Monday, March 31, 2008:
Hey fellow players,
The jersey is up there. as you see. Today, we(Justine, WeiJun, Hongyi, Izuwan, Clifton and Victor) went and walk all over queensway shopping centre for hours to check out the jerseys. Went to the first shop, the lady offered her "best price", $55! But can't blame her, its kappa! From Italy, this jersey is the away jersey of Italian team, AS Roma. And this was the best-looking jersey we've seen throughout the day. But we decided to look around first,so we just took her name card. Went everywhere, couldn't find a better deal. However, I was determine after all, i felt that not everyone could afford paying 55. In the end, we manage to get a deal with a shopkeeper on the top floor, the same jersey, BUT i managed to bargain to $45! Save us all 10bucks! Anyway, i know you may think 45 is a lot, but seriously, try walking in queensway, that the best deal we can get! It's definitely better than all our previous jerseys and definitely cheaper. Considering this too, this is the full set! Which means, the jersey top, bottom, and even the socks! (including printing for all). I haven't sealed the deal yet, cause i felt that all of us should make the decision together, please tag me and tell me how you feel. (please put your name and also your prefered number at the back, I'll put one example for you at the tagboard) But please realise, you need to fight for the number, meaning the jersey numbers can be double-count or even triple count due to popularity. We will make the final decision on sunday. You must earn your jerseys! (Commitment)
(p.s. i think it looks better if you see it physically, cause you cant really see the design on both the sleeves, thats the awesome part.)
Hey guys, we'll also have a match on sunday, against Eric's team. Time and venue will confirm with you again. We'll meet for team talk and warm-up before that. Please also note that we'll collect the $45 on that day itself. So please! Start saving now!
Tks,
Justine
Wednesday, March 12, 2008:
Power of Influence
Well, todays post is gonna be shorter, however i feel that this is something very powerful! I've been observing something and i realise it's so true that you ARE who you mix around with. And yes we've all heard it some point in our life. However, i notice that it's also a choice, who you'd let yourself be influenced by.Whether good or bad the influene, I always believe that people who are able to influence have a common trait- Good leadership. They are able to influence because they have leadership qualities, and that's why people are willing to follow. It can be a good thing to have influence, but i believe it takes a lot of responsibility once you have the power to do that. We've seen disastrous things happen when people follow bad leaders, for example- Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazis and German nation in WWII which also brought about many horrible death such as the holocaust (execution of the Jews) and many more. But yet why was Hitler such a influential man in Germany, that the Germans litereally worshipped him? Simply because he was a good leader to his people. Yes he was a cruel insane man, but he had followers, and its the result of his influence in their lives, and their nation. It was so hard to not be influenced by him in Germany, as he used propaganda, and even educated the children about his "beliefs". Yes, it was horrible, what Hitler did, and the thousands upon thousands of death he caused. That just shows how someone can terribly abused his power of influence. Be alway aware and cautious who you look up to. For your success in life depends on that, if you mix with the destroyers you'll be a destroyer yourseld. But, if you mix with the wise you'll be wise yourself.
Monday, March 10, 2008:
The Lost- Purpose
I've came to realise something recently. In such a high-speed and technologically advanced society we live in today, peope are constantly so crop up in keeping up and catching up with the world that they tend to overlook the most crucial things in life. Take a minute and think about it, the number one thing people are constantly vying and focusing for is "Making it BIG", getting the wealth, the fame, and of course the glory. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against prosperity, however I feel that its getting out of hand, that people these days are so obsessed they are willing to do "INSANE" things to reach that level of "Glory". Yes, crazy things, and in that process losing their intergrity, respect and accountability to themselves. My question to you today is, do you feel satisfied with life? Do you feel that there's something missing in your life, but you don't know what? Well, if your answer is yes. What you're missing is a purpose. Without a purpose, you're probably just following the crowd. Without a purpose there won't be a "driving-force" behind what you do. You will just do what you're told. But NO! It should never be that way! The worst thing that can ever happen to a anybody is NOT losing all their material wealth, neither is it losing one dearest to them, but the worst thing that can ever happen to a person, is he/she living life aimlessly, without a purpose! Then he/she will just do things just for the sake of doing them. Never finding any joy or fulfillment. For example studying, if you don't know your purpose, and dont have a vision in life, chances are you won't do well. However, it's when you know you're not here just to fight, challenge, or compete, but to accomplish, then you understand your true purpose. And when you do find it, your purpose, you'll realise that there is no way any amount of wealth can ever exchange or buy that sense of joy and satisfaction.
