FUN-damentally Awesome

things i can say

2010-08-12T22:19:00.001+08:00

What happens, really, when you hit rock bottom? I guess all i can say is that the best thing about being at the bottom is that the only other way is to go is up.

So here it is. I won't say i know how you feel, but i'll tell you how i felt. I felt like disappearing. I felt so fudging stupid. I wanted to hit myself really hard over the head. To sum it up, i wanted to die. I felt like i was dying inside, and i'm not exaggerating. That period of time is now a faded memory, but if i dig into it and remember every detail, it still hurts a little.

But listen. Sometimes shit happens, and you make the wrong choices, or you do the wrong things, or you don't do the things that you're supposed to do, and then things wind up being fucked up beyond comparison, and you have this impulse to knock your head against the wall repeatedly because you could've done this differently, and then things would've been different -- better maybe. But there's something to learn in everything that happens, no matter how minute or insignificant these things may seem. So take your time and waddle around in the shit for a while more, and when you're ready, pick yourself up, take a shower and move on. Focus on what's to come, on what you can do NOW.

I want you to know that it's okay to have screwed up. Because that's what people do, and i know that's no excuse, but that really doesn't matter as much as how they react to it, and how they fix it whilst moving on. Life was never meant to be easy, and if it was, then we'll never learn anything, and we'll never grow.

So let go. These stories you're holding on to have become part of the past, and the thing to remember is that you're here NOW. All you have is right now, so just take a chill pill and relax, and focus on what you can do. There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be. I probably overuse this line from the Beatles too much, but it rings so true and fits so right. The past may have been great, it may have sucked, but it doesn't matter, because you're here now, and everything must've fallen into place perfectly.

So take your time, but eventually, don't stop yourself from bouncing back. And while you're at it, kick ass.

So you failed. Alright you really failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You failed. You think I care about that? I do understand. You wanna be really great? Then have the courage to fail big and stick around. Make them wonder why you're still smiling. ~Claire Colburn, Elizabethtown

planet's talkin' bout a revolution

2010-07-14T20:26:00.000+08:00

I feel so happy right now. It's amazing. I feel like giggling, or maybe laughing out so loud that i'd give rise to shouts of shut up! from my cousins. I want to jump, i want to dance, i want to hug people. I want you to know that you're such a lovely being, and that you're perfectly amazing as you are right now, with all your flaws. It doesn't matter if something happened to make you think that you're perhaps not thin enough, not fat enough, not tall enough, not smart enough, not funny enough, not happy enough, not interesting enough, not kind enough, not WHATEVER enough. Don't listen to yourself, because YOU. ARE. AMAZING.

I swear to you i mean this; i BELIEVE this. You are amazing. It doesn't matter if you did something the wrong way once and now people are mad at you for that. It doesn't matter if you're in an unhealthy relationship but you find yourself unable to gather the spirit and courage to get out of it. It doesn't matter if you are stuck in a rut, miserable at the tedious humdrum of your life. It doesn't matter if you went on a mediocre date and the guy didn't call back, and you find yourself wondering if you're maybe that unattractive/boring/stupid. It doesn't matter, it truly doesn't. Believe in yourself, because you are absolutely amazing, and i am in love with you, whoever you are, whatever you are, however you are.

Just let go. Zoom OUT. Do you see now, all the insecurities and fears and sadness and pain you are withholding? It's not gold, so why are you keeping that? Let it go. Gingerly, take one step out of that circle of negative energy, and free yourself. You're not really tired, you're just making excuses to let yourself get demotivated, but even that is okay. It's okay to take a break. It's not easy to be inspired all the time, and you don't have to be. Just know that when you're ready, you're ALWAYS welcome to walk outdoors and stand under our amazing blue skies and start receiving. The sky is yours. The earth is yours. Your life is yours.

And you're absolutely amazing.

scarcity, schmarcity.

2010-06-28T20:41:00.002+08:00

Heya there, people!

So anyway, in (very basic) Economy class, we learn about scarcity, and how there will never be enough resources on our planet to satisfy ALL of our needs, and apparently that's a problem. Well, everyone, the way i see it, if we got every single thing that we ever wanted, then we would stop wanting, and then that takes the freshness out of everything.

I have a lot of fun wanting stuff. It's gotta be a slow procedure, really, because if we get everything just like that, then all the fun kind-of just dissipates. When we want something, we're moved towards a certain point of action, where we do something just so we can fulfill our desires. From there the process of change unfolds, and you watch things fall into place in the most bizarre, freshest, incredible ways. It may be long and hard, sure, but in the end you'll find that it was all worth it -- because you know how they say that it's not the outcome that matters, it's the journey you make to get there? Well, they were right ;)

The realizing, the wanting, the desiring, the doing, and of course, the getting. The process in itself is delicious, and i am in love with it. Stop being so impatient, and just enjoy it all.

Have an awesome day, lovelies.

Precisely Malaysian

2010-06-26T01:38:00.001+08:00

Hey people! You HAVE to read [this], even more so if you're Malaysian.

I feel that as children, we’re born into a country which is so rich with beautiful things. Your teachers tell you good things about the country in moral or religious classes. You have co-curricular activities with different races. This was my experience, there were no problems.

And then, children grow up, and at university or pre-university, thoughts suddenly creep in about how we’re treated unequally. And then, to be dramatic about it, the torrent of dirt just descends upon them as they become exposed to the realities of Malaysia. They realise that there are things not right with the country. And it is that moment of awakening which is the saddest part of someone’s life. Everything you’ve been taught is challenged.

I want a day where that moment of rude awakening doesn’t happen, whatever race, religion or socioeconomic background you come from. I would like to see a Malaysia where everyone can continue feeling fully accepted as 100% Malaysian based on their citizenship.

I somehow cannot agree more. Well, what about you? What kind of Malaysia would you wish to be living in one day?

choices and such

2010-06-23T18:03:00.003+08:00

Howdy, awesome people!

Clearly, it appears that this project (blog) has gone into abandonment -- but i'm not giving up yet! I refuse to remove the link from any of my online profiles despite this site having gone un-updated for weeks, because i know that i still have way to much to learn, and i want to share all of this with you guys. I love this blog, and am thankful for the existence of a space for me to express and expand the best of myself.

Well, yeah, i've been cheating :( i'm sorry guys, but of late, i haven't been being 'love', or grateful, or 'fresh'. No, i haven't been being miserable, neither have i been stricken with negativity, i just seem to be unable to grasp that invigorating sense of energy. It's gone ... somewhere, and this has been preventing me from signing into this account and updating.

So i wait for it to return -- the power. I wait to be inspired again.

Today, here i am, and i have something to say (!). Just recently i was granted the privilege of choice, yet again. Now, i am eternally grateful for the fact that i have always been fortunate enough to choose how i want to direct my days and my life -- i get to chose what to wear and how to present myself, i get to chose what i want to do with myself (although i admit, i barely have an inkling of that), i get to chose what of my favorite food i want to eat later, etcetera.

But this is a different kind of 'choice'. This one here that i have on my lap, this is scary. This is a dilemma, and the reality of it is that this is the kind of choice that, if chosen wrongly, would be looked upon with regret for many, many years to come in the future.

What if i regret my decision? How am i to face everyone else after this? What if i don't get what i want? What if i'm letting go of something invaluable? What if i hate myself for this?

Yesterday, i cracked my head trying to figure out what i wanted. It kept me from sleeping, and had me feeling nervous the entire day.

Today, i realized that there's really no need for me to be so torn up over this. I have been terrifying and doubting myself in so many ways that it has already taken a turn towards negativity, and that is simply not sustainable at all --which is why i'm going to let go. I haven't come to a decision yet, but i am not going to be afraid anymore.

And i will not regret my decision. Because regret is only a fantasy that your insecurities craft, a nightmare of sorts, a song that you sing to yourself when you are unhappy or dissatisfied with your current environment -- and it never helps a single thing. Three years from now, wherever i find myself then, regardless of what i have chosen this week, i have faith that it is nothing but meant to be. All this while i was trying to protect myself from the regret that i would potentially feel, but today, i see that this is ridiculous. This is life, there is no right or wrong decision, everything just is.

So, all you awesome people, i haven't been around much, but i have something to tell you -- don't regret anything, ever. Yeah, so things could have been different. You could be living in a bigger house right now, be married to a different person, have a different certificate of your degree, etc. Your life could have taken on millions of different paths, but open up your eyes. Take a look around at the room you are in, and the people you are now surrounded with -- this is where it has led you, and this is where you are now.

Regret ain't gonna change a thing. And it's such a pain in the ass.

Let it go. Your life is perfect. Believe it.

With much lurve,
J ♥

Sampah Masyarakat : Wesak Day Cleanup

2010-05-23T01:07:00.003+08:00

Hey there, awesome people! :D

So in case you haven't heard (which is unlikely if you're living in Malaysia), Wesak Day is coming up on the 28th of this month.. It's a day in which Buddhists celebrate the birth, enlightenment and passing of Buddha.

On Wesak day, devout Buddhists assemble in various temples before dawn for the ceremonial hoisting of the Buddhist Flag and the singing of hymns in praise of the holy Triple Gems: The Buddha, The Dhamma (His teachings), and The Sangha (His disciples). Devotees bring simple offerings of flowers and candles to lay at the feet of their great teacher. The symbolic offering of flowers is to remind us that just as the beautiful flowers would wither away after a short while, life is subject to decay and destruction in similar manner as the flowers. The symbolic offering of candles is to remind us that just as a candle gives light to chase away darkness and in the process melts away (“sacrifice itself”), we should be mindful in “chasing” away our ignorance and care for the well being of others. Devotees are enjoined to make a special effort to refrain from killing of any kind. They are encouraged to partake of vegetarian food for the day.

Now, usually after a celebration of this sort, there would be a vast array of rubbish left behind, scattered everywhere.

As a solution to this problem, there is Sampah Masyarakat, a nonprofit organisation that brings people together to clean up the mess that is left behind, hence the well-chosen name. Sampah Masyarakat has done this before on more occasions than one, and this time it's at Brickfields' Buddhist Maha Vihara temple.

In a nutshell, it's like this:--
Start Time: Friday, 28 May 2010 at 20:00
End Time: Saturday, 29 May 2010 at 00:00
Location: Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields

Click (here) for the Facebook event page.

:)

Peace

2010-05-22T00:50:00.001+08:00

The past week has been crazy, and i think it is needless for me to announce that i just might be incapable of updating this site regularly anymore =( but then again i might be speaking too soon -- maybe i just need to get a little more adapted to the crazy hours of my college life.

(Perfection by Murrrzilka)

So yeah, i've started college. Straight out of camp and into college. I still want to blog about national service -- or what i've managed to get out of it -- before i forget it all, but i can barely find the time or patience to sit down and draw my thoughts out in this space. I expected college life to be full of free time and fun, but as it turns out, the course i signed up for...not so much.

In the past five days, i have had approximately 30 hours of sleep. Another 30 hours was spent being in class -- yes i'm doing A Levels -- and the remaining free hours were spent on the road, being thrilled, excited, worried, happy, vain, and just plain tired. More than once -- when in the far too early hours of classes -- i have questioned the reason as to why i am doing what i'm doing.

Why am i here? Why did i fight so hard to do A Levels? What am i doing?

And i have regretted, but it is true that everything falls into place. I see that now. Everything is perfect now, and i am here BECAUSE i chose to. I insisted on A Levels BECAUSE i knew very well that it was perhaps the only way i could use to get what i want. I am here to devote all my energy into being my most amazing self.

A few weeks back i got called to an interview for a scholarship, one that -- if within my grasp -- would solve most of my problems. This scholarship would put in my hands several hundreds of thousands of ringgit worth of education in the country of my choice. It was a basket of golden eggs. It was THE opportunity. Today the results came out, and i found that i didn't get it.

To my surprise, i wasn't disappointed.

I was okay. I felt nothing. And this Nothingness confused me, because surely i should be feeling something. Disappointment? Frustration? Exasperation? Or relief, even, because not getting the scholarship would mean that i will not have to uproot myself from this college life that i am already settling into. But i felt none of that, nothing at all. I tried to decide on a certain emotion to feel, but then caught myself and realized that really, it doesn't matter how i feel about not acquiring the scholarship.

The point is that i didn't get it. And it's fine. All is well. All is good. Life may prove to be hard right now, but this is the path that i have chosen, and i can most definitely get out of here anytime i want to, but i will not, because this is where i want to be.

Reminders

2010-05-15T00:32:00.000+08:00

I am not ignoring you, pain, I am being with you, but not letting you take me, all of me. You can not have 100% of my focus. I will not re-act through my pain, I will act more consciously from my heart and soul.

You may have taken me over for some time, but you have reminded me that I want to be Love in every moment. You have reminded my that to be inspiring is to be inspired. You moved me to pause and notice the beauty that surrounds me and that is inside me.

Pain, you showed me a lot and now you are gone. You may be coming right back, but that is okay, I will now take you as a reminder to show me who I want to be even in the face of pain.

Precisely. Thank you, Tricia :)

Gratitude Journal : For life that keeps on going

2010-05-11T11:49:00.003+08:00

Gooood morning, people!

I'm back for good this time :) actually, i've been back for almost a week, but slipped into a nasty procrastination phase regarding this blog. Sorry :C (i'm hoping that) this post will kickstart the resurrection of this blog to regular posts, as i can feel myself needing that positivity buzz again.

So what's been happening while i was away? Lots, apparently. So many events, environmental and otherwise. And much has been happening within myself too, sometimes creating the illusion of conflict and unrest in my soul -- but all is well. Us living our lives is like a process unfolding itself, and everything that happens is all part of the process, anyway -- and what an amazing process this is.

In the past one and a half months i have found myself caught in one too many unpleasant situations that caused me much frustration. More often than not i questioned myself and let doubt take over my thoughts. Why am i here? Beyond that, i even started believing this self-doubt and began drawing out my own conclusions -- this is such a waste of time; there's no point to all of this! I hate it here... and then all these negative thoughts festered into something else that made me so miserable....

....until i realized that i was just resisting -- and in resisting, i was making myself unhappy and blind to the beauty of what was around me. And that is the most important thing that i have learnt thus far -- that it is crucial for us to learn to adapt to the situation that we are put in so that we can move on past what we think we see to what really is - that every moment is perfect, and nothing is ever really pointless, and that we just have to trust.

I have so much to blog about -- about National Service and camp, and the airplanes that roam the Paya Indah skies, and the bonds that are created there, and the incredible highs and lows (that i experienced). But for now i simply resolve to relax. And slow down. And stop chewing so fast, or making rash decisions, or run through my day like there's no tomorrow. In fact, i challenge myself to slow down, as that's what it's turning out to be. I become antsy and nervous and insecure should i find myself with too much free time on my hands, and that ain't right. Like a friend at camp said, you're only 18 this year, what is 3 more weeks of your life anyway?

And that applies to you, even if you're 25, or 35, or 45, or 55. You're still young, believe me. Slow down, and enjoy the moments. Live. Listen. I wish i had, when that friend dispensed that particular piece of advise to me at the time.

Stay amazing you all, till the next post :)

Justlife Earthday : Green ribbon movement

2010-05-01T02:32:00.004+08:00

Today is Saturday, and it has been four whole days since I came home from camp and had Internet access, but this blog lies dormant as ever. The fault is mine, for I could've made time to coax life back into here, but I did not.

But here I am today. I sit here on the sofa in a resort on Frasers Hill, and the air is perfectly chilly and if I crane my neck to the left, a stunning avalanche of green tumbles into my view. Here I am surrounded by tree after tree, forest after forest. It's gorgeous. I close my eyes and feel at peace knowing that I am now in the middle of a massive carbon sink, and I wish that other parts of the world could be like this too. Over at camp it's constantly stuffy and warm, and we're always sweating. Is this global warming then? Right at our doorstep.

From where i stand, i still see many people who do not concern themselves with being green -- but then there are those who DO care, and there are those who are doing something about their concerns. Just last weekend there was the Mega Earth Day celebration in Kota Damansara Community Forest, which i so unfortunately had to miss out on due to my compulsory presence in camp. Then there was this morning, yet another of the month tree planting efforts.

And then there's this, Justlife.

Justlife is a series of organic shops that first started off in 1999 in Malaysia and has gone on and expanded into more than 5 stores across Selangor, Malacca and Penang. Their Facebook page is here and recently they have started a Green Ribbon Movement, in which you spot or create your own green ribbon, take a picture of it, and post it on the wall of their Facebook page.

And it's just so cool. Here are a few of the photos that have been submitted recently --

Aaaand, their humorously suggestive video :)

Hey, even you can participate, so how about it? Go on and promote environmental awareness today? :)

Quotes we adore

2010-04-08T17:12:00.000+08:00

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes.
~Marcel Proust

You are not a mere drop in the ocean. You are the mighty ocean in the drop.
~Rumi

Watch and wonder and travel by the road not taken.
~Robert Frost

There are no hopeless situations; there are only people who have grown hopeless about them.
~Clare Boothe

The love that you withhold is the pain that you carry.
~Emerson

Food for your spirit

2010-04-06T03:01:00.015+08:00

The Invitation

It doesn’t interest me

what you do for a living.
I want to know
what you ache for
and if you dare to dream
of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me
how old you are.
I want to know
if you will risk
looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn’t interest me
what planets are
squaring your moon...
I want to know
if you have touched
the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened
by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.

I want to know
if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.

I want to know
if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you
to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations
of being human.

It doesn’t interest me
if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear
the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.

I want to know
if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”

It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live
or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.

It doesn’t interest me
who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.

It doesn’t interest me
where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know
what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know
if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like
the company you keep
in the empty moments.

By Oriah, who can be found here and here.

(source)

~Quotes of love~

2010-04-04T17:15:00.001+08:00

Try something different: surrender!
~Rumi

Teach only Love, for that is what you are.
~ACIM

I don't believe in failure. It's not failure if you enjoyed the process.
~Oprah Winfrey

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.
~Immanuel Kant

The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am.
~Laura Schlessinger

Charity : Water

2010-04-02T02:23:00.000+08:00

Quite by accident i stumbled upon Charity : Water, a non-profit organization aimed at bringing safe drinking water to the people living in developing nations.

Most of us have never really been thirsty. We’ve never had to leave our houses and walk 5 miles to fetch water. We simply turn on the tap, and water comes out. Clean.

Yet there are a billion people on the planet who don’t have clean water.

It's hard to imagine what a billion people looks like really, but one in eight might be easier. One in eight people in our world don’t have access to the most basic of human needs. Something we can’t imagine going 12 hours without.

Here is the story of Charity: Water, and how it came to birth.

The story of charity: water - The 2009 September Campaign Trailer from charity: water on Vimeo.

Another video that inspired me greatly: how one small thing can lead to another, and soon you find that you have something big in your hands; something that can very well change -- and save -- lives.Through platforms like this, it becomes so easy to help, and to get involved.

Another campaign that you can easily get involved in is CUP: Communities Unite for Purewater, in which each time you click, ten cents is donated to a fund that aims to provide the children of Cambodia clean water. When you click once everyday, you are donating ten cents everyday.

And it doesn't even cost you a thing ;)

Words we live by ♥

2010-03-31T17:24:00.000+08:00

Something we were withholding made us weak until we found it was ourselves.
~Robert Frost

Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Be notorious.
~Rumi

Your passage through time and space is not at random. You cannot but be in the right place at the right time.
~ACIM

The basic paradox: everything is a mess yet all is well.
~Ezra Bayda

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.
~Danny Kaye

World Pillow Fight Day

2010-03-29T23:55:00.003+08:00

Have you ever had a fantasy in which you walked into a public place with a pillow and just randomly started a pillow fight with a complete stranger?

(No? Well, maybe just me then? :P)

Do you want to try something different?

Do you live in KL?

Well, if you've said yes to all or ANY of the above, then this is perfect for you. Brought to us by Random Alphabets -- who also masterminded the successful Tali Tenang earlier this year -- is World Pillow Fight Day! Yes, you got that right. A pillow fight. In public. In KL. Have i gotten your attention yet?

I'm guessing maybe it's in 1Utama, or Sunway Pyramid. What think you? Well, either ways, check out their website for further updates on the location!

(taken from the website)

Some of the things you will want to know:

The location of this event’s Gathering Point will only be revealed days before the fight. Don’t ask where the Fight Point will be, we won’t tell. We never tell. You just find out when the time is right. At the last minute, that is.
Gathering Point and Fight Point are two separate locations.
Pillow Fight Police (PFP) will be at the Gathering Point to welcome you and escort you to Fight Point.
PFP will stand out, it will be easy to spot them. If you can’t spot them, you shouldn’t be near a pillow.
Bring your own weapon of choice. We will be selling pillows on that day just in case. If all the pillows get sold out, then you won’t have a weapon.
Only Pillow Fight with someone who has a pillow. Do not hit the official photographers.
Always be cool, we are not there to cause trouble or nuisance.
There will be official photographers and videographers, and photos will be uploaded and available for all. In short, this is a Pillow Fight, not a photography competition. Fight, not click!
Show your love to us by purchasing our t-shirts. Not all of our projects have sponsors. Buying our t-shirts help us in funding our projects. More importantly, participate! Join in!
Most of all make sure you have fun!

Sounds interesting, yes? Last year's Pillow Fight Day was equally as fascinating...

Corntoz Pillow Fight Kuala Lumpur 2009 from RandomAlphabets on Vimeo.

What a way to vent out all your frustrations!

Pillow fights in public -- awesome!

Honestly?

2010-03-28T23:57:00.002+08:00

In six hours time i will leave for National Service. I will get on a bus and head off to a place where i will have no access to the internet, which also happens to be the source that reaffirms every "Awesome" principle in me. A real challenge for myself, because then i will have to be my own source.

Letting go, frees. Resistance binds.

At first i resisted, and i was miserable. But why was i resisting? As i thought about it, it came to me that i was afraid. In fact, i was terrified. In this world that i have created for myself, everything stems on connectivity, and social networking sites, and cell phones. To let it all go would be to risk missing out on outings and events. To let go would be to risk being left behind. What if i came back, and friends no longer called me out for events? What if i came back, and they had progressed on so much further than i can catch up on?

And then there's a whole new parade of other worries: what if all of my camp mates were to be unfriendly? What if none of them like me? But here is what's making me a tad bit uncomfortable -- all the what if's. Where's my trust? I was getting so hung up on all these worries that it ate away at me, when in fact i had no control over any of it, at all. Funnily, i completely fooled myself thinking that i could somehow change the outcome of things, when in truth i am in control of absolutely NOTHING at all. After all, i'm just here for the ride.

(and so are you)

So let go i shall. Tomorrow i will get on that bus and let it bring me to a strange place, surrounded by strangers. To be real, i still am a little fearful, but it is slowly peeling away, layer after layer.

I am ready now, so let's get going.

And I'll be back in no time. Till then, you have to stay true to your DNA, and be the truly amazing self that you are :)

Winds of change

2010-03-27T23:59:00.003+08:00

(source)

I realize that i am quite the inconsistent one. Sometimes i blog of not giving up, of persevering till the end; but sometimes i, too, blog of oneness -- in which it is okay to be yourself, to live in every now moment, to be happy, to not try so hard. What, then, am i trying to say?

I suppose that as much as this blog is about you, it is also very much about me :) i enjoy living in every Now moment. I have dreams to chase. I love the thrill of chasing dreams. Therefore, to be happy, i try too hard while enjoying every moment of it. And that all applies to me. It is important to know that this varies with each person, so what can i say but that it all boils down to this core point -- that ultimately, your happiness and contentment is paramount. Do what feels right, because if you do, everything will be okay in the end.

Have trust.

Yesterday, i got a letter that completely altered my track of thoughts and plans, simply because i was not expecting it. In less than two days time, i will be called to a place where there is absolutely no internet connection, and cell phones are only allowed during the weekends. I will be in this place for more than two months, with no Facebook, no Twitter, no MSN or Skype, no familiar bathroom or bed or friends. My first instinct was to rebel, to go against this. I don't want to go.

Then i realized that i was resisting it -- the flow of life. I love the ways of my life so much, and i have gotten very much used to the warm comfort that familiarity brings me, which only served to enforce my unwillingness to step out off my comfort zone and see what new things this letter has to offer me. In holding on so tightly to the easy ways of my life, i was closing myself off from a whole new world of possibilities. When i shut my eyes, turn my back, and shout no without a second thought, what else am i saying no to? New friends? New interests? New perspectives? New passions? New opportunities?

(source)

When i finally realized all of this, i allowed myself to let go. I let myself go with the flow. I will go where time brings me. I will take what life gives to me. I mean, who knows right? Why not, anyway?

If you should catch yourself saying no to something on impulse, perhaps it is time to reconsider. Think about it. What are you resisting? Why are you resisting? And most importantly, in saying no, what else are you REALLY saying no to?

I would not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.
~Frances Willard

Quotes we love :)

2010-03-26T17:10:00.001+08:00

The only place where dreams are impossible is in your own mind.
~Emalie

The sun never says to the earth,'You owe me.' Look what happens with a love like that - It lights up the whole sky.
~Hafiz

Walk out like someone suddenly born into color. Do it now.
~Rumi

For lack of attention a thousand forms of loveliness elude us every day.
~Evelyn Underhill

This very moment is the perfect teacher, and, lucky for us, it's with us wherever we are.
~Pema Chodron

Why I Love SuperForest

2010-03-23T20:20:00.002+08:00

Because the random lovely stuff they come up with just resonates with positivity.

And i agree with Jackson. You HAVE beautiful eyes :)

Visit SuperForest!

Gratitude Journal : Everything's going to be Fine

2010-03-23T13:20:00.000+08:00

One week and five days ago, the core on which i had placed of all my dreams came apart at the seams, and it was, by far, the worst emotion i have ever had to experience. But within hours i was healing, and within days i had bounced back. A little deflated yes, but bounce back i did.

The reality of everything came tumbling down, and as with some people who are forced to be realistic, i so very nearly lost hope and gave up. I was on the edge, i was.

But hope, you see, is such an amazing thing. And so impossibly lucky am i, that in this exact Now moment, i have Hope.

First i must clarify that it is important to know when to let go, but it is even more important to know when to hold on, and when to not give up. Perhaps by the definitions of other people i am being "foolish", but i follow my heart, and i cannot deny that my heart is foolish ;)

The past few days of mine have been absolutely swamped by colleges and courses and scholarships, that i am probably this close to losing it -- but then there's Love Inspiring Tricia to bring me back to speed, reminding me to breathe, and to relax, and that everything is going to be all right.

And even without this Hope, everything will be fine. Because on this journey that we're all in together, if it isn't fine, then it isn't over. So throw a handstand. Dance a jig. Run around naked. Because it's never too late, and you're here now, and the world is yours to take. Absolutely.

Zee Avi

2010-03-22T18:08:00.000+08:00

If you are Malaysian and you STILL don't know who Zee Avi is, then shame on you! After all, she's only the very one Malaysian girl who got signed on by Brushfire Records, a label partially owned by Jack Johnson.

Bitterheart

Honey Bee

First of the Gang To Die

So i was one of the lucky couple of thousand people who got to catch her live in KL on Saturday -- her first performance here since she made it in the States :) her voice is amazing, and her character so absolutely endearing -- it wasn't long before the crowd fell in love with her. It was lovely, watching a perfectly awesome performance from a girl who spoke exactly like how we Malaysians do.

Halfway through her performance, she called her dad up onstage ;) introduced him, and someone in the audience shouted "hi, uncle!" Well, it's probably just me, but the concert had a really personal feel to it. Maybe because i was right in the front and center -- or maybe because she's Malaysian.

Lovely <3

World Water Day - Sandwich Mob - the outcome

2010-03-21T01:25:00.002+08:00

So, half of our plans worked out right -- everything else was a blur of spontaneity and impulse. Yesterday, in order to raise awareness and urge the public to Start Saving Water, a bunch of students went onto the streets with their message boards.

Went by the LRT stations...

Got a good few thumbs up from passerby's!

Dropped by the Chinatown of Malaysia a couple of times --

And finally, we went to where it all began :)

The river that was before Kuala Lumpur came about =) it's just a giant drain now, and with all the trash in it that was contributed by KLites, it's a really dirty one.

Did you know that our planet is 70% water, but only 2.5% are available for consumption for the 6 billion people on earth?

Did you know that every 15 seconds, a child dies from unsafe water and inadequate sanitation?

Why should we save water, anyway? Does it really make a difference? Why shouldn't you flush? Why should you ensure that your tap isn't leaking? The answer lies with the same reasoning that the Power of 10 Sen campaign is built on, and also why it is so successful. Every drop counts, and it all accumulates into something that can be used for something else altogether.

A little something for you to consider :)

It is officially World Water Day tomorrow -- perhaps also the day that you embark on your conservatism? ;)

P.S. : BTW, we got media attention!

Success!

There's a flip side to everything.

2010-03-18T01:24:00.000+08:00

Goood day, people!

~And nothing is ever as it seems, yes, life is but a dream.~

In just 2 and a half minutes, Derek Sivers shows how the opposite of things that seem right may not exactly be wrong, either.

:)

Commonwealth Essay Competition 2010

2010-03-17T23:57:00.002+08:00

And another one... ;)

Commonwealth theme for the year - Science, Technology and Society.

Topics

1. What technological invention(s) would most improve life in your community?
2. The mad scientist.
3. What positive steps can you or I start to take to tackle climate change?
4. The day the computer started misbehaving.
5. "Science never solves a problem without creating ten more." (George Bernard Shaw)
6. An adventure in space.
7. What is knowledge? Who owns it? How can it best be taught or transmitted?
8. A 'eureka' moment.
9. Is your generation wiser than your grandparents' generation?
10. Welcome to my Utopia!

Deadline
1 May 2010

Categories
Class A - 16-18 years (Born 2 May 1991 – 1st May 1994). Word count 1400-1750
Class B - 14-15 years (Born 2 May 1994 – 1st May 1996). Word count 1200-1500
Class C - 12-13 years (Born 2 May 1996 – 1st May 1998). Word count 500-700
Class D - Under 12 years (Born after 2nd May 1998). Word count 300-600

Applications for the competition can be done (here).

Have a GREAT day, you all :D

(source)

Hold your horses!

2010-03-15T18:27:00.007+08:00

Howdy, great people :)

Imagine this -- you're going to the movies. You enter the theater, sink into your cushioned seat with your bucket of popcorn in one hand and drink in the other, and begin to relax. Ten minutes into the movie, a faint, ebbing, horribly familiar sensation starts to tingle within yourself. This sensation gets stronger, and in twenty minutes you can't help but face the cold, crushing reality --- you need to pee.

You force yourself to suppress the urge, because even though god forbid you find yourself sitting in a pool of stale yellow piss in the middle of the cinema, you just don't want to miss any part of the movie. So you hold it thirty minutes...and another thirty minutes... and another thirty minutes... and the movie never seems to end! You almost want to give up and just go to the toilet but really, isn't the show finishing soon already? Why miss the ending?

Such a situation was one i found myself caught in yesterday, and amidst all that, it struck me how uncanny it was that the hardships we face in life are similar to the bladders that torment us while we sit in the cinema.

For example, yesterday
(1) the show seemed like it was never gonna end
(2) it took constant reminding of myself that the show was too good to miss
(3) i, in the end, chose to stay in the theater and finish the show.

On one hand the actors were utterly amazing and the story was fascinating, but on the other hand my insides were threatening to explode all over the audience!

And horrible are the crucial moments after the show where you dash to the toilet to find that you're not the first one there, and your destination is so close yet so far, and again you nearly give up and wet yourself, but really, you can't. So you stand there and entertain the creeping sensation that your brain is about to explode, suffering, before you reach your sanctuary that is the toilet bowl and wunderbar! the most amazing sensation comes over you and you are filled with the gratifying sense of euphoria, because not only did you finish your movie, you also did not wet yourself in the process!

SUCCESS!

Which is how certain challenges and hardships we face are. Sometimes shit happens and you can't see the end of the tunnel, and hopelessness and despair takes over, and you're about to lose focus and tell yourself that really, maybe it isn't that worth it, just so you can get out of here and stop the madness.

But halt!

Here is where you take a pause, and breathe. And smile. And remember that your pot of gold is patiently awaiting you at the end of it all. And realize that your goals are truly worth all the hardships that threaten to bring you down. And know that all of these is making you stronger by the day. And understand that you're the one that chose to be in the situation you are in. And that you can get out of there anytime you like. But you're still there, because you chose to stay.

And what shouldn't you ever forget? :)

And remember, that when you survive through it all, the feeling that overcomes you is going to be as great as when you release the contents of your spilling bladder after holding it for several hours. In fact, it might be even greater, too ;)

World Water Day - Sandwich Mob

2010-03-13T23:51:00.054+08:00

Good day, lovely people!

On the 22nd of this month, it is World Water Day. This initiative was borne out of the UN Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 and has been held annually ever since. It is a global effort to raise awareness and also encourage the birth of further initiatives to end the water poverty that affects people from (too) many countries, such as Cambodia, Uganda and Ethiopia.

In conjunction with World Water Day, Taylor's UC Environmental Club and 6SOS have teamed up to organize a public rally, mainly aimed at raising awareness among our local community regarding the vitality of sustaining a constant source of clean water.

So, if you live in KL or are in want of doing something for the citizens of the world, i invite you to join us this Saturday for our sandwich mob, held in KL. Details of the event are as follows,

Date : 20th March, 2010
Time : 9AM - 2PM
Location : Central Kuala Lumpur (the exact location will be informed to guests who have RSVP-ed)
(CLICK HERE TO RSVP)

So bring yourself, bring your friends, and gear your spirit in for a time of fun and ado!

Love :)

We Are the World 25 for Haiti

2010-03-12T21:30:00.001+08:00

I know that i am SO late with posting this, but i only just saw it. It has already garnered 24 million views, but i thought i would share it anyway =P

~Nou se mond la, nou se timoun yo.~

Directed by Paul Haggis and executively produced by Wyclef Jean, Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones -- as a follow up to the original one by Michael Jackson created 25 years ago. Back then, the song was recorded to benefit famine relief in Africa. This time, it's for the earthquake victims in Haiti. Featuring artists such as Jennifer Hudson, Pink, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Jamie Foxx and eighty others (including the incredible Jason Mraz), watching this video gave me the chills.

Social awareness made fun! Awesome!

World Kidney Day

2010-03-11T22:25:00.002+08:00

Greetings, incredible people!

As it happens, World Kidney Day is celebrated every second Thursday of March, which incidentally is March 11.

So, a couple of tips for your kidneys' wellbeing -- because we don't really need a premature death, yes?

7 Golden Rules to keep your kidneys going :

keeping fit and active ~ take the stairs instead of the elevator! Go swim under the sun! Take a breather from your stressful life and, while you're at it, go for a jog! Be awesome!
keep regular control of your blood sugar level ~ avoid diabetes, avoid kidney damage, smiles all around!
monitor your blood pressure ~ high blood pressure = stroke +/ heart attack +/ kidney damage
eat healthy and keep your weight in check ~ you are what you eat. Take less salt and processed food, and more fresh, raw stuff. Think GREEN.
do not smoke ~ when you smoke, you're creating a heavier carbon footprint for yourself. You slow down the flow of blood to your kidneys, while increasing the chance of having kidney cancer by 50%. When you finish with your cigg, and you throw the butts on the floor next to you, you're polluting the environment. Simple way out -- STOP SMOKING!
do not take over the counter pills on a regular basis ~ the key is not overdoing it. Common drugs, when taken excessively, can cause kidney damage.
check your kidney functions if you have ~ (1) diabetes (2) hypertension (3) a family member with kidney disease (4) obesity

Stay healthy, everyone!

(source)

Three Little Birds

2010-03-11T00:55:00.006+08:00

Happy March 11, everybody!

Today would be the 70th day of the year, and instead of reflecting on how time has flown, i'll just sit back and enjoy the flow. Join me? :)

amazing picture comes from (source) -- let's just chill.

There are 295 more days remaining till 2010 ends. How will you use these 295 days? How many of these 295 days will you spend being your most amazing self? Which of these 295 days will you spend being love, being fulfilled, being kind? Might i so bold as to suggest -- all of it?

Today, the SPM results for all 2009 Form Five students will be released. I can already foresee the tears (of joy? devastation?) that will roll. Housing a mechanism that helps me expect the worst to keep from being (too sorely) disappointed, i have been preparing myself for the lousiest results ever -- and to balance that out, reading some FAIL quotes to keep me going;

so here it is, for whatever will be, will be.

A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour. -unknown

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm. -Winston Churchill

Love the moment. Flowers grow out of dark moments. Therefore, each moment is vital. It affects the whole. Life is a succession of such moments and to live each, is to succeed. -Corita Kent

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour. -Mary Kay Ash

Don't worry about a thing, cause every little thing is gonna be all right. -Bob Marley

Have an awesome March 11, everybody!

For our sisters, mothers and friends.

2010-03-08T03:47:00.002+08:00

Happy 8th of March, everybody! Today happens to be the International Women's Day. In many countries including Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Nepal, today would be an official holiday.

(why not in Malaysia, too? :P)

So today, i urge you to be extra nice to every lady in your life -- not that you need an occasion to do that, but, you know ;) give her flowers, give her chocolates, give her hugs, give her love. Be it to your mother, your grandmother, your nanny, your sister, your wife, your maid, the auntie next door, i invite you to go up to her and hug her (or at least give a cheery "hello") and express your utmost appreciation to her for being.

To commemorate today, i highly recommend you readers out there take a few moments to read this incredible post. Titled "7 Simple Responses Which Help Support An Anti-Rape Culture", it stresses that the little things you do or say in everyday life can easily lead a man into carrying the mindset that Rape is OK.

3. When someone says, "The only way to prevent sexual violence is to teach girls and women how to avoid danger," respond with, "And I suppose the only way to prevent gun crimes is to teach people how to dodge bullets."

Also, something i would like to highlight, from one of the supportive commenters in this post :

Calling rape "sex" is like hitting someone over the head with a frying pan and calling it "cooking".

Very useful tips that i have memorized already, because the little things you do or say everyday can really amount to something -- and besides, what have you got to lose?

:)

Smile Today (and tomorrow) (and tomorrow)

2010-03-07T08:30:00.002+08:00

Hellooooooo~ :D

Today while i was busy tending to my part-time job, i got back from my break and, out of nowhere, felt myself fill up with joy. It probably sounds like i'm off my rocker to announce that i suddenly, for absolutely no particular reason at all, felt so happy and light and absolutely free, but yeah, that's what happened.

I wanted to dance. I wanted to burst into song. I wanted to skip. I wanted to grab the next poor fellow that walked past and swing him/her around~

It was awe-summm.

Your job sucks? (Mine does) Perfect! Your boy/girlfriend just cheated on you? Fabulous! Your boss' favorite pastime is to watch you suffer? B-E-A-utiful. Stuck in traffic for literally hours on end? JOY! So your life sucks. So what?! Nobody said it would be easy, and if everything went your way -- well, it wouldn't be as satisfying in the end when everything fell into place, would it? So just take it easy, kick back, and have a nice, good, hearty laugh -- on the house.

(source)

(source)

(source)

You're gorgeous when you smile.

You're beautiful when you laugh.

So what's stopping you?

(source)

Be love ♥

Something i dug up

2010-03-07T00:31:00.001+08:00

I was looking through an essay i wrote for a previous writing competition, and i found this (excerpt):

And then there is this: hope. It is an exciting emotion, and has many names; they call it evil, for it draws out a person’s sufferings. They call it a liar, because it lets us see only what we want to see, and that it bears no logic. But hope, to me, is a jubilant twisting in the stomach that we feel in our spirits. The senses awaken and revel in it, and the soul jiggles and dances. To truly hope is to risk enduring pain, but even that is something for us to rejoice in, for what is happiness without sadness? There are but rags and riches, winters and summers, and a person has to be lost before he is found. The truth of everything is this – there cannot be one without the other, so why not celebrate both?

Oh, the wisdom the younger me used to have! :P

I did not win anything, nor did i get shortlisted, but these are words that i still stand by and believe in.

Have a GREAT day, you all!

Gratitude Journal : Self-awareness

2010-03-06T00:35:00.013+08:00

Goooooooood morning, amazing people!

(source)

Of late i have come to view life with a sort of optimism. I was telling a friend how things always fall into place, and he responded, "I envy you. The youth's hope." which made me feel rather sad, for is hope something that we only carry when we are young? As we grow older, do we stop believing that we can save the world? Do we slowly begin to not even bother to try?

When we 'grow up', and we see with our own eyes how ugly the world and it's people can sometimes be, can we not avoid becoming jaded? And in that case, is that not faith's call to action? For faith is the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see -- William Newton Clarke said that.

I admit i am rather naive. I have never had a firsthand encounter with the ugly part of human nature, which is probably why my naivety continues to survive. After all, i am only 17 years old. What of the world have i seen? Despite this, i continue to believe, albeit stubbornly, that i will not lose this optimism.

Perhaps believe is the wrong word. Perhaps resolve would be a better word.

I will not stop believing in the goodness of human nature.

I will not lose faith in the ways of the world.

Today, i am grateful for this hope that twists in my tummy and alights in my soul. I am grateful that i have learnt to be happy despite unchanging external conditions.

Today, i am grateful for all the mistakes that i have made, and the opportunities that i have missed, because they have all been screwed up perfectly. This now moment that you're living in right now is the only one that you know you have for sure, so pick up all your "should have"s and "if only"s, throw 'em OUT, and just enjoy the ride.

(source)
Thank you.

Finally, I am grateful for my understanding of all that I have mentioned above.

Creative Writing Competition

2010-03-05T00:10:00.001+08:00

What uppppppp, awesome people!

For those of you who write to liberate your soul and spirit (or just kick-ass at story telling) :--

Creative Writing Competition 2010

source : click here!

This year, the central theme for this contest is the UN's Millennium Development Goals, borne in 2000 and dreamt to be achieved by 2015 -- five more years to go.

Do what?
Imagine yourself before the United Nations General Assembly in front of 192 Heads of State. The President of the assembly introduces you to loud applause. The hall goes quiet as they await your words…

Basically, chose one of the 8 set goals and create the speech you imagine you would give to the world leaders -- and be creative about it!

For whom?
Junior category (age 12-15) : max. 1000 words
Senior category (age 16-18) : max. 1500 words
Adult category (age 19+) : max. 1500 words

For what?
To each category, the first prize is a netbook; second prize is an e-reader; third prize is an MP3 player.

By when?
The deadline is 21 March 2010, so hurry up and get started! Winners will be announced by May 2010. Entries must be submitted online HERE.

What ARE the MDGs?

positive vibrations

2010-03-02T10:30:00.003+08:00

Natasya Falina = Giving it back to make you smile says:
hahaahh ya well it'll be fine!!!
u can be positive
start jumping around
and scream happy happy happy
weeeee~

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"From places thought impossible to stand -- here we are."

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Real power is the quiet but certain understanding that everything that comes to us works for the good of us, no matter what it is.

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“If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.”

Taking action

2010-02-28T02:14:00.002+08:00

So, i know i'm two whole months late in posting this, but i thought that the way in which Mr. Matthias Gelber phrased the message that he wanted to send was really apt and inspiring.

You don't have to take part in a flash mob, or stand for hours in a protest, to take action. Because, as he put it, it's all about individual action on the ground.

"We have control over our own lives. We have control over our own carbon footprint. What is your carbon footprint? What are you to doing to compensate it, to make it carbon neutral, and even more important to turn yourself into a massive carbon sink? If we were all to be massive carbon sinks, then we don’t need to worry anymore about the political decisions out there.

Turn yourself into a carbon sink.

Compensate your CO2 emissions.

Plant trees.

Lets all turn ourselves into carbon sinks in 2010 and make action happen that way."

In other words, go hug a tree. It's not cool to turn your head and shrug at the issue at climate change anymore. It is the culprit of so many disasters that has affected and taken so many, many lives -- it has now become a humanitarian issue.

Simple steps to reduce YOUR carbon footprint --

going at 90 km/h instead of 110 km/h while you're on the highway

using a coffee mug instead of disposable cups which can barely be recycled

unplugging electronic devices such as TVs and media players, instead of letting it go into standby

cut down on your electricity bill. Save money AND cut carbon emission

decrease your meat consumption. Domestic animals belch methane, which retains 23 times more heat than CO2. That's global warming, my friends.

If 3.5 million people turn off their TV for an entire day, that's 3 MILLION pounds of carbon pollution cut.

Do you see now what you can do?

"We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world."

- Howard Zinn

Sedikit demi sedikit, lama menjadi bukit.

How will you go about in taking up the challenge to fight climate change today?

PS22 Chorus -- Empire State of Mind

2010-02-27T23:59:00.000+08:00

The PS22 Chorus' take on the song Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z & Alicia Keys.

I already had this song on repeat, but these kids just made me love the song even more. See the way they lose themselves in the music as they sing -- there's something quite so enchanting about the way they harmonize with each other so spiritedly.

Absolute love!

CUP - Click to donate

2010-02-26T18:36:00.001+08:00

So a few months back, Nicholas, amazing director of the Power of 10 Sen, told me about their plans for the launch of a new campaign, which naturally got everyone (read: me) excited.

Did you know that in Cambodia, 80 percent of the deaths that occur are attributed to water-borne diseases, such as cholera and dysentery? And the ones most vulnerable to this problem are none other than the children. 11 000 children die every year from diarrhea due to the lack of proper sanitation, and 25% of the deaths of children under 5 years old are due to the consumption of dirty water.

As one of the solutions to this predicament, Communities Unite for Purewater -- CUP -- has been launched. With every hit to their website, corporate sponsors donate 10 cents to the fund that has been set up, and the money is used to provide the people of Cambodia with access to clean water.

The illnesses caused by dirty water cause the children to lose focus on their education and instead take up jobs to earn money after their parents or relatives get affected by the situation. Inadequate education leaves the children with no means by which they can improve themselves, which creates a cycle of poverty.

See how one thing leads to another?

The concept that the Power of 10 Sen is based on is so simple, yet so astoundingly brilliant and effective. A previous campaign launched by the Power of 10 Sen, within the span of a little more than two months in 2009, raised nearly USD 50 000.

All with a contribution of 10 cents.

From each of you.

And this time it is so much easier, because all you have to do is click.

:)

Takin' a step back

2010-02-25T01:06:00.000+08:00

"Often times we get caught up in trying to measure worth and analyzing every detail, every tiny piece of a situation that we forget to consider what those pieces can create. Things that look like worthless junk can in fact turn into smaller pieces of a picture that’s leading you to an ultimate happy ending/beginning."

And everything that seems so hopeless and futile and lost right now, is only one tiny part of the big picture. Sometimes we get too up close with certain things that we fail to see how it all contributes to THE bigger story.

But it's quite easy, really. All you have to do is

take a step back

and smile.

Let the Clutterflies free.

(source & inspiration)

Daily Encouragement

2010-02-19T20:29:00.005+08:00

"Religious strife must be avoided at all cost; under no circumstance should it be allowed. People may hold different religious beliefs, but the bottom line is that we are all human beings. We all seek happiness and desire peace. Religion should bring people ...together. It should unite the potential for good in people's hearts toward benefiting society and humanity and creating a better future."
-Daisaku Ikeda-

Enough said.

Stargazers

2010-02-16T21:20:00.007+08:00

“Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I believe that when we are born we are all essentially dreamers. We create dreams, and we carry hope, and we form ideals that we hold precariously in our hearts. We start off as visionaries, overflowing with bubbly anticipation and excitement, fully prepared to jump into the future and seize the skies with our bare hands. Somewhere along the way, however, some people lose it. Dreams fall apart into worn out pieces and ideals get crushed.

The world that we live in now demands that we conform to a set of rules that "adults" should live by. As it turns out, there are "rights" and "wrongs" in the cars we chose to drive, or the jobs we take, the words we say, and the things we do. Their cutting glance or scornful word will sear at you, and soon you find yourself letting go a little, simply to comply and to accomodate their expectations.

But really, who are these people to determine the validity of the choices you make? What gave them the right to place value on the way you chose to live your days? The very grounds with which they decide right and wrong is based on their views, their perceptions, their opinions, and there's no one who can truly say that they are "right". Not everything in life is just in black and white, and there is no right or wrong. Everything just is, and from my point of view, all you've got is right Now, so why not just enjoy the ride?

Don't be a burnt out star. Believe in your dreams, because you're the only one who can. There's nothing sadder than a person who loses his own ideals.

Be amazing because you can.

I believe in you.

Gratitude Journal : Loving Melbourne

2010-02-14T20:46:00.009+08:00

So i landed in Melbourne on Friday afternoon. Prior to our departure from KL, all we had been hearing of the weather here was how ridiculously hot it was, even at night. As awesome as Awesome goes, however, a great thunderstorm hit on Thursday, and on Friday, it was 21 degrees C!

I love the weather right now. My brothers and i find it a tad bit too chilly, but everyone else just walks around in their dresses and shorts and tube tops enjoying it, because the weather right now is perfect. Can you imagine -- we're already feeling cold when it's 20 degrees, whereas during winter it could drop to as low as 0 degrees!

This is only our third day here, but we have had the amazing fortune to have met a few locals who took us to the city today :) so not only have we made new friends, we also had a few of the funniest tour guides show us around.

The best mindset to put into use is one of a tourist. I constantly find myself amused or intrigued by everything around me, from the random structures i come across in the city, to the street names and the people and performers they carry, to the road signs. I just love looking at each of the buildings and houses here, all so incredibly quaint. Absolute love! We should never let ourselves slide into a blindness that prevents us from seeing the beauty in everything around us.

~You have to ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.~
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Always stay fresh, lovely people ♥

P.S : I almost forgot! Happy Chinese New Year, and Happy Valentine's!

Interesting facts (for laughs)

2010-02-11T01:37:00.002+08:00

1. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

(Hardly seems worth it)

2. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.

(Now that's more like it)

3. A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.

(In my next life I want to be a pig)

(How'd they figure this out, and why?)

4. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.

(Still can't get over that pig thing)

(Don't try this at home...maybe at work?)

5. Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.

(Is that why Flipper was always smiling?)

(And pigs get 30-minute orgasms? Doesn't seem fair)

6. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

(Hmmmmmmmmm........)

7. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.

(If you're ambidextrous do you split the difference?)

8. The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.

(From drinking little bottles of...?)

(Did taxpayers pay for this research??)

9. Polar bears are left handed.

(Who knew....? Who cares? How'd they find out, did they ask them?)

10. The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.

(What can be so tasty on the bottom of the pond?)

11. The flea can jump 350 times its body length.

It's like a human jumping the length of a football field.

(30 minutes...can you imagine?? And why pigs?)

12. A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death.

(Creepy)

13. The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off.

(Honey, I'm home. What the....)

(Well, at least pigs get a break there...)

14. Some lions mate over 50 times a day.

(In my next life I still want to be a pig ... quality over quantity)

15. Butterflies taste with their feet.

(Oh, Geez) (That's almost as bad as catfish)

16. An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.

(I know some people like that.)

17. Starfish don't have brains.

(I know some people like that too.)

The funny part is not so much from the facts, but the wise cracks.

Have an awesome day!

(source)

You Can't Help It

2010-02-10T01:27:00.002+08:00

The key to my heart forgives and trusts.

The key to my heart has hope that is indestructible.

The key to my heart knows it will one day be found.

(source)

Daily Encouragement

2010-02-09T00:43:00.012+08:00

From Daisaku Ikeda, the president of the Soka Gakkai International, a Buddhist network that aims at promoting peace, culture and education through personal transformation and social contribution. Awesome!

"Unless we live fully right now, not sometime in the future, true fulfillment in life will forever elude us. Rather than putting things off till the future, we should find meaning in life, thinking and doing what is most important right now, right where we are -- setting our hearts aflame and igniting our lives. Otherwise, we cannot lead an inspired existence."

One of what i constantly crave to be, other than Love, is to be Inspired. Inspired people see light in everything. Inspired people are passionate, and it doesn't matter in whatever, really, because what it all comes down to is this -- the moment that you become impassioned is the moment that you come to life.

Inspired people don't get bored, trapped in their own mind-constructed cages. They explore their environment for everything amazing that has yet to be experienced, and then they go ahead and experience it all.

Do lead inspired existences! After all, that's what we were all meant to do :)

Reminder to myself

2010-02-04T16:22:00.004+08:00

Today, in complete innocence, I pulled on my one and only Beatles tee and walked out of my home, mind and spirit still very much asleep. Halfway throughout my class though, I got a well-timed awakening.

Call it an epiphany if you will, but I've been going through some down times recently, and very much needed some Awesome reaffirming in myself. Maybe it was the caffeine rush that helped boost this, but I am truly grateful to say that I (right Now) embody the spirit of Living In Every Now Moment.

This equates to what you have now, what you have been going through recently, all your rough patches, everything that didn't work out, all that you want, all that you cannot get -- it all constitutes your Now moment, and it is all perfect.

Because you're here now, and everything must have fallen into place perfectly.

Are we riding the same wave, here?

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be.

• It's easy. •

Please do surround yourself with love today. ~

<3

Taking it easy

2010-02-01T02:24:00.007+08:00

When i was younger, i had this circle of girlfriends who probably weren't the most sincere ones around. Yet they were the only friends i had, and i was terrified at the idea of them hating me. Paranoia struck when i'd see them talking amongst themselves. Fears would escalate should they shoot me a look out of the corner of their eyes, amidst the brushing shoulders and conspiratorial whispers. Then i would walk over, shoulders stiff with posed nonchalance, only to experience knotting insides when they would fall silent, staring at me with a challenging eye. Why are you coming here? What do you think you're doing?

Then i would go home, thoughts stretched out like tight covers, stifling and icy cold. I'd get so worried, it felt like my nerves were fried. Maybe i shouldn't have said that earlier. Maybe i shouldn't have made that joke. Maybe they're all bitching about me right now. Maybe they hate me.

What is wrong with me?

The only way i knew how to dealt with it was to confront them straight out -- probably not the wisest idea. I can only imagine how being asked "do you hate me?" or "do you find me annoying?" or something else to that effect, every day, could be so annoying.

I moved on to another school after that, to another circle of friends who didn't huddle up with hushed tones and cold eyes. They never fell silent when i walked near, and even if they did, i knew it was probably because they were playfully scheming for something in good nature. My insecure habits from before did trail into the present time then, and till today they still remind me of how i used to ask so earnestly, "Tell the truth okay... Do you hate me?"

In hindsight, the old friends were probably not insincere. The idea of them hating me was, after all, just an idea that grew into something that haunted my every thought, action and spoken word. It turned into a belief that was based on nothing but the workings of my frenzied mind. If i had just relaxed and been myself, everything would've been so much better. Less time spent being worried about whether or not people like me, more time spent HAVING FUN. Hello?

So, today's lesson can be summed up in a very apt post from Bushwalla's blog.

It's all in your mind :)

You don't have to pretend to be someone you are not. After all, your most amazing self surfaces when you are being yourself, and not who you THINK you should be. You, yourself, are awesome enough as it is. Why are you messing with the flow?

Chill out.

Modern News

2010-01-31T02:03:00.002+08:00

Oh lolol, SuperForest just updated about this video. It's really funny! The deadpan faces are a total riot!

The girl who silenced the world for five minutes.

2010-01-28T08:30:00.003+08:00

Gooood morning, everybody!

"This is what one child told us, 'I wish i was rich. And if i were, i would give all the street children food, clothes, medicines, shelter and love and affection.' If a child on the street who has nothing is willing to share, why are we who have everything are still so greedy? I can't stop thinking that these are children my own age; that it makes tremendous difference where you are born; that i could be one of those children; i could be a child starving in Somalia, or a victim of war in the Middle East, or a beggar in India."

This is none other than Severn Cullis-Suzuki, environmental activist, speaker, television host and author, also none other than David Suzuki's daughter -- wowza!!

I highly recommend you watch this powerful video :)

Have a good day, all!

Braving it out

2010-01-27T23:35:00.003+08:00

I have always been attracted to the idea of piercing your (ear) cartilage. There's no other way for me to describe this notion other than that i find it superbly cool. Unfortunately, my dreams were crushed when the one whom i confided this to told me that it hurts really bad when you pierce that spot.

Apparently. You'd be poking a hole in your bone.

MOREOVER. Someone actually went blind after piercing his cartilage once? The horrors. When i'd heard, i laid off the dream for a while, until i went to high school and saw numerous people with piercings all over their ears. And they weren't blind!

My amazing friend who decided to accompany me in my pain, also terrified. :D

So anyway, the idea has been playing around in my head for a while, and after deciding that i couldn't be so lucky as to go blind just by piercing my cartilage, i went for it.

And got two piercings on the cartilage.

On each ear.

Yes. *thumbs up* It's all still awesome.

What i did was, i went to a store in a mall and got it done with a gun. Which i have just found out is extremely bad, actually, because apparently the gun can shatter your cartilage (!!!). My ear's still fine (now) though.

Basically, what people say on the forums are :
- never get it done with a gun (can't be sterilized).
- always go for the needle. At professional places.

I did neither. I promise to keep you posted if my ear starts mutating.

As for what i was so terrified about, it surprisingly didn't hurt that much. My imagination distorted my perspectives so much that i imagined the pain to be so intense that i'd go into shock or die on the spot, or something. According to the wise ones on forums, though, this all varies with the person's pain tolerance :) for me, it hurt just about as much as a lobe piercing would hurt, which is pretty much still tolerable.

Would this be a bad way to reinvent myself? I think not :) i'm glad i went ahead and did it anyway.

No regrets! Question of the day -- what fears borne by your mind will you challenge today?

With joy,
J

Randy Pausch

2010-01-22T01:24:00.013+08:00

...is an incredible man.

The Last Lecture : Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams, was delivered by Randy Pausch after he had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. And this was what made this hour-long lecture so fascinating to me right from the start. Because, despite the fact that this man had already been given a death sentence ["he was told in August 2007 to expect a remaining three to six months of good health"], he still maintained such a remarkably humorous and upbeat personality, the positivity he held clearly emanating off him as he spoke.

Randy Pausch died in July 2008, less than a year after he delivered his "Last Lecture", yet with his video up and his book in the stores, he doesn't cease to inspire.

One thing he spoke of that's stuck with me is this : -- "the brick walls are there for a reason. They let us prove how badly we want things."

He further stressed, "they're there not to stop us, but to stop the people who don't want those things enough."

"They help us show our dedication; to separate us from the people who don't really want to achieve their childhood dreams."

Which requires no elaboration, cause the words he chose really speak for themselves. They provide a sound way to look at the things that are stopping us in life; a refreshing reminder for us to never give up -- a brand new perspective.

You know how to dream, to desire, to want things -- but how far are you prepared to go to get these things that you want? Are you ready to get out of your comfort zone to achieve these things? How much of yourself are you willing to give -- and this is in terms of effort and time and passion? If you get not what you want, then perhaps you are not giving enough. You probably don't want what you think you want enough.

Sometimes when we decide to approach something, we chose a method that we decide is the best, and then we get so deep into it that when it doesn't work out, we think that all is lost. But that isn't it. There are so many ways to get what you want -- whatever it is -- and just because the way that you think is best doesn't work out, doesn't mean all else won't either.

Think about it. When you hit a dead end, it's not the end. If you fail at getting your dream job, or your ideal scholarship, or admission into your chosen university, it is not the end.

Your journey isn't over.

It's only over when you say it's over. And that's the most beautiful part of it all -- it's your call.

It's all up to you.

Entirely.

Stay awesome, all.

(source)

Hey Jude, refrain.

2010-01-21T01:17:00.003+08:00

Forgive me for the lack of regular updates, i just find myself much too preoccupied these days, swinging by the minutes on these powerful waves of gratitude and love :) it's a wonderful experience.

Anyway, i saw this a really long time ago of SuperForest, and suddenly it resurfaced again and i just felt i had to post it here :)

Who's up for some singing?

(source)

Na na, na na, na na, na na, naaaaa~

Better buses!

2010-01-19T01:07:00.004+08:00

So, if you live in Klang Valley (KL) and you haven't heard, there's been a few new bus systems, the Bus Expressway Transit (BET) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).

Key points in this (hopefully) wonderful awesomeness :

shorter routes for people in targeted areas
shorter traveling time (dedicated bus lanes)
MORE EFFICIENCY, which is what we all truly want.

The other BET routes are as follows :

(1) Penchala Link (Kota Damansara to Pasar Seni), with an estimated whooping 70 minutes reduction in travelling time (from 120 minutes to 50 minutes).

(2) New Pantai Expressway (Subang Mewah to Pasar Seni), with an estimated 15 minutes reduction in travelling time (from 75minutes to 60 minutes).

(3) Grand Saga (Bandar Sungai Long to Pasar Seni), with an estimated 35 minutes reduction in travelling time (from 85 minutes to 50 minutes).

(4) KESAS (Sri Muda to Pasar Seni), with an estimated 15 minutes reduction in travelling time (from 90 minutes to 75 minutes).

So far, (1) and (3) have been launched already :)

I personally experienced one of these awesome new implementations today, BET2 -- from Pasar Seni to Sungai Long -- which is supposed to be 35-minutes quicker than the usual U41 bus. I must say, me likey :)

Now, BET2 doesn't go through the usual route that U41 takes, which means it doesn't go past Jusco Cheras Selatan. It DOES go past Cheras Leisure Mall, which is a great plus for those of you who are sick of Cheras Selatan already. Other than that, everything's great! Definitely felt like we traveled a much shorter distance as compared to the usual bus.

For full post, click here.

What not to do...

2010-01-17T22:03:00.003+08:00

...when you're dying hair, is NEVER let your bare skin touch the dye.

I mean, you probably already knew this, if you read the instructions like i did not do. Or if you have common sense. Or if you're not lazy.

If you DO want to know how your hand turns out, though, then here's to satisfying your curiosity.

My fingers are officially disgusting :D they'll be so embarrassed to show their face at class tomorrow... Oh well.

On another note, the best part about being Malaysian is....

Ice cream potong!!

Durian flavor!!!!!!

Awesome!

Sneeze!

2010-01-16T02:27:00.004+08:00

The act of sneezing, as defined by www.thefreedictionary.com is,

to expel air forcibly from the mouth and nose in an explosive, spasmodic involuntary action resulting chiefly from irritation of the nasal mucous membrane.

Which sounds pretty awesome, actually. If we all reacted in explosive, spasmodic and involuntary ways following a disruption of regularity -- well, life would surely be a little bit more unpredictable, eh?

(considering we don't cross the line, of course)

Look at this one go!

According to Wikipedia,

A sneeze is a semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the lungs through the nose and mouth, usually caused by foreign particles irritating the nasal mucosa.

During a sneeze, the soft palate and uvula depress while the back of the tongue elevates to partially close the passage to the mouth so that air ejected from the lungs may be expelled through the nose. Because the closing of the mouth is partial, a considerable amount of this air is usually also expelled from the mouth.

It triggers the release of histamines, which irritate the nerve cells in the nose, resulting in signals being sent to the brain to initiate the sneeze through the trigeminal nerve network. The brain then relates this initial signal, activates the pharyngeal and tracheal muscles and creates a large opening of the nasal and oral cavities, resulting in a powerful release of air and bioparticles. The powerful sneeze is attributed to its involvement of numerous organs of the upper body – it is a reflexive response involving the face, throat, and chest muscles

Or you could just take a look at it from the Awesome way and finally realize that each time you convulsively, explosively and involuntarily expel air from your lungs, someone out there is missing you. Like crazy.

Yeah, read it. Process it. Go through the words repeatedly in your head. And then believe it.

Fun facts galore!

-In Ancient Greece, people considered sneezes to be prophetic signs from the Gods they worshiped.
-In Europe, way back in the Middle Ages, people believed sneezing to be fatal (hence the numerous god bless you!s that fill the air following a sneeze).
-In Nepal, sneezers are believed to be remembered by someone at that particular moment.

Let's all be Nepalese, in terms of sneezes.

Good day, all ;)

Spread the love

2010-01-09T21:43:00.007+08:00

Today, see if you can stretch your heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to whom you can give it easily, but also those who need it so much.

- Daphne Rose Kingma

Goooood day everybody!

Here's today's challenge for you all -- be love. I first heard of this from Jason Mraz's blog, and i wasn't really sure of what the man was talking about. To be love? I mean, i know how to love, but to be love? Well, i don't much know how do i define being love, so here it is from the man himself :

“Be Love” is a bold declaration. It’s about choosing kindness over being right. It’s about cutting out the conditions in which you might think are required for love and going straight to the source, or rather, being the source yourself, that which is Love, unconditional.

By just one single sentence in there -- it's about choosing kindness over being right -- i have already encountered several challenges. I think it has been naturally instilled in me over the few years of my life the desire to be right.

When a friend or family member wrongs me (albeit unintentionally), i find it necessary to battle it out till the end, until everyone -- most of all said friend or family member itself -- knows that i am right.

When someone isn't generous enough to me yet expects me to be a completely giving person right back, i become compelled to shun that person right in their face.

When someone says "no" to my request, i get mad and prepare myself to reject that person at their next request of me.

Well, that ain't right. The alternative to entertaining this inane desire to be right all the time is to just take a step back and look at things from a wider perspective, because ultimately at the end of the day, when i am right, the only person who is happy is -- well let's face it -- me. And even most of the time this twisted satisfaction of mine has an underlying guilt to it because now there is a strained vibe to the air -- because of me.

It isn't necessary to be right all the time; to "win" every time. After all, with all the uneasiness/unhappiness caused, the satisfaction i get becomes nothing but a cheap thrill that will be forgotten all too soon -- and then what is the point? The perfect words to sum this up is that "it all amounts to nothing in the end". If all we have is right now, then why do we want to make these Now moments miserable ones?

So i have made it one of my resolutions this year to Be Love, and it will be a challenge. I will have to face off with the Selfish in me everyday, especially when it catches me unaware. It will be tricky. It will be awesome :)

Questions of the day. Will you yourself partake in this challenge to become a transformed person? And how will you go about it?

With love ♥

Exercise your imagination

2010-01-07T00:16:00.008+08:00

Sometimes, i fall off my wave of positivity and get hit by certain thoughts and doubts that make me question my own goals and capabilities, and i begin to wonder if i'm stretching myself too thin. Can i really achieve this much? What if i don't do it well?

These are my down times, and i begin to crawl back into my shell, threatened by uncertainty and the absence of conviction. But not too soon i realize that it's all my mind. It is ultimately the mind that tricks you into thinking that you're not good enough for certain things, that tells you to lower your goals, that tells you to be "realistic". In the end, it is the mind that stops you from being your most amazing self.

Let's be truthful with ourselves here. We're not meant to be realistic. "Realistic" is just way of conforming to the situation around you, of changing yourself to fit with the flow. To be realistic is to keep yourself from fully trying to achieve your true potential. Was Edison being realistic when he invented the electric bulb? I think not. But still he did, and how everyone celebrates that success now.

So what we need to do, is to stop. Just stop whatever you're doing, and inhale. Breathe.

And then imagine.

Imagine yourself achieving all your goals, ALL of it. Even the most impossible ones. The secret dreams you have of being an astronaut? Your fifteen-year-old plan to be a landscape artist and design the most amazing park on earth? Your clandestine desire to speak eight different languages?

Imagine the ways you can go about it. If you can't, then think harder. "Impossible" or "i'm not meant for that" are merely limiting conditions that you set upon yourself, and they can most certainly disappear if you should chose so. It really is that simple, believe it or not.

Each of us are meant for great things, and you don't have to have a photographic memory, or be quick at maths, or know how to draw, to have awesome things stored in your future. And that is the reality of it all. Remember the lyrics, look into your heart and you'll find the sky is yours? Think about it.

Why are you stopping yourself?

The world is but a canvas to the imagination.
Henry David Thoreau

Be awesome always.

No Plastic Bag Day

2010-01-04T12:54:00.007+08:00

Goooood morning! Well, the day has actually stretched on into noon already by now, but since i am still pre-breakfast, let's take it as a good morning.

So i woke up this morning to wonderful news : [click here]

No more plastic bags on Saturdays! Awesome! Go, Selangor government! Now, how's 'bout the other states start following suit? Or perhaps implement this move on more days of the week?

Did you ever notice the little symbols embedded into the plastic products you use? The recycling symbols with the numbers in between them -- the resin identification code.

These are meant to make our lives easier when sorting out the types of plastics for recycling -- but did you know that only a small part of only TWO out of these seven types of plastics are recycled? That would be code 1 (PET) and code 2 (HDPE).

Now, the soft drink/mineral water bottles we use account for code 1. On the other hand, code 2 plastic materials consist of grocery bags, shampoo bottles, etc. But what happens to the other 5 types of plastics? And what of plastic bags (code 4) -- the very ones that we see at Tesco, Giant, or pasar malam? The ones that are supposedly not given out on Saturdays in Selangor anymore?

Well, as most of these recycled plastic have little market value, most industries are now starting to resort to incineration. Yeap, i believe we just took a high leap from recycling to incinerating. Naturally, this means extreme air pollution AND waste of energy.

So what do we do if recycling isn't really an effective solution? Well, the obvious thing to do would be to cut down on the usage of plastic materials in your everyday life. Instead of buying bottled water every time you go out, why not bring your own water instead? Instead of getting new plastic bags every time you hit the supermarket, why not buy one of those hip reusable bags and reuse it?

Simple as that! Think about it. Less plastic used, less plastic needed to be recycled, less pollution, greener environment! Awesome!

Have a wonderful day, all. :)

It begins now

2010-01-03T21:31:00.012+08:00

So, what is FUN-damentally Awesome, anyway? I suppose in a nutshell, you could say that this is an environmental blog, a positivity blog and an awareness blog rolled into one. Mainly, though, i hope to inspire you, yes you, the person reading this.

Fact is, i launched this blog without a clear guideline to follow. All i know is that i've been feeling this amazing sense of positivity, and i just want to share it -- because suddenly, it's easier to pick myself up after shit happens. Suddenly, happiness isn't so hard to find.

Suddenly, life is a breeze.

Now, i'm not an expert on life philosophies, far from it -- but i hate to see the next person discouraged or just plain miserable when actually, it isn't that hard to turn things around on your own. All it takes is some good ol' determination and some guts. Truly.

Well, the new year has begun, and together with the arrival of 2010 is also the birth of a spanking-new decade, one that can be full of successes and love and joy, if YOU chose it to be so (it really is that simple).

So today, i urge you to start caring about your environment, and by this i follow the SuperForest Humanifesto, by which your environment is everything that disappears when you close your eyes. Everything in your vicinity; everything that you can touch, or see, or feel.

Today i officially invite you to start turning your life around. If you feel like you're stuck in a rut, then go on ahead and haul yourself out of it. Lousy job, lousy relationship, lousy routine -- what is that? Here's your chance to wake yourselves up now. 2010 is here already, so what are you waiting for? The world is filled with all these unbelievable and brilliant things, experiences and people that you and i have yet to find -- and they are all out there, waiting for us to come and find them.

I'm here to spread the word, of gratitude and love and awesomeness. I do believe that each and every person has a certain level of awesomeness in them, and it only takes some faith on their part to cause all of that life-transforming, incredible awesomeness to erupt and overflow, bubbling out and bringing them to places of amazing heights and highs.

And then you will realize. :)

With love ♥