Do you spend money you haven't earned to impress people you don't like?

"Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like."

~ Will Smith

I want to remind myself not to be this kind of people. It's hard to imagine these words of wisdom comes from a superstar like Will Smith. May be that's why he's rich!

Update:

Smith spent money freely during his early career and underpaid his income taxes. The Internal Revenue Service eventually assessed a $2.8 million tax debt against Smith, took many of his possessions, and garnished his income. He was nearly bankrupt in 1990. Reference: Smith, Will. Interview with Steve Kroft. 60 Minutes. CBS. 2007-12-02.

My healthy breakfast

• I love everything express and fast. So my breakfast are very easy to make too.

Depends on your appetite, take 5-10 spoons of oatmeal into the mircrowavable ware and pour water or milk which left 1 thin layer of water just above the oats.

Microwave on high or at 850 degrees for 1:20 minutes to 2 minutes. Make sure it's not too dry or too moist, and voila the oatmeal is done!

*The shining honey makes me drool~*

Pour some honey (I use 1 teaspoon) over the oatmeal or stir it and there you go!

This is Australian pure honey that I bought from Preston Market for $7 only!

For a Gozilla like me I need to devour an additional 2 kiwis to make myself feel near-full.

The Ultimate Advice

1. Must take breakfast!
2. It's good for your brain!
3. Honey is good for your brain too!
4. Skipping breakfast will result in obesity and also decreasing your brain activity!

It's new semester

Although for Research Postgraduate students there is no such things as semesters anymore, I miss the time when we kelam kabut for 4 months, have a month break and kelam kabut again for 4-5 months. Because right now I have to put myself in kelam kabut situation for 3 years---nonstop unless I find times to take a break -_-"

It's new semester and the orientation is just over today. Lots of students wandering around, with a paper in hand and their worrisome confused look on their face, you know they are lost :)

Today I just guided 2 students who looked desperately for help in direction. One just came up to me and ask and another I offered my help since the one she approached did not keen to help her (like, acting "I'm so busy" or "i am rushing to somewhere else" gesture---simply ignorant). Apparently there was a briefing session for the program or department so they were looking for the venue and also their lecturer's room. I also let them know which building is which----Social Sciences+Law+Accounting Schools shares 2 buildings and have classes and offices in two buildings. Confusing, I know. And yet these two buildings are adjoined so it's super-duper confusing. I think they are still not clear although I explained to them. Let them figure out themselves, LOL.

I only slept 3 hours this morning which was 12 hours ago. Gonna take a nap and continue my perjuangan after wake up.

The sad answer to a "why" question

• I have always wonder why there is no academicians or scholars attempt to stand out and correct our education system. (5 years ago I even thought of changing the system if I am ever being admitted into education department or program)

• Now I know there was, at least, an academician who was trying to challenge our dysfunctional education system, but what this wise person received in the end is a show cause letter from Ministry of Education. (Or if I never know about this, may be I am the one who would receive the show cause letter in the future)

• It's so sad, it's so pathetic.

Beethoven - sesta sinfonia - la "Pastorale"

Be ready for a 43 minutes performace. Wish I can attend one in Paris one day \(≧▽≦)/

Beethoven - Für Elise

I used to have a small red wooden piano (it's a toy piano) when I was a kid. My mum says one day out of no where I played "Twinkle twinkle little star" by my own. After that I figured out how to play "Happy Birthday". That little toy piano survived until I was in lower secondary school (!). That time my friends, my family and I (especially me lah) were crazy over Backstreet Boys' "As long as you love me". I did not remember how the toy piano came into surface (LOL) but I remember I was trying to "figure out" a way to play the opening of the song, and I did. I couldn't "figure out" the whole song because there were only not more than 18 or 20 keys on the toy.

I guess I am the type of 'pianist' that plays by ears, if I am fated to become one, muahaha. Currently I have no idea on how to read the Bagatelle at all T_T

I have always envy people who has a piano on their own. But lots of people I know who learned piano later abandon the music and the piano is served as a huge decoration in their living rooms. What a waste. I know it's too late for me to pick up the learning but I hope, if, one day, I have my own child or children, and if, they love piano (first buy the toy piano to 'test' on them and see if they're interested), I'd really love to fork out the money for them. Now assuming that I won't have any children, I'd love to fork out the money for myself, to give myself a latter life "second chance" to learn the music, haha.

• I first listened to Beethoven's Für Elise when I was around 5 years old (I think), I was immediately hooked by it, until today.

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Debussy is awesome

Listening to Debussy calms my mind, and I can think and write in a more organized and clearer way. Simply amazing. The awesomeness increases when the piece is played by a brilliant pianist, like a 5 or 6 years old Aimi Kobayashi (she will be 14 this year) in this video. Or like Dominique Kim (I love her rendition very very much!):

Frosty and Sunny

At the time of writing is already 7 degree Celsius. Turning on the heater, wrap ourselves in our blankets, and do our reading :)

Easier to forgive or Easier to run?

Sasaki Kojiro

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

Wiiliam Blake

• Because enemies mean nothing to us, the friends matter a lot to us.
• Enemy won't betray you but the friends will. Hence the heart-break. Thus the difficulties to forgive.
• You can forgive an enemy who hurt you; either you would hurt him back or had hurt them in the first place.
• It's so much easier to run.

Dah botak

The tree which was still has some red-yellow leaves is now totally botak. Compared with the photo in previous post.

• Recently is very windy. Yesterday the wind was so extraordinary strong that whichever direction you turned to, all the tree branches were waving and the leaves were swiped from one place to another.
• So strong that you cannot breathe by using only your nose but your mouth as well.
• That's why I termakan seketul rumput (LOL), which I initially thought was my hair.