The cold spell will soon be over. Spring is almost here. And soon I have to bade goodbye. Just when everything starts to blossom.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Almost...
The cold spell will soon be over. Spring is almost here. And soon I have to bade goodbye. Just when everything starts to blossom.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Interesting...
I have recently discovered an interesting blog. And I have been spending the past few days reading it. Well sometimes I get headache because of staring too much at the computer screen. But what the heck, it's interesting and my sequence results have not arrived yet anyway. So it's better to read the blog than just die in anticipation whether I get the intron this time. And it's nice knowing that I'm not only one fascinated with the moon, stars and sunset and Japan.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Now that I’m almost 30, what have I learned from life so far…
I made this list almost 2 years ago...it was on October 13, 2008...5 days before my 30th birthday...
1.There are always two sides to every story. However, there are times that I will not be able to know the other side. During those times I must be critical and think carefully before I believe the only side that I know of.
2.It is not good to make decisions if I’m very angry or very sad.
3.I cannot always have what I want.
4.Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes I do not know the reasons why certain things happen. But there is no need to panic because eventually in the end I will know the reason.
5.No matter how tired or sad or angry I am, a baby or a little kid’s face would always cheer me up.
6.Patience is really a virtue.
7.My family and true friends will always be there for me, no matter what I do, no matter where I go.
8.Change is the only thing constant.
9.I cannot force other people to love me.
10.I should be honest every time but there are times that telling a lie is inevitable.
11.The truth can really set you free.
12.It is important to count my blessings.
13.There are times that I can only rely on myself. During these times I should pray and be brave.
14.Life’s little surprises come when you really do not expect them.
15.When everything seems not to be working, I should take a break. Then when my mind is relaxed I should focus again.
16.I cannot please everyone.
17.Death is inevitable and I will not now when mine will come. That’s why I should live my life to the fullest.
18.I can change a bad habit if I will really try my best.
19.Usually, watching TV is a waste of time.
20.Time really flies.
21.Starting the day early is very important.
22.There are things that I cannot change. But I can change my attitude towards them.
23.Acceptance is difficult but it will make me feel better.
24.When all else fails, pray and God will give me answers.
25.It is really possible to miss someone even though he or she is just sitting next to you.
26.There are things that I lost to forever.
27.Respect is important. I cannot impose it, I must earn it.
28.Saying I’m sorry sincerely is also important.
29.Saying what I really feel is also important or else I will lose the chance.
30.When I get old, the things that I will regret are the things that I did not do or the things that I did not say.
31.Life is too short.
32.It is important to save.
33.When life seems to be passing by so fast, it is good to stop for a while and reflect on what kind of life that I am living.
34.It is good to have a hobby.
35.I am responsible for myself.
36.Each person is unique.
37.Time management is important. It is handy to have a day to day plan.
38.Setting goals and time frame to achieve them is important.
39.Dreaming is free, so I should dream to my heart’s content just as long as I know the boundaries between dream and reality.
40.Life wasn’t meant to be easy. If it is, then it is not worth living.
41.I should overcome my fears. But doing so is really difficult.
42.Happiness can be achieved on a daily basis but achieving peace of mind takes a long process.
43.Envy and pride are things that can ruin me.
44.It is good to cry my heart out.
45.It is good to travel once in a while if the budget allows.
46.It is important to set priorities.
47.Cultural differences really exist.
48.Scenes from movies don’t happen in real life. Well, maybe they do sometimes, but probably not in my life.
49.Taking chances and risks is a part of life.
50.It’s good to persevere but it is also good to have the ability to recognize when something is a hopeless case.
51.Think and plan for the future without worrying excessively.
52.Celebrate birthdays and Christmas et. al. because you will miss them when you are in place that doesn’t have such celebrations.
53.Be critically open-minded.
54.Love your country and your roots.
55.Do not forget to say thank you and please.
56.Do not make excessive compliments.
57.Value the people you love.
58.Appreciate and enjoy the beauty of nature.
59.Music has a calming effect.
60.A broken heart is really not fatal.
61.It is bad to have grudges.
62.Forgiving is such a difficult thing to do but doing so feels really good.
63.Love unconditionally.
64.Expect less from others, expect more from yourself.
65.Each person is unique.
66.There are certain things that bind humanity.
67.Learn to say no.
I know I still have many things to learn about life...
1.There are always two sides to every story. However, there are times that I will not be able to know the other side. During those times I must be critical and think carefully before I believe the only side that I know of.
2.It is not good to make decisions if I’m very angry or very sad.
3.I cannot always have what I want.
4.Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes I do not know the reasons why certain things happen. But there is no need to panic because eventually in the end I will know the reason.
5.No matter how tired or sad or angry I am, a baby or a little kid’s face would always cheer me up.
6.Patience is really a virtue.
7.My family and true friends will always be there for me, no matter what I do, no matter where I go.
8.Change is the only thing constant.
9.I cannot force other people to love me.
10.I should be honest every time but there are times that telling a lie is inevitable.
11.The truth can really set you free.
12.It is important to count my blessings.
13.There are times that I can only rely on myself. During these times I should pray and be brave.
14.Life’s little surprises come when you really do not expect them.
15.When everything seems not to be working, I should take a break. Then when my mind is relaxed I should focus again.
16.I cannot please everyone.
17.Death is inevitable and I will not now when mine will come. That’s why I should live my life to the fullest.
18.I can change a bad habit if I will really try my best.
19.Usually, watching TV is a waste of time.
20.Time really flies.
21.Starting the day early is very important.
22.There are things that I cannot change. But I can change my attitude towards them.
23.Acceptance is difficult but it will make me feel better.
24.When all else fails, pray and God will give me answers.
25.It is really possible to miss someone even though he or she is just sitting next to you.
26.There are things that I lost to forever.
27.Respect is important. I cannot impose it, I must earn it.
28.Saying I’m sorry sincerely is also important.
29.Saying what I really feel is also important or else I will lose the chance.
30.When I get old, the things that I will regret are the things that I did not do or the things that I did not say.
31.Life is too short.
32.It is important to save.
33.When life seems to be passing by so fast, it is good to stop for a while and reflect on what kind of life that I am living.
34.It is good to have a hobby.
35.I am responsible for myself.
36.Each person is unique.
37.Time management is important. It is handy to have a day to day plan.
38.Setting goals and time frame to achieve them is important.
39.Dreaming is free, so I should dream to my heart’s content just as long as I know the boundaries between dream and reality.
40.Life wasn’t meant to be easy. If it is, then it is not worth living.
41.I should overcome my fears. But doing so is really difficult.
42.Happiness can be achieved on a daily basis but achieving peace of mind takes a long process.
43.Envy and pride are things that can ruin me.
44.It is good to cry my heart out.
45.It is good to travel once in a while if the budget allows.
46.It is important to set priorities.
47.Cultural differences really exist.
48.Scenes from movies don’t happen in real life. Well, maybe they do sometimes, but probably not in my life.
49.Taking chances and risks is a part of life.
50.It’s good to persevere but it is also good to have the ability to recognize when something is a hopeless case.
51.Think and plan for the future without worrying excessively.
52.Celebrate birthdays and Christmas et. al. because you will miss them when you are in place that doesn’t have such celebrations.
53.Be critically open-minded.
54.Love your country and your roots.
55.Do not forget to say thank you and please.
56.Do not make excessive compliments.
57.Value the people you love.
58.Appreciate and enjoy the beauty of nature.
59.Music has a calming effect.
60.A broken heart is really not fatal.
61.It is bad to have grudges.
62.Forgiving is such a difficult thing to do but doing so feels really good.
63.Love unconditionally.
64.Expect less from others, expect more from yourself.
65.Each person is unique.
66.There are certain things that bind humanity.
67.Learn to say no.
I know I still have many things to learn about life...
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Life was meant to be easy part 2: rice milling on your own
I think in Japan they designed equipments/gadgets etc not to only make life easier but also so that you can have a work done even by yourself. Like milling rice, here you can just go to that coin rice mill booth [looks like an ATM booth, sorry I was not able to take picture :-( ]. Here is the picture on how to do it, maybe not so complicated at all...
just put the rice, then the money, select how clean/white you want the rice to be, wait for a while and then voila! You have your milled rice ready for cooking.
here is where you put the rice
you select the "whiteness" and put money here
and the milled rice will come out from here
it is easy and maybe all you need is a strong back so that you can carry a sack of rice on your own.
deki agari desu :-)
just put the rice, then the money, select how clean/white you want the rice to be, wait for a while and then voila! You have your milled rice ready for cooking.
here is where you put the rice
you select the "whiteness" and put money here
and the milled rice will come out from here
it is easy and maybe all you need is a strong back so that you can carry a sack of rice on your own.
deki agari desu :-)
Friday, November 13, 2009
Trying to cook: Thai omelet
This morning, because it is Saturday and I'm a bit tired of eating bento from the university's hospital or from the various conbini nearby, I decided to try cooking omelet for breakfast. I got the recipe of a Thai omelet from this website http://pinoycook.net/. And this was my finish product...
Well, my omelet picture is a bit different from that of the site; mine looks more like an embutido. I think I was a bit generous with the ingredients. But still I felt good seeing the finish product. And the taste-- it was eatable enough :-)
Well, my omelet picture is a bit different from that of the site; mine looks more like an embutido. I think I was a bit generous with the ingredients. But still I felt good seeing the finish product. And the taste-- it was eatable enough :-)
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The not so serious ikebana
I always thought that Ikebana arrangements should always be so serious and formal, until I saw this arrangement two weekends ago at an Ikebana exhibit in the city...
closer view of the materials used...
this arrangement really made me smile...
closer view of the materials used...
this arrangement really made me smile...
Life was meant to be easy: my struggle with kuri
After struggling with the kuri (chestnuts)because I do not know how to open them, after trying all the possibilities that I can thought of...suddenly I saw on the packaging the instructions (complete with drawing) for the proper way of opening them...
I forgot that here in Japan life was meant to be easy and convenient...especially, when it comes to food consumption...lesson learned: read food labels/packaging first before trying to be creative...I just hope they come with pictures or else I will struggle with the kanji...
