My daughter M's graduation day today
The graduation ceremony of ATICS was scheduled to start at 10.30am and we managed to get there in time. As usual. it started off al, a bit delayed. There was about 160 over graduates and about 60 diploma graduates and another 100 certificate graduates from the airlines. ATICS is famous for their airline services trainees.
Today,I felt relieved that M have finally graduated and she has grown up so much. I could see that she is not so emotional and crazy. Her 4 months working in Langkawi have changed her to be able to take care of herself and with this graduation , the knowledge and experience will come into good use.
There was so much joy and at the end of the ceremony, everyone have to go their own ways and M expressed her thoughts in her FB asking " when they will meet again?". Well, in life there are a lot of such occasions of departure and we don't know when we will meet again . So, when we are together we have to enjoy the time together and treasure every moments.
Before the end of the ceremony , the principle gave a few words of advise and my wife wrote it down and gave it to my daughter and I will share it here:
Keywords from her principal :
Passion
Authencity
Dream
Knowledge
Wisdom
4 mountains to climb: obstacles
Past (excuse)
Time mgmt. reduce stress
Chaotic thinking (test before proceed)
Culture & believes
Advice :
Quality : something customer pays n u accept
Characteristics : reflects high quality
Must have academic ability to solve the problem in work, to be different
Namaste
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Steam boat dinner at restoran Tapinluo, Penang Time square,.
Last Sunday night, I went with my wife for a steam boat dinner at Tapinlo restuarant . The name of the restuarant is steam boat dinner in cantonese.if we translate it directly. The owner , a recent friend called lena told us that it was actually a " teochew " style fish steam boat.
The recipe for the steam boat is a few variety of vegetables, sausage , pork , fried fish head and yam. There was a lot of yam in the soup and we were told that yam is a common ingredient in the soup.
The restaurant was located next to James Foo , western restaurant and a few walk away from Barista Cafe.
This is the fifth time I have been to the mall and it was quite deserted on a Sunday night. There was a lot of story about the fung shui at the area. It was once a tin smelting mill and it was well know as the Eastern Smelting Company along Dato Kramat. The mall was huge and it incorporates private residents on the upper floor of the mall. One part of the mall have been delayed for opening because of the lack of traffic and business flow to avoid the monthly maintenance charges. Although, all units have been sold out, the mall have been considered a failure to many local people.
One of the reason is that the land have been burned very deeply and heavily during the operation of the smelting mill. The earth have been burned to the core and it has killed all its vegetation and insects along with it. So much so, there is no fertility and hence, there is no fortune.
For a fruitful land, it should have water, vegetation and abundance of insects to show that it has good fortune and make the business grow. But , nothing was done to restore its natural habitite even thought the mall is right in the middle of the town and it has an unaviodable frontage.
For a deep burned land, it will need many years for it to recover its wound and bring life again to the land. So, a steam boat restaurant will only add to more burning and hurting to the land. So, I wish my friend , lena good luck.
Namaste.
The recipe for the steam boat is a few variety of vegetables, sausage , pork , fried fish head and yam. There was a lot of yam in the soup and we were told that yam is a common ingredient in the soup.
The restaurant was located next to James Foo , western restaurant and a few walk away from Barista Cafe.
This is the fifth time I have been to the mall and it was quite deserted on a Sunday night. There was a lot of story about the fung shui at the area. It was once a tin smelting mill and it was well know as the Eastern Smelting Company along Dato Kramat. The mall was huge and it incorporates private residents on the upper floor of the mall. One part of the mall have been delayed for opening because of the lack of traffic and business flow to avoid the monthly maintenance charges. Although, all units have been sold out, the mall have been considered a failure to many local people.
One of the reason is that the land have been burned very deeply and heavily during the operation of the smelting mill. The earth have been burned to the core and it has killed all its vegetation and insects along with it. So much so, there is no fertility and hence, there is no fortune.
For a fruitful land, it should have water, vegetation and abundance of insects to show that it has good fortune and make the business grow. But , nothing was done to restore its natural habitite even thought the mall is right in the middle of the town and it has an unaviodable frontage.
For a deep burned land, it will need many years for it to recover its wound and bring life again to the land. So, a steam boat restaurant will only add to more burning and hurting to the land. So, I wish my friend , lena good luck.
Namaste.
Monday, August 25, 2014
My anger on the road ...
I have been scolding and swearing when I drive on the roads in Georgetown. The island is getting congested and it is really a pain in the ass to drive on the island specially having to bear the abuses of the outstation cars from KL. They are a different breed of animals I think.
This morning, a car bearing a KL number plate just jammed into my lane while I was travelling along Green Lane. This followed another car moving into his lane and in front of him and another car jam in the following moments. There were three cars moving into my lane within seconds and it was really a mess and in the wild west. I have been wondering why the cars moving into the tunnel located at the end of Green lane joining Udini road was so slow when there is no traffic lights along the way. Now, I realized it is because of the cars jamming into the lane going into the tunnel that slows down the traffic and causing a stop-start condition. I also believe that there is a lot of traffic accidents along this stretch of the road and with these sudden brakes.
I believe our CM, LGE have done a lot for Peanang especially on the traffic flow and widening of the roads. There is little that he can do in certain stretch of the roads in Penang as both sides are listed with houses , cementry and private lands. Some of the roads have to take sharp turns around a bungalow house or state houses and it often post a danger to the driver.
I told myself to control my temper but at times, it runs out of control and I will be yelling in the car. All the four letter words will come out ie shit , F$%#k ,etc and it looks silly on me as the driver cannot hear me and only my wife is inside the car. She always asked me " is ther shit in the car? or who is F%$King around ? It really make me look stupid and lunatic.
Hold, hold , hold. I must control my temper , otherwise, I will like a nut running loose.
Namaste.
This morning, a car bearing a KL number plate just jammed into my lane while I was travelling along Green Lane. This followed another car moving into his lane and in front of him and another car jam in the following moments. There were three cars moving into my lane within seconds and it was really a mess and in the wild west. I have been wondering why the cars moving into the tunnel located at the end of Green lane joining Udini road was so slow when there is no traffic lights along the way. Now, I realized it is because of the cars jamming into the lane going into the tunnel that slows down the traffic and causing a stop-start condition. I also believe that there is a lot of traffic accidents along this stretch of the road and with these sudden brakes.
I believe our CM, LGE have done a lot for Peanang especially on the traffic flow and widening of the roads. There is little that he can do in certain stretch of the roads in Penang as both sides are listed with houses , cementry and private lands. Some of the roads have to take sharp turns around a bungalow house or state houses and it often post a danger to the driver.
I told myself to control my temper but at times, it runs out of control and I will be yelling in the car. All the four letter words will come out ie shit , F$%#k ,etc and it looks silly on me as the driver cannot hear me and only my wife is inside the car. She always asked me " is ther shit in the car? or who is F%$King around ? It really make me look stupid and lunatic.
Hold, hold , hold. I must control my temper , otherwise, I will like a nut running loose.
Namaste.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Go downtown - Georgetown
Down town - Georgetown
I sent my wife for her treatment of pain in her hand and leg and I wonder off to walk along the street called Phuah Him Leomg and joining to Burmah Road and I stumble into a pub called Cohole .'it was a small pub and there was only a bar and some karouke TVs hanging above my head.
There was a few tables of customers and they were yelling aloud and out of tune. It does not matter how bad is the music and singing they were a lot of laughter and the people were happy.
I have been to a few of such small pubs and everybody know everyone like in Cheers. My heart was feeling a bit strange , sitting at the bar waiting for my wife because I could not bear to see her suffer the pain of the electric treatment.
While walking on the street , I felt the calm as the warm Breeze sweep through the street. It has been a long time that I have not walk along the back lanes and alleys. When I was young I used to run along small lames and alleys. It was down memory lanes for me.
It is about time to fetch my wife and I will have to be moving from the pub.
It was really an experience to come this way again.
Namaste.
I sent my wife for her treatment of pain in her hand and leg and I wonder off to walk along the street called Phuah Him Leomg and joining to Burmah Road and I stumble into a pub called Cohole .'it was a small pub and there was only a bar and some karouke TVs hanging above my head.
There was a few tables of customers and they were yelling aloud and out of tune. It does not matter how bad is the music and singing they were a lot of laughter and the people were happy.
I have been to a few of such small pubs and everybody know everyone like in Cheers. My heart was feeling a bit strange , sitting at the bar waiting for my wife because I could not bear to see her suffer the pain of the electric treatment.
While walking on the street , I felt the calm as the warm Breeze sweep through the street. It has been a long time that I have not walk along the back lanes and alleys. When I was young I used to run along small lames and alleys. It was down memory lanes for me.
It is about time to fetch my wife and I will have to be moving from the pub.
It was really an experience to come this way again.
Namaste.
Do we have a choice ?
There are something that we can decide and there is something that we have to take on despite our reluctance or against our choice. In life, we will only want to do the things we like or choose to do. If that is the case, there will be no sweepers or cleaners for our roads and public facilities. Nobody would want to do the dirty and smell things or something that imposed hardship on us.
Yesterday , I had a meeting among my staff to take over the job of one staff who shall be going on a long maternity leave. After the meeting , I asked for the feedback and one of the staff responsed " there is no choice ". I think she felt instantly the feeling to reject any jobs that is assigned to her. Some people preferred to idle around than to do any positive jobs.
It is the human mentality of some "negative people" to reject work. They just want to do enough and anything more will disturb their routine and make them worked more. Yet, these same people like to be appreciated by the bosses and wants upgrading or promotion when their time comes. What is in their head, I don't know.
For me, I have accepted assignment without any hesitation and I will leave the appriasal to my boss. I believe he will be able to appraise my support to him and he will give me whatever is fair. My assignments are more difficult and serious as these task above and if I give them my assignments, they will cry all night long and will be stressed out and die fast.
Haiya, there many types of people in this world and some are very calculative . You give me a buck and I will do a buck's job and nothing more. There are the merchants of venice where the tale of the two cities were based on.
Whatever, life have to go on.
Namaste.
Yesterday , I had a meeting among my staff to take over the job of one staff who shall be going on a long maternity leave. After the meeting , I asked for the feedback and one of the staff responsed " there is no choice ". I think she felt instantly the feeling to reject any jobs that is assigned to her. Some people preferred to idle around than to do any positive jobs.
It is the human mentality of some "negative people" to reject work. They just want to do enough and anything more will disturb their routine and make them worked more. Yet, these same people like to be appreciated by the bosses and wants upgrading or promotion when their time comes. What is in their head, I don't know.
For me, I have accepted assignment without any hesitation and I will leave the appriasal to my boss. I believe he will be able to appraise my support to him and he will give me whatever is fair. My assignments are more difficult and serious as these task above and if I give them my assignments, they will cry all night long and will be stressed out and die fast.
Haiya, there many types of people in this world and some are very calculative . You give me a buck and I will do a buck's job and nothing more. There are the merchants of venice where the tale of the two cities were based on.
Whatever, life have to go on.
Namaste.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
I am fearful
During my yoga session yesterday, we were requested to do a headstand pose. In the past , I have done it so many times but recently, I panic and become very scare. I was thinking of falling awkwardly and hurt myself. At this age, any injury will be difficult to get it cured.
I was only thinking of falling and when I am ready to do the pose, I froze and tell my wife that I cannot do it even she is there to support me. I don't know how the fear have creep in and take hold of my life. I have seen some of my yogi's falling down when doing the headstand and there are some of them who can do the pose well.
The picture of my fellow yogi's painful picture after they fell was so strong in my head and it just prevent me from trying. How could I overcome the fear? Being fearful manifest itself many times and make me feel very unsecured.
My yoga instructor always told me that we have to face our fear and try to overcome it and if we succeed than it will go away. I am seeking a breakthrough to break my fear and everytime , I pushed myself to the edge of my fear and I just back away. Only a thin line between overcoming my fear or become fearful. I should have the courage to move it over the line but I just pull back.
Well, I tell myself that I shall be trying until the time , I could move over the line. This is my focus and I will continue this attempt. Maybe, one day the courage will come and I will win over the fear.
I am positive that the day will come.
Namaste.
I was only thinking of falling and when I am ready to do the pose, I froze and tell my wife that I cannot do it even she is there to support me. I don't know how the fear have creep in and take hold of my life. I have seen some of my yogi's falling down when doing the headstand and there are some of them who can do the pose well.
The picture of my fellow yogi's painful picture after they fell was so strong in my head and it just prevent me from trying. How could I overcome the fear? Being fearful manifest itself many times and make me feel very unsecured.
My yoga instructor always told me that we have to face our fear and try to overcome it and if we succeed than it will go away. I am seeking a breakthrough to break my fear and everytime , I pushed myself to the edge of my fear and I just back away. Only a thin line between overcoming my fear or become fearful. I should have the courage to move it over the line but I just pull back.
Well, I tell myself that I shall be trying until the time , I could move over the line. This is my focus and I will continue this attempt. Maybe, one day the courage will come and I will win over the fear.
I am positive that the day will come.
Namaste.
The tale of patience.
I came across a great story and I want to share with all of you:
Even if it seems like progress is nonexistent, keep going. Keep your
mind’s eye focused on the goal. Patience and persistence will yield great
rewards!
Chinese Bamboo Tree
A farmer planted some Chinese bamboo seeds. For one whole year, he
watered them and fertilized them.
watered them and fertilized them.
Nothing happened.
The farmer’s wife said, “Why don’t you plant something else and stop
wasting your time with this nonsense?”
wasting your time with this nonsense?”
The farmer just smiled at her and said, “Just wait.”
The next year, the farmer faithfully watered and fertilized the seeds.
Nothing happened.
His wife became very exasperated with him and insisted he plant onions or
some crop that would bring them some quick cash.
some crop that would bring them some quick cash.
The farmer just smiled and said, “Just wait.”
The third year came and went with the farmer patiently watering and
fertilizing the bamboo seeds. By this time, his wife was quite upset and in
her frustration, went and planted her own garden.
fertilizing the bamboo seeds. By this time, his wife was quite upset and in
her frustration, went and planted her own garden.
The fourth year came and went. By this time, the wife thought her husband
was completely crazy. After all, HER garden had earned them a meagre
living!
was completely crazy. After all, HER garden had earned them a meagre
living!
The fifth year came. Still, the farmer steadfastly refused to plant
anything else. He patiently watered and fertilized his bamboo seeds.
anything else. He patiently watered and fertilized his bamboo seeds.
Suddenly, during the fifth year, the bamboo sprouted. The Chinese bamboo
tree seed lies dormant for five years before sprouting.
tree seed lies dormant for five years before sprouting.
It grew ninety feet in just six weeks, and quickly overtook the whole
garden!
garden!
The farmer harvested the bamboo and made a huge profit.
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It can be very discouraging when it appears we’re doing everything right
and nothing is happening. But if you keep on going, things WILL happen
and you’ll start seeing the rewards of your efforts.
and nothing is happening. But if you keep on going, things WILL happen
and you’ll start seeing the rewards of your efforts.
If you want great results 5 years from now, plant those seeds now. Water
them with positive thoughts and fertilize them with loving feelings.
them with positive thoughts and fertilize them with loving feelings.
Every day, and I do mean every day, think about what you want your life to
look like in 5 years. Even if you can’t quite fill in the details yet, if you just
spend 5 or 10 minutes daydreaming about your life, your mind will
create a mental image that becomes richer and more detailed every time.
This will bring some incredible solutions to your awareness and if you act
on that information, you’ll make great progress.
look like in 5 years. Even if you can’t quite fill in the details yet, if you just
spend 5 or 10 minutes daydreaming about your life, your mind will
create a mental image that becomes richer and more detailed every time.
This will bring some incredible solutions to your awareness and if you act
on that information, you’ll make great progress.
Even if it seems like progress is nonexistent, keep going. Keep your
mind’s eye focused on the goal. Patience and persistence will yield great
rewards!
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