Prayer for Peace of Mind

A PRAYER FOR PEACE OF MIND (By Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini)

FORTIFY me with the grace of Your Holy Spirit and give Your peace to my soul that I may be free from all needless anxiety, solicitude and worry. Help me to desire always that which is pleasing and acceptable to You so that Your will may be my will.

New Year Resolution 2011

Today marks 1.1.11 - very beautiful number isn't it?
Well eventho' the title shows New Year Resolution 2011, but I am not making any.
I do not believe in making resolutions anymore. Many2 moons ago i did believe and practice this but no longer.

Why do we need to make resolutions only during New Year?? Can't we have one as and when we want to have them? Should be that way no?

So i am instead choosing to live life the way I want to - CARPE DIEM! So no new year resolutions for me.....

Wishing Everyone a Fantastic YEAR ahead!!!!!
Size the moment... make it what you want it to be, You don't need to have a long list of resolutions.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New year

Have a Blessed Christmas and Joyous New year!!!!!

May Good things keep coming...
Let us be thankful for them tooo....

I feel so sad after watching this.

After watching this....I really feel sad.
why can't they see us as another human being rather then color code us....

http://www.malaysia-today.net/component/content/article/58-video/36452-namewee-1malaysia-story

Matta announces travel agent will charge consultation fee - WHAT???!!!

MATTA announces that travel agents will charge a consultation fee

By PRIYA MENON

KUALA LUMPUR: Beginning January 2011, travel agencies all over Malaysia will begin charging a consultation fee for producing the best personalised service for their clients.

The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) announced this at Wisma MATTA in Desa Perdana to reporters.

According to MATTA president Datuk Mohd Khalid Harun, the fee had been successfully implemented in other countries that had increased the level of service and quality.

“Over the years, airline commissions have declined, hotel’s internet booking have increased but we are still rendering free services to those who ask for quotations or tour packages even before they confirm their purchase with us,” he said.

Deputy president, John Tan, added that a lot of work was involved in compiling the quotation and the work could not be done for free anymore.

“Some corporate clients ask several companies for quotations because it is free and, at the end, only one receives the deal. This is not fair to us. So with this fee they will think twice before doing this. We are educating them,” he added.

Tan said all clients should decide on the destination, do a little groundwork and decide on their budget so a win-win situation could be found for both parties.

Khalid added that travel agents were now consultants with their expertise and strengths.

This fee structure has been configured by their Outbound committee.

The fee suggested by MATTA is merely a guideline and travel agents are free to change the price according to their service.

For frequent individual travelers, the charge is RM300 per quotation for both domestic and international travel, while corporate consultation fees are priced at RM200 per quotation for the first three quotations and RM500 per quotation for the fourth quotation onwards for both domestic and international travels.

“The fee will be absorbed as part of the payment if the client decides to purchase from the agency and one free revision will be given on the same quotation,” added Jeffri Sulaiman, vice president of MATTA Outbound.

Jeffri also said they would begin road shows around the country to disseminate the information to all their 2700 registered members.

Khalid added that if customers felt that they were unhappy with the services or the charges they were welcome to lodge complaints with MATTA.

For more information log on to www.matta.org.my or call 03-92876881.

Source - www.thestar.com.my

Bracing for the new week ahead.

I don't know how many working adults out there , dreads Monday! But i sure can feel the anxiety when its Sunday esp when evening comes.

how can dissociates life from work? Is it possible in this 20th century. When life in actual fact does revolves around work?

You work 8 hours or more in the office then you come home and you still have to work due to having to attend nite conferences, etc.

Then again, you wonder, can you make do without work? Then the next question is, how long can your body stand starvation? not just your body but the other human beings other there whom the world states as your family - how long can they withstand hunger and deprivation.

I have no answers to these stuff... I wish I knew.
When I speak to God, i can't really hear him. Or maybe I am so caught up with my worries that I don't hear him nor see the signs. I have no clue....
Some people tell me, I will never know what God's plans are for me.... then how lah to prepare?

AIII.. catch 22.. catch 22...

Could God be Wrong?

God is prefect that's what we all have been told over and over again. God has no flaws.
So could God ever be wrong?

Why do i ask this question? As we know, we have reading a lot about same gender relationship and how it has been deemed by society as nothing wrong.

Not only same gender relationship but someone born of one gender but decided that he/she is leaning more towards being the "other" gender.

So could God be wrong?? When he is suppose to be prefect?

I don' think God can be wrong, but something must have happened along the way. And only God knows.

Big spender - BBW Sale.

Big Bad Wolf had their book sales (12th to 17th of Nov 2010) @ South City Plaza.

Last year when I went for the sales @ Amcorp Mall, I promised myself that I would take leave this year to go on the very first day. But that decision wasn't seen thru, due to some family issues which have had caused me to take leave earlier in OCT.

I went on the second day for the sales. I am impressed. Eventho the venue was kind of far and in like a unknown area, it was big and great and there were many2 more books compared to the previous year.

I spent around 300+ ringgit and on the avg the books were about 8 ringgit for novels and hard cover books like recipe books and cross stitch books like RM15.
Total worth the time.

But one regret I have, I should have taken that 1 day leave to go on the first day. i would gotten much better titles and the books which i really really wanted.

SO NEXT YEAR, I WILL take that one day leave and go on the first day.

I LOVE BOOKS SO MUCH. I have a hobby afterall... someone told me in a training recently, you will die young if you do not have a hobby... how discouraging.

That is why, IF YOU HAVE NOTHING GOOD TO SAY, JUST SHUT THE HELL UP!

Being Emo

Its been awhile since I felt emotional again.
This time its about my dad. Comes monday, we will know for sure what the next path to take.
So many worries.
We don't know but whatever it is, tonite all of a sudden, i felt really depress and sad.
When I was praying for my dad my tears kept streaming.

My dad is not someone whom I am close to. Not proud to be saying this. But the way he behave sometimes, it's not easy to talk to him or actually as my mom say live with him.

But I would like to say, whatever it is, he is still my dad. I pray that all will be well....and if surgery is needed,the out come will be positive.

Please pray for him.

Must Not be Lazy nor procrastinate further

I need to wake up from this mode....

Just don't feel like I am up to anything these days.

Sleeping really feels good. But I am sleeping my life away... :(

Time to wake up..... from the slumber........................

Give me strength.. give me courage.... my dear Lord.

iphone

Iphone, ipad.. the hype of the town these days.

I was considering to get an iphone but am not able to yet. This is because I am on this family plan that my brother had signed up. Before he left the country, in June, we did go to maxis to find out about transferring the primary person from him to myself. Unfortunately, the cost of transfer is just way too high cause we have a commitment until Jan 2011. If we were to get off the plan now, there will be penalty.

So i am stuck with the current plan where whether we spend XXX amount or not, we still need to pay XXX amount. All because he wanted to get 2 free phones. now we are stuck. And with him gone abroad indefinitely, we are stuck even further.

i am waiting for the time when he does come back for vacation and I will definitely want to get us out of this stupid plan.

at that time, i will consider getting an iphone. But from the packages which maxis offers I would seem that its RM88 per month for the data package. DG is much lower but then again DG isn't Maxis huh...

We will have to see how things goes. Its too premature to decide on this now, since I don't even know when my bro will be visiting....

Death of my Laptop

Last Thursday, my Laptop stopped breathing. :(
Lost Every thing!!!! Everything i have kept in there for the last 6 years...Everything is gone for good.

took out the hdd from the laptop and placed in a external drive but looks like its really really dead ah. cannot revive already.

Bought a new laptop during pc fair. Only decided on the last day to buy.... aii...

When it rains, it pours... dang it!

Seeking Prayer

Dear All,

Please pray for my family. things are not looking good and I am not privy to discuss this in the open.

Please do pray for my family that everything will be ok.
Its just one bad thing after another and it gets worse.

thanks.

Dealing With Grief

Dealing with grief due to the passing of someone close is the hardest thing.
About 6 years ago, I lost a family member to lupus. At that time, it wasn't easy for me to move on or get over the sadness in a short time.

this time, it was my grandmother's passing and for someone who has been with me all my life, it was even harder than ever.

During the 1-2 day I could still contain and only totally let loose crying when the last hymn was sung and the reality hits that I will never ever be able to see or hear this person talk anymore. Or have a conversation.

But that didn't stop, everyday after that, I would just burst into tears each time I think of her, or see something that reminds me of her. Her smile,, the questions on whether have I eaten, when will i be going back to my apt, when will be coming back. Brings me to tears each time.

I could no longer have the conversations I have with her when I am ironing clothes in her room. Where she would strike conversations like, " Not going out with your friends today?" to which I would almost always answer, " no friends lah ah ma how?" then she would say, " I will pray for you don't worry" I miss her so much and its so hard to let go.

I know its time for her to go after not being well and being 90 and all but IT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY EASIER.

I am crying like a running tap at the moment while typing this.

Ah Ma I miss you but I know you're in a better place. Rest in Peace and we will meet again at that beautiful shore.....

Rest in Peace Ah Ma

My Grandmother was called to be with the Lord, yesterday - 29th of Apr @ 4pm@ the age of 90.
I am glad that she is no longer suffering. But we will all miss her.
She has been staying at my house for the last 10 years and has been a constant figure in the family.

Rest in Peace Ah Ma (Rosa Chin)

Its My Birthday!!!!

AND
I can cry if i want to
Scream if i want to
Laugh if i want to
go crazy if i want to
MUAHAHAHAHAHA

some people

some people think they are better than others.
some people think they are above others
Lest they forget they are also just human
Earning a salary to survive
Well.. My God is above all...
Justice will prevail...
you maybe of the same faith, and I am sorry to say you're just a disgrace to all of us of the same faith.
Some days i do wish you burn in hell
or die in a plane crash which you're going to board soon.
But above all, I pray and ask God to help me able to forgive you and give me peace once more.

1 more Week to the dreaded day!!!!

1 more week to the dreaded day... :(
i dread it
i dread it
i dread it...

:~~~~~~

Being a Zombie and JetLag

Since I got back home, my bout of jetlag had been terrible. Its getting better now but still am not totally recovered.

After being 2 weeks in Houston, I was so ready to come home. do I miss it there? Not really. But one thing tho' that irks me is the political scene. Its just all pure BS. That one thing I like about the US and miss, at least their political scene is not as comical as they are over here.

I also miss the shopping but then again i don't earn in USD. I wish i was, then I could shop till i drop. I will blog more about my trip soon enough. Yeah yeah i know I always say that.

The only thing on my mind these days is I am turning 3X another year older and closer to another age group. The fear has been relentless. I wonder tho' whether I should just accept the fact that I will never be able to have a family of my own or have children of my own ever and then just move on in life. Its a sad fact but all possibilities are leading this way. To tell you the truth, I never imaged my life would ever be this way. EVER!

I guess in a way I do feel like a loser in life.

Back Home....

I am back home.. Arrived today after such a long long journey...........

will post more later. Jet LAG big time.. but i have to walk it off.. cannot sleep now or else tonite I won't be able to sleep.