Impact Of A Soul To A Soul From A Soul

I know this is a bit late, with just an hour or two away from the auspicious reunion dinner. This is a message to all my friends, near and far, known and unknown, remembered and forgotten, loved and hated, basically everyone on this planet I guess.

I know some of you are already back to your hometown, or your spouse’s family, or some even overseas, but then I extend my wishes to all of you no matter where you are, what you are doing, not only to you, but your family, spouse and your spouse’s family as well.

My best wishes for a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year to Winn, Kyels, Devil, Piggie, Grace, Carmen, Jing Xian, Ah Sim, Angie… my good friends, Lisa, Yah Li, Fung Wan, Lai Kuan, Lee Khuen, Chee Kheun, Kwong Wai, Lip Seng, Elvin, and your spouses which I have not mentioned… my course mates, Ron, Foong Li, Siew Lan, Woo, Siew Hoon, Lee Keng, Vivian… my schoolmates, MBSSKL rocks, Donny, John, Chow Tien, Thiam Loong, Yik Meng… my colleagues, Choon Hoon, Angeline, BC, Chin, Chen, Lew and of coz to all those which I might not have mentioned above.

A warmest wish that you may all be flourished with joy, happiness and wealth for the coming years. I know you can’t wait for your reunion dinners, I too can’t wait. I think dinner for us this year will be ready in about 30 more minutes, so here’s wishing all again a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year.

Of course for those who are receiving ang pow like me, may you all received lots of it with the blessings that comes with each one of them.
For those giving ang pow, may your blessings touch and give joy to all recipients.

Gong Xi Fa Cai
Xin Nian Kuai Le

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I’m just furious when I think about this. I have heard so much but then when I don’t see things with my own eyes, it’s hard to boil up a temper. For those living near my area, they would definitely know the fear of one particular Kelisa, numbered 1227. This rampaging owner has just been getting on my nerves and I presume on everyone’s nerves.

I just do not get it! How could there be people such as this, which have no respect for other’s properties. I don’t really care if you drive like a dork or a mad cow. I don’t even care if you drive in a zig zag manner and hit every darn lamp post or even running into drains. However because of your inability to control your beast behavior, you are causing my so much pain. Because of you my care has all these scratch mark, not one, not two, but uncountable scratch marks. Apart from that, most of these spots are so deep, that it is no longer repairable even by polishing it.

I have no prejudice until just now which I saw everything with my own eyes. Even with my car parked so far to the corner, and you had so much space, but still you had to open your door so wide that it will hit your own front of your car. In the process you hit my car and continue to cut my precious baby. With what I have witnessed, I can purely say that I hate you, I despise you, I just feel like choking your brains outta your eye sockets. I believe you should not even be called auntie, you should be called beast.

I just do not know why there would be such beasts and animals living among our civilized society. I just don’t know why they do not heed the words where you get back what you sow. I know you might not even like your car or even hate your car, but then don’t think that others think like you. Some people like me like our car, even love our car. I just feel like strangling you know, you stupid auntie.

I have always been telling myself that I should not mistreat other, no matter the living or the non living. I believe that everything exist with a purpose. Even the things that we buy, still needs some loving care. I have my electronic gadgets such as my camera, mobile phone, or even my usb card reader, which I take good care of. Even a scratch on any one of this stuff will render me in a down state. I just like my things in perfect condition, if possible in the condition when I bought or obtained them.

I just think that it’s very inconsiderate for her to treat my car in such a way. Now I just feel bad as I could not protect my baby from such beasts and animals. I just hope that people would just be more considerate about other and do not do things to harm others.

I just wish that all you inconsiderate people will be cursed, cursed to the max. May you be treated ten times worse than what you have done.

I hope that others or even me myself will learn to appreciate other’s properties, other’s belongings and other’s whatever. Let’s hope the future of our society will be brighter and brighter and brighter…

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I have started my Chinese New Year leave today, hooray! With just 3 more days to Chinese New Year, things are just getting in their place by themselves. The festive season with it’s hot weather, the spring cleaning of the house and even work place, the Chinese New Year songs with “Gong Xi Gong Xi” is just filling the air space, at least my air space.Although I have escaped the torture of work at least for the next 2 weeks, but today I still had to rush to get my car fixed and then changing it’s auto gear oil as well. I don’t think I want to be caught in the middle of nowhere during this festive holidays. Even if I were to stop in front of the shop also I might not get help.

I managed to get all my stuff done in the earlier part of the day which ended at about 2 in the afternoon. I was quite hungry so I decided to drop by the chicken slaughter house, KFC, for some fried chicken, it’s been awhile since I had fried chicken ala fast food style. I thought that since I did not take breakfast, I would be hungry enough to take the 3 piece dinner plate ordeal. So I bought my chickens and added a large whipped potato, which I just adore.

Back home, I only managed to finish the meal in an hour’s time. That is after I forcefully stuff the last remaining piece of chicken and a few spoonful of whipped potato. I just could not believe myself, it was like yesterday when I could eat chicken rice with additional of 4 bowls of rice. Either I am really getting old, or my intestines are getting smaller due to my diet. I don’t know if this is good or not, but at least I am still able to eat and I did not waste as I ate all of them. That is why my tummy is not feeling so good. I think it’s bloated. I think it needs rest. I think it needs some gentle loving care. Anyone care to provide some gentle loving care? It will be greatly appreciated!

Come to think of it, how many times have we wasted food? I know I am guilty of it, although I try my very best not to do so. I always have the habit of finishing my food, speck clean that’s it. It’s like the Chinese saying “Mei Yan Jiu Gang”. It’s been a habit that has been in me and I don’t know when it started. I know that we all do not really think about hunger or rations as it would not have crossed our minds in our society. But then, out there, there are so many that have to bear with hunger and a majority of them are children.

Hunger has been around the world for quite some time, but then it has never even crossed our minds when we throw away leftovers after a good meal. How many times have we ordered food for a meal which we find that we could not finish? I know I have. I think we are never aware that we are so much fortunate than others in this small little world. I think if we were to serve the leftovers that we throw away for every meal that we had for a duration of one week, I guess it might save the lives of so many others dying of hunger.

I know that sometimes we could not avoid it, but then, if we were to be more conscious and do not practice wasteful habits, we could make a difference. We can make a big impact by allowing the younger generation to realize this as they will be shaped in turn to shape our society. If we are do not waste, then there will be plenty left for other as well as ourselves for a later time. The best feeling would be not to waste food which may save lives out there. It is our duty to ensure that we all survive and reaching out to help others will mean so much to others.

I guess this festive season would be a good start to cultivating this attitude of not wasting. By that I do not mean that you should stuff everything and get sick, but to be considerate to your own appetite and think of all those hungry children, when you order a 10 course feast for your own pleasure of appetite. A little effort goes a long way.

Food for thought
Thoughts of food

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I know I have been silent for a while. There’s no valid excuse as this is my shrine. My shrine where I am suppose to visit and revitalize myself. It has just been impossible for me to relax, especially during this time. I knew she was leaving, but then I never thought about my portfolio, silly me. My portfolio has just double or so to speak tripled. First it was when my backup left where I doubled my portfolio overnight by doing every thing alone. Then now I have just tripled my previously doubled profile when there are no replacements. What a Chinese New Year Ang Pow I got.

I have been busy lately, and for those who noticed, I am mostly away or even not logged on to instant messenger. So sorry for those who were looking for a chat. I am currently engaged with a few things which I must finish before I go for my leave as well as finishing my daily tasks which apparently no one else can do.

I’m not really complaining or whining, but a helping hand is always welcomed. I know this way I will be able to learn more, but it’s going to be a bit stressful when it comes to support. Even now itself I sometimes need to work over 20 hours straight, I just hope that there will never be a day where two different systems go down. If that happens, I can only pray or sell my soul to the devil in order to a cloned me so we can both work 20 hours straight and make sure both systems are up.

I remember during economics classes bout demand and supply, where at a point, we humans would take priority on rest rather on work. I guess I have not reached that point as I still earn so little, but then I do value rest as well. I find that I do not fit in any of the categories I have learnt. I do not know if the syllabus has changed to incorporate a category that I would fit into, but I feel it’s just tiring. Working day and night continuously, cracking my brains to solve issues, scratching my head to baldness, forcing my body to work, straining my eyes to look at the screens, etc.

Is it worth it? I do not know, but I know if I do not, it’s the end to my material satisfaction (not that I have much) or even the end to my essentials and necessities.

I guess I will be stuck with this for sometime, but then looking at it, it’s my chance to enhance my knowledge and to prove myself. I guess this is going to be tough as it will be draining me dry like being sucked dry by a vampire, but then if I make it, this will be a golden opportunity for me to expose myself to a new environment and juggling between both job scope will be invaluable.

So wish me luck, as this red packet is not easy to come by. It does seem bad to me but then I would like to think of it in a different light. This could be the thing I have been waiting for. Waiting for…

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Alright! I am no good at these stuff, but here goes nothing. I was tagged and therefore I will have a post just for this matter.

Here are the regulations as passed on… The first player of this game starts with the topic “five weird habits of yourself,” and those who got tagged need to write an entry of their five weird habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next five person to be tagged and link to their journals. Don’t forget to leave a comment in their blog or journal that says “You are tagged” (assuming they take comments) and tell them to read yours.

So here are my strange stuffs

1. I have to spend some quality time with my computer and my PS2 before I go to bed. It’s like getting to know each other better, bonding is the word I guess.
2. I have no less than 15 soft toys in my car. Ranging from one or one and a half meter tall soft toy to knuckle size stick on type.
3. I always buy the papers if there is intech, but then I end up not reading the paper at all. It’s just becomes old newspaper even on the day I bought it.
4. I still try to keep long hair, having a haircut like once in six months or longer, even though thousand and one beings on this planet calls me miss. I still do not comprehend how they could mistaken me, a he from a she…
5. I keep a lot of old stuff, especially those related to me. So I you have made something for me, gifts, love letters, anything at all, you can still find it safe with me. Sentimental or …

Alright then, now that you know my habits, it’s your turn to write yours… Ok, I’m actually a bit on the lame side, cause I don’t really have much of a group around the this space so I can only tag my dear darling Winn and The Devil Herself.

So if you are out there and you want to be tagged, do inform me. I will tag you, ok, I’m desperate man, so come on, drop me a line ok.

As for some others, though you might not have your own space, I pass this to you too. So Ah Sim and Piggie, you can leave your stuffs here in my comment box or you can let me know if you wan to post here. I can get it done ok.

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Who would’ve known. My first submission to the star and it got published. And to top it off, I am the RM50 winner of the day! I know it’s not a lot, but it made a cheerful person out of me at least for the day. Happy, happy feeling now…

Here’s the link to my post and the Citizen’s Blog

• Citizen’s Blog
• My post “Mobile Phones And Students”

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It was a public holiday yesterday and then I knew that there was this 8 TV event in BTS. I thought it was just a normal TV station event so what the heck. I decided to venture to BTS anyway despite the fact that there would be a crowd. I actually left the house at about half past noon and reach BTS at about half past one. I thought that it would be bad with all these people attending the event but then again I managed to park my car at B4, which is not that bad. I remembered one time just before Christmas where they had a countdown in Sg Wang, I had to park my car at B5 and there were only about 10 empty available spaces. Therefore, this was not bad at all.

I only got to know that the event was actually for S.H.E. who came over to promote their new drama which I do not know the actual name. There weren’t many people there, so I thought that they may not be there yet as the session starts at half past four in the afternoon. So I went for lunch at a Korean restaurant in Low Yat Plaza and did some shopping in Sg Wang. After all that I made it back to BTS at around half past three. Shopped around in BTS and asked around for the prices of getting a haircut. The prices that I got were around RM 45 for a wash and cut or I could go for highlight, wash and cut for the price of RM 199. I still have not decided yet, but definitely, a haircut is in need before the auspicious chinese new year.

I had a glance at the event organized for S.H.E. fans and the media. It was not like what I have imagined. You know those video clips, news, papers, or magazines you have seen, depicting the “meet the fans” sessions overseas especially in Hong Kong. I have always had the impression when the artist or whom ever superstars or the entertainment industry are here, it would be like a big event. People dress up like their idols, people screaming, and people fainting and suffocating of lack of air, you know stuff like that.

My utmost and you can say “high” experience was when Michael Jackson decided to have 2 days of concert here in Malaysia. I remember queuing for hours in the streets just to buy tickets. I went to the concert early just so I might not be late. I yelled and screamed during the concert until I lost my voice. It was one of the few concerts which I have been to and it can easily be the best for me, no question about it. I have not been going to any other concert after that.

Back to S.H.E., I saw a handful of crowd on level six of BTS waiting and some were inside already. Except for the organizers which were well over their 20s, the fans and all the others which were there was in the age range of 15 to 18. It just did not look anything like what we normally see in TV of those in Hong Kong. It would be like a push and pull with yelling and long queues or even people fainting. I guess we just have not gone to that stage, which in my opinion is a good thing. I mean at least we know there’s not going to be any injuries or stuff like that happening. I believe being a fan is one thing and having to enjoy such events in a safe environment is another. You can be a die hard fan and stuff like that or yell until you could not utter a word for the next 2 months, but keeping such event safe should ultimately be the number one criteria for such events.

I think that it’s good that our youngsters are actually enjoying these events, as well as learning to appreciate them. It’s certainly more healthy this way and I bet parents would be more than willing to let their children go to these events and future events. If there was any misfortune, do you think your parents would let you go, knowing that there is a chance for you to get hurt in any way possible. I bet not.

I think that our society know how to enjoy ourselves and prevent any thing that could tarnish this. I’m not saying that these people overseas are not enjoying or are just plain rude or something like that, but I think we would enjoy such events better if we were to follow a few guidelines. Then it would be more memorable to everyone rather than having the news reporting how many people needs first aid, how many injured, how many fainted and things like that.

I think it all boils down to the individual and what they value, which in turn determines how they behave during such events. I hope we would be able to keep it this way and hopefully when our children go for such events, or even ourselves, it would be as such where everyone enjoys themselves.

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I was intimidated to write this, after listening to something on the radio, but I have my doubts. I have always tagged myself as “open”, but then again, in so many situations, I felt that I am so conservative. I always say that I am open in discussing sex related issues or other of such matter. As time goes by, I find that I have been in contradiction, although not all the time, it’s still disturbing that I have been going against myself once in a while.

I’ve heard on the radio this morning, a lady was so called arrested because she had a condom in her hand bag or bag or something like that. She was then brought back to the police station of suspicion of prostitution. All this because of a condom in the bag…

It’s still in the mindset of our society, that sex is somewhat of a subject that should not be discussed openly. But then again, if we are not going to discuss about it, then when are we going to learn about it. Does our younger generation still need to rely on the use of pornography materials and their immature mind to try to comprehend one of nature’s laws? Are the young minds able to comprehend what the pornography material they got their hands on, and make the correct interpretation? I would bet the percentage would be way below the 0 mark. I did not.

Condom is one of man’s creations that should not be looked at lightly. This little invention has brought so much joy and saved lives. It has been used for family planning to ensure that you are ready to have kids. It’s used for safe sex, if you are just fooling around, experimenting, or even for some bad purposes that you can guess by yourself. Another significant thing about condoms is that it has reduced the chances of contracting “AIDS” which in turn has saved so many lives throughout the world.

If you are the type that goes all out on the one night stand spree, I would strongly suggest using the condoms as it will save you from STDs and most importantly, protect others which you intend to fool around. It’s bad enough that you fool around, but spreading diseases to other is just plain evil, especially if you know you have such STDs.

As for the younger counterparts, it’s definitely a must for safe sex as you do not want to get pregnant if you are let’s say 15 years old. It would be hell to get married because of pregnancy at such a young age. I’m not saying that with safe sex you should go ahead and do it, but at least if you do it, make sure it’s safe. You don’t want angry parents knocking on your doors with a pregnant daughter, believe me, it’s hell.

For couples who want to enjoy being couples can use it to ensure family planning is a part of their plan. They can ensure that they won’t be burden with a child suddenly right after their marriage. Then again, when they are ready, to get pregnant is a very different things altogether.

I guess in our society, the subject such as sex will still have to be discussed behind closed doors. As for the condoms part, I guess we have known of this miracle rubber since umpteen of years ago. We know of it’s origin, it’s use, but then we do not use it, but rather suffer. I believe that we are still in a stage where if someone carries a condoms and he is a guy, the first impression would be that he is a perverted guy or something like that. You tell me your impression of the guy you just met or girl, and you find him/her dropping condoms out of their wallet or purse.

We are just reluctant or to be ashamed to go out and publicly purchase condoms because the perception from society is that, it is bad. We always label these people as perverts and other stuffs like that. We are actually ignoring the fact that using a condom actually will help in saving lives and prevent further social illnesses due relating to sex such as baby abandoning and STDs. Even I have a reluctant feeling whenever I want to look at condoms. Not that I am buying or using any of them, but to check out the varieties out there in the market. Imagine the butterflies in the stomach of the young man who wanted to buy and use condoms while having sex. In the end he might not even buy any and end up getting his girl pregnant and then it turns to abandoning the baby or marriage or getting STDs or may be all of it in one shot.

It has been proven that condoms reduced the number of infected AIDS victims in certain country after the promotion and education of condoms, so why are we still so conservative? If we are to save lives, we have to change. We need to look at things in a different perspective. We need to educate instead of ignoring these facts.

On another note, not having sex would be the ultimate in stopping all these, but we are human, we make mistakes. Who doesn’t. Therefore, prevention is another way to ensure that our mistakes do not becomes a catastrophe for us. I am not condoning to sex before marriage or one nightstand or teen sex or what so ever kind of sex you may prefer, but think of the consequences and always be safe than sorry. I’m just thinking why condoms have become such that in possession of it makes you looks like a devil in disguise.

Roll down the rubberman, and make sure it’s safe sex if you must do it.

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Some of the best places for food often blossoms in the weirdest part of the city. I have heard of this place for quite some time and the reputation of the food there is no less than “best” to describe it. I was deterred to try this delicacy because of the perception of the place where this stall is located.

This place is in Pandan Indah and the delicacy is fish head noodle. I remembered that this dish used to be one of the must order dish at any restaurant if you are eating noodles. The dish which serves as soup was really an essential as we like to have soup for dinner.

The location
If you are traveling from MRR2 from Gombak to Kesas highway, then make a left turn to Pandan Indah. As you drive, keep to your left and you will pass the first traffic light you will see BCB bank on you right and Putra bus station on your left. After the Putra bus station there is a left turn, turn into this road. As you drive on you will see stalls on your left and a condominium on your right. It is the last stall on your left. Parking is a problem as there are no dedicated parking lots.

The deterrent for me to eat at this stall is the smell. There is a big drain located just next to the stall. As you walk past, the smell definitely hinders you to go forth, but if you take up the courage and step forth, it is worth it. As you sit down at the table, you do not smell it, or was it the taste of the food has overcome the rest of the smell.

The stall specializes in fish head noodles and they also sell prawn noodles as well as porridge. Beside this stall there is a fried seafood stall next to it which is also well known. I did not have the stomach for the seafood so I tried the fish head noodles.

The fish head noodle was exactly like what I used to eat during my younger years. It has a mix of preserved vegetables, tomatoes, evaporated milk, and of coz fried fish. It was rich in tastes and definitely a joy for my taste buds. A thing to note is the fish; it has no fishy smell and taste at all. The fish was prepared in a way that it rids of all the fishy smell and taste. If you do not eat fish outside or inside the house because of the smell, this is definitely a taste you must try. It’s an eye opener.

The cost of a bowl of fish head noodle is RM 4 which I can say is value for the money. One bowl comes with ample or I would say a lot of noodles and it is definitely going to make you full. It’s just difficult to find value for money especially in this time where inflation is so high.

It sometimes puzzles me that most of the best food that I have encountered resides at these ungodly places. But there is just no substitute for good for especially for Chinese like me. No matter where the place may be, how smelly it may be, how dirty it may be, there will still be patrons if the food is good. And when I say patrons, it’s not just people like you and me or the lower income group. I have seen Mercedes and BMW parked at the roadside of a stall that looks like a rundown place and infested with viruses. That is how good the food was and how we would travel and look for good food.

Enjoy the food.
Bon Appetite.

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I have almost had it with the school reopen thing. Why on earth that when school reopend, it become hell for the students, as well as the working motorist. I just cannot comprehend this! I was stuck for almost 10 minutes just to make a right turn out to the main road. And I owe it all to all these cars going up to the school, be it students, parents, teachers or whoever it is. Its really a big trauma when it comes to schooling days mixed with a little bit of rain. The results are purely disastrous.

It has become in a way shcool holidays are looked forward by the working class motorists. During this time, it’s just blissful to drive to workas it would be so smooth with a bump or two. If you would like it, you can imitate F1 racing on the streets in the morning. But when it comes to the dreaded school days again, streets are crowded, congested and you move like a tortoise during your 1 hour ride to the office.

What happened to the good old days of public transports? I remember I woke up at a little pass 0500 in the morning to get ready for school and then walked out to the bus stop at around 0530. Boarding the bus at around 0600 and reaches the shcool at around 0645 in the morning. A later bus would mean just late for school, which starts at 0720, if I remembered correctly. As far as I am concerned, I do not want to burden my dad or mum to wake up an hour or two earlier just to send me to school. And to my recollection, I have either utilized the school bus during my early primary years and then the public transport, mainly public buses after that until I got my motorcycle license, which led me to motorcycling to school during my six form.

But I believe there’s no one particular person should be blamed but it should be taken up equally by every one. I think parents are being a little too protective about their children and children are too dependant of their parents. I know that many parents have become overly protective, as there has been so much illness shrouding our society nowadays. We hear so much of drug abuse, rape, murder, illegal racing and loads of other stuffs like that, but then again, should we shield them with our mighty and big copper shields. Should we hold and squeeze them so tight until they have no room to breathe?

I know you might say I am no parent, so what do I know about taking care of children of what a parent feels like. But mind you, i was child, teenager and a young adult now, so I know what it feels like to be a child all the way up to a young man. It’s so often that when you move into parenthood, automatically your life before that gets wipedout like a low level format of a memory card or a hard drive. I might not be speaking for everyone, but I believe that we should be given the freedom to make the wrong decisions and actions, so we can learn to appreciate and learn lessons of life. Imagine a person who has never been given the chance to experience poverty, he would not know the value of money. A person whim has never been rejected, mocked does not know the value of acceptance or praise.

On the other hand, when you become dependant, yo are just throwing aways a great part or your life away. I believe that the best times that we can have would always be the things that we do when we do not depend on others. You may have sweet and cherished memory depending on the person you are with, be it parents, loved ones, but the truly amazing things would be for uou to experience with a few friends or alone. Things like bungee jumping, roller coaster rides, all those death invoking and heart attack style stuff that you do. Imagine your mum nags on and on worrying that you might get hurt and stuff when you want to go bungee jumping or a roller coaster ride. What a turn off!

I think we need to learn to be independant rather than dependant as it’s going to afftect our growth. And for parents, I guess being overproctective will hinder a healthy growth for the child. Sometimes you just have to learn to let go. Give them some freedom to explore. But of coz I do not mean let them do what ever they want without your knowledge or supervision. It’s always easier said than donecoz our emotions always get the better of us.

To be protective or not to be

To be dependant or not to be

Which do you choose?

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