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It sucks when you fall out with your friends): It's just so...hurtful. And when it's partially your fault. (Note to self: always ask for people's opinion first, especially your loved ones.)

Today was quite saddening and fun at the same time. I realised that I can as open as I want among you guys. Just that when I start rambling on about...stuff (: Anyway, gossiping ain't good, STOP GOSSIPING Shirlene...Tsk): I'm trying my best to control, I really am. I'm no full-fledged Beeyatch, no I'm not, but I'm still a girl and we gossip whenever we feel like it ,y'know?

Aside with gopssiping, it's not really gossip anyway. Just...Ok, I shan't say anything else. But I do want to point out that's the reason why I'm not so open around you guys. I don't want to say the wrong stuff.

Mummy's friend sent her an e-mail titled "refuge". Mainly, it's about Buddhism and I found it really...enlightning:D (I love that word. Every time I learn a new word and I happen to like it I will keep using it, even though I use it wrongly:D) Let's see...there are some parts which are interesting. Ok, the whole e-mail is interesting:D I'll type out the whole lot of it...

Subject: Refuge

a short passage abt taking the 3 refuges, for your daughter to read.. :)

We like to be free from suffering, now and in the future lives. When we understand the frustrating nature of all life, we like to be freed from cyclic existence.

The analogy of sickness is often used; the Biddha is the doctor; the Dhamma the medicine; the Sangha the nurse; we are the patient; the cure is taking the medicine, which means living the Dhamma.

To take refuge in the Buddha is to take refuge in someone who has attained the supreme wisdom of enlightenment (y new fav. word!!!), who is the teacher and role model to us at all times. To take refuge in the Dhamma is to take refuge in the teachings that leads us to the end of sufferings by understanding nature and how it works, hence living harmoniously with it. And to take refuge in the Sangha is to take refuge in the community of people who have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of Enlightenment, and who can help us better understand the teachings.

As we walk this path, we have to walk it ourselves on our own, but it’s helpful to know that there are many other people who are also walking through this same path all by themselves. That’s very supportive and encouraging. Fundamentally, even though other people both Sangha and to lay, can gie us support, we have to do it ourself, and that’s how we grow up rather than becoming more dependent.

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Ok, on to more...general day-to-day stuff. On my walk in, I felt like having chocolate aka junk. So I made my way to the mini mart and got a bottle of MnM minis and a bar of Hershey's cookies n' cream. Came home, turned on the television and plonked onto the couch and munched away. Good ol' sugar to make me happy :D Ok, happy , "beat-y" music cheers me up faster but sugar was my first choice then. So while I was devouring the bottle of minis, a mosquito (one which looks fairly similar to the one I squashed last night...Seemed like an aedes mosquito) landed on my left hand (I was holding the bottle then and my right hand was free) and by instinct, I smacked my hand and m&m minis were flying all over the place!!! I didn't really care then because my first priority was to wash the stuff off my arm. UGLHJGFNLCDSB!! So gross!

ARRHH!! It's already 7.58pm?! Gee-- Gonna have dinner now..wonder what's on the menu...Not really looking forward to it):