age is just a number

i met up with a good friend, two weeks back. the friend has found a gf. good for him. i always got this aura from him that he is lonely. glad that he has someone for company. as conversation flows, he commented that the parents are a little opposing towards this relationship.

my first reaction: why? oh, the girl is a few years his senior. hmm. but it is not that much really. i guess the parents are annoyed. i can see where the parents are coming from. they might think that they girl is at the age suitable for marriage while their son has only started working for a year. i feel like telling the parents, "do you know how hard it is to find one person you like nowadays?" the parents mentioned any girl will do as long as she is local (malaysian) and younger than him. the fact that the girl breaks the two rules makes them hard to accept. i wonder why they object to begin with. my friend used to have a gf who is younger and local and they objected. now he found another, still object. haih... life... life... it is hard to please everyone.

luckily my friend is standing on the positive side. he believes that the parents will eventually accept her as she is. i have yet to see her but to me, it doesn't matter. as long as my friend is happy. that's all that matters. she will be the one walking the rest of his life. the least they can do is give their blessings.

i wish him all the best and the little devil in me hopes that he achieves success because i think being defiant in love and obtaining acceptance in the end is so much more romantic than the plain old vanilla, non-challenging relationship.

wish him the best of luck, and partially myself too in finding one.

age is just a number, really.

spiritual teacher

counting tonight, i have been listening to this man who talks about buddha principles and values for about 4 times. each time, i feel calmer. i like how he talks. he explain principle in ways that are relatable and fun. when i first found him, i felt this is another way for me to learn.

i view life as a learning process. so, i was joyous on that day. peaceful i would say because of the post i watched. thanks to the person who is willing to share the talk with everyone in youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfvJ4cNnnXE

this post is about buddha teaching that says we should learn to be dependent on others. at first, i was confused/discombobulated. now, i understand a little a bit more.

thank you for helping me to make sense of the world. i am often a curious child, and with this little guidance, i felt today has been lived fulfilled.

he is ajahn brahma. 

you're leaving too.....

ohh...now that another colleague is leaving, i was initially tempted as well. mixed emotion. should i go? by now, i would have get used to people who come and go. but no, i was still the same old, same old emotional self. i feel sad when someone leaves the company. haihh.... part of my weakness.

at 24, i thought dealing with separation should be easier. nope, it still makes me feel sad a little. but the duration of getting affected is shorter. this is what you get when you start to have weekend activities with your colleague like watching movie, playing badminton and having dinners.

with you gone, who is there left? another journey in search of colleague who happens to be a friend at the same time. i only have 1. with one leaving, i am left with zero. one positive note, at least it makes me go out there and befriended another colleague. it is out of my comfort zone, but who knows......

a good friend is not easy to find, a colleague who is also a friend is harder to discover.

simple me

currently i am living at the age when i just want everything to be simple. i want a moderate me. i just want a living where i can be satisfied with the things i have. i remain hopeful nonetheless but i want to live a happy life. happiness should not be fulfilled with material things. hence, my current situation.

to be honest, it can be very fulfilling. i have little expectation and i still put in a lot of effort in my job. that's quite a good stage to be in. really. recently, heard that a senior of mine got transferred to uk for a transaction services job. oh wow. that position i have been vying for long. i hope that i can get that as well. yes, i want to work smart towards my goal.

by having goal, it makes me more focus and satisfied. yes, i want to maintain it that way. and i think having friends who are colleagues definitely helps.

a recent group trip.