Facebook

Hey peeps,

I've created a White Devils Facebook group, so please hurry and join this group, '-wd-'. I've also sent out the invites to all the members who are in my friends list. If you have not received any invites, please let me know and I will be glad to add you in our group. :)

Purpose of creating this group is because since Facebook is so widely used now, we should make use of it and further enhanced our ways of communication, since I can see that this blog is going to be 'out-dated' soon. Haha.

Hopefully, with this, we can post our thoughts, meet-ups, or just anything that is funny, lame or whatever. Just post something, write something so that at least we can stay connected. :D

Similarly, if there are any events coming up, we will post it up here and in our group too. Events, of course include our soccer meet-ups. Actually, it’s kinda of sad that we can no longer call it our 'weekly soccer meet-ups'. Sometimes I don't even know if I still actually play this sport because it's been months since I last kick a ball.
fyi: the first major event coming up with be the New Balance Cross Terrain Run. Posted the details up already, feel free to look it up. cheers.

I guess that's all for now, till then, please spread the message around about our new Facebook group called '-wd-’ and see you guys real soon. ;)

display picture for our new group will be up real soon. Haha. ;) having problem with facebook.

-raymond

Law of Garbage Truck

How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive colleague ruin your day? Unless you're a robot, you are bound to blow your top off. However, the mark of a successful person is how quickly he or she can get back his or her focus on what's important.

Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. If they happen to dump it on you, don't take it personally.

You just smile, wave, wish them well, and moved on. You'll be happier if you did that rather than fight them.

So this was it: 'The Law of the Garbage Truck'.

I started thinking, how often do I let garbage trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people: at work, at home, on the street? It was that day I said, 'I'm not going to do it anymore.' I see garbage trucks everywhere and everyday. I see the load they're carrying. I see them coming to drop it off. And like my taxi driver, I don't make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave, wish them well, and I move on.

Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know they have to welcome their kids home from school with hugs and kisses. Teachers and parents know that they have to be fully present and at their best for the people they care about.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by?

Here's my bet. You'll be happier.

So...love the people who treat you right.
Forget about the ones who don't.
Believe that every thing happens for a reason.
If you get a chance, TAKE IT!
If it changes your life, LET IT!
Nobody said it would be easy...
They just promised it would be WORTH IT


vin.

been a long while

Quite saddening to see this blog not being updated for so long.Hope everyone is doing good in their lives.

For those who just got enlisted, do well so that you can get the posting that you want, it's still a long way to go.

And for those who are still 1 year away from ORD, ENDURE! LOL!

//

Anyway, here's something to share with all of you (maybe some of you have seen this in my blog before. But just read it again. I think it's worth spending a few minutes to read it)

Nature has something to teach us.

It's telling us, "Not all seeds grow. In life, most seeds never grow".

So if you really want to make something happen, you better try more than once.

This means:
You'll attend 20 interviews to get 1 job. You'll interview 40 people to find 1 good employee. You'll talk to 50 people to sell 1 house, 1 car, 1 insurance policy or 1 business idea.

And you might just meet a hundred acquaintances just to find a true friend.

In a nutshell: Successful people fail more often. But they plant more seeds.

When things are beyond your control, here's something you must NOT DO so as to avoid misery in your life:

You must not decide how you think this world SHOULD be
You must not make rules for how everyone SHOULD behave
Then, when the world doesn't obey your rules, you get angry
That's what miserable people do!

On the other hand, let's say you expect:

Friends SHOULD return favours
People SHOULD appreciate you
Planes SHOULD arrive on time
Everyone SHOULD be honest
Your husband or best friend SHOULD remember your birthday

These expectations may sound reasonable. But often, these things won't happen. So you end up frustrated and disappointed.

There's a better strategy: Demand less, and instead, have preferences! For things that are beyond your control, tell yourself: "I would prefer this, but if that happens, it's OKAY too!"

This is really a change in mindset. It's a shift of attitide and it gives you more peace of mind.

You prefer that people are polite, but when they are rude, it doesn't ruin your day.
You prefer sunshine, but when it rains, it's okay too!

To become happier, we either need to:
a) Change the world
b) Change our thinking

Of course, it's easier to change our thinking.

It's not the problem that is the issue. But rather, it's your attitude attending to the problem that is the problem.

It's not what happens to you that determines your happiness.
It's how you think about what happens to you.

//

Hope all of you will feel better after reading this.

See you guys soon.

Cheers
Vin

2009

Finally, 2009 has arrived.

Hope all of us will have a great year ahead
and
achieve greater heights.


CHEERS!

WISHING TO OUR FRIEND

As some of us know, Zun Kit suffered quite a serious injury during SOC on Week 4 of his BMT.

He dislocated his knee cap and isn't able to walk properly till now. His test results will be out this coming Thursday.

So let's hope his results will be a positive one and pray that he will have a speedy recovery.

-vin

be true to yourself.

stand up.
speak up.

-raymond

fewer and fewer peeps coming to play soccer.

what do we do about it?

or rather, what can we do about it?

except to hope that for the next soccer gathering, they will be able to make it.

its easy to ask for a soccer gathering

how about organizing one?

the same can't be said.

it's not that I enjoy typing all these out.

but seriously, I don't know man.

it gets a bit disheartening at times.

i'll pray that one day, I'll understand.

Those fun we had.

trademark pose from jarett. haha

its his 2nd same pose! WTF is he with this pose?!

Smile zunkit, you are on camera!

kao.

what's new?

only taking himself lo. NB!

say AHHHHH

*pouts

now for the hump

HARDER

shiok. Awww.

ZK: lim pei tomorrow still got work one leh, still ask me come. SIAN

ZK: eh vin, you know tml I got work?! AS IN...

chopsticks chopsticks.

nice. now we know. 0.O

those fun we had.