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Quote of the day 26/09/08 / Friday, September 26, 2008

*~Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears~*

I painted my dreams at 2:26 PM

Quote of the day / Thursday, September 18, 2008

*~Life is like a coin, you can spend it any way you wish but you only spend it once!~*

I painted my dreams at 4:07 PM

Quote of the day / Wednesday, September 17, 2008

*~Success belongs to one who have the wisdom and courage to pursue his dreams~*

I painted my dreams at 10:28 AM

The Parable of the Pipeline - Burke Hedges / Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Once upon a time long, long ago, two ambitious young cousins named Pablo and Bruno lived side by side in a small Italian village. The young men were best buddies, and big dreamers. They would talk endlessly about how someday, someway, they would become the richest men in the village. They were both bright and hard working. All they needed was an opportunity.

One day that opportunity arrived. The village decided to hire two men to carry water from a nearby river to a cistern in the town square. The job went to Pablo and Bruno. Each man grabbed two buckets and headed to the river. By the end of the day, they had filled the town cistern to the brim. The village elder paid them one penny for each bucket of water. “This is our dream come true! “shouted Bruno. “I can’t believe our good fortune.”

But Pablo wasn’t so sure. His back ached and his hands were blistered from carrying the heavy buckets. He dreaded getting up and going to work the next morning. He vowed to think of a better way to get the water from the river to the village. Pablo The Pipeline Man: “Bruno, I have a plan,” Pablo said the next morning as they grabbed their buckets and headed for the river.

“Instead of lugging buckets back and forth for pennies a day, let’s build a pipeline from the village to the river.” Bruno stopped dead in his tracks. “A pipeline! Whoever heard of such a thing?” Bruno shouted. “We’ve got a great job, Pablo. I can carry 100 buckets a day. At a penny a bucket that’s a dollar a day! I’m rich!. By the end of the week, I can buy a new pair of shoes. By the end of the month a cow. By the end of six months I can buy a new hut. We have the best job in town. We have weekends off and two weeks paid vacation every year. We’re set for life! Get out of here with your pipeline.”

But Pablo was not easily discouraged. He patiently explained the pipeline plan to his best friend. Pablo would work part of the day carrying buckets, and part of the day and weekends building his pipeline. He knew it would be hard work digging a ditch in the rocky soil. Because he was paid by the bucket he knew his income would drop. He also knew it might take a year or two before his pipeline would pay off. But Pablo believed in his dream and he went to work. Bruno and the rest of the villagers began mocking Pablo, calling him “Pablo The Pipeline Man.”

Bruno, who was earning almost twice the money as Pablo, flaunted his new purchases. He bought a donkey outfitted with a new leather saddle, which he kept parked outside his new two-story hut. He bought flashy clothes and fancy meals at the inn. The villagers called him Mr. Bruno, and they cheered when he bought rounds at the tavern and Laughed loudly at his jokes.

Small Actions Equal Big Results: While Bruno lay in his hammock on evenings and weekends, Pablo kept digging his pipeline. The first few months Pablo didn’t have much to show for his efforts. The work was hard, even harder than Bruno’s because Pablo was working evenings and weekends too. But Pablo kept reminding himself that tomorrow’s dreams are built on today’s sacrifices. Day by day he dug, inch by inch. Inches turned into one foot……….. then ten feet………… then 20…………. then 100.

“Short-term pain equals long-term gain,” he reminded himself as he stumbled into his hut after another exhausting day’s work. “In time my reward will exceed my efforts,” he thought. “Keep your eyes on the prize,” he kept thinking as he drifted off to sleep with the sounds of laughter from the village tavern in the background.

The Tables Are Turned: Days turned into months. One day Pablo realized his pipeline was half-way finished, which meant he only had to walk half as far to fill his buckets! Pablo used the extra time to work on his pipeline. During his rest breaks, Pablo watched his old friend Bruno lug buckets. Bruno’s shoulders were more stooped than ever. He was hunched in pain, his steps slowed by the daily grind.

Bruno was angry and sullen, resenting the fact that he was doomed to carry buckets, day in, day out, for the rest of his life. He began to spend less time in his hammock and more time in the tavern. When the tavern’s patrons saw Bruno coming they’d whisper, “Here comes Bruno the Bucket Man, “ and they giggle when the town drunk mimicked Bruno’s stooped posture and shuffling gait. Bruno didn’t buy rounds or tell jokes anymore, preferring to sit alone in a dark corner surrounded by empty bottles.

Finally Pablo’s big day arrived, his pipeline was complete! The villagers crowded around as the water gushed from the pipeline into the village cistern! Now that the village had a steady supply of fresh water, people from around the countryside moved into the village and the village prospered. Once the pipeline was complete, Pablo didn’t have to carry buckets anymore. The water flowed whether he worked or not. It flowed while he ate. It flowed while he slept. It flowed on weekends while he played. The more the water flowed into the village, the more money flowed into Pablo’s pockets! Pablo the Pipeline Man became known as Pablo the Miracle Maker. But Pablo understood what he did wasn’t a miracle. It was merely the first stage of a big, big dream.
You see, Pablo had bigger plans. Pablo planned on building pipelines all over the world!.

Recruiting His Friend To Help: The pipeline drove “Bruno The Bucket Man” out of business, and it pained Pablo to see his old friend begging for drinks at the tavern. So, Pablo arranged a meeting with his old friend. “Bruno, I’ve come here to ask you for your help.” Bruno straightened his stooped shoulders, and his dark eyes narrowed to a squint. “Don’t mock me,” Bruno hissed. “I haven’t come here to gloat,” said Pablo. “I’ve come here to offer you a great business opportunity. It took me more than two years before my first pipeline was complete. But I’ve learned a lot during those two years. I know what tools to use now, and where to dig. I know where to lay the pipe. I kept notes as I went along so now I have a system that will allow me to build another pipeline in less time……….. then another……….. then another. I could build a pipeline a year by myself, but what I plan on doing is teach you how to build a pipeline, then have you teach others and have them teach others. “Just think, we could make a small percentage of every gallon of water that goes through those pipelines.”

Bruno finally saw the big picture. They shook hands and hugged like old friends.

Pipeline Dreams In A Bucket-Carrying World: Years passed. Their world pipelines were pumping millions of dollars into their bank accounts. Sometimes on their trips through the countryside, Pablo and Bruno would pass villagers from other villages carrying buckets. The friends would pull over and tell them their story and offer to help them build a pipeline. But sadly, most bucket carriers would hastily dismiss the notion. “I don’t have the time.” “My friend told me he knew a friend who’s uncle’s best friend tried to build a pipeline and failed.” “Only the ones who get in early make money on a pipeline.” “I’ve carried buckets my whole life, I’ll stick to what I know.” “I know people who lost money in a pipeline scam.” Both men resigned themselves to the fact they lived in a world with a bucket-carrying mentality…………. and only a very small percentage of people would ever see the vision.

The End.

I painted my dreams at 4:25 PM

Dare to Dream / Thursday, August 21, 2008

Recently I watched a movie, Journey To The Center Of The Earth (JTOCE).
A interesting, meaningful and imaginative movie starring by Alyssa Milano, Josh Hutcherson, Brendan Fraser and Anita Briem.

In the movie, Max believed in the book JTOCE which most people dont.
He went missing for years after setting out to a place.

Max's brother, starring by Brendan Fraser, wanted to find him.
Together with Max's son, Fraser is able to find clues related to the Max's missing.
When they traced to the clues, they were accidentally trapped in a cave.
To escape, they went into the cave and later on realised that they had landed to the center of the Earth.

From this movie, I realised that when people reject or object or dont believe you, it is not because of you, it is because of, you believe or do things that are not generally believed or done by most of the people. They will only accept when they see or experience it or when you had succeeded.

Often, when a child is borned, usually he will undergo education then work, marriage and then retirement. Who actually decides this? Who decides for us that we have to wake up and goes to work at 8am everyday until the day of retirement or death? No one but ourselves. We are just following what our parents did, what majority of people did.

Sometimes, things which most people do or believe, it is not necessary always the right/correct/best thing. Thus, it is so important to always open your ears, eyes and brain/mind to think and believe in what you believe and do what you want to do, rather than just being a follower.

You are the director of your own life.
You decides how you lives your life.
You only lives once.
You cant rewind and live again.
Live it and Live it well!

Rule your own life, otherwise your boss will rule your life.
Dare to Dream BIG!!!

I painted my dreams at 2:22 PM

以前还小时，常常会迷路
不知自己已存在的意义
甚至认为人生也不过如此而已
每天上班下班，周末就休息两天
一直都这样，一直到老然后退休

现在，有了自己的梦想
才看到自己存在的意义
才了解自己想要的是什么
才感到人生是精彩的

相信大家都会有自己的梦想
不管是大大的梦想或是小小的梦想
它都抱负着我们的希望和期望

我有很多个大梦想。。。
我想拥有自己的房子，车子
我想在三十五岁前退休，做自己想做的事
我想环游世界，到世界的各个角落
我想照顾我家人，让父母安享晚年
我想要有很多时间做自己的事，不让时间绑在工作上
我想要学很多东西，不让小时候的遗憾成为一辈子的遗憾

这些梦想，我相信一定能做到
只要一直相信，一直努力。。。

如果你跟我一样，有梦想有理想，有抱负
却不知该怎麽做，那就来找我谈吧

当你听了这机会后。。。
许你会认为这答案不能帮到你
或许你觉得你不需要这机会
但至少你曾为你的梦想踏出第一步

而那些没听过却否认的人，只是在原地踏步
你们只不过不想踏出第一步，完成自己的梦

决定权，一切在于自己
是否要改变，只有自己才能决定
别人不能左右你的想法和决定
自己的梦想只有自己才能够到达

I painted my dreams at 2:21 PM

一直以来都活在翅膀下，受着保护，从不懂辛苦两个字
现在开始工作才了解工作的辛苦
真怀念以前在学校每天吵吵闹闹的日子
虽然考试期间难熬，至少大家都是互相照顾帮忙

人性，也许已经在这个社会消失
单纯，或许只有小孩才真正拥有
善良，应该已经被大家彻底遗忘

I painted my dreams at 2:20 PM

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