Expectations; in everything?

"Some things happen beyond our expectation,
Thus its better not to expect anything at all,
but there are things that are not an exception,
So brace yourself when you expect a fall"
-Fai fai No-Reason

Hey all... Sorry that my blog has become somewhat my place to rant out what I have been thinking in silence these days.
But then again, that's what blogs are for no?
I mean, the way I type in my posts these days have come a looong way since when I posted my first post on this blog, which was back in 2006 if I remember correctly.
Wow, it has been a long time...

Back to the title of my post today... expectations...
Some say its impossible to not keep your hopes up when things start to "look up".
Some say it doesn't hurt to expect something but not get disappointed by the outcome, as its the possibility that drives us..
Some say that if ones doesn't expect, one doesn't get disappointed.
Some say that hoping for something and not getting it, no matter how remote the expectation, is considered a disappointment..

I would have to say that expectations are something part of our daily life, and no matter how much one tires not to "expect" anything, one does expect things throughout his/her daily life.
For example... when I turn the tap on, I EXPECT water to come out so I can brush my teeth.
When I switch on the switch, I EXPECT the lights and fan to turn on.
When I eat weird tasting food at the university cafe, I EXPECT to feel funny and the possibility of falling sick.
When I turn the key to start the car, I EXPECT the car to start running so I can go out of AIMST to go eat Mcdonalds or go to the hospital
and many more...
You see? Expectation is ingrained into each and every one of us, even though we say that we don't really expect things in our daily life.
Believe me, its hard to do so and keep a straight face when such disappointments happen.

Sometimes its just the degree of disappointment I think.
There are times when the disappointment doesn't bother you at the slightest.
There are times when the disappointment leaves bitter sour taste in your mouth for it may be related to betrayal, or something along those lines.
There are times when the disappointment just ruins your day and you prefer to be alone and reevaluate your so called "expectation" out of others and yourself.
Such disappointments at times, leave a lasting impression and might even teach a person about values in life.

Friends are there to bring us up, to help us grow to our fullest potential.
But I have to say, the one of the many sources of disappointments ARE friends, in many ways, if not directly.
No matter how close or "buddy buddy" you are with another individual, there will be small things that you are unhappy with, but push it aside for friendship sake.
That "ship" is a strong one, but even like the great titanic, an "iceberg" may pop out of no where and end up sinking it.
Being professional is something that I am proud of, meaning I don't really mix my personal feelings when it comes to work.
I make dislike a person, but I feel that even if I had to work with him/her to get something done, I promise you, it WILL be done.
Then we'll just part ways like nothing even happened.
Of course, being "courteous" throughout the ordeal is a must if such a thing to be possible.

I will leave this post as such for my fellow bloggers and loyal readers to ponder about THEIR expectations in their daily life.
Just step back and note what you expect out of it, and you'll be amazed..

Piece~