i seek for a samurai...

They say Japan was made by a sword. They say the old gods dipped a coral blade into the ocean, and when they pulled it out four perfect drops fell back into the sea, and those drops became the islands of Japan. I say, Japan was made by a handful of brave men. Warriors, willing to give their lives for what seems to have become a forgotten word: honor.


Japanese...they are an intriguing people. From the moment they wake they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue. I have never seem such discipline. I am surprised to learn that the word Samurai means, 'to serve'.


What does it mean to be Samurai? To devote yourself utterly to a set of moral principles. To seek a stillness of your mind. And to master the way of the sword.


And so the days of the Samurai had ended. Nations, like men, it is sometimes said, have their own destiny.


Being here...there is some comfort such as the emptyness of the sea. No past, no future. We seek small measure of peace, and only a few of us ever find.I am confronted by the hard truth. The irony in my life was set by me. Everyone is polite. They smile and bow. But beneath their courtesy, i detect a deep reservoir of feeling. They devote in perfection in everything, such discipline.

I'm amazed

Daughtry - What About Now

My current fav track...by C.D

Shadows fill an empty heart

As love is fading,

From all the things that we are

But are not saying.

Can we see beyond the scars

And make it to the dawn?

Change the colors of the sky.

And open up to

The ways you made me feel alive,

The ways I loved you.

For all the things that never died,

To make it through the night,

Love will find you.

What about now?

What about today?

What if you’re making me all that I was meant to be?

What if our love never went away?

What if it’s lost behind words we could never find?

Baby, before it’s too late,

What about now?
The sun is breaking in your eyes

To start a new day.

This broken heart can still survive

With a touch of your grace.

Shadows fade into the light.

I am by your side,

Where love will find you.

Now that we’re here,

Now that we’ve come this far,

Just hold on.

There is nothing to fear,

For I am right beside you.

For all my life,I am yours.

What about now?

What about today?

What if you’re making me all that I was meant to be?

What if our love never went away?

What if it’s lost behind words we could never find?
Baby, before it’s too late...

What about now?

"Farewell! thou art too dear for my possessing"

The hardest part of any friendship is when it is time to say goodbye. As much as we might like things to stay the same, change is an inevitable part of life. There is a secret that only real friends know and it is this. All the mountains and valleys in the world cannot separate friends whose hearts are as one.

The hardest part of any friendship is when it is time to say goodbye,

and even though I wished I could make you stay,

I know I gotta let you spread your wings and fly.

For life is a journey that needs to be travelled

and I am certain you'd make it through,

I just want you to know and never forget

that I will surely miss you.

So follow your heart and never give up,

as dreams and wishes do come true,

for I know that someday we'll meet again,

so never forget I will be praying for you.

Bye.... D :(

Do You Love Your Job?

Do you love coming to work on Mondays or do you look forward to Fridays ? Well...it can all sum up to one thing...which is how much you love your job..

Here's some tips...How To Love Your Job...

step 01

Find ways of career growth, learning and development. Think of ways you can get a promotion in order to grow within the company. Also ask yourself how you can learn new skills that can contribute to the job you have.

step 02

Find excitement and challenge in what you do. Try to find a new twist on what you do know and/or reinvent yourself. Sometime re-decorating your workspace is all you need

step 03

Find great people. Get to know your colleagues and boss better. Better company makes for a happier work place. If your colleagues or boss do not seem like the type of people you want to be with, get to know your clients. Sometime great clients are reason enough to love your job.

step 04

Find out what makes your boss a good boss. There is a reason why your boss is there in the first place, and you can learn a lot from your boss. If you don’t like what you see, then be your own boss within the company by taking the initiative to start new projects and going above and beyond your duties.

step 05

Have fun on the job, but don’t forget you are there to work.

Source : www.ehow.com

HAVE A NICE DAY AT WORK ;)

the sad september...

Pa,
I always knew that you loved me
I hope you knew that I always loved you too..

*If you've read my blog...you'll know why September hurts me...

the L word...

~Love is not about becoming somebody else's perfect person,

it's about finding someone who helps you becoming the best person you can be~

Life is simple, its just not easy...

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires,

rather than attempting to satisfy them

~John Stuart Mills~

Take a bow...

The flowers are all faded now

Along with your letters

They will never see the light of day

Cause I'll never take them out

and there's no turning back

it's for the better baby

I deserve more than empty words and promises

I believed every thing you said

And I gave you the best I had

So take a bow

Cause you've taken everything else

You played the part and like a star

you played it so well

Take a bow

Cause this scene is coming to an end

I gave you love

All you gave me was pretend

So Now

Take a bow

The future's about to change

Before you know it the curtain closes

Take a look around

There's no one in the crowd

I'm throwing away the pain

And you should know that your performance

It made me stronger now

Well it must have been sleight hand

Cause I still can't understand

how I could never see

Just what a fool believed

but the lies they start to show

tell me how it feels to know right now

that I wont be around

so baby

before I put you out

~Leona Lewis~

Pain is inevitable...suffering is optional

Many of my friends have fallen in love again and again only to grow apart and feel the sadness that love tends to give after it goes away. Love hurts through different ways, you can be in love and with the one you love and still be hurt, or a breakup in a relationship can hurt. It does not take a long time to end a relationship, but it surely takes a lifetime to forget someone you once loved so dearly.

There's a reason i'm writing about this today....it's dedicated to few of my very special friends (u know who u are). One who hides her pain perfectly behind her smiles. It hurt when first love failed but when second failed too...it's unbearable. She loved, she never asked for anything but love in return. She smiled when others got gifts and she didn't, she didn't mind she never had a date, she never had good times yet she stayed by him. Yet...she was hurt when he choose not to appreciate and be the selfish man he is.

Among my friends, she is the best. I personally think any guy who knew her will say the same. She makes them smile. When my girlfrends ask their boyfriends for diamonds, flowers and money...she ask for love and care. Told her to choose her man wise...yet she choose a jerk. Now she's alone, loving it and looking forward to the days of future. She don't mind going back to her empty house and having no one to hold her. I'm proud of her. The strength to overcome her pain...she's working on it..

Anthony Robbins said "the secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you." Wonderful! You go girl !

"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are"

Are Leaders Born or Made ?

Shakespeare once said: "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and somehave greatness thrust upon them". Where as Vince Lombardi quoted that leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.

For me personally no one can give leadership to any other person; you cannot be made into a leader by taking a new assignment or moving to a new position. You can be promoted into being a manager, a vice president, a president, or a dean. You can be elected to Congress, or to the governor’s mansion. You can start your own company, and make yourself chairman of the board. But you cannot make yourself a leader by giving or getting a title. Leadership is not about titles, fame, money, power, or position. It’s about followers. A person is a leader because other people follow the example he or she sets. It really is that simple.

Lao Tzu said go to the people, learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves.

But you can develop your leadership skills. there are leaders everywhere. They are all around. In your personal, professional, or academic, most likely others are watching what you do and say and following your example. Odds are you are leading—influencing the actions and attitudes of those around you—and you don’t even know it.You can start to become a more effective leader right now by simply taking responsibility for the leader you already are.

Mahatma Gandhi quoted the future depends on what we do in the present. - . Now...he was a true leader. He led by setting an example how a leader should be. His modesty was the utmost quality i believe any leaders should have.

Happy Birthday To Me

It's my birthday(on 27th June). A year older, a year wiser (really?). Should i reminisce my life and what's been happening so far ? Well...Ralph Waldo Emerson did say life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. Very true indeed. Actually i have been looking back quite frequently learning and recovering from mistakes i've made. When it comes to personal development and our lives, the reality is that you can be whoever or whatever you choose to be. If only more of us would believe and act upon this then we would not have the level of apathy and the situation we see in our society. Be grateful for what you have now. As you begin to think about all the things in your life you are grateful for, you will be amazed at the never ending thoughts that come back to you of more things to be grateful for. You have to make a start, and then the law of attraction will receive those grateful thoughts and give you more just like them. Just like Rhonda Byrne said - your life right now is a reflection of your past thoughts. That includes all the great things, and all the things you consider not so great. Since you attract to you what you think about most, it is easy to see what your dominant thoughts have been on every subject of your life, because that is what you have experienced.

So..here's wishing me..Happy Birthday ! May all my best wishes come true. Be Blessed :)

Pssstt...I share birthday with one of my favourite author - Helen Kellar. Yay !