All entries for Thursday 31 May 2012

byebyebye

“Bye, Bye, Bye”

(Hey, Hey)
Bye, Bye, Bye
Bye, Bye…
Bye, Bye…
Oh, Oh..

I’m doin’ this tonight,
You’re probably gonna start a fight.
I know this can’t be right.
Hey baby come on,
I loved you endlessly,
When you weren’t there for me.
So now it’s time to leave and make it alone
I know that I can’t take no more
It ain’t no lie
I wanna see you out that door
Baby, bye, bye, bye…

Bye Bye
Don’t wanna be a fool for you
Just another player in your game for two
You may hate me but it ain’t no lie,
Baby, bye, bye, bye…
Bye Bye
Don’t really wanna make it tough,
I just wanna tell you that I had enough.
It might sound crazy,
But it ain’t no lie,
Baby, bye, bye, bye

(Oh, Oh)
Just hit me with the truth,
Now, girl you’re more than welcome to.
So give me one good reason,
Baby come on
I live for you and me,
And now I really come to see,
That life would be much better once you’re gone.

I know that I can’t take no more
It ain’t no lie,
I wanna see you out that door
Baby, bye, bye, bye…
Bye Bye
Don’t wanna be a fool for you
Just another player in your game for two
You may hate me but it ain’t no lie,
Baby Bye, bye, bye…
Bye Bye
Don’t really wanna make it tough,
I just wanna tell you that I had enough (ooh ooh)
It might sound crazy,
But it ain’t no lie,
Baby, bye, bye, bye

I’m giving up I know for sure
I don’t wanna be the reason for your love no more
Bye Bye
I’m checkin’ out
I’m signin’ off
Don’t wanna be the loser and I’ve had enough

Don’t wanna be your fool
In this game for two
So I’m leavin’ you behind
Bye, bye, bye…

I don’t wanna make it tough (wanna make it tough)
But I had enough
And it ain’t no lie (Bye, bye baby…)
Bye, Bye
Don’t wanna be a fool for you
Just another player in your game for two (I don’t wanna be your fool)
But it ain’t no lie
Baby bye, bye, bye…

Don’t really wanna make it tough (don’t really wanna make it tough),
I just wanna tell you that I had enough (that I had enough).
Might sound crazy,
But it ain’t no lie,
Bye, bye, bye

Jiao Liu : 31 May 2012 16:09 |  Tags: Songs |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

English Quotes

Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation

“Excellence is in the details. Give attention to the details and excellence will come.”

“Don’t think, just do.”

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”

“Live life fully while you’re here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You’re going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don’t try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.”

“I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life’s greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve. This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret.”

“If you can’t, you must. If you must, you can.”

“One day at a time—this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering.”

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

“It not knowing what to do, it’s doing what you know.”

“You are now at a crossroads. This is your opportunity to make the most important decision you will ever make. Forget your past. Who are you now? Who have you decided you really are now? Don’t think about who you have been. Who are you now? Who have you decided to become? Make this decision consciously. Make it carefully. Make it powerfully.”
“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Live this day as if it will be your last. Remember that you will only find ’’tomorrow’’ on the calendars of fools. Forget yesterday’s defeats and ignore the problems of tomorrow. This is it. Doomsday. All you have. Make it the best day of your year. The saddest words you can ever utter are, ’’If I had my life to live over again. ’’Take the baton, now. Run with it! This is your day! Beginning today, treat everyone you meet, friend or foe, loved one or stranger, as if they were going to be dead at midnight. Extend to each person, no matter how trivial the contact, all the care and kindness and understanding and love that you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.”

“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn’t it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life…You give them a piece of you. They didn’t ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn’t your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like ‘maybe we should be just friends’ turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It’s a soul-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. I hate love.”

“Never neglect the little things. Never skimp on that extra effort, that additional few minutes, that soft word of praise or thanks, that delivery of the very best that you can do. It does not matter what others think, it is of prime importance, however, what you think about you. You can never do your best, which should always be your trademark, if you are cutting corners and shirking responsibilities. You are special. Act it. Never neglect the little things.”

“Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.”

“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”

Jiao Liu : 31 May 2012 15:28 |  Tags: Essays Wisdom |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Life Quotes

Life Quotes
Life quotes and sayings can give us a perspective on our own life that we may have not seen before. Life is something that we all get to experience. For some, it’s an exciting journey filled with wonder and joy. For others, it’s a long road with many setbacks and obstacles. No one really knows the meaning of life for sure but here are some quotes that will hopefully help you make yours the best experience possible. If you have any quotes about life you’d like to recommend, please add it down below. Enjoy!

“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.”

_{Oprah Winfrey}

When things are going great, plenty of people will stand by you but it’s the people who will stand by you even when things aren’t going great who count. These are the people who will cheer you on and encouraging you during the toughest times. These are the types of people you want in your life.

“A day without a laugh is a wasted day.”

_{Charles Chaplin}

There are times to take life seriously but remember that if happiness is what you’re after, achieving it can be as easy as adding more laughter into your life.

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”

_{Oprah Winfrey}

Success breeds success. Happiness breeds happiness. The more you are of what you want, the more of what you want will be a part of who you are.

“Let your life mean something. Become an inspiration to others so that they may try to do more and to become more than they are today.”

_{Thomas D. Willhite}

All the struggles you go through to obtain your most desired goal will be worth it when you realize your success doesn’t just stop with you. It can create a ripple effect that can positively change the lives of thousands or even millions.

“Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.”

_{Leo Buscaglia}

Life is not predetermined. Nothing is written in stone. You can make your life turn out however you want.

“Life is a game. In order to have a game, something has to be more important than something else. If what already is, is more important than what isn’t, the game is over. So, life is a game in which what isn’t, is more important than what is. Let the good times roll.”

_{Werner Erhard}

“A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.”

_{Rita Mae Brown}

Instead of waiting for life to happen to you and then reacting to it in a hectic manner, take control of it by being proactive.

“If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.”

_Einstein

Do good because you feel it’s the right thing to do.

“Whether we’re prepared or not, life has a habit of thrusting situations upon us.”

_{Lucille Ball}

Prepare for the challenges that life will throw at you. It doesn’t matter if you’re ready for it or not, it’s coming. You could be a smart student who got a bad test score because you didn’t study but in the eyes of the grader, it doesn’t matter what your excuse is. What matters is your results.

“I am living dying, when I should be dying living.”

_{Kersti Bryan}

You can live to 100 years old and still not truly live a day in your life. Don’t be a walking corpse waiting to be buried. Grab life and embrace it. Do the things you’ve always wanted to do. Enjoy your life while you’ve still got it.

“Every second that you live you are never going to get back. You are never going to get to change what you said, didn’t say, did, or didn’t do. Live how you want to live. Act how you want to be remembered, because you never know how long or short you are going to be here.”

_{Emily Doberstein}

“Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.”

_{Will Rogers}

If you had live cameras on you 24/7, how would you live your life differently?

“If you live just for today, to make today the most successful, happy day of your life, I am sure that you will have an extraordinary life. A successful life is nothing more than a series of successful days.”

_Unknown

Experiencing a happy or successful life simply comes down to having happy or successful days so focus on what you can do today to create the life that you want.

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”

_{Ashely Smith}

The life you experience will largely depend on what you notice and focus on. Whether good or bad, it’s up to you.

“We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are.”

_{Calvin & Hobbes}

The present moment is all you have, all you can control, all you can really experience so learn to enjoy the now.

“Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease your pain, cure your depression, and help you to put in perspective that seemingly terrible defeat and worry with laughter at your predicaments, thus freeing your mind to think clearly toward the solution that is certain to come. Never take yourself too seriously.”

_{Og Mandino}

“Love Life. Do Good. Live Well.”

_{Kevin Ngo}

Life is truly a gift, treasure it. Make a positive difference in the world, however small. Take care of yourself physically and financially so you have the energy and the means to enjoy our life and help those around you.

“Just because you are seventy is no excuse to give up and let others make your decisions for you. The fact that you are still alive is reason enough to believe that you are here for a purpose; and that purpose is to learn, to teach, and to GIVE.”

_{Thomas D. Willhite}

Until the day you die, live!

“No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.”

_{Barbara De Angelis}

“There are two things to aim at in life; first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second.”

_{Logan Pearsall Smith}

Remember when you used to want the things you now have? Learn to be appreciate everything that is in your life. This doesn’t mean to be content with what you have. It just means to remember some of the things you now have in your life were once excited you.

“I have noticed that folks are generally about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”

_{Abraham Lincoln}

Happiness is a choice that you make each and every day. If you’re unhappy right now, realize that you chose to feel this way.

“For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin… But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.”

_{Alfred Souza}

Don’t let life get in the way of getting the things you want. It’s easy to get caught up in the day to day errands of life and continue to put of your dreams so make an effort to stay focused on what you want.

“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.”

_{Mary Ann Radmacher}

“The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.”

_{Tom Bodett}

There’s no better teacher than life. Try. Whether you fail or succeed, it will be an experience.

“The purpose of life is a life of purpose.”

_{Robert Byrne}

You have a choice of living an aimless life or living a purposeful life. You choose.

“Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.”

_{Eleanor Roosevelt}

Life can be scary at times. You can either hide in a dark corner and wait until time takes your life away or you can make the best of it while you’re still here.

“Whoever is happy will make others happy too. He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery.”

_{Anne Frank}

“Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.”

_{Earl Nightingale}

“The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live.”

_{Elbert Hubbard}

Preparation is important but it can also paralyze you. Taking action alone can teach you a lot of things by giving you experience whether good or bad.

“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”

_{Annie Dillard}

Your life experience is just an accumulation of your daily experiences. Want to create a more fulfilling life? Start by creating more fulfilling days.

“Live life fully while you’re here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You’re going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don’t try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.”

_{Anthony Robbins}

“Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.”

_{Corita Kent}

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.

_{Danny Kaye}

Life is to be experienced. Put yourself out there. Do things you’ve never done. Live a life where at the end, you will have no regrets.

“Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever.”

_{Isak Dinesen}

Most of the things people worry about are things that won’t even matter to them a few months from now.

“Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person is like expecting an angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian.”

_{Shari R. Barr}

The only thing that you can really expect out of life is that no matter what kind of person you are, there will be good times and there will be bad times.

“If you want to make life easy, make it hard.

_{Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe}

When you are a type of person who is on top of things, who does what needs to be done, who puts in the hard work, who avoids taking the easy way out, you create a strong mentality, one that can withstand just about any blow life can throw at you. If you aren’t that type of person, even the slightness nudge from life can be enough to knock you over.

“These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.”

_{William James}

In dwelling, live close to the ground.In thinking, keep to the simple.In conflict, be fair and generous.In governing, don’t try to control.In work, do what you enjoy.In family life, be completely present.

_Lao-tzu

“Some days life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we’re here we should dance.”

_Unknown

“One day at a time – this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone: and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.”

_{Ida Scott Taylor}

“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”

_{Abraham Lincoln}

Life isn’t about how long you live, life is about how much fun you have while you’re living.

“Learn from the past, live For today, work for the future.”

_{Stefan Rudolph}

“Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back”.

_{Arthur Rubinstein}

What you put out comes back to you. If you want more good in your life, do more good.

Jiao Liu : 31 May 2012 15:16 |  Tags: Englishstudy Wisdom |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

top three of world's younger universities

Warwick placed in top three of world’s younger universities

Warwick has placed third in the QS World University Rankings ‘Top 50 Under 50’ category, released today. The QS ‘Top 50 Under 50’ ranks the universities that have been established since 1962 according to their position in the QS World University Rankings.

See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/insite/news/intnews2/warwick_placed_in

Jiao Liu : 31 May 2012 12:21 |  Tags: Education |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

lemon tree

I’m sitting here in the boring room
It’s just another rainy Sunday afternoon
I’m wasting my time
I got nothing to do
I’m hanging around
I’m waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I’m driving around in my car
I’m driving too fast
I’m driving too far
I’d like to change my point of view
I feel so lonely
I’m waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me ‘bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
I’m turning my head up and down
I’m turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree

I’m sitting here
I miss the power
I’d like to go out taking a shower
But there’s a heavy cloud inside my head
I feel so tired
Put myself into bed
While nothing ever happens and I wonder

Isolation is not good for me
Isolation I don’t want to sit on the lemon-tree

I’m steppin’ around in the desert of joy
Baby anyhow I’ll get another toy
And everything will happen and you wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me ‘bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree
I’m turning my head up and down
I’m turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
And I wonder, wonder

I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me ‘bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see, and all that I can see, and all that I can see
Is just a yellow lemon-tree

中文歌词：

我坐在沉闷的房间里这只是又一个下雨的星期天下午
我浪费时间 无所事事
我到处徘徊 等待着你
但是没有事情发生 我期待着

我开着自己的私家车
我开得太快太远了
我想改变自己的观点
我寂寞地等待着你
但是没有事情发生 我期待着
究竟如何 究竟为什么

昨天你给我描述了那蓝蓝的天空
而我能看到的却只是一棵黄色的柠檬树
我向上看 向下看
来来回回地转身
而我所看到的却只是另一棵柠檬树
我呆坐着 丧失了力量
我想出去淋淋雨
我头脑发胀 云牵雾绕
感觉到十分疲惫 一下子倒在床上了
算了 仍然没事发生 我期待着
分离对我来说不是一件好事
分离了 我不想坐在那棵柠檬树上
我正走进喜悦的干涸沙漠
宝贝 无论如何我会得到另外的玩具
一切都会发生的 你期待吧
而我能看到的却只是一棵黄色的柠檬树
究竟如何 究竟为什么
昨天你给我描述了那蓝蓝的天空
可是所有我能看见的
所有我能看见的就只是一棵黄色的柠檬树

Jiao Liu : 31 May 2012 09:52 |  Tags: Songs |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem