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4. Question authority.

... One of the oldest living renegades, Siddhartha Gautama (also known as the Buddha) once said, “Do not believe anything that you’ve been told, unless it agrees with your own common sense.” The same advice applies 2,000 years later. Listen to yourself first, before you listen to the experts. Test before you assume.

Jonathan Mead's article in Zen Habits lists this as one of the traits of the Free Man.

The liong-liong that charbo and I went to calls this subborness. In fact, that's about the only thing she kept repeating, I have to stop being so stubborn and listen and follow what people says.

She mentioned that I would attempt something despite other's advise against it; even though there is a high possibility of failure and that I KNOW that it would fail. Just so that I prove it to myself that it indeed does not work!

I don't see a problem with that.

If you don't touch a boiling kettle, how do you know for a fact that it would burn?

The cost of the kitchen is just escalating. Mom says that I shouldn't keep complaining that CuzS is expensive but what do you do when it's fact?

At this rate, I'm just 'yes-ing' to everything that I originally wanted anyway and be damned the cost cause I want to get it over with. My tiny (well, maybe not so tiny) kitchen is about to cost as much as my brother's which is probably 1.5 times bigger than mine.

*sigh* So, now, how do I pay for it? Is it possible to earn anything this way? Maybe not to the extreme of everything but I know I have lots of things that are still usable but I no longer use.

If these were my stuff, would you buy them for maybe RM5/RM10 a piece? Pick-up only?

I think calliepod is dying.

Half the time I plug it in to pull new songs from iTunes, she just hangs.

She doesn't load in iTunes; in fact, she kills iTunes. The 'Do not disconnect' remains constantly on screen with no graceful way of ejecting her from the PC. It remains after you pull off the cables and there's no way to turn her off except to wait for her powers to drain.

She seems to have a spurt of life after the power drain but on the next connection to iTunes, she just dies again. :(

Must make room to transfer everything from calliepod soon. Lest I loose everything I have entrusted to her.

No! No! You're still too young!

NOOOO!!!!

Finally managed to get the request for renovation back from my uncle. He & his friends will be doing my plaster ceiling, wiring, installation, plumbing ... etc. etc. Still need him and my cousin who's doing my kitchen together so that they can discuss what goes where. Hopefully I can get them to agree on a time this Saturday. Cousin was suppose to call back earlier with the timing but never did. Will have to give her a call tomorrow.

Psyched! Can finally start soon!

Just need to fill up the rest of the forms and hand it in to the management office for approval.

Should be able to move in by the end of May? *fingers crossed*

Is that an auspicious time for moving in?

So, I have a 9x9 wall right in the middle of my rectangular space in my apartment which holds my living-dining-dry kitchen; in that order. I've been changing my thoughts on what I want for that wall a few times now and currently, this is what I think I want.

The wall, instead of olive green, I want it in red.
Plus black gothic chandelier.
The dining set that I've bought is similar to the one shown but not exactly the same.

Would this be too bold?
Would I be able to get those glass tiles here?
Can I afford them?

I have been thinking whether I should continue with my Tuesday Latin class because I was looking for a technique class while the class is mainly a beginners class. Then on the last class, the teacher actually did some technique. Now I'm wondering, yet again, if I should continue.

That's one sneaky move, 김 선생님!

Yes! Application for withdrawal approved. Cash was in my account within a week.
Literally ... A WEEK! Shockers from a government section, don't you think?
Well, I was pleasantly shocked when I saw the amount.

So, now all I've gotta do is wait for confirmation from my contractor uncle on when he's able to start on my apartment.

Oh yeah, I'll need to get the form back from him to pass to the apartment management for approval. So mah fan to renovate your own place! Urgh!