Frankness &

say what you mean...

People love to hear nice and pleasant things, not necessarily the real things 甜蜜的谎言

There is no eternal friends but there can be common interests

Words are cheap & promises are hollow; trust no one

I can trust everyone so long as I am not part of their game plan & eventualities 

I have learnt over the years that all promises are hollow until delivered 

Disappointments, setbacks & defeats arise when you least expect them & the best antidote is to laugh it off while the tears dry along the way

Nobody is interested to hear your sorrows while some are elated with your misery indeed

As one matures and wise up, he will accept that you need to be useful (of use), otherwise many will desert you - you are as valuable as what you can give & sacrifice

There is a price to pay for everything, including indifference

What do you see (photo: left) or feel? A naked woman carrying a ram, a determined lady or simply an art piece (Vladimir Fokanov)? I see the equality of gender where the woman is trying to prove her worth with her brute strength

This world will never be equal. Gender equality refers to occupational equality, not some genetic differentials that make man and woman different

Shouts of male-female equality are as old as fairness & equality for mankind for which both sounded noble in theory - good to have, i guess 

Many do not like to hear the truths

赢就赢，输就输 就好像水潮 上下，进退

Make your life journey worthwhile; without 'happenings' along the way, you'd have no stories to tell in your twilight years

Many appreciate frankness from those who like them

Honesty & frankness make one vulnerable & unsought frankness is called insolence

A friend is one who speaks honestly about your strengths and weaknesses whereas acquaintances sing praises effortlessly to buttress your ego  

I love accolades, praises and recognition but I can live without all these as I am who I am; I have no ego but principle

I am a loner by choice - alone is not loneliness 

My frankness has bounced back and hit me hard but I would rather be frank and fair than to lie & inflate other - I'm a bad politician

My life is battle hardened & the scars are my medals 

煞星 ：吉或凶 没有绝对

There is no absolute good or bad; everything is relative

Frankness is a virtue

Be calm & Win ALL

calm returns as the mind settles down...

We rush towards the goal, towards the end... towards tomorrow

Whatever is install ahead, nobody knows but youth is capital, mid-age uses experiences & old age can only fight selectively 

Not all fights are worthy nor necessary; letting go save lots of wasted resources and eliminates disappointments & sorrows  

Acquaintances are many but friends are few 日久见人心  路遥知马力 He who stays through thick & thin are rare

Life is a journey & you, & only you, are the surest person to take this path ...all by yourself  - it's useless being quietly hopeful that another will accompany you throughout

Take life lightly; no/lesser expectations, no/less disappointments 别想天长地久 只要要用就有

Those who are able to laugh at, & be more forgiving of, themselves, conquer more frontiers 

Long before COVID strikes & the recent Ukraine/Russia war, costs of living has been spiraling up & it has gotten worse lately. Feedbacks were viewed as anti-establishment & issues were gaslighted as "you are a failure and unable to cope whilst others can"! Think...think of what you can do to change your 'Fate' - when one changes, the world changes too

Fears & ignorance are potently (self) destructive

You die once but live on to create, initiate & change or toil until death calls 

Your sufferings are your own doings; blame no one 怨天怨地怨社会 but the fool who allows 

There is a fine line between the fool and the genius 

Rational is when you are proactive & read ahead while irrational is when you are reactive & impulsive

With grit, determination & assertion, you write your own Fate 活在当下 天助我也 - your path ahead is plotted by you & your goal is near

A calm and calculated mind conquers all

For many, this bridge ends in the sea

To the wise few, the sea joins to land & with a boat, you reach newfoundland

Stay calm in an intensely disruptive world

Do everything within you and leave those beyond you to the good GOD

Tomorrow is never promised but so is your life (span)

Trust yourself & your Soul; the Zen is your lighthouse to your furthest desires