Published on Thursday, August 5, 2010 by Optimist Often, we play games to pass the time. If we notice just a little bit more, we might find the game's objectives clearer. The game developers have designed the game such that the game play is fixed in terms of objectives, such as rescuing a person in the game, completing all the stages without using any game lives, and much more. All of the games have a common goal; to...

Published on Thursday, July 1, 2010 by Optimist The past is over. Enjoy the good memories, use the bad ones as lessons in life, and get ready to make some new ones. Your focus should be on the future. ~ Nido R. Quebin Many a time, we focus so much on the past and the good 'ol days that we forget about planning for the future. In Stairway to Success, we are to think differently by seeing things they way they are an...

Published on Thursday, June 24, 2010 by Optimist The only thing that will stop you from fulfilling your dreams is you. ~ Tom Bradley [Source] There are many games in life that mimic our deepest desires. Such games allow us to dive into the world of building our own cities. Some of the games include The Sims, We Rule, Social City, Baking Life, Farm Mania, Shop Boutique, Diner Dash, Burger Rush and many more. While ...

Published on Thursday, June 17, 2010 by Optimist Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ~ M. Scott Peck [Source] Once we are born, we are valuable to our parents. Our parents take it upon their responsibilities to make sure that we get the best, so that we can enjoy lives better than they did. They hated the lives they had because they were ...

Published on Thursday, April 8, 2010 by Optimist After hearing from friends frequently about having a "normal life", one keeps wondering what it means. To friends, it means that being able to eat, sleep and play games for the rest of the lifetime. For others, it means being able to spend time with family without worrying about work all the time. Yet, it can also mean being able to bring the whole family for travelli...

Published on Thursday, April 1, 2010 by Optimist We know the proverb "Time and tide waits for no man." It's true but how many of us are making use of the given time to do something that we truly feel that we deserve? How about that pay raise? How about that family trip you have been talking about for years? What's truly stopping us from doing those things that we want? What is it that will make us change? Wha...

Published on Thursday, March 18, 2010 by Optimist Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine. ~ Robert C. Gallagher [Source] What happens in life is change but how willing to change are you? The things that surround us is the comfort zone. The place where we feel safe as it is familiar. Due to the familiarity, we tend to take it with such ease that we forget about certain dreams in life that were somehow...

Published on Thursday, March 4, 2010 by Optimist If you have read The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die, you would know that the first chapter starts off with the reason why the book was written. It is all about happiness in life. Each morning you wake up, you have two choices. Be happy or wallow in self-pity that you didn't do yesterday. The story below is extracted from here. You may or may not get ...

Published on Thursday, February 25, 2010 by Optimist When asking someone if they are open minded, most will reply "Yes". As you dig deeper, you realise something, with a firm set of beliefs and information, they have formed their opinions about something already without realising it. The video below has been linked by Shaun Chng. An interesting way of presenting the mind's willingness to accept new ideas and change of t...

Published on Thursday, February 11, 2010 by Optimist In your life, you meet people. Some you never think about again. Some, you wonder what happened to them. There are some that you wonder if they ever think about you. And then there are some you wish you never had to think about again. But you do. [Source] Being a great conversationalist isn't an inborn skill. Some may call it an acquired skill while others seem to ha...