Friday, September 26, 2008

Drive Safe. Heaven Can Wait.

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is around d corner, n everyone of my Muslim friends r preparing to celebrate tis day. Many r also making arrangements for Balik Kampung to celebrate wit their family n friends.

One thing dat one needs 2 remember is DRIVE SAFELY. We dun wan to hv any sad n unfortunate thing 2 happen 2 our love ones rite. There r parents, father, mother, sister, brother n friends waiting for ur home coming to celebrate Hari Raya. So becareful on d road. Buckle up.


Hazy Day

Just now.... while driving on d way 2 work

wife: Daddy, look. D sky...
me: huh?? wat about d sky?

n d 1st thing dat come 2 my mind is "got pink elephant flying in d sky ar?" hahaha


but look at d sky 2day... unfortunately no pink elephant flying ler hor.. hehe

it's so hazy. Something, somewhere must b starting 2 burn dat is causing tis heavy haze around here

tis pic was taken a while ago from my office... cant even see d Telekom Tower from here anymore.. err... cant even see clearly d opposite buildings hor.. hehehe

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

What Do You Do When You Do Not Know What To Do?

Many a times we are faced with a situation where we do not know what to do. We are at a lost. We are scared. Unsure. Insecure.

This article below is a very good read from www.spirithit.com.


What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
By Connie Habash
connie@awakeningself.com)
(http://www.awakeningself.com)

Stuck. Mind is blank. Out of options. You’ve come to an impasse - a situation in which you’re not sure which way to go. The path seems to just end there, and the overgrowth of the brush has covered the direction.

We all come to places and times in our lives when we don’t know what to do. We weigh our options, and none of them feels quite right, or they have big costs that we aren’t yet willing to pay. It can feel helpless, hopeless, and scary. We may feel that we’re alone and have to figure it out all by ourselves.

The only thing we can be certain of is that we can’t go back. Perhaps we are ready to leave a relationship that no longer works, or a job situation that’s become torturous. But leaving it leaves us wide open - a place of vulnerability in facing the unknown. Or, perhaps we’re willing to embark on a new career, or allow someone loving into our lives, but we just don’t know how. We feel compelled to figure things out, and figure them out quick. What way do I go, and how do I get there - fast!

We want to DO something. Granted, if we’re in a dangerous situation, we must act, and act swiftly, in order to get out of danger. But let’s assume that most of us aren’t faced with real danger, but a more imagined threat - the great mystery. This is the unknown of the future, which never tells all, despite our best attempts at getting advice from our friends, family, astrologers, psychics, and financial consultants!

Because we don’t know what’s ahead, the mind starts considering possibilities. If you have the kind of mind that worries and is often looking for the perceived threat, that potential danger that lies around the corner, sitting with the unknown can become pretty unbearable. So, we figure, we must come up with a PLAN. A plan gives us security. Then we feel like, yeah, I’m going somewhere. The plan is often based on how to protect us from the potential threats that the fear-based mind has come up with. And then we have to DO something about it.

Has this pattern occurred before in your life? This pattern tends to repeat over and over: we come to a crossroads, we don’t know what to do, we get scared, and we make a plan - a plan based on fear and self-protection, rather than on our heart. Instead of following what truly gives us joy, we fall into the trap of staying safe because we haven’t learned to sit with the uncomfortableness of not-knowing. We haven’t yet learned to BE.

Perhaps what the universe is calling for, rather than DOING something, is to sit down and BE. When we relax and allow ourselves to be, then something greater than us can come forth. When we’re trying so hard to DO and make something – anything – happen, we may be interfering with that process.

Think about the growth of a child. From a baby, the child naturally grows into an adult without any of us having to do something to make that happen. We don’t sit down with a plan, and say, “OK. In the first year, we’ll need to make the baby grow a foot, we’ll have to seal up the opening on the crown of the head, and we’ll need to have the following motor skills developed through this comprehensive plan, as follows.” How ridiculous! We know that if the baby receives proper nourishment, ample love, attentiveness from the parents, and is allowed to play and BE, nature takes it’s course. We don’t inject growth hormones into our children to try to make their growth happen. When everything is in order, it naturally happens.

There is a Taoist term that roughly translates as “the action that arises of itself.” It’s called Wu-Wei. When we become present, let go, and trust that something beyond us will show up, guess what - it does. In the philosophy of Taoism, everything has its own nature, it’s own essence, already within it. To quote from “The Tao of Pooh”, by Benjamin Hoff, “the more man interfered with the natural balance produced and governed by the universal laws, the further away the harmony retreated into the distance. The more forcing, the more trouble… Only then did life become sour.” Lao Tzu, the father of Taoism, observed that when the natural order prevailed, the people were happy. When the leaders of the country tried to control everything, the people became dissatisfied. Being worked much better than controlling.

Worried about nothing happening if you stop and just BE? Keep this in mind - the universe is always changing. Nothing ever stays the same for too long. If we give it a chance, by not-doing, the natural, harmonious action can bubble up to the surface. This is Wu-Wei.

Remember the old saying that you’d learn as a child when you were about to cross the street: “Stop, Look, and Listen”. There was more wisdom to this catch-phrase than meets the eye. This is about bringing ourselves into the present moment. Stop. Sit down, and be here. Don’t just do something - stand there, as the new saying does. Look. What are you experiencing? What do you notice around you? Listen. What do you hear, both around you in your environment and also in your heart?

We may find many things arising in us - sadness, anger, fear, joy, pain, excitement. Whatever arises, try to be present with it. Until we can embrace what’s inside us, it tends to drive us without us even knowing. Bring it out into the open and see what’s there. Sometimes holding it all inside covers over the part of ourselves that intuitively knows what’s best, much like the dust and dirt on a window can cloud your vision.

When we can see the accumulated stuff, we can begin to wipe the window clean and see outside - and inside - ourselves more clearly. Then, perceiving where we are and who we are in this moment, we can make better decisions. Wu-wei, the natural action, has the space to arise. Meditation, yoga, being out in nature, taking a bath, sitting in a park and watching the people and creatures all around you are some ways you can bring yourself back into the present.

Part of the difficulty in allowing ourselves to be present and letting our own natural essence come forth is that it’s hard to let go of control. Control can come in different flavors, but two stand out in my mind: trying to control the outside, and trying to control the inside.

We try to control the outside by mandating other’s behaviors, keeping everything predictable, sticking with what’s familiar. We try to control the inside by convincing ourselves that we know. It’s the belief that we can figure out how to get this situation back under control and protect ourselves from anything dangerous or unpredictable happening. We’ll insulate ourselves so well in our mind and in our life, avoiding any possibility of the discomfort of not-knowing what to do, by the attachment to controlling.

Not Knowing may be uncomfortable, but it’s loaded with possibility. It’s unrestricted. Knowing all the time can become a huge defense field, deflecting off any unfamiliar experience. This can develop, if unchecked, into a haughty and dismissive attitude that pushes people, as well as new experiences, away. Once we let go of the need to know, something inside relaxes. We open ourselves to new ways of being, doing, and potential solutions. Ironically, this opens us to learning and discovering much more than if we had clung onto to needing to know.

The truth is, we can’t always know what to do, and we can’t always be in control. If we insist on it all the time, there’s a heavy cost. It’s exhausting, both mentally and physically, for one thing. And it robs us of spontaneity and new possibilities. We stay stuck in our same old familiar but stagnant state.

If we can let go of control and allow our ride to be a little bumpy, we might finally get into some new territory. Practice some relaxation poses, open yourself, and trust that if you let go, you’re still safe. Then, try some yoga poses that you’ve never tried before! Some other practices for letting go of control: for one day, don’t tell anyone what to do or how to do things; leave one full weekend completely unplanned, then see what happens; take a trip somewhere without making any reservations; take off on a drive without any idea where you’re going, and just spontaneously see where you end up; let someone ELSE drive the car! Practice the affirmation, “I let go, knowing that the universe protects me and provides for me.” See what happens when you begin to live your life based more in trust rather than in fear.

So step back and relax. You don’t have to know what to do. Something inside you, in your deepest self, already does. You can make the choice to step aside, trust, and let go. You can choose to allow a direction to arise that isn’t based on old fears and clinging to what is familiar and safe, by releasing and Being. Have you considered the possibility that it might even be fun? smile Let the Divine have the driver’s seat, and enjoy the ride. It just may take to you where you truly want to go.


Source:http://www.awakeningself.com

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Blardy See-Tooo-Peeed Striiimiix

So blardy fed up!! Farking fed up!! God damn fed up!! wit tis Str***yx (n u know who ;p)

D internet speed they giving now is so blardy farking slow!!!!!! Then in d 1st place dun farking promise so many thing ler! Just give ur offer like "1kb per hour package" or "1byte per minute" package ler!!

No point for us 2 subscribe ur 1MB package rite when u blardy farking give only a "1kb per hour package" outcome n result.


Tis screen looks considerably impressive oledi... wait till u see the exact download speed.. u'll faint!!!

Friday, September 19, 2008

He Definitely Got BAD Sex Life

Got a mail from a friend. Told me that his sex life is so bad. His wife "does not respond" whenever he's had an 'itch' with loads of excuses. Children still awake. Mother-in-law around. Work stress. Tired after a long day work. Excuses... Excuses... Excuses...

Finally tis friend is so fed up he decided 2 'relief' himself


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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Having A Child Fall Asleep In Ur Arms

(pic: special thanks to clemfour.wordpress.com)

Monday, September 15, 2008

Little Known Facts About Me

Logging in my blog n I was greeted with a pleasant surprise from a lovely mummy from Ipoh, Perak who has tagged me in her blog. Thank you very much for your tag, Jacelyn.

Here goes...


So here it is! Directions! Now, Here Is What You Are Supposed To Do... And Please Do Not Spoil The Fun! Hit Forward, Delete My Answers And Type In Your Answers. Then Send This To A Whole Bunch Of People That You Know... Then, let me know if you're done, so I can visit your blog and know your answer. The Theory Is That You Will Learn A Lot Of Little Known Facts About Those You Know. Remember To Let Me Know When You are Done!



1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Nope, my name is special =)
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? In my dream. I remember waking up wit teary eyes
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? No. I find my handwriting horrible
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Luncheon Meat
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Sure
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Nope
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Of course
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Musli Cereal Bar
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Shoe no lace. No need untie keke
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Yeah.. come look at my biceps (err.. or triceps hor)
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Liu lian ice cream haha
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Eyes
15. RED OR PINK? Red
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF? My mouth
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Good ol'College days
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Yes, if they are willing to do so.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Black pants n leather shoes (no choice ler... blogging in office.. hehe ;p )
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Rice
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Typing sounds in office
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Red
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Fresh mango
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Dad
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes, of course
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Diving
27. HAIR COLOR? Black hairs with many whites
28. EYE COLOR? Brown
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Bah Kut Teh
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? 10000 BC
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Green
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Winter
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Both
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Cakes
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Friendly
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Sarcastic n rude
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? No go school. No read books wor.. hehe
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Mouse? ;p (not using mouse pad)
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? Some Taiwanese talk show
42. FAVORITE SOUND? Sound of the waterfall
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Neither
44. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Hong Kong
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Does scolding people n writing complaint letters consider talent ar? ;p
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Klang
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?

Shen, Maggie, Simon, Beh, & Sharlydia

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Daniel @ Bukit Merah Laketown Resort

I was supposed 2 post this after came back but very busy (ok, Mag. I know u gonna say "yea, rite!" hahaha) so only posting it now.. hehe
Was there on 30th August 2008.. think we reached there at about 12:00pm. So after settling in, i went down 2 take tis photo...
It's a nice place tho... so we went 2 have a rest in d room b4 starting our 'adventure'

look at mommy bringing Ethan in d room trying 2 get some sleepy eyes


N guess what...

Ethan didnt wanna sleep... he's torturing his toys
We went visiting d Orang Utan Island. Gotto take a boat there n Ethan was actually enjoying himself during d ride


We
saw a lot of Orang Utan there ... big and small
n the naughty

Then we went over to the Eco Park... more animals... like the Peacock Deer n one specie call Bear Cat n more monkeys
see d 2 monkeys at d balcony? one hanging on d railing n another hiding between d wall n railing.. hahahahaha

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Why Do We Pray If God Is Not In Our Heart?

Don't get me wrong here. This is not about any specific religion. What I am about to write here has nothing to do with specific religion, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Christian or any other sect. I am looking into us, men & women, human being, believers in God.

Please leave this page if you are an atheist.

Do we pray, give offerings and praise our God because it is written in the religious holy book? Do we pray because your religion "dictates" that you have to perform prayers at such and such time, at such and such day, at such and such venue? Do we pray because it is merely a practice? a routine? or
Do we pray because God is in our heart?

Argument from the atheists will be that "where is God?" and/or "who can prove God exists?". And taking from here, may I ask another question, "why do people commit evil deeds in the name of God?" I never understand this!

Why do you perform prayers? Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus? Why? Is it merely a duty, a routine, or you just pray because you are afraid that you'll be "punished" if you don't?

What is the real reason or purpose that you pray? I belief there are many of us only pray, or look onto God, when we are facing with obstacles, at times of adversity, when we are in pain, at a lost, safe for many others are truly devoted to their beloved God. For these people, do you call yourselves a truly, purely, a member of that religion?

Then my question will be again, why do people commit evil deeds when they proclaim themselves a truly devotee to God?

God is in our heart, all the time. God is not a word of mouth.

Remember this. People betray people! People cheat people! People kill people! God does not and did not in anywhere instruct, advise, call out, dictate that you betray, cheat, lie or kill in his name! You did it on your own accord!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Who Can Run A Country Better? U or I??

Generally speaking, all these years Chinese has been dominating the country's economy, while Malays were concentrated in their traditional villages, focusing mainly on agricultural activities, and educated Indians took up professional roles such as those of doctors or lawyers, while the less better-off worked the plantations.

Some even claimed that our country will not reach its current economic position without the Chinese. (*i dunno whether tis is rite or wrong bcos im not an economist or sumthing) But since the Chinese are so smart in handling monetary wealth, the underlying question is can Chinese run a country properly? or should it be left to the Malays or Indians? (wow.... i see here there r fire in d eyes of all d Chinese out there now... hold on to your guns)

Surely many will take Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Lee Kwan Yew as their basis for their arguement that definitly Chinese a better leader to run a country. Undeniably, they are calibre and successful running their country. However, there are exceptions. Rite?

Imagine this. The Malays build the country and unify the people. The Indian modernized the country. And the Chinese ruinning it.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

So I Am A Chinese or Indian Huh...!!? And U..?

This is so confusing... a boy came home one day and asked his mother "mommy, am I Chinese or Indian?". Mommy replied, "darling, u r a Chinese"

"But mommy, why my friends at school say i m Indian? Then say i got dark skin, so i m Indian", the boy claimed. The mother tried to explain, "darling, ur dad n mommy got married, n u r our son. And ur dad is a Chinese n mommy is an Indian. So u might have gotten mommy's gene for the dark skin. But u r a Chinese by origin" The boy seemed satisfied with mommy's reason.

Then the little boy asked, "mommy, my friend Jamal in school say he is a Malay. But i see his daddy looks like my daddy. I think he is a Chinese. Why Jamal is not Chinese?"

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Laughed My A*** Out... hahahaha

I just got tis email fr a friend n wat most interest me is tis "Wanna Know Why Ur Kid Failed In Exam?"

Enjoy urself


Academic standards are certainly dropping. The students are good clowns anyway. I hope you enjoy this. The youth of todayz. The following questions were set in last year's GCSE examination inSwindon, Wiltshire..
These are genuine answers (from 16 year olds)
Q. Name the four seasons
A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar

Q. Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink
A. Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists

Q. How is dew formed
A. The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire

Q
. What causes the tides in the oceans
A. The tides are a fight between the earth and the moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon,and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins the fight

Q
. What guarantees may a mortgage company insist on
A. If you are buying a house they will insist that you are well endowed

Q
. In a democratic society, how important are elections
A. Very important. Sex can only happen when a male gets an election

Q
. What are steroids
A. Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs

Q
. What happens to your body as you age
A. When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental

Q
. What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty
A. He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery

Q
. Name a major disease associated with cigarettes
A. Premature death

Q
. What is artificial insemination
A. When the farmer does it to the bull instead of the cow

Q
. How can you delay milk turning sour
A. Keep it in the cow

Q
. How are the main parts of the body categorised (e.g. The abdomen)
A. The body is consisted into 3 parts - the brainium, the borax and the abdominalcavity. The brainium contains the brain, the
Borax contains the heart and lungs and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels:A,E,I, O and U

Q
. What is the fibula
A. A small lie

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. What does 'varicose' mean
A. Nearby

Q
. What is the most common form of birth control
A. Most people prevent contraception by wearing a condominium

Q
. Give the meaning of the term 'Caesarean section'
A. The caesarean section is a district in Rome

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. What is a seizure
A. A Roman Emperor

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. What is a terminal illness
A. When you are sick at the airport

Q
. Give an example of a fungus. What is a characteristic feature
A. Mushrooms. They always grow in damp places and they look like umbrellas

Q
. Use the word 'judicious' in a sentence to show you understand its meaning
A. Hands that judicious can be soft as your face

Q
. What does the word 'benign' mean
A. Benign is what you will be after you be eight

Q
. What is a turbine
A. Something an Arab or Shreik wears on his head

Hoorayyy!!!

Thanks to GOD.

My prayers are answered. Now i really hope that the new change will b good n things change to a better