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What is Love?

2008-11-16T20:08:00.003+08:00

Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.

When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.

Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.

You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.

When you love someone, you will tend to see everything is perfect in him/her even though in fact you know that he/she isn't perfect at all.Well, sad to say, but no one is perfect right?

Love without understanding and trust will only turn into broken love.

People like saying "I Love You" without knowing the meaning, is not LOVE.

Love is when you know a person well, and accept the fact of who he/she is, feels comfortable around one another, enjoy each other companion, in the mode of smiling most of the time.

Love need not to be said out, but to be felt by one's action.

Love is whenever you read something about love, the only person you think of is only him/her.

Love is when you wake up in the morning, the person's face just appear out of nowhere.

Death

2008-11-07T00:24:00.001+08:00

"Death is the cessation of physical life."

Love

2008-11-07T00:07:00.001+08:00

Michelle Day

Love is never really lost... it is just misplaced or grown cold.

Ambrose Bierce on VOTE

2008-10-07T23:48:00.000+08:00

Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.

Henry David Thoreau

2008-10-05T21:01:00.003+08:00

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Henry David Thoreau on Friends

2008-10-05T20:34:00.001+08:00

The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I have no wealth to bestow on him. If he knows that I am happy in loving him, he will want no other reward. Is not friendship divine in this?

Henry David Thoreau on Enthusiasm

2008-10-05T20:31:00.001+08:00

None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.

Henry David Thoreau on Life

2008-10-05T20:30:00.007+08:00

This life is not for complaint, but for satisfaction.

That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.

Henry David Thoreau on Seeing and Words

2008-10-05T20:30:00.006+08:00

The question is not what you look at, but what you see.

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.

The eye is the jewel of the body.

Henry David Thoreau on Dreams and Imaginations

2008-10-05T20:26:00.004+08:00

Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined.

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he had imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

Henry David Thoreau on Regrets

2008-10-05T20:03:00.004+08:00

Make the most of your regrets;
never smother your sorrow,
but tend and cherish it
till it comes to have a separate and integral interest.

To regret deeply is to live afresh.

Albert Camus on Achievement

2008-09-04T02:09:00.002+08:00

An achievement is bondage.
It obliges one to a higher achievement.

Smile

2008-07-16T02:32:00.003+08:00

by Nat King Cole
Words by john turner and geoffrey parsons and music by charlie chaplin

Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though it’s breaking
When there are clouds in the sky, you’ll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You’ll see the sun come shining through for you

Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That’s the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what’s the use of crying?
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile

That’s the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what’s the use of crying?
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile

Smile-NatKingCole

This Train Don't Stop There Anymore

2008-07-10T21:43:00.002+08:00

Elton John

You may not believe it
But I don't believe in miracles anymore
And when I think about it

I don't believe I ever did for sure
All the things I've said in songs
All the purple prose you bought from me
Reality's just black and white
The sentimental things I'd write
Never meant that much to me

Chorus
I used to be the main express
All steam and whistles heading west
Picking up my pain from door to door
Riding on the storyline
Furnace burning overtime
But this train don't stop,
This train don't stop,
This train don't stop there anymore

You don't need to hear it
But I'm dried up and sick to death of love

If you need to know it
I never really understood that stuff
All the stars and bleeding hearts
All the tears that welled up in my eyes
Never meant a thing to me
Read 'em as they say and weep
I've never felt enough to cry

(chorus)

When I said that I don't care
It really means my engine's breaking down
The chisel chips my heart again
The granite cracks beneath my skin
I crumble into pieces on the ground

(chorus)

The show must end...

2008-07-10T00:50:00.012+08:00

by bOtOi

When did we stop talking?
When did we stop caring?
I can't seem to find the [play] button

Why do we have to avoid each other?
Why do we have to continue hurting each other?
I can't seem to find the [stop] button

What I miss are those days of conversation...
What I miss are those times of sharing...
I can't seem to find the [rewind] button

Who chose to leave the other person out?
Who chose to speak out and got tired of trying?
I think I have found the [eject] button

Just [pause] for a second
Just remember the show
Just cherish the moments

.....no standing ovation
.....no oscar nomination
.....no red carpet or hall of fame

Before the ending grieves us
Before I push the button
Before it's shattered into pieces...

copyright 2008 Julie Tan

两个人的寂寞 (Liang Ge Ren De Ji Mo)

2008-07-06T06:58:00.005+08:00

Loneliness of Two

Elva Hsiao

曲：黄晟峰词：梁锦兴

车窗外的雨下着我在红灯前停着

下一刻踩下油门我想该跨过了

会难过是肯定的失去爱情的痛彻

我懂得是因为认真才如此难割舍

你给过的好我会一直记得(一直都记得)

笑过哭过我都曾经很快乐

你走后孤单不算什么两个人我们曾更寂寞

爱情在时间里遗失了我不想再僵持着

告别了两个人的寂寞天空很灰却比较辽阔

不必再拥抱时感觉忐忑
失去后比拥有踏实了(失去后更踏实了)

感觉自由了

该忘的我忘了回忆是好的该记得

我记得爱过就算值得

明天是自己的我会更快乐
得到的失去了扯平了

It's Just Goodbye

2008-07-05T08:45:00.003+08:00

Lea Salonga
C. Weil/J. Gruska

The sweetest songs fade to echoes in the wind
The best of times must end, so a new day can begin
And the dreams we dream that seem so real at night
Must meet the morning light and vanish from our sight

Time was never our friend
We walked the road together
and we came to the end
It's just good-bye

A recursive definition of emptiness

2008-07-04T01:58:00.004+08:00

Author: Chirag Mehta, 17 Nov. 2003.

Emptiness is...

when no song tells your story.
when there is no story to tell someone.
when there is no one to hear.
when being heard makes no difference.
when different is still the same everyday.
when everyday is a continuous sleepless night.
when the sleepless transcend into day dreams.
when day dreams become distant melodies.
when melodies become discrete solitary tones.
when solitude is abhorred yet welcome.
when welcome is but a word on doormats.
when doormats neglect their greeting.
when greetings are but songs on holiday nights.
when no song tells your story...

This text is copyrighted to Chirag Mehta, 2003. http://chir.ag/about

madness

2008-06-28T20:05:00.000+08:00

by night owl

am so upset
that i allow myself
to lower down the protective wall

am so upset
that i allow myself
to be stabbed so much deeper than i have expected

which is more hurtful
the fact that you hurt me or
the fact that i allow myself to get hurt by you

which is more stupid
the fact that i still miss you or
the fact that i allow myself to miss you

strange o strange
stranger in a strange land
living as a strange mansurviving a strange life

Solitude and Silence

2008-06-25T01:24:00.002+08:00

by Juge Sopczak

All I have to offer is solitude and silence.
No accomplishments to speak of,
having never finished anything
worth finishing
except bad relationships
and good friendships
I now regret not keeping.

Those I feel closest to
are the farthest away from me
while I keep myself distant
from those who are near.

If all you seek is solitude and silence,
this I can promise you without breaking.

I only ask, in return, to be allowed
my silence and solitude
from you.

In Solitude

2008-06-25T01:01:00.003+08:00

by Sylvia Chidi

In solitude I remain
With absolutely nothing to gain
Perhaps in time I will be strong
You see! Solitude is not my favourite song

A solitary place
Is not where I belong
Read my lips and trace the lines on my face
You see! Solitude is not my favourite song

But social isolation
Combined with social manipulation
Places me once again in solitude
You see! Solitude is not my preferred attitude

This isn’t a journey of spiritual enlightenment
As some people might say to my resentment
But in great loneliness of this magnitude
I must find some self awareness in solitude

I must find strength and pretend
That everyone around me is my friend
To put this state of scale of elevation to an end
I must pretend, I must pretend
That even Solitude is my friend

Copyright 2007 - Sylvia Chidi

冲动 (Chong Dong) Impulsive

2008-06-18T00:06:00.001+08:00

Elva Hsiao

曲：黎沸挥词：葛大为/黎沸挥

很感激这城市拥挤的交通
让你我还能多相处几分钟
人潮中怕失散所以轻轻拉你的手
一刻不放松不放松

忍不住想要爱你的冲动
不确定你属于我会有点寂寞
你给的幸福在我心中自由走动
抚平我每一个伤口

忍不住想要吻你的冲动
不确定我的执着能让你感动
我只能相信自己感受不怕失落
关于你的一切我想要比谁都懂

我的心是被你设定的闹钟
提醒我想你的时间不够用
为什么平淡的事情现在忽然生动
是你改变我你改变我

你是情人还是朋友
还没勇气想得太多
你的世界如此辽阔
我会在哪个角落

Staring into Emptiness

2008-06-17T02:29:00.004+08:00

by boToi

you feel that you have everything
you have a career
you work hard everyday
and yet you feel empty.

you have friends
you have family
you have love
and yet you feel empty.

you have a car
you have a handphone
you have a room/house
and yet you feel empty.

you have pets
you have hobbies
you have holidays
and yet you feel empty.

you have freedom
you have independence
you have a blog
and yet you feel empty.

you think you are smart
you think you have a heart
you think music heals your soul
and yet you feel empty.

you feel empty because there is something missing
you feel empty because you don't have time for yourself
you feel empty because you don't have time for your loved ones
you feel empty because you have forsaken HIM....

copyright 2008 Julie Tan

conFUSEd or burned FUSE?

2008-06-05T23:08:00.019+08:00

by boToi

When are we seeing and not just looking?
When are we living and not just breathing?

When are we talking and not just speaking?
When are we friends and not just acquaintances?

When is it a job and not just work?
When is it "I'll do my best" and not just "I'll try my best"?

When is it wrong and not just a mistake?
When is it cruel and not just frankness?

When is it vanity and not just pride?
When is it talent and not just luck?

When is it deceiving and not just misleading?
When do we grasp and not just understand?

When is it a "dream come true" and not just achievement?
When is it a journey and not just a destination?

When is it madness and not just crazy?
When is it depression and not just sadness?

When is it love and not just affection?
When is it loneliness and not just solitude?

When is it a burden and not just responsibilty?
When is it a sacrifice and not just giving?

When is it "how are you?" and not just hello?
When is it bygone and not just goodbye?

When is it stupid and not just naive?
When is it courage and not just strength?

When is it obsession and not just desire?
When is it gluttony and not just indulgence?

When is it coffee and not just Starbucks?

copyright 2008 Julie Tan

Untitled

2008-05-09T02:04:00.001+08:00

by Gloria Gaither

We may run, walk, stumble, drive, or fly, but let us never loose sight of the reason for the journey, or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way.

Balance

2008-05-09T02:02:00.001+08:00

by Carl Jung

“There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.”

Maybe

2008-05-09T01:51:00.001+08:00

by bOtOi

Maybe I shouldn’t have said the things I did
Maybe I should
Maybe you were hurt by those words
Maybe I have been hurt enough
Maybe, I thought, you should know…

Maybe it’s our ignorance
Maybe it’s disappointment
Maybe it’s frustration
Maybe it’s plain misunderstanding
And maybe, our conversations were silent

Maybe I haven’t shared enough with you
Maybe I needed time to trust you completely
Maybe I just needed your company sometimes
Maybe I just needed your silence at times…
And maybe, you just didn’t understand

Maybe our perception of friends is different
Maybe we belong to different groups of friends
Maybe I have expected too much
Maybe you couldn’t give just that much I asked for
Or maybe, our friendship isn’t significant enough

Maybe I am just tired of giving
Maybe you are just unaware of it
Maybe you have tried
Maybe I wasn’t aware of it too
Or maybe, we both need a break

Maybe our hectic world conquered us
Maybe we forgot to set our boundaries
Maybe we were too absorbed in this carousel
Maybe our length of acquaintance was not enough
Or maybe, our friendship blossomed too fast

Maybe you think you know me well
Maybe you don’t even know me
Maybe I assumed too much
Maybe I have my part to blame
And maybe, we both ought to learn and appreciate our beautiful friendship…

imported from http://hydrogenz.multiply.com

d’ silly me

2008-05-09T01:43:00.001+08:00

by night owl

a part of me says, we are just friend …
the other part of me says, we are actually more than friend … and you told me so!

a part of me says, you treated me like a toy, when you have the time, you play with me, when you have none, not even a sms to say hi …
the other part of me says, career is more important, you should focus more on that …

a part of me says, is ok, we may not have a future …
the other part of me says, i miss your presence …

a part of me says, i am glad that you have chosen to walk away because i just couldn’t do it …
the other part of me says, i wish you wouldn’t have done that…

a part of me says, you are such a selfish person …
the other part of me says, i shouldn’t blame you, i would have done it if i were in your shoes …

a part of me says, i wish you would have the courage to face it because of me …
the other part of me says, i was the one who asked you not to …

a part of me says, i deserve someone better than you …
the other part of me says, you too deserve the same …

a friend asked, “are you paid to defend him?”
willingly and stupidly i did without pay …

http://break4coffee.wordpress.com/

Albert Camus on Friends

2008-05-07T00:15:00.002+08:00

Don't walk in front of me because I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me because I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Road to Station Happiness

2008-05-06T21:49:00.001+08:00

by Charles Caleb Colton

Our minds are as different as our faces.
We are all traveling to one destination -- happiness,
but few are going by the same road.

Door of Happiness

2008-05-06T21:42:00.001+08:00

by Helen Keller

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

HuMan supeRnoVa

2008-05-06T21:00:00.001+08:00

by bOtOi

A sudden explosion of words
Unleashed the trapped anger
A sudden burst of joy
Awakens the dull voyager

Love is...

2008-05-04T22:28:00.001+08:00

by bOtOi

Love is kind
Love is blind
Love is inclined
To make you lose your mind

The More We Possess

2008-05-04T21:04:00.000+08:00

by Brett Anderson

The more we possess
The more we are in debt
And the more we possess
The less we own of ourselves

People Are Strange

2008-05-04T20:35:00.000+08:00

by The Doors

People are strange when you're a stranger,
Faces look ugly when you're alone.
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted,
Streets are uneven when you're down.

When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain.
When you're strange
No one remembers your name.

Stationary

2008-05-04T19:32:00.001+08:00

by bOtOi

The cars are drifting,
The engines are singing,
The tyres are spinning,
Humans are dead.