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Wisdom (FW:)

flipping through my old emails, i found this…
wise words that i’d like to share…

 
Dr. Maya Angelou

looking at her photos on google image, she’s always smiling…

here’s the email i got: 

In April, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 70+ birthday.

Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older.

And, there on television, she said it was "exciting." Regarding body
changes, she said there were many, occurring every day…like her
breasts.  They seem to be in a race to see which will reach her waist,
first.

The audience laughed so hard they cried. She is such a simple and
honest woman, with so much wisdom in her words!

Maya Angelou said this:

"I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today,
life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow."

"I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she
handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled
Christmas tree lights."

"I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents,
you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life."

"I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as ‘making a life’."

"I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance."

"I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt
on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back."

"I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I
usually make the right decision."

"I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one."

"I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.
People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back."

"I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn."

"I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will
forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel."

Merry Christmas

圣诞节快乐

 

旅游了很久

去了很多想去的地方

见了很多想见的人

做了很多想做的事

玩累了，开始想家了

 

be back to toronto soon…

 

Dec 09

2 more finals tomorrow, 26hrs till end of my exams…and begin of my winter break

okay okay, for those who are not done till later, i’ll stop rubbing it in…

 

another quote:

 

In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears. Things are not only what they are. They are, in very important respects, what they seem to be.
  – Hubert H. Humphrey

a little sad, but straight forward truth

 

 

 

finally got to watch lust, caution yesterday

after 2 finals in a day, i deserve a break right XD

 

 

 

consider everyone has been giving me positive comments on the movie, i walked into the theatre expecting a lot, expecting something extraordinary

3 hrs later, i walked out, silent, deep in thought, eyes a little blurry, and impressed beyond words

to me, its a movie that’s perfected to the last detail, and in my opinion, worth treasuring and rewatching, all the details, all the fine lines of emotion, the shift in love and trust, the internal struggles and insurcurities…the despair… 

in my opinion, out of the 3 movies Ang Lee is famous for, this is definitely the one that i enjoy the most

Dec 4th

less than a week till end of exams… 
okay okay, i won’t rub it in…
 

 

here’s a quote by Marie Curie:

                Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

(seems like i’m quite into quotes these days)

 

 

 

 

when i was in the dark, i feared

what is truth like? how bad is it really? what did i do wrong?

when truth come out into the open

first came shock, then disappointment, then heart feels like its bleeding

but at least, there’s no more guessing, no more fear, no more what did i do wrong?

the heart hits the bottom of the stomach

it knows its time to let go and start mending the wound

even though hurt, it feels lighter and happier

 

呵呵， 像一位長輩說的， 不要死的不明不白

臨死前還在感謝那些從背後砍你一刀的人

 

good luck on finals everyone! and drive safe in the snow!

 

Nov 30

absurd as it might sound, i have another midterm in a few hours…from that perspective, it might sound outrages

but from another point of view, its not so bad, consider its just a part taken out of the final, less work for the last exam, thats actually quite nice in a way

our way of seeing things shines a different light at every issue, making a dramatic difference to us…

 

some things i wish to forget, and i keep on telling myself, just let it go, forget about it…at times, it seems like the hardest thing to do…

 

 

Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.
  – Michel de Montaigne

Nov 3

the night before…yuki asked me…why not just all go out for dinner instead?
poundering upon the question…i couldn’t came up with an answer…

others ask, why organising a party? whats the occasion?
again…there was no answer

i guess i simply miss hanging out with these friends

special thanks for nicolas for bringing the liquor
and thank you kevin for bringing the camera and wine (and the bottle of champagne)
and ofcause, zack…for driving everyone around
and thank you everyone for helping me make this happen

thank you guys so much for coming!

p.s. i don’t have kevin’s writing talent to cast a brilliant light on my writing
this turned to be more of a thankyou letter/memo than a journal entry