The Last Lecture - fave quotes

It's so rare for me to pick up a book and start reading.. that I have to note them down everytime I do :) .

Here are some of my fave quotes taken from 'The Last Lecture'. There are actually too many that I stopped taking notes before halfway finishing the book. Hence these lines can be found in the first half.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand

Just because you’re in the driver’s seat, doesn’t mean you have to run people over

Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome

If you’re screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they’ve given up on you. You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better.

Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want something.

I’m going to find a way to be happy, and I’d really love to be happy with you, but if I cant be happy with you, then i’ll find a way to be happy without you.

Miss You Badly

Recently I was stressed with my current project, so many things kept falling on my plate. I should be released early on and be put back to my previous project. Gradually this project relied on me too much that I'm doing so many things outside my scope, and they kept postponing my project release date. Now that gives me reason magtaray hehe. Thanks to these challenging projects, it made me learn a great deal about datawarehousing consultancy and analysis knowledge. In 1.5 years' time, I finally have built my name and mark. At least in this time of recession, pay cuts and retrenchment, I'm not freiking out so much (crossing my fingers).

If I can have a choice, I'd prefer my previous project. People there seems to be more technically competitive (gives me less headaches) and also, a lot 'warmer'. I make 'kamusta' the other day, and they told me 'we miss you badly'... Aaaawww so nice to hear. hihi. (kahit na hindi ko alam kung bola, I'll take it as it is)

This week I got this sms, very timely.
It's not how you rock a person's world when you came into one's life,
nor how you keep your image,
what's far better is not being liked when you came
but being missed when you leave.

Melts me!

A few days to go before December. Now whenever I make my grocery rounds or do shopping in the malls, I'd always hear Christmas carols. Aaaaww.. so sad, may kirot hehe. I'm so much looking forward to my loooongg vacation!!!

The past few days, I seem to have a strange mood. I'm missing so many things, so many people, so many food hehe. Miss you all and hope you miss me badly too! :)