The sky is not even tinted with any single of thin, wispy layer of cirrus cloud. That really amazed me when I took a walk to library at our neighborhood this morning. I need to pick up a book that I asked for a hold. It was so nice and warm. My little one, Rafee starts enjoying library visit since he started walking. I let him walk himself, passing the automatic door and dropping the books to return by the small window close to the entrance. That becomes things he likes to do on the library visit. He goes through the door and normally he will go through to the children book section which is located at far back of the library area. He can remember the way. He likes to drop by playing the computer. I bet almost kids will be interested in playing with a colorful keyboard and tiny transparent mouse, though just for clicking them.
What he likes to get from the library? Flip board books, any books with images of train, cars, fish, animal and numbers. He is also big fan of Thomas and Bob. Hm.. pretty standard I guess for small boy at his age. I am so blessed that he likes books so much, it’s actually what I aimed at.
I introduced books when he was around 3-4 months. I know, at the beginning I felt a bit awkward, introducing books to babies?? Reading him, showing him page by page while he wonders what’s all about, Mommy. In fact, for them books are educational toys as they can play and learn. It stimulates their visions, their hearing and also introducing to different textures. I kept doing that with the hope of he will love to books. I believe the habit will develop later on when he’s big enough to flip the book and enjoy it.
Now, I feel so glad, I am benefited from it. He is never far from books. Always wanna have reading session during his playtime. Never get bored ask me or his daddy to read his books, over and over again. Sometimes I notice if nobody around him, he flips the pages and rattles as if he reads it. Oh.. so funny to hear his sounds.
Hope he will not get bored, or maybe there will be a time he will not be interested in anymore. I don’t know. But I think most of kids like to have someone read books, right.
So, start introducing books to your little ones since their babyhood.
The point is ---> This year should be different from last year, things should get better!!
Yes, the day I came becomes a milestone of remembrance day of all over the world as coincidence with the tsunami disaster hit some places of multinationals. I was so shocked when I came to know (in Vancouver early morning of Dec26, 2004) that my country had to face another massive natural disaster. We even haven’t healed from other disasters.
So far, accomplishments that we achieved are pretty good, make us happy and thankful. At least both of us now working in oil/gas sector as what we always dream. We have set up building a new house, at one nice neighborhood. Hopefully, before mid of next year we would posses it. And the most important project, we will be expecting to welcome our new member in our family by Mid March.. Yuhuuuu.. that’s the main goal of us to get together.
Of course, there have been ups and downs we face, unfriendly weather at the beginning of my arrival, survival jobs I had.. etc..etc.. all is part of the game, Yulini.
Anyway, I guess I am now more ready to face challenge in 2006. Let’s see …
Many quotes about success, but there is one that remain in my heart, which is from William Arthur Ward saying :
"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it".
To me, I completely believe it. Some success I achieved came true exactly through the process he described. Though, I think sometimes not the whole process is gone thourgh and you have already grabbed your success in your hand.
Other thing must have is faith. It is about your commitment on something you want to achieve which then lead you to confidently make it happen. Of course, you needs to have big picture of it to better plan how to make it happen. Well, how to get a big picture? Aha! it comes to what Mr. Ward say, you need to imagine it.. of course it’s pretty similar like how the artists work, I guess. Well, at least you need to have some ideas what you want, information how the things can be achieved.. such as: Am I ready? How I can do it? What situation that I need to make it happen and so on…
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My share relevant to this. In fact, I am in the process of grabbing my dream to pursue my career as geologist in better place, here in Calgary. Calgary provides so wide chances in oil/gas related careers. Though, I am now happy enough with my job, truly it doesn’t mentallyu satisfy me. Not much room for me to improve and develop my skills to be a geologist particularly in petroleum industry.
You might wonder, why I eagerly want to achieve this.. why not just being a mom.. taking care of your kids.. well, to me while I am able to manage my career as well as raising my kids why not.. the main that I need is the quality of time provided to them not the quantity. I believe positive behaviour and different way of thinking I gain in the work environment may benefit to raise my children effectively. It is also part of my mission in contributing my knowledge to my environment.
So, next year I will have one year break time during my maternity leave. It is enough time to gather all my strength, to develop my skills (by self learning + getting certificates etc.) and also to maintain networking with other geologists I knew. The latter is really important as jobs here mostly known through networking. Great thing, my faith says that situation in Calgary next year especially its oil industry which become more demanding. This even may offer more job opportunity for me. Thanks to my hubby who fully supports me the scneario I have arranged in grabbing my dream.
Aside from it, I am realistic too, if situation changes not following the scenario I imagine. I may have to be flexible to the change. Don’t put too much adrenalin to strive for it if the atmosphere doesn’t really support you.. just change the channel to stick on your plan B which might be more realistic and achievable.
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So, never give up to any of your dream, just because you think it is impossible to achieve it.. Believe it there should be some ways to make it happen. Like what said in the picture above, making dreams come true is like adventure lying ahead you. What you need to do take the first step. That may include plan and work it out in realistic ways… and keep the faith!!
