Making a good/bad impression

what we say can make us the object of respect or humiliation. what comes out of our mouth can move mountains. seriously. haha. no la jk. speech is a powerful tool but one slip of the tongue can make u the laughing joke of something. so be careful with what you say. here's a very common example of what we say that can make us.... what we are.

yesterday the olympics beijing 2008 just started its opening ceremony at 8.00 pm sharp. after all the glitzy pyrotechnics and stunning light visuals and displays, all the dancers and ethnic groups came out together to dance and sing. remember that part? the part with lots of cultural groups from ancient china that we never knew existed. with all kinds of costumes and traditional clothing and decorations. then the funniest part happened. someone, (her identity is hidden to save her some face, hehe. but yes its a SHE) suddenly cried out happily: " OH OH LOOK!! its the kadazans dancing there!! its the kadazans rite?? from sabah???!"

dot dot dot......... instant uproar backed up what she said. a few of us laughed at her and chatised her for having her head in the book while watching the opening ceremony other laughed at her and said this is the display and performance from china, dear...... what the crap would our ethnic groups be doing there??? needless to say, she was severely embarrassed, not to mention other people's opinion of her dropped considerably. sigh. we all say nonsense sometimes, including me. i still remember saying a quick remark about my friend at monash without thinking. which caused me to be looked at weirdly and others opinion of me dropped too. we all have a face to take care of, guys and girls. an image to show others what kinda person we are. a person who can talk confidently and express opinions without offending anyone of anything, or a person who spouts nonsense and offending remarks and self- degrading comments. without knowing it. so be careful what u say. easiest of all, just paint a picture of what u wanna say. a picture paints a thousand words. so it saves ur energy of talking and u dont need to waste time of worry about saying the wrong stuff. :P

have a nice day. zzzz