Halloween

Yet another day for Party-ing. I guess I am slowly being influenced by the Western culture. Hey NO! MALAYSIA is slowly being influenced by the Western culture. Why? Well its all about MONEY my friend. Think about it, clubs, pubs, restaurants has to most business during weekends, and festive seasons. So by embracing and bringing in the Western festive season like St Patrick's day, Halloween, October Fest constantly keeps us in the party mood. VOila! We just had another excuse to party don't we?
Being in the alcohol industry I can see that is that during this season the sales sail sky high. Congratulations Albert~ You just got yourself a few extra million! and Im still stuck with my same old salary! Time to give me an incentive don't you think? Share the love old man =)

Anyhow, I was never a huge fan of Halloween and it was on this same date, I left Great Britain in bound for Malaysia. And its on this date, I touched down back in Malaysia. It has been exactly 1 year. I wonder how did I actually made it through this 1 year. I wonder where I would be exactly one year from now? Where would you be in 1 year time?

Happy Halloween peeps!

Sun, Sand, Sea

With my recent company trip to Kuantan, I hereby mark the beginning of many trips to come! Woooot! Well, it was not my first time to Kuantan but my last trip was ages ago and I pretty much forgotten what was Kuantan like. Slept like a baby throughout the 3.5 hours journey which really was the effect of staying up late with ma mates at a pub the previous night. =P

Arrived at Kuantan around 11.45am and manage to check into Hyatt Regency Hotel at noon~ Just in time to feed the noisy stomach of the whole team which has started growling like a lion. The view of the sea was beautiful, I did try my best to imagine that the sea water was crystal clear. But I failed~ Nevertheless, the smell of salt water filled my nostrils and the soft breeze hit my face. As I was enjoying the buffet lunch, I sat there in awe and enjoyed the magnificent view of the sea. The sun was hanging right up high, the clouds were shy revealing the baby blue sky. I allowed myself to seat a little longer at my seat eating ice cream. It was a really hot day.

I spend the rest of the afternoon enjoying the gym facilities, the swimming pool and of course team building with my colleagues. It is a great way to increase the bonds and relationships between employees which is really the purpose of the trip. Hah! Well before I know it night fell as we gathered for a sumptuous BBQ dinner. A wide array of prawns, stingrays, steaks, chops was being served and when such a feast is prepared the only thing missing was alcohol. Boy oh boy~ we had brought some great wines both white and red to be consumed and I can practically see everyone loosen up after cheers-ing a few round. I have lost track of how many crates we finish but we really did drank alot~ Well not so much for me but our company store personnel and drivers were downing the wines and followed by whisky. Salute!

I grabbed my favorite white wine and made my way down to the beach. I sat on the beach alone with a glass of wine enjoying the beautiful display from mother nature. It was perfect~ perhaps its the wine that made everything flawless. It was a full moon and the reflection of the moon on the sea was bedazzling! I mean really!! It was for a moment the sea was filled with zillions of diamonds shining. NO I wasn't drunk! Just a little "happy" ...

A pity~ a companion would have made everything perfect...

Reality and Fantasy

Reality and Fantasy, is there a difference between this two words? Perhaps some of you without thinking shout back that OF COURSE there is a difference between this two words. I am rather confuse sometimes, often unable to differentiate between fantasy and reality. You might say reality is something that is actual or true, that exist in the real world. On the other hand fantasy is merely a thought, a dream exist only in the mind and not in the real world.
I don't know about you but I find myself thinking what if I was put into this position, what if this would happen, what if that wouldn't happen, if only I could do this and that, and the list goes on. Not knowingly this has became a form of dream for me, slowly dreaming and wondering off into dream land and the best part there are multiple outcome all within my control. Is this a form of visualization? I would say yes. A few years back I was reading something rather interesting called "The secret", it shares the concept of visualization. It says if we visualize and believe certain things would happen than YES it will happen a.k.a Law of Attraction. How true is this I have yet to give you a certain answer to that. But I do believe that the human mind is capable of complexity beyond what we think we are capable. To me fantasy and reality is connected by a bridge called - action.

Why do fairy tales always end “and they lived happily ever after”? Is that what makes them fairy tales? What did these six words at the end of a story mean to you as a child? Think for a moment…

Happy ending is not a fairytale and does not exist in fantasy alone.. connect fantasy into reality and it will start flowing.

100th post- Backpack

Wow! Not knowingly this is my 100th post on this little blog of mine. Thank you for the supports the comments and the reading all of you have took time off to digest this. Hopefully I`ll start blogging some interesting experience soon. I`ll be quitting my job soon! YAY! take some time off to tour Asia. I`ll definitely keep this blog alive with the travelling I am going to do. I just cant wait to embark on this journey... with my backpack... and the world. Im going to embrace your culture.

So folks.. stay tune. I`ll be writing blogging some updates soon.. COming up next~ Journey to the East

I wouldn't know how to say
How good it feels seeing you today
I see you've got your smile back
Like you say - you're right on track
But you may never know why
Once bitten, twice as shy
If I'm proud, perhaps I should explain
I couldn't bear to loose you again

Yes, I will.
I think I better leave right now
Feeling weaker and weaker
Somebody better show me how
Before I fall any deeper...
I think I better leave right now

10.10.10

October for me - a month where I set my dreams and set a path that I would walk along. Equipped with a hell of a flashlight walking down this bitter cold unexplored road. Yes, I have decided a few things and start processing my decision into actions. Isn't life an adventure and filled with options? We all have options don't we? and sometimes, making this decision means sacrificing certain aspect of our leisure, time or something in exchange. Perhaps the skills of Embracing the situation perhaps is really one of the most important skills we should learn,... somehow, someway in your own unique way deal with it.

2 days ago it was the 10th of October in the year of 2010 -10.10.10. An auspicious date where a good friend of mine celebrated his 23rd birthday. What he said to me startled me and allowed me to actually think a little of what I have done. He is someone who had great expectations in life and it seems lately he has been going through alot that actually dampens his spirit. I'm not saying that he gave up but he perhaps need sometime to get back up and continue on with his journey. What came out from his mouth took me by surprise "Marvin, actually I have yet to achieve something successful in my life, I have set 10.10.10 as a goal but now looking back I don't think I have achieved much." Its this words that suddenly hit me and kept me thinking back, how much have I achieved so far? erm... nothing? =( Yes, I have goals, I have dreams but the important question is have I achieved them? no.. again

Perhaps the month of October where I set the theme as - Dreams. it shall be about putting those dreams into action and achieving them and not merely building castles in the air. I know a few of you who are reading this might have your own dreams and with dreams comes challenges. It comes hand in hand my friend. Perhaps its some financial challenges, you are sick somewhere, your are forced to go through a path that is both tiring on the mind and body. Whatever it is we are facing, I believe that if we hold on. If we just adapt and embrace the situation making the best out of it and stop giving excuses, we will come out of it.

The Show

Its kind of funny, there's this particular song. It made me really happy when I'm happy and really sad when I'm moody. or perhaps its not the song? Perhaps its the reflection of the situation. Perhaps its merely coincidence. Still, its been ages and even losing my business deal does not make me feel this way.
Its like entering a free fall,
When your body can't cope up with the gravity,
Your heart is choking you right up your throat
Right now you feel your neither here nor there
Indulgence is probably the way out for the time being
and, the funny part whenever I trackback to the source
I always see you standing there.
Yea... you I started and never can possibly end

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I don't know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried
And I don't know why

Slow it down
Make it stop--
Or else my heart is going to pop
'Cause it's too much
Yeah, it's a lot
To be something I'm not

I'm a fool
Out of love
'Cause I just can't get enough

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I don't know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried
And I don't know why

I am just a little guy lost in the moment
I'm so scared but I don't show it
I can't figure it out
It's bringing me down I know
I've got to let it go
And just enjoy the show

The sun is hot
In the sky
Just like a giant spotlight
The people follow the signs
And synchronize in time
It's a joke
Nobody knows
They've got a ticket to that show
Yeah

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I dont know where to go, can't do it alone I've tried
And I don't know why

Just enjoy the show oh oh oh

-The Show, Lenka