Vacation Closing IN!

In just about a little more than week, I will on a jet plane.
Leaving behind my BB and my work laptop.... and no one is to contact me.
I know i will come back to a load of shit but work is work and it will never end.
Even if i work 24 hours a day things will just keep piling up. Its sad but it's a true fact!!!!!

Been crazy shit... around.... too many escalations....

Test post from ipod blogger

Read this at a friend's blog. Thought i should try it out!!!!

Shutting off for 6 days

Its hard. My mind cannot ever shut off from work. Its ticking 24 * 7. 
Since we have a long holiday around, I decided to switch off the data access on my Black Berry. I actually didn't know how to do it but .... when my battery was dying at work last week, someone showed me how.

that prompted me to actually shut that off for the whole 6 days.....  I still feel the anxiety and fear of like missing some important email or like I had sent out a scary email on friday before I left work, now anticipating that i will be receiving a nasty reply. Aii... fear and anxiety....

But so far I am doing ok.. or trying to be ok.
this is a huge step for me.  Pray everything will be ok when i switch back to work mode in 2 days time.

Life is Short!

On Friday (yesterday), I got a SMS at around 6.30pm.  Since its friday, and I get off work at 4pm, I reached home and didn't bother to bring out my phone to the hall.  I was downstairs at my parent's house.
At around 8.30pm after dinner, I went up to my room and i saw a SMS. It was from my friend whom I was suppose to go to HK with end of AUG.

A trip which  both of us were so looking forward to. Then i read the SMS, it states, "Sorry mystic, I can't go with you to HK anymore. My mom passed away in a accident on 27th July 2011.  "

I was shocked, as I have travelled with her mom to Bali in year 2009 and few years before that to Langkawi.
I do know that they just got back from UK/Scotland like in June.  This was a real shocker to me.

And here I am still worried daily over work over what will happen. Anxiety all the time.
Sigh...

Life is truly damn short.

Tentative Plans

People come up with a new resolution when New Year's comes along each year.  I no longer do New Year resolutions, as I felt its a futile exercise. One that I will never fulfill anyway.

So for me, I make up what I want to do along the way. And if it doesn't get fulfilled, It will just be pushed to the next year, etc ,etc.  Sounds like procrastinating rite? To me it isn't so. As I age, i also realized that I don't want to pressure myself too much.  Eventhough, I can't get rid of my worry wart type habit but I noticed I am slightly better. Not like much much better but the slight change, even I notice is one big change to me....  I mean come on!! I noticed it people!!!!

Here's my tentative plan for the rest of the year.

1. Visiting HK - again in Aug - taking one day off for the long public holiday stretch.
2. Visiting Italia in Oct - tickets purchased. Itinerary still in the works. Kind of nervous, as this time I am planning the routes while the person I am traveling with is checking out accommodation. I wish I have given her the bigger task. But she volunteered first.
3. Home Improvement. -I have been living in my current place for about 7 years now. Imagine that.  I still remember day 1 i moved, also that year I lost my late sister in law. So it was such a turbulent time for me. I still remember ringgit telling me to make all the reno before moving in or else will have a hard time once you're already staying there. It's not like I don't want to heed his advise but during that time money was a big constraint for me.  Big O wasn't paying me much and I was already digging into the little savings which I had.  But 7 years now, I am ready to make that home improvement. I am not looking into big huge changes just looking more into redoing the kitchen cabinet, get the built-in hob, hood and oven. Hood might be a problem cos i live in an apartment.  Will have to see. These days, I have been busy Google here and there as I don't have any sort of experience and I can't bother my parents either as my mom is just way to bz taking care of the home and also my nieces and nephews.

All the best to me.... and preparing to be broke. :)

Happy Birthday to ME!

I definitely need to blog about this as this marks the last number in this age group I will be :)

Nothing much except that my mother bought me a cake with my nephew yesterday and put the writing as Aunt CXXXXXX. aiyoyo....

anyways, its been quite a simple day today. Just went to work and then went to have dinner alone.

Funny thing was, after i took my birth date out of FB... meaning not published. I didn't get any wishes except for 4.... 3 old colleagues... and 1 from a friend cum insurance agent muahahahahaa...

Anyways, Happy Birthday Day to ME!!!!!!!!

1 More day.... to the day of my existence

oh oh 1 more day to the day of my existence in this world.
tomorrow also marks the day where i turn to face the last number for this age group...

getting older.... scary scary....

Colon Cleansing

Been hearing a lot about colon cleansing. So I googled online and found some sites.. some useful some not.

Firstly I was searching on scope type of cleansing then I had second thoughts, coz I thought it might be painful - having something stick into your you know what...

Then i found this website. the remedy seems easy enough.
check it out..

http://hfchang.blogspot.com/2007/04/colon-cleansing-and-detox.html

Time to SHUT UP

There was a point in my life where i just talked very minimal to people. But the last few years I started to open up once more.

But i think maybe its high time I switch back to my old self. SHUT UP and LOCK everyone out.

Too many idiots and crap at work.

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....