Monday, March 22, 2010

Finding lost self

At loss recently...
I need to get my old self back to fight all these battles...
I miss myself during secondary school days...

Am i that insecure that i've to seek refuge & reassurance in other people?
I've lost a big chunk of my self-confidence...
This is not the "me" i know of...

I've sailed through rougher tides; has the steering on my ship gone broken? The radar, perhaps?

Expectations... are they too high? Or have i not worked hard enough?
It's time to move out of my comfort zone & wake up!

First things first!
Sometimes reality makes people realise that the outcome is going to be similar whether you give up or persevere. Ain't that true?

Am I not cut up for this?
Enlighten me, please.

The Road Not Taken ~ Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that, the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

two roads diverged in a wood, and I --

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.



Thursday, March 04, 2010

Stress: Warning Signs & Symptoms

Behavioural Symptoms
Eating more or less
Sleeping too much or too little
Isolating yourself from others
Procrastinating or neglecting responsibilities
Using alcohol, cigarettes, or drugs to relax
Nervous habits (e.g. nail biting, pacing)

Cognitive Symptoms
Memory problems
Inability to concentrate
Poor judgement
Seeing only the negative
Anxious or racing thoughts
Constant worrying

Emotional Symptoms
Moodiness
Irritability or short temper
Agitation, inability to relax
Feeling overwhelmed
Sense of loneliness and isolation
Depression or general unhappiness

Physical Symptoms
Aches and pains
Diarrhea or constipation
Nausea, dizziness
Chest pain, rapid heartbeat
Loss of sex drive
Frequent colds

I've 15 out of 24 :(

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief


Quite a nice movie with predictable story plot & young actors with little acting experience :(
Happy to see McHottie -- Kevin McKidd a.k.a. Dr Owen Hunt (Grey's Anatomy) acting as Poseidon :D
Guys with green & blue eyes are mesmerising :P