Gnothi Seauton by all means "Know Thyself". I am reading this book of Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth and I was deeply mesmerized by how sort of a whimsical effect it brought me. I can't say that it brought major changes in my life but it does however causes some shift to my mindset. You may categorize this book to a "self-help" book, but who cares? Everyone needs help. Right now, just before heading to school tomorrow I have to finish this one. The fact is, I am quite proud of myself because I was able to finish 4 books this summer, yay! Kudos for my relentless enthusiastic desire for books. Too bad I won't be able to read more this school year. Anyway, that will even make it more exciting.
I am actually trying to squeeze everything I want to do on this day. Tomorrow is the first day of my life so I have to make the most out of it this day. Good thing is, we don't have classes every Monday so good for me and my body. Here are the things that I've actually able to pull off this summer:
1. A moment ago, I just finished giving my filthy room a major clean-up. I want everything to be prep up before school starts. :)
2. I think, I have done my job as a good and caring big sister for taking care of my baby sis. Waking up really early in the morning, singing nursery rhymes to her, and the list goes on. :))
3. I have once again memorized all the nursery rhymes and even those childish songs from far away, courtesy of my baby sis. Itsy Bitsy Spider, went up the water spout, lalala.
4. I have learned how to Photoshop! Finally, after nights of devoting prayers, I have finally learned it. It was quite amazing the joy Photoshop brought me and the credits I get from the people. Check out my MULTIPLY.
5. I surprisingly made 3 multiply lay-outs from my friends, I owe it to Photoshop a lot! But sad to say, though I want to learn the CSS and Text Pattern, I wasn't able to do so 'cause its like a different language. haha.
6. I manage to read 4 books this summer though the last one is still on pending but I will finish it later. Ken Follett's Pillars, World and Dangerous Fortune and Tolle's A New Earth. Love all those books.
7. Out with my friends. I have been on MOA with Carlota, my bestfriend visiting me in my house and have some movie marathon. Its just wonderful!
8. I also spent some time alone, whether at home or alone watching movies in the cinema. I never thought I'd enjoy it. hahaha.
9. Visit my old piano pieces. Too bad I wasn't able to have my regular piano practice now and my dream of playing Liebestraum in piano seems impossible, at least for now.
10. Time with La Salle people. I am now part of the Biology Program Council in La Salle, so I got to spend 1/8 of my summer in school. I enjoy their company so much.
Tomorrow will be the start of everything. I will be delve once more in stress, pressure and misery. And I won't promise that I will be able to post on this blog regularly. But I will really try. Besides, writing seems to a good way to ESCAPE everything.
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Monday, June 15, 2009
Monday, May 04, 2009
'Cause I had a Bad Day! Lala...
And the song goes on. I loathe this day, full of hatred and bitterness. Sometimes it scares me to be too happy in happy times because I know someday, there will come a day-a day where the world seems to be on your shoulders. My relationship with people seems to be in a turmoil, not that I am wicked or whatsoever, its just that I don't get really along with them. If you would ask me question like who is your friend, I actually have lots of them, but to say who is your true friend- can be counted, yes, literally.
I am a very introvert person and I really don't know if that's an advantage or otherwise. I am not the life of the party. Sadly, sometimes I often leave social gatherings early because I am not just born and fit to be with them. You can call me potato couch, but that's who I am. Gawd! Why do people need to party, can't they have a ball like the old times, no constant noise or whatsoever?
As you might happen to closely analyze, I am so so so way way old fashioned. Like I am stuck in the middle ages or something. Yes, I admit it. I hate parties, I hate noises- that's me, conservative and a very classicist person. Oh well, not really to the point that I wear Middle Age clothes, that would leave me looking like a total idiot!
Give me a good book, coffee and nice music then voila! I cannot ask for more. Can't life just be like that? So plain, simple and happy? Why do we need to squabble over the littlest things and make it a big deal?
Oh too much negativity. I am becoming quite cynical about things in my life, that's scary. I just want to give my deep gratitude to my ever-loving beautiful friend Carlota who somehow make my day at least a meaningful one. I really enjoyed it, so great! The description is so vivid and accurate that I completely give in to it, hahaha. Thanks a lot Lota! You know when to make me happy! :D
I am about to end my journey to the middle ages. World Without End is superb! Pillars or World? Um, can't really decide 'cause both are the best books ever! I never deduced that I could be into with historical novels and reading a thousand pages book. Its a nice, new and refreshing experience. Ending one would be sad. Books are such a fetish! They are magical. Imagine life without them?
Ok, I am still down. But this will pass......
I am a very introvert person and I really don't know if that's an advantage or otherwise. I am not the life of the party. Sadly, sometimes I often leave social gatherings early because I am not just born and fit to be with them. You can call me potato couch, but that's who I am. Gawd! Why do people need to party, can't they have a ball like the old times, no constant noise or whatsoever?
As you might happen to closely analyze, I am so so so way way old fashioned. Like I am stuck in the middle ages or something. Yes, I admit it. I hate parties, I hate noises- that's me, conservative and a very classicist person. Oh well, not really to the point that I wear Middle Age clothes, that would leave me looking like a total idiot!
Give me a good book, coffee and nice music then voila! I cannot ask for more. Can't life just be like that? So plain, simple and happy? Why do we need to squabble over the littlest things and make it a big deal?
Oh too much negativity. I am becoming quite cynical about things in my life, that's scary. I just want to give my deep gratitude to my ever-loving beautiful friend Carlota who somehow make my day at least a meaningful one. I really enjoyed it, so great! The description is so vivid and accurate that I completely give in to it, hahaha. Thanks a lot Lota! You know when to make me happy! :D
I am about to end my journey to the middle ages. World Without End is superb! Pillars or World? Um, can't really decide 'cause both are the best books ever! I never deduced that I could be into with historical novels and reading a thousand pages book. Its a nice, new and refreshing experience. Ending one would be sad. Books are such a fetish! They are magical. Imagine life without them?
Ok, I am still down. But this will pass......
Saturday, November 01, 2008
P'u
P'u, in typical Chinese dictionary will give a definition of "natural, simple, plain, honest."
Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie,
A fly can't bird, but a bird can fly.
Ask me a riddle and I reply:
"Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie."
I have been reading "Tao of Pooh" once again like for the 3rd time. A book that simplifies everything and a book that is simply enjoyable to read.A fly can't bird, but a bird can fly.
Ask me a riddle and I reply:
"Cottleston, Cottleston, Cottleston Pie."
Foreword
"What's this you're writing?" asked Pooh, climbing onto the writing table.
"The Tao of Pooh," I replied.
"The how of Pooh?" asked Pooh, smudging one of the words I had just written.
"The Tao of Pooh," I replied, poking his paw away with my pencil.
"It seems more like the ow! of Pooh," said Pooh, rubbing his paw.
"Well, it's not," I replied huffily.
"What's it about?" asked Pooh, leaning forward and smearing another word.
"It's about how to stay happy and calm under all circumstances!" I yelled.
"Have you read it?" asked Pooh.
That was after some of us were discussing the Great Masters of Wisdom, and someone was saying how all of them came from the East, and I was saying that some of them didn't, but he was going on and on, just like this sentence, not paying any attention, when I decided to read a quotation of Wisdom from the West, to prove that there was more to the world than one half and I read:
"What's that?" the Unbeliever asked.
"Wisdom from a Western Taoist," I said.
"It sounds like something from Winnie-the-Pooh," he said.
"It is," I said.
"That's not about Taoism," he said.
"Oh, yes it is," I said.
"No, it's not," he said.
"What do you think it's about?"I said.
"It's about this dumpy little bear that wanders around asking silly questions, making up songs, and going through all kinds of adventures, without ever accumulating any amount of intellectual knowledge or losing his simpleminded sort of happiness. That's what it's about," he said.
"Same thing," I said.
That was when I began to get an idea: to write a book that explained the principles of Taoism through Winnie-the-Pooh, and explained the Winnie-the-Pooh through the principles of Taoism.
When informed of my intentions, the scholars exclaimed, "Preposterous!" and things like that. Others said it was the stupidest thing they'd ever heard, and that I must be dreaming. Some said it was a nice idea, but too difficult. "Just where would you even begin?", they asked. Well, an old Taoist saying puts it this way: "A thousand-mile journey starts with one step."
So I think that we will start at the beginning...
"The Tao of Pooh," I replied.
"The how of Pooh?" asked Pooh, smudging one of the words I had just written.
"The Tao of Pooh," I replied, poking his paw away with my pencil.
"It seems more like the ow! of Pooh," said Pooh, rubbing his paw.
"Well, it's not," I replied huffily.
"What's it about?" asked Pooh, leaning forward and smearing another word.
"It's about how to stay happy and calm under all circumstances!" I yelled.
"Have you read it?" asked Pooh.
That was after some of us were discussing the Great Masters of Wisdom, and someone was saying how all of them came from the East, and I was saying that some of them didn't, but he was going on and on, just like this sentence, not paying any attention, when I decided to read a quotation of Wisdom from the West, to prove that there was more to the world than one half and I read:
"When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"
"What's for breakfast?", said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"
"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully.
"It's the same thing," he said.
"What's that?" the Unbeliever asked.
"Wisdom from a Western Taoist," I said.
"It sounds like something from Winnie-the-Pooh," he said.
"It is," I said.
"That's not about Taoism," he said.
"Oh, yes it is," I said.
"No, it's not," he said.
"What do you think it's about?"I said.
"It's about this dumpy little bear that wanders around asking silly questions, making up songs, and going through all kinds of adventures, without ever accumulating any amount of intellectual knowledge or losing his simpleminded sort of happiness. That's what it's about," he said.
"Same thing," I said.
That was when I began to get an idea: to write a book that explained the principles of Taoism through Winnie-the-Pooh, and explained the Winnie-the-Pooh through the principles of Taoism.
When informed of my intentions, the scholars exclaimed, "Preposterous!" and things like that. Others said it was the stupidest thing they'd ever heard, and that I must be dreaming. Some said it was a nice idea, but too difficult. "Just where would you even begin?", they asked. Well, an old Taoist saying puts it this way: "A thousand-mile journey starts with one step."
So I think that we will start at the beginning...
---Excerpt from Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
While Eeyore frets... and Piglet hesitates...
and Owl pontificates...
Pooh just is.
I think Tao of Pooh is a book written in a very simple yet appealing manner. The author uses Pooh which is a silly, honey-doting, naked bear who just loves to wander and just to be giddy. The book also teaches basic Taoism. And I think, among Confucianism, Buddhist and Taoism-- Taoism suits me better. Why? Just grab a book and read it. Though it costs some amount of money, but it's really worth the price, because who will never be disappointed on reading it.
and Owl pontificates...
Pooh just is.
I think Tao of Pooh is a book written in a very simple yet appealing manner. The author uses Pooh which is a silly, honey-doting, naked bear who just loves to wander and just to be giddy. The book also teaches basic Taoism. And I think, among Confucianism, Buddhist and Taoism-- Taoism suits me better. Why? Just grab a book and read it. Though it costs some amount of money, but it's really worth the price, because who will never be disappointed on reading it.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Lotatheraphy
I had so much fun yesterday, besides seeing my little sister again I had the chance to talk to a great, great friend of mine.
So many confessions and no need to elaborate, right dear Lota?
Lota you are really such a good listener and a good advicer. I really admire how flexible you are when it comes to people you are mingling with. How you can talk so many stuffs without them getting bored. Thanks for the wonderful day yesterday!
Well after that talk, I went to Powerbooks to kill the time. I have to fetch my bro to Pisay and it's still way too early to go there so I decided to spend some readings. I read the "The World's worst Jokes" and some informational books, then off I go to Q.C.
MRT is jam-packed. It's really tiring but still very satisfied.
Gotta go. I still have baby-sitting to do.
Au Revoir!
Cappuccino from "Coffee Bean"
So many confessions and no need to elaborate, right dear Lota?
Lota you are really such a good listener and a good advicer. I really admire how flexible you are when it comes to people you are mingling with. How you can talk so many stuffs without them getting bored. Thanks for the wonderful day yesterday!
Well after that talk, I went to Powerbooks to kill the time. I have to fetch my bro to Pisay and it's still way too early to go there so I decided to spend some readings. I read the "The World's worst Jokes" and some informational books, then off I go to Q.C.
MRT is jam-packed. It's really tiring but still very satisfied.
Gotta go. I still have baby-sitting to do.
Au Revoir!
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Indulging myself to Books
, Currently Reading: Stardust by Neil Gaiman
A SPECIAL THANKS TO JOHN D. FOR GENEROUSLY DOING THE PHYSICS ACTIVITY WHICH I WASN'T ABLE TO DO, YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!
I almost lost my senses last Sunday because I didn't have my student code and my password so I can work on with my Physics activity. Luckily Sir Bau still gave an extension. I opened the site last night and gosh it's like I spent almost an hour in just one sublevel when in fact there are 10 sublevels all in all. I almost lost my mind and my senses at those crucial and cruel hours. It seems that I am limited to have 2 wrong answers only and when you exceed, you will start all over again. It's stupid. I almost die. In fact, the questions are so hard that you really need TIME to do the activity. TIME is the what I lack. If only I had the time to do that thing, I wouldn't cram like this. And also if it is not due to my stupidity because I didn't immediately ask Ellis for the student code and the password I might be able to do it right away. Lately, I have been wondering how come that I didn't have the ability to manage my time and organize my things. It seems that I like to cram and do things before the deadline or ON the deadline. It's a habit and it's becoming a disease. Well, I still have to learn how to handle things. I am too procastinating.
Recently I have seen books that really caught my eye. Take note it's not BOOK but a plural- BOOKSSSSSSSSSS. Many and many and many of books. But they cost more than what I have saved. Some of them cost 700 and some 300. I'd like to buy them all. If ever I have one wish today, I wish that I will have the books that I wanted and read them as long as I want. Reading a book has become my leisurement these past few days. But I think it's more than a leisurement it's an addiction that I cannot control. It's a disease. They said that reading has been a lost art. Some of us prefers to watch movies instead of reading books, though I am also a movie-fanatic, reading books makes my imagination really works. Reading gives you a sensation of being free, limitless and inspired. Books make you imagine things beyond limits. You can do and think whatever you want to. I just love reading books. Not only does it give you pleasure and self-enjoyment it also gives us some benefits that we can use:
we can enhance our vocabulary,we can develop our reading power,we can be inspired to write a book,making our grammars more consistent, etc. There are so many things we may get from reading books. Anyways, I'm still hoping for a miracle that money will pour down like rain from the sky and will make me able to buy those books.
I can't download any songs lately because our PC's monitor was damaged. Dad said that monitor has a life span of at least 2 years and I think we almost had that monitor for 4 years. I cannot download songs and upload it to my iTunes because it will erase and sync the new that the iTunes have on this laptop. In short, I will lost all those 1273 songs from my ipod now and will be replaced by just 150 songs I think. And I think that's tragic. Well anyways, I hope that money will AGAIN pour down from the sky and dad will be able to buy a new monitor.
Tomorrow will be our Mid-Year exam and as usual we will be expected to be number 1. Manila Science as they say is the consistent top 1 from the Midyear exam and they are still EXPECTING us to get the glory. I hope we still get the glory. I hate our schedule, Roentgen is on the third shift which is from 1:30 pm-4:30 pm. I really hate our schedule. The only good thing about it is that I will sleep until my eyes can't be close anymore. Haha...
A SPECIAL THANKS TO JOHN D. FOR GENEROUSLY DOING THE PHYSICS ACTIVITY WHICH I WASN'T ABLE TO DO, YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!
I almost lost my senses last Sunday because I didn't have my student code and my password so I can work on with my Physics activity. Luckily Sir Bau still gave an extension. I opened the site last night and gosh it's like I spent almost an hour in just one sublevel when in fact there are 10 sublevels all in all. I almost lost my mind and my senses at those crucial and cruel hours. It seems that I am limited to have 2 wrong answers only and when you exceed, you will start all over again. It's stupid. I almost die. In fact, the questions are so hard that you really need TIME to do the activity. TIME is the what I lack. If only I had the time to do that thing, I wouldn't cram like this. And also if it is not due to my stupidity because I didn't immediately ask Ellis for the student code and the password I might be able to do it right away. Lately, I have been wondering how come that I didn't have the ability to manage my time and organize my things. It seems that I like to cram and do things before the deadline or ON the deadline. It's a habit and it's becoming a disease. Well, I still have to learn how to handle things. I am too procastinating.
Recently I have seen books that really caught my eye. Take note it's not BOOK but a plural- BOOKSSSSSSSSSS. Many and many and many of books. But they cost more than what I have saved. Some of them cost 700 and some 300. I'd like to buy them all. If ever I have one wish today, I wish that I will have the books that I wanted and read them as long as I want. Reading a book has become my leisurement these past few days. But I think it's more than a leisurement it's an addiction that I cannot control. It's a disease. They said that reading has been a lost art. Some of us prefers to watch movies instead of reading books, though I am also a movie-fanatic, reading books makes my imagination really works. Reading gives you a sensation of being free, limitless and inspired. Books make you imagine things beyond limits. You can do and think whatever you want to. I just love reading books. Not only does it give you pleasure and self-enjoyment it also gives us some benefits that we can use:
we can enhance our vocabulary,we can develop our reading power,we can be inspired to write a book,making our grammars more consistent, etc. There are so many things we may get from reading books. Anyways, I'm still hoping for a miracle that money will pour down like rain from the sky and will make me able to buy those books.
I can't download any songs lately because our PC's monitor was damaged. Dad said that monitor has a life span of at least 2 years and I think we almost had that monitor for 4 years. I cannot download songs and upload it to my iTunes because it will erase and sync the new that the iTunes have on this laptop. In short, I will lost all those 1273 songs from my ipod now and will be replaced by just 150 songs I think. And I think that's tragic. Well anyways, I hope that money will AGAIN pour down from the sky and dad will be able to buy a new monitor.
Tomorrow will be our Mid-Year exam and as usual we will be expected to be number 1. Manila Science as they say is the consistent top 1 from the Midyear exam and they are still EXPECTING us to get the glory. I hope we still get the glory. I hate our schedule, Roentgen is on the third shift which is from 1:30 pm-4:30 pm. I really hate our schedule. The only good thing about it is that I will sleep until my eyes can't be close anymore. Haha...
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