Wednesday, September 30, 2009

The Hardest Thing is also..

not to point fingers..

its only easy to put the blame on others when things don't go your ways.

Just when you point a finger at someone, please be aware than the other four fingers are actually pointing back at yourself. It is always easier to be mad at someone else, for something he/she didn't do and even worse: for something he/she didn't do to make you happy.

Happiness grows from within. Please be happy yourself and Never rely on others to make you happy. because you don' live for others, you live for yourself. You can only truly love others when you start loving yourself. :)

Don't live in a world of self-fulfilling prophecy. Be open-minded, accept constructive criticism open heartedly.

When you fail to take criticism, you are one step back from self improvement, further to succession in life.







Thursday, September 24, 2009

Don't eat the marshmallow yet!

you can either eat it now, or you wait.. wait for 15minutes and get 2 marshmallows...which one do you pick?

The new idea here is that,
"if a person can bear to have delayed gratification, he/she are prone to success in future"

For instance,
Skip a short trip to Minneapolis and save up for Paris during winter.
Skip that scrumptious tiramisu and have a body of Megan Fox.
Skip the fun time or party at a friends place to study and do better in an exam.

and it all boils down to self discipline, determination, and of course: your choice.

We all make sacrifices in life,
one day we will have to lose one thing for another,
one day we will need to bid goodbye and pursue own life,
one day (or many days) we will need to skip the happy hours and work OT,
one day we will need to stop man hunting and have eyes for only one,
one day we will need to give up on that prada bag for daughter's tuition fees,

but heres what,
the days you worked OT, gives you a promotion
the days you finally have eyes for one, you found your love and have a happy family
that day you give up on the prada bag, your children is on their way to great success
and perhaps going through the same thing like you did.

Delayed gratification for me, is sacrificing for now and enjoyment later.
in lame man's term, suffering now and goyang kaki later..

I personally like this one very much, it reminds me to keep moving forward.
your gift is in front of you, but you got through those hurdles that spells 'not this time', 'try again', 'good try' until you reach the one that says 'congratulations!' :)




Monday, September 21, 2009

Golden Birthday :) cont'd

THANK YOU ALL!

for coming to surprise me with the cake! it was awesome to have you all around to celebrate my 21st birthday..*smiles*

just when i thought nothing great was going to happen, I guess you guys were there at my corridor quietly whispering. hehe.

I had a real good time, thanks a bunch! ><




My favorite Tiramisu from Cafe Milo
I usually have one serving and I'll be on cloud nine
but now I have the whole box of tiramisu! *slurp!*

Cynthia also made me an ice cream cake, A HOMEMADE ICE CREAM CAKE! ><
no pictures... because it was 'sau gau-ed' in 5 minutes
nuff' said.




The girls..
Yini Tan, Yi ying, Jaslyn, me, Yunnie and Chloe



6326 and I




Botak head Gengkis Tan Wooi Hau (SH) ski and his signature
"i-cannot-see-ur-eyes-la" smile..



and a picture with the apple of my eye ;)


~thanks again!~


Sunday, September 20, 2009

Golden Birthday :)

In a few minutes time, I'm turning 21 on the 21st of September. I'll be out of my teen into the threshold of adulthood. The transition of life where it is almost like a butterfly coming out of a cocoon.

Its my golden birthday but I'm drowned with a lot of homework and assignments. I would not be able to enjoy it the way the others did. I envied those that had a great party set up for the very day and I wish I could skip all of the homework and celebrate it with my loved ones.

I guess there will be nothing really interesting for me on this day. Just that its time for some self evaluation, and reflections on what I've achieved during the past 20 years.

I've failed many times and I've learned to stand up from my fall. I've learned wonderful things from my peers and had also learned to love one another. I've matured myself and have come to know the real world. I've accepted some facts and are ready to live with it. Ive learned that when people give you praise or critics, its for you to take as reference and for them to keep. I've learned through experiences that had helped me in succeeding the things I'm dealing with today.

Wonderful 20 years of ups and downs.
I look back and there are no regrets.

Now, I'm ready to march on to a new phase of life. =)


How swift have flown
To me thy girlish times,
A woman grown beneath
My heedless eyes!
In vain I rack
My fancy to believe
The almanac,
That speaks thee twenty-one.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

The Girl Effect

My first triathlon

For those who know me very well, you should know that Rachel can be very random at times. She will bake cookies at 3am in the morning, run at 11pm at night, get her navel pierced on her way home from work and even something like: registering for a triathlon...

On the 13th of September, I have attended a triathlon with a brave heart at Big Creek State Park. I told myself that it is not about the winning, not about losing, but its all about completing the entire course and I did it!

p/s: in a freaking long time though~

Last year, my sister shared with me her experience participating in the Paul Bunyan Triathlon in Cameron Park, MN and she really did inspired me to take part in such a race. This summer back home, I've decided to register for Cyman and eventually got Seth, to join the triathlon with me. We shared valuable information on how to handle transition time, run effectively without using a lot of energy, check on each other work out progress and we even did a mock triathlon a week before the event day. Not to mention that my totally inspiring, high-achieving sister has also given me a lot of advise on workouts throughout the summer.

The swimming was good, the bike trail was a nightmare and the running was the event which I was most proud of myself. Seth, the victim I pestered to join the triathlon with had a very bad cramp after the bike trail. It was not just one leg, it was both of his thighs, it was hurting so bad that he has to force himself to stop and rest. Many times while he was resting, he urge me to go forward and he said he'll catch up later. Many times I wanted to just run and make sure I go fast enough and not be the last. I had such an internal struggle to not want to be the last, to not want to lose so badly.. Instead of running ahead of him, I stayed because we said ahead of the event that we will go at the same speed, motivate each other and we will finish the course together. At last, we ended up walking the last 5k and we completed the course :)

By mentioning all of this, I am not saying how wonderful or how great I am as a person, but I want to say that winning is something, but not everything. The result is sometimes not as important as the process. All of the time, almost 6 days in a week which I will devote myself into a 3miles run or a 50 laps swimming, for at least 3 months, I have enjoyed the process so much that I instantly decided to go for more 5k/10k or even another triathlon in the coming years. Many people commented that running is boring and tiring, or its not interesting because it is not a competitive sport. Heres what I found out: Running might be boring and tiring, but after a while you will know that it is not your body thats keeping you going, its your mind. You are competing with yourself, constantly pushing yourself and this is when a runner starts to develop a strong mind strength. If you find my words skeptical, I invite you to challenge yourself in training, or doing a 5K. Try the running with heart on october 4th @ beyer Hall (hehe~ a lil' advertising here) you will eventually get what i mean. :)

Besides my family members and friends, there is this one person who will and had unconditionally supported me, who had cheered for me at every interval, even offered to be the water boy in this triathlon. Baby baby..Thank you so much! Nothing is more encouraging to have your full support and your trust in making through this triathlon. You trusted in me, and you knew I was able to go further. The pat on the shoulder was indeed a wonderful moment for me:)

Thank you wai loon, zi ting, yu, yini, yiying, chloe, cynthia and all others for the good luck. I shall work harder and will promise to not run last next time.. tee hee =D

here are some pictures to share..





Feeling worried looking at all the aerodynamic helmet and thousand dollars tri-bicycles.



Still... very nervous...



Was able to force out a smile and the peace sign though~



Ready to go!



Rawr!!!!



Done with 500 yard swimming.. now 14.3 miles biking~



I swear everyone remembered me, i'm the only Asian girl and the only participant with a mount bike -.-



Run..



and we completed all three! we are now good to go.. =D

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

This is for you, my number 1 supporter :)


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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Ideas Worth Sharing


I found out about www.ted.com through my eldest brother, Vincent Gan as he posted one up on facebook about moral and laws. Must we all follow laws? or sometimes things can change accordingly to situations. What is wiser to do, to abide by the rules or go with the situation..
Are rules really meant to be broken?

Then today, in consumer behavior class, Laura post this on her ppt and it enlightened me in many ways. I enjoyed it so much until a point where I debate within myself on the reasons to why I chose Food Science and not Marketing. As I go along, i realized that it doesn't matter which major I chose and how I regret no choosing the other; it boils down to the point where all these things you learned during your uni life will eventually benefits you in the future.

Thinking out of the box, thinking what people doesnt realize/doesnt know about is what they call innovative. Something very complex can be made simple and became simply amazing. I eventually got addicted in working my brain so hard, trying to find a breakthrough like how these people found their's.

Its really worth the thought. I beleive that its only through thinking where you will realize more.
BUT i must say, only think of those thats worth thinking. THEN again, whats worth and whats not is arbituary.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Second week of Fall Semester

Second week of Fall Semester,
I've already decided which are the classes I will definitely fall asleep and which are the ones where I will stay awake no matter what... I judge a book by its cover. Sensory evaluation text book, is just way too 'siiieennn...'

Second week of Fall Semester,
My phone died (again) but this time there will be no signs of 'reincarnation'. its gone forever :( I'll have a new number.. soon..

Second week of Fall Semester,
My apartment is down with internet. MEDIA COM: media 'kong' (die)?

Second week of Fall Semester,
Why am I still stuck with mass balance?!

Second week of Fall Semester,
is 2 weeks before cyman race day. *cyman = hangman*

Second week of Fall Semester,
I have 15 hours lab, and no time for lunch.

Second week of Fall Semester,
I got myself a present. :) >>>>> Flu Mist. *i think you should get one too*

Second week of Fall Semester,
I promised myself to NOT skip MKT class anymore.. hehehe :P

Second weekend of Fall Semester,
We are heading to Chicago 6 flags, to kick Ass :D

Fall Semester,
I am going to be very busy, busy planning for more Fun. :)