Gemini Gossip » A-Z Word of Life™

S for Survive

cindy5 — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:19:41 +0000

Survive: It is important that we still survive, and we can continue to explore interesting things in this world. I do not yet have any near-death experience, but if you do, you should treasure every day thereafter. ‘Life No Take 2’, not everyone can get a second chance. There are people suddenly realize what is important in their lives. Some people choose to leave their high paying job and start a new life that is more meaningful to them. My husband always asks me “what is worse than death?” You still have hope if you survive.

R for Release

cindy5 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:00:46 +0000

Release: Writing is a good way to release your stress. A good example is “to do list”. I feel relaxed after wrote down things that I have to do on a daily basis, and start to prioritize. I need only about 5 minutes in the morning to finish my “to do list”. Writing is also a good exercise for your mind. When you write, you begin to rethink, and reorganize your way of doing things. These days, I also learned to release my grief by crying out loud. When you are getting older and older, you have to accept the fact that attending funerals more often than weddings.

Q for Quality

cindy5 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:45:46 +0000

Quality: How do you define quality? Some people (i.e. home stereo listeners) will spend thousands of dollars for hi-fi equipment in order to get the perfect sound system, and that is how they define “quality”. However, I do not know if the music itself is of good quality though. I am concerned about the quality time that I can have – time that I can really enjoy and be myself.

P for Perception

cindy5 — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:58:46 +0000

Perception: I watched this movie ‘Shallow Hal’ in 2001, and it triggers my perception about physical appearance versus inner beauty. In this movie, Hal is a shallow man that falls in love with a 300 pound woman (Rosemary) because of her “inner beauty”. “A woman who appears to him to look slender and beautiful due to her kind, generous nature, but is, in actuality, morbidly obese.” He used to date women who are physically beautiful until one day he was being hypnotized to recognize only the inner beauty of women. In the end, he doesn’t need hypnosis to see people’s true inner beauty. One interesting thing, Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is Rosemary in the film, and she really gives you the perception of a fat person. I have once heard about a woman who was deceived lots of money by a beautiful lady because of her perception of pretty faces will not do ugly things.

O for Ownership

cindy5 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:22:07 +0000

Ownership: Have you ever heard that “To own a thing is a burden”? If you have nothing to lose, you have nothing to worry. Nowadays, more and more people choose to buy a house rather than to rent. This is not just about ownership, but also in consideration of the rising home value. People seldom expect that their own houses will become negative assets one day. Lots of people have suffered from the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. I remember my husband has once said that (before the crisis), the house value has increased to a rate that similar of buying a rice cooker at $3,000 back in 1997 in Hong Kong, which a normal person will not do it. Many owners going bankrupt after July 1997; they bought their houses at the tip of the dropping zone.

N for Nature

cindy5 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:36:39 +0000

Nature: How to define Human Nature? There is an old Chinese saying “Every child born has innate goodness”. All of those vicious people were once innocent kids. There are lots of factors that contributed to the changes. There is another Chinese saying “Grow a tree for ten years; grow men for a hundred.” The meaning is “nurturing and educating human talent is the key to prosperity”. I have once heard that there is a limited chance of a ‘happy’ child to turn to a vicious person. We, as adult, are responsible to provide an environment to nurture joyful kids.

M for Miracle

cindy5 — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:48:14 +0000

Miracle: According to Wikipedia, the term is derived from Latin word miraculum meaning “something wonderful”, and “miracle” may also refer to any statistically unlikely but beneficial event. Both my husband and I like to buy lottery ticket, and we know that the chance of winning is similar to a miracle, but we believe in miracle. We usually buy one ticket each time and two tickets if the prize exceeds certain amount. We would like to offer ourselves a hope each week. It is important that we have ‘hope’, and believe that something wonderful will happen to us ONE day.

L for Life

cindy5 — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:01:11 +0000

Life: I think most of you have heard about the story of ‘the fisherman and the investment banker’, and have thought about what is important than money, and what is your ideal retirement life if you have one. Do you want to work double harder now so that you will have a better retirement life? If I have to choose, my daily life is more important than the retirement life. A leisurely life is all I want (on a daily basis), and I would like to find the balance between work and family. It is important that you love your job no matter what or you have to find another one. You have to find the ‘passion’, and be a flexible and cheerful person. Your positive attitude will eventually affect people around you, and hopefully make your work environment a more enjoyable one. If I can choose to have more time with my family, I will do it now, and will not wait till tomorrow.

K for Karma

cindy5 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:17:23 +0000

Karma: Sharon Stone’s bad ‘karma’ remarks on China’s Sichuan earthquake have created a hot topic for online discussion in the past two months. Does she really understand the meaning of ‘karma’ before her comments? According to Wikipedia, it is the concept of “action” or “deed” in Indian religions. All living creatures are responsible for their karma — their actions and the effects of their actions. There is no connection at all to the natural disaster, and the deaths of innocent people. However, the karma for herself maybe an instant effect on her movie-star status in China – films banned in China. She is said to have an IQ of 154 points, which is considered to be very high level, and also claimed as a member of MENSA. However, she just has to learn to think twice before …

J for Joke

cindy5 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:12:27 +0000

Joke: We sometime say “This is just a joke”, and want people not to take it seriously. On the other hand, we will say “Are you joking?” to the facts that we don’t want to believe. It was with lots of surprises on April 1st in 2003 that a famous Hong Kong actor-singer Leslie Cheung flew himself to death – jumped off from the 24th floor of Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Most people in Hong Kong would like to believe that “This is just a joke” on April Fools’ Day. This is heart-broken news and not a joke to his fans. I am wondering if there is a hidden message ”my whole life is just a joke”. That triggers also the question “Do we have the right to commit suicide?” He chose to finish his life at age 46 that he felt his health on the down side, and worried his appearance too, I think. He was praised by his handsome look, and brilliant performance on stage. I can imagine that there are lots of pressures to be a superstar. However, life is too short, and even ants strive to survive (from an old Chinese saying).