Reflections

Christmas, New Years and upcoming birthdays are happy and joyful things to celebrate. Plenty of smiles and lots of laughter. Lots of hugs and kisses from my closest friends. This is the time I feel fake. Lots of smiling, laughter, cheer and jokes covering the bottom of my heart which is twisted with pain and cry. Every now and again, the brick on my heart will drop. But when i'm back in my own all four walls, I feel the heaviness again. Everytime, this time of the year approaches, sleepless nights prop up again. Thoughts and clear pictures run around my head of an event that happened 4 yrs ago. One event that i will never forget. I remember the first year, I said to my best friend " I can't believe one year has already gone by, it just felt like yesterday..." Year by year, I say the same thing. And without fail, i'm saying the same thing this year. Images are 110% clear. Relatives and friends that came and left I cannot forget. The weather, temperature, the breakfasts, the dinners, the smell, the atmosphere, the words being said and the feeling I cannot forget. The feeling of sadness in my heart will always be there, but this is the time that the images are most clear, that i am the most emotional. I hope to never forget, I hope my memory does not fade. But I also hope that one year, this time, i can honestly and openly say that I am happy and truely happy. I don't know when and how long this is going to be, i don't wish it happen straight away, but maybe, just maybe one day...

a stressful morning

I just don't understand why some people just like leaving things till the very last minute. I must admit, i'm not a very organised person myself, but I try to have myself organised as much as I can.

Knowing that your flight departed at Sydney International Airport to go to HK at 3pm, knowing travelling time was at least 1 hr from your house to the airport & your flight could be full, would you:

1. Organise cleaners to come to your house at 9am in the morning?
2. Go and get money out of the bank?
3. Pack 10kgs abalone into freeze proof boxes.
4. Go and pick up your new glasses - which you could of picked up when you got back because you were only going to be away for 10 days and not to mention, you had a pair that was perfectly alright to use.
5. Organise me to go for an eye test - which somehow couldn't of been done any other day ?
6. Go to the fruit shop and buy white peaches as a gift - not to mention, whether the gift was going to white peaches or honey coated nuts was still not decided..AND if organise for the white peaches to fit in a box & strap the box so it can be carried easily.
7. Go into Woolies to get oats - which you knew you had to get a month ago..
And not to mention.... you had a day off on Monday - where you could of done all these things ! I perfectly understand that some of those points above could only be done in the morning, but clearly, alot of those points could have been done at another time, if not earlier.

As you can see, I had a pretty stressful morning. I met up with my 2 beautiful girlfriends for a nice "Espresso & Milk Chocolate Frappe" only bcos they both happened to be sick at around Midday heheee =) Then looking at those fresh ripe red strawberrys & milk chocolate on the table made me forget everything that happened in the morning * not to mention B got me a bunch of beautiful sweet smelling pink roses!

Thanks B for the roses =) They're beautiful, just like you!

missing you

I bumped into some friends I haven't seen in quite some time on the weekend. It brought back memories of the times we used to spend together. The gatherings that we had, the dinners we use to have and those nights we use to just hang out and watch dvds. We kinda lost the contact and the friendship due to some little misunderstandings.
It's a shame, but what can be done?

some happy snaps

Baby Sarah with Tams & Jac

BBQ at Dida's place

bored....

Here i am, sitting in the office - megarly bored.. reading blogs, surfing the net, writing emails, checking out friendster, looking at old pics ... doing everything BUT what I should be doing. Twiddling my thumbs and realising that theres only about 5 more weeks till the end of the year.

Then I think back and wonder what has happened this year.

1. I've met alot of new great friends and formed great friendship.
2. I've finished my DFP.
3. I've enrolled in my CFP.
4. Taken up 2 new sports this year and loving it !! ( indoor rock climbing & badminton )
5. Improved my families relationship.
6. Have had my patience, understanding level and analysing skills tested.
7. Realised that I still have a barrier (or a wall) that i haven't been able to cross yet. I think with time, i'll be able to cross it.....

ooh... and how can i forget, my new car !! hehehee


mmh... Just 7? There must be more... but I cant think of it from the top of my head right now. Had a really late night last night catching up with my high school friends, as two dear friends J & J had come back from overseas. J1 to visit and J2 - i thought was coming back permanently but only to find out last night that he was going to work in HK in March next yr.

Funny enough, I was only talking to another friend C on the weekend discussing the possibilities of relocating to HK next year. mmh.. just a thought... =)

the red carpet

I went to Borats movie premiere last night with D in the George St Cinemas. For the first time in my life, walked down the red carpet entrance into the cinemas! There was loads of people on both sides of the red carpet, and about 6 cameras facing us - but of cos, not taking pictures of us! hahhaa =)

I was pretty nervous simply because there was soooo many people looking at us! But, we both gave huge smiles, lifted our heads up and walked right down to the end !
Definitely a great experience and a fantastic night ! Thanks D!

Borat is an excellent movie. Laughs right from the beginning to the end. Definitely worth watching !!!

Neverending concerns

What do you do when one and two doesn't listen ?

How do you let down your fustrations when you don't agree on what they are doing? You've expressed your concern, but they still think they are right. What if its affecting their health and lifestyle? What if it can harm them?

You really really want to help, but you can't.

The funny thing is, one agrees with me and doesnt agree on what two is doing. Two agrees with me and doesnt agree on what one is doing.

But they both don't look at themselves to see if they have made the right decisions on what THEY should be doing and they both don't discuss with each other what they are doing. So how is the middle person, me, suppose to help?

i tried

The first time i've donated blood. Sitting in the Red Cross building in Chatswood - it suprised me. I was imagining a unclean place but it was new and spotless. Gave me a very good first impression. Ive always had doubts about donating blood..heard so many bad/unpleasant stories but i took up the courage & went today.

We booked in for 2.30pm with 2 of my other collegues, we sat and waiting for 40 mins. They went through a questionnaire, asking ALOT of questions about health, holidays etc. Then they did a haemoglobin test. I was low. But the nurse said, maybe its just today, so we still decided to go ahead with taking the blood.

They sat me on a nice comfy chair that swang backwards, moved up, leg rest. Mega comfy. Cleaned the area ... and stuck the needle in my arm!! Painful - yes.. it hurt and stung a bit. I needed to donate 470ml's of blood - but it stopped at 178ml's.
As instructed, i was pumping the rubber ball every 5-10 seconds. The machine beeeped and it just stopped. My blood stopped flowing out !

The kind & friendly nurses came.. looked and played with the machine, and said thats all they can take out today. They removed the needle, wrapped my arm up..gave me a BIG yummy choc milkshake and a bagful of goodies with a YUMMY mars bar! hehee =)


I tried.....
anyone else that wants to try.. go to www.donateblood.com.au
its all for a good cause !!!

Dine Out

Nothing is better than having a nice quite dinner at a nice yummy restaurant with one of your best girlfriends! Starting off with yummy mussels from the Belgium Beer Cafe and topping it off with a belgium waffle with vanilla bean ice cream and strawberries =) YUM!

Having nice D & M talks ranging from work, studies, relationships to family and friends and lots of laughter ~
B - u know what i'm referring to ! hehee =)

It proves again that time flies when your having a great time. We didn't even realise we'd been talking for 3 hrs !! If it wasn't for the parking meter, I don't think we would of stopped talking! Thanks for a fantastic night! We should do it more often !!

The Boy from Oz

A totally fantastic musical !!!! I went last night to watch They Boy from Oz presented by Hugh Jackman with my workmates last night. We got A Reserve seats on the right hand side of the stage. Excellent seats. Its the first time I have been to one of these musicals, held at the entertainment centre.

The show went for 3 hrs~ beautiful lighting and lots of beautiful dancing and really really pretty costumes!!! Its amazing how Hugh Jackmans voice and songs can make you soooo happy and smiling from one song to being sad and wanting to cry on the next. It was sensational.
Highly highly recommended !

What I learnt from my girlfriends

· Good times are even better when they're shared.
· A good long talk can cure almost anything.
· Everyone needs someone with whom to share their secrets.
· Listening is just as important as talking.
· An understanding friend is better than a therapist; and cheaper, too!
· Laughter makes the world a happier place.
· Friends are like wine; they get better with age.
· Sometimes you just need a shoulder to cry on.
· Great minds think alike, especially when they are female!
· When it comes to "bonding," females do it better.
· YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD FOR SLUMBER PARTIES!!!!
· It's important to make time to do "girl things."
· Calories don't count when having lunch (or any other food) with your girlfriends.
· You can never have too many shoes or girlfriends.
· GEMS MAY BE PRECIOUS, BUT FRIENDSHIP IS PRICELESS!!!!!

100+ days to gain, and just one to lose

I often ask myself the question " how can i trust a person?, how many people in this world do i truly trust from the bottom of my heart?" I can only answer, not many.

Trust takes so much time to gain in a relationship.. so easy to lose, but how does one gain it back? Is it the issue of person A or person B? How do you let go of the barrier to trust ?
Even the smallest incidents will bring 101 questions to fly through my little brain - not a good thing.

Is it because mentally im scared to get hurt again, so i dont want to trust? Or is it because one incident of lost trust has thrown everything down the water. Or is it as one of my friends said, lack of self confidence? A mixture of all?

I can honestly say that there was one person in my life that I can no doubt say I trusted 110%. (This of course, is besides my family and my dearest best friend K). It took many ups and downs to build that trust and three and a half long years of friendship. Out of that friendship, I learnt that the more you trust a person, the more confident you are in what they say, but what if one day, they hurt you so much, that you can't trust that person again, or any other person for that matter?

What would you do then? ....

Show me the cheap skate

I went to dinner on Friday night with a friend at a Thai restaurant in Parramatta. It was on the street off church street, near the back carpark. It's a small tiny restuarant. There wasn't many people there, just 4 tables of 2 ppl.

You know the ladies that come around selling flowers? In 30 mins of us being there, 2 different ladies had come into the restaurant to sell flowers. This is a perfectly normal thing to happen. right? We have all experienced this some time or another.

One table of 2 - a guy & im guessing its his girlfriend complained. The tall blond long hair, checked shirt, scruffy look guy walked up to the tiny thai male owner (in his late 50's) and complained about the flower ladies. He shouted at the male owner and said "Why do you let these people come in? Do you recv some sort of commission? " He was whinging and complaining that it wrecked his dinner, wrecked his mood. He complained how dissappointed he was, and he was never going to come back to this thai rest. He goes on to complain how he was enjoying the dinner until the flower ladies had come in to sell flowers. Then he said " Im not paying for this sad meal. " The poor little thai boss didnt know what to say. he was in so much shock. The guy walked back to his girlfriend and said " This meal is now free!" ... what a d**khead! Throughout this time, this poor girl had her head down.. so embarressed, she didnt want to look at anyone ~

It suprises me that there is still people like that out there (im sure theres heaps more, but its definitely the first time i have seen something like that happen).. that does stupid things like this to score a free meal.

What could the boss do? call the police? over a probably $30 meal? He let them go... Everyone in the resturant was so understanding. The boss came around and apologised for the "scene". The guy walked out like he had just won the lotto.
Everyone else was just looking at each other.. thinking how stupid and slack is this guy....

So many weird crazy stupid people out there.. if u cant afford to go out and eat, eat at home~ felt so sorry for this girlfriend of his...

Another year older...

There's nothing better than having a nice family dinner, having a nice small cocktail party with my favourite girlfriends & poker night organised by my best friend K - offering her house for us to use for the night - with can's of lychee, vodka, malibu.. mhmhh....yum~Have u ever mixed rasberry cordial and thought it was cranberry juice? - undiluted in a cocktail? mmh....

Princess Hours

new addicted series..... sooo good =) highly recommended ~

having = not having

aii... makes me think.. then whats the point ??

Perfect ?

What consitutes to a perfect marriage? or a perfect relationship for that matter. Is there such word as perfect ?
I knew it didn't happen often but i thought from the bottom of my heart that one of my collegues had the perfect family. He was the typical "best" dad and typical "best" husband. someone that does everything and never complain. whether it be waking up in the middle of the night bcos the kids sick, or going home to cook dinner for her & doing household duties etc. we all heard her once say, "i wont be able to find anyone better than him." Even though he & her had complete opposite personalities, they both compromised. if you wanted a ideal example of "opposites attract" i'd tell you them. he accepted her and she accepted him. he sacraficed so much for her. they knew each other so well, and we all thought that they were the happiest family. 3 young kids. bbq's. family picnics. spending time with the kids making cakes together and sharing them with all of us here the next day. very happy. i met her at our conference and xmas party last year. we all bought presents for the kids. they were a beautiful couple. a beautiful & happy family. from the way they looked at each other, i could so remember how in love they looked. when they were eating. when they talked. when they danced. but the news was shared amongst us - they are spitting. shivers went down my spine. tears came up to my eyes. i felt goosebumps. nervous. sadness. emotions ~ not only me, but everyone in the office felt the same way. it feels gloomy, so quiet. no liveliness in the office today. its amazing how one collegues personal life could affect us all here, we're like a little family.
we were all supportive of him. he's voice trembled when he told us. he was close to tears. he said they both havent been happy in the last couple of yrs and have tried hard to make it work. they have been talking about seperating for the last 2 months. no one in the office noticed anything different about him. he worked the same. he was the same nice, friendly, helpful collegue as he use to. we could tell no emotion. ~ makes me think ~ sometimes what we see on the outside really may not be what happens behind closed doors ~

June... a time to remember..

June.. a time to remember that someone very special.. that someone that is always in my heart and never forgotten... always missed and always thought of. I wish that you were here by my side looking after & taking care of me... i miss you so much. Another year has gone by... u've never left that spot in my heart ~ happy birthday to you on 11.06.06~ and i'll be there to visit ~

External Beauty - Olive Oil ~

Recommended by my friend (pt) i've started to use Olive Oil as my night time moisturiser and eye gel ! Trust me.. it's good & it works!! It nourishes the skin & makes it really nice & soft !

Olive oil is very rich in Vitamin K (which is known to build collagen), Vitamin E (high in anti-oxidant), Vitamin A, and other vitamins. It also contains both types of polyunsaturated fat - Omega 3 and Omega 6 which is the right source of fatty acid for our body and skin. Since olive oil is close to our body natural oil, applying it on our skin won't clog pores, but letting it breath. Below are some expecting results from using olive oil on skin:

It is close to human body oil so it helps balance the oil produced on the skin (face). Dry skin will be moisturised. This is the same and will happen to oily skin. Dehydrating skin (i.e. not enough water, not oil) sends message to the brain to naturally produce more oil to the skin to make it 'moist', this is why some people have oily skin yet still dry. By applying olive oil the skin senses that it's needless to produce more oil which leads to a balance.

It doesn't clog pores as it is close to our body oil. In fact, it helps soften the pores and loosen out the dirt in the pores such as blackheads, whiteheads and milia under the eyes, which then leads to small pores.

Helps maintain skin flexibility (with collegen building), prevent/ reduce wrinkles and fades stretch marks (with anti-oxidant), and prolong aging of skin.

You can apply a thin layer every day and night evenly on the whole face, around eyes, lips and neck. In day time apply sunscreen on top. You can even add a couple of drops when you take a bath or apply it to your skin after a shower. It is the best to use extra virgin olive oil as it is non-processed and non-refined.

Compared with the prices of "cosmetic" products out there, a bottle of olive oil cost between $5 - $10 and can last a very long time !!

~~ thanks pt, i really like it ~ its good !!

...assignment time AGAIN...

Arrgg... its that time again.... assignment time!
Have been waiting for my notes to arrive, but just found out that i dont get any course notes for this subject! Apparently everything is online. Printed my assignment... aii... 30 PAGE PLAN!!! Was talking to my collegues and her limit was 60 pages! How can i do it in 30 pages ??

Thank God its my last subject! No exams!! Two assignments and a presentation..... Im sooooOOO happy! No more exams!!
No more ever.. unless I plan to do my CFP's... which im still "in thinking" and if i do it, it might not be till a couple of years anyways!! If i do it and get a pay rise.. i'll do it.. if not.. i'll defer ... heheee =P

Life is tooo short

My perception of life is: Enjoy every moment. Life is too short. You never know what will happen tomorrow.

Once you have experience death of loved ones, its at that time you realise you should cherish what you have.
Do what you want to do. Spend what you want to spend. Eat what you love to eat, no matter how expensive it may be. What is the point of working hard all your life, and realise that you don't get the chance to enjoy what you've accomplished. Whether it be a sickness or an accident. You never know what will happen tomorrow.

Nearly everyone has some sort of debts.. or will have some sort of debt to repay. Is it worth to work hard to pay off the loan, and not have any enjoyment? Some people may think " i should pay off as much as i can, and go on holidays, or buy luxury items when i've paid off the debt ! "
Realistically, when will the debt be paid off? in 15, 20, 25, or 30 years?
Do you know what will happen tomorrow? Let alone, in 15, 20, 25, or 30 years time ?

Do what you want to do, spend what you want to spend, splurge on yourself (once in a while) to make yourself happy, make yourself pretty and reward yourself for all the hard work you've been doing (working 5 days a week! hehe).
Not saying to put yourself into so much debt so that you need to go bankrupt, but as long as your not stealing, or putting yourself into a debt that you can't afford to repay or putting yourself into trouble, then in my view, its acceptable.

Say what you want to say to your friends. Appreciative words are always appreciated. It's never too much to hear. Say it when you still have a chance, otherwise, you may regret it ~

the chinese horoscope - the yr of the dog

According to the Chinese Horoscope 2006, this year is one of the worst years for me. Not too sure if you guys know, but apparently when the year is your animal sign, its bad bad year for you. But this year, supposedly, for me, is worse than my normal animal year. haha.. does that make sense?

I'm already nearly half way through the year and i'm wondering whether its been that bad so far? Is it helping that:
1. I was told to carry a "monkey" of some sort to block the bad things - and I am carrying it with me everywhere.
or
2. I was told I needed to wear something in a circle.. so all the bad things will go in and out of the hole in the middle - and I am wearing it.

I strongly thought 2005 was a bad year for me, apparently 2006 is to be worse.... so if this half of the year has been - ok on average - does that mean theres more to come in the next 6 months? It's a scary thought...

Junk Junk Junk !

Thats all i've been eating.. non stop choc, chips, biscuits, coffeee, cakes..... when am i going to be able to stop!?

good things vs bad things

"The good thing, about bad things, is that they make way for even better things."

im a great believer of everything happens for a reason. i want to say a big thank you for being here in the last 2 months and bringing me happiness and enlightening my heart. if it wasn't for you, i might not have been able to recover the way i have.

~ you are special and i wish you happiness in every aspect of your life ~

My new car...

This in BLACK !
After months and months of thinking and re-thinking, i finally put down a deposit for my new car YESTERDAY!
I'll be picking up my car in June.. =) YAY ! Can't wait !!

Car salesmans nowadays don't seem as pushy as those a couple of years ago. No doubt, they can talk & talk & talk.... i was stuck in the one place for 2.5 hours! Is that normal? hehe
Suprisingly thou, when i was in Honda@Eastwood, i was debating whether to get the sports Civic or the standard VTi, the salesman was convincing me not to get the sports.. he said it was not worth it ( and if i was to get the sports, might as well get the basic Euro) and told me he can refer me to get any extras that the sports came with, to get it done elsewhere for less than half the price! I was pretty suprised... but in my head, i was thinking .. I bet he gets commission from his referrals too ! hahha =) He sounded honest & truthful.. i guess this must be their tactics nowadays !

Then i went to the Honda in Homebush & they offered me a way better deal, reduced the price a little & then threw in a couple of extras !

In case you dont know, i dont know much about cars, thanks to my bro who came wif me!

The salesman at Homebush was funny. He was reluctant to reduce the price & had to keep ringing his boss (where his boss was just about to step into a nightclub at 4.30pm on a Sunday arvo~). He dug out some of the contracts that his clients have signed a bought a car on that day too, just to prove to me that Honda is reluctant to reduce the price on the civics because they are so high in demand atm. mmh.. Talk about privacy laws hey? but anyways, on the contract, they really did not reduce the price ... i was suprised. The salesman kept saying, if you bought a Euro, i could reduce the price by about $4,000, and i was like.. ummh.. im not buying a Euro thou..haha... anyways, we still managed to get a pretty good deal out of him !!

hehe... can't wait to pick up my new car now... kekeee =P

softer than water

"Women are like water, you are softer than water... "
a friend from afar said that to me last night, can't get it out of my head...

An exciting moment...

Imagine doing something that you have never dreamt of doing before. For someone who doesnt know anything about motorbikes... ask me what i rode on? Emm.. Honda 600 something?? Red/Black in colour... very smart looking! At 11pm riding down from Chatswood to North Ryde. Going against a cool breeze of an Autumn night. Felt like it was 13 degrees....

I rode on the back of a motorbike for the first time. Me thinking it was similar to the scooters I rode on when I was in Thailand? NOoooo...

As nervous as I was putting on the helmet in the carpark behind "Cha 4 Tea", a bike jacket that I borrowed from E, and a helmet & gloves that J lent to me... I knew I'd be in good hands. It was scary at first trying to balance my bum on the back seat, trying to position myself so I wouldn't fall and figuring out how to hold on to R so that I wouldn't fall and won't affect his driving.

On the first turn right, automatically, I leant the other way. I swear, I didnt mean to do that. I think I was trying to balance myself up. Apparently, thats the worst & most dangerous thing to do. Never again did I do that ! I felt the easiest way to soften my nervousness, my scared body and my fast pumping heart was to just close my eyes and go with the flow. Hugging onto someone who I regarded was an experience driver, someone I trusted and knowing that I was safe. The feeling was sensational !

When we reached North Ryde, getting off the bike & having my feet on the floor, the feeling was even better. My arms were sore from holding on to R .. possibly too tightly....
Felt like my whole body was heated up, sweating abit as well.
Got back into my own CAR.. and boy, i felt light.. i felt safe.. I really felt the benefits of being inside something with a frame & doors.

Then I wondered, why do people like to ride motorbikes?
Not to say I would never jump on the back of a motorbike again, but only if the driver was a particular person, but if i had a choice, it be a car 110% !!

a good heart

For the well-springs of life comes from the issue of your very own heart.

Keep a good heart. That’s the most important thing in life.

It’s not how much money you make or what you can acquire.

True abundance comes from deep within you.

The Holy Alphabet

Although things are not perfect
Because of trial or pain
Continue in thanksgiving
Do not begin to blame
Even when the times are hard
Fierce winds are bound to blow
God is forever able
Hold on to what you know
Imagine life without His love
Joy would cease to be
Keep thanking Him for all the things
Love imparts to thee
Move out of "Camp Complaining"
No weapon that is known
On earth can yield the power
Praise can do alone
Quit looking at the future
Redeem the time at hand
Start every day with worship
To "thank" is a command
Until we see Him coming
Victorious in the sky
We'll run the race with gratitude
Xalting God most high
Yes, there'll be good times and yes some will be bad, but...
Zion waits in glory...where none are ever sad!


"I AM Too blessed to be stressed!" The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor. The one who kneels to the Lord can stand up to anything!

Everything happens for a reason

I believe that its true when people say everything happens for a reason. When people say things happen when its least expected. In a relationship, is it common for people to take each other for granted?
And then realise the importance of the other person when you loose them? or when you realise that the other person has been taken by someone else, you want them back ?
Why don't people appreciate what they have when they have it ?
Why do people make each other go through pain to realise the importance and the love for the other person?
Is it because everyone is selfish in their own way? They often think of themselves ONLY? You only live once. You should aim for the best, but what is the best for you? I think im full of questions tonight, millions and billions of questions buzzing around in my mind...
How can i be guided to make the right decision?

The Power of Flowers

Someone...

Someone likes to talk - Someone doesn't like to talk
Someone doesn't need to be probed - Someone does
Someone is not very caring - Someone is caring
Someone is sweet - Someone is sweet
Someone is dominant - Someone is not so dominant
Someone is open & trusting - Someone is not
Someone is strong minded - Someone is easy going
Someone has a great sense of direction in life, many great plans - Someone has no direction in life and does not know what they want
Someone enjoys to shop - Someone doesn't
Is it hard to find someone who is caring, sweet, honest, truthful, open?
Is it hard to find someone with similar interests ?
No one in this world is perfect, but who is the perfect one for you?

First Entry

I've been thinking whether to start up a blog or not...and i finally decided to do so! Not sure whether i'd be able to keep it going but lets see how it goes.
It's funny how things in life happen and the many different types of people you meet in life.
Some people are DAMN not nice and give you crap - not that you have done anything wrong - you could be just trying to help. Do people actually think who's fault it is before they start yelling at you over the phone?
Do they even realise whether they have called the right company?
Or whether they are talking to the person involved?
How do you cut in to someone who just doesn't stop talking after you've said the word " Hello ..... ", not even a single breath/gap to break into....?
They just yell at whoever is on the other end.. who'll just swallow everything they have heard and move on to doing the next thing on the ' To Do "list...
Is there any job where everything is perfect ? Even if your the boss, owner of a company.. a business.. you'd still get CRAP from customers and staff. What do you do then?
My ultimate conclusion - Just smile.. forget.. and move on to the next thing! It always helps me!