Monday, January 31, 2005

Superman vs Dinasour ( comet mati di tengah tengah)

Something great happen since a few weeks ago, and I might add , it's revolutionary . The debate community in Asia is fighting out about so many things at the moment:
-- Money issue
-- Character of some AIDA 4s
-- Credibility of some senior adjudicators who make or break a major tournament
-- Finger pointing at certain individuals who "allegedly" are ignorant about many things such as the constitution of the debate tourney, don't know how the system works

A lot of finger-pointing and also clarification upon clarification made, but some parties are just keeping mum about the whole issue. This is so weird because apart from being "intelligent", some debaters also have a way of keeping silent when their voices are needed the most! We also see a lot of in-fightings, as well as the more influential ones forming their own gangs against one another. We have the whole Asia speaking about cronyism , chinese whispers, unfounded baseless truths (*which I think are somewhat true actually*) .

Many renowned debaters of the past and present are actually talking about it ; some write long emails that would get you carried away if you don't know what the actual situation is. It's just like Bush and Blair talk, the one who manage to tire the opponent out would eventually win the game. And lies are being told upon lies ; like Hitler said "If a lie told is big enough, long enough, and loud enough , they will become the reality." We've many liars around us; so beware.

Political game is at play on the stage , and this fight would carry itself to the All Asians Debate Championship in University Malaya this coming May 2005. We'll probably see the whole Asia trying to pound on MMU's teams ; no mercy will be shown.

*At the writing of this blog, no more emails are churned out out of the [allasiandebate] forum. Perhaps some one have put a stop to the sending out of emails in order to stop aggravating the situation further ? To know more, go to Yahoo groups and join this forum. Guaranteed better than any reality TV shows you've ever seen. And mind you , these are important issues because debaters shape the world of tomorrow.Blair and Clinton were once debaters in the Worlds. *

Working for God

It's a hard , full time job.
And it's bound to step on a few people's toes!
I'm no Elastigal ; I have emotions and weaknesses.
But I give them all away , for the glory of God.
I know I cannot change the world the way I want it to in a day ; I have no power to.
But I will change myself because that is the easiest thing to do.
Open the eyes of my heart , Lord. I pray and bow before You alone.
Grant me mercy and strength to walk this lonely path.
When I cry at night, Lord, listen to me.
When I sing , O Father, hear my pleas.
Grant me wisdom to see things You want me to see ,
Ears so that I may hear You,
A tongue that speaks Your truth alone,
A heart that yearns for Your word,
A pair of hands that takes broken hearts and mend them whole,
A pair of feet that always walk under Your guidance.

I pray Lord, that You will never leave me in this darkest hours.

Speak , O Lord, for your servant is listening.


Maybe I shall have an ice - cream today...

31st Baskin Robbins is having 31% discount. I think I should get myself an ice-cream today. :) Rum and raisins plus strawberry. Perfect.

Consecration of the Spirit

Today's message is going to be rather long, but I hope you will read it to understand the whole message.In any way you feel like referring to the Bible, please do so.God's word is more important at any moment than mine.You may go online and check the verses if you like by using Google.

Jeremiah chapter 1 verse 4-10 (NIV) :

The Word of the LORD came to me , saying ,
"Before I formed you in the wombs I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations"

"Ah, Sovereign Lord,"I said,"I do not know how to speak ; I am only a child."

But the LORD said to me,"Do not say, I am only a child.'You must go to everyone I send
you to and say whatever I command you.Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and

will rescue you,"declares the LORD.

"Then the LORD reached out his handand touched my mouth and said to me,"Now

I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms
to uproot and tear down,to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant."

What is the significance of the verse above?

Simple. It means 3 things:
1. God knows us.
2. God sets us apart.
3. God appointed us to be his prophets to nations.

What is consecration?

To be set apart and devouted to God for a holy purpose.
Refer : Leviticus 20:7- "Consecrate yourselves and be holy becasue I am the LORD your God.Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the LORD,who makes you holy."

How does God look at life?

We are chosen before the world is made . It's the Omniscient God who choose us. This is
different from the way the World looks at life:
1. Christians are insignificant.
2. To be significant, you have to use , consume, gain, enjoy, grab as much as everyone else.
3. Success = Big house, big car , big wife (*hehe*)
4. Winning is the ONLY thing to do.No win-win situation.
5. Christians perform lip-service to goodness and holiness. But in our hearts, we are hypocrites who love wickedness, hatred , etc. We sin on normal days , worse than the devils and yet we want to point fingers at the others.
6. Christians conform to the ways of the world.
7. God is a spare tyre. Christians live their lives for earthly treasures and treat

God as an insurance, just in case "The theory of Eternity" exists.We cheat God.

Why do we come to Jesus?
1. He died to make us holy ; not to make us happy!
2. We , His children , must bring forth joy to the rest.
Refer: Ephesians 1:12 - "in order that we , who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise for his glory."


OK, now you may be thinking , holiness IS needed , but we need to survive!

No! We need to LIVE ; not merely survive.
Refer : Ecclesiastes 3:11 - "He has made everything beautiful in its time.He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from the beginning to end."

It is a face that God exists.No argument about that in the Bible.

Remember Esau , son of Isaac ? (Refer to Genesis 25:19 onwards) Our lives are like Esau's life. We want things HERE and NOW . Like Esau, we are willing to sell out birthright for earthly things ; Esau was selling his birthright to his brother, Jacob for a bowl of stew! What about you and me?

Why Jeremiah 1:4-10 is so important?

It is not by chance that we are all here , in this place, at this time, knowing one another.You and I are planed for.This is the best time and the season and the occasion for all of us to know God. At a point of etrnity, God has already planned that THIS is the best time for you to get to know Him.We all are significant in God's eyes.

What Consecration is NOT:

Separated from the world like a hermit e.g: christian friends & Christian activities only.

-> We are to consecrate our lives in our family and our workplace.We have to be the
person God wants us to be.
-> God's infinite power and mind makes a housewife a housewife.Her family, her relatives, her friends are her mission field.Morning breakfast, send kids to school,meditation in the morning,commune with God, listen to God and carry His presence with her throughout the day.Making a sandwich for the kids can be an act of worship and a ministry.

The spirit of gentleness, patience and long suffering should be in the hearts of Christians. Yes, we should always be ready for the backlash of being holy. We maybe "getting it back" from our colleagues, and this kind of stuffs are "not practical in the family / life.Just look at my husband/wife/kids/boss/colleagues!!!"

Jeremiah's message is simple.We are merely exchanging the spring of Living Water with a broken cistern.(Shaped like a bell with the narrow end at the top, it fills up with water, but when Jeremiah was thrown into it , it only had mud./Jeremiah 38:1) We all say " Wow, that Brother Yun is a hero for Christ for his long-suffering ; but hey, please, not me!" We are afraid of holiness , aren't we?

Suffering = A privilige that God gives only to a few. The few will come off as gold, whom God has prepared for heaven.

What's the hole in the pocket when God has not even touched your lives yet? We're so aware of our own inadequacies like Jeremiah with "Oh I don't know how to speak".When we pray, we ask things for ourselves. Does your prayer sound like this:
"God please bless me with ..."

Perhaps it's time we change the style of prayer into this :
"I worship you , Lord. I thank you,God. Please bless my family and friends and ... "

Stop saying to yourself that you are merely a child ; consecration to God is NOT an option, it is a command! And through this, God promises deliverance.

God willing, the content of our character is moulded into the image of God.

What did God do with Jeremiah?
Read again Jer 1:9. It's interesting because Jeremiah likes to complain, just like you and me.He said he don't know how to talk, so God put His words into Jeremiah's mouth!(**You better be careful with what you tell God**)

Who is this Jeremiah?
1. Young man with a heart for God.
2. Only 18 years old in the bible.
3. Given the power to tear down and build nations although there were many other great kings of his contemporary such as Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and Josiah of Judah.The other great kings were not given that privilige ; only Jeremiah has it.
4. Later, a refugee to Egypt.
5. Has same weaknesses (complains), desires as any human being.
6. Difference with others: He consecrated his life to God.

Key to the power of God (in the book of Jeremiah):

" Now I have put my words in your mouth" -- Jeremiah 1:9.

Why does the people hear the same message in church and feel the different burning sensation again and again?

It's the Word of God spoken to you. Therefore, speak the words of God to your brother.Know what God's word can do in you, with you and for you.If you don't speak the will of God into their lives, it will NOT be done.

Independence , stubbornness and disobedience has crept into the lives of our children. The primary tool for a child's learning is not the ears anymore ; it's the eyes.Children see the hypocrisy of their parents' lives who lives ungodly lives and therefore they grow into becoming ungodly people.

Our consecrated lives means:
1. Bringing the presence of God every where you go.
2. Letting God's light shine through you.


Open the Eyes of My Heart , Lord


I love Sundays. It's not a religious day per se, but it's because I get a lot of answers to
my questions on this day , week in and week out.I've been praying for some answers
lately and one prayer wasabout asking God to open my eyes to see things He want me to
see. I've been writing and thinking a lot lately, pondering upon life once again,
just like how I used to do when I was in university, and lashing it out on a few uni
friends when I had the chance. Poor them. Heheh...


We go to church week after week, adn the message of God is simple : L O V E. But when
LOVE is spoken about in different dimensions, we see different perspective of
things.There's a few pastors whom, when they speak, I know God speaks directly into
me. One is Pastor Dorai and the other is Pastor Saw. God never failed to jolt me with
ideas when these two speak. Foreign pastors are great too, such as Pastor David
Pawson who authored the book "Unlocking the Bible" -- the exerpts of his message can
be found in my blog earlier on (see November 2004).


Indeed, the Bible is a Living Book. Perhaps you have not felt the truth of the book,
but try and open yourselves (again) and you'd find the same verse you read about
yesterday may not give you the same feeling again today.It's alive , and it's
speaking.


Sunday, January 30, 2005

IPv4 versus IPv6

IPv6: Not in production yet. But Cisco routers and new generation switches are already ready to support this.

A friend in uni was researching on this before. Wonder how the result was.

Saturday, January 29, 2005

Why Instant Messaging is Important to me?

1. Gets the latest news , gossips , happenings about everyone.
2. Great way to know someone without seeing someone's face.
3. Gets the specific information I need, the fastest way possible.
4. Get to know a friend's mood through her/ his status.
5. I just can kill time by disturbing my friends. *nyek nyek nyek evil evil*
6. Get to link to the furthest people around the globe in the fastest manner as if they are just next door.

I think IM is one of the best inventions of the 20th century. It's cool, it's fast , it connects people the best way (apart from SMS -- that is the next best thing on earth) . That's why virus writers are targeting this tool now. Woo to them....!!!

Another Weekend... Another Week...


So much happened this week, but then I don't know of any real significance I've actually brought. Hmm.. Still stuck at Chapter 8 of the book right now, I haven't done my labs, I haven't started on the Flash Cards..


The whole week was just seeing me running around worrying about so many problems that hit us... ohh gosh, I feel like a firefighter sometimes, before the first fire is out, the second is already here waiting for me , and I have only a pair of hands and one brain. I wish God had made many more so I can solve more problems at once , as silly as this sounds! Or perhaps I can partition my brain, just like how we do it on computers :) Or perhaps get a dual-processor on our brainpower which runs HyperThreading.If we can improve on computer processing power, certainly we could do something about ours? Mmm.. Improving hardware (body) , software (mind) , stuffs like that, hmm.. probably this is revolutionary , or perhaps it's already thought of by another person. Anyway, tell me if this is possible. I'd like to know.


Friday, January 28, 2005

Finally It's Done, Yeay!

Yeay!!!

Done... finally I got something good out of today - meeting with the most important people about the setup of a new office, perfectly done. Am so happy decisions are made, and we can now move things forward.... I should pat my own self and say "well done MY for arranging for the meeting for everyone and move things forward and not let Septie die in Jakarta !!!" ... :D

So we've got pretty much on the plate right now, and it's gonna be pretty busy for a few of us in the office until April this year , when the office is finally done. Alot of correspondence over the emails and calls, and alot of scrutinies have to be done, all the anticipation over the new office which is a new experience for me.... It's great. Can at least out something worthy on my own blog for once. Haha..

Ahh.. travelling buy biting me. Ouch!
I wish I would be looking at this using the Hubble myself. However, not all wishes come true ; but I'd still want to share this with you. Tomas would be pleased... hehehe... Ehh, brother, where they caught this from arr? Wana do your 10 minutes speech on here or not? Be my guest! hehehe Posted by Hello

How Life SHOULD NOT be for me.... Posted by Hello

Timing

Can't explain, but just trust me on this.

Work on your own timing = screw up .
Work on God's timing = perfect .

Why is it so hard for some people to make Decisions ?

What does it take to make a decision? Why can't some people just decide on things they like or they things they don't like?

How long does it take to think about an issue which does not really matter - such as deciding if we're going to purchase a piece of item or if we're going to get a new guy in . Recovery of cost is a BIG thing, but deal with it. It's not an issue of life and death , certainly we could decide on whether to purchase or not to purchase, to get or not to get. You don't need to sleep over this issue, nor mull over it, nor give people sleepless nights about it....

You need time to think about something? No problem, then give a target date when people can ask again. If I'm at the helm , I'd say : "OK I need 3 days to think about this. Come back after 3 days. "

The worst people have done is keeping silent about pressing issues. This is just making things more difficult to fathom. Please , for the love of God, do NOT keep quiet about it. Or even worse, not let others have a peace of mind about this! Delegation would be the key if you want an efficient administration here.

The world is already a dull place, the last thing is to have you screwing it up a little bit more. Correct me if I'm wrong. Dying to hear from you.


BeachED whales....

Birthday bash with a few friends in a quiet beach bungalow with a private beach? Just sit around the whole day with the favourite books and music. Ohh, not forgettting the notebook.... and the camera , and the phone charger ....

In the morning , yoga at the beach, overlooking the sea....
In the evening, strolling at the beach , collecting sea shells .... overlooking the sea....
At night, lulling to sleep at the beach , overlooking the sea....

.... goshhh .. heaven on earth....

This is going to be great :)

OK, less clubbing now....

Right, so I've been a bit on the wild side , been to Zouk a couple of times for the past few months , great experience with friends, and also great party dancing out with friends ... love them , love it!

But m good things always somehow have to quieten down, and I'd be blown up by Mum if I don't stop partying now. Well, at least for these few months, until the excitement of clubbing dies down in me.... meanwhile I've my Red 104.9 every evening from 8pm to 10pm, just need to swoop up my amps when the dancing bug bites me. Hehehe.... It is STILL time to disco!

OK, now let's start looking at my backlog of books again.... ahha!

Happy Birthday to Alex!

It was 27th January 2005 yesterday , and it was Alex Au Yong's birthday!!! *OK, everybody now*

Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to AAAAA- Lexxxx!
Happy Birthday to you!

So what you want for your present? Pan Mee or Chicken rice near my office? Hahahhahaha... Surely a thousand ladies were celebrating you yesterday la , is it? Hehhehehe... Must go ask CG ppl if that happened hehehhee..... **** Opps I'm not supposed to tell that Alex is a popular guy in church (remember , that DIDN'T come from me!) But this is understandable, he is a big guy with a big heart, and also a HUGE appetite, trust me, I get scared when he eats!!! LOL ****

Thursday, January 27, 2005

Progress in CCNA

OK, doing good. Brain is working, since less are on the white matter now.

Anyway, did some homework , studying chapter 8 now.Got 3 more to go. Hope can finish it tonight. And hope I won't be sleeping on the floor by the time I hit the last page of chapter 8. *been doing that for the past few nights, and haven't even hit end of ch 7 then*

Ohh, I think by the time I pass CCNA , I'd look like Bridget Jones. Must start counting the calories I'm taking in at these few weeks. I had troubles getting back to my weight last CNY - taking vegetarian food dont really help all the time , but then again, once a year so nvm la .... hehhehe. Hope it wont happen again this year ... yup, not making it my resolution cos that will definitely be unachievable!

OK. Let's start:

Mocha taken today : 2
Chapters finished : none (as of 1908 hours)
Biscuits taken : Think maybe 12.
Water amount taken : 1.5 liters.
Fruits : Orange and plum. Good stuff.

Right. Hitting the books again.

The Blank Message

I think I'm a genius ; I finally understand what a blank message which was sent to me a few days ago mean.

*sorry if I sound spooky, well, no , I'm not drunk, I'm just using 1% more of my grey matter*

"How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
Or sit in silence and hear a song that is never being written?" - Steve Jobs.

Top 10 networking terms of '04

OK maybe you are not a networking person, but at least you'll know what it is when someone utters these words to you. Don't be afraid... after all, they are just words without meaning but something that makes you sound smart in front of a network geeko. hehe...

Right here goes...

1. LAN - Local Area Network ( local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line or wireless link and typically share the resources of a single processor or server within a small geographic area (for example, within an office building).

2. Kilo, mega, giga, tera, peta, and all that: Kilo, mega, giga, tera, and peta are among the list of prefixes that are used to denote the quantity of something, such as, in computing and telecommunications

3. VLAN: A virtual (or logical) LAN is a local area network with a definition that maps workstations on some other basis than geographic location (for example, by department, type of user, or primary application

4. Router: In packet-switched networks such as the Internet, a router is a device or, in some cases, software in a computer, that determines the next network point to which a packet should be forwarded toward its destination

5. Ethernet: Ethernet is the most widely-installed local area network (LAN) technology. Specified in a standard, IEEE 802.3.

6.TCP/IP: TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet. It can also be used as a communications protocol in a private network (either an intranet or an extranet).

7. MDI/MDIX: MDI/MDIX is a type of Ethernet port connection using twisted pair cabling. The MDI (for medium dependent interface) is the component of the media attachment unit (MAU) that provides the physical and electrical connection to the cabling medium.

8. Gateway: A gateway is a network point that acts as an entrance to another network. In the network for an enterprise, a computer server acting as a gateway node is often also acting as a proxy server and a firewall server.

9. OSI: OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) is a standard description or "reference model" for how messages should be transmitted between any two points in a telecommunication network. Its purpose is to guide product implementors so that their products will consistently work with other products.

10. Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi (short for "wireless fidelity") is a term for certain types of wireless local area network (WLAN) that use specifications in the 802.11 family. The term Wi-Fi was created by an organization called the Wi-Fi Alliance, which oversees tests that certify product interoperability

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One Day of Pure Bliss

Quiet time is always good. :)
With some nice friends.
Who knows how to treat their friends.
And pamper me a bit.
Speaks up and calms me down.
Cool... :)


Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Mandarin Duckie

No I'm definitely NOT a mandarin duck!!!

Had trouble today trying to 'get my point across' the oceans and the seas into China - Chinese biggest telco company's employee. Wow , man.. language is my biggest boo boo here.. It's like speaking mandarin with marbles in my mouth.. hahahha.. really funny ok! It gets even more frustrating when she don't understand what I say , and also when i asked her if there's anyone, just anyone who can speak Mandarin , she was like.... *dazed*.... OK, so , here I come, with my broke Mandarin, after every 10 words, I ask her if she understands me, and then apologize for bad Mandarin....after a while of , uhhh , ahhhh, and 'ni ming pai marr??' ... in the end I just gave up and asked Chen to do it for me. She couldn't speak smooth Mandarin as the Chinese did also, but at least she knows what the other end was trying to say! And she tells her exactly what I want from them. I'm trying to get back to them with a less mouthful mandarin, hahaha.. see if I can do that.

Perhaps after CCNA I should take up Mandarin, learn how to speak proper Chinese, and then can sing my favourite Canto and Mandarin songs... hahahhaha... not bad idea! Busy busy busy...

The Wuuuushhhhhaaaa effect

It's great to talk to people when you have a question in your mind, especially a mind-boggling one. And it's better if you can talk to someone who practices martial arts, because they know all about self control and being powerful , but gentle at the same time.

I ask a lot of silly questions and some sound like this:
  • Why do people kill?
  • How do you control yourself from killing someone with your power?
  • If you have someone trying to beat you up , what do you do?
  • How to have self-control?

A friend answers me this in a short conversation:
  • Kill= cannot control their own power.
  • Self- Control = You have the power but you don't use it, unless absolutely necessary.
  • In martial arts , you don't have to kill . You can do many other things, such as overpowering him , tying his hands tightly , without using force.
  • Self control is easier to have once you start practicing. Practice more.
I guess , for myself, in layman's terms , this can only mean :
  • Self control is something I REALLY want.
  • Even though I have power to do something, I should not abuse it.
  • Watch over my actions , so that it doesn't kill, but only gets the point across.
  • A true master(mistress sounds bad) knows how to control herself.

I should learn martial arts soon. It teaches philosophy for free! Better than any Masters degree.


Tuesday, January 25, 2005

What does a blank message mean?

-intended-
To my beautiful friends. Look for the inside joke . Hehehe.. Posted by Hello

I hope this is the Truth. Posted by Hello

Purpose?

What's my purpose in life?

Does anyone hear me?

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I'm so tired.
I feel tired.

Valentine's Day

OK, this year I'm definitely celebrating V-day with friends.

Right, boy and girls, what say you we have a fabulous romantic dinner with candlelights and wine at a nice restaurant ? Someone has to plan this, cos my brain cells just got fried over a small, minute, technical glitch.Should be OK once Feb 16 is over. :)

My resolution this year :
1. Time management -- be punctual
2. Listen more and talk less -- This one is hard. But hard things have to be done...
3. Stand up and speak up when necessary -- defending myself since no one is going to do that for me.

New year resolutions are so hard to keep.Wonder why we keep them. But then again, it's nice to have a new hope every year. I can't remember what I resoluted to do last year, but this year would be achievable. The list up there don't look too hard isn't it? Hmm...

Of Fireworks and Marathons

Fireworks:
Ignite
Lighted up
Blow up
Die off.

Marathon:
Start
Going on
And on...
And on...
And on...

Monday, January 24, 2005

Crazy Guy on the Loose

" Would you like to have kids?"

"Yeah of cos if i meet someone who is loving , sensible and all that."

"I am loving and sensible , but not all that."

"Hahahaha I hope you're not serious."

"No I'm not."

"What's the chances of us getting together.. You are in India.. I'm in Malaysia."

"So wat.. love knows no boundaries."

"Hahaha....." , err... *thank God I'm not in India.*

Anger Management

Have you watched this movie? I loved it at first because Jack Nicholson played in it, and now that i think about the movie again, it's something else inside the movie. Aside from the dark cruelty and the cynicism of how Jack initiated all the drama towards Adam Sandler in the plane for good fun , it all ended up with a deeper question. How Jack made Adam made irritated , despite Adam showing no signs of anger, nor hatred towards the smallest ant. We all look like that , right? Adam react towards the smallest things the normal way we do , just trying to brush off a problem with a smile, or saying that it's OK. Well, maybe thats the right thing to do, given the tendency of human nature -making more peace than war. But in unusual circumstances, how Adam reacted in the plane after being pointed by 9 mms held by big tough thugs in police suits , you would see that anyone has a little temper in them.


The question is how to you face the anger. Of course, if someone were to say , hey so-n-so, you're sarcastic or so-n-so , you don't know what you are talking about here , I'd be angry, but who won't. I can't blow up, I should not be sarcastic, so what do I do? Get a tree and bark at it? Get a pillow and punch it? Pull a guy and shout at him? (Though that'd be fun *wink wink*) I'm still human. So I find a solution for this question. Quoted below.


"So if we can't express it or repress it, what do we do when we feel angry? The answer is to recognize the anger, but choose to respond to the situation differently. Easier said than done, right? Can you actually imagine trying to strong-arm your anger into another, more amicable feeling? It would never work. Determination alone won't work. It takes a new intelligence to understand and manage our emotions. By getting your head and heart in coherence and allow-ing the heart's intelligence to work for you, you can have a realistic chance of transforming your anger in a healthy way."

by Doc Childre and Howard Martin, HeartMath Solution,
Source : http://www.heartquotes.net/Anger.html

Change

Mahatma Gandhi : You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

Dr. Robert Anthony :When you blame others, you give up your power to change.

James Hillman : If you are still being hurt by an event that happened to you at twelve, it is the thought that is hurting you now.

Heraclitus : There is nothing permanent except change (many say the same thing too).

Tolstoy : Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

Anthony J. D'Angelo, The College Blue Book : Don't fear change, embrace it.

John Schaar : The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created--created first in the mind and will, created next in activity. The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them, changes both the maker and the destination.

Mun Yee : If I want to change, I can and I will.

More here ( http://www.heartquotes.net/Change.html )

Time for Personality Test again

See if you can detect a fake smile:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/smiles/index.shtml

See what type of person are you:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/whatamilike/index.shtml

Read this about the Mating Game:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/articles/emotions/lonelyhearts.shtml

Tell me your scores :D

Quote of the Day

"Girls rule without doubt. Thats the reason guys drool."

Sexist remark? Or truth? Heheh...

There's certainly more fun people in this world then I can imagine.

Experience in Zouk III

OK, to satisfy the curiosity of Vic, here's a description of Zouk:

Walk into a big hall full of smoke ( artificial at first, and then the real cigges's smoke comes in later around 11pm , or when your pal starts at the table). I like the walkway into the club, it makes me feel like I'm walking on the runway. Hehehe...

We went in there, all 7 of us, and sat there while waiting for our drink to come. Got a bottle of Hennessy Pure White which didn't taste as bad as I thought it would. Drink one or two , it's ok, but more ... and u risk getting drunk, and worse still you try and run away from your friends who want to drive you home OR sitting down outside the club starting to talk about alot of depressing things.

We also saw who can drink and who can't that night. And the Champion of the drinkers is a girl!!!! WoooHoooooOOOooo.... she took 12 glasses of that, cos she wanted to defend the table .Well, till now I still can't understand nor fathom the logic of that. I mean if you have glasses of unfinished drinks and someone who stays at the table, why the heck would Zouk ppl come and try and clear it up???? We're not even into the topic of someone who tries to steal our bottle of drink or a guy who tries and crash into our party!!! Ohh, he tried. Hahah...

Ohh, visit the washroom when you must. Plenty to see there too... especially in the ladies. I met a few ladies who look and behave like ladies, but they certainly are not! When they speak , you can certainly tell. And they also parade themselves in front of the mirror, and then they flash their eyes at you with their bright pink eye shadows , and they twirl in front of you.... pretty hilarious, if they could see themselves!

Well, if you think the stories not good enuf , continue reading...

The second half of the clubbing:

Drunk friends don't drive , driving friends ain't drunk. Even a drunk girl can tell that. :) Rest my case.

Drunk friends talk things and they get emotional sometimes. So be prepared with a shawl and wrap around her while she is through. Ohh, when she wants you to stay in KL and NOT go back to OZ, u better say YES, and if she wants her murtabak kambing, better go get it for her, else she will be maaaaadddddd!!!! Just remember to collect the shawl back when you get down the car with her. Hahaha.. this will eliminate alot of troubles!

Road block .. Ahh this one is interesting. We all got into the car ; 4 girls and one guy. They must be thinking we're some Pr*st*t**e with one P*mp in the car. :) Anyway they checked our ICs and we managed to tell them where we are from , our home address and names. The most interesting thing is when the drunk pal also knew where she stayed, and she was like "Not jalan Bunga T, I stay in Jalan T! *plonk ... sleep*" Now , I remember where she stays coz of that. Hehehe...

Came home, I cannot stand it. I knew I was a bit on the high end, and I was really tired after all the chain of events. Went to sleep on the couch that night. Not too bad. But had to ffk Pastor Cheryl's lunch date. Sorry Pastor, would make it up to ya!



Sunday, January 23, 2005

Experience in Zouk II

OK, I digressed abit, was supposed to talk about the experience in Zouk.

Hmm.. some things I learned from clubbing:
1. Trance is good! No, it's GREAT!
2. Too much of everything spoils the fun. That includes ciggies , alchohol and too much of smoke in the head and lungs.
3. Dance when you feel like dancing. Sleep when you feel like sleeping.Make sure you have a proper place to lie your head on.
4. If you can't take more than what you can, please refrain yourself.
5. Drinks are just drinks, one more or one less doesn't make a difference. So ,take less if you can't have more.
6. When someone is drunk, just let them say what they want, cry as much as they want, and let them let it all out.
7. Never let drunkards drive! Get drivers to drive the auto car, since its easier to handle if they are drunk.
8. If the party goers are coming to crash at your house, make sure you have a good place for them to stay, else they won't have a good night sleep.Pity them.

A lot of secrets were out yesterday night too. Hehehehe.... *rubbing hands*

Experience in Zouk

"Whenever two or three are gathered together in my name, I am in their midst." -- Jesus Christ.

I am always appalled by the fact that each meeting is blessed , as of yesterday night.We had a great meeting of friends - all 7 girls were there, minus Sam who is still in UK completing her degree.We had fun listening to one anothers' stories, gossips, jokes, banters, heartaches, and of course the more positive romantic tales, tales of sweet memories, of the future, of family , of life.

It's been a great 7 years of wonderful friendship with the girls ; as time goes by, they make me learn about the importance of time in a relationship. It's like wine, the longer you keep them , they taste better. Or perhaps they are like the diamonds, the longer they are in their original form, they turn from black coal into bright raw diamonds. Each diamond has its own color , cut , carat and clarity.Some diamonds have a good color -- that's their background - perhaps they are pink, or blue, but the common ones are white. Same as our friends. Some are from a richer family, some from a common family. The background determines how we would treat them.Their cut -- their education. How they are being educated, how it has turned them from a rough diamond into a shining diamond. Their carat -- their character.How heavy is their influence in your life? Do what they say or think affect you? Do their problems weigh you down? Do you take them lightly? Their clarity -- how clear is their soul to you? Do you understand them? Do you take them as they are?

How much do you care about your friends?

Wisdom

An aquantaince once asked me
Is intelligent a curse
Or is it a blessing
I just smiled and say

Whatever is given by God
Is definitely a blessing
Else why is wisdom so much talked about
It's a gift no money can buy..
No armour can take it away
That's the true blessing of God

Across the centuries
In every nation
Wise men In every civilization
From Socrates to Plato
From Confucius to Solomon
Each Magi is spoke about
Even until today.

They ask the policymaker
They challenge the system
They answer the common questions
They probe the mysteries of the earth and the sky
They dwell in the darkness of the endless search
They'd do anything
To get to the bottom of things

What else can bequeath a man
Other than an obvious answer
That others can't find
Or one that they refuse to accept
-An answer that's stark naked at their faces?

Strip me apart
Rob my possessions
But with a gift from Almighty to the heart
It will always remain within.

That - is the most precious gift on earth.

Saturday, January 22, 2005

Disappear

I'll disappear into the night
If you never need me anymore
If I see you standing
Happier than before
without me.

I'd take my wings and fly away
If I see you smile again
This time, not at your own cynism
But smiling at God.

I'd run away from you
If you find me bothersome
When you feel better
facing another day without me
At your side.

I'd hide my face from you
Should you feel contented
About a life sweet-talking to you
Which perhaps you really enjoy
Without me anyway.

Let me know
Let me know
And I'll fly away
I'll take that brave flight away.

If you want me to go
I'll be away
I'll just be away
Just remember
You want me to disappear
You want me to disappear.

Bridget Jones is back , and I see her in me...

It's scary, it's creepy , and it spooks me out -- BJ is speaking what I had in mind
all this while. Meeting someone who seems so perfect, and then a happy ending comes,
and then suddenly you just fight over something silly such as egoism and sarcasm, and
then the whole thing crumbles. Perfect ending.

I don't know the next course of story, and now my parents and a few close friends are
following this episode like watching some TVB series, always asking for updates and
all.Something like BJ, who has friends who are concerned about her love life, and
parents who are always anxious to marry their first daughter off!I'm a bit like BJ,
choleric personality ( sarcastic , brutal and thinks highly of myself) as well as a
bit on the sanguine side (perky and cheerio one minute and then sudddenly my mood
nosedives when something bad hits me, before getting up again , but who knows i'll improve on that!

There's a few things that I've done for this guy friend, and it's for his own
good.Probably I shouldn't have peeked into his life, but as long as I stay true to
myself, I'm gona do my best, be who I am to (one and all- be it an old friend or
new.)Probably it ain't such a good idea to shell someone so hard on the short period
of knowing someone, I've had a taste of the medicine myself when the same person
tells me I'm 'young sarcastic and unpolished'. Well, I dont trust I have all the
solutions to one's problems, nor am I good enough to tell one off . But in some
areas, probably it's better to express myself rather than wait till it's too
late.Good comunication skills is always a better key to happiness than squibbling and
misunderstandings.I don't want to be someone who regrets not saying an *important*
thing to a dear person, and the next moment regret again for saying it *badly*.

And for all those arrogant air of superiority in me, I say I'm sorry for hurting that
person's feeling. Maybe I have not said such words in harsh tone, maybe it's the way
I said it, maybe he can't see that my tears well up when I say those things to him
online, maybe it's just that ... I have stronger feelings for him than all the other
guys I've met in my life.

The only 2 things I wish I can be like Bridget is to have a happy ending with someone
I love truly, as well as not being admired by another girl. That's really spooky ok!

Friday, January 21, 2005

House Music


Thanks to a friend, now I'm into the house music (think Ministry of Sound and Van Dyk) Ohh, and back into the clubbing mode!


I came back home yesterday and found no one at home, so I blasted the radio on with music from Red 104.9 . It's great stuff from 8-10 pm every night. Apparently they also play music from Zouk every Friday night. Perhaps you can try and listen to it, if you think Hitz is too repetitive, Mix is too chatty and loveydovey,Light is too slow for your driving and 988 is just UGHHHH .. then try this channel.


*Warning: Don't say I don't warn you, this music is addictive, as it is proven. I want to dance the moment I listen to the music. Dang! You may want to move yuor legs and hands and then before long start to dance in your own private space!*


OK, I'll say no more. As SRK says : It is time to disco!


Holiday is Fantastic


It's wonderful to be having a Friday every nhow and then as a holiday. It makes people having more time with their family , their books, their life, their dogs, whatever.Some wil take this as an opportunity to go home to their kampungs ; a few of my friends are making the pilgrimage back to Kuantan and Melaka. Good la, mengeratkan silaturrahim!


As for me, I'm just chilling out at home *wow I speak like a rocker babe* , dating with my CCNA books until my Shelty comes ;( with both Mum and Dad out dating.Hehe.It's great, I get to blast my songs on my PC , take a nap on their bed as well as study a bit. Gotta finish Chapter 7 today before going out at 630pm.Jun's coming to pick me up, so no problem with dinner tonight since parents would be back later. We're going to dine in CHeras before picking Malc up ; wonder if I'm gonna meet Jun's Dad -- No No , uncle, I'm NOT after your son, and neither your son is after me , we're brother and sister! I dont mind if you take me as your god-daughter though hehe...:D


Anyway, Jun's dad is a great man. Has an impressive track record with his farm. Rabbits anyone?


Thursday, January 20, 2005

One terrible accident happened in Europe. What a waste, says a drinker.How they would quantify this loss? Posted by Hello

Different vocation to pursue.

Still thinking about this. CIO vs CEO vs IRCF vs bum.

Who pays for the bond?
Hi! Don't I look fantastic ? I'm cute , adorable, intelligent and obedient. I don't put up a fuss like the hammie below. I don't need Kevlar, nor titanium balls, I just play with them, hehhehehe... *evil evil* No, don't worry I don't bite. I'll only bark at bad people. Posted by Hello
Guess who is in the house! Look at my pink nose... Ain't I cute? What if I am in a Titanium ball enforced with Kevlar ??? That silly Shelty thinks he can get past me! Muahahahaha... He has no idea man! Posted by Hello

Announcement : Virus on Instant Messenger

Dear all,

Please be careful while you are online using the MSN Messenger. There is a virus spreading throughout the MSN network called " love_me.pif ". Please do not accept the file if it comes to you! It is a virus file which can jeapordize the whole network. In addition, do not accept any download of any files from the MSN Messenger or any other Instant Messaging tools unless you know that it is safe.

Movie Buff The Mun Yee

Mun Yee the Movie Buff

Since I've been depriving myself form the pleasures of the cinema, it's payback time *nyek nyek nyek* And it's gonna be free! Movies to watch:
Shark Tale The Incredibles(this time gotta find out which part I'm supposed to cry) The Day After Tomorrow Ladder 49 Resident Evil:The Apocalypse Shutter New Police Story Breaking News Yesterday Once More A World Without Thieves

In addition to that, they have RM5 for the Trilogy of Infernal Affairs(I'll only take part 1) as well as the Trilogy of LOTR ( Man~ *rubbing hands*)

Thank God, Times Sq is just two train stops away. Do you reckon I can do it everyday? Perhaps I'd skip lunch and go line up for the tickets.... which I bet won't be short anyway. Hahahhaa... Ok, boss, hope ur really NOT reading this!

God, please bless my CCNA!!! if I fail, please don't blaim me, blaim GSC , Zouk , the great food Thy provide and also the great friends I have. Amen.

Party Animal this weekend

Whatcha doing this weekend??

Ohh man, I got a whole load of things to do this weekend (*better make sure my boss doesn't read this, else he will nag me and I'll feel guilty and make the Guilt Trip back to the study room*). Anyway, hahahha.... here's the list of programs for the Singleton Club member *aka me*:

Fri 21-1-2005
Study.Watch Bridget Jones. Tea session and people watching.

Sat 22-1-2005
Buffet at Legend's.Shopping at Sogo.Partyyyyy at ZOUK!Sleep over.

Sun 23-1-2005
Study.church. Lunch with Pastor Cheryl.Study.Dinner with friends.

What is that on your MSN/YM picture?

Many keep wondering what's that little dog on my MSN / YM link -- Is it a collie ? A Lassie dog? why so much of fur one? Why the legs so short one? Ahahahah... one picture can make many statements.

Anyway, to cure your 'curiosity', this is a dog which I admire and love. It's a Shetland Sheepdog , yes not 'shitland' OK!

  • How it looks like ? Collie miniature
  • Origin ? Shetland Islands, off Scotland. *Now that u know how it got its name, get ur pronunciation together, Malc!*
  • Color ? Sable (golden brown to mahogany, with touches of black) / Tri-color (black, and tan) /Blue Merle (blue-gray, black, and tan) / Bi-blue (blue-grey and black) / Bi-black (black and white) . *?uess which one I like.*
  • Temperament of the dog? Gentle , graceful , confident.
  • Character ? Intelligent , obedient , friendly , watchful , commands respect , loving ,good with children and adults , protective , alert.
  • Why I love it? Wonderful experience with the dog. The moment I saw it , I kind of fell in love with it. Imagine me - shelty. Shelty - me. Hahahha :)

It's a great dog ; because you can teach it all kinds of tricks.I was staying with one for a few days, and at the end of those few days, it could give me its left hand when I said "Boy, left hand". Next time must , teach it how to roll using an umbrella. Hehhehe... This dog is also a great companionship ; you can tell him things, and his eyes will look at you as if he understands every word. I love those eyes. Those probing and understanding eyes.


I Do Not Deserve Anything

The next time when you say this to yourself , slap yourself twice and then remember this:

We're nothing but yet we're something to God.We are sinners but we're made in the His image(Genesis 1:27) .It's God's breathe your lungs and mine(Genesis 2:7) .Jesus died buying us back from eternal death(.

How can you say you deserve nothing?

You are right in saying that you deserve nothing as a sinner.You are right in saying it in a different way.I've always been talking about grace,God's grace that He freely gives.That gift is best demonstrated by His Son's death on the cross. God gave, so we can graciously receive.Learn to accept God's gifts and not only in giving others.You deserve it, certainly.

Yeay Holiday!!!

After a long one month of peace and war, now it is a good time to enjoy myself with my friends and get back to the old self again *wackywackywacky*. Let's try being nice but not being too sarcastic this time , with my friends. :)

OK, I'm going to watch the Bridget Jones tomorrow with a bunch of Singletons from my Singleton's Club. Who shall be my Darcy and Daniel? hehehe.. interesting.After that, arr, mayeb have some tea sessions with my friends. One friend told me that he just shaved his head bald, wahhh this one must see man !!! Maybe he is thanking God for meeting such a *nice* person like me. Hehhehe...

Not too bad being a single now, so MUM, get the hint that I'm NOT going to get married anytime soon. Especially to some people who don't like to taste the humble pie. That just hmm.. ticks me off.

Wednesday, January 19, 2005

Fishy Tips

You are a fish lover?You love eating fish? You cook fish? Well, read this link and know how to choose your supply.

http://www.ocean.udel.edu/mas/seafood/fresh.html

I remember Mum used to bring me to pasar ( ahem, actually mum dragging me there) when I was young . and I would see the way she chose her fish.Professional man. Now I guess I can *kind of* tell you how to do it too.Plus one more thing, the fishmonger is a nice man and he doesn't make fishy business deals. Now he is my mum's good friend, cos he sends the fish to my home, saves the hassle of us going to the pasar, and me getting up early for that. ( Umm.. do I sound as if I'm complaining? Heheheh.... )

How to Pierce Through a Kevlar?

If a hamster is protected by a titanium ball with reinforced Kevlar(special material which makes bulletproof jackets) , how do you devise a method to go through it? Its a question which is of great importance to my dear friend who is afraid that my shelty will harm the poor hamster.

For more on Kevlar : http://www.dupont.com/kevlar/

Polar Express Ideology

“It doesn't matter where the train is going. What matters is deciding to get on."-- Tom Hanks.

"It doesn’t matter where Jesus is leading us. What matters is deciding to follow Him”-- go figure.

Wish List

This is not a good sign. While in the new year I have been changed quite drasctically, for example:
1. Wake up and do a 15-minutes stretching
2. See things differently -- "money isn't everything,dude", "live life to the fullest","be who you are", "speak up for yourself","humble yourself","mum and dad, i love you always","YY study hard and make your own decisions"

Well, it's not that I totally changed myself. I still want to be the CIO of an MNC, drive my MINI Cooper, have a big house for my parents and myself, have a big garden so I can plant my own fav flowers, get my own Shelty to fetch me papers in the morning or occasionally lick my face to wake me up.. etc... But in addition of that, I'd want to see less of me now, and more of others.No more I I I, it's gonna be YOU WE US THEM.Be less selfish, be more people-oriented.Be more approachable, be less me.Basically , it's the same old Mun Yee with the new Spirit. :)

I have a few items on my wishlist now:
1. Squash court -- a location where I can play with a friend regularly
2. Yoga teacher -- need to learn to relax. Have been experiencing faster heart pumps lately.

Ooutdoor Activities

Anyone game on the below:
1. Squash --> where is a good squash court?
2. Jogging --> where do you run?
3. Theatre --> any good ones lately?
4. Book --> what's the latest book you are reading?
5. Problem to share --> need a listening ear and a quiet mouth, let me know.I'll be there.

Acceptance

This past week has not been a good week. There's struggles within me ; to change or not to change. I felt the tide of change flooding me, and I know it's the right Spirit flowing through me, finally.

I thank God for the quibbles and the quarrel which I dished everything I felt about this guy. for someone who says that I'm "unpolished, sarcastic and young" then I say to him, "Yes, that's me, so take it or leave it." I see myself as a :
1. Unpolished(diamond) = rough diamond. Need another diamond to polish me up.
2. Sarcastic --> Yes , to ward off unnecessary guest off my life!
3. Young --> Yup, and I kick @$$.Beware.

To the polished, unsarcastic and old people , I present this to you:
"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity." (1 Timothy 4:12- NIV)

Lord, let me see with Your eyes. Protect me from evil and harsh words and condemnations. Let me speak Your truth, let me fear no one but You.Hide me in Your love , God. Remove the plank in my eye, and let me see good in another brother. Give me the patience that move mountains and calm storms.Help me Lord.

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

Have you ever fell in love?

It's weird, now I fall in love with humans and also things:

1. Dogs - Shelty ohh shelty.
2. Songs - I knew I loved you.
3. Flaws of humans - now *this* is weird...
4. Myself - Love thyself.( umm, I'm not JUST a thing, but a PRETTY thing hehe..)

Public Announcement : Are you blacklisted by JPJ?

To find out:http://www.eservices.com.my/Eservices/English/JPJ/checkBlacklist.asp

Try go during off-peak hours. It's jammed up during the day.

Monday, January 17, 2005

The Golden Rules of Courtship

Perhaps it's useful for some readers here, especially to my good guy buddies who can't seem to be able to attract the beautiful girls. :):):)

Rule 1: Survey
Rule 2: Get a target
Rule 3: Lock the target
Rule 4: Ask for blessings from the target
Rule 5: Collect money to get married.

End of story.

Ohh, and if the above doesn't work the first time, please repeat it until successful.
*Disclaimer* : Don't come and find me if you stilll CANT get someone.This is more than what is being solved by the above rules. U need a counsellor.

ROBOROVSKIEHOWHEUYUIEWUEK

Why are pet's name -- particularly some kind of hamster -- so hard to pronounce? Isn't it wonderful to just call them by their nicknames:
1. ROBOROVSKI -- ROBO / hammie
2. Shetland Sheepdog -- Shelty /doggie
3. Kuai -- turtle ( *attention to the guy who thinks he is intelligent*)

OK, sorry for wasting your time. Hahah...

You are Magnificent

Who compares to You?

Who set the stars in their place?

You who calmed the raging seas

That came crashing over me

Who compares to You?

You who bring the morning light

The hope of all the earth

Is rest assured in Your great love

You are magnificent

Eternally wonderful, glorious

Jesus, no one ever will compare

To You, Jesus

When the evening fades

You call forth songs of joy

As the morning wakes

We Your children give You praise.

Source : HillSong, Australia ( http://www.lyricsdownload.com/australia-hillsongs-magnificent-lyrics.html )

Money Money Money

Gosh..... It's not going to be possible :(:(:(
"Registration is currently expected to be €345, the figure given in our presentation at Singapore NTU"
I'm planning to go to Ireland at the end of this year, just to watch the Worlds' Universities Debate Championship (WUDC) , but looks like tha chance is very slim. Checked the price ad it's nothing I can afford :(:(:( :

1. Rego: €345 = Rm1,718.73 (current conversion rate is RM1 = EUR 0.20)
This is inclusive of hotel . Don't know of meals or social night entrance. Should be included as well.

2. Air flight
Can't get the price. Can't fly on MAS or SIA because they don't go to Dublin. Am still checking on British Airways or United.Anyone has any idea on which carrier takes us to Dublin?

3. Food
Cost of living there ... Need to get some information from Lonely Planet, as well as Lake.

4.Weather
Read that a lot of places are close during winter ; plus it's the Christmas season in Ireland ; might not be a good time to visit Ireland then. Haiiihhh...

5. Miscellaneous
clothing , tour guide , travel plans , companionship of friends etc etc.

Lots of things have to be given consideration to. Without money, all these are hard to achieve.And even with money, without friends , parties like this won't be fun! I'm just wishing to have Neha with me... and I secretly hope she knows this.... hehehe.. She's the girl I had my first Tequila shot with at a *gay* bar in KL!!!Wait wait, I gotta send this post to her, maybe she wana go, then we'll be able to meet and chat relentlessly. Haven't seen her for so long, miss her dearly.

Thursday, January 13, 2005

What happened last christmas?

Last christmas

I gave you my heart, But the very next day you gave it away

This year

To save me from tears

I’ll give it to someone special

Once bitten and twice shy

I keep my distance

But you still catch my eye

Tell me baby

Do you recognize me?

Well

It’s been a year

It doesn’t surprise me

I wrapped it up and sent it

With a note saying I love you

I meant it

Now I know what a fool I’ve been

But if you kissed me now

I know you’d fool me again

A crowded room

Friends with tired eyes

I’m hiding from you

And your soul of ice

My God I thought you were

Someone to rely on

Me?

I guess

I was a shoulder to cry on

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart

A man under cover but you tore me apart

Now I’ve found a real love you’ll never fool me again

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart

A man under cover buy you tore him apart

Maybe next year I’ll give it to someone

I’ll give it to someone special.

I stop understanding guys

There's a few things in this world you should not be worried about or even think about understanding them:
1. Men
2. Men
3. Men

Some of them are fickle-minded, egoistic, undecisive, while others are clingy and inconsistent. Some dare to tell me that I'm untampered and sarcastic and young. I thank God for all this. Hahhaa... God, please let me meet one man who isn't of the above.

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Top Three Priorities from now til February 16th

1. Fax-to-print project(Pilot)
2. Email server backup project(Pilot)
3. CCNA exam on 16th February(Super important)

4. PowerChute Business Ed.
5. SCSI driver from IBM MDHQ
6. AuditWizard alert when something is installed /removed
7. Emergency Repair Disk & Boot Disk
8. O2 manual
9. Sync Palm for PT
10. Patch BDC

Everything else can wait.

God, give me the strength to carry on and the wisdom to see it through.God, please be my guide when all else are dark. Your Word are the Lamp to thy feet and the Light to thy path.

Plan for Chinese New Year

NO to:
1. new clothes
2. meeting with friends and family members
3. angpaus
4. TV
5. companionship

YES to:
1. CCNA books
2. Flash cards
3. Coach
4. Sleepless nights
5. Sadness - can't celebrate!

Some important lessons for me today

1. Do not take silence as an acceptance of your own weakness.
2. Sarcasm hurts; even if it is to the most patient and condescending people.
3. Hold your tongue when you do not know who your opponent is.
4. Never assume everyone is the same as you.
5. Words hurt ; and it matters more when someone you care you that against you.
6. Attack ideas ; never the personality.
7. Just because you're young, it doesn't mean you can't make mistakes.
8. Just because you're young, it doesn't mean you can get away with mistakes.
9. Be humble always.
10. Absolutely no shouting, be patient when you try a point across.

Important Lessons to Learn in Life:

1. You'll learn lessons.
2. Lessons are repeated until it is learned.
3.There are no mistakes, just lessons.
4.There are no easy lessons.

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

What meets the eyes...

If you love sketch work, try looking at this one:

http://www.twingles.com/hoang/feb99_p04.html

"Some things are more than what meets the eye."- An Aquaintance,2005
An art work. No doubt. Posted by Hello

Thought today.

The Christian life is something we do together. We are to build each other up with words. To speak to one another with psalms,hymns and spiritual songs.(Ephesians 5:19)

Source: Alex AY( http://passioninc.blogspot.com)

Monday, January 10, 2005

Old Friends' Meet Up

Who did I meet?( in no particular order)

Audrey R., Maithili V., Amridzah A.,Siew Leng Y., Emily Lek , Nita B, Alinawati M., Deirdre,Melissa Audrey,Mel-Ann, Kar Men W, Ai Lin G., Geraldine C, and a whole lot more girls. Ohh of course, not forgetting my own gang punya girls laaa... :)

What did we do?
1. Terrorise Starbucks in KLCC
2. Terrorise Burger King's after that
3. Exchange business cards and numbers
4. Gossip about the people in the school (teachers and students alike)
5. Talk about the latest happenings in each others' lives
6. Take pictures

How I felt about the whole thing???
1. Some of us changed so much(size horizontally and not otherwise / flamboyance / classiness / flair / extravagance / personality change / job environment) and yet there are some of us who looks like we just left CBN yesterday. Some said I changed alot , some said I just look as I do. Hmm...Probably the only things which didn't change were the loud-mouth me and also the ability to bore :)

2. Many of us now have more power to bargain, in every term : purchasing power becomes bigger( shown in all the apparel worn that day) , flirting power, romance power, knowledge power. The best part is : one of my friends are actually an Assistant VP with an international bank, i'm like wowwwww... Soon she will be flying a high glamourous life, while we would be stuck to our grounds :( But then again, what fun would it be when you have grown up too fast - leaving your lungs full of nicotine, poison from the liqiour and junk for your brain? :)

3. In another 5 years, we will have kids running around us when we meet again.

When will we meet again , girls?


Saturday, January 08, 2005

Why do all mothers want their girls to marry so young??????

ARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH, MUM, let me tell you this: By pressuring me, you're just getting me into the mood of self-defence, and I don't want to marry EVEN MORE!!! EYah sure there's a nice guy around, yeah sure I should know him more, but why are you pestering me and force me to grow up? I just need some time off for myself : being single, enjoy the process of growing up -- all in just these few years of my life.I need time to learn about the big wide world out there, need time to finish off my studies, forget the dark memories, be in the stream again. Now, mum, why can't you understand this? HOw could you possibly NOT understand that your daughter needs to grow up? She wil eventually grow up, be a woman,marry someone good, have kids, yeah all those things will eventually fall into place. But not NOW, when she is still a kid that needs a lot of pampering! Just let her be...

Friday, January 07, 2005

What will heaven look like? Posted by Hello

Here’s to the crazy ones.

The misfits.
The rebels.
The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.

The ones who see things differently.
They’re not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.

You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,
disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.
Because they change things.

They invent. They imagine. They heal.
They explore. They create. They inspire.
They push the human race forward.

Maybe they have to be crazy.

How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written?Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?

We make tools for these kinds of people.

While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.

Because the people who are crazy enough to thinkthey can change the world, are the ones who do.

(Copyrighted.Apaprently written by Steve Jobs. Superb.
Source: http://www.apple.com/thinkdifferent/)

Life as someone says

“The real value of ease cannot be appreciated without having known pain,
nor of sweetness without having tasted bitterness,
nor of good without having seen evil,
nor even of life itself without having passed through death.”

Wana see some good food?

http://202.133.102.162/images/satay/dsc03113.jpg
http://202.133.102.162/images/satay/dsc03116.jpg
Err.. when u plan to go and eat this, let me know. I'll come with my camera!

New Year Resolution ,anyone?


Err... I cant even remember what my new year resolution is last year, wahahahha... So how do I improve on this year? Well, I could always say I want to lose some weight, look prettier,earn more money this year, aim for promotion, look for a boyfriend (*ekkkkSSS*maybe not!!!) , complete my CCNA , do my MCSE, think about a good vacation overseas, help some unfortunate people, make the world feel better ...


Frankly, there's just basically two things in life which I hold verydear to my heart:

1. Stop making people feel worse

2. Help people feel better.


Simple stuffs which can be as elaborate as you want, but if implemented , benefits alot of people , including ourselves. Happy New Yah!Muaxxx

XOXOXO


Stupid irritating bugger-- BUZZ OFF!!!!!!!

Some people just don't get it don't they???? When I say buzz off, I mean BUZZ OFF!!!!!!!! Boys, we just don't like you, and no matter what you do, we still won't like you, so BUZZ OFF!!! We don't like ur offers of dinners, we hate thinking about going to a movie with you,we cannot comprehend why we want to go swimming with you, we just dislike thinking about a future with you, so BUZZ OFF!!! We do not welcome any calls which is not related to work, we hate calls asking how we're doing, we frown when we hear your voice, so make our day, and BUZZ OFF!!!

If you don't BUZZ OFF, we'll arrange for a little small accident for u :) Now , take this!!!*muahahahhahahaahhahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahhahahahhahahahahahhahahah*