No.76 - Just The Way You Are

just the way you are.

yes, that is exactly how people will judge you. the thing you do, the thing you dont do. so, behave well. when you win, be thankful for your victory and live up to the expectations. when you lose, be thankful for finishing second to the best and improve yourself. for people will love/like you just the way you are, not for what you want or hope to be.

yes, and i love you just the way you are, fat or short or ugly, you are still you.

so, just the way you are.

*bruno mars' just the way you are* - lovely song and videoclip.

No.75 - 20

now that i am 20, it only means im getting older.

but thats not all. not just a simple fullstop.

it goes on and on and on.

bigger and more responsibilities.

expectations to meet.

but by the grace of God, nothing is impossible.

so i shall continue to persevere and do the best i can.

for He provides me with everything He thinks is best for me.

and i thank Him for all that i have today.

AMEN.

No.74 - When one ends, another starts.

my holiday is coming to an end in less than 24hours, which means its the beginning of my 2nd year. all good things come to an end, same goes to my holiday. after approximately 7weeks of break, im heading back to my battle field, this time with greater challenges.

im glad that i had this break, i needed it most after going through quite a hectic 1month battling the Finals and all the constant study throughout the 11months. and i would say that i would not exchange anything in this world for this break i had.

significant things i did during this precious break :

1. spent as much time as possible with the ones i loved, am loving and will always love

2. enjoy home-cooked food

3. many badminton sessions

4. read 2storybooks (my previous post)

5. not touching academic books

6. relax and sleep all i want (still not enough actually, damn)

7. kept one of the biggest promises ive ever made in my life (thank God for it)

and now im looking forward for the next holiday. routines will be starting on monday. just hope everything turns out fine. i want to keep everything well, but im not sure whether i have the strength or not. but for all i know, with Him, nothing is impossible.

No.73 - Storybooks

completed 2 storybooks during this break (which is about to end in 3days' time).

My Sister's Keeper and Dear John.

the 1st one took me almost a month to finish, it was quite draggy and it has been quite some time since i last read a storybook. so it was quite difficult to get into the 'rhythm' at 1st. one day few pages and when almost time to return the book, it was bullet-train speed. the details on how the girl filed the case against her parents was too detailed but the end was really a twist, did not expect it. searching for the dvd, it was somewhere at home but now nowhere to be seen.

the 2nd one took me...FOUR days, yes, F-O-U-R! the fastest i ever took to finish a storybook. i think the flow for storybooks is there now. and i must tell that i love reading storybooks that doesnt have quite a happy ending for a party and it somehow must be love story, whether family love, sisterly love or boy-girl love. i felt i could relate to this story (i can't tell why and how). the dvd is waiting for me to watch. shall do so tomorrow or day after tomorrow. my favourite line from this book :

'Love meant that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be.'

next up, trying to get my hands on The Last Song, also by Nicholas Sparks. just like all his stories. although i did not read A Walk to Remember and The Notebook, i watched both the movies. just lovely. his talent of writing love stories.