COFFEE and STICKERS

Yesterday night I had the golden opportunity to meet up with two of my closest friends from high school to have some late coffee. Since we haven't seen each other for quite some time, we got around to talking about various things - family, work, friends, God, and eventually got into some personal stuffs. It got to a point when one of them said, "This one person made me feel jealous, but the Bible says 'Love is not jealous'. I realized this: that she brought out the best in me. But she also brought out the worst in me." For some reason, those lines struck me hard and deep. When I got home, that thought haunted me even long after I've fallen asleep.

Now, I'm really lazy and have better things to do so I won't launch into a full page essay on matters which are too deep for words. Instead, I'll just post this photo I took a few months back... 

For most people this would just seem like a random car sticker. For the not-so-trained eye, they'll probably recognize this as the Chinese character, Ai, for "Love". The beauty of Chinese characters is that they are complex yet meaningful. In the center of Ai is actually another character, Xin, for "Heart", perhaps indicating that the heart is central in love. The person who stuck this decal on his taxi is obviously not Chinese (and perhaps an idiot), because he flipped the middle part, making the entire character erroneous.

When the HEART isn't right, the LOVE is all wrong.

SEUSS LANDING


At the Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando, Florida, they have THIS!


[From Wikipedia] Seuss Landing is specially geared towards small children and is based on the works of author Dr. Seuss. It has several Seuss-themed attractions. There is also a Green Eggs and Ham Cafe and Circus McGurkus restaurant. One of the unique characteristics of this area is, like in the books, there is not a single straight line anywhere. Palm trees, curved by the winds of Hurricane Andrew, were even installed in the area to continue this theming. Rides and attractions include:

• Caro-Seuss-el, a carousel;
  
• The Cat in the Hat, a modern dark ride based on the book;
  
• If I Ran the Zoo, an interactive play zone for kids;
  
• One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, a spinning ride with musical riddle that will help riders escape water-spitting fish;
  
• The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride, a twin-track tour above and around Seuss Landing.

I've always loved Dr. Seuss books and stories since I was a kid, and have even started collecting them. I enjoy the rhyming words, and how the stories all seem to be so crazy in the beginning but just end up so beautifully. Everytime I open these books, I just feel a little happier. So I am very much pleased when I've read about Seuss Landing. Perhaps in the future I can visit this place and experience the ride inspired by one of my most favorite authors. ^__^


Here are some quotes by Dr Seuss I found at thinkexist.com. Hope you will like them as much as I do.

'The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.'

'Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.'

'Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.'

'Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.'

'Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.'

'You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.'