We Did It!!

WE DID IT!!! We took part in the 25km half marathon for this year Penang Bridge International Marathon. The qualifying time is to complete the 25km run within 3.5 hours. I managed to complete in 3 hours and Suzen did it in 2 hour 50 min....

It is proven. She run faster than me 20 years ago and I was caught.... And today she still run faster than me.... :) :) Looks like it is tough to be FREED!!

I had 3 Guinness stouts prior to the run and I think it is working. Again, it is proven that Guinness Stout is GOOD for YOU!!!

Developing A Great Character

By: Brian Tracy

Being the Best In Every Area
What is character? Your character is the degree to which you live your life consistent with high, life-enhancing values. A person who lacks character is one who compromises on higher order values in favor of lower order expedience, or who has no values at all. Your adherence to what you believe to be right and true is the real measure of the person you have become to this moment.

Define What "Excellence" Means to You
Let us say that one of your values is "excellence." Your definition of excellence could be, "Excellence means that I set the highest standards for myself in everything I do. I do my very best in every situation and under all circumstances. I constantly strive to be better in my work, and as a person in my relationships. I recognize that excellence is a life-long journey and I work every day to become better and better in everything I do."

Organize Your Actions
With a definition like this, you have a clear organizing principle for your actions. You have set a standard by which you can evaluate your behavior. You have created a framework within which you can make decisions. You have a measuring rod against which you can compare yourself in everything you do. You can continually grade your activities in terms of "more" or "less." You have a clear target to aim at and organize your work around.

Decide What You Want for Your Family
It's the same with each of your other values. If your value is your family, you could define this as, "The needs of my family take precedence over all other concerns. Whenever I have to choose between the happiness, health and well being of a member of my family, and any other interest, my family will always come first."

Keep Focused
From that moment onward, it becomes easier for you to choose. Your family comes first. Until you have fully satisfied the needs of your family, no other time requirement will side track you into a lower value activity.

Shape Your Own Character
The wonderful thing about values clarification is that it enables you to take charge of developing and shaping your own character. When your values and goals, your inner life and your outer life, are in complete alignment, you feel terrific about yourself. You enjoy high self-esteem. Your self-confidence soars.

When you achieve complete congruence between your values and your goals, like a hand in a glove, you feel strong, happy, healthy and fully integrated as a person. You develop a kind of courage that makes you completely unafraid to make decisions and take action. Your whole life improves when you begin living your life by the values that you most admire.

Action Exercises
Here are two things you can do to put this ideas into action immediately.

First, create a clear, written description of your values and what they mean to you. From that point on, resolve to live consistent with your own definition.

Second, discipline yourself to live in complete alignment with the values, virtues and qualities that are most important to you. This is the key to character.

The Practice of Discipline

By: Brian Tracy

Discipline yourself to do what you know you need to do to be the very best in your field. Perhaps the best definition of self discipline is this: "Self discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not."

It is easy to do something when you feel like it. It's when you don't feel like it and you force yourself to do it anyway that you move your life and career onto the fast track.

What decisions do you need to make today in order to start moving toward the top of your field? Whatever it is, either to get in or get out, make a decision today and then get started. This single act alone can change the whole direction of your life.

Seven Steps to Success
There is a powerful seven step formula that you can use to set and achieve your goals for the rest of your life. Every single successful person uses this formula or some variation of this formula to achieve vastly more than the average person. And so can you. Here it is:

Decide What You Want
Step number one, decide exactly what it is you want in each part of your life. Become a "meaningful specific" rather than a "wandering generality."

Write it Down
Second, write it down, clearly and in detail. Always think on paper. A goal that is not in writing is not a goal at all. It is merely a wish and it has no energy behind it.

Set A Deadline
Third, set a deadline for your goal. A deadline acts as a "forcing system" in your subconscious mind. It motivates you to do the things necessary to make your goal come true. If it is a big enough goal, set sub-deadlines as well. Don't leave this to chance.

Make A List
Fourth, make a list of everything that you can think of that you are going to have to do to achieve your goal. When you think of new tasks and activities, write them on your list until your list is complete.

Organize Your List
Fifth, organize your list into a plan. Decide what you will have to do first and what you will have to do second. Decide what is more important and what is less important. And then write out your plan on paper, the same way you would develop a blueprint to build your dream house.

Take Action
The sixth step is for you to take action on your plan. Do something. Do anything. But get busy. Get going.

Do Something Every Day
Do something every single day that moves you in the direction of your most important goal at the moment. Develop the discipline of doing something 365 days each year that is moving you forward. You will be absolutely astonished at how much you accomplish when you utilize this formula in your life every single day.

Action Exercises
Here are two things you can do to put these ideas into action immediately.

First, decide exactly what you want, write it down with a deadline, make a plan and take action - on at least one goal - today!

Second, determine the price you will have to pay to achieve this goal and then get busy paying that price - whatever it is.

Stupid??

I might not like Abdullah but I must certainly admire his skills. He looks stupid, he talks stupid, he acts stupid, but a man who can make you think he is stupid is actually cleverer than you.
by Raja Petra Kamarudin

Hightec's Teambuilding

Hightec Teambuilding Program 2008 at Pulau Pangkor @ May 30 - June 1.....

We checked-in Teluk Dalam Resort and soon found out that there are some spelling mistake.... looks like it should be "Teruk Dalam"... They claimed to be a 4-star beach resort... If you are lucky enough to check-in a chalet with the roof blown off, you will probably seeing more star in a clear night..... We waited for an hour and multiple complaints before they send us our towels, we were told that the resort ran out of towels!!! Can you imagine that??

A Group Photo taken in front of the resort

One of the biggest challenges in this small group is the communication, they have foreign colleagues from Bangladesh, Myamar and Sri Langka and most of them only speak and understand their local language.... But, everyone having GREAT FUN as a family when it's time for activities....

Let the pictures do some talking...

We went for a round island trip.....

Briefing by the Ranger before Jungle Trekking....

Jungle trekking is tough... But you get to see things that you may not seen before...


like this animal..... what is this??

Luckily did not get this poisonous centipede.... about 8" - 10" long.....


Rafting is FUN!! Although it is tiring.....

We get to do our "cha cha cha" at the poolside with our favorite Guinness Stout!!

With me are the facilitators for the teambuilding program, on my left is KK Khor and on the right is Raj.....

雪山飞狐??.... 邦咯岛飞狐?? Flying FOX.... FUN and Excited!!! But it cost us RM30 each for the 3 seconds of excitement......

A couple of pictures at the Jetty before we leave Pulau Pangkor, with handful of Satay Fish.....

尺度

每個人心中都有一把尺
它被拿來量丈別人
也用來審度自己
所以說話得小心
不要因為一時的激情
而忘了別人時時刻刻也在度量你

卫塞节快乐

檀林净苑庆祝2008卫塞节。。。


浴佛。。。

Camaraderie.......

These are the pictures took @ Queensbay Mall....

海鲜螃蟹大餐

四种螃蟹 - 东炎，酸辣，宫保，米粉。。。


牛油咸蛋黄螃蟹



东方海鲜最大只的龙虾



肇权为龙虾“开刀”



最重要的人物 - 请客的新加坡人“安哥甘”。。。

success.....

SUCCESS is result of Good Judgement
GOOD JUDGEMENT is result of Experience
EXPERIENCE is result of Bad Judgement.........

SO... It's OK to make Bad Judgement and get burnt, as far as we survive from the fire....

probably before we reach the 'Hall of Fame', we must survive from the 'Hall of Flame'.....

p.s. I am finding excuses for being burnt due to Bad Judgement......

my "new" bride

After 20 years of marriage to my 'first' wife....... i have a "new" bride!!!

achiver is CHARGED!!!

Attended the NAC 2008 in KLCC over the weekend!! Listen to those world class speakers and I am CHARGED!!!
I am glad to listen to the World's Greatest Salesperson as attested by the
Guinness Book of World Records since 1973, Joe Girard..... And it's proven, I have been SOLD!!! Bought a few Best Seller Books from him....
To know more about him, go to http://www.srpl.net/nac08.php?m=1&ref=

Also bought a few books from Blair Singer, http://www.srpl.net/nac08.php?m=2&ref=

AND.... We bought the tickets for National Achievers Congress 2009!!! Robert and Kim Kiyosaki will be on stage in May 2009..... Cheers, ACHIEVERS!!!

VOTE WISELY IN THE COMING ELECTION

While walking down the street one day a Malaysian Boleh Minister is tragically hit by a truck and dies.

His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance. "Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."

"No problem, just let me in," says the man.

"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity."

"Really, I have made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the Yang Berhormat. "I'm sorry, but we have our rules," says St. Peter.

And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.

Everyone is very happy and dressed in the finest batik there is. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people. They play a friendly game of golf and then indulge themselves on lobsters, caviar and the most
expensive food there is.

Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go.

Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises. The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him. "Now it's time to visit heaven."

So, 24 hours pass with the Yang Berhormat joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.

"Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity." The Yang Berhormat reflects for a minute, then he answers: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think Ai yam better off in hell."

So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage.

He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above. The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder. "I don't understand," stammers the Yang Berhormat. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?"


The devil looks at him, smiles and says, "Yesterday we were campaigning just like what you did during an election... Today you voted."

So........... Vote wisely this time, don't make the same mistake twice.