the weekend that was...

GOOD! FULFILLING! HECTIC! TIRED! but still, it was good!

teaser...

my beloved friend forgave me for commenting that she was cruel & weird (in my previous posting) & she gave me this...muaks!!! (nah, i dun call u my beloved fren just because you give me the vouchers)

preview of the coming weekend...

i won 2 complimentary passes to the Urbanscapes, KL's All-Day Creative Arts Festival through my photos' submission for the 24 Hour KL photo project. some photos will be chosen to be displayed tomorrow at the gallery. crossing my fingers (& toes) to at least see 1 or two of mine.

and on sunday, i shall be meeting my ex-colleagues from AMFB (which is no longer using that name now - it's more glamourously known as AmBank Group). haven't seen them for at least 2 years... looking forward for a time of rekindling & good laugh. i miss them... well those were the days of the camels.

my other group of friends are also tempting me with free GSC tickets & Starbucks' vouchers! but they are picking Sunday, & i can't make it. sob, sob; so cruel of them. got free things, but me no share. anyway, they are watching Made of Honour and Kung Fu Panda (yeah, split to 2 groups to watch movies - weird group of friends!) - never mind, i have watched both movies. it's the Starbucks' vouchers that i m eyeing... *sulk*

what did calvin say?

can u take what a cartoon character said seriously?

can u see beyond the surface of the words, muttered by a non-existent, non-living creature who is just a comic strip boy? a boy who talks to his stuffed tiger? a boy who always complain about his parents, particularly his Dad? a boy who hates girls?

well, i can... & this is what he said:

Often it takes some calamity to make us live in the present. Then suddenly we wake up and see all the mistakes we have made. But it is too late to change anything.

if everyone of us appreciates the truth behind this saying, we will appreciate life more. we will appreciate the people around us more. we will appreciate what we have more. we will appreciate our struggles more, & begin to see the circumstances we are in are the building blocks that bring us to the next level of maturity. & when we are able to do that, our life will then be of minimal regrets. it will be more fulfilling. more alive.

well said, *calvin.
*calvin - from calvin and hobbes

One Life

"Changing the world, one life at a time"... this was the caption that caught my eyes and heart. it's all about that one life you touched...



Excerpt from the World Vision's blog:

"One of our visitors had a defining moment at the One Life exhibit.

This young lady always felt that her life was cursed, that nothing good ever happened and that she was always dealt a bad hand. All this changed when she walked in

Srey Mom’s shoes, one of the children featured at the One Life exhibit from Cambodia.

Having walked through the traumatic and triumphant journey of Srey Mom, this young lady realized that her life was actually blessed.

That she had so much to be thankful for and that life is what you make of it."

this is what i want to experience, and be part of. can't wait for the briefing early next month. & i shall be on duty on 12-13 July... do come by for a life-changing experience & be blessed! stay in touch, more details to follow.

遗憾 vs 后悔

遗憾和后悔您会选择什么呢?

假使有一件事，不做会遗憾，做了会后悔，您会如何？

假使有一个人，爱了会后悔，不爱会遗憾，您会爱吗？

我们总是
忙乱于爱情
忙碌于事业
忙命于家庭
忙慌于研愁
最后弄得自己晕头转向，狼狈不堪。然后又会有那么一天，某一根神经不对了，我们倏忽停下脚步，转身回望，竟然，觉得一切索然无味。

起初是心随意走，后来只得跟着地球跑！日复一日，生活不就是这样吗？被人群推塞拥挤，因此不得不向前每一步，或多或少，都有些勉强与不悦。

我总想，追求事业与投入爱情，本应是美好的向往，怎会落入似是两败俱伤的局面？

竟是去也不成，回也不成，两头都是缺憾。究竟是哪里出了错？是贪心吗？还是狠心？贪心想要两者得兼，结果最是伤人；狠心抛下一边，却是午夜梦回，总难成眠。其实无心选择，但却必得承受事发的后果。

well... that's life...

rantings & grumblings on spiraling prices

enuff said about the recent petrol price hike in the country... at least, i m glad that i m just driving a *CLK ...

*CLK = Cute Little Kenari

i have calculated the impact that i have to face with the price hike to RM2.70/litre of petrol, bolstered by the rebate of RM625/p.a. the government is promising us. not too bad...

assuming i only drive daily to & fro for work, weekly to mum's place (for ah ma leng tong, of course), weekly to church, the occasional lepak time out with friends, and the odds of going to shop & run errands --> on average, i used to spend approx RM150 on petrol a month. with the price hike & rebate, i only need to spend an extra of less than RM10/month. surely i can deal with that...

even if i decide to travel further, & add another RM50 to my monthly petrol expenses, my extra daily expense work out to be abt RM1. still manageable...

but wait... the story DOES NOT end there.

what about the after-effects? when prices of essential items, like food & beverages go up... or when the electricity tariffs are adjusted upwards (all of a sudden, i wish i m staying in selangor; at least they have 'free' water)... or when the prices of services go up ...

i can't imagine, dare not imagine...

but wait... again, the story DOES NOT end there...

what happens when the parking operator decide to join in the trend of escalating prices & increase the price?

which is actually what is happening to me now. from RM120/month 2 years+ ago, to RM150/month, to RM170/month... it will be RM180/month from july onwards. insane! crazy! mad!

sigh...

after a whirlwind of events...

i m left with messy hair, drained of energy ... but the swirling & twisting has not ended. dunno what happened, but my life seems to have suddenly being swept into a whirlwind, non-stop events & activities ... i m not complaining tho' (thank God for Osim i-squeeze!) it's fulfilling & satisfying...