^ this has to be my favourite...

("Seamless pictures" by Rob Gonsalves)

nature cries

out of all the advertisment series by WWF,
my fave would be the "That is NOT the reason for Evolution" series


(not to become a soup)


(not to become a souvenir)


(not to become a coat)

why can't some people just let them live un-interrupted...

other series can be seen on WWF website

Lessons for a lifetime
(ReaderDigest)


1) Cleaning Lady

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one:

'What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?'

Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.

'Absolutely,' said the professor. 'In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say 'hello.'

I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.


2) Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:3 0 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.
A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 60s.. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached..

It read:
'Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away.. God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others.'

Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole.


3) Always remember those who serve

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him..

'How much is an ice cream sundae?' he asked.

'Fifty cents,' replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled is hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.

'Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?' he inquired.

By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient.

'Thirty-five cents,' she brusquely replied.

The little boy again counted his coins.

'I'll have the plain ice cream,' he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies.

You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.


4) The obstacle in Our Path

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never understand!

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.


5) Giving When it Counts...

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.

I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, 'Yes I'll do it if it will save her.' As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheek. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.

He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, 'Will I start to die right away'.

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her but he had chosen to save her anyway.

an mp3 player with a cassette player concept
so classic...


Designer: Stefano Pertegato, Massimiliano Rampoldi, Eloisa Tolu,
Francesco Schiraldi & Giovanni Mendini.

available in 45/60/90 minutes

looking into the past

a great project this man (Jasone Powell) doing,

"finding old photographs of places, printing them out, and then holding the print up in the modern day location that the original photograph was taken."




by far this is my favourite image :)

nine words women use

http://niddsz.blogspot.com/2009/03/nine-words-women-use.html

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after fwd-ing this in email, a friend replied back asking if these statement are real & will it mean he's a total bummer if he have heard all these words directed to him (i think he's really concern hahaha)

well, for me those were quite true, except for no.1 & 7
coz instead of saying Fine, i'd say Whatever (no.8)
and my thanks are always sincere; when it's not you can always hear it from the tone :P

damn right!

u should do things wholeheartedly...


( credit: 弯弯 )

situation 1: eating
waitress: what do u want? (while slamming the glass on the table)
弯弯 thinking: did i owe you?

situation 2: working
officer: that's right.. hahaha (talking on the phone)
弯弯 thinking: am i invinsible?

situation 3: shopping
cashier: thanks for shopping (while still talking with fellow staff)
弯弯 thinking: i did not come to beg...

弯弯: didn't they say it's hard to find job these days?
then why does some people just don't appreciate theirs?

yay! just found out that one of my favourite illustrated book
《我家的三姐妹 - The three sisters》was turned into animation series :)



the storyline is simple, circulating on a mother experience in raising 3 cute kids each with a unique characteristic and pureness.


(love the cute drawings)

decided based on their poster look or preview ( )

on top of the list:


the rest...