Protective

One claims to have seen the feminine part of a girl, who often being referred as strong, since she always appears to be in hyper mood. Indeed, it is hard to imagine a person, who is tough in the inside out breaking down in public. And when we actually see it, some part of the brain would tell us, "Oh, he too is weak once in a while." Hence, we tend to go easy on them at times, being protective over them, when they are at their weakest. Of course, it happens to each and everyone of us, or perhaps, most of us and eventually, we would act as the big brother or sister, taking care of that particular person. That, is when most people get their pet siblings, not to mention they too might be falling for them, after all the "He's such a gentleman, and he cares about me!" Remembering one said, "This is the fact about females, they tend to protect the weaker ones, hidden talent of being a mother, you get what I mean?" Personally, this isn't happening only to the ladies, but also, the gentlemen. In most occasions, when a guy sees a girl tearing in front of him, he would go soft on her. In future, he might have this thought that this girl is weak, he has to protect her and so on. And again, this is not referring only to the males, but for all, most of us. Even in badminton games we can see, does not matter how many times a girl told the guy to give her his best shots, he just wouldn't do it. Why? We, being protective, over the one we care, as friend, as part of the family, or, someone special.

Poem: Pencil Box

Stapler, puncher and many more, all in one in the very pencil box.

Walking stationary shop is what they called, the person who has it all.

The previous black pencil case is now torn, and desperately look for more.

From Big bookshop she walked, to Popular down the street.

And there it lays, the chosen one, waiting to be grabbed.

After checking it once and more, it was taken out from the shop.

Exchanged its place with the previous case, things were then stuffed to its face.

Arranged them once, twice and thrice, fitting every single items possible.

A total success it was, completing the mission.

The precious pencil box, is now in its place, waiting to be called.

Be In One's Shoes

"Try putting yourself in her situation and you will figure it out." A commonly heard phrase, isn't it? Well, it might be easy to say, but still, it doesn't work for all. To be able to put oneself in one's shoes, one needs to be imaginative and can allow oneself to see things from different angles, different perspectives. Not to mention, we can't get them right if we don't have enough information based on that particular subject. Even when we did come up with something, those are nothing else but some assumptions being made, just the matter of luck whether we got it correct. So, shall we?

Guideline

Going through the lessons, several theories and common senses have been forced into our brain. Something relates to our daily life and yet, not being known unless one has been told. Looking at the formulae given on the paper, was certainly amazed by those who came out with them, after all the trial and error. And now, all we got to do is to follow the guideline created, have a smooth and easy life, probably not. Come to think of it, we are all being spoiled by the previous generations, with all the knowledge founded and being 'renewed' over the years, though we ourselves too can come up with something new. How much longer to the next newly discovered theory?

Stay True

Once consoled a person saying, "If you say nobody ever care about you, then who am I?" Typical phrase, isn't it? That wasn't the end of the conversation. "You are doing this because she asked you to, not on your free will, nor do you actually mean it!" Followed up by a moment of silence. A hammer it was, hit at the back of the head and woke up from the so called role play. Similar acts are no longer spotted ever since. Lesson was learnt back then, for we must be true to ourselves and the others, whenever we want to console a person. If we ourselves couldn't stay true, what's more to be expected from the rest? Not to mention that particular person might realise we do not actually mean what we've said. So, what's the point doing so? If we don't mean it.

Overreaction

Excessive reaction, which involves inappropriate emotional behaviour. The very first time betrayed by someone we care, the first time being involved in political problems, the time where we first had a "discussion" regarding certain issues where reputation is concerned. Moments of dozens first tries, which later on give us the embarrassment. It is unavoidable really, for those are the indelible memories, leaving marks in our life, our very first tries. Lack of maturity in handling problems, where one's panic and concern are both revealed, showing the deepest personality.

Smile

There is this phrase saying, not only the smile brightens up the day of a person, but also shortens the distance between one and another. Indeed, one smile can wins thousands hearts, not referring to opposite sex relationship, but also in socializing and communications. In addition, it too may be the tool covers up one's true feelings. By smiling, people wouldn't know what one has in mind, as that particular person appears to be hyper and happy at all times. And of course, not all people do that, probably. As we know, smiles give us some sort of comfort, does not matter whether we are in the deepest sorrow, or the happiest moment in life. So, cheer up and lift up the smile on our face, as it is unique and priceless.

Imagination

One says, "I can never imagine her with the boyfriend." Another expression referring to the boyish female. Imagination, one of the strongest elements exist. It may drives us up to the wall, or plays an important role in giving us the urge to move forward. Not to mention it too can be entertainment, when there is no one else but us alone in the quiet room, where the air stopping once more. By imagining, thinking outside the box, it leads us to creativity and sense of satisfaction. In contrary, imagination may sometimes open up another mysterious path, where one might fall and never get up, trapping in one's very own mind, with unreal images appearing over and over again. Anything can be useful, if and only if, we know how and what to do.

Intentional Lies

Taken the quote from a friend, "The world is full of lies." An undeniable fact indeed. Since young, differences between several types of lies have been told, which most likely depend on the intentions of the particular person said. Once read an article regarding the lies being told, which frequently used when we don't want our friends or family worry about us. "I'm fine." The common phrase heard even if one is not fine at all. Even if they say lie is a sin, but it's somehow unavoidable in life, for we may tend to keep everything to ourselves if possible, not to worry our dearests.

Deleted Contacts

Looking through the numbers in contact list, plenty of them no longer keep in touch and one by one, deleted from the page. Years have passed ever since the first cell phone was handed down, and once in a while, the same procedure would be repeated over, and over again. Reasons? Waste of space, or plainly, nothing else better to do. Funny thing though, the names are there and yet, not much memories are able to recall. Perhaps they are none other than, the passersby in our life. We might have to squeeze the brain a little, just to get some information based on the particular subject. Same incident may sometimes occurs before or during examinations, those who are rather lazy in doing revision, choose to flip through the pages, scanning the points. And of course, there are people who memorize certain sentences for later use. Therefore, we can imagine that when the questions are spotted, those who did the scanning may have a harder time on extracting the answers comparing to those who applied the memorizing skills, who may be scribbling on the paper from the beginning till the end, non-stop. The people we encounter in life, can be the points from the books. It is our choice whether to flip them through, or memorize them and embed into our heart. Well, they too can be the not-so-important notes that we sometimes ignore during revisions. However, do note that, even if they ain't playing an important role, there are times that they will appear in our sight, slapping on our backs and give us a fright.

Forgive vs Forget

"I don't mind, really." A common phrase when certain questions were asked. Very often, we heard people saying, "I can forgive but never forget." Well, it sort a conflicts with one another, personally. When a person forgives one's mistake, he wouldn't have repeated the stories over and over again now, would he? So, yea, we do not truly forgive a person who left us much pain in the wound, unless, we actually forgotten the feelings we once felt, the anger, the hatred and the depression. Of course, it requires time to recover. How long it takes? We never know. Therefore, isn't it the time we start using the phrase "I forgive when I forget" instead of the previous one?

Poem: Time's Up

The clock is ticking, running away.

Standing on the ground, there he waits.

Checking on every silver vehicle passes by.

Liquid produced by the heat washes over his face.

Black Nissan stops infront of him, with the familiar faces he always see.

"Finally," he says and joins in.

On the way back home, a conversation starts.

Discussing whether it is proper to have a go for his age.

Very short discussion indeed, to come up with a conclusion.

Which has given him the shock of his life.

For he never realise how open they are regarding this.

Time has spent, waiting for answers.

And this is what he gets, when the time is up.

Poem: The Paper

Looking at the questions, he felt weak.

For they seemed to be as complex as they can be.

Rules of many appeared in the papers, making him dizzy.

Flipping through the formulae sheets, answers he tried to seek.

Cosine, sine and tangent, numbers and words.

Filling up his head with a greater force.

And it felt like years though it's only been hour.

Betterstill, it ended up with great pleasure.

Another paper, another day, till the time they show up again.

Putting down the pen, he walked away.

From the desk he next will conquer again.

Procrastination

It is said that a person might not be able to concentrate on his work with people around, however, there’s also another situation where one cannot complete his task in a quiet room. Personally, working in both situations is fine, just that it depends on the willpower to hold on and not to wander around as many of the similar incidents occurred due to procrastination. In the same manner, one said it has something to do with the discipline level, the unmatched personality which may leads to a satisfying outcome when it combines with different elements in a person.

Sexism

It isn’t surprising when we heard people saying, “Man, that guy mixes around the girls all day long, such a flirty.” Well, it too occurs among the ladies, at times, in certain groups. However, how sure are we that those people hanging around the opposite sex are wolves in sheep’s clothing? We, the individuals, have different personalities, which may attract different circles of friends. Therefore, it is not a sin for a person to have more opposite gender friends compared to the same ones. Since that particular person might be better in communicating with different gender. Nevertheless, there is this sexism among one and another, not only to the opposite sex, but also the same gender. Is it just us, or we actually have this, sense of awareness towards the same sex? Are we not able to accept the fact that one do things differently compared to the rest? And again, it doesn’t apply to all individuals, but some questions from the bottom of the heart.

Tough Question

One asked a friend what the most important in his life is. He replied saying, “The memories.” Memories consist one’s life, feelings and the past. Without the memories, we wouldn’t know our feelings, for anything, anyone who is dear to us. With no memories, we have no past, for we left it else where and have to start all over again, regaining them. Remembering one mentioned, “No memories, no life. A person who holds no memories is like living zombie, as empty as a blank paper, but not as pure as one.” It isn’t a fact, but a statement, given by a person. However, the question asked was indeed a tough one, for one does not really sleep on it with no particular reasons. Not to mention it varies from a person to another. So, what is yours?

Stones

During the jungle trekking 5 years back, unique stones were collected and brought home. They were then given out to some friends, symbolizing friendship and uniqueness, for the stones were formed in the womb of Mother Nature, washed by the running water, raised up by the gentle sunlight, with all different shapes and colours. Previously, these tiny rocks lived in the river bank, as the time passes, the surface was smoothen by the art of nature, turning into whatsoever shapes possible, as far as our imagination goes. Taking the water as obstacle in life, we know it doesn’t ruin the appearance one has, but to mold a person to be a better one, with smooth and easy-going life later on, in any forms possible. And of course, it takes time and patience into test, whether we can hold on till the very last.

Poem: Words

Words which able to touch thousands hearts,

Are the strongest armies anyone could have.

With flavorings and feelings added in,

It turns to be invincible and almighty.

Even with tiny little words,

They lift up the smile on one’s face.

Compared to the flowery, tenderly wrapped up boxes,

Sentences have better effects than what we expected.

Juices squeeze out from the brain,

People try to come up with some plan.

The day to win one’s heart,

And to hit a home run.

Roses, dolls and sweets are listed down on many,

But how many who actually spend the time,

To write something from the bottom of their heart?

Keeper

“Can you keep a secret?” a friend asked. “Why is he being so secretive over the secrets?” another question came up. Remembering one article mentioned, a secret that is known by the third party is no longer a secret. Personally, it still is and it will always be, if and only if, we know the rules of being a secret keeper. One’s secret that is shared, will be transferred over as secret, also, it automatically become the secret of the third party itself. Telling somebody else’s secret is similar to telling the others our very own secret, since it has been passed over as ours and it will be our responsibility to keep it safe, or to share it with someone else.

Joy of Fun

One said, “Getting red packet from a friend isn’t what you really wanted, but to be with friends instead.” It might be true. Sometimes we can stand aside watching the others play and never get bored really, though our minds may have wandered somewhere else till then. We even tend to hold back just because we thought the friends might not like it or whatsoever reasons available. Things always seem fun when we are with certain group of people, does not matter what we do, or do nothing at all. Chinese say, we use one’s strengths to cover up another person’s weaknesses. In group, one’s sense of humour can lift up the smiles on the others, specially the introverts. At the end of the day, it’s all about fun, fun, fun.

Unexpected

Often we heard people telling us their family members gather up and have a talk, sharing their stories or whatsoever. However, not all families apply the same concept, to share and to know each other better, causes some of them do not know how to express themselves. Certain people choose to keep everything to themselves, unless they couldn’t hold on to it much longer and exploded. However, life is unpredictable and unexpected incidents may occur every now and then, giving us the greatest surprises of all. Although at times we may be worried about how our parents would comment on our decisions, it will somehow come to the point which it didn’t end up what we have expected. So, might as well as be happy, go lucky.

Realisation

It was the very first time she communicates with people from the outside world, other than those she knows in school. Looking at the screen, she sent out messages one by one, to another girl one year older. When she came to the point where she had nothing else to say, she didn’t know how to end the conversation but to continue typing. In the end, the person on the opposite of the phone stopped. There were times we start doing things we are not familiar with and very often, we do not know when to put it to an end. Perhaps it may take several times before we master the skills needed, or it may not. First making a new friend, first crossing the road on oneself, first going out with a gang, times we don’t know what to do, when to do it, nor do we express ourselves very well. Some say, practices needed to make it perfect. Personally, able to understand the idea within is way important, instead of doing it without knowing where we heading.

For One's Sake

Recalling the first day started to shop, emotion overtook oneself and from shop to shop, different clothes were chosen and paid, for the sake of buying instead of choosing what one really likes. They stay inside the cupboard quietly ever since, only appear in the crowd for several times, as if never existed. At times, we tend to do things for the sake of doing it, though it is against our own will. As a result, it may not be as good as expected. Disappointing, they say.

Competitions, Comparisons

Comparisons often made by public, based on the achievements, physical appearances and many more. Parents comparing their children in whichever ways possible, boys compare their strength in one and another, also, kids comparing their toys. And of course, not everyone does that, however, it is frequently seen and discovered. In addition, it ain’t just a comparison but also, a competition. Students competing among themselves by comparing their results, even take the top scorer as one of the “targets” if possible. Well, if we don’t like to be the subject in some parents’ talk, comparing us with teens about our age, might as well as we ourselves don’t do it either, for we too compare each other at times.

Preference

Another year has gone, and here we welcome the golden rat with open arms but somehow it doesn’t feel like Chinese New Year at all. Question was asked and the answer? “This is golden rat year, and that is why we celebrate Lunar New Year quietly.” The following Chinese horoscopes were named and different answers given by that particular person, jokingly. Pretty amazing indeed, for the imaginative in one is that strong. Nevertheless, the answers were given based on what one knows regarding the specific Chinese horoscopes characters, what they appear to be in public, or shall we say, how we categorized them according to our own preferences?

Turning Back

Sort a got lost in highways, and took 10 minutes or so before we found a U-turn. Some people say, once we made a mistake, there’s no turning back. Personally, there will be, if and only if we would take the chance, does not matter how far it might lead us to. Same as the moment we got lost in unfamiliar places or whatsoever, it is fine not to reach home within 45 minutes, be calm and look for the route back to our original destination, a way turning back. And of course, these required strong will and patience, till we get what we harvested.

Volume

A ring tone of volume 3 may not be heard in the crowd, but not 6.15 in the morning. Spending the time in the bathroom, the message alert sounded like volume 5 instead of its usual tone. At times, we may not know what we want, or the others. However, once we quiet down and be perceived of the surroundings, we might hear what the true desire is. In life, we might find that obstacles are like the noises around, causing us not to realize the phone is ringing. Still, there must be times that we are able to sit down, and know where we heading, what is lying on the path.

Champions

Read an article number of years back, saying all of us are champions. Why? From the fusion of nucleus of sperm and ovum, we are who we are today, standing. Out of thousands sperms, we overcame the obstacles and reached the ovum, all done within 72 hours. Yes, it might be the most common thought that we are all unique and special, despite the fact that there are billions or more out there, as extraordinary as we are. Nevertheless, this is what we are made of, our journey, our very own biography. We are created to be this special and it is now up to us, whether to carry on as the way we are or to make our life way beyond extraordinary.

Affective

One of the most influential things would be? The atmosphere. According to psychological theory, one half of our brain deals with affection, which concerns with feelings and emotions. At times, when one quiets down, others follow. We have dealt with several similar situations where feelings in the atmosphere are contagious, which may somehow influence everyone involved. And of course, the strength of the emotions too plays an important role in determining the last which stands. The stronger it is, the higher chance it might affect the people around.