child of our time

i enjoy this documentary ALOT. become such a salesperson for it when talking to Serene just now. it just makes so much sense to me why certain people act the way they are. Like the most shy person may not be one with lowest self esteem and people who are outgoing and talkative may not be very confident of their ability. and we as humans strive for praises, compliments and encouragements since young and all these go a long to shaping our self esteem and build the person we are now. cool to know how one can be successful in life, not only because of good genes, but also the proper nurturing the parents give their children. Making your children feel good about themselves go a longer way than buying gifts and giving them just money and a good education. I wish i can take all these points down so that i can remind myself how to be a gd parent next time.

Parents of Singapore should really slow down and spend quality time loving their children. they're after all a part of them and the result of love with their spouses. I'm such a preacher. if only my parents gave me more encouragement since young, I'd probably grow up to be a different person who wouldn't yearn fro compliments and praises so much. I yearn for recognition for my good work, my good points, someone to tell me i'm successful in life. Should i have more self esteem, i could tell myself i'm good enough in my own eyes. I shouldn't keep thinking of the failures and mistakes in my life, but remind myself of the positive qualities in myself. not to the extent of being oblivious to my flaws of course. But i shouldn't be hard on myself for compliments.

it feels really good that no one is judging what i write when no one knows i'm keeping a blog. but somehow i'm also dying to give this blog address to my friends. am i that hard up for attention?