Two more days, it will be Lunar New Year or Tet in Vietnam. It will be the year of Dragon, my Chinese horoscope. Perhaps it's gonna be my year, so it is rather different. I'm not busy at work like the other previous years. Sometimes i feel like i can not keep my emotions deep inside and i need to explode. But then, as normal, everything is under control.
In a short period of time, i lost everything- my love, my work, my company, my business website and even my professional email accounts. Some that i had to let go, and the others were gone no matter how hard i tried. Lots of old people say that there are some points in your life when you can lose everything at once. It makes you feel that you don't know how to continue this life anymore. That's why life is difficult! But then, good life always teaches us how to continue. Good life gives us more strength, encouragement, and confidence to pass this awful period. And i don't want to mention what bad life gives us, because i never choose it.
To be a powerful dragon like my horoscope, i know i should stay still and continue my beautiful life. And i remember the "101 Great Things" that i made for myself after reading the book The success principles for Teens (by Jack Canfield and Kent Healy). It's so funny because i'm not teen anymore, but in my opinion, this is a great book for everybody.
No matter what happened, after i read Being Happy (by Andrew Matthews), i decided to be happy as ever again. Sometimes, the most beautiful thing in your life can hurt you the most, and it's so hard to delete it out of your heart. However, i will look at my "101 Great Things" everyday to remind me that if I want to start over today, I will find my happiness again. And more of my dreams will come true even though i know that half of them are crazy and unreal! But that's how we call dreams, right?
101 Great Things
1. I want to study abroad in the US *win*
2. I want to be a fashion designer *win*
3. I want to win scholarship to study fashion in Paris *win*
4. I want to win fashion scholarship in US *win*
5. I want to win fashion awards in US *win*
6. I want to have a 2-floor-boutique in Saigon (with a fashion showroom on the first floor and a fashion cafe lounge on the second floor)
7. I want to have a 2-floor-boutique in Paris (with a fashion showroom on the first floor and a fashion cafe lounge on the second floor.)
8. I want to have my store of fashion and home decor in Milan
9. I want to have my store of fashion and home decor in Hongkong
10. I want to be an interior designer *win*
11. I want to have a beautiful house
12. My house has a small garden and terrace
13. My house has fully sun light all seasons
14. My house has loft style or old French style
15. I want to have a handsome, kind, and nice husband
16. I want to have beautiful and nice kids
17. I want to name my fashion brand under my daughter's name
18. I want to name my home decor brand under my son's name
19. My husband and me forever in love
20. My husband is the greatest man in my life
21. I want to get married in front of nature (either at the beach or in the mountain)
22. I want to speak English fluently *win*
23. I want to speak French fluently
24. I want to speak Spanish or Chinese
25. I want to live and travel around the US *win*
26. I want to live in Los-Angeles
27. I want to live in Paris *win*
28. I want to live in South of France
29. I want to live in Seattle
30. I want to travel to Maldives
31. I want to travel to Rome with the most romantic man in my life
32. I want to travel to Spain
33. I want to travel to Cape Town
34. I want to travel to Bali
35. I want to travel to Hong Kong
36. I want to travel to Beijing to see the Great Wall
37. I want to travel to Hawaii
38. I want to travel to Australia
39. I want to travel to Casablanca
40. I want to travel to London
41. I want to travel to Tokyo to see cherry blossoms
42. I want to travel to Rio- Brazil
43. I want to visit the White House in Washington
44. I want to visit Liberty statue in New York
45. I want to travel to Cambodia and Thailand *win*
46. I want to visit and stay over night at Halong Bay *win*
47. I want to create my own website *win*
48. I want to do 3D Max *win*
49. I want to create my own company when i'm 30 years old *win*
50. I want to be beautiful and in good shape all the time *win*
51. I want to have a sport red convertible car
52. I want to have my small studio room at home, so i can design anytime *win*
53. I want to be able to travel every year *win*
54. I want to study master in fashion
55. I want to teach fashion when I'm around 60 years old
56. I want to visit my fashion school and my teachers in Houston
57. I want to work in fashion and interior all the time, even just part time or for me *win*
58. I want to have nice and thoughtful girlfriends *win*
59. I want to travel with my girlfriends sometimes *win*
60. My life is full of happiness *win*
61. My life is full of love
62. My parents are always happy *win*
63. My brothers, sister, and their families are always happy *win*
64. I want to have good health all the time *win*
65. I want to have good mind all the time *win*
66. I want to be a real beautiful woman (beautiful outside and inside) *win*
67. I want to be creative all the time *win*
68. My belly never gets fat, my hair and my skin are in good condition *win*
69. I age well and i am always young at heart *win*
70. I want to have reunion with my good old friends once a year
71. I want to host this reunion at least one time
72. I want to do cruise with family or friends in America or Europe
73. I want my best friends keep in touch with me all the time *win*
74. I want to create clothes for women don't want bra
75. I want to create beautiful clothes for female in all ages
76. I want to create beautiful houses for people *win*
77. I want to work for fashion or interior in New York
78. I want to work for fashion or interior in Paris *win*
79. I want to work for fashion or interior in Milan
80. I want to work for fashion or interior in Tokyo
81. I want to be speaker in my fashion school in Houston and Paris
82. I want to climb on top of Eiffel Tower in Paris *win*
83. I want to have my first fashion show in Paris
84. I want to take my parents to Europe
85. My parents are always proud of me and love me *win*
86. My good friends are always proud of me and love me *win*
87. My husband is always proud of me and loves me
88. My kids are always proud of me and love me
89. I want to discover new cultures and make friends with people all over the world *win*
90. I want to have nice and good international friends *win*
91. I want to be a good cook
92. I want to be a good photographer (not professional) *win*
93. I want to have a professional camera, so i can take nice photos anytime
94. I want to influence young girls around me to keep their good life and good quality *win*
95. I am a respectful, nice, and kind daughter *win*
96. I am a beautiful, faithful, and thoughtful wife
97. I am a loving, kind, and great mother
98. I am a sincere, nice, and kind friend *win*
99. I want to create a fashion scholarship for good students at my fashion school in Houston and a fashion school in Vietnam
100. When I'm 60 years old, what i write in my 101 great things will make me smile
101. I want the number of "win" increases every year *win*
Remark: 01/21/12: 42 win- not too much but i'm happy to reach this number
Just right after writing this note, i already feel much better. It made me smile about my crazy ideas in 101 great things. But it proves that there are so many beautiful things to do through my life and i need to keep going.
"When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile."
In a short period of time, i lost everything- my love, my work, my company, my business website and even my professional email accounts. Some that i had to let go, and the others were gone no matter how hard i tried. Lots of old people say that there are some points in your life when you can lose everything at once. It makes you feel that you don't know how to continue this life anymore. That's why life is difficult! But then, good life always teaches us how to continue. Good life gives us more strength, encouragement, and confidence to pass this awful period. And i don't want to mention what bad life gives us, because i never choose it.
To be a powerful dragon like my horoscope, i know i should stay still and continue my beautiful life. And i remember the "101 Great Things" that i made for myself after reading the book The success principles for Teens (by Jack Canfield and Kent Healy). It's so funny because i'm not teen anymore, but in my opinion, this is a great book for everybody.
No matter what happened, after i read Being Happy (by Andrew Matthews), i decided to be happy as ever again. Sometimes, the most beautiful thing in your life can hurt you the most, and it's so hard to delete it out of your heart. However, i will look at my "101 Great Things" everyday to remind me that if I want to start over today, I will find my happiness again. And more of my dreams will come true even though i know that half of them are crazy and unreal! But that's how we call dreams, right?
101 Great Things
1. I want to study abroad in the US *win*
2. I want to be a fashion designer *win*
3. I want to win scholarship to study fashion in Paris *win*
4. I want to win fashion scholarship in US *win*
5. I want to win fashion awards in US *win*
6. I want to have a 2-floor-boutique in Saigon (with a fashion showroom on the first floor and a fashion cafe lounge on the second floor)
7. I want to have a 2-floor-boutique in Paris (with a fashion showroom on the first floor and a fashion cafe lounge on the second floor.)
8. I want to have my store of fashion and home decor in Milan
9. I want to have my store of fashion and home decor in Hongkong
10. I want to be an interior designer *win*
11. I want to have a beautiful house
12. My house has a small garden and terrace
13. My house has fully sun light all seasons
14. My house has loft style or old French style
15. I want to have a handsome, kind, and nice husband
16. I want to have beautiful and nice kids
17. I want to name my fashion brand under my daughter's name
18. I want to name my home decor brand under my son's name
19. My husband and me forever in love
20. My husband is the greatest man in my life
21. I want to get married in front of nature (either at the beach or in the mountain)
22. I want to speak English fluently *win*
23. I want to speak French fluently
24. I want to speak Spanish or Chinese
25. I want to live and travel around the US *win*
26. I want to live in Los-Angeles
27. I want to live in Paris *win*
28. I want to live in South of France
29. I want to live in Seattle
30. I want to travel to Maldives
31. I want to travel to Rome with the most romantic man in my life
32. I want to travel to Spain
33. I want to travel to Cape Town
34. I want to travel to Bali
35. I want to travel to Hong Kong
36. I want to travel to Beijing to see the Great Wall
37. I want to travel to Hawaii
38. I want to travel to Australia
39. I want to travel to Casablanca
40. I want to travel to London
41. I want to travel to Tokyo to see cherry blossoms
42. I want to travel to Rio- Brazil
43. I want to visit the White House in Washington
44. I want to visit Liberty statue in New York
45. I want to travel to Cambodia and Thailand *win*
46. I want to visit and stay over night at Halong Bay *win*
47. I want to create my own website *win*
48. I want to do 3D Max *win*
49. I want to create my own company when i'm 30 years old *win*
50. I want to be beautiful and in good shape all the time *win*
51. I want to have a sport red convertible car
52. I want to have my small studio room at home, so i can design anytime *win*
53. I want to be able to travel every year *win*
54. I want to study master in fashion
55. I want to teach fashion when I'm around 60 years old
56. I want to visit my fashion school and my teachers in Houston
57. I want to work in fashion and interior all the time, even just part time or for me *win*
58. I want to have nice and thoughtful girlfriends *win*
59. I want to travel with my girlfriends sometimes *win*
60. My life is full of happiness *win*
61. My life is full of love
62. My parents are always happy *win*
63. My brothers, sister, and their families are always happy *win*
64. I want to have good health all the time *win*
65. I want to have good mind all the time *win*
66. I want to be a real beautiful woman (beautiful outside and inside) *win*
67. I want to be creative all the time *win*
68. My belly never gets fat, my hair and my skin are in good condition *win*
69. I age well and i am always young at heart *win*
70. I want to have reunion with my good old friends once a year
71. I want to host this reunion at least one time
72. I want to do cruise with family or friends in America or Europe
73. I want my best friends keep in touch with me all the time *win*
74. I want to create clothes for women don't want bra
75. I want to create beautiful clothes for female in all ages
76. I want to create beautiful houses for people *win*
77. I want to work for fashion or interior in New York
78. I want to work for fashion or interior in Paris *win*
79. I want to work for fashion or interior in Milan
80. I want to work for fashion or interior in Tokyo
81. I want to be speaker in my fashion school in Houston and Paris
82. I want to climb on top of Eiffel Tower in Paris *win*
83. I want to have my first fashion show in Paris
84. I want to take my parents to Europe
85. My parents are always proud of me and love me *win*
86. My good friends are always proud of me and love me *win*
87. My husband is always proud of me and loves me
88. My kids are always proud of me and love me
89. I want to discover new cultures and make friends with people all over the world *win*
90. I want to have nice and good international friends *win*
91. I want to be a good cook
92. I want to be a good photographer (not professional) *win*
93. I want to have a professional camera, so i can take nice photos anytime
94. I want to influence young girls around me to keep their good life and good quality *win*
95. I am a respectful, nice, and kind daughter *win*
96. I am a beautiful, faithful, and thoughtful wife
97. I am a loving, kind, and great mother
98. I am a sincere, nice, and kind friend *win*
99. I want to create a fashion scholarship for good students at my fashion school in Houston and a fashion school in Vietnam
100. When I'm 60 years old, what i write in my 101 great things will make me smile
101. I want the number of "win" increases every year *win*
Remark: 01/21/12: 42 win- not too much but i'm happy to reach this number
Just right after writing this note, i already feel much better. It made me smile about my crazy ideas in 101 great things. But it proves that there are so many beautiful things to do through my life and i need to keep going.
"When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile."