STOIC

The heavy rain this morning reminded me of a new word I learnt few weeks back from an article in "Mind Your Body" which I thought was interesting and truly enlightening.

Stoic - a disciple of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in 3BC

According to Zeno, if we are wise, we must learn to bow to the inevitable and cultivate indifference to circumstances outside our control... find peace of mind amid the most trying circumstances. Based on his theory, though we cannot always control our circumstances, we can control how we react to those circumstances. However, this does not mean that the stoic should resign himself to circumstances that he has the power to change.

I particularly like the following which was extracted from the article..

Why fret when stuck in traffic?
Why curse the heat or the rain?
Why not adopt an attitude of stoic indifference.
After all, what cannot be cured must be endured.

God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change;
Courage to change
the things I can; and wisdom
to know the difference

Next time there's an overwhelming urge to complain and whine over circumstances not within our control, why not adopt an attitude of stoic indifference..

Full of Cravings...

Went to Prestat in City Hall with Weiling after lunch yesterday cos she needed to buy a gift. Their packaging is so nice! Very english style which reminds me of London.. lovely place! Thanks to Weiling, I've the privilege of tasting their chocolate and it's yummy! =) Their pralines are sooo expensive.. doubt it'll ever buy it for myself. Hmm.. if I receive it as a gift, think i can't bear to eat it too... haha

After Prestat, we went to check out the Donut Factory. Was hoping that the queue would be short since it's a weekday. But as usual, the queue is still super long so we didn't wait. Unfortunately, the craving was still lingering within me after a day.... urrggh!

Absence makes the heart fonder...

Gerald was finally back last night. I picked him up from the airport though his flight was pretty late and he was pleasently surprised. He bought a Gucci wristlet from HK for me and I'm so touched! It's so expensive plus he didn't buy anything for himself except chocolate cookies and roasted goose.. which was also for me. Thanks dear =)

Lost for the weekend...

Gerald was away for holiday in HK over the weekend! He left on Fri early morning and will be back on Mon night. I didn't go because it was an "all-guys" holiday.. 7 guys & they're visiting Terence who is currently based in HK.

In fact, I was the one who encouraged Gerald to go when he was apprehensive since he didn't have much leave balance for the year. It was mainly because I didn't want him to feel leftout with the guys. Also thought it'll be good to give each other some freedom though we were married. Besides, it'll be a great chance for me to have some private time on my own.

I was busy the whole weekend doing things I normally loved to do but didn't have time for. Also managed to check out a new place.. Cafe Del Mar, the latest hotspot in Sentosa. I quite like the alfresco chill out place except that the DJ for the night wasn't fantasic. Besides, I think it'll be nicer to hang out there during daytime.

Highlight of the night was supper instead... Felice & I tried out Charcoal at St James Power Station. The food was yummy! Something different for supper... not super filling but enough to bring us to sweet slumber.


Despite the eventful weekend, still felt a bit lost knowing that Gerald was sooo far away. He called twice a day on Fri & Sat so was eagerly waiting for his phone calls. Dear, I hope you bought enough presents for me ya =P Also, bring me along next time okies?