those who see the invisible...... can do the impossible....

生命交給上帝生病交給醫師生活自己管理

2009-04-29T02:30:00.000-07:00

Leave our life to the God, leave the sickness to the doctors but we manage our own Lifestyle....

Watch the media interview with Mr Sun Yue, Taiwanese actor, social worker and a cancer patient...

Click the picture above to watch the interview.....

【皮鞋的来历】

2009-04-16T00:25:00.000-07:00

很久很久以前，人类都还赤着双脚走路。

有一位国王到某个偏远的乡间旅行，因为路面崎岖不平，有很多碎石头，刺得他的脚又痛又麻。回到王宫后，他下了一道命令，要将国内的所有道路都铺上一层牛皮。他认为这样做，不只是为自己，还可造福他的人民，让大家走路时不再受刺痛之苦。

但即使杀尽国内所有的牛，也筹措不到足够的皮革，而所花费的金钱、动用的人力，更不知凡几。虽然根本做不到，甚至还相当愚蠢，但因为是国王的命令，大家也只能摇头叹息。

一位聪明的仆人大胆向国王提出建言：「国王啊！为什么您要劳师动众，牺牲那么多头牛，花费那么多金钱呢？您何不只用两小片牛皮包住您的脚呢？」国王听了很惊讶，但也当下领悟，于是立刻收回成命，改采这个建议。据说，这就是「皮鞋」的由来。

小哲理：
想改变世界，很难；要改变自己，则较为容易。
与其改变全世界，不如先改变自己--「将自己的双脚包起来」。
改变自己的某些观念和作法，以抵御外来的侵袭。
当自己改变后，眼中的世界自然也就跟着改变了。
如果你希望看到世界改变，那么第一个必须改变的就是自己!!

Prison Break

2009-03-24T20:07:00.000-07:00

现代生活十点

2009-03-23T20:09:00.000-07:00

1. 嘴巴甜一点

2. 脑筋活一点

3. 行动快一点

4. 做事多一点

5. 效率高一点

6. 理由少一点

7. 胆量大一点

8. 脾气小一点

9. 说话轻一点

10. 微笑露一点

和尚与屠夫

2009-03-22T18:40:00.000-07:00

从前有一个和尚跟一个屠夫是好朋友。和尚天天早上要起来念经，而屠夫天天要起来杀猪。为了不耽误他们早上的工作，他们约定早上互相叫对方起床。
多年以后，和尚与屠夫相继去世了。屠夫上了天堂，而和尚却下了地狱。
为何会如此？？
因为屠夫天天作善事，叫和尚起来念经，相反地，和尚却天天叫屠夫起来杀生。。。。

If you like to read the same story in English, please select A priest and a butcher

TO ALL THOSE WHO WERE BORN IN THE 50's and 60's /early 70s

2009-03-19T23:12:00.001-07:00

First, we survived with mothers who had no maids. They cooked /cleaned while taking care of us at the same time.

They took aspirin, candy floss, fizzy drinks, shaved ice with syrup and diabetes was rare. Salt added to Pepsi or Coke was remedy for fever.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets.

As children, we would ride with our parents on bicycles/ motorcycles for 2 or 3. Richer ones in cars with no seat belts or air bags.

Riding in the back of a pirate taxi was a special treat.

We drank water from the tap and NOT from a bottle... We would spend hours on the fields under bright sunlight flying our kites, without worrying about UV rays which never seem to affect us. We go into the jungle to catch spiders without worries of Aedes mosquitoes. With mere 5 pebbles (stones) would be a endless game. With a ball (tennis ball best) we boys would run like crazy for hours.

We caught guppies in drains / canals and when it rained we swam there. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually worried about being unhygenic.

We ate salty, very sweet & oily food, candies, bread and real butter and drank very sweet soft drinks, sweet coffee/tea, ice kachang, but we weren't overweight because......
WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, till streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.
We would spend hours repairing our old bicycles and wooden scooters out of scrap and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, multiple channels on cable TV, DVD movies, no surround sound, no phones, no personal computers, no Internet. WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and we still continued the stunts.
We never had birthday parties till we were 21,
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and just yelled for them!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
Yet this generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!
The past 40 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned
HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL! And YOU are one of them!

CONGRATULATIONS!
You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the government regulated our lives for our own good.
and while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were.

A Stunning Senior Moment!!

2009-03-19T02:53:00.000-07:00

A self-important college freshman walking along the beach took it upon himself to explain to a senior citizen resting on the steps why it was impossible for the older generation to understand his generation.

"You grew up in a different world, actually an almost primitive one" the student said loud enough for others to hear. "The young people of today grew up with television, jet planes, space travel, man walking on the moon. We have nuclear energy, ships and cell phones, computers with light speed...... and many more."

After a brief silence, the senior citizen responded as follows. "You're right son. We didn't have those things when we were young.... so we invented them. Now, you arrogant little sh*t what are you doing for the next generation??"

Mr Bean...

2009-03-12T00:49:00.001-07:00

Met the world famous "Mr Bean" in my recent trip to Singapore.... Is this a 'cooool' picture??

Know your customers!!

2009-03-04T19:12:00.000-08:00

A disappointed salesman of Coca Cola returns from his Middle East assignment.
A friend asked, "Why weren't you successful with the Arabs?"

The salesman explained:

"When I got posted in the Middle East , I was very confident that I would make a good sales pitch as Cola is virtually unknown there. But, I had a problem I didn't know to speak Arabic. So, I planned to convey the message through three posters...

First poster: A man lying in the hot desert sand...totally exhausted and fainting.

Second poster: The man is drinking our Cola.

Third poster: Our man is now totally refreshed.

And Then these posters were pasted all over the place
"Then that should have worked!" said the friend.

"The hell it should had!? said the salesman. Didn't realize that Arabs read from right to left"

Visited Captain Francis Light

2009-02-25T07:26:00.000-08:00

I visited the founder of Penang on February 21. Captain Francis Light (1740 – 25 October 1794), the founder of Penang, Prince of Wales' Island in 1786. Light died on 21 October 1794 and was buried at the Protestant Cemetery, graveyard in Northam Road, Penang.

Take a closer at the picture I took.... If you see Captain Francis Light in the picture, I am sure you can do the impossible!!!

What is recession?

2009-02-23T22:02:00.000-08:00

This Story is about a man who once upon a time was selling Hotdogs by the roadside. He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers. He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio. His eyes were weak, so he never watched television.

But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hotdogs. He was smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase his sales. His sales and profit went up. He ordered more a more raw material and buns and use to sale more. He recruited few more supporting staff to serve more customers. He started offering home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a bigger and better stove.

As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from College, joined his father. Then something strange happened.

The son asked, "Dad, aren't you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?" The father replied, "No, but tell me about it." The son said, "The international situation is terrible. The domestic situation is even worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad times."

The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, listened to the radio and watched TV. He ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly. So the next day onwards, the father cut down the his raw material order and buns, took down the colourful signboard, removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as enthusiastic. He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs. Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his hotdog stand. And his sales started coming down rapidly, same is the profit.

The father said to his son, "Son, you were right". "We are in the middle of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned me ahead of time."

Moral of The Story: It's all in your MIND! And we actually FUEL this recession much more than we think we do!!!!!!!!!! !!

Warren Buffet's advice for 2009

2009-02-01T20:08:00.000-08:00

We begin this New Year with dampened enthusiasm and dented optimism. Our happiness is diluted and our peace is threatened by the financial illness that has infected our families, organizations and nations. Everyone is desperate to find a remedy that will cure their financial
illness and help them recover their financial health. They expect the financial experts to provide them with remedies, forgetting the fact that it is these experts who created this financial mess.

Every new year, I adopt a couple of old maxims as my beacons to guide my future. This self-prescribed therapy has ensured that with each passing year, I grow wiser and not older.
This year, I invite you to tap into the financial wisdom of our elders along with me, and become financially wiser.

* Hard work: All hard work bring a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

* Laziness: A sleeping lobster is carried away by the water current.

* Earnings: Never depend on a single source of income. [At least make your Investments get you second earning]

* Spending: If you buy things you don't need, you'll soon sell things you need.

* Savings: Don't save what is left after spending; Spend what is left after saving.

* Borrowings: The borrower becomes the lender's slave.

* Accounting: It's no use carrying an umbrella, if your shoes are leaking.

* Auditing: Beware of little expenses; A small leak can sink a large ship.

* Risk-taking: Never test the depth of the river with both feet. [ Have an alternate plan ready ]

* Investment: Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

I'm certain that those who have already been practicing these principles remain financially healthy. I'm equally confident that those who resolve to start practicing these principles will quickly regain their financial health. Let us become wiser and lead a happy, healthy, prosperous and peaceful life.

We Did It!!

2008-11-16T23:38:00.001-08:00

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

2008-07-23T18:15:00.000-07:00

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

2008-07-20T18:01:00.000-07:00

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??

2008-07-14T19:03:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-06T23:41:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-04T19:01:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-22T18:26:00.000-07:00

檀林净苑庆祝2008卫塞节。。。

浴佛。。。

Camaraderie.......

2008-05-21T19:53:00.001-07:00

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

海鲜螃蟹大餐

2008-05-21T19:21:00.000-07:00

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.....

2008-05-06T20:43:00.000-07:00

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

2008-05-04T00:11:00.000-07:00

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

achiver is CHARGED!!!

2008-04-27T20:09:00.000-07:00

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

2008-02-03T23:53:00.000-08:00

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.