Impact Of A Soul To A Soul From A Soul

I got sick, again. And at this time where the bird flu is around, I had to catch the flu. Well, I guess I am not that lucky to be infected with the avian bird flu… it’s just normal everyday flu. Like the doctor says, I caught the popular sickness.

Medication that comes with flu is just as bad. Why do they have to make medicines that make you drowsy and blurred? Why can’t we just have medicines, when taken, just kills the virus and that’s it, no side effects whatsoever. Another thought is that why does it take up to an hour or two to be effective. I know that we do not have these so called miracle pills or something like that, but why can’t it take effects in less than may be thirty minutes.

I had to take like two antibiotics, another two for flu and something it’s not written, and a cough syrup. From what I see, the cough syrup is killing me. It’s close to an hour since I took the medicine, and I feel like going numb now. Can’t really think or do anything straight. I feel like a drug addict now… high and numb. But I guess, I do owe it to the medicine as it slows down my system, it also cleared the flu symptoms. So I guess I have to be glad.

It feels like my time has just slowed down a lot. It seems like I am doing things in slow motion where I normally would be so hype. It’s just not me. It’s the drugged me. But then again, I am actually thankful that workload today seems to have lessened so much, in which kind of surprised me, or you can say I am a bit scared. May be I am just scaring myself. Let’s hope that workload will maintain at this low level at least until I lapse out of this side effect.

I hope this will be gone soon. Hoping that workload will not increase in the afternoon too. Until I get well later, here’s wishing every one good health. Cheers.

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It’s the end of the week again. After a long week of work, I guess it’s time to relax and rewind. I have had a bad start this week as I got a call on Monday morning about a disaster that happened to one of our data centers. Apparently the air conditioning unit’s piping got clogged and it just decided to wet some of our important equipment. It was a disaster, but luckily, minimal damage was done, phew.

After that there was this thing about the H5N1 – avian bird flu. It seems that some of our birdies in the Gombak area are infected. It’s just not pleasant and even when it’s posted that eating chicken at this time would not pose a threat, but I believe many of us would try to avoid chicken. But the bright side of this is that we can see the public is doing their best to help control this flu issue. They voluntarily offer their chicken (for a price) to be terminated. I guess it’s still under control to date as there was no news of new cases.

Now I’m a bit frustrated as I was called to do something and I totally forgot what else I am suppose to write… damn.

I met with one of my old friend since schooling time, actually two. One was my ex schoolmate which I am not really close to, but then when we talked about our school. It kind of just bonded us together. It’s really fun to look back at old days, especially with someone who has some what the same experience.

Another was my friend during that era, but he’s my neighbour. We have not been in contact for quite sometime, but then when we sat together, we were talking bout the days we had lived as well as some future planning. He’s older than me so he is wiser in a way. He just taught me the way of life especially with work which I will take in to account seriously. Let’s hope the change I am hoping for will come by this year. *fingers crossed*

Overall this week has lots of down on the community and work side, but my personal pleasure seems to have heightened. I guess I am satisfied with the week and I will call it quits for the week. Weekends will be family day unless I go to my friend’s place for wine testing. *ahem*

I guess I am contented as I was able to bring out the past and was able to share it with those who were there during those times. The memories of the past are a treasure I cherished, and definitely a recollection of myself now.

I guess the past makes us what we are today, and today will shape us in the future. Have you ever have the thought, “what if..”, which means you could change the past? Or would you believe that although you were shaped by the past, but you still can change now to a different future?

I believe we were shaped by our surrounding and most of all by our hands. Therefore I believe that we still can change so much if we wanted to, and otherwise if we do not want to. What’s your say?

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Current time
1130

What I am wearing
Blue long sleeves shirts with cream colour pants, leather shoes with grayish socks, a black belt and 2 lanyards with my access card dangling like a cow bell.

Something out of the ordinary on my desk
Nothing is out of the ordinary here. Everyday the same old dull little grey desk/cubicle. But guess what, the big boss beside me is not in. Wheeeeee!

Current fave song
I guess I don’t have any at the moment, didn’t even buy music for a long time. I guess I am listening to all the songs and take them as fave, don’t even now if it’s current or outdated.

Last thing consumed
“Chocolate Indulgence”, Secret Recipe. Yum yum yum yummy…

Last Phone call received
1230, from god knows who looking for a name I can’t even remember. Why can’t people dial the correct number in the first try huh!

Current annoyance

1. I didn’t get to have a proper lunch because someone’s presentation went on too long
2. I got tones of work to do, but I don’t know where to start. ( and I am doing this taggie, someone kill me)
3. I think I am fat (not only girls do that k), why am I still so chubby even when I try to diet
4. I have to go through hell on the road every morning and evening for 45 min each session.
5. People just do not keep their promises like they used to

A tag by Winn which I have done. I guess I am still no good at this things, but then now u all know what annoys me, so don’t come in my way when u do it. I may kill or I may not…

I guess that settles the issue that has been bugging me, which is what to write and post. I guess I am really having problem of what to post lately…

Anyway, cheers to all.

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by Christine

Cupids fly, and cupids glow,
shooting their arrows,
to whom, we don’t really know.

There are sounds of sweetness in the air…
with imaginary hearts flying here and
there.

Couples lips, sealed with passion,
Yours and mine…
I really wish it could happen..

For I yearn for your warmth,
The cuddling on the beach…
Just to be in your arms,
If only ours could reach.

You are thousands of miles away,
Which really makes me want to cry,
For I miss you so much,
that tears roll down from my eyes…

I don’t know what to do,
for all I want,
is to be with you…

I wish so much,
that you could be right next to me,
As I lean on your shoulder, with your arms
around me…

A glowing smile,
Would form on my face…
If only I could see you,
Just on this special day…
My face would be filled with grace.

Daydreaming as I always do..
About nothing, or no-one else,
But you…

Even though we cannot be together on
this day,
Cupid, will bond our hearts together in
every way.

I will be thinking of you,
every second,
every minute,
and every hour,
on this day…

Most of all,
blowing you a kiss,
from thousands of miles away,
landing it on your lips,
and wishing you a very…

Valentines Day…~

This poem was written, if I remember correctly, about six or seven years ago. Although it’s a little too late for valentine’s day, or is it? Valentines day has been boosted as a couples day of love celebration. But to me, “Love” is celebrated, not only by couples but family and friends celebrating brotherly love, family love etc.

To me, everyday is Valentine’s day and you do not need a special day to celebrate “Love”. We should celebrate “Love” everyday, with our loved ones in our special ways.

And of coz, a belated Valentine’s Day, to all.

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A student asks a teacher, “what is love?” The teacher said, “in order to answer your question, go to the paddy field and choose the biggest paddy and come back.

But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick.”

The student went to the field, go thru first row, he saw one big paddy, but he wonders ….may be there is a bigger one later.

Then he saw another bigger one… but may be there is a even bigger one waiting for him.

Later, when he finished more than half of the paddy field, he start to realize that the paddy is not as big as the previous one he saw, he know he has missed the biggest one, and he regretted !!!!

So, he ended up went back to the teacher with empty hand. The teacher told him, “…this is love… you keep looking for a better one, but when later you realize, you have already miss the person….”

“What is marriage then?” the student asked. The teacher said, “in order to answer your question, go to the corn field and choose the biggest corn and come back.

But the rule is: you can go through them only once and cannot turn back to pick.”

The student went to the corn field, this time he is careful not to repeat the previous mistake, when he reach the middle of the field, he has picked one medium corn that he feel satisfy, and come back to the teacher.

The teacher told him, “this time you bring back a corn…. you look for one that is just nice, and you have faith and believe this is the best one you get…. this is marriage.”

I guess the little story reflects what I have to say in a way. It’s too often that we unconsciously behave like the student. Regrets fills the air ever so often and then when we realized it, it’s a little too late. I have been through the paddy process or still going through it, I am not sure.

Everyone has his/her own expectations, they may be met or may not, but one thing to ponder is, how many can pick their perfect corn? I believe most of us are picking the corn that we deem we are satisfied with and not the perfect corn.

For those who are still in the paddy field or those in the corn field, best of luck in your harvesting!

What do you think of love and marriage?
What else do you think can portray love and marriage?

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The end of Chinese New Year was marked by Chap Goh Mei, the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, the Chinese valentine’s days, yesterday. The end of this year’s Lunar New Year was marked by a dinner with the family members. A very satisfying and very happy end to the festivities which had been going on during this whole 15 days of joy.

Prior to the dinner we had a very big gathering at one of my uncle’s house. It was like the whole family and relative kind of gathering which spans to about 25 persons. It was a lot of fun having such a big crowd chit chatting and playing at one location. I am very happy that we are able to rejoice and gather for such occasions, even though two generations are involved, everyone was happy and able to blend in.

Sometimes when I look back at my family tree or something like that, I find that we are not of the big tree but in the medium of everything. We are not very rich, we are not of big family trees, but just enough so to speak. It’s sad that sometimes we see some families, fighting against each other even during such occasions where “reunion” is the main theme. Some family members does not even speak to each other for like umpteen of years, which in turn effects the next generations. Their offsprings does not even know each other or might be poisoned to think that they are no good. It is often enough that when adults quarrel or something like that, automatically the other party and everyone related to them are no good. But they sometimes forgot that they are related as well!

I had been rebellious before, bad tempered, moody and stuff like that, but I m a forgetful person as well. It’s just so often that I would be angry and mad at something or someone, but then I can be hugging them a while later. I think my forgetfulness is a gift which I cherish. Bundled with it for me is forgiveness. I think holding grudges and hatred is just a bit too much for me. It’s not easy to be hate someone as it take up so much energy and concentration.

I just feel happy that I can forgive and forget and that my family, relatives and even some of my friends can do that. I think that is why I am cheerful like a happy go lucky person all the time. I am thankful that my environment has been able to shape me in such a way. As for some others which are not so lucky, I do wish that you can find cheers from other unselfish people. As for those who are still at war especially with family and relatives, do think of your younger generations. Learn to forgive and forget, so that everyone can live a better and cheerful life.

Why waste your life with miserable thoughts, hatred and grudges? When you can live harmoniously with family, relatives and friends.

You make the choice!!

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First of all, a very special birthday wish to my darling, Ah Sim. By the time I post this it would been 3 days ago. I was suppose to post this earlier, but then the workload is just killing me. Any way, many wishes of health, prosperity, wealth and of coz happiness to you my darling. I think you must have had a very happy day…

After 2 weeks of holiday, getting up early in the morning and leaving the house before 7 in the morning has become somewhat of a routine which I dread. The worse case was that I was only able to reach my office after 8 in the morning. The more than 1 hour driving is just killing me. Tomorrow is going to kill me as well…

The office seems to be the same apart from the little mess done to my workplace, which is inevitable as they had to help me with some of my work during my absence. But still the load of work is just unbearable. It just seems like everything was meant to bundle up during my absence and to crash me like a tiny bug during my return. But still, the world continues to spin, so I will still have to do all my work, be it new or those ages ago.

I think that my life is just wonderful at time although there has been heaps of stuff that would pull me down low. Even when I know there is lots of work pending and no one to help me, but I am glad that I still have someone who would try to help. Even if he had to call me to get every single direction to solve a very simple problem to me. These are the reason why life is wonderful.

I think that we do not really need lots of miracle to make life worth the living. Just one miracle would change the world for someone. I’m just glad that miracles do not happen ever so often, if not, the magic of miracles would just be so common that it will be overlooked.

Thanks to those whom have been there for me, bring me hope, unleashing miracles that enchanted my life. Happy birthday again to Ah Sim and to all those who are celebrating their birthday.

Just a hi brings out the loveliest smile
Just a smile lightens the gloomiest days

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Time flies by and it’s just difficult to comprehend at times. It was just like yesterday that I waited for the struck of midnight, thus receiving my very first ang pow from my parents and my brother. The wheel of time just seems to be turning faster than what I can make of it. Tomorrow will be the seventh day of the Chinese New Year, where we call it “Yan Yat” or “Ren Re” which to my understanding is everyone’s day or everyone’s birthday.

On this day, normally the chinese community would go out for a session of “Yee Sang”. This is a dish where assorted vegetable are sliced to tiny shreds and then accompanied by raw fish or other sort of stuff which I am not really familiar with. Then everyone will just stick their chopsticks in and mix the ingredients together in an upward style. It’s said that the higher you raise the Yee Sang, the better your luck and wealth will be. That is as has been said throughout the years.

However this tradition seems to be a bit awkward when we do it in countries like Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore etc, but it does not seem to be practiced in Mainland China where the bulk of the Chinese community are. May be they do, but it’s not really known to others.

Sometimes it just makes me wonder, things that we do during special occasions, festive seasons, etc are they really a tradition or may be it’s just a gimmick. Every time when it comes to special occasions, restaurants becomes packed and stuffs become so much more expensive than normal. imagine having to pay about 15 bucks for a rose during Valentines Day where it costs like 1 to 2 bucks during normal days.

I guess the publicity and the advertising has build perspective that such occasions has to be celebrated in a certain way. I am not against the society if they want to celebrate occasions with flowers or diamonds or whatsoever they please even if they need to pay the price of a jet plane, but isn’t it worth a thought, a rethink.

I do spend during such occasions as well, but when I relook back, doesn’t the thought counts? If you spend a lot on a certain occasion, but it’s just for others to admire, then I believe it’s not the proper thing to do. If you really want to surprise someone, or you want to give them something special, give it to them whole heartedly. I believe the amount spent does not equal the amount of joy received and given.

If you only look at the value of the things you received, you will never know the price of joy and happiness.
If you value the effort and thought of the received goods, then you will appreciate the person.

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