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Wednesday, 30 September 2009
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Up, up and Away!
Both the adult and the kid in me greatly enjoyed this. :)
Thursday, 30 July 2009
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Givin' It Up
By George Benson, Al Jarreau
see relatedClearing Space, Clearing Mind
So I stumbled upon this book by Karen Kingston called Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui. What came to mind is the seemingly intricate ways of using materials and concepts that I do not know anything about regarding Feng Shui. I was skeptic at first. But my penchant for anything new and enlightening got the better of me, and if truth be told, I was bored at the time. So that was a double whammy.
Clearly I was not expecting to just read about the how-to’s of cleaning the grime off the bathroom tiles and such. But I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Space Clearing (as this process is called) is not that hard to internalize and understand. I liked the fact that the author emphasized what clutter means to us, and why we keep some at home despite the advantages of throwing them out. I have to admit I am guilty of the said crime. I keep memorabilia from the yesteryears even if they have been gathering dust. Books I haven’t been reading in a while, old written articles, letters, cards, ticket stubs, and magazines, name it I have it. It may be a subconscious way for me to hang on to things, or even people, that are already not there and have moved on. We leave imprints in everything we touch and hold on to. That is why we still look for our own bed at home to sleep on even if we have been traveling and sleeping on other nicer beds. This gives us a feeling of comfort and familiarity.
But clutter is clutter. So no matter how I seem to relate to each history they may have had, they are taking up space in the closets, and drawers that I want to fill up with new things.
The logic of it all was just so simple it blew my mind. But somehow I kept procrastinating on when to throw them out. I was just glad that I got the guts to do so that one day. And I am happy to say, it made me think better afterwards, knowing that I have done something that I should have done way back.
Sunday, 24 May 2009
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Self Talk
Never had I prodded myself to study for an exam than I do this point in time. I am planning to take another nursing examination in the next quarter. And at this point, I am nudging myself to get things done for me to start living a functional independent life again. By this I meant I want to start working in a setting that I studied for. I am that antsy to find that "right fit" for a career. Allow me this rant.
Way back in college, I was the type who crammed and did things at the last minute, and get away with it by a hairbreadth. Probably since I think there will be another "penultimate" exam that I have to face next time, or I was just feeling lucky then. Nevertheless, I wasn't what you can consider to be a worrywart when it comes to hitting the books. I read other books not in the line of my course, since I get to be bull-headed like that. If it's not in the curriculum, then any book can be a candidate for a "diversion', as I call it. And I always looked for such diversions.
I took Psychology then, since I thought I can explain my personal inconsistencies if I get to study Freud, Jung and the rest of the gang with all their theories and experiments. I still love experimental psych, or anything related to this school of thought though, don't get me wrong. It's probably my age that has affected the way I interpret stuff related to my life in particular and to the whole gamut of humanity as a whole. I have to admit I'm getting older and has just gone beyond the quarterlife crisis that is so much talked about among the twentysomethings. And reading alone can't satiate this curious head of mine. Then along came Nursing.
As a "theoretical" nurse (as I still have to officially work after this exam), I'd say fusing psychology and the physiological aspect of medicine can give a much clearer perspective on how I see a patient's condition. It's not just about facts, it's also about the connecting emotions and thoughts that contribute to the situation as well. But every interaction is a learning experience within itself. I learn more out of it than I do by hitting the books alone. Call it the marriage of theory and application. I so longed to be useful in the real world and not just live among the safe characters on the pages.
Bottom line, I am anxious to get things right for this coming examination. Everything I lived for in the past all hang by a thread come next quarter. And as ambivalent as I can get regarding the outcome, I still want my optimism to win my shadow side over. Not only because I want to pass, but I want to move on to other sets of challenges after this milestone.
And no, I'm not going to get over books after this.
Saturday, 16 May 2009
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Nerdiness Galore
For those who like to watch slightly different ways of dealing with mundane stuff, i.e. giving a detailed explanation on why a routine Monday night laundry schedule shouldn't be moved at any cost...among other things, then this show is for you. I like this situational comedy as it features people with high IQ's dealing with everyday matters. Things go downhill when there's too much brain activity going on for their own good.
Brilliant writers they have btw.
Monday, 11 May 2009
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On My Mind
When you think all is said and done, but the rest of what you are feeling is actually still beneath the surface, you would just have to bite the bullet and wait where it will hit. And the thing is, I discovered that I am quite good at waiting for the outcome. I am more curious of how every life experience will change me for the better . Of that I am quite hopeful.
I am talking about the very things that fill up my mind at the moment: career moves, romantic infatuation, everyday mundane tasks, social and personal responsibilities, as well as goals of an overall life-changing kind. I just have to go with the flow while holding on what I can while I'm at the business of living my ordinary life everyday.
I am amazed at how I see the continuity and connection of my life with those of others while making it on my own at the same time. Do I sound as if I'm drifting? I hope not. I am just grateful at the intersection of my life with that of others. It makes this world more interesting for me. This existence may not be the way I totally picture my life to be for the moment, but on hindsight, I wouldn't change it any other way.
Personal must-do list:
- answer more medical review questions
- cherish friends both in the past and the present
- live in the HERE and NOW (greatest way to curb neurosis)...
..... and just spread love and happiness in small ways...in any way I can.
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"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved -- loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.”
- Victor Hugo
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