Category: inspiration

some of the simple things which are inspiring

Procrastination

Pro.cras.ti.nate (say it in Dalek’s tone, if you’re Doctor Who fan. I found it cute :9) Overthink about it What happens to me most of the time is, it’s all started in my mind. I imagine the task, or chore, that I need to do. By the time I finished thinking about it, I lost my will to do it. Or even worse, I’m interested to do something else, which is more fun or much simpler. Thinking about it is […]

Outgrowing ourselves

After reading the post in a fan blog about Seungri (승리) and reading/watching several Osawa Takao (大沢たかお) posts/interviews, I can’t help myself to have another self talk with myself. What’s the common thing between Seungri who is the youngest member from BIGBANG and Osawa Takao who is senior actor from Japan? Transformation. Osawa Takao used to be a model, then he moved out to various roles. Actor, radio host, documentary host, voice actor, producer. He did musical and had few singles […]

To run away or not to run

Continuing last post, the second statement that I like from the drama is, “Rather than change the place, isn’t it easier to join another hospital?” – Minagawa Kazue (an eye opener statement) Does it sound familiar to you? When we are working for a company or another person, those conflicts are inevitable. We may have some principle or preferred method which differs to management or higher up. And after some times, when we are tired we decided to run from […]

Are we making excuses for ourselves?

I have 2 favorite quotes after watching a Japanese drama. The title is “DOCTORS: 最高の名医“. First is, “Statistic is just an excuse for doctor to hide from the patient. And saying “it’s usually like that ..” too ” – Sagara Kosuke Sagara Kosuke is the main character in the drama with some “unique” characters. I think sometimes we are trying to justify our failure by finding supporting facts which align with our facts. Do you think so? Hmm.. I think I did in the […]

5 years blog

Recently I browsed through some of my old posts and something crossed my mind, in which year was my first post? 2008! I didn’t realise that I have been writing or blogging for 5 years. It will be officially 5 years after 21 September. I started with 4 blog posts in 2008, someone has to started from somewhere right? And now I have 300 over posts. I feel proud that I managed to pull through year by year. Not all […]

A note to self

I want to have all the good things in life If life is always up, isn’t going to be a flat life? Why this person have this? Why that person have that? Why I can’t get it too? Why do you want your life to be the same as other person. When you think it that way, you wouldn’t have interesting life 12 May 2013

Get out from your box

When I was studying back then, I heard a lot of advices from my seniors that we need to constantly challenging ourselves by stepping out of our comfort zone. I understood it, but I don’t know that advice  can also be seen beyond that. With that in mind, I tried many things and put down somethings too. I listed down all the items or activities I’d like to have since I was a kid but I wasn’t unable to accomplish […]