Next stop...

Alright, time to say bye bye to Sweden for now. It is a nice country, known for Ikea and their moose, and also for their amazing natural landscape. I will be off to Denmark in the next few hours. Going to couchsurf with his guy in Copenhagen. My very first time couch surfing, I hope it is going to be awesome. Will be staying there for a few days before leaving to Montpelliar, France to meet up with another couch surfer who travels alot. Hope to get some tips from him…. Then I will be going to London to meet up with my army colleague, Paul and finally end off in Manchester to recce first before I eventually doing my whole UK tour altogether. =p

So excited, can’t wait to meet new people and check out new places….gosh gosh gosh. Alright, I hate to think of all the places that I will be going, because, I know once the time pass too fast, it will be time’s up for me to go back home. =(

There he goes, globe throttling again…

Jonkoping, Sweden

In a land where match sticks is originated from. Jonkoping, Sweden. Well, I must say after staying here for about a week, there is really nothing much fascinating other than the nature which I really love it. It brings back fond memories of my exchange in NZ.

Look at me, master chef at work again. Remember the saying from rat-ta-too-e... "anyone can cook". Meatballs just like the ones from Ikea, but made by me...

There is the 2nd largest lake in Sweden here. I must warn you that the lake is ridiculously big, because I can never see the other side of it. Lotsa natures, and nice flowers around. Supposedly summer now, but I’m behaving as if we are in the midst of winter. Sometimes can dress down, the rest of the time, dress like a dumpling. The weather here is even worst than a girl’s mood, it changes as and when without any notice. So I’m getting pretty used to all the PMS mood swings of all the girls as compared to this stupid weather. Alright, for every bad thing, it comes with a good thing, and the good thing is that it is ridiculously SUNNY today, and I’m going out to play now….

Baby when i'm gone...

Finally have some time to pen down my thoughts. Left Singapore on 16th Aug for some really crazy adventure – To backpack round Europe. To many, it may just be the ‘woah’ factor, and many would say that I’m ‘lucky’. Amazingly, I find it hard to comprehend how in any way I’m ‘lucky’ and others are not. Well, for the simple fact that I dun come from a well do to family, that already taken me out from the word ‘lucky’.

I’m sure many need to work to repay their school loan, and so do I. But obviously there is a one-year free interest loan right if you guys were to take it from the bank. Well, I took the loan from my parents’, so even if I need to pay extra interest, it will still go back to my parents, no issue about that. And if u want to travel like this, then plan ahead instead of saying that people like me are more privilege than you, because you are simply making a very unfair statement.

I believe God make us all equal, and it is really up to us individuals to make it unequal. Ridiculous, but true. God is fair, the world is not, so live with it. Alright, enough of ranting.

And now to my feelings… The feeling of leaving everything behind, well, not something that I have done before, but I’m slowly growing accustomed to. =p No pressure on work, no pressure to bring home enough dough, and no responsibilities and commitments. Way to go….this is like a FINALLY FEELING.

As I packed my bags and a luggage full of FOOD and emotions, I know that by the time I go back to Singaore, I would have learnt more about the world, spread more love to the world and of course be about 9 months behind all my peers, but seriously, life is too short to even give a damn to who is rich, who is hot, and who is not. So, going to miss you guys damn a lot, and that is why email and msn comes into very good use. For those of you who sent me emails, rest assure that I will reply you at bullet speed when I get access to internet. But if you are feeling lazy to drop me a mail, just hope and pray to see me online on MSN, then we can go for a chat. =p

Europe is feeling wonderful for me, will capture more photos and in the words of Phong, “seeing the world through you” - show you guys around the globe that I travel through me. Alright, more updates soon.

The Interview with God

I dreamed I had an interview with God.

“So you would like to interview me?” God asked.

“If you have the time” I said.

God smiled. “My time is eternity.”
“What questions do you have in mind for me?”

“What surprises you most about humankind?”

God answered...
“That they get bored with childhood,
they rush to grow up, and then
long to be children again.”

“That they lose their health to make money...
and then lose their money to restore their health.”

“That by thinking anxiously about the future,
they forget the present,
such that they live in neither
the present nor the future.”

"That they live as if they will never die,
and die as though they had never lived.”

God’s hand took mine
and we were silent for a while.

And then I asked...
“As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons
you want your children to learn?”

“To learn they cannot make anyone
love them. All they can do
is let themselves be loved.”

“To learn that it is not good
to compare themselves to others.”

“To learn to forgive
by practicing forgiveness.”

“To learn that it only takes a few seconds
to open profound wounds in those they love,
and it can take many years to heal them.”

“To learn that a rich person
is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least.”

“To learn that there are people
who love them dearly,
but simply have not yet learned
how to express or show their feelings.”

“To learn that two people can
look at the same thing
and see it differently.”

“To learn that it is not enough that they
forgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves.”

"Thank you for your time," I said humbly.

"Is there anything else
you would like your children to know?"

God smiled and said,
“Just know that I am here... always.”

Suckapore (What the rest of Asia think of SG)

Recently-emerged parasite called "Suckapore", alias "Little Red Dot", has begun to spread itself into nine Southeast Asian nations namely Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar since regional economic crisis in 1997.

Its origination has not clearly known by scientists yet; nevertheless, apparently it has a combination of money-hunger kind of small particles.

Annihilation of this parasite has been testing in many laboratories recently but effective mean has not been not found yet. However, scientists believe that it could die by itself by mean of regional collective unity. Let do the above-mentioned nations start to take action to protect themselves from being infected from such money-hunger parasite immidiately; before it is able to cause more severe symtoms to the region.

What is your attitude?

CAN DO ATTITUDE

You CAN DO everything, but not all at once.
You CAN DO everything, if it’s important enough for you to do.
You CAN DO everything, but you may not be the best at everything.
You CAN DO everything, but there will be limitations.
You CAN DO everything, but you’ll need help.

A positive thought is the seed of a positive result.
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.
The most significant change in a person’s life is a change of attitude. Right attitudes produce right actions.
If you really want to be happy, nobody can stop you.

Whether a glass if half-full or half-empty, depends on the attitude of the person looking at it.
There is a better way for everything. Find it.
A positive attitude is not a destination. It is a way of life.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.
The man with confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.
You will only go as far as you think you can go.
The biggest mistake of all is to avoid situations in which you might make a mistake.

A positive attitude is like a magnet for positive results.
Our life is a reflection of our attitudes.
Positive attitudes create a chain reaction of positive thoughts.
Attitude, not aptitude, determines your altitude.
No man fails if he does his best.

Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.
A creative attitude is the fuel of progress and growth.
Either I will find a way, or I will make one.
Be the change you want to see in this world.
Forgive others and you will be forgiven.

Globalization

Question : What is the truest definition of Globalization..???

Answer : Princess Diana's death...

Question: How come ?

Answer:
An English princess with an
Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a
French tunnel, driving a
German car with a
Dutch engine, driven by a
Belgian who was drunk on
Scottish whisky:
followed closely by
Italian Paparazzi on
Japanese motorcycles;
treated by an
American doctor, using
Brazilian medicines. And moreover this is sent to you by a
New Zealander who was an ex-Singaporean ,
using Bill Gates's technology,and you're probably reading this on your computer,
that use
Taiwanese chips, and a
Korean monitor, assembled by
Bangladeshi workers in a
Malaysian plant, transported by
Pakistan lorry-drivers, hijacked by
Indonesians , unloaded by
Sicilian longshoremen, and trucked to you by
Mexican illegals.... .

That..., my friend, is

"" Globalization ""

Packing up

Finally got my act together sometime 2 weeks ago to pack up my rooms and created a whole mess in the house. hahaha. This is how it looks like....

Clear 50% of my trash, I think there are some things that are too sentimental that you just dun wanna get rid of.

Oh well, this trash state was left in my house for a week for me to finally clear it. The next time my mum wants me to clean my room again, she betta think twice. lol....

A 2-minute management course

A two minute crash course in management for those of us that work for a company :

Lesson One:
An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit on my ass like you and do nothing?" The eagle
answered: "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle, and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, he saw the rabbit and ate it.

Management Lesson:
To be sitting on your ass and doing nothing, you must be sitting very high up.

Lesson Two:
A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy." "Well, why don't you nibble on some of my manure droppings " replied the bull. "They're packed with
nutrients." The turkey pecked at a lump of manure, found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.

Management Lesson:
Bull Shit might get you to the top but it won't keep you there.

Lesson Three:
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was lying there, a cow came by
and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out. He
lay there all warm and happy and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Management Lesson:
1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!

NDP 2007

My 3rd time to a NDP. Nothing really fantastic. Just felt that everything was very much expected.

The fireworks was quite bad, at least compared to what I have seen in the 3 Disneyland that I have visited.

Why is there a need for national day? Not that I'm trying very hard to prove that I'm not patriotic.

There is always a need to consume 'medication' at every interval. Everyone will feel patriotic during the national day. Where they are all will be made to remember all the stuff that our forefathers have done, and blah blah blah.

There is allwaiz a need for us to do our part for our country, and most imptly, to demostrate our military power to our neighbours. :)

To me, NDP is like a annually brain-washing more than anything else.

grad·u·a·tion

grad·u·a·tion
Pronunciation[graj-oo-ey-shuhn]
–noun

1. an act of graduating; the state of being graduated.
2. the ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas, as at a college or school.
3. arrangement in degrees, levels, or ranks.

To me, it is the graduation means the start of MY LIFE. (Opps, this makes me living someone else's life for the past quarter century)
The celebration is not to mark the end of the suffering (I hope) but more so to mark the beginning of many many wonderful adventures that is yet to come....

hahaha, as usual, I can't wait.....

Managers

A team of Managers was given an assignment to measure the height of a flagpole. So the Managers go out to the flagpole with ladders and tape.

They're falling off the ladders, dropping the tape measures - the whole
thing is just a mess.

An Engineer comes along and sees what they're trying to do, walks over, pulls the flagpole out of the ground, lays it flat, measures it from end to end, gives the measurement to one of the managers and walks away.

After the Engineer has gone, one manager turns to another and laughs." See this idiot. We're looking for height and he gives the length!"

Moral: "No matter what good you do, Managers can always find fault in you".