Just a note to remember...

Woke up early in the morning. I was thinking over the last weekend events, and in order to keep my memory strong i thought why not I blog something. I had wonderful time together with someone (*sincerely from my heart), yes it seemed unbelievable but its really happening. Please do a self check ... (to someone). I have to admit the food was good (minus cold), the atmosphere was perfect and most important I had a good time chatting and doing nothing. It sounds too nice. This brought us to think that we should appreciate more and should share the happiness with others. I totally agree ! Happy moments as always short but the memory stays on (*if someone forget the feeling / memory you may visit this blog). I enjoy the movie too (p/s: first movie together). The lunch outing was nice. Thanks !

There are other people that have to walk alone in life for certain reasons they did not choose, I know I have someone that I choose to walk together. This makes it even a good reason to share and help others that in need.

You have a good week ahead and please do miss me :P  

What a GREAT week ...

I will remember 15-May-2011 for a long time to come. Why is this date so significant ? I have finally promoted my personal assistant to some position more important. She accepted that position. I was ecstatic ! I hope time will stand still for me to enjoy that moment longer. 

I hope to have a new beginning , let go the past and treasure the moment. By treasuring the moment, we can also plan for the future.

I hope that we can continue to move forward, care for each other and plan for the future.

THANK YOU SO MUCH for giving me this opportunity.

p/s: you are such an adorable and lovely person. :-)

2012 ... coming soon

It's only 3 months since I last blog, it seems a lot had happened in 2011, personally and around the world. Personally, I went through some ups and downs. My work had been crazy for the last few weeks and occupying most of my time. The other portion of me is dealing with a broken relationship. I am glad to be where I am today. I am dealing one day at a time and appreciate what I have. I know I could not make it without GREAT support from my friends and family. There is one person that I really want to thank for. Without this person, I will not know where I get the strength and support and :-) . I felt that she is an amazing and simple person. Thank you !

Around the globe, we have:

1. Political unrest in the Arab world (Egypt, Yemen, Libya...). Dictators will not stay long as leader and people will lose their patience soon. These incidents are causing the oil price to sky rocket.
2. Natural disaster one after another. Earthquake in New Zealand and the recent 8.9 magnitude quake in land of rising sun (Japan). What happen? 2012 coming soon...
3. Economic situation does seem to showing sign of recovery, with the latest happening I don't know.....

What I know is : I am going to appreciate what I have today and make today a good day and tomorrow a better day !



New Year..New Bike

This is my new Mountain Bike (Brand-Haro, Model-Shift R1) - 2009 release. Its a full suspension XC bike. I used it in my maiden ride up Kek Lok Si (1200 steps). For the price I paid (RM2,600) I can say it's worth it. Why I said so? It offers a smooth ride uphill with its 8 speed Shimano (Alivio) gear and it has better efficiency in terms of pedaling (as compare to what i have previously-Polygon normal MTB). It also offers Tektro IO disc brake which is not so efficient (according to my friend, once the disc brake pad starts to exercise it will improve). It comes with front fork suspension that offers 120mm travel and back suspension with 4.5" travel. Its great when going down hill. Originally it comes with a small pedal. I had to upgrade to a bigger one with additional RM150 (picture as below).

There are few downsides to this bike (besides small pedal and disc brake). The paint on the handle bar came off easily (as seen in the pictures below).

Also, I had my bike on the bike rack (behind my car). Can be seen in the pictures below the paint works easily came off (sigh)

This is the logo on the front of the bike.

The one that I got is a size 16"

Conclusion, its a good recommendation for beginners that wants to feel the adventure to bike off road. I think the new release of Shift R1 (2011) has a better color and hopefully they improve on the paint work.

NEW YEAR 2011

Wishing every one a bless New Year 2011. Hopefully 2011 will be another good year. It's a good time to reflect back what happen in 2010 and make amendments and corrective actions not to repeat the same thing moving forward in 2011. Whatever happened in 2010 cannot be undo. There is reason for everything that happen. No need to regret. Let's move forward and learn the past lesson. So let's make 2011 a GREAT year.

My 5 resolutions in 2011:

1. Restore back my relationship with my family and friends.
2. Reading books that had been collecting dust.
3. Run my first full marathon.
4. Climb the highest mountain in South East Asia (Mt. Kinabalu).
5. Enrolling for a post graduate course (its always my dream to attend my own convocation).

and off course make more money than 2010.

Happy New Year 2011 !

Sacrifice

What does it take for a person to sacrifice? Does she really need to sacrifice? Is it worth it? I was touched by the story of a young lady that took over the role of a mother when her mum left home when she was 14 years old leaving behind 4 other siblings. She sacrifice her teenage years and drop out of school to take care of her siblings. After 7 years, not only her siblings are straight A students, they are very good kids too. How on earth she can find her strength to take on the role as a mother to her 4 siblings.

Just imagine waking up early in the morning to make breakfast, do laundry, house chores, prepare dinner etc. How can she manage as a teenager and where she got the inspiration and know what to do? She sacrificed her life for her siblings....

I am sure there are other great stories like that and great individuals which sacrificed their lives. But without going further, have we thought of persons close to us that have sacrifice for us. Without them, basically one's life might be incomplete or they were turning points in one's life.

In my opinions, we should be at least thankful for following persons that have scarifies for us (or at least be thankful for):

1. Parents - that raise us to become who we are today
2. Siblings - that allow us to share the good or bad moments together
3. Friends - that always be there regardless good or bad times
4. Teachers - that impart knowledge and guide us during early days of our lives
5. Others - I am sure there are other individuals that have touched our soul and lives that scarifies so much of their own lives for us. This could be someone that cares, loves and made scarifies...

Bottom line, appreciate and be thankful to the persons that sacrifice for us......

http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/emotional-story-self-sacrifice/

What's the color for 2011?

Colour of the Year is a light, airy, citrus yellow that symbolises a freer spirit, sense of fun and positive energy. Encapsulating a mood of hope and optimism

Where can I find this color? This is the color of hope, color of optimism, color of realization.....

Let me know if you found this color.