What can we do to combat global warming?

While the world leaders are attending to the COP15 Copenhagen (United Nation Climate Change Conference) in the effort to combat global warming, ordinary civilian like us has got a choice to either play our role pro-actively or just sit back, wait and see.

What can we do to combat global warming?

1. Convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to oxygen (O2)

Carbon dioxide is one of the most important contributor to the greenhouse effect among all the greenhouse gasses. The good news is the carbon dioxide can be converted to oxygen by plants via photosynthesis process. Plants play a role as the carbon sinks by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Everyone can play a part by planting trees or potted plants.

If you are staying in a landed house, please do not convert the garden to the extended car porch. Reserve the green and plant trees.

For apartments or condominiums residents, potted plants will be a good option for you. Effort does not stop in the house, put up 2 or 3 potted plants at your workstation in the office to maximise your contribution.

A part from converting carbon dioxide to oxygen, plants is also a good air filter especially in improving the indoor air quality as it is helpful in eliminating toxic gasses.

2. Buying green

Buying green is a wide topic for serious discussion. In my personal opinion, buying green is not good enough, the better option is not buying anything if the old ones still functionally well.

Let's take television for an example, changing from a CRT television to LCD television is considerable. But, changing a LCD television to a HD LCD television is kind of inconsiderate to the environment. The rational is a CRT television consumed higher wattage (power) as compared to a LCD television, and it generates harmful radiation which LCD TV don't, the benefits is justifiable for a change.

Manufacturing processes cause the carbon dioxide emmision. When a product is in demand, the manufacturer which serves as the supply will produce and fulfil the need, and this contributed to the emmission of carbon dioxide and consume resources.

Take handphone manufacturing as example. The main processor of the mobile phone may be manufactured in US. the other electrical and plastic components are manufactured in Malaysia, China, Taiwan and Thailand. The assembly process in taken place in Indonesia. The end products are then sent to US for worldwide distribution. Based on this scenario, we can conclude that gadget such as handphone is a  high carbon footprint product. Handphone industry alone may have contributed to thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide emmission.

When we are making buying decision, please consider the pre and post carbon footprint of the product.

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Plants for a healthier living

BJTOTO (1562) Acquisition

Berjaya Sports Toto Berhad (BJTOTO 1562) has hit its all time low at 4.11 today and closed at 4.18. The falls is suspected to be caused by the uncertainty of its dividend policy. BJTOTO has not been paying dividend for 2 quarters in a row.

With PE ratio at around 13.50 and dividend yield at 6%, and it is at all time low, I have make a BUY call today and expecting the BJTOTO stock price to be at above rm4.40 level in another 6 months period (June 2010).

It will soon trigger the STRONG BUY call to me upon BJTOTO stock price falls below rm4.00.

Lim Kok Wing University- Dangerous ( Chinese and English version)

A forwarded email written by Lim Teng Seng. Can anyone confirm if this is really happening or it is just an attempt to sabotage Lim Kok Wing University College.

Lim Teng Seng advice and suggest that all the local parents do not send their child to this college!

With love and gratitude always

To all mothers with teenage and young daughters.

Beware of local university's African students...! ! Please pass the news and warn the parents, government, students and society.

This is true and all happened within these two years!

I have a friend's daughter who is studying in Limkokwing University , and she was kidnapped by a Botswana student studying there as well. The African is 37 years old!

The daughter was kidnapped and managed to escape from that African. However, she had been raped, beaten, tied up and punched by the man. That bastard even got his African friends (Botswana students too) to rape the daughter. Now the daughter is in trauma.

Because of this case, I have investigated amongst the Limkokwing students, and there are more serious cases that had been happening within these two years. Please read and spread the news to your friends, it's not rumours. Trust me, or you may ask any of the Limkokwing students!

I am sad as it is all covered up by the Limkokwing's president - Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing.

The covered issues about Botswana students (African black):
(1) They take drugs in the University toilet and had been caught by security guard. However the president warned the guard not to spread the news.

(2) They take drugs in the university's event, especially in the Orientation night organized by the students' society and faculty. The lecturers saw the incident and they tried to stop, but they like to use the same sentence too against the lecturers: 'who the f*ck you are, we paid to Tan Sri and Tan Sri paid you, just shut up!'

(3) They get drunk and many accidents happened in Cyberjaya (too many accidents, you can check with the police station)

(4) They keep drugs in their apartments, i.e. Desa Ria, and even bring drugs to class. In the University party in Desa Ria, they took drugs and alcohol (Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing's daughter was there too).

(5) They disturb the female students, especially the Malay and Chinese students. They just take away and use their handphones without asking for permission (means they just grab!). The girls always feel scared and just keep silent as they do not know what the Botswana students (Africans) will do to them.

(6) There are classes in which of the students' population is 70% Botswana students. They do not pay attention and cannot keep quiet in the class and the local students are disturbed by them. They even argue in the classes (not only once) when the male local students asked them to shut up, end up they fight. Lecturers tried to stop the Botswana students, again, they showed the same respond 'who the f*ck you are, we paid to Tan Sri and Tan Sri paid you, just shut up!'

(7) They love to sexually harass the female students. This statement needs no further explanation! Ask the students!

(8) They do not submit assignments and are late in submitting assignments, but still pass! The concern is they still pass! What kind of quality I wonder? They deserve to repeat and fail. Is it the University policy? Their (African) government paid more to Limkokwing University , so they can pass easily? They don't even follow the lecturers' guideline, how they can pass?

(9) They even act rude to the lecturers. The lecturers just keep quiet.

(10) They scratched the lecturers' cars.

(11) They insulted the students' counsellor in front of the crowd when they not managed to cut queue.

(12) They forced the female students to give their contact numbers.

(13) They gather at their hostel every night and get drunk.

(14) They kidnapped my friend's daughter!

(15) They used Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing's and the vice president's names to cover their ugliness, of which Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing and the vice president knows! They allowed this to happen.

I hope you help to spread the news and I hope there will be a petition to ask the Higher Ministry of Education to look into the African students'
recruitment in Malaysia , especially Limkokwing University . It is already the hell of crime in Cyberjaya.. I am sure the African students bring harm.

If you do not believe, you can ask anyone of the Limkokwing students, and ask them how is the African students' attitude! The dark side of Limkokwing University is all covered up. Please take serious action and discipline the Africans ( Botswana students). Just lodge the police report and do not feel fear! At least we stop them bring harm to our children!

PS: This email is also to tell the management of Limkokwing to take action now. I need the students to spread the email and tell them that it is serious now, and no more covered! Soon we will record the videos and put in YouTube. It is so easy to capture their bad behaviour! STOP GIVING THEM TOO MUCH POWER! STOP COVERING UP FOR THEM!!

Lim Teng Seng



标题：请注意本地大学中的非洲学生!

请把一下消息和警告分发给所有的家长、政府、学生以及社会人士。

以下事件全部都是真实的时间，并且都是在这两年期间发生的事。

我友人的女儿就读林国荣大学（Limkokwing University），她在就读该间大学期间遭受一名博茨瓦纳学生绑架，这名非洲学生今年37岁。

他的女儿在被绑架后成功逃脱，可是她在被禁锢期间被该名男子被强暴、殴打，捆绑已经拳击。这个禽兽甚至唆使他的非洲朋友（也是博茨瓦纳学生）强暴他的女儿。目前他的女儿还未复原。

因为这宗事件，我向就读林国荣大学的学生们进行调查，发现在这两年间有比上述事件更加严重的事发生。请阅读后流布这宗新闻。这不是谣言，请相信我，您可以亲自询问任何一位林国荣大学的学生！

我感到不满的是这些事件都被林国荣大学的校长丹斯里林国荣掩盖掉了。

一下问题涵盖了博茨瓦纳学生的问题（非洲黑人）：

１.他们在大学厕所内吸食毒品并遭到保安人员抓获。可是大学校长警告保安人员不要把这件事说出去。

２.他们在大学活动中服用毒品，特别是学会和科系所主办的迎新晚会中。讲师们注意到这个情况并企图阻止他们，可是他们惯常使用同一个理由来反驳讲师：「你他妈的是谁！我们付钱给丹斯里林国荣，丹斯里付钱给你，你给我闭嘴！」

3.他们常喝醉酒。照成赛柏再也（Cyberjaya）的多宗交通意外事故（太多交通意外了，您可以查询附近的警局。）

4..他们在所居住的宿舍中收藏毒品，地点就在蒂沙丽雅花园（Desa Ria），他们甚至将毒品带往教师。在蒂沙丽雅的大学派对中，他们食用毒品和酒精（林国荣的女儿当时也在场）。

5.他们骚扰女学生，特别是马来和华裔学生。他们在没有获得允许的情况下，把对方的手机拿走并使用（也就是强夺别人的物件）。女生们非常恐惧，可是她们却保持沉默，因为她们不晓得这些博茨瓦纳学生（非洲人）会对她们做出什么事。

6. 在一个拥有70%博茨瓦纳学生的班上，他们不注意听讲，而且在课室中制造喧哗，并且干扰本地学生。他们甚至在班上争吵（不止一次），当本地学生要求他们肃静的时候，结果打起架来。讲师企图阻止这些博茨瓦纳学生，可是，再次的他们回应同样的一句话：「你他妈的是谁！我们付钱给丹斯里林国荣，丹斯里付钱给你，你给我闭嘴！」

7.他们很喜欢性骚扰女学生。这种事无需太多解释，问问学生们吧！

8.他们不交功课，或是迟交，可是却能够及格！重点是如果这些人可以及格，我在想那是什么样的水准？他们可以重复的不及格再重考。这是什么大学教学方针呢？是否他们（非洲黑人）政府给了林国荣大学大笔钱，因此他们可以很轻易的获得及格？他们甚至连讲师的指导，那他们是如何能够及格的？

9.他们甚至无理对待讲师，可是讲师都忍气吞声。

10.他们刮花讲师的车子。

11.当他们无法插队时，他们在大众面前公然侮辱学生辅导。

12.他们强迫女学生提供她们的联络号码。

13.他们每晚集合在宿舍外喝个烂醉。

14.他们绑架我朋友的女儿！

15.他们利用林国荣和该大学副校长的名誉掩护他们的丑行。林国荣和该大学副校长知道这件事，可是却任由事件的发生。

我希望您能够把这个消息传播出去，我也希望能够有人想高教部发出请愿，要求有关部门关注马来西亚的非洲学生的招收问题，特别是在林国荣大学。赛柏再也的犯罪率急速飙升，我确定这些非洲学生所带来的破坏。

如果您不相信，您可以询问任何一位在林国荣大学就读的学生，以及询问他们非洲学生的态度如何！林国荣大学黑暗的一面给遮盖了，请采取严厉行动对付这些目无法纪的非洲人，请即刻报案，切勿畏惧！至少我们可以阻止他们伤害我们的孩子！

附录：这封电邮也是在告诉林国荣管理层现在就采取行动！我需要学生们把这封电邮流传出去，告诉他们目前的情况是多么的严重，不要在掩盖事实了！不久我们将会拍下影片并上载到YouTube，要拍摄到他们那种恶劣的行径实在是轻而易举的事！

停止赋予他们太多的权力！停止掩盖他们的恶行！

林鼎盛上

居家風水搶救DIY

「家」是我們的避風港，但它也可能是最親密的敵人，讓你受害而不自知。很多人以為開公司或大戶人家，才需請風水師來看，其實一般住家風水對人們的影響，不僅最直接，也最容易讓人們發現它吉凶禍福的實際性。

基本上從易經八卦演化的家相八方位在健康上，代表著各部位的能量區，除方位和人們運勢、財運有影響外，比較具體、實際的格局對健康財運，也有很大的影響，茲說明如下：

1、大門：它是控制進出，保護隔開本宅與外異的道路，如大門空氣不流通，不清潔，則諸事不順，對外人際關係差，嘴巴和鼻子也會有疾病。

2、客廳：客廳空間應比屋內每一個房間大，客廳氣場較盛，家人相處較有凝聚力，家長較能建立領導地位，如果空間不夠大，傢俱不宜擺設太多。                  客廳亦代表一個人的門面，必須時常保持乾淨，茶几不能堆物零亂，電視機不宜太大、太近，否則會有情緒不穩，家人穩感不和的現象。而家中植物不能太多，因植物屬陰，要常剪枯葉及換舊水（髒水葉枯會使家道中落）。客廳的格局以正方形或長方形為佳，沙發椅背後應有靠，上方不可有屋樑（否則易精神緊張）。

3、臥房：臥房方位吉凶影響當事人的個人事業運勢，臥房門口屬於內在的靜電能量，影響個人貴人運、小人運、出外運…等，臥房門不可直接對大門，若臥房門直接對大門，則宜用屏風式珠簾擋。臥房天花板不可有吊燈或日光燈，最好用黃光的電燈來照明，更具溫馨氣氛，亦可增加夫婦情感，若夫妻的枕頭能常交換睡，則能增加彼此間心靈的契合力。

4、梳妝台：用於梳妝是不公開的私人場所，也是大部份人有放財物的位置，在風水上應屬個人財庫，私房錢，情愛世界與隱私秘密等。想累積私房錢，除須擁有個人的梳妝台外，還要有大鏡子，並須附有抽屜，透過大鏡子的照射功能，才能看清與分析金錢的獲利度及順利度。但須注意鏡子不可照床或門，及背後無靠。

5、廚房：廚房是整個房屋的收納處，柴、米、油、鹽、醬、醋、茶…等民生物質的地方，是家中的財庫，也是影響理財、增財的風水位置。廚房要大，財庫才會大，且必須廚房整潔乾淨。通風和採光使用白色燈光照明，廚房磁場順暢則可增加錢財的數量。

6、餐廳（桌）：餐桌要圓，象徵家運圓滿順利，最好與廚房隔開，因廚房是風水中的財庫，而餐廳則具有開銷與花費性質，兩個空間連在一起易有理財失衡及紊亂之隱憂。餐廳風水是主管主家人物質享受的能量，在牆面上掛一幅豐盛的水果畫或放一籃水果，有助一家人物質享受的滿足感。

7、浴室、廁所：浴室、廁所最好在住宅凶方，且要保持光亮、乾燥，否則影響泌尿和生殖系統的健康及男女間的情感。

8、窗戶、陽台：窗戶及陽台是本宅對外界非正式的通道與視野，亦代表桃花戀情關係及人際關係，形狀應方正必應整潔乾淨，氣流順暢，不宜堆放雜物(否則易人際關係差)。

9、神位：是心靈精神寄託力量的所在，神桌不可朝向屋後（容易家運衰竭）應安放前方視野遼闊處，如果神位雜亂寧可不安置，免弄巧成拙。

10、地板、天花板和牆壁：代表皮膚，若到處散佈塵菌或有剝落情形，容易患皮膚病。應隨時修復方可改善。

11、走道動線：可說是人體的血脈。動線要通暢，走道不能堆積物品。否則腳和腸胃系統易出疾病。亦會影響我們的潛意識，心情和神經系統。

相信依上述之方法，雖不懂方位學也可住出好運，對人生旅途有加分之效果。

給兒子的信

 An life experience sharing letter from a father to his son.

<作者介紹>
梁繼璋(1955年8月17日－)，英文名Michael， 前香港電台第二台節目主持人，也是一位名DJ、作家， 曾從事廣告、電視台等媒體創作。


我兒:

寫這備忘錄給你，基於三個原則：

(一）人生福禍無常，誰也不知可以活多久， 有些事情還是早一點說好。
(二）我是你的父親，我不跟你說，沒有人會跟你說。
(三）這備忘錄裏記載的，都是我經過慘痛失敗得回來的體驗，可以為你的成長省回不少冤枉路。

以下，便是你在人生中要好好記住的事：

（一）對你不好的人，你不要太介懷，在你一生中，沒有人有義務要對你好，除了我和你媽媽。 至於那些對你好的人，你除了要珍惜、感恩外，也請多防備一點，因為，每個人做每件事，總有一個原因，他對你好，未必真的是因為喜歡你，請你必須搞清楚，而不必太快將對方看作真朋友。

（二）沒有人是不可代替，沒有東西是必須擁有。看透了這一點，將來你身邊的人不再要你，或許失去了世間上最愛的一切時，也應該明白，這並不是甚麼大不了的事。

（三）生命是短暫的，今日你還在浪費著生命，明日會發覺生命已遠離你了。因此，愈早珍惜生命， 你享受生命的日子也愈多，與其盼望長壽，倒不如早點享受。

（四）世界上並沒有最愛這回事，愛情只是一種霎時的感覺，而這感覺絕對會隨時日、心境而改變。如果你的所謂最愛離開你， 請耐心地等候一下，讓時日慢慢沖洗，讓心靈慢慢沉澱，你的苦就會慢慢淡化。不要過分憧憬愛情的美， 不要過分誇大失戀的悲。

（五）雖然，很多有成就的人士都有受過很多教育，但並不等如不用功讀書，就一定可以成功。你學到的知識， 就是你擁有的武器。 人，可以白手興家，但不可以手無寸鐵，緊記！

（六）我不會要求你供養我下半輩子， 同樣地我也不會供養你的下半輩子，當你長大到可以獨立的時候， 我的責任已經完結。 以後，你要坐巴士還是Benz， 吃魚翅還是粉絲，都要自己負責。

（七）你可以要求自己守信，但不能要求別人守信，你可以要求自己對人好，但不能期待人家對你好。你怎樣對人，並不代表人家就會怎樣對你， 如果看不透這一點， 你只會徒添不必要的煩惱。

（八）我買了十多二十年六合彩，還是一窮二白，連三獎也沒有中，這證明人要發達，還是要努力工作才可以，世界上並沒有免費午餐。

（九）親人只有一次的緣份，無論這輩子我和你會相處多久，也請好好珍惜共聚的時光，下輩子，無論愛與不愛，都不會再見。

你的爸爸
梁繼璋

Hooters Cafe in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Not sure if the this is true. This Hooters Cafe shall read as Double Lu?

This is a Kopitiam in Kuala Lumpur at Cawangan Bandar Perdana.
The price of kopi, beer, teh, milo, nasi goreng, nasi lemak, nasi ulam, mi goreng, seafood tanghun, beef kway teow double of what we are paying at other kopitiam.

The catch: a bevy of really sexy, young and pretty women serve the beverages & food.
They also talk & play cards, and watch football in sport-tv channel  with you.

Surprise, the Kopitiam owned by a group of women (who know how to milk the situation) and only employ sexy girls (remember Hooters? this one in Kuala Lumpur is way better!).

The girls said, the salary is comparable with working in the office...wow...     Hurry before someone else does!

Parenting tips

Some useful pointers for the first-time parents as well as parents with new born to the family.

Walk the talk

Most parents want their children to be polite and use words like 'please' and 'thank you', but if children don't hear adults using the words regularly, they are unlikely to use them either. Make an effort to be polite in front of your children and they are more likely to behave that way too.

Emphasize with the child

Promote empathy in children by talking to them about stories you have read or films they have watched. For instance, if you have been reading Cinderella, talk to them about how upset she was because of her stepsisters were mean to her.

Avoid yes or no questions

Once your child nears the age of two, their favorite word will become 'no'. It's not that they really mean it. It's just they are learning that they have some control over their world. If you find it hard to deal with it, try cutting out 'yes' and 'no' questions and ask things like:'would you like yoghurt or strawberries?' instead of "would you like some dessert?"

Simplify tasks

Frustration is a growing pain for children when they try to do something and invariably find they can't quite do it yet. Help the young by giving them toys or tasks they can manage and help them along when they encounter difficulty. Simple tasks like cleaning up can give children confidence in doing things.

Dealing with depression

Even children can get depressed. If your toddler doesn't seems to be happy or is acting strangely, try to find out what's upsetting him or her. If nothing seems to work, take the child to a doctor immediately.

Play together

Keeping a positive attitude and playing with your toddler can help lift your spirits, even when you are feeling down. Make an effort to find the time to indulge in fun-filled activities with your child.

Never home alone

Do not leave your baby or young child at home alone, sleeping or awake, even for a few minutes. There could be sine dangers lurking around that you may not be aware of. Take your child with you, or get someone to take care of him or her, whenever you leave the house.

Self Help Movie: The Pursuit of Happyness

I am working in an organization that provides tremendous sales training and product training to the sales staffs. I've attended one of these sessions as an observant, personally I don't think such training will works as selling is an art, and not something like history which you can put the contents in the text book and get the readers to learn it by reading or listening at the class.

Selling is something live and it is all about passion. For an example, if one is taking the sales career as a job instead of a passion, no matter what training courses he or she attended, the improvement would be insignificant or none at all.

The fundamental requirement to qualify a person in sales would be if he or she is thinking about the business or sales improvement at non-working hour. A good sales person will not be able to stop thinking on business at the moment he or she wake up in the morning until he fall asleep, no matter it is on work days or holidays. Unconsciously his or her mind will think of business or something related to his day time sales career at all time.

Ask yourself, are you one as describe as above? If yes, congratulations! You will definitely succeed in your sales career or business.

Selling is something live, thus I believe sales training is not a good option to improve sales. Coaching and self initiative are the best option to improve the selling skill.

'The Pursuit of Happyness' could be a very good learning tool for sales staffs. 'The Pursuit of Happyness' is inspired by a true story. Chris Gardner (Will Smith) is a bright and talented self-employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet. When Gardner lands an internship at a prestigious stock brokerage firm, he and his son endure many hardships, including being homeless and living in shelters, in pursuit of his dream of a better life.

I am inspired by the sales approach and the never give up attitude of Chris Gardner in the movie. Despite the situation turned from bad to worse,  Chris Gardner is making changes and blame nobody.

"I got to learn to do things fast as I have less time compared to others." Being efficient and proper time management is mandatory during he and his son are homeless and need to line up at the entrance of shelter before 5:00pm.

Get the movie and I believe 'The Pursuit of Happyness' is able to inspired you in many aspects.

Read also:
1. The art of selling an inkjet coder
2. RE: Do you know you pay a lot to and fro from work? 
3. Is work from home doable?

Bangkok International Airport

Folks, be warned and be really careful, check the items you bought and give back what does not belong to you even when the shop assistants claimed it is free. I believe the duty free shop assistant would also get involved in such scam. Read on below.

My department secretary informed that her cousin was detained in Bangkok for stealing a box of cigarettes in a duty-free shop in Bangkok International Airport.

He had paid for chocolates and a carton of cigarettes. The cashier put a packet of smokes into his bag and he thought it was a free pack.

He was arrested for shop-lifting and the Thai Police extortion price was MYR30,000 for his release. He spent two nights in jail and paid MYR50 for an air-cond cell, 200-300 baht for each visitor, and RM11,000 for his final release.

The Police shared the money in front of his eyes. On top of that, he was charged in court and fined MYR 2,000 by the magistrate and handcuffed and escorted to his plane.

His passport was stamped "Thief". While there, his relatives requested help from the Malaysian Embassy and was told that they are helpless, as Malaysians are victimised similarly daily and letters and phone-calls to the Thai Authorities are ignored.

He shared a cell with a Singaporean the first  night who paid MYR 60,000 for his release.

The second night was an Indian national who paid USD70,000.

Mind you this is not in a shag downtown Bangkok but in a duty free shop in the Bangkok International Airport .

Duped by credit card scam upon check in at hotel

You arrive at your hotel and check in at the front desk. When checking in, you give the front desk your credit card (for all the charges for your room). You get to your room and settle in. Someone calls the front desk and asked for (example) Room 620 (which happens to be your room).

Your phone rings in your room. You answer and the person on the other end says the following, ' This is the front desk. When checking in, we came across a problem with your credit card information. Please re-read me your credit card number and verify the last 3 digits number at the reverse side of your credit card.'

Not thinking anything you might give this person your information, since the call seems to come from the front desk. But actually, it is a scam of someone calling from outside the hotel/ front desk. They ask for a random room number. Then, ask you for credit card information and address information. Sounding so professional that you do think you are talking to the front desk.

If you ever encounter this problem on your vacation, tell the caller that you will be down at the front desk to clear up any problems. Then, go to the front desk and ask if there was a problem. If there was none, inform the manager of the hotel that someone called to scam you of your credit card information acting like a front desk employee.

Installing Husband!

A woman writes to the IT Technical support Guy

 
Dear Tech Support,

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and I noticed a distinct slowdown in the overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewellery applications, which operated flawlessly underBoyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as
Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable programs such as  NEWS 5.0,   MONEY 3.0  and CRICKET 4.1.

Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system.

Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.
What can I do?

Signed,

_______ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
Reply

 
DEAR Madam,

First, keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system.

Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme. Html and try to downloadTears 6.2 and do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update.
If that application works as designed, Husband1.0should then automatically run the applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers 3.5..

However, remember, overuse of the above application can causeHusband 1.0 to default to Silence 2.5or Beer 6.1.
Please note that Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.

Whatever you do, DO NOT under any circumstances install Mother-In-Law 1.0(it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources.)

In addition, please do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly.
You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance.
We recommend:  Cooking 3.0 and  Good Looks 7.7.

Good Luck Madam!

You cannot make the weak strong by making the strong weak

Abraham Lincoln said the same as Dr. Rodgers when he proclaimed "You cannot make the weak strong by making the strong weak!"

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before but had once failed an entire class.

That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism. All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.

After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B.

The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.

As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little.

The second test average was a D! No one was happy.

When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.

The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.

All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.

Could not be any simpler than that.

Is work from home doable?

As promised in my previous post 'Working in Small Office Home Office (SOHO) For A Day', this post is all about my view after working at home for a day on 23rd September 2009.

1. Gain more hours in a day by eliminating traveling time to and fro from office.

During work day, my wake up time is at 6:00am. I left my house at around 7:00am and jam all the way along the journey to the office especially before and right after the LDP Sunway toll. It takes up approximately 3 hours per day on travelling time to and fro from work. Driving in Klang Valley at peak hours is not something enjoyable, it is very stressful indeed.

I wake up at 7:00am and start working at around 7:15am after I made myself a cup of hot coffee and a slice of bread. While most of the workers jammed up at the road, I had already started my work.

2. Maintain peak performance all day long

Since secondary school time, I found myself work best at the morning hours from 8:00am to 11:00am. This is also part of the reason I get very mad while stucked in the traffic jam at this period because I am losing the key hours of the day due to the ineffiency of the government.

After the midday meal, we tend to be sleepy and less productive. If you work from home, what best is you can relax yourself at the living hall by listening to music or you are also having a luxury option to go for an afternoon nap for 15 minutes that will definitely boost your performance to the peak for the rest of the day.

3. Full control on the schedule

If you are operating in a SOHO environment, you have full control on your time. Unlike the corporate environment where most of time is spent in meetings, discussions or adhoc enquiries which is treated as something super urgent and important but in real fact, it is just another low priority request from someone 'big' in the organisation.

I managed to work on my priority list as per planned with almost zero interruption while I worked from home.

Do you find yourself very unproductive even though you spent 12 hours a day in the office? The above might be the answer.

4. Work life balance & Healthy lifestyle

This may be the one of the major reason that drives the SOHO lifestyle especially in the western country. I stopped my work at 5:30pm and went for exercise with my wife and kids at the playground nearby.

I have done a survey and found that the most of the us who stay in Klang Valley arrived home from work is at evening hours after 7:00pm.

On 23rd September, I have already had my dinner at 7:00pm. I found myself energetic, stress free and closer to the family.


Do you think work from home is something doable?

In my view, companies in Malaysia shall provide such flexibility as it is a way to increase competitiveness as well as productivity at no cost incurred (in fact cost down). A part form that, I curse the road traffic system in Malaysia. The government is sinful because the hopeless road traffic system is burning our life and money (gasoline) and yet we got no choice but to pay for the toll and head on to the jam.

How does Google Adsense Pay Cheque looks like?

Google Adsense has become something very popular among bloggers. Many of my friends who are casual bloggers like me have also joined the Google Adsense program with the hope to make some pocket money from the blog.

Majority of them do not received their first pay cheque from Google Adsense yet even the Adsense code has been added into their blog for more than a year. These blogs enjoy average 1 click per 1,000 page impressions, thus it could really take a long while for them to receive their very first Google Adsense pay cheque.

If you are a casual blogger and yet to qualify for the very first pay cheque from Google Adsense, this is how Google Adsense pay cheque looks like.

I have registered 3 blogs with Blogger.com.

1. Health & Beauty Tips

Collection of  health hints and beauty tips on a wide range of subjects for life improvement and healthy living.

2. Self help

Casual blog of mine and also collection of articles on personal growth, self improvement, self-help and personal power.

3. Industrial Marking & Coding and Large Format Printing Technologies

Reviews and experience sharing blog for Industrial Inkjet Printer and Large Format Printer (Plotter).

Out of these 3 blogs, 90% of the Adsense income is generated through the Industrial Marking & Coding and Large Format Printing Technologies blog because of its niche contents.

In my opinion, Google Adsense program works well with niche content blogs but it is tough to see result in casual blogs. What do you think? 

Working in Small Office Home Office (SOHO) For A Day

I am on leave today (23rd September 2009), but due to the day time career commitment, I need to ensure tasks are accomplished before the set datelines. Due to this reason, I have no choice but to work at home.

Since I always believe that with the modern technology, Small Office Home Office (SOHO) concept is practical and doable, hence I have decided to work at home and see if SOHO concept works for me.

Some facilities that available at my SOHO office:

1. Internet connection (TM Streamyx)

2. Mobile phone (Maxis)

3. Notebook computer

The dining table at my living hall serves as my workstation. I have already started working at local time 7:30am.

I shall share with you my Small Office Home Office (SOHO) lifestyle in the coming post at this blog soon.

How fast does time pass?

During my bachelorhood, I always thought that I am young and there are still many goals in life to be achieved before giving some priority to the family.

I have not noticed how fast does time pass until I become a father-of-two. The fast progress of my 2 growing up kids has signaled me that time is passing really fast.

How fast does time pass? My answer would be time is passing at light speed.

There is nothing we can do to slow down the time passing speed. As a son, husband and father, below are some reminders I listed down for myself.

1. Spend time with the kids when they need you most. A kid will never be able return to the baby stage once it passed. Go through their growing up stages in life with them. After all, they will start to be independent and treasure their very own life after their college study.

2. Take care of the parents while they are still around. It is too late to regret when one has left the world.

3. Love your spouse as he or she is the only one who will be going through the remaining stages of your life with you. That's why the definition of spouse is life partner.

RE: Do you know you pay a lot to and fro from work?

Do you know you pay a lot to and fro from work? Yes, I do.

If you are a Malaysians who lives in Kuala Lumpur or Selangor, I doubt that if anyone will disagree the above question.

The Star deputy executive editor, Mr. Soo Ewe Jin has posted an article with the title of "Do you know you pay a lot to and fro from work? " at Thestar Online. (Link to the full article.)

“The Japanese are very punctual. I could leave my house at 8.45am and arrive before 9am, ahead of my staff. And we all left at 5.30pm sharp. I travelled to all the scenic spots throughout Japan during my time there, as weekends were truly free days,”

“Office hours were very strict. If you wanted to stay back after 5pm, you had to make a request in writing. No one ever does that because in the management’s eyes, anyone who had to stay back is either not doing his work well or plain inefficient,”

The above statements were made by 2 of the Ewe Jin's friends who has a chance to be posted on overseas corporate.

Why did Malaysians worked so late neither he or she are working for a Japanese corporation or a European corporation?

In my view, there could be a few factors that contribute to this phenomenon.
1. 'Kiasu' culture- Staying back has somehow perceived a way of the management in gauging the employees commitments toward the work. Hence, many employees are staying back for the sake of hoping to gain some credit from the superior.

2. Avoid traffic jam- This could be the true reason of the majority of the Malaysians who preferred to stay back for an extra 1-2 hours to prevent traffic jam.

3. No time discipline- If one is respecting time, one will plan ahead to ensure all the daily tasks are completed within the day itself. When you have no time discipline, you will compensate your inefficiency by staying back to get things done.

Are you staying back at the office after office hour? What is the reason?

If the reason is as stated at no. 1 or no.3 point, by reading this self help blogs or other related books, you will find your way out.

If the reason that kept you staying back late in the office is due to the traffic, the one who can really give you a hand would be the Malaysia transport minister, Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. But at this moment, Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat who is also the MCA president is too busy to spare his time in addressing the Malaysians traffic issue which falls under his transport ministry responsibilities as right now he is allocating his full attention in ways to eliminate his deputy president Datuk Seri Chua Sok Lek as well as the RM 10Millions scandal.

如果我讓你們失望，我還可以是你們的孩子嗎？

他今年國一，為了讓他可以考上好的高中，父母不惜任何代價給他念貴族私立學校，
他國小的玩伴念的都是家裡附近學區的國中，只有他必須如此，父母告訴他：
『你是我們唯一的獨子，爸媽都為你計劃好了，以後我們家這間醫院就留給你了，
當了醫生之後，你一輩子都不愁吃穿，你會有一定的社會地位，
可以賺很多很多錢，沒有人敢瞧不起你，希望你不要讓我們失望… 』
以下是他一天的行程表：
6 : 00 am起床，刷牙、洗臉、吃早餐，
媽媽 開車趕在 7：20 am 前送他到學校參加早自習

8 : 10 am第一堂課開始 → 5：00 pm 放學，除了午休之外，
媽媽說每一節下課的十分鐘，至少要背會五個英文單子，
連去上廁所也要帶著英文單字卡
5 : 00 pm媽媽準時在校門口接他，他在車上吃便當，因為要趕去補習
6 : 00 pm一、三、五晚上補英文、數學‧
二、四晚上補物理、化學‧六、日學小提琴、鋼琴
9 : 30 pm媽媽準時在補習班門口等他，接他回家
10 : 00 pm洗完澡後，才開始寫學校的功課
12 : 30 am-1 : 00 am講是講功課寫完了就可以去睡覺，
但通常都必須要寫到 1：30 am 還經常會寫不完 …

有一天同學帶了一本色情圖片的 A 書給他看，血氣方剛的他看得臉紅脖子粗，
他從來沒看過這樣的東西，他興奮極了，
他覺得那是他上了國中之後唯一可以令他快樂的事，從此之後他迷上了看 A 書。
有一天上英文課，他把 A 書藏在桌子底下看，正當他看得入迷的時候，
老師忽然出現在他的面前，一把將他的 A 書拿了起來，
大聲怒斥：『 你竟然帶這種書來學校 ……，跟我去訓導處 …… 』。
學校通知家長，媽媽趕來了，他不敢看媽媽，
媽媽看著他，立刻給他一巴掌，當場羞辱了他一頓：
『 你這個混蛋，爸爸媽媽送你來這麼貴的學校，
你竟然在學校做這種事，我打死你算了 …… 』
主任跟媽媽說：『你兒子帶不良書刊到學校，還在課堂上公然看 A 書，
學校考慮要記他一個大過以資警惕 …… 』
媽媽急著跟訓導主任說：『 主任對不起對不起，那書絕對不是我兒子的，
他很乖，他從來都不會這樣，一定是別的同學給他的，
你可不可以不要記他過，這樣他會留下紀錄 … 』。
回家的路上，媽媽 氣得不想說話，他也不說話，
到家後，他一個勁兒地往樓上衝，爸爸叫他，他完全不理會，只管回他的房間；
爸爸氣炸了，上樓一腳踹開他的門，叫罵著：
『我們費盡千辛萬苦讓你去上明星學校，你去給我學這個，
王八蛋，我的臉全給你丟光了 …… 』。
今晚他沒去補習也不看書，他沒有掉一滴眼淚，他的心裡充滿著恨。
他睡不著，腦海裡不斷地撥放著白天在學校所發生的一切，
他痛苦極了，他想做一件讓他爸媽永遠會後悔一輩子的事，
他趁爸媽都睡覺之後，到廚房拿刀割腕自殺了 …。
媽媽隔天照常起來準備弄早餐給他吃，才一踏進廚房，媽媽嚇呆了，
孩子躺在血泊裡，大叫先生 ……。
還好刀子割得不深，爸爸趕緊急救，撿回一條命。
從那天開始，他不再跟爸媽說任何一句話，也不上學，
爸媽被他自殺的事情嚇壞了，不敢強迫他做任何事，只能先幫他辦休學，
心裡急得像熱鍋上的螞蟻，卻一點辦法都沒有，
所有親戚、朋友、老師、同學 …，他一律不見。
二個月過去了，爸爸再也受不住了，進了他的房間，破口大罵：
『 你到底想怎樣 ? 我們哪裡對不起你了，你要這樣對待我跟你媽 ? …… 』
媽媽 急忙拉開爸爸，要爸爸不要再講了 …。
三個月過去了，一點進展也沒有，一位認識他父親的個案問我，是否可以幫幫忙。
到了他家，他的父母告訴了我事情的經過，
我請他們都暫時離開家，二個小時後再回來。
我沒有急著進房找他，我只是坐在客廳看電視，而且音樂開得很大聲，
還不斷地講手機，更故意拉高嗓門大聲講電話。
十分鐘後，他好奇了，怎麼會有一位陌生人在他家，
他出來問我是誰，我說我家電視壞了，來你家借電視看，
他接著問：『你是我爸媽的朋友嗎 ? 』
我說：『 我不認識你爸媽耶，但我認識你爸爸的朋友叫范叔叔的 ！』
他沒理我，我看到他滿臉的痘痘、駝著背，站在那裡不發一語，
我問他：『 你們家有什麼吃的，肚子好餓喔 ? 』
他說：『 不知道，平常都是媽媽做飯；叔叔你自己去看廚房有什麼吃的吧！ 』
我看了一下，真的沒東西吃，不過我看到泡麵，我就問他：
『有泡麵耶，你要不要吃 ? 』『 媽媽不准我吃泡麵』
他回答；我再問：『 那你想吃嗎 ? 』
他說：『 好呀！』；
你可以幫叔叔去樓下買蛋嗎 ? 他說好呀！
就這樣我邊吃泡麵，邊看電視，我叫他也一起來看電視，他說：
『 爸爸媽媽不准我吃飯看電視！』我跟他說：『 那你想看嗎 ? 』
他說：『 想呀！』那我們就一起來看吧！
吃飽後，我問他泡麵好吃嗎？他說：『 好吃！』
我又問， 媽媽煮的菜好吃嗎？他說：『 好吃！』
我再問，泡麵好吃？還是媽媽煮的好吃呢？
他說：『 當然媽媽煮的好吃！』
我問：『你有跟媽媽說過嗎？』
他說沒有！你想跟媽媽說嗎？
他突然間嚎啕大哭起來：『叔叔，我真的好想去死喔！
學校每天除了考試，還是考試，在家我不能看電視，
不能打電動、不能上網不能出去玩，不能跟同學聯絡 …，
除了唸書，我什麼都不能，尤其是不能讓爸媽失望 ……，
這是什麼世界啊？我沒有一點點個人時間，為什麼我要過這樣的生活？
我真想一死了之，我真的好想讓爸爸媽媽永遠的後悔 …… !! 』。
我問他，讓爸媽後悔對你有什麼好處？
他說：『 沒有，但我就是恨他們，我要讓他們遺憾一輩子！
我不喜歡讀書，也不想當醫生，
爸爸自己當醫生，每天看那麼多病人，
我覺得他一點都不快樂呀，而且他一天到晚跟媽媽吵架、鬧離婚，
他想當醫生就自己去當好了，為什麼我就必須一定要當醫生，
我為什麼要去過那樣的日子，為什麼我不能決定我要什麼？ 』
他足足罵了四十分鐘，又是哭又是吼…。

各位為人父為人母的好朋友們
你以為孩子還小，什麼都還不懂嗎？
其實孩子什麼都懂，不懂的是你們自己，
因為你想控制，或是你曾經被控制！
如果你現在正為人父母，放手吧！
孩子自己會決定走他想走的路，你只要把你自己的路走好就好了。
所有的父母都希望把孩子教育好，最好可以跟父母一樣，
甚至走父母安排好的路，但是所有的孩子都不希望成為父母的影子，
更討厭父母代為安排的一切。
如果你想要逼一個孩子走上絕路，這是一個不錯的方法喔，
但我相信你看完這篇文章，你應該會懂了！
如果我讓你們失望，我還可以是你們的孩子嗎？
這是全天下的孩子都想要知道的一件事！

每個父母都希望自己的孩子是人中之龍、人中之鳳，
也因為如此，現代的孩子都承受著父母莫大的壓力。
你知道一個國中生一天要上多少的課嗎？
要在二十四小時之內學那麼多東西，
而學的那些東西真是孩子的興趣？還是為完成為人父為人母自己的夢想？
父母不願讓孩子輸在起跑點，卻一個私心讓孩子輸在他整個生命的路上。
孩子他們沒有自主的權利，因為父母偏差錯亂的觀念，毀了孩子的一生。

Perodua Myvi Defect: Petrol Smell In The Cabin After Refueling

Most of the corporates are practising the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibilities) to enhance the corporate image buy contributing to the society. I feel extremely annoyed while I read that Perodua is creating public awareness on their CSR activities as while Perodua is short handed in resolving the customer complaints, what's the point of so-called CSR? For show?

My father owned a Perodua Myvi which the petrol smell persists all the while, and the smell become extremely strong everytime after refueling. After I surfed through the web, I understand this is a common defects of most of the Myvi cars (maybe all). There is no effort from the Perodua management in re-calling the Myvi cars for repairing or replacement.

Just imagine the consequences of inhaling of the petrol (gasoline) fumes in long term? It is life threatening!

Where is the professionalism and business ethic of Perodua management? Does CSR carries any meaning to a corporate that shows no business ethic?

Link to the Motor Trader Forum to understand further.

婆家好不好？老公很重要！‏(網路轉載)

最近和朋友討論了婆媳問題,
很多婆媳問題的產生，其實"老公"的角色佔很重要的因素。
如果老公做的好，不但不會有婆媳問題，
反而能夠讓老婆更受寵愛喔!

婆婆通常都疼兒子，這是千年不變的道理，
縱使現在已經接近男女平等,
但是媽媽愛兒子的心是不會改變的，
所以當她的兒子身邊多了一個女人,
沒"比較"沒感覺 。
當兒子交了女友，娶了老婆，當媽媽的就會想：
兒子"比較"聽老婆的話,
兒子"比較"常跟老婆在一起,
兒子"比較"常跟老婆說話,
兒子對老婆"比較"好,
本來嘛，女人就是比較小心眼~無論是小姐還是升級到了媽媽角色,
愛計較的心還是不會變的~

在婆媳關係上，我很慶幸，老公幫了我很大忙~聽我娓娓道來...
我老公是麼子，婆婆高齡得子，對兒子一定百般疼愛,
但是對我而言，婆婆的年齡足以當我阿嬤了~
我從小生長在只有爸媽&弟弟的家庭,
根本沒有和老人家相處過~對我而言~這就是一門障礙,
知道這點障礙~在交往過程中，就很少去男友家，
抱著多一事不如少一事的心態,
到結婚前，老實說，我對婆家一點都不熟，個性問題，即使想做點好媳婦的事情也都不太會講話(尤其是台語)，更別說做家事了~
所以在結婚前，我非常非常的害怕和驚恐，怕自己會成為八點檔受欺負媳婦角色,
但是結婚後這半年來，發現我真的想太多了~因為婆媳問題，只要老公肯用點心就能和樂融融~相敬如賓。

以下是我們自己的"活生生"小撇步~
當然並不一定適用大家~因為每個人家庭狀況不同~

在還在交往之中，老公就一直不段的"催眠"婆婆和大哥大嫂，我是多麼的替他著想，讓他可以在工作上無後顧之憂的衝...等~對於我的事情，只有"誇讚"，不能"批評"。
雖然好事大家忘的快，但是壞事永記銘心，所以老公無論如何都不會向婆家抱怨我。
這需要長時間~一點一點的灌溉~要讓婆婆知道這媳婦多為他兒子著想。

PS.不要奢望婆婆一開始就把你當女兒，就像妳很難把她當妳媽媽一樣

所有"好事"，都是我做的。例如：婆婆生日，老公會打電話回去，跟婆婆說：「莎莎一直提醒我今天是妳生日，她不好意思跟你說，怕我忘記，要我打電話來祝妳生日快樂。」
例如：過年過節總有公司或某原因拿到的禮盒，就算不是我的，老公拿回家也會說：「這是莎莎特別買來孝敬你的。」
例如：大哥大嫂小孩考試，當天他打電話回去：「莎莎提醒我今天是你考試，考的怎麼樣阿?她很關心喔!!」
例如：上次清明節買拖鞋~拿回婆家也是大肆的告知我是多麼用心為她們挑的...
例如：母親節，我說想去淡水買餅吃，老公確認我也同意一起去後，就跟婆婆說：「莎莎說今天母親節要帶你出去走走...」
例如：上次帶婆婆去日本，用老公的獎金~他還是跟婆婆說：「這是莎莎省吃儉用要帶妳出國，錢都是她出的」
這是一件很神奇的事情，當這些事情做成習慣，當媳婦可以當的很開心。

善意的謊言
我若和老公2人出國，絕對不會讓婆家知道，或者用出差名義。
出國去玩雖然不是壞事，但是老人家會認為"奢侈"或者"浪費",
與其讓她心裡不是滋味，不如不說~但若時間過長怕起疑，就用出國出差來掩飾,
"去玩帶禮物回來"，"和出差帶禮物回來"，婆婆收到的感覺絕對不一樣!

盡量不提2人出去玩的事情
因為婆婆傳統，認為任何時間家裡都一定要有人看家，有時和朋友有約，或者和老公去約會，都一定會說去工作，或者去上課~
我曾經不太高興，認為『為何要說謊?為何不能光明正大去玩，去約會?你媽都不會覺得很奇怪?為何你都不用跟我約會?』
不過，還真的很奇怪，婆婆真的就不會這樣想~
雖然說了實話是不會怎麼樣，但是不說，有時候反而比較自在,
現在這樣久了，婆婆"真的"會催我們出去走走~是一件好事呢。

永遠都很窮，永遠都沒有年終加薪
沒有期望就沒有失望，所以每年給婆婆錢的時候，她反而會擔心我們自己夠不夠，如果一直大肆宣揚自己事業多成功，那家人就不會那麼珍惜賺錢的辛苦。
老公每次都會跟婆婆說：「都是莎莎幫我存錢，不然我根本沒有積蓄...」
本來就是，兒子多會花錢老媽頂多唸唸，但是媳婦很會花錢，就是大逆不道!
尤其花到兒子錢，更該死!所以無論如何都要營造出：媳婦很省會理財。
每次我只要剛好有穿到便宜衣服到婆家，老公就會說：「媽你看，莎莎很厲害這件衣服才100元喔!!」
婆婆不疼妳才怪~

夫妻總有小吵架，但是無論多嚴重的吵架，老公都不能跟婆家抱怨老婆的不是，媳婦在婆家還是少說多做~不會做就"電電"看，維持乖乖形象就對了。

有什麼不滿的事情，讓老公說，不要自己說~
例如：婆家一直都不滿意我們宴客場地~我ㄧ度也差點要放棄~但是老公知道我很喜歡，所以一直堅持：「莎莎也勸我不要辦在這裡，但是我就是喜歡~」老公絕對不能說：「沒辦法，老婆要阿!」目的是同樣"結果"。 只是過程修飾一下，就會離想要的結果更接近 。

兒子再壞，還是自己的兒子。媳婦再好，也不是自己的女兒。
所以，如果要家庭合諧，兒子在家裡不妨犧牲一下。

最好的安慰是無言的微笑和傾聽

懂得什麼時候不要說話，是一種智慧。當朋友也是一樣。
在別人哀慟欲絕的時候，你還要追根究底，就像人家的傷疤好不容易在結痂，你還來撥人家的痂。
最好的安慰是無言的微笑，和傾聽。
有智慧的父母也是孩子福份。

在英國遊學的時候，住宿家庭隔壁就住了一對很有智慧的夫妻。
他們剛好度過七年之癢。有一次我在院子看書，目睹隔壁院子發生的事情。

布朗先生正在教他五歲的兒子安迪使用剪草機，父子兩剪得正高興時，父親進門去接?電話。接著我看到一幕慘劇；
五歲的安迪把剪草機推向父親最愛的鬱金香花園，
不一會，已經有兩公尺長的花圃遭殃。
布朗先生出來，鐵青著一張臉。眼看他的拳頭已經高高的舉起...
忽然，布朗太太出來了，她看見滿目狼藉的花圃,
馬上知明白發生了什麼事。
她小聲、溫柔地對先生笑道：「喂，我們現在人生最大的幸福是養孩子，不是在養鬱金香。」
三秒鐘後，他們交換一個吻，一切歸於平靜。

我把這個故事告訴好友，她是個家庭主婦。
後來她告訴我，很感激我跟她說這個故事。

以前孩子打破東西，我少不了罵他兩聲，現在我會告訴自己，對我重要的是孩子，不是碗。
哪個小孩在成長過程不會打破東西呢？」
情緒智商高的人懂得分輕重。

如果你真的珍視感情的價值，就該懂得在他倒霉的時候施小惠。
也許我們都沒有聰明到「一句解千愁」的地步。
但傾聽卻是人人做得到的施恩行為。

說話浮躁的，如刀刺入；智慧人的舌頭，卻為醫人的良藥。"

Family

I ran into a stranger as he passed by, 'Oh excuse me please' was my reply.
He said, 'Please excuse me too; I wasn't watching for you.'

We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.

But at home a different story is told.
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
my son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
'Move out of the way,' I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed, God's still small voice came to me and said,
'While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,but the family you love, you seem to abuse.
Go and look on the kitchen floor, You'll find some flowers there by the door.
Those are the flowers he brought for you. He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.
He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise, you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.'

By this time, I felt very small,
and now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
'Wake up, little one, wake up,' I said...

'Are these the flowers you picked for me?'
He smiled, 'I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue.'

I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way.'

He said, 'Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway.'

I said, 'Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue....'

Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us ina matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than into our own family, an unwise investment indeed, don't you think?
So what is behind the story?

Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU


Marco's comment:

One of my friend, who feel it is an obligation to stay late at the office. With or without outstanding task, he normally stay until 9:00 to 10:00pm during every work days.

He is in the midst of getting a nanny to take care of his less than one-year-old daughter. I heard that he informed the prospected nanny that he and his wife need to work very late every day and expecting the nanny to take care of his daughter until night time everyday. I really doubt if he can get a right nanny that can give good care of his daughter and at the same time accepting the ridiculous request which is to take care of the baby from 7:00am to at least 9:00pm everyday.

The upbringing process of baby is extremely important. It is the parents duty to take care of the babies, not the grandparents nor the nanny and Indonesian maid. What is the point of having children while you are not taking care of them but your job? It is kind of selfish and irresponsible for giving an excuse that you have a day time job that need to work very late and push away the parenting responsibilities to the maid and nanny.

If you can't give your children and family the priority, it is better to stay bachelor. Agree?

HP Designjet 'True-to-life' On-line Quiz

I participated the HP Designjet 'True-to-life' online quiz on end May 2009 with the intention of winning one of the fabulous prizes offered by HP.

Among all the prizes, the most attractive prize is the Sony Ericsson mobile phone. HP Designjet is the brand name of HP wide format printer, similar to Canon imagePROGRAF and Epson Stylus Pro large format printer.

As wide format printer or plotter is not a consumer product, I guess the odd of winning one of these prizes is going to be on my side.


Yes, a month later, I received a phone call from AD Innovation (M) Sdn Bhd (HP program centre) that I won a Sony MP3 player. Within a week, the Sony MP3 player received.


Below are some brief specifications of the Sony MP3 player NWZ-B135:

• plays MP3, WMA, and protected WMA files
• 2GB embedded memory holds approximately
  • 32 hours of music at 128 Kbps (average MP3 quality)
  • 16 hours at 256 Kbps (higher MP3 quality)
  • other bitrates also supported
• 3-line backlit LCD screen
• repeat and random play
• FM tuner with 30 presets
• voice and FM recording
• high-speed USB interface
• earbud headphones
• up to 16 hours playback with built-in rechargeable battery
• weight: 1.02 oz.
• 3-9/16"W x 15/16"H x 5/8"D

Besides playing songs, this gadget serve as radio and voice recorder as well.