Quotable quotes

"You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking and don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And like any great relationships, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking, don’t settle."

Steve Jobs, Apple Co-founder (1955-2011).

Before the festivities begin...

Cookies and Arrow taking a short nap in the sun.

Like a skyscraper...

Skyscraper
Performed by: Demi Lovato

Skies are crying
I am watching
Catching teardrops in my hands
Only silence as it's ending, like we never had a chance
Do you have to, make me feel like there is nothing left of me?

[Chorus]
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

As the smoke clears
I awaken, and untangle you from me
Would it make you, feel better to watch me while I bleed?
All my windows, still are broken
But I'm standing on my feet

[Chorus]
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am

Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

[Bridge]
Go run, run, run
I'm gonna stay right here
Watch you disappear, yeah
Go run, run, run
Yeah it's a long way down
But I am closer to the clouds up here


You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper, Oh
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground

Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

Lyrics courtesy of http://www.directlyrics.com

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

I actually watched this on the second opening day thanks to one my close friend’s insistence. What can I say? The movie was really good, better than my expectations. I thought it would be an uphill task to end it all, as the movie tagline says, but they have managed it. Its like the movie producers had a bit of Felix Felicis. The movie was of course, bittersweet considering that it closes a chapter in a young wizard's life that has spanned a decade. The success in the tale of Harry Potter was that it has so many interesting and passionate supporting characters in it and all of them shined in the movie, even if briefly. The special effects also, instead of being the centerpiece of most action blockbusters, actually complements the movie brilliantly. I won’t forget the scene where the teachers set up the defences around Hogwarts anytime soon. Like what many fans around the world have foretold, I will be experiencing HP withdrawal syndrome after this. I’m going to miss all the characters but I’m also going to miss owl post, Hogsmeade weekends, Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans, all the quirky spells (expecto patronum!), the Burrow, Quidditch and Hogwarts. It’s such a magical place that I’m sure I’ll be rereading J.K. Rowling’s books just like how I’ve been rereading Tolkien’s. That’s the power of a good story. Sure, some books may not be perfect but when they hit a note that resonates with you, you embrace the story and the story becomes part of you.
Btw, this is what my patronus looks like :P

天使

私は守護天使を必要とする

Curious Scene

I was driving home from a short trip to the grocery store and came upon an unusual scene in the sky. There was a dramatic downpour complete with continuous flashes of lightning earlier and so the whole sky was covered with grey clouds. However, I noticed a blue patch among the grey. It seemed very curious, it was a bit out of place but it felt comforting seeing it. It was like the sky was saying that no matter how grey life could be, there will always be a little blue sky waiting to come out from behind.

Prayer

Yesterday, the people of Japan observed a minute’s silence in respect of the victims and those affected by the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean earthquake which has caused a tsunami as well as a nuclear crisis. In Malaysia, the government observed a minute’s silence during the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday. I pray that the engineers working on the Fukushima Daiichi plant would be able to stabilise the reactors soon so that Japan may finally focus all her attention and resources on recovery.