Looking back at 2006 .. and God =)

Oh well, it's the time of the year to ponder what I've achieve in year 2006.

As a summary, year 2006 is a year full of surprises, a year full of travels, and a year full of new life experiences.

God works in His own way, sometimes I am amazed at His work, and the way He moves in my life. It's a very good year considering the blessings I received from Him. But I must admit, I'm a little far from Him lately, maybe because I'm occupied with work, family & relationship. Before I could drift away, He will always pull me back, and set my feet on the ground again.

I've forgotten how to rely on Him, and he's been giving me constant reminders lately. Today I experienced His call, to go back to Him. And this time it's a very visible call. He showed me today that not only He can bless, He can take lotsa things away from me, if that's what He'll need to do in order to bring me back to Him. So, today I suddenly felt so lonely, and I have this feeling to go back to Him. Isn't our God the greatest. You will know somewhere in your heart when you are striped from head to bottom, God will still be there waiting for you.

Many times I thought what I've achieved is solely based on my own capability, but now I realised God plays a big part, I hope this is not too late. I have became a totally different person this year, yeah maybe a little more confident, or maybe a little too arrogant. A lesson God thought long ago but now I've forgotten, that's to humble myself.

So maybe I don't need to wait till 1st January 2007 to start pulling myself together again, I can actually start my new year today, start living my real life again today, and start becoming myself again, the easy life that's ever humbling, ever comfortable, and ever joyful ... anyway what to care about office politics, what to cares about career advancement, what to cares about annual increment when basic principles in life are all in a mess ?

Praying that Year 2007 will be another year of learning, another year of blessings, and another year of breakthrough !

* This post may be a little too Godly, but God speaks and I would like to share .. I hope you still enjoyed the reading *

Thank God It's Friday =)

Well how bad a week can be, it has gotta be coming to an end when it's a Friday .. TGIF !!

YZ's aunt from Singapore will be coming over this Sat, will get to spend some time with them, most probably be bringing them to shopping =) Can't wait for my next vacation in Langkawi, coming Mon - Wed. Really hoping for some good rest, and to re-charge a little ..

Well highlight of the week will be Den Nee's wedding. Will be a 'heng tai' this Sunday, will surely enjoy it, especially the rest of the 'heng tais' are also very very cool people. YZ will help to take some photos, then surely I will post them here ..

So basically my vacation starts today till next Wed =)

The last time I really enjoy myself was at the MPE event in Sepang International Circuit. Which after that I have so many reports, so many meetings, and so many appointments right after. What made it even more special was the opportunity to trash a Merc in SIC. Never imagine myself driving one in SIC, with speed of 200 km/h (Not even the top speed yet) and cornering at 130 km/h. Kinda like having a drifting practice in SIC when I heard the tyre sounded like losing it's grip =) Wow what an experience !!

Superman driving instead of flying =)

Nice colour = Blue =)

Garage full of amazing cars =)

So my next post will be after my vacation in Langkawi =)

Have a great weekend yo !!

I hope things will improve =)

I must admit, lately it has been very bad for me .. and I seriously pray that this is ending soon.

Last 2 days I actually got some good rest, at least the body feels better now. Will be resting more, at least a good start to get back on track. As for work, after all the rush, I kinda felt that I'm actually very free for yesterday & today. So I decided to take this time to do some housekeeping, some filling, and some planning for the week. Just can't waste time when suddenly I have the time =)

The week also started with some good notes, first I was blessed with 2 pens (Thanks PS), then a pda leather casing (Thanks YB & MK). Wonder if there're any more blessings coming to me this week, ha ha ... trying to push my luck a little =)

But at the same time I decided to put my camera on hold, just don't have the $$ to get that fellow at this moment =(

It has been a great year, and I hope to finish the year this way. Will be taking life a little easy for the rest of the week, to ponder about something, and also to count my blessings. I realised I fail to count my blessings lately, only complaining about things I'm not getting ... It's never too early to count your blessings you know, even if thanksgiving is not so near yet .. ha ha ..

For those of you that prayed for me, thanks & please continue ... For those of you who have not started praying yet, start now, what are you waiting for =)

God Bless & have a great week !

Friday without a single pen =(

Came into the office this morning and all my pens are missing !

I already knew that the number of pens on my desk is becoming lesser and lesser, I lost some of my favorite pens too. I thought to myself, it's ok, just use some of the free pens that I received from roadshows, from banks ... etc. But but ... now not even a single pen is found at the pen case !

My life is like that lately, all my time taken away from myself, little by little. Time devoted to some of the things that I love to do, taken away slowly by my career, family, relationship ... etc. It's a clear sign that very soon, I will have no time to myself anymore. Nil ... Zero ... Kosong !

This calls for an immediate change of system, have to really sit down and start designing a new system before I lose everything I love, everything I have.

My time is not free, at the same time, my pens are not free too !! Please don't take it for granted.
( Anyone is good enough to bless me with some new pens ? )

Wish me luck guys =)

Can't just get this baby out of my mind =)

God can You please bless me with this baby ... I really really really want it ... In Jesus's name, Amen !

Eric's formula of success ... or is it a proven theory ??

This is the road to success for all Malaysians ... or is it only a dream ??!!

First you work so hard, your boss likes you so much because of your work productivity ...
Then you work harder and your boss loves you so much because you've improved ...
Then your boss gives you more responsibilities because you are reliable, and you can produce good results ...
Later when you perform well, your boss adores you ...

Then your boss gives you more, even though your boss knows so well you cannot do 3 person's job, anyway your boss still give more ... and more ... more ...
And due to workload you cannot give quality results, and the responsibilities continue to get bigger, and everything is urgent ...
Then you cannot cope with the expectations ...
Then your boss said your performance is getting bad, better buck up ... and sorry, no headcount, so be prepared to work like this for some time ...

Finally you are burn out, sick of working under such pressures, and proceed to try other jobs, and the whole circle starts again ...

So be smart, plan your growth the first day you start work, spread out your improvement for at least 10 years, this way there will be constant growth, and constant increment ...

Malaysia boleh!!

Masa tidak cukup .. =(

Just came back from vacation, and another one coming end of this month =)

Yes lotsa travels for year 2006, and I think I may have somemore in Dec.

Life is a little busy lately, with work & relationship most of the time.

Busy with work because of many things, budget for 2007, planning for 2007 ... cost reporting, monthly presentation ... bla bla. Busy with relationship also as YZ and I spend lotsa time together lately, and it's a good thing, I am enjoying every minute with YZ.

I would say my time is separated into 5 major parts now ..

1) Work @ Career ( 35 % )
2) Relationship ( 25 % )
3) Family ( 20 % )
4) God or God's work ( 15 % )
5) Own quiet time ( 5 % )

A few things in my life that I love to do, I miss them ...

1) Football
2) Basketball
3) Window shopping ( Shoes & Gadgets )
4) Sleep
5) Spending time wih my friends

But this is how life grows, you can't be doing the same thing again and again for the rest of your life. You will grow, you need to grow, and with the 24 hours given to you in a day, you can only do so much. As for me, I plan my day, my week. And most of the time, I follow my schedule. Sometimes I am pondering whether it is a real satisfaction, or it is just an excuse to motivate myself, that I'm able to finish my task planned for the day. But if I don't plan, I can be so tension when the files are pilling up my desk ( or my calendar ).

Well, at the age of 28 I think it's too early to retire. This may be the best time to do my best in my career, and try to climb the corporate ladder. But at the same time, I'm also enjoying the best time in my life, going to so many places, trying so many things, so many food. How I wish I could have more time for the 2nd part, but can't just put my career on a hold. Life just needs to be a good balance. Just that it's not so balance lately.

I think it's about time to start planning for something big in the future, like what I say, we must grow ... the only challenge now is .... Time ... time is always not enough !! But looking at the positive side, I'm spending 100 % of time doing something productive, I don't waste my time.

So friends, have you been using your time effectively ? If not, can you just lend me some =)

Penang Island - Makan Heaven of Malaysia =)

Just came from Penang, was there for a delivery audit for 5 days, it's a good trip considering the results and feedbacks we've collected from visiting our dealers in northern Malaysia ( Penang, Alor Setar, Prai Ipoh )

Lotsa time in the car, looking at the ever beautiful sawah padi you don't get to see in Kl ...

Like my experience in Malacca, I went to some good makan places - thanks to Paul & Tung and really enjoyed my stay in Penang, despite the long travelling time from 1 place to another ..

In northern Malaysia, or Penang the makan state of Malaysia, all you need is to bring along a plate, chopsticks, a spoon and a stomach ( don't need to be an empty one, you will eat even if you are not hungry )

Here's a view of the Penang ferry service ... one of 2 ways to get into Penang, the other is driving across the sea via the Penang bridge ... unless you wanna swim =)

I also took some time to think, not sure I will be able to get back to KL ... er ... without gaining weight ....


Just look at my worried face .. =(

Anyway, this is what I had for breakfast ... =)

and for lunch ...


and for tea break ..

and for dinner ...






So after my breakfast, lunch, tea break & dinner, had no choice but to drop by the gym for a workout. For your information, ths is the first time I had to use the gym facility of the hotel after so many business trips. I have no choice, I'm afraid that the airplane cannot take off, so just in case ...

Oh yah, met a good friend of mine in the gym as well ... =)

She's training together with the rest of the national bowling team, preparing for the next asian games ...

So you tell me, how not to gain weight in Penang, the makan island of Malaysia !

Historical state of Malacca ..

Can't remember when was the last time I went to Malacca, maybe 2 - 3 years ago, with some church friends for a day trip during Merdeka holiday. This time round, went to Malacca with YZ.

Never really look at these old buildings before, but it amazed me this time because I get to go into one of these house, and wow, I kinda like the design.

There is no place to park your car infront of the house, but maybe when they build these houses, they don't have Proton Waja yet. I would imagine it's still a walking street with people either walking or cycling during the time these buildings were build.

Behind this building is where the wet market is located, and this is where we had our breakfast - YZ favorite Hokkien Mee & Chicken rice ball ..

The Hokkien mee stall is just beside the wet market, you can still see 'short' little tables and chairs where people sit with their knees bended to the height of their chest. The Hokkien mee comes with slices of pork, and all you need is ...

Pour in the chili sauce which is kept in a glass bottle - Shared among many tables, you basically have to walk over to the table of where the botol last located, and ask they people sitting in that table permission to take the botol. After use, just leave it, others who wants the chili sauce will come and ask from you.

After you mix the sauce, it tasted like Prawn Mee - the dry version ..

Of coz, since we are at Malacca, and time is a challenge, we had Chicken rice balls after our Hokkien Mee ...

After our wonderful breakfast, we went to Jonker Street for a walk ...

This is me ( Super boy ) in one of the historical building .. this is the first floor. If they build something like this in Damansara or Shah Alam, I may wanna get 1, because of it's build up - it's long, it's huge, it's spacious, it's cooling even the temperature is killing outside, and there's even an airwell in the middle of the house with natural sunlight coming through ... I just love the design.

A view of the riverside, before we go for Satay Malacca ...

Yum yum .. no need to say more ...

Don't you just want to have some now ? You can choose from Chicken satay or Pork satay, very nice ...

YZ and I took a picture at the orang utan house in Malacca ..

After a long hot day walking around Jonker Street, we sat down at a nearby cendol shop for the ever wonderful cendol with 'Gula Melaka' ...

YZ took this Cendol Durian ... yeah ... Durian cendol, can you believe it !

Already missing Malacca ... just after 2 weeks ... Just can't wait to go back to Malacca with YZ again ...