Monday, November 14, 2011

One Fake Smile Can Hide A Million Tears

Whenever we see people around us we'd ask them, "How are you?", most of the time it's just a routine sentence we utter not any different from saying a simple "hi", you ask the question and you expect them to answer "Im fine", but are they, really? Then again, do you care?

Some people are emo attention seekers, yeah I'm talking about those Facebook poser with status like "I'm sad", "I dying slowly" blah blah blah etc...but many of them would rather keep their problems to themselves and choose to show their happy face to people around them just to avoid the long, tedious, boring explanation.

Next time, when you see someone with a smile on their face, don't just ask them "How are you", instead invite them over for a drink, a meal, or just a casual stroll around the block, who knows? A little casual chat might let you see their real expression behind the smiling mask?

Think about it :)

Monday, November 7, 2011

The Art of Balancing

Having a balanced life is more important than having a successful life, what is a balanced life? It means ensuring your health, relationships and mental peace are in good order.There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your breakup, no fun in driving a luxury sport car if your back hurts, and shopping are certainly not enjoyable if your mind is full of tension.

So don't just have a career and academic goals, set goals to give you a balanced, successful life.

#article inspired by Chetan Bhogat at Symbiosis

Thursday, November 3, 2011

A Dog Named Laika (1954-1957)

Laika, originally named Kudryavka (Little Curly), was a stray dog founded by a couple of Soviet scientist to undergo training along with other 2 dogs to be one of the occupant of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2. At the end of the training, Laika was chosen, and on the 3rd of November 1957 Laika was sent to space boarding the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, to orbit around the earth.


The experiment was a success, the Sputnik orbited the earth, hence making Laika the first animal ever to orbit the earth, as well as the first to DIE in orbit.

Sputnik 2 was not designed to be retrievable, and Laika had always been intended to die. The sole purpose of the experiment was to prove that a living passenger could survive being launched into orbit and endure zero gravity. The craft was equipped with a life-support system, a fan to keep the temperature cool. 7 days worth of food, and a bag to collect waste. A harness was designed to be fitted to the dog and there were chains to restrict its movements to standing, sitting or lying down; there was no room to turn around in the cabin. It was widely reported that Laika died on day 6, when its oxygen ran out. Some speculations however believed that Laika has most likely been dead within hours after launch from overheating. Over five months later, after 2,570 orbits, Sputnik 2 disintegrated—along with Laika's remains—during re-entry on April 14, 1958.

A monument was built for Laika in remembrance of its sacrifice at Star City Russia, the Russian Cosmonaut training facility.

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I dunno what to say, it was on 54 years ago on this day where this poor little puppy was sent to die, not knowing what lies ahead of its fate. I initially wanted to write some big words as a tribute to Laika, but no words can express how i feel now. I'm a dog lover, and it's sad to hear a life being taken away like that...what would Laika's thoughts be at the last few minute of its life? "Where am I?" "Why am I here?" "Why is it so hard to breath?" "Where did all those nice people go?" "I'm sleepy..." "I miss home...."

I'll just give a moment of silence to Laika now :'(

Monday, October 31, 2011

Party Like An Animal, Work Like An Animal :D

Great weekend I assumed, everybody? Well then I guess you're fully charge!
Get ready for the first day of the week, and party hard 5 days later! Gam-ba-teh!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Monday, October 24, 2011

Busy! Busy! Busy!

Don'cha feel like growing a few extra pair of hands sometime? :D

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Walk TODAY, Or Run TOMORROW

Monday, August 29, 2011

Pantry Comrades

Sweep all your Monday Blues away~~go to the pantry whenever stress kicks in, after all you aint the only one with a hangover in an office full of emo colleagues on Monday :D laugh, talk, cheer people up and show some love! What goes around comes around, someday you'd be the one that needed a pat on the back! :)

Monday, August 15, 2011

If it's broken, FIX IT!

Time management is crucial in the path of success,
if you have a bad bioligical clock, FIX IT! No excuse!
Unless you prefer burning midnight oil and sleep through sunny days! :D

Monday, August 8, 2011

Stop & Listen

Take a break, re-charge, and listen to your heart.

Monday, August 1, 2011

Life is not a Job; Jobs are not your Life :)

Many people tend to treat their life as a routine that everyone has to go through, it's as seems that there's a formula, where one have to go through college > job > marriage > kids > grandkids > retirement; many on the other hand pays too much attention on their job, to an extend that job has become their LIFE, as if it's their only purpose in their everyday life. Sounds like a happy life, doesn't it? (sarcasm)

Nowadays it seems that no matter how low the employment rates are, people are still unsatisfied about their job, or at least the fact that they HAVE a job. The truth is, people do not like work because they don't like their personal life. And the key to being happy at work is not so much finding the perfect career as it is finding yourself.

Career is like a table mat, it's limit is what you wish to bring to the dining table, whether good & healthy food, or just expensive silver cutleries. What feeds your hunger? Food? Or silver spoons that you can't even digest in your stomach?

People would be a lot happier with their job they had if they were happier with themselves outside of their job. So stop looking at your job to solve your problems and instead look inside yourself. Make friends with yourself and with other people, and your job.

So next time if you're unhappy with your job, think again. Is it the job? Or the lack of your personal life that made you miserable? :)

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

When The Going Gets Tough....SMILE (:D

Dedicated to all those who might be
going through some tough times now...