The Band Perry - If I Die Young

The Pencil

A PENCIL MAKER TOLD THE PENCIL 5 IMPORTANT LESSONS JUST BEFORE PUTTING IT IN THE BOX :


1.) EVERYTHING YOU DO WILL ALWAYS LEAVE A MARK.

2.) YOU CAN ALWAYS CORRECT THE MISTAKES YOU MAKE.

3.) WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS WHAT IS INSIDE OF YOU.

4.) IN LIFE, YOU WILL UNDERGO PAINFUL SHARPENINGS,

WHICH WILL ONLY MAKE YOU BETTER.

5.) TO BE THE BEST PENCIL, YOU MUST ALLOW YOURSELF

TO BE HELD AND GUIDED BY THE HAND THAT HOLDS YOU.

We all need to be constantly sharpened. This parable may encourage you to know that you are a special person, with unique talents and abilities. Only you can fulfill the purpose which you were born to accomplish. Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is insignificant and cannot be changed and, like the pencil, always remember that the most important part of who you are, is what's inside of you.

New Year's Resolution

has anyone ever wondered how this tradition actually came about?
i mean, year after year, many resort to making them..
and most ppl have the same things on their list :
1) exercise more, lose weight..
2) sleep less..
3) cut back on facebook time..
4) find a bf (or gf, if you're a guy) etc.


but more often than not, many look back at the end of the year and they realised,
they never stick to their resolutions..


and the important question is.... W H Y?..


you see, most people make, what you'd call a COMMUNITY RESOLUTION



ppl make them cuz, the ppl around them makes them.. and the ppl around them makes them bcuz the ppl around the ppl around them makes them, and.. AH WELL, u get the idea..


so peeps, just wanna tell you guys.. dun make new year resolutions bcuz you feel compelled to do it.. do it, bcuz dat's wat u rilli wanna do..
and if you set ur heart and mind on it, u dun hafta wait till new year's to make it.. it can be done anytime of the year..

so my new year resolution for this year will be.. NO NEW YEAR;S RESOLUTION!! =D
well, more like, i'll come up with resolutions of my own and since i cant tink of a better name, for now it shall be called the "you-can-call-it-anything-else besides-new-year's-resolution" resolution =D


ANYWAY, *holding up imaginary glass*, here's to the end of 2010.. and now, we await the arrival of the year 2011 with hopes of a greater year with many more blessings and good things coming our way =D HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! =D

facebook personalities..

facebook. the social networking site which enables ppl to kip in touch with others easily as well as to kill time with its various sideline entertainments.. and today, most ppl have gotten addicted to it.. as u venture deeper into the facebook world, you'll notice a myriad of somewhat entertaining and occasionally annoying facebook personalities. here are some of the commonly seen ones..

1) the status updaters..
exhibit A :
status : i'm bored...
*few seconds later* status : going shopping now..
*few minutes later* status : at the shoping mall now..
*few minutes later* status : jus bought a new shirt..
*few minutes later* status : taking a break now..
*few minutes later* status : drinking starbucks coffee and eating J.co doughnuts now.. Yum..

status updates are fine (and twitter for the matter), it's a nice way to express wat ur doing and to kip ppl in the know.. but there are jus some ppl who post WWAAYYY too many status updates.. well, newsflash ppl, unless ur some hot shot celebrity, no one rilli cares wat u do EVERY second.. so, kip it to a moderate level, will ya..


2) the relationship updaters..
person A is in a relationship with person B.
*few minutes later* person A is in a relationship.
*few minutes later* person A is in a relationship and it's complicated.
*few minutes later* person A is married.
*few minutes later* person A is single.
*few minutes later* person A is in a relationship with person B.

for those of you who are attached, congrats, we're happy for you.. we know ur over the moon n you wan the whole world to know about it, but the constant change in ur r'ship status can be pretty annoying.. so if it's public attention and acknowledgment that you wan, all you hafta do is ask.. we're be more than happy to help you spread the news..


3) the one who never misses an opportunity to comment or like..
i'm sure some of us have these kinda frens.. every page u go or every new video or photo u see has a 'like' or a comment from these ppl, as though it's a SIRIM chop.. it's either these ppl have a WHOLE lot of interest and like alot of things and have alot of things to say or they're merely attention seekers..


4) the LOL-ers..
person A: hi, long time no see, how are you.. LOL
person B: i'm great.. how bout you? LOL
person A: i'm doing fine too.. LOL
person B : LOL

well, there's ntg wrong about Laughing Out Loud.. but let's face it, how many of us are rilli laughing out loud?.. and it's being used so nonchalantly at the end of every sentence dat LOL has become the new full stop. a stop to da whole conversation as a matter of fact.. cuz there's absolutely ntg you can reply to a LOL


5) the profile picture updaters..
ppl who change numerous profile pictures faster than you or i can blink..


6) the pokers..
po-ke-ty poke poke.. nuff said..


7) the game inviters..
"Here is one Coffee Beans ingredient for you to improve your restaurant's menu! Could you help me by sending one back?"
"so-and-so has lost his/her sheep. help him/her find his/her sheep"

seriously?!?


*but anyway, this post was not meant to be offensive in any way.. it's just the truth from wat i see from viewing facebook very frequently.. =D

you know you're a facebook addict when..

1) it's da first page u immediately open when u get an internet connection (it's probably even in ur list of boomarked pages)
2) you have several tabs of facebook opened at the same time, all the time..
3) you check facebook every few minutes (or refresh it every few seconds)
4) you can't stop thinking bout facebook the moments ur not on facebook..
5) every single information u obtained about others is from facebook..
6) you have to FORCE urself to SWEAR off facebook for at least a day (when approaching important events like exams)
7) you have more than 1379 frens, 328photos, 112groups, 98 likes and 50 videos.. (ok, i was jus being ridiculously random =P)

another one of those emo updates...

sigh.. what's happening to me..
my life is such a mess..
well, it was nvr exactly organized in the first place, but at least not as out of hand as now..

i'm hurting ppl who care about me..
i'm withdrawing from everything that's happening around me..
i'm losing faith and interest in things i used to be SOO passionate about..

i dun wan ppl to worry..
so i try my best to smile and laugh and pretend everything's okay..
i have the most awesome frens that anyone can wish for, but sometimes i feel like i'm all alone to face this world..
i try to talk, but no one truly understands..
i pray, alot.. and all i can do is to believe, and take one step at a time..


i once promised myself that watever happens, i wont take it out on anyone..
whatever i go through, i try my best not to influence ppl around me..
but why is it that, everytime i try not to do something, i end up doing it on a larger scale.. in a negative manner..


i hate feeling so helpless.. it's frustrating...

dear "you",

just when i thought i've seen enuf dementors*, you came along..
the only d'rence is that dementors are thin and scrawny, while you, on the other hand, are.. well, the plain opposite..
come to think of it, you remind me of a human-sized garfield.. a not so cute version though..

you have such an amazing bean sprout-like handwriting that it makes chicken's clawing** seem legible..
spectacle companies shud SOO hire you as their sales rep,
cuz by the end of the semester, i'm pretty sure all the students in ur classes will be wearing glasses already..

and i wish i could pay more attention in ur class but the way u explain things sumtimes, is such a turn off..
in fact, if you were to tel me the story of cinderella for the first time in my life, the only things i'd probably get outta the story are
she's a girl,
there's a pumpkin involved,
and somehow it was a happily ever after story..

i thank God that it's almost the end of the semester..
sorry for being brutal but, i hope i'll never end up in ur class again.

love,
your frustrated student

*for those of you who have never read harry potter, it's a creature which sucks all the happiness outta you..
**haha, direct translation of cakar ayam