Em's Dailies..

We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions? Popularity? Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness? Materialism? Or am I going to be driven by God's purposes (for my life)? When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say, God, if I don't get anything else done today, I want to know You more and love You better ...

God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list. He's more interested in what I am than what I do. That's why we're called human beings, not human doings.

An interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life.

At first I thought it was not big but when I saw it all over the news more than 30 people died and hundreds injured. Just because these terrorists want to scare the guts out of these G8 leaders! When will these people ever stop? Hey friends, we all need PRAYERS! PRAYERS! PRAYERS! And a little bit of extra 'kindness' to one another, let's spread love and peace.

I pray that Aris is doing fine.

After several heart series of friendships taking to the next level and then back to being friends and then stopped. Ended there. But with a plain, simple hi and a pizza, 'AGAIN' is slowly waving in the corner???? I know I suck! The situation is all too tempting but nahh ~ I'd rather give it little more time. Hope floats but we both should give it time.

Crisis? What crisis?
AS A MEMBER of that luckiest of breeds, the twentysomething youth, you gotta ch-ch-check yourself before you wreck yourself. Not only should you face this quarter-life crisis head-on. You must call it your bitch, hump it, then throw the most badass party in its honor. Embracing change and living for today is the only way for you to move on to the next phase of your life while vibrating on a high and angst-free frequency. Here's five ways how.
1. Work that body. Neutralize all the worry by hitting the gym. Pro: If you do manage to build a rad body, you'll look hot and therefore, you can go through life without ever having to work for anything. No career-related problems, no quarter-life crisis! Whee! Con: You'll lose your ability to think logically and that comes in handy when you're in your 40s and flabby. Boo!
2. Get lost. Wait, you already are. What I mean is travel. With surrealism as its main influence, Dada, or experimental travel, is proving to cure the ennui of our been-there, done-that generation. The approach is quirky and absurd and requires neither bravery nor buckets of cash. Some of which include: Anachronistic travel, using only obsolete (not the latest) guide books; Counter-travel, which requires you take pictures with your back turned to the camera at landmarks such as the Taj Mahal or Big Ben; and Monopoly, you arrive in a city, buy the local version of the game and visit the streets by throwing the dice and following the rules. Inspiring, isn't it?
Since once-exotic destinations such as Kathmandu or Morocco are now accessible to any teenager with a passport, young people have upped the ante and unpackaged their holidays. With serendipitous Dada travel, where you go-like, Who-cares-a-stan?-is less important than your perception of where you go.
3. Go on several internships. Whether you join an archaeological dig in France or spend your summer at a local publishing company, interning is a great way to beef up your r‚sum‚, establish contacts and see where your job and life skills lie-all without committing to a contract and an evil boss.
4. Keep an old-school journal. Blogs are fine but you can't smell or touch them. Writing this column and sporadic blogging have kept me sane. But sticking clothing tags, thank-you notes and other random mementos in a thick spiral notebook have sustained my idealism.
5. Don't stop discovering. Read. Read stuff without pictures. Listen to fresh music. Meet brand new people. Perhaps, try to pick them up. I guarantee, no matter how intimidating tomorrow seems, you'll live through this quarter-life crisis, laugh about it, and yup, become a better person. Keep that head up. Stay Super!

I've been experiencing heart aches very frequently lately. oh well, both literally and figuratively hehehe. The last time I was suffering from this was when I was starting my 'badminton career'. The doctor said the muscles around my heart has become sore and since my heart works double-time during streneous activities it bumps into the muscles, thus causing more soreness and pain. Is this because of my 4-straight badminton days? But I doubt it, I never felt so fatigued in those games, they were not as hard as I used to play. Although the doctor said it is not life threatening because I don't have a congenital heart disease, it is really really painful.