Happy New Year - 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR everybody..!!

Finally I could spare sometime to write my first pose in 2009..

WORK - I was back to work after Christmas and also after my almost 2 weeks long leave.. I didn't go for holiday because wanna save money and plan to get something for myself in 2009, beside that the economy crisis also stop to spend and try to only spend wisely.. as you can imagine after 2 weeks off the work load is really killing when I back to work.. I have been trying to clear as much as possible but getting quite frustrated because most of the supports are on leave too and directly it has slow down my process to complete certain tasks.. well, till today I am still have to rush some of the outstanding tasks before I leave the company by end of this month.. as I know my boss won't just let me leave with some outstanding tasks and it is best that I can settled everything and let him enjoy his life in the next few months where he will work with the new management..

ENTERTAINMENT - What can I say beside the brilliant musical MAMMA MIA! .. we went for the show on 28 December, 2008.. few days before the end of 2008.. we are so surprised that our seats actually are very near to the stage then what we have expected, because from the seats plan, it was quite far from the stage.. the show was great and fun!! the songs, the performers, the customs, the music, but what I want to complain is the stage setup is too simple.. and no doubt the MAMMA MIA! movie by Meryl Streep was my favorite movie in 2008.. this movie does break a record in UK as the best selling movie ever, the previous record was hold by Titanic 10 years ago..

CELEBRATION - Forget about work.. Let's talk about new year's eve celebration.. we been thinking to go clubbing on the eve because we had missed it on Christmas eve, so friend said we must make it this time.. haha!! as what we have expected, the Bukit Bintang area is pack with people and traffic is horrible, but we manage to drive and park our cars somewhere near Imbi and walk to Pavilion to have dinner.. by the time we reached pavilion is already 11 plus and we know that definitely we have to count down there and can't make it to count down in the club.. 10! 9! 8! ...... 3! 2! 1! HAPPY NEW YEAR..!!!! we were joining the people in the restaurant for the count down and wishing each other happy new year..!! oh ya!! 2009 is here and it marks there I am one year older and have to start to work hard to accomplish my resolution in 2009!!

RESOLUTIONS - Talking about resolution.. I am not a greedy guy, what I wish most is I can have more opportunity and better performance in my career.. beside that I hope everybody and myself have a good health..!! and one very important resolution for myself is - Stay Positive!! I have to admit that I am a negative thinking person, so 2009 onwards I want to be a positive thinking guy!! I believed if we stay positive we will manage to overcome most of the challenges in our life!!

KEEPS GETTING BETTER IN 2009..!!

Love,

Nigel

MAMMA MIA! musical - mania!!

I've seen the advertisement of the musical of MAMA MIA! stage performance which organised by the star just right after I seen the movie.. since I the movie is so enjoyable.. I guess the musical would be definitely much more interesting.. but I know the pricing of the tickets will be expensive too.. ZZ told me somewhere last week that there are free tickets to win on Monday (6 Oct, 2008) by logging on into the start website.. wow!! can't wait the arrival of Monday.. am I lucky enough to win free tickets..??

I logging on into the star website on Monday morning and guess what.. there is a notice at the website announcing that 'Response to our ticket giveaway was overwhelming, with all the free tickets taken up.....' I am really disappointed seeing the notice.. and what make me more upset is the pricing of the tickets are really in the high-end to me.. so at that moment I tell myself just forget about the musical..

Yesterday one of my colleague went to buy the tickets for the Tier 1 category, she paid RM320 for one ticket after 20% discount (the discount will valid till 31 Oct, 2008) and she claims that the seats which are still available are not really nice beside that the Christmas and New Year's eve tickets are selling like a piece of hot cake.. so if I decided to go for the musical I better go get the tickets soon..

At my end, I still couldn't make up my mind although I know it may be a once in a lifetime experience for me.. well, I have to decide by this week..

I wish I can fly away..

Part of the Himalayas in Nepal near Kathmandu.. can you see the beauty and feel the peaceful of it?? (photo taken on insight the aircraft on our way back to KL from Nepal, Nov 2003)

If I have a pair of wings.. I wish I can fly away from here.. fly away from the place which given me a lot of suffers especially mentally and make me so fragile.. even causing my body feeling so weak.. Where would I wanna fly to.. I would like to fly to Nepal.. one of the holy land in earth which surrounding by Himalayas (the highest mountain range in the world).. I have seen the beauty and peaceful of the mountains on my previous trip.. sure I can find my mentally and physically freedom there.. a peaceful mind and stronger body is what I am looking forward now..

I don't think I have the ability to climb to the peak of Everest in my current life.. so I just have to dream of having a pair of strong wings and flying to there.. I know I am silly but at least I have this dream.. a silly dream..

recycle / reusable bag

Do you guys notice that more people are carrying those green or brown recycle/reusable bag for their grocery shopping lately..?? I have noticed that when I was in pasar malam on sunday night.. those who are carrying recycle/reusable bag are mostly aunties who went to pasar malam to buy their grocery or foods.. not even aunties, I saw a few guys carrying that too.. that's a good sign.. recycle/reusable bag are for everyone regardless your sex and age as long as it is usable for you.. I even seen a guy use recycle/reusable bag in the gym.. really good sign!!

I ask my friend to carry that for his pasar malam shopping but he told me that he needs plastic bags for his rubbish at home.. when I think back, true also.. dilemma ha.. how to decide.. however we should be encouraged to carry recycle/reusable bag because that's one of the way we can reduce the usage of plastic bag and to protect our earth.. get a recycle/reusable bag and use it whenever you think it is usable.. I am sure if everyone trying to do that sure we will reduce the usage of plastic bag.. then we can live in a healthier and better world..!!

any police on the street..??

Asking you guys one question.. 'How often do you see police on the street?'.. I think the answer is almost 'zero'.. Just talk about in bukit bintang area where lot of people passing by everyday, lot of tourist, lot of hawkers.. I am working in the area for so many years but honestly I hardly see any police on the street.. it used to have a police stand opposite my office last time and its only there for about 3-4 months then they removed it, even during the period when the stand was there, but it always closed and hardly have any police on duty..

For those who have been to HK, I am sure you can see police on duty - 'hang pep' (in cantonese) on the street, even in BKK and SIN, and some others city.. we can see police on the street quite often.. so, where are our local police..?? are they all sitting inside the police station to avoid the hot weather ..??

Since the criminal cases are keep on increasing now.. the police should come out from the police station and do their duty on the street to protect us, although I didn't expect them to help much but at least they are there if anything happen..

I wish I can have a pug..(one day..)

There are a few pugs appear in my life lately.. first is the one next to my friend's place, that day I saw a pug (quite small size, bet he is still at very young age) at the door side, he is so cute especially the eyes, the eyes seem like giving me a signal to open the door and let him out.. haha..!! but too bad, I can't because I don't know the owner..

Few days later I saw another pug where the owner bring him (unsure the sex of the pug, let's assume it is a male..) to have morning walk in the playground nearby my house.. when the time I saw him, he is pees under a tree, so cute.. haha..

My family having 2 dogs, so actually I am growing up with the companion of dogs and I know how to take care of them too.. I like dog, whenever I saw a dog (the friendly one..) I will try to play with them.. my brother is a dog lover, he got 3 dogs at his home.. so whenever I visit him, sure I will play and disturb his dogs, haha..

I like pug because they look so cute to me, their face seems like smash by wall and become so flat, haha.. a lot of my friends seem don't like pug because to them it is an ugly dog.. but not for me.. if talking about a bigger dog, I will go for Labrador Retriever.. to me they look so smart and loyal.. If I even have a chance to have dog for my own then my first choice will be pug then a labrador retriever.. but at this moment I don't think I am afford to have a dog because I reach home late everyday and I have no time to take care their daily routines, beside that I stay in an apartment and there is no land for them to run around.. So for time being, just can think about it.. aiksss...

all i want for Christmas is....

Christmas is coming... yeah! yeah! everybody seems like busy buying christmas gifts for their love's one, family, frens and of coz for themselves.. every year i will buy something for myself for Christmas and usually i will get myself something which us usable, like shirts, jeans, perfume, shoes and so on....

for this year... i plan to get myself a CRUMPLER bag.. saw some people carrying the bags and they look so stylist with the bag, haha.. i yet to visit the CRUMPLER shop but fren told me that one bag is about RM300 and above, and it depends on the size.. of coz bigger is more expensive.. well, i not yet decide whether wanna get it or not because it seems like a bit pricy juz a sport or fashion bag..

guess what?? my alternate is get myself 'aussiebum' underwear which couldn't get it in the market here and have to purchase online.. saw the catalogue and those underwear design are nice and so damn colorful which i suppose it will definitely look great after i wear it, haha... u know wat?? i have realised that CRUMPLER and AUSSIEBUM both are Australian's product..

wat i will get at the end for myself as Christmas gift... i will post later..
cheerssss...

the act of talking...

i am having a friend or gym mate which we have known each other for about one year plus.. she was introduced to me by another gym mate.. we are quite click because we are having the passion and interest in doing aerobic classes.. usually we (not only she and i, about 4-5 of us) will go dinner after weekend classes and we all even travel together before.. so we all can considered as regular friend.. (i don't address her as close friend because to me close friend is someone that i will share my secret with him/her...) and regular friend is >> someone that we meet often and we spend time together for laughing, gossip, finding nice eating places and so on...

as time goes by.. we have noticed that she really lack of the act of talking.. give u an examples.. when we are giving our idea and she always have something to say about our idea and she stand very firm for her own opinion, even for a very simple thing like - where to have dinner... of coz she can always give her own opinion but.. come on la!!!! can she just say it out in a more proper way, we know she doesn't really mean that but just... just... the way she talk is irritating!! and can really make us get angry sometime...

another example which just happened recently, one of our friend is going for island holiday soon, and guess what...?? she told the friend make sure she grab a life jacket once she get into the ferry... omg!! we all are laughing like mad behind her (ya! we are bad guys..) we know that her intention is good because of the ferry accident happened recently.. sure we all have to be more alert and careful when we are taking ferry.. but just that the way she say it is too serious, especially her face expression is really like giving us a lesson... haha!!

beside her, i do met some of the people who are having the same behavior.. of coz i know that some of them do not have any bad intention when they say it, just that they do not know how to deliver their message in a proper way where the listener can get what you are trying to say beside that also can feel that you are saying it from your heart..

so now, how can we improve our talking skill...?? to me, i will try to talk more with the person who i think he/she really have the good talking skill and try to learn some from them.. of coz the talking skill that i said here is not from those direct salesperson or insurance agent who are damn good in convince you..

it is not about what you talk... it is more about how to deliver your message in a proper way that the listener can feel and appreciate it..