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A nice tea discovered recently...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons ~ Spring

Are you a left brainer or right brainer?

This book is really a very good read I must say, highly recommended...I was stuck for a while, leaving aside my work and the TV that I was glued onto;PPP

However, you need some patience if you are reading page by page from the start...as I was kind of in a 'rushing' mood...I speed through the pages, and as it is divided into sections with clear titles...I dived into those titles and sections of paragraphs that interest me most (but the whole book is essentially linked, so must read the whole book if you have the time - some 250 pages)

basically it is telling that we are now moving from the Information Age into the Conceptual Age (this will be the 21st century)...for a 'recap' if you've forgotten your history and sciences for a while...mankind / civilization has moved from Agricultural Age to Industrial Age to Information Age and now we are moving into a whole new age altogether...it is backed up by many..what I'll call... 'supporting evidence'...and indeed when I'm reading I find myself agreeing with so most of the 'arguement' with the reality in today's world...!!!!

and if you're still wondering what I'm saying...*am I not an idiot to be so bad at describing?;PPP hehe, I admit I am, really;PP*...it is basically saying that humans, to survive well in time to come...need to be equiped with not only intelligence ...nope, not good enuf if we are good in sciences, maths and calculations, physics, computer and programming knowlege etc...but we need to have the artistic side of things as well...so art is really coming up...things must not only be good and functional but they must be beautiful, artistic as well...and so it means that we as humans, the creators of things and services have to live up to that...so well...as the author suggests... go get your Mozart's or Tchaikowsky piece of music...or go admire (try to at least:PPPP) Picasso's or Van Gogh's painting...try look for negative spaces at objects that you see everyday, make jokes, be humourous...to exercise and use more of your right brain...heck I better do these myself tooo;PPPP....and hey, if you are a left handed person...congrats...you're one level higher;PPPP hehehe...*and how frustrating when mum said that she 'corrected' me when I was young as I started writing with my left hand...sigh, she stopped me from exercising my right brain!!!..at least more..!!*

...sigh, no...my work comes first...%$@#

What does the future holds...?

I wonder what will happen to our dear country, say in the next 20 years, with our current political scene...?
Ever since Dr. M stepped down it seemed that things have gone a bit shaky...and the last two years have seen various events taking place...not so good ones...to be 'fair' there are also one or two good ones...like how people say we are lucky that we were not hit as badly as other countries with the current economy turmoil..(but perhaps this has less to do with the current gov actions/decisions? it's 'something laid down' last time?)
anyway sometimes it really makes one think...(i think too much at times;PP)...would I want to continue living in Msia if I ever have the chance to live elsewhere? (considering the gov and political factor, not so much of the others...i know our country is a nice place to live in in many other aspects)...do I want my next generation to undergo the country's educational system? (my heart is already screaming a thousand, a billion NO!!)
...when you see our politicians speak and argue in the 'dewan'...sometimes its like kids arguing...and they make suggestions or ideas such as:
1...changing name of Jalan Alor to Jalan Kejora...?!
2...no more women on ads...?!
3...signage boards should or should not bear this language / that language...?!
4...yoga not allowed for...?!

...and then the locking up people who blogs openly on certain issues...?!
and a whole list of I can't remember what...really feel like 吃饱没事做...when there are a whole lot of serious problems waiting to be solved...and then all they do is argue and argue, with no solid conclusions but confusions
...that sometimes a layman on the road could be asking 'why so stupid ar?'
...I wonder what the future holds for us and our next generation?....better prepare ourselves...but don't get the wrong idea...I love my country...and hence voicing out my worries...

Bruce Lee: The Legend lives on...

My days in Ipoh, without Astro, the nights are spent watching local channels shows...and as I work on my computer, I'll catch one or two glimpses of whatever that is showing on TV...and prime time, apart from news...what other chinese show if you dont watch the Legend of Bruce Lee?;PPP
when it started showing it was quite slow I thought...and I didn't quite like the dubbing effect...anyway now it seems more interesting already...and in fact if the story really is trying to emulate the real facts...then I must say that I am starting to admire Bruce Lee...hehehe, not so much of his fighting skills (that is needless to say superb)...but his attitude (though the character depicted him as being a bit arrogant sometimes)...his enthusiasm to learn new wushu techniques made him a very open person such that he doesn't mind hardship as long as he gets to learn new techniques from his opponents...and his humble attitude in sharing all that he knows about wushu...how i love that (I hate 'kiasu-ism' if anything)....and his wisdom of applying what he studied in philosophy into wushu...*buoy the word philosophy alone already sounded so abstract, he must be really smart to have studied that*...hehehe, in short...no wonder people out there regardless of age and race and religion etc...admires Bruce Lee!!! the fact that he's so good in martial art goes not only to talents (say this is 10% but attitude, guess this is the other 90% of his success factor)...!!!

Hungry Fish!!!

I have never been so excited and happy before seeing fishes...such hungry ones...!! this is taken from the park near where I stay in Ipoh...

"Marley and I"

Sis just bought this book the other week as she happened to bump into a good bargain
...i've just read a few pages and am quite convinced from the sypnosis that it'll be a very good read...
and coincidently I happen to read in the newspaper yesterday - entertainment section, that there'll be a movie based on Marley and I, premiering in Malaysian cinema in January 2009...hehe, definitely looking forward to that :-)))

Family Day in the company~

aiya~~~~
no Cameron Highland trip =.=
no Tambun Lost World fun +_+
Company family day behind the factory area....!!!! @_@
aiyayayayayaya!!!!

Rome ~ Feb 2008

hehehe...when one's having a pleasant mood, everything appears pleasant...
so well, with such a pleasant feeling...and the laziness of not wanting to write much...let me load some photos ...(hmm, this is even more work than writing...;PP anyway I've wanted to share these like ages ago, so I might as well do it now...for the sake of wanting to share... how much I miss the laidback Europe ... I want you guys (poor fellas who happen to read my blog;PPP) to feel the slow pace...the relaxing state...the peacefulness from these photos...

(The famous painting~ The Last Supper)

Relieved...for now at least

cousin sis' operation was a success...and since she's young, she's still advised to undergo chemotherapy to reduce chances of relapse in the future...
she'll probably be taking her first chemo session when it's nearing chinese new year 2009...and already aunty, cousin brother and cousin sister herself have been reading about the suffering and hardship of chemo...aunty said she cries reading those...sigh, what can we say, and already now her appetite is very bad after the surgery...she's only 46kg (she's previously very plump..in fact obese)...aunty said when she saw the scale, she said that she's never been this thin before (but not at all in a happy note of coz)...but aunty tried to put it lightly by cracking a joke since cousin sister has always wanted to thin down...

well, hopefully cousin sis...being 21 - young, a big advantage in battling cancer...that she'll be able to take the effect of the chemo sessions she'll be undergoing soon...may God bless her....

Being Female~

after hitting 25 it seems that the aging business is really setting in..

as well after 25 it seems that the effect of PMS becomes more apparent...the monthly mood swings and 'unexplainable' moodiness can be really disturbing sometimes...well not exactly unexplainable but just that you know that it's the hormone that makes you worry and anxious, without much of other 'valid' reasons...but better this than anything else...
and the moment after 'aunt' left for the month...the relieve is obvious too...

being female...what could i say...

but i guess apparently being male there's 'something similar' too? since male experience something similar to female post menopause too...

but well apart from that things been fine i guess...work's manageable now...and braces treatment's infact nothing painful that i thought it would be...it's just some slight discomfort, and barely into my second week wearing it now...still swallowing soft food most of the time...now i know the 'can't wait to take the braces off' feeling (i dont look too bad with it do i?;PP and it's also a worry sometimes forgetting to check in the mirror after eating...if something is stuck in between the brackets;PPP)...but heck i would want time to stop ticking too if possible...will be hitting 27 is a few months' time...not welcoming that...arghhh~~~

小虎队 爱

Thanks Mel for the video...

hehe...actually i have it too...was once a fan of alec su...so saw back all the old MVs including those of the little tigers' days....;PPP

I like this song a lot;P