It s been some time since i post.
The slippery and narrow path situation is over.
Now I had already forgo one path for another.
God had blessed me with two once in a lifetime choices concurrently.
I can only choose one, look forward and dont turn back.
I can only say Visa isnt easy to get but i have to forgo it for something better.
Its the toughest choice in my life so far..
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Little Steps on this Slippery road
After about 9 months since the first time i tried, that i had successfully gain lil traction on this slippery path. However, the path is slowly closing once again, path becoming more obscure than previously.
I need to negotiate this slippery route at the fastest pace possible to avoid total obscurity, rendering me helpless for another year, or even more...............
I must, i must break through!
I need to negotiate this slippery route at the fastest pace possible to avoid total obscurity, rendering me helpless for another year, or even more...............
I must, i must break through!
Sunday, September 18, 2011
The Peak
Peak has to be conquered,
First step is always
SET FORTH!
How long one has to lament? Lamenting about unable to conquer mountains, when one had not even set forth its path.
First step is always
SET FORTH!
How long one has to lament? Lamenting about unable to conquer mountains, when one had not even set forth its path.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Proverbs
“The first demand in war is decisive action. Everyone, the highest commander and the most junior soldier, must be aware that omissions and neglects incriminate him more severely than the mistake of choice of means.”
Heers Dienstvorschrift 300 Truppenfurhrung
(German Army Regulation 300, Command of Troops), 1936
"Heroes are made by the times."
-Traditional Chinese proverb
Heers Dienstvorschrift 300 Truppenfurhrung
(German Army Regulation 300, Command of Troops), 1936
"Heroes are made by the times."
-Traditional Chinese proverb
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Time Flies!
Its been a long time since blogging, yet time just flew by like flash of lightning.
Many things had happen, and many decisions had been made and unmade.
-Marrying
-Honeymoon
-Went into investment again
-Esther being transfered to Beranang
-Discontent over low purchasing power, because being an engineer in Msia apparently doesnt mean you are well off. Basically if u are not in a big time company, chances are you struggles to decently provide a proper living for your family.
-May be it is just me.
-Doing well in investment
-Plan to and able to go to Aus.
-Re evaluating financial capacity.
-Preparing to go.
-Got an inspiration that God says that we focus wrongly.
-Return our focus to Msia.
-Gloomy
-Either biz in Msia, or literally being another millions of decently nice ppol grow old achieving to only sustain a small home with family.
-Looking back at Aus.
Many things had happen, and many decisions had been made and unmade.
-Marrying
-Honeymoon
-Went into investment again
-Esther being transfered to Beranang
-Discontent over low purchasing power, because being an engineer in Msia apparently doesnt mean you are well off. Basically if u are not in a big time company, chances are you struggles to decently provide a proper living for your family.
-May be it is just me.
-Doing well in investment
-Plan to and able to go to Aus.
-Re evaluating financial capacity.
-Preparing to go.
-Got an inspiration that God says that we focus wrongly.
-Return our focus to Msia.
-Gloomy
-Either biz in Msia, or literally being another millions of decently nice ppol grow old achieving to only sustain a small home with family.
-Looking back at Aus.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Spearheading
One wonders what are the criterion qualifying a leader?
Why some people leads and other follows naturally while others tries so hard but could not seem to get the respect and acknowledgment of being a competent leader.
A true leader
a) respects - by believing, trusting and empowering his team by intrinsically guiding and slowly but surely giving responsibility and trusting the person will do it w/o constantly followup(provided the team member is a person who show some form of responsibility)
b) A true leader allocate job accordingly and making team member felt appreciated, rather than just being sidelined.
Its funny sometimes how people cant see this point but kept on driving team members and depressed when they could=nt. A leader ought to be able to inspire, not drive people to work .
Why some people leads and other follows naturally while others tries so hard but could not seem to get the respect and acknowledgment of being a competent leader.
A true leader
a) respects - by believing, trusting and empowering his team by intrinsically guiding and slowly but surely giving responsibility and trusting the person will do it w/o constantly followup(provided the team member is a person who show some form of responsibility)
b) A true leader allocate job accordingly and making team member felt appreciated, rather than just being sidelined.
Its funny sometimes how people cant see this point but kept on driving team members and depressed when they could=nt. A leader ought to be able to inspire, not drive people to work .
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
How much i Miss...
As time passes, as things become more mundane, i began to miss...
Miss my old buddies, those that we play, chat, going thru good n hard times together.
How i miss those time....
Miss my old buddies, those that we play, chat, going thru good n hard times together.
How i miss those time....
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Property bound to fall?
Just when the US recession worst's seem like had gone, and it seems that Malaysia got back to its foot and our properties had been still on the high. One question left... is it sustainable?
Yeah no doubt Penang and KL still had the lowest property valuation in comparison to other capital in Asia. But what fuels the buying?
As of today, everyone seems to be on the buy, and hysterically speak of the profit they could make in short span. Well i heard of these in 1997. Everybody in the stock market before it crashes. I spell gloomy environment in the properties area. Between now till dec 2010, i believe there would be sign of overheat of properties market.
Easy credit around the globe and even in Malaysia create an unsustainable environment. People say that i bullshit. Well lets see whether its sustainable. Cement and steel price high hence price of house is justifiable? Whos chicken and whos the egg? I am very certain cement and steel price rises due to demand in houses hence high price. It will be brought down to normalise level, that i am sure, but property price must first be unsustainable? So how do property price become unsustainable?
When productivity remains and liquidity from bank increases, inflation sips in. Money flow in the market is rather high due to low credit BLRs. So who wants to save when bank is only giving 2++%? "of cos buy properties" , now this the phrase that tells u one thing, everybody is buying, so pls stay on the side.
Well, we will see.
Yeah no doubt Penang and KL still had the lowest property valuation in comparison to other capital in Asia. But what fuels the buying?
As of today, everyone seems to be on the buy, and hysterically speak of the profit they could make in short span. Well i heard of these in 1997. Everybody in the stock market before it crashes. I spell gloomy environment in the properties area. Between now till dec 2010, i believe there would be sign of overheat of properties market.
Easy credit around the globe and even in Malaysia create an unsustainable environment. People say that i bullshit. Well lets see whether its sustainable. Cement and steel price high hence price of house is justifiable? Whos chicken and whos the egg? I am very certain cement and steel price rises due to demand in houses hence high price. It will be brought down to normalise level, that i am sure, but property price must first be unsustainable? So how do property price become unsustainable?
When productivity remains and liquidity from bank increases, inflation sips in. Money flow in the market is rather high due to low credit BLRs. So who wants to save when bank is only giving 2++%? "of cos buy properties" , now this the phrase that tells u one thing, everybody is buying, so pls stay on the side.
Well, we will see.
Friday, January 15, 2010
God, I can't do this anymore!
" quoted from http://www.mangine.org/2010/01/bondye-mwen-pa-kapab-fe-anko.html"
I have been at a four births since being in Haiti and without exception, all of these women when they are nearing transition yell out, "Bondye-- mwen pa kapab fè anko!" (God, I can't do this anymore!)
Today as I was out checking on Francette (the lady who does laundry for the orphanage), I saw the Haitian Red Cross attempting to rescue someone who was trapped and still alive under a collapsed cement building. (And had been for 2 days.)
As I stood there listening, I heard people around me talking. Her first child was taken out from the rubble and was dead and lying in a body bag right in front of me. She wailed and wailed because of the death of her child.
But she sat there, clinging to her husband for support because she knew she still had a living child under the rubble. The rescue went on for a while. The smell of death made everyone cover their faces until someone finally brought out a jug of formaldehyde and started splashing it all over the body bag.
We waited and waited while people continued to dig. After some time had passed they were passing water in as they'd apparently found the person and were getting them water. More time passed... and while the rescue continued, the child died.
When they came out with the news that the child died the mother wailed and wailed and wailed, "Bondye! Mwen pa kapab fè anko!" In my mind, images of women delivering their babies flashed through my mind in a slideshow... "Bondye... Mwen pa kapab fè anko! Mwen pa kapab fè anko! Mwen pa kapab fè anko!"
And I realized as I was standing there that every time a woman said that during labor I knew she was wrong. I knew she could. I knew she was in pain but it would pass and it would be totally worth it. Today, my heart sunk as I realized this woman who was in such pain today was in a pain that would never pass...
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Sometimes when our sight are short, and our minds are so narrow, we could not even bother about what is happening around us. Ignorant bliss, some called it.. Sometimes i too felt helpless, considering the amount of help that we could offer as Christians. When we are feasting, these people wails and sing hymns or mournings in empty stomach. The meaning of indulgence rings so dearly sometimes.. I guess we need to know our real identity and look toward how to reach ppol in future rather than just being complacent. I for one, couldnt ignore, yet could not help... CK Tan
I have been at a four births since being in Haiti and without exception, all of these women when they are nearing transition yell out, "Bondye-- mwen pa kapab fè anko!" (God, I can't do this anymore!)
Today as I was out checking on Francette (the lady who does laundry for the orphanage), I saw the Haitian Red Cross attempting to rescue someone who was trapped and still alive under a collapsed cement building. (And had been for 2 days.)
As I stood there listening, I heard people around me talking. Her first child was taken out from the rubble and was dead and lying in a body bag right in front of me. She wailed and wailed because of the death of her child.
But she sat there, clinging to her husband for support because she knew she still had a living child under the rubble. The rescue went on for a while. The smell of death made everyone cover their faces until someone finally brought out a jug of formaldehyde and started splashing it all over the body bag.
We waited and waited while people continued to dig. After some time had passed they were passing water in as they'd apparently found the person and were getting them water. More time passed... and while the rescue continued, the child died.
When they came out with the news that the child died the mother wailed and wailed and wailed, "Bondye! Mwen pa kapab fè anko!" In my mind, images of women delivering their babies flashed through my mind in a slideshow... "Bondye... Mwen pa kapab fè anko! Mwen pa kapab fè anko! Mwen pa kapab fè anko!"
And I realized as I was standing there that every time a woman said that during labor I knew she was wrong. I knew she could. I knew she was in pain but it would pass and it would be totally worth it. Today, my heart sunk as I realized this woman who was in such pain today was in a pain that would never pass...
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Sometimes when our sight are short, and our minds are so narrow, we could not even bother about what is happening around us. Ignorant bliss, some called it.. Sometimes i too felt helpless, considering the amount of help that we could offer as Christians. When we are feasting, these people wails and sing hymns or mournings in empty stomach. The meaning of indulgence rings so dearly sometimes.. I guess we need to know our real identity and look toward how to reach ppol in future rather than just being complacent. I for one, couldnt ignore, yet could not help... CK Tan
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Jungle Affair in Msia's Road system
Just when we complained about the failure of the government till this day to drive us momentously into becoming a developed nation, we have to really reflect upon ourselves, Are we ready?
If the Rakyat are not ready, it would be like giving monkeys a nice room, but the next day it would be damaged because the ceiling fans and hanging lamps will be used as swinging ropes, and dungs on the bed.
Let me share my despair, by offering 2 major points.
1st. lets us read this news
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/12/20/nation/5341291&sec=nation
Road bully leaves couple badly hurt
An accident can bring out the animal instinct of some Msian immediately. It's sad to know that this is not only one case or two, but happens too often in accidents. Why do these unnecessary conflict arises? We wasnt taught in family or in school to resolve it amicably?? Or we come from violent family background? Well it s not only in the case of driving we can observed, just take a bus or LRT ride.. or taking lift in shopping malls. You will understand. My friends who went to Austria told me basically there's no whatsoever form of control to make sure the Austrians buy the tickets before getting onboard the train. This is because the people there have self honor, self examination and 1st class mentality. Imagine the same thing for our LRT or toll. Most will just jump onboard w/o any remorse. In Scotland, ppol line up under cold drizzling of rain to get into bus. Msia? if u choose to act in wholesome behaviour and line up (which i did long ago) you will only get your ride after 3-4 rides later because those who came to the station latest usually board the train first, if u know what i mean.
2nd factor is we are not even prepared to embrace education and culture programs in TVs, radios and internet. Switch on your TV, switch channel repeatedly... it s all entertainment, and worse , these entertainment oftenly insult our intelligence. Those advertisement are too raw, because anything too sophisticated the message cant across to the majority of the rakyat. Take a look at ads in overseas, maybe our neighbor's Spore and Thailand... you will feel that we are sheltered frogs.
For as long as our direct and indirect education arent able to equip us in proper mentality, for that long that we are gonna be living in 3rd class environment and facility.
If the Rakyat are not ready, it would be like giving monkeys a nice room, but the next day it would be damaged because the ceiling fans and hanging lamps will be used as swinging ropes, and dungs on the bed.
Let me share my despair, by offering 2 major points.
1st. lets us read this news
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/12/20/nation/5341291&sec=nation
Road bully leaves couple badly hurt
PETALING JAYA: A motorist knocked down a couple on a motorcycle and then, after a confrontation, tried to run them down leaving the two severely injured.
Chong Zie Hau, 24, suffered broken bones to his right leg, right rib and collar bone, and a ruptured lung. He also received 12 stitches on his head.
His wife Tee Siew Yee, also 24, is believed to be in serious condition after suffering a crack on her skull and possible brain damage, and is in the Intensive Care Unit.
In the police report lodged on the matter, the two were said to be on their way to a night market near their home in Seri Kembangan around 8.30pm last Monday, when a Proton Wira cut into their lane at a T-junction and knocked them into a drain.
According to Chong’s sister, Chiew Seek, 27, the driver of the car did not stop, and Chong picked himself up and gave chase on his motorcycle before catching up a few hundred metres later.
She said a heated argument took place when the driver allegedly refused to acknowledge his mistake and challenged Chong to a fist fight.
Chong finally left the area for a nearby police station, after both parties agreed to lodge reports, she added.
However, while on their way to the station, the driver rammed his car into the couple.
According to eyewitness accounts, he even got out of his car after ramming them and kicked Chong several times while shouting at him before fleeing the scene. Chong and Tee were rushed to Hospital Serdang before being transferred to Sunway Medical Centre for treatment.
Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Zainal Rashid Abu Bakar confirmed the incident. The driver of the car has lodged a police report.
An accident can bring out the animal instinct of some Msian immediately. It's sad to know that this is not only one case or two, but happens too often in accidents. Why do these unnecessary conflict arises? We wasnt taught in family or in school to resolve it amicably?? Or we come from violent family background? Well it s not only in the case of driving we can observed, just take a bus or LRT ride.. or taking lift in shopping malls. You will understand. My friends who went to Austria told me basically there's no whatsoever form of control to make sure the Austrians buy the tickets before getting onboard the train. This is because the people there have self honor, self examination and 1st class mentality. Imagine the same thing for our LRT or toll. Most will just jump onboard w/o any remorse. In Scotland, ppol line up under cold drizzling of rain to get into bus. Msia? if u choose to act in wholesome behaviour and line up (which i did long ago) you will only get your ride after 3-4 rides later because those who came to the station latest usually board the train first, if u know what i mean.
2nd factor is we are not even prepared to embrace education and culture programs in TVs, radios and internet. Switch on your TV, switch channel repeatedly... it s all entertainment, and worse , these entertainment oftenly insult our intelligence. Those advertisement are too raw, because anything too sophisticated the message cant across to the majority of the rakyat. Take a look at ads in overseas, maybe our neighbor's Spore and Thailand... you will feel that we are sheltered frogs.
For as long as our direct and indirect education arent able to equip us in proper mentality, for that long that we are gonna be living in 3rd class environment and facility.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Illusion of Money
Rags make paper
Paper makes money
Money makes banks
Banks make loans
Loans make beggars
Beggars make rags.
-Anon. English 19th C.
An illustration of how money circulates in our economy. But this is a lil extreme. But really when one thinks of what is money, you will come to the conclusion that it is illusion played by ppol who master the skills of handling and control money and used the money they amassed to control capital(labor, equipment,land, intellectual) to enslave them into making bundles more money for them.
Some may wonder whether the phrase the rich get richer and the poor get poorer originates from the illusion of money
Paper makes money
Money makes banks
Banks make loans
Loans make beggars
Beggars make rags.
-Anon. English 19th C.
An illustration of how money circulates in our economy. But this is a lil extreme. But really when one thinks of what is money, you will come to the conclusion that it is illusion played by ppol who master the skills of handling and control money and used the money they amassed to control capital(labor, equipment,land, intellectual) to enslave them into making bundles more money for them.
Some may wonder whether the phrase the rich get richer and the poor get poorer originates from the illusion of money
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Driving too Slow..
While we are on 'a' strange route, we may ask ourselves, is this the right path to the location, is this the fastest route there is? Or maybe we will ask, will there be obstacles using this route such as toll or traffic jam..... Many many doubtful questions.. So do i constantly ask myself..
I had been asking myself, with the car equipped to be only capable on this special route, it seems i have to choose this direction. Without money for a stronger vehicles,i m left with this darn path......
This path, is a very straight route and well maintained, and the name of the highway too, is very prestigious. All in all, its good for people who desire to reach at destinations which this road can bring you to.... But I have a direction that cant be reached thru driving consistently here... i will need to take a de tour somewhere in the future... predicting that such detour will eat into the time needed to reach my location.
Of coz there's only few options left..
to stay the course and drive at the most efficient and fastest speed, so that when its time to detour, i could bring along my driving skill and also such detour can be rebated by the time saved thru driving faster at the lane.
to do trailblazing.. since i donot have the vehicle needed for my direction, probably, i shud do a direct routing, by creating a new direct route... That, for one is risky , and to do such thing when u have a vehicle for the prestigious lane, to some is foolish.
to stay the course by day and to change my direction by night and by weekend, deeply affecting my day performance and my mental strength to continue on..
Dilemma .
I had been asking myself, with the car equipped to be only capable on this special route, it seems i have to choose this direction. Without money for a stronger vehicles,i m left with this darn path......
This path, is a very straight route and well maintained, and the name of the highway too, is very prestigious. All in all, its good for people who desire to reach at destinations which this road can bring you to.... But I have a direction that cant be reached thru driving consistently here... i will need to take a de tour somewhere in the future... predicting that such detour will eat into the time needed to reach my location.
Of coz there's only few options left..
to stay the course and drive at the most efficient and fastest speed, so that when its time to detour, i could bring along my driving skill and also such detour can be rebated by the time saved thru driving faster at the lane.
to do trailblazing.. since i donot have the vehicle needed for my direction, probably, i shud do a direct routing, by creating a new direct route... That, for one is risky , and to do such thing when u have a vehicle for the prestigious lane, to some is foolish.
to stay the course by day and to change my direction by night and by weekend, deeply affecting my day performance and my mental strength to continue on..
Dilemma .
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Just When You Stop Chasing
Its sad.. after much work in applying jobs with many companies... only few responded. So when it came to me on the same day i was offered 2 jobs at prominent companies, i was very excited, and thinking hard about the choice to take.
However, today , when things had set and i had made up my mind to go "that" company... I got a call from the company which i had first applied for. Thinking that there s no hope due to the imperfect resume i sent in, i had moved on long ago... that was sent 1.5 months back... Heck, it calls me today ...
Sad.. because the company was somehow my priority choice, and it was a lil dazzling and i felt very honored to be called to go for an interview.. well too late.. i also do not wanna build my reputation as a frog even before i join a single company.. So i rejected it.. well life goes on.
However, today , when things had set and i had made up my mind to go "that" company... I got a call from the company which i had first applied for. Thinking that there s no hope due to the imperfect resume i sent in, i had moved on long ago... that was sent 1.5 months back... Heck, it calls me today ...
Sad.. because the company was somehow my priority choice, and it was a lil dazzling and i felt very honored to be called to go for an interview.. well too late.. i also do not wanna build my reputation as a frog even before i join a single company.. So i rejected it.. well life goes on.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Am I angel ? am i evil?
There is one pathetic angel or evil apps in facebook, which determines whether how evil or angel u are by just a click of an interactive button. it then generates a "very" accurate result whether u are a damn evil or pure angel.. well im intrigued by the attention given to it, somehow modern sapiens becoming more and more engrossed with mind numbing activities.
anyway, to join in the "fun" i tot maybe i would want to "participate" but at the same time "brush" up my excel formulas.. anyway, not really brushin up.. cos its a lil to simplified, not that i am intelligent, just wondering such basic apps which can be created by layman such as me also can gain so much attention from around the globe. By the way, from this thing i learn the usefulness of google doc , damn chun.
Aiseh, i can only project the spreadsheet here, if wanna interact with it, either u download my excel file or u wait till i finish studying vba ok ?
u can play my excel by keep clicking on the black area, same as the way u click the meter in facebook apps of ANGEL EVIL....
learning VB soon.
DOWNLOAD HERE
anyway, to join in the "fun" i tot maybe i would want to "participate" but at the same time "brush" up my excel formulas.. anyway, not really brushin up.. cos its a lil to simplified, not that i am intelligent, just wondering such basic apps which can be created by layman such as me also can gain so much attention from around the globe. By the way, from this thing i learn the usefulness of google doc , damn chun.
Aiseh, i can only project the spreadsheet here, if wanna interact with it, either u download my excel file or u wait till i finish studying vba ok ?
u can play my excel by keep clicking on the black area, same as the way u click the meter in facebook apps of ANGEL EVIL....
learning VB soon.
DOWNLOAD HERE
I can do all things Through Him Who Strengthens Me
For more information read from his official website, or i will speak of it more later.
I am so moved by such love. the father, Dick Hoyt unceasingly participated in hundreds and hundreds of marathons, walks, triathons, Ironman and mountain climbing for decades without fail.... So that he could get one single reward from his son, a satisfied and big grin from his son.
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