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Thought #4
Something nice i found on the web:

Lesson 1: Naked Wife
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, “I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel.” After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob.
After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 dollars and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks,…
“Who was that?” “It was Bob the next door neighbor,” she replies. “Great!” the husband says, “Did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?”
Moral of the story:
If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

Lesson 2
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish” “Me first! Me first!” says the administration clerk. “I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.” Poof! She’s gone. “Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii,relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.” Poof! He’s gone. “OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.”
Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.

Lesson 3
A priest offered a lift to a Nun. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun said,”Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest removed his hand. But,changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said, “Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest apologized “Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.” Arriving at the convent, the nun went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, “Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.”
Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.

Lesson 4
A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A rabbit asked him,”Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?” The crow answered: “Sure, why not.” So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested.
A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very high up.

Lesson 5: Power of Charisma
A turkey was chatting with a bull “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, but I haven’t got the energy.” “Well, why don’t you nibble on my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.” The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.

Moral of the story: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it wont keep you there.

Lesson 6
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Moral of the story:
1. Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy
2. Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend
3. And when you’re in deep shit, it’s best to keep your mouth shut!

Thought #3

To those of you who have pushed me - thank you.
Without you I wouldn't have fallen.
To those of you who laughed at me - thank you.
Without you I wouldn't have cried.
To those of you who just couldn't love me - thank you.
Without you I wouldn't have known what real love is.
To those of you who hurt my feelings - thank you.
Without you I wouldn't have felt them.
To those of you who left me lonely - thank you.
Without you I wouldn't have discovered myself.
But it is to those of you who thought I couldn't do it,
It is to you I thank the most because without you
I never would have tried.

Thought #2

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

Thought #1

Some of my friends ask me for advice regarding studies, like they put in so much effort yet they still don't get the grades they want. So here I shall compile and disproof a list of fallacies, as well as some hard knocks to 'wake up':
1. In life, you only have one chance to perform. An artiste would practice 1000 times, but what determines whether he/she would eventually become popular depends only on one performance. In school, there are thousands of chance to redeem yourself from your mistakes (Do well in finals if you screw your CAs). But this is not true. A second difference could save a life, and a mark difference could save your grades. Treasure your every single chance.

2. They say success is 99% effort, 1% luck. If your school place very high weightage on final exams (like NTU), then this reverses to 1% effort, 99% luck. You can put in 100% effort, but if you didn't have the chance to shine (didn't finish your paper, some exceptional question came out etc), you are deemed an average student. So take every chance to improve your luck before or after exams.

3. If you do well, thank your luck and effort. If you didn't do well, blame on luck more than effort (unless you didn't really study for it, then in this case blame your effort more than luck).

4. In this meritocratic society, a grade difference does make a difference. A 3.51 student could get a job over 3.50 student.

5. If you have good grades, it does not mean you're proficient in that field. It just means that you are more exam smart, so there's nothing to be arrogant about. There are other people who is much more better than you, so be humble and learn from everyone.

6. Likewise, those who did not have good grades does not have to look to that person in awe. You can always beat him/her in somewhere else. So don't be disheartened.

7. If you didn't have that good a grade, it does not mean you will lose out. Start to build up your selling point, such as taking a minor or learning new languages. Your overall packaging determines your market value, not your grades.

8. If you want to have good grades, ask yourself how much you want it, how much would you sacrifice for it, how much would you suffer for it and how much would you want to change for it. If you have no intentions to do any of these, just be contented with what you have now.

9. 'If your friend do worse than you, you would feel bad. If your friend do much better than you, you would feel worse' from 3 idiots. If your friend/s help you selflessly, they are your good friends who you will want to keep at all cost. If your friend are selfish, take it with a pinch of salt that you have to be self-sufficient.

10. You would only do well if you like what you are doing/studying. If you don't like what you are doing/studying, then do something about it (Make yourself like it/drop it/change course etc).

11. Success is 99% effort and 1% luck. For people who're involved in research work, that 99% effort becomes 1%, and you need 99% inspiration (which means 99.9897% inspiration, 0.0102% effort, 0.0010305% luck).

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