Brave and Positive

It has been 3 months I din't update my blog. Such a long time, am I such busy? I wonder...

Just reading the backlog of my dear friend updates on his recent life. Life turned out to be unexpected. But the 3 months time did give some space for the transitions. From feeling sucks.. to have accepted and keep on going...

Brave and positive, my dear friend...

Yesterday I was in Old Town meeting friends and having some chit chat. Got to know everyone gradually starts working, or have been working for quite some months ever since coming out from college. Joining the industry and working as an official employee is different from a trainee. Commitment, responsibility and accountability. They won't go far from every freshie who join their very first placement in the real working life. They are heavy, and some may feel it heavier, and some have already feel it at the extreme end of taking all the unexpected heavy loads of commitment and responsibilities bosses throw on them. After all, if I think I'm at the extreme end, then I may now quietly shift to the mild level. OT till 10pm is still not the worst, they are people who works harder than me, yet they are taking it positively, why can't me?

Brave and positive, again, my dear friends...

1 month earlier my dad wasn't feeling so good after the treatment stopped for quite some time. I know he felt terrible from the wary face and tiny body. He was hospitalised last week, extracting accumulated 'water' from his heart. He is painful, so do I. I feel like crying if I were able to have some free hours, even during the few minutes coffee break I grant myself for continuous working on the desk. Yet my dad is enduring it with patience, gave words of hope every time we went home...

Brave and positive, my dearest papa...

After all, I have shifted from the deadly end of darkness and gradually see lights in my life... all because of you all.. thank you~

I ♥ Paris

Feeling extremely great to experience 2 spectaculars events at 2 different countries at the same day.

During daytime at Lake Geneva, Jet D'Eau shows its magnifcant performance under the cool breezy weather. We are luckly enough to watch the 500 litres of water jetted at altitude of 140m by water pumps sited down the lake. Lucky, because it doesn't has a fix time for this show, but we're able to watch it at this right timing.

After dinner, the driver drove us to the Paris city centre and have a good sightseeing of its night view. It is truly really amazing. Histories and modernities under the illumination is one of the arts which answers why many poets, stage writers and celebrities choose this place for inspirations. Passing through the Louis Vuitton headquaters earns the loudest roam in the bus, but something just ahead the road catched me - the Arc de Triomphe, probably because of its familiarity as one of my wooden miniature collections at home XD！The real spectacular view was the 9pm light show at Eiffel Tower. This event earns applauses and a big waoh not only from the bus members, but the whole people who waited there to watch it. It is really really really a magnificent and romantic moment. No wonder some couples put down their cameras, grabs and huddles close to treasure this precious moment with their love one. This special lighting lasts for about 5 minutes, and luckly enough to take a short clip with my hp camera. Though the effect of this clip is not nice, hope it does give a motivation for all of us to work hard and come back again, watching it live! =)

灿烂罗马，我来了！！！

今天是欧洲之旅的第六天。回旅馆的路途中，暮色下特别地想念他和她们。这六天来一至都想如果象这次的旅行有他们相随一起分享，那会是个我这未毕业负资产贪心的愿望吗？无论如何，爸妈和姐都希望我能安心愉快地享受，我也没烦没恼开心渡过了六天，算是2012前的一份贵重礼物吧!

现在老张，我们和蔼谦虚的导游播着一首他女儿弹钢琴的歌，也是我最爱的 River Flows In You。

虽然是个六小时从威尼斯到罗马的车程，我却觉得是一种平凡的享受，间单的福份!明天将到Angels and Demons 里收悉的梵蒂冈，和忠锦敏志报名参加比赛的斗兽场里参观了！！！ 期待期待。。。

罗马, 我來了！！！

You Are My Inspiration

This is a TV commercial for Cannon. I love it so much, it is such a romantic and sceneful story. But decided to post it because I saw a meaningful comment in Youtube.

"Some call it stalking, but I call it love."

Some fellow might not fancy with the guy who stalks the girl and jokes for calling the cops. Hm..
Depends on how you take it, something beautiful in your eyes might not turn out to be the same as others. But as long as his intention is not bad, everything is fine actually. He admires her for so long and decided to go for it, and I think his bravery earns a compliment... and that bravery worth for everything~

Milestones

Feel a sudden release after my part in the presentation ends today, though all of us in the team are still on the stage. It sounds an official ending for my study journey, so far as concerned in my plan. Even there is an e-portfolio waiting me to finish it right now, I couldn't concentrate well because there are too much joy and thoughts, so I let myself at least have a stop here in this remarkable day before enjoying my REALLY LAST PIECE of work in LJMU. 

Study, education. That's the main point ever since my parent sent me to nursery at the age of 2. They had been putting more care to me on education as they were willing to spend more on this expensive nursery (during that time) because of its good reputation for quality teaching method. The most memory I have in this nursery is the sand and playground, besides my lovely Miss Yap and an Indian teacher (whom I'd forgotten her name XD). I remember the porridge and biscuits served to us sitting on the small low bench during lunch time; and my lovely friends who shared the innocent time with me during my chilhood, some of whom are still in the fb list, Gary, Jason... though not that close bond as 20 years back. I believe this is where I started exposed to an official eduction in the institution, with colouring and geometry taking up most of the 2 years spent. But here is where I developed unconciously...

My another 3 years pre-school was in a kintergarden same with my sis. My memory, hum... a bit shamful, the first I think of is being a bully, =( I remembered I was so damn bad by asking a girl who sit on the swings to go away because my friend complained that she wanted to sit... oh gosh, how bad I was, I wish I can have an appology for her right now... so so remorseful... Some clumsy moment as well. Falling down during lunch hour and broke my chin, with a scar left of 7 stitches. I remembered the Indian teacher who was eating nasi lemak at that time immediately used her tissue with sambal stain to put under my broken and bleeding chin when she nervously saw me fell down. Aiks.... so hot !!! Haha, only if my sensor works that time, but somehow the numb made me feel nothing at all~ too bad... Spending my time here until the age of 6, this was the another milestone marking end for my pre-school life.

Now come Pei Chai, my lovely primary school. 陈老师，卢老师，絡老师... they are my form teacher for these 6 years education, together with other very nice teachers, Cikgu Yap, Miss Loh, 潘老师, Madam Quah, 李老师， whom I appreciate a lot... In my memory, none of them are bad, really... Don't even can think of someone with bad experience. The last year was the most discipline and happy year, because I started to take up more roles in prefect job, which I could enjoy the 15-minute earlier rest hour every day， with priority to buy chu cheong fun and wantan every Friday and could go duty with my best friend Elaine... wahahaha.. There are something else besides knowledge gained, which is the RESPONSIBILITY accounted is something people entrusted on you and you should do your best to be responsible for it.

My next page of education journey is somehow still with many fresh memories. The SMKAP secondary school, a gangster school which detered many primary school-leavers during my time. However, never judge a book before reading it. I never regret of entering that school because I have fantastic secondary school life with lots of good teachers and fun experience, without even 1 disturbance from the so-called naughty students in this school. These years was a process of intensifying technical knowlege besides lots of extra-curricular activities which made me learnt the way of leading and working in a team.

My 4 years tertiary education in TAR College ends by January 2010. That's a few months back. The moment I treasure is meeting a gang of best buddy, funny, humourous friends who work hard, play even harder... I was very much influenced by this gang to go out of my seriousness and my remoteness. They are best friend listening to voices, though 3 8 3 8 all the time, but we hate stabbing back. That's why I enjoyed very much living in this gang because I hate gossips. We talked the problem face to face, accept and forgive all the time. Learning was much dependant on oneself. Though notes always provided, but the spoon feeding process getting lesser and lesser especially during the last year in Advanced Diploma. Reseach, a really good process which personally I think is the best way of learning. Learn for knowledge and understanding. When get to understand something, interest will automatically find its way to us and intensify the enthusiasm. Undoubtedly, this journey is where I find all sorts of emotional up and down when dealing with different attitude of members. That makes me sometimes confused with work and friendship. Rethinking.... shouldn't be so stubborn and making life so complicated. After all, brevity of life makes it a point to possibly fill it with +ve ions, and not something tiny and -ve like this... not worth~

Papa and mama had been giving me the best ever that they can afford. I appreciate from deep down inside my heart though they seems blaming themselves all the time for couldn't afford me better education. I just want to tell them that I am the luckiest girl in this world. I love the way you planned for my life. For every decision and opinion you've been giving all these times were the best for me. I enjoyed very much the free educations earned up to uni life. I couldn't have done so if I was not thought of what is hardship and endless support from a warm family. Love you papa and mama.. Love you too sunche and linlin... without encouragement and support from all of you, I wouldn't be able to make my move up to here. ♥♥♥

+ve energy

Chatting with a two friends in Papa Rich for hours during dinner cum birthday celebration for a good friend. It was a nice feeling to share jokes and gossips which we knew but seldom talk through during study, life in college, and the anticipated life in UK count down in just a few weeks time. We talked about religious, about thoughts and the process of growth which affect the perspective of how we view things. Reaching this, we seemed to be heartfully thank the antagonist characters in our life, who taught us what to be aware and ashame of, so we won't do the same bad things; as we are human who do wrongs, it's not shameful to admit our weakness, but it's great to share it out and try to correct it.

Sometimes it is a matter of how willful we are in grabbing something tight, and also how willful we are in letting it go when it's time to do so.

A really relaxing day after a day hard work~

While reading the posts and comments in friend's facebook, it doubled up

感激.依赖

现在应该倒在床上，闭上眼睛好好的睡一觉了。。。可是很想感谢一位我能依赖的朋友，所以再挨多几分钟写下这感激的心情是值得的。

这次是我少有地能在assignment还没compile完能就安稳的休息。她知道我头痛，所以把剩余的工作都扛下。我相信很多人在交 assignment 之际都会忙得头昏脑涨， 我这爱临时抱佛脚的家伙也不例外。不认老也不行，挨了几天夜，今天能感觉血压一直飙升，每次站起来时还头晕了好几下。到了傍晚时偏头痛发作，真的有把眼珠都吐出来的恶心感觉。想起两年前我也是一样一个人挨夜到凌晨在客厅里拼命地赶功课，头疼呕了再继续，不知死活的埋头赶工。现在回想起那时的我，总爱霸占所有的工作，誓必将每个队友的部分都修改过才甘心交上去，不是伟大，而是自私。

我妈说算命的说我一生劳碌命，爱完美的性格往往将自己堆上重重压力。记得那时我妈听了连忙拨了电话叫我读书不要太大压力，她怕她女儿有一天傻了。哈哈哈！！！现在想起来我妈紧张的心情真可爱。原来算命佬说的也有七分信，我认了。可是我绝对不会是完美主义，因为我要懒散起来是绝对没有程序，相信这都不是完美主义该有的‘特征’吧。。哈哈哈！！！不否认有时要求多了些，变成了麻烦人物。所以很多事情都习惯我行我素，享受生活在自己的世界里，所以对依赖的感觉很陌生~

找对的时候，像现在，像家人一样的温暖，让我学会放开，学会依赖~

她不爱别人罗嗦对她说谢谢，所以我用华语写这贴，她看不明的情况下我想衷心地谢她，谢谢你Jas。。。

Expired Rubbish

摩斯特Da.Mon.Ster 【Expired Rubbish】官方MV

很有意思又贴切的的一首歌和MV...

Food. Satisfation. Mummy

Tonite was a great great night. I love the feeling of getting involved 'working' with a group of food lovers to work out tonight's dinner with pasar malam theme. I know they love food just like my family do, no matter how much it costs, how far it goes, they just insisted on buying all the necessary materials needed to come out with delicious food... end up all the taste of 'Malaysia' I miss so much during these 2 months have just been cured with plenty of food... pan mee, sambal udang kering, popia, grilled chicken wings and the lovely ABC soup.

The food are superb. The people are even awesome. Jasmine, Sieu Kit, Fung Yee, Chin Sui, King Fung, Samantha, Yi Ting, Edmund.... all of them are so committed on preparing the dinner and put in their heart, somemore they are really well-experienced in cooking which I have very much to learn from them.

Soup and pork mince for pan mee

The flour and egg dough before it's cooked and becomes pan mee

Spring roll with minced pork, carrot, mushroom, fungus and dried shrimp

Grilled chicken wings

ABC soup

Sambal udang kering

Food ready to serve!!!!

Food do give me satisfaction and cure misses for home food. But someone keep appearing on my mind tonight is my mummy, starting from the flaming heat feels on my fingers when cutting chilies for sambal. I never wonder the heat of chilies can be so immense when you dip your fingers among the chilies for about 20 minutes. It's totally a different pain from the usual  pain I feel when cutting one or two for serving food, coz the heat of chilies fade off in minutes. Not like now, hours, and still it's pain like hell, like dipping fingers into a hot pot of oil!!!

My mum should have feel this pain hundred times, since she will prepare the home blend sambal very often to keep her daughter, me, a happy appetite and will eat more so that I'm not hungry. Especially her sambal eggs, a typical dish I fancy most that will appear on the dining table everytime I go back from KL. I remembered she complained about the chilies heat which make her fingers like burning once, but I do not take it seriously as I thought it was just a small case and will be ok in minutes. Apparently she stopped mumbling not becuase she doesn't feel it anymore, just that she endured it with her motherly nature... hmm.. only being remorseful when I finally feel the same pain... really not a good daughter...

Mummy, I miss you...♥♥♥♥

Present for Brahmi

Yesterday was a day I gave myself some free air after spending whole week inside my room for assignment. Haha, but turned up to be a grocery-procurement day... out from bank to Home Bargain, China Town, Sugarcane, Tesco, fruit stall... pack by pack of groceries and instant noodles...

Heavy + exhausted especially when it started to rain...

Ha, today's spot light will be on a present from Sugarcane, a new shop, I assume (coz I just noticed it for the first time) at Bold Street with lots and variety of candies... it attracted me to go inside for a 'smell'.... really happy when entering Sugarcane and saw children and kidults and even old aunty uncle spreading the shop for candies and souries... some even called their friend and asked happily what flavour they would want..

I spotted a candy and think of my Brahmi, sure he'll love it as his toy collection... Since he miss me so much, should buy a present for him, as I'd promised before leaving for UK.

Gumball machine

It's really fun to spin the 'TURN' and see gumball of different flavour dropping out!!!

1:1

事半功倍

【出处】:

孟子

【解释】:指做事得法，因而费力小，收效大。

Pareto Principle

【Origin】:

Joseph M. Juran suggested this principle and named it after Italian economist, Vilfredo Pareto.

【Principle】: 

80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.

【Special case of Pareto distribution】:

If the parameters in the Pareto distribution are suitably chosen, then one would have not only 80% of effects coming from 20% of causes, but also 80% of that top 80% of effects coming from 20% of that top 20% of causes, and so on'.

80% of 80% is 64%; 20% of 20% is 4%, so this implies a "64-4" law; and a similarly implies a "51.2-0.8" law.

【Example】:

 80% of Italy's wealth was owned by 20% of the population

中国有事半功倍，意大利有事20%功80%。

这两者都带来同样的讯息：

社会80%财富源自20%的有钱富人，应证了社会不平等是个跨洋跨洲的事实。

你付出一半，却能有一倍的收获，有点太容易了吧？

哈哈，可我却不这么想，看清楚两位伟人所说丰富的收获都有一个前提，就是：

正确又有效的付出！！！

不要以为羽毛真的能把比自己重几千倍的石头举起。我们不晓得可能他是经过十八般武艺锻炼还是科学家背后精心努力的科技让他有那神奇的力量。。。

就如你看世界不平等，有钱人太有钱了，可是你不知道他们背后劳心累骨的过程。。。

不论五十：五十， 还是80:20, 他们在我眼里还是 1:1。

所以究跟到底，我还是觉得一分耕耘一分收获是最实际了。=)

崇拜你

刘力扬 - 崇拜你

第一次听这首歌就爱上了。

很轻松，听了心情变得好愉快。就想赖着你的画面一幕幕地涌上脑海，wooo... sweet 到爆的Jerry and Ella 顿时让我有个美好的早上！！！

Enjoy, have a nice day!!! ^^v

Today's Horoscope

Sometimes it's quite funny to read the horoscope. When it hits the current situation of which you're facing, you'll be amazed by talking to yourself and wondered: How come it's so accurate?

Probably it's just a way of people mind fits into the words directed... no matter how, the one appearing in my mind while reading today's horoscope is Jas... very good friend, no.. a very good 'aunty' I know better and closer in these days... =D

Dream. Inspiration

When you stay alive, there'll always someone giving you new hope and inspiration to move on and stitch new dream.

Today went for a meeting, prefer to call it as a gathering, meeting the delegations from TARC with other course reps in a conference room. They brought 4 seniors doing PhD along while visited their research lab earlier. Like an old folks, I always astonished and inspired by people with their own thoughts developed while they gone through hardship to achieve success in dream.

Frankly, I enjoyed very much listening to the talk by the former politician. I nodded hard inside my heart thousand and thousand times when he delivered his speech. "The hardship that you're going through will make you a better man in future. No blaming please, but keep the faith that you're earning from every tough road God has placed for you". No one knows the future, but as you keep your life with persevered hardship and enjoy the process, you've created the future nearer to your dream. Everything comes naturally...

Dream, now I realised that it doesn't always come with plan intended for a long time since you're a child, it's something comes naturally when you stand at a point at the time being. It's where you foresee the future you and you'll feel comfortable to pursue. It's a will comes naturally from the heart where it burns and pushes you through the path of accomplishing it. A hypothesis seriously posed: "Master and PhD are not title for the accomplishment of academic level". Ha, this thought suddenly appear when the amazing seniors spread out confidence and personality when they shared. They seems to achieve more than the title earned, something comes naturally from their soul which make them unique when they've gone up to that level. Something they able to inspire...

Though not yet to make a conclusion now, all of this gonna thank millionly to the delegations and seniors, they are really amazing people giving out inspirations for people with messy mind like me...

Full Moon

When a person suddenly stay away from the crowd and hide nowhere for a period, what could you think of?

Recently I walked away from the crowd because of the sensitive illness overwhelming me for more than 10 years, ever since people start to say I'm a 'cool' person in secondary school who like isolating from group. Cool, that is a very nice word to describe me, but I know they would prefer 'weird' as the description.

Am I going to get more and more serious someday? Probably not that extreme case, because I found some extraordinary hapiness and release while travelling to a new place. So aiming to change my peculiar attitude by saving money and do a lot of travelling... to a place with no matter clear or misty sky, a place with cool breeze, rain and sunshine, a place with lake and mountain, a place with green grass and colourful flowers, a place with long path for me to walk and walk, a place I see the wider horizon of this world, where I can capture the postive energy from the trees and air. 

I am going to leave the werewolves community soon, leaving them in the isolated place during full moon where we used to hide ourselves from people knowing the truth. Thanks Jas for making me realise many things and that I'm not weird of being away during full moon. Love you and Elaine!!!

Sticking to my habit, this is just a reminder to help me awake from drowning deeper. I should wake up now and pray for a better tomorrow!!!

坏男人 OST: 美 - 在哪裡

张慧珍 [美 - 在哪裡]

Share a nice song from a korean drama I like recently...

A Walk to Remember

Spending my 8th weekend in Liverpool with pleasant 'starters'. After making myself breakfast with latte, I sat down inside my room and played a movie recommeded by Jo Lin - A Walk to Remember. It was an old movie back in 2002, starred by Shane West and Mandy Moore based on a 1999 romance novel with the same name.

After all, it is really an amazing love story with more than just love. Tears rolling down for the love and hardship Jamie (Mandy) and Landon (Shane) had endure. I keen on how Jamie sees the world. She trusted the destiny God makes for her, she didn't care others' critiques of her nerdness, she forgives with a kind heart, she never blame though she's sick, she thinks God had a bigger plan than she'd for herself, she never asked for love which she think she couldn't afford. She finally met with Landon who is the last miracle of her life, leaving him and her father after a summer marrying him. For Landon, the walk together with Jamie is to be remembered forever. Though she's not by his side, he remembered Jamies told him about the love which needs no words, 'love is like the wind, I can't see it, but I can feel it'... and finally he's motivated by her strength and go for the medical college that is hardly believable by even his own mother. All because of the strength she'd given to him.

A poem which touched many fans of this movie, including me myself  =p... that's when Jamie and Landon read it while they are in the hospital and during wedding in church:

Love is always patient and kind,

It's never jealous.

Love is never boastful or conceited,

It's never rude or selfish.

It does not take defence,

It is not resentful.

Love takes no pleasure in other people sins,

but delights the truth it is ready to excuse, to trust, to hope and

to endure whatever comes

(I particularly like this last part of the poem... ^0^)

Thinking this make me wanna include a music console of Yiruma's collection. Though couldn't find River Flows In You or Kiss the Rain in this console, I will try harder to look for it! Energy boosted now, after having my mind to turn and clean up with some tears... today will be A Day to Remember indeed!!! gonna continue with assignment now since energy full!!! ^^b

I love B & J's

My lovely B & J's

Happily wait for the delicious dessert I bought home today - Ben & Jerry's ice cream from Sainsbury's, which are now in promotion: Buy ONE free ONE. Though the desserts cost me £ 4.15 for the 2 pints, which is almost half of my weekely expenses, surprisingly I did not hesitate much when take them straight to the counter. After taking spoonful where they melt and taste inside my mouth, I know they worth more than the virtue of thrifty - the happiness they bring =D

Superb delicacies attract me to know more about them... and what I learnt from the beautiful and creative website of Ben & Jerry's  instead of their variety of ice cream choices, is the story where it begins to drive dessert lovers crave for it by 2 young people who founded it. I especially love this from Jerry Cohen: 'If it's not fun, why do it?' Albeit in reality not many people can own a career along with his interest, the B & J's gives inspiration and hopes for those who have big dreams, to plan.

Here comes some pictures from the Ben & Jerry's webpage which I like particularly...
*wink* XD

'Their' Story

I wish to have a fridge like this forever!!!

 

1st attempt: "Phish food" - Sweet chocolate with yogurt marshmallow, caramel and chocolately shaped fish

(Love the just-nice sweetness of fishies)

2nd attempt: Chocolate Fudge Brownie - Yogurt with chocolate brownies chunks

(The large chunkies taste good when you chew and chew and chew and chew.....)

Trying out very sooooon: Half Baked - Chocolate and vanila ice cream in fudge brownies and chunks of chocolate chips cookies dough

=) Hopefully will be able to try out the following soon before leaving UK, best if I could get them in promotion...

***Warning: Consider the sweetness you can bear... since it is a desserts!!!

Miss my Brahmi X)

史上最欠揍的猫

Watching this clip brings a lot of amusement to me, so decided to post and keep it in my lil space...

It reminds me of Brahmi, who always playful like the kitten but able to make me laugh all the way even I'm sick and tired of anything... he just able to do so...

Recently he'd asked for a full set of sugarbunnies from McDonald's kiddie meals. Lol. Both of my sis scolded him, but eventually bought 3 of the sugarbunnies for him so far, and I believe he's going to have full set of them when I back home to KL. He especially like girly stuff... lace, pink, skirts.... aiks, I break into a smile right now thinking of him... argh..Cheche miss you a lot, Brahmiiiii!!!

I ♥ Snowdonia

I earned a free trip to Snowdonia as a back marker on last Saturday. Snowdonia, a region in the north Wales, took us a 2 hours coach ride from Liverpool. It wasn't a bored long journey, instead I found some unexpected peace to lay back on the seat while having nice greenery view and cute sheep along the way. Tranquil. That would be the perfect word after all.

Upon reaching Mt Snowdon, the rain did visited as promised in the forecast. But we'd not expected for such a torrential downpour for the hill walk. We were not allowed to bring umbrella, and those who didn't prepare themselve with raincoat were strongly adviced not to follow the walk. My coat was waterproof, however it lacks a hood which eventually made me wet after a 2 hours walk where it rained for the whole journey. What upset me despite the nice view and experience was that my camera soaked in rain and it is not working now!!!

Though it was a bad day as my camera got so sick because of the rain, I did not regret for joining the trip. Instead we had some happening hours when we challenged to climb up to the hill top at Llandudno, rewarded with truely magnificent view of the seaside and hillside when we reached the peak.

Share some photos taken during my Snowdonia trip. They probably are the last pieces taken using my SOAKED camera.

Green - before reaching Mt. Snowdon, view outside the coach

Green - before reaching Mt. Snowdon, view outside the coach

Hillside - to the right of way going up 

 Heading to destination

 Heading back

Lake - to the right of way going down

Is he certified? Please don't... =(

Is he certified.... oh my gosh!

I thought You are my life-long present for myself for the first time I got my salary...
I thought You are the one accompany me travel all around the world...
I thought You are my eyes capturing all beautiful memories...

I thought You are fine in my pocket when rain soaked...
I thought You are not afraid of water...
I thought You are tough...

but.... in fact...

You are just so delicate to rain...
Even I tried all my ways to dry you up...
Probably I shouldn't switch You on..
I am So Sorry...

My dear ZR3~

Mistakes again, after 2 years

Resuming study life after five months leaving college, today atmosphere was extremely familiar with an incident happened two years back in diploma.

Stubborn, careless, mismanagement of time... all coming back to me.

I'm always the one who compile assignment, gather all pieces, standardise, and print. Today was no exception. I'd stayed up for nights for completing a presentation assignment due in 1 week time, net.. why net? Because I let a week wasteful, and only start my gear on the second week. Though everyone was doing the same thing as I was, others could get things done in time, and that's why I should look into it as my own problem as being a snail, more precisely, a stubborn snail... who wants to make every crawl a beautiful mark to leave behind, yet being so steady and infearful of couldn't reach the final goal.

End up, I clumsily printed on unbinded A4, wasting papers and being unsustainable, which is the most contradict action with the value embedded on my environmental management assignment...

End up, I just managed to print them fresh at 9am when the presentation starts at 9.30am...

End up, I did not managed to give myself a full rehearsal, which probably causing the presentation time exceeding time limits...

End up, in the most panic scene forever, I save only Word file, WITHOUT presentation power point when opened my thumb drive... that was the most most n most embarrass moment ever... embarrass to my team members who had done all their efforts well but having to bear this sickening moment with me on the stage, embarrass to my lecturer who had just brief us yesterday with his extra time on what consists a good presentation - PREPARATION, which I definitely had failed him...

Though there are issues and problems, the day went off calmly without much unwanted impacts. Grade was ok, everyone is satisfied... but all this so-called "lucky" things happen because the God gracious act on not narrowing the situation to a deadly knot, by giving me no pain when running with high heels from my campus back to accommodation to save file and came back on time, and leave me being forgived. He had done it twice, both the situation He let me met with kind lecturers, peers and  team mate who forgive and accept my mistakes.

But a promise to myself and to Your kindness, I'll amend, and hopefully all these experiences counted will be remarkable reminders of not doing the same mistakes, again, hopefully the 2nd mistake is the last.

"Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear".

Jasmine quotes me this nice phrase, thanks a lot Jas, you make my day full with hope to do better for tomorrow.

Memorable 2nd July 2010

It's now 1.43am, rain falls exceptionally 'heavy' outside my window. This is the first time I experience it rains like Malaysia, rain drops with 'home-sound' when hit the ground. Other days in Liverpool, rain was mild... light enough to be blown by wind before any lovely melody is composed.

Why I still stay awake? Partially surfing websites... and most importantly today is my dad's birthday... I just used a calculator to come up with my dad age. 2 years ahead he'll be sixty. Dad, you're now that old. XD (Couldn't be listened by him, he wouldn't admit it~)

Hours past the dawn should be the right time to call him and greet him happy birthday. Who knows my call turned up to be the morning alarm to wake him up, miscalculation, hahaha.. though he still blurred when picking up the phone and my mom who was eager to talk to me was the one dominating the call, hope he's happy to receive call from me, daughter who misses you a lot from far away. And I pray so hard today to wish you stay stronger, healthier and happier... hopefully my prayer could be heard in this special day.

Accompanying me now is a gorgeos song Hallelujah from Il Divo, clicking perfectly into my mood~

Rainy night~ nice weather to sleep tight! Good night~

Jaffa Cakes

 My 7th piece of Jaffa before it was eaten... XD

My tongue always demands for titbits whenever mind is working on pieces of work... oh, actually neither nor not I'm working on assignment, probably it's just an excuse to satisfy the lovely nibbler inside me... my favo food brings lots of happiness to me, every day and moment they do...

Some minutes before I started here, I opened my very first pack of Jaffa Cakes bought from 99 pence shop. There are 24 Jaffa Cakes inside two separate packages. Ha... it surprised me at the first bite. Chocolate coating, soft sour jelly of orange flavour.. then the next was a biscuit-like texture 'cake' at bottom. I paused for a moment to examine the half-bitten cake, it looks fine, tastes.... abit weird... hahaha.. cause I'm sort of doubting the comby of orange jelly in chocolate coated cake. After a little searching from Google, the background story of Jaffa seems more interesting than just knowing what it is called.

Some information to share about:

Source: Adapted from Wikipedia

Description:

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  Jaffa Cakes are circular (found match with purchased!)
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  54 mm (2+1⁄2 inches) in diameter (found match with purchased!)
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  Have three layers: a fatless sponge cake base, a layer of orange flavoured jelly and a coating of dark chocolate. (found match with purchased!)

*Although Jaffa Cakes are mainly orange flavour, various limited edition flavours have been available, such as lemon-lime, strawberry and blackcurrant.

Origins:

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  Jaffa Cakes are a biscuit-like cake in the United Kingdom and Ireland. McVitie and Price introduced the Jaffa Cake in 1927. (no wonder it's sold EVERYWHERE here in Liverpool!)
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  Its creation is largely credited to John Langlands, a director of McVitie and Price.

Cakes or Biscuit?

Confusion between CAKE and BISCUIT

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  Under UK law, no Value Added Tax (VAT) is charged on biscuits and cakes — they are "zero rated".
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  Chocolate covered biscuits, however, are subject to VAT.
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  McVities classed its Jaffa Cakes as cakes.
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  But in 1991, this was challenged by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and the case ended up before the courts.
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  This may have been because Jaffa Cakes are about the same size and shape as some types of biscuit, and particularly because they are commonly eaten alongside, or instead of, traditional biscuits. The court asked "What criteria should be used to class something as a cake?"

Criteria to classify as CAKE or BISCUIT

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  McVities defended its classification of Jaffa Cakes as cakes, producing a 12" (30 cm) Jaffa Cake to illustrate that its Jaffa Cakes were simply miniature cakes.
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  McVities argued that a distinction between cakes and biscuits is, among other things, that biscuits would normally be expected to go soft when stale, whereas cakes would normally be expected to go hard.
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  It was demonstrated to the Tribunal that Jaffa Cakes become hard when stale.
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  Other factors taken into account by the Chairman, Potter QC, included the name, ingredients, texture, size, packaging, marketing, presentation, appeal to children, and manufacturing process.
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  Potter ruled that the Jaffa Cake is a cake.
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  McVities therefore won the case and VAT is not paid on Jaffa Cakes.

Is it interesting to follow the story behind which Jaffa is pronounced as CAKE officially?! It tooks the McVities to go through such a dangerous yet challenging process to proudly make JAFFA something memorable and valuable to the company. It's not only about the tax issue, JAFFA will always be the motivator to remind people about how endeavour will make life remarkable.

Overall, it tastes better and better for every next Jaffa...credits for its story probably! =D

WoW - Week 1

Being listed in Group C, this was the first week I attended the WoW Pilot Programme. It is really a useful and productive programme organised by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) specially designed for undergraduates who will soon step out to the real world of work.

Before going further to an interesting piece of information I experienced from today workshop, just a brief introduction of what WoW is all about. WoW stands for 'World of Work'. The WoW Programme is all about giving students a 'value added' higher education experience. All undergraduates have actually acquired the core of knowledge which the course required, and that probably could just satisfy the academic degree. Besides knowledge from the books, the WoW skills are equally important for undergraduates who will soon fight for a placement in their chosen industry. To stand out from the others, or at least being capable to handle job more competently, essential WoW skills are needed, for instances, analysing and problem solving, team working, interpersonal skills, verbal communication, initiative, ICT skills, etc..

What is really matter in the first place to a graduate is actually to understand himself or herself in term of his strength, weaknesses, values, motivators. Though these four aspects seems easily understandable, but they are the fields where most of job seekers found difficulty to fill in the CV. And I'm experiencing it today, really a bit hard to squeeze some words for praising myself... hahaha..so there was this friendly lady who coached us through the process with leading questionnaire and games to find out more about ourselves.

The below is piece of information I found interesting and would like to share for raising criteria out of Self-awareness:

 Figure 1

From Figure 1, choose a shape which you find most appealing. Please take some time to choose the one most appealing to you without referring to the explanation below. 

Square

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  Squares are organised, logical, conservative, loyal, analytical, task-oriented. and knowledgeable.
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  Squares will not tolerate sloppy work and need structured settings.
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  Squares believe in following the manual.
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  They live by the 3 Ps: Policies, practices, and procedures.
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  They are data collectors and will not make decisions without a thorough analysis of the data. If your boss is a square, be specific. They need things in writing, preferably with numbers!
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  They have calenders and lists everywhere.
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  They have plan for everyday.
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  They plan A, B, C, D. Why, because they are the most linear thinkers.
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  However, they are not the strongest team players because a square tends to be a loner. Meetingsjust mess up their day.
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  One the positive side, squares are loyal. Squares are loyal.
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  Squares are totally committed to friends and spouses.
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  The motto squares live by is if you want a job done right, then do it yourself.
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  A square is a very left brained and tactical thinker.
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  Sqaures are the most likely shape to work late at the office because they are the hardest workers in the group.
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  But, despite all their work, squares are the slowest to make decisions, because they always need more information.

Triangle

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  The triangle is rooted in thousands of years of history. The symbol itself focuses upward to the sun, to the deity. It is the pyramids. In current times it is the hierarchy in management.
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  Triangles are the ultimate symbol of leadership.
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  Triangles are strong,, decisive people.
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  Triangles are the power shape.
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  Triangles love to tell other shapes what to do.
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  The triangle is a strategic thinker with long-term plan.
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  Male triangles are delegators; female triangles still do everything themselves.
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  The triangle is a left brain linear thinker; however the triangle processes information very quickly. Triangles do everything faster because they wish to get to the point. Triangles are the snap decision makers.
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  Triangles are generally smart people.
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  On the Downside, they tend to be egotistical, into status symbols, and highly opinionated.
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  They are focused and smart.
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  Triangles are the classic leadership type and most likely to be found in the boardroom.
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  However, they are not broad thinkers and tend to be self-oriented instead of open.
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  Motto of the triangleis "I did it my way".

Circle

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  The circle is an ancient symbol. It is the most used shape in religions. Circles are the people who seek harmony.
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  Circles are caretakers, the peacemakers, and the nurtures of the world.
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  Circles simply need to help. They love people with problems!
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  They are the huggers and the smilers.
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  The circles motto is "forget your troubles and just get happy!"
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  Circles are the teachers and office workers who put smiley faces on things.
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  Circles are talkative, self-critical, warm, caring, sensitive people.
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  Circles are real people personsm with lots of friends.
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  Circles love to gossip, but generally not maliciously. It is just that everybody tells them everything!
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  Circles cannot stand conflict.
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  Circles are joiners and often belong to many clubs or organisations.
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  If we consider how circles think, they are both linear and non-linear, left brained and right brained; they can think both styles and are the only shape that is capable of this.
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  Circles combine their thinking styles in a unique way that makes them somewhat intuitive.
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  They have sixth sense when it comes to communicating. Why? Because they can read people. They are the best communicators of all the shapes.

Squiggle

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  Squiggles are creative, witty and impulsive.
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  Squiggles are eccentric. Squiggles don't do well in routine.
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  The squiggle is the only pure right-brained thinker.
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  Brain research states that only 12-15% of people are right brained thinkers, so fewer people are true squiggles that what is claimed.
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  Squiggles get bored easily. They need challenges and freedom. Squiggles love to meet challenges because they enjoy peak experiences.
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  Squiggles are random holistic. They do not like to bother with details.
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  Squiggles are the ones who ask why. They need to know reasons for things.
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  They are strong shape along with the triangles.
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  Lots of the squares are what squiggles want to be.
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  At work, you can recognise the squiggles as the person with the messy office.
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  The squiggle lives in the future.
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  A pure squiggles is as spontaneous as they are fickle.
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  Squiggles are bright and having big ideas and big dreams to match.
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  The squiggles motto is "To dream the impossible dream".
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  Squiggles are the most likely shape to be in a supermarket at midnight.
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  Squiggles are great to have as friends because they are so interesting, however don't count on squiggle.
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  Squiggles are dramatic and flamboyant.

Rectangle

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  First of all, if you are a rectangle, bless you.
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  Secondly, if your spouse is a rectangle, bless you more!
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  The good news is rectangles are generally just passing through on their way to another shape.
• Rectangles represent a period in life, a changing growing, questioning and unpredictable.
• Two well documented periods of rectanglism are adolescence and the middle age crisis.
• Firsts in life will pull out rectangles in us - a first marriage, first child, first job and retirement.
• A rectangle rarely recognises that they are rectangles. However, you can recognise them by their changes.
• One day they are rectangle, the next a circle.
• They try on all shapes.
• If you have a rectangle boss, you are constantly on your toes trying to figure out which shape they are taking that day.
• The motto of the rectangle is "I know you think that you understood what I said, but is what I said, what I really meant?"
• Rectangles are the shape most likely to lose their car in a parking lot.
• However, rectangles are truly a great shape to be because they will learn more any given situation than any of the other shapes. Why? Because they are so open and searching!