Given the pending deadline faced by Iraq tomorrow morning, perhaps we can reflect upon on this little piece tonight:
“I should not make any promises right now,
But I know if you pray somewhere in this world,
Something good will happen.”Hafiz, 1319-1389, Persian Poet and Teacher
I guess this is one of those more contemplative days.
People would often give you the advice of ‘letting go’ or ‘moving on’, especially when something unpleasant has happened. I am not 100% convinced if this is the best. Seems to me there are so many little episodes in one’s life, and these stories will remain untold if no one strives to uphold them in the memory. Would be such a waste, wouldn’t it!? What happened to the lessons learnt, the emotions at the time of the experiences, etc., which culminate in the person we are, right here and right now?
For the past half hour, have been following the directions given by Jasra so that I can put smileys in my entries, but no luck so far 🙁
This evening, while roller blading along the canal nearby, a thought came into my head – as they often do… 🙄 In this day and age of plans, and milestones, and objectives, it may not be such a bad goal to aim to be a millionaire!? Or, CEO of some big company? Well, in those moments, with a cool breeze against my face, and balancing on two sets of wheels, I decided that my goal in life – as of now, at least – is to find out what it means to be alive!
I am not a cricket player, but I am a fan of One Day cricket – especially when the Aussies are playing. But, if you had asked me in the mid-80’s what I’d thought about cricket, I would have said that it’s just about as interesting as watching paint dry! One Day cricket has changed my perception of how exciting the game can be, with its swashbuckling hitting and, very often, nail-biting finishes.
Today, while searching for a patch for :gallery: (photo album software I am using for the travel photos), accidentally came upon I Hope.org. What really impressed me was not only the simple, no-frills look, but also the layed back tone of the posts. Furthermore, this site uses, surprise surprise, :mt:, just like mine! However, I Hope has a very personal look-and-feel to it, which is something I have yet to really master.
The link to :myphotos: is finally active! What remains to be done is to include the captions and short summaries of the various trips. Currently this part contains photos which were scanned a while back. Hopefully, I will have more time to enlarge the online collection in the near future.
Since I started the whole blogging business, a few days ago just had a ‘crazy’ idea of keeping track all that is happening at work using some sort of diary/logging system – in short, ideal for another blog! Actually, guess this is probably too much of an overkill, but, hey, this is the best way to learn…
So, the end result is that I have a laptop running Windows 2000 SP3, with MySQL, PHP and Nucleus, which is what I chose for my simple task this time. Hopefully this will also increase my productivity.
During tonight’s DipFM class, our lecturer got a bit sidetracked, and ended up in a lighthearted discussion of the evolution of some of the trendy abbreviations in use today. Originally we had AI (artificial intelligence) having its roots in the 1960s-70s, followed by BI (business intelligence), and then CI (competitive intelligence), with the last two more of a business flavour. What next? DI? 🙂
It’s three more days until the Chinese Lunar New Year. While it may not have much significance for non-Chinese, this is kind of a big deal for Chinese all around the world. Traditionally, all those who have travelled far away from home for work will try to get home for the Reunion Dinner that takes place on the New Year’s Eve, which happens to be this coming Friday (31 Jan). The significance of this is similar to the Christmas Eve dinner in some cultures.
I will be going back to Australia for this coming New Year as well, a well-deserved break you might say! So, things will probably get a bit quiet around here…