The Path of Time

For the past one week to one and a half weeks, I have been struggling to motivate myself. Too many ups and downs, challenges being thrown at me and the uncertain future of the examination subjects I am currently taking. It definitely does not take long for frustration to kick in when you think you are taking too long a time to learn something or to gel into an environment. With that, I was feeling really horrible and down. Having the Internet and knowing how informative it can be, I tried searching out for some ways to overcome the stroke of frustration that I was going through. I found this really good article: _____________________________________________________ Fighting Frustration by: J. Ramiro Sejas M. I don't know you. But I have been frustrated many times. My heart was broken many times. I divorced. I have been unemployed. I have been in the street. I have felt totally alone. I became an alcoholic. There were nights I closed my eyes waiting not to wake up any more. I was on...

L'Arc~en~Ciel with their latest single "My Heart Draws A Dream", released on the 29th August this year. Got of a hold of it only a couple of days ago. Once again, they pulled it off! 15 years as a band, and they are still producing high quality music with varying styles. This song is very upbeat and very emotional for me. As usual, Tetsu's bass with a moving bassline accompanied with Hyde's unique voice gives us a well amagalmated combination that compliments each other. Simplied loved it from start to finish. Just to throw in some facts, this song was produced for the Subaru Legacy advertisement in Japan.

What is "tai chi"? The commonly known definition would be - an internal Chinese martial art often practiced with the aim of promoting health and longevity . You probably don't know this fact, but even "tai chi" is practised in the most common places - and that includes the workplace! Didn't know that did you? How does it promote health and longevity if practised at work? Very simple! Say, you are a manager overseeing an engagement right now. As a manager, you have quite a substantial amount of commanding power. So this is what you do, you simply pass all your work to the person directly beneath you. So the end result is - you get more time for yourself and a small workload while maintaining your HUGE monthly paycheck, hence promoting YOUR health and YOUR longevity. Of course, at the expense of OTHER PEOPLE'S health and time! This is how "tai chi" works in the office: Say that person in the picture is you. You take in a huge amount of "c...

After almost 2 months after DJ Pi's announcement to do a special edition vocal mix, the mix is finally up for downloads about three weeks back! I know I should have done the review a lot earlier but I just didn't have the time to really sit back and appreciate the mix. The tracklist: Chaser - Hanging Around A1 Gabriel and Dresden Feat. Jan Burton - Dangerous Power (Cicada Mix) Anna Nalick - Breathe (Blake Jarrell Mix) Blackfeel Wite - Sea Still Love You (Gabriel Batz Mix) Anr - Only One Tiesto Feat. Christian Burns - In The Dark Kamil Polner - Dance Forever Javah - One By One (Cyrex Mix) Maor Levi - Reflect Bobina Feat. Elles De Graaf - Lighthouse (Sean Tyas Mix) Jose Amnesia Feat. Jennifer Rene - Louder (Jon Obir Mix) Jesselyn - Contact Fkn Feat. Jahala - Why (Aly and Fila Mix) Duderstadt And Anita Kelsey - Smile (Alex Morph Vocal Mix) Andre Visor And Dark Moon - Beautiful People (Stoneface And Terminal Mix) Those familiar with the vocal trance scene should be able to recognis...

Apocalypses Prophecies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs through the Ages That is the name of this book which I bought some time ago but never really got the time to it. This book was my weekend book so to speak. "Apocalyptic visions and prophecies from Zarathustra to yesterday form the luxuriant panorama in Eugen Weber's profound and elegant book. Beginning with the ancients of the West and the Orient and, especially, with those from whom we received our religions, the Jews and earliest Christians, Weber finds that an absolute belief in the end of time, when good would do final battle with evil, was omnipresent. Within centuries, apocalyptic beliefs inspired Crusades, scientific discoveries, works of art, voyages such as those of Columbus, rebellions and reforms. In the new world, American abolitionists, who were so critical to the movement to end slavery, believed in a final reckoning. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries' apocalyptic movements veered toward a lunatic fri...

For the past whole week, I have been feeling horrible. I wake up feeling groggy, dazed and lazy. Negativity is also starting to creep up in my mind. This can only mean one thing - this is not good at all! Not good! I ran a search to find out the general burnout symptoms are, and I found these: 1. Chronic fatigue - exhaustion, tiredness, a sense of being physically run down 2. Anger at those making demands 3. Self-criticism for putting up with the demands 4. Cynicism, negativity, and irritability 5. A sense of being besieged 6. Exploding easily at seemingly inconsequential things 7. Frequent headaches and gastrointestinal disturbances 8. Weight loss or gain 9. Sleeplessness and depression 10. Shortness of breath 11. Suspiciousness 12. Feelings of helplessness 13. Increased degree of risk taking Out of the 13 symptoms above, I hit 9 of those symptoms, meaning to say there is a good 70% chance I am starting to suffer from burnout. How does burnout occur? There are infinite number of reaso...

I got an email this morning from a really close friend of mine and it had a subject of "Special Invitation". With the increasing problem of spam and silly online advertisements that somehow find their way into your mailbox, I was really skeptical about what it was. Frankly, my mouse cursor was already on it's way to the 'delete' button. :) So, I read on into the email since this friend of mine tends to send mails of my great interest and of great usefulness (and I don't mean toilet jokes or chain letters). This invitation was for a new web program called BlogRush . For those who are tech savvy and Internet savvy should know what RSS is. RSS or R eally S imple S yndication was developed some where in the 1995, although not popular then. However, with the enormous growth of information on the Internet and the speed of of information that constantly changes, RSS finally found it's fame. Imagine RSS as your online newspaper man that automatically updates the...

Browsing through the Internet today, I found a really interesting picture that caught my eye straightaway. I live in Kuala Lumpur, pretty much a concrete jungle. Seeing this photo really reminds me of how far this city that I live in has developed from being a small, humble village settlement into a booming commercial centre. This photo prompts an important question in my mind - are we slowly losing the natural beauty that our God Almighty created? Honestly, when you look into that picture do you not feel an impeccable sense of serenity? Staring into this picture, I just get sucked into it. I live in a society where materiality counts, where time never seems to be enough, where money seems to rule our every thought. For a moment, this picture takes me away from all that and just tells me there are more things than just working so hard to please higher-ups that hardly seem to be satisfied with no matter how well or how much we do! Nature in it's original form reminds us of how beau...

After a long day at work and another session of classes tonight, I decided I had to go something else for the remaining for the Friday. I found myself driving into the night headed for MegaMall and going for a movie. It was nice - no traffic jam, no long queue to get into the parking lot, no need to fight for parking lots and no human traffic in the mall. Going pretty late for a movie didn't leave me with many choices, so I picked 'The Brave One' since Jodie Foster was acting in it. She is a pretty well known actress so I'd figured it should be pretty good. The movie revolves around Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) who lives in New York; a place she calls home and a place she makes ends meet. She hosts a radio show called 'Street Wak' sharing the city sounds she records on a daily basis and telling a story about New York. A job she loved, and a fiance David Kirmani (Naveen Andrews) - she couldn't happier. The happiness all comes to an abrupt end when both of them b...

Most of you are probably wondering why I am posting this. My home, is a place naturally filled with animals ranging from bats making a home in the roof, squirrels that trot around the compound, stray cats that walk in and out, and heaps of birds flying around. Personally I have 3 aquariums with fishes and an iguana. Out of all the animals I see pretty much on a daily basis, there is this particular cat that I always feel a deep sympathy for him. He is physically challenged - walking on three legs only. Although I am not sure what exactly happened, but one leg doesn't work and it looks permanently bent. The really sad part about him (actually I call him Leggy), everytime I look into his eyes I cannot help but feel a deep sense of pain and sadness. So much so that I find it simply difficult to describe. Most importantly, everytime I see Leggy, I have a great deal of respect for him. Every now and then I get to catch a glimpse of him hopping up a fence, or spurting with his might tryi...

About 7pm yesterday while my team and I were working on a meeting table, we suddenly felt the table moving and shaking. First I thought it was one of our mates trying to be funny. It lasted for a couple of minutes, maybe 5 minutes? It did get a little bit stronger, so I looked up and started looking at all of them. Surprisingly everyone seemed to have the wondering look. That's when I realised maybe no one was fooling around. I never experienced any earth tremor like this before, so having this as a first time was interesting. Apparently it was an earthquake with a 7.9 magnitude followed by a tsunami in Indonesia. More news HERE . My prayers to the citizens of Indonesia in the town of Padang.

PILOT JOKES - CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN PILOTS AND CONTROL TOWER Tower: “Delta 351, you have traffic at 10 o’clock, 6 miles!” Delta 351: “Give us another hint! We have digital watches!” Tower: “TWA 2341, for noise abatement turn right 45 degrees.” TWA 2341: “Center, we are at 35,000 feet. How much noise can we make up here?” Tower: “Sir, have you ever heard the noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?” From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long takeoff line: “I’m f…ing bored!” Ground Traffic Control: “Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself immediately!” Unknown aircraft: “I said I was f…ing bored, not f…ing stupid!” O’Hare Approach Control to a 747: “United 329 heavy, your traffic is a Fokker, one o’clock, three miles, Eastbound.” United 329: “Approach, I’ve always wanted to say this… I’ve got the little Fokker in sight.” A student became lost during a solo cross-country flight. While attempting to locate the aircraft on radar, ATC asked, “What was your last known position?” Stude...

After finishing his new book, Next I moved on to this book. From start to finish, I was hooked on to this book and I really felt captivated by this book. I guess, it is probably his background in anthropology that makes him such a good writer. Reading his books always gives me the impression that he is telling the reader, "I make sure I research my materials before embarking on writing this book.". This book like Next is quasi fact and fiction, which makes it simply so interesting. This day and time, it is hardly possible to find any author as dynamic as him that can amalgamate fact and fiction together. ________________________________________________________ This book revolves around the danger of politicised science. I am sure all of us are well aware of many environmentalist movements globally and the amount of research being done regarding sustainability and managing the environment. The most prominent environmental problem is of course none other than global warming. U...

I have come to realise I've got a pretty short fuse when dealing with many things. Anger can work wonders at times. It can sometimes give you the additional strength from all the adrenaline pumping into your body. But more of than not, it makes you do stupid things that you might regret later on for example slamming your hand on the table just to find out that it hurts like hell later. Browsing through the net I found this interesting article (really relevant for Christians and believers). But even non-believers can use it for some guidance. ________________________________________________________ Overcoming Anger and Fear By Billy Graham Reprinted from "The Journey" by Billy Graham, with permission of W Publishing Group . Emotions That Destroy: Anger and Bitterness Every destructive emotion bears its own harvest, but anger's fruit is the most bitter of all. Uncontrolled anger is a devastating sin, and no one is exempt from its havoc. It shatters friendships and destr...

EY finally won! Finally! It was a wonderful feeling to know that I was part of a winning team. The finals was a closely fought match having both EY and KPMG relentlessly going up against each other. KPMG was defending its champion's title and EY was in search to end the drought. I was set as the last player. At that point it was two wins per team, meaning all hopes were banked on me. Was I feeling any pressure? You bet I was! For me, it was a truly tough match since my opponenet was an experienced player. May not be as young as I am but definitely experienced. The match lasted for four sets, and almost for 40 minutes. For once in my entire life, I felt my body was really being pushed to the limit. The fact that I didn't have a regular squash game definitely had slowed my body down in many ways. Somehow, I pulled through and I won the match, therefore clenching the last win our team needed to be champions for this year. Since this morning, my body has been aching and it'll p...

This whole week has been a wet week I must say, raining at least 4 out of the 7 days in this week. It's a good thing in a sense that temperatures are brought down to far more acceptable point. Besides, things could be worse! :) What I like most about this cool weather is the relaxing feeling I get and it just cools me off. Especially like today, fatigue is the best word to use to describe how I am feeling right now. Having had 10 hours of class today, I am simply in no mood for anything besides resting. What other way to rest then by watching some anime and just enjoying the cool wind blowing through my room windows. Although, I have to admit I don't like the rain because of the way it dirties my car but then again, it could be worse. Most importantly, I need to get sufficient rest for tomorrow's IAFG squash finals against KPMG. I need the clarity of mind and the condition of my body to make sure the team gets the maximum chance of winning the event.