Tears From Heaven

I knew I have to do something on this day. A day to remember. A date that comes by again only after every four years. Something that we can always remember.. a fond memory. I am not going to let it goes by just like that.. 29Th February, a leap year. On this date, I will celebrate again when I am 51, with God's will.

Today, 28Th February.. a hectic day for me. My staff on leave. It's a half day. Tomorrow is a weekend again. The last day for February. Another month end. I have to finish all the reports, submit claims and to collect all the cheques from clients before closing the account for the month. So much things and job to catch up, and to meet up with clients later part of the day. The weather is very dull, so windy and cloudy. And it rains now and then.
After I decided to call it a day from work, I start to head home. It's almost 2.30 pm. Time to take a rest and to take a short day nap. After all it's already my off time now.., and it's already begin to rain heavily again.
The wind blowing so strong making the zinc roof from my house extension flapping with loud noise awoke me. I was worry as it might cause leakage on my ceiling again.This gonna cost me money. We never have this strong wind for quite sometime already.
This heavy down pour started since the nomination day, 24Th February. I remembered it very well. From that day onwards, it has been raining every morning, windy and cloudy. I wonder it signify anything... Just for the record, the Parliament was dissolved on the 13Th February. I don't know why the PM deny the dissolve even on the 12Th February. It was published in the press on the 13Th, but later part of the day, it was mentioned on live radio that the Parliament have being dissolved.

At 4.30 pm, I decided to drive my kancil out since the petrol consumption is lower as compared to my Toyota Uncer. I have been using my kancil more often ever since the price of petrol went up so fast within the past few years.
I have no idea where to head on. Since it is so windy, and the water level at the Sultan Yahya Bridge is getting very high as if it's going to flood, I decided to go to the beach,...the Beach of Moonlighting to take a look.
The wind is so strong and it's starting to rain again. This strong wind is really abnormal. No wonder the meteorological department warned that the sea is gonna be very rough and the wave will be as high as 3.5 metres and is at danger level for all sea activities.
I moved around with my Kancil car, snapping some photos.

It's nice to take photos while driving, but have to be very careful. I always make sure that there is no oncoming car in front or behind.
It's 28th february at 11.05 pm now. I am saving this write up until 12.01 am., 29th february.
I want to publish this blog on this special date.

With lots of photographs too.
And to share with you !
The rain water effect on my front windscreen.

Driving back to Kota Baharu.
Scenes of flags and campaign materials at Jalan PCB.

Stopped by at the Tambatan di Raja.
A man fishing at the Tambatan under the heavy rain.
Kids dropping by to watch the man fishing. Isn't this nice ?

At Kota Baharu town as I was heading home before it gets' dark.
Got jammed at the Sultan Yahya Bridge.
Good Morning 29th February 2008 ! It's being raining the whole day.

An Eye Opener

One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written: "Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym".
In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the company itself. The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room.
The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up. Everyone thought: "Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he died!". One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul.
There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: "There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is YOU."
So my dear friends, You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life. "The most important relationship you can have, is the one you have with yourself"
Examine yourself, watch yourself. Don't be afraid of difficulties, impossibilities and losses: be a winner, build yourself and your reality.
The world is like a mirror: it gives back to anyone the reflection of the thoughts in which one has strongly believed. The world and your reality are like mirrors laying in a coffin, which show to any individual the death of his divine capability to imagine and create his happiness and his success. It's the way you face Life that makes the difference.

Pai Ti Kong

Once upon a time, in China.. many many hundred years ago in a Province called Hokkien, was attacked by the pirates. It was than during the first day of the Chinese New Year.
The Hokkien clan have to seek for protection and hide themselves in order to avoid from being killed by the pirates. And the only place they could hide themselves was inside the sugarcane plantation.

For eight days and night, the hokkiens survived on sugarcane as food and the moon for the light at night at the plantation.
And on the eighth day of the Chinese New Year, the pirates left without managing to harm the people there as no one was around. So on the early Ninth day, the hokkien people came out of the sugarcane plantation and celebrate their Chinese New Year with lots of food and wearing new clothings for the young and old. Everyone was so happy as no one was harmed and the celebration was carried down to the next generation thereafter from years after years.
So on the every eighth day of Chinese New Year, the Chinese of Hokkien clan (mostly) will offer prayers at their homes or temples just before midnight and to welcome the nineth day of Chinese New Year, facing towards the moon as a symbolic gesture of thanks for giving protection to their ancestors and making wishes for prosperity and good fortune and wealth and good health for the years ahead for themselves and their children and their great great grand children..

Me as a hokkien also carry out the practice and trying to teach our children not to break the rich culture inherited by our ancestors. As such, on the same day every year, we visit the temple at a place called "Kampung Cina" or chinese village to offer prayers and wearing new clothing to welcome the Nineth Day of Chinese New Year. We called this occasion the "Pai Ti Kong" day in hokkien dialect.
On the Morning of the Nineth day, we visited the temple again to offer prayers just at about 9.00 am.
I hope you enjoyed the story that was passed down from our ancestors to their great great grand children. There may be some other versions that you may have heard off, but somehow or other, the story line may be quite the same. If you do have other version than this, please do share it with us by leaving a few lines at the comment column. We'll be glad to hear from you too.

Photos taken at the temple.. just enjoy watching them.
This temple is one of the tourist attraction in Kelantan.
To all Hokkiens and other Chinese dialects too.. Happy "Pai Ti Kong" day as today is the Nineth day of Chinese New Year...

Kinohimitsu - A J'pan D'tox Tea

I always wanted to do a detox programme as well as reducing my weight. I used to be 89kg standing at 5 ft 10 inches tall. It takes me bloody 3 years to finally reduce to 85.5 kg. Well, I have to admit working out at the gym alone just doesn't work for me, and cutting down food alone without exercising also just doesn't work. It really needs both. But people like me with so tight schedule with work, don't have much time to be at the gym everyday. Moreover, I have other commitments as well. Worst still, I have some regular friends who enjoy my company for food and some drinking session at the karaOks and some hangouts.

So, after reading kennysiadotcom with what he experience on the detox programme, I decided to follow suit. After all, what he wrote seems convincing enough and moreover his own experience. So, I was thinking.. what the hack. Just try it, since it works for him.., it will works for me too. The product he was experiencing was called TruDtox. So the best time to try was no other than the long Chinese New Year break. So, on the morning.. third day of Chinese New Year, I decided to go out shopping for the product. I was so enthusiastic that I went to search for the product all over KB town but invain. The product was not even available at the shelves at all the pharmarcies which I went to. At last I decided to go for the next alternative or the next best. Just like what they use to say.., if you can't have 1st class, go for 2nd class. And so I got this alternative product called Kinohimitsu. And this is what it says at the packing:

KINOHIMITSU J'pan D'tox Tea is a blend of natural traditional herbs which provides a light, delicious caffeine-free beverage that helps achieve results. This tea gently rejuvenate the body, lessen feeling of fatigue. It restores vigour to those often feel weak or tired. Especially good after a long tired day, for people with hectic, demanding lifestyle with lower resistance to body, mental discomfort

I follow the instruction just like what it stated. Two tea bags per day after meal. Want to know what happens ? Well it flush ! It flushes ! Just as I was expecting, it really flush immediately after every meal. So, visiting relatives makes very horrible and painfull as I need to stop looking for toilets every now and then.

I can't recall the number of times I went to the toilets, but my bowels are really irregular even including midnight calls.

I have started working today after the long break. I already have a bad experience this morning after having a light breakfast with my client. Not going to talk about it. All I want to know is how effective is the product.. by the day I complete the programe. I still have 11 tea bags to go...

The Happiest People In The World..

The happiest people in the world are not those who have no problems, but those who learn to live with things that are less than perfect.

"Like birds, let's leave behind what we don't need to carry.............. "
Grudges , Sadness, Pain, Fear, and Regrets...Fly Light.
"Life is beautiful".

If Yesterday didn't end up the way u planned.. Just remember... GOD created today for u to start a new one... Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as you allow yourself. What you believe, you can achieve.

Have a Great Day!!!!

Heaven or Hell Choice..

Enjoy the twist of the story - VOTE wisely between Heaven & Hell. This joke can be enjoyed by everyone. Not only that. It is politically correct and with a moral lesson. VOTE WISELY IN THE COMING ELECTION
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While walking down the street one day a Malaysian Boleh Minister is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance. "Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you." "No problem, just let me in," says the man.
"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity." "Really, I have made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the Yang Berhormat. "I'm sorry, but we have our rules," says St. Peter. And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him. Everyone is very happy and dressed in the finest batik there is. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people. They play a friendly game of golf and then indulge themselves on lobsters, caviar and the most expensive food there is. Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go. Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises. The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him. "Now it' s time to visit heaven." So, 24 hours pass with the Yang Berhormat joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St.Peter returns. "Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity." The Yang Berhormat reflects for a minute, then he answers: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think Ai yam better off in hell." So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above. The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder. "I don't understand," stammers the Yang Berhormat. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?" The devil looks at him, smiles and says, "Yesterday we were campaigning just like you during an election...... Today you voted." "Also, yesterday, you were a visitor, today you are a permanant resident, So welcome to hell and enjoy your stay"

A Good Rat Year !

Just another 3 days to go. Check List for CNY:
1) New shirts and pants for ownself - Yes
2) New clothing for kids, 3 pairs each - Yes
3) Booking for New Year eve dinner - Yes
4) Buy food and drinks for CNY - Partial. More shopping later.
5) Buy decoration for house - Decide later. Probably spent less to cut cost.
6) Prepare for Prayers to Ancestors for eve - Not yet.
7) Change new notes for angpau - Not yet
8) Repaint house - yes