Peace

Everytime I go to church it never fails to instill peace of mind and serenity. I feel that all my burden is taken away and I feel light. I am peace in mind and I feel my heart is lighter than it was before.

Today I decided that instead of just wasting my precious weekend on playing games, I could also take some time to listen to podcast. Thus I decided to listen to Louise Hay. I love listening to Louise Hay - she has a soothing voice that is easy to pick on her words. She is also very inspiring and I love the words and the affirmations that she uses. She strikes me as a person who is easy going and very loving. Just listening to her podcast makes me think and believe that I too am loved.

It has been for some time that I have been loved as much as I used to. I kind of miss the loving feeling - the thoughts and the vibrations that everyone likes me, that I am a good and very nice person, that I am skillful and good at my work - especially that I am pretty and very kind. It is all these thoughts that I used to nurture and feel that has brought me immense happiness to not only myself but also to the people surrounding me. Because I have chose to love myself and life, people were drawn to me like moth to a fire.  I want to stay instilling these thoughts again in myself. I also want to instill the love for myself and for the people around me , my family and friends. I want to embody someone who loves herself and is at peace with herself. I want to be greater than I was before.

Listening to Louise Hay's podcast reinforces my believe that it is how you take care of yourself and the words that you used on yourself that makes a lot of differences to one's own psyche. May I always enrich myself with good thoughts and only good will happen to me.

Weight Odds

What are the odds of losing weight when falling sick. Well I noticed that my appetite for food has not diminished except for the odd 1 day or 2. I feel and look haggard. I seem to have a perpetual exhausted look and I keep feeling hot all the time which in my case is extremely odd as I am a cold person in that I always feel cold all the time.

I am still looking at ways of losing weight. I keep telling myself to not gobble all the food that I am eating. I always noticed that I tend to gooble especially when I am in a hurry or I am eating something I do not like.

I am harboring the will and the desire to look slim - there are so many of the new clothes that I want to use and show of. Plus I seem to renew my passon for skirts -  I adore them and I miss them terribly. It has been so long that I have worn skirts less dresses and I want to look good and stand out.

Growing Wealth

Part of your income is yours to keep. Yes... I am  maintaining this principle. I may not be well but I remember the things that I need to do and remember. Now I am trying to get myself to read more of finance and wealth book to keep my mind focus on achieving and becoming filthy rich. I am also conditioning my subconcious mind to think large and to live in a limitless world that everything is possible irregardless what my concious mind may wish to think/conjure/contradict. I want to attract wealth - I want wealth to be part of my life and constant  thoughts. I am going to think that everyday is like salary day - I am getting money all the time. Only now I am going to school my mind to think that everyday is an income day and good income is coming to me in known and unknown ways.

Things that I AM Grateful for

It started off as an eventful day with myself trying to manage the meeting and discovering more new things. I think I need to work in such a way that I DO NOT FALL IN LOVE with projects or think that I can better manage.

I manage to snooze today in the train but it was hard to sleep with my nose constantly trying to leak. I got a ride to the staging area so that was a plus point and I also going back home early. I had a lovely dinner today and some quality time with my friends at work. The fever has gone off and I am happy. I am currently sneaking a preview (reading) into the book entitled 'The curious incident of the dog in the night time" by Mark Haddon - so far I am intrigue but I need to sleep in early so I can get my rest.

Gratefullness

Each day as I delve more into the mindset of attracting what I want i.e. applying the principles of the law of attraction - I learn more of myself.


I am seeing and believing what I am thinking and doing. By reading more books, I am getting a hold of my emotions and I am achieving what I am unconciously thinking - which is to be great and good at my work. I am employing my skills of listening and not merely assuming what people are saying. I no longer interruppt what people are saying - in that I take the patience to listen what they say although I may have thought what they are saying is what I know.

I am becoming more concious of thinking that I am wealth and money is coming easily to me. I now dream of my dream home and how it would look like - the things that I would buy, the family that I would have and the design of the house. I like the good feeling that comes over me whenever I think of my new home. Now I need to state when I would like to own a home such as the one that I am dreaming of and have the happiness that I have been wanting.

As I read more of the book - You were born rich by Bob Proctor - I am immerse with a new thinking - a thinking that everything can indeed be mine if I would just not doubt myself. As I transcend myself into a new thinking and behavior and embrace the principles of thought vibration and image manifestation I am learning that all that I want I am getting - and is the mindset that will bring me there.

detox

This is the diet from Ann Louise Glitteman

# Get 60 ounces of distilled or pure water and...


# Add a tablespoon of sugar free cranberry juice and...

# Add 1 dandelion root tea bag and...

# Add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice

Words become things

THOUGHTS BECOME THINGS


THOUGHTS SEND OUT THE MAGNETIC SIGNALS

STEP 1: ASK

STEP 2: ANSWER

STEP 3: RECEIVE [BE IN ALIGNMENT WHAT YOU WANT]

WAY THAT YOU FEEL IS EVERYTHING - MANIFEST INTO UR EXPERIENCE. GENERATE THE FEELINGS. UNIVERSE LIKES BEING. DONT DOUBT. ACT.



GRATITUDE [SHIFT YOUR THINKING]

THINK ABOUT

THANK ABOUT

WE BRING ABOUT

ATTITUDE GRATITUDE



VISUALIZE -? MATERIALIZE

INTENT

Resume Words that captures attentions

Words to use in your resume:

Objective: (sample)
“To gain a graduate position in a large organization where I can apply my degree in accounting then progress to the role of management accountant.”


Assist

Able

Action

Analysis

Achievement

Accomplished

Advanced

Conduct

Consult

Committed

Conducted

Contributed

Coordinated

Develop

Deliver

Design

Defined

Diversified

Devoted

Distinguished

Encourage

Earned

Enhance

Evaluate

Examined Extended

Facilitate

Formulate

Fulfilled

Forecasted

Generated

Gained

Gathered

Gave

Headed

Hosted

Identified

Implemented

Improved

Improvised

Influenced

Launched

Lobbied

Maintained

Managed

Marketed

Maximized

Mediated

Modernized

Motivated Negotiated

Observed

Obtained

Operated

Organized

Originated

Oversaw

Participated

Performed

Pioneered

Planned

Prepared

Presented

Promoted

Provided

Published

Pursued

Quantified

Ranked

Received

Recommended

Redesigned

Reengineered

Reorganized

Represented Restructured

Revised

Safeguarded

Secured

Selected

Specified

Spearheaded

Standardized

Strengthened

Structured

Suggested

Superseded

Supervised

Targeted

Taught

Tested

Trained

Transformed

Transcended

Unified

Upgraded

Utilized

Validated

Valued

Wrote

BE LIKE A TREE

I read this article online and it made a connection with me.
Article taken from: http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2010/01/little-happiness-tip-the-simpl.html



Think of your life as a tree or a plant (stay with me here), and recognize that some things wither and die back (bad jobs or dead-end relationships, for instance)--just a fact of life. Instead of pouring out your energy into those dead zones, focus on the new growth budding beneath the surface (a new career passion, a rekindled friendship that brings you joy, a health or fitness goal) and turn your attention to those things, letting the old die away. What you focus your energy on will grow.

Amazing Thought Process

It is so amazing on how one's mind think and how they can turn their live around by just simply thinking that they are the best.

I am a true believer of what you think is what you are and that nothing is impossible and it is your mind that will alter any beliefs that you want

The above sentence rings through for me. I just experience this again yesterday and even today. By changing my thoughts that I am a fast typer, I know now longer sweat and cringe out loud whenever I take the typing test. Subconciously, I type faster when I forget I of all the WPM assessment.

This also holds true in my ability to read quickly - I have been lamenting for a while that with that many books that I have and that many pages per book, it would be a miracle for me to complete all the books in record time. 

Now that I have changed my mind from a cannot do to a can do - can read quickly behaviour and seeing it materialize to fact and truth - I now believe that I can finish reading quickly. Most importantly I believe I can speed read! My comprehension when I speed read is also fast. Gone are the old thoughts and belief that I am slow to comprehened when I push myself to read faster.

What's even greater is that I am currently reading the book entitled - 77 Mental Toughness Secrets by Steve Siebold. Whats even greater is that he ends each chapter with a goal for the reader to work on and some books to read to reinforces our inner wisdom and need to be a world class player instead of an average player.

I have long thought that when I avoid reading or watching or seeing stories/dramas that are wrought with unhappiness and challenges.. I would acoid getting sad. Oh how wrong was my thinking - Steve Siebold instead encourages us to run to the challenge rather than hide from it. What breaks us, makes us stronger - this is what I have always believed. One will never know their potential if they never try.

I am realizing my potential day by day. I am learning more of myself and I am gearing myself for greatness.  

Talk Less, Say More - The Book

I am currently reading the book entitled 'Talk Less, Say More - Three Habits to Influence Others and Make Things Happen" by Connie Dieken.

She emphasizes three ways of getting the message across which is to:

1 : connect,
2:  convey
3: convince

So far she had me at connect - everything she says and advices is true - there is no denying that. She also suprises the reader with more anecdontes and tips in which to frontload rather than ramble around, follow the golidlocks way of candor which is none too hard nor soft but just right and also most importantly to listen and connect to the person rather than focus on our PMOC (preffered method of communication).

I am now focusing on reading chap 4 - which is to convey the message to your next person there. I can't wait to read up everything - it is so interesting. Furthermore the one thing that I have learned all this while is that I should always complete reading a book quickly rather than leaving it unread for a long time because then I would lose the momentum to complete the book in time or I get bored or wrapped up in the  moment to even remember what I read or the page I last read.

Weekend

The weekend is just moving on and I am feeling bored with all the books that I am reading. It is not fascinating me any longer. I am not reading on with a good feeling - probably I should not be pushing myself to read something that I do not feel - however I do know the book is important for my career.

Embrace life

I want to embrace life. No more hiding in the house. No more giving excuses that I cannot and unable to do this or that because of something. Embracing life is all about giving yourself up to new experiences, new knowledge and new discoveries. I need to come out of my safe haven and seize the day i.e carpe diem.

From now on, I am embracing life. I am saying YES to new things. YES to new life experiences and YES to new challenges. I want to stop being the yellow submarine that I have been all my life. I want to reach out and jump out of the box. I want to stand out in the crowd - I want people to realise what a superstar I am and understand how beautiful and loved I am.

Things That I AM Grateful For

I wasn't feeling well yesterday also. I kept feeling nauseated all the time. Lunch was good with chicken rice but I felt that the food never really was digested. However the day went on well despite the above hiccups.

Thus I am grateful for the following:

1. I managed to get a place in the train yesterday and I slept all the way through.
2. I slept all the way through on my way home in the bus.
3. I got a ride from my friend to the staging area. It was wonderful as I did not need to rush through. My friend car was so beautiful I was wondering why I should not get it too. It was so comfy and spacious. Maybe I should also aim for a Peugeot.
4. I ate lightly at dinner - which is something that I should always do so I would not feel so stuffed all the time.
5. I did not managed to meet up with my good friend although it is the thought that counts and nothing else.
6. I am making more friends each day.
7. I watched the movie "Yes man" finally and I am extremely pleased with the highlight of the movie which is to embrace life and see how life moves on rather than thinking that we are not up to it and keep giving excuses. I really share the same feelings like Jim Carrey's character - we keep making excuses to save ourselves when it is not doing much for us. Dr. Schwartz is right in mentioning that excusitis is a disease that is not doing us any favor.
8. Although I am not well... I need to keep pushing myself to embrace life rather than put it on hold coz the time is never right.

Having A Cold

I am trying to get a grip of myself. I haven't been feeling well this whole day. I feel that I have so much wind in my body it is amazing why I do not feel so bloated up. Instead I am feeling winded down, nauseous and my eyes ache like crazy. The only good thing from here is that I am not eating so much. I am still dreaming of the duck pomelo salad and a nice freshing cold ginger drink. My nose is so blocked - my brain is ringing alarm bells. I hope that I do not have/get the dreaded migraine. Sleep is not coming and the broadband sucks like crazy. I am trying my hardest best to type and remember the keys without looking at the keyboard but my fingers are making mistakes. Still it is best not to push my luck and think that my typing skills are slipping because this is not true - it is just my fingers and the pain that is driving or rather testing my durability and patience in typing.

Things I AM Grateful for today

I am grateful for the following things today:

 

1. that I am blessed with colleagues who supports me in their endeavours
2. that I manage good meetings and build rapport with people.
3. that I am blessed with good looks
4. that I had a place to sit down today in the train and had a good nap
5. that I had a lovely and light dinner
6. that I am in people's good thoughts and people think highly of me.
7. that the day was well managed and executed
8. that I enjoyed myself at work today.

Podcast

I like listening to Louis Hay's podcast on feeling better in and out. I listen to this incessantly and often - she says that even though you are not really listening - out subconcious mind is picking up those words that means and appeals to my inner being. Louis Hay has a wonderful and soothing voice - she makes me happy to listen to her talks just like how Robin Sharma's voice does this to me.

I am happy that I am doing and practicing positive changes in my life. I am retaining my humanity and my ambition to do better than what I am doing right now.

+VE Changes

I am trying to change my ways for the better to be more goal oriented rather that keep going out with the flow on no direction. It is not good to be directionless - I feel like a zombie in which I have no where to go and is aimless in my life.

I am working on positive changes in my life since 2010. I am setting out some goals for me to follow. I am starting with the small things. I do believe wholeheartedly on the adage that one must always stop to appreciate the small things in life as it translates to small wins that awakens the mind and soothes the soul.

The first thing that I am working out is the following:

1. I listen to feel good podcast - to keep me thinking and living positively
2. I listen more to myself - my awareness of myself. I listen to myself - as what Eckhart Tolle has spoken - keep quiet and listen to oneself.
3. I try to keep up my skills in terms of my typing and reading so I can complete things in a shorter time especially reading skills as I can read more of all the books that I so much want to complete reading.
4. I tell myself to stop and think of a retort rather than give into anger and yell out loud.
5. I am trying to wake up early each day so I have more time to myself and even is able to work out something rather than rush through the morning.
6. I try to incorporate changes that makes positive changes in me - no matter how small the changes or big the changes.
7. I am challenging myself to do more and get out of my comfort zone.  I am reaching and doing more and more of this each day.

I Wish

I wish upon a new life and a new place. I wish that I am given and blessed with abundance in prosperity, wealth and happiness. I wish that I come into lots of money, buy myself a new house and have love surround me always. I wish to have a large kitchen and a big garden. I wish to be blessed with eternal happiness. I wish I find the house and car of my dreams I wish that there are no more bickering and arguments in my house. I wish that all is well and ends well.

Mornings are Sacred!

I think that everyone wakes up in the morning and thinks of something - either they thank God for allowing them one more day to live, or they workout or they are simply like me who make a dash to the toilet and get ready for the day with no further thoughts of God or workouts or how their life is.

It would seem that some people still go on their day thinking the worst of people and only of their feelings no matter what other people say. It is these people that I think should be given a short life. For these people are nothing but troublemakers who are bent to not only moan and groan about their existence but to also ensure that people around them is equally miserable. For these sort of people, I wish that God gives them  a speedy return to Hell and never come back again.

Blues

I think that my mind is just singing the blues. It is one of those days where I am going somewhere but not all together there! It has been a quiet day at work and at home at one point it was the opposite. However I am a firm believer of the adage - you make your bed, you sleep in it.

A Good Finisher

I want to be a good finisher. As Robin Sharma says: everyone can be a good starter but not everyone is a good finisher. I think Robin is right - alot of people myself included are good starters and never quite good finishers.

There are all the books that I have started reading and not quite finished reading. Then there are those books that I have set goals to read them at a certain time and I did not do. There is this PMP examination that I have been putting off.

Well no more!.

From today and now on at this very moment, I want to be a good finisher. I am going to keep track on the how many projects that I have finished. Those things that I need to accomplish - I want to accomplish immediately. This year I am going to put myself on  a scale. I am going to keep track on what I want to do and what I should be doing and have been uncharacteristically procrastinating till now. This is very unchilvarous of me and I am always polite ain't I.

5am Wake-Up

I woke up today at 5am suddenly. The only thought that ran into my mind was that I am doing what I always wanted which is to follow Robin Sharma's invitation to join the 5am wake-up club.

I did not budge from the bed anyways. I did want to sleep a little bit more. However instead of sleeping I was thinking of unsavory thoughts - thoughts that I should not think once they are a wake. Vendetta thinking is not good for the soul or so I think.

So what does a girl do when she wakes up this early in the morning? She tells herself that she is waking up to greatness and she blogs about the goodness and sacredness of waking up in the morning. She then focuses her mind of thinking great things. She thinks that soon she can translate waking up in the morning with a refreshing morning jog. She thinks of the all the synomyns that comes with the word great. She thinks that she should filled up her mind with positive thoughts and positive vibration. She thinks that she is working this up nicely and soon would be able to take it few notches high.

Since I am up this early - I want to clear my mind of negativity:

1. I need to stop not wanting people to get ahead of me or be at par of me by denying myself the ability to improve myself.
2. I need to stop trying to sleep more and forego doing what is right for me.
3. I need to stop getting angry all the time.
4. I need to give myself up at greatness. I have always wanted to achieve everything and now I am going to take pains to get it.

I want to reach higher heights. I want to be able to look up the sky and tell myself that I did it. I did everything I sought myself to do.

Feeling Lucky

I want to wake up each morning thinking how lucky I am and guessing all the good things that is happenning to me. I know that I have always been lucky in that I am able to attract attention as fast as lightning. I know that I am lucky - lucky to have all the things that I have in life.

I am lucky in life and in love. I am lucky always. I have always been lucky in life and I will always will  be.

Releasing Anger

I am becoming an angry person. At times, I do not know where the anger comes, it just does. And suddenly I find myself losing control on my temper. It has never been like this for so long and now it is happenning again. Shucks, I need to control and reign in my temper.

HOW to Read Everything

I have got tons and tons of books and yet I haven't the foggiest idea on how to read everything in record time. Between the quantity of pages and the classics, self help, and personal development books I do not know where and how to start. Which book should I start reading and if yes based on what - on the scale of the title that appeals to me, on number of pages, on what is amazing right now or what I should be reading right now - I am unsure. I think I should star with those books that mean much to me right now and those I can learn from, those books that amuse me and those books that will transcend me to higher heights for this year I want to climb the highest career ladder and be at the top.

Prayers

Today I attended the Holy Hour that is held every first First Friday of the month. This is the first time this year that I have attended this Holy Hour. The most interesting this about this holy hour is that it was combined with Our Lady's feast today.

After the usual holy hour and attendance of mass, I visited Mother Mary's shrine and I put in my plea and said my prayers. Since a Lourdes bath was held after mass, I decided to join this also especially since my sis-in-law was interested to join in.  I felt rejuvenated after the partial bath. I was happy to undertake this. It made feel like I have cleansed away all my sins, worries and tribulations. In fact I feel more at peace with myself. Worries have vanished away and I am glad that I did not chicken out. I also told myself to be more strong within and not to always give in the compulsion to cringe and feel emotional about everything. The good news is that I am progressing on holding onto to my emotions and I no longer feel overwhelmed with everything.

Independence Day - Movie

Ever since the movie Independence day came out in 1996, I have kicked myself for not watching it. I have agonising and regretted it the many times, this movie came out in conversations with friends.

Just lately I thought of watching this movie again and guess what? I am watching the movie right now. It is every inch good as I have heard. In fact, it is so damn good. I am so thrilled I can't find the words to tell you how great the movie is. In 1996 - this is one of the best of the sci-fi pictures after star wars or movies like ghost busters- a masterpiece at that particular decade and even until now.. it is an amazing movie. A must see!

Law of Attraction rocks!

Things That I AM Grateful About

I am glad that each and every day I grow stronger in understanding myself and is reaching to achieving my life dreams. Alot of wonderful things are happening to me each day and I thank the Lord for blessing me with good luck and the gift of getting things done.

I thank the universe particularly for the following things:

1. allowing me to make the right decision by hopping on the bus at the right time and reaching home safely in the bus with nary a higher cost.
2. obtaining a seat for me in the train and allowing me to have a short and eventful nap.
3. for allowing me to complete most of my financial costing
4. for helping me to get things done.
5. for blessing me with the brain and the ability to always think of alternative ways to get what I want.
6. for blessing me with good friends and colleagues
7. for the fact that I can make friends easily without issues.

Jumpstart my Day

Today has been an eventful day with myself completing the things that I wanted such as getting a place to sit in the train, having a short nap on the way to work and after work, attending the meeting at the new location, downloading stuffs, syncing my PC with my laptop and finally coming home early and having a lovely dinner. Oh and I did look very lovely today with my blazer and trousers plus my typing skills is getting noticeably better each time I type. Yahoo! Now I just need to amp up my typing speed.

The day moved rather fast today and I did not miss much at work. I still need to start something and get the projects running rather than stopping short there at trying to psyche myself up to start working.

List of Books that I Read in 2011

Here is the list:

1. The science of getting rich by Wallace Wattles
2. Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck
3. The Prophet by Khalil Gibran
4. Broken Wings - Khalil Gibran
5. Earth Gods - Khalil Gibran Things fall apart - Chinua Achebe
6. The Pit and the Pendulum - Poe, Edgar Allan
7. The Call Of The Wild - Jack London
8. What to Say When You Talk to Your Self - Shad Helmstetter
9. The Forerunner - Kahlil Gibran

List of Books that I Read in 2010

Here are the list of books that I have read in 2010:

1. Amanda Quick Paid Companion
2. Anthony Robbins Awaken The Giant Within
3. Anthony Robbins Letters from A Friend
4. Benjamin Hoff - The Tao of Pooh
5. Carolyn Keene Mystery of Crocodile Island
6. Carolyn Keene Secret of the Red Gate Farm
7. Carolyn Keene The Crumbling Wall
8. Carolyn Keene The Secret of the Old Clock
9. David Schwartz The Magic of Thinking Big
10. Diane Irons World's Best Kept Beauty Secrets What Really Works In Beauty, Diet & Fashion
11. Douglas Adams The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy (1979)
12. Victoria Hislop The Island
13. Dr Spencer Johnson Who Moved My Cheese
14. Dr. Richard Carlson Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
15. Emma Wildes Lady Tremayne
16. Emma Wildes The Switch
17. Geneive Behrend Your Invisible Power
18. George Orwell Animal Farm by
19. Jack Canfield TheSuccessPrinciples
20. James Allen As a Man Thinketh
21. John Burnham Schwartz Reservation Road
22. Julia Quinn Dancing at Midnight (Blydons 2 )
23. Julia Quinn Further Observations of Lady Whistledown
24. Julia Quinn How to Marry a Marquis
25. Julia Quinn Minx
26. Julia Quinn Romancing Mr Bridgerton (Bridgerton 04)
27. Julia Quinn To Catch an Heiress
28. Julia Quinn To Sir Philip With Love (Bridgerton 05)
29. Julia Quinn When He Was Wicked (Bridgerton series)
30. Lewis Carrol Alice in Wonderland
31. Malcolm Gladwell Blink
32. Michael J. Losier Law of Attraction
33. Mitch Albom 5 People You Meet In Heaven
34. Patricia Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar Miracle Health System
35. Paul Bragg The Miracles of Fasting
36. Paul Coelho The Alchemist
37. Paul Coelho The Way of the Bow
38. Paul Coelho Warrior Of The Light: A Manual
39. Paulo Coelho Brida
40. Paulo Coelho By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
41. Paulo Coelho Veronika decides to die
42. Rhonda Byrne The Secret
43. Richard Bach Jonathan Livingston Seagull
44. Roald Dahl Beware of the Dog
45. Roald Dahl Fantastic Mr. Fox (1970)
46. Roald Dahl The Twits (1980)
47. Rob Yeung The Ten Career Commandments
48. Robin Sharma The Monk Who Sold A Ferrari
49. Scott Peck Further Along The Road Less Traveled
50. Susan Wright To Serve and Submit

End of Holidays!

It has been a quiet holiday with most of my time spent watching tv, reading or learning to type faster. I think that now that I have mastered most of the keys - my typing has gone much slower. Oh well... I guess it will get faster as I get used to using all my fingers to type rather that using just the two fingers to type.

I have read and completed at least 5 books during the holidays which accounts for my staying in the house instead of going out.

I did go out many times with dire consequences in which I spent like mad. The good thing is that I managed to have that talk that I wanted to have with my nieces, I bought what what my eldest niece wanted for her birthday, I attended a birthday dinner, I shopped for the things that I wanted and obtained these at a reasonable price. I have improved my typing with all the exercises that I did. I drove much better since the first day and I look forward to drive. I paid my insurance for this month and also for the next.

In short - it has been an eventful holiday. I cleaned my room and the porch for off times. I washed the bathroom as per weekly as per what I wanted to do. I feel that I have spent my holiday well. I updated my resume on three job sites. I am doing well and better and I am achieving what I wanted to do this week save from reading the PMP book. However I am confident that I can do this easily for this month before I start sitting for the examination.

Boredom

A few days in the house and I am already bored out of my ears. Reading is not cutting it at all.

Finding Treasures

I looked back at all those treasures that I have been hoarding and keeping all this while and found so many books that are so interesting to read that I wonder how to keep up with all these or even find the time to complete reading every one of them.

I find myself coming to the cross stage where I need to isolate the most cherished books that I had always wanted to read and those books and authors who I have not heard about yet have very interesting tales to tell.

Khalil Gibran - the author, poet and wise man

This has been an enterprising day - I have read two books in one day. Know that thou these books are short in text but so rich in their meaning that one cannot read too fast for lest we lose the beauty of his words.

I so love Khalil Gibran's thoughts and words and the manner that he spins a story. I like the way he gently brings the reader to the meaning behinds his storytelling. It was strange to know that this was an author from the 1923's - however it is easy to understand the eloquence and the richness of his words to have to belong from that era.

Books I have Completed Reading in February

Here are the books that I have completed reading in February.

Books that I have read:

1. Broken Wings - Khalil Gibran [COMPLETED on 2 Feb 2011] I am so astonished and taken aback at the beautiful writing and the comprehension of love so eloquently written that I could not stop reading for the want to read those lovely words and find out the storyline was too much for me to bear.
2. Earth Gods - Khalil Gibran [COMPLETED on 2 Feb 2011] I am not the kind of girl who is bonkers about poems yet like all girls I like someone to narrate beautiful poems to me. What can I say about Gibran - he charms me to no end and I love the way he sees and presents things and yet put thoughts in your mind to see more and to learn more and also to appreciate more. 
3. Things fall apart - Chinua Achebe [COMPLETED on 2 Feb 2011] Amazing story that I could not put off reading and turning the pages in one afternoon. I read like a girl possessed though being me - I wondered how it was all to end and how fast could I finish it. This is not the kind of book that I would read but I could not resist. The first few words had me hooked to the book and I found myself reading more of the text which lead to many paragraphs and this lead to more words which then all ended with a profound ending.
4. The Pit and the Pendulum - Poe, Edgar Allan [COMPLETED on 2 Feb 2011] A gripping story but one that ends too quickly and left me wondering and wanting for more.
5. The Call Of The Wild - Jack London  [COMPLETED on 5 Feb 2011] Very interesting story that will have one sitting through to complete this book.
6. What to Say When You Talk to Your Self - Shad Helmstetter [COMPLETED on 5 Feb 201] I was not so impressed with this book though I know by experience that Helmtetter is right that the brain and the subconscious mind is awaken with the positive words one says out loud.
7. The Forerunner - Kahlil Gibran [COMPLETED on 7 Feb 2011] I love Gibran's work and there is nothing else to say anymore. 
8. A Tear and a Smile - Kahlil Gibran [COMPLETED on 19 Feb 2011]
9. Talk Less, Say More Three Habits to Influence Others and Make Things Happen - Connie Dieken [COMPLETED on 19 Feb 2011] This is a book that everyone needs to read and follow through. Connie's advice is dead on the target and she dishes out tips and tricks and remedies that one can follow in live easily with her three pointers - connect, convey and convince. 

Stuffs that I have ACHIEVED

I am very happy that since 2010 that most things that  I wanted to achieve I have managed to do this.
The stuff that I am proud that I have done, completed and accomplished are as follows:

1. Read those self-help and personal development books including the romance, adventure and self-actualization books.
2. Completed reading 40 books and more in one year - yeah to achieving objectives.
3. Bought the clothes that I wanted at fraction of the original cost.
4. Went overseas to a new country that I never went.
5. Successfully completed the big 11months project that I worked for.
6. Earned a reputation for an effective project manager who has successfully completes whichever project she is given.
7. Bought those sweaters and cardigans I have been eyeing on for so long.
8. Went over to ING and self looked at the payments that I have made so far.
9. Came this close to buying a new car - but did not. Well... I will have another chance soon  and this will be a car that I will be using for many years to come.
10. Started driving again.
11. Got promoted in 2011 as  I have dreamt for.
12. Have a much bigger salary than I ever had for so long. I am coming nearer to RM7200 per month salary that I am working on.
13. Undertook the PMP training that I wanted to do so for so long. I am now on my way of taking up the PMP exam in March 2011.
14. Got that iron board that I wanted so much.
15. Bought that clothes closet that I wanted so much. Yeah to IKEA.
16. Learnt to let go and not keep grudges.
17. Watched the books that I read come alive on TV.
18. Made wise investments in public mutual and in my purchases especially my insurance.

Watching and Reading the book

Since last September 2010, I have been investing time in reading and watching movies that have come alive from the books that was written either eons ago or recently.

 

To me ... it is so symbolic of the age and of the things to come. I have always been the one who used to think that it is better to watch the movie rather than read the book. However, I could not be anymore wrong because after watching 'Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland - I was so amazed and taken aback. I would have never in the million years dreamt or imagined or conjured Alice like Burton did. There is a different feeling of reading the book and then seeing it on the tele. It is like having your dreams come true - literally in every sense. It's mind boggling.

 

So being the list sort of person that I am or maybe the materialistic person I am, I decided that for once, I shall list down all the books that I read that made it to the TV.

 

List

1. Alice in Wonderland [Nov 2010]
2. Journey to the center of the earth 
3. Moby Dick
4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Dec 2010]
5. Of Mice and Men [Feb 2011]

Time

I am finding that my holidays is just moving too fast without myself achieving those things that I want. It is a little post apocalypse with most of my time is spent either on the dog, surfing the net or watching TV. Then there is the part that I need to play host to my brother or niece whenever they come around.

I guess there is this part of me who feel responsible for being with the person even though there is the other part of me who wants to go upstairs and finish that book that I wanted or practice that typing classes that I wanted etc.

I am trying to do my best without incurring much money. This means that I should stay home rather than go out for I feel that I tend to spend more when I am out. The RM500 groceries is a testimony of this. I know that I have done the right thing in this. I guess I am just a little tired today with most of my time was taken up by nothing doing much other than reading and waiting in the morning.

I endeavour to take more of my time today and spend it wisely instead of being in front of the tele all the time tonight.

My Sister's Keeper - the Movie

Last night I saw the tearjerker movie - My Sister's Keeper. I remember wanting to read Jodi Piccoult's book for so long and last year when I saw the trailer in December, I knew that I wanted to read the book before I watched the movie.

My guess... that last December, I was rather too busy to read book. This is why now... I decided to watch the movie anyways and then read the book whenever I am free.

I cried if you must know. I feel and know that life is short - it is how you live it and no matter how bad one feels - we should always feel thankful that God has given us this life to live in.

I love the movie. I think I would like to read the book also. Although normally this is not the kind of book that I tend to read simply because the story reeks of tragedy however I learn that I love to surprise myself to read up something which is not my usual cup of tea.

Looks like I am living my life more. I am happy with the way that things are going . I know that I am blessed with ability to live life.

Lessons from My Dog

I am somehow the owner of a pincher dog. My brother actually bought it for himself or rather for his kids and somehow the dog is now my pet.

I can't say I love the dog yet. It has been so long that I have loved another. Let alone a dog. After all these years - I do not fancy animals especially dogs anymore. It is like I have grown up like an old tree and something in me withered away. Is this what the world makes people to become or has age mould me to this selfish uncaring person - or does love that has been broken up does that to someone.

The lessons that I learn from my dog day by day is that he (the dog) is very punctual for food. He tries to not disturb people but he cannot help but to make demands when he wants to go out or to eat. In short - the dog maintains a simple logic at certain times, he wants to go out to pee and off times he just wants to eat - that at the same time each day.

Today, I have relented fighting with my dog. I no longer want to dissuade or push or refuse to care more for the dog. Today, I decided that the dog is just a dog and he is not behaving like an alpha male or breed - he just wants his food on time.

The dog also teaches me some amount of patience. It seems each day, I am learning more and more of new things and renewed patience.