"The last war on earth won't be started by Man."
Great tagline for a science fiction like this one. This is one show which got me glued to the screen, and made me feel as though I was in the show itself. Hahahha sounds silly but that's how engrossed I was in the show.
It's a movie with alot of good effects, little talking , only a lot of screaming and yelling , and some good acting. Apart of that, little explaination of what happened, you just gotta make 1+1 and equal it to 2. See Dakota Fanning yelling at the top pitch of her voice and Tom Cruise taking a more fatherly role in his life now - something different from all the macho roles he undertook before this.
This movie really is quite confusing - very little answers ; Why do aliens come? Where did they come from? What do they really want? What do they feed on? Why they die so easily when they have technology to exterminate people so easily?
Let's just wait for WOTW II for the answers. It's gonna be better than this !
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
When Life is empty...
... fill it with love
... fill it with good thoughts
... look for people
... look for God.
... fill it with good thoughts
... look for people
... look for God.
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Pekeliling is shifting
Pekeliling no more!
.... after standing tall for over 40 years , finally the City Hall has decided to move one of the oldest government flats in Kuala Lumpur to a place newer , and of course cheaper in land value.
.... It feels sad to see the blocks being emptied out phase by phase - this was where I grew up!!! My playground and my childhood memories were etched in this area. I remember watching The Mall being built, and how the Star LRT's foundations and pillars were put in place ... how this area has changed over the years.
.... I remember that the underpass connecting Block C (where we stayed) to the market place across the ever-busy Jalan Tun Razak used to flood during heavy downpours . Pedestrians who walked from Jalan Ipoh near the General Hospital after work even had to brave through the flood waters to get back to their homes as there was no pedestrian bridges being built. The underpass was sort of a curse and also a blessing to occupants in this neighbourhood because drug addicts and beggars infested this tunnel during night time, and there were horror stories of how people got mugged here. This was why we would avoid walking to the other side of the block during night time and during the quiet times of the day - say early evening. Not to mention, as this tunnel had "home guests" at night, you can imagine the stench emitted from the tunnel since these guests need a place to relieve themselves...hmm, OK, enough said.
.... Something which also didn't change over the years ; the cleanliness of this area, or rather the LACK of it! The place is still littered with rubbish everywhere and the elevators are still dirty due to the low civic-mindedness amongst many occupants. It's the same old stench from humans... sigh... I wonder if this will persist in the new apartment blocks - perhaps it's rather unlikely as it would be the same set of occupants in both areas, isn't it?
.... after standing tall for over 40 years , finally the City Hall has decided to move one of the oldest government flats in Kuala Lumpur to a place newer , and of course cheaper in land value.
.... It feels sad to see the blocks being emptied out phase by phase - this was where I grew up!!! My playground and my childhood memories were etched in this area. I remember watching The Mall being built, and how the Star LRT's foundations and pillars were put in place ... how this area has changed over the years.
.... I remember that the underpass connecting Block C (where we stayed) to the market place across the ever-busy Jalan Tun Razak used to flood during heavy downpours . Pedestrians who walked from Jalan Ipoh near the General Hospital after work even had to brave through the flood waters to get back to their homes as there was no pedestrian bridges being built. The underpass was sort of a curse and also a blessing to occupants in this neighbourhood because drug addicts and beggars infested this tunnel during night time, and there were horror stories of how people got mugged here. This was why we would avoid walking to the other side of the block during night time and during the quiet times of the day - say early evening. Not to mention, as this tunnel had "home guests" at night, you can imagine the stench emitted from the tunnel since these guests need a place to relieve themselves...hmm, OK, enough said.
.... Something which also didn't change over the years ; the cleanliness of this area, or rather the LACK of it! The place is still littered with rubbish everywhere and the elevators are still dirty due to the low civic-mindedness amongst many occupants. It's the same old stench from humans... sigh... I wonder if this will persist in the new apartment blocks - perhaps it's rather unlikely as it would be the same set of occupants in both areas, isn't it?
Attempt at the Rice Cake
Haven't been to the kitchen for a long time, so now it's going back there to experiment. Saw the recipe in the book yesterday night and thought, hmmm.. since I'm not gonna do anything today, I might as well make some good use of my time to cook something which I like to eat when I was young....
I remember the times when I was still a kid, and how I loved to eat rice cake from the market place in Pekeliling made by this particular grandma. (Wonder where she went to now that Pekeliling had to move) Well, it's not expensive, I think a piece just cost 50 cents in those days... OK, maybe more... A good rice cake is translucent , indicating how smooth the texture of the cake within was... Use a fork and cut a small portion out of the cake before adding a little condiment made of "choi pou"(a type of vegetable) fried together with shrimps ... mmm..
It's just the little things in life which makes us happy isn't it? :)
Why did I like the cake so much? Well, yeah, it's just a simple food since the cake is just made of rice flour anyway. It's the skill to make the cake smooth as silk which amazed me more. Now that I have to learn to make it myself, I realised that things aren't simple as they look! Looks like I've to return to the kitchen to perfect the skill before actually presenting my own rice cake to anyone...
I remember the times when I was still a kid, and how I loved to eat rice cake from the market place in Pekeliling made by this particular grandma. (Wonder where she went to now that Pekeliling had to move) Well, it's not expensive, I think a piece just cost 50 cents in those days... OK, maybe more... A good rice cake is translucent , indicating how smooth the texture of the cake within was... Use a fork and cut a small portion out of the cake before adding a little condiment made of "choi pou"(a type of vegetable) fried together with shrimps ... mmm..
It's just the little things in life which makes us happy isn't it? :)
Why did I like the cake so much? Well, yeah, it's just a simple food since the cake is just made of rice flour anyway. It's the skill to make the cake smooth as silk which amazed me more. Now that I have to learn to make it myself, I realised that things aren't simple as they look! Looks like I've to return to the kitchen to perfect the skill before actually presenting my own rice cake to anyone...
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Blair says
"Ideals survive through change, they die through inertia in the face of challenge." - Tony Blair in response to EU's fiasco lately.
What is the ideal of your life? Is it money? Properties? Career? Love? Most people yearn for the items mentioned; indeed they are important in wake of the ever-changing society. Personally, I find it a struggle to juggle between the need for money and career and the need to find the center of my life again. There's an urge to excel , to do more , to learn and to practice more, but somehow things always get stuck in between. Yes, money is still important , but satisfaction to know that the job is well done is even more important these days.
I ask myself daily, do I matter ? If I am no longer in this position, in this company, would it matter? Are we all indispensable or otherwise? There's been layoffs and restructuring of companies - and if we do not keep busy on our toes, can we actually survive the world out there?
Perhaps I can modify the line above : "Tough people survive through change, and the weak die through inertia in the face of challenge."
What is the ideal of your life? Is it money? Properties? Career? Love? Most people yearn for the items mentioned; indeed they are important in wake of the ever-changing society. Personally, I find it a struggle to juggle between the need for money and career and the need to find the center of my life again. There's an urge to excel , to do more , to learn and to practice more, but somehow things always get stuck in between. Yes, money is still important , but satisfaction to know that the job is well done is even more important these days.
I ask myself daily, do I matter ? If I am no longer in this position, in this company, would it matter? Are we all indispensable or otherwise? There's been layoffs and restructuring of companies - and if we do not keep busy on our toes, can we actually survive the world out there?
Perhaps I can modify the line above : "Tough people survive through change, and the weak die through inertia in the face of challenge."
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Face to face with ....
God works in mysterious ways.... and I can't tell you enough how much I want to thank God and shout Hallelujah when I saw the passing mark on the screen.
=:Flashback:=
8th June 2005
12.45pm - Panicky me.My goodness.... OSPF, RIP?? NAT , Access List??? PPP , HDLC??
1.30 pm - 15 more minutes to ...?
1.45 pm - Get into the exam room... the all-too-familiar room with the PCs and the printer which would print the result..
1.50 pm - Cisco Survey , yada yada yada...
2.00pm - Demo on how to answer the questions - MCQ and Simulations.
2.05 pm - Exam begins. I thought it was 1 and a half hours paper... how come it was shown 1 hour 55 minutes when I started? Weird..
3.15 pm - Exam completed. Only one simulation question. The rest of the questions look pretty familiar... OK, here comes the results... Can I not look?
A moment later... "Congratulations ..........." I PASS!!! :-0 Thank God praise God... All the glory belongs to You!
I'm just too elated right now.... I'm being more grateful than being happy because without His blessings, I'd not make it I think... He is more faithful than we all think. Thank you, Lord, for making it possible! Pray before you go in, praise God after it is over... indeed.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Another group of special people who made it all possible today : my closest buddies - Jun Hao , Carol , Tomas and unknown prayer warriors who interceded for me... Without them , nothing is possible. They saw the lowest side of me , through the down time. They were the ones who said 'move ahead' and 'i believe in you' and 'i have the confidence in you' when I don't even feel an ounce of that in me... Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
-Firewalker-
=:Flashback:=
8th June 2005
12.45pm - Panicky me.My goodness.... OSPF, RIP?? NAT , Access List??? PPP , HDLC??
1.30 pm - 15 more minutes to ...?
1.45 pm - Get into the exam room... the all-too-familiar room with the PCs and the printer which would print the result..
1.50 pm - Cisco Survey , yada yada yada...
2.00pm - Demo on how to answer the questions - MCQ and Simulations.
2.05 pm - Exam begins. I thought it was 1 and a half hours paper... how come it was shown 1 hour 55 minutes when I started? Weird..
3.15 pm - Exam completed. Only one simulation question. The rest of the questions look pretty familiar... OK, here comes the results... Can I not look?
A moment later... "Congratulations ..........." I PASS!!! :-0 Thank God praise God... All the glory belongs to You!
I'm just too elated right now.... I'm being more grateful than being happy because without His blessings, I'd not make it I think... He is more faithful than we all think. Thank you, Lord, for making it possible! Pray before you go in, praise God after it is over... indeed.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Another group of special people who made it all possible today : my closest buddies - Jun Hao , Carol , Tomas and unknown prayer warriors who interceded for me... Without them , nothing is possible. They saw the lowest side of me , through the down time. They were the ones who said 'move ahead' and 'i believe in you' and 'i have the confidence in you' when I don't even feel an ounce of that in me... Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
-Firewalker-
Monday, June 06, 2005
Overcoming fear
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
The Prayer
I've studied all I can
I've done all I could
I've ran the full round
Coming to this point is not easy
It shouldn't be so hard
It was never meant to be this way
So what if I fail again?
The sky is going to be blue again
The world won't stop turning
The clouds are going to be white as snow
And people are just going to go thru life today like they did yesterday.
My doubt is real
And it's really BIG
How would I know if it is the way to go?
Only God knows how much strength there's left inside of me
Only an ounce of strength
There's nothing left.
Maybe I'm meant to pass,
Or maybe not
But whatever it is -
Praise be to God
Because His will is already done.
Amen.
I've done all I could
I've ran the full round
Coming to this point is not easy
It shouldn't be so hard
It was never meant to be this way
So what if I fail again?
The sky is going to be blue again
The world won't stop turning
The clouds are going to be white as snow
And people are just going to go thru life today like they did yesterday.
My doubt is real
And it's really BIG
How would I know if it is the way to go?
Only God knows how much strength there's left inside of me
Only an ounce of strength
There's nothing left.
Maybe I'm meant to pass,
Or maybe not
But whatever it is -
Praise be to God
Because His will is already done.
Amen.
Depends on who?
How much control do I have over my own life?
Literally very little now. It feels totally unsafe , like hanging at the cliff without a rope, or a harness. It's a choice between jumping off the bungee and jumping off a cliff.Which one would you choose?
In receiving Christ, there is an invisible rope, and most often we do not see it. And then the Devil comes and says there is no rope, and we're all going towards damnation. How doomed can life be at this point?
I've never been in this state like what I am right now. Totally, totally unable to feel that control in my own hands, as if I'm falling into a deep pit , like walking in a dark tunnel ... is there no end to this? When will Light come again? When will I see the meaning to all this?
I'm praying harder than before.... Praying that God will see me through all this ... praying God will show His way, His will.
Literally very little now. It feels totally unsafe , like hanging at the cliff without a rope, or a harness. It's a choice between jumping off the bungee and jumping off a cliff.Which one would you choose?
In receiving Christ, there is an invisible rope, and most often we do not see it. And then the Devil comes and says there is no rope, and we're all going towards damnation. How doomed can life be at this point?
I've never been in this state like what I am right now. Totally, totally unable to feel that control in my own hands, as if I'm falling into a deep pit , like walking in a dark tunnel ... is there no end to this? When will Light come again? When will I see the meaning to all this?
I'm praying harder than before.... Praying that God will see me through all this ... praying God will show His way, His will.
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Long time
It's been a long time since I last blogged. Nothing much, still the same old me... except that I havent been having very good sleep every night worrying about a thousand things in my life - predominantly my soon-to-be-coming exam.
I'm really afraid of failing this exam, I don't know why.... It's just a phobia of taking the same exam and failure seems to be so real... What if I fail again? But then again, the exam can't be so hard, I just wonder why I'm taking it so hard.... Perhaps the main problem is that I can't remember alot of facts nowadays - and "coincidentally" that very CCNA book is full of facts!
I don't know the outcome of this exam, but whatever it is , like what an old friend said to me years ago - Pray before you go in, praise God after you've done it. I'm just going to stick by it, and stand by God's Word.
This whole incident just reminds me of how doubtful I am towards my own ability. I wish I can see the reason why I'm going through all this. If this isn't for me, then what is?
I'm really afraid of failing this exam, I don't know why.... It's just a phobia of taking the same exam and failure seems to be so real... What if I fail again? But then again, the exam can't be so hard, I just wonder why I'm taking it so hard.... Perhaps the main problem is that I can't remember alot of facts nowadays - and "coincidentally" that very CCNA book is full of facts!
I don't know the outcome of this exam, but whatever it is , like what an old friend said to me years ago - Pray before you go in, praise God after you've done it. I'm just going to stick by it, and stand by God's Word.
This whole incident just reminds me of how doubtful I am towards my own ability. I wish I can see the reason why I'm going through all this. If this isn't for me, then what is?
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