So sad to see Mum & Dad getting old ... T-T

First, this morning when I woke up, suddenly I felt the same feeling when I woke up as a college student. A funny feeling, but I do hope someday when I wake up, I immediately turn back the clock and have a second run being a college student.

I know I know, this will never happen, but having 5 mins feeling the funny thought is quite a fun one. I'm sure if I have the change to live my life again, even from college onwards, I will live differently.

Anyway, when I reach home, I have a small chat with Dad. Our conversation is becoming shorter and shorter, same with Mum. I think this is a big sign that we stop talking so much that I kinda miss them in my heart. We normally just talk over the phone, due to my ever packed schedule, either I'm doing this, or I'm doing that. But when I really look at my Dad during our chat, I just felt sad when the Dad in my mine doesn't look like the real thing anymore. He aged so much I can feel what he's gone thru in his life just by reading his facial emotion. Oh, everyone got their own life story, and I'm sure every story is an exciting one.

So, after my chat, which also turned into a debate, leaves me with a question with no answer ... what will happen to them in just another few years. They are aging so fast I don't know how to handle the pace, the situation ... surely not at the moment. People ask questions like 'what do you want to do in 5 years time ?' or ' what do u plan to do in the future ?' ... but suddenly the same questions asked in context of my parents, my mind just went blank ... I am already so busy living my own life, next big thing is to start my family (I guess), I'm just not sure how can I cope with another element in my life ... Oh .. this is even before having kids ... hmm ... life is something to be amazed, don't u think ?

Anyone with answer, please share ya ...

The MONKEY nature in us ...

Just came back from Phuket, a short trip to relax. Nothing more than a tourist + shopping zone, Phuket is actually not the most relaxing place ! In fact it's the most expensive place in Thailand. Food is surely super expensive, shopping centres with world class brands, everywhere I see foreigners ... So apart from a few RM 10 tees, and a pair of NB shoe on bargain, I took most of Phuket experience back in the form of pics. From the whole lots of pics, this is the most special one ... you can find the rest of the pics @ my flickr side : http://www.flickr.com/photos/eric_tai/
Oh well ... have a Monkeyful weekend yo !

Free ...

Walau the word FREE ... I keep hearing this word non stop for the past week.

Retailers use this word to give out gifts - or rather increase the sales of their product with % of margin hiked up to include the cost of the gift.

Consumers use this word to ask for stuff without paying for something, or services.

MLM companies use word this to promote their 'free' of everything life - or rather before u become free, u're providing them your free service to make them even richer - and your eventually becomes a MLM slave first .. or for life ! Hmm .. wat's for free ?

Banks/Financial institutions use this word to promote their services - Interest free installment, financially free investments, problem free banking services .. etc. But they are using your hard earn money to invest and get more money ... your money is free (kinda) to them despite the small little interest they pay you back.

But God's freedom is basically to be free from all the above fake 'free' words in life. I believe God's freedom is to set you free from all problems in life. Yes another type of 'free' but this one comes with everlasting JOY, PEACE and LOVE. God's gave His 'unconditional' love for free - without you buying certain things to get His love. God gave his blessings without you becoming a slave - you just need to ask. God's blessings also don't come with interest too ! Ha ha !

One thing tho ... God's love and salvation may be free, but it cost Jesus His life !

Happy Labour day =)

Our needs

Time now : 1.21 am
Date : 23 April 2008

I just woke up not along ago ... after sleeping from noon till 10 pm. Except for a phone call from the Prai warehouse to ask for more stocks to maximize the truck load to the central warehouse, I should be more well rested.

Well, first time I had to use sleeping pills to relax and sleep. I haven't been 'sleeping' for days. And the only thing that keeps me walking, or awake is the ever tight timeline I have to complete some tasks. I'm now involved in a project to purchase a software to help in cutting down time needed to calculate demand of stocks using spreadsheets. This project is basically taking lots of my time and energy, despite the backlog of my current daily tasks.

Anyway, it's not about work I wanna share ...

This morning I couldn't breathe due to pressures from my colleagues to get some info from me. Now that worries me. I almost fainted in the office. Went to the doc to do a few tests, and everything seems normal, except for a slight high in sugar level.

The trend seems to be like this. Everyone is task and and objective oriented, until we have to sometime put it in our task list to eat, sleep, to go for sports, and buy vitamins .. ets just to make sure our mind doesn't forget these important elements in our life. Isn't those the basic things we need to maintain our lifes, or keep us alive ? Most of the time we forgot we only need a job to earn us money to buy food, and shelter.

Needs in the new context is scary. Last time, a house is a need, food is a need. Now a good car that show status + fuel economical + nice design + safety features is a need. A house/apartment/condo in the town area - near to the LRT station is a need. Laptop with WIFI and big screen is a need. 3G handphone with memory slot is a need. It seems like everything is a need, and it's also a NEED to earn bigger salary to accommodates the other needs.

Funny ? But I foresee the list of needs expanding more just in the few coming years. I'm also hooked into this 'NEED Cycle'. Been buying a few 'needs' lately to aid in my growth in photography. Not sure if this is a good decision, but I think I will take this risk this time round. Maybe when I get older and I couldn't take stress anymore from a MNC, I will go freelance in photography. Still lot to learn, but determined to be at the highest level in photography .. wish me luck.

So friend, remember what u really need. It's your life lived fully with no regrets, or filling up the blackhole with things (needs) and thought you will be satisfied at the end of the day. You do know a blackhole can never be filled right ??!!

Oklar ! Just some personal thoughts ... for your reading pleasures ... since I can't sleep again ...

I love my Olympus E 500 =)

Arhh ..... my baby ! I love my baby ! I don't need a Nikon D80 ... ha ha ha ! I love my Olympus E500, don't need a Nikon D80 ... la la la ... =)

I just got my first encounter with the Nikon D80 ! All thanks to Den Nee ! So tempting ! So cannot tahan ... but ... but ... but .... E 500 is the best !!

Btw, anyone wanna buy a Nikon D80 ... barely used ! Negotiable !

Aiyo .... T-T ....

Ops ... Prime is doing his business ...ewww !

He he ... and u asked if TF need to pee pee one or not ....

Fiona Leung .... in real person =)

Not in the mood to take pictures last Sun in church, decided to just sit down and listen to the sharing ... however was blessed by Fiona's sharing anyhow ...

One thing tho, she look better in person, and people are so so so comfortable with her. Powderful women of God indeed ! No celebrity / VIP attitude, just another ordinary women, with God's grace and mercies shown in her ... I didn't hang on, went home straight after the service to rest ... Zzz .. but I heard some of the church youths went mamak with her ... Thanks yo Fiona for the sharing ... come again soon ...

Oh oh .. do u know there's actually 1 Noah's Ark in the Netherlands, and another 1 in Hong Kong. I mean the real thing, built as a landmark for people to visit (Like a museum). Quite a cool thing to have! Let me find the link, and I will post the link here oh ... so that we can all read more about it !

Till then .. have a beautiful week coming ... I will be sleeping alot .. zzz ....

Fiona Leung in FCC, Sunway

Venue: Faith Christian Centre, Sunway

Date : Sunday, 30 Mar

Time : 8 PM

This should be a good seminar ! Don't miss this .... unfortunately I fail to upload the church map in blogspot. However you can find the church map @ www.ilovefcc.com

Come come come !

Red Compass, Good Friday ..

Pictures from the Red Compass Concert, Good Friday ... Enjoy ...

Wishing you a great week ahead !!

Genting Pics ....

A very tiring weekend trip to Genting with YZ and her cousins ... Just a few pics to remind you of Genting, if you have not been there for sometime ...

Stealth Bumblebee Concept Camaro

As promised ... without talking much ... the new Stealth Bumblebee Concept Camaro ...

Yellow is nice ... Red is even better ... now the Black BB ... may the dark force be with you .. ha ha !

TF Animated !!

Many of you may not know, but right after the Transformers - The Movie, the next best thing is the Transformers Animated cartoons ... to me, it's kinda gay, but what the hack, it's pretty cool ...

Here are some pics of OP toy from the Animated cartoon ... enjoy ...




Now the even better news ! McD is coming out with the TF toys free with the happymeal ... yea yea .. not sure if this is coming to M'sia, but sure not going to miss it !


Watch out for the next posting ... a new kick ass BB from Hasbro !

Pics courtesy of http://www.tfw2005.com/