Sunday, 15 August 2010

  • Trust

    Trust should be given where it is deserved. Those too quick to put all their trust forward will certainly be disappointed. Trust is something that should be earned, maybe then it would be more cherished. There is not one person out there who doesn't have secrets, lies, and regrets from their past. Once trust is obtained - secrets, regrets, and insecurities are shared. We share a side of us that we aren't proud of - our darkness - in hopes that the other person would be able to handle it and also as a sign of good faith that yes, we do trust them.

    It seems that trust is too much of a gamble for me. I'm one of those players who will never go into anything as 'all or nothing'. 

    Having faith in something wholeheartedly will also lead to disappointment when all is put forth. If not cautious, it may consume and blind you from seeing reality. 

Friday, 06 August 2010

  • Significant others

    There are two types of significant others that will come by you in life. There are ones who will judge the situation based on the situation itself and not the individuals. Then there are others who when it comes to their friends and families, they don't see right from wrong. No matter how fucked up their friend's actions are, there is always a pardon for every situation. And the matter is ignored. When your girlfriend or boyfriend has a fall out with your best friend, can you really be blindsided and ignore the situation?

    Expectations shouldn't be set too high for your significant other no matter how much love there is for each other because it will only set you up for disappointment.

Thursday, 05 August 2010

  • You're amazing just the way you are...

    Currently listening to: Bruno Mars - Just the way you are

    My picture is angled NOT because I think it's cool - but because no one would take a picture for me at that time =[ 

    Making my way through life is so hard to grasp and understand. The journey only gets more complex and difficult. I never know what will come next and I hate it. It's scary not knowing which path to take and if I can even make it through. It's just one obstacle after another - a really cruel and endless cycle.

    What makes the journey worth the endeavor is knowing that no matter how difficult the obstacle is or how deep I dig myself into a hole, there is someone who will want to want to hold my hand and walk beside me through it all. It just makes it that much more easier to get through the day. With all the chaos in my life, I am still able to view the world in one harmonic state as it continues to move and grow at a rapid rate because of you.

    The obstacles we face and the path we choose to overcome them mold us into who we are today. Whether the obstacle is failed or conquered, lessons are still learned and we become more aware of our mistakes. Over time, things happen and people grow. My ex recently told me that I've changed. Well...after walking out of my life where days go by without a word, weeks without a sound and the silence moves around like the flu - I didn't change, I just grew up. I began to rearrange my life where you were no longer a part of it. When you choose to walk out of an individual's life, you miss all of their life events. You no longer watch them grow and grow with them. Those events, that time span will never be replaced - and yet that was their decision to leave.

    There is so much that life has to offer in this world where people are constantly walking in and out of your life. They leave unforgettable memories for a reason. 

    Relationships teach lifelong lessons. We will love - we will lose - the best part is that we will learn to love once again.

    There is a beauty in everything, no matter how dark life gets - as long as you take the time to see it.

    We make decisions that shape our destiny.

     

Thursday, 22 July 2010

  • Since when does putting time and effort become an expectation? As human beings, we are always expecting more or better. Starting a relationship with another person almost always has expectations about how both individuals should think, feel, and behave. Often times, people find themselves consumed with school, work, their social lives that they have forget about their true support system - their significant other. Suddenly, all of their time and effort gets shifted towards other priorities. And when these expectations are violated - less and less effort is dished out for each other. Watch out for the battle cries and red flags your significant other throws in the air! - if you catch them in time, you may be able to save it and avoid a brutal war based on things you DIDN'T even do! - Remember, sometimes its the things you don't do that may hurt the relationship.

    Nothing is done entirely for nothing. 

     


     

    | A special breakfast surprise my hunnie put together one morning for me - let's just say, my battle cry was heard! |

    [Trung opla (the Vietnamese way of eating eggs with bread and soy sauce]


    | Another version of trung opla one of my sisters made for us the morning before we headed to water country. |

    [This one is topped with green onions, dried onions,  sesame seeds, and soy sauce. The bread was also eaten with pate]


     

Sunday, 20 June 2010

  • Fairy tales - are they really for the hopeless romantics?

    Is finding love nothing but exaggerated tales that we've only seen in the movies? Love is one of the most captivating things humans can ever experience. When in love, you can literally feel it in your bones. That feeling of your heart bursting into millions of tiny pieces and now you're walking on clouds. It’s that belief that maybe miracles do exist. For the world holds so many secrets beyond our comprehension. If the sky can hold an infinite amount of stars - who’s to say true love doesn’t exist?

    True love, yes it’s for the story books; but if you believe it so - it is possible and the boundaries are endless.

    I found a quote from the movie ‘Only You’ - “If we stop and go with the flow; and follow our destiny, it’ll lead us to each other”. How utterly true is this? We shouldn't be completely concerned about finding someone to love. If you just stop and smell the roses; and take in the world as it is - our destiny will come to us. Once our destiny appears, we should always have the ability to reach out and seize it. We should never by afraid of falling, in or out of love. Because in the end, those spaces between our fingers will be filled, and that empty spot in our hearts we so desperately try to fill, will soon be overflowing.

    Love is the motion for life
    The breath for friendship
    The beauty for sight
    The harmony of sound

    Love is the language of life

    Love is simply you and I x3