义无反顾, 沒那麼簡單

My thoughts at 137am

When a secret is revealed but gets dismissed by everyone, it remains what it was originally - a secret.

The Danger in Complacency

It's easy to lose yourself when success is your new best friend.

Your ego swells, and it becomes too big for your head.

And we all know what happens when things swell - they burst.

Not everyone can remain humble in the wake of phenomenal success..

If one day you finally reap what you sow, don't let a swollen ego ruin your hard work.

The really successful don't go around showing off.

I'm happy for my friends when they bask in their success, but it's another thing altogether when someone becomes too big for his own good.

Fortunately,

回头是岸!

I have ZERO gambling luck

The tribe has spoken.. and I have to concur with their verdict....

I have absolutely zilch, zero, nada, kosong luck when it comes to gambling!

As I was just telling my brother yesterday, it's always a case of "same story, different year", for me every year.

Over the years, I've become so accustomed to becoming Santa (or rather God of Fortune in this case), that I've somewhat subconsciously consciously drawn more money to prepare for CNY.

They say that in order to receive you must first give, and that giving is better than receiving. I am very thankful for the existence of such inspirational quotes, because they have managed to keep me sane and hopeful for the past 25 years!

Actually my parents were the first ones to notice my gambling luck, or lack of it. Haha. And when they first told me about it, I was pretty quick to brush it off. But after some self-reflection, I realized they were spot on totally.

Rewind to previous CNYs...

1)

"Hey let Swee be the banker!" Whole floor erupts in joy (Now I understand why)

2)

Me: Hey why aren't you all playing yet?

Everyone else: Cos you're late and we're all waiting for the banker!

Sucks to be me.

=)

恭喜发财！發啊！

祝福大伙儿在来临的兔年里，

一帆风顺

万事如意

如鱼得水

心想事成

梦想成真

开开心心

永远开心

笑口常开

美美丽丽

英英俊俊

大展宏图

有情人忠诚眷属

發啊！！！！

The sun still rises everyday..

Stopping to smell your roses...

This morning, I was facebook stalking (ala KY) and I came across my friend's status update:

"Dreaming of the day I could easily afford to walk into office with a cuppa in my hand every morning."

Then I realized....

"Isn't that what I do everyday?"

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The little things that you take for granted, can be very significant to others.

When life gets overbearing sometimes, take a step back to appreciate the finer things you have.

After all, it's not about having a ton of roses;

it's about taking the time to stop and smell them.