I want 30D

I have been dreaming, breathing, eating, and saying 30D for the past 2 weeks. I just hope to acquire it sooner than later. The reason why my blog is so pix-less is bcoz my new camera (powershot S3) is waiting to be sold. CAN SOMEONE FIND ME A BUYER????

I'm employing asset financing method to raise funds for 30D. I just sold my palmtop for $270.
30D cost 1.8k. Assuming I sell my camera and printer, I will raise probably $600. I'm still sort of 1k. And if I get my ippt gold x2 i will ahve extra $800, I still need $200, and my ang pow can come in handy. I'm thinking of too many perfect scenarios....

Is so hard to get my ippt gold, I just timed myself today, I'm like almost a min away from 9.14. Gosh. And ippt is one week away. If I were to pull away this miracle, it will be my biggest achievement for 2007.

hey 30D 30D, whatever will be, will be, the future is for us to see, hey 30D 30D, whatever will be, will be!!!!

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish.

My friend was telling me that she will prefer no effort and 100% returns. Whilst, I'm someone who believes in zero capital and 100% return on investments. How is it possible to shed no blood and be glorified? Everyone wants to wear the crown, but does not want to bear the cross....

Was damn enlighten after hearing Steve Jobs' commencement speech to the graduating class of Stanford. And I think gonna change the motto for this part of my life to this....I wish to see myself hungry, both literally and hungry for success and perfection and FOOlish, well, that is for you guys to find out, but u can also see it as being myself, because being FOOlish is simply being myself. =p

But first, b4 i start being hungry, need to go on to complete my europe dream first. Yesh, natas fair come quick come, cant wait!!!

Contract to Abstain from meat

This is rather interesting. Saw a contract that actually allows individual to commit themselves on when to abstain from pork. Well, at least I was taught that we shld try to do it every friday, nowadays it is not usually practice, but i'm still happy that I'm still doing it, and I seriously hope others will also put some effort into it.

It is not hard, it juz requires a little bit of discipline and sacrifice at times...

In anycase, I will try to abstain from meat and fast a little for these 40days.... Wish me luck.

Why you should look into the future?

The sermon really caught my attention when the celebrant said that we have to move on in life. There is so much of the past for us to look at, and there is so little of our future to look at, why are we allwaiz thinking abt the past, when it occupies more and more space. Make room for the future man...

Making room for the future.... I can really see that I'm 50% towards accomplishing my dreams. I need more prayers to push anohter 50% thur. :)

CNY

Gong Xi Fa Cai to all!!!

CNY is what i really needed, to give a strong boost to my overall bulk and mass, after losing like 11kg during my pass one year, i think is only right at least I gain back at least 50% of what I have lost during this period of time, and it looks like I'm doing a great job. :)

Been stuffing myself with my favo CNY goodies, Bak Kwa and Lovie Letters. Simply irresistable!!!

Been a totally mummy's boy, following her ard since day1 to day3. Other than my mj sessions on two nites when my duty for the day is over with my frenz.

Tml will be the starting day to visit frenz, so many and so packed for this year, hpefullie everything does materialised!!!

The atmosphere is getting lesser in the recent years for CNY, maybe is negatively correlated to my age. Ang pow had remained constant over the pass years, and guess this will stay the same way for many more years to come, until unless i get married(which i doubt will be anytime soon).

With the beginning of a New Year, and like what the fortune teller says, this year belongs to the the Dogs, and hopefully something good will happen to me man, i'm in serious need of a confidence boost.

Looking for another 20 ang pows, and I will be happy to end my CNY's collection. Help me achieve that. :)

My Valentine

If there were no words
No way to speak
I would still hear you

If there were no tears
No way to feel inside
I'd still feel for you

And even if the sun refuse to shine
Even if romance ran out of rhyme
You would still have my heart
Until the end of time
You're all i need
My love, my valentine

All of my life
I have been waiting for
All you give to me
You've opened my eyes
And showed me how to love unselfishly

I've dreamed of this a thousand times before
In my dreams i couldnt love you more
I will give you my heart
Until the end of time
You're all i need
My love, my valentine

La da da
Da da da da

And even if the sun refuse to shine
Even if romance ran out of rhyme
You would still have my heart
Until the end of time
Cuz all i need
Is you, my valentine

You're all i need
My love, my valentine

Morning jog

As I laid in the fitness corner in my estate after a good run, laying in the sun and the company of strong wind, i felt thankful that I have finally manage to regain my fitness, in preparation of an ippt test in less than a mth's time.

My cuzzie and my buddie wanted to run with me today, but becoz they are so afraid of the sun, that they decided not too. Running in the sun is not tortourous as you think it is la. You get tan the same time too.

Oh well, anyone for a jog soon?

Who inspires me most...

I allwaiz thot those who made it big really inspires me most or pple who are close to me, but recently I started realizing who inspires me most. The fact that they are not even close to me, and yet creates an impact in my life, I guess the inspiration is definitely life-changing. These will probably be the 3 pple that I will MEET in heaven.

The security guards especially uncle ricky from SOA, the coffee shop boy whom we allwaiz call him "xiao di" at waterloo coffee shop and the indian photocopy boy in the library.

The things they do are really sweet and selfless, I mean after all today is frenship day, it is like the best time to recognise their efforts they put in to make all of us feel small.

Imagine you are being paid a minimal sum, working 12hours a day, when ur at a post-retirement age, running up and down a building every now and then, never failing to greet people with a smile and helping out all the students with the facilities and this have been going on even since b4 i enter uni. Gosh, this is not a job that any one wld want to take up (esp pple from my school), but yet they are the one who actually influence or create an impact on the future biz leaders. However, will all these future biz leaders cum to realize their existence at the end of the day is still a doubt. But one thing for sure, they certainly make my varsity experience complete and enriched and I would love to visit them even when I start to work.

This indian guy sits in the lib the whole day to manage the printer, and what actually strike me was that my cashcard was not working, and I had to print some very impt documents. He was helping me to trouble shoot the card, but at the end, it still doesnt work. Guess what, he took his cashcard and print everything for me, and did not want to accept the money from me. I mean, look, how much do you think a blangah will earn. And he is not even wanting to accept the money. Obviously I just left the money on his desk, but the point is, he is barely making ends meet, and there he is, selflessly helping others out. I'm just damn touched by his gesture, I aspire to be more like him....

The servers and I use to be very mischevious and kept making fun of this "xiao di" guy, constantly making things difficult for him, when he cums ard to take our order, but he still treat us very nice. His work rate is impressive, and his patience is certainly admirable. Over the years, I start to feel ashamed for those stuff that I use to do to him, like why on earth would you order Slurppy or Mr. Softee in a coffee shop rite? Crazy pranks we play last time... Coffee shop opens as early as 6 in the morning and closes at 7 in the evening, sometimes 9. Can you imagine the amount of working hours and the miserable pay he is getting. I mean, come on, if ur not the owner of the shop, u probably dun earn much. And yet, after ALL these years, he is still there now, and is still performing at his best. I totally RESPECT him....

So now who inspires you the most?

I'm back....

Both literally and philosophically.

Can't imagine that the whole of Jan I was lost in limbo.... And finally found myself again. Yes yes yes. This time would probably be the worst pt of my life, the point where u feel nothing is going to get you out.

I didn't realize I'm back, I mean I thot so, and someone juz tell me, I can sense that your back. hahaha, gd or bad, i leave it to u to decide. I'm thinking of 1001 things to do now...felt so revitalise. Can you imagine me still blogging at this hour....

Went for a talk today, felt so uninspired by what they have to offer. I asked my frenz if they really like the job, then the answers are, "it is a MA program leh", "we are so late, we can't really choose, bcoz not many jobs are left", "it is quite prestigious".

All along, I thot it should be like this too, until I started to really interact with the societal culture, and I realized that this shouldnt be the reason why u want a job. I know, I'm a market spoiler, going for all these even though I know that at the end of the day, I do not want to take up the job. Having said that, I think all this interaction plus interviews actually help me realize what I really want in my life and career. Or at least it helps me know what is it that is available in the market.

This past one month of intense interviews and networkings is so much more in depth and intense than what I was taught in school.

One of my dear fren who seem like he does not see the reason in what I was doing asked me if I'm not looking for a job than why am I going for all these.... My answer is, why should I wait until I want a job then I start looking. And also, I think all these actually educate me a hell lot as compare to what I read or from friends. At least, I dun go into an interviewing room with butterflies in my stomach anymore, which I hope is a good sign.

My dear fren oso tell me that he was quite disgusted abt the fact that EVERYONE is hunting for jobs, gg for career fairs, attending ALL possible networking sessions. Which I do not see any problem with that though.... And he just goes on saying how disgusting it is, but on the other hand is also following suit, this i find it rather amusing. How can one feel disgusted and still do the same thing. One can only wonder!!!

Going back to the subject of this entry. I'm really back!!! Hooray.... I hope is not too late to make things happen now.

Happy Vday and Happy friendship day

I still remember last year this time, i was in NZ. Was not that bad bcoz all of us cele Vday together. A really cool way of celebrating Vday overseas.

Got a date with EF today, but I think given any situation, vday shouldn't be celebrated.

Why shouldn't it be celebrated???

1. As a business student, we all know is a form of marketing gimmick, at the end of the day, the benefiting party is no other than the resturants, the florist, the hotels n etc. It doesn't make economical and rational sense to celebrate a day where the cost you incurred is obscene.

2. It is not even an anniversary or an occasion (eg. bdaes). If everyone celebrate it, how special can it be? I choose to think that all these celebrations or "romantic" times should be celebrated within the couples at their own time, and need not necessary be a day call st.valentine.

3. Why wait till 14th feb to declare how much you love your partner when you have the rest of the 364 days to do so. Does this 1 day really make it up for the rest of the 364 days of inactivity or romanticless relationship?

Sorry to all friends for being kind enuff to ask me out, but I have to disappoint bcoz of my ridiculously incomprehensible EF test which is taking place on Friday, I ask for your understanding and forgiveness. I will make it up in due time.

Best Kiss

Check this out, even though I'm capable of betta. lol. njoy~~~

The law of the seeds

Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on the tree, each with ten seeds. That's a lot of seeds.
We might ask, "Why would you need so many seeds to grow just a few more trees?"

Nature has something to teach us here. It's telling us: "Most seeds never grow. So if you really want to make something happen, you had better try more than once.

This might mean:
You'll attend twenty interviews to get one job.
You'll interview forty people to find one good employee.
You'll talk to fifty people to sell one house, car, vacuum cleaner, insurance policy, or idea.
And you might meet a hundred acquaintances to find one special friend.

When we understand the "Law of the Seed", we don't get so disappointed.
We stop feeling like victims. Laws of nature are not things to take
personally. We just need to understand them - and work with them.

IN A NUTSHELL
Successful people fail more often. They plant more seeds.
When Things Are Beyond Your Control, Here's a recipe for permanent
misery:
a) Decide how you think the world SHOULD be.
b) Make rules for how everyone SHOULD behave.

Then, when the world doesn't obey your rules, get angry! That's what
miserable people do!

Let's say you expect that:
> > Friends SHOULD return favors.
> > People SHOULD appreciate you.
> > Planes SHOULD arrive on time.
> > Everyone SHOULD be honest.
> > Your husband SHOULD remember your birthday.

These expectations may sound reasonable. But often, these things won't happen! So you end up frustrated and disappointed.
There's a better strategy. Have less demands. Instead, have preferences! For things that are beyond your control, tell yourself: "I WOULD PREFER "A", BUT IF "B" HAPPENS, IT'S OK TOO!" This is really a game that you play in your head. It is a shift in attitude, and it gives you more peace of mind.

You prefer that people are polite ... but when they are rude, it doesn't ruin your day.
You prefer sunshine ... but rain is ok!

To become happier, we either need to
a) change the world, or
b) change our thinking. It is easier to change our thinking!

IN A NUTSHELL
It's not what happens to you that determines your happiness.
It's how you think about what happens to you

Why AM I (Not) Married?

You have two choices in life:
You can stay single and be miserable,
or get married and wish you were dead.

At a cocktail party, one woman said to another,
"Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?"
"Yes, I am. I married the wrong man."

A lady inserted an ad in the classifieds:
"Husband Wanted".
Next day she received a hundred letters.
They all said the same thing:
"You can have mine."

When a woman steals your husband,
there is no better revenge than to let her keep him.

A woman is incomplete until she is married. Then she is finished.

A little boy asked his father,
"Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?"
Father replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying."

A young son asked,
"Is it true Dad, that in some parts of Africa
a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her?"
Dad replied, "That happens in every country, son."

Then there was a woman who said,
"I never knew what real happiness was until I got married,
and by then, it was too late."

Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.

If you want your spouse to listen and
pay strict attention to every word you say -- talk in your sleep.

Just think, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life
thinking they had no faults at all.

First guy says, "My wife's an angel!"
Second guy remarks, "You're lucky, mine's still alive."

"A Woman's Prayer:
Dear Lord, I pray for: Wisdom, To understand a man , to Love and to
forgive him, and for patience, For his moods. Because Lord, if I pray for
Strength I'll just beat him to death"

Post Exchange Blues

I went for 2 exchanges, and when I came back, my school office send us how to rectify post exchange blues, I casually without reading, just threw it away, and I was thinking how possible would this happen to me.

Oh well, it did. And it really affected me ALOT. Damn sianz, machiam like I totally lost my soul. Couldn't really do what I wanted to do. Felt so lazie and didn't have the heart to do things. It has been going on ever since school started. Oh well, just hope everything will go back to the normal track soon. *cross fingers*

I'm wishing for the something/someone and spark me back into life....desperately in need!!!

Feel like yr1

The past few weeks say me taking up so many new things. I got to try canoe polo as well as skating. I'm so into both of this and I want to do whatever I can with whatever time I have left. I feel without all these things to look forward to, my life seem rather boring.

Just like when I was in yr1. I joined so many things. Picked up tennis, wakeboarding, floorball, windsurfing. Well, at least I became good at least half of what I picked up. :)

Whats next for me? Salsa....union square anyone? Actively looking for partners. Contact me....

RIP Canon Powershot S1

Got to realized my camera was as good as dead when I was in Pelepah. The image produce is like ghost figures. In any case, it was the second occurence, so I decided to send it to canon for repair, and guess what???

The guy said my there is a factory default in my camera, so they replaced me a new cam, Canon Powershot S3. It is way cool. Even though, my camera was with me for so long, and i suppose the warranty is already over. Nevertheless, I got a new cam, BUT i dun wanna use it. So now, I'm selling my new Cam, $100 below mkt price. plus a photo printer and I also selling palm top, so anyone who is interested, please contact me.

My S1 has accompanied me half the globe, and is kinda sad that he has to depart that way. He has helped me won so many prizes as well as making me feel so much about photography. I hope I will put what I learn from you into good use.

Really looking forward for my 30D. Please please please, I seriously do not need anything for my bdae, $$$ for my 30D would be strongly preferred. But then again, please dun give me any gifts for my bdae k? got heart can liao....

Pelepah Falls, Kota Tinggi, Malaysia

This is a super late entry. Went pelepah falls like 2 weeks ago, and only get to post it now. Dun really have much pics because I brought my camera and I didn't get to use. And I found out my camera actually died on me when I eventually switch it on, which I will explain in another entry.


Pelepah falls is not a really hard trek, but it is definitely a trek which I have always wanted to go since yr1. Due to so many unforseen circumstances, I'm only to go there during my last semester. But thankfully I went at this point of time, so at least I get to know some yr1s before I graduate. If not, I would probably grad only knowing some yr2s.

Is was slightly more challenging due to the flooding. And it was kinda cool for the many water obstacle that we have to go thru. It totally reminded me about my Brunei JCC experience. From walking in the river, to sleeping in the rain, but this time, i dun get to sleep naked.

Was telling myself this would probably be the last activity that I would attend with my club as a student, and thankfully it is a memorable one. :)

The picture above shows t2o babes, one who is having a scandalous relationship with jayZ, and the other with hEng.

Fluke

Entered some rockclimbing comp with my friends and we won it totally by fluke. dunno how we did it, but we did it. And yes, runner-ups for varsity rc. three cheers man.