God's Coffee

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some
expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:

"If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.

Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.

What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups.

Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live.

Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us."

God brews the coffee, not the cups.......... Enjoy your coffee!

"The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."


Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

Author unknown

I Believe

another email from a dear friend... sorry i can't go there to see you... T_T



I believe-
That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I believe-
That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a
while and, you must forgive them for that.

I believe-
That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I believe-
That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

I believe-
That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I believe-
That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them

I believe-
That you can keep going long after you can't.

I believe-
That we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I believe-
That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I believe-
That regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there
had better be something else to take its place.

I believe-
That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.

I believe-
That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I believe-
That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time!

I believe-
That sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.

I believe-
That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I believe-
That just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

I believe-
That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've
learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.


I believe-
That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe-
That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I believe-
That our background and circumstances may have influenced
who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I believe-
That just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other, And just
because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

I believe-
That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

I believe-
That two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I believe-
That your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

I believe-
That even when you think you have no more to give, when a
friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.

I believe-
That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I believe-
That the people you care about most in life are the essence of life.
Tell them today how much you love them and what they mean to you.

Star Olympics - Unipak Team!

Our company sponsored a team in this year's Star Olympics "One Last Shot for Daboy". Our team - Unipak! I wasn't in there to watch the games though so the pictures I'll be posting are from my officemate. To thank him, I'm promoting his shop, Image Creator, a digital photo shop. ^^

Before this blog entry turns into a shameless promotion post, here's the pics! XD


Btw, there's one more reason I didn't watch the games. I fear the wrath of some of my friends, LOL! XD They might cast me out when they saw that somebody is part of our team. Just to make things clear, we don't have a say as to who will be in our team so don't blame me okay?! If I can decide, I would never ever want that "chicken" there!


Some of the guests that aren't players:

The Battle Inside

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between 2 wolves.

"One is Evil. It is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.

The other is God. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

credits: positivethoughts.com

*****
a very good piece to think about... and so true too! it's what we entertain that shows... it's what we sow that grows... looking at the positive side of things will give us positive out come too... ^^

[JDorama] Taiyo No Kisetsu

Title: Taiyo No Kisetsu a.k.a. Season of the Sun
Genre: Drama/Romance
Episodes: 11
Aired: July - September 2002
Cast:

Takizawa Hideaki - as Tsugawa Tatsuya, a troubled college student who lives a double life. He grew up with revenge as his goal for his father's death. Driven by the wrong goal, he walked the darker path in life and end up being more miserable.

I'll have to get this out first, Takki is hot in this drama! And I mean HOT!!! He's only 20 when the drama was made but his body is so defined and not of a boy anymore. Okay, enough fangirling, LOL! XD I think he did really well in this drama. The emotions were conveyed quite well and the role of a sad and lonely young man fits him well because I think he's one of those that look really good not smiling. The serious look on his face made him more handsome. (He reminds me so much of Jaejoong of Tohoshinki, who is also going to do a Korea-Japan collab drama "Postman from Heaven")

Ikewaki Chizuru - as Izumi Eiko, a talented pianist that got into an accident when she was young which caused her to have a limp. She was overly protected by her pianist mother that she only felt life when Tatsuya came into her life.

I have to admit, I expected somebody prettier to be the leading lady but she's not so bad. I guess they went for the fragile girl type for the role instead of the pretty face.

Okada Yoshinori - as Kawano Kohei, Tatsuya's childhood friend. He considers Tatsuya as his own brother which made him come to Tokyo to be able to fulfill his dream of running with him. He's a good man that truly cares for Tatsuya.

Matsumoto Rio - as Komiyama Yuki, the daughter of a rich family and the finace of Shinji. She fell in love with Tatsuya not knowing that he had a hidden agenda.

Takaoka Sousuke - as Sahara Shinji, the son of a rich banker that Tatsuya wanted to have his revenge on. He likes Tatsuya and did his best to be his friend. A very sincere young man that loves his fiance fully until the end.

Summary:

Tatsuya lost his father to suicide when he was young. Because of this, he vowed to find revenge and worked hard to get to that position. He befriended the rich son of the bank owner that caused his father's death and aimed to take everything from him, even the most precious person to him, his girlfriend. In the midst of his plans, he met Eiko and unwillingly fell in love with her. He feel at peace when he's with Eiko which together with his childhood bestfriend Kohei, brought him back to the light.

The story is well written and it has this very deep meaning that will make you think. It's not your ordinary teen idol movie but a real drama with depth. It shows you how nasty life can be but still gave us hope.

The things that a person can do to reach a goal even if the goal is not good, and the forces that drives you to do things to get what you want. It's a dark world that some of us are victims of, but only if we let it. For the victims, it's probably more difficult but it's always our choice to stay in the dark or turn around and face the light.

I'm happy that they've shown hope in the drama. As long as there's people willing to show us love, we will always be able to face a new day. The love Tatsuya received from his mother, Kohei and Eiko is enough to fight to live again.

I just hate hate hate the ending! I don't know why we can't have a totally happy ending? Are there no happy endings in real life? I don't think so... I think it's very much possible to have a happy ending. I think the writers just feel it's too rare and have to make it more realistic since despair and unhappiness is more common. Well, not for me... I still believe that life is always worth living, because there's always light at the end of the tunnel...^^

Rating: 8/10