Read it to get a better life:)
40 Simple Tips for Better Life for 2008 and many years ahead
1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate antidepressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.
4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, ‘My purpose is to __________ today.’
5. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007.
7. Make time to practice meditation, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.
14. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, OR issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the nagative blues away.
18. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
20. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
23. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: ‘In five years, will this matter?
26. Forgive everyone for everything.
27. What other people think of you is none of your business.
28. Remember God heals everything.
29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
30. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
31. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
33. The best is yet to come.
34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
35. Do the right thing!
36. Call your family often.
37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for _______. Today I accomplished ____.
38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don’t want a fast pass.
You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.
40. Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can’t change.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
the guys of 124th intake has left. Weicong and Shahril.
this is the last photo we took on the last day of their shift. this is just the usual 4 of us who waited for bus everytime the shift ends. However, it includes other buddies like daanesh tim 3 faisals fahmi azman luqman n lot more..
anyway, we had a great day on their last shift.it was jus a memorable night, n i hope more will come b4 i ord :D. up next, 125th intake...
its really fast. I still remember what Shahril told me when i 1st entered the team. '' 8 more months of s***!! ''..haha. and see, he has ORD-ed, which means 8 months has passed since i entered team.lol. Indeed, it was a great 8 months with them, and 6 months with 123th intake too.
All the best to u Shahril, in ur studies in SMU, and maybe see u as a Banking n Finance grad during reservice.
All the best to u too Weicong, our commander's award receipient, in ur future!
yea. another post about ns life. Seriously, Ns has been a part of our lives ever since we are into in. We talk abt it almost everyday, n it almost occupies 70% of the conversations with friends. Euro 2008, uni life, girlfriends may come after tat.
Its sad to see 2 more NS guys died during training. Just a few months back, a police trainee fainted during his 2.4km ippt trial run. Deaths during Ns. it's ranked top of the news that parents wldnt want to hear. Imagine they had spent 19-20 years bringing up their kids, n just to lose them on the course of national duty. This is not to blame ns or wat. The point is that, it is impt to take care of one's self, knowing when to and when not to stretch one's limit. No point using ur life just to get a best timing in 2.4km run. No point using ur life just to show ur officer or PC tat u r the cream of the crop. If u won, you get what you want. If u lost, you get media attention, and maybe a promotion too.
I hope that lives lost during NS can be brought down to the minimal, zero is the best. However, accidents are unpredictable, but they are preventable.
You may get media attention for 1 month, conpensation from gov, state funeral, and ur friends colleagues and the public may grieve for you. Your parents will cry over you for years to come, and will always remember you as their dearest son. One thing to note; you never get to see all these..
ok.enough of emotions..
Im feeling ORD-sick..
Thursday, June 05, 2008
June.
and almost 1/2 of the yr is gone..
so wat have i achieved?..hmm..
not alot..at least i have completed another 5 more months of ns.
so, it left me with 5 more months ..w/o counting my leave..hmm..
so maybe ard 4 months left only..:)
anyway, its always boring to blog abt ns..
Other than tat, i just found my interest into reading. Seriously, i have not finish a book before since the day i started to walk, n although we students are encouraged to read n read n read, i never complete a storybook throughout my 12 yrs in sch. I either tend to give up the book 1/2 way, cos i dun understand the story, or just keep on reading the book, den fell asleep, hence,
nothing gets into my brain. err, i dun think i even manage to read 1/2 the book, maybe only 20 pages, including the preface, the content page, the introduction...so maybe i just cover <10 pages of the story.. quite Pathetic ya?..
However, what triggers me to start to read again, is this book. I came across this book when i went to Times bkshp to browse thru some books while waiting for dinner. I sat down on the floor, n decided to pick the nearest book ard me. Then, i saw this book, written by the author, ' ADAM KHOO'. Most people may just give it a miss, but for me, this person ' ADAM KHOO' seems to be found everywhere recently, as i saw his name appearing in every Straits Times newspaper i read everyday, with him giving enrichment courses to children and adults. This just made me curious, how come he is so famous in Sg, but i have never heard of him before?. maybe i had not read enough in the 1st place..lol.
Hence, i decide to pick out this book ' Master Your Mind, Design Your Destiny' written by Adam Khoo, just to satisfy my curiosity for this guy. As i read on, i learned that he has actually written and published quite a no. of books, n the book im reading, was actually published in 2004!. n i just get to read it in 2008!.. but better be late than never:). He's a self-made millionare by 26 yrs old..used to be a problematic child..bla bla bla...
I carry on reading this book, for abt 30 mins, and managed to complete 3 chapters, till i had to leave, as Times was closing alr. While reading, i dun feel any fatigue in me, despite standing in the hot sun the whole day while doing sentry duties. Furthermore, i had completed 3 chapters in 30 mins!. It maybe quite a joke for ppl out there who can read a 1000pg harry potter storybook in 1 day, but for someone who dint even complete a book in 12 yrs( lets no say sch textbooks), its an achievement !.LoL.
So, what makes me read on and on abt this book, that i had to drop it before im being locked in Times for a night?.there are a few chapters which are very realistic, and very useful.
One of them is ' How to achieve What u want in your life?'
So after reading it, i really thinks that everybody are able to achieve almost everything in their life, however, what prevents them from achieving their goals is the way the set their goals, the strategy they used, the actions they have taken, the way they handle failures, the beliefs and values they have while achieving their goals. All these play a part in the formulae to achieve the goal. This is just one of the 3 chapters i read that day.
After leaving Times tat day w/o the book, i felt tat i shld have read a bit more, so i wont have to buy that book home, since i had absorbed 60 % of the contents.lol. However, i think that this book is not like any other storybooks, which u will leave it after reading it, but it is one book tat may have an impact to your present life. Thus, i bought the book, at a Times bkshp discount of 20%. i just cost me $24.
So peps out there, who, like me, never liked story books, may try reading this book. It may just help u to start reading again, and may change your life for the better:D
124th ord this week..
miss u guys!.
Weicong n Shahril..
life in apd will be boring w/o u2 ..
anyway, it will be my turn in 5 months time:)
and almost 1/2 of the yr is gone..
so wat have i achieved?..hmm..
not alot..at least i have completed another 5 more months of ns.
so, it left me with 5 more months ..w/o counting my leave..hmm..
so maybe ard 4 months left only..:)
anyway, its always boring to blog abt ns..
Other than tat, i just found my interest into reading. Seriously, i have not finish a book before since the day i started to walk, n although we students are encouraged to read n read n read, i never complete a storybook throughout my 12 yrs in sch. I either tend to give up the book 1/2 way, cos i dun understand the story, or just keep on reading the book, den fell asleep, hence,
nothing gets into my brain. err, i dun think i even manage to read 1/2 the book, maybe only 20 pages, including the preface, the content page, the introduction...so maybe i just cover <10 pages of the story.. quite Pathetic ya?..
However, what triggers me to start to read again, is this book. I came across this book when i went to Times bkshp to browse thru some books while waiting for dinner. I sat down on the floor, n decided to pick the nearest book ard me. Then, i saw this book, written by the author, ' ADAM KHOO'. Most people may just give it a miss, but for me, this person ' ADAM KHOO' seems to be found everywhere recently, as i saw his name appearing in every Straits Times newspaper i read everyday, with him giving enrichment courses to children and adults. This just made me curious, how come he is so famous in Sg, but i have never heard of him before?. maybe i had not read enough in the 1st place..lol.
Hence, i decide to pick out this book ' Master Your Mind, Design Your Destiny' written by Adam Khoo, just to satisfy my curiosity for this guy. As i read on, i learned that he has actually written and published quite a no. of books, n the book im reading, was actually published in 2004!. n i just get to read it in 2008!.. but better be late than never:). He's a self-made millionare by 26 yrs old..used to be a problematic child..bla bla bla...
I carry on reading this book, for abt 30 mins, and managed to complete 3 chapters, till i had to leave, as Times was closing alr. While reading, i dun feel any fatigue in me, despite standing in the hot sun the whole day while doing sentry duties. Furthermore, i had completed 3 chapters in 30 mins!. It maybe quite a joke for ppl out there who can read a 1000pg harry potter storybook in 1 day, but for someone who dint even complete a book in 12 yrs( lets no say sch textbooks), its an achievement !.LoL.
So, what makes me read on and on abt this book, that i had to drop it before im being locked in Times for a night?.there are a few chapters which are very realistic, and very useful.
One of them is ' How to achieve What u want in your life?'
So after reading it, i really thinks that everybody are able to achieve almost everything in their life, however, what prevents them from achieving their goals is the way the set their goals, the strategy they used, the actions they have taken, the way they handle failures, the beliefs and values they have while achieving their goals. All these play a part in the formulae to achieve the goal. This is just one of the 3 chapters i read that day.
After leaving Times tat day w/o the book, i felt tat i shld have read a bit more, so i wont have to buy that book home, since i had absorbed 60 % of the contents.lol. However, i think that this book is not like any other storybooks, which u will leave it after reading it, but it is one book tat may have an impact to your present life. Thus, i bought the book, at a Times bkshp discount of 20%. i just cost me $24.
So peps out there, who, like me, never liked story books, may try reading this book. It may just help u to start reading again, and may change your life for the better:D
124th ord this week..
miss u guys!.
Weicong n Shahril..
life in apd will be boring w/o u2 ..
anyway, it will be my turn in 5 months time:)
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