3//5/05

I think my day had been fruitful. I finally completed Tales of destiny 2. The story is just superb. The twist and turns in the story line was enhanced with the emotional aspects of the characters. They seemed alive and so real. With a total voice over the characters, the emotions was nicely brought out. Nice. Total game time, 44 hours. A standard RPG time haha.

After the game, I went to swim again. This time, I challenged myself and completed 2km swim without stopping. I took about 60mins in total, which average out to 1.5mins to reach the other end of the pool. A slow snail haha but kind of achievement.

After swimming, I went to the library to check on the books I want. The sun tze tactics of war hasn't been returned yet, so I could only search for a japanese book to learn the language, but the one i was looking for wasn't there, so I took a substitute. Shouldn't be that bad hee.

Someday ago, i heard this statement," Do not get into a relationship just because you think that you need to depend on that person to be happy. You should be happy in the first place before the relationship." I forgotten the reason, but its true isn't it? haha.

I'm reading the second chapter of the book "change your life in 5 days". Learnt quite a bit, and mostly just enforces what I've learnt before. EQ is just something not alot of people has and I sometimes do lack of it too. So many Qs you need to be successful in life haha. IQ, EQ, AQ, SQ, FQ, which stands for, Intelligence, Emotional, Adversity, Spiritual, Financial quotient. Its a short book, so if anyone wants to borrow, just give me a msg.

Slice of life

Cheering Yourself Up

When you're feeling down, it's great to have a partner or a friend who will try almost anything to make you smile. But most of the time, the only person we can count on is ourselves. So here are some ways you can cheer yourself up!

One of the simplest ways to pick yourself up when you're down is to dance! Make a compilation of mood-elevating songs that you can put on whenever you feel blue. Gives the term "elevator music" a whole new meaning, don't you think?

Or, spend time with children. When the world becomes too complicated to handle, kids so effortlessly help us to make things seem so much simpler. I remember visiting a friend recently. I didn't get enough sleep the night before and was actually quite grouchy when I arrived. But after a few minutes of trying to converse with my friend's two-year-old son, I was right as rain. Words didn't matter. He giggled, I babbled like a complete idiot, he jumped up and down, and I made silly faces. It was a blast.

Another great way to take your mind off your troubles is to indulge yourself. Forget about cost or responsibility for a while, and just do what you love. Buy a new car! Did I just say "buy a new car"? Ok? but only if you're filthy rich. Buy the special edition DVD of one of your favourite films and watch it plus all the bonus features at one sitting. Go for a massage. Have a dark and rich chocolate cake. Buy your own cue and go shoot some pool.

I don't know about you, but clearing clutter alleviates stress for me. I know some people actually find comfort in disorder but if you're not like that, take a day off to go through your stuff and get rid of what you don't need. Emphasise space and delete waste. Physical baggage can be just as frustrating as emotional baggage.

Identify the things you've been procrastinating about and take action. Few things are more liberating than checking off your "To Do" list. Just ask The Bride in the movie "Kill Bill". Just kidding.

And speaking about kidding, have more fun! At work, at home, anywhere! Lighten up! Don't care what others think of you. Be corny, flippant, and outrageous. Get out of your shell and have a party!

In the next part of "A Slice of Life", we'll continue to explore how we can cheer ourselves up when we're feeling down.