cathy's 19 facts of life.

1. don't overthink things. first impressions and intuition will serve you well for the rest of your life.
2. if you're up at 3am frustrated and confused about why you are feeling something that you shouldn't be, go to sleep and if the feeling REALLY shouldn't be there, it will go away when you wake up.
3. if there's nothing good to say, it's best to say nothing at all. (usually)
4. parents are smarter than you think they are.  just because they don't say anything doesn't mean they don't know that you are probably making out with that boy/girl that you just left your house with.
5. in fact, people in general are smarter than you think they are.  just because they don't say anything doesn't mean your cryptic messages aren't really cryptic to them at all.
6. once you start expecting, you set yourself up for disappointment.
7. boys will always say girls are all difficult.  girls will always say boys are frustrating.  don't try to convince anyone otherwise because it is not wise to disturb mother nature.
8. always give, but not impose advice upon people.  if they don't listen to your advice, you can always say "i told you so" later on.
9. never think you know everything there is to know.  use the knowledge you already have to make wise decisions, but always keep an open mind and always know when you are wrong.
10. sometimes one word is all it takes to make someone feel better.  usually it's "sorry" or "thankyou".
11. don't hand out compliments/sentiment like people hand flyers out on a street corner.  they will mean A LOT more if you use it sparingly. 
12. always be cynical, not pessimistic.
13. typing in chinese on your blog constantly isn't a good idea.  people will think you have something to hide.  which leads on to...
14. ...if you want to hide something, hide it properly.  don't break it up into pieces and dress them up in costume then leave them lying around in public.
15. don't let someones faults cancel out their merits.  a good friend is still just as good after a fight as before.
16. if you've noticed something, chances are someone else has noticed it before you did.
17. don't let yourself be an open book, but don't lock yourself inside a safe either.  make sure it takes at least some effort flip your pages and read some of the contents, but not all.  no one finds 100% transparent people interesting.
18. the concept of friendship is very malleable.
19. life is full of ups and downs.  but if we didn't have downtime, we wouldn't appreciate the good times nearly as much as we should...
    ...and eventually will take them for granted.  never take anything for granted, savour every piece of goodness that life throws your way, but know that there will be more for later.

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another year gone.

thankyou to everyone who made this day special.

especially the person who took precious study time to keep me company.

lots of [platonic] love,

- cathy =)

?珊瑚海 - 周杰伦