Sunday, August 24, 2008

My Reasoning


Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. - William Shakespeare


Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are. - Dale Carnegie


To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best night and day, to make you like everbody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting - e.e.cummings


Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. - Charles Dickens

Do not let the hero in your soul perish in the lonely frustration of the life you deserve but have never been able to reach. The life you desire can be won. It exists. It is real. It is possible.

When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents, influence and genius, if he dies unloved, his life must be a failure to him, and dying, a cold horror. It seems to me if you or I must choose between two courses of action or thought, we should remember our dying and try so to live that our death brings no pleasure to the world. - John Steinbeck

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. - William Shakespeare


When one has come to crossroads in the journey known as life, think it through the path which one chooses to take so that one may not lose sleep or have ones conscience hindered by the road, path not taken. I guess I should follow my own advice.





Wednesday, August 20, 2008

My Big Number


12th August 2008, approximately 12.56pm

Ben is scratching his head over math. Seriously, you know something is wrong with your exam when the teacher gives you 8 sheets of paper and you only use slightly more than one and you're almost done. Despondent, Ben takes a new sheet and starts writing his name, class, date...*checks his watch* 13th of August. "Wait a minute...today is my birthday? And I don't remember? And mom didn't say anything? Dad didn't call? Whats wrong with them? Its their son's birthday..what have they forgotten after 18 years..wait a second..whats wrong with me? I don't remember my own birthday...hey wait a minute.."

Ben remembers that the date of his watch is set one day faster and then it dawns on him that he has just waited precious time on his math exam and gets back to it.

Lesson learnt? Never set your watch a day faster, life is a already one big puzzle, you don't need another thing to make your head spin, especially during a math exam.

13th August
I'm 18. I just wanna thank all my friends who wished me on the day. You guys mean the world to me and I wouldn't know what I'd do if I don't have you guys in my life. I guess broody would be an overly accurate word of how I have been lately so I guess the photos will have to speak for themselves.






Rex wanted a slice too