tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36638702632944198942024-02-22T03:52:52.819+00:00Ladies, Say What You Say!Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-47472836738391044012013-02-10T12:14:00.004+00:002013-02-10T12:30:15.502+00:00Happy Year of the Snake! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, today, Feb.10, 2013, is the official first day of 2013, Year of the Snake. Snakes, in Chinese symbology, is considered as intelligent although somewhat unscrupulous. </div>
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I am passing on the positive vibes and I wish everybody a very happy and prosperous 2013!! [Let's get the bright side of the snake and behave smart in the days to come! : ] <br />
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Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-9367713801287744022011-06-25T01:51:00.006+01:002011-06-25T01:59:55.379+01:00Do You Volunteer?<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnu9MtUzvqSVjQ49lLwXTO1wNirLYSBDiDwpaK66uNmNWQh_MQyr5bNe27HgSJ47QOcq2egd-SSaG-Yo7brcrxjtbsA5w8rHRV7-tl_4YKsYIdarWrDkJiPtL1HlfJxJenaLd5NpiKqRsX/s1600/help.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnu9MtUzvqSVjQ49lLwXTO1wNirLYSBDiDwpaK66uNmNWQh_MQyr5bNe27HgSJ47QOcq2egd-SSaG-Yo7brcrxjtbsA5w8rHRV7-tl_4YKsYIdarWrDkJiPtL1HlfJxJenaLd5NpiKqRsX/s200/help.jpg" width="200" /></a>I had an interview with Canadian Red Cross for a volunteer job. The interview went well and to be honest, I felt some kind of emotional connection to what I am going to do, something that I never felt before... I will probably start in two weeks and I am all excited!</div><br />
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Have a great weekend everyone!Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-30509726054560898672011-05-16T20:54:00.002+01:002011-05-16T20:55:53.933+01:00Mission Accomplished!Hey!<br />
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How is everybody? I disappeared for a few days cramming for my SAP TERP10 exam. I passed the exam this morning. Mission accomplished! <br />
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For those who may want to know more about the SAP software, the certification, and how the certification can help you launch your career as a consultant, below are a few links that I found helpful: <br />
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<a href="http://www.sap.com/services/education/course.epx?context=[[sso_ait%7Cterp10%7C%7C%7C%7Cg]]%7C">What is SAP TERP10 about?</a> <br />
<a href="http://neverarguewithanidiot.blogspot.com/2009/03/hints-and-tips-for-sap-terp101e.html">How to prepare for the exam? </a><br />
<a href="http://www.jonerp.com/component/option,com_mojo/Itemid,57/p,34/">How to start your career as an SAP consultant? </a><br />
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And a video showing you how exciting it could be when you pass the exam. Well in my class, I saw some big moves, and we were pretty loud too! <br />
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The course I took was a 10-day lecture course, pretty intense and time consuming I would say. Ah and you will definitely get shocked by the thousand-page course binder. <br />
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Have a great week everyone!<br />
FranFranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-54541237716448743242011-05-08T15:33:00.008+01:002011-05-08T16:32:39.473+01:00A Quick Post On Mother's DayHi everyone!<br />
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I believe that we may all have similar things to say to our moms.<br />
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Have a good weekend everybody!<br />
FranFranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-74477242037747598732011-04-26T01:01:00.002+01:002011-04-26T01:02:38.985+01:00Jobs' Comment On Jobs"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it." ---- Steve Jobs<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Enjoy life. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fran </span></div>Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-7000147469129726482011-04-24T14:35:00.002+01:002011-04-24T14:41:11.719+01:00Job Hunting EH!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMkr_9qUhukQ08zQ7kKS8-fDdvdgK_dCeljN8bRKAnkoZvf2ixB-pF9CNJVgwYDC1XP1XQOax7Xk8GKFh46bTngml5Cl4JcJRT2yZv9yXHuHKM0nOcwc6OCIAo6cSs3oD9F4fipu0pKpx/s1600/focus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMkr_9qUhukQ08zQ7kKS8-fDdvdgK_dCeljN8bRKAnkoZvf2ixB-pF9CNJVgwYDC1XP1XQOax7Xk8GKFh46bTngml5Cl4JcJRT2yZv9yXHuHKM0nOcwc6OCIAo6cSs3oD9F4fipu0pKpx/s400/focus.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4 Key Success Factors for Success: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Know what you want;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Work hard for it;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. Be flexible and creative; </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. Integrity, integrity, integrity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy holidays to everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fran</div>Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-14758121265860038022011-04-21T04:02:00.009+01:002011-04-21T04:22:23.882+01:00After So Long...Hi ladies!<br />
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How is everyone doing? It's been ages since I last posted, so here are a few updates:<br />
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1. I finished my MBA on April 16th. Two years is a long time, ehhh enough for studies!<br />
2. I have decided to extend my stay in Canada for some life and work experience. <br />
3. I love April in Canada. We had snow, rain, sunshine and hail last week, and looking ahead...so yeah life is concise.<br />
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I hope you all have a big sunny day out there. <br />
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Enjoy life! <br />
FranFranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-77616854870724592252010-05-12T04:24:00.005+01:002010-05-12T04:30:13.660+01:00Fine line between right and wrong...<div align="center"><object height="300" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uR_PzFZgsHU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uR_PzFZgsHU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="300"></embed></object></div>Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-77260432522190516262010-02-15T06:02:00.001+00:002010-02-15T06:03:25.980+00:0010 things that I can do within 20 minutesWithin 20 minutes, I can:<br />
1. draw something;<br />
2. finish a blog post;<br />
3. clean my room;<br />
4. call my family, having a nice and happy talk;<br />
5. take a quick walk to downtown;<br />
6. take a picture;<br />
7. learn a new trick, for instance how to use the financial calculator (it is a tough one though);<br />
8. make some really good chrysanthemum tea;<br />
9. cook instant noodles with boiled eggs, and hopefully eat them all;<br />
10. wait for a single bus and still be patient... Sigh.<br />
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Life is short, but 20 minutes could be long.<br />
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With lots of love, <br />
FranFranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-58337749281242109372009-12-14T18:31:00.002+00:002009-12-14T18:39:26.697+00:00SECRET WORKED AND HOW!Hey Lo Ladies,<br /><br />I know I have been away from posting for as long as I can remember.. Apologies for my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">in activeness</span>..<br /><br />In one of the post that I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">have</span> written earlier on this Blog were about The Secret.. click below<br /><br />http://whattheladiessay.blogspot.com/2009/07/secret.html<br /><br />I had mentioned all things that I wanted to happen to me through the power of The Secret!<br /><br />I remember clearly <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">writing</span> about going for a trip to Thailand this year.<br /><br />And yes, I am just back from Thailand!<br /><br />I had never travelled abroad. for that matter I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">didn't</span> even have a passport when I wrote the above mentioned post. But all I did is visualise myself sitting in that International Flight and going far away!<br /><br />Thailand happened to me just at the right time. Barely a week after my passport arrived. I got a call from my boss asking me about this Story that I had to cover for my channel in Thailand.<br /><br />Though it was just a 3 days trip. It still made feel so overwhelmed that I cant describe.. There are so many other things <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">that I</span> mentioned in my post ..But I am glad as of now <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">at least</span> one thing came true..<br /><br />So I going to work harder on the law of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">attraction</span>.. and will live my dream<br /><br />So girls.. get your list ready and tell me what you wanna do in your future.. Start nOW!<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Sabz</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-84827437445887213282009-12-01T21:27:00.002+00:002009-12-01T21:27:45.118+00:00How will you tackle this problem?A group of people are working on an essay. Each of the three writing members is supposed to write their own parts, put the reference, and submit to the two editing members. <br />
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Once they were all done, submitted the report, and met again, the two editing members said triumphantly, <br />
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"We found some one of us was committing plagiarism. But fortunately we found out, and we deleted that part that person plagiarized."<br />
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All the writing members are totally confused and there is an embarrassing silence in the group. <br />
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Later on, the person who "committed plagiarism" found out herself why they said that. She intended to quote the whole paragraph, and put quotation marks at the very beginning, but forgot to put the other half of the quotation marks in the end of the paragraph, although she put the reference there. <br />
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She felt so bad, almost burst into tears because she thought the editors should have let her know earlier so that she can review and revise her part… and she might feel not that bad now… <br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This is a story happened in one of the groups I work with. If you were one of the editors, what would you do if differently?</span>Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-69104280046670648072009-11-28T03:16:00.004+00:002009-11-28T03:39:29.423+00:00Tomorrow is gonna be different.<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd7-Pc8p1RetS-1DLi6VgZMXUMU1mUCxGcqtDPDyq7ZxNSlWHIoaXqwB539qiFDWvfulY_5AX_S26_t6Bf3Paz_siLYiuIed0G6lnQkl1f8uyAT4-knEv5riOMlNo-sUggHW1cSft73hu/s1600/tumblr_kqc3f28X2o1qzzfgmo1_500_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd7-Pc8p1RetS-1DLi6VgZMXUMU1mUCxGcqtDPDyq7ZxNSlWHIoaXqwB539qiFDWvfulY_5AX_S26_t6Bf3Paz_siLYiuIed0G6lnQkl1f8uyAT4-knEv5riOMlNo-sUggHW1cSft73hu/s320/tumblr_kqc3f28X2o1qzzfgmo1_500_large.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />
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----Peter Drucker <br />
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You can always expect something positive from a counsellor. If you do not give yourself credits for what you have achieved, they will list out those things that you should be proud of. If you are worried to death about something you should not worry about, they will tell you to stop. If you lose track of your priority of your life, they will say it loud and clear- focus on whatever you should... <br />
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Things are in our sub consciousness but they just need someone else to bring them out so that they could change our lives. <br />
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Tomorrow, no matter good or bad, is going to be different, and I like it either way.<br />
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Last but not least, I found this <a href="http://paigepearsonphotography.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">website of Paige Pearson photography</span></a>. Smile is the most beautiful language in the world.<br />
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Good night.Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-39888112759571138832009-11-26T22:10:00.002+00:002009-11-26T22:21:00.237+00:00Happy Thanksgiving!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaUl1pKgFYyfMxP4OCh23jw8nguvXTCXjFX6hEunPUyzpbgxvbHlK_r_YcemCMSqMbaIhBQoclIjxvLZ3FDXKE8NvBMg2teFx8WTnQGsarNHaNEX9FkBH-EEm1WBUrsX466rrU0j9MH63/s1600/tumblr_ktq0bnRNMt1qzdr4go1_400_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaUl1pKgFYyfMxP4OCh23jw8nguvXTCXjFX6hEunPUyzpbgxvbHlK_r_YcemCMSqMbaIhBQoclIjxvLZ3FDXKE8NvBMg2teFx8WTnQGsarNHaNEX9FkBH-EEm1WBUrsX466rrU0j9MH63/s320/tumblr_ktq0bnRNMt1qzdr4go1_400_large.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>Thanksgiving Delights</strong></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">By Joanna Fuchs<br />
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On Thanksgiving Day we’re thankful for<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our blessings all year through,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For family we dearly love,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For good friends, old and new.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For sun to light and warm our days,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For stars that glow at night,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For trees of green and skies of blue,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And puffy clouds of white.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We’re grateful for our eyes that see<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The beauty all around,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For arms to hug, and legs to walk,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And ears to hear each sound.<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The list of all we’re grateful for<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Would fill a great big book;<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our thankful hearts find new delights<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Everywhere we look!<br />
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</div>Heading to the end of the semester, I have seen lots of people stressed out due to the unbearable workload and the worries about the job terms, some of which are yet heading anywhere. There is no exception for myself. Times may not always be that enjoyable, but I hope it is not painful and it is worth remembering in some ways. I want to secretly say THANK YOU to all my peers, and all my blog friends from all over the world. You all appear in one of the best years of my life.Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-90164885477151087742009-11-25T01:45:00.001+00:002009-11-25T01:46:31.936+00:00Hope<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xkTqG961P3Alq6Dp6w5zY4z9eufMPxNVMwYxa87nbzfBDk7NG6nQt7xldxLiXi4Ax9l-Mb6L8ITBni7HkqwpKG9Ges6cOc8cPFehxx04mtHq30CmCUxLtAmt1mxm67RbgUbeFx_ySt2P/s1600/tumblr_ks991xJRlu1qa2g5oo1_r1_500_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xkTqG961P3Alq6Dp6w5zY4z9eufMPxNVMwYxa87nbzfBDk7NG6nQt7xldxLiXi4Ax9l-Mb6L8ITBni7HkqwpKG9Ges6cOc8cPFehxx04mtHq30CmCUxLtAmt1mxm67RbgUbeFx_ySt2P/s200/tumblr_ks991xJRlu1qa2g5oo1_r1_500_large.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />
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<strong>The Hope of Loving</strong><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">by Meister Eckhart<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">What keeps us alive, what allows us to endure?<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think it is the hope of loving,<br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">or being loved.<br />
</div>Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-60526604404616925082009-11-23T09:12:00.001+00:002009-11-23T09:13:44.038+00:00This is the story of yin and yang getting their wires crossed<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-style: italic;">Our dear Chinese friends are famous for their without parallel « zen » side and I’m not going to contradict that. After almost 2 months spend in their company (40% of Chinese students in my class), I can only confirm this stereotype. </span><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 35.4pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Among all their wonderful <span style="font-weight: bold;">theories of wisdom</span>, my favourite one is probably the one dealing with the concepts of <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Yin and Yang</span>. <span style=""> </span></span>The yin symbolises darkness and coldness. The yang<span style="" lang="EN-GB"> is</span> its contrary. It means light and energy.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">November: At the moment, we’re entering a cold period (well at least for the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="" lang="EN-GB">UK</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="" lang="EN-GB">). I have to say it’s by far the season I loathe the most: my eyes start to cry at the merest sign of wind, my nose gets red (seriously, like as red as the Christmas father’s blazer!) and I feel down and I just want to lay in my bed til the end of this obscure period. Anyway, definitely not flattering and pleasing.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><br /><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Well that’s no big surprise when you know that according to the Chinese medicine, the winter fits to the yin. However, the good news is that it hasn’t have to be the same on the inside. I mean, aren’t yin and yang supposed to balance each other?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><br /><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB">Then, how to find again that right balance we’re talking about? The answer is simple: <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Add more yang to your life</span>: warm colours, light and activities are the secrets. Incorporate this to your lifestyle, your food, your clothes, your relationships …Etc anything you can have an influence on.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><br /><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <span style="" lang="EN-GB">Most of the people, in the winter (including me) tend to wear darker clothes, eat tasteless stuff and stay at home. Well maybe because their self is invaded by the yin. This is <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">time to rock it out and get mixed up!</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-62970335578974934452009-11-23T09:10:00.001+00:002009-11-23T09:11:46.940+00:00The Monkey Mind in YouIt is crazy how the time is passing by. I feel like I was working on my mid term presentation yesterday and that it's already time for final exams! My mind is like jumping from one topic to another and i'm juggling with hundreds of thoughts and reminders everyday.<br /><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"> This actually just reminded me of a <u>Buddhist concept</u>: the « <span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 102);"><b><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 153) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">monkey mind</span></b></span> » - I just LOVE all those <i>bizarre theories</i>. Appart from the fact it leads to cool blog post titles, it also is most of the time, very intersting. Therefore I consider it is my duty to advertise them.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"> To make it short and simple, Buddhist people believes that doing too many things at once is definitely not leading to anything good (yes, even for multi-tasked gifted women). In fact, you are wasting your energy. It's like running all over the place and therefore you can't be as effective as when you're performing only one task.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"> The monkey mind is the image they found to represent this idea. Your mind is like jumping from one branch to another, like a restless monkey.</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G_OkJxET_Xs/Swlh5QtLX2I/AAAAAAAAAIo/UVvuITr5CZA/s1600/CrazyMonkey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G_OkJxET_Xs/Swlh5QtLX2I/AAAAAAAAAIo/UVvuITr5CZA/s320/CrazyMonkey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406960463999885154" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;" align="center">That's all well and good but <u>what do you do with your monkey ?</u></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><br /></p> <table width="100%" border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"> <col width="256"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="100%"> <p align="justify">The nice Buddhist monk says: « <i>First things first, inwardly watch your shifting mind for a few moments. Then focus on a specific mental task or topic with full concentration. The monkey will be still – at least for a while. </i>»</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;" align="justify"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-73561478157690988232009-11-03T01:27:00.002+00:002009-11-03T01:31:37.088+00:00A little recipe for happinessI have a little recipe that isn´t hard to make... But you have to start it as soon as you wake up every morning. Here it goes:<br /><br />1. Take a great big mixing bowl and fill it with a smile<br />2. Mix half a cup of sunshine with good deeds to last a while<br />3. Add a pinch of work and play, a pinch of thoughtfulness and care<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">But don´t bake it in the oven... just SPREAD IT AROUND EVERYWHERE!</span><br /><br />Source: Castlemountains.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-76988895172575901552009-10-27T16:13:00.004+00:002009-10-27T16:16:19.033+00:00PowerI am a bad blogger...huge apologies for not checking in lately! I saw this on one of my fav blogs and I <span style="font-style: italic;">just had to</span> pass it along:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEian3GzFbV5sxzEHL7fwl29vlT-mdn9jj3h-T1oBz41NDNU40ZQzgUmDOTStoZqfvYk5na0G4v8vC1G-gS_dR3JGSHyzBGjhyphenhyphenk-ws1Y91T1D45qLNesMToifYSteqAOHwwnPxr0NSJJ8Q/s1600-h/flkahk.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEian3GzFbV5sxzEHL7fwl29vlT-mdn9jj3h-T1oBz41NDNU40ZQzgUmDOTStoZqfvYk5na0G4v8vC1G-gS_dR3JGSHyzBGjhyphenhyphenk-ws1Y91T1D45qLNesMToifYSteqAOHwwnPxr0NSJJ8Q/s400/flkahk.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397313970345709106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amazing</span>.<br /><br />xoxo,<br /><br />LisaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-81633647887343282522009-10-25T19:49:00.001+00:002009-10-25T19:54:37.721+00:00Get Inspired by Ashley, Again.Quotes are my favourite. They just say too well what we want to say...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"This is my wish for you: comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life."<br />
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"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">"Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering."<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">All by Ashley Smith. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Wishing you all have a wonderful day. <br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Fran <br />
</div>Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-91338084344930816202009-10-07T04:37:00.001+01:002009-10-07T04:38:19.417+01:00A Short Note After A Long Time: Wishing You A Wonderful Day<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ejz1rXjBC4sgbYsnXtnZskRs9iU4UTcoP9MTjCYoyfUTujciFmNROl-qqbNKSXCtfdXq6cRpStP7lrcz06mMBXAa8hjUz5Qc_627h8q8fR3S38eYGXVXWo270XC3UaQIRuOUJYNDAIvM/s1600-h/tumblr_kqznij3jR91qzk9two1_500_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img $r="true" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ejz1rXjBC4sgbYsnXtnZskRs9iU4UTcoP9MTjCYoyfUTujciFmNROl-qqbNKSXCtfdXq6cRpStP7lrcz06mMBXAa8hjUz5Qc_627h8q8fR3S38eYGXVXWo270XC3UaQIRuOUJYNDAIvM/s320/tumblr_kqznij3jR91qzk9two1_500_large.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifSFQmWZtIRTit4JmRymU15l-qQMnbqiLSYRd463TP2Z5jiMk8mm-t5FRNv_corePttDCojYWNdRk4YM74hVmyH86VNgCSPxI2b5r0HGCsPp59lN0LqX4cey0nn-r5cs1g3iSM_kwoVRM/s1600-h/tumblr_kpurm3Nn3i1qzb31mo1_500_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img $r="true" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifSFQmWZtIRTit4JmRymU15l-qQMnbqiLSYRd463TP2Z5jiMk8mm-t5FRNv_corePttDCojYWNdRk4YM74hVmyH86VNgCSPxI2b5r0HGCsPp59lN0LqX4cey0nn-r5cs1g3iSM_kwoVRM/s320/tumblr_kpurm3Nn3i1qzb31mo1_500_large.jpg" /></a><br />
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</div>It has been a long time since my last post. The thing is once you stop, you will have a hard time to resume ... In the past few weeks, once again I closed myself up, burying my head in my work and never looked up and told a thing. I feel sorry. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Life has been pretty fast-paced here. Being far away from home is not that easy, now I learned it very well. But no matter how uncertain I am about my future, I still believe that things will get better. One day, one day I will know which path should I take...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Take care. <br />
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</div>Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901635104158921700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-28034261466096718692009-09-30T12:00:00.001+01:002009-09-30T12:08:24.035+01:00Be Afriad Not To Try.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucoz22W8CIxBV_mTerTlBSpMnjX8hUmUEHb5M-XBHEzgd8apQMDSsxiO7wHgIEteJN6dqmfauiKZMARerrGV7cn66MVP0SbSqGu_wYFgH32hLzs6-BODms9nNANC5Z-Ke8P4TBAAS6qq4/s1600-h/20090629023113.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387215113933700642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucoz22W8CIxBV_mTerTlBSpMnjX8hUmUEHb5M-XBHEzgd8apQMDSsxiO7wHgIEteJN6dqmfauiKZMARerrGV7cn66MVP0SbSqGu_wYFgH32hLzs6-BODms9nNANC5Z-Ke8P4TBAAS6qq4/s400/20090629023113.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8J8lf4V7uRmjKYzTqsfYnx6mKQt0PbJ6u3VMkUlwZ9hGdzQBHc9X8mnP1Sr5t3sl4WYlR8JanAvPDWfjJzD406PVvh89RhLeRi-25n2OCkkTnTlf28qKzEqWxvHjN01JoZEeBnwFWjhyq/s1600-h/tumblr_kpizewV6eL1qzfbflo1_500_thumb+-+Kopia.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 419px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 329px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387215103969848722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8J8lf4V7uRmjKYzTqsfYnx6mKQt0PbJ6u3VMkUlwZ9hGdzQBHc9X8mnP1Sr5t3sl4WYlR8JanAvPDWfjJzD406PVvh89RhLeRi-25n2OCkkTnTlf28qKzEqWxvHjN01JoZEeBnwFWjhyq/s400/tumblr_kpizewV6eL1qzfbflo1_500_thumb+-+Kopia.png" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhar1TZzjs8q8EQGLYLHtQuLQwdQegDax76lYWK2Q-jZKk5Bp5WyCk3PjO2-Z0OkI8r-PvP9D2_I0TxqMPzrNw8gkgXYw2YTCnF8sHJVm5csuQHbX_yiTI6UfpGWRkftWiUE5TxSLKw93EW/s1600-h/tumblr_kphzq90xG61qzuhd2o1_400.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJbAVLGFMijDgcEomnobwjmwZ-1dBfORSuE_98ST84gP3QWOPFySsoh1lm_v7cl2OMo6ohPR2Q8prpM-NucLUTROoSMII3ySqXOq3BdzRiE56UGrIqXcxDheln0o7d8HncoRz0Z1u5KlQ/s1600-h/tumblr_koi6h1sgNN1qzk3fmo1_400.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387215306415677090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJbAVLGFMijDgcEomnobwjmwZ-1dBfORSuE_98ST84gP3QWOPFySsoh1lm_v7cl2OMo6ohPR2Q8prpM-NucLUTROoSMII3ySqXOq3BdzRiE56UGrIqXcxDheln0o7d8HncoRz0Z1u5KlQ/s400/tumblr_koi6h1sgNN1qzk3fmo1_400.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /><p align="center">bisous. deva.<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-46612793921069803322009-09-17T09:43:00.004+01:002009-09-17T09:52:35.138+01:00Decisions, decisions.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKiSnQBijqTosFhcucB8gbaOn5jlxPBjO4d6hScD7YFjV2hLqRul2Oz144h36xaeO2ajaobzzn1PiWyzPeAWgmn2xAvC4jl-0kOnUuWL4EGEbH4KBwvq4BucMT45lAZrO7Qi0cCcEwJA/s1600-h/20090315021354.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKiSnQBijqTosFhcucB8gbaOn5jlxPBjO4d6hScD7YFjV2hLqRul2Oz144h36xaeO2ajaobzzn1PiWyzPeAWgmn2xAvC4jl-0kOnUuWL4EGEbH4KBwvq4BucMT45lAZrO7Qi0cCcEwJA/s400/20090315021354.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382355851621521890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(Just wanted to update any of you, just in case you follow my <a href="http://adayinthelife-blog.blogspot.com/">own, personal blog</a>, that I have a different blog address now. You can find it <a href="http://adayinthelife-blog.blogspot.com/">here</a>. Please update your Google Readers, links, feeds, etc.) </span><br /><br />A lot of people would agree that your twenties are a time where a lot of us make several "adult-like" decisions-- whether it means choosing a career path, committing to a relationship, finding a place to settle, becoming financially independent, and so on.<br /><br />How do you cope with trying to make an important, life-changing decision? More importantly, how can you make that decision and avoid the "what-ifs" or any taste of regret. What helps you make a confident decision?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you: </span><br /><br /><ul><li>Follow your heart?</li><li>Do what seems most logical?</li><li>Make a pro/con list? </li><li>Ask family or friends for advice?</li><li>Cross your fingers and leave it up to fate...what's meant to happen will happen?</li></ul>I need to make some important decisions, but lately I feel in a rut because I am not sure how to pick the right one, and I want to be sure to avoid making a decision I'll later regret.<br /><br />Any advice for your fellow blogger? :)<br /><br />xoxo,<br /><br />LisaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-42679345453921073812009-09-16T13:06:00.000+01:002009-09-16T13:08:15.878+01:00It's never too late.<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MtvVcfnmnceMRVubOY-ufegpSi4NeS1iXwxKVzWXDW90Ap8R_XXQGTjxpJ2n80CH2IUw4rQ9gSk9U9_ggSsMeKe-Q0HLHDfmXus2dw-IxekWIs9Eq1l_R8LtauSSOZ_RAgAdv1b9jDVD/s1600-h/Picture+13.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382035729883092306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MtvVcfnmnceMRVubOY-ufegpSi4NeS1iXwxKVzWXDW90Ap8R_XXQGTjxpJ2n80CH2IUw4rQ9gSk9U9_ggSsMeKe-Q0HLHDfmXus2dw-IxekWIs9Eq1l_R8LtauSSOZ_RAgAdv1b9jDVD/s400/Picture+13.png" /></a> bisous. deva.<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-82656163997046508192009-09-14T11:54:00.002+01:002009-09-14T11:57:15.998+01:00Future vs Present: Who Won The Game?<h2 style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;" lang="EN-GB">30 days ago, I wrote an article on generation Y – my generation – and the reasons why we are so obsessed with the future and the present is so neglected. At this time, I decided to challenge myself. I decided that during the upcoming month, I was going to stay in the present no matter what and observe how I felt afterwards. The month is now gone and I’m here for a making–up. </span><span style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h2> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Honestly, I never thought it would be that hard. It’s crazy how many times a day I thought about the future! It took me so much energy and I didn’t even know it. My challenge was huge because September was going to be the starting point of a new life for me so my mind was kind of contaminated with loads of questions, fears and excitation. <span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">The first two weeks, I have to say I was heading for my fall. I couldn’t control myself: I kept on asking 300 questions everyday, dreaming every night about my first day in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">UK</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB"> and so on. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">But I eventually managed to establish <u>a few tricks to focus on the present</u>. </span><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" >Here are some of them: <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" >¤ A 1 minute meditation exercise. </span><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Take a deep breath in and then a deep breath out. Once again a deep breath in, tell yourself everything is going to be okay, and then a deep breath out (just focus on the air getting out of your rib cage). And do it again. You can of course change your mantra depending of the situation and the fear you’re experiencing. After one minute, you’ll feel much better AND you stop thinking about what is going to be next.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">¤ My mind tended to fly away as soon as I was taking the subway, walking or stopping at red lights when I was driving. Therefore, I decided to focus on details around me: the blue sky, flowers in the streets, cute guys (hey every detail is good ^^). And as I was doing it I was saying myself stuff like “aw this is pretty/cool/awesome/” and this way I was focusing on something else than my thoughts. So just pick something you like around you and make little comments to yourself. It feels so good and it calms your mind immediately. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" >¤ Yoga. </span><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">I practice many sports. I enjoy running but unfortunately I also do my grocery shopping list while I’m doing it so not the right solution! However yoga is perfect because you focus on your respiration and the stretching in the different parts of your body -> Focusing is the key, you only have to concentrate on something and then the future thoughts go away. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">¤ Finally, last trick: learning to differentiate « toxic thoughts » from other ones : you can think about the future, of course, but only in some cases. </span><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" >Start by a making up: Here are the facts: what I know, what I don’t know, what I want to know. </span><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">And then ask yourself which of the questions you’re asking yourself are truly important. Once you made this first selection, make an other one with the important thoughts: what can you do right now ?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Okay, you may need an exemple here : <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">The facts: I’m moving in a student house in the </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">uk</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB"> on September 19th<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">What I know: I know exactly where my house is.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">What I don’t know & want to know: what are the furnitures in the room. who are my flatmate. how many shoes I should bring.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Relevant questions: what are the<span style=""> </span>furnitures in my room ? ( so that I know what I need to bring)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">Irrelevant questions: shoes are not that important, if i need more, i’ll buy at Topshop. Flatmates are important but I really can’t do anything about it right now, only waiting, so let’s stop focusing on that.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" >What can I do now: <span style=""> </span>send an email to<span style=""> </span>the person in charge of the accomodation and ask him about the room. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">See, if you can do something right now about your future, do it. </span><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" >It will tranquilize you. If you can’t, then try to focus on something else. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:Verdana;" lang="EN-GB">So, concerning the fight between present and future, I say the present won the challenge. It was hard but I did it and I feel so much better now. There’s definitely less anxiety. Stress is coming from thoughts about stuff that haven’t happened yet so if you focus on the present, it disappears. Just so you know, it takes about 3 weeks to make it a habit. Give it a try and you won’t regret it. I promise! </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663870263294419894.post-68772341381320573102009-09-05T15:56:00.005+01:002009-09-05T16:07:01.644+01:00Difficulties are ...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NKMhPWr0iIZfynWRQ6keFPjll0Tk359rn_N4LQIvFeWk5vXVXde3hK7z-FiTj5bzD8KjEYckMWSvAY3OHVWxFLzACSugeMr0uGKViI8VHeO7X4kk9GKHs5ZTo2TnD_oFTY9Lt-wjf_ER/s1600-h/difficulitiesaresimply.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377997518889561634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NKMhPWr0iIZfynWRQ6keFPjll0Tk359rn_N4LQIvFeWk5vXVXde3hK7z-FiTj5bzD8KjEYckMWSvAY3OHVWxFLzACSugeMr0uGKViI8VHeO7X4kk9GKHs5ZTo2TnD_oFTY9Lt-wjf_ER/s400/difficulitiesaresimply.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><em>Today I opened my fortune cookie and I read this line. I thought I will share this one with you guys coz it's simple and beautiful. </em></div><div align="center"><em>It's been awhile I haven't read something more motivating than this one.</em> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Have a great weekend! Deva.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1