Rawr. :D

cour⋅te⋅sy
/ˈkɜrtəsi or, for 5, ˈkɜrtsi/ [kur-tuh-see or, for 5, kurt-see] Show IPA noun, plural -sies, adjective
–noun
1.
excellence of manners or social conduct; polite behavior.
2.
a courteous, respectful, or considerate act or expression.
3.
indulgence, consent, or acquiescence: a “colonel” by courtesy rather than by right.
4.
favor, help, or generosity: The costumes for the play were by courtesy of the local department store.

courtesy is not important?

this is something i took from somewhere.

While driving, did you ever want to switch lanes, but were prevented from doing so by the heavy traffic? How did you feel when someone recognizing your problem slowed down, waved to you, and let you in? Your mounting frustration was instantly transformed into relief and thankfulness, wasn’t it? Later, when you saw someone else in a similar jam, didn’t you also slow down and let them in? You were sharing and spreading the kindness you received from another. How do you suppose the driver you just helped will act? Most likely, they will do likewise. Look at the power we have to sweeten the lives of others!

Sometimes, the seemingly trivial acts we perform are the most important. Courtesy is an example. We refer to it in different ways, such as civility, good manners, good behaviour, good conduct, politeness, decency, respect for others, thoughtfulness, kindness, and consideration. No matter what we call it, courtesy is NOT trivial. Here is how Edmund Burke (1729-1797) describes it, "Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in."

Are those words too strong? Not at all. Think about it. Would a considerate person steal? A kind student, bully? A thoughtful person, cheat? A respectful person, murder? No, because manners and morals flow from the same principle: consideration for others. So, as we raise the level of courtesy that is practiced in society, we lower the crime rate! Paul Johnson agrees. For on February 15, 1997 he wrote in New Zealand’s The Spectator, "We tend to think today that good manners and right morals are entirely separate. But the truth is, they are a continuum. Bad manners and high crime rates are all part of the same disease."

How are we to practice courtesy? There are as many ways as there are moments in a day. Every encounter is an opportunity. Here are some examples.

1. Whenever someone treats you kindly, show your appreciation, express your gratitude, and offer your thanks. For as Seneca taught, "There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it."

2. Scatter the dark clouds of gloom and spread sunshine with your smile. Remember, a smile is a curved line that can straighten many problems.

3. Be as thoughtful as the 82-year-old woman who was more concerned about others than the pain she was in. "I may be in pain," she said, "but I don’t have to be one."

4. Recognize the achievements of others, not with shallow flattery, but with sincere and warm praise.

5. Respect the opinions and decisions of others, even if you disagree with them.

6. Here is some good advice in the form of a Persian proverb: "Treat your superior as a father, your equal as a brother, and your inferior as a son."

7. Be a good friend. Express your good manners with your emotions. When your friends arrive, say, "At last!" And when they leave, say, "So soon?" When you treat your friends kindly, you will be greatly rewarded. St. Basil (329-379) explains how, "He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love."

8. Treat others with respect. Treating royalty, political leaders, or movie stars with respect is a common occurrence, but treating beggars, the homeless, and ex-cons with respect is the mark of greatness. It is not only the downtrodden that need respect, it is our children, too. If we don’t already respect them for what they are, how can we help them become more than they are?

9. Act kindly toward others without expecting anything in return. To act in the expectation of a reward cancels out the kindness.

10. Respond to rudeness with kindness. For what better test of good manners is there than politely putting up with bad ones? We become kind by being kind. And when every act we do is a kind one, the world will rejoice.

I actually feel guilty about the last pointer because i am determined to be discourteous to Vanessa. And i have decided to do because she wasnt being very courteous as well. And that is because she is does not respect my opinion sometimes. wait. most of the time. And i am saying this in a nicer way than usual. If anyone feels differently, and says it in a very ~ way, i will _________________________________.

Something just made my day today XD
it was somethibng that happened yesterday but i realised it today so its counted as today.
Sorry ia m being random but yeah
maybe the heat has gotten to me.
but its not even hot anyways.
oh but i am wearing my long sleeved shirt.
oh wait, crap, i havent changed out of it yet.
ahh i am crapping again
but its fun.
because that something is funny and its nice
and it makes me smile (:
that kind of big idiot smile.
but its not even love or anything by the way.
i wonder if it makes you feel something like this?
but no it isnt love anyway
its just something really funny.
i never knew i could write a post that is so meaningless.
if anyonr is reading this, i pity you
because you are wasting your life.
just like what i am doing.
typing this out is so retarded.
and i am still crapping.
but it isnt like i have anything to do now
and it is really very stupid.
i think if i told anyone they would completely look at me with the '...' look
but its really very funny.
for me that is.
i wonder why its funny...
is it becuase of how that happened?
or is it because of the person that was involved in it?
or something else?
or maybe its both?
and that something else?
i think its just me.
becuase i am so mental.
i think i shall be nice to everyone today(:
yes, even my stupid brother
and my stupid dog(:
he even clawed me today but i will be nice to him.
i mean its like.
dont you people ever get that kind of feeling.
chasing someone because if you lose sight of them you get upset?
but its not love, even
and i am not stalking anyone.
its just something random.
or like, you talk with someone you admire alot or idolise even.
and that makes you very happy?
i get happy the whole day and it makes me dizzy for awhile.
i think i am really crazy now.
i am spending alot of blogspace writing this.
but who cares anyway.
since we all doe
and this is going to disappear sooner or later.
because if you havent realised,
my blogskin doesnt have that archive thing
i think i should change it soon?
oh but right now i feel like dancing.
maybe i should listen to SHINee and dance their amigo dance.
or maybe i shall prance around the house like some idiot.
dont you people ever get happy feelings?
little things make me happy(:
*clap clap clap*
happy happy.
well i think this post is just useful for the people with no lives.
and those emo people that want to know what happiness is.
its just those stupid things that make your day and make you smile, me thinks.
i think i was smiling the whole time i was typing this
and i am typing very fast in case if forget this funny feeling.
and i hop no one comes up to me and tells me its love
because i will smack you in the face
becausei know damn well that this isnt love.
even if it is,
i will lie on my bed in horror
because my brain is still under construction *taps fingers on forehead*
but yeah.
i think i shall eat some toblerone to get some sugar high
and try to master SHINee's amigo dance
*dances to the fridge*

Oh yeah!!
We won!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
go get a life, losers :p
ok that was pretty mean but we won ok!?
Um for those who don't know what is going on, AI HOUSE WON whoots!
sports day is fun after all(:
Even though it was DAMN HOT, and i was DAMN STICKY,
I even got to skip mdm lee's Chinese lesson (no offence whatsoever, just don't like it)
and Mr ooi's math lesson (i don't like algebra)
and mdm muang's PE lesson(actually i detest her lessons. do pumping all of a sudden...)
Oh thank you, dear runners of sec 3, 4 and 5 which i think are the people who got us the win.
We didn't really cheer well or anything (actually i don't know, cause i was at cheng)
maybe the teachers were just biased XD they couldn't resist the wonderful people in ai house.
so then MM... Eunice, simin and i train-ed to IMM and we ate... Japanese food at kopitiam
then we went down and i bought HOKKAIDO ICE CREAM!!! green tea rocks man. go try it.
so after that we... went to find kaiqin at JP popular
and we went to find weiqing and the many people at lan.
but they were so chicken, they didn't dare to go in so we went to tjcc instead.
and we went there to watch people play basketball... very bo liao right?
then they were talking about fatty this, jungui that, then still got... weiqing look like who.
they went to... jurong lake park i think, and i went home~~~
oh i really like ai house(:
when i am sec 3 i will miss all the people who are graduating(:
for some reason, i hope everyone retains. then we can stay together another year and ai house wins another year(:

I haven't been updating regularly because of school so i shall give you people some info.

Recently i have become influenced by Pei ling and I like reading about the end of the world and stuff like that.

And also, it has been raining lots recently, even though it was hot until Sunday.
Then Monday there was torrential rain, Tuesday and today, it was drizzling.
And it just kept drizzling.
Lulu, Pei ling, Huda(?), Vanessa, Jillian are a few of the victims of this bad weather.
Joelle has a sore throat i think, and so, to everyone who is sick or feeling unwell, get well soon yeah?
And to the healthy idiots like me, drink more chrysanthemum tea or something(:

Today, when Shawna and I came down from our house, we saw this pile of black thing being burnt and I saw some goo coming out from it but i thought it was the black black pile of thing that people burn for religious reasons and didn't think much of it.
Then my father came out and inspected it further and he said it was RUBBER.
So then i thought, why would anyone want to burn rubber anyway?
Then he took my brother's bottle of water and poured it on the burning rubber and it sizzled like fish in the wok, being deep fried.
Then later we saw the civil defense/ SCDF/ firefighters come in their... red vehicle thing and we went on our way.
And on the way to school, i realised that my father has something called SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY to actually try and put out the fire(whatever it was) on the rubber.
And the person who called the Civil defense/ SCDF/ firefighters also has social responsibility.
And thus, I am proud of my father(:
Dear fathers of the world, you should do this kind of thing in front of your children to show them... how to exercise social responsibility, me thinks.
So that they will not grow up to be those idiots who smoke in the lifts or piss in the drain.

Today i wanted to tal to you people about acronyms(:
Why so, its because i saw SMLJ? in someone's pm.
showly guess what that is.

182 - I hate you
1337 - Elite
4Q - F*** You
@TEOTD - At The End Of The Day
AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact
ABITHIWTITB - A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush
ACORN - A Completely Obsessive Really Nutty person
AAAAA - American Association Against Acronym Abuse
ALOL - Actually Laughing Out Loud
AP - Apple Pie
AYTMTB - And You're Telling Me This Because
BITCH - Basically In The Clear Homey
BOBFOC - Body Off Baywatch, Face Off Crimewatch
C-P - Sleepy
C-T - City
CICYHW - Can I Copy Your Home Work
CRAP - Cheap Redundant Assorted Products
DIKU - Do I Know You
DILLIGAD - Do I Look Like I Give A Damn
DPUP - Don't Poop Your Pants
DUST - Did You See That
FILTH - Failed In London, Try Hong Kong
FINE - F***ed up, Insecure, Neurotic, Emotional
FISH - First in, Still Here
GAL - Get A Life
GAP - Gay Ass People
IEF - It's Esther's Fault
IMAO - In My Arrogant Opinion
ISH - Insert Sarcasm Here
IWBAPTAKYAIYSTA - I Will Buy A Plane Ticket And Kick Your Ass If You Say That Again\
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
MOO - Mud, Object-Oriented
MOS - Mom Over Shoulder

i am too lazy to write more): if you want to find somemore, go google it yourself.

EDIT: I wanted to write down these lyrics because
a) i like it
b) it has some meaning to it
c) the song is catchy ok...

"Be My Escape"
I’ve given up on giving up slowly, I’m blending in so
You won’t even know me apart from this whole world that shares my fate
This one last bullet you mention is my one last shot at redemption because I know to live you must give your life away

And I’ve been housing all this doubt and insecurity and
I’ve been locked inside that house all the while You hold the key
And I’ve been dying to get out and that might be the death of me
And even though, there’s no way in knowing where to go, promise I’m going because
I gotta get outta here
I’m stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake
I gotta get outta here
And I’m begging You, I’m begging You,
I’m begging You to be my escape.

I’m giving up on doing this alone now
Cause I’ve failed and I’m ready to be shown how
He’s told me the way and I’m trying to get there
And this life sentence that I’m serving
I admit that I’m every bit deserving
But the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair

Cause I’ve been housing all this doubt and insecurity and
I’ve been locked inside that house all the while You hold the key
And I’ve been dying to get out and that might be the death of me
And even though, there’s no way in knowing where to go, promise I’m going because
I gotta get outta here
Cause I’m afraid that this complacency is something I can’t shake
I gotta get outta here
And I’m begging You, I’m begging You, I’m begging You to be my escape.

I am a hostage to my own humanity
Self detained and forced to live in this mess I’ve made
And all I’m asking is for You to do what You can with me
But I can’t ask You to give what You already gave

Cause I’ve been housing all this doubt and insecurity
and I’ve been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key
And I’ve been dying to get out and that might be the death of me
And even though, there’s no way in knowing where to go, promise I’m going because
I’ve gotta get outta here I’m stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake
I’ve gotta get outta here And I’m begging You,
I’m begging You, I’m begging You to be my escape.
I fought You for so longI should have let You in

Oh how we regret those things we do
And all I was trying to do was save my own skin
But so were You
So were You