Was It Worth It After All?

Right after CNY, I had the busiest time of my career. Things were piling up (not that I did not do my job well enough) and meetings after meetings just keeps on calling here and there.

I found that when my schedule is jammed packed, my emotions at times get carried away too. Heading to Kuantan in a bit. Hopefully things will be better when I am back.

Cheerios!

Savings

I'd once saw a colleague of mine keeping track of his daily expenses in a spreadsheet and when questioned why did he do so, he simply replied, "I'm gonna get married in 2 years' time. So I better watch my expenses and save for the wedding...". And so he did got married 2 years after that.

Now I know a friend of mine is gonna kill me when I say this. But honestly I've got no saving plans in place after 3 years plus of working. (Please don't come offering me whatever saving plans you have, seriously pleaseeee!). Savings for me has been like, if I have extra, then I will save. I've never shopped with a shopping list. I eat like a king and I opt to eat out on weekends.

While many is making comments (and a huge hu-ha) out of the rising cost of living, I saw this particular article on the paper today.

And my mum was telling us about the story of how she fed the family with vegetables she grown in the backyard (or rather the garden). Now all the "greens" you see in the below photo are edible yea...

So what should I do? Well for a start, I've increased my air-conditioning to 20 degrees Celsius and instead of shutting off at 3 AM, now its 2AM.  What's next? God knows...

You Thought I Was Done With 2013?

Following (THE) Queen Bey's footsteps, I am now releasing a number of never released photos before the year of 2013 ends.

Nope! I'm still not done with 2013!

Escape

For your record, Teluk Bahang is like at the end of the world in Penang Island and I didn't know there were so much that can be done over there.

So this company of mine decided to hold a team building at this theme park. Only difference is, this team park is on top of trees instead of the normal joyride and water pools. Let me just include this, THANK GOD I brought my camera and I didn't had to climb those trees. Imagine me climbing a coconut tree??? What a sight, what a sight...!

So since I was the official cameraman (the 2nd cameraman in fact), so don't expect lots of my own photos here.

Upon adjusting the white and color grid balance, the pictures turned out damn flyyyy!!!

The Murphy's Law

Well I've definitely heard of the name of this Law, but I could not recall what exactly this Law meant. All I could remember vividly was Le Chatelier's Principals. But little do we know, these 2 laws can be used to explain life and our actions. 

Today we commissioned a rather important project in my workplace, and thus, I've been working non-stop since last Friday. My boss gave me a piece of advice that was rather chemistry and stochastic, "Kelv, remember the Murphy's Law". I nodded and smile, but I couldn't recall at all what did that meant! Now listen carefully, I am not gonna repeat myself. Here goes...

Lesson 1.0 - Murphy's Law

If you feel that something is gonna go wrong, that means it will definitely go WRONG! There is always a reason why your instincts are communicating to you.

Example: I somehow felt that the project commissioning at my workplace was done rather in a hurry, and I believe there must be some parts or equipments that may fail. Thus, I instructed for a trial load the night before the commissioning. Turned out, I was right! Equipment failure here and there. Thank God we managed to identify it early, and got it rectified immediately. And thus, it was a flawless operations today during the actual commissioning.


Lesson 2.0 - Le Chatelier's Principles

Also known as the equilibrium principle, it can be simply explained as if you don't move something out, nothing much (or more) will be produced until there is this change. 

Example: I found out that someone is unhappy about me, and unfortunately that person choose to share about this in social medium, of which I had excess to as well. So much of a smart Alex!!! I was utterly pissed and the first reaction I had was that I wanted was a revenge. But then I felt so emotionally unstable and disturbed. Finally it took a person (who is by the way younger than me) to teach me to just let it go. When I forgive, then I forget, I became happier instantly and really no longer mind what that person has to say about me. Chapter closed. When you moved on, thing gets better. 

Life class lessons indeed!

Be The Change That You Wish To See In The World

The great Mahatma Gandhi said it so right. But, I had a revelation last week about this quote. All these while, I thought I knew what this quote was about, but the fact was that I didn't.

Part of us, we really want others to behave and be a certain way that we assume is right. But can you influence and somehow make them change, just because you thought its the "right" way of being? Answer is, no you can't. No, NO, NO!

Why should you be worried about what others are, when the only thing you should be worried is yourself (or rather myself).

It was rather enlightening, and I learned to take it as it is. With this I forgive, and forget.

Uninspired

For a guy having a lot to say, speak and shout, I find it rather weird as since coming back from Langkawi, I felt rather uninspired. Am I cursed?

You see, even at this point of this post, I am not sure what should I write.

What the heck is wrong with me???

Anyway, just to promote my Twitter account's sake:

December here you come, and yet, I am left so dull. Well, I always have tomorrow...

And The Busiest Month of The Year Goes To...

Its a week to the end of November and my work and traveling schedule does not seem to ease off anyhow. Just came back from a week's work visit to Langkawi Island. It was rather a blessing in disguise in a way. We lived in a Malay villa beside the lush green paddy field, quiet and filled with chirping of birds in the morning.

 

But the real reason for the "visit" was to prepare for an important visit by the bosses, and I was put in charged as the.... beautician aka beautifier aka interior designer. Lots of going around the island to get last minute items.

And the result was...uh-ma-zing and flawless!

So finally when we had time for ourselves, we went to the cable car, underwater world and lots and lots and looootssssss of shopping!

 

Yes, i can still fly! 

And The Busiest Month of The Year Goes To...NOVEMBER!