a quality : humility

Humility - the quality of not being too proud about yourself. In other words, being humble. And in more words, its the opposite of arrogance.

In a person, i am dead sure that there are at least a few good qualities in him/her. Also, i believe that even a crook have some good qualities in them. Perhaps we should exclude those psychopaths, for some of them really did lost their logical selves to god knows what.

To name some of this qualities, they include caring, responsible, respectful and righteousness etc. And of course, one of them is none other than humility. And surprisingly, it is actually a quality, in my humble opinion, that can be exercised regularly and eventually play a big part in your life.

I witnessed a case of how detrimental it is when one fail to exercise humility. Naturally, there are many times one can get carried away with their achievements and successes, that they forgot in order to achieve that much, other people have to sacrifice. What on earth do i mean?

Say, for example, two buddies playing a game. It's either you kill me for you to win, or either i kill you for me to win. As cruel as reality can get, one is a winner and one is not. And to me, there is really no point in gloating over your victory, claiming how great you are, and self praising shamelessly. Is that really what friends are for? Putting down each other?

No, definitely not. At least i don't think so. Even if your opponent is not your friend, or perhaps even your hated enemy, humility is still the best way to go. Would you rather the person you defeated admire you from afar? or would you rather he hating you for being so arrogant? I believe the former would be the wiser choice.

Of course, it's not about being hypocrites here. To exercise humility, you really do need to be sincere in doing so. I shan't say i'm humble, for saying so will really contradict myself. I'm not perfect either, there are times where i really wish to verbally display all my skills etc. But still, there's a phrase that comes to my mind whenever that happens. It is none other than "actions do speak louder than words". Show it, instead of praising yourself in front of others.

Respect is earned, not demanded. Earn by showing what you are made of and being humble about it. It is not gained by bragging how you fought tis war etc. Even if so, i believe its just some shallow respect.

Whoa, i'm back. That was my other self. Got kinda agitated earlier on today. But now i'm fine. Forgive and forget i reckon.

Drop me more signs. Then i'll be ready to take the plunge. Trust me. I will.

no guns, just a son's love

So far it has been good! Ideas are forming in my head whenever i think of my blog, hopefully this keeps up for long. To begin my entry, i shall share with you guys something i read, thats pretty light, yet touching. Here goes..

An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to dig his potato garden, but it was very hardwork. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his predicament:

"Dear Son, I am feeling pretty bad, because it looks like i won't be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden this year, because your mother always loved planting.

I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. IF you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you wereint in prison. Love, Dad"

Shortly, the old man received this telegram: " For heaven's sake, dad, don't dig up the garden! That's where i buried the GUNS!!"

At 4am the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire graden without finding any guns.

Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what happened, and asking him what to do next.

His son's reply was: " Plant your potatoes, dad. It's the bset i can do for you at this time."

***Shamelessly taken from the New Paper.

Haha, so how was it? I hoped it at least touched ur heart a little. A smart and witty act by the son, to display his love for his dad. Ladies aside, for guys out there who's reading my blog, how many of you are able to say "i love you" to your dad?

Not many i would say. "Yuck" would probably the common answer. But for me, i really love my dad. Man, i know that's kinda weird for me to say. But truthfully, i really do. Ever since my Mom left us, my Dad has singlehandedly cared and provided for us. And never once, has he left us feel neglected.

Who would make sure a bottle of Ribena would be in the fridge everyday? A bowl of fruits? The food is on the dining table? Make sure both of us get to school on time? And so many more. None other than, my dad.

I can only wish i can be half as good as him, should i be a father someday. Alwights.. my friends are asking me to play dota now. Till then, c ya all.

stairway to heaven

Hey all! Been a long hiatus, and here i am once again, for the umpteen times, back into the arms of my blog. sigh, i shan't say whether i'm able to commit myself fully. but so far so good, my interest is back. For proof, i actually went to get myself a new skin for this blog. OF course, it's not done by me. Haha, simply too lazy. oh yea, please tell me if its too feminine for me.

So what on Earth have i been up to? O levels is coming, and prelims is even nearer.. Let me guess, you guys are already assuming i'm busying studying. Sadly, you're wrong. Ive been doing everyting but studying. Sigh , kinda tragic isn't it? I'm gonna be able to score 30 points for prelims!

Jokes aside, i'm gonna delve into deep detail what i've been doing. yeap that is, the title of this entry. Starway to heaven. No idea what it is? Lemme explain.

(Oh yes, i was faced with great response when i told my pals about this drama. Comments such as "You're behaving like some auntie", "Go watch action movies instead la", "You're a wuss." But still.. i persisted on... )

It's your typical romance drama, except that this one is superbly bittersweet. Oh yea, as I'm making this entry, I'm listening to Stairway to heaven's theme song. Great korean love song. I can send it to you guys, just inform me.

Back to Stairway to heaven. In a nutshell, its about two person, who knew each other very early in their lives, and became best of friends and eventually a pair of lovebirds. The girl especially, is met with tons and tons of tragedies. But she was rewarded with the thing that most people are still not able to find in their whole lives. That is, true love.

The guy too, an extremely devoted guy. Who on earth will wait for someone for five years, with the knowledge that she's already dead? Not many, especially if you're sane. Will they end up together? Happily ever after? Catch it yourself. Channel U i think. every monday & tuesday. p.s the girl's gorgeous, an incentive to guys out there to watch.

Oh yeah, i've been taking up guitar lessons lately. Playing the guitar is really enjoyable, kinda regretted not taking it up much earlier. Other than the guitar, i know nuts about other musical instruments. I don't even know a single musical note then! Terrible. Sports has been my life, but now, Music joined in too.

Too much computer kills. Too little computer results in boredom, which kills as well. It's all about seeking the balance. And now it seems, with my eyes aching, i'm facing the computer too much. So.. c ya guys then!


when even death is not able to separate them, what else will?