Yeap ladies and gentlemen,
It is the end of the year now. It has been about 4 months that i did not write anything in the blog. Sometimes i just had a bad day and i didn't want to write about it anymore. Sometimes, i really would have had a great day. It was so great that i did not want to share it with anyone actually. Sigh, strange how i at those times lost hope in the saying "Happiness shared is doubled ; Sorrow shared is divided" I just wanted to collect and keep what i had to myself, trying my best not to let it go even one bit.
Anyway, i have started to work in proper now. No more job skipping. No more training. Totally an employee of Klang Multi Terminals Sdn. Bhd which runs the best port in the country also known as WESTPORT...eheheh!! Working 3 shifts, i am attached to Group D and i am their Shift Operations Executive. This means during my shift i am totally in charge of whatever happens in the Container Yard. Most of the times i just have to make sure that the Yard is traffic jam free. Company is generous, bosses are understanding for the most part, career path is great with the upcoming expansions. All is left to be done is me learning my job and performing at it.
Next, i have to say my active life is sort off in the slow down phase. Need to change that and really try my best to find time to do sports. I am not going to blame busy working hours as a reason for not exercising and start to grow FAT like most people do. We HAVE a choice, and i choose to make myself MORE tired! Hahaha!!~
Hmmnn what else to talk about. Do i mention love? I guess i should. Since maybe one day i want to look back at these postings and remind myself of the changes that happened in my life. Hahaaahaah... These are the silly things that forgetful people do. Anyway to start off, the one lady that i was interested in the most for all this time finally jumped a cliff to her death. This is what happened in my heart la. She is alive but the one thing she could say to make me hate her, she said it. And thus my feelings that were growing strong for a year like a young tree in my heart just got dosed with Paraquat. Poisoned the whole system. And well, like any self-respecting male i tried to avoid her but she didn't let me. (Hahahaha...no surprise there seeing how silly she can be sometimes.)
Of course as i have seen happening in my life, every thing small or big that happens in my life happens for a reason. Seemingly, almost overnight another bright and beautiful young lady stepped in and we both happen to be crazy for each other right now. I have to say absolutely no traces of the earlier feeling is in my heart anymore. It just got wiped out and nothing triggers me to feel warm towards the earlier girl anymore. I tried my best to delve and make sure it is not some form of rebound that i am experiencing...
What i do know is the present is what counts. No matter what i have said or done. The NOW is what matters and now i think i am falling hopelessly in love with the lady that stepped into my life. She might think of herself as attractive and that she chose me among the bunch of guys that hit on her and try to get her attention (seriously it happens. I am not exaggerating here). But, i know how particular i am about my own choices too, and she fits into my life perfectly. Everything new that i learn about her just makes me realise how much more right she is for me...how freaky is that? =P.. well, anyway i know i am going to try my best! Since everything has been going right for me, in this matter i will fight for it.
Ok.. work, sport and love has been covered. Next up is about my family and meditation. Family wise there have been some strains between members. We all love each other and we all do not want to let go of each other or give up on each other. Just that increasingly there are more individual opinions and well, as is the case arguments are bound to happen. (Heaven knows what's gonna happen when i finally tell them about my relationship issue...=P) And every argument sort of stands in the way until it is resolved. I am trying my best to stay out of them so that i can help to resolve them. Hahahaha....Of course sometimes i am caught up in them too. Normal stuff between families la, just that its happening more frequently than i am used to.
Thanks to the fact that the whole family is in meditation i think we have this one common ground where we let go all personal issues and deal with it professionally and peacefully. It keeps the communications open and quite a lot of the times those of us with arguments would find the answer in our meditations as to what we are willing to let go and compromise.
Yes, this is the part i keep trying to tell my friends but they have NEVER listened to me. The meditation that i do whole-heartedly. The centre that i go to voluntarily. The power given to us there is REAL!! The power that our Guruji has is REAL and it is Divine in nature. (no magic involved and in fact no one with ANY magic will be able to penetrate the protection we gain) The true essence of a Divine Guru is in enabling His disciple to be able to achieve all the levels that the Guruji himself has reached. I have felt it since the day i took the course and i am still feeling it in the 3 years that i have been in the centre. There is a power within me that grows and helps me the more i do the meditation that i have learnt in the centre. The power even enhances my prayers making them come true most of the time. It is NOT in my mind...it is NOT just my belief...It definitely is NOT only for me or my family. About 100,000 people have taken the course in Malaysia and the centre grows rapidly. Yet i have one regret. Not even ONE of my friends listened to me and took the course to benefit from it themselves. They say money is a factor, yet they go shopping. They say time is a factor, yet they go to cinemas to watch movies. They say about not being interested and that it is too early... bla bla bla, yet the course is all about personal gain and advancement all the way. Why do you want to WAIT for that when you see that I am benefiting now?
Lastly, we come to the latest benefit that i have gained from doing my meditations. I prayed and got myself a car. Brand new. In my prayer i envisioned the number plate to be BHX 96. The number just lari a little bit. I got BHX 960 since the tendering for the BHX 2 digit numbers were closed before i got the registration card. Everything else about the car is as i imagined it to be. Even the repayment is lesser than RM 500, which is one of the things i wanted. If you buy the same car now, the repayment would be more slightly as there is no more purchase discount. The tuesday before i got my new car, in fact i got into an accident driving in the Kancil at my workplace (the Container Yard isn't a small place so i need it). Never knew what happened but at the end of it, instead of crashing at the back of a trailer and causing a funeral(mine), i just hit the tyres and bounced back. I know the protection i have took care of everything when i lost concentration at the wheel and looked off to the equipment on the right behind my shoulders. Foolish? yeah....but i'm still alive ain't I? :) Convinced yet? :D
Signing off for year 2005!! May we have a great and ACCIDENTLESS year 2006....=P
-Mathanaseelan-
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Disastrousness at its best!!~Part 2
Hmmnn...Guys n Gals!~
The process has begun. I am trying to question as deeply as i can. I am trying to see what is fundamentally ME! ; and what is just a layer on me. So far, i have felt a difference in the air around me. (Hmmnn....or did i not take a shower this morning?Sometimes deep questions like these are asked)
Of course, the next question which is a continuation from the last part is, "What do I want?" This question is currently put on hold. Ahahahahah!!~ Well i need to define myself first. Then realise why i am interested in the stuff that I am interested in. It can't be for the sake of interest alone. There has to be something more to motivate me to actually start them and then to pursue them. I feel there should be a goal for why I want to succeed in that particular field. I mean people do it instinctively and i maybe did it instinctively for the WRONG reasons. Or you DON'T need a goal to learn something like the guitar?
Of course in the last post i did 'exhale' some of the stuff i have defined as "stuff that Mathan hates". Those that read, please pay ATTENTION to it. Simple and extremely accurate information coming straight from the source. Next, we shall expand to things that i LIKE. :D Yay!~ I love reading. I read for escapism. I read to see, can i learn something new that everybody else reading the same text overlooked. Like my question to Elly that day.
"If Adam and Eve were the first Humans to be created and before them there was only God, the Garden of Eden and the Angels. The moment Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (hope i got it right) Eve immediately realised her nakedness and covered herself. She then gave the fruit to her husband Adam who at once realised his own nakedness and covered himself too. So, from being totally impartial and naive beings they 'knew' things courtesy of the fruit. This knowledge was supposed to be reserved only for God. At this point, God banished them from the Garden of Eden before they 'makan' the fruit of the Tree of Life. It was a stroke of brilliance for not trusting them anymore and sending them away, especially with the damn serpent running (slithering?) around loose. But why is it WRONG? Why is it WRONG in the eyes of GOD that something HE created (a human) is naked? What did GOD have in reference in his infinite wisdom to compare this idea with? I mean the idea of Good and Evil. Simply said i am looking at it in a one track mind while God would have looked at the problem in a Omniscient view. The question would be,"Why after putting all the pieces of the jigsaw in the same place, God would be represented as having walked away? ...and the BEST question would be why did he not send any of his servants to stop the event from ever taking place as God would have known full well this is a possibility to happen. Why come back after the event and ask Adam what is he hiding? Meaning the guy didn't even have enough time to throw away the 'evidence' before God was present again.
Actually, even though i am mentioning God a lot and questioning a lot in the same sentences i do not mean any disrespect. I just want to point something that i feel, as a human touch to the telling of the way it happened. Something that i feel has the limitations of human thought imposed to make the story... well, not so Universal anymore but from the point of view of that person. Anyway, feel free to flame me anytime. I know my questions have large loopholes in them as well. Ehehehe.!!~ So, help me find them to make my argument stronger and more penetrating and accurate rather than just shooting blindly.
Ok see, this is why my frens ask me to keep my explanations short.
Anyway, other than reading and asking absurd questions that annoy others but interests me. I also love to play sports in a general note. Nothing specific and not focusing to win. But, i want to be able to learn the many sports available in the world and be somewhat good at them. Sigh, i regret never starting out on the Extreme sports path while i was younger. At least skateboarding or roller-blading would have been wicked.
Next, i really cannot think of anything other than trying to play up tunes on my guitar. It is fun but it can get frustrating. So i had a few goals to keep me going. Sadly once i lost my old guitar and my folder which had some original stuff that i liked in it, I really cannot recapture the original momentum i used to have. Heck i don't even know how to play the tunes i used to play effortlessly then. Trying to build myself around the blockade and focus on other songs though. Heheeh...it's working somewhat. Any other approach i could try ladies and gentlemen? Just shoot man!~ I'll see if it helps.
Lastly i used to have a passion for TV, but it has really waned in the recent years after my SPM. I now stick to Animes and other TV series that i can d/l from the NET, like Smallville which is my absolute Favourite!!~ Daisuki desu!!!~ I mean i started watching the show with skepticism but with good reviews from Jeevan. But, it just caught on to me. I am gonna be so lost after season 7....which is reputed to be the final season. Sigh!~ And 5 is already coming up...=(. Yup, that's how crazy i am about that show.
Lately i've been paying more attention to ways of taking care of myself la. So, that i dun just drop dead when my parents are not around. Ahaha...So this is a growing interest of mine. To learn to survive in the normal world doing normal chores and cooking and eating normal food rather than wishing i was in the forest going ape and looking for bananas. (No!~ it hasn't happened before. Just a JOKE~Sheesh!!~)
I guess these are the most major of stuff that i LIKE in my life. Anyway i have been typing non-stop for so long now. I am totally blur. Feel so tired. Gotta..go...res-
-Mathan-
The process has begun. I am trying to question as deeply as i can. I am trying to see what is fundamentally ME! ; and what is just a layer on me. So far, i have felt a difference in the air around me. (Hmmnn....or did i not take a shower this morning?Sometimes deep questions like these are asked)
Of course, the next question which is a continuation from the last part is, "What do I want?" This question is currently put on hold. Ahahahahah!!~ Well i need to define myself first. Then realise why i am interested in the stuff that I am interested in. It can't be for the sake of interest alone. There has to be something more to motivate me to actually start them and then to pursue them. I feel there should be a goal for why I want to succeed in that particular field. I mean people do it instinctively and i maybe did it instinctively for the WRONG reasons. Or you DON'T need a goal to learn something like the guitar?
Of course in the last post i did 'exhale' some of the stuff i have defined as "stuff that Mathan hates". Those that read, please pay ATTENTION to it. Simple and extremely accurate information coming straight from the source. Next, we shall expand to things that i LIKE. :D Yay!~ I love reading. I read for escapism. I read to see, can i learn something new that everybody else reading the same text overlooked. Like my question to Elly that day.
"If Adam and Eve were the first Humans to be created and before them there was only God, the Garden of Eden and the Angels. The moment Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (hope i got it right) Eve immediately realised her nakedness and covered herself. She then gave the fruit to her husband Adam who at once realised his own nakedness and covered himself too. So, from being totally impartial and naive beings they 'knew' things courtesy of the fruit. This knowledge was supposed to be reserved only for God. At this point, God banished them from the Garden of Eden before they 'makan' the fruit of the Tree of Life. It was a stroke of brilliance for not trusting them anymore and sending them away, especially with the damn serpent running (slithering?) around loose. But why is it WRONG? Why is it WRONG in the eyes of GOD that something HE created (a human) is naked? What did GOD have in reference in his infinite wisdom to compare this idea with? I mean the idea of Good and Evil. Simply said i am looking at it in a one track mind while God would have looked at the problem in a Omniscient view. The question would be,"Why after putting all the pieces of the jigsaw in the same place, God would be represented as having walked away? ...and the BEST question would be why did he not send any of his servants to stop the event from ever taking place as God would have known full well this is a possibility to happen. Why come back after the event and ask Adam what is he hiding? Meaning the guy didn't even have enough time to throw away the 'evidence' before God was present again.
Actually, even though i am mentioning God a lot and questioning a lot in the same sentences i do not mean any disrespect. I just want to point something that i feel, as a human touch to the telling of the way it happened. Something that i feel has the limitations of human thought imposed to make the story... well, not so Universal anymore but from the point of view of that person. Anyway, feel free to flame me anytime. I know my questions have large loopholes in them as well. Ehehehe.!!~ So, help me find them to make my argument stronger and more penetrating and accurate rather than just shooting blindly.
Ok see, this is why my frens ask me to keep my explanations short.
Anyway, other than reading and asking absurd questions that annoy others but interests me. I also love to play sports in a general note. Nothing specific and not focusing to win. But, i want to be able to learn the many sports available in the world and be somewhat good at them. Sigh, i regret never starting out on the Extreme sports path while i was younger. At least skateboarding or roller-blading would have been wicked.
Next, i really cannot think of anything other than trying to play up tunes on my guitar. It is fun but it can get frustrating. So i had a few goals to keep me going. Sadly once i lost my old guitar and my folder which had some original stuff that i liked in it, I really cannot recapture the original momentum i used to have. Heck i don't even know how to play the tunes i used to play effortlessly then. Trying to build myself around the blockade and focus on other songs though. Heheeh...it's working somewhat. Any other approach i could try ladies and gentlemen? Just shoot man!~ I'll see if it helps.
Lastly i used to have a passion for TV, but it has really waned in the recent years after my SPM. I now stick to Animes and other TV series that i can d/l from the NET, like Smallville which is my absolute Favourite!!~ Daisuki desu!!!~ I mean i started watching the show with skepticism but with good reviews from Jeevan. But, it just caught on to me. I am gonna be so lost after season 7....which is reputed to be the final season. Sigh!~ And 5 is already coming up...=(. Yup, that's how crazy i am about that show.
Lately i've been paying more attention to ways of taking care of myself la. So, that i dun just drop dead when my parents are not around. Ahaha...So this is a growing interest of mine. To learn to survive in the normal world doing normal chores and cooking and eating normal food rather than wishing i was in the forest going ape and looking for bananas. (No!~ it hasn't happened before. Just a JOKE~Sheesh!!~)
I guess these are the most major of stuff that i LIKE in my life. Anyway i have been typing non-stop for so long now. I am totally blur. Feel so tired. Gotta..go...res-
-Mathan-
Monday, July 18, 2005
Disastrousness at its best!!~Part 1
Hi guys,
Well, i mean i don't think anybody reads this blog anymore since there has been inactivity for so long dy. So, hi Cyberspace. Hmmnn...things were moving in good ways but then i have been wasting my time waiting for the new job in Westport. Horribly long time i have wasted. In fact i resigned my job in Teletech to wait for this job and i am no longer sure if it was the right decision. But, i have to say that my friends have been quite supportive and i am really glad for your kind encouragements and motivations. THANKS!!~
Anyway, i have a lot of questions in my head now. What exactly DO i want to do with my life? I know deep in my heart that i am hell capable of more than waiting for a fucking job in Westport. Then what is holding me back? Why am i not saying "well, fuck that!", and going on with my life? What the bloody hell am i waiting for? To work THEN find out what i like to do or not? Isn't that stupid? It's ME!!~ I should be able to figure it out myself.
Got to thank Joe for that chat we had last week. I mean it really opened my eyes to the stuff that i have been totally keeping in the middle of a fortress in my heart. Starting with things that i HATE. Yeah, have to be a bit more open about it. Keeping it inside is not going to make any differences is there? I become a nice, funny guy but people walk over me. They think making fun of my opinions, feelings, ideas and ME in general is funny. Well, it's NOT!~ I hate it. PLease make more intelligent jokes like we used to when we were all younger. Let's make creative jokes about the world around us and laugh rather than target ourselves. Of course, i know 'shooting' me for a mistake i made is totally acceptable and i am not so moronic as to say u cannot blame me....PLEASE do refrain from repeating it too many times though. I don't repeat your mistakes like a parakeet do i? I accept you rite? So , just bloody accept ME k?
Well, i mean i don't think anybody reads this blog anymore since there has been inactivity for so long dy. So, hi Cyberspace. Hmmnn...things were moving in good ways but then i have been wasting my time waiting for the new job in Westport. Horribly long time i have wasted. In fact i resigned my job in Teletech to wait for this job and i am no longer sure if it was the right decision. But, i have to say that my friends have been quite supportive and i am really glad for your kind encouragements and motivations. THANKS!!~
Anyway, i have a lot of questions in my head now. What exactly DO i want to do with my life? I know deep in my heart that i am hell capable of more than waiting for a fucking job in Westport. Then what is holding me back? Why am i not saying "well, fuck that!", and going on with my life? What the bloody hell am i waiting for? To work THEN find out what i like to do or not? Isn't that stupid? It's ME!!~ I should be able to figure it out myself.
Got to thank Joe for that chat we had last week. I mean it really opened my eyes to the stuff that i have been totally keeping in the middle of a fortress in my heart. Starting with things that i HATE. Yeah, have to be a bit more open about it. Keeping it inside is not going to make any differences is there? I become a nice, funny guy but people walk over me. They think making fun of my opinions, feelings, ideas and ME in general is funny. Well, it's NOT!~ I hate it. PLease make more intelligent jokes like we used to when we were all younger. Let's make creative jokes about the world around us and laugh rather than target ourselves. Of course, i know 'shooting' me for a mistake i made is totally acceptable and i am not so moronic as to say u cannot blame me....PLEASE do refrain from repeating it too many times though. I don't repeat your mistakes like a parakeet do i? I accept you rite? So , just bloody accept ME k?
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Oh my darling, Lady Life!!~
Hey guys,
Well, life is a beautiful and mysterious entity. Just like the women that i have met in my life. Of course when i say "the women in my life", i mean those that i fell deeply in love with. When i went seeking for their heart and their commitment to me, all i got was nothing. Yet, the moment i left them alone they willingly came closer than they had ever been, bared to me a part of their memories, thoughts and trusts. They proved me wrong everytime i thought "she hates me". They did have love, but in a different way from what i felt.
To you who knew how i felt, thanks for your support and continued love to me. I will cherish it no matter where i am, when i am, what i am. To you who didn't know i loved you, i wish i would get ONE chance to mention it to you some time before the end of our lives. Hey you're special! =P You deserve to know that. This is the simple logic.
As to the connection with Life. When i pursued the best of 'her' and i wanted it all from 'her'. She turned a deaf ear to me and showered her love elsewhere(or so i thought). Yet, the moment i told my self that "she doesn't love me" she is proving me wrong and turning around and "showering" me with oppurtunities that i cannot afford to miss. She is giving me her love and trust in a different way than i expected. I cannot believe my eyes, yet i am being blessed at every turn in the recent chapters of my life.
Thus, i would like to thank all the women in my life. You darlings taught me the lesson (through the last 24 years of my life) of doing the best with what i get to work with in my hands and not with what my ego expected. So, yeah i am doing the best with what i have. Things seem to be looking up in the coming months for starters.
I love my life; I hope she loves me back too~~!!
-Mathan-
Well, life is a beautiful and mysterious entity. Just like the women that i have met in my life. Of course when i say "the women in my life", i mean those that i fell deeply in love with. When i went seeking for their heart and their commitment to me, all i got was nothing. Yet, the moment i left them alone they willingly came closer than they had ever been, bared to me a part of their memories, thoughts and trusts. They proved me wrong everytime i thought "she hates me". They did have love, but in a different way from what i felt.
To you who knew how i felt, thanks for your support and continued love to me. I will cherish it no matter where i am, when i am, what i am. To you who didn't know i loved you, i wish i would get ONE chance to mention it to you some time before the end of our lives. Hey you're special! =P You deserve to know that. This is the simple logic.
As to the connection with Life. When i pursued the best of 'her' and i wanted it all from 'her'. She turned a deaf ear to me and showered her love elsewhere(or so i thought). Yet, the moment i told my self that "she doesn't love me" she is proving me wrong and turning around and "showering" me with oppurtunities that i cannot afford to miss. She is giving me her love and trust in a different way than i expected. I cannot believe my eyes, yet i am being blessed at every turn in the recent chapters of my life.
Thus, i would like to thank all the women in my life. You darlings taught me the lesson (through the last 24 years of my life) of doing the best with what i get to work with in my hands and not with what my ego expected. So, yeah i am doing the best with what i have. Things seem to be looking up in the coming months for starters.
I love my life; I hope she loves me back too~~!!
-Mathan-
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Been some time
Hey guys,
It's been some time since i last posted here. Things are starting to look upbeat again. I have a job now. Looks like my name is going to be attached to Teletech Sdn. Bhd. or the time being. I am undergoing training to be a Customer Service Representative for SIA.
Training has been interesting and the people there are very interesting as well. =). Singaporeans, ex-call center employees for Maxis and Amex and Astro, a married lady, a totally cute and innocent young girl, SIM, a stewardess that dropped out from training a few days back....things have been definitely interesting.
Training itself was a bit tedious in the beginning when they were trying thier best to download all the knowledge into our heads. But then now they are more concerned about us trying to bring it all back out to solve problems, in the MOST professional way. Hahahaa...So things are exciting.
Hopefully, i can really clique with the seniors once i am out on the floor answering calls because we would be asigned to different workstations and workgroups. If only the pay was a few hundred more than it currently is, I am sure that i would feel a lot happier working there. As it is there are a lot of rules and regulations about how our salary is paid out to us. Ahhh whatever, i will take this as a blessing and learn as much as i can answering calls and helping people before i take the next step in my career.
Well that's all for the moment. Nothing much else seems to be happening at the moment.
Peace out you guys!~
-Mathan-
It's been some time since i last posted here. Things are starting to look upbeat again. I have a job now. Looks like my name is going to be attached to Teletech Sdn. Bhd. or the time being. I am undergoing training to be a Customer Service Representative for SIA.
Training has been interesting and the people there are very interesting as well. =). Singaporeans, ex-call center employees for Maxis and Amex and Astro, a married lady, a totally cute and innocent young girl, SIM, a stewardess that dropped out from training a few days back....things have been definitely interesting.
Training itself was a bit tedious in the beginning when they were trying thier best to download all the knowledge into our heads. But then now they are more concerned about us trying to bring it all back out to solve problems, in the MOST professional way. Hahahaa...So things are exciting.
Hopefully, i can really clique with the seniors once i am out on the floor answering calls because we would be asigned to different workstations and workgroups. If only the pay was a few hundred more than it currently is, I am sure that i would feel a lot happier working there. As it is there are a lot of rules and regulations about how our salary is paid out to us. Ahhh whatever, i will take this as a blessing and learn as much as i can answering calls and helping people before i take the next step in my career.
Well that's all for the moment. Nothing much else seems to be happening at the moment.
Peace out you guys!~
-Mathan-
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
The Divine Move in Mysterious Ways
Hey guys.
I am not sure of my current topic at the moment. I just sat in front of the pc and i am sort of staring blankly and wondering what am i supposed to write. Maybe i will just mention this little trip i had to Singapore Airlines KL office yesterday. I guess it was an experience of seeing "Divine movement in mysterious ways".
Last week, my mother had this little intuition burst to ask me to go to work in Singapore. At the same time, i recieved news of job offers in the Singapore Airlines office in KL from not one but 2 totally different people. Both of them mentioned the same job which is the Customer Service Agent paying about RM1600.
It seems a bit far-fetched i know. Yet, these are the little 'clues' that i am USED to getting in the last 3 years since i joined my Meditation Centre. If I honestly am seeking for an answer and i really want to get it, somehow from somewhere a person would mention a little morsel of information in passing that i would be able to use to solve my problems. (So yeah, this is one of the reasons why i always ask you guys to come have a look at my Centre, for free la. The joining part where you pay RM730, you guys can think about it later. Come to find out formally the FULL BENEFITS you can gain because i am not supposed to divulge too much info outside the Centre also =p!~)
Anyway, back to what happened. The clues led me finally to the SIA office yesterday. I didn't go last week itself as soon as i got the clues because i had to go to Serdang and make that whole ZOO trip with the guys to celebrate Jane Chuah's birthday. This made my parents a bit angry and on one of the nights, in the middle of lecturing to me about procrastination, they actually told me things that i never guessed was a part of my extended family's history. So, for this once procrastination worked out well(Haha!!~).
In the end, i reached the office to actually NOT get the job. Yeah, you heard rite! NOT to get the job. The receptionist told me that the opening was taken up last week itself. She also told me that looking at me I wouldn't last in that job at all. It is a position for SPM leavers and more suitable for girls. The job also doesn't have much upward mobility, i.e:- not much in the way of promotions.
She then proceeded to LECTURE me. Halfway through i realised that i was led to that place, with all the 'clues' NOT to actually get a job but in a way I was set to be there to listen to her instruct me. A lot of the things she said rang in the same tone of my parents' advices to me. Seriously though, coming from a total stranger it had a totally different feeling to it. It actually made me look at the points carefully and superimpose it with what my parents had already said because she was talking from a different level, a different angle and a different perspective. So yeah, i actually thought deeper about all those things that my parents had already said.
Next she went on to tell me about corporate life. [Stuff that you won't learn even in Harvard Business School, right Zack ;)?] Honestly though, it did feel that way. Here was someone that is experienced working for firms and she is willing to give me advise for FREE. Which idiot would not listen? I just soaked it all up as much as i can. The one hour plus i spent listening to that lady, i think i learnt enough of pure knowledge that can be gained in one semester in MMU. Plus whether or not she realised it, she actually gave me an outline of what i should be doing in the next 2 years. Interestingly, this was my question during my prayers!!~ "What path should i choose now?".
The Divine move in mysterious ways to answer our prayers.
-Mathan-
I am not sure of my current topic at the moment. I just sat in front of the pc and i am sort of staring blankly and wondering what am i supposed to write. Maybe i will just mention this little trip i had to Singapore Airlines KL office yesterday. I guess it was an experience of seeing "Divine movement in mysterious ways".
Last week, my mother had this little intuition burst to ask me to go to work in Singapore. At the same time, i recieved news of job offers in the Singapore Airlines office in KL from not one but 2 totally different people. Both of them mentioned the same job which is the Customer Service Agent paying about RM1600.
It seems a bit far-fetched i know. Yet, these are the little 'clues' that i am USED to getting in the last 3 years since i joined my Meditation Centre. If I honestly am seeking for an answer and i really want to get it, somehow from somewhere a person would mention a little morsel of information in passing that i would be able to use to solve my problems. (So yeah, this is one of the reasons why i always ask you guys to come have a look at my Centre, for free la. The joining part where you pay RM730, you guys can think about it later. Come to find out formally the FULL BENEFITS you can gain because i am not supposed to divulge too much info outside the Centre also =p!~)
Anyway, back to what happened. The clues led me finally to the SIA office yesterday. I didn't go last week itself as soon as i got the clues because i had to go to Serdang and make that whole ZOO trip with the guys to celebrate Jane Chuah's birthday. This made my parents a bit angry and on one of the nights, in the middle of lecturing to me about procrastination, they actually told me things that i never guessed was a part of my extended family's history. So, for this once procrastination worked out well(Haha!!~).
In the end, i reached the office to actually NOT get the job. Yeah, you heard rite! NOT to get the job. The receptionist told me that the opening was taken up last week itself. She also told me that looking at me I wouldn't last in that job at all. It is a position for SPM leavers and more suitable for girls. The job also doesn't have much upward mobility, i.e:- not much in the way of promotions.
She then proceeded to LECTURE me. Halfway through i realised that i was led to that place, with all the 'clues' NOT to actually get a job but in a way I was set to be there to listen to her instruct me. A lot of the things she said rang in the same tone of my parents' advices to me. Seriously though, coming from a total stranger it had a totally different feeling to it. It actually made me look at the points carefully and superimpose it with what my parents had already said because she was talking from a different level, a different angle and a different perspective. So yeah, i actually thought deeper about all those things that my parents had already said.
Next she went on to tell me about corporate life. [Stuff that you won't learn even in Harvard Business School, right Zack ;)?] Honestly though, it did feel that way. Here was someone that is experienced working for firms and she is willing to give me advise for FREE. Which idiot would not listen? I just soaked it all up as much as i can. The one hour plus i spent listening to that lady, i think i learnt enough of pure knowledge that can be gained in one semester in MMU. Plus whether or not she realised it, she actually gave me an outline of what i should be doing in the next 2 years. Interestingly, this was my question during my prayers!!~ "What path should i choose now?".
The Divine move in mysterious ways to answer our prayers.
-Mathan-
Saturday, April 16, 2005
Physics is a mind-twister
Hey guys,
It started out just another day. I was up and chatting, eating and doing little chores. About 9pm Zack asked me to go to the nearby mamak. It was set at 10pm and that's where i ended up until about 12:45am having my dinner/supper.
Well, it was one of the times when Zack and I were both on fire in the mental juices department. Something was cooking and after simmering in our minds, the ideas just started overflowing. I mean we were talking about stuff on TV and Zack was updating us about the greatest battleship ever built; the Japanese-made "YAMATO" based on the documentary he watched in ASTRO.
At one point, we were talking about aeroplanes and we all agreed that the SR-71 BlackBird is the most interesting piece of machinery ever built. Flying at about 85,000 feet (16 miles from the ground), the BlackBird can achieve speeds of about 3.2+Mach. Following planes, we were talking about the declining Dollar value, and some other stuff.
The most interesting part came after that when we were talking about planes and the guys were letting me know that AirForce One.....is actually capable of sustaining a space travel trip if the pilot really got them out of the atmosphere. This let us into thinking about the radiation levels humans have to endure in space due to the lack of an ozone layer.
I was explaining to them about the whole thing that is to do with gamma rays which are actually
very potent and they need a lot of shielding to be protected. Somehow the conversation got extrapolated and were actually trying to think as to why light behaves as a wave, yet it can be propogated through a medium-less vacuum. Zack mentioned, "What if the vacuum is vacuum but not completely devoid of matter. There is actually something there in vacuum that us as normal humans cannot percieve. Kudos to Zack....for this interesting thought; that caused me to continue by thinking of the gravitational fields and how it can be fitted inside.
Honestly, i would love nothing more than to mention further in detail how we came by our theory, but i am dead tired and i feel like i could doze off anytime. So, guess things have to wait a bit for the moment. Happy Graduation for the rest of u ..take care, guys!!~
It started out just another day. I was up and chatting, eating and doing little chores. About 9pm Zack asked me to go to the nearby mamak. It was set at 10pm and that's where i ended up until about 12:45am having my dinner/supper.
Well, it was one of the times when Zack and I were both on fire in the mental juices department. Something was cooking and after simmering in our minds, the ideas just started overflowing. I mean we were talking about stuff on TV and Zack was updating us about the greatest battleship ever built; the Japanese-made "YAMATO" based on the documentary he watched in ASTRO.
At one point, we were talking about aeroplanes and we all agreed that the SR-71 BlackBird is the most interesting piece of machinery ever built. Flying at about 85,000 feet (16 miles from the ground), the BlackBird can achieve speeds of about 3.2+Mach. Following planes, we were talking about the declining Dollar value, and some other stuff.
The most interesting part came after that when we were talking about planes and the guys were letting me know that AirForce One.....is actually capable of sustaining a space travel trip if the pilot really got them out of the atmosphere. This let us into thinking about the radiation levels humans have to endure in space due to the lack of an ozone layer.
I was explaining to them about the whole thing that is to do with gamma rays which are actually
very potent and they need a lot of shielding to be protected. Somehow the conversation got extrapolated and were actually trying to think as to why light behaves as a wave, yet it can be propogated through a medium-less vacuum. Zack mentioned, "What if the vacuum is vacuum but not completely devoid of matter. There is actually something there in vacuum that us as normal humans cannot percieve. Kudos to Zack....for this interesting thought; that caused me to continue by thinking of the gravitational fields and how it can be fitted inside.
Honestly, i would love nothing more than to mention further in detail how we came by our theory, but i am dead tired and i feel like i could doze off anytime. So, guess things have to wait a bit for the moment. Happy Graduation for the rest of u ..take care, guys!!~
Saturday, April 09, 2005
Escaping the authorities...
Morning 9.00am - 10.00am
Heart is pumping fast. There is a need to be there. I need to be there fast, and time is running out. I step on the accelerator. Every moment is a calculated risk that i am willing to take. Stepping on the accelerator is an absolute risk in my case as i have seen currently my luck, travelling on the Malaysian highway system, is not so good. Things happen to me, terrible things that never happened to me before. Sometimes, i feel that all the would-be accidents and near misses that i had experienced in the last 7 years went through some sort of 'credit accumulation'. And now, it's time to PAY in FULL. But, this is not the point of my post...
I took the calculated risk. I accelerated as the need of it pressed urgently. Then,.... i saw him, and my world came crashing down. White uniform shirt, black pants and boots, holding a laser speed gun at the divider, pointing at ME... *BaNg*..i died in my heart. "NO-oooooo, why of all days today?" was the thought running across my mind. A quick check told me i was doing 110Km/h, and i have to hope that is the speed limit in the area and not 90km/h hopefully. So much for taking calculated risks, i thought.
Anyway, i was praying hard and looking out for the road block that siphons out criminals from goodly citizens on the road. Yet, i did not see any. I realised belatedly after 10minutes that i had ESCAPED!~ I went on to the destination and reached on time. (Not that it was worth it due to the management incompetence on the other side. Yet, to offset that dissatisfactory event i met someone that could potentially be a great ally in my future and a guy that was a blast from the past;Mr. Gopinath Naidu. May it happen that we cross paths again and we have more time to discuss news, bro!)
Night 9.00pm
Fast forward to the night-life. Went clubbing and well, AGAIN there was a dissappointment as i belatedly realised that i was a part of a birthday party where i didn't know ANYBODY among the celebtrating. I hate it, i Hate it, I HATE IT!!!!!~ when people don't open their bloody mouths and inform me, as to what am i to EXPECT especially after i have ASKED them. I HATE IT, when i ask "Who else is going to be there?" and the response i get is "my fren". Yes, i realise i do not know you're friends but, telling me the name won't kill your friend, RIGHT? I do NOT ask personal questions, i just want to have a rough picture of what to expect and how to behave when i get there and to me, YES!! knowing their name beforehand helps. I cannot deal with surprises when they make me feel stupid and out of place, and that's exactly what happened, by not knowing what the whole outing was about. I just blindly went there to dance with a few friends and realised there is only so much dancing u can do if everybody is hanging out with their OWN friends and celebrating their own BIRTHDAY party.
Was totally feeling pissed off with myself for being so stupid. They all wanted to meet up at a mamak in Subang. 2 cars left KL; 1 car with 6 people crammed and another with me driving alone. So, NOW do u realise how out of place i was feeling? This 6 people included the people that invited me for the outing in the first place. The rest of the birthday celebraters i won't include in this calculation as i totally wasn't intro-ed to them also. Still don't understand why i wanted to continue on to a mamak session with them...but that is not the point....
IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I just drove past the Pudu Jail traffic lights when there was a police blockade. I was aghast. The escape in the morning was playing back in my mind and i was thinking, how COME? Is it Fated that i HAVE to be caught!~? Again, i started praying hard. I mean i just had one beer for the whole night, that i barely need to be questioned. The car approached the blockade. This time the policemen were serious, they really checked each car with torchlights. I busily thought how am i going to make it look like i am just a normal guy driving by and not back from clubbing. Threw away my neck-beads, wore my specs and did a little arrangement thingy of the stuff on the passenger seat and then approached the police. It had to be luck, i ESCAPED yet again!!~ They just took one disinterested look at my car and waved me off.
So, went to the mamak. Ate and returned home. Driving using a license that already expired end of last month.....;P
-Mathan-
Heart is pumping fast. There is a need to be there. I need to be there fast, and time is running out. I step on the accelerator. Every moment is a calculated risk that i am willing to take. Stepping on the accelerator is an absolute risk in my case as i have seen currently my luck, travelling on the Malaysian highway system, is not so good. Things happen to me, terrible things that never happened to me before. Sometimes, i feel that all the would-be accidents and near misses that i had experienced in the last 7 years went through some sort of 'credit accumulation'. And now, it's time to PAY in FULL. But, this is not the point of my post...
I took the calculated risk. I accelerated as the need of it pressed urgently. Then,.... i saw him, and my world came crashing down. White uniform shirt, black pants and boots, holding a laser speed gun at the divider, pointing at ME... *BaNg*..i died in my heart. "NO-oooooo, why of all days today?" was the thought running across my mind. A quick check told me i was doing 110Km/h, and i have to hope that is the speed limit in the area and not 90km/h hopefully. So much for taking calculated risks, i thought.
Anyway, i was praying hard and looking out for the road block that siphons out criminals from goodly citizens on the road. Yet, i did not see any. I realised belatedly after 10minutes that i had ESCAPED!~ I went on to the destination and reached on time. (Not that it was worth it due to the management incompetence on the other side. Yet, to offset that dissatisfactory event i met someone that could potentially be a great ally in my future and a guy that was a blast from the past;Mr. Gopinath Naidu. May it happen that we cross paths again and we have more time to discuss news, bro!)
Night 9.00pm
Fast forward to the night-life. Went clubbing and well, AGAIN there was a dissappointment as i belatedly realised that i was a part of a birthday party where i didn't know ANYBODY among the celebtrating. I hate it, i Hate it, I HATE IT!!!!!~ when people don't open their bloody mouths and inform me, as to what am i to EXPECT especially after i have ASKED them. I HATE IT, when i ask "Who else is going to be there?" and the response i get is "my fren". Yes, i realise i do not know you're friends but, telling me the name won't kill your friend, RIGHT? I do NOT ask personal questions, i just want to have a rough picture of what to expect and how to behave when i get there and to me, YES!! knowing their name beforehand helps. I cannot deal with surprises when they make me feel stupid and out of place, and that's exactly what happened, by not knowing what the whole outing was about. I just blindly went there to dance with a few friends and realised there is only so much dancing u can do if everybody is hanging out with their OWN friends and celebrating their own BIRTHDAY party.
Was totally feeling pissed off with myself for being so stupid. They all wanted to meet up at a mamak in Subang. 2 cars left KL; 1 car with 6 people crammed and another with me driving alone. So, NOW do u realise how out of place i was feeling? This 6 people included the people that invited me for the outing in the first place. The rest of the birthday celebraters i won't include in this calculation as i totally wasn't intro-ed to them also. Still don't understand why i wanted to continue on to a mamak session with them...but that is not the point....
IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I just drove past the Pudu Jail traffic lights when there was a police blockade. I was aghast. The escape in the morning was playing back in my mind and i was thinking, how COME? Is it Fated that i HAVE to be caught!~? Again, i started praying hard. I mean i just had one beer for the whole night, that i barely need to be questioned. The car approached the blockade. This time the policemen were serious, they really checked each car with torchlights. I busily thought how am i going to make it look like i am just a normal guy driving by and not back from clubbing. Threw away my neck-beads, wore my specs and did a little arrangement thingy of the stuff on the passenger seat and then approached the police. It had to be luck, i ESCAPED yet again!!~ They just took one disinterested look at my car and waved me off.
So, went to the mamak. Ate and returned home. Driving using a license that already expired end of last month.....;P
-Mathan-
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
The 1st Chakra in our body system
Hey to everybody out there,
This is the first time after a long time that i am remembering that i had promised to actually include notes about the rest of the Chakras. To newbies that didn't see my archives, the name of my website is not unique. It is the well-known name of the 5th of 7 major chakras in all our bodies. Vishuddha represents listening to our inner voice and creativity as well as the connection with others through speaking and listening.
Now, i shall brief you all about the First Chakra; Muladhara.
The first chakra, located at the base of the spine, represents our foundation. It is related to our tangible, life-affirming down to earth experiences, our tribal energy.It resonates to the color red and the element earth.A well balanced first chakra results in a feeling of calm and an aura of quiet strength and confidence.
It is also here at the Muladhara Chakra where the Kundalini Force of every individual lies dormant. It is pictured as a serpent coiled into 3 and a half circles; with its mouth closing the Sushumna Nadi (the highway that links the 7 chakras in a straight line). The Kundalini Force in all of us can be awakened gradually through dedicated, uninterrupted serious personal meditation techniques. The standard time limit can be something around 12 years before we start seeing real results (ie:- just the awakening of the Force).
With the Will and Word of a true Divine Guruji guiding us however, this long process can be reduced to a simple undertaking of months, weeks, days (even hours?? ;D ). Following this, we can just apply the techniques taught by our Guruji and encourage the travel of our Kundalini Force from Muladhara, right up to the 7th Chakra. Why do we WANT this to happen? The arrival of the Kundalini Force at the last Chakra is what causes us to reach Enlightenment/ Moksha/ Nirvana and break free from the cycle of rebirth and marks us as fit to attain God.
-Mathan-
This is the first time after a long time that i am remembering that i had promised to actually include notes about the rest of the Chakras. To newbies that didn't see my archives, the name of my website is not unique. It is the well-known name of the 5th of 7 major chakras in all our bodies. Vishuddha represents listening to our inner voice and creativity as well as the connection with others through speaking and listening.
Now, i shall brief you all about the First Chakra; Muladhara.
The first chakra, located at the base of the spine, represents our foundation. It is related to our tangible, life-affirming down to earth experiences, our tribal energy.It resonates to the color red and the element earth.A well balanced first chakra results in a feeling of calm and an aura of quiet strength and confidence.
It is also here at the Muladhara Chakra where the Kundalini Force of every individual lies dormant. It is pictured as a serpent coiled into 3 and a half circles; with its mouth closing the Sushumna Nadi (the highway that links the 7 chakras in a straight line). The Kundalini Force in all of us can be awakened gradually through dedicated, uninterrupted serious personal meditation techniques. The standard time limit can be something around 12 years before we start seeing real results (ie:- just the awakening of the Force).
With the Will and Word of a true Divine Guruji guiding us however, this long process can be reduced to a simple undertaking of months, weeks, days (even hours?? ;D ). Following this, we can just apply the techniques taught by our Guruji and encourage the travel of our Kundalini Force from Muladhara, right up to the 7th Chakra. Why do we WANT this to happen? The arrival of the Kundalini Force at the last Chakra is what causes us to reach Enlightenment/ Moksha/ Nirvana and break free from the cycle of rebirth and marks us as fit to attain God.
-Mathan-
Saturday, April 02, 2005
The terrors of the world
Yeaps ladies and gentlemen.
The terrors of the known universe is coming crashing down on me at the moment. I cannot say anything la. The only realm i seem to be scoring high points in is socialising. I hope that i will be able to go to Cafe7 later saturday evening. But, i am not sure if anything is going to be possible when it comes across my laziness.
I really want to work. Somehow there is this strange vibe inside me that is saying i will work only for what i believe in. For Heaven's Sake!~ This is my life here. Not the beginning of some tragic anime tale. I want to be able to perform anywhere. I want to be able to show everybody that i CAN MAKE it happen!~ Yet, i feel hesitant to sieze the moment.
This whole "i am going to die soon" thing is totally ticking me off. I do NOT want to live my life being paranoid. I want to be able to have fun and survive and thrive. I seriously think that i am spending way TOO MUCH time doing nothing. I need to be out there making my dreams come true.
I need myself to be strong enough to kick me, hopefully in the right direction. This is what i want to pray for since i have no ideas in the head as to which direction is the right one for me.
-Mathan-
The terrors of the known universe is coming crashing down on me at the moment. I cannot say anything la. The only realm i seem to be scoring high points in is socialising. I hope that i will be able to go to Cafe7 later saturday evening. But, i am not sure if anything is going to be possible when it comes across my laziness.
I really want to work. Somehow there is this strange vibe inside me that is saying i will work only for what i believe in. For Heaven's Sake!~ This is my life here. Not the beginning of some tragic anime tale. I want to be able to perform anywhere. I want to be able to show everybody that i CAN MAKE it happen!~ Yet, i feel hesitant to sieze the moment.
This whole "i am going to die soon" thing is totally ticking me off. I do NOT want to live my life being paranoid. I want to be able to have fun and survive and thrive. I seriously think that i am spending way TOO MUCH time doing nothing. I need to be out there making my dreams come true.
I need myself to be strong enough to kick me, hopefully in the right direction. This is what i want to pray for since i have no ideas in the head as to which direction is the right one for me.
-Mathan-
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
The EARTHQUAKE has happened
Well ,
To the mulitudes of people affected by the recent earthquakes i am terribly sorry guys. My deepest condolences to those people that were caught in the middle of it all.
To the rest of the Malaysians who might be reading this. I would like to point out one thing. Being alarmed during tremors such as these recent ones is totally acceptable. We HAVE to go into panic mode everytime we feel something. We HAVE to evacuate and run every single time. Please do not be lazy or macho and stay inside thinking that it will pass. Some people reading my blog might feel that i am being paranoid. Some might be thinking in your heart as to why PANIC? We need to calmly get out in an orderly manner to avoid casualties.
The problem lies in the fact that we as a COUNTRY have never been exposed to Earthquakes. We have seen movies yet it has never occured in Malaysia and by default we are thinking it will NOT hit us. Yet the multitudes of people felt the buildings shake at the highest floors in an area covering Penang, Langkawi, Kedah all the way down to Klang and i guess further south but i haven't heard anyone from there making any claims personally. In Klang, My dad said he was lying down on the sofa watching TV in the ground floor of our double storey house and he felt the tremors. Same goes to my best fren who lives a few hundred metres away from my house. I heard it from Hock that his fren felt in some apartments up in Penang.
Now to the important part. Malaysian buildings were not built to withstand quakes like buildings in Japan and other countries that thrive along the Pacific Rim of Fire. Even if there was a standard practice to adhere to so that minor tremors will not affect the buildings, we HAVE to ask ourselves about the integrity of our contractors and developers. Simple things like 'piling' works from a nearby new project has been known to crack house walls and floor tiles, NOT from old houses but, of houses that were JUST completed in an earlier phase. Meaning the soil that houses are built on are not exactly compacted to a level it won't break apart during kinetic energy transfers.
So, how are they supposed to withstand Earthquake-waves travelling underneath the ground??? Simple fact of life is, waves travel better in more compact mediums. Sound waves for example travel faster in liquid as compared to gas and even faster in solid stuffs. They are called sound waves cause they carry sound energy. Earthquake-waves are a primary source of kinetic energy transfer (energy of MOVEMENT in any direction). These waves that travel in the ground can actually transfer this kinetic energy across the building foundations easily and cause the same energy to be transferred upwards along the very beams that support the buildings, causing the beams to vibrate and tremble in any direction.
Number one, i don't think OUR developers would have used any special materials or techniques in the construction phase to make our buildings Quake-proof. Next, judging by the low threshold of endurance the new houses are displaying i feel very inclined to question, "HOW MANY TREMORS CAN MALAYSIAN BUILDINGS TAKE BEFORE THEY START CRACKING DOWN THE MIDDLE? HOW MANY KITCHEN WALLS ARE GOING TO BREAK AND PART FROM THE MAIN HOUSE WALLS? HOW MANY SINKHOLES? HOW MANY CRACKS IN BUILDINGS THAT USE DIRECT GAS LINES?
I know that we will never be hit by any earthquake since the nearest fault line can only cause tremors on our shores when it's groaning with a magnitude of 8.2 . But every wave of kinetic energy that is cruising past across malaysia is causing problems underground at a level that we cannot imagine. Saying "Nolah, nothing like that could happen", is what the MALAYsian government will do because they do NOT want to get off their bloody butts and do something to PREvENT things for once. They will just sit there until some real high profile people in a high and mighty condominium all DIE!!~... because the authorities never checked how everything was changing under their butts. After that point the parliment will be trying to discuss who is to blame and which developer is supposed to take the fall when in actual fact it is their own STAFF to be blamed. They were the ones who were everyday praying and going back home at 4pm instead of taking the initiative to find out what we DON'T know about the world underneath us .
Please GOD, a simple physics student like me can realise the magnitude of what can happen after a bunch of cumulative tremors start cracking up building foundations slowly over the course of let's say .....abt 15 years? Gas pipes leaking becoming fire hazards, cracked water pipes causing erosion underneath buildings. We HAVE to take into account the fact that there are many more kinetic waves that are travelling underneath us unnotticed because they are deeper, weaker and our legs aren't really seismic detectors. Those unnoticed tremors nevertheless are also still transferring kinetic energy in all directions causing changes underneath us, SLOWLY but SURELY. PLease GOD, LET some GEOLOGIST expert in Malaysia be aware of these facts and take action please!!~ At least to let us know which areas could be affected the most by these recent geological activities. Who cares about the public panic or foreign investors' alarm? ...if at the end of the day, people are ready to act the day something bad happens because the Fire Department, RELA and everybody is aware of the high risk areas to lend immediate support.
Prevention is better than CURE. And YES, now Malaysians need to be thought how to deal with an incident where buildings could collapse on them (or under them to be politically correct). How to minimise damage to themselves and their loved ones, especially children. Just a general topic on this and letting everybody know is not going to be a problem right? PLEASE take action!~ If u need help then i guess i am ever willing to help, if it is going to save lives in future!!~
Current Updates!
Quake kills at least 300 on Indonesian island
Vice president says up to 2,000 could be dead
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 Posted: 2:40 AM EST (0740 GMT)
(CNN) -- A major earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia late Monday, killing hundreds, but fears of another tsunami like those that devastated the region in late December have faded.
On Indonesia's Nias Island at least 300 people died and hundreds more were reported injured or trapped, said government spokesman Agus Mendrova.
But international news agencies are reporting that between 1,000 and 2,000 people may have been killed on Nias Island.
"It is predicted -- and it's still a rough estimate -- that the number of the victims of dead may be between 1,000 and 2,000," Vice President Jusuf Kalla told the el-Shinta radio station, according to The Associated Press.
Between 500 and 1,000 homes were destroyed, and the island's public market was ablaze, Mendrova said.
Between 10,000 and 15,000 people ran to hilltops for safety in case of a tsunami, Mendrova said. Many of the doctors and nurses who normally would staff the hospital fled to higher ground.
To the mulitudes of people affected by the recent earthquakes i am terribly sorry guys. My deepest condolences to those people that were caught in the middle of it all.
To the rest of the Malaysians who might be reading this. I would like to point out one thing. Being alarmed during tremors such as these recent ones is totally acceptable. We HAVE to go into panic mode everytime we feel something. We HAVE to evacuate and run every single time. Please do not be lazy or macho and stay inside thinking that it will pass. Some people reading my blog might feel that i am being paranoid. Some might be thinking in your heart as to why PANIC? We need to calmly get out in an orderly manner to avoid casualties.
The problem lies in the fact that we as a COUNTRY have never been exposed to Earthquakes. We have seen movies yet it has never occured in Malaysia and by default we are thinking it will NOT hit us. Yet the multitudes of people felt the buildings shake at the highest floors in an area covering Penang, Langkawi, Kedah all the way down to Klang and i guess further south but i haven't heard anyone from there making any claims personally. In Klang, My dad said he was lying down on the sofa watching TV in the ground floor of our double storey house and he felt the tremors. Same goes to my best fren who lives a few hundred metres away from my house. I heard it from Hock that his fren felt in some apartments up in Penang.
Now to the important part. Malaysian buildings were not built to withstand quakes like buildings in Japan and other countries that thrive along the Pacific Rim of Fire. Even if there was a standard practice to adhere to so that minor tremors will not affect the buildings, we HAVE to ask ourselves about the integrity of our contractors and developers. Simple things like 'piling' works from a nearby new project has been known to crack house walls and floor tiles, NOT from old houses but, of houses that were JUST completed in an earlier phase. Meaning the soil that houses are built on are not exactly compacted to a level it won't break apart during kinetic energy transfers.
So, how are they supposed to withstand Earthquake-waves travelling underneath the ground??? Simple fact of life is, waves travel better in more compact mediums. Sound waves for example travel faster in liquid as compared to gas and even faster in solid stuffs. They are called sound waves cause they carry sound energy. Earthquake-waves are a primary source of kinetic energy transfer (energy of MOVEMENT in any direction). These waves that travel in the ground can actually transfer this kinetic energy across the building foundations easily and cause the same energy to be transferred upwards along the very beams that support the buildings, causing the beams to vibrate and tremble in any direction.
Number one, i don't think OUR developers would have used any special materials or techniques in the construction phase to make our buildings Quake-proof. Next, judging by the low threshold of endurance the new houses are displaying i feel very inclined to question, "HOW MANY TREMORS CAN MALAYSIAN BUILDINGS TAKE BEFORE THEY START CRACKING DOWN THE MIDDLE? HOW MANY KITCHEN WALLS ARE GOING TO BREAK AND PART FROM THE MAIN HOUSE WALLS? HOW MANY SINKHOLES? HOW MANY CRACKS IN BUILDINGS THAT USE DIRECT GAS LINES?
I know that we will never be hit by any earthquake since the nearest fault line can only cause tremors on our shores when it's groaning with a magnitude of 8.2 . But every wave of kinetic energy that is cruising past across malaysia is causing problems underground at a level that we cannot imagine. Saying "Nolah, nothing like that could happen", is what the MALAYsian government will do because they do NOT want to get off their bloody butts and do something to PREvENT things for once. They will just sit there until some real high profile people in a high and mighty condominium all DIE!!~... because the authorities never checked how everything was changing under their butts. After that point the parliment will be trying to discuss who is to blame and which developer is supposed to take the fall when in actual fact it is their own STAFF to be blamed. They were the ones who were everyday praying and going back home at 4pm instead of taking the initiative to find out what we DON'T know about the world underneath us .
Please GOD, a simple physics student like me can realise the magnitude of what can happen after a bunch of cumulative tremors start cracking up building foundations slowly over the course of let's say .....abt 15 years? Gas pipes leaking becoming fire hazards, cracked water pipes causing erosion underneath buildings. We HAVE to take into account the fact that there are many more kinetic waves that are travelling underneath us unnotticed because they are deeper, weaker and our legs aren't really seismic detectors. Those unnoticed tremors nevertheless are also still transferring kinetic energy in all directions causing changes underneath us, SLOWLY but SURELY. PLease GOD, LET some GEOLOGIST expert in Malaysia be aware of these facts and take action please!!~ At least to let us know which areas could be affected the most by these recent geological activities. Who cares about the public panic or foreign investors' alarm? ...if at the end of the day, people are ready to act the day something bad happens because the Fire Department, RELA and everybody is aware of the high risk areas to lend immediate support.
Prevention is better than CURE. And YES, now Malaysians need to be thought how to deal with an incident where buildings could collapse on them (or under them to be politically correct). How to minimise damage to themselves and their loved ones, especially children. Just a general topic on this and letting everybody know is not going to be a problem right? PLEASE take action!~ If u need help then i guess i am ever willing to help, if it is going to save lives in future!!~
Current Updates!
Quake kills at least 300 on Indonesian island
Vice president says up to 2,000 could be dead
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 Posted: 2:40 AM EST (0740 GMT)
(CNN) -- A major earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia late Monday, killing hundreds, but fears of another tsunami like those that devastated the region in late December have faded.
On Indonesia's Nias Island at least 300 people died and hundreds more were reported injured or trapped, said government spokesman Agus Mendrova.
But international news agencies are reporting that between 1,000 and 2,000 people may have been killed on Nias Island.
"It is predicted -- and it's still a rough estimate -- that the number of the victims of dead may be between 1,000 and 2,000," Vice President Jusuf Kalla told the el-Shinta radio station, according to The Associated Press.
Between 500 and 1,000 homes were destroyed, and the island's public market was ablaze, Mendrova said.
Between 10,000 and 15,000 people ran to hilltops for safety in case of a tsunami, Mendrova said. Many of the doctors and nurses who normally would staff the hospital fled to higher ground.
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Too many things have happened
Well , hi people.
I am a bit blur at the moment. I feel like there is a lot of things to say here since a lot of things have happened. But i just do not know where to start.
It really has been a long time these last few weeks. i got into 3 problems involving the car. Yes we shall talk about this man.
The first one you can refer to my post "The longest day of my life". The second one involving the water pump u guys have to just read the "Working Guy!~~" to roughly know what had happened. The latest one was even worse. I was going to PJ Civic Centre to pass my sister something and get something back from her. I was at the last turn into PJ Civic Centre, I turned left to go in and a motorcycle crashed into my left passenger side and the 2 Malay guys went flying. The rider gut lotsa cuts on his hand. I sent him to the clinic cause it was more to my fault for not signalling earlier before turning in. Sigh. RM50 to patch the guy up. RM120 for the motorcycle.
I really hope everything passes with these 3 accidents. No more man. All 3 times the cost was on the old Ford which belongs to my dad. I really do not want him to think i am out to destroy his car. A few days back actually the first incident almost happened again. I was back on the KLIA highway and damn hell that highway can really make me sleepy. Luckily, i wasn't so tired to start off with.
Hmmnn....i was going to continue on with my post, but my mum called and i need to be ready in 20 minutes to go to do something. So well, i shall continue in a future post.
-Mathan-
I am a bit blur at the moment. I feel like there is a lot of things to say here since a lot of things have happened. But i just do not know where to start.
It really has been a long time these last few weeks. i got into 3 problems involving the car. Yes we shall talk about this man.
The first one you can refer to my post "The longest day of my life". The second one involving the water pump u guys have to just read the "Working Guy!~~" to roughly know what had happened. The latest one was even worse. I was going to PJ Civic Centre to pass my sister something and get something back from her. I was at the last turn into PJ Civic Centre, I turned left to go in and a motorcycle crashed into my left passenger side and the 2 Malay guys went flying. The rider gut lotsa cuts on his hand. I sent him to the clinic cause it was more to my fault for not signalling earlier before turning in. Sigh. RM50 to patch the guy up. RM120 for the motorcycle.
I really hope everything passes with these 3 accidents. No more man. All 3 times the cost was on the old Ford which belongs to my dad. I really do not want him to think i am out to destroy his car. A few days back actually the first incident almost happened again. I was back on the KLIA highway and damn hell that highway can really make me sleepy. Luckily, i wasn't so tired to start off with.
Hmmnn....i was going to continue on with my post, but my mum called and i need to be ready in 20 minutes to go to do something. So well, i shall continue in a future post.
-Mathan-
Monday, March 07, 2005
That came from somewhere far, far away..
Hi there people,
Good morning. Well , i am amazed. I am totally AMAZED and quite INTRIGUED by what i wrote in the earlier post. You guys have to realise. I was typing it in a half daze sleep. I could actually put that much thought into my posts even while i am semi-sleeping.
That's the AMAZED part about it. I could still make clear sentences. I could still make comparisons and actually go into a pissed off mode.
The INTRIGUING part is what i actually wrote about. I guess it is seriously stuff that has been around in my heart but still i never really acknowledged it. It was stuff that i thought i had resolved and come to terms with. But suddenly looking at it now, i realise the truth. I am still disturbed by those issues.
Sometimes i begin to wonder how true is it about the separation of mind and heart in a person. I mean i thought it was just said to make it easier for people to understand that heart deals with feelings and mind deals with logical thinking. "But, why is it that when i see her there is a warm feeling in my heart?" this question arises.
I guess the heart was made by God to be one of the senses as well. We just haven't realised it yet. Some sort of organ to feel Love, or Affection, or even Hate. Just like the tongue has the sense of tasting sweets, sours, saltyness and spicyness. So, an organ can sense more than one stimuli. And that organ reacts to the stimuli and let's the individual know that particular stimuli exists in the external environment. This then leads the individual to react and accomodate that stimuli and use it, or reject it in a negative stimuli case.
This instant liking feeling towards someone or dislike usually just gives birth in our thoughts without any logical explanation. It is only AFTER the feeling is there, we justify it by saying "she's cute" or "he's smart". Very much like feeling nauseous after Seeing something spin. The feeling happens first, and only then we justify "It's got to do with the rotation rate. It's too fast".
I can actually expand this theory further. Organs are meant for us to 'detect' stimuli and by picking up on that we analyse and react, right?. What if the heart was actually meant to be an organ for us to detect the feelings of others? Analysing the feelings we picked up and reacting to that would have made us better people as we would always be able to say the right things and avoid conflict at the wrong times. Since we're already clued in to the state of the other person's feelings. Noble idea is it not? A lot of problems could have been solved before they even started right?
Unfortunately for one little fact. The bakground noise of our own feelings. We see ourselves first, we hear our heartbeats first, we touch our own skin first, we taste our own saliva, we smell our bodies first, AND if you want to talk about the 6th sense of thought in humans, still we think of ourselves first. So why wouldn't we detect our own feelings with our heart first? By establishing this and understanding the limits of our own feelings, we might be able to start realising the other feelings that out heart is picking up on.
This is what the real 'caring' people do i guess. Like mothers. They just totally understand their own feelings and leave it aside and clear their hearts to recieve and react to feelings of their children. This happens instinctively. Maybe we can train ourselves to actually do it at a whim. Rather than feeling angry, picking up on it with our own heart and continuing the echo of that feeling until it explodes and causes us to react in violent ways. We might be able to feel angry and actually shut it out of our heart to let it sizzle away.
Food for thought , ya!!~~ ;)
-Mathan-
Good morning. Well , i am amazed. I am totally AMAZED and quite INTRIGUED by what i wrote in the earlier post. You guys have to realise. I was typing it in a half daze sleep. I could actually put that much thought into my posts even while i am semi-sleeping.
That's the AMAZED part about it. I could still make clear sentences. I could still make comparisons and actually go into a pissed off mode.
The INTRIGUING part is what i actually wrote about. I guess it is seriously stuff that has been around in my heart but still i never really acknowledged it. It was stuff that i thought i had resolved and come to terms with. But suddenly looking at it now, i realise the truth. I am still disturbed by those issues.
Sometimes i begin to wonder how true is it about the separation of mind and heart in a person. I mean i thought it was just said to make it easier for people to understand that heart deals with feelings and mind deals with logical thinking. "But, why is it that when i see her there is a warm feeling in my heart?" this question arises.
I guess the heart was made by God to be one of the senses as well. We just haven't realised it yet. Some sort of organ to feel Love, or Affection, or even Hate. Just like the tongue has the sense of tasting sweets, sours, saltyness and spicyness. So, an organ can sense more than one stimuli. And that organ reacts to the stimuli and let's the individual know that particular stimuli exists in the external environment. This then leads the individual to react and accomodate that stimuli and use it, or reject it in a negative stimuli case.
This instant liking feeling towards someone or dislike usually just gives birth in our thoughts without any logical explanation. It is only AFTER the feeling is there, we justify it by saying "she's cute" or "he's smart". Very much like feeling nauseous after Seeing something spin. The feeling happens first, and only then we justify "It's got to do with the rotation rate. It's too fast".
I can actually expand this theory further. Organs are meant for us to 'detect' stimuli and by picking up on that we analyse and react, right?. What if the heart was actually meant to be an organ for us to detect the feelings of others? Analysing the feelings we picked up and reacting to that would have made us better people as we would always be able to say the right things and avoid conflict at the wrong times. Since we're already clued in to the state of the other person's feelings. Noble idea is it not? A lot of problems could have been solved before they even started right?
Unfortunately for one little fact. The bakground noise of our own feelings. We see ourselves first, we hear our heartbeats first, we touch our own skin first, we taste our own saliva, we smell our bodies first, AND if you want to talk about the 6th sense of thought in humans, still we think of ourselves first. So why wouldn't we detect our own feelings with our heart first? By establishing this and understanding the limits of our own feelings, we might be able to start realising the other feelings that out heart is picking up on.
This is what the real 'caring' people do i guess. Like mothers. They just totally understand their own feelings and leave it aside and clear their hearts to recieve and react to feelings of their children. This happens instinctively. Maybe we can train ourselves to actually do it at a whim. Rather than feeling angry, picking up on it with our own heart and continuing the echo of that feeling until it explodes and causes us to react in violent ways. We might be able to feel angry and actually shut it out of our heart to let it sizzle away.
Food for thought , ya!!~~ ;)
-Mathan-
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Working guY!!~
Hey everybody.
Well i tried writing a lot of things that i finally got a bit pissed off. Cause i tried to stuff in things that were happening in the last week in one entry. Things were not really making sense. I just got tired of the whole thing and thought of writing back everything again.
Well, first of all. i was pissed off thinking of some shallow guys that still exist in MMU today that go around pushing gals to do things as HE wants it. No compromise to the gal and what she thinks and how she wants to live her life. If you feel like doing this go to some school dropout gal and impose on her about all the things she DOESN'T know la. Of course even then, i feel that gal would know how to DRESS HERSELF better than u can ever tell her how to.
That being said, i was very busy running around with work stuff. I love my job currently which is to MAKE it all HAPPEN....ehehehe....;). I really feel thankful for waiting so long and getting this job in the end. Low pay yeah. BUt hey, they guys i work for are not bad. They're quite funny.
Last thought of the post. Is to the screwed up thing that happened to me last night. Car fell into repair since i had been running around a LOT. The water pump failed and now some stuff are burnt and I can only collect the car tomorrow. -Sigh- And i am sure it is going to cost a bomb. And waste all the money that my mum has. It's just PISSING ME OFF!!~~ One more day and my dad would have checked it out himself and noticed the signs that it needs to be fixed, before further damage happened. But NO......it had to be like this. With all the money WASTED on a problem that could have been avoided.
Nevermind, life is just peachy for me at times and then, next i am thrown into a lot of problems. So yeah i am paying now for the fun i had eating lok-lok and playing pool in klang last weekend. I hope the fun i had watching the All-Stars game in Taipan last tuesday and watching "Sex is Zero" with Zack has been offset with this disaster as well as i cannot really think of going through another problem so fast la. Ahahaha....well, now that i looked at the ONE problem that happened as opposed to the 3 good things that happened while the car was still working great....my mood is a lot better. Well, it's just going to be money that is wasted rite? Not anythign else?
Anyway, i guess i better post this now and wait for comments since i haven't done so in a long time.
Well i tried writing a lot of things that i finally got a bit pissed off. Cause i tried to stuff in things that were happening in the last week in one entry. Things were not really making sense. I just got tired of the whole thing and thought of writing back everything again.
Well, first of all. i was pissed off thinking of some shallow guys that still exist in MMU today that go around pushing gals to do things as HE wants it. No compromise to the gal and what she thinks and how she wants to live her life. If you feel like doing this go to some school dropout gal and impose on her about all the things she DOESN'T know la. Of course even then, i feel that gal would know how to DRESS HERSELF better than u can ever tell her how to.
That being said, i was very busy running around with work stuff. I love my job currently which is to MAKE it all HAPPEN....ehehehe....;). I really feel thankful for waiting so long and getting this job in the end. Low pay yeah. BUt hey, they guys i work for are not bad. They're quite funny.
Last thought of the post. Is to the screwed up thing that happened to me last night. Car fell into repair since i had been running around a LOT. The water pump failed and now some stuff are burnt and I can only collect the car tomorrow. -Sigh- And i am sure it is going to cost a bomb. And waste all the money that my mum has. It's just PISSING ME OFF!!~~ One more day and my dad would have checked it out himself and noticed the signs that it needs to be fixed, before further damage happened. But NO......it had to be like this. With all the money WASTED on a problem that could have been avoided.
Nevermind, life is just peachy for me at times and then, next i am thrown into a lot of problems. So yeah i am paying now for the fun i had eating lok-lok and playing pool in klang last weekend. I hope the fun i had watching the All-Stars game in Taipan last tuesday and watching "Sex is Zero" with Zack has been offset with this disaster as well as i cannot really think of going through another problem so fast la. Ahahaha....well, now that i looked at the ONE problem that happened as opposed to the 3 good things that happened while the car was still working great....my mood is a lot better. Well, it's just going to be money that is wasted rite? Not anythign else?
Anyway, i guess i better post this now and wait for comments since i haven't done so in a long time.
Friday, February 25, 2005
The Longest day of my Life - Part 2
In the last episode we stopped when Mathan was saying :-
Anyway after it ended i followed my parents home and then........................................
......I and my sister packed up and we went to Cyberjaya. Left at 12:30 am. I reached MMU about 1:35am like this after a slow drive while chatting with my sister. Luckily we were still in a chatty mood and i didn't feel so tired. Finally reached cyber and dropped my sister. Like i said in the earlier post i had almost cancelled my plan to meet the guys. But when i called them at 12:30 they were still active so i decided to go spend a few hours there. Called up pei tze and she agreed to go too. So, after picking her up we both went to Serdang where all hell broke loose. Everything was going fine and the usual jokes happening and people being surprised to see Pei Tze cause they thought only i was going.
And then Boon Hong, squirted his printer ink all over his area. This area was including his specs, nearby folded table, monitor and things were really funny. We were not yet done laughing and Ping was taking a footage of what happened when Adrian dropped a mug in the kitchen and chipped it. Jane was the first to go to analyse what had happened to it and stuff. We have a footage of that as well. Sigh!~ And then i was just listening to music and stuff for awhile. I went to talk to Adrian about my job and he was interested in what i was saying. Suddenly Pei Tze came in and said something like "us girls are gonna get drunk!" Ahahaa...funny part was we couldn't find the corkscrew. Jane had to ask Elly about it, and no need to say, what he heard she wanted was something totally different. Elly oh ellY!~
Finally we got it open and had a taste. Too dry...=p. I saw it's effects on Pei Tze clearly though. Especially when we were playing prince of persia. Ahahah.....better not describe it la. One thing for sure. She had loads of fun playing. Later she was studying and me was watching football with the guys. Jane and Ping were trying to sleep, in the hall where the TV is. I really did not understand the logic behind that. Anyway i shared some beer with Elly during the match. So yeah, i was feeling nice and warm myself. At soccer halftime, i wanted to go online in the room. At that point, Pei Tze went camera-crazy. I joined her. It was total digital clicking mayhem. We really went crazy. Loads of fun.
Finally decided to leave at 6am as i needed to get back b4 my dad went to work. Even then i had to cause a little scene by leaving the house without taking the car keys. =P...Sent Pei Tze back and then i was driving home to Klang la. This is when my day took a nosedive so to speak. Got into a little accident and my car's driver door got dented and unable to open fully. Yeah, i scrapped the metal divider on the 3rd lane. (Still i dunno how i got there) Well, anyway the accident totally woke me up cause i hit my head on the seat belt thing that is attached beside the door and triangular in shape. I am writing now and i can still feel it. The Pain!~ =(..One lucky thing about the accident was the fact that nothing else was near me when i lost control.
My parents were too tired and they both didn't go to work when i reached home. This was the best news la. Of all things i should have just stayed in Serdang longer and get some sleep. At least i could have avoided the accident. But, anyway everything happens for a reason. And i went to sleep with the headache at about 7:30. About 26 hours after i woke up the earlier morning of the Longest Day.............ehehehe...now who wouldn't like to be in MY shoes =)
Whoever reads this blog, bewarned! I think i will be visiting Serdang one more time on Saturday. Let's go Crash their PLACE together!!!~~
-Mathan-
Anyway after it ended i followed my parents home and then........................................
......I and my sister packed up and we went to Cyberjaya. Left at 12:30 am. I reached MMU about 1:35am like this after a slow drive while chatting with my sister. Luckily we were still in a chatty mood and i didn't feel so tired. Finally reached cyber and dropped my sister. Like i said in the earlier post i had almost cancelled my plan to meet the guys. But when i called them at 12:30 they were still active so i decided to go spend a few hours there. Called up pei tze and she agreed to go too. So, after picking her up we both went to Serdang where all hell broke loose. Everything was going fine and the usual jokes happening and people being surprised to see Pei Tze cause they thought only i was going.
And then Boon Hong, squirted his printer ink all over his area. This area was including his specs, nearby folded table, monitor and things were really funny. We were not yet done laughing and Ping was taking a footage of what happened when Adrian dropped a mug in the kitchen and chipped it. Jane was the first to go to analyse what had happened to it and stuff. We have a footage of that as well. Sigh!~ And then i was just listening to music and stuff for awhile. I went to talk to Adrian about my job and he was interested in what i was saying. Suddenly Pei Tze came in and said something like "us girls are gonna get drunk!" Ahahaa...funny part was we couldn't find the corkscrew. Jane had to ask Elly about it, and no need to say, what he heard she wanted was something totally different. Elly oh ellY!~
Finally we got it open and had a taste. Too dry...=p. I saw it's effects on Pei Tze clearly though. Especially when we were playing prince of persia. Ahahah.....better not describe it la. One thing for sure. She had loads of fun playing. Later she was studying and me was watching football with the guys. Jane and Ping were trying to sleep, in the hall where the TV is. I really did not understand the logic behind that. Anyway i shared some beer with Elly during the match. So yeah, i was feeling nice and warm myself. At soccer halftime, i wanted to go online in the room. At that point, Pei Tze went camera-crazy. I joined her. It was total digital clicking mayhem. We really went crazy. Loads of fun.
Finally decided to leave at 6am as i needed to get back b4 my dad went to work. Even then i had to cause a little scene by leaving the house without taking the car keys. =P...Sent Pei Tze back and then i was driving home to Klang la. This is when my day took a nosedive so to speak. Got into a little accident and my car's driver door got dented and unable to open fully. Yeah, i scrapped the metal divider on the 3rd lane. (Still i dunno how i got there) Well, anyway the accident totally woke me up cause i hit my head on the seat belt thing that is attached beside the door and triangular in shape. I am writing now and i can still feel it. The Pain!~ =(..One lucky thing about the accident was the fact that nothing else was near me when i lost control.
My parents were too tired and they both didn't go to work when i reached home. This was the best news la. Of all things i should have just stayed in Serdang longer and get some sleep. At least i could have avoided the accident. But, anyway everything happens for a reason. And i went to sleep with the headache at about 7:30. About 26 hours after i woke up the earlier morning of the Longest Day.............ehehehe...now who wouldn't like to be in MY shoes =)
Whoever reads this blog, bewarned! I think i will be visiting Serdang one more time on Saturday. Let's go Crash their PLACE together!!!~~
-Mathan-
Thursday, February 24, 2005
The Longest day of my Life
Well i am now going to write about the 22nd of February, 2005.
It is my Guruji's birthday. As such, there were 2 special prayers planned. One in Batu Caves, done by some of the main volunteers and a lot of people were invited. Next, was in Batang Berjuntai and this was a special prayer undertook by our group only.
Well, I woke up at 5+ in the morning, did the meditation and then we were on our way to Batu Caves. Reached there just in time as the prayers started. They were quite elaborate prayers, starting at the little temple at the bottom of the stairs and then we walked up the 272 steps to pray at the main temple inside the caves. Of course it was worth it, because we got to witness something that can only be witnessed usually during Thaipusam. We then got back home and rested. About 3 plus, after my aunt arrived all of us took the 2 cars and drove to Batang Berjuntai. It was a very VERY long drive to get there and i was driving my aunt's car behind my dad. My sister and cousin were in the car and we were having a lively chat.
The interesting part happens once we got to the temple. We were told a few things. One was the history of the temple itself. It seems many years ago a yogi was meditating in the spot where the temple is now built. Then it was just a forest of oil palms. Hanuman appeared to him in his meditation. Hanuman told the yogi that he wanted a place to rest in his travels in that part of the jungle. As such a Hanuman temple was built in the area. For those chinese people, Hanuman is the name of the indian Monkey God. He is famous as a follower and disciple of Rama in the epic Ramayana.
Next thing we were told was the fact that whenever anyone starts doing something for his Guru. The more important and complicated the task is, the MORE there is bound to be problems and obstacles to test the faith of the disciples. This is a known fact. What we need to do is totally focus on what needs to be completed and stick to it. Why? the results would be rewarding to us many fold. In this case, the first priest that was supposed to conduct the prayers suddenly quit. Our leader didn't lose heart. He just went on and found another priest at the 11th hour. Interesting part was THIS last minute priest knew exactly how to conduct prayers for a Guru and specifically told us what needed to be prepared. A blessing in disguise?
Next, the prayers were supposed to be from 4-8 pm. It started at 7:40 pm and went right up till 11.30pm when we finally left the temple. The priest was delayed by terrible traffic jams in KL side. It was a real test of faith as the delay was a huge one and the temple was in the middle of the jungle. No fringe entertainments. I stepped up to help when i saw another young guy walking around preparing everything. It was really fun so to speak as i knew a lot of the people that were there. But still, it was very tiring.
In the meantime however, my frens were having dinner back here in serdang and i had to cancel my intentions of going back to meet those guys even though i promised. But, who knows what other more important matters were other members missing while being stuck there like me. Yeah....before i forget. 2 more miracles that happened in the temple. One, the monkeys that inhabit the place. According to the person in charge the monkeys will always be inside the compounds of the temple. Two, as it was a jungle there was supposed to be lots of mosquitoes. None of these 2 bothered us at all.
Conclusion, i don't think i have been to any prayers that is stronger than this particular prayer. I absolutely cherished being given the chance to take part as a volunteer. Anyway after it ended i followed my parents home and then........................................(to be continued)
-Mathan-
It is my Guruji's birthday. As such, there were 2 special prayers planned. One in Batu Caves, done by some of the main volunteers and a lot of people were invited. Next, was in Batang Berjuntai and this was a special prayer undertook by our group only.
Well, I woke up at 5+ in the morning, did the meditation and then we were on our way to Batu Caves. Reached there just in time as the prayers started. They were quite elaborate prayers, starting at the little temple at the bottom of the stairs and then we walked up the 272 steps to pray at the main temple inside the caves. Of course it was worth it, because we got to witness something that can only be witnessed usually during Thaipusam. We then got back home and rested. About 3 plus, after my aunt arrived all of us took the 2 cars and drove to Batang Berjuntai. It was a very VERY long drive to get there and i was driving my aunt's car behind my dad. My sister and cousin were in the car and we were having a lively chat.
The interesting part happens once we got to the temple. We were told a few things. One was the history of the temple itself. It seems many years ago a yogi was meditating in the spot where the temple is now built. Then it was just a forest of oil palms. Hanuman appeared to him in his meditation. Hanuman told the yogi that he wanted a place to rest in his travels in that part of the jungle. As such a Hanuman temple was built in the area. For those chinese people, Hanuman is the name of the indian Monkey God. He is famous as a follower and disciple of Rama in the epic Ramayana.
Next thing we were told was the fact that whenever anyone starts doing something for his Guru. The more important and complicated the task is, the MORE there is bound to be problems and obstacles to test the faith of the disciples. This is a known fact. What we need to do is totally focus on what needs to be completed and stick to it. Why? the results would be rewarding to us many fold. In this case, the first priest that was supposed to conduct the prayers suddenly quit. Our leader didn't lose heart. He just went on and found another priest at the 11th hour. Interesting part was THIS last minute priest knew exactly how to conduct prayers for a Guru and specifically told us what needed to be prepared. A blessing in disguise?
Next, the prayers were supposed to be from 4-8 pm. It started at 7:40 pm and went right up till 11.30pm when we finally left the temple. The priest was delayed by terrible traffic jams in KL side. It was a real test of faith as the delay was a huge one and the temple was in the middle of the jungle. No fringe entertainments. I stepped up to help when i saw another young guy walking around preparing everything. It was really fun so to speak as i knew a lot of the people that were there. But still, it was very tiring.
In the meantime however, my frens were having dinner back here in serdang and i had to cancel my intentions of going back to meet those guys even though i promised. But, who knows what other more important matters were other members missing while being stuck there like me. Yeah....before i forget. 2 more miracles that happened in the temple. One, the monkeys that inhabit the place. According to the person in charge the monkeys will always be inside the compounds of the temple. Two, as it was a jungle there was supposed to be lots of mosquitoes. None of these 2 bothered us at all.
Conclusion, i don't think i have been to any prayers that is stronger than this particular prayer. I absolutely cherished being given the chance to take part as a volunteer. Anyway after it ended i followed my parents home and then........................................(to be continued)
-Mathan-
I born, i study, i WORK =D!!~~
Full credits for this post goes to PeiTze. Thank you Pei Tze and a happy Chap Goh Mei to everyone out there. This is what she had to say: -
Yay!! I'm so happy for my friend, Mathan, cos he finally got a job! Congrat's yo! An I suppose Ben is thrilled to know that you've finally got a job! hehe... anyway, hope all is well with your 1st job! Ok... and it's now time for me to get another cup of coffee...
Issshhhh!!....after wishing me also she still needs coffee. Pei Tze ni ....cannot cure dy!!~ =)
Well, I'm working for Autochild and i will be with them full swing from next monday onwards. Currently, just working from home.
Yay!! I'm so happy for my friend, Mathan, cos he finally got a job! Congrat's yo! An I suppose Ben is thrilled to know that you've finally got a job! hehe... anyway, hope all is well with your 1st job! Ok... and it's now time for me to get another cup of coffee...
Issshhhh!!....after wishing me also she still needs coffee. Pei Tze ni ....cannot cure dy!!~ =)
Well, I'm working for Autochild and i will be with them full swing from next monday onwards. Currently, just working from home.
Monday, February 21, 2005
Mathan Gets a Job!~
Well,
Guess what, i think i have a job now. Just need to make sure about some transportation hiccups. But after that i should be ok la. The directors of this new startup company actually met me in person and we worked something out already. The idea is new and its bright. So, i am gonna vote myself in until they vote me out.
I have to say thanks to my mother who actually helped me to find this job. But, the point is she reacted a bit wierdly. Malas la. This is why i wanted to apply and do it on my own. Now that she is involved and her fren is involved in helping me, things are more complicated. I have to say for my part though that the guy really is showing me a good deal. All i have to do is first, show him i am an incredible sales and marketing addition to the company. Next, i will have to follow it up by showing him i am an incredible human resource guy and trainer. Sounds like a challenge ya!?~ Ehehehe....i love challenges. This is what i am made for... Talking about mum though, she is talking like i should think about skipping jobs when something better comes along. The point is i have waited for like what? 3 months and an offer like i am getting now is not even really for someone at my level. This is a GREAT offer. I have to wonder what else would possibly be able to TOP this offer.
I have to thank a friend that asked me to Pray and also called to Wish me Luck just before the interview. I'll tell you again, it means a lot to me. Thanks ya!!~~
Well, what else to say. I cannot think of anything more important than the fact i got a job.
-Mathan-
Guess what, i think i have a job now. Just need to make sure about some transportation hiccups. But after that i should be ok la. The directors of this new startup company actually met me in person and we worked something out already. The idea is new and its bright. So, i am gonna vote myself in until they vote me out.
I have to say thanks to my mother who actually helped me to find this job. But, the point is she reacted a bit wierdly. Malas la. This is why i wanted to apply and do it on my own. Now that she is involved and her fren is involved in helping me, things are more complicated. I have to say for my part though that the guy really is showing me a good deal. All i have to do is first, show him i am an incredible sales and marketing addition to the company. Next, i will have to follow it up by showing him i am an incredible human resource guy and trainer. Sounds like a challenge ya!?~ Ehehehe....i love challenges. This is what i am made for... Talking about mum though, she is talking like i should think about skipping jobs when something better comes along. The point is i have waited for like what? 3 months and an offer like i am getting now is not even really for someone at my level. This is a GREAT offer. I have to wonder what else would possibly be able to TOP this offer.
I have to thank a friend that asked me to Pray and also called to Wish me Luck just before the interview. I'll tell you again, it means a lot to me. Thanks ya!!~~
Well, what else to say. I cannot think of anything more important than the fact i got a job.
-Mathan-
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
I am in Cyberjaya - Part 2
Good morning world!!~
Ok, i am finally up and running again. Last night was such a happy outing to remember. Me, Ben and Pei Tze went to Sunway Pyramid. They bought some stuff for themselves. Next i have to say that i am a bit unsatisfied when i realise the main reason for us to go out was to get Thai food. But, we didn't end up 'crying' over spicy tomyam. Since we were inPyramid, we went to eat at Stonegrill. Interesting outlet. Something is just not so catchy about the shop's deco as compared to the other places nearby it. But i have to agreee that the concept is novel.
We get to cook our own food and eat it when we feel it's ready. How we cook it? There is a rock with temperature of about 400 degrees celcius in the middle of the plate. Cut up the meat, throw it on the plate and let the magic unfold.
After pyramid we went to play pool at Cafe 7. Started off with foozball when we had to wait for a table. Damn fun versus , pei tze. I lost...and i didn't mind since it's not a game that i practice playing. But, it was a bit of a overkill when Ben and pei tze both teamed up against me la. Finally pool time came. I have to say that for some strange reason, maybe the way the stars are aligned, or maybe the some feng shui was good about the place, or maybe me and ben had angered the pool gods, ended up pei tze.....:-s...kept winning...She actually trashed us (me n ben). It was a dark day in the history of pool. Because she did it all after saying she was 'rusty' summore. Anyway, at least she had great fun and had a cheery look while me and ben were walking around with a long face. There was BALANCE achieved.
To soften the blow of dying in pool. We went to the mamak to makan and minum. Had satay which was ok , unfortunately the sauce not so nice...=(...watched the second half of DieHard2 movie which was playing on Star Movies. And got back to MMU....
Now i am going on my next round of meet the frens session. Hahahaha....!!~~So, i shall post up more stuff later.
-Mathan-
Ok, i am finally up and running again. Last night was such a happy outing to remember. Me, Ben and Pei Tze went to Sunway Pyramid. They bought some stuff for themselves. Next i have to say that i am a bit unsatisfied when i realise the main reason for us to go out was to get Thai food. But, we didn't end up 'crying' over spicy tomyam. Since we were inPyramid, we went to eat at Stonegrill. Interesting outlet. Something is just not so catchy about the shop's deco as compared to the other places nearby it. But i have to agreee that the concept is novel.
We get to cook our own food and eat it when we feel it's ready. How we cook it? There is a rock with temperature of about 400 degrees celcius in the middle of the plate. Cut up the meat, throw it on the plate and let the magic unfold.
After pyramid we went to play pool at Cafe 7. Started off with foozball when we had to wait for a table. Damn fun versus , pei tze. I lost...and i didn't mind since it's not a game that i practice playing. But, it was a bit of a overkill when Ben and pei tze both teamed up against me la. Finally pool time came. I have to say that for some strange reason, maybe the way the stars are aligned, or maybe the some feng shui was good about the place, or maybe me and ben had angered the pool gods, ended up pei tze.....:-s...kept winning...She actually trashed us (me n ben). It was a dark day in the history of pool. Because she did it all after saying she was 'rusty' summore. Anyway, at least she had great fun and had a cheery look while me and ben were walking around with a long face. There was BALANCE achieved.
To soften the blow of dying in pool. We went to the mamak to makan and minum. Had satay which was ok , unfortunately the sauce not so nice...=(...watched the second half of DieHard2 movie which was playing on Star Movies. And got back to MMU....
Now i am going on my next round of meet the frens session. Hahahaha....!!~~So, i shall post up more stuff later.
-Mathan-
I am in Cyberjaya - Part 1
Well, i am not going to go into details of who i met where when on campus. But, i have to say that being back on campus is like nothing ever passed in the last few months. I can ease myself back in so naturally. Of course people that are seeing me walking campus grounds doesn't seem to feel the same way. They all are asking about me and my job (non-existant as my fan club thats reading this blog faithfully knows) I am just a lost soul back to meet the rest of the lost souls.
Why can't they accept the visit in good faith and leave the failures i am experiencing in the outside world out of the topic of conversation.
Anyway, i cannot say anything also since it IS my fault for not getting a job. Well, therefore i have to undergo all the scrutiny. Ehehehe....anyway for the moment i have to log off soon i guess since the next plan of the night is going to makan, shopping and pool. Who else if not with the gang.....eheeh. Cya guys later...
Why can't they accept the visit in good faith and leave the failures i am experiencing in the outside world out of the topic of conversation.
Anyway, i cannot say anything also since it IS my fault for not getting a job. Well, therefore i have to undergo all the scrutiny. Ehehehe....anyway for the moment i have to log off soon i guess since the next plan of the night is going to makan, shopping and pool. Who else if not with the gang.....eheeh. Cya guys later...
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Constantine
I have to admit that i see a lot of my fellow bloggers using a lot of colours to spice up their sites. Therefore, i am using the assummed colour of HELL for this post. Assumed because i have not seen it for myself yet. If i did see HELL with my own eyes then i would be able to make a post in a more accurate colour. Provided i actually came BACK after seeing la.
Anyway, why all this talk about HELL? Simple. Look at the title guys. I love the movie and i feel the simple attraction of the movie is NOTHING seems to be exaggerated. I watched it twice and i enjoyed and laughed at all the jokes. Both times. Simple dry humour. It doesn't make u think too much, unless u have been contemplating to commit suicide. At that note, u might have a change of heart. If u have been smoking a lot, also u might have a change of heart. Yeap, this movie is a number one anti-smoking campaign battleship.
I guess i will stop the spoilers at this point. It's a great movie to watch when u go in without any expectations. So, i will not give any more expectations through my posting. So, back to Earth....
Hehehehe, i watched the movie twice in the last 3 days. Once with my sister. Again with a couple of friends of mine. Sometimes, i have to say that what we plan never happens. Or what we're looking forward to actually ends up being completely different.
I am talking about the last 2 days. In fact, I was supposed to go to a frens house in PJ on saturday. and then another house in Melaka on sunday. Both plans tak jadi at the last minute. Saturday cause fren's family busy so i couldn't go over. Sunday plan was cancelled cause another fren crashed his car. He wrote in his SMS "my car slide through a divider" I still have no idea how the hell can that happen but, forgive a guy experiencing accident trauma la. A Crash might just be a 'slide through' from his point of view.
When he bailed out there were only 4 of us left to go to melaka. One of the four got drunk the night before so there was only 3 of us left. In the end, Don and I went to Ben's place. And i have to admit, Ben's grandma cooking is simply out of this world. Super nice.....(drooolzzzz~~~!!) After that, i convinced them to go watch Constantine.
Anyway, guess what is the latest update. Mathan is going to Cyberjaya again tonight. While writing this post i was chatting with a fren and one thing led to another and i guess tonight i would be meeting a lot of people eheheehe.....or mostly tomorrow la. MUahahahaah!!~~
Sure got lots of interesting stuff to be added in the next 2 nights.
-Mathan-
Anyway, why all this talk about HELL? Simple. Look at the title guys. I love the movie and i feel the simple attraction of the movie is NOTHING seems to be exaggerated. I watched it twice and i enjoyed and laughed at all the jokes. Both times. Simple dry humour. It doesn't make u think too much, unless u have been contemplating to commit suicide. At that note, u might have a change of heart. If u have been smoking a lot, also u might have a change of heart. Yeap, this movie is a number one anti-smoking campaign battleship.
I guess i will stop the spoilers at this point. It's a great movie to watch when u go in without any expectations. So, i will not give any more expectations through my posting. So, back to Earth....
Hehehehe, i watched the movie twice in the last 3 days. Once with my sister. Again with a couple of friends of mine. Sometimes, i have to say that what we plan never happens. Or what we're looking forward to actually ends up being completely different.
I am talking about the last 2 days. In fact, I was supposed to go to a frens house in PJ on saturday. and then another house in Melaka on sunday. Both plans tak jadi at the last minute. Saturday cause fren's family busy so i couldn't go over. Sunday plan was cancelled cause another fren crashed his car. He wrote in his SMS "my car slide through a divider" I still have no idea how the hell can that happen but, forgive a guy experiencing accident trauma la. A Crash might just be a 'slide through' from his point of view.
When he bailed out there were only 4 of us left to go to melaka. One of the four got drunk the night before so there was only 3 of us left. In the end, Don and I went to Ben's place. And i have to admit, Ben's grandma cooking is simply out of this world. Super nice.....(drooolzzzz~~~!!) After that, i convinced them to go watch Constantine.
Anyway, guess what is the latest update. Mathan is going to Cyberjaya again tonight. While writing this post i was chatting with a fren and one thing led to another and i guess tonight i would be meeting a lot of people eheheehe.....or mostly tomorrow la. MUahahahaah!!~~
Sure got lots of interesting stuff to be added in the next 2 nights.
-Mathan-
Sunday, February 13, 2005
To explain the Fellowship a bit
Well, i started this whole post as a comment to Don's posting. After that i liked it and i had less time to think of something new for the post i had to make in my own blog. So, i just copied it and pasted it here....and made some alterations.
Oh yes there is a Fellowship on Malay-Earth, Fate hath bound us together in the blasted lands of Shyber-Jeya. A beacon of techno-worldly sciences, in our quest for wisdom we sought it for various personal reasons.
Ultimately we found one another and the Fellowship was formed and forged. Our ranks increased in strength and wisdom and we did suffer loss (~~Peace be unto your soul, Mak Tai Kuen! There never was a dull moment when u were around~~)
And as every meeting ultimately has a parting, we are now at that point. Yet, we know the partition in space would not hamper nor decay the works of the forging fires of friendship in the ivory towers.
Fare well in all your endeavours my dear friends. Especially, those of you that come into these blogging circles and read my stuff....;) Take care u all. Bye bye!~
-Mathan-
Oh yes there is a Fellowship on Malay-Earth, Fate hath bound us together in the blasted lands of Shyber-Jeya. A beacon of techno-worldly sciences, in our quest for wisdom we sought it for various personal reasons.
Ultimately we found one another and the Fellowship was formed and forged. Our ranks increased in strength and wisdom and we did suffer loss (~~Peace be unto your soul, Mak Tai Kuen! There never was a dull moment when u were around~~)
And as every meeting ultimately has a parting, we are now at that point. Yet, we know the partition in space would not hamper nor decay the works of the forging fires of friendship in the ivory towers.
Fare well in all your endeavours my dear friends. Especially, those of you that come into these blogging circles and read my stuff....;) Take care u all. Bye bye!~
-Mathan-
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Mathan is gonna cook - Aftermath
OK last night i was just too busy after cooking to blog it in....
Let me see. What happened at the first? i went to the local store to get some stuff. Got japanese tauhu, mix vege, cauliflower, 2 eggs, cream of mushroom soup instant pack and a loaf of bread for today's breakfast. Altogether i spent about RM8 only.
Came back took shower and did my Meditation. The timing to wait before eating would be perfect because I could estimate about one hour in the kitchen.
I started by heating up the oil.....and then left it to heat for too long cause i was a bit lost as to which dish to start cooking first. Decided to steal my mum's already seasoned fish from the fridge and just fry it. I knew to be careful with hot oil and all that. What could i do if the fish decided to dive in rite? Now i have a 5 centimetre black mark above my right ankle where the oil splashed. Lesson learnt: DO NOT STEAL FROM YOUR OWN MUM....
Fish fried quickly. Next, i cut the tauhu and the cauliflower and then suddenly felt lost about where to actually add the cauliflower. Decided to finish up the tauhu first. Threw one into the oil to see what happens. Seriously i have never seen anyone do it before and i was totally clueless as to how fast it gets cooked. Saw to my relief that on a slow fire it does take some time. And then i dropped the whole lot in .....belatedly realising that there was NOT enough oil for them all. DAMN!~~ OK, simple thing ....just add more oil la. In a while they started frying. I prepared the egg in the meanwhile and i added soy sauce and salt to it. I made a mistake here. I think i should have dashed the soy sauce later and just added the salt at this point. Cause in the end only the egg tasted salty. The taste didn't spread fully to the tauhu and the mix vege. Oh and the whole mix was a bit too oily for my own liking. Next time, need to estimate the oil correctly.
Anyway, the cream of mushroom soup was darn simple as i had the instant pack. I just had to Boil it all in. However, i added some mix vege to it and finally threw the cauliflowers in there to make my very own cream of cauliflower soup. Jeng~~Jeng jeng!!~...this was a great dish. I loved every bit of it and think i was right in adding the extra ingredients as they gave variety to the dish.
Oh i forgot the rice. Here i was thinking the rice would come out a masterpiece as it is really damn simple to cook. Unfortunately, i put in a little too much water....>_<''...so, my rice turned out a prototype between normal rice and porridge. Looked like rice, but stuck to the spoon like glue when i scooped it to the plate.
Anyway like Pei Tze joked, now i have increased my cooking skill points. Ehehe...i think i might just do it a few more times as the Sizzing Tauhu almost turned out rite also. OK people and of course the best part of all, i am still here sitting and typing to u all without any problems so my cooking is edible and u can SUrvivE aahahaah....try it one day ya..;)....alrite, signing off for now until something interesting happens in my life.
P.S: Anybody want to watch a creepy anime? Try "St. Luminious Mission High School" The way they keep u questioning WHY!?!!?!? and not be able to figure out the puzzle is uncanny.
-MAthAN-
Let me see. What happened at the first? i went to the local store to get some stuff. Got japanese tauhu, mix vege, cauliflower, 2 eggs, cream of mushroom soup instant pack and a loaf of bread for today's breakfast. Altogether i spent about RM8 only.
Came back took shower and did my Meditation. The timing to wait before eating would be perfect because I could estimate about one hour in the kitchen.
I started by heating up the oil.....and then left it to heat for too long cause i was a bit lost as to which dish to start cooking first. Decided to steal my mum's already seasoned fish from the fridge and just fry it. I knew to be careful with hot oil and all that. What could i do if the fish decided to dive in rite? Now i have a 5 centimetre black mark above my right ankle where the oil splashed. Lesson learnt: DO NOT STEAL FROM YOUR OWN MUM....
Fish fried quickly. Next, i cut the tauhu and the cauliflower and then suddenly felt lost about where to actually add the cauliflower. Decided to finish up the tauhu first. Threw one into the oil to see what happens. Seriously i have never seen anyone do it before and i was totally clueless as to how fast it gets cooked. Saw to my relief that on a slow fire it does take some time. And then i dropped the whole lot in .....belatedly realising that there was NOT enough oil for them all. DAMN!~~ OK, simple thing ....just add more oil la. In a while they started frying. I prepared the egg in the meanwhile and i added soy sauce and salt to it. I made a mistake here. I think i should have dashed the soy sauce later and just added the salt at this point. Cause in the end only the egg tasted salty. The taste didn't spread fully to the tauhu and the mix vege. Oh and the whole mix was a bit too oily for my own liking. Next time, need to estimate the oil correctly.
Anyway, the cream of mushroom soup was darn simple as i had the instant pack. I just had to Boil it all in. However, i added some mix vege to it and finally threw the cauliflowers in there to make my very own cream of cauliflower soup. Jeng~~Jeng jeng!!~
Oh i forgot the rice. Here i was thinking the rice would come out a masterpiece as it is really damn simple to cook. Unfortunately, i put in a little too much water....>_<''...so, my rice turned out a prototype between normal rice and porridge. Looked like rice, but stuck to the spoon like glue when i scooped it to the plate.
Anyway like Pei Tze joked, now i have increased my cooking skill points. Ehehe...i think i might just do it a few more times as the Sizzing Tauhu almost turned out rite also. OK people and of course the best part of all, i am still here sitting and typing to u all without any problems so my cooking is edible and u can SUrvivE aahahaah....try it one day ya..;)....alrite, signing off for now until something interesting happens in my life.
P.S: Anybody want to watch a creepy anime? Try "St. Luminious Mission High School" The way they keep u questioning WHY!?!!?!? and not be able to figure out the puzzle is uncanny.
-MAthAN-
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Mathan is gonna cook
Yes Ladies and Gentleman.
Step right up. Parents are in Cameron Highlands. Sister is in Cyber. So what does mathan do. MUahahaahah......He decides to learn a new skill and cook. Hear ye hear ye.....he is gonna cook. Let's all step back and see the magic take place. <"hopefully nothing explosive", theEvil snickers>...
Be warned everyone. This might be the last u see Mathan, he may never be the same again after whatever that takes place in Klang< SELANGOR tonight. Say your good byes!!~~
I will try my best to update you all once i am done cooking later. ;).......
-Mathan-
Step right up. Parents are in Cameron Highlands. Sister is in Cyber. So what does mathan do. MUahahaahah......He decides to learn a new skill and cook. Hear ye hear ye.....he is gonna cook. Let's all step back and see the magic take place. <"hopefully nothing explosive", theEvil snickers>...
Be warned everyone. This might be the last u see Mathan, he may never be the same again after whatever that takes place in Klang< SELANGOR tonight. Say your good byes!!~~
I will try my best to update you all once i am done cooking later. ;)...
-Mathan-
Monday, January 31, 2005
I think people take drugs when feeling like how i feel now
Hey there peeps,
Well, i am home alone at the moment. Parents are out and sis is studying. Sigh, back to writing again to let out the feeling of emptiness inside of me.
I seriously do not know what is up with me. Sometimes i just suddenly go into one of these modes. No appetite, no energy to go out and finish chores, no enthusiasm to go have fun. I even missed out on a long time reunion last night where i was supposed to meet up with friends from secondary that i have not seen for about 3-4 years. Maybe things would have been cooler if i had just forced myself to go and meet them up and have some fun.
Every path has its consequence and i have chosen this path of "not going to the reunion" and here i am telling you sad tales instead of how great the reunion was. Hahahaha......
Well for those people that are randomly inside my blog spot at the moment this is how i look like. ......
Ok shall come back to utter more unutterables when i am bored of playing my guitar. Ciao !!~
-Mathan-
Sunday, January 30, 2005
The 5th Chakra in our body system
Ahaha...i forgot the important part about my website. "Why is it named so?" Some of you might ask.
The following is something that i believe in even though a lot of people might not. I believe in the existence of Chakras.
Our body contains 7 chakras or psychic energy centres. VISHUDDHA, also known as the throat chakra, the fifth energy center is located at the base of the neck, it includes the entire jaw.
It is the center of our personal expression and the messenger of the spirit. It resonates to the color blue and the element of sound.
A well balanced fifth chakra activates our speaking and listening abilities, awakening our ability to connect and communicate with others. It tunes in to our own inner voice.
Hopefully , i can truthfully listen to my inner opinions and tell u guys without too much censorship ahahahah.!!~~.~~!!
-Mathan-
P.S: just message me, if u guys wanna know about the other 6...;)
p.p.s: i just realise have to set the date....damn it the earlier post was written oni about 30 minutes ago.....not 6 am....bodohnyerrr aku tak nampak.
The following is something that i believe in even though a lot of people might not. I believe in the existence of Chakras.
Our body contains 7 chakras or psychic energy centres. VISHUDDHA, also known as the throat chakra, the fifth energy center is located at the base of the neck, it includes the entire jaw.
It is the center of our personal expression and the messenger of the spirit. It resonates to the color blue and the element of sound.
A well balanced fifth chakra activates our speaking and listening abilities, awakening our ability to connect and communicate with others. It tunes in to our own inner voice.
Hopefully , i can truthfully listen to my inner opinions and tell u guys without too much censorship ahahahah.!!~~.~~!!
-Mathan-
P.S: just message me, if u guys wanna know about the other 6...;)
p.p.s: i just realise have to set the date....damn it the earlier post was written oni about 30 minutes ago.....not 6 am....bodohnyerrr aku tak nampak.
Saturday, January 29, 2005
To everyone out there....hola!!~
Alrite people. ...
Mathan is in the blog scene as well. I know veterans like Mhyshael would all laugh at my pathetic attempts to be a writer. But, there was a time i envisioned myself writing stuff. Since i am sitting around at home doing nothing at the moment, i guess i shall try to do some interesting writing and give myself a chance.
It would at least alleviate the pressure i am recieving in the need to look for a job. Besides there are so many things that i think about that it is not funny. Stuff that is totally not relevant to me, stuff that are the greatest mysteries in the world, stuff that are perfectly understood by everyone except me, stuff that i think i understand better than others....etc.
A word of warning to the visitors of my site. I am a Hindu and i am of indian descent. As such i have been searching for the roots of my culture and its literature and the magnificence once enjoyed by Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro (ding!! yeap u saw that in the history books in Form5 SPM). It's sort of a pet project of mine as i realised at one point (Beta MMU), i knew more about stuff talked about in the Christian bible as compared to Hinduism and its many Vedas (the Rig Veda being reputedly the oldest written document surviving on the face of the planet). Hence the embarassment at my own ineptness and the following search that ultimately is opening to my mind even now the truths contained in my religion socially, culturally and spiritually...oh also technologically...
Of course that doesn't stop me from reading about all other religions as i come across their literature. Alright, so please bear with stuff i write here based on my own readings and post my own opinions. Take it as somethign interesting that deems discussing and feel free to post your comments. The first step to understanding is of course questioning, so maybe i might write out questions from time to time. Hopefully i do get some constructive feedback from you guys (Meaning ANSWERS to the questions) and not flame mail asking me to shut up. Trust me it was those questions, which the girl asked me in Beta that made me realise how UN-knowledgable i am and set me off in my project.
First question of the day then: " Have you guys heard of any old documents? and how old is the oldest document u have heard of? " --just wanna see if what the website told me about the Rig Veda is true or not--
-Mathan-
Come back to Visit soon yah!!~~
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