Dreams do come true #1

It was the year 2000, if I remember it correctly..
I started to change my 'ambition' to a pianist....
I was still a kid (and I think I still am)....
I wanted to be able to play the piano...
I pictured myself playing the piano...
I thought "That would be so nice"

Year 2004, my third year of junior high...
The last several months....
I knew and realized that the ambition to be a pianist was not quite realistic...
But I still dreamt of being able to play a piano piece...
Even one would suffice...

Year 2005-2007, my senior high school years...
Days were hectic, full of activities...
I admit, I almost, just almost forgot that I had this little dream of being able to play the piano...
But I guess it stayed too long in my heart and mind in the past several years...
I couldn't forget...Yet I couldn't make it come true....
At one point, I told myself "Dreams don't come true...They are just dreams after all"

Year 2009, April...
The year in which my life took a huge turn...
The year in which I made a huge decision....
The year in which I experienced a lot of which I never thought I would...
There's a new music course in town....
My sister and I wanted to enroll, so we asked for permission...
My heart said "Finally" while my mind whispered "Don't be too sure"
We went there and asked for information...

Year 2010, October....
I am now having trouble arranging my time...
I have college lessons, English and Mandarin lessons....
I need to help out at my parents' course...
I have assignments waiting for me to take a good look at them....
And I have to arrange my time to practice my piano pieces everyday...
Yes, I enrolled...And I have been learning for more than a year...
Now, my heart says "You made it" while my mind shouted "Remember to practice everyday!"

The first step is always what's needed...
If you want to go to the other side of the road, you'll have to take the first step to cross the road..
I went to the course and enrolled, that was my first step..
Now, I'm just trying my best to finish this race...

Years ago, I was dreaming...
Now, I am fulfilling my dream...
As I am now watching and experiencing my dream coming true....
GO FULFILL YOURS!

Last Week Of October 2010

I'm now entering my 4th semester of my university life...
It's arriving faster than I have expected...
Or is it because of the time that goes by so quickly?

I haven't made any improvements concerning my stories..
I have a lot of ideas...
But.....

I wonder why there's always a 'but'...
Still, I make this silent oath to myself...
That I will finish a story..a full story, within half a year..
I'll have to work hard, I know...

I'm learning Japanese now...
Finally....
I guess dreams do come true....
Well, about dreams coming true..
That's another story..

But, people, believe this!
Dreams do come true, with a condition...
You yourself must do something...
Make a start...
If not, a dream is still a dream.....

Bye for now~

i have inspiration but i need motivation

my sister's addicted to a certain set of novels recently...
she keeps on reading..
the way she reads and retells the stories to me~~~
I wonder if someday i'll be able to write stories like that~

i've had quite a number of ideas popping into my mind lately..
but i don't know why i written them down yet~
i think i lack of some sort of motivation...
i really wonder when i'll start writing again...
coz i really think that these news ideas are great~

hmmmmmm~~~~~

a smile a day

A smile, just a simple smile~

This morning, when I went to buy breakfast..
It was not a special thing to do..
But I had a special encounter..

It was a stall like any other..
The food was not bad, i would give 3.5 out of 5 stars...
A little too spicy for me..
Well, I had no idea what else to eat, so I chose the stall..

When the stall helper handed me my food and I asked for a pair of chopsticks...
Then she replied," Chopsticks? OK!" (in indonesian, of course)
She said that with a smile..
A wide, warm smile..A smile so cheerful that it stunned me for a few seconds.
When she put the chopsticks in my hand, again she gave me that smile of hers..

Pardon me for saying this but, she's not someone that you would call 'pretty', let alone 'beautiful'..
But her smile...
With that smile on her, i would say that she's 'charming'..
You don't see that kind of smile quite often these days..

It's the kind of smile that cannot be put into words easily, which I am trying to..
I felt the warmth and sincerity in the smile of hers..
I instantly understood why there are so many quotes, emails, and advices asking us to smile each day..

I don't know if her smile made her happy..
But it surely did made my day~
I'll be going back there for sure..
Mainly for the food..

But especially..
for the smile~

A smile, it may be simple, but it does wonders..
so..
SMILE!!!
^-^v

early may

It's May already~
Time really flies~

This time, i think i'm on to something new~
an idea that came to me just several days ago~
so now, i'm deciding on the names~
the title~
n whether to write in english or mandarin~


jiayou bah~~!!!!!

Love, Me lyrics - a song by Collin Raye

I read a note my grandma wrote

back in 1923

Grandpa kept it in his coat

And he showed it once to me

He said : Boy, you might not understand

But a long long time ago

Grandma's daddy didn't like me none

But I love your grandma so

We had this crazy plan to meet

And run away together

Get married in the first town we came to

and live forever

But nailed to the tree where

we were supposed to meet instead

I found this letter

and this is what it said :

" If you get there before I do,

  Don't give up on me.

  I'll meet you when my chores are through.

  I don't know how long I'll be.

  But I'm not gonna let you down.

  Darling, wait and see.

  And between now and then,

  Till I see you again

  I'll be loving you

  Love,

  Me"

I read those words just hours

before my grandma passed away

in the doorway of the church

where me and grandpa stopped to pray

I know I've never seen him cry

in all my 15 years

But as he said these words to her

his eyes filled up with tears

" If you get there before I do,

  Don't give up on me.

  I'll meet you when my chores are through.

  I don't know how long I'll be.

  But I'm not gonna let you down.

  Darling, wait and see.

  And between now and then,

  Till I see you again

  I'll be loving you

  Love,

  Me"

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!
firstly, I like the style of the song...it's like telling a story, it's just like telling a story..
secondly, I love the lyrics....it really touches my soul...
thirdly, I JUST PLAIN LOVE IT!!!
hahaha


i first heard this song several years back... I loved it back then...but sometime later, forgot about it...
until several days ago, when I heard it on a radio station...


It's a simple song, really....
And it's also a song that simply touches the soul of yours truly~~~ 

I wrote a story about this song... Still needs much improvement, though... Read it here

What's Most Important To You??? --------- Personality Test

Another round of personality test!!

This test shows you what's most important to you in your life.

Suppose there's a mirror that shows a person's previous life..What do you think you'll see if you look into it?

A. Cow

B. Dog

C. Horse

D. Snake




Analyzing~~~~~





If you choose :

A. Cow :   Stability.
        
B. Dog :   Relationship with others and harmony.
        
C. Horse :   Success.

D. Snake :   Love
        

Personally, I LOVE personality tests like this, so~~~ I'm going to update more of these tests~~ ^^

better than none

Okay...so today started off normally..
i get up, realised that i was late n hurried through everything that follows the ritual of waking up..

But as the evening draws near, i started to get more n more nervous..
especially after my father said,"ok, but slowly"...

i couldn't hide my excitement..
i'm sure it was obvious n the happy feeling was written all over my face...

YES!!
finally for the first time...
I'M DRIVING TO CAMPUS!!!!
woohoo~~~~~
n i did well (obviously, as expected..lol)

even though this is the first drive to campus, which normally would mean that since it went well, it should be more likely for me to drive to campus more often...
but~~~~
the schedule of my classes just had to change after this week n that with my schedule being changed this way, i just had to go home after 9 everyday~~~
YAH!! VERY LUCKY INDEED~~~
with this, today'll be my last time driving to campus on my own in this semester of study...

MY WISH?
i can get more chances to drive to campus~~~~
hahahaha....
may my wishes and dreams come true~~~~~

KEEP SMILING~~~~
^-^v

which is the right thing to do?

It was a sunny day. A young man was boarding a ship back to his hometown. He was in his last year of the university. He decided to go back home to visit his family before concentrating on his thesis. He looked outside the window, at the blue sea and bright sky, picturing himself and his parents at his graduation ceremony. He was glad that he could make them proud. After all, he's their only child. He smiled as he thought to himself, "I wish that day would come sooner."

He must have fallen asleep for the next thing he knew was the ship was in a state of chaos. All are frantic. Then he realized that the ship was going to sink. The ship was hit by a huge wave. When he recovered from his shock, he decided that he must do something.

So here are the two possible things he did:

POSSIBILITY 1 :

The young man then pulled out the safety jacket from under the seat. While he was going to put it on, he saw a lady who had sit beside him having trouble with her safety jacket. So, he helped her put hers on. Then he saw another who needed help, and another, and another. After mumbled a word of thanks, those whom he helped rushed out. But the sinking ship didn't wait for him to save those people, and of course it didn't give him more time to save himself. Hours later, they found him, together with several others who didn't manage to survive the tragedy.

Many came to his funeral, including those whose lives he saved. They cried and kept on expressing how grateful they were, calling him a lifesaver. His family, especially his parents, sat quietly at a corner.

Years later, those who survived the incident, saved by the young man or not, continued their lives, living everyday to the fullest. His family did too. The only difference was that whenever they saw photographs of him, tears rolled down their cheeks. The devastating feeling of losing him was not easy to forget.

POSSIBILITY 2 :

The young man then pulled out the life jacket and put it on as fast as he could. As he did this, he noticed the lady who had sit beside her. Her face was pale. He helped her a bit and quickly resumed what he was halfway doing. "Don't rush," he repeated to himself. After that, he joined those who were trying to leave the ship. On his way out, he helped others, but he didn't help much, just a little. He was clear that his priority was to get out of the sinking ship. He helped carry a little girl out of the ship. She was crying. The mother needed to carry her baby.

Not long after that, the ship sank. The young man saw this, from some where quite far. He was still holding onto the little girl's hand, the mother sitting not far away. Then he noticed the lady he helped, on a boat which was also full of saved passengers. But of course, there are those who didn't survive. He regretted a little; he could have helped them. But deep down he knew that he was glad he survived.

He reunited with his family.

Years later, while he was sitting in his living room, enjoying a great holiday evening with his own family, the telephone rang. It was from his parents, asking how their grandchildren were doing. He answered all their questions patiently, his eyes staring at the photos on the rack : the graduation ceremony, his wedding, and of course the photograph of the whole family.

So here comes the question, which is the right thing to do?

possibility 1 or 2??

from possibility 1, he saved the lives of many but causing his parents to experience the heartbroken feeling that could not possibly be healed.

from possibility 2, he survived but didn't save the lives of those of sank with the ship, if he did stay behind and try to save some of them, perhaps some other families wouldn't have to endure the feeling of losing a loved one.

late review~~

ok, so i didn't manage to do a review of year 2009 when 2010 is arriving...
but glad that i celebrate chinese new year too...
hahaha...

so!!!
here's my review of 2009 n the year of ox...

in this past year, a LOT has happened...

i lost a kin, but i gained a lesson..
i'm rejected by a uni, but i gained an experience...

i made a decision, an important, deciding decision...

i started my university life as an undergraduate...
i learnt a lot of new things...

i ended up staying in tpi...
but now, i have the chance to play piano, to drive a car, to watch taiwanese films through cable tv...

now, i have a laptop, i can go online everyday...

i lose somethings, but i gained several others..
i'm not sure whether i'll regret the things i lost, but i'm sure i'm happy with what i can do right now...

NOW!!

MY NEW YEAR RESOLUTION

1. piano practice must be an everyday habit

2. write at least 3 stories before the year 2011

3. EARN LOTS OF MONEY (money's essential people, admit it!! ^-^)
4. revive this blog!!

that's my new year resolution for now...
i'll add them when i think of some others....

ciao!