Last Day of Articulus Workshop & Valentines Day on the way

Today would be the last day of the mentioned workshop. Hope it would be ending on time today and then i could have a little time to finish of some of my stuff which is still in pending for action. But anyway, did enjoy the workshop to a certain extend as it was quite interesting, but of course if the group of people were to be more open minded than being shallow, it would have been much better. Not complaining, just highlighting :)

Today would be the seventh day of the CNY, don't feel much at all as most of the people is busy with work and etc, unlike last time. I am looking forward to this coming weekend as i would be able to continue with my CNY celebration. Would want to do some house visiting and also to meet up with my friends and etc, also to have dinner with my family on this coming Sunday.

That was all about weekend, but tomorrow would be a special day for all those in love out there, be it for the youngster or those elder folks as tomorrow would be the Valentines Day, celebrate worldwide. My wishes for those with their pairs, wish them happy and loving always as for those without their pair yet, don't give up looking and you would find yours soon :)

Read more about origin of Valentines Day from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day.

Something that i found it to be interesting from the site would be:

In Asia

Thanks to a concentrated marketing effort, Valentine's Day has emerged in Japan and Korea as a day on which women, and less commonly men, give candy, chocolate or flowers. It has become an obligation for many women to give chocolates to all male co-workers. In Japan this is known as giri-choko (義理チョコ), from the words giri ("obligation") and choko, ("chocolate"). This contrasts with honmei-choko (本命チョコ); chocolate given to a loved one. Friends, especially girls, may exchange chocolate referred to as tomo-choko (友チョコ); from tomo meaning "friend".

By a further marketing effort, a reciprocal day called White Day has emerged. On March 14, men are expected to return the favour to those who gave them chocolates on Valentine's Day. Originally, the return gift was supposed to be white chocolate or marshmallows; hence "White Day". However, lingerie and jewelry have become common gifts.

In South Korea, there is also Pepero Day, celebrated on November 11, when young couples give each other romantic gifts. There is an additional day for single people, Black Day, celebrated on April 14.

In Chinese culture, there is a counterpart to Valentine's Day, called "The Night of Sevens" (七夕); according to legend the Cowherd and the Weaver Maid meet in Heaven on the 7th day of the 7th month of the lunar calendar. A slightly different version of this day is celebrated in Japan as Tanabata, on July 7th of the solar calendar.

Okay, that's all for now as i would be attending the workshop soon. To all, have a nice day ahead...

It's Tuesday...

Today i was a little lazy on the bed. Kind of reluctant to get out of my bed, perhaps yesterday i slept a little late that's why not well rested yet. Anyway, i got not much choice as i need to go to work, possible of reaching office by about 7.30am to settle my other stuff before i head in for the Articulus Training. I would write more on this training later when i am through with it.

This morning i had a slow drive out from my house as i was early and not in a hurry or running late. But when i hit town, stress begin to build up as there was quite a number of vehicle lining up. Sigh, but this is the reality for living in the town area or working in the town area.

Reach the normal car park space and then walk towards the pedestrian bridge to cross the Jln Tun Razak. While walking, i saw this kid in school uniform and his age was about 8 or 9 carrying a big bulky bag. I am not sure where he is walking to as he was walking along Jln Tun Razak and i do not recall any school nearby, which means he might be walking quite a long distance and at the same time he was walking unsupervised. Didn't the parents was well informed about all those kidnapping stories and etc? Gosh, call them parents and they don't even know how to take care of them. At the same time, the kid is walking to school as i presume but the time was already 7.30am. I thought school start a little past 7? So where is he heading to? I really don't know as i have to part with him to cross the bridge, just hope he is okay and reach safely to where ever he needs to go, be it school or home.

LAter will be attending the workshop, so bye for now.

Tomorrow is another working day

Today would be the forth day of CNY, tomorrow would be the fifth day. I would be working, along with most of the Chinese community in Malaysia. Seems or felt like this year's CNY celebration is rather short. As for me, i felt that the time past quite very fast and without ever me noticing it, it is already the night of the celebration day. I can still recall the new year's eve where i am busy doing the preparation, now i am going to work the next day. Sigh, time past so fast when we get elder.

Today i was at the farewell dinner for one of my friend, Kuan Ming. He will be traveling to Australia, Brisbane to further his study there for about 1 year to 1.5 years. Got the news that he is leaving for sometime back already, but it was still far away when the news broke, now it would be by tomorrow at about 9.30am, he would be on the plane heading for Australia. So fast, yet so much to say to him. He has been a great friend and always a helpful one when approached. He might have his attitude or his way of reacting to some request or stuff, but he always give his best in everything he does. Will feel the lost then, especially he has been helping me on the new camera that i have got and some of the advice i got from him. Thank you Kuan Ming. Wish you all the best in your studies in Australia and looking forward to see you soon back in Malaysia, either end of this year or early next year. Do keep in touch and take care and i bet i would be able to see you online over there in Australia.

Upon returning to work, i would be attending a 3 days course on Articulus Workshop. I only had a general idea of what Articulus means, looking forward for tomorrow and also this week to end so that i can resume my celebration for CNY. Okay for now, i need to get some sleep and then be fresh for tomorrow. Happy CNY again to all, and may all have a pleasant year of RAT for this year.

 

P/s: Still in the process of getting the dinner photos from Kuan Ming and will publish here soon.

Already the forth day of CNY

Today is already the forth day of chinese new year, sigh time is passing very quickly as tomorrow i would need to go back to work again, cannot rest at home as how the past 5 days that i have been.

For the second and third day of CNY, nothing much happened. Only visiting my relatives here and there. Quite a little boring though, perhaps the atmosphere is not as great as how i expect it to be. But in some other housing area, the atmosphere is much better than where i stay, Bangsar.

Hope all has a good CNY...

CNY Adverteisement of 2008

For any festive celebration in Malaysia, normally a lot of companies would be having some of the special advertisement for the specific purpose. As for Chinese New Year this year, I found this commercial quite meaningful where it reminds all (chinese) to be back for reunion dinner, also to celebrate the festive season with his/her family members. I think this is quite meaningful and touching where the story is about an orphan where he do not have a family where reunion dinner would be of less or no meaning to him and all that he has for the festive celebration, would be the group of people whom he lived under the same roof. Below is the video taken from the YouTube. Hope you would enjoy the video and understand the true meaning of family and the reason behind the festive season, Chinese New Year.




Wishing all, a very Happy Chinese New Year 2008, the year of the Rat.

First Day of CNY

Today would be the first day of Chinese New Year. Normally the awaiting for the first day is long, but once come the first day, then very quickly it will be day after day already.

The day before CNY, it was quite relaxing as I was not working on the day where I had taken an off day to relax and also to prepare myself for the upcoming CNY. Few things that I need to do before CNY; cleaning up my room (my table is in a mess, my television rack is also in a mess and etc). It would not be good if people see my messy room during CNY. As I was quite lazy to do my cleanup, it took some time before I am able finish up my clean up process as I was cleaning then later would lie on my bed watch some movies, then wander off to somewhere and then back to cleanup. This is why it took some time for me to complete the clean up process. But at least I do get my chance to drop by Mid Valley again to purchase myself a pair of shoe for the upcoming CNY within few hours. I wanted to buy the other day, but didn’t have the time as I was searching for something else at the time.

As usual, the night would be to wait for the 12 midnight where the prayer session would start then later we (the 5 of us) would then proceed to the temple, nearby to the Central Market and perform some praying before heading to home. Before we reach home, we made a detour to the mamak stall nearby and had our supper or morning breakfast. Then later reach home and I proceed to my shower, played some PS2 games before getting myself to sleep at about 4 in the morning. It has been a tiring day already and looking forward to the next day, the first day of Chinese New Year.

First day of CNY, it was as usual where I woke up late as I slept late last night. After I wake up, then I had my lunch with my family, while waiting for my relative to arrive at my house after lunch time as this is the tradition for the years before. After that, my relative arrives and then had some chat sessions in my house for about an hour before we proceed to another relative house at Balakong. So happen that most of my cousin sister are there, so it is much easier for us to chit chat and then to visit each other.

We left the house at about 5pm where we proceed back to our house to prepare for dinner at home. After dinner, then I decide that I would want to visit my friend in Cheras. I left house about 9pm and return by midnight bringing along supper for myself and my sisters. Then played some PS2 games, I did complete the single player game for the SWAT Global Strike Team. Later I slept at about 2am to prepare for my day the next.

Stages of problem solving

This could be a situation of how we actually dealt with issues/problems we face when nearing to a dead end. It can be funny, but come to thinkof it, it is quite true to an extend for our life actually :)



Have a good day and may you need not go through the above :)

Ice-Cream + Driving

Its a big no no. Went for a drive-thru for ice-cream after dinner for 2 sundae cone and it nearly ended up in misery or expensive ice-creams. My friend wanted to feed me the ice-cream when i was about to turn out and in front the taxi was doing a quick stop as he spotted a potential customer at spots where he is not allowed to pick up customer. With my right foot, stomp on the brake on time and avoided the physical contact of both our cars, it was a close call...

Damn you taxi drivers for stopping at your own will and also taking the whole road as your road !!!

Friend or not to Friend?

Yesterday was indeed a nice day. Met one of my old friend, or i would say, once a friend but due to some misunderstanding we just kept our silence until yesterday. The truth has revealed, at least some but not all as she has forgotten some of the minor details which claim unimportant anymore since it has been so long. Knowing me, curiosity rules, i tried my best to dig out the truth but seems it was a dead end as she does have a short term memory indeed. However, we cleared things out and had a great conversation all together.

Our conversation did brought back old memories, of our friendship, of how our life used to be in the old times where we classify it as "The Good Old Days" when most things do not matters, at least for me where living life freely and enjoying it to the fullest was the motto but looking back at now, things seem changed compared to our daily life now. Less exciting and not as care free as what it used to be but this is life to be real.

After having the conversation yesterday, feel quite happy and overjoyed for saving a long left aside friendship and most of all, we get to be friend from now on and also the days to come. Promised her no photo of her on my blog, no details, nothing related to her or what so ever or i would face the death sentence for our friendship which i have sought back since yesterday. I would not want to let it go just like that, hence i would have to abide to her wish and also to my promise.

Bet some of you are thinking, why the hack i am so afraid of her, like when i am afraid of my mum when i was 7 years old not doing my homework and my mum chasing me with a cane or threaten to throw me into the Tasik Titiwangsa or etc when i skip maths class or plan to copy my maths homework from other. Sigh, not that she is comparable to my mum or she = my mum, just that she can be furious at time and for the record, i do not want to make her furious also, why want to get my ass burned? Not wise at all :) Indeed, she was a good friend of mine, what have been and what will be in the days to come. Hope to keep in touch always and thank you for giving us a chance to be friends back. Friendship last forever, it is true if we stay true to friends.

P/S: If you have any doubts on your friends or what so ever, don't hesitate to ask thinking asking is just going to make things worst, believe me by not asking, things might get even uglier :)

Informatics - Pro. Certification

This is one of the information provided by Informatics @ their official website, http://www.informatics.com.my/edm/psd_jan2/ 

Let me focus more on the interesting part, the photo of the ambassador/guy. Illustrated as below:

The guy, lets call him Ken since he looks like Ken. Why is Ken a little short of hair? I wonder if he is really that tall of that would be done using photoshop software to drag and make the person higher/taller. He does look good in blazer indeed but seems that the watch do not really go well with that suit. Perhaps something more vibrant and not that old fashion would do a better job eventually?

Ken do not originate from Informatics as i recalled, it was called Sedaya, at least what i used to be called. Undergraduate in the Engineering field. Looking at the list below for the Professional certification, seem quite some offering :)

 

Anyway, the guy i called as Ken is one of my best friend that i got to know during my high school. So just having this post up to tease him a little and also to congrat him on his first ambassador publicly :)