looking under The tapestry

Thursday, June 26, 2008

How to stay sound, and not asleep

I came across a wise and successful lady who gave 3 pieces of advice.

As I approach my last semester in undergrad, I acknowledge that there are a few options for my next step. I daresay graduation is the pivotal point where most would feel most anxious about. For the longest time, we've always known the next natural step because the structure is mapped out by our government and parents.

I feel like I'd even escaped this thinking process by accepting the Honours program.

Now, as I am very near to the finish line, there are undoubtedly many concerned people who have been asking about my future plans. Which, I would always reply with an indefinite answer by stating my 4 options:
a) Continue studying to get a PhD
b) Go into teaching/lecturing
c) Editorial/Journalism
d) Advertising

The concerns of course forced me to think, pray and toy with the different options.

I realise that if a job is just a job, you will always be unsound and asleep.

The key thing now is to find out what keeps me sound, and not sleep.

Just The Girl @ Thursday, June 26, 2008

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

"Thinking ahead. Boundaries are nothing."

That is the slogan of an university.

I shifted my seat at work this week. Not just across departments, but a totally new environment at a different floor. This means new faces, new colleagues. Although strangely, I'm still doing the same thing I was the week before.

(It was just a shift of convenience so that I can finally have my "own palace," in my leader's words.)

According to a previous Psych unit, boundaries are social constructs when people seek to find an identity by means of differentiating themselves from the rest.

So to me, to place me from Editorial amongst Marketing officers is a transgression of boundaries. I was expecting some form of resistance, but strangely received really positive acceptance. New colleagues responded with interest at a new face and I of course responded in kind.

Cheers to His favour!

I am enjoying my solitary Palace!

Just The Girl @ Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Monday, June 23, 2008

You have always been one of my most-avid supporters. Whichever decisions I made, whichever path I've chosen, you have never ever judged me or criticized me. You have always said that you will constantly be there for me, that you trust in my decisions and would support me all the way.

Now, I stand fully supportive of you too.

You've found your happiness and I am really really happy for you - both of you.

Patience has bear a beautiful fruit.
Life will be even more beautiful from now on.

Just The Girl @ Monday, June 23, 2008

Friday, June 20, 2008

Its the end of the work week and I've completed all my tasks at hand, so I'm just legally browsing. Thus, I come across an intriguing quote:

"Never ever ever take advice from somebody else."
-somebody else

I didn't know whether to take this quote as a form of arrogance or wisdom.

Thinking that your own limited knowledge will suffice is pride.

But hiding behind what other advices is irresponsibility in the least;
cowardice at the most extreme.

I'm tempted to say, "One life, live it." Don't hide behind someone else's skirt. Then again, we live in a community and People are an important aspect of our lives. So, I've decided not to state a resolution to this complexity. Cos I won't want to be that 'somebody else' who should give you advice on this. ;) Think it up!

Just The Girl @ Friday, June 20, 2008

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Bad habits die hard. Sometimes, it requires real huge force to pull it apart.

I think I tend to read too much between-the-lines.
I then get baffled, affected and disturbed.

I think what is unsaid can sometimes be more powerful than what is said.
(Then why do I then ponder about why they remain unsaid?)

I think its high time to outgrow such second-reading mind games.

Just The Girl @ Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Sunday, June 15, 2008

I haven't seen perfection in a long time.

Its amazing that man-made things often fall short of perfection.

Only things held and made by Him are perfect.

Just The Girl @ Sunday, June 15, 2008

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Arnold Glasglow says, "The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not smashing it."

It is always easier to smash things, based on the simple principle that it is always easier to destroy than create.

Creating something beautiful requires time, patience and hope. Sounds really easy but its actually easier to forgo the process, take things into your own hands and delve straight into it.

Ever eaten something from a pre-mix? It can even taste remotely similar to the authentic, but it can never beat what was made entirely from scratch.

Cutting short of the time and process can only give you a second-best.

In a world where efficiency and cutting-down-time are valued and prized, patience becomes a fruit that is often neglected. It can even be thought of as a folly.

I think patience needs a lot of faith.
Faith that you will really really get what you've been waiting for, after the long wait.
Thus, a lack of patience can even be equated to a lack of faith.

While some things are easier to do, it may not be the better thing to do.

Just The Girl @ Saturday, June 14, 2008

Friday, June 13, 2008

HAVE YOU EVER???

BOLD THE ONES YOU’VE DONE.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said "I love you" and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day (was on acid)
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an expert
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
105. Wrote/edited articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one important author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone's life

Just The Girl @ Friday, June 13, 2008

Sunday, June 08, 2008

Its funny how time seems to zoom by, especially when one is having a really productively intriguing time.

An hour suddenly seems like minutes and time just seem too short.

I hate to say goodbyes - whether over the phone or at the end of a meeting.

Let's end with a "See you later."

Just The Girl @ Sunday, June 08, 2008