I tink this is gonna be quite a long entry though.. but dun worry.. there will be plenty of pics.. so do read on.. hahhaa...
I have this urge to do something in the blog.. hahaha.. i was thinking of having a story everytime i post an entry and include a quote .. hahahaa.. dunno why.. i feel different blogging now.. dun feel comfortable.. maybe is because too long dint blog or something...
SOoo.. let mi start off the first story.... the story of the star thrower! one of my favourites and very inspirational... some of u guys might have read it before... but for the sake of those who hasnt.. here it is!
One day he was walking along the shore; as he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself to think of someone who would dance to the day, so he began to walk faster to catch up. As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead, he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.
As he got closer he called out, "Good morning! What are you doing?" The young man paused, looked up and replied, "Throwing Starfish into the ocean."
"I guess I should have asked; why are you throwing Starfish into the ocean?"
"The sun is up and the tide is going out and if I don't throw them in they'll die."
"But young man, don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and Starfish all along it, you can't possibly make a difference!"
The young man listened politely, then bent down, picked up another Starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves. "It made a difference for that one."
His response surprised the man, he was upset, he didn't know how to reply, so instead he turned away and walked back to the cottage to begin his writings.
All day long as he wrote, the image of that young man haunted him; he tried to ignore it, but the vision persisted. Finally, late in the afternoon, he realized that he the scientist, he the poet, had missed the essential nature of the young man's actions. Because he realized that what the young man was doing was choosing not to be an observer in the universe and watch it pass by, but was choosing to be an actor in the universe and make a difference. He was embarrassed.
That night he went to bed, troubled. When morning came, he awoke knowing that he had to do something; so he got up, put on his clothes, went to the beach and found the young man; and with him spent the rest of the morning throwing Starfish into the ocean.
I hope u guys liked the story... its realli very inspirational.. at least to mi in my opinion.. hahha.. and as quoted by wat Joel Barker said.. he said this with regards to the story...
"what the young man's actions represent is something that is special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can, like the young man, become aware of that gift, we gain through the strength of our vision the power to shape the future."
People.. remember this..
Vision without ACTION is merely a dream and
action without VISION just passes time and
vision WITH action can change the world!
And of course.. the quote for the entry!
"Even if u are on the right track, you will get run over if u just sit there!"
Will Rogers
NOW for the rest of the entry!
Been realli busy for the past few days... been busy with the Freshmen Orientation 2008.... It was Fun... but tiring as well...
First day...Cabbed to sku... went to pick up shawn.. farah and iman.. hahhaa.. it was rather nice too.. nice as in nice.. i dunno how to describe.. hahhaa.. we met our new freshmen.. some are ok.. some are realli quiet and some are very enthusiastic.. hahahaa.. and wat happens is that i gotten the more of the quiet ones.. they hardly talk to each other for the whole 2 days.. then played some icebreakers.. and thats the time they started talking alot.. cox i keep on getting forfeit.. and have to do stupid and crazie stuff.. like pole dancing with the wall.. going on the stage and shout " HI all.. im alan..." and of course.. going to other classes and tell them "hi my name is alan and can i have ur num baby?"
IMAN.. THANKS ALOT FOR THAT AR! hahahahaha....
Ray!The pic is kinda spoilt.. so i edited it... =b
Waiting for time to pass..With Sponsored Breakfast from Sku!
Sin Nee with Zakiah!
Zakiah!
ALAN; IVAN; IMAN...
And that marks the end of day 1 orientation for mi!The second day was fun... cox there are alot more games and such.. and we merge the 3 classes together.. and hence became.. "MF08-0345"... met some new freshmen then.. hahaha.. some sort i was like a "lost sheep taker" .. cox whenever there is lost sheep.. they will be slot into my class and i have to go all the way to pick the new freshmen... but of course there are other new freshmen that got slotted into other classes as well... And of course.. the freshmen are realli cool and that i hope they have enjoyed the orientation.. just as much as we(OGL) has enjoyed ourselves..
YuXiang...
Kenneth....jpg)
MY Co-OGL cum Co- Emcee cum Sku classmate..Sharifah Iman!
MF0803! (not all present)Alright.. i hope u guys are still here reading.. hahahaa.. hope u guys enjoyed the pics.. i certainly have enjoyed myself to the fullest... since last week 3 days briefing.. met soooo many new friends.. crappped sooo much and getting to know the freshmen also.. it has been a great pleasure for mi! :)
