|11:45 AM|
Monday, September 05, 2005
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APA YANG KITA SOMBONGKAN? Seorang pria yang bertamu ke rumah Sang Guru tertegun keheranan. Dia melihat Sang Guru sedang sibuk bekerja; ia mengangkuti air dengan ember dan menyikat lantai rumahnya keras-keras. Keringatnya bercucuran deras. Menyaksikan keganjilan ini orang itu bertanya, "Apa yang sedang Anda lakukan?" Sang Guru menjawab, "Tadi saya kedatangan serombongan tamu yang meminta nasihat. Saya memberikan banyak nasihat yang bermanfaat bagi mereka. Mereka pun tampak puas sekali. Namun, setelah mereka pulang tiba-tiba saya merasa menjadi orang yang hebat. Kesombongan saya mulai bermunculan. Karena itu, saya melakukan ini untuk membunuh perasaan sombong saya."
Sombong adalah penyakit yang sering menghinggapi kita semua, yang benih-benihnya terlalu kerap muncul tanpa kita sadari. Di tingkat terbawah, sombong disebabkan oleh faktor materi. Kita merasa lebih kaya, lebih rupawan, dan lebih terhormat daripada orang lain. Di tingkat kedua, sombong disebabkan oleh faktor kecerdasan. Kita merasa lebih pintar, lebih kompeten, dan lebih berwawasan dibandingkan orang lain. Di tingkat ketiga, sombong disebabkan oleh faktor kebaikan. Kita sering menganggap diri kita lebih bermoral, lebih pemurah, dan lebih tulus dibandingkan dengan orang lain. Yang menarik, semakin tinggi tingkat kesombongan, semakin sulit pula kita mendeteksinya.
Sombong karena materi sangat mudah terlihat, namun sombong karena pengetahuan, apalagi sombong karena kebaikan, sulit terdeteksi karena seringkali hanya berbentuk benih-benih halus di dalam batin kita. Akar dari kesombongan ini adalah ego yang berlebihan. Pada tataran yang lumrah, ego menampilkan dirinya dalam bentuk harga diri (self-esteem) dan kepercayaan diri (self-confidence). Akan tetapi, begitu kedua hal ini berubah menjadi kebanggaan (pride), anda sudah berada sangat dekat dengan kesombongan. Batas antara bangga dan sombong tidaklah terlalu jelas. Kita sebenarnya terdiri dari dua kutub, yaitu ego di satu kutub dan kesadaran sejati di lain kutub. Pada saat terlahir ke dunia, kita dalam keadaan telanjang dan tak punya apa-apa. Akan tetapi, seiring dengan waktu, kita mulai memupuk berbagai keinginan, lebih dari sekadaryang kita butuhkan dalam hidup. Keenam indra kita selalu mengatakan bahwa kita memerlukan lebih banyak lagi. Perjalanan hidup cenderung menggiring kita menuju kutub ego. Ilusi ego inilah yang memperkenalkan kita kepada dualisme ketamakan (ekstrem suka) dan kebencian (ekstrem tidak suka). Inilah akar dari segala permasalahan. Perjuangan melawan kesombongan merupakan perjuangan menuju kesadaran sejati. Untuk bisa melawan kesombongan dengan segala bentuknya, ada dua perubahan paradigma yang perlu kita lakukan. Pertama, kita perlu menyadari bahwa pada hakikatnya kita bukanlah makhluk fisik, tetapi makhluk spiritual. Kesejatian kita adalah spiritualitas, sementara tubuh fisik hanyalah sarana untuk hidup di dunia. Kita lahir dengan tangan kosong, dan (ingat!) kita pun akan mati dengan tangan kosong. Pandangan seperti ini akan membuat kita melihat semua makhluk dalam kesetaraan universal. Kita tidak akan lagi terkelabui olehpenampilan, label, dan segala "tampak luar" lainnya. Yang kini kita lihat adalah "tampak dalam". Pandangan seperti ini akan membantu menjauhkan kita dari berbagai kesombongan atau ilusi ego. Kedua, kita perlu menyadari bahwa apa pun perbuatan baik yang kita lakukan, semuanya itu semata-mata adalah juga demi diri kita sendiri. Kita memberikan sesuatu kepada orang lain adalah juga demi kita sendiri.
Dalam hidup ini berlaku hukum kekekalan energi. Energi yang kita berikan kepada dunia tak akan pernah musnah. Energi itu akan kembali kepada kita dalam bentuk yang lain. Kebaikan yang kita lakukan pasti akan kembali kepada kita dalam bentuk persahabatan, cinta kasih,makna hidup, maupun kepuasan batin yang mendalam. Jadi, setiap berbuat baik kepada pihak lain, kita sebenarnya sedang berbuat baik kepada diri kita sendiri. Kalau begitu, apa yang kita sombongkan? Be happy!!!
*[[ Ven~ T* whIsPeReD OuT ]]*|12:13 PM|
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