Tis The Season

Is the time of year again where friends share your problem...vice versa...what is it you might ask? December has past so is not Xmas...Cny is over...so what is it? Exam week?

Almost...although the place i am right now is having test...this time of year...due to the extreme heat...most have fallen fighting against sore throat, flu, fever and worse of all...the combo of the three...

All it takes is for a person to get sick first...then the infestation will manifest in such a rate that it shame the multiplication of bunnies...as cartoon used to indicate...haha

Because of exam week...we will gather at one's room to seek for help and guidance...and if that sick fellow stroll around the room...the chances is there...and there goes the neighbourhood...

Well...is part and parcel of nature...we get sick...we get better...our immunity increases and the cycle goes on...

Nevertheless...just to wish all out there Get Well Soon!!

Family or Friends First?

Do you ever ask yourself...who do you prefer 'more'? Family or friends? Cant decide? In a dilemma of choosing? Sometimes family other times friends?

Just sit down and think back...things you had done...things you will be doing...

If you face a certain problem...who do you turn to?
If you need solution...who?
If you need advice?

If you need money?
Need a car?
Need a computer?

Think about it sometimes...the way we treated both family and friends...it just pain me to see that majority will choose friends over family...Family, or parents are only 'needed' in material aspect...apart from that we normally turn to friends...

If you are still in a dilemma...how about this...if friends ask you out for something...gathering, party and so forth...and on the same day your family wants to have a nice dinner outside...which one do you choose?

I dont need your answer...you just ponder on that question and the answer you will give...i was once a friends first family second...but all i want is to say is this:

friends you can find anyone, anywhere, anytime...as for family...you are born with...is either them or no one else...friends come and go...family will be there till the end...start to appreciate what you have before is too late!!

Is Been Awhile

Is Been Awhile since i pen my thoughts and experience...due to inevitable circumstances from known assailant...this scenario only degenerate my will to write as it will overload my 'seat of the faculty of intelligence and reason'.

Before i continue my writing spree...i would sincerely ask my readers what they anticipate from this blog...any suggestion to my blog and my writing...the good and the bad...

Thank you

Happy 'Niu' Year

This year belong to those who are born in the year of the Ox according to the Lunar Calendar...many good fortunes and prosperity and good health will be fallen to those born in this year...

Another year had past...so what is your new year resolution? I read one statement... a resolution is something you keep for only one year...throw it away when next year arrived and have a new one...lol

This time i have the chance to see fireworks from my house compound...same old same old as every year...the only different is that this time im going to write about it...well...

To begin with...of course i was waiting for the clock to strike midnight but i guess there were those itchy hands that cannot wait and have a blast...and a chain reaction occurs...what the heck...they start first...might as well we go for it too...that might be what those ppl were thinking when the first blast was heard...

If not mistaken the first fireworks were lit 10 minutes before midnight and there goes the neighbourhood...it was like a competition...see who can make the loudest and most spectacular fireworks...one after the other...those enthusiasts even after warning from the police about illegal blasting...the warning cannot suppress the Chinese custom that had been past from generation to generation...dating back to the Chinese Dynasties...

As the time past...almost midnight...night turned to day...with the spectacular fireworks blasting in the sky...emitting various colours lighting up the night sky as a symbol to scare of ghosts and evil spirit away from their house...bright shinning colours were seen through out the sky...

The view was magnificient...with the 'bom bom bom' and the 'piu piu piu' sound made by the fireworks...i enjoyed every second of it...although it was a shame that the alley im in the enthusiast is no longer around...so i cannot have the chance to watch those children play with those crackers and 'bunga api'...

Surprisingly...even after 30 minutes...it was still on going...but of course it slowed down...but my alley stopped...guess they run out of ammo...so i went back inside...prepare myself to sleep to regain strength for the first day of Chinese New Year...and the last firecracker was heard around 12.40 midnight...adding to the 10 minutes...the whole event lasted whopping 50 minutes !! My cousin claimed that that night it will last one hour but i guess it wasnt that far-fetched his claims...

It was interesting and exciting to watch fireworks...how chemist turn normal reaction to entertainment...it was impressive...i never got the chance to light those that shoot up the skies...maybe one day i hope...but still...even though it was nice to see it...perhaps it was even better when you are the one doing it? Only time will tell...

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR to those who are celebrating and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to the others...

From
Teddy Hoe @ GiLaMonSTeR

Chinese And its Superstition Part 1

When we ask about Chinese custom...what comes to our mind will be Chinese Superstition or other words will be 'Pantang'

First and foremost, these superstitions may not be totally Chinese's just because i heard it from my mother or father...haha so bear in mind...as CNY is just around the corner, when i think about Chinese custom, well, pantang here and there...so as the celebration is near, it drives me to write something about it...

Part 1 means the first superstition i heard...is about sneezing...i am writing it now because i am sneezing myself...haha

One sneeze means you are cursed...or to put it a better way, someone is talking behind your back...mostly related to something bad...saying bad things about you for instance...

Two sneezes means someone is missing you...somewhere out there she or he is thinking about you...talking in her dreams, day-dreaming about you...so on and so forth

Bear in mind that this 'sneeze' is not because you are having a flu or been in a dirty and dusty room...if these sneezes come out of the blue...then 'faham-faham-lah'

And if you had 3 sneezes...maybe is a combination of a curse and a miss...if four...be prepare for a flu...haha dont dream of being missed two times...IN YOUR DREAM!!

The Scar Between the Nose and The Chin

Do you ever wonder what that scar between your nose and your chin? That scar is very different from other scars on your body...it seldom bleed when it is open...and mind you...can open at your own will!!

What is the function of one's mouth? The starting point where food is to be ingested...besides nose, a pathway for breathing, teeth sitting inside for chewing, tongue..err you use your imagination la...hahaha

All of the above are related to eating and breathing...we need them very much to stay alive...without them..we might as well be pronounce dead!!

Enough about eating and breathing...this is not my purpose...is about the wonders you can do with your mouth...and one of them is SMILING!!

Is it that hard to smile? Just a small curve at the end of both lips is sufficient...even a straight line shows something...an effort to smile brings a lot of different to the situation...unspoken message conveyed clearly with a smile...

The purpose of me writing this post has left my thoughts...AH-HA but still just one to let you all know that pls do smile once in awhile...not all the time 24/7 or else you will labeled as crazy person.

Seriously is it that hard to smile? Most of our life we encounter ppl...from offices to coffee shops, we are either served or serving ppl...both parties play a significant role to make the communication more pleasant...and the most efficient way is to smile...

For instance...someone you know is down...you come up to him...pat his shoulder and say "Dont worry about it...you can make it through"
And you do the same thing and you add a smile at the end...see the significant difference it will make to your friend...the second situation...with a smile it gives hope to your friend...seeing that you smile makes him less down...and seeing someone who actually understand his situation and not left alone

The most annoying thing is that you try your best to smile but you only get a sour face in return...most smile will get a smile in return...but dont fret yourself...you did your part...dont let the sour face turn you down...at least you smiled to him...not getting a smile should not be a reason for you not to smile to the next person you see...

Always apply the golden rule "Do to others what you want others do unto you" Make your day pleasant and spread the love and hope to others...this way wont we make the world a bit happy?

Fighting the Addiction

How is it that ppl cant seem to stop smoking? We curse them as we sit at the coffee shop as they sat there beside us puffing his lungs out for the sake of fashion? Or perhaps for those older the so called senior citizen a habit?

They know...i think...that smoking is bad. Not only to themselves but those around them. They have been told the consequences of smoking, how it will kill you...but still ppl smoke and and also increase in number...so why?

We are human...born with the gift to reason and think...we know what we are doing but still why do we do such thing? This addiction does not only apply to smoking only...it can be anything...stealing, gambling, this and that...even scolding bad words may turn out to be a habit that we cant seem to kick out of our system...

Ask them face to face...what are the consequences of the habit...they know!! I KNOW!! but nevertheless...no matter how much effort i put...i cant seem to stop myself with my self determination...so even i dont smoke...i know what it means by to stop an addiction one needs strong will and determination.

Addiction can be symbolize as drinking slurpee...or anything cold...the first sip is cold...but as you increase your frequency of sipping, you might end up getting a brainfreeze...and then here comes the pain...and tingling yet painful sensation you feel between your eyes and somewhere near the forehead...depending the person...so okay...you know the consequences...yet we still drink it...so the addiction situation is somehow similar to it...we know what will happen but we still do it due to some factors...

This post is not to teach you to fight it but just to remind you of your bad habits @ addiction...try your best to fight it if it is bad for you...ask friends or family to help get rid of it...it will help if there are someone encouraging you and help you suppress the addiction effect...if left untreated, it will consume you inside and outside... trust me...i know...cos i am an addict too!!! HELP ME!