| I found this interesting story.. Okay I didn't find it, someone sent it to me  But I think the moral of the story is interesting.. Here it is:
A long time ago in China, a girl named Li-Li got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that she couldn't get along with her mother-in-law at all.Their personalities were very different, and Li-Li was angered by many of her mother-in-law's habits. In addition, she criticized Li-Li constantly.
Days passed, and weeks passed. Li-Li and her mother-in-law never stopped arguing and fighting. But what made the situation even worse was that, according to ancient Chinese tradition, Li-Li had to bow to her mother-in-law and obey her every wish. All the anger and unhappiness in the house was causing Li-Li's poor husband great distress. Finally, Li-Li could not stand her mother-in-law's bad temper and dictatorship any longer, and she decided to do something about it.
Li-Li went to see her father's good friend, Mr. Huang, who sold herbs. She told him the situation and asked if he would give her some poison so that she could solve the problem once and for all. Mr.Huang thought for awhile, and finally said, "Li-Li, I will help you solvemyour problem, but you must listen to me and obey what I tell you."
Li-Li said, "Yes, Mr. Huang, I will do whatever you tell me to do."
Mr. Huang went into the back room, and returned in a few minutes with a package of herbs. He told Li-Li, "You can't use a quick-acting poison to get rid of your mother-in-law, because that would cause people to become suspicious. Therefore, I have given you a number of herbs that will slowly build up poison in her body. Every other day prepare some delicious meal and put a little of these herbs in her serving. Now, in order to make sure that nobody suspects you when she dies, you must be very careful to act very friendly towards her. Don't argue with her, obey her every wish, and treat her like a queen."
Li-Li was so happy. She thanked Mr. Huang and hurried home to start her plot of murdering her mother-in-law.
Weeks went by, and months went by, and every other day, Li-Li served the specially treated food to her mother-in-law. She remembered what Mr. Huang had said about avoiding suspicion, so she controlled her temper, obeyed her mother-in-law, and treated her like her own mother. After six months had passed, the whole household had changed.
Li-Li had practiced controlling her temper so much that she found that she almost never got mad or upset. She hadn't had an argument with her mother-in-law in six months because she now seemed much kinder and easier to get along with. The mother-in-law's attitude toward Li-Li changed, and she began to love Li-Li like her own daughter. She kept telling friends and relatives that Li-Li was the best daughter-in-law one could ever find. Li-Li and her mother-in-law were now treating each other like a real mother and daughter. Li-Li's husband was very happy to see what was happening.
One day, Li-Li came to see Mr. Huang and asked for his help again.She said, "Dear Mr. Huang, please help me to keep the poison from killing my mother-in-law! She's changed into such a nice woman, and I love her like my own mother. I do not want her to die because of the poison I gave her." Mr. Huang smiled and nodded his head. "Li-Li, there's nothing to worry about. I never gave you any poison. Theherbs I gave you were vitamins to improve her health. The only poison was in your mind and your attitude toward her, but that has been all washed away by the love which you gave to her."
HAVE YOU REALIZED that how you treat others is exactly how they will treat you? There is a wise Chinese saying: "The person who loves others will also be loved in return." God might be trying to work in another person's life through you.
... Interesting story? Kinda got me thinking.. that the sayings "Treat others as you would wanna be treated" is so, so true after all.. After some lessons learned earlier this year, I feel that sometimes it really is better to let go of some certain (negative) feelings/actions/thinking, than to pursue them and, in the end, cause more trouble.. After all, you only live once so what the heck.. Let the negative go and appreciate what you do have  I am definitely thankful for the friends, family, and all my surroundings now.. That I do have really special friends around me, I have a family who loves me and provides for me, and I am able to wake up each morning with, quite honestly, very minimal worries and cares.
Okay.. dunno what got me into this sentimental mood at the moment, but I guess once in awhile you have to think back, look around and really appreciate what you've got. Cos one day, things might not be the same anymore. When I was younger, back in Australia, I was.. well, younger.. and there was a time when I thought I knew exactly what I would do and where I was going. I had the next five years planned out, and I had a group of friends that I would never have wanted to let go of. In one night, everything changed when my parents told me we were moving out of the country and all my plans for secondary school were gone.. in a flash.
Now, five years later.. Those friends that I thought I could not live without are somewhere in Brisbane (well one went to America, another one is living in another city..) and I hardly keep in touch with them, except for a couple of close ones. Looking back now, I really thank God for bringing me back here to Malaysia cos guess what.. I experienced more here than I ever would have, had I stayed in Australia. I thank God for the friends I've made here  and especially for all the experiences, both in secondary school and in college. It's definitely a miracle how much my life has changed in five years. I never could have imagined it this way... My God is a God of Wonders.. 
Anyways.. my semester started yesterday and.. I am SUCH a good student, I skipped half of my first class  It was not intentional. I'll save you all from the boring details (and lame excuses) but anyways, I did go back to class after one and a half hours and I took the test she gave. So Im not that bad after all..?? Had Law in the afternoon, and it finished early.. so we went to Gangka's after class. It was great yum cha-ing with the 'family' again Amnan is back, Nava and Thevika are together, Mayyen was mad at Rosyied, Minghuiy was sms-ing SOMEONE and smiling all the way, and Derek dropped by in shorts and a cap. Yup. Life is good
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Haih.. last minute last minute.. Nevermind, it'll turn out fine.. Everything alwiz does.. right?? *needs assurance.. looks UP.. Yeahhh..*
