To the finish line..

"There are two kind of people, those who finish what they start and so on"

(Robert Byrne)

Revenge

"Don't get mad, get even. If you get mad the effect is temporary but if you get even that would be a lesson learnt"

This is what I hold close to me every time I feel like I want to burst into anger, and it does work. Most of my pay back during my university life left quite a mark to those who crossed me. 

"La vendetta es una minestra che se mangia fredda" 

(Revenge is a dish best served cold) 

Look can be deceiving.

Something happen yesterday, in which remind me of an incident when I was young, I think around 11. I accompanied my mum to the grocery store, she wanted to buy groceries for the house. I waited patiently outside for her to finish her shopping , at the same time I was eyeing an ice cream storage with the hope that my mum would see and she might understand my hint. While I was busy imagining what ice cream to get, an old lady suddenly asked me a question, I looked at her with a blur expression, she repeated it and all I can do was shook my head and said "tak paham, tak paham". I guess she got the idea and asked someone else. 

Yesterday incident was almost similar to what I had experienced, I was at the gas station, and all the sudden someone struck a conversation with me (I guess people were just being friendly), and the things he asked was:

Guy :  How was your Deepavali celebration? 

Me  : Thank you for asking, but I don't celebrate Deepavali.

Guy : Owh, you are not an Indian then.

Me  : No, I am a Malay. 

That time and then I remembered the old lady who spoke Tamil to me at the grocery store. Look can be deceiving, but I love my complexion, despite most of the questions that were asked to me "Mamak ke?", "Orang penang ke?". 

I think I rock this look!!! hehehehehe (poyo tak.. XD)

Vast

"Judge yourself by the intention of your actions and the strength with which you faced challenges which stood in your way. The universe is vast and we are small.There is really only one thing we can ever truly control -- whether we are good or evil" - (Oma de Sala / Stargate)

Looking out the window

"Art is a window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; 

nor could the world see the man within" (Claudia Lady Bird Johnson)

Midas touch

"Sometimes getting what you want may be a bigger tragedy than not getting what you want"

Bang!Bang!

Last week, I started my week with a BANG! and this week with another BANG!.

A motorcyclist hit my car (a.k.a my mum's car) on my way to work, and this time it wasn't my fault, I drove the car ethically with all the necessary practices of a good driver. Both of us pulled over our vehicles and started to discuss on a settlement, with a help of an uncle who witnessed the whole incident. After 10 minutes of discussion, the rider paid me a substantial amount as settlement (cross my finger it is enough to cover for the repair) and I drove directly to work. I  really wanted to lose my temper there and then, give my piece of my mind but instead I opted to discuss in a mature manner. No shouting, no blaming, just underlying the options that he was about to face. (with a very stern look and strict voice)

At work, I told a colleague of the incident, in which it was shared with the whole department, all of them looked at me said,"You must be jinx or something, twice in a row, and both are on Monday". I smiled and said "Shit happen, the only thing is, now it happened to me, well suck it up and move on". I am not trying to show how "redha" I am with the incident, there nothing much I can do, just to get it fixed and move on my merry way. Well, as a gesture of good faith, a colleague printed out "Doa tolak bala" and "Doa keselamatan" and gave them to me.

Another Monday, another  BANG!

Words...

"A bit hard tapi you have your family and me"

(Thank you )

The thing (1982 vs 2011)

                                 Director : John Carpenter                     Director : Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
                                 Leading actors                                     Leading actors:
                                 a) Kurt Russell                                     a) Mary Elizabeth Winstead
                                 b) Wilford Brimley                               b) Joel Edgerton
                                 Comment : Love this                            Comment : Naah.... a prequel that should never  
                                                                                                              be made.

Starting the week....

Today marks 3 years I am with my "baby" and today my "baby" is going to be quarantine until I don't know when. Hmm, a nice way to start the week by being involved in an accident. A three car pile up and I am the last one, with a summon to be paid before the day I turn 32. 

Owh well, I am lucky just to walk away with a sprained wrist, and all my body part intact.

A reminder to all "Please wear you seatbelt at all time when you are driving, you might be thankful".

Date Driven : 17th October 2008
Accident : 17th October 2011

bla..bla..bla...

The first night I was in JB, I went out for a drink with one of my colleague and he started to talk about his relationship issue. Currently he is stuck, he can't move forward because he is still hung up over the past, hopping that his ex (A) would take him back, and at the same time he plan to be engaged to another woman (B) if the ex says no.. 

Through out the conversation all I can hear was bla...bla...bla...bla...bla...A is better than B...bla...bla...bla...bla..bla...A understand me better, B is not that honest with me who she really is...bla....bla...bla... I know what I am doing is wrong...bla...bla...bla... but if A says she wants me back, I would dumped B right there and then... bla...bla...bla...bla...bla...bla... A is better with my mother.... B is not that friendly...bla....bla...bla...bla, I am with B because I can't survive alone...bla....bla....bla....bla. 

So, at the end of  the conversation, I said, you are making your life complicated, your are being selfish in a sense as well, using B to fill in the gap that was cause by A, that was the nicer version, I really wanted to say, your are an arse, go screw yourself. 

Development

The development of civilization and industry in general has always shown itself so active in the destruction of forest that everything that has been done for their conservation and production is completely insignificant in comparison. (Karl Marx)

The man in the mirror

"Take a look at yourself and Then make a change"

Hallways

"The hallways of every man's life is paced with pictures; pictures gay and pictures gloomy, all useful, for if we be wise, we can learn from them a richer and braver way to life" (Sean O' Casey)

(Pan Pacific JB / 11th October 2011)

Back to school

It has been a while. But going back to school can sometimes be fun.

boys to men or men to boys

I am in one group with a few of my male colleagues to compete in a presentation representing my organization. I don't know why, I found hard to actually work with them because at times I do not know how serious they are in completing the tasks because they would just zone out from men to boys. I am trying not to look like a slave driver, but I am committed to do my work and if we win that would be an added bonus. 

Owh God, please give me strength to go through my task with my beloved colleagues without any altercations. Please!!!  

Horoscope

I am not a believer in horoscope, but I do read them for fun just to see how far the prediction can be stretch. One of my horoscope last week stated that I will be happy the whole day and that nothing can distress me. And believe it or not, I was. I smiled the whole day, despite the "kakak" tried to condition me relentlessly, overlapping work with presentation, and organizing sports, now I know why in any organization a woman must hold at least one higher post in the committee, because someone need to keep the men in line (hehehe). 

I don't take serious on the alignments of stars and the moon to point how my day would turn out because for me it is in terms of my own personal mindset but what harm could it do to humor myself once in a while. I wonder what would my day be today? 

Happy Monday, peeps!!

10 minutes

What can you do in 10 minutes?

Can you make your bed, take a bath and get ready for work within that time?

Answer :
Yes, you can!
I woke up late this morning and have to do all that in 10 minutes before sending my sister of for her car pool. An awesome way to start a day...hehehehe.

Monday blues!! (2)

Can you see a cat?

Monday blues!!

It'a Monday, enough said. 

Zapp!!!

All of us were zapped by this, one way or another. (",)

Fashion..

Fashion does not discriminate.
Even dogs have shirts.  

Busy

"It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The questions is what are we busy about?" (Henry D. Thoreau)