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Listen to your parents

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Every passing day teaches you something new. When I was young (not that I'm old now, though) my parents are so worried and over-protective of me. They want to know who I hang out with, I cannot bring the friends that they have not met home and they always tell me to be careful in choosing who I am friends with.

I think it is quite strange. Why and how should I choose my friends, why can't I bring friends home, why cant my parents be a little bit friendlier to my friends (it's not like they dont, its more to the friends that they dont know). Obviously, I never listen to them. I am friends with whoever I want because I think I know the best who should I be friends with.

When I moved to New Zealand, and this is when I was in my late teen, they did the same. The same old advice to choose my friend carefully. The fact that they are not here to see my AIESEC friends especially, making it a lot harder for them. As always, I stand by my own principle.

After this morning, I realise what it is meant to "choose your friends" and "don't bring friends home." I realise now how lucky I am to have the friends that I have now. Lucky.

After so many years, I now understand, Mum.

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Personal DNA

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

I took this test sometime at the beginning of the year. I think this one is a bit more like me :)

Too Much of a Good Thing

Tuesday, October 09, 2007

I was just flicking through old old pictures. I saw many familiar but distant faces all around - people who come and go in AIESEC. People who I trusted, had a lot of faith in ... but ended up disappointed me in many ways! Why are there so many people that I have had history as such? Why can't one or two be enough?

The one reason why it always happen is because I believe that once people realised the urgency of what needs to be done/what they have done wrong and need to sort out - they will change. Many times though, they ended up don't.

Second chance. Believe. Having faith in your team. Support. Fairness. Whatever you want to call it. It might sounds good and well - but as like everything, too much of a good thing is not good. This is one thing that I learned the hard way throughout my AIESEC learning life. (Although the good people around me, got me through the tough times. :)

To close this blog entry - I found a hilarious picture from this website.

Pray

Have a good one!


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How do you break the news?

Monday, October 01, 2007

In my life I have received different kind of news. Good news, bad news, sad news, happy news. All sorts. One thing that I observe quite interestingly is how people break the news that they are in a relationship (or not anymore, for that matter).

Some keep it quiet until someone else asks suspiciously, some tried to bring it up indirectly but never ever proclaimed it directly. Again, all of these are relative to personality, the intensity of the relationship itself and the role you play in one's life.

The tricky part is when you are not important enough for them to tell you directly but on the other side you are important enough for them to update you with their "general update in life". I have had a few occasions like this. This happens mostly with male - probably this is because of their inability to express their feelings and trying to maintain their cool, calm and collected -ness. Yes, yes, some of you might disagree with me :)

Many times they tried to hint it in the conversation that they have a 'news'. I guess, those who knows me very well know that if you were talking to me - hinting doesn't really work :) Most of the times, if I am comfortable enough with that person I would ask for clarification, "What are you trying to say?" If I'm not - well then, the poor soul needs to find another way to tell.

I think, the funniest and most extraordinary and I am sure never would be ever repeated again was when a classmate of mine - a long long time ago- when we were around 15- told me that he is going out with my cousin. (Thank God these people aren't reading my blog! Sheesh!). He went, "Nikita - guess what? I'm going out with your cousin." Yes, I just wish more of my friends were like him (only subtler of course. we are not 15 anymore) - no more guesswork!

Why do I even post useless rants like this? - I wonder.

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