刚刚又重复看过了The Apprentice. 虽然重看了不知道多少次，不过，每次再回去看的时候都会学到不一样的东西。
这次看了，我觉的如果要成功成为最后几位参赛者，除了需要聪明的头脑，最重要的是，他们能不能撑的住气？
我发现如果你能够忍下来，不管是在做什么事情上，你一定会成功。
很多人，不是被骂一下，不然就辛苦一下，什么鬼都放弃了。刚刚看的那集，她因为输了，被逼要睡在豪房后面的帐篷里，相反地，赢的那组就能够舒舒服服睡在豪房里头。
结果她的组再次输了，她自己就要求退出比赛。她的原因是当初签约参加比赛时，合约里没有说明过这样的条件（也就是输了要睡外面）。
结果商业大亨Donald Trump送了她一句:"Quitter never wins!"
听了，也觉得很对。
现在这个社会，越来越多人吃不起苦，撑不住气。随随便便就放弃。
我举个例子。
我老妈做是做保险的。有一次，去见一个大保客。
在谈生意的时候，大老板跟他的儿子就不屑的坐下说时间不多，等下要开会，我妈就赶紧开始解释保单的内容给他们听。
听着听着，那老板的儿子就问，要是发生了火灾，我们买的这个火险能不能得到所有的赔赏呢？
我妈就解释说要查明原因，看是意外还是人为。如果是人为疏忽，就得不到赔赏。
那老板的儿子就不高兴，说了一句：“如果真的发生火灾，我看你叫你儿子女儿去卖身都赔不了我们所有的损失！”
（对不起，先给我骂两句！他妈的，你这条水是狗娘养的吗？嘴臭又贱！）
如果是撑不了气，当场我妈可以走到他面前，给他扫几巴掌！拿水泼那嚣张的家伙！
可是她什么都没有做，她很冷静的说：“是，你说得对，叫我儿女卖身都赔不了你们的损失。我看既然这样，你还是另找更好的保险员吧！”
说完，我妈就要收拾东西走人。心里硬忍着这股气。
结果，那大老板见到他儿子得罪了我妈，立刻叫住了她说，对不起，我这个儿子不会说话，你就帮我一手策划，要买什么保险，然后让我的秘书知道。我会吩咐她给你任何你需要的资料。
就这样，生意谈成了。
如果当下，给了那家伙一巴掌，生意会谈成吗？
如果当下，泼了那家伙一杯水，生意还会谈成吗？
忍，这个字，一把刀叉在心上。是很辛苦，但是，要成功，一定要会忍！
韩信受胯下之侮辱。他没有拔剑就把对方杀掉，而是忍下那股气。最后他可以为刘邦决胜千里之外。他不会像一般的人，“匹夫见辱，拔剑而起”，一下就撑不了气，拔剑就把人杀了。这样的人是做不了大事的。
古之所谓豪杰之士者，
必有过人之节，
人情有所不能忍者，
匹夫见辱，
拔剑而起，
挺身而斗，
此不足为勇也，
天下有大勇者，
卒然临之而不惊，
无故加之而不怒，
此其所挟持者甚大，
而其志甚远也。
【留侯论】
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
一个人的心态，可以改变一生
在一个小镇上，有一位非常穷困的女孩子。她家里没有父亲，跟她妈妈相依为命。
靠制一些手工品为生。
然后就这样长到了18岁。这18年来，她都过着非常贫寒的生活，所以她自己从来没有买过任何漂亮的衣服跟首饰。而且就这样，她自己也非常的自卑。这就是她生命的缺憾。
后来在她18岁那年的圣诞节，她妈妈破例，给了她20美元。跟她说，这是你劳动所得，给自己买一点圣诞的礼物吧！
她很高兴！但是她还是没有勇气，她抵着头，很自卑的走在小镇上。捏着钱，绕开人群，贴着墙角走。一路走，一路想着那些人群的生活每一个都比她自己的好。心中就自想，自己是这个小镇上最抬不起头来的一个贫寒的女孩子。
路上她又看见了自己特别喜欢的男孩子，心里就酸溜溜的想着，今晚有盛大的舞会，不知道谁那么幸运会成为他今晚上的舞伴。谁能够有这个荣耀呢？
她就这样一路自言自语，躲着人群，来到了一个商店。
她一进门就被柜台上摆着的一笔缎子做的头花给吸引了。那个店员见到了她，就对她说：
"小姑娘！你过来！你这一头秀发配上这头花一定很漂亮！"
她一看见那价钱16美元，就对店员说我不戴了，太贵了，我买不起！
她还来不及反应，店员就给她戴上了头花，拿了镜子给她照一照。。
就在她看一眼的时候，她自己就惊呆了！她觉得这一朵头花改变了她整个人的容颜！
突然之间她变得像个天使一样,容光焕发。她从来没有看见过自己这个样子。
靠制一些手工品为生。
然后就这样长到了18岁。这18年来，她都过着非常贫寒的生活，所以她自己从来没有买过任何漂亮的衣服跟首饰。而且就这样，她自己也非常的自卑。这就是她生命的缺憾。
后来在她18岁那年的圣诞节，她妈妈破例，给了她20美元。跟她说，这是你劳动所得，给自己买一点圣诞的礼物吧！
她很高兴！但是她还是没有勇气，她抵着头，很自卑的走在小镇上。捏着钱，绕开人群，贴着墙角走。一路走，一路想着那些人群的生活每一个都比她自己的好。心中就自想，自己是这个小镇上最抬不起头来的一个贫寒的女孩子。
路上她又看见了自己特别喜欢的男孩子，心里就酸溜溜的想着，今晚有盛大的舞会，不知道谁那么幸运会成为他今晚上的舞伴。谁能够有这个荣耀呢？
她就这样一路自言自语，躲着人群，来到了一个商店。
她一进门就被柜台上摆着的一笔缎子做的头花给吸引了。那个店员见到了她，就对她说：
"小姑娘！你过来！你这一头秀发配上这头花一定很漂亮！"
她一看见那价钱16美元，就对店员说我不戴了，太贵了，我买不起！
她还来不及反应，店员就给她戴上了头花，拿了镜子给她照一照。。
就在她看一眼的时候，她自己就惊呆了！她觉得这一朵头花改变了她整个人的容颜！
突然之间她变得像个天使一样,容光焕发。她从来没有看见过自己这个样子。
她就想说，一朵头花有如此神奇的力量，那么我就买了吧！所以她就飘飘欲仙的拿出钱来说，我买了吧！人家找给她4美元时，她仍然整个人飘飘然着，转身就往外飞跑。然后就不小心撞在一位刚刚要进门的老人家。然后她隐隐约约的听见那老人家在叫她，可是她不理那么多，就很开心的跑。
一路上，她就想，她怎么会有那么大的改变？不知不觉，自己就跑在了小镇的大路上。路边的人都很惊讶的想，哎呀！我们的小镇上怎么会有那么漂亮的一位小姑娘！然后她又再次遇上她暗暗喜欢的那个男孩。
那男孩也很惊讶，叫住了她，问她说：“我有没有荣幸请你做我圣诞舞会的舞伴呢？”
这女孩听了简直心花怒放！她想了想说，我索性就回到那间店，把剩下的4美元给自己买一点好看的东西吧！
但她再次踏进那间店的时候，就看见那老人家站在柜台对着她微笑。那老人说：“我就知道你一定会回来，你撞到我的时候，头上的头花掉了下来，我一直在这里等着你回来拿你的头花呢！”
故事到这里就停了。
这个故事就像个寓言，这个女孩子生命中的遗憾就真的是被一个头花改变的吗？其实是被她自己的自信心驱除的。
也许我们没有这样机缘巧合的时刻，我们不是所有的生命都有幸可以遇到像寓言一样的机缘。但是这些东西会启发我们的心智。
一个人内心的在乎与不在乎，他的悟性能够让他明白这个世界很多很多的事理。
也就是说，一个人的内心要是很坦然，很淡定，是可以让他化解生命中很多很多遗憾。
一路上，她就想，她怎么会有那么大的改变？不知不觉，自己就跑在了小镇的大路上。路边的人都很惊讶的想，哎呀！我们的小镇上怎么会有那么漂亮的一位小姑娘！然后她又再次遇上她暗暗喜欢的那个男孩。
那男孩也很惊讶，叫住了她，问她说：“我有没有荣幸请你做我圣诞舞会的舞伴呢？”
这女孩听了简直心花怒放！她想了想说，我索性就回到那间店，把剩下的4美元给自己买一点好看的东西吧！
但她再次踏进那间店的时候，就看见那老人家站在柜台对着她微笑。那老人说：“我就知道你一定会回来，你撞到我的时候，头上的头花掉了下来，我一直在这里等着你回来拿你的头花呢！”
故事到这里就停了。
这个故事就像个寓言，这个女孩子生命中的遗憾就真的是被一个头花改变的吗？其实是被她自己的自信心驱除的。
也许我们没有这样机缘巧合的时刻，我们不是所有的生命都有幸可以遇到像寓言一样的机缘。但是这些东西会启发我们的心智。
一个人内心的在乎与不在乎，他的悟性能够让他明白这个世界很多很多的事理。
也就是说，一个人的内心要是很坦然，很淡定，是可以让他化解生命中很多很多遗憾。
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
见心见性
苏东坡有位朋友名叫佛印。
佛印人很老实，总是被苏东坡欺负。
有一天，苏东坡就更佛印到一个地方参禅。
苏东坡问佛印：你觉得，我坐在这里像什么？
佛印回答说：我看你就像一尊佛。
苏东坡就笑着说：你知道我看你坐像什么吗？我觉得你像一摊牛粪！
苏东坡又占了佛印便宜，回家跟苏小妹说了整件事。
苏小妹冷笑说：
“哥哥，就你这个悟性，你还参禅啊？你知道参禅的人最讲究的是什么吗？是见心见性，就是你心中有眼种就有。佛印说他看你像尊佛，那说明他心中有佛。你说佛印像牛粪，你回头想想你心里有什么吧。”
其实这个故事可以用在我们每一个人身上。一样的生活，为什么有些人活得很好，很开心？而有些人却每天都指责抱怨？这就说明了我们如何去看待一件事情。
打比方，一瓶好酒，喝得剩下一半。对于悲观的人来说，真可惜，只剩下半瓶好酒。对乐观的人来说，哇！那么好的酒！还有半瓶呢！
这个表述不同，心态也不同。
这就在于你看见了什么！
佛印人很老实，总是被苏东坡欺负。
有一天，苏东坡就更佛印到一个地方参禅。
苏东坡问佛印：你觉得，我坐在这里像什么？
佛印回答说：我看你就像一尊佛。
苏东坡就笑着说：你知道我看你坐像什么吗？我觉得你像一摊牛粪！
苏东坡又占了佛印便宜，回家跟苏小妹说了整件事。
苏小妹冷笑说：
“哥哥，就你这个悟性，你还参禅啊？你知道参禅的人最讲究的是什么吗？是见心见性，就是你心中有眼种就有。佛印说他看你像尊佛，那说明他心中有佛。你说佛印像牛粪，你回头想想你心里有什么吧。”
其实这个故事可以用在我们每一个人身上。一样的生活，为什么有些人活得很好，很开心？而有些人却每天都指责抱怨？这就说明了我们如何去看待一件事情。
打比方，一瓶好酒，喝得剩下一半。对于悲观的人来说，真可惜，只剩下半瓶好酒。对乐观的人来说，哇！那么好的酒！还有半瓶呢！
这个表述不同，心态也不同。
这就在于你看见了什么！
Malaysia
Damn, I saw lots of issues about Malaysia lately.
Namewee (黄明志）wanna shoot a film called "One Malaysia". But unfortunately, failed.
Some articles showed increasing numbers of people migrating to other countries.
Some political video about some complicated political issues.
Speechless...I am now studying in Australia, and honestly, I don't wanna go back and work in Malaysia. Youngster nowadays will try their best to get the hell out of Malaysia to study and never come back. Some came back, to live in Malaysia, and work in Singapore. Isn't this absurd?
What the hell is wrong about Malaysia? Why talented and skilled workers are moving from Malaysia?
This is an easy answer for everyone who are from Malaysia.
Malaysia is a good place to live, but not one to work, or perhaps not for business too.
If you wish to do big business in Malaysia, the first things you need to do, get hell lotsa money and prepare to spend it on some Malays who got high influences in the government sector.
The more you made them happy, the more money you made. And the less you will get troubles from them.
My father worked honestly as an architect. He honestly paid his tax every year. He honestly set up his small company and be his own little boss. But he forgot to do one thing. To bribe the fucking government. Yea, you didn't read it wrongly, I wrote, The Fucking Government.
I heard this story from my mother when I accompany my father and mother to work. My father drove into a place starts with the Letter "J". I don't wish to put out the full name as I am pissed off whenever I bring this matter up.
Alright, me and my mother waited in the car for my father is going to pass up some documents.
We chat a little, then I couldn't help notice all those cars around us were those big Toyota Pajero. Then I saw two Malays smiling, and hop on into one of those Pajero. Then I turned my attention to the briefcase they were taking.
Alright, I asked my mother, what do they do in this working hours driving off in a huge pajero smiling with those briefcase? My mother replied: "ah, someone will be devastated as they are off checking companies which didn't pay their tax."
I asked again, how come you are so sure about it? My mother replied: "Your father's company experience it once when you were young."
My expression was like : WTF?!
I asked again, you all always pay the tax honestly, and why the hell did they go check on father's company?
My mother replied, you can't do anything when they have the power to check on you. I won't forget that day, even until today, the memories still run fresh in my mind.
That day they came into your father's office with the same size briefcase they carried just now, and demanded your father to take out all the documents for them to check. They made a big mess in your father's office, papers being thrown everywhere. And in the end, they accused us for not paying some amount of tax and charged us for RM20k.
Me and your father couldn't sleep for a week. We are so angry and upset. We pay the tax honestly and yet they accused us with the power they got and took the money away from us. 20k is a big amount for me and your father during that time, especially when we are facing difficult times having three children to feed.
I am pissed off during that time. And I learned that Life Isn't fair at all. I swear, I will get the hell out of this country.
I got to Australia to further my studies, I worked as a part time to relieve my parents' burden. As I am not good enough to get a scholarship. (that is what they told me. LOL!)
I successfully got a job in a fine dining restaurant. The paid is normal, but I can get tips,the food is fantastic there, the coworkers are good over there, the supervisor is a jerk. The boss is a bigger jerk. But anyway I still worked there for 5 months.
You all must be curious why I am telling about my part time job. Wait a minutes, it related to Malaysia government.
One particular day, the restaurant got a big booking. A table for 12 people. Good for boss, bad for us. Alright, the people came,they are Malays, they sat down looked to the menu, and I can't help notice the way they speak and the way they dressed. They are definitely from Malaysia.
Not a big deal. Maybe they lived in Australia and wanna have a good meal once in a blue moon. So I helped to serve that table of 12 people.
Honestly, I thought maybe who are having birthdays or maybe special occasion. Because it is really rare for me to see Malays in the restaurant. I worked there for 5 months, I only met Malay customers twice. FYI, both is the same person. The second times, he brought more people and booked half the restaurant down...zzzzz
Alright, for the first time, I thought they are having special occasion. And I served them with fake smiling faces. ( I am really dead tired working)
Then when I am serving them water, I overheard the father tell her daughter "Awak cakap nak makan di sini, now we are here, you can order anything you want. Are you happy now my dear?"
(This is originally how he speaks to his daughter)
I immediately think "WOW! I hope they give me more tips!"
Not until after they left, we started to discuss about them, and from others coworkers, only I knew they are from Malaysia, and seems like they are here for business.
I didn't think much about it after that. But when I am taking the train home, I started to think, WHY THE HELL DID HE BRING HIS WHOLE FAMILY HERE FOR BUSINESS??!!
The second times when they revisited the restaurant, the guy booked down half of the restaurant and invited 30++ Malays,one Caucasian and one Chinese if I am not mistaken. They are divided into 2 groups. A few of us, including me are given orders to serve them.
During the time when I served them, I just notice there are only 5 people in a corner discussing about some business. The rest are there to have fun.....zzzzz
Maybe I am wrong, but I believed, the 5 people including the Chinese and Caucasian are discussing about some business. The rests are their family members...zzzz (I think the Chinese and Caucasian didn't bring his family)
What the hell......they are from Malaysia, come to Australia for business, and they bought their family here. I think this is a trip more than a business.
I didn't give much thought about this issues until don't know who give me the information about some Malays who worked for government, go for a business trip, brought his family along, and claimed every penny they spent from the government. And of course, the government is stupid enough to provide them the subsidy.
When I linked both cases together, only I realized they are doing the same thing..
There are lots of things happening in Malaysia, which is really unequally treated to the Chinese and Indian in Malaysia. I wish Malaysia will be better in the future, as it is still the country I grown up.
By the way, I wrote this not because I hate Malays, I like them. In fact, there are a lot of kind and friendly Malays I knew. But it is those who have the power and misuse them that I look down upon.
Namewee (黄明志）wanna shoot a film called "One Malaysia". But unfortunately, failed.
Some articles showed increasing numbers of people migrating to other countries.
Some political video about some complicated political issues.
Speechless...I am now studying in Australia, and honestly, I don't wanna go back and work in Malaysia. Youngster nowadays will try their best to get the hell out of Malaysia to study and never come back. Some came back, to live in Malaysia, and work in Singapore. Isn't this absurd?
What the hell is wrong about Malaysia? Why talented and skilled workers are moving from Malaysia?
This is an easy answer for everyone who are from Malaysia.
Malaysia is a good place to live, but not one to work, or perhaps not for business too.
If you wish to do big business in Malaysia, the first things you need to do, get hell lotsa money and prepare to spend it on some Malays who got high influences in the government sector.
The more you made them happy, the more money you made. And the less you will get troubles from them.
My father worked honestly as an architect. He honestly paid his tax every year. He honestly set up his small company and be his own little boss. But he forgot to do one thing. To bribe the fucking government. Yea, you didn't read it wrongly, I wrote, The Fucking Government.
I heard this story from my mother when I accompany my father and mother to work. My father drove into a place starts with the Letter "J". I don't wish to put out the full name as I am pissed off whenever I bring this matter up.
Alright, me and my mother waited in the car for my father is going to pass up some documents.
We chat a little, then I couldn't help notice all those cars around us were those big Toyota Pajero. Then I saw two Malays smiling, and hop on into one of those Pajero. Then I turned my attention to the briefcase they were taking.
Alright, I asked my mother, what do they do in this working hours driving off in a huge pajero smiling with those briefcase? My mother replied: "ah, someone will be devastated as they are off checking companies which didn't pay their tax."
I asked again, how come you are so sure about it? My mother replied: "Your father's company experience it once when you were young."
My expression was like : WTF?!
I asked again, you all always pay the tax honestly, and why the hell did they go check on father's company?
My mother replied, you can't do anything when they have the power to check on you. I won't forget that day, even until today, the memories still run fresh in my mind.
That day they came into your father's office with the same size briefcase they carried just now, and demanded your father to take out all the documents for them to check. They made a big mess in your father's office, papers being thrown everywhere. And in the end, they accused us for not paying some amount of tax and charged us for RM20k.
Me and your father couldn't sleep for a week. We are so angry and upset. We pay the tax honestly and yet they accused us with the power they got and took the money away from us. 20k is a big amount for me and your father during that time, especially when we are facing difficult times having three children to feed.
I am pissed off during that time. And I learned that Life Isn't fair at all. I swear, I will get the hell out of this country.
I got to Australia to further my studies, I worked as a part time to relieve my parents' burden. As I am not good enough to get a scholarship. (that is what they told me. LOL!)
I successfully got a job in a fine dining restaurant. The paid is normal, but I can get tips,the food is fantastic there, the coworkers are good over there, the supervisor is a jerk. The boss is a bigger jerk. But anyway I still worked there for 5 months.
You all must be curious why I am telling about my part time job. Wait a minutes, it related to Malaysia government.
One particular day, the restaurant got a big booking. A table for 12 people. Good for boss, bad for us. Alright, the people came,they are Malays, they sat down looked to the menu, and I can't help notice the way they speak and the way they dressed. They are definitely from Malaysia.
Not a big deal. Maybe they lived in Australia and wanna have a good meal once in a blue moon. So I helped to serve that table of 12 people.
Honestly, I thought maybe who are having birthdays or maybe special occasion. Because it is really rare for me to see Malays in the restaurant. I worked there for 5 months, I only met Malay customers twice. FYI, both is the same person. The second times, he brought more people and booked half the restaurant down...zzzzz
Alright, for the first time, I thought they are having special occasion. And I served them with fake smiling faces. ( I am really dead tired working)
Then when I am serving them water, I overheard the father tell her daughter "Awak cakap nak makan di sini, now we are here, you can order anything you want. Are you happy now my dear?"
(This is originally how he speaks to his daughter)
I immediately think "WOW! I hope they give me more tips!"
Not until after they left, we started to discuss about them, and from others coworkers, only I knew they are from Malaysia, and seems like they are here for business.
I didn't think much about it after that. But when I am taking the train home, I started to think, WHY THE HELL DID HE BRING HIS WHOLE FAMILY HERE FOR BUSINESS??!!
The second times when they revisited the restaurant, the guy booked down half of the restaurant and invited 30++ Malays,one Caucasian and one Chinese if I am not mistaken. They are divided into 2 groups. A few of us, including me are given orders to serve them.
During the time when I served them, I just notice there are only 5 people in a corner discussing about some business. The rest are there to have fun.....zzzzz
Maybe I am wrong, but I believed, the 5 people including the Chinese and Caucasian are discussing about some business. The rests are their family members...zzzz (I think the Chinese and Caucasian didn't bring his family)
What the hell......they are from Malaysia, come to Australia for business, and they bought their family here. I think this is a trip more than a business.
I didn't give much thought about this issues until don't know who give me the information about some Malays who worked for government, go for a business trip, brought his family along, and claimed every penny they spent from the government. And of course, the government is stupid enough to provide them the subsidy.
When I linked both cases together, only I realized they are doing the same thing..
There are lots of things happening in Malaysia, which is really unequally treated to the Chinese and Indian in Malaysia. I wish Malaysia will be better in the future, as it is still the country I grown up.
By the way, I wrote this not because I hate Malays, I like them. In fact, there are a lot of kind and friendly Malays I knew. But it is those who have the power and misuse them that I look down upon.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
The new Lawn Mower
My girl just got a new powerful lawn mower, cost her AUD $400.. Pretty expensive but very useful.
We both have been looking around for cheap lawn mower and we really didn't really know a lot about buying good lawn mower. We thought of buying a cheaper mower online, which don't really look powerful enough.
But this one, which we bought from a shop, looked convincing and tough. So we got it right away.
Looked pretty tough huh? I am very happy with this machine. Safe us hell lots of time!
Below I will show you some pictures on how this powerful machine works!
BEFORE
AFTER
It took me just 15minutes to get this land done. Cool!
This picture below showed the "production" of the lawn mower. It looked just like a cow that vomited what it ate =.=
I had never used one mower in my life! but it is really fun, and horribly noisy..haha! Good experience!
By the way, those small insects and snails, it will all be smashed and mixed up...so probably, what you saw above is a mixture of mashed spiders+broken pieces of snails shell+mashed snails corpse+whole lotsa mashed small insects.
It is a little cruel..but I do save all that I could! The dead one, I chanted some prayers and hope you will have a better afterlife. Peace.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Small story, big inspiration
The story starts this way:
A big group of small frogs is playing around, not far away, they saw a very high mountain. One of the frogs came up with this idea of jumping to the highest point of the mountain so that they can have a beautiful view of the land down there.
Every frogs agree. They started their journey.
Gradually, the frog who suggested this journey started to slow down as it is extremely exhausted from all the jumping. So it stops and think to itself, "Why am I so stupid to come up with the idea of jumping to the top of the mountain? It is so tiring." So, the frog stop.
After a little while, the second frogs stop, thinking the same, and start to discuss with the third frogs about themselves being so silly to think of jumping to the highest point of the mountain.
So not long, all of the frogs stop their journey, EXCEPT for one tiny little frog.
The whole group of frogs witness the little frog jumps a little by little until it can nowhere to be seen.
Eventually, when the little frog successfully got to the top and come back down to describe what it saw on top of the mountain. Every frog got curious and ask the little frog why it got the strength and will to jump to the top of the mountain???
And to their horror! The tiny frog can't hear a thing. The tiny frog is deaf. He saw the crowd starts the journey, so he might as well follow. When the crowd started to question about their silly behavior, then they start to stop down, and tell the other frog not to be silly, it is IMPOSSIBLE to get to the top.
But the tiny frog didn't hear a thing. It just keep jumping, jumping till it reached it destination.
This story gives me an inspiration. You see in our life, we always tell ourselves, I want to do this. I want to do that. I want to do all these...Blablabla..
And yet, we always questioned about our own decisions.
"Am I doing the right things?" "Did I make the right decisions"
And eventually, people will have lots of opinions with your decisions. For examples, if you decide to open a fast-food fish and chips chain stores in Malaysia, others people will start to say about: "AIYAH! there are lots of mamak, KFC, McD, and food restaurants, why the hell would you go and start a fast-food fish and chips chain stores??? It is impossible to be successful in this business."
Bull-shit! See how George, the founder of Manhattan Fish Market in Malaysia? See how he build up his empire with FAITH?
He started his business with nothing, he asked a bunch of friends whether anyone want to join his ventures in creating this business. Only one, supported his ideas and make their way through! The others who criticized his behaviors, are those losers who never win.
Have faith in yourself. Believe in what you are and what you are doing.
I think everyone know Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is an immigrant from other countries. Before he went to America to start his movie business, he was criticized by almost everyone. They said this CAN'T be done.
"Schwarzer--nizzzer? come on, a name like this can't be a movie star!"
"No way Arnold, you got the accent of an immigrant, you can't make it."
But he didn't listen to even one comment that those people made. Eventually, he made it. He is the highest paid actor, got incredibly famous!
Just because he ignored the phrase "It can't be done!"
In the book "Think and Grow Rich", the first two steps is to have the desire, and the faith.
Arnold, has the desire to make it big in the movie business, and he also has the faith to continue despite of all the criticism.
George, the founder of Manhattan Fish Market, also have the desire to open fast-food chain store, and has the faith that he will be success.
If you don't have the desire, and even if you have, but you don't have faith. You will only see "success" fading away from you.
Believe in yourself, and never lose Faith.
A big group of small frogs is playing around, not far away, they saw a very high mountain. One of the frogs came up with this idea of jumping to the highest point of the mountain so that they can have a beautiful view of the land down there.
Every frogs agree. They started their journey.
Gradually, the frog who suggested this journey started to slow down as it is extremely exhausted from all the jumping. So it stops and think to itself, "Why am I so stupid to come up with the idea of jumping to the top of the mountain? It is so tiring." So, the frog stop.
After a little while, the second frogs stop, thinking the same, and start to discuss with the third frogs about themselves being so silly to think of jumping to the highest point of the mountain.
So not long, all of the frogs stop their journey, EXCEPT for one tiny little frog.
The whole group of frogs witness the little frog jumps a little by little until it can nowhere to be seen.
Eventually, when the little frog successfully got to the top and come back down to describe what it saw on top of the mountain. Every frog got curious and ask the little frog why it got the strength and will to jump to the top of the mountain???
And to their horror! The tiny frog can't hear a thing. The tiny frog is deaf. He saw the crowd starts the journey, so he might as well follow. When the crowd started to question about their silly behavior, then they start to stop down, and tell the other frog not to be silly, it is IMPOSSIBLE to get to the top.
But the tiny frog didn't hear a thing. It just keep jumping, jumping till it reached it destination.
This story gives me an inspiration. You see in our life, we always tell ourselves, I want to do this. I want to do that. I want to do all these...Blablabla..
And yet, we always questioned about our own decisions.
"Am I doing the right things?" "Did I make the right decisions"
And eventually, people will have lots of opinions with your decisions. For examples, if you decide to open a fast-food fish and chips chain stores in Malaysia, others people will start to say about: "AIYAH! there are lots of mamak, KFC, McD, and food restaurants, why the hell would you go and start a fast-food fish and chips chain stores??? It is impossible to be successful in this business."
Bull-shit! See how George, the founder of Manhattan Fish Market in Malaysia? See how he build up his empire with FAITH?
He started his business with nothing, he asked a bunch of friends whether anyone want to join his ventures in creating this business. Only one, supported his ideas and make their way through! The others who criticized his behaviors, are those losers who never win.
Have faith in yourself. Believe in what you are and what you are doing.
I think everyone know Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is an immigrant from other countries. Before he went to America to start his movie business, he was criticized by almost everyone. They said this CAN'T be done.
"Schwarzer--nizzzer? come on, a name like this can't be a movie star!"
"No way Arnold, you got the accent of an immigrant, you can't make it."
But he didn't listen to even one comment that those people made. Eventually, he made it. He is the highest paid actor, got incredibly famous!
Just because he ignored the phrase "It can't be done!"
In the book "Think and Grow Rich", the first two steps is to have the desire, and the faith.
Arnold, has the desire to make it big in the movie business, and he also has the faith to continue despite of all the criticism.
George, the founder of Manhattan Fish Market, also have the desire to open fast-food chain store, and has the faith that he will be success.
If you don't have the desire, and even if you have, but you don't have faith. You will only see "success" fading away from you.
Believe in yourself, and never lose Faith.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Using Yin and Yang to Read the Face
One of the 1st things to do when we read a face is see how well-balanced it is in terms of Yin and Yang. Is there symmetry between the Mountains and the Valleys of the face?
The Mountains are the hard, sharp, and stable parts of the face, and we call them the Yang areas.
The Valleys, or the soft, fluid, rounded, and changing components of the face, are the Yin areas.
Therefore, the hard bone structures such as the forehead, brow bones, cheek-bones, chin, and jaws are Yang. The softer features such as the ears and nose, the tissue areas such as those padding the cheeks and chin and nose tip; and the mouth and the eyes, which are soft and fluid, all are Yin features.
Let me give you an example of a famous person with a predominantly Yin face.
This is Renee Zellweger, who has plump, soft lips and a fullness around her eyes and her upper eyelids. Her cheeks and round chin also appear supple, as though they have a little padding over the bone.
Others characters such as Marilyn Monroe & Oprah Winfrey also have soft Yin face features. You can try google it out and check on their pictures.
Now we take a look at an example of a Yang face feature
This is Lance Armstrong. He has his long, hard nose; wide, thin mouth; high cheekbones; strong, hard chin; and strong brow bones.
Another examples of Yang face will be Arnold Schwarzenegger, but he has a bit more fleshly face than Lance Armstrong.
How about a combination of Yin and Yang faces?? I will show you one below:
This is James Gandolfini, the star of The Sopranos. He has a soft, wide Yin nose; thin lips that are sharp and Yang; Yin padding on his cheeks; a full chin; a high, "hard" Yang forehead with prominent brow bones; and Yang ears with hard cartilage. He is an interesting balance of energies of Yin and Yang, as so many of us are!
Yin and Yang are always changing, just as our faces change many times and ways throughout our lives. Have you seen old photographs of people you know and yet not recognised them? As we mature, some features such as our nose may lengthen and widen while other features such as our mouth and eyes might shrink or sink.
Stress and grief may temporarily cause our entire face to sag and wrinkle or turn ashen. And great happiness gives us a glow and literally perks up and plumps out our features.
Just now long ago, my girlfriend and her sister meet up with their cousins around Melbourne and had dinner together, suddenly one of their cousin quietly pull my gf's sister aside and ask "Why your sister is getting prettier?". Well, if a person who is constantly in great and happy mood, the Yin and Yang of their face will certainly change!
People might have ask if the ideal face is a perfectly balanced symmetrical face. The answer, of course, is only if you are striving for a perfectly balanced life of mind, body and spirit. On the other hand, complete balance is not ideal for everyone.
The more Yang you have, the more of a doer you are, out there in the world leading, pushing the boundaries, getting things done.
The more Yin you have, the more inward, more imaginative and contemplative, with the gift to think things through before acting.
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