My colleague, who is almost 40, is a very nice guy. He is the one and only man in our department. Hence, he is the one need to do all the man’s jobs.

He is such a family man and he takes very good care of us. Every times when he noticed any discount and promotion items offering in the supermarket nearby our office, he will keep us updated. He will always offer help to buy those items if he is buying.

Guess what he has brought for us. Snacks, kitchen appliances, hydraulic crimping tools, biscuits, toiletries, stationeries, drinks and etc. Almost all those listed in the promotion voucher, he managed to grab for us.

And the latest item that he grabbed this morning: sanitary pads. He told us that he managed to buy all the 4 left on the promotion rack and luckily just enough for his wife and us.

I will never believe I allowed this happened. If I am still in 20 or early of 30, I am sure I can not believe this happen to me. I will always buy it myself. Even hubby will be the one who paying but he never buy for me alone. But now, I allow a man buy this item for me now!

I am wondering is it because I am mature enough or I treat him as my female colleague.

I found that the more I getting older, the more I like to ask myself what is life all about.

I feel that my life is wonderful even though things are not goes as what I wish. If every day comes as what we predicted, there will be no surprise at all.

I feel motivated when received these golden words from a colleague. Make a copy here and wish to share with you all. Love yourself and love your life!

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio .

“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written.
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
1。 人生是不公平，但還是好得很。

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
2。 懷疑的時候，為未來踏出一小步。

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
3。 人生太短，短到來不及浪費時間去恨任何一個人。

4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
4。 生病的時候，你的工作不會照顧妳。你的朋友和父母會。保持聯絡。

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
5。 每一個月付清你的信用卡。

6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
6。 你不需要每一次都吵贏。同意你不同意的。

7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
7。 找人一起哭。它比獨自啜泣更加療愈。

8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
8。 對上帝生氣沒有關係。祂受得了。

9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.
9。 退休存款從你的第一張薪水條開始。

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
10。講到巧克力，抗拒只是徒勞無功。

11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
11。和你的過去和解，所以它不會搞砸你的當下。

12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
12。讓你的孩子看到你哭沒有關係。

13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
13。別拿自己的人生和他人做比較。你根本不清楚他們的人生是怎麼一回事。

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
14。如果一段親密關係要偷偷摸摸，你根本不應該涉入。

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.
15。一眨眼的功夫什麼都會變。但是別擔心： 上帝從來不眨眼。

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
16。深吸一口氣。它會安定你的腦。

17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
17。沒用，不美，或不喜悅的東西都丟掉。

18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
18。沒讓你死的真的會讓你更堅強。

19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
19。重拾快樂童年永不嫌晚。但這第二次只能靠你不靠人。

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
20。當關乎追求你生命的所愛，不要把不要當答案。

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
21。點蠟燭，用好的床單，穿上炫麗的內衣。不要特殊場合才用。今天就是特別的一天。

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
22。準備要過於周全，然後隨遇而安。

23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
23。現在就離經叛道。不要一把年紀了才開始穿上紫色。

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
24。最重要的性器官是腦袋。

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
25。除了你，沒有人在主宰你的快樂。

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: ‘In five years, will this matter?’
26。把所謂的不幸用這一句話把它表框起來 “五年後，這還重要嗎?”

27. Always choose life.
27。永遠選擇生活。

28. Forgive everyone everything.
28。原諒每一個人每一件事。

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
29。別人怎麼看你不干你的事。

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
30。時間會痊癒幾乎每一件事。要給時間，時間。

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
31。無論情況多好或多壞，它都會變的。

32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
32。不要那麼認真的看待自己。沒有人會這樣看待你的。

33. Believe in miracles.
33。相信奇蹟。

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
34。上帝愛你是因為祂就是這樣，不是因為你做了什麼或是沒做什麼。

35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
35。不要稽查人生。現在就呈現和做最大的發揮。

36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
36。變老了打敗另一種選項 – 死得早。

37. Your children get only one childhood.
37。你的孩子只有一個童年。

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
38。最後真正最重要的是你愛過。

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
39。每一天都出門。奇蹟在四處等著。

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.
40。如果我們都把我們的問題都丟成一堆，然後看看其他人的，我們會把我們的撿回來。

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
41。忌妒浪費時間。你已經擁有你所需要的了。

42. The best is yet to come.
42。最好的都還沒來。

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
43。不管你感覺如何，起來，穿好和呈現。

44. Yield.
44。讓自己每天快樂。

45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.”
45。人生不會打上蝴蝶結，但它仍然是一份禮物。

I always wonder what the best way to teach and share my experiences with my two little princesses. I wish I can teach them whatever I had learned as well as whatever skills and knowledge I know. Some I can teach them when things happened. Some I can teach them when I come across with. Some I wish to teach but I don’t know whether the time I share, whether they learned and they can accept…

The below is an email forwarded to me. This gave me a good idea to write whatever I want to share with my princesses. To express through writing is the best way to share also. They will need it and they will learn when the time comes.

Following is a letter to his son from a renown Hong Kong TV broadcaster cum Child Psychologist. The words are actually applicable to all of us, young or old, children or parents.!

My Son,

I am writing this to you because of 3 reasons.

Life is unpredictable, nobody knows how long he lives. Some words are better said early.

I am your father, and if I don’t tell you these, no one else will.

What is written is my own personal bitter experiences that perhaps could save you a lot of unnecessary heartache.

Remember the following as you go through life:

1.對你不好的人，你不要太介意:在你一生中，沒有人有義務要對你好，除了我和你媽媽。至於那些對你好的人，你除了要珍惜、感恩外，也請多防備一點，因為，每個人做每件事，總有一個原因，他對你好，未必真的是因為喜歡你，請你必須搞清楚，而不必太快將對方看作真朋友

Do not bear grudge towards those who are not good to you. No one has the responsibility of treating you well, except your mother and I. To those who are good to you, you have to treasure it and be thankful, and ALSO you have to be cautious, because, everyone has a motive for every move. When a person is good to you, it does not mean he really likes you. You have to be careful, don’t hastily regard him as a real friend.

2.沒有人是不可代替，沒有東西是必須擁有:看透了這一點，將來你身邊的人不再要你，或許失去了世間上最愛的一切時，也應該明白，這並不是甚麼大不了的事

No one is indispensable, nothing in the world that you must possess. Once you understand this idea, it would be easier for you to go through life when people around you don’t want you anymore, or when you lose what/who you love most.

3.生命是短暫的，今日你還在浪費著生命，明日會發覺生命已遠離你了:因此，愈早珍惜生命，你享受生命的日子也愈多，與其盼望長壽，倒不如早點享受

Life is short. When you waste your life today, tomorrow you would find that life is leaving you. The earlier you treasure your life, the better you enjoy life.

4.世界上並沒有最愛這回事:愛情只是一種霎時的感覺，而這感覺絕對會隨時日、心境而改變。如果你的所謂最愛離開你，請耐心地等候一下，讓時日慢慢沖洗，讓心靈慢慢沉澱，你的苦就會慢慢淡化。不要過分憧憬愛情的美，不要過分誇大失戀的悲.

Love is but a transient feeling, and this feeling would fade with time and with one’s mood. If your so called loved one leaves you, be patient, time will wash away your aches and sadness. Don’t over exaggerate the beauty and sweetness of love, and don’t over exaggerate the sadness of falling out of love.

5.雖然，很多有成就的人士都有没受過很多教育，但並不等如不用功讀書，就一定可以成功:你學到的知識，就是你擁有的武器!人，可以白手興家，但不可以手無寸鐵，緊記！

A lot of successful people did not receive a good education, that does not mean that you can be successful by not studying hard! Whatever knowledge you gain is your weapon in life. One can go from rags to riches, but one has to start from some rags!

6.我不會要求你供養我下半輩子，同樣地我也不會供養你的下半輩子，當你長大到可以獨立的時候，我的責任已經完結:以後，你要坐巴士還是Benz，吃魚翅還是粉絲，都要自己負責

I do not expect you to financially support me when I am old, either would I financially support your whole life. My responsibility as a supporter ends when you are grown up. After that, you decide whether you want to travel in a public transport or in your limousine, whether rich or poor.

7.你可以要求自己守信，但不能要求別人守信，你可以要求自己對人好，但不能期待人家對你好:你怎樣對人，並不代表人家就會怎樣對你，如果看不透這一點，你只會徒添不必要的煩惱.

You honour your words, but don’t expect others to be so. You can be good to people, but don’t expect people to be good to you. If you don’t understand this, you would end up with unnecessary troubles.

8.我買了十多二十年六合彩，還是一窮二白，連三獎也沒有中，這證明人要發達，還是要努力工作才可以，世界上並沒有免費午餐

I have bought lotteries for umpteen years, but I never strike any prize. That shows if you want to be rich, you have to work hard! There is no free lunch!

9.親人只有一次的緣份，無論這輩子我和你會相處多久，也請好好珍惜共聚的時光，下輩子，無論愛與不愛，都不會再見.

No matter how much time I have with you, let’s treasure the time we have together. We do not know if we would meet again in our next life.

Your Dad

Whenever overseas, hubby will always remember to buy cigars for his friends since the custom price is much cheaper.

He claimed that this is good souvenir for those who like to smoke. But I am not agreed with him. To me, souvenir is some thing special which originally and unique from a specific country or a place where when people see it, people will love to know more about the place or the country.

He will go to Cambodia next week. He knows I don’t like to smoke. Any idea what is the best souvenir from there?

I have to continue the treatment package to my back pain.

I am so sad when I know the result. It is just a simple test but I failed. This means that there is still a distance to my fully recovery. No only because of the money matter but I feel disappointed with my weak body.

I have to work more harder then before to build up my back muscle so that it can strong enough to support my back bone. I must always remember to maintain good posture when sneeze.

Another new package signed. It will be long way to go. Gambatte!

My colleague complaint that the cookies delivered to her yesterday night was over the expiry date. We are so shock with her heard that. That is a famous and branded cookie maker. We all can not trust that the company is having such bad delivery.

After double confirmation with her sis, then only she noticed that she read the wrong date. The expired date printed as 31/01/2012. But she read as 31/01/2011. What a careless woman!

I am wondering will she get into trouble if she spread this bad delivery news to the world but in fact that is her careless mistake. If I am the company owner, for sure I will take action to warm her on spoiling the company image.

Today is a special day.To night we are going to have dinner with bro-in-law’s fiancee family. This is not the first meet up of two family but this dinner mainly is to discuss on the wedding preparation which will be held in coming May.

It makes me remember my day.

Although it is more than ten years ago and I already almost forgot how the day condition is. But I remember how serious I am and my fiance when attending the dinner.

Life will be start with two living together. I wish for the smooth discussion and their smooth wedding preparation.

Hubby is the best man in the world. I can not find one who can win him. He is such a talent. Because he is a genius, I become useless.

You can imagine. I live with a perfect man. So, I always relax and leave those tedious jobs to him.

He just finish measured the hot tub cover and planning to get a replacement. This is such a small job but I will never do it myself. Because his is 24 hours ready for me.

Some time he did complaint why he married with a lazy and stupid wife. I admitted I am. I enjoy and continue being lazy and stupid. Because I am lazy and stupid then only can show how best he is. Agreed with me?

This is one of the gifts to hubby who being one of the Dong Chan Si photography competition winners.

This book recorded Master Hsing Yin’s words. Short and simple writings, express his ideas to being good, nice to self, people and as well as to our environment. I read one page per day with no rush. I learned one good idea every day. When finish read up to the 366th page, will accumulated all the good ideas and good thinking, motivate people to being good, nice and responsible person.

I love this book. Most of the ideas are well known but just whether we able to follow it or not. I am reading it one day per page. Hope to follow all the ideas in my daily life.

Life is not repeated. It is too short to wake up with regrets.

How good you are depends on how concentrate, how committed and how responsible you are to your life. Instead of regret later, I prefer to start now. To be who I am in future.