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What Makes You Happy?
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khmerhit



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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 7:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

women
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scot47



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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 8:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Payday.
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guest of Japan



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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 9:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

scot47
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scot47



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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 9:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

How pleased I am that I bring a little ray of sunshine into the life of another !

I said "Payday' and on reflection that is an improvement. When I was young and foolish I used to look forward to payday and getting legless.

Now I do not get legless but I still like payday ! I have found other things to spend my money on. And I lead a righteous and blameless life. I must be one of the Elect of God I think. Glad I am not one of the other lot (ie those who are foreordained to eternal Hellfire - probably in a place much like Dave's ESL Cafe.)
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Shaman



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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 11:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Leaving Montreal. Wink
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hahahaha



Joined: 25 Apr 2004
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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 11:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The things that make me happy.

My son and my daugther

Good music

Dancing Tango

My morning walks

Payday

and a good sleep.


We are only truly happy when daydreaming about future happiness.
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dmb



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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why has nobody mentioned time here on Dave's
For me watching a decent football match with a beer and friends. I can't wait for the Euros to begin.
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zaneth



Joined: 31 Mar 2004
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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 1:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

looking out over the river from the church's bell tower.

Russian pastries.

Riding my bike.

breathing fresh air.

wearing old clothes.

staring into a fire.

being alone.

reading about monks.

talking with interesting people.
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Roger



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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lessons that succeed even better than anticipated (happens normally when I recycle them with my next class);
when wind makes a sultry Guangdong summerday bearable;
when my 70-odd year old neighbour and his wife tell other neighbours in their vernacular Cantonese that "that foreigner is our neighbour....";
when I receive yet another friendly PM;
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Mystic Eyes



Joined: 16 Mar 2004
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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 3:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Receiving an unexpected hug or kiss from my 5 yr. old son.

Spending quality time with friends and family.

A nice drive on a quiet scenic road with nice music on the radio.

Nature.

Watching the sunset on a beach (sounds like such a cliche I know! Very Happy )

Receiving an unexpected cheque in the mail rather than bills! (Happened to me once in my life time. Don't expect it to ever happen again. Sad )

Having friends over for a meal and BBQ's.

Being healthy.

SEX! Wink


Mystic
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basiltherat



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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 3:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

family, without doubt
basil
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lozwich



Joined: 25 May 2003
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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 7:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mangoes

going snorkelling on reefs and swimming with schools of beautiful fish

hugging my friends without speaking

lying in bed listening to rain on the tin roof

golden light shining off tropical trees and grasses

being even remotely close to nature

playing music

listening to music

sitting in the cinema with a huge box of popcorn watching a brilliant film

walking


I have to stop here, or continue for ever, because the thing that makes me the happiest is that I am finally the happy person that I was trying for so long to become.
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Capergirl



Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 8:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mystic Eyes wrote:

SEX! Wink



Damn! How'd I miss that one? Very Happy
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JosephP



Joined: 13 May 2003
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PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In no particular order:
my seven-year-old daughter,
my wife,
super-spicy-nearly-toxic-with-heat-Thai-food,
Cruzan rum (recently discovered in the back of the liquor cabinet),
libraries,
bookstores,
one day international cricket matches,
warm sunny days in New Zealand,
massive surf in Hawaii,
strong French roast coffee with fresh cream,
the first glimpse of green grass when walking into a Major League baseball stadium,
a no-problem smooth ESL lesson where the students suddenly click and are able to use the language not only well, but without effort,
mangoes.
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Aramas



Joined: 13 Feb 2004
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Location: Slightly left of Centre

PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2004 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Magoo wrote:
John
shouldn't that be, "I'm not young enough to THINK I know everything"? Wink


No. Oscar was quite subtle in his ostentatiousness Smile

Johnslat - I tried to write a serious reply as requested by the initial poster, but I failed. To expand on my flippancy, it does seem that most people go though a stage in later life where they either let go of their prejudices and pretenses or become bitter. Many have trouble letting go of the delusion that they're all-knowing and infallible - a lie established for the 'benefit' of their offspring, and one which many come to believe.
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