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ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.THREE. Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.FOUR. When you say, “I love you,” mean it.FIVE. When you say, “I’m sorry,” look the person in the eye.SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone’s dream. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much.NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to live life completely.TEN. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.ELEVEN. Don’t judge people by their relatives.TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?”FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk..FIFTEEN. Say “bless you” when you hear someone sneeze.SIXTEEN. When you lose, don’t lose the lessonSEVENTEEN. Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; and responsibility for all your actions.EIGHTEEN. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.NINETEEN. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.TWENTY-ONE. Spend some time alone.
My Defense Mechanism
Reena’s Stubborn Character: Her defense mechanism involves backing away from unnecessary elements to avoid unwanted tragedies.
Before we do things without thinking, for the selfish reasons to make ourselves feel better… Stop.
Look around. Glance to your left, glance to your right. Check your history books. Just THINK before you leap. ALWAYS think before you leap. Or else you’ll end up trampling on someone’s foot, or heart. Whatever.
Question: When someone betrays your trust, then apologizes, then promises to do right by you, is it still possible to believe their words? Or do you assume that they are just trying to make themselves feel better by uttering those promises?
Here’s what I believe; promises – without actions, are useless. You think that’s a simple idea, yes? Well, those simple obvious ideas are what usually shapes the world.
Note to self: Make a promise, say , “Reena, be a better person than you were yesterday!”, rectify your past mistakes, avoid future ones and never assume that no one is watching. Each and every one of your actions will be counted for.
Reena’s Weird Character: Kalau dia betul-betul merajuk, memang susah nak pujuk.
Event: After a 2 hour phone conversation.
*Sigh. What ever happened to unconditional forgiveness? Unconditional love?!
I honestly dunno. I guess that once Trust, Respect and Trust (did I mention Trust?) is gone from a relationship, it is hard to get back. Undeniably, things will be okay sooner or later, but it won’t be like the way it was. The purity of the relationship is gone. No matter how much I try, how I wanted so badly that things return to the way it was, I just can’t allow it to. All because of trust. I have placed my undying trust in someone who did not value that trust.
Sucks innit?
I was recently enlightened with the fact that we are the creators of our own universe. So if we create a universe where man do not learn from the past, you’re bound to live in a world of mistakes. Big mistakes if these previous case studies aren’t analyzed and be taken heed of.
Am I being too bitter? Sometimes being bitter can make u stronger, Minn said.
Man, I sure hope so.
Marcus Aurelius said,
Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, ”This is a misfortune” but ”To bear this worthily is good fortune.”
God, help me be stronger. Emotions are like energy, you can’t get rid of them, but you can transfer them into a different form. Channel it wisely, Reena.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way…” - Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
By the way: Happy birthday Abah. 
