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But is trying your best really good enough? I meant is it good enough for you or do you still want to achieve the desired outcome?
I used to be able to console myself with,"It's ok, I have tried my best." But recently I started to ponder whether if trying my best is what I wanted in the first place. The answer is no.
When I prepare myself to go for a competition, I want to win or at least get into the finals or something. When I prepare myself for an exam, I want to pass with results I aimed for. And when you kept getting "I have tried my best" as the outcome, you just get sick of it.
So, if what I am doing now doesn't lead me to my desired outcome, maybe I should rethink and reprioritise?
- Mood:
contemplative
Sticking Out!
- Mood:
hot
I have always like the Liao Zhai series since young and will always be clued to the TV watching all the magical fantasies of vixens, ghosts, fairies, spirits etc.
Went to watch Painted Skin last sat with no expectations. Heard that they are sending this movie for the Oscars. A bit of an exaggeration there but I heard it over the news. Basically the plot is simple and nothing fantastic. Special mentions will be the acting of Zhao Wei, Chen Kun and Zhou Xun. Zhao Wei was surprisingly good in this movie as compared to her past productions. Zhou Xun has always been a competent actress, and a pretty one as well. I have watched Chen Kun before in one of his dramas on Channel 8. He is quite good looking in my opinion and looks great in this movie as well. Donnie Yen, was as usual, quite expressionless but of course he has the body and the fighting skills. Qi Yuwu, I hate to mention, did not impress me at all. Not entirely his fault as his role was limited in scope. But still he could have done a better job.
I was very touched by the ending of the show when Chen Kun was willing to die with Zhao Wei even though everyone though she was the evil spirit. Even though Chen Kun was unable to resist the charms of Zhou Xun, he has not betrayed his wife and has rejected the advances of Zhou Xun many times. This type of undying love and commitment is certainly hard to find nowadays. Zhou Xun, on the other hand, sacrifaces her 1,000 years of enlightenment to save both Chen Kun and Zhao Wei. It's also her way of showing love in the spirits realm. Though clinche as it may seems, it's such scenes that touched me.
3.5 icez cubez
p/s: I saw CNA reported that "Painted Skin" was the no. 1 movie over the last weekend. Do they report on other movies in the same way? Or because this is partly produced by Raintree Pictures, and explaining the involvement of Qi Yuwu? I hope that the news could be less bias or being less used for such bias reporting.
- Mood:
sleepy
For better or worse, he is back!!!
This time he is leaving nasty comments to my comment to other people's blog.
Seriously, whoever you are, I am seriously flattered that you spent so much time leaving all these nasty comments for me. But hopefully you don't flood my friends' blogs with your comments on me cos it has got nothing to do with them.
Why don't you talk to me face to face and tell me what have I done to you that render such attention from you? We can settle this once and for all.
How about that?
:P
- Mood:
mischievous
Now it's gone....... :(
- Mood:
disappointed
Something to welcome the fabulous weekend!!!
'Hello?'
'Hi honey. This is Daddy. Is Mommy near the phone?'
'No Daddy. She's upstairs in the bedroom with Uncle Paul.'
After a brief pause,
Daddy says, 'But honey, you haven't got an Uncle Paul.'
'Oh yes I do, and he's upstairs in the room with Mommy, right now.'
Brief Pause.
'Uh, okay then, this is what I want you to do. Put the phone down on
the table, run upstairs and knock on the bedroom door and shout to
Mommy that Daddy's car just pulled into the driveway.'
'Okay Daddy, just a minute.'
A few minutes later the little girl comes back to the phone.
'I did it Daddy.'
'And what happened honey?'
'Well, Mommy got all scared, jumped out of bed with no clothes on and
ran around screaming. Then she tripped over the rug, hit her head on
the dresser and now she isn't moving at all!'
'Oh my God!!! What about your Uncle Paul?'
'He jumped out of the bed with no clothes on, too. He was all scared
and he jumped out of the back window and into the swimming pool.
But I guess he didn't know that you took out the water last week to
clean it.
He hit the bottom of the pool and I think he's dead.'
***Long Pause***
***Longer Pause***
***Even Longer Pause***
Then Daddy says, 'Swimming pool? Is this 486-5731?'
'Nope'
- Mood:
cheerful
He was an auditor and he has his own company in Tanjong Pagar. He even brought me to see his office. However, he seems rather secretive and it's hard to decipher his thoughts. He doesn't show too much of his inner feelings and thoughts.
Then suddenly, he just disappeared. Yes, I meant just disappeared. I couldn't get him on his mobile. No reply to smses. I thought he went overseas but reaslised later that something is wrong. However, we do not have any common friend so there's no one I can ask. I only know which block he stays but cannot remember which unit. I only been to his place once.
So, just like that, I lost this friend for many years. Recently, I bumped into a friend of his. We met at his birthday once. That time he seems to be interested in my friend. I was a bit jealous as I was rather fond of my friend too.
Today I saw him in the gym again and I decided to clear this stone that I have in my heart for so many years. So I asked him about this friend.
Guess what? He told me that this friend of mine actually ran away with a sum of money that he cheated from his partners and some other friends of 5-figure amount. He himself also got cheated some money. And worse, this friend of mine used his mother's name as the Director of the company and thus, she was made responsible for all this cheating cases. I was very shocked that my friend turned out to be like this. And to make his mother responsible of his wrongdoings are just like the worst thing you can ever do.
I am not sure if I will ever see this friend again. And if I do, do I call the police or not?
And then these questions popped into my mind. Why didn't he cheat me of my money since we were rather close at that point of time and yet he cheated this friend of his and some other friends? Was he sincere to me? As a friend or as a date? Why didn't he tell me before he leave? He doesn't want to get me involved?
No matter where he is now, I really wish that he is fine. Deep down inside me, I hope to be able to see this friend again. Even if it's just once.
- Mood: nostalgic
I tried it today but just can't do it. Where do I enter /send the tweets to? I successfully registered but there isn't any instructions on how to tweet. No FAQ, nothing at all.
- Mood:
frustrated
She wasn't gorgeous but she got this sweet look and smile. Her love life wasn't that smooth and had a few breakups and patching back with this same guy. I am happy for her that she moved on and found her hubby now. Though this guy is more average looking, but he seems to be a really nice guy and I can see that she was very happy last night. I was really happy for her too.
Looking around the table, I am the only one left who is still not married. This other girl is getting married in Jan 09 so unofficially, I am the only single person. Ok, not married is more apt to put it. This group is a bunch of girls that I got to know in Uni. Yes, I am the only guy minus their hubbies.
I am happy for each of them. And I know deep inside, they will be happy for me too if I am married. :p
- Mood:
calm
Your EQ is 153 |
 Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar. Seriously though, your whole "Don't Worry, Be Happy" philosophy is really what defines emotional intelligence. You're warm, open, and very optimistic. You know how to act appropriately, even if you don't feel like it. You are a good communicator, and you have little difficulty with personal relationships - even when you're dealing with difficult people. In general, you are successful, capable, together person. You get what you want out of life. |
- Mood: cheerful
