Talk About Timing...

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

books

THE GREATEST ADVICE
-Rick Warren, the Purpose Driven Life


(something for me to read again.. and again...)

When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back.
Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give to someone is your time.
Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is T-I-M-E because the essence of love is not what we think or do or provide for others, but how much we give of ourselves.

Don't date because you are desperate.
Don't marry because you are miserable.
Don't have kids because you think your genes are superior.
Don't philander because you think you are irresistible.


Don't associate with people you can't trust.
Don't cheat. Don't lie. Don't pretend.
Don't dictate because you are smarter.
Don't demand because you are stronger.

Don't sleep around because you think you are old enough & know better.Don't hurt your kids because loving them is harder.
Don't sell yourself, your family, or your ideals.
Don't stagnate!

Don't regress.
Don't live in the past. Time can't bring anything or anyone back.
Don't put your life on hold for possibly Mr./Ms. Right.
Don't throw your life away on absolutely Mr./Ms. Wrong because your biological clock is ticking.
Learn a new skill.
Find a new friend.Start a new career.

Sometimes, there is no race to be won, only a price to be paid for some of life's more hasty decisions.

To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless.
To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy.

To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy.
Don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.
To make yourself happy, pursue your passions & be the best of what you can be.
Simplify your life. Take away the clutter.
Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nastie habits, and dangerous liaisons.
Don't abandon your responsibilities but don't overdose on duty.

Don't live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.
Be true to yourself.

Don't commit when you are not ready.Don't keep others waiting needlessly.
Go on that trip. Don't postpone it.
Say those words. Don't let the moment pass.Do what you have to, even at society's scorn.

Write poetry.
Love Deeply.Walk barefoot.
Dance with wild abandon.
Cry at the movies.

Take care of yourself. Don't wait for someone to take care of you.You light up your life.
You drive yourself to your destination.
No one completes you - except YOU.

It isn't true that life does not get easier with age.
It only gets more challenging.

Don't be afraid. Don't lose your capacity to love.Pursue your passions.

Live your dreams.
DON'T LOSE FAITH IN GOD.
Don't grow old. Just grow YOU!
GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!

she-devil!

Sunday, March 07, 2010

movie

finally got a hold of it! i found it yesterday at market, on sale!


i always have blog posts on my mind -- but when i'm finally in blogger, i've nothing to say.

that was it.

bugger

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Bahrain

my youngest brother is watching Harry Potter -- very loudly. i can't even hear my own thoughts!


so i have to think LOUD. literally. (*grr*)

we had an American visitor for our Sunday service, and there was one thing he said that had me wishing it were true. he said, if only the trees and the rocks can speak, they would tell us lots of stories...

because i always miss bro. Grant, and i always find myself wishing he was here, just so i could talk to him. back in Bahrain, i always stash a box of jelly beans in my bag. bro. Grant used to give me lots of them when i was a child. so it's like keeping his memory in my bag every time.

up until now, i find myself being struck by the fact that i am in the Philippines. i am so grateful to be here. i don't really love the traffic, the dust, the buses, the unethical drivers, the heat, commuting, the noise, and unemployment, but i definitely love waking to see the Philippine sky, the clouds, the church, our compound, my grands, my family, my bed (most especially!), my church family, my best friend, and Jollibee. plus the gravy. the latter is incomparable as the former is inevitable, so i just have to deal with all of it.

last sunday night, i got to watch It's Complicated. and i loved Meryl Streep all over again. she's just so good, and so natural. she's really a legend, according to some articles i've read. it's just sad, how the movie went. coming from a broken family myself, i hoped they gave it another chance. i watched it thrice already, but i don't finish it most of the time because it's sad. and i don't really like Steve Martin for her, coz i see him as comical as he portrays that on most of his movies i've seen.

"a baby? reall-ly jake?" i liked that line.