Saturday, June 27, 2009

What Love means to a 4-8 year old child...

Children are so innocent.
Too bad we have to become adults and forget what is important!

Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes.

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, 'What does love mean?'

The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined
See what you think:


'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore.
So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.'

Rebecca- age 8


'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'

Billy - age 4


'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.'

Karl - age 5


'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.'

Chrissy - age 6


'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'

Terri - age 4


'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'

Danny - age 7


'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'

Emily - age 8


'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.'

Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)


'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,'

Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)


'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.'

Noelle - age 7


'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.'

Tommy - age 6


'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.

He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore..'

Cindy - age 8


'My mommy loves me more than anybody
You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'

Clare - age 6


'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'

Elaine-age 5


'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.'

Chris - age 7


'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.'

Mary Ann - age 4


'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'

Lauren - age 4


'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.' (what an image)

Karen - age 7


'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross.'

Mark - age 6


'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'

Jessica - age 8


And the final one

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,

'Nothing, I just helped him cry'

When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is all you need.

Heavenly Father, please bless all my friends in whatever it is that You know they may be needing this day! And may their life be full of Your peace, prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with You.

Amen.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

How to be confident.

We are all human and have flaws. Even if your physical appearance, unique personality, or social skills aren't what you wish they were, that doesn't have to stop you from being confident. You are beautiful inside and out so you should love yourself unconditionally. Here's how to believe in yourself.

Steps

1. Make a list of special talents you have, or things you do that are good—morally or otherwise. Focusing on your attributes helps distract you from those parts of yourself that you think are flawed. It doesn't have to be a specific skill or activity either; it can be an approach or an attitude that you champion through life. Do you always stay calm, cool and collected, even in harried situations? Are you very patient with people? Do you always see the humorous side of things? Are you always there for your friends?

2. Find your passion. Whether it's baton twirling, martial arts, classic cars, or basket weaving, you will feel confident pursuing that endeavor by recognizing what you enjoy doing the most. More importantly, you'll be enjoying your progress.

3. Choose a role model, whether someone close to you, or someone famous. Think of the qualities that the role model displays, whether physical, emotional, moral, and/or spiritual. Work towards acquiring those.

4. Don't think about yourself too much. Try not to focus negatively on how you come across or how others may perceive you. Instead, focus more on making other people happy, and that will build your confidence as other people start enjoying your company.

5. Accept compliments gracefully. Don't roll your eyes and say, "Yeah, right," or shrug it off. Take it to heart and respond positively ("Thank you" and a smile works well).

6. Know that you have important things to say and do. When you feel strongly about something, speak loudly and clearly and make eye contact with people. Be yourself.

7. Take care of yourself. Eat a healthy diet and get enough exercise. Don't abuse your body, don't overload it, and don't deny it any of the things it needs. At the same time, don't obsess. Buying all the moisturizers, creams and conditioners will not bring you closer to who you want to be. Those things are only band-aids and make up. Confidence comes from within. Take the time to reflect on your life and do some emotional maintenance. In order to be confident, you must value yourself and understand that your well-being is important.

8. Stick up for yourself. If people put you down (and not in a good-natured, joking way), then let them know that their opinion of you is not held by everyone--most of all yourself. This may, at first, be hard to do. But once you stick up for yourself a few times, your confidence builds and you get more adept at it.

9. Celebrate your individuality. If you know you've got something special or different, then embrace it—don't hide it! That's diversity! You may wish that you were taller, or shorter, skinnier, stronger, whatever the case may be. But you need to realize that, if you were like everyone else, then you wouldn't be who you are. "What am I?" you ask; the answer's easy: You're a unique individual who is capable of growing and learning.

10. Take action. It is surprising how powerful the simple step of taking an action can be. And the action you take need not be something extravagant or grand. It could be something as simple as tackling a task that you have been procrastinating, such as writing a letter or tidying up that corner of the garage that has been out of control for the last several months. It could also be something as interesting as taking a class in yoga, art, interior design, anything that interests you that you haven't done yet. Whether large or small, action brings with it exhilaration, enthusiasm, and the confidence that other things can be done as well.

11. Find a song that you love! and walk to the beat. Sing it in your head if you're feeling insecure.

12. Make a blog. Blogs are a great way to publish your thoughts and opinions on the Internet. Make it anonymous if you would like. It's completely your choice. But have fun with your topics and just be confident with what you write. Be careful though, and don't write anything about others that you wouldn't want them to find! Happy blogging.


Tips

* Don't compare yourself with other people. It is a wasteful pursuit, and you could be doing something better with your time and energy. Know what you, personally, want and expect from yourself, and focus on attaining those things. The things that you want and expect from yourself don't have anything to do with how you measure up to others.

* Consider attending leadership classes. Learn to take control of things. If you are in school, then consider running for a social position, such as a president of a club. The ability to lead others and respond to others' behavior under your leadership will help to bring you self confidence.

* Listen to your inner monologue—your inner voice. In situations where you believe you lack confidence, realize that your inner voice is telling you negative things. You need to retrain that inner voice to be positive in those situations. If you need help, find someone who can help you do that.

* Speak positively at all times. When you hear yourself saying something negative about yourself, instantly replace it with a positive comment.

* You have to reprogram your subconscious by repeatedly telling it how confident you are; it will believe you in time.

* Know where you are going and follow through.

* Don't feel shy when talking to a stranger. Smile while you talk, as that will make you feel confident.

* No matter how you look, feel good about yourself from within. This attitude will make you confident.

* Walk 20% faster than your normal pace, stand and walk with your spine straight and hold your chin high. This physical posture will force you to think positive and be confident.

* These wonderful tips can be practiced if you pay attention to your innate faculties. Thus boost your kindness, consideration, empathy, exuberance, generosity, curiosity, concern, forgiveness, convictions by suitable actions. This is possible through caring for your true self.


Warnings

* Don't put yourself down. Everyone is different and has a valuable contribution to make to a diverse society. You are important for the person you are.

* Don't stop yourself from doing what you want to do as long as it doesn't harm you or others.

* Remember that there is a fine line between confidence and arrogance. Be careful not to portray a pompous or cocky attitude.

* Never excuse your virtues. For example, don't say, "Sorry for being here on time" when your friend is not ready.

* A lot of the time, peer pressure is to blame for lack of confidence. Some peer pressure is good, but never give in if you feel it's wrong. Trust yourself.

* Sometimes a person will compliment you just to get something. Depending on the situation/person, the "something" can be anything from money to a night out. Don't be a cynic, but don't be gullible. (Trust in your instincts. They are usually right!)

* Never let negative people, ones who always cry about everything in their lives or those who point out the smallest flaws in you with intention to hurt you, tell you anything. Most people do this when they know that you are better than them.

* Don't expect these steps to work overnight. Confidence must gradually be developed by a pattern of positive thinking and action; it can't be faked. (Unless your ENTJ, then it can be faked, but only for a short period of time.)

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Motivation for you.

Beauty of Math!

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

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1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

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9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888
987654321 x 9 - 1 = 8888888888
9876543210 x 9 - 2 = 88888888888

Brilliant, isn't it?

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And look at this symmetry:

1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111=12345678987654321

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Now, take a look at this...

101%

From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:

What Equals 100%?
What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are
giving more than 100%?
We have all been in situations where someone wants
you to GIVE OVER 100% ....

How about ACHIEVING 101%?

What equals 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help
answer these questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O
P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Is represented as:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

If:
H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K

8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

And:
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E

11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

But:
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E

1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%


THEN,
look how far the love of God will take you:


L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D

12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%


Therefore, one can conclude with
mathematical certainty that:

While Hard Work and Knowledge
will get you close, and Attitude
will get you there,
It's the Love of God that will
put you over the top!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Recent Life

Hey guys,
Sorry for I have no blog for past 2weeks. My mind was totally blank to blog about. No ideas, no interesting event, and also no mood to blog actually. I did not think about anything to update my blog. So today, my mind suddenly told me that.

Heart of Yang : Hey, you gotta blog anything even you do not have any ideas what to blog about now. (It's a part of your coursework, my friend. Remember you say it is very important to score that 20marks?)

(Wink, wink)
Yang: Oh yeah, even I run out of ideas I still need to blog, huh? Okay, I will blog today.

.................................................................................

Think, think.

Okay guys, this may be a uninteresting blog. I will just blog about what happen in my past 2week including today. (It will be a long post, I think. =D)
Okay, let's fly back to the scenery of my past 2week.

18/05/09 ~ 22/05/09 - 25/05/09 ~ 29/05/09 till 04/06/09
Attend classes for ENL101, MAT141, PSY105 and CHM107.
Haha, nothing much happen. Well, you know.
Student life = Essay writing, reports, lab experiment, mathematics calculations, accounting, discussion with classmate, seeking lecturers. Part of my student life.

23/05/09 ~ 24/05/09 ~ 30/05/09 ~ 31/05/09
My weekend INTI life = Attend Church sunday worship, go out INTI nearby restaurant to have lunch or dinner. What else? Oh ya, sometimes I would go out on saturday to KL areas. You know, I am a Sabahan = A visitor from east Malaysia. So take a chance to explore more about this Malaysia. Haha, nothing much differences I think.
I went to Lowyat and bought my 500gb WD Passport, printer ink, external keyboard and a optical mouse. And then I went to Times Square. Watch Terminator Salvation (Never thought Marcus Wright is the one who save John Connor.) in Golden Screen Cinema. Starbucks, Sonystyle, Sushi King, YogurBerry and also Metrojaya. Nothing special.

Haha, so randomness in my head. Nothing to share for now.
... I just have my MAT141 Test 1 on wednesday, not too easy but not too hard. In the end, I score more than a pass. Thanks God.

Is it living in INTI so dull? The life is not interesting? Well, I don't know.

Oh ya, one thing I very grateful I made good friends with you guys, Inti fellows!
Thank you.


Sincerely by,
Yang²

Thursday, May 21, 2009

My INTI Weblog

Hi guys,
Okay. Well, it is not my first time to post a blog, but it is my first time to post a blog for English Class ENL101.
As requested, all of the student that taking ENL101 this semester will need to create their own blog to fulfill the Weblog Project May Session 2009.

Let me explain about this project. First of all, it is 20% for the coursework. 20%? That is a lot! a lot! a lot! Excuse me... =D
Secondly, we are requested to update our own blog at least 2week once. And each post need to write at least 200words about any topic. In addition, we also need to provide at least 4 weblink that link to a webpage that related to our topic.
Well, I think I can do it with typing, but for hand-writing... Haha, that would be harder.

Thirdly, I would like to thank Puan H. give me a chance to guide my fellow classmate how to create and manage the blog. Haha, I am glad to guide them!
Well, ENL101 May Session Classmate, here we go! It is 20%! Keep up together!
Hmm, I saw everyone are very interested with the project and everyone start to type words inside this box with full of thoughts! Good! Keep it up!

Next, you may want to know that why I been blogging quite long ago. Well, friend influence in my high school. There is a friend of my in high school who have quite a number of friends that are blogging. And this phenomenon spread quickly like a Virus, and this VirusBlog stick to my internal hard drive. (BRAIN) and then I start my own blog. But then, I don't know what to put inside my blog. So for the first time, I just copy and paste some meaningful article or information that I surfed throughout the internet.

From time to time, I start to realize that blog actually can express your own feeling, your thoughts and also religious topic. Yeah, I been through by review and check out other blogger in the world of internet blogs. And then, I start to write about myself, my life, my thoughts.. until now. Blog can actually act as your internet diary, journal and also blog.. of course. Just insert whatever your thought inside the textbox. Maybe your thoughts would help the others (Internet user) by your opinion in your blog. For example, a word of quotation or Biblical scripture might help the others. Just give a try!

Well, I going to end my blog now. Before I end, Sharing is good as we, each other can understand each other more. In fact, you can improve your English vocabulary, writing skill, grammar by leap and bounds. Start writing blog! Thank you.

Good luck, everyone.

By,
Yang²