My Thoughts…

This may actually be a fictitious STORY but I did come across similar situations where the receptionist indeed asks stupid questions to which she has no answers in the first place. Others tell you straight away that you need this or that test/treatment before the doctor even had a chance to speak to you.

There’s nothing worse than a Doctor’s Receptionist who insists you tell her what is wrong with you in a room full of other patients. I know most of us have experienced this, which is why I love the way this old
guy handled it.

An 86-year-old man walked into a crowded Doctor’s Waiting Room. As he approached the desk, the Receptionist said, “Yes sir, what are you seeing the Doctor for today?”

“There’s something wrong with my dick,” he replied. The Receptionist became irritated and said, “You shouldn’t come into a crowded Doctor’s Room and say things like that.”

“Why not? You asked me what was wrong and I told you,” he said.

The Receptionist replied, “You’ve obviously caused some embarrassment in this room full of people. You should have said there is something wrong with your ear or something and then discuss the problem further with the Doctor in private.”

The man replied, “You shouldn’t ask people things in a room full of others, if the answer could embarrass anyone.”

The man walked out, waited several minutes and then re-entered.

The Receptionist smiled smugly and asked, “Yes?”

“There’s something wrong with my ear,” he stated.

The Receptionist nodded approvingly and smiled, knowing he had taken her advice. “And what is wrong with your ear, Sir?”

“I can’t piss out of it,” the man replied.

The Waiting Room erupted in laughter.

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.

I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.

She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”

I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked.

She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids…”

“No seriously,” I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.

After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake.

We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up..

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her three by five cards on the floor.

Frustrated and a little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said, “I’m sorry I’m so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.”

As we laughed she cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.

There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.

We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it!

There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.

If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty -seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn eighty-eight.

Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any t alent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. Have no regrets.

The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”

She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose”

She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.

One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.

When you finish reading this, please send this peaceful word of advice to your friends and family, they’ll really enjoy it!

These words have been passed along in loving memory of ROSE.

REMEMBER, GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL. We make a Living by what we get, We make a Life by what we give.

God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

“Good friends are like stars………You don’t always see them, but you know they are always there.”

Today I learn something new from my friends. When we bullshit too much, we tend to believe in what we bullshit about. I think it is true. Sometimes what we bullshit seems more cool than the real thing. Why?

All of us would like to look cool where everyone would look up at us. But how many of us get the respect we deserve for what we do? Very little I assume. If not, we would not resort to bullshit to gain respect. We would make up things to make people think that, “Wah, he did that!” But is that the sort of recognition we want?

I do not know. Maybe to some of us who manage to live in that world we feel it is real. But how long can it be? Aren’t we cheating ourselves to be who we are not but to what people see in us? Or to what make others respect us?

Who are we really then? What are our desire? We know it but we just don’t bother to acknowledge it for we know reality wouldn’t allow us to get it. It is not wrong to get what we imagine but there are times the things we imagine are the one we can achieve and not what we really want. Is that consider bullshit for we are not honest with what our true desire is?

At one time I was too clouded in what I want. The dream that I have, I was satisfy for it was reachable. The one that are not reachable, I just gave up for knowing its too hard. But now I realize all are possible. It is up to me to grab it. The dream that I once have long ago can be reach. The dream that I thought was within reach is fading away at the same time. All I can hope is I can achieve all my dreams including the one that is fading away.

Like a saying, ‘Those who are successful is due to 1. fate, 2. environment that we mix with and 3. effort.’ I believe this plays not only for those who are successful but each and every different aspect in our life.

How do a person define the meaning of childish? Is it the way a person act like a child? Or is it imatturity? According to AudioEnglish.net, the definition of childish is indicating the lack of maturity. What about the meaning of immature? From AudioEnglish.net also, the meaning is characteristic of a lack of maturity. What is maturity then? I went through Wikipedia, this is what it says, “Maturity is a psychological term used to indicate that a person responds to the circumstances or environment in an appropriate manner; this response is generally learned rather than instinctual. Maturity and inanity need not be mutually exclusive, for maturity is more of an understanding for when each of the two behaviors is appropriate. Psychologist B.W. Roberts explains that in an explicit model of personality, one’s personality must be viewed from both the perspective of the actor and the perspective of the observer. Therefore, one’s maturity is not measured solely on how he views himself, but by how others view him as well. By this definition, how an individual feels about himself is no more legitimate than how others feel about him, and so it is important that this individual gains a certain level of maturity as he grows older to earn the respect of others.’

Normally a mature person is an adult but what are the personal character of an adult other than coming to age ( which is 21 years of age) for alcohol beverages, gambling, sex, voting rights, etc. The personal characteristic are :
Self-control - restraint, emotional control.
Stability - stable personality, strength.
Independence - ability to self-regulate.
Seriousness - ability to deal with life in a serious manner.
Responsibility - accountability, commitment and reliability.
Method/Tact - ability to think ahead and plan for the future, patience.
Endurance - ability and willingness to cope with difficulties that present themselves.
Experience - breadth of mind, understanding.
Objectivity - perspective and realism.

Are we consider independent when we are staying on our own but using our parents money? I would say that it isn’t total independance for we still depend on our parents to finance us. We are dependent till we earn our own money which is enough to survive and with savings for the future. Even as we try to work part-time or freelance, how much can we earn? We still depend on our monthly allowance to survive. But I know a girl called Doris Thien, who is self supporting herself while studying. How she does it? I do not know but she is determine not to take a penny from her parents for her monthly living and education. She is a full time student and worker and she is paying off her car loan also. This is an example of independent.

It doesn’t mean that when a person is independent, he / she is mature. He / she may be mature to a certain level but can be childish at the same time. Some would deny it but sometimes reality is hard to accept. It all depends on the individual on how they take it. As stated above, a person’s maturity is not based on one’s self but also from how others see them and respect them.

Its a pity on how the young generation is like. We are going backwards or can say do not know how to think. Our education is not helping much too. Parents just allow their kids to do what they want and not know what they do until they are caught.

Do you not agree that we are very spoon feed? There are more and more high achievers in exams but do they know how to think? That is the question?

So far, those that I see proof that they really do not know how to think and have very little manners. Most older people would say, "Do not forget your roots" but many do when they try to fit in sociaty. To want to be like others like the Westerners but can’t be are what I call La La Mui. Its a pity to see them and I dislike them for they put the woman name down.

As a strong woman who step foot in the man’s territory, we try to be like the man to show that we are capable to do what they do. We do not dress in ways or look like the Westerners just to be recognize. What we want is to be recognize as capable career woman. But what does those girls do, go arcade and play the dance machine, money comes easy for them, just indulge in life without knowing the reason why they are here.

We as young leaders of the world, what are our roles? What we are doing is just going to lead us to caveman time. Our brain is not functioning as they should. We depend on people feeding us information to get things done. Can we survive?

Those fresh from high school or pre-u or maybe diploma course, you think there are plenty of time to plan your future, which is true but if you have no plan and work hard to achieve it, its like no goal at all. All you think is to just pass is enough? Think twice and look at the job market. You may graduate out with a degree but your attitude and character wouldn’t land you your first job.

Just think back bout it. I might be very emotional when I write this post but I just feel irritated and annoyed to see how those 20 and below act and bring themselves. Furthermore, I do not like la la mui that much but can tolerate them but when I see some which show they do not even use their head to think but try to act adorable, that is the last straw.

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite. He told the group to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.

What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups….and then you began eyeing each other’s cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of the Life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us.

God brews the coffee, not the cups…..Enjoy your coffee!”

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

You are the miracle, my friend, your life either shines a light - or casts a shadow

A little Red Indian boy asked his father, the big chief and witch doctor of the tribe, “Papa, why is it that we always have long names while the white men have shorter names like Bill an’ Tex an’ Sam?”

His father replied, “Look son, our names represent a symbol, a sign, or a poem for our culture, not like the white men, who live all together and repeat their names from generation to generation. And so it’s part of our makeup that in spite of everything, we survive. For example, your sister’s name is Small Romantic Moon Over The Lake because, on the night she was born, there was a beautiful moon reflected in the lake. Then there’s your brother Big White Horse of the Prairies, because he was born on a day that the big white horse who gallops over the prairies of the world appeared near our camp, and is a symbol of our capacity to live and the life force of our people. It’s very simple and easy to understand. Do you have any other questions, Little Broken Condom Made in China?”

Before the marriage:

He: Yes. At last. It was so hard to wait.

She: Do you want me to leave?

He: NO! Don’t even think about it.

She: Do you love me?

He: Of course!

She: Have you ever cheated on me?

He: NO! Why you even asking?

She: Will you kiss me?

He: Yes!

She: Will you hit me?

He: No way! I’m not such kind of person!

She: Can I trust you?

Now after the marriage you can read it from bottom to the top !!!!

I do admire how the reporters have to get information to write an article in the newspaper or the magazines but I begin to wonder if what they are doing is correct or wrong. Their aim is to keep everyone up-to-date with the happenings around the world but the things that are highlighted in the media most of the time contains too much negativeness.

What news would make it to headlines? Cases on wars, or someone being killed, or someone being raped. How come? I do not get it. These news are written to full where it have a full report on how it happened, where it happened etc but do we really need to know too much information on it? Don’t you think this might give others an idea what to do if they plan to turn bad?

I also do wonder bout how true is the media. I was told that the media do change the news fact at times to show sympathy to certain parties. Why? I remember a fight which lead to a person’s death. It was not reported that they victim was the one who started the fight instead it was reported that the victim was suddenly attacked when he told some people off. Why?

There are so many things that happen till I do not know what can be believe and what not to be believed. So far I heard that there are some people who find it fun to immitate what is reported in the news just for the fun of it. Would it make a difference if the media report less on these cases and more on current news or positive news?

It seems that our country seems to be getting more and more dangerous. How come? I keep reading cases on how unsafe it is to be out during the day and night. There are so many cases like snatch thieves or being hit and rob or being people being murdered. How safe are we now?

I always believe that our country is harmony where everyone lives in harmony but seems that as I grow up, there are so many things that doesn’t support this statement of mine. There are so many violents out there. The warm I used to feel around is suddenly reduced. It seems that the warm we have is being shown to tourist but what about the people among us?

We have neighbours who doesn’t know each other. Neighbours who are self-centered and think that they own the entire housing area. They do not think for their neighbours but themselves and expect the neighbours to be considerate to them only. How is this?

Our policeman are known to be around to help us when we need help. But lately, there are people who dress up like a policeman or claim themselves to be a policeman and do harm to the public. How can this happen? Why? Is our country economy that bad till need to do that to con others and spoil the police force image?

Besides that, what i always hear is accidents happening. Why? If we increase the age to get a license, would it make a difference? It seems that drivers all think that they own the road and just drive the way they want. Some drivers would just come out of a junction without stopping and would horn you if you do not stop for them to go out.

How come this is happening? Why why why??? More and more negatives events is taking place and we are being more negative and also we are like moving more to the bad side. How come??? I feel that our mentality is going backwards. We are too self-centered and aren’t open in ways we are suppose to be. We can be said as opened as the Westerners but they lag of something if not why is there massive gun-shoot outs in their country? If we still do not realize this, I fear that our country would become the same as the Western country. We wouldn’t be known as a multi-culture country anymore.

We have become so full of ourselves with what we achieve that we forgot our roots. What did our ancestors fight for when they fought for independence?