My Corner

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son,
"How was the trip?"
" It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
"Oh yeah," said the son.
"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
The son answered:
"I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."

The boy's father was speechless.

Then his son added,
"Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are."

Isn't perspective a wonderful thing?

Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.

simply naive. must remind myself not to trust people easily... i always tend to forget that.

silence is the key to stay away from the mess.

DISAPPOINTMENT Love Frustration Frustration Frustration Anger Hate Lost Speechless Tears Numbness Total DisComfort Sleepless sLEEPLESS Sleepless Shitty Dispair Pissed NOT Fair Denial Ignorance Selfishness Lost of Direction Lost of Interest Lost of RESPECT Complete Lost of Trust

despite all these present feelings in the above, tomorrow is another day and i didn't lose any hope and optimism. like i said before, no matter what SHIT throws at me, i will survive and live a better life.

happiness = hard work + perseverance + luck + the right timing

my head still hurts but i hav a lot of reading to do. A LOT. =(

Everybody's Changing - Keane

You say you wander your own land
But when I think about it
I don't see how you can
You're aching, you're breaking
And I can see the pain in your eyes
Says everybody's changing
And I don't know why

So little time
Try to understand that I'm
Trying to make a move just to stay in the game
I try to stay awake and remember my name
But everybody's changing
And I don't feel the same

You're gone from here
And soon you will disappear
Fading into beautiful light
Cause everybody's changing
And I don't feel right

thank god it's friday! i had a very busy week at work. i worked for 63 hrs! that was just insane. i was sooo exhausted yesterday that i actually thought i was gonna pass out. today was slightly better but it was still freaking 9 hrs! why dun i get OT pay?

it turns out that the software i used for tax filing (taxwiz) sucks and it didn't let my $RRSPs$ went through. i knew something was wrong when my brother said he is owing the gov't a few hundred bucks. whew... so i do get $$ back! i can go shop shop!

2 japanese guys came in to meet with us today. they were trying to introduce us their special "probiotics", which they claim can cure cancer. they started off by wanting to give us a general lecture about Probiotics. but since my know-it-all boss thinks he knows everything about probiotics, he asked them not to waste our time and just tell us why they think their material is better than other companies. the japanese guys however, insisted on giving us the presentation and so we had to let them. it was a very bad presentation. they kept on giving us numbers of how their material cures cancer (which to me, made no sense at all). then, they started to talk about the experiment they did on rats. the description of the experiment was long, boring, and inhumane. and when we asked them technical questions, they just gave us a blank look and said "hmmm... good question." the whole meeting lasted over an hour and what did i get from it?

poor rats.

so i was doing my taxes and found out that not only i am not gonna get a refund this year, i am owing $$ to the gov't! wtf??? urgh!!

i need to dig out my receipts from donations and all my medical expenses!! i want something back!! anything!! a dollar or even a dime! i don't care! =(

Listening to: Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day

I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me and I walk alone

I walk this empty street
On the Boulevard of broken dreams
Where the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk alone

I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk alone
I walk a...

My shadows the only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
Till then I walk alone

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