Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Spend it or not spend it.

I was on my way to Portuguese class, on a bus. Standing besides me was my colleague.

"When will you get off from the bus?" I asked, probing where he was going, coz I knew he used to study Portuguese as well.

"Buying a book about twitter."
"Woo, so in!"
"Just ordering and only available next month."

"So where are you going? Same place as me probably!"

True! Same place but different course.

My colleague turned to other topic, "I am thinking to buy a new Digital Camera, Casio, whose battery can last for 1,000 photo shots." And he added, "It seems very wasteful! I've bought 5 years ago my present DC".

Haha, is it too wasteful?

Let date back to our childhood. We were happy coz we had a new pair of shoes. We were happy coz we had toufu curdle (Chinese dessert). Of course we were happy because of many different things, materials and IMmaterials. But materials doesn't matter? People say that we shouldn't pluge into materialism! It deteriates our souls.

I thought that too.

But life is here, time is scarce! If materials, of course not excessive, can put a smile in your face, in your heart, why hold back?

5 years a camera is not excessive. That's what I told him! Enjoy your life but no indulgence!

We are the one to manage our lives and help ourselves be happy, and sure not excessive! So go ahead and put a smile on your face.

Friday, September 25, 2009

starbuck's beauty

I don't know when I started loving coffee or say actually I probably not a coffee maniac. But why, loving starbuck? Don't know.

Loving travelling in europe. Needs reason or analysis? Loving its culture, the medieval arts, the nobel paintings and gorgeous sculptures, and the pure air, the relaxation. People have to work and must be busy. Don't confuse yourself coz nobody just staying in café and does nothing, even in every corner of the world. Yeah, everybody has pressure, on dealing with relationship, on earning ones life, on solving family problems. Don't confuse yourself. Everybody is busy.

Real coffee smell came to me when I was in Portugal. Expresso too strong! Galão too milky! What else... Everything takes time to adapt to and to appreciate.

Travelling to Australia, having a coffee by the sidewalk, so relaxed though not real, or say just an escape from reality. This is the bit we see in the beauty of the world. But not just that so don't miss it!

Startbuck brings up those feelings in the mind...and the episode in my eyes...

Yes, that´s why I go.