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    <title>when i stop and smell the roses..</title>
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    <subtitle>why live in denial when you can live with the truth.. it hurts both ways just so you know...</subtitle>  
    
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        <title>mirror mirror hanging on the wall</title>   
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        <div style="text-align: center">and these days life been a huge question mark.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center">and before others do, i wish i could understand myself better.<br />every single day, i have to put on a mask.<br />but sometimes when the mask worn out, acquaintance perceive what its called sadness.<br />im just a human.<br />cut me and i still bleed.<br /><br />people set high expectations for me.<br />people made choices for me.<br />people decide things for me.<br />once in a while, i admit i don&#39;t like what i see in the mirror.<br />it is very deceiving.<br /><br />upon having this in my thought, somehow i came across an article yesterday.<br />i spent few minutes reading it and i learned a valuable lesson.<br /><strong>learn to like what you don&#39;t see in the mirror.</strong><br />because only then you will appreciate what you see.<br /><br />for instance, those pair of ugly dark rings adding a few years to my age <br />and need a very heavy concealer before going to work.<br />what i don&#39;t see is, that is the shadow to my worries for my loved ones<br />and having sleepless nights thinking of them.<br /><br />i tend to feel vulnerable when problems kept on bumping each other.<br />it was kind of reflected though i tried so hard to build a strong exterior and continue to smile of course.<br /><br />then a colleague said, <em>when there&#39;s nothing much you can do, stop worrying<br />because the time will eventually come when problems bump into their respective solutions.<br />you don&#39;t bump the same person everyday after all..<br /><br /></em>and a friend told me this,<em> when you laugh, the whole room laugh with you.<br />so imagine, what happen if you locked away all these little things..<br />as much as you deserve to be happy, others deserve to be happy because of you...<br /><br /></em>if these words had meant something to me, i hope it may mean something to others.<br />i am blessed with a great bunch of people, i know.<br />and on some level, i believe that its not about choosing the right words to say,<br />but what you want to say and not because you have to.<br /><br />good day to all.<br /> </div>   <p style="clear:both;">    
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        <title>no idea</title>   
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        <published>2009-07-16T15:11:15Z</published>
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        <div style="text-align: center">it&#39;s been awhile.<br />frantic weeks of abrupt events and really have no idea what happened to my time management.<br />learned that time is something we can possibly control though.<br />learned that small little details actually matters.<br />learned that there&#39;s always a line drawn when money and status involved.<br />judge too soon and it burst my bubble.<br />perhaps she have her own reasons.<br />why do i feel this way tonight?<br /><br />strange thoughts playing in my mind.<br />i never felt lowest in my life til i met last week.<br />the more i push myself to feel better, to pretend things will be fine, i&#39;m just falling apart.<br />and that is something i practically hold to myself.<br />the pain, the grief and the melancholy have finally taken its toll.<br />the catch is things are not as bad as it seem.<br />if i chose to rationalize it of course.<br />someone told me that, God have given me many blessings in disguise.<br />without having said, i know i under-appreciated people and so many other things.<br />and sometimes i just think to myself that i&#39;m not worth it.<br />i think its best to swallow the worries again.<br />i just have to be strong and not dependent anymore.<br /><br />prayers goes to my dearest dad and brother.<br />please recover super fast.<br /><br />it&#39;s always easier said than done.<br />but now, things are even harder to be said.<br />no words to say how i am truly feeling now.<br />my apologies.<br />i know things change and can never be the same but just this once.<br />give me the will to repeat memories.<br />give me the strength not to bail on it.<br />give me one more chance.<br /><br />and after this, i know the risk i&#39;m taking but that&#39;s why we have to plan.<br />i admit i am petrified to be face to face with my own decision.<br />leaving has always been hard.<br />especially when you hold too much of memories.<br />but i believe on some level, good things will eventually come to an end.<br />and allow another episode of good things to begin.<br />it has been quite a great journey and a privilege if i have to say.<br />&#160;meanwhile, just go with the flow.<br /></div>   <p style="clear:both;">    
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        <title>smile again</title>   
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        <div style="text-align: center">and she said, <em>i beg your pardon..<br /></em>can&#39;t help it but to smile.<br />seriously, you can hardly hear that nowadays.<br />i miss those days when my language was simply profound.<br />now that i have catch on with the chinese slang and killed my malay accent, its time for drastic measure.<br />it has been super hectic at work and i really really mean hectic literally.<br />very exhausting, sleep-deprived, late night meals and falling sick.<br />but appreciate the well wishes.<br />didn&#39;t expect people to care though.<br />maybe its not about changing but just to realize and move on.<br />cheers.<br /><br /><br /> </div>   <p style="clear:both;">    
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        <title>you never know it again</title>   
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        <published>2009-06-11T11:42:04Z</published>
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        <div style="text-align: center">without you knowing, you have hurt me deep.<br />without you knowing, you have broke a trust.<br />without you knowing, you have shattered a hope.<br />without you knowing, you are just a stranger from now on.<br />thanks for everything.<br /><br />i never stand corrected again prior to the situation.<br />gentle reminder, never be too nice to someone because if you don&#39;t get appreciated, you will just get hurt.<br />an act of random kindness is no longer an act.<br />it is more likely to be a demand nowadays.<br />expect one to do more than what is required but never expect to receive more than what is needed.<br />once again, truth hurts.<br />it hurts even more coming from someone whom you cared so much.<br />and its just like rubbing salt to the wound when he/she is the reason you stand so tall turns out to be the same reason<br />you are demoralized and despair arise.<br /><br />cheers to all for supporting me always and making me feel a hell lot better.<br />and cheers to those who made me feel worse than rock bottom.<br />because it just make me stronger.<br /> </div>   <p style="clear:both;">    
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        <title>only hope</title>   
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        <div style="text-align: center"><em>take everything life has to offer or gives you !<br />remember the main reason why i ask you to go for it ?<br />the only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them !</em><br /><br />shoot for the moon and i fall between the stars, i guess.<br />at least i landed somewhere.<br />big picture. big picture.<br />i think i feel much better now after several consultations.<br />i can like face the world again. haha.<br />and happy birthday to mieza !<br />cheers.<br /> </div>   <p style="clear:both;">    
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        <title>opportunity</title>   
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        <published>2009-05-25T08:12:49Z</published>
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        <div style="text-align: center"><em>you gave me a feeling that you&#39;re independent.</em><br />if only independent is the same meaning as happy.<br /><br />if only opportunities come with a decal label that states &quot;rest assured&quot;.<br />if only it was a turn of event.<br />if only first impression is not judged.<br /><br />appreciated all the feedback and support throughout the toughest week i had.<br /><br />the trace of depression and frustration are still there but hey, i&#39;m standing tall.<br /><br />this is not the end.<br />the best possible thing is yet to come.<br />even if it gonna&#39; take forever, i will be right here waiting.<br />provide me the strength and patience to endure all this.<br />please.<br />&#160;<br />people kept asking why, and if only they know why.<br />it&#39;s not a choice i make but a choice they make and set for me.<br />who am i at the end of the day?<br /><br /><br /> </div>   <p style="clear:both;">    
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        <title>this sucks</title>   
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        <div style="text-align: center">i am so frustrated.<br />i am so disappointed.<br />i am depressed.<br /> </div>   <p style="clear:both;">    
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        <title>amazing</title>   
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        <published>2009-05-13T06:07:22Z</published>
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        <div style="text-align: center">do you know what is amazing ?<br />how a person changes a perspective in a split of second.<br />and for only one reason.<br />to see the determination of another being.<br />i admit sometimes i am too carried away with the things i want in life and i overlook<br />what i actually wanted to achieve in life before my last breath.<br />it is not about winning or losing the races in life but it&#39;s more about finishing what one has started<br />and not giving up along the way.<br />i was so privileged to attend the workshop the other day with a great speaker and my super great companion.<br />&#160;it has inspired me in many ways and without a doubt, changes one belief after another.<br />i never thought waking up in the morning can be so fulfilling.<br />it has always been just another day.<br />i never knew an animal like eagle is so powerful.<br />imagine the determination.<br />and i never think far of a father&#39;s love.<br />it is simply breathtaking.<br />i wish for nothing to break me again.<br />cheers.<br /> </div>   <p style="clear:both;">    
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        <title>unfair</title>   
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        <published>2009-05-04T11:08:08Z</published>
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        <div style="text-align: center">it has been sooo long since i last blog.<br />bluntly, life itself has been on and off great.<br />but without due respect, i was told that i had been irrationally unfair.<br />and if being fair is the clear-cut matter then life would never be too difficult.<br />because fair would be, i&#39;m falling for him five months ago and him loving me back.<br />or she delivers whatever it is now five months ago so i deserved to take pleasure in.<br />and fair would be, my best friend is right here right now telling me that everything will be alright.<br />fair would be, when he caress my head and i should ask him if he&#39;s okay before he walked away.<br />fair would be, them stop judging me.<br />fair would be, i don&#39;t have to wake up to this.<br />and fair would be, for me not to give up on hope!<br />and what does being fair got to do with any of these now?!<br />it is just effing contradicting.<br />life rarely been fair to anyone so please, it is beyond understatement.<br />but on some level, i know things will just fall back into place eventually.<br />not perfectly fall into place but good enough for me.<br />i don&#39;t want to throw a false hope thus letting go, my last resort it is.<br />and only God knows how massively hurting it is to get done with.<br />but then again, words don&#39;t do justice.<br />i never felt my heart this heavy.<br />nothing right or wrong about a decision.<br />thinking made it so.<br />my apologies.<br /><br /> </div>   <p style="clear:both;">    
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        <title>alone itself don&#39;t need company</title>   
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        <published>2009-04-14T13:33:44Z</published>
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        <div style="text-align: center">be alone it is.<br />three weeks away and frustration surpassed my will to find happiness.<br />perhaps i tried too hard.<br />i am still in dire to explain myself but maybe just for once, things are better left hanging in the air.<br />and just for once, it is well-proven that <em>action speaks louder than words.<br /></em><br />i would be lying if i said i don&#39;t like you.<br />but i would be lying if i said i fall for you.<br />and there&#39;s no one to judge us.<br /><br />it&#39;s unfathomable.<br />it&#39;s complicated.<br />it&#39;s just not anyone&#39;s concern.<br /><br />i am no longer <em>her.</em><br />i am trapped in my own thoughts.<br />decision, now or never.<br /><br />merely another ordeal of life&#39;s downfalls.<br />can i hang on?<br />can i keep up with the changes?<br />can i incessantly be in character?<br />can i fake my smile again and again?<br />can i be stronger?<br /><br />i wish to see tomorrow where things would be different.<br /><div style="text-align: center">where <em>changes</em> is just a pensive word.<br /></div>and to God i silently pray...<br /><br /><br /> </div>   <p style="clear:both;">    
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