post CNY updates
1)
-> more long tops needed
-> get 1 skirt
-> get 1 CD
2)
-> just caught epic movie.
-> other movies to watch: norbit, ghost rider.
3) go running
-> this fri/sat/sun
4) read
-> currently halfway through 'perfume'. also reading this month's CLEO.
5)
-> bugis with joanna, marina sq & town with audrey
-> remaining places to visit: town (not done yet, perhaps alone), vivocity (gen?).
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I've learned -
that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is be someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to them.
I've learned -
that no matter how much I care,
some people just don't care back.
I've learned -
that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.
I've learned -
that it's not what you have in yourlife
but who you have in your life that counts.
I've learned -
that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better know something.
I've learned -
that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do,
but to the best you can do.
I've learned -
that it's not what happens to people that's important.
It's what they do about it.
I've learned -
that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.
I've learned -
that no matter how thin you slice it,
there are always two sides.
I've learned -
that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.
I've learned -
that it's a lot easier
to react than it is to think.
I've learned -
that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.
I've learned -
that you can keep going
long after you think you can't.
I've learned -
that we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.
I've learned -
that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.
I've learned -
that regardless of how hot and steamy ur relationship is at first,
the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.
I've learned -
that heroes are the people who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.
I've learned -
that learning to forgive takes practice.
I've learned -
that there are people who love you dearly,
but just don't know how to show it.
I've learned -
that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I've learned -
that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing
and have the best time.
I've learned -
that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down
will be the ones to help you get back up.
I've learned -
that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I've learned -
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
I've learned -
that just because someone doesn't love you
the way you want them to,
it doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
I've learned -
that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences
you've had and what you've learned from them
and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I've learned -
that you should never tell a child
their dreams are unlikely or outlandish.
Few things are more humiliating,
andwhat a tragedy it would if they believed it.
I've learned -
that your family won't always be there for you.
It may seem funny,
but people you aren't related to can take care of you
and love you and teach you to trust people again.
Families aren't biological.
I've learned -
that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.
I've learned -
that it isn't always enough
to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I've learned -
that no matter how bad your heart is broken
the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I've learned -
that our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.
I've learned -
that sometimes when my friends fight,
I'm forced to choose sides even when I don't want to.
I've learned -
to love.. and to be loved.
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