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Aim Beyond*

In Books*, Optimism* on Sunday, 13 July 2008 at 7:16 pm

It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be
By Paul Arden

This is a book that is one of the best sellers by Phaidon Press at this time.

I bought it yesterday at 350 Baht at Kinokuniya, Isetan. The book is very easy to read with pictures and bigger font size. I could finish it last night (FYI, I am not a book lover and rarely finish a book completely).

Some messages are known facts, but we (I) sometimes ignore and forget to think about them. Reading this is encouraging and it tells me to aim high, so that I always try to be BETTER (not just GOOD ENOUGH).

And now I at least found out that I like reading this type of books. I also noticed that there were 2 more books by this writer. I might consider buying them later.

Eat One a Week*

In Habits*, Lesson-Learnt*, Lives*, Optimism*, Something* on Wednesday, 25 June 2008 at 10:17 am

Reading this, I am urged to start my reading again. I have more than 5 books unfinished. I started a few and have not completed one of them. I bought some as a collection, e.g. The Chronicles of Narnia, and I have just finished one of the 7 books.. (Oh, so now I have more than 10 books unread, I think).

To my feeling, I may like reading a non-fiction one more than a fiction, but The Chronicles of Narnia and Pricess Diary are exceptions. How many exceptions will I have!?!?

OK.. Got urged.. and now I will just have to TRY HARDER to learn how to EAT books.

:p

SK*

In Optimism*, People*, Somebody* on Wednesday, 9 April 2008 at 10:25 pm

He turns to be an employee of the parent company and that makes me feel like we are not colleagues, although, actually, we are.

The major change is that he would not fully and be involved in any correspondence with my company’s customer. Saw his e-mail address domain has change today. Kinda weird, but probably it is just the time to move on.

He is still there to support when I need help or suggestion.

However, I’ve gotta wait until he is accustomed to his new life in Dubai first; while, I will do my best from here and also try to work in the Japan office as usual (just not feel familiar with the new salesrep as yet).

Well.. yea..

Sales & Marketing*

In Lives*, Opportunities*, Optimism*, Somebody*, Thoughts* on Friday, 29 February 2008 at 1:45 pm

Just being asked by my boss whether I had thought of the offer to have a training in UK, I said I was considering that.

My boss added that since Shoji (Japanese salesrep) saw a potential in Thailand, he recommended we had a sales. Sandy (bigger boss) said that I might be able to handle both Sales & Marketing, and I go to UK for a product training.

That is very interesting. I have more idea what I am expected to do there. This is more than just web developing, but also product training.

Interesting, innit? :)

Candle*

In Emotions*, Optimism*, Something*, Thoughts* on Sunday, 11 November 2007 at 10:46 pm

Currently, I have my candle (got from a senior colleauge) lit and shining in front of me.

Although the candle is not a large one, I can feel the warmth and see the bright moon-like light.

Although the candle is small, I am touched with a hug of warmth.

Although the candle cannot do anything else, apart from being lit and shining, I thank it for the lightness, the brightness, and the warmth.

Those are being delivered into my heart.

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A Memory*

In Emotions*, Lives*, New Zealand*, Optimism*, People*, Somebody* on Tuesday, 6 November 2007 at 6:16 pm

Nice evening I had today :)

[17:39] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: waddee krap
[17:39] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: so tired
[17:39] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: 2 exams tomorrow but havnt hv time to study
[17:40] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: bought a restaurant near home last monday
[17:40] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: been caught in the middle between work and study since then
[17:40] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: how are you anyway? i may have gone to bed when you get this but that’s ok
[17:41] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: ma bon hai fung laew ja pai non la
[17:41] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: c ya

[17:41] Mook: arai waaaaaaaaa
[17:41] Mook: talk to me first..
[17:41] Mook: T_T”
[17:41] Mook: thought you were on holiday.. why having exam la?
[17:42] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: arai la ther
[17:42] Mook: aow.. just want to talk some time si.. we haven’t talked a lot so far
[17:42] Mook: just miss our conversations
[17:43] Mook: anyway.. you bought a thai restaurant? so your mum would cook?
[17:43] Mook: oh.. sorry, you are having exam ni na..
[17:43] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline
[17:43] Mook: aow.. offline pai loei..
[17:44] Mook: hahaaa.. ok, ok..
[17:45] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is online
[17:45] Mook: so you’re online or offline nia’
[17:45] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: err..
[17:45] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: happy birthday na ther
[17:45] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: sorry na, a bit late

[17:45] Mook: 4 days late T_T”
[17:46] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: mai koi dai online a’…
[17:46] Mook: you’re the one that i expected to get a msg on the day cos i didn’t think you would forget.. its easy to remember..
[17:46] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: back home kor straight to bed most days
[17:46] Mook: mobile is broken or what?
[17:46] Mook: duh..
[17:46] Mook: anyway.. thanks
[17:46] Mook: at least you say something
[17:47] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: yeah… haven’t have it for a week
[17:47] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: batt searm..
[17:47] Mook: huh?
[17:47] Mook: oh.. broken jing jing
[17:47] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: wanna buy a new one but still looking
[17:47] Mook: hahaa….
[17:47] Mook: what model you’re using now?
[17:47] Mook: bough iPhone si
[17:47] Mook: hahaa
[17:47] Mook: bought*
[17:48] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: looked at it but dont like
[17:48] Mook: its sold in NZ?
[17:48] Mook: legally?
[17:48] Mook: thais mainly use the illegal ones
[17:48] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: too big for my pocket
[17:48] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: plus iphone dont have pen 555

[17:48] Mook: your current phone has a pen?
[17:48] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: yeah
[17:49] Mook: really? hi-soo
[17:49] Mook: what model is it?
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: htc touch
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: batt isn’t very good
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: but functions and features plus look is good
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: laew tum rai yoo a’ near
[17:50] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: i’ll be going to bed soon na ther

[17:50] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline
[17:51] Mook: oh.. my friend has that htc.. looks nice, but i like iphone more
[17:51] Mook: type type type and offline eek la
[17:51] Mook: at work..
[17:51] Mook: leaving office at 6pm to uni
[17:51] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is online
[17:51] Mook: what time is it there? 5 hours ahead?
[17:51] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: hi soo yoo laew jmuirg
[17:51] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: how’s mum?

[17:51] Mook: jmuirg <<< what? an emoticon?
[17:52] Mook: she’s fine…
[17:55] Mook: just looked at your mum’s and jim’s pic in the last two nights eng.. hahaa
[17:57] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline
[17:58] Mook: real offline this time??
[18:00] Mook: ok jaaa… take care and good night.. good luck in your exam
[18:03] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is online
[18:04] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: they still old and grumpy lol
[18:04] Mook: aow..
[18:04] Mook: back laew rer..
[18:04] Mook: your internet connection sucks??? ))
[18:05] Mook: so, who will cook for the restaurant you bought la?
[18:05] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: ja
[18:05] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: pai shave ma

[18:05] Mook: shave before going to bed nia na ther
[18:06] Mook: what’s the exam about tomorrow?
[18:07] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline
[18:07] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is online
[18:07] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: ther
[18:07] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: pai non la na

[18:07] Mook: a’na..
[18:07] Mook: ok ok
[18:07] Mook: good luck in your exam
[18:08] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: all the best for this year na.. sorry, no present again.. will be around when it comes next year ok
[18:08] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: g’nite krap
[18:08] Mook: nite jaa
[18:08] Mook: you say it na..
[18:08] Mook: for next year
[18:09] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: ps: i love uni life coz it makes me feel young but i hate assessments
[18:09] ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~: nite nite

[18:09] Mook: hahaa..
[18:09] Mook: sleep tight
[18:09] Mook: nice talking to you tonight
[18:11] Meebo Message: ~(L)so tired.. exam 2moro with no study~ is offline

 

Although it hurts some time when thinking of the past, it is still refreshing when talking to those in the past again.

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The Great Whale Trail*

In Lives*, Miscellaneous*, Optimism*, Something* on Monday, 5 November 2007 at 10:39 pm

WHALES
2 November 2007

Dear Greenpeace’s Supporters,

One click signup for mail whale

arrowName the whale – a lifetime chance to name a humpback whale.

A once in a lifetime experience – your chance to name a humpback whale.

As part of the Great Whale Trail project, which is tracking whales via satellite, we have some humpback whales that need names. Not just any names, but some great names for some great whales.

We haven’t yet cracked the code of whale language so we don’t know what the whales call themselves but we are pretty confident they don’t call themselves, ‘33001, or 37232′, which are some of the names they have now.

Click here to go to The Great Whale Trail project

Click here to see the Whale Profiles

Click here to name the whale

Thanks,
The Whale ‘Tag Team’.

Because of Some Friends*

In Emotions*, Lives*, Mum*, Optimism*, People*, Pessimism*, Thoughts* on Wednesday, 31 October 2007 at 6:27 pm

Thanks to some friends who made me realise that there is nobody in this world would beat my mum in the way she gives loves, cares, and everything to me.

Some people, in their teens, would give cares, loves, and trusts to their friends more than their families.

Whatever friends say, that is the right thing to follow.

Whatever their families tell them, that is a rule and frame that they (think) are forced to do.

No matter how picky and querulous my mum is sometimes, she is the person who cares and loves me the most EVER!

My mum would never ever let me stand at the footpath at 2230hrs–surrounded by some cabs and drivers–for over 10 minutes just because I unintentionally hung up the phone too quickly when she tried to tell me where I should wait for her. Instead, she would call again and complain a bit that I hung up too fast without listening to her. She would never let me standing among those male drivers at that time.

In the other way around, a friend called me and I hung up too fast unintentionally when she tried to tell me where she wanted me to wait. I then waited for her at the footpath in front of the place thinking that she was on the way here (did not think that she was here). Over 10 cabs were around with some drivers and that was over 2200hrs.

Around 10 minutes after, she called and said that she had arrived since she called me the first time, but she meant to tease me by having me waiting like that because I did hang up the phone too fast without listening to her.

She did not even imagine how dangerous it was being outside with all those cabs around. She was not even close to me, but far farward where I was not in her sight. She could not see if there was anything happening to me! She could not and she let me over there.

My another friend’s and my ice-cream was melting while waiting for her since I had to carry both cups and had no chance to try it!

Almost out of control that night. Luckily, what I did was just stop talking and keep quiet. Otherwise, I might have thrown the ice-cream away and taken a cab back to my car at the university myself.

Who cares..

..

Love you, Mum.

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I have to appreciate that the friend even made me know more the level of my mum’s loves and cares.

Thanks.

Gratitude to Whatever*

In Miscellaneous*, Optimism* on Friday, 21 September 2007 at 5:59 pm

Feeling ralaxed now. It seems I have called it a day already. Right, that is because today is Friday.

The atmosphere, somehow, in this company is always like this in every Friday, no matter where we are, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Australia…. And when everybody feels like so, it is very quiet and peaceful. People are thinking about their happy and relaxing weekends!

  1. Good to have 5 weekdays and 2 weekends in one week. It is then more relaxing on Fridays because people would feel like they have been working a lot for the whole week(day), and their weekends are coming up.
  2. Thanks that I speak less, so I listen more.
  3. Thanks that people talk more, so I listen and know more.
  4. I type more, and speak less.
  5. Uni is going to start again. More excitement, friends’ chit-chats, and some challenges are coming!

TGIF!
(Thanks God It’s Friday)

Gratitude to Remembering*

In Optimism*, People* on Saturday, 15 September 2007 at 6:02 pm

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Grateful that..

  1. I still keep him in my heart.
  2. He greets me sometimes.
  3. I still keep in touch with his friends.
  4. He still talks to me.
  5. We still talk to each other.
  6. I still remember him and what we have done together.
  7. I still miss him no matter how he feels now.

P.S. The song is for my feeling of happiness from remembering him in my heart.

Gratitude to a Good Grade in CRM*

In Mum*, Optimism*, People* on Saturday, 15 September 2007 at 5:48 pm

Thank you that..

  1. Aj. Kriengsin gave me an A for the CRM class.
  2. I did a good job in the CRM class and exam, so that I got A.
  3. My mother who always supports me in whatever I do, including spending time preparing things for me during the exam preparation.
  4. My friends who always called for a tutorial session and talks to recap the lessons.
  5. My boss who always understands that I am studying. He allowed me some days leave during the exam.
  6. My colleauges who helped me, esp whlie I was on leave during the exam.

:)

Gratitude to Chit-Chats*

In Emotions*, Lives*, Optimism*, People* on Wednesday, 12 September 2007 at 10:32 pm

Got a chance talking to Tri again tonight. I raised the topic, without even greeting, of Bakery songs that both Tri and Jack mentioned before.

12-Sep-07
07:00:22 PM
me: use hi-speed at home?

12-Sep-07
07:00:52 PM
him: broadband

That was the start of our conversation, and the rest was not many though. I just kept sending the links to some albums I uploaded into the Internet for him (them).

  1. Thank you for having a conversation last night.
  2. Thank you that he had not finished his assignments quicker than this; otherwise, I would not see him online.
  3. Thanks to Jack, who I invited to the conversation later, of talking to Tri because that allowed me to have a little more clues about Tri. At least, he was using the Internet from a guy named Bank.
  4. Thanks to myself that my heart was not shaking while talking to him.

Love.

12-Sep-07
08:21:41 PM
him: never heard of any of them 555

12-Sep-07
08:21:51 PM
me: a’ rer..

12-Sep-07
08:22:01 PM
him: chai

12-Sep-07
08:22:06 PM
me: try Jojo.. we’re listening to it

12-Sep-07
08:22:10 PM
him: how’s the report?

12-Sep-07
08:22:19 PM
me: on it now. due tonight.. by midnight

12-Sep-07
08:22:24 PM
him: we are who are we?

12-Sep-07
08:22:41 PM
me: the whole group (5 ppl) are at uni. my other 4 friends and i

12-Sep-07
08:22:47 PM
him: aow. u stay at uni?

12-Sep-07
08:22:59 PM
me: also last night and tonight. uni closes at 11pm

12-Sep-07
08:23:00 PM
him: mum la

12-Sep-07
08:23:03 PM
me: at home

12-Sep-07
08:23:19 PM
him: 11pm then go home ??

12-Sep-07
08:23:33 PM
me: right. arrive home around 11.30

12-Sep-07
08:23:47 PM
me: :D ซิ่ง ช้าๆ กลับบ้าน ๕๕๕

12-Sep-07
08:24:20 PM
him: how’s your driving now? feel more confident?

12-Sep-07
08:24:34 PM
me: sure.. 2 years already

Gratitude to Special Someone*

In Emotions*, Lives*, Optimism* on Monday, 10 September 2007 at 5:20 pm

Because the chat last night, I still feel of some smiles on my face when I think of him, Tri.

  1. Thank to Tri for greeting me last night. That at least made me feel that I was not ignored.
  2. Thanks to myself that I can still think of him with smiles.
  3. Thanks to me that today I do not feel of any hatred to him like earlier.
  4. Thanks to him for not answering me about the phrase “หัวใจผูกกัน” he used as his MSN icon. Otherwise, I might have hurt more.
  5. Thanks to him for telling a few more things about himself at this time.

Miss you as always.

 

:)

Gratitude to Being Here Today*

In Optimism*, People* on Sunday, 9 September 2007 at 9:10 pm

Although spending all days at my university today, I still have something and somebody to thank to.

  1. June, my friend at uni, who warned me not to crack my finger joints in order not to enlarge my knuckles.
  2. Priw, my friend, for caring and asking me if I was angry with her regarding her diary of not saying something that may hurt someone (and yes, I was).
  3. My friends (P’New, Priw, June and Pol) for being patient with me when I was very moody and kept quiet, which influenced the atmosphere of the meeting.
  4. The restaurant, Rasabiang, for making my lunch a great one.
  5. Tri, for saying ‘waddee krap’ to me. This makes me feel that I made the right decision of unblocking him in MSN. Once he saw me online, he greeted me. Thanks a lot.
  6. Jack, for being around and always saying hello to me.
  7. K. Rath, an online friend, who helped me find the word ‘crack joints’ or ‘หักนิ้ว’ in Thai.
  8. Everyone on the road that did not do anything that caused me to hit them.
  9. CMMU students who joined the petition. They encouraged me and urged me to realise that I should not keep quiet to accept whatever others indirectly forced me to accept. Fight for our rights and better lives!

Thank you for today.

Gratitude to My Alive Life*

In Lives*, Optimism*, People* on Saturday, 8 September 2007 at 8:23 pm

Today I would like to express my appreciation to..

  1. My careful driving to my university. Then, I did not be the one in the accident I saw this evening.
  2. My friend, Priw, who reminded me of thinking of other people’s feelings. I should not hurt someone I love by saying something that hurts them.
  3. My smiles to so many people and I did not express my moodiness to anyone.
  4. My mother who is always kind and loves me. She takes care of everything for me. She is the best in my life!

This is my first grateful journal. Hopefully, my list will be longer and longer each day.

I know the usefulness of this journal and I promise that I will keep writing.

Gratitude Journal*

In Optimism* on Saturday, 8 September 2007 at 6:12 pm

After this post, I am going to start my first time writing a so-called Grateful Journal–while I would call it GRATITUDE JOURNAL, inspired by Vanessa Race, who once said that, when she was studying Neuroscience in Mind, Brain and Education at Harvard University, her instructor asked all 30 students to write the Grateful Journal everyday.

The Gratitude Journal is a writing of expressing the writer’s appreciation to everything happening on each day. The writer will focus and think more on the positive happenings, and this will lead them to be more optimistic to everything around them.

Here I am! I think this concept is great. I should be able to refine my own mind, heart, brain, and thoughts through this journal. I will be able to learn to thank others better.

Here I am!

All of my Gratitude Journal will be labelled as Gratitude* in my blog.

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