Sunday, April 03, 2005

ok since i dont want some people to get bored with the going ons in my life
i've decided to post something that is close to my heart
after reading my monthly dosage of DARE ahaha...

Courage

n.
The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery.

what i believe now is an essential quality for any women.

yes i may sound sexist but it is a part of life.

Courage is something we all require, and some of us have it in greater quantities than others. Courage is something you must decide to have, not something that you're born with or something you do because the alternative is too scary.

A women is called upon to be courageous in so many different aspects of life, this is because women face so many different types of battles each day.

I have a friend who keeps telling me how strong a person i am and how she wishes that she could be like me. But the thing is i was never born strong. Circumstances put me where i am. Having courage to go through every single day of my life is a choice, especially now when my heart keeps giving me problems every morning. But with this i gotta admit i'm not always strong, cause sometimes i choose not to be.
sometimes i choose not to because sometimes as a women we often think we have the perfect excuse, but at the end of the day i'd feel awful inside.

Courage is being able to say "I will go through this" because you know it is the right thing to do even tho it looks like a fire or lion's den ahead.

There are women who have been courageous in the traditional sense, who have piloted war planes, gone to the front lines during battle. There are mothers who have risked their own lives to save their children. Women who have gone on missions to countires to serve the poor and diseased. These are women of courage.

Then there was Florence Nightingale who strangely enough, was one of the bravest women in the world till she turned 30, after whch she decided to get into bed and wait fo death, which did not come for another 30 years or so. This shows that courage is something a women has to choose to partake of.

I think of those women who have children who has special needs and chose not to abort or abandon them but to embrace them with superhuman patience and love. Women who carry on in life after the sudden deaths of their husbands, like my mum, keeping a handle on finances, the children and how they can still have a smile on their face.

To my friend:
Courage does not come cheap or easy. There are usually no medals to be given out. Sometimes, even when you have been courageous, the results may not visibly be what you had hoped for. But when you have held out and accomplished what needs to be done or changed, and there is a different outcome to a dire situation because you bravely took action, that is your reward.
You can be strong, if you choose to.
Remember that i'll always be here for you,
you're not alone =)

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Had a briefing for friday's event at bugis today
the event is gonna be at sentosa and we're facilitating the games

man the number of times i've been to sentosa this year geez...
oh well its gonna fun anyways
the beach IS cleaner ahaha...

after the briefing had dinner with candy, tania and darren

and we cept for darren took neoprints!
ahaha

how? nice?
hehe =)

anyways...

woke up today to read on the news of the Pope's death
i know i may not be a roman catholic but i understood what he has done during all his years as the Pope and i offer my condolences. At least now he's not suffering anymore and he is with god.

on a lighter note...

i read about the miss singapore universe pagent in the papers today...
Racial harmony day being a festival? wtf? is this girl dumb or what? and she was in self-denial afterwards ahahaha....
pretty with no brans haiz...
so whats new tsktsk... this miss singapore universe pagent needs a makeover... sheesh...
the only plus point i heard abt the whole thing was...
jon jonsson
now i gotta admit, he IS a cutie
and he has a blog can you believe it? ahaha
well it is quite an interesting read....

in case you dont know who he is
here's a pic

and...
i heard the cinema tixs are gonna rise?!?!
heck it is already pricey without the price hike
i rather go across the causeway cause its much much cheaper
or i can just wait for the vcd to come out or something...
with the popcorn prices being costly, raising the price of cinema tix is a bad move on their part.. unless singaporeans who just loves spending dont mind the price hike.
oh well, who am i to say anything right? =)

hmm if it goes up to actually $10 for a movie ticket I'd rather go to the omnimax theater or better yet spend it on food =P

oh and lisa ang gave birth to a girl!
ooh and i love her daughter's name - Ariel Faith...
nice aint it? =)

aite i'm gonna go and read my book and i'll leave you guys with a quote...

"Passion is harnessing all your energy to pursue a goal; wisdom is knowing when to give it up. Passion is pushing the limit of what you can do; wisdom is knowing what you can never do"

something for you to figure out and keep in mind =)

salute!

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.The Writer.

I love standing in the rain, letting the feel of raindrops caress feverish skin, letting it wash away my thoughts, worries and pain. I love the feel of sand between my toes, the cool wind whispering in my ear, the soothing sound of the sea, the warmth of a hug. I love anything vintage, historical, mysterious and magical. I like to laugh, I like freedom and happiness, I like the idea of romance, being swept off my feet and happy endings. I currently have no idea where i'm going but i know i'll get where i'm suppose to be in due time. I want things i cant have, I dream of things that can never be but i'm too afraid to leave the things i'm familiar with even when i know i'm adaptable to change. I can be the person you love or hate, like or loath, admire or envy. I am not perfect,
I am just me.