Nothing Last Forever.....

Best memories are most of the time while we are still young and small. There's always a look back when we grew older and find ourselves so much happier during growing years. No matter how many unhappy or happy fond memories, it will still be something fodn in our mind.

Things changes so fast as we grew, nothing last forever. Things happen and dissapeared. People come and go. Medals won and kept. Friends found and kept but sometimes lost. Nothing would last forever at the end of the day.

It is how much we cheerish the current moments would enable us to have more fond and happy memories to be kept aside as we grew older. While we are so buzy thinking of accumulating more and more thing in life. There are also things which we have left behind while we are so engross in climbing up the ladder. Sometimes, we forget and left those things behind us.

How many of us would have memories where we hope it could be played llike a movie on our TV. The are moments when we are so tired and just to hope for some relax moment. A moment of truth by looking back what we have been through to being us to where we are. Also to realised who to thank, what helped us and what challenges we've been through to reached here now. It would be best if it could be played in a movie.

Food for thought of the day:
Find some time to sit down all alone and reflect what has happened for the past one year or few years. Think about what has happened and what brought us where we are now. Do this at least once a year. This could help us in finding our path along the way towards our goals in life.

Found some feel in writing this blog after watching a Hong Kong movie "Echoes Of The Rainbow". Great movie being seen from a child's perpective and things been through in his life as a child.

Signing Off,
~ ScOtTiE ~

The Fine Line : Reality & Fact

There's always this saying "Do not look at what we don't have, instead make the most out of what we have".


Humans are such a cute creature where we always feel we have not got enough of what we have. When you said you have enough, there are someone out there who would tell you "why would you limit yourself to only what you have, you should strike more". Come to think about it, isn't the sentence true? Another person will come up and say "You are not grateful to what you have by always complaining not having enough and want more". Once again, isn't this sentence make sense as well.

However, there is always this fine line that most of us would not see. Some may knew bout it but choose to ignore it. Not limiting our own self in achieving more and not complaining what we lack of is in between a fine line. The line is called, REALITY and FACT. No matter how much and how loud we would want to complain, nothing would happen if no action is being taken. This is a fact. At the same time, we also knew that, if we keep on limit ourselves in telling we cant achieve this and that, it is guaranteed that we are not going to achieve anything at all. The reality is anything is achieveable if we persist until the last drop of our energy.

Our challenge is always not being able to differentiate this fine line. To work this out, differentiation between "Controlable" and "Uncontrolable" is highly important. We have to always want to strike to achieve as much as we can using all the resources and items that we have a control of. At the same time, stop complaining on all things we lack of as this would be items we are unable to control.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
1. Close our eyes and heart on items that we can not change. Hence, we always appreciate all things we have at the current moment. (Eg: I cant be rich because my parents are not rich and not educated)

2. Open up our wisdom and heart for all items that we could change. This would enable us to push ourselves to another level for greater success. (Eg: I can earn as much as I want even though I am not from a rich family background.)

3. When confuse or unsure, take a pen and pull a a piece of white paper. Divide it into two side and write down our challenge in the top middle. Next, write down all things that we could control on the left hand side and all things uncontrolable on the right hand side.

4. Read and compare. Voila, you would be able to find the most suitable solution to you at that point of time.


Ciao,
~ ScOtTiE ~

It's Always Easy To Point Finger At Others

"I just don't understand why they have nothing at all" ~ "He should be responsible, he is the one who make that big mistake!".

Some how these are very common things we would hear from people around us. It is always easier to point fingers at others whenever problems kick in. Whether what has been claimed is true or not, that does not matter. Most of the time it's all about who said it first, who said it loudest, who re-told the story that make more logical sense, and who have more people to pity for. Our daily lives are revolve around onto this small yet important matters.

Pointing without investigating or even asking is a very dangerous move. Even an investigation with a certain impression in mind would not help any much either. How many times have we raise our anger and just point our fingers onto someone when something happened, to only find out we have blame the wrong person?

Sometimes a sorry will delete off the memory, but some the scar will be there forever no matter how many sorry we said. At times, it may not be scar, but an impact so great that could affect the rest of the life of a person. All these are so subtle that no one would know whats going to happen in the future.

Sometime ago I heard from a radio station, "Allow someone who is in a hurry to pass by while on the road, because you never know the person maybe in a hurry to get his wife to the hospital as a new born is knocking on the womb for freedom". Most often we would just curse in our car while we are driving when we come across this situation and asking why are they moving so fast for. This could be different if we could be seeing things from another point of view.

Food for thought of the day: "Whatever comes up, take a deep breath and count to from 1 - 10. Calm down and relax ourselves. Then, see things from another point of view and try to resolve the current situation rather than to point fingers. Find out where went wrong and ensure no one would repeat it again. Hence, voila, a new knowledge would be learnt by everyone in the situation. "

Signing off for this time:
~ ScOtTiE ~
28 June 2009 (0043 hours)

Long Absent.... But More Focus....

Wow, it has been a long time since my last drop of sentence over here in my blog. It's time to come back for real good. This wil also be my first for Year 2010. So what have I missed:-

1. Year 2010 Resolution - I still have it in my book, just that it is not publish. Guess it's time to relook again on what I have jot down since the first half of the year is soon to be over.

2. Places & Food - Been to quite another few places while at work. Have not got a chance to take photos of those and put it up here....

Well not too much that I have missed though.

Something just strike my mind today after my CFP exam paper this evening when I am back home. While exam is over, it seems as though there's another thing in my life that has gone missing. Although there would be another module to go, however that would be something for the month of December 2010 to think about. Anyhow, this is going to end at the end of the day.

Shoulders seems always lighter everytime when a tack is complete. However, while there one task complete, sometimes we would be thinking what's next. This would not be the case, if we would know what else that we should look out for after one task is completed.

We always wanted so many things in our life, however we fail to realise that we must be able to have our next plan ready before our current task complete. Hence, our path would be full of colors and activities without having a vacum left unfilled. Realising that this would be the fact of life, I have start up something that I have been thinking for long time.

With a small little note pad, I will jot down all the small things that I want to do. This would enable me to stay focus on things that paint my life with more colours. Besides, it serves as a reminder for me to do things that I need. I have started this for my work, but never for my personal to do list items. Now it is up. Yeah!!!!

If any of you who are reading this, start one of yours now. Make sure there's always two different set; one for work and one for personal. It is always good to different work with our personal items.

"Think is good, start doing it is GREAT!!! "


Signing off,
- ScOtTiE -

An Organization That Motivates or Maybe Not

I always believed it is very important to keep on motivating individuals including ourselves to do more than what we can. Also most importantly is to ensure we continue doing the things better and better. Hence, if we are taking care a group of people, it is vital to have all these in place.

So many years being part of these Non Government Organization uniform body in Malaysia, it is indeed an experience full with ups and down. What motivates me to moved on from time to time are genuine people I meet throughout the years. Be it my superior, peers or even my members. All of whom I regarded as FRIENDS. Whatever I have received during my juniors years, I have reciprocate back to all those my juniors now too. Those include some motivation and help I have received along the way.

Well where ever there are people, there would be someone would like to used their power to press on some junior people. This happened to be someone who is the head of the state. I have always been on the neutral side until recently that I needed to put this feelings and thought of mine here on my blog.

"There was a ceremony that gives out a five (5) years service medal to all qualified. Obviously I am one of the recipient. However, due to work commitment, I could not attend the the ceremony and received it on my own. Hence, I went and asked whether I could have it since I was absent. The answer is no and I have to wait for the next ceremony. While I do understand that, but could not stop some questions on my mind:-

1. I knew of someone who managed to get from him. So what she can and I cant?
2. Reason given for not giving it to me now as to give me a lesson for not attending the ceremony. If that's the reason, then I would find the leader who never put himself in someone else shoes.

The fact that this was a NGO and I knew I have sacrificed alot of my time and money to build those members under me and also helping the organization in a way or another. I don't see why these should served as a lesson fr nt attending the ceremony if I have more important things to do, such as something that will give me income for me to live on. A simple thing that could be done to motivate a person to work more for teh organization will be dampen by just a simple medal.

By the way, I am not a person who eyed for medals and rewards. I knew that I have spent more time and money as compare to what I have gt so far. I am very happy and grateful with what I have now and the opportunities given to me. The only thing that I think the organization or maybe this leader lack of is the sense of motivating others.

A medal that cost RM50 (paid by one of my sponsor) will just be idle in his room and not knowing when would be the next ceremony and whether it would be given to me by then.

With such a simple ways to be grateful towards the members that have served for such a long time, the only motivation is "you can have it as to give you a lesson and wait for the next ceremony".

When that time comes, I think I'm getting my 10 years service medal. What a motivation from a big NGO............

~ ScOtTiE ~
19 April 2009 (2305 hours)

Non Halal - Pork Feast

Its time for another makan update again. This time would be a 101% non halal food feast. Its the Pork Feast. The sinful act happened yesterday (Sunday) night at Elcerdo (means The Pig). Its somewhere near Jalan Alor (exact road name - forgotten). Since the last round of having this kinda feast was few years back.

This Chinese New Year, with another six friends of mine, we gathered and stormed into Elcerdo for another feast. This time around is so much more expensive compare to last round. However, it is worth it. Let me introduce all the food I had that night.....




We have the menus on the table and ended up not sure what to asked for. hence we get the professional to recommend to us what's good. The menu is cute with the piggy pictures on it. Coming up first would be the cup of pork soup. It tasted nice to start off the dinner.



Yeah we did and had the chinese must have food during Chinese New Year - Yee Sang. Opps, I think we have just changed the name to Pork Sang. Yes!, those that is around the plate is not salmon but pork meat. It tasted real good, trust me - for those who eats pork la. Then we have the sausages.



From a glance, it looks like a normal "Siu Yuk" (roasted pork). As commented by my friends and I, this is the first time we eat roasted pork with fork and knife. Of course there are some vegetables and cranberries under that slice of pork. The half pigglet is said to be marinated for two (2) days with, errmm... either White or Red wine (forgotten). The skin is so crispy that you can actually cut it with a plate. This simple ceremony of cutting the small little pig is done by my friend with the help of the people there. To end the ceremony, the plate that was used for cutting has to be broken into a big wooden pail for good luck. It is nice.



Coming up next to end the pork feast are the ribs as well as the knuckles. By this time, I am full and was worry whether those pigs will haunt us in our dreams for that night. Hahaha.....



As usual, at times the meal would not be complete with a dessert towards the end. So all of us have one each of the warm chocolate cake with creamy chocolate in it. Also a Vanilla ice cream at the side. This is heaven and apparently it is even better than the Mudpie in TGIF.

By this time, our stomaches are so full that I could not resist to have a cup of green tea. Hopefully it will at least help a lil in my digestion. That cup of green tea cost me RM8.00 apparently. "Bill please", that was what we called for. It comes to a whopping RM1,058.60. I guess it was the most expensive one single dinner I ever had. Putting it equally among 7 of us, it comes to abut RM150.00 per person.

It's an expensive experience.... but it does worth it and the food is really good. However, this kinda restaurant is for special occasions. Else it will really burn your wallet. For those who enjoy pork like myself, Elcerdo is worth a try (at least once in a life time).

- ScOtTiE -
020209 (2131 hours)

Kluang ... Kota Kinabalu ... Penang ... Working Trip

Ahhh... it must be my "lazy" virus working on me again. Finally feel like updating on my eating encounter during my working trip outstation. Driving all the way down south then flying over to another side of Malaysia and lastly back to the north of Peninsular. It sounds like a all around trip to me now.

Anyway let's start with Kluang:

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1. My lunch cum afternoon tea break: Kopi 'O' with 2 bun (butter & kaya) - taste good,

2. Dinner: I had a claypot mee that is a little different and also a spread of other food

3. 3rd night dinner: In one of the more famous western food restaurant in Kluang (Bunny's)

One place that I wanted to go so so much is Kluang Coffee Station (original in the train station). I was so upset on the last day morning before I left for KL, as the shop was closed. Damn, missed the roti bakar, nasi lemak and the coffee.

Next I was at Kota Kinabalu:


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1. Mc Donalds it is (very obvious) - not knowing what to eat, that's what I settle down for on my 1st day lunch

2. Bread, bread and bread - with the wet weather after work, I choosed to have bread for dinner

3. Simple and nice lunch on the Indian rice - RM7.00 with the lemon tea

4. 2nd day Lunch - Banana Leave rice: normal and nothing to shout about. Its expensive, RM16

Finally up North in Penang:

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As everyone always said, you dont need to worry about being hungry in Penang. Look at the food I had there.

1. Economy Rice, near Kek Lok Si Temple - Lunch: I thought it was Asam Laksa and Chee Cheong Fun in that area. I was wrong when my colleague brought me here. The variety of dishes is unimaginable. I was told one of the entertainment there is to watch one of the boss in that shop calculating. His speed is faster than we press on a calculator... trust me, it is really fast

2. Simple chinese dishes for dinner: Everything for two person is only RM26.00. The dish is wonderful that includes fried 'Ochian', fried vege with roasted pork, fried fish and a bowl of soup. The oyster in the fried 'Ochian' is as big as my thumb. Cant hardly get that size else where especially in KL.

Finished off for the night with a Milo Halia. It was indeed good and nice. Feel warm too on the stomach after the cuppa.

3. 2nd & 3rd night dinner : Loh Mee, Fried Kuey Teow, Prawn Mee and also Pasembur. Well the food is common in KL, but its just nicer having those food in Penang. My fave of the 4 was the Loh Mee. It's so different from the normal ones I had.

Mmmmm...... next stop is Kota Bharu. Wondering whethere there's any nice food there....

Ciaoz the mao,

~ ScOtTiE ~

21 Jan 2009 (2210 hours)