34th day of MCO

Today is the 34th day of Movement Control Order. 

Yes, it has been extended 2 times. I kinda like being at home. And that everyone else is at home :P It's so quiet in the morning and night time. I can practically hear myself breathing! Amazing! 

When i was a kid, that's how quiet my neighbourhood was. Then when OUTSIDE residents found out that this road leads them to the other main road, saving them from traffic jam, my neighbourhood becomes noisy during day time. It's a even worse when it rains in the morning because the noise becomes louder as car tires touch the wet road. Imagine, being woken up at 6am by cars :S  

Blah, i am so happy during MCO that not many cars are on the road. Peace and quiet finally! Even a the birds come out to sing!

Two nights ago, just when i was about to sleep, i heard the sound of night - the frogs, the crickets were singing outside my home. It was like an orchestra, by the nature! I loved it and recorded the music with my phone. Let me see how to share it here next time. 

These days, when i turn on FB, TV, newspaper, chats, 99% of them are about Covid 19 virus. It's a global issue which each and everyone of us has a role to play. Soon, this will be over and in history. I like to think that we are now LIVING through history and one day when we all look back, we would go, wow, i lived through that crisis! I remembered, when i was small, my mum told me stories of how her life was during World War II. Now i too have great stories to tell.  I hope some day, when i am older, I could too tell my grand nephews and nieces that, hey kids, don't mess with your grand aunt! I saved the world.............. by staying at home! 

Oh, should i leave out the last four words? haha

But still, Staying home is the only way to stay safe! And to break the virus chain! 

13年 Goodbye

我以為我可以很瀟灑的轉身
還是忍不住紅了眼眶
畢竟這條路每天走
一走就走了13年

這條路有開心，有驚喜，有憤怒，有希望，有期待，有失望，有友情，有疲憊，有寬容，有壓力，有動力，有領悟....

不管如何它都曾经是我生命的一大部分。

今天告別13年的熟悉，心裡有點酸酸的

不捨的是這條路？

還是這家公司？

或是這崗位？

還是這13年來所建立的友情？

原來我在離別這條路還是不夠瀟灑

這條路、成了我的過去

這條路是我的故事

這條路成就了現在的我

我感恩在這條路上所遇到的每個人事物

我們再見～

#換個跑道#

New skill developed

 

I have developed a new skill recently.

It's not something that i like to do and capable of but i have no choice because if i don't do it, i will eventually be the one responsible for the consequences :(

I have not mastered this kung fu because every time i need to practise it, I still feel embarrassed.

This new skill of mine is called 'giving gentle reminders" haha... well, it's a nice way of putting it. Really, i think those who have received countless messages or calls from me repeating the same would think it should be renamed to 烦死人 (bugging people or broken recorder) >_<

Seriously, i don't like this to be practised on me too. And i surely do not like practising this on people too. BUT  I force myself to do it simply because I have deadlines and objectives to meet. I hope those being bothered by me understand my predicament. I do it for a reason, really.

My sincere apology if u find me annoying.

But looking from another angle, if my requests are timely attended to, I wouldn't need to give reminders, right? Haha, look who is making me who I am :P

Many years ago, a friend once said to me that I'm a very responsible person. He said, whatever tasks given to me, I would find ways to accomplish them.

He is so damn right!! Once, i got headhunted by other section head because of this strength! It's a compliment although sometimes i wish i am not that responsible hehe... Being very responsible can make me v tired too. I remembered, when my family just set up a new business 2 yrs ago, as we were not familiar with the operation, it was hard at the beginning. And being a responsible person (i don't even own it! haha), i spent so many sleepless nights trying to understand the operations and figuring out how to operate it. I skipped lunches to run errands etc too. Soon, I ended up taking a short vacation in the hospital hahahaha...

Anyway, no matter what, i still feel blessed that I am a v responsible person. I see it as a quality rather than a suffering because by being so, I'm a better person. I refuse to allow myself to be complacent and just let people take lead of my life.

So guys, please excuse me. I know u may find me a nuisance for countless reminders, i feel the same too for doing so... . But, i do it anyway because life is the way we manage it :P

 

 

2017 年的總結

2017 年又快過去了。

時間似劍呀！每年我都說同樣的話。感覺就像在輪迴 哈哈

怎麼每一年我都覺得時間不夠用呀？哈哈～ 感覺事情還有一堆沒做好學好的，一年又過了~ 是我自己把自己搞得太忙嗎？其實我有一種強迫症（應該是上進心 ：P），就是如果沒幹什麼，我會覺得渾身不舒服，總覺得日子不能空過！哎，我真的是天生勞碌命啊~

今年開始慢慢突破自己。
其實是從去年開始的。
原本我打算乖乖的打工，一輩子領薪水就好。時間到了就退休，這樣子的生活。

雖然我偶爾會羨慕看似沒在上班的創業的朋友們，感覺他們的時間比較有彈性。但後來才知道，要有彈性的生活，首先要付出時間及努力！

Anyway, 這種一生平穩領工資的人生計劃 因為我們的一個理念，讓我們決定豁出去。

偶爾我也會擔心。我真的確定要這麼做嗎？確定要放棄目前的穩定生活及收入嗎？我知道我可以不用這麼做，但我不想我老了後，回想曾經的理想而遺憾。我們是自己人生的作者，自己的人生故事自己寫呀。

無數的人好奇，為何我們要開始一件冷門的事業。茶，茶藝，茶料理，創意，藝術等真的會有人 buy in 嗎？背後的原因到底是什麼呢？我想，今天我應該好好聊聊我們的出發點。

很久以前，我和 Jane 常飛去台灣。那時不是為了別人，單純只是為了自己。

為何說是為了自己？話說10年前（天啊，這麼久了呀！），當時的我總問自己到底來到這個世界是什麼目的？我總覺得我應該是有使命要完成的，但我不知道是什麼。記得那時我常常問自己到底未來的方向是什麼？就連我在人間仙境的SAPA, 乘著巴士，看著遠方的美景，看著生活簡譜，努力工作的當地人也不僅覺得，難道人生就只是這樣嗎？忙碌生活賺錢，買買自己想要的東西，吃吃喝喝，偶爾到國外旅行... 就只是這樣？因為台灣之旅、我慢慢清楚自己來到世間的目的。

後來我看了一部’看見台灣‘的紀錄片。我在黑暗的戲院裡落下了慚愧的眼淚。導演把人類的醜事揭發。人類不但奪了植物，動物的空間，還破壞了默默提供生命給我們的地球！人類真的太糟糕了！我們不知道自己能夠為地球，世界做什麼。但我想我們可以用我們小小的力量，為周邊的人或社會做些什麼吧～

說真的，如果只有我一個人很好但其他人都不好，有什麼意義呀？我真的不喜歡活得驚心膽戰，去那裡，幹什麼都害怕被搶，被騙等等。我希望大家都過的無憂無慮，這樣世界真的會很美麗！ *世界小姐不都這麼說嗎？呵呵*

我知道，我真的有點不太正常 哈哈~

所以，開創這個事業，除了想把好東西帶給大家之外（因為我們相信因果，絕對不想因為自己的利益而造下孽緣。我們對自己的行為要負責！所以我們在決定之前都很認真的做了功課。我們參訪過這位茶農（也是茶師）的高山茶園，了解他的背景為人，種植方式等, 品了他的作品，確定他的茶是有機優質的，他的所作所為符合我們的理念，才決定把茶千山萬水的帶到古晉），我們更想提倡'慈悲' ------》 慈悲善待地球，慈悲善待身邊的人，慈悲善待陌生人，慈悲善待自己。

我們相信，唯有善待一切，世界會更美好。

這個事業會否成功、我不知道。

但這個精神、我們希望可以長長久久流轉下去。希望每一個都學會善待一切～

请多多指教

Hi to My fears

Do you have any fears?

I have. And a lot.

I used to let these fears stop me from progressing. Simply because I'm afraid. I did realise that I can't live like this forever but I was too afraid to do things that i was afraid of.

My parents saw this weakness. They pushed us to do things we feared of. I didn't like it. I wondered why my parents were not like other parents who let their kids just be kids. I wondered if I were adopted. I wondered if they loved me. I wondered and wondered but there was no answer.

At first, life was tough for me. I had to deal with my fears, find ways to overcome them. I was in a state of uneasiness. I wanted to give up and run away and hide. I went to look for my friend "little willow tree" and told her about my problems. She listened to my sorrows quietly.

Although i feared, I continued to do something. Strangely, once i did one thing, one fear disappeared! Then I dealt with one more fear and one more disappeared! Then i realised, I actually could 'delete' my fears if I accept my flaws, face them and conquer them! Fears are like a never ending thingie. New ones will develop as time passes by. yes, God wants us to continually improve ourselves haha...

Recently, i develop a new fear. 

Fear of stepping out of the comfort zone.

Actually, it isn't so comfortable la. It's just stable.

I gave reasons and tried to procrastinate. I thought by doing so, I could avoid facing it. The problem with procrastination is that, when time is running out, you will have to pay the price!

Psk, it's finally happening. It feels unreal. Jane and my little space is now being 'created'.

I do admit, I was afraid at the beginning but now, i kinda look forward to it. 

It's a one way street. There is no turning back. I will just have to try my best to create history. Like Dr. Choong said in his GST seminar last week - You either create history or become history. It's true. We only live once this life, I might as well create history.

Yes, there are countless of people who question about our moves.

I must agree with them. 

Why is there a need to make life so busy when life is already stable?

Why is there a need to take such risk and jeopardize own future? 

Yes, I have the same doubts as them too. I guess I could either be doubtful for the rest of my life or try my very best to find answers to clear my doubts.

For now, let me just say, I was amazed at how little things i knew before, even though I've obtained a uni degree, obtained so many qualifications and knowledge in my career!  It's a shame i know. 

How foolish i was before to think that I knew how the world operated. I actually only knew how MY world operated *cover face*

I'm glad I have taken this path to an unknown future. It sure is not a breezy walk in the park, but whether it's a success story or not, at least I've given it a go. At least I have learned something different.

"If you want to conquer fear, don't sit at home and think about it. Go out and get busy" - Dale Carnegie

Simple Happiness

I bought some flowers from the florist 2 days ago.

When I put them all in the vases, they took away my breath straightaway for they are simply beautiful! 

Every time i look at them, i feel happy inside! 

Then i thought to myself, the flowers would live a much more meaningful life if they can make many happy instead of just my family and myself. 

So the next morning, I brought some to the office... in my mum's basket hehe... It was so weird that carrying a basket of flowers actually made me felt as if i was in Paris! I even had matching music playing in my mind hahaha~ So romantic, so happy, so full of hope! :P 

A basket of happiness 

I gave one rose to the female colleagues in my office. They were all surprised and had such big smiles on their faces. 

Some of them even took pictures of the roses and uploaded onto their facebook to share with their friends immediately. Guess what? they received a lot of likes and comments! Cool!

Some even asked their family members to deliver vases to the office so they could display the roses nicely.

It is so beautiful to see roses on all the tables. They really brightened up the office, I must say! And everyone who walked past actually stopped, looked at and talked about the roses! It's like, the roses brought everyone together and most importantly, reminded people to stop and smell the flowers. 

can u see the 3rd rose?

I didn't know that such a little gesture could bring so much happy moments to others. It makes me happy that everyone is happy ^V^

Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017!

2016年即將結束。
我來好好總結一下我的2016年。

這一年發生了很多事。對我來說，都是新的學習，新的體悟。
人生不可能永遠沒變化。有些事情的發生，是提醒自己是時候要改變了。

有些事情，讓我知道自己的不足。我會努力提升。
有些事情，提醒我這就是人性。不必太介意，因為大家為己利益，是大家自然的自我保護動作。

我的付出或許不被讚賞，感激或認同。不必太傷心，因為人本來就很難被滿足。或許我的付出對他人來說是多餘或是困擾。我會努力改進我的方法。

怨天尤人我不喜歡，也不會帶來任何好的改變。
記得有次看到這樣的一句話：改變自己比改變別人更容易。
太多人想要改造別人。其實為何不從自己開始？

對的，人不為己，天誅地滅
（p / s：不要再誤會這句話的意思哦。這指的是，人如果不先自己修身，那麼就會為天地所不容。)

祝福大家2017金雞年快樂！願大家身體健康，幸福圓滿一整年！

My creation!

All of us have different ways of keeping our secrets.

Some write them (but do people still use their hands to write?) in their diaries. Some tell others about their secrets. Some prefer to keep them deep inside their hearts.

I used to write my secrets in my diaries and naively thought that they would be safe from intrusion for I had them "well-locked". 

I also tell people my secrets.... but only when I decided that they are no longer secrets :P

I also keep them deep inside my heart but i try to avoid this method because they take up the 'storage' space. It's a pain having tode-clutter it. 

So instead of burying them in my heart or jot them down, I now have a new method... that is by burying my secrets in the garden! hehe...

Haha, this is my little secret garden.

I have never liked gardening before although i love flowers and fruit trees. I don't understand why people would want to cover their whole backyard in cement. It just feels 'cold' although it's actually producing a lot of heat during hot days. 

I am lousy at planting. I used to have a few cactus in my office but they all became jelly-soft and died after a while. I suspected they died from radiation overdose.

10 years ago, i saw some colourful cactus in the market. I couldn't resist and bought one.  It didn't die! BRAVO! All because i gave it the correct soil and fed it the correct amount of water. It even  flowered! oh man, i didn't even know my cactus can last that long, let alone flowered!! Then i learned that, plants are just like human beings. In order to live long and stay healthy, they need what they need and not what we think they need. 

gardening tools must be flowery too hehe

People say, one's hobby changes from time to time. It's true.... I analysed my posts for the past 9 years and found that, one of my hobbies was eating, then it was cooking (or reading and keeping recipes). Then I sort of didn't have any hobby for a while and now it's gardening. I don't know how long this hobby will last but for now, I kinda enjoy the little secret garden i have created with my own hands. 

Gotten the tree cutting men to chop fallen trees into chunks

My car actually "sank" a bit because of the weight! hehe

It makes me happy to see the plants being so healthy. It's joyful to see flowers blossoming. It's wonderful to be able to pick up something i've planted to make drinks for my mother and myself. 

I love how the plants are expressing their appreciation when you treat them well. No poker face, no taking you for granted. They love you the way you love them. Ahahaha, ok, i'm a bit out of topic but it's amazing that gardening can increase wisdom too! :P

The messages from my body, soul and mind~

聽說，我們的身心靈會告訴我們他們的狀況。

比如，缺鈣時，會突然很想吃cheese cake， 缺鈉時，會很想吃鹹食等等。
第一眼看到或想到的，也同樣是你身心靈缺乏的東西或嚮往的~

那天我逛書店，突然這個角落吸引了我的目光。

你第一眼看到了什麼？

我當時看到的是：

長假.休閒.生活.留住時光

突然，我頓悟了....

正是我目前需要的.......

相見恨晚~

最近有一種相見恨晚的感覺。
是否人要到某些年紀才懂得什麼叫感恩，什麼叫珍惜？
不管是什麼原因， 慶幸自己有了這種感覺....

曾經我覺得這個家鄉無趣。感覺很落後，設備也比不上西馬。
曾經大家勸我不要在這裡久留因為沒有前途。
曾經外地朋友們來探訪，我絞盡腦汁想不到古晉有什麼好玩好看好吃好做的。
曾經我看到來訪的外國人，心想他們應該很後悔來到這麼悶的地方。

不是古晉的錯，是我晚了用心去體會它~

或許年紀大人，開始懂得品嚐生活。
生活，不是來自於人事物。
生活，對我來說來自於自己如何看待這個世界。
好心情來自於自己的內心。

外國朋友們將到古晉一遊。
我覺得我有責任呈現古晉最美的一面。
這幾個週末，我忙昏頭了。
準確的來說，我是忙著玩耍，呵呵~ 但我是帶著責任去玩耍的喲~

也因為他們，我更深入了解我的家鄉。
也因此，我發掘了很多’秘密‘。
也因此，讓我更愛這個家鄉。

原來它一直都很美~
我.... 差點錯過了.....

等著我們去發掘的寶藏

老街，这次来真的啦!

朋友們說，我幹嘛要把自己搞得這麼忙。導覽要花自己的時間，又沒錢賺。

正是這樣的想法，古晉的百年老街才會不受大家的矚目和愛護。若連我們自己都這麼不在乎，又怎能讓其他人也愛護它呢？大家都花錢飛到檳城，馬六甲看古城，但卻“沒時間”去了解只要踏出自己家門的“老巴殺'〜

我雖不是老街長大的小孩，但我熱愛這個地方。因為這裡是‘我們’的開始。
看著古建築一間間的被拆掉，我心裡很難過，也抱怨政府和人民為何這麼不懂得保護古蹟。

抱怨不能改變任何事情，所以我決定以我微小的力量為老街做一點事情。雖然這個決定來的不容易，但還是豁出去了，呵呵〜

經過3個月的上課和尋找資料，我才發現，原來我之前這麼不認識自己的家鄉！

原來所見的跟所知的可以差這麼多！

原來一條老街隱瞞了這麼多秘密！

那天突然收到團長的電話，問說這星期六可否幫忙導覽。是學校的活動。

這星期六？！既是大後天吶！我沒有心裡準備。更沒有準備任何資料！

團長說，對象除了華人，還有馬來人和原住民，所以得用英語導覽。我連中文都說不好，還得說英語哦。但我心想，小孩子應該還OK啦〜也不用說的太詳細，畢竟還小，說太多他們也聽不進。我計劃好以遊戲方式帶動他們。我怎麼這麼聰明呀，呵呵~

第二天晚上，我們開會討論行程和主題時，我才知道原來對像不是小孩子而是學校的老師! 哈哈，我真的誤會大了。我跟其他團員說我原本的計劃，他們笑死了, 哈哈〜

星期五，我趁放工時間，趕快找資料。印了一些出來就趕緊回家。

晚上參加朋友的生日大餐，我連資料一起帶著。萬一有空，我可以看一看。哈哈，其實帶著也只是一種自我安心的方式而已，因為根本沒空看！

11點回到家，我認真的ķ資料到凌晨1點才睡。

每次都是我聽老師講課，現在我竟在老師面前“講課”！

說真的，剛開始有點擔心。我想像一堆嚴肅的臉孔看著我.....好恐怖！

後來我發現原來老師們私下也可以是這麼的‘幼稚’的。哈哈，跟我沒兩樣嘛 **突然覺得很有親切感 :P **

一切都很順利。雖然途中下起雨來但大家還是很認真的聽我們說故事〜

有老師說，他們常常會來這裡吃早餐，或經過這裡，但從來不知道老街的故事。這次更認識這個地方了。

照片from 砂拉越华人学术研究会属下的文化导览团 FB

献丑了~

聽了真的很開心。 覺得付出的時間和力氣都值得了~ 

下一代是否能跟我們一樣能看到這老街，在這老街穿梭就在我門的手裡了。

有空你也來聽聽我們說老街的故事，好嗎？

What have I been up to lately.....

LIFE has been HECTIC lately... 

Our minister has encouraged the people in the country to do two jobs instead of complaining about them not doing enough to lighten our daily burden. Brilliant idea to solve the problem! Since we cannot depend on our "mother" to provide for us, I guess we will just have to suffer and work our ass off to earn a living.

These days, if i get to sleep before 1 AM, it is a bonus to me. If i am still able to wake up the next day, it's a celebration...  It's not the kind of life I'm used to.... I have not been going to the gym for 3 months! Money down the drain T___T  ; I turned down invitations to food gatherings (oh gosh!, is this even normal?);  I couldn't meet my friend who visited from outstation;  I skipped lunches to run errands and etc.. basically, my life is turned upside down and I no longer have any ME time.... except when I'm in the bathroom :P 

I guess I could make this a HUGE fuss because indeed, i have lost all my freedom T_____T but.... do I want to kill my own body cells by feeling unhappy about the change? What's the use of complaining since it doesn't solve anything except making myself even more upset.

I'm a practical person and I believe that only by take steps to adjust to the change will make life easier. Yes, it's a MIND GAME. It's an opportunity to upgrade myself and change for the better anyway... 

I must admit, it's not easy doing 2 jobs. So much things to do but too little time. How i wish there were TWO of me! I can sense Jane's objection :P

Anyway, no matter how busy life is, we should still remember to slow down and smell the flower... Too bad there are no flowers at the moment since it has been raining non-stop lately. 

How about sipping some wine with old friend at the old part of the town?

Chit Chat over a bottle of wine 

This, i like :P

We also spotted this beautiful "painting" by the mother nature and human beings. Love how the leaves were silhouetted against the wall. Kinda feel serene just by looking at it. 

Beautiful isn't it?

Happiness is not how much you have, it's how you see the world....

老街，我来啦~ 耶！

去年11月，朋友們揪我一起發揮愛家鄉的心。我考慮了很久.....

很久以前我就很喜歡逛老街。看著古老的建築物，招牌和快失傳的手藝，百感交集。

感動，因為古老的它們仍被保留著。

遺憾，因為不知什麼時候它們又會消失。說'又'是因為政府已剷除了很多古物。也因為些人民已不到老街逛了，也沒人願意學習古老的手藝了...

我很希望大家好好珍惜愛護保留這珍貴的一切... 因為有它們、才有了現在的我們。

我偶爾會提點身邊的家人朋友... 但效果及力量真的有限~ 

有天，一班愛家鄉（其實也很愛吃（還是貪吃？呵呵））的朋友問說要不要一起參加老街導覽的培訓課。當然、培訓後就得上街、大聲及用行動的來帶動大家一起愛上這老街、這家鄉～

蝦米？ ！在大眾面前說話是我的致命傷呀~ 我不會哈拉。每次我老闆要我代替他到induction course 給新人講'故事'時，我20分鐘內就搞定了。真不明白為何我們的人事部 assign 每個部門1小時的時間 :/

所以我朋友問我要不要參加這培訓課時，我真的有點爭扎。

我希望更多人了解及愛惜我們的老街，文化，歷史等等，但我真的不是說話的料呐~

但我想.... 我可以永遠活在自己舒適的圈圈裡，也可以只做我喜歡及會做的事。 。 。但這樣框著自己，好嗎？

以前的我最不喜歡改變。不喜歡改變的人有天會被社會淘汰。不改變的人有天會被人罵說是個'固執的老頑童'~ 

不會做，就去學吧~

不喜歡做，就鼓勵自己吧~

活著就多學吧~

人生不需要太多‘紅線’。

雖沒豪爽的立刻答應但最後還是答應了。哈哈~

老街，我來啦~ 請大家多多指教！

 義工導覽員 in the making :P

Being honest with myself

I came across this book. Am kinda inspired and motivated. This will be my project this weekend.

How to keep your stuff neatly to save space

Many years ago, i went thru the pain to revamp my bedroom. I vowed that I will not clutter it ever again as I do not want to ever go through the pain of cleaning again. 

Haha, talk is cheap because, things started to pile up again over the years, although it isn't as bad as it used to be (in denial). I just need to learn some storing skills. 

I know, deep in my heart that storing (aka hiding) things properly isn't really the correct solution to my problem. There is a Chinese saying that goes "To prevent the weed from re-growing, one must destroy the root". So after my careful analysis, I figured that the root cause of my problem is in fact my habits @_@  

If I could stop buying unnecessarily, I wouldn't even need to learn how to store things properly! If i can't stop myself from buying, at least i need to learn to clear unwanted or unused things to make way for my new things.

There, I have confessed. 

How about you?

有感而發~

有天看到这些文字，突然觉得很感触。

"幸福其實很簡單，學會享受此刻的擁有，幸福當下即是 (2014-05-10 一日一禪)

我們每個人都在追求幸福，卻總與真正的幸福背道而馳。因為，很多時候，我們追求的往往只是別人認為的幸福——華麗的外表、顯赫的權勢、豐厚的家產等，卻忘了自己內心真正的需要。幸福，終究不是活成別人那樣，而是能夠聽從自己的內心生活。要知道，幸福其實很簡單，學會享受此刻的擁有，幸福當下即是。"

曾經我也是追求物質上的幸福。我以為擁有自己想要的東西就能快樂，所以買了很多想要多過需要的東西，結果雜物堆滿房間，我還得花三星期打掃。過程痛苦不堪！ X﹏X

我也以為快樂來自於旅行所以我每年和朋友相約去不同的國家旅遊。渡假期間的確很快樂因可以暫時把煩惱拋在腦後。但回到現實生活後，渡假時的那種快樂又消失了~ 然後我和朋友們又計劃下次的旅遊地點， 然後又開始了短暫的幸福，渡假結束幸福又消失，然後我又. ..... 這種循環不斷的重複~ 

有一天，我終於明白，原來物質上的追求給我的只是短暫的幸福。原來永恆的幸福不是其他人事物給我们的，而是來自自己的內心！因為我们如何看世界，我们的世界就長什麼樣子！如果我们覺得生命不公平，那我就會覺得全世界的人都虧欠我们！這樣的想法會讓我们的每一天都是灰暗不快樂。我....不想要這樣過我的人生呐！ *唱著陳小春的'神啊救救我吧'* 其實連神都救不了我們 Σ( ° △ °|||)︴真正能救我們的人就是自己！ 噢，原來我們也有'超能力' ！這我喜歡！哈哈！

我有個怪癖。我有時會用數字來衡量一些事情。實不相瞞，這招還蠻管用的！哈哈~ 回歸正題，我如果有幸活到80歲，那表示我只是在這地球住29,000天的旅客耶！算算一下，我剩下的時間不多了呀！ ~( ＞﹏＜)

時間有限, 花在不快樂上真的有點不值得咧~ 我記得有支 L'oreal的skin care 廣告，最後女主角都會說'因為你值得擁有'。是啊，我們也一定要真心的快樂，因為我們值得擁有！^^

只要抱著'有也很好，沒有也很好'的態度，相信生活會快樂一些。知足常樂大概就是這意思吧！

讓我們一起邁向更好的明天！为何我突然想起小時候聽得一首歌'明天會更好'呢？ 哈哈，我不小心洩露了我的真實年齡~

You are what you feel!

Hope everybody is OK~

Jane, my friends and myself love taking midnight flights because these give us extra time to spend with our loved ones and also allow us to go straight to work without taking an extra day off. it's a win-win situation for all~ 

So when i saw the news that MH370 has gone missing, my heart fell..... One of my friends who works in Beijing said 2 of his colleagues and 2 of his ex-colleagues are on that plane *pray*

It has been 4 days since the incident, still there is no concrete conclusion of its whereabouts. I hope everyone on board is OK. I hope they have just entered into another dimension where time is slower than Earth. And to them, they are still on their way to Beijing. I remember when i was in school, i saw a documentary about a missing plane, which disappear suddenly and after 30 years or something, the plane re-appeared. Not sure if this story is true, so do google.

I also remember watching a movie (based on real story called "Alive") about how the survivors kept themselves alive when their plane crashed in the middle of the Andes Mountains. If MH370 didn't go to the other dimension, at least i hope the people are now stranded in one of the islands waiting to be saved. 

When i was small, i used to fantasize that I could turn into that person to know how he/she feels or what he/she is thinking. How i wish I could turn into pilot or one of the crew members or passengers on MH370 just to find out where they are now~ 

Hope all the negative comments stop. All of us need to work together to find the plane and everyone on board. Whatever that needs to be improved, please just improve it. Time is the essence, there is no time to fight and point fingers. Please do whatever necessary to locate the flight. For the rest of us, although we can't join the search, at least we can pray for the people on board~ 

One prayer = one strength & hope, after all~ 

photos from: cilnblog.com

Goodbye to 2013, Hello 2014!

Today is the last day of 2013.

I used to feel a bit lost on the last day of every year~ I remember staring into the sky and wondered what I've achieved in one year and what my future holds. I used to wonder why we were even born and whether we are here for a mission. If we are here for a mission, then what is it.....

I haven't asked myself those questions for a few years although sometimes i still wonder if i have wasted my precious time by doing nothing meaningful. This is an important thought because it reminds me to utilise time wisely, cherish everyone and everything that I have. As for the questions as to why we were born and our mission in this world, I think I've found the answers.

A couple of weeks ago, I watched an award-winning documentary called "Beyond Beauty - Taiwan from above" 《看見台灣》。It was taken from up there (actually, it's a bird’s-eye journey by helicopter across Taiwan’s various landscapes), it's like we are looking down from the sky (is this what Gods see?). We were taken to see beautiful untouched places in the country, we saw how animals live happily in the beautiful land, beautiful waterfalls, magnificent mountain tops, the quiet swamps etc... It's really breath-taking! Then we saw how humans have destroyed and are still destroying mother nature so that we can live more luxuriously. Although destruction is being done, mother nature remains quiet and continues to suffers quietly while still trying to provide~  It kinda reminds me of our parents who give us everything they have since the day we were born. Their time, their energy, their money, their youth, their bodies, their minds, their souls, their lives..... u name it~

I think we are here for a bigger reason than working hard everyday in order to make a lot of money so that we can buy things we desire and need for ourselves as well as for our future generations. Having a luxurious life is good but if other people around us are having bad times, we can't be too good ourselves too because we would be afraid that one day we will have bad times like them too...

If we all learn to love everyone, from your own families to people who make your lives a living hell and people whom you have never met or talked to before. If all of us can see only the goods in everyone and have a heart so big that you don't see see other people's flaws but yours, there would be no hatred, no arguments, no fights, no wars... The world would be a sanctuary and everyone lives problem-free...

Happy New year my dear people! May 2014 brings more love and happiness to you~ 

Doraemon & Friends!

11.11.2013

As i said before, it is a tradition for me to drop a few lines on 1111 every year as this date NOT long ago, 2 adorable twins were born to this world~  

I feel so blessed to receive birthday wishes from family and friends from all over the world! That just shows how FAMOUS we are hehehe... 

I love all the greetings from everyone~ Thank you all for the great wishes! One of my friends puts 11111 (11th November, Monday) in a good way, and it says:

今天是11111的好日子         

11月11日星期一                   

衷心的祝福你

健康第一

財運第一

事業第一

福氣第一

樣樣第一

haha, looks like Jane and I will be getting everything before all of you do! Don't envy us. We are just born to be number 1... :P

My family and friends think we resemble the Twin Towers. Not only does our birth date (11 11) looks like Twin Towers, we also remind people of Twin Towers especially when we stand together~ It's really YOUR blessing to know one of the most famous icons in the world! buahahahaha... and we will bring blessings to you too, don't worry coz my parents taught us that Sharing is Caring :P

Love u all! thanks for being in our lives. We love u very much! muaks!

Suprise!

More surprises!

剪髮記

大學畢業後，我從沒短髮過因很久以前有位小弟弟誤認當時男仔頭的我為男生 T___T 從此我不敢把頭髮剪短。可見小弟弟的話對我留下的陰隱有多深！呵呵~

這麼多年來我堅持留長發因為我害怕改變。改變很可怕，但不改變更可怕。人生充滿了無常，每件人事物都不斷在改變中，唯有改變不變。曾次看到這樣一句話 “習慣是可以改的。用好的習慣取代不好的習慣，沒有學不會的人，只有不願學習改變的人”。一針見血！>__< 我被自己留長發的習慣困了那麼多年，剪了短髮後才發現原來我被小弟弟的話框住了。哼！幸好我懂得跳出來，要不然我一世人都不知道原來我是可以把頭髮剪短的！

那天我突然心血來潮想剪個短髮。找了個星期天，興致沖沖的去沙龍找我的理髮師。

我一坐下，就跟理髮師說我要剪頭髮。她一如往常的問到 "到這裡嗎？"  她邊說邊指著我背部。我說"太長了。哪種短度適合我的臉型？" 她回我 “到肩膀吧”。 我說我要到耳下。她愣住一秒鐘，然後急忙的問我確定嗎？哈哈哈哈~

真的，確定!! 後來她勸我先不要剪那麽短。她說一下子變化那麼大，很嚇人。哈哈，他竟為我擔心耶。好吧，就听她的~ 旁邊坐了幾位 aunty... 他們以客家話說 " 蛤？ ！為什麼她要剪那麼短？是不是受了刺激?!” 哈哈哈...他們不知我聽得懂客家話（就說我長外星人嘛），真的很可愛吶！他們說一定是理髮師開玩笑，我怎麼可能一剪剪那麼短。說著，我的理髮師一手抓住我的長髮，咔, 剪了一大半。她很得意地在空中甩馬尾的說，"你們看，是真的喔" 然後大家哇一聲。哈哈哈，真的很搞笑！

短髮真的很舒服！至少整理上簡單很多! 大家看到我的新髮型的表情一致 - 都是嘴巴和眼睛張很大。每個都問我哪來的勇氣！呵呵~ 大家都喜歡短髮的我。目前一直得到好評哦！ *得意* 我的朋友說我變年輕和漂亮了。真的嗎？還是在逗我開心？

清（轻）凉多了!

回想當年小弟弟的話，我還真傻，幹嘛相信小孩子的話呀？他那麼小，哪來的審美觀呀？對他來說女孩子就是穿裙子，有一頭長髮的。我好傻我好傻! *醒*  幸好我有勇氣改變，要不然我永不知道原來我是可以短髮的！

我好自high！哈哈~ 

The 'silent' love

Woke up in the morning and found a warm and hearty breakfast waiting for Jane and I. 

Mum made us English breakfast - fried eggs, fried bacon strips, grilled tomatoes and sliced cucumbers. She even prepared papaya for us which she picked from the garden (such balanced diet!) and made us tea to go with everything else. I don't know about Jane but I certainly felt very loved~  

Our breakkie

Like many traditional Chinese parents, my parents don't speak of their love for their children. Sometimes they even say the opposite when in fact they mean other things.... Like when their friends commented that my parents have good kids (us us us! hehe), then they would say "oh no, no no no, they are very naughty. They always buy us too much food to eat. We eat until we cannot eat other things. Not good not good' That's just one of many instances :P The Chinese parents of the old days are taught to be humble. The Japanese people are the same, whenever they are being praised, they MUST deny it HARD haha... 

When I was small, I didn't understand this and always felt hurt when they said 'bad' things about me. As I grow older, I finally grew some wisdom (just a tiny teeny bit) and understood that they are just being polite! How did i understand this? From their actions of course. There is a saying "actions say louder than words'. Indeed, they do!

When my parents were on their 3-weeks getaway in Australia and New Zealand last month. I had a sudden urge of eating Maltesers. I whatsapped my dad asking him to buy one packet for me... He didn't respond and I figured he probably didn't care. Guess what? he came home with 5 packets instead of 1! hahaha.. And my mum bought me my favourite peaches along with many other stuff. My mum says I'm fat and yet she cooks big meals everyday~ And these are just a few of many instances....

Part of the presents from down under

So, never ever believe what u hear.. u gotta look inside and understand the meaning behind so u don't misunderstand ^^