Resilience In Action

13/5 Things Ger Should Know About Boi

2. If you think you’re fat, you probably are. Don’t ask us.

3. Learn to work the toilet seat: if it’s up put it down.

4. Don’t cut your hair. Ever.

5. Birthdays, Valentines, and Anniversaries are not quests to see if he can find the perfect present, again!

6. If you ask a question you don’t want an answer to, expect an answer you don’t want to hear.

7. Sometimes, he’s not thinking about you. Live with it.

8. Don’t ask him what he’s thinking about unless you are prepared to
discuss such topics as navel lint, the shotgun formation and monster
trucks.

9. Get rid of your cat. And no, it’s not different, it’s just like every other cat.

10. Dogs are better than ANY cats. Period.

11. Sunday = Sports. It’s like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.

12. Shopping is not a sport.

13. Anything you wear is fine. Really.

14. You have enough clothes.

15. You have too many shoes.

16. Crying is blackmail. Use it if you must, but don’t expect us to like it.

17. Your brother is an idiot, you ex-boyfriend is an idiot and your Dad probably is too.

18. Ask for what you want. Subtle hints don’t work.

19. No, he doesn’t know what day it is. He never will. Mark anniversaries on a calendar.

20. Yes, pissing standing up is more difficult than peeing from point blank range. We’re bound to miss sometimes

21. Most guys own two or three
pairs of shoes — What makes you think we’d be any good at choosing
which pair, out of thirty, would look good with your dress?

22. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers.

23. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.

24. Your Mom doesn’t have to be our best friend.

25. Foreign films are best left to foreigners.

26. Check you oil.

27. Don’t give us 50 rules when 25 will do.

28. Don’t fake it. We’d rather be ineffective than deceived.

29. It is neither in your best interest or ours to take the quiz together.

30. Anything we said 6 or 8 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. All comments become null and void after 7 days

31. If you don’t dress like the Victoria’s Secret girls, don’t expect us to act like soap opera guys.

32. If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad and angry, we meant the other one.

33. Let us ogle. If we don’t look at other women, how can we know how pretty you are?

34. You can either ask us to do something OR tell us how you want it done — not both.

35. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

36. Christopher Columbus didn’t need directions, and neither do we.

37. Women wearing Wonder bras and low-cut blouses lose their right to complain about having their boobs stared at.

38. Consider Golf a mini-vacation from you. We need it, just like you do.

39. Telling us that the models in the men’s magazines are airbrushed
makes you look jealous and petty and it’s certainly not going to deter
us from reading the magazine.

40. The relationship is never going to be like it was the first two months we were going out.

AND FINALLY, THE NUMBER ONE RULE:
1. Don’t rub the lamp if you don’t want the genie to come out.

8/12 因为在乎，所以要求

18/2 Annual Forecast for the Monkey

Wealth
You may be in for a certain type of financial loss this year, Monkey, but it will be minor in nature. Wealth luck is strong for you this year, and you will enjoy a good income. You may also look to investments and stocks since these actions are very auspicious for you.
Strengthen your good Wealth luck further with The Gold Abacus. Place this item in areas where you spend the most of your productive time.

Career
To succeed this year, my Monkey friend, work your very hardest! Full commitment and high productivity will ensure success and monetary gains for you. Do not try to piggyback others and assume it as a job well done since you will not prosper this way. You should also try your best to stand out, Monkey - be more extroverted as usual and make yourself heard. This will pave for smoother activity for you this year.

Relationship
Singleton Monkeys, take note! Your Romance luck is on a high for the Pig year, therefore lots of dates are in store for you. You should even look to people who are close to you since chances are you do not have to search far to locate your Mr or Miss Right.

Married or attached Monkeys will enjoy great communication and not to mention passionate moments with their partner this year! It’s a great time to take off on romantic holidays, as well. But, a word of caution - your Peach Blossom luck is so high, your partner may suspect you playing the field! Therefore it would be wise to minimize overt closeness with friends of the opposite sex and refrain from being the flirt, however lighthearted your intentions.

Health
Stock up on the antibacterial hand gels and washes, Monkey, since you are susceptible to infectious diseases caused by lackadaisical hygiene standards. You may also get the depression bug, and wish to spend moody times by your lonesome this year. Avoid this and stay active instead, or you should even take a much-deserved mini vacation for some rejuvenation.

17/2 一個女生看了會哭,男生會沈默的故事

       有那麽一對情侶.女孩很漂亮,非常善解人意,偶爾時不時出些壞點子耍耍男孩.男孩很聰明,也很懂事,最主要的一點.幽默感很強.總能在2個人相處中找到可以逗女孩發笑的方式.女孩很喜歡男孩這種樂天派的心情.

　　他們一直相處不錯,女孩對男孩的感覺,淡淡的,說男孩象自己的親人.

　　男孩對女孩愛甚深,非常非常在乎她.所以每當吵架的時候,男孩都會說是自己不好,自己的錯.即使有時候真的不怪他的時候,他也這麽說.他不想讓女孩生氣.

　　就這樣過了5年,男孩仍然非常愛女孩,象當初一樣.

　　有一個周末,女孩出門辦事,男孩本來打算去找女孩,但是一聽說她有事,就打消了這個念頭.他在家裏呆了一天,他沒有聯繫女孩,他覺得女孩一直在忙,自己不好去打擾他.

　　誰知女孩在忙的時候,還想著男孩,可是一天沒有接到男孩的消息,她很生氣.晚上回家後,發了條資訊給男孩,話說得很重.甚至提到了分手.當時是晚上12點.

　　男孩心急如焚,打女孩手機,連續打了3次,都給挂斷了.打家裏電話沒人接,猜想是女孩把電話線拔了.男孩抓起衣服就出門了,他要去女孩家.當時是12點25.

　　女孩在12點40的時候又接到了男孩的電話,從手機打來的,她又給挂斷了.

　　一夜無話.男孩沒有再給女孩打電話.

　　第2天,女孩接到男孩母親的電話,電話那邊聲淚俱下.男孩昨晚出了車禍.警方說是車速過快導致刹車不急,撞到了一輛壞在半路的大貨車.救護車到的時候,人已經不行了.

　　女孩心痛到哭不出來,可是再後悔也沒有用了.她只能從點滴的回憶中來懷念男孩帶給她的歡樂和幸福.

　　女孩強忍悲痛來到了事故車停車場,她想看看男孩呆過的最後的地方.車已經撞得完全不成樣子.方向盤上,儀錶盤上,還沾有男孩的血迹.

　　男孩的母親把男孩當時身上的遺物給了女孩,錢包,手錶,還有那部沾滿了男孩鮮血的手機.女孩翻開錢包,裏面有她的照片,血漬浸透了大半張.

　　當女孩拿起男孩的手錶的時候,赫然發現,手錶的指標停在12點35分附近.

　　女孩瞬間明白了,男孩在出事後還用最後一絲力氣給她打電話,而她自己卻因爲還在堵氣沒有接.男孩再也沒有力氣去撥第2遍電話了,他帶著對女孩的無限眷戀和內疚走了.

　　女孩永遠不知道,男孩想和她說的最後一句話是什麽.女孩也明白,不會再有人會比這個男孩,更愛她了!

12/12 Boys were all once innocent, weren’t they?

Before 10 years old, there is nothing much to say but only being naughty and naive.

At his age of 30, he found himself becoming so capable to get a girl
easily, however, he has already lost the ability to love someone
heartily .

30/7 Have to read this…

Please spend a few minutes of your time to read this.

(If the words are too small, pls click on it to enlarge it)

17/6 Personal Perception

Different people have different perception. One man’s meat could be another man’s poison.

A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home, a boy
commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them rides on the donkey? "Upon
hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked
besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is
the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the
husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let
the husband ride on the donkey.

It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the
donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell
into the river.

You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you.
Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.

Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear.

15/6 Be Patient

This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, and hammered the little boy’s hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.

People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.

10/5 Hospital Window

A great note for all to read it will take just 37 seconds to read this
and change your thinking

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was
allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the
fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The
other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for
hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their
jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on
vacation.

Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he
would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could
see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where
his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color
of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played
on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked
arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline
could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man
on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the
picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by.

Although the other man couldn’t hear the band - he could see it. In his
mind’s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive
words.

Days and weeks passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to
find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully
in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take
the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be
moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch,
and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first
look at the real world outside.

He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed.

It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled
his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside
this window

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the
wall.

She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you."

Epilogue:

There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own
situations.

Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.

If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money
can’t buy.

"Today is a gift, that’s why it is called the present."

13/1 Things are not always what they seem

It has been a rather busy week although it was only the first week of the semester. All because of the module CS3214. My initial 3 days week became a full 5 days week! And it seems like this is goingto last till the very last day of this semester...  

My Msn Messenger was giving me a lot of problems lately. To make matter worse, the msn support personnel's help was not useful... In the end, i re-registered a new email account with Gmail and a new account with msn. My new msn contact is zhizhong80@gmail.com. Please update your msn's contact and email address book.  

All modules that i am taking seems boring. ST2334 was maths... argh... boring! CS3251 was going to be another boring IS module.... argh³!!! And i hate IS module! I have also decided to drop CS1280... now that the modules are finalised, what is left are the tutorial timeslots.

Below is a good story, take some time to read it...  

Two travelling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guestroom. Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, "Things aren't always what they seem." 

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field? The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could you have let this happen? The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die.

"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it."

"Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren't always what they seem."

Sometimes that is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way they should. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until some time later...

Some people come into our lives and quickly go.Some people become friends and stay awhile...leaving beautiful footprints on our hearts...     and we are never quite the same because we have made a good friend!!

Yesterday is history.  Tomorrow a mystery. Today is a gift.  That's why it's called the present!

I think this life is special...live and savour every moment...