the rich will only get richer?

There’s a saying that the rich will only get richer... is it true?
However, I seem to get a clearer picture of how this work.

Take for instance …
In some organization, there will be email announcement when who & who’s beloved passed away (moved on).
However, it is mostly for big mole (translate into Cantonese dai lap mak)

And there will be an account no. for people who wish to contribute ‘white gold’ (in Chinese)
So far, I’ve not seen any email sent out for normal staff like us.

It makes me ponder,
1. Usually the big mole are mostly more well to do and have the means & are capable of providing a good funeral rite for the deceased.

2. Switching to the normal average staff point of view, we earn just enough and in times like these, may need a little more financial helps. But there were never an email sent so far. Is our beloved not as important a person to us too?

But of course there are always 2 sides to a coin.
3. If there are email announcements for every beloved that moved on in huge organisation, there may be many mails in our inbox. And we will be very busy replying mails or transferring funds.

But I think a fairer treatment will be better.

It’s either no email announcements are sent for staff of all level
OR
Send email announcements for all staff regardless of level
(again, this may lead back to point 3) but people will decide for themselves as to whether they want to act on the email received.


I for one, do not like this kind of discrimination.
To me “Discrimination in any professional way is still a discrimination.”

They make me happy

I love these colourful bags

They make me happy just by looking at them =D

3 rounds

3 rounds of Tasik Permaisuri tomorrow .... ooppss today I mean =D
very long time never run liao ...
some more got Mizuno Run next week ^^!

miss the after-sweat-it-all-out feeling .... just one word 'SONG'

no one can be slower

At the speed I'm watching the chinese TVB series or even english series, I don't think anyone could ever be slower.

I've started watching a Japanese series 'Good Luck' like months ago, till now not yet finish.
Guess what the show only have 10 episodes.

I've started watching one TVB series "sell abalone" that one about a month back and I've just completed watching the 6th episode.

Ah dear burnt 'House MD' season 1 for me and I've only watched 1 episode so far.

I bet no one can be slower ... LOL

Friends share with me that once they started, they will 'chase' and finish the story.
I'm wondering how come I don't get that urge one?? Ok lah, may be just once in a blue moon when I really have nothing to do.

Me weirdo? no? =p

Those I hugged before

They say when we hug, we share a special bond.
I think it's true because I still miss the 2 puppies that I hugged at Cathucak Market =p

tell...tell not ...tell ... tell not?

I was asked this question, it got me thinking...

If on one day, you see someone you know
your friend's partner (bf/gf) with another guy/girl
(let's say they don't look like casual friends or on a business discussion)

Will you choose to M.Y.O.B (Mind Your Own Business) a.k.a remain silent
OR
Will you choose to let her know (whether straight-forwardly or subtly or hintly)

I believe there are many factors that need to be taken into consideration ...
1. Is what we see what we see
2. what might happen if we tell, what might happen if we not tell
3. the level of trust
4. the individuals involved
5. the guilt of telling or the guilt of not telling
6. the relationship

There are no right or wrong answer for this ...
It's like a book I read not long ago... My Sister's Keeper.
it says "If you risk a daughter's life to save another daughter's life ... are you being a good mother or a very bad one?'

ALS @ Lou Gehrig's disease

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease, a progressive neuro degenerative condition that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
Cells that control essential muscle activity such as speaking, walking, breathing and swallowing are slowly destroyed.
Gradually, muscle weaken, waste awat and twitch uncontrollably. Patient in later stages of the disease may become totally paralysed.
Yet, through it all for most people, their mind remained unaffected.
Tragically, ALS is terminal.
It is the failure of the respiratory system that ultimately leads to death.

I've seen this disease slowly mercilessly taking away her life, a part of my life ... with us & the doctors not knowing what to do or what else can be done.

It was difficult to let go ... but God loves her more to let her suffer.

getting back to good old days

Later tonight, we'll be back to our good old days where we share our hearts, share our giggles and tears.

Back to the times when we were so carefree ...
without much to worry about
back to when we get to meet each days at school
back to when we get to meet each other over the weekend for badminton & breakfasts

a be-earlied gift =)

Didn't expect to receive such a sweet wedding gift!! with beautiful packaging as well!

Some more so early .... sort of make me nervous ....hehe =p

Thank you sooo much FL for the beautiful gift .... love it very much

really like both of us ah ... cooking up a storm in the kitchen =p

Now, the pictures to share with all,

the real thing will be hanging in our home next time =)

the home all of you have left some paint finger prints on the grills and walls before =p

ndc asked me the other day we were out for mamak

"why are you not panicking like others?"

I'm nervous, anxious, worried ... but perhaps I didn't let in show.

I was trying to convince myself that everything will be fine and it will be a memorable day =)

If you see me acting strange / weird or not myself, help bring 'me' back ... I'm getting a bit stressed as the day draw nearer and nearer. It feels like a storm in a miniature container ... if you ask me how is it like =)

RAYA Reunion Dinner 021008

Tonight we'll be having our RAYA Reunion Dinner 021008 =) weeee.....

The silver lining

Just right before RAYA,
the world markets came tumbling down ... looking at the contributing factors, we more or less know that it's coming. Any efforts to sustain the markets may help but it may not last long.
I'm afraid and yet I'm happy too
the market can't be always on the up, it needs corrections, like our lives
we can't be always on the top, lives have got their ups and downs.

Like the other day, while the stock markets and likewise investments came tumbling, the gold prices shoot up.
There's always a SILVER LINING for every CLOUD

Likewise, my next target is to get a property for investment ... this I've been dreaming for sometime (god knows how long) but has yet to come true.
I'm working on this one so that when the opportunities come and the time is right, we lay our foundation.
Rome was not built in one day ...
I'll persevere.

2 full day

It's uncommon that we get 2 days in a row of holidays in the middle of the week
and when we get it,

I'm gonna make sure that I treasure every hour of the days and make full use of it =)

weeeee........

Good luck & bad luck

"We all have good luck and bad luck. Unsuccessful people live lives doing nothing, avoiding bad luck and also good luck. It's hard to have any kind of luck if you're doing nothing, paralysed by fear. A successful person is one who takes action and takes the good with the bad, knowing that he or she can turn bad luck into good luck"

Robert Kiyosaki on what his rich dad told him.

Let them go

Tomorrow, I'll let them go ...
I've been holding them back for too long.

Although I feel 'mm seh tak'
but there's always a time when we need to learn to let go
Let them spread their wings and fly (although they don't have wings)
Let them enjoy the freedom that's due to them.
Now that I seldom have time for them.

Tomorrow, I'll be bidding farewell to both my tortoise 'Wu Wu' & 'Guei Guei'
I'll be letting them live with their friends at Thean Hou temple ...
a place I know where they will be well taken care of.
a place full of blessing and love..

It has been a wonderful journey raising these 2 'buggers' (as someone used to call them)
from getting various sizes container for their home as they grow to getting good-within-budget food for them)

I'm going to miss them making noise asking for food each time they sense someone near them.

I feel like a mother now, letting her children leave her to pursue their goals and dreams.
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Looking back, I was this girl who didn't give up any hopes.
Last time, I was told that tortoise have very long lives ... and often they are rear as sign of longevity.
I rear 2 - a male and a female tortoise ... to be honest, that was actually because I wanted both my mum and dad to have longevity to enjoy their senior years.
Now, I want the tortoise to be well taken care of at Thean Hou temple ... the sacred and holy place full of blessings.
For I know there, they can be together and survive for many many years to come.

Updates : I'm happy I found them a good place to belong to =)

why is it so?

Why is it so that when someone we love gets hurt we get hurt too? if not more hurt?

I'm not sure if everyone feel this way too ... but I experience this always.
even though, the hurt was a physical one.

Just like today,someone got himself a deep deep cut while we are cleaning our home kitchen,
I feel the pain to see him hurt so badly.
It doesn't help that he still bleeds even after 6 hours.

Now that I've promised him that everything will be fine when he wakes up tomorrow, I'll have to better make sure it will be fine.

This reminded me of that 'incident' that happen during our visit to FRIM (Forest Research Institute of Malaysia forest reserve) last year.

Sometimes things like this happen for a reason, they remind us not to take anyone for granted.

Today

1. woke up early

2. cook breakfast - fried eggs and boiled hotdogs only =p would be nicer if got buy baked bean the previous day =p

3. tend to garden - planted the plants that my colleagues gave to me =D weee.... so happy and added some plants to my garden.

4. start clearing back kitchen - dismantle cupboards, wash chair, found a bicycle, found a TV cabinet (from grandpa), clean & brush the whole kitchen floor, look for keys to back door lock, clean the window grills in the rain, arrange rubbish in the car to be discarded at dump site, had a trip around looking for suitable dump site.

5. Pasar malam & dinner

6. Movie time + supper

7. Blogging time

8. Sleep

how do we find our way back home?... back to where we belong

I was browsing through some old photos when we were so much much younger, and I realised we have been that young thing before ...

We have been our parents' precious, the source of our parents' joy and happiness.
Sometimes, we just hope that the moment lasts a little longer ...
Sometimes, when we think of the sacrifices our parents made for us ... and when they just want the very best for us.

We have also been the centre of attraction, the little one that everyone wants to cuddle,
the little one everyone wants to snap a pic with,
the little one that brought happiness to everyone around us

sometimes we wonder .... can we spend a little more time with our parents and not wait till it's too late
sometimes we wonder ... if our parent is to leave us forever, how do we find our way back home?
back to where we belong ...

steamed abalone mushroom

This one dish look simple, yet this is one dish I would like to cook good.
Sometimes the best foods are those simple foods which the cooking style brings out the taste of the foods.




ps. help me, I'm hungry ... very hungry all the time lately =p

ps. mushrooms ... my favourite ... all kinds all times =)

Garbage Enzyme

http://www.justlifeshop.com/pages/feature_product.htm

I've a new project to look forward to once I settled down.
Thanks to a colleagues Mr Koh who as always generously share his knowledge & findings with all of us.

I've always believe in doing our part to save this earth.
Together we can make a difference =)

I'll be making a 'tong' of these garbage enzymes for my own home consumption as well as for anyone who would like to come together to create a better future for our children.

Mmmm... writing on the poster too small right?
Here you go..

Garbage Enzyme
Don't buy, Go DIY.
Change climate formula is in your kitchen waste.
Garbage Enzyme is the solution to recover our ozone layer and lower the global temperature.

Discover the endless benefits of this earth saving enzyme you can make in your kitchen.
It's rewarding to heal the world.

Save money : turn kitchen waste to DIY natural household cleanser

Multiple usage : natural household cleaner, air purifier, deodorizer, insecticide, detergent, body care, car care, organic fertilizer.

reduces pollution : methane gas released from disposed garbage can trap 21 more times of heat than carbon dioxide, worsen the global warming.

purify air, increase oxygen level : remove odour, dissolve toxic air released from smoking, car exhaust, chemical residue and household products.

purify underground water : enzyme residues flow underground will eventually cleanse river and sea.

Natural pesticide : reduce mosquitoes, flies, rat, cockroaches, etc

anti bacterial & virus : antiseptic for your home

prevent drainpipe blockage : release residues accumulated in basin & toilet bowls.

At my colleagues housing area, they are mass producing the enzymes for dwellers household usage as well as for cleaning the drains and lake. So far it seems to be working very well.

ps. I too have a dream that some day we can gather and mass produce for our environment =)
Can we? =)

Be Happy .... the XY way

Ever wonder why those with XY sex chromose are generally happier than those with XX?
I think XY is a cheerful bunch and we have a lot to learn from them =)

XX although are more sensitive and emotional, seem to tend to let things get to them and sweat over small little stuff.

Let's get LOUD and HAPPY, the XY way ...... LOL =p


XY ...... doesn't care about what other think of them

XY doesn't really give a damn on what others think of them. XX more often than not worried too much that they create problems when there are none. Unless you're a celebrity, no one really pays attention to what size you wear, how much that handbag costs or what car you're driving anyway.
Why waste time and effort worrying too much ladies?


XY ...... play no matter how many grandchildren they already had

XY don't outgrow their toy (PS3 or that shooting game or that paint ball game).
See how XY spend their money on sports car, gadgets, latest technology,PS3, DVD & CD collection whereas XX spent their hard earned $ on cosmestics and push up bras (talking about the vulnerable self-esteem)
All work and no play makes Jill a dull girl ..... GO OUT & PLAY!!!!


XY ...... ask for what they want without shame

Just observe, those XYs never failed to demand for what they want while we XX imply, infer, suggest rather than instruct (due to we are the subtler YIN).
What's wrong with asking gals?? if we don't ask at all, we don't even give a chance to others to agree...


XY ...... exercise .... go go go

Most XXs never got into the habit of regular exercise... it's either they are occupied with their work or family or pets. For XXs who really exercise, mostly is also due to have a shapelier body or to burn that extra calories. Or some exercise for the sake of exercising because everyone is doing it.
XYs on the other hand DON'T EVEN PRETEND to exercise, they just go out & enjoy their games be it football / basketball or even golf.
Learn from them, we should find activities that we enjoy doing and can't wait to do.... let's move our butts gals!!!


XY ...... put themselves 1st, everything else comes second

XX ... work in corporate world, come home switch to nurturing role of mother & wife. She doesn't even have a single minute for herself (ok, maybe during shower time). They feel inadequate if they don't give enough to their home.
Now, look at XY, they take their own sweet time home, do nothing more strenous than watch the evening news and wash hands for dinner. They don't mind paying hefty sums for golf memberships or for their gadgets. Observe and you'll discover that they treat themselves much better than we ladies treat ourselves...
Start loving ourselves from this moment =)


XY ...... LET IT GO

Good memory is both a blessing and curse to the XXs. We can recall almost vividly almost everything including those that were better off forgotten / never meant to be remember.
XYs on the other hand, seldom remember even what happened a few days ago. Ask any of them and they will say "WTH do you want to spend your life bearing grudge for something that no one even remember after all?
Precious lesson from XYs : When we learn to let go, to forgive and forget, we boost our inner serenity, sense of well being and peace of mind.
I remember once someone told me, if we kept keeping old bad memories, where do we find place for new sweet memories. Free up space in us for those good things coming into our lives =)


XY ...... their heart doesn't rule all the time (like XX do)

We often accused the XYs of being insensitive, but we should learn from their resilience. They let their brain and logic work before they let emotions rule their action. Sometimes, when we let our hearts rule, it will only make the matter worse. XYs on the other hand, look for a solution first or at least use logic to stay calm 1st.

Does it work for you? tell me =)