Originally posted by MovieGirl:
wah...hey thanks...
but i noe someone whu realli IS perfect lo...realli realli flawless...~

i hope to be like half of her can liaoz....dun wanna ask for so much...
Sorry to break yr "heart", gal... but there is
NO perfect person here... only ideal... well... even ideal oso near impossible... Y? Coz IF da person is perfect... then won't she be bored? OR rather... dead...? Coz she expected da results to turn da wae she wanted! She can do things wif ZERO mistakes! & dat kinda life is NOT wat I wld like... I rather have surprises... good or bad...
How to be a BETTER person? Well... I read some books on how to be better... maybe U can try...
1st: List yr good & bad points by YOURSELF... I noe its VERY hard... (I tried b4... not easy...) Then get a few ppl who noe U very well... at least 3 ppl & they muz noe U for ard 2 yrs or more... ask them to list yr good & bad points...
Then compare yrs wif theirs... see which r da same... (dun remove any points... ALL r important!) then start wif da BAD points 1st... rearrange them in yr own preference, da most serious to da lightest...
Once U done dat, U start wid da FIRST, worst point or attribute... sae, "U lie alot" (
example...) Then list wat U can do abt it... like... "Dun lie if possible,.." OR "when U lie, slap yrself once on da cheek..." OR "U lie, U put some $$$ into an account dat CANNOT be removed... parent's account..." or wat U like lah!
Make a daily list, how many times U "lie" per dae... then practice my pattern... resist da urge to "lie"... then dae by dae... U see less & less of it liao... then U can carry on wif da 2nd bad pt of yrs WHILE continuing yr 1st 1...

2nd: Remember da good points? Exploit it... no... NOT flaunt it... use it for da benefit of yrself & others ard U... Sae U r "a good listener"... U noe U willing to hear a fren's prob & help dat person out... Use it often! Let ppl ard U noe U possess dis quality & make them feel comfortable ard U, feel like they r close wif U, etc, etc...
U can oso list out da good points in da best to worst order. then look at da worst of yr good points... sae, "U donate $ to charity, but not much & often..." U can try to practice more of it... no... not donate ALL or whenever U got da chance... juz practice more of it... like when got students taking coin boxes parading outside, claiming for donation for charity or similar, do donate... 10 cents, 20, 50... watever! any amt is fine... as long as U possess da heart to REALLY wanna donate for da sake of helping. Go ahead.
3rd: (My preference

) Meditation. No... not those types where da monks practice... theirs is 1 lvl very hard to do... My type is more simple... but may be hard for many here to... find a place COMFORTABLE... Yr room, bed, park, freezer... (Eh?

) then once U got to dat place... sit down, or lie... watever U prefer... then THINK. yes tink... tink back to any scenario dat FIRST comes to yr mind...
Sae "U r in an arguement wif a fren..." Tink thru da WHOLE occurance, how it started, how it proceeded, how it ended... meaning got heading, body & conclusion... Tink of da heading... wat caused da "arguement"? maybe yr fren is upset over smth? or maybe wif U? lets put it wif yr fren lah... maybe she broke up recently... how it was ignited... maybe like U disagree wif wat she done to her BF dat causes da break... Tink slowly... wat WOULD happen IF U said smth else? maybe instead of "U shldn't have anyhow lose yr temper", U said, "Maybe wat he did was wrong, but U r juz too emotional dat time... U shld try to understand more y he did dat..."
Body... sae U 2 argued till U oso lost yr temper... tink thru how U could have avoided it... instead of juz bluntly replying back to wat she said... maybe U can try to stop, tink b4 answering... again, da results may defer...
Conclusion... U 2 stormed off seperately... Maybe dat time U 2 r too "heated"... If U haved cooled down... maybe U offer da 1st apology... then things will simmer...
Once U tot back these scenarios dat came into yr mind... do note dat U once experienced it... so da next time anything similar occurs... U tink twice...
Phew! dats looooong...... U dun have to follow all these... Theres no INSTANT wae to be a better person... its a slow, tiring, painful process... BUT wif preseverence & determination... Y not? Juz remember, every experience learned is a helping hand to be a better person.
