tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942067.post113639410926004148..comments2023-06-03T13:55:01.528+00:00Comments on Perspective: # 2006YDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05439738645587471765noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942067.post-1136726386521532742006-01-08T13:19:00.000+00:002006-01-08T13:19:00.000+00:00Like the song says "I wished I knew then what I kn...Like the song says "I wished I knew then what I knew now"! But then again life wouldn't be half as much fun.<BR/><BR/>But even now I am not so sure if I really knew! Life happens.Francis Hohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200444692590635615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942067.post-1136697391171420032006-01-08T05:16:00.000+00:002006-01-08T05:16:00.000+00:00yd, doing a reflection of one's life is really a g...yd, doing a reflection of one's life is really a good practice. It's like doing a rerun of one's life and knowing where we went wrong, picking up lessons learned along the way and going forward in life with more wisdom.HappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942067.post-1136605845073438942006-01-07T03:50:00.000+00:002006-01-07T03:50:00.000+00:00FRIM? Well you are most welcome! You are right abo...FRIM? Well you are most welcome! You are right about the cow thingy, so make sure you don't complain if the jungle treks are tough, hehe...<BR/><BR/>And yes, maybe it's about time for you to have <I>teh tarik</I> in some <I>mamak</I> while chatting away! Sounds like good 2006 already!!! :)))@ロウ 。LOW@https://www.blogger.com/profile/09483436941442045486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942067.post-1136546480006432952006-01-06T11:21:00.000+00:002006-01-06T11:21:00.000+00:00Thanks Panda. Your words are too kind. Sometims, u...Thanks Panda. Your words are too kind. Sometims, unconsciously, I do resist changes too, and other people would have to point that out to me too. It is always nice to have friends who are open to give truthful opinions, and having faith on the friendship that can withstand both good and bad comments.<BR/><BR/>I thank you for your many wise comments and thinking. You might not have realized it, but you have helped me a lot in learning in life. Thanks so much dear.<BR/><BR/>Robin,<BR/>Yup! Agree with you in our own choices to be good/bad anywhere anytime. I remembered there's a Cantoness phrase that says, "If a cow does not want to drink water, who can force its head down?"<BR/><BR/>This is my final year for undergraduate. Next step will be going back to Malaysia to work. But I am now appealing to my sponsor to defer my service for 1 year, so that I can do a year of Master programme. Fingers crossed.YDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439738645587471765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942067.post-1136523552476119212006-01-06T04:59:00.000+00:002006-01-06T04:59:00.000+00:00I remembered that when I left home at the age of 1...I remembered that when I left home at the age of 18 to serve the army in Thailand, the land of Angels, my nagging machine told me this: <BR/><BR/>1. Don't do stupid things<BR/>2. Don't learn bad habits<BR/>3. Don't smoke and drink<BR/><BR/>And I told her, I can do all that in Singapore too and need not go so far to these.<BR/><BR/>So how long more do you need to stay there?Robin CHANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980108678986165599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942067.post-1136517800802521102006-01-06T03:23:00.000+00:002006-01-06T03:23:00.000+00:00Not unclear at all YD. To the contrary, and a far...Not unclear at all YD. To the contrary, and a far more useful attitude than making meaningless resolutions that go unkept year after year.<BR/><BR/>The mind attaches to patterns of thinking and behaivior and as you say resists change. Even to the point of attacking anyone who changes or is different from them as Moody can attest.<BR/><BR/>So I think you are wise (as usual) to mark the new year by reaffirming to keep you mind open and take each new experience as it comes. I will try to do the same, though at times, for this irascible old Panda, it takes a lot of work. <BR/><BR/>Thanks, YD.Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942067.post-1136476568369136912006-01-05T15:56:00.000+00:002006-01-05T15:56:00.000+00:00尊璣,写得真贴切! '明天会更好'是我很喜欢的一首歌. 充满了希望, 和爱. 祝福你, 惜缘, 惜福...<B>尊璣,</B><BR/>写得真贴切! '明天会更好'是我很喜欢的一首歌. 充满了希望, 和爱. 祝福你, 惜缘, 惜福!<BR/><BR/><B>Low,</B><BR/>Best wishes to you too! some tomorrows in the future, i'll book you for a trip in FRIM, or just sitting down n chat the day away. :-)<BR/><BR/><B>Moody,</B><BR/>People resist changes. I remembered I too used to have apprehension when first encountered foreign place and culture. But later when I let go of the hesitation, I found a wide scope of learning opportunities, without boundaries! <BR/><BR/>(somehow reminds me of Newton's first law about the resistance of change of states...)<BR/><BR/>People might accuse you of being un-American, but I think you are wonderful. You have integrated into the local culture, but without losing your own roots and values. That is the essence of adaptibility which enables you to be open-hearted to learn not only about your own values, but also other people values. We need more people like this, rather than those with "life in one's own backyard" mentality.<BR/><BR/>Well, to put it in a short way, wouldn't it be great if people can tolerate new, foreign cultures, compare with own culture, choose the good ones and discard the bad ones... and viola! a better culture is born - for both 'local' or 'foreign'? this would help solve lots of animosity and hostility among countries...<BR/><BR/>perhaps i m just dreaming. but my perspective of seeing international integration is that each of us brings something of our own to this world, shares and exchanges with others, and brings something beneficial back. in the middle of these activities, we might have just created some sort of synergy.<BR/><BR/>(i think i have just gone into a blabbering mode again)YDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439738645587471765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942067.post-1136472407798824062006-01-05T14:46:00.000+00:002006-01-05T14:46:00.000+00:00Reading this post really made me think back over t...Reading this post really made me think back over the years I've spent here in the Land of the Rising Sun and how it has affected me, good or bad. I think separating yourself completely from your home and living surrounded by a completely different culture really helps you learn more about who you really are so you can find and develop your true potential.<BR/><BR/>What kind of person would I be now if I had stayed in the U.S. instead of coming here and chasing dreams? Well, for one thing, I'd be a lot narrower. I'd probably be a lot duller, too.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I've actually encountered hostility from people back home. I've had old friends and relatives tell me that I'm no longer American. I've been told that my way of thinking and acting is now "wrong" because I've been "twisted" by the foreign culture I live in. A few individuals have even gone so far as to indirectly (or even directly) accuse me of treason and say that I'm "not needed" back in the U.S.A..<BR/><BR/>That hurts. But frankly, such narrow thinking is something I know I don't need. I've grown beyond that "life in one's own backyard" mentality. Perhaps, in that respect, they are right.<BR/><BR/>You have the right idea, YD. Recall the past, but don't drown in it. Learn from it while you look ahead to the new challenges you've made possible by breaking away from it.<BR/><BR/>Besides, resolutions are overrated.The Moody Minstrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16342935635794595909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942067.post-1136443131091134922006-01-05T06:38:00.000+00:002006-01-05T06:38:00.000+00:00It will be a good one. And more.Happy New Year!It will be a good one. And more.<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year!@ロウ 。LOW@https://www.blogger.com/profile/09483436941442045486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942067.post-1136428107907887872006-01-05T02:28:00.000+00:002006-01-05T02:28:00.000+00:00不單只是小孩,學生去經歷成長..而是每個人也在天天成長中. (活到老,學到老)呀!!!舊的已成過去…...不單只是小孩,學生去經歷成長..而是每個人也在天天成長中. (活到老,學到老)呀!!!<BR/>舊的已成過去…我們所能做的是珍惜今天…展望明天.<BR/>正如那首歌---->(明天會更好!!!!!!!!)<BR/><BR/>尊璣Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942067.post-1136409917242908752006-01-04T21:25:00.000+00:002006-01-04T21:25:00.000+00:00Thank you Isabel. I enjoyed yours too. Such a refr...Thank you Isabel. I enjoyed yours too. Such a refreshing way to describe a new year as a beginning of no ending. Beautiful cycle of life, isnt it?<BR/><BR/>Happy new year!YDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439738645587471765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942067.post-1136394468212071412006-01-04T17:07:00.000+00:002006-01-04T17:07:00.000+00:00I enjoyed reading ur blog and the last paragraph i...I enjoyed reading ur blog and the last paragraph is great...<BR/> "As usual, I do not do resolutions of new year. I just wish for clarity of mind to make decisions, wholesomeness of heart to care, and health to carry on living this life." - Hope u get what u want...Izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967075171846881126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9942067.post-1136394375778792862006-01-04T17:06:00.000+00:002006-01-04T17:06:00.000+00:00Looking back at what I have just written, I wonder...Looking back at what I have just written, I wonder... What the heck I have just been blabbering about??? It's not a review, it's not a resolution, and I hope I have not confused too many people trying to read this post...<BR/><BR/>Perhaps catching up with assignments and courseworks have finally got its toll on me.<BR/><BR/>happy new year.YDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439738645587471765noreply@blogger.com