Appreciate Life...if you think you deserve it!

It's Time to Post Again

2010-10-06T13:01:00.001+08:00

So many things have been happening lately, busy with work, exhaustion, pain and everything else~

Oh My Lappie!!!

2010-08-23T21:21:00.000+08:00

Why do you have to breakdown at this moment?
Can't resume my work in Outlook now...-_-"

It's A Dream Come True?

2010-08-02T22:39:00.002+08:00

Wait till it come shall I need to talk more about it~

*my left eyelid has been twitching on and off today, until now itself...is it good, i think so^~^*

Here's what I've managed to find from the net, take a look...

Left Eye Twitching - What Does It Mean

Left Eye Twitching Superstition - China: An old Chinese saying about twitching eyelids says that "the twitching of the left eyelid indicates the coming of good fortune; while the right one is a warning about the coming bad luck." So while a twitch in the left eye indicates good luck or even a major gold rush, a twitching right eye is considered a bad omen which foretells of ill luck headed your way! In women the tables are turned as a twitching right eye signifies good luck while a twitching left one is considered a bad prognostic. Similarly, there are many assumptions of eyelid twitching causes and superstitions where a twitch in the lower left eyelid means you can expect to cry soon or someone is gossiping about you.

Changes

2010-07-30T23:27:00.004+08:00

I'm just mentioning about some changes few days ago, particularly on myself.
Now, another surprise change has been announced at the end of last week, whereby I'll be having a new boss...yet again?
Well, it's not that I've had been through many bosses before, it's like only 4 in less than 2.5 years of working.
Is that a lot? You think about it.
To me, yes it is!

Anyway, both of these bosses are nice, and I should say I'm lucky to have either of them as my superior. Knowledgeable, experience and yet..........more to be found out~

It'll Never Stop, ain't It?

2010-07-29T23:45:00.005+08:00

I've been ranting for a couple of days non-stop.
I guess I must be having the momentum not only to blog, but to express my feelings.
Feel so down at times but positively I won't let it happen.
I just felt so exhausted and worn-out perhaps, can't do much thing else other than sitting right in front of my laptop, pressing and hitting the keys one by one.
So lazy to do much, so tired to be back on my work stuffs, so bored to do anything else other than what's in my mind now; which is just to hit the sack!

I need a break...a long-real-good-fun-relaxing-happy-and-lovely BREAK^!^
And for that break period, I choose PG^~^

Beer Bust

2010-07-29T23:35:00.005+08:00

Gonna be having a so-called beer fest tomorrow in company vicinity, with mugs/glasses for beer-drinking session will be given out. I haven't had mine yet, but will i fully utilized it if I collected mine tomorrow? Hmmm...

Maybe at that moment of time, I would still stuck at work, most probably in the production floor.
We'll see~ And I'll see how it goes too~

I miss home...i'm homesick now...almost everyday.
Can't wait to be back next Friday, so eager to be back...I wanna go back home:(

Is Working Really Fun?

2010-07-28T22:44:00.005+08:00

When we were younger, we always wish to start working as soon as the time allows thinking that how much could work be so fun of.
Be it working as a part-time salesperson, cashier or any side-job which could earn some additional income for a happier living, most of us yearn and look forward into the working life.

Nevertheless, I bet most of us will think back of how much happier and fun it was back in school, or at least during the campus lifetime..........at least I am!

Those jobs mentioned earlier are kind of a simple job to me.
It's less stressful, less control or being managed over and there's no barrier or limit to which extent how and when you could finish up the given tasks.

When it comes to a job with more responsibility which requires more intellectual thinking and communications as well as management and problem solving skills, that will give you a headache. Well, not mentioning about anyone else but me. It seems like I had preferred in choosing working life comparing to life before that, which now I knew that it's a not a good thought after all.

How I wish I could turn back time.
I'm not having that easy kind of life at work now, hoping it could be over soon and get stabled down. Wishing for a smooth and less hectic working lifestyle which is healthy and would make me go easy. At least for a while...

Anyhow, I do prefer working, it's a path in life where I've learnt the most out of people, work-related experiences, surrounding exposures and expertise of skills in most of the common thing a person would have in life.

Well, well, well...it's just how am I gonna improve myself further.
I believe I can handle this all by myself, to change and improve for a better working living.
Never before possible~

Return of the Footballer

2010-07-27T23:59:00.007+08:00

Sounds more like The Ring's last sequel movie naming; The Return of the King?:p

Anyway, I'm finally back to kicking balls once again.
Approximately 2 months and 23 days had passed since I last put a ball into the back of the net.
And today, I found some "kakis" nearby my place to join the fun for some street-soccer kind of game which saw myself increased my career goals for another double to stretch my continuous goal-scoring record to a whopping 1882 goals up-to-date^~^
In summary, here's my match stats for my 1st ever soccer debut in SG:

Form: 8/10
Morale: 8/10
Match Fitness: 6/10
Shot On Target: 4/5(netted 2 goals and blocked by keeper twice)
Shot Off Target: 1/5(hit the post...zzz)
Goals Scored: 2
Successful Cross: 2
Tackle Won: 1
Pass Interception: 3
Foul Committed: 1(hit a direct shot at the goalie's face who's wearing a spec!...felt so guilty)
Games Won/Draw/Lose: Win-1
Minutes Played: ~45 minutes
Skills Attempted: Rainbow Kick-2(once partially successful(going through the defenders but the other one was blocked by a towering defender...zzz)
Career Goals Up-To-Date: 1882 goals

Looking forward into more opportunities in future to get into the game more often, and to increase my slacking stamina and as well as to keep my hobby up alive.

Inception

2010-07-27T23:14:00.003+08:00

A movie that is worth a "kick" on your butt to have a go for it:D
How I wish I could dream till that kind of different levels of dreams, but not until the limbo level, and without a sedative:p
Enough said, it's simply a show which won't let you down, coz your mind would be up there spinning, thinking of how could that ever happen in reality~

Spectating My First Soccer Match in SG

2010-07-25T00:28:00.004+08:00

Just got back home after a long tiring yet exhausted day from work, but did manage to catch up a soccer match today which is quite a distance from my house.
The match held was actually between the ex-EPL team: Burnley; versus the Singapore Selection team, which I enjoyed the game pretty much with the long-lost atmosphere and feeling of watching a real soccer game coming back, after for like many many years ago?
Well, hoping for more action and fun activities to come soon, gonna be badminton-ing tomorrow and continue working...work, work, work~~~

Ohya, I haven't updated on the score yet, right? Anyway, as expected it went One-Nil to the stronger side, Burnley(which I tought didn't really play up to their standard yet, or giving too much chances).

I miss soccer:(| a lot!!!

Finally Back^~^

2010-07-12T20:20:00.005+08:00

I'm back for more blogging activities.
I had finally realised what's been stopping me to blog every now and then since the last time I've actually posted something here in the open space.
It was my own bad attitude I believe that I will start to change today, and from now onwards.

Procrastination! Yes, that's the truthful answer.

I've always been putting off or delaying my own to-do list, task or an action to a later time whereby the slowness in acting towards has given me a bad consequence of not getting around it, for completion.

Sounds complicated? I think so:p

Well, at least it's better late than never to realise this mistake, though I had vowed to step over this habit since I mentioned it ages ago..........but this time it's for real!
Many has been advicing me in achieving my very own yet personal dream of becoming a CEO one day, and this was actually one of the thing strongly being guided to change for.

I hope I could soon finish off my backlogs at work as soon as possible, and completing every daily job in hand with perfect execution.

I wish to go back hometown as many times as I can, without any worries for work and to have a break enjoying my home sweet home time with my family members.

Last but not least, I pray for God's blessings towards the best in my everything(be it in SG or PG) every single day^!^.

Lost...temporarily

2010-06-13T22:17:00.004+08:00

I'm lost somewhere at the moment of time in the world of keeping my blog updated, but I'll be back.

Slowly but surely^~^

Happy Wesak Day

2010-05-28T23:28:00.001+08:00

Learning of the day:
The life of a human being is within his one breath..........

Happy Wesak People^!^

P.S.
I shall elaborate more once I had enough time to do so, it's very meaningful that I've learned it today~

Medical Check-up

2010-05-26T22:13:00.007+08:00

Indeed, this is the toughest task that I could be given to go for.
Nevertheless, I managed to pull it off today and I'm so proud of myself^!^In fact, there is nothing much to be feared off:p

Well I guess the only thing that I don't like about the check-up is the blood test.I was being scared off since the first time I had that test in Putrajaya Hospital.
Imagine whereby you had that long inches of needle and big-ass tube right in front of you.Probably I might be exaggerating but it's really that scary and I almost got fainted that time:(.

With this task completed, I can now open a bank account to start enjoying every penny that I've earned here in SG=D

SG Life: Week Two

2010-05-25T23:33:00.008+08:00

Another week has just slipped by without notice.
It was just a simple week though but I learnt more of being independent once again.

Basically, I had...

...attended the Semicon Show in Suntec City's Convention Centre to survey the new GGI machine for future technology,

...worked on Sunday to expedite on the newly-handovered project to me in addition to my current one,

...witnessed a touching scene in the MRT train whereby a young little girl who was travelling with her dad, were both sleeping on the train; it was such a lovely moment to be witnessed...they both looked lost or something...I just felt pitiful looking at them:(...not to say pitiful but it's just they looked so cared for together...erm, speechless..........

And the happening weekend almost came to an end, just almost when I found my keycard to the hotel room was unable to grant me the access back in. Well, fortunately it was due to the technical error on the card itself, else I would have thought that my hotel-stay's extension has been called off.

Looking forward to this coming Friday, whereby it's homecoming time on Vesak Day^!^

Bon Appetite

2010-05-25T23:14:00.004+08:00

Needless to elaborate further, I'm just hungry~
Feeling that kind of hunger every now and then in the middle of the night.
Working too hard probably? Nah, I don't think so.
Perhaps it's more like I need to get used to it...no extra food in store at home:(

Round 2: Battle!!

2010-05-22T21:41:00.007+08:00

And now, its' the battle between 3 phones.
In addition of the newly unreleased product of Acer...
...namely Acer Liquid.

Acer Liquid: http://www.gsmarena.com/acer_liquid_e-3156.php

Is it gonna be Milestone? iPhone? Or Liquid?
And the battle shall continue..........

Milestone

versus

iPhone

versus

Liquid

It's another new creation which left me pondering more.

Update:

Might be getting an iPhone after all, need to wait till end of August for the decision~

Stupid Mistake

2010-05-20T23:18:00.015+08:00

Heard the song before from Gareth Gates, entitled Anyone of Us?
And it ends with the last few words as in "stupid mistakes"~

Well, anyone of us which includes me does stupid mistakes, which is somehow unavoidable...just like what I've gone through today.

It's silly and yet stupid at the same time to me since this mistake is avoidable if I were to "open" my eyes wider early in the morning but I just felt so so sleepy and couldn't.

And guess what?

I've stepped foot onto the wrong MRT train which was going towards the other way round.

Zzz...sillyness -_-"

Fortunately, I didn't started my "engine" straight away but to realize that the train wasn't moving into my desired direction of the day.

Then, it's self-explanatory...

Round 1: Fight!

2010-05-18T22:00:00.010+08:00

It's a showdown between the Motorola Milestone versus Apple iPhone, in competing to win my heart in purchasing either one of them.

The preliminary round has proven that the Motorola phone has a little bit more advantage in my opinion, in terms of its specifications.

Functionality-wise, I'm still having confusion since it's still a neck-to-neck competition to me.

Let the fight begins...

Motorola Milestone: http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_milestone-3001.php

Milestone

versus

iPhone

Apple iPhone: http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_iphone_3gs-2826.php

Scary Sh!t

2010-05-17T23:23:00.005+08:00

I'm actually hearing a knocking on my door for a couple of times before I realized that a while ago.
At first, I was thinking that it's coming from the next room, but the continuous knocking sound and vibration were felt to be more like coming from my door itself.
Hesitated and with curiousity, I went and peeped outside the door hole but there was nobody or nothing to be seen.
A few seconds later, I heard the sound again, and this time it has gotten louder and louder within a faster interval.

OMG!!!

I'm starting to think of something scary...
My heart pounds faster and faster...
Darn, could it be...
I don't dare to think much further but just started praying...
Then..........

It stopped...the knocking sound disappeared. Phew~
Still, I couldn't stop thinking...what was that?

SG Life: Week One

2010-05-16T16:32:00.018+08:00

Well, how should i start to narrate my 1st week of experience here in SG.
Basically i had a good hotel stay, thanks to the company for giving me 2 weeks of the accommodation which is located at quite a convenient place to me.

Here are the advantages that I feel contented with:

1) Hotel: Hotel Royal Queens(comfy and spacious, not a bad hotel anyway)
2) MRT: Bras Basah station in vicinity(only a few minutes walk)
3) Food: Plenty of food courts in surroundings, probably will blog more about it nextime:)

Anyhow, surely there are some disadvantages too that comes with it, as in:

1) I need to wake up very early every morning since the MRT travel distance/time is quite far, which means I need to sleep before midnight(very unused to it since i usually sleep after that timing).

2) I had to travel for like 12 MRT stops/stations to reach my company daily whereby I felt so bored to be traveling so far just to catch the morning company bus.
Enclosed below is the modified route to elaborate more in how I travel back and forth each day:

1 stop for the MRT interchange, 11 stops to reach the last MRT station and a bus trip to the company...
...so damn exhausted everyday going through the same routine, and sleepy too:(

See? It is so vacant every morning when I board the MRT...

Feel quite eerie at times in the calm, quite and cold surroundings~

I always thought that the MRT facility isn't that safe since for most of the outdoor stations have no protection to prevent commuters from accidentally step into the railway.
However, recently I noticed that a big improvement had been done for all the MRT stations whereby protection doors have been installed along the awaiting area, as shown in the picture below:

2 Thumbs Up for the SG government!!
Now I feel safe for everyone...and now everyone can board safely:)

Last but not least, I have to say that, being in different country, working in different country or trying to live in different country, it is always good to say this...

The grass is always greener on the inside~

...but, not for long? Hmmm..........

It's A New Beginning

2010-05-16T10:30:00.000+08:00

And now, the moment of truth has been revelead...
I have now to live on my own...
separated from my family, relatives and friends...
with tough and hectic journey ahead of me are forseen~

Basically, it's tough.
Albeit the saying, when the going is tough, the tough gets going.
As for me, when the tough gets going, I'll just have to follow the flow:)

Well, Im' gonna update on my 1st week experience in SG soon enough.

A Quote for All Engineers

2010-05-14T23:36:00.004+08:00

Guess what? This is the quote that I had related to work, which might be useful:)
And the phrase goes like this:

Managers have problems, engineers have projects!

So what does it mean by the sentence posted above?:p
Think, think and think...

Room Search

2010-05-13T20:20:00.003+08:00

Finding a room is never easy like what I've expected.

You need time to view the room.
You need the feel to love it as your place to stay,
and...
you need money to pay for the rental fee.
Nothing comes free in this world huh?

Come on, it's like my 1st week here to settle down,
busy with tonnes of work, transfer related issues, claims, etc..........

and I still need to find a place to stay? Sigh@!@

Anybody home? Anybody has got room to rent? Let me know~

p/s: thanks to those who is helping me to find a room, be it colleagues, friends, family and many more...

My Happiest Day in Life

2010-05-09T17:20:00.012+08:00

Nothing could make me feel much happier than how I felt yesterday. It was the moment of truth that I really felt so glad and contented with my life. I could have had everything in the world but without this, all the things I possess would be meaningless.

The "thing" that I had and treasured most is...

My beloved family!!!

It all started on the day prior to my departure to commence work in SG. All my family members gathered for my farewell at my grandpa's place, where we had so much fun and laughter talking about me, SG and other related stuffs. Later on, they even came up to my place and offered help in packing. The night just didn't end there but went on with plenty of jokes and humors created along the way with everyone feeling the happiness in the air.

I was so touched how much I'm being cared for with their love. The farewell even took until the airport's boarding gate that I couldn't hold it much more before bursting into tears.
That's the tears of fun-filled joy, contented feeling and never-ending happiness.

Well, needless for me to say anymore. Appreciate life, if you think you deserve it!

Phrase of the night: Success is getting what you want but happiness is wanting what you want:)

It's Coming Back to Me Now

2010-05-06T23:46:00.004+08:00

OMG...I'm starting to feel it again, though I've just recovered from it a few days back.
It's the heat, the feverish feeling which I hate to experience and now it struck me once again.
Well, was it triggered because of my feeling right now? I simply do nothing but just sitting around, in fact that I have loads of stuffs to be settled. Couldn't believe it that the time has come, and i've lost ground at the moment, lost track...lost in translation:(

Revenge is Sweet

2010-04-29T23:33:00.004+08:00

I have not been playing futsal since a couple of weeks ago, probably has been up to a month plus.
Recently, I've came to hear that the company's weekly futsal game has gotten lesser players involvement, whereby they've started calling the Panasonic vendors to join in. To my surprise, Lumileds players had lost to the Panasonic vendors for a consecutive of 2 weeks in a row from the information retrieved.

Well, well, well...hearing this, I was so geared up for the game on last Tuesday since I am able to make it while I'm still back here in PG. The game started off with a goal from the vendor's side before we hit back 3 goals in consecutive through my comeback hattrick goals. The opposition managed to catch up again with 3 goals after we led for 4 to 1, creating the score to a standstill of 4-4 in the injury time.

It was a hard fought battle between our Lumileds and the Panasonic team, before my last-gasp victory goal gave us the edge over them and thus empowered to show them who's the boss^!^.

Hence, this has brought my goal tally up to 1874 goals in counting, another 126 goals towards my 2000th career goal. I guess that milestone goal will be netted in SG..........a history in the making.

I Need A Break

2010-04-18T01:33:00.003+08:00

I haven't being updating my blog since a few weeks back, though I had plenty in my mind to post out here. All this busy-ness started when I was required to work on and off at both sites in PG and SG, and I even rarely got the time for my ownself to plan for my stuffs.

I had been missing out the time to spend together with my family.
I had not being able to chill out with my own activities.
I had plenty of backlogs to settle for.
And, I am not having much fun being into this tight up situation, having something to trade off for another task in hand.

Understand that my life will soon be revolving around in SG, since my transfer will be just around the corner, but can I afford to miss out the fun thing that has been, will be there in the future within me?
My family, my activities, my friends, my future?

I don't know...simply don't know...

if I can survive the change? Weather the storm or hurricane that will be forseen?

I just know I'm not as happy as I am before, slightly deteriorated in happiness but something else could cure it..........possibly?

Answered Prayers

2010-03-29T20:58:00.002+08:00

Finally it rained.
The Rain God has been summoned to cast a heavy downpour.
Though it never last long, I felt so glad that it simply makes the weather cooler.
Hoping for another round of cats and dogs fall by tomorrow onwards...

The Unpredictable Weather

2010-03-22T13:08:00.002+08:00

It's hot, it's getting really hot these days.
The temperature is on the rise, and it's definitely part of the global warming.Could it get any warmer than this in the near future? It's simply unpredictable.
To me, I would say yes...and perhaps it will rise exponentially.
Unless something is being done to slow it down, halt it, and reverse the change? Who knows?
In the mean time, the world keeps on burning down..........

...somebody help me...i'm feeling really hot here@!@

Headache

2010-03-21T01:15:00.000+08:00

Lately I'm experiencing hell of a pain in the head, having giddiness, dizziness and aching like never before. It has been almost a week plus since the pain has started and luckily it's now fading.
Praying hard that it will cure faster and hoping that this kind of suffering will never come again and go away as long as it could be.

Thank GOD!!!

Accepted

2010-02-22T02:23:00.003+08:00

Enough said, having mixed feeling now...

Updated:

It's true when they say news spreads faster than you can ever think off, and that's what happening to me right now. Instead of being kept secretive until everything has been finalized, the news keep on spreading...

Gong Xi Fa Cai

2010-02-14T01:28:00.003+08:00

Roarrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!! The tiger year has finally came and it marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year.

As for my family, we started the eve of the new year with our accustomed reunion steamboat dinner together. It was a smooth and splendid night to kick-off with the atmosphere and celebration for the new year and well, this time round we had a little bit of addition with the "yam sheng" cheers for the tiger year ahead, joined by the old and young in the house.

I'm looking forward to the 1st day of the Chinese New Year and praying for all the best in everything for myself and my family with God's blessings in the Tiger year ahead.

Last but not least..........

HUAT AR!!!!!!!!!! Roarrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!

the "ONG" word fireworks created by me^!^

Dilemma

2010-02-12T12:38:00.000+08:00

To go, or not to go?
Another 2 more days to decide...

Updated:

Noticed this below astrology statement from the Facebook's Daily Virgo Horoscope.

The bigger the risk is, the better the payoff could be. It's time to take that risk.

Is it just a coincidence with the dilemma I'm having at the moment? Hmmm..........

2nd Update:

The company has given me a revised package after having failed to come to a consensus from the 1st offer.
This is giving me a harder time to think of it, and tomorrow will be the judgement day to decide on the 2nd offer.

Deal, or no deal?

3rd Update:

I've virtually rejected the revised offer 2 days ago, and seems like I have the 3rd chance now when the hiring manager's boss called...

To go, or not to go?

Sickening Moment

2010-02-09T11:44:00.004+08:00

Fallen sick again since last night...

having high fever, terrible sore throat and blocked nose, with other minor illness all come at once...

hopefully all these will go fast enough before the new year's eve...

By the way, it was even sickening to see so many sick people in the clinic this morning, it's like more than 20 over people waiting in the crowded area.

Feeling sick and weak recently...probably all these are due to myself who think too much lately?

I think my expression right now should look like my little cousin's expression in the picture above...

Philips Lumileds Futsal Tournament 2010

2010-02-07T23:33:00.000+08:00

Just recently, I participated in the futsal tournament organized by the company and guess what, I've formed a team by the name of Aces United(this team goes on forever, since my campus days until now), which has been drawn into a group which they called it, Group of Death!

I have never win in any futsal, street soccer, field soccer competition/tournament which I've joined thus far. Unsure if it's because of the standard of the tourney, or be it the experience that counts, or the chemistry within the team members.
Well, well, well...this time, it ain't the same anymore:)

In brief summary, after battling through the group stage, fighting all out through the semi-finals and finally, releasing every single strength we have and squeezing all of our sweats out..........

"Aces United has been crowned Champion, for the First Philips Lumileds Futsal Tournament in the year of 2010"

Needless to elaborate more, I was simply so happy enough to bring my team up as the team's skipper, and manage to grab that 1st spot. Looking forward to the competition next year again whereby I would expect more challenges from the teams who had vowed to come back stronger on us again.

Nevertheless, bring it on I would say, as the Aces will be tougher from time to time.
Last but not least, have a peek at the champs..........

the ACES^!^

Updated:

I've just received the pictures/videos taken during the futsal finals, with enclosed video below shows a glimpse of me with the ball:

my favourite trick...the rainbow skill^!^

Auspicious Day

2010-02-04T00:58:00.003+08:00

Happy Chinese New Year in advance to everyone!
According to the some fact out there, today is indeed the "real" Chinese New Year day.
Anyway, I guess most of us will still stick to where out calendar has indicated the days are for the celebration, with another 10 more days to go to mark the beginning of the auspicious day onwards..........

The Start of Everything

2010-02-01T23:33:00.002+08:00

"Here it is the start of a new week and the start of a new month and you can expect things to start around you"..........extracted from the daily Virgo horoscope of today's Star newspaper.

Hmmm...wondering what's gonna start?

New Year Kick-Start

2010-01-18T21:13:00.002+08:00

By far, the year has been starting off well without much hassles. In fact, it was a great one to be enjoyed for as I..........

began the new year day itself with a house warming night at my 3rd uncle's new house which seems like a family reunion too(had a funny moment creating funny camera shots with sis, cousins, and even with my 4th uncle at the in-house playground..LOL)
met up with old buddies for a couple of snooker games and some time-off chit-chatting(being separated for quite some time but the bond is never torn)
had much fun in my grandpa's birthday celebration with the presence of all family members, singing karaoke(my 1stime ever, and will go on:D) and spending the rest of the night being together, hanging around in Esplanade(not to forget I've had a short game of soccer with my cousins, kind of like bullying them:p)
watched the best selling movie of the year, Avatar in 3D, with my sis(though I lost some of my vision with the absence of my spectacles and yet the movie was still amazing)
helped out in the Spring Cleaning activities for my own house, grandpa's house and the temple as well(sweep away the bad and welcoming the goodness of the Tiger year^!^)

Alls well ends well, that's what I'm looking for each day throughout the year.
Have you had yours yet? :)

New Year Resolutions

2010-01-08T00:34:00.013+08:00

Was it business? Or was it busyness?

I always ponder how I couldn't make my past years' resolutions to come to an end, instead of keep bringing forth partially to each and every upcoming year. I know that I've been giving myself plenty of reasons for not being able to achieve those resolutions as per plan, which I vow to change that, and will not breach any of my own guidelines set for this year:

No more of dilly-dallying attitude,
no more of procrastination thinking,
but always be positive and confidence in achieving everything I'm focusing on, every now and then.

Moving forward, it's time to change...and it's never too late to change at any point in time.
And to me, I will start changing right now itself, at this point, at the moment I'm drafting this post as now I believe anytime will be a good time to start changing for the better.
Thus, my new year resolutions will now be made whereby there'll be 10 of them at least to go for..........

There's no point turning back and be regretful for the bygones,
Whatever that's past is past, and has to be taken as lessons learnt,
Those that can't be controlled, have to be accepted,
And always remember whenever there's a will, there's a way.

Have you made your resolutions yet for this year ?

Happy New Year people^!^

It is the Year 2010!!!!!!!!!!

2010-01-01T01:33:00.006+08:00

Another year has come,
Another 12 months to be faced through,
Another 365 days for resolutions to be made come true,
And, another 8760 hours of moments in life to be remembered.

Broken A Hole in My Pocket

2009-10-29T01:32:00.008+08:00

Well, I've been thinking and planning to buy "it" for so long. Having the need to fork out quite an amount of cash which I've never spent so much before on this item has made me felt so heavy-hearted. Anyway, since that's what I called a basic need for myself (not luxury item of course), then I decided to proceed with the purchase of the item, which is no other than the.........

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CTR360

Basically, it's just a new pair of my futsal shoe...Nike CTR360^!^

It's Comeback Time...

2009-10-23T22:26:00.008+08:00

Needless to say, it has been eons since I last updated my blog.
I think there's not much different either but as the courtesy-wise and respect for the my own blog site, I guess it's time for me to make a comeback and have a little update here and there.

Work Matters:

Busy like a bee, or to improve on my efficiency more like it?
Too many problems faced, hectic lifestyle and under-pressured working environment
Being tied up with many issues, which may be a good experience or otherwise

Personal Stuffs:

Nothing much in particular
Spending time with family during weekends
Stuck in the office on weekdays, what else can I say?

Is the next miracle coming my way?

Soccer Update as of 23/10/2009:
Career's Goal Up-to-date: 1624 goals
Next Fixtures: Back-to-back futsal game from 11am@Econsave and 3pm@Gembira

Latest Score:
Econsave's match: 10 goals
Gembira's match: 5 goals
Career's Goal Up-to-date: 1639 goals

Another Gloominess in Life...

2009-08-17T23:35:00.009+08:00

Miracle didn't happen though...
even only for another couple of years...
or another few more months...
but it only lasted for a few more days...

She couldn't stand it much longer...
My grandma...
I bid goodbye to you...
You'll always be in the heart and remembers vividly in the mind...

p/s: it is obvious that God needs you more

It's the Time Again...the Most Hated Moment in Life!

2009-08-03T23:35:00.004+08:00

There is the sun, and there is the moon,
There is the day and so does the night,
In every ups there are every downs,
And in every life and there'll be every...

Wishing for the miracle to happen..........

I Am Back! So does the EPL season...

2009-08-03T01:26:00.003+08:00

I'm finally back blogging again...and as the starter, the post goes as follow:

To all my footie "kakis", please register yourself (as usual) in the Yahoo Fantasy Sports - Premier League Fantasy Football Game; in order for us to compete again in the prestigious football arena where we meet to manage our own teams to beat the rest and be the best in the league.

Enclosed below are the details of the fantasy football league:

ID:6551
Password: epl0910

All-time-record still held by myself : 5 times league champion^!^

DO NOT be de-moralized or de-motivated by the statement of the above, as it is only meant to be a taunting message, but not as the showing-off message:)

Let's have fun and enjoy the brand new opening of the EPL season once again and we know that Manchester United is going to be the champion once again...and hope so the same goes for myself in this fantasy league once again:D

Too many "once again" words ya...redundancy does occur every now and then...

ONCE AGAIN...I Am Back! So does the EPL season^!^

Influenza H1N1...Selsema Babi? Part 1...

2009-06-26T21:08:00.007+08:00

It spreads so fast that I cannot ever imagine.....

that almost all of my colleagues have known about it.....

whereby I was being held under home-quarantined.....

with 7-days of resting period and self-monitoring.....

when the time is bad for something like this.....

and why I had to be the victim at this period.....

with worries overwhelmed.....

which results revealed later on proven that.....

it was all nothing but only because of the..........

RUMORS!!!

God

2009-05-25T23:14:00.004+08:00

Something to ponder upon, for true God believers...or vice versa?

Enclosed is the note extracted from my mail sent by my buddy Adrian, who has just came back from his campus life and well I would say...there's more of the footie world with his presence around:)

Anyway, here's how it goes:

Hey Fabian,

I noticed that u have always mentioned bout God here and there, even in you recent blog post.

My random question is: Do you realise that Buddhists and Taoists etc don't have "a God"?

Buddha left teachings for people to follow. I'm not really sure bout Taoists but

I observe that they worship many idols from Kuanyin to tua pek kong etc...i'm not very sure la.

For this new year, do think for yourself, is there really only one God?

my answer to you is yes.

I'm sure you've heard before about Jesus Christ who died for our sins so we might be saved.

(Basically in football terms, he was our substitute. For example you were supposed to get a red card but

Jesustook your place to be sent off instead of you being sent off. I know this does not exist in real life

but this is a way i'm using to explain to u.)

Yes there is only one God who created this earth and every other thing.

The other "gods" we can see are made by human hands.

This God LOVES you and can change your life and bless you.

Most importantly, by believing in Jesus you get to enter heaven and not hell.

As a christian for so long, I can tell you that God is good.

But being a christian is not so easy. Yes there are blessings, comfort, peace etc but it's not easy coz

our old self doesn't want to controlled or disturbed. (i'm not sure u understand this) We face tough times

because somehow many people don't like christianity and we have to sacrifice in order to obey God.

Okla...that's all for this new year. May you have a happy new year.

Certainly, I believe in God's existence and the perception differs from a person to people all around, who've taken into account of what they think and believe in their own religious practice.

Definitely what he said was true, true enough in its own way but not too convincing about what I have in mind. I truly believe that in this world, that there are many God which rule the world, watching over us and controlling how things go around and round each day. In fact, I believe in every single God that exist from Chinese God to Jesus.

So do you think you can believe?

Counting Down for the Next One Month...

2009-05-18T21:48:00.004+08:00

Today marks the 18th of May 2009.

Another month to go it'll be 18th June 2009...

...THEN..........

Back for More

2009-04-28T21:56:00.014+08:00

The momentum is back again. It's been 4 weeks since I last touch a football, what else to say about a nice futsal game.
The soccer game itself, among colleagues, has been postponed/canceled for so many times.
Reasons are unknown, probably most of them are busy with more side jobs perhaps? Especially in this fiscal crisis period...

Well as for today, the game is back on as I have to put myself to coordinate this time.
Players who turned up were just enough but the excitement was up to the challenge.
My team played very well today to mark a record high scoring game of 15-5, thanks to a great teamwork and excellence understanding.

I found a new strike partner and he is non-other than my senior at work, who taught me since the day I was hired:) He set up a couple of goals for me to put my scoring streak for the day to a total of 8 goals and I, with plenty of assists for my teammates including himself, was perhaps on top of my game today.

I'm happy enough to create the highlights by netting in a wonderful volley from the penalty box, and to score from a distance through the middle of the park right after the kick-off, not to mention a dribbling goal after passing through a couple of opponents^!^.

The match was fantastic as I thought I'm still in touch with the sports(though after stopping for a while). Nevertheless, I felt pretty worn-out right now, exhausted but totally satisfied with the futsal match.

Guys are guys. Soccer is soccer.
A guy like me never get separated with soccer...is that so?

Soccer Updates on 5/5/2009:
Labor's Day Game: Triple Hattrick
Today's Game: Quadruple Hattrick
Career's Goal Up-to-date: 1367 goals

"To love what you do and feel that it matters; how could anything be more fun"

My Little Cousin

2009-04-23T23:42:00.005+08:00

It was a havoc when I went overnight at my uncle's place last Saturday, together with my grandpa. His son, which is my grandpa's 21st grandchildren was the highlight throughout the 2 days and 1 night's stay.

He can run;
he can climb;
he can throw stuffs everywhere;
and he can even scream with the most shrieking sound ever;
but not to forget he can also make anyone fall for his pretending look.

Nevertheless, it was kind of an amazing to spend time playing around with this naughty little boy and I had most fun and joyous moment from it, though it's kind of hard to take care of him while he is out of control. I can bet he is even more mischievous than I was when I was younger back then. Well, he's just simply too adorable to be true:D

All in all, presenting...

my cutest, youngest yet the most mischievous little cousin.

Coming Soon...

2009-04-18T12:11:00.004+08:00

Well, nothing is coming soon nor something is going to happen.
It's just the movie that I've just watched last night with a bunch of crazy colleagues.
Coming Soon is the name for the movie, which I initially thought it's not when the preview was shown on TV.

For those who like scary and horror stuffs, this is indeed a good movie to be seen.
It has many unexpected and sudden frightening scenes which will make you jump off your seat, not only to mention about the grossness as well when you will feel the pain when looking at the ghost ripping out the eyes from the victims.
By the way, for those who are not easily frightened about scariness, it will be a dull movie for you:p

The tagline of the movie is as follow:

Do you really wanna see me die!!!

p/s: quite scary though...strongly not recommended for the weak-hearted people:p

And...I'm on my way to go and see the doctor for the insect bite on my right arm...ouch:(

Getting Weaker? Deteriorating...

2009-04-16T00:12:00.003+08:00

Here it comes again...the time I hated most...the period where I suffered most...and the most irritating moment for me to run my daily routines..........

it's no other than being sick once again! ARGH!!!

Really need to get back on track in my sports activities, futsal is the answer:D.
I have not played any of it since 4 weeks ago, and if this carries on to be like this I think I'm going to get real lacking out in my body fitness.
Lucky thing I'm still able to sacrifice some of my time to go swimming once last week(have stopped for ages) and will be looking forward to continue that good form of exercise for my body.

p/s: most of the time the sports intended to go for was ruined by the raining weather:(

I was also "strongly guided" to check on my glucose level last Sunday when my aunt was trying out the new device used to detect it. Having tried out on most of my family members but not me, at last nothing can stop it from happening as well. I was so afraid of testing it on myself(being afraid of the injection as usual) whereby I did scream a little when I felt the pain on my finger. Well, all's well ends well and the result showed positive: 4.3:D

Just hoping for my headache to go off sooner than I can think of the dizziness...zzz

Who Moved My Cheese?

2009-04-14T23:49:00.003+08:00

I guess most people would have read this book by now, and if you don't, I would strongly suggest that you do so in no time:D

Recently I've just read it(though I'm supposed to be reading it years back, perhaps laziness was the cause?:p). The gist of the book was a clear cut information to everybody. I picked up quite a few things from the book and had singled out a phrase that I will never ever forget in my life.

And it goes like this:

Publish Post

What would you do if you weren't afraid?

So I translated it into my own version, " What would I do if I wasn't afraid?", and from this sentence itself, I came across to know many things that I could possibly have done if I overcome the fear in me.

How about you?:D

Updates:

I've cherry-picked the gist phrases out from the book and listed them down below:

1) Having Cheese Makes You Happy
2) The More Important Your Cheese Is To You, The More You Want To Hold On To It
3) If You Do Not Change, You Can Become Extinct
4) What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid
5) Smell The Cheese Often So You Know When It Is Getting Old
6) Movement In A New Direction Helps You Find New Cheese
7) When You Move Beyond Your Fear, You Feel Free
8) Imagining Myself Enjoying New Cheese Even Before I Find It, Leads Me To It
9) The Quicker You Let Go Your Old Cheese, The Sooner You Find New Cheese
10) It Is Safer To Search In The Maze Than Remain In A Cheeseless Situation
11) Old Beliefs Do Not Lead You To New Cheese
12) When You See That You Can Find And Enjoy New Cheese, You Change Course
13) Noticing Small Changes Early Helps You Adapt To The Bigger Changes That Are To Come

In Summary...

They Keep Moving The Cheese(Change Happens)
Get Ready For The Cheese To Move(Anticipate Changes)
Smell The Cheese Often So You Know When It Is Getting Old(Monitor Change)
The Quicker You Let Go Your Old Cheese, The Sooner You Find New Cheese(Adapt To Change Quickly)
Move With The Cheese(Change)
Savor The Adventure And Enjoy The Taste Of New Cheese(Enjoy Change)
They Keep Moving The Cheese(Be Ready To Change Quickly And Enjoy It Again & Again)
Move With The Cheese And Enjoy It!

the end...or is it the new beginning?

Now, where is my cheese?

Six Children

2009-04-08T00:22:00.011+08:00

I've been staying up past midnight lately just to spend my time watching a series which caught my attention in Astro Channel AEC (301).

As the title suggests, it's a show that revolves around six children, who lost their father at a very young age with their mother being the only one taking care of the whole family. The story is simply touching yet saddening, filled with cute and funny acts seen from the children and at times can also be very emotional.

The scene was reflected back in the good old days in China whereby it totally contradicts to our present life that can be considered very fortunate already. Therefore I've always said to myself, being contented with life and appreciate it...as you'll never know that how lucky you are till you've witnessed others' misfortunes.

Well, the show is in Mandarin though and if you don't understand...don't ask me:p

GO

2009-03-25T22:40:00.003+08:00

Something I would like to share...something adapted from an article...something that gets you going...

It's one tiny, two-letter word that makes amazing thing happen. GO is action. It's the spark that starts the flame that sets everything in motion. GO gets us to try things we've always wanted to try. GO keeps us going no matter what life throws our way. GO remind us it's a big, beautiful world out there, and it's time to make the most out of it. To get out there and play. To get out there and do. To get out there and experience all the incredible things life has got to offer.

...so GO for it?

Does Money Really Mean Everything? Part II...

2009-03-23T22:31:00.002+08:00

Here's the comeback as promised:D

The topic still remains...it's all about money isn't it?

Well, I guess you have figured it out in a month's time whether money does mean everything in every aspect in your life.

To me, as far as my current life is concerned, it doesn't proved to be the most important thing in life as I still possess many other things in life that money couldn't buy. Indeed I would say that it doesn't seem to be almost everything to me but I am agree to the point that it is still valuable in this world. Without money, life is hard to move on but again I would like to stress that don't treat it as the most essential object in life.

Put less focus on money and money will be less significant in your life! Think over it:D

Does Money Really Mean Everything?

2009-02-23T19:14:00.015+08:00

The phrase "Money is the root of all evil" always comes to my mind when the topic revolves around money matters. I do know that money is important in our daily life. We need money for food. We use money for education/entertainment purposes. We spent money on things and items that we desired for. In fact, we need money for everything.

However, there are a few questions which are still lurking around to find the concrete answers for themselves. Can money buy everything? Can money buy happiness? There was a great debate held between me and my colleagues last week whereby we do not come to a consensus whether can money really buy happiness. To me, the so-called "happiness" it really can buy will definitely be something unreal, fake and bogus.

I do not deny that everybody needs money which they claimed that almost everything in life can come true with it. Most of the them think that money means everything for them. Without money, the world would come to an end...will it be true then? Nah...I strongly feel that money is part and partial of life and there are still plenty of things other than the big "M" word that can make the world go round.

Well, there are more to come after this Part I post, and hereby enclosed below are something to ponder on...

1) Money can buy a bed, but it cannot buy sleep
2) Money can buy a book, but it cannot buy knowledge.
3) Money can buy food, but not appetite.
4) Money can buy finery, but not beauty.
5) Money can buy a house, but not home.
6) Money can buy medicine, but not health.
7) Money can buy flattery, but not respect.
8) Money can buy amusement, but not happiness.
9) Money can buy relationship, but not love.
10) Money can buy people, but not family.

So do you think/feel/admit/agree/guess that money means everything to you?

Part II will be back soon...

Once You Start, You Cannot Stop...

2009-02-17T21:15:00.007+08:00

Believe in the quote of the above-mentioned? Yes, it's definitely true to a certain extent to me...as I am back blogging again.

Today was not the day that I'm looking forward to...was so racked up and totally whipped at work.
There are simply just too many issues that need to be resolved and yet my backlogs keep piling up. Fortunately this Friday will be a company shutdown until the following Tuesday...and this is something I'm looking for...to have a break...rest, rest and rest. YES!!!

Being so moody at workplace, my footie match was doomed as well...couldn't get to score much though provided quite a number of assists. I rather be happy to enjoy and have fun at the game than to vex myself up with problems...and despite that mood of mine, I'm lucky to get on the scoresheet twice to move on with my continuous streak of goalscoring record...taking my career goals tally up to 1314 goals.

Today seems like kind of a bad day to me...but what about tomorrow?
Doomsday:(

I'll Be Back

2009-02-17T01:12:00.003+08:00

I am back again finally...or am coming back?
What went wrong with this blogspot.com URL till I couldn't logged in for my blog updates?
Merely excuses..hahaha:p

Anyway, it's been hell of a tough year ahead and well for an Ox like me(though it's my year), I definitely have to work very hard and it's an unavoidable exceptional case to me.
Having being just into working life for less than a year, I have to start all over again by learning something new, which is totally a different process from what I've went through.

Nevertheless, I have a good and nice superior and thanks to him I've been molded quite a bit to grow into someone better than before, but still out of shape...and that's why I'm still going through the molding process, but not over-molded.

It's being late, indeed very late in the middle of the night and yet I'm still awake.
Chatting with one of my buddy who are still awake as well, well he's the one who triggered me upon reviving my almost-dead-blog I supposed...wait a minute it's not gonna be k:D

CNY was over, just passed like it never come before...come as slow as me getting started to study(during my campus life) but passed as quickly as my buddy(as-mentioned above) went to answer the nature's call:p..hahaha..just kidding!

Anyway, I feel much better now to express my feelings here without thinking, or am I thinking? Argh, don't care about it anymore as long as the pressure and stress level are reduced even if my brain is not functioning.

It's just another weekday tomorrow...suffering working life but I am contented and satisfied with it. Appreciating the job that I have right now and looking forward to the bright side of life^!^

Year 2009 Kicks Off

2009-01-01T14:32:00.007+08:00

It's a brand new year once again in this brave new world. Though it may not be a good year ahead as it seems, there shall always be the bright side of life and we'll just have to be positive about it.

For me this year, I vow to be a new man and to turn over a new leaf. I want to make a new beginning and change the way things are, and of course to me myself. I need to be the new broom that sweeps clean and make changes to my life from now onwards.

I wouldn't hesitate to break fresh ground, to discover something new and to do something that has never been done before, which I should have already done it since the year dotted instead of dillydallying over it.

Enough said, it's time for resolutions once more and I have mine to be started with. Hoping that the year 2009 will be a bold and bright one and I pray for God's blessings upon me for the best of everything in moving towards the year ahead.

Happy New Year people!!!

Sickening Week

2008-12-14T22:14:00.003+08:00

It was hell of a week to me. I had been falling sick since a week ago, and still is right now. The fever just won't go away, the flu is causing me block nose and sneeze terribly every now and then, and the most irritating thing was my sever sore throat condition which made me having difficulty to voice out. Argh!!! What a week that was, and it still continues...hoping that I could overcome the sickening sicknesses as soon as possible. Damn...

A Month Before New Year

2008-12-01T02:14:00.003+08:00

It has been quite some time since I've last updated my blog. Well, it has been a pretty busy time last month, with hectic working schedules especially. More of the updates shall be posted soon on how my life goes on...and on.

The Big Day

2008-10-12T21:38:00.005+08:00

My cousin got married last weekend and it was indeed his big day as that will be one of the happiest moment in his lifetime. In the past, the groom and bride will meet each other first before attending their wedding dinner but nowadays, the dinner function was held earlier at the night before the bride was being picked up the day after.

The fetching session is always entertaining and enjoyable one to me. The groom's side must pass the filtering gate from the bride's side first before the groom can see her mate on that day. In order to do so, they will have to satisfy the bride's side by attempting to bribe them with big red packets(normally requested by the bride's side) besides performing every single thing and funny stuffs that required by them. Only by then, if they are lucky enough to make the opposite side happy, they shall be allowed to pick up the bride.

The main highlight to me on the wedding day was that particular moment, where all family members and relatives were there to witness and share the fun along with the married couple, other than the big night itself during the wedding dinner.

Last but not least, not to forget about another person's big day and she is no other than my sis. It was her birthday on last weekend too and I wish her all the best in everything that she does in life, and be blessed with all the goodness that life can bring in terms of health, wealth and happiness. Happy Birthday SIS!!!

The 100th Day

2008-10-06T14:28:00.005+08:00

It all happens just in a glimpse of an eye. I couldn't believe that it was already 3 months plus in counting since the death of my grandma. And today, it was the prayers time again for my grandmother at her graveyard.

Reaching there as early as 7 something, along with my grandpa, cleaning up the place to get ready before the ceremony begins. The master of ceremony went trough every single details of the day's prayers. There were the praying and eating sessions where every family members need to gather around paying her a respect in front of the tomb, and to eat the clams with its shells used to cover the top part of the grave all around. Those were the highlights of the day apart from other minor ceremony stuffs that were going on. It was indeed the final big prayers for my grandma, to call her stay in her new home finally.

It has been 100 days past. Each time I think of grandma, I could never smile. Sensing her loss has always been the hardest thing for me to accept. Every now and then, I would think of the good old days, those moments where my grandma is still there with me, together with the rest of the family members. How perfectly it was for us to be having such a big happy family and the demised of her has greatly bombard our lifestyle without her.

I cry. I weep. I burst out loud and into tears in my own room thinking of her. No matter how strong I am trying to be, still the feelings overcome me and make me weak and fragile. Saddening yet very nostalgic...reminiscing of the memories with grandma will always be the best secret weapon to overcome any single thing in life.

Though a piece of me and my family has gone, we will always have her kept vividly in our mind, soul and spirit forever and ever...

The Long-awaited Break

2008-09-30T20:36:00.008+08:00

I've been yearning to have a break for ages since I started working and fortunate enough, I can finally enjoy an almost a week-long holidays right now. My company is having a shutdown due to Hari Raya festival and I'll be on leave till the following Monday due to my grandma's 100th day prayers. I still haven't apply for my leave on that day as I am unable to take my annual leave yet, prior to confirmation. However, it's just matter of time till that happens as my confirmation progress is under the pipeline.

Albeit I was excited to have an early confirmation, I cannot deny the fact that I am a little bit upset at the same time as the process I'm involved in right now shall be transferred to Singapore by the end of this year. Will that mean I will be jobless? Will I get retrenched? Or will I probably get shifted to other processes around? Well, it depends on my superior as I have no authority to decide on what's my job and responsibilities in the company. I'm just hoping for the best possible thing to happen in my career and praying hard for God's blessings upon me.

Needless to say, I'm really looking forward towards the holidays and may it be a fun, enjoyable and non-related work kind of thing to be exact for real. I seriously need a break...a time-off from the working life.

Different Folks, Different Strokes

2008-09-21T01:22:00.006+08:00

There are many different kind of people all around the corner in life. They can be categorized as the good ones, or the less good ones. Actually, I believe that everyone has a good heart, just that the environment, situation or believe has changed their life into what they have become. Of course nowadays, it is hard to come by anyone who can be comparable to the saint or angelic-like, only those who are averagely good.

In my working life, I had the chance to meet with more people from different places. Apart from other Malaysians, the likes are such as Singaporean, Korean, Chinese, Dutch, American, Germans, Philipines, and many more. All of them are actually very nice people, only when it comes down to business, there might be some havoc or problematic issues which triggers fire-fighting at times for some people who have mood swing. Albeit many affairs and disagreements can be aroused, "alls well ends well" I would say.

Handling different people needs different approach. To me, it's always better to tolerate as much as possible and listen more than I speak. And then, act based on my guts and feelings on what's right and vice versa.

Different folks, different strokes!

The 15th

2008-09-15T01:33:00.002+08:00

It was the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th of Month 8 in the Chinese calendar. The moon was at its roundest visible shape whereby it reflects the highest lumen of light from the sun that night. I was simply happy enough to be seeing my grandpa, who looked so upbeat when participating as one of the Dato Hijau shrine's committee member in celebrating the Lantern festival. I was there too, at the place where the festival mood was so intense with cheerful faces all around. Be it young or old generation, everybody got together to share the joy and happines of the Mooncake festival all under one roof. That doesn't exclude my grandpa, whom I felt that he enjoyed his night there, helping out to give ice-cream and doll biscuits to the kids and those who came for excitement as well. It was a night to be remembered...his face...his expression...his........he himself.

The day 15th of September came dropping by again this year. It marks my 23 years of existence in this world, and yet I am still having not enough of it. Anyway, thanks to all who remembered it, a little bit special to start-off the day and throughout the rest of it, it was rather normal and happy ending. Satisfied, contented and appreciated the day itself!

Money Not Enough II

2008-09-14T01:27:00.003+08:00

This movie is undoubtedly the best for this year so far to me, perhaps the best production from Jack Neo ever. It has all the elements that a great movie should has, comprises from sad to funny scenes, fighting to love moments and with triads and family affairs play along as well.

The first movie was not enough, so the sequel follows with the emergence of the second part. Watching it once too was not enough for me, so I turned up twice for that movie in cinema. It is really an enjoyable and interesting movie to go for as the genre suits me much. Still, I think I can watch it over and over again.

There are loads of funny and sad moments throughout the whole story which I had picked 1 of each to be summed up as the highlights of each category.

For the funniest scene: When Ah Hui's mother asked him whether had he taken his meal:)
For the saddest scene: When Ah Hui's mother turned back and looked at Ah Hui who was running away after leaving her at the old folks' home:(

In summary, this movie is worth the money paid for to watch it, even if your money is not enough!

Especial

2008-09-10T00:06:00.008+08:00

It is a wonderful year of 2008, particularly in this month of September. The dates for the typical common calendar is aligned with the Chinese Lunar and Hijrah calendar. It is hard to come by these days where the dates for all the 3 different calendars are matched perfectly.

It has been an eventful year throughout the first, second and the third quarter so far. The fourth one has just started and there are still plenty of stuffs coming up. The hot topic currently revolves around the political issues, whereby on September 16 will either be a very special day, or indeed not. In spite of that, it only matters to me that the day before that is my day, and thus, it is to me special. Nevertheless, the day after, hopefully it will be the same too. Or perhaps, it is actually a special day itself already, right?

Updates:

I've made a mistake here, whereby the only dates that are aligned for this month is the Hijrah and the common calendar, not the Chinese calendar. Thousand apologies:(

Deep in Thoughts

2008-09-02T23:18:00.008+08:00

Seriously I do not like it when I tend to forget about something, neither if it's an important thing to be remembered or not. Every time if there is any thought that came across my mind, I will always try hard to memorize it as I know myself that my memory is not accountable for. Thus, I shall know what to be done later on with it. To my dismay, the thought often disappears from my mind and towards the end, I lost track on it when I tried to recall what is it really about.

It makes me feel so frustrated when this happens but vice versa, I am definitely happy once I can remember of the things that have been floating around in my mind. It is bothering me right now as I am facing this kind of phenomenon once again as I am totally lost in it when it comes for me to crack my head trying hard to retrieve the information that has just fade away hours ago.

Probably I have too much too think about recently, simply too much stuffs revolving in my head, just too much thoughts in life to encounter with every now and then in daily routines. Hoping that I could recall what I really wish to remember, of the something which I am unable to think of at present, maybe later, or maybe not...

Don't think too much?

Independence Day

2008-08-31T11:34:00.004+08:00

Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!

Those are the shout outs that could be heard everywhere in our country on this day.
Malaysia has reached 51 years of independence as this is the happy moment all the Malaysian are celebrating. I am proud being one of them as I love my country very much for its the place where I was born, and where my blood was spilled on. If I were to be given a choice to migrate to other countries as the place of living, I think I would still choose Malaysia atop of others. In fact, I believe it's the best place to be living a simple yet a good life.

In conjunction with Merdeka Day on 31st of August 2008, for the very first time my Chinese birthday fell onto this auspicious day as well, which correlates with the 1st of the 8th Month. It is the first day right after the Hungry Ghost Festival and I am indeed glad to be among the first day babies who are born on the first day of the month in Chinese calendar. Somehow it is a special day, along with the 15th day of every month.

At present, I am growing old and older. To my surprise, I am gaining much weight than before and somehow considered fat right now. It's time for me to be active in sports again, after losing my touch and time for it for the past few months. Soccer, swimming and everything else that can make me fit once again shall be taken into accounts for the days coming up.

Helluva Job

2008-08-27T01:58:00.010+08:00

It's a bit of relief to find out that my boss will not be around from today onwards till the weekend. At last I'm able to take a deep breathe and go slow while at work.

Well, I doubt if that will make any much difference in terms of the workloads which are waiting right under my nose and the burden at the line which has to be maintained at all time. Perhaps, the reduction in Apple ramp recently will create a less-tensed atmosphere in the office but still, the pressure can be felt by me all this while throughout my entire job.

Anyway, the VP of PLLM will be coming down today as well and it will be a great experience to meet this great guy, though I'm yet to have the chance to see him in person. Hopefully one day, I can just be like him, or just by becoming the MD will do.

Keeping my head down and wait till the right time comes...that's basically what I can do now.

Updates:

The way how I got to meet the Vice President of Philips Lumileds Lighting Company was somehow unusual, or should I say it's funny yet weird. Actually, I bumped into him in the toilet where he was there passing out water right next to me. And then, the conversation started and eventually I found out that I was pretty much known to him without face to face confrontation yet, until the time when we were using the restroom at the same time on that particular day.

He is a great guy with pleasant personality. Besides, he is also very friendly, looking calm, cool yet macho. Not only that, I believe he has got to be very experience, expert and excel in his career this far to be such a well known man with great stature. I hope that one day I can also be someone big like him. In fact, even becoming the Managing Director will be very exciting thing to do in life. Every single day, I can only look at his place when walking past the MD's cubicle, the biggest cubicle in the office to be exact.

Is it fun to be in his shoes, or ain't not? Dreams keep coming but becoming more like just a dream...

Graduation Pics

2008-08-26T22:16:00.025+08:00

A picture speaks a thousand words.

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The clock is counting down........so what's up next?

My Graduation Story

2008-08-23T12:16:00.018+08:00

Just a couple of weeks ago, I attended my convocation of graduation after completing the course of study in Multimedia University. My grandfather, parents, sister and 2nd uncle were there for the ceremony. I couldn't be any more happier with their presence, despite I wished for another person to be there also to witness it.

On the big day itself, I went through mixed feelings which words couldn't describe. I was really glad that I've made it to wearing the mortarboard, at least this was what my family would want to see one day and to my surprise, presents from all my family members overwhelmed me days before and after, and gifts from a few friends as well. Thank you people!

During the certification presentation, it was the only time I felt nervous when being on the stage, looking at everyone else who were there to share the same moment of happiness in life, especially my family members who were viewing from the floor. Upon the ceremony, my personal screen popped out with my details showed, and also an appreciation note from me which says:

To my family: You are my aspiration. You are my motivation. You are my everything!

That is truly the words which rise from the bottom of my heart. Without them, I am not who I am now, and I'm thankful for God's blessings upon me thus far.

Next up, I will tell a little bit and not too much of my campus life story.

Viewer discretion is advised.

The moment of truth shall be revealed. Do not do attempt to do this in your university.
It's not something I would like to brag upon, neither something to be proud of.
It's just something to be shared about...my experiences, ordeals and lucks in campus life.

Sharing is caring.

Study or not to study is not an option. When the time comes, like it or not, one would have to bring his or her education to the next level, and to the least by pursuing tertiary education in order to survive in this modern era. It is hard to come by any individual without the certification from the university or college these days, not to be mentioned those unlucky ones. I count myself fortunate to be able to continue my education up to where I was now.

Straight to the point, I did suffer much in studies. I am not like any other student which can easily understand and absorbs what the lecturers taught during lectures or tutorials. My memory capability isn't that great and I have a hard time memorizing and remembering stuffs that I've even studied a couple of time before and that added to my disadvantage.

I never do my tutorials beforehand, it will be once in a blue moon when I attempted to do it but my effort always ended up in vain.

I did not ever completed an assignment by myself before. I always depend on sources and without it, it is like building the Rome all by myself in one day which I could never ever finish it.

I cooperate with friends in doing my lab reports, sharing sources and information together in order to submit it them in time.

Studying time only applies when the exams are just around the corner, with a minimum of 3 or 4 hours before time and a maximum of 3 days of preparation, be it midterm exams or the final papers. As the consequence, I failed a couple of times in my exams. It is part and parcel of life that by failing, as long as we learn from it, it's okay to fail. Don't just regret it, but do learn from it too, that's how I overcome my weakness and use it as my strength. In fact, I was really lucky to be passing most of my subjects taken which I would have failed some of them, if it's not because of God's blessings. Thank you God!

What I did most was play, played and playing all the time. Computer gaming was one of my favourite other than hanging out and loitering around with buddies and hostel members. Needless to say, soccer serves as my main dish and I was involved in it without fail almost everyday.

In a nutshell, campus life is the time to enjoy and have fun because these moments will be the good old days that I will miss forever. There is no turning point where I can still experience it one more time. I really miss it right now but I am satisfied enough that I had relished what I truly wanted to do all this while.

A few of my mottoes for thought:

Study smart, not only hard!
Work hard, play harder!
No risk no fun!
Happy go lucky!
Appreciate life!

Remembrance, memoirs and everything else which brings me back to the moments of life...

5 AM in the Morning

2008-08-06T06:51:00.004+08:00

Waking up early in the morning is unquestionably healthy, but forcing oneself to be up even before sunrise makes one sleepy afterwards.

I am supposed to work out the yield report and send it out every end of the day. Due to my hectic working hours at the production line especially, I couldn't finish it at work place and have to compile it over the night before sending it out. Nevertheless, I couldn't do what I've thought I can do and instead, I usually hit the sack right after dinner time. My body just cannot take it anymore and need some rest, to cure my tiredness and weariness of my body.

My daily routine right now is kind of boring I would say. Work, work and work. Is there anything else, any added spice to it? Perspiring...

Convocation of Graduation

2008-07-31T23:54:00.008+08:00

Those days, it is hard to come by a mojority of students with a degree holder, not to be mentioned any other higher certifications apart from that. Anyone who was able to enter any universities back in the years of 1970s or 1980s, can be considered fortunate or rich enough to do so. That was all I've heard somewhat, how the good old days were, more or less.

According to my family members, my grandparents used to suffer in the state of poverty back in their time. Having just enough to stay living for yet another day or at times living with debts all around, they still stay strong and put themselves together in order to keep moving on day by day. Raising up 9 children and ensuring the safe and sound conditions of the family, my grandfather was indeed the only breadwinner and together with my grandmother, who was certainly the best mother (grandmother to me) in the world, supporting and taking good care of every family members, all under one roof. It was not easy when it comes to financial affairs. Thus, some of my uncles and aunts did not obtain proper education due to the crisis faced.

I can count myself lucky enough in going through proper educations, being raised up as a scholar, sportsman and gentleman, and finally being able to achieve and experience what every single student in the world are looking for, certificate and graduation. It is one in a life time experience and needless to say, I am proud of myself to move on until this point in my life. The most important thing is that I have made my family members happy and proud of me, and I could never wish for more.

It is sad that there will one less person to attend for my convocation of graduation but I know that she will be always watching over me. Though the body may not be present but the soul is there to cover. The spirit withins...

Fortune Telling

2008-07-28T23:38:00.021+08:00

I always wanted to know about my future. I've been yearning to hear upon my fortunes told one day, hoping to disclose some of it right now, before I were to experience it later on in my life. However, it is not getting any closer for me to reveal my fortunes, even when my grandfather himself is a fortune teller.

My grandpa always declines to read my fortunes as he claims that it is not necessary to do so. Being a good grandson, I will always listen to my grandparents, be it along or against my will. Hence, up until today, I am still eager to know what are my fortunes in my later stages.

My wish came true one day, just a couple of days ago when the tombstone-crafter for my grandma's gravestone, was so happened to be a well-known fortune teller. He was commenting on my cousins' name initially, when suddenly my uncle popped out with a question for justification of his Chinese name. Hence, when I had the chance, I did not hesitate to ask and here is what he has to say about my Chinese name, after performing some calculations before commenting it.

Ong Chun Sean(in Chinese):
4+9+15=28 strokes, Ox Year, 24 years old
-good fortunes at young age
-rush into things to be done/less patience?
-can't hold back things/temper?
-not really good fortunes at older stages???

The first one is definitely true to me. I have been so lucky during my tertiary education, and was nicknamed as 'The Legend' among my friends. As for the second and third issues, they somehow show at times in my life but I do try to control and overcome them. The only thing that I am not really sure/happy/liking about was the last thing he mentioned to me before we've got to make a move.

Though he only managed to mention a few of my fortunes, there are more than enough to be heard, especially for the last one. Upon receiving the information, I choose just to hear it and let it be. It is for me to decide what lies upon my future and though there are things that cannot be changed, I can just live with it. I cannot take things for granted, and right now I'll just pray for God's blessings upon me, for the best of everything, at present and in the future.

Sometimes, it is better not to hear the truth, as the truth hurts, more than lies can ever hurt. Anyway, I choose to tell or listen to the truth, so that I would not be hidden by the truth, and only truth itself. Who knows the truth is still hidden out there somewhere, and perhaps my fortunes are yet to be told. My fortune, my fate, my destiny...so close yet so far.

Joy To Behold

2008-07-22T22:39:00.007+08:00

Just a week ago, I received a letter from my university, stating that I was awarded with the degree of Bachelor in Engineering (Honours) Electronics. Though it was something to be happy and feel good about, suddenly...I just turned emotional. I thought back those times when I suffered so hard for the final exams, burning the midnight oils and pushing myself, even till the very last minute without giving up. I recalled the periods when I faced ordeals and life experiences, of ups and downs in keeping myself alive back there, coping with the change of everything. I reminisced those good old days where I used to enjoy, have fun and chill out most of the times with my buddies, where I could not ever experience it once again in my lifetime. I really do appreciate those moments of happiness in my life and now that I have surpassed them all, that is simply memorable and it will always stay vividly in my mind.

Then, I received another letter which came from Telekom Malaysia, few days back. This was the scariest part of all. Initially I have the assumption that this must be the letter to call the YTM scholars back for training and hence, to start working for them in future. I still haven't decided what am I going to do if they recall me back. Anyway, when I opened the letter, it was to my delight that my assumption was proved wrong. It is just a card which resides in it, an appreciation card which was sent to congratulate me for my achievement. That was so nice of Telekom. It would be nicer if they are not calling me up in the near future.

Later on, it was another call that was just a little bit too late. Ambu, a company which I was introduced to by an employment agency, has rang me up yesterday. The person who called asked if I'm still interested for the job as I was not successful for the job interview due to the fact that I arrived late for it, thanks to the agency who gave me the wrong idea basically. Actually, it is a good company to work for but just too bad that I am now employed, I think I just got a better option. "Whatever happens, happened for a reason", uttered the HR manager once, who was still willing to allocate some time to talk to me, even though I was late for the interview. He was a great guy and I still remember his name...Joshua, a person who has almost similar thought and perception in life with me, especially in terms or karma. Another thing he taught me from the Bible was, "What you reap is what you sow". That is a universal truth I would say as it is already implanted within me.

At the same time, there are plenty of delighting events happening all together. Believe it or not, the complements of every good or happy things will overlap one after another to make balance. Now I have this presumption that the increase in my workloads these days have something got to do with it. Oh my Goodness!

Pushing The Limits

2008-07-16T23:28:00.010+08:00

Working is nothing similar to campus life, where all I need to do is just to study, study and study..........at least I've always tried to do so. It's a life experience that I have never tasted before, and it is incomparable to the period of internship. This is the moment when my career really kicks off and with the clock is ticking, every second counts.

At present, I have to travel for more than 10 kilometres daily. I spend my time working for approximately 12 hours per day and only sleep for less than 8 hours every night. My daily routines have been altered, partially but not completely. In short, it has changed for good.

At work, I do not possess the time to call for a long break, not to be mentioned even a short rest. Only when it comes to lunch time, that is the period that I can really relax on, at least for a while. There are simpy too much workloads assigned to me. As my superior once said, I need to be mold...molded for the better and to be a tougher person. I couldn't agree more with him. That is why I have to suffer right now, for my future...slowly but surely. Good things don't come fast, fast things don't come good.

Nevertheless, days are passing by as fast as the eyelid can blink. Without notice, it has been 3 weeks of work and yet I'm unable to adopt with the change. Everything else seems matter less to me now as I must concentrate much for my work. Though I love what I am doing either in the office or at the production lines, I still felt slightly uneasy over the sudden change of lifestyle. What to do? Life's like that. I can't see it coming and just need to cope and bear with it until I can finally settle down well and comfortably with the job.

It's just a matter of time for things to take place. All I have to do is to put myself together and shall see what comes in my way...performing and fulfilling every single ordeals that is summoned onto my paths.

The Bitter Truth

2008-07-14T12:18:00.005+08:00

God-awful incident has just crossed the path in my life, if it's not for the demised of my grandma, whom I truly loved, cared for and treasured always. Her departure was deeply felt inside of me and life would never be the same again without her.

Although death is an ineluctable life occurrence, it is still hard for me to accept the universal rule, up until today. Needless to say, I am extremely brokenheartedness over her loss, with grandpa, suffered the most out of it.

To eulogize my grandma is unnecessary, as long as I know, she knows and God knows what's her merits. The good old days has gone for good, but so long as she lives on in my heart, then my grandma will never truly dead. I'll just have to be contented with what I've had...left..........my grandpa...and the rest of my family members.

Thanks to my friends who cared for me, appreciate it very much. I'll be brave to face it, as everything that comes to me, comes to pass literally. Death is just a sooner or later occurrence where everyone needs to face it.

Every experience in life has its lesson in its own way. Whatever happens, happens for a reason. Appreciate life and be contented always!

Goodbye grandma...I miss you!