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What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies Within Us.

"We should gain more by letting ourselves be seen such as we are, than by attempting to appear what we are not."—Francois de La Rochefoucald

We cannot successfully hide our true selves from others no matter how hard we try. Even if we are brilliant in our efforts, the most we might do is to fool some of the people some of the time. It is a serious mistake to try to bluff our way through life by pretending to be someone other than our true selves. Each one of us is special with our own unique set of talents and experiences, and we should work hard at developing our talents and being our unique selves to the best of our ability.

There is a tendency for many of us to be too self conscious. We imagine ourselves unattractive. We think we are deficient in talents. In short, we tend to put ourselves down. This is a terrible mistake. God created us as individuals for a purpose, and we should be proud of who we are and make the most of God's creation.

Abraham Lincoln grew up in poverty with almost no formal schooling. His mother died when he was only nine years old. He was extremely tall for his age and quite awkward. No doubt other boys made fun of young Abe and caused him much heartache and self-doubt. During most of his adult life Lincoln was not very distinguished in the eyes of his contemporaries, and he probably suffered from self-doubt much of the time. Even when he was elected President in 1860, many people ridiculed him for his lack of formal education and cultural sophistication.

Yet, Abraham Lincoln brought to the presidency such an uncommon degree of personal integrity, intelligence, and humanity that he has become one of the most revered and beloved leaders of all time. In every age, there are people who seem ordinary to themselves and those around them. However, when some of these people are faced with the proper challenge, they distinguish themselves as extraordinary people. So don’t we just be ourselves and see where that takes us?

by Allen, W. Smith, Ph.D

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A cute news from BBC : Crew members repair a toilet on the international space station with a pump brought up by the shuttle Discovery. ( Days ago their toilet UP there spoilt )

From now on right, if there's any (legal) activity around You that is held on weekend, just give me a sms/call! I need many many from now - September/October. Your help will be Greatly appreciated and thanked. :D

Petrol price sky rocketed. Ya everyone is talking about that, but i see more price rising on other consumer and luxury goods. Let's say a chocolate. Soon they'll tell you to send that chocolate from destination A to Z, transportation fees amplified, so the chocolate also turns more expensive. Walk more, puasa more, less outing, less speeding. =.=

All medical check things - checked! Today went back to SKMC to get Mantoux reading.. today all doctor and nurses in charge were abuneh. =.= heard many ying ge neh language.. =.=

Then.. out to Klang Parade for baju kurung. First time in my life I was wearing~ And what hao xiao was, I tried more than 7 and luckily i bought ONE. 3 to go, tomorrow or later. =.= And ho, testing baju kurung is now known to be more tiring than driving. =_=''' And also, i know why baju kurung is named as baju Kurung. Just to wrap (kurung) you up. lol.. Also, as i guessed, with it, I can't even walk in bigger steps.. XD Still thinking where i can get Long sleeve sport shirt. v.V

This is actually silk purple, under light ho, will turn to bluish and then indigo one~ but i don't like.. =.=

This is the red version of the silk purple.. the salesperson said ''ini lawa'' ya ke? looks older.. =_=

So.. i bought this! Which has a lil lil chinese 'aroma'. :P

Met Mr. Ha. Ter-saw Jing Shan and waved to her in the car. :D :D
We were supposed to go to OCBC bank before heading back home. But then.. we forgot. Why? Because I was so so into my mom's hands and legs while she's driving - changing the gears, cluctch, oil.. - See? I am an avid learner! :P :P

Yiwen sis!! I saw many many 'your jacket' in Giant!! Are you still wearing that? :D :D

( hehe.. Again )
Affable = amiable
Affluence = richness
Affront = open insult
Afoot = on foot
Agglomerate = pile together
Aggress = attack
Aghast = shocked
Agile = moving quickly
Albeit = even though
Alluvion = flood
Ally = alliance
Altercate = argue
Ambidextrous = two-handed
Ambrosial = delicious
Amatory, Amorous = romantic "P
Amity = friendship
Amorphous = shapeless
Ampersand = &

There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
It's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles you can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you believe
-When You Believe, MC-