And now for some Good Vibes

Finding My North

So just love, make mistakes, and have wonderful times, but never second guess who you are, where you have been, and most importantly, where it is you are going.

From: Sex and the City

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Half Full Wednesday

I love Janelle Monae ! She makes me want to dance . Did i forget to mention I love her style too.

How is this connected to shopping? Someone once said that ...you should only buy things that "make you want to do a little dance." Doesn't that make sense? I think it's brilliant! This year, I'm hoping that single phrase will make me way pickier (in a good way) and keep me from buying those ho-hum pieces that just end up sitting in my closet.

I'm currently in Seoul since Monday and I'm hoping I can try doing that little dance before I buy anything .

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8/19/10

“At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough. and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey”
- Lemony Snicket



Thank you for making me see things half full :)
Happy Birthday !!!


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Sometimes it's easy to take for granted of what we have at the moment. I've been semi-blindly aware of the many goals and plans I've had that have come to fruition. I'm making myself stop every day to smell the roses and appreciate how powerful the mind is at making dreams become reality. It's also a powerful reminder to focus very hard ONLY on those things which you hope come true. Those who dwell on the negative and on their fears very often bring those very things to pass. Spend some time today focusing on things you DO want. Remember: YOU design your life. YOU make the calls. YOU make the choices. YOU ultimately pen your own story.

So as I end on a very grateful note, I hope that you too will give yourself a little "ME time" to inventory the many wonderful blessings in your life. Life is indeed so good.

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1 Month !

I started this blog without really knowing what to post. I just committed myself to posting something each day ,no matter how shallow,material or puzzling it may be, as long as it sent a little glimmer of happiness my way. I am glad that I made it to a month and i'm still looking forward to every little bit of happiness that comes my way.

I hope this video inspires you and let it be OUR secret .

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Your secret from Jean-Sebastien Monzani on Vimeo.

1 step,2 step ,3 step....

“All I have is today, this moment, to work with. I am writing my story as I go. I am inventing myself one moment, one experience, at a time.”

— Marya Hornbacher

I'm excited to learn hydration and a bit of sports science today. I think I could have been a P.T. or an O.T. if there wasn't corpses and blood involved. I'm such a nerd. I love it!

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Life's for Sharing

I wish my every morning started like this impromptu dance party in a Liverpool train station, but alas, it's for a T-Mobile commercial. Fun!

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L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux

“Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu’avec le cœur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.”

English translation: “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

- Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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And I Quote

“All I have is today, this moment, to work with. I am writing my story as I go. I am inventing myself one moment, one experience, at a time.”
— Marya Hornbacher

Kogepan - The Burnt Red Bean Bun

While searching on Google ,I came across an imaginative story that about a little red bean bun that got burnt in the oven, only to be shunned by the baker and all other buns in the bakery as a result. This little bun, named Kogepan, was so depressed he spent most of his time “smoking and drinking milk as beer” .As with most Japanese stories, Kogepan eventually learns the error of his ways and strives to be a better bun, inspiring us all to do the best we can in our own life. I have no idea why someone would take the time to write a story like this, but I’m so happy they did.

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My Story

I am Kogepan. I was from a bakery shop in Hokkaido. My bakery shop is very famous in Japan because the red bead buns that it churns out are so delicious that only 20 of such type are made each day. I was supposed to be a delicious red bean bun too, but an unfortunate accident had happened...

On the day I was supposed to be brought into the oven, I was thrilled because the moment has finally arrived for me to become what most breads have always wanted to be - a high quality red bean bread. As I continue to ponder on that, I began to giggle in excitement.

When the baker began to take me and my friends out from the oven, I was ecstatic because everything had went smoothly. However, my happiness is somehow short-lived when the baker accidentally tilted the pan and...

And I fell back into the oven and disappeared into a cloud of smoke. I looked around for my friends but they were not there. I was very afraid. I was getting cooked again and there was a burnt smell seeping out from me. I thought to myself "Somebody please come and save me!"

Nobody noticed that I was missing and I waited in the oven for another 30 minutes. My skin was no longer a golden color and had turned dark brown. I smelt awful. Finally, the baker saw me and took me out from the oven, but he did not place me back on the shelves where the other red bean buns were.

I am a burnt bread and certainly, nobody wants to buy me. I felt lonely and upset. I thought to myself that my life as a bread was very meaningless. I was so disillusion that my eyes turned white.

The other red bean buns always mock at me, calling me awful names. The baker did not even pay attention to me at all. I think the whole world hates me.

I decided to run away from home. Nobody will care anyway. I shall run to a place where nobody exists and nobody will make fun of me.

I spent most of my time smoking and drinking milk as beer. I became very depressed and pessimistic.

After a few days, I finally came to my senses, and decided not to live my life like this anymore. The bakery is still my home after all.

Back at the bakery I decided to read a book titled "How to become a delicious bread" to improve myself. I believed that if I continue to work hard, I will eventually attain my dream of becoming a delicious red bean bun.

But every time I see the other red bean buns I lose hope and become jealous again. I always lecture them about the life of being a bread and because of that, all of them were afraid of me.

Other Characters

	Kuriimupan (creamy bread) is also a burnt bread like me. We are very good friends and we always drink beer (milk) together and often run away from home.
	They are called Kireipan, as known as the pretty breads. They are delicious and unlike me, they are not burnt. I am always jealous of them.
	My friend Sumipan is even more burnt than me. He is called the charcoal bread and he is also my very good friend.
	Ichigopan is the latest addition to the family. He is the strawberry cream bread and unlike the other bread, he is pink in color.

On Living: Aha moments from a TV Series

Never leave that till tomorrow, Benjamin Franklin said who shared with the world the secret of his success, which you can do today. This is the man who discovered electricity. You think more people would listen to what he had to say.... I don't know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I'd have to say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of rejection, sometimes the fear is just of making a decision, because what if you're wrong? What if you're making a mistake you can't undo? The early bird catches the worm. A stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we hadn't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our parents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. Life is an never ending journey of smokey mirrors. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore. Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin really meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beat the hell out of never trying.

And the pain??? Maybe we like the pain. Maybe we're wired that way. Because without it, I don't know... maybe it just wouldn't feel real. What's that saying? Why do we keep hitting ourselves with a hammer? Because it feels so good when we stop? (Just a funny way to look at it)- Grey's Anatomy

And I Quote

“…I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less.”- Anna Quindlen

It’s nice to be reminded that life isn’t supposed be a well-oiled machine. That it’s okay if I’m not always thinking two steps ahead. Living in the “now” is messy, crazy, and usually out of control…but I find it’s also the most fun.




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