
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
Coffe Beans
forget if i ever share this... anyway, the second time i read this... still a good piece...
You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, 'Tell me what you see.'
'Carrots, eggs, and coffee,' she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, 'What does it mean, mother?' Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its\n liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
'Which are you?' she asked her daughter. 'When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
Think of this: Which am I?
Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the\n fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, 'Tell me what you see.'
'Carrots, eggs, and coffee,' she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, 'What does it mean, mother?' Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its\n liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
'Which are you?' she asked her daughter. 'When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
Think of this: Which am I?
Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the\n fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
買鞋
好幾天之前我看中了一雙涼鞋,很喜歡啊~
一問之下價錢有點貴... 但我依然很想買...
真的是一眼就看中那種.... 很想要擁有
可是店員說了一句: 冇你碼wor小姐
今天又去行街, 買了另一雙涼鞋,算是合眼緣,
價錢只是之前喜歡那雙的五份一,大小剛好
那總算買了鞋.... 算是開心的
但我仍是會走到之前喜歡那雙鞋的店舖偷偷看看
明知自己穿不了, 又明明已有雙新鞋....
也許女人就是這樣的
一問之下價錢有點貴... 但我依然很想買...
真的是一眼就看中那種.... 很想要擁有
可是店員說了一句: 冇你碼wor小姐
今天又去行街, 買了另一雙涼鞋,算是合眼緣,
價錢只是之前喜歡那雙的五份一,大小剛好
那總算買了鞋.... 算是開心的
但我仍是會走到之前喜歡那雙鞋的店舖偷偷看看
明知自己穿不了, 又明明已有雙新鞋....
也許女人就是這樣的
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
真的放假了?
Friday, May 2, 2008
復活
辛苦工作兩個月, 太平的日子終於來臨!
4月頭Business Partner's Recognition Event - Paris 順利過度
4月中的Asia Pacific Recognition Evenet - Greater China Group - Bangkok 亦終告完成
每天工作20小時的黑暗歲月再見了~ no, 應該要說"永別了!!!"
如今要做的, 就是大玩特玩, 大訓特訓, 大吃大喝.......
4月頭Business Partner's Recognition Event - Paris 順利過度
4月中的Asia Pacific Recognition Evenet - Greater China Group - Bangkok 亦終告完成
每天工作20小時的黑暗歲月再見了~ no, 應該要說"永別了!!!"
如今要做的, 就是大玩特玩, 大訓特訓, 大吃大喝.......
Saturday, March 15, 2008
DAY & NIGHT
now... there is no different for me....
staying in office DAY & NIGHT..........
and for weekend, also work at home....
one night when i went home by taxi, the driver said....
"now office gal works longer hour than a security guard!!!!"
yes, i agree....
staying in office DAY & NIGHT..........
and for weekend, also work at home....
one night when i went home by taxi, the driver said....
"now office gal works longer hour than a security guard!!!!"
yes, i agree....
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