june 30

june 25

back in Vietnam again.. i'm surprise i saw some changes.. in just a month i'm away, i saw new shop open and building is starting its construction

growth is quick.. that's what one could expect from a 90 million population

one that never changes



it's strawberry smoothies

Doi smoothies

i arrive approximately 3.30 pm yesterday and by 9 pm i already had my 4th strawberry smoothies, it's that good

then again.. despite it all

i'm here all alone again

lol... sound kinda silly

but it makes me think a lot of things.. sometimes i got side track and forget that i'm here for work

of all the songs i choose Christina Perri - A thousand years to accompany me through the nights...

financial planner

what is a financial planner duty or job? to help or assist people who do not know how to plan their finance..

that's at least what i think their job suppose to be

i met with this financial planner.. advising me what i should do or how i should do it

not really judging on that ability.. however the interesting part is.. this person speak what he wants to speak.. he does not gather information from me nor does he digest what i am saying

he just keeps going about retirement, money saving, inflation rate, property value.. even property value.. how much i am making.. yes, on how much i make too under his definition

why time and time i lose respect to all this financial planner is because despite them holding this tag.. they do not in anyway display that professionalism at all.. to me, i want to hear to listen to something new or something that i do not know.. not something i already knew..

definitely not telling me what to do.. for i think this very individual lack the information needed to go for that "hot button"

put aside those scare tactic about EPF, salary, inflation, saving, fix deposit.. i am not at all interested to know about those..

i believe a good financial planner should first gather information.. digest properly.. before propose anything..

seriously??

not that i am any excellent planner myself.. but i think i know what i want and where i want to be years down the road or when i'm old

i don't let anybody blind side me into stop those thing.. i knew if i do not get the job done now.. the road will just get tougher and tougher and i'm just going to get tired and irritated about it..

there is no such thing as easy way out

either you go for the sweetness now and bitter later

or bitter now and sweetness later

some say we should spread it all out.. so it wouldn't be too sweet in the beginning nor will it be too bitter in the end

that's like drinking mineral water.. or just plain water

we live once and why not just try to go all out in getting that sweetness.. what is there to lose if we try to get that sweetness??

maybe some bitterness if we fail and we get back to the plain water

if we succeed probably there will be a lot of bitterness however there will be sweetness in it too..

and that's what or how life suppose to be..

at least that's what i think..

my dad told me i should live by this quote that one generation should get better by the next generation

going from my grandpa that sell balloon by the road side to my dad that now owns a luxury sedan and also a house.. i should according to the quote to keep raising the bar.. not much but at least i should raise it.. tough road it is.. but i knew there is no wrong with that quote

june 23(ii)

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work smart or work hard

i was reading some sort of article.. in one of the paragraph of the article it stated how an event of robbery turn into the bank's manager favour when the robber who rob 20 million but the bank reported a loss of 100 million meaning the bank manager took another 80 million home..

this article spark many comment from individuals.. many of them say we should work smarter and not harder.. while other says w should work smart and you will harvest more than those that work hard... another one stated that this show using brain is so much more effective than using hard work...

i find these comment to be kinda stupid to be honest

i think the so call "work smarter" is such a tool that make people lazy and its the hardworking people who instead harvest from those people who think they are "working smarter"

not saying we should choose either one..it should be both

people who want their life easy thus they buy the so called smart phone.. to work smarter.. bla bla as said.. in short is to make our life easier and work smarter... however to have that smart phone design out in the market.. so much hard work were put in..

this so call work smarter just eventually make people lazier and i always believe lazy people can only go so far..

june 23

june 22

june 18(iii)

june 18(ii)

been on look for new property as of recently.. it's time to move on and move out.. with my family of course

and have been looking at several houses.. how shockingly expensive it is..



beautiful environment but with a lack of space



beautiful home with plenty of space but lack of good access road

just two house and i realize i am not suitable to be a real estate agent.. it's so damn boring and just to tired!!

and all of the above cost 2.5M and above..

crazy price... Malaysia has gone crazy i always say.. things are so expensive

anyway... i want to change some scenery.. make some changes...

i do....

june 18

i came by this article that i think it's worth posting

Life, as we all know, is a series of games of many forms. It is a game of will, a game of speed and a game of wit as well. One thing is for sure, neither of these are in any way simple to understand or overcome. If only we were informed of this abundance of compromising situations earlier.

Throughout our young lives we have always been sheltered by school, lied to by our older peers and were always told that if we do x y and z that everything will just work out with no resistance whatsoever.

Of course, as we get older and graduate from college, we soon realize that the real world bears some harsh truths that some of us are no necessarily ready for. The real world is a cold place that can crumble a person and break them down within seconds.

It’s there to work against you, not with you. Still, it is ultimately up to you as to how you handle this clash of wills and how to make sure you and only you are in charge of what happens to you. Accepting these harsh truths and formulating a game plan to adapt to them and end up on top will greatly assist you in your ability to roll with all the punches life throws at you, we assure you that much.

Life is not easy-

Life isn’t just going to bow down to every command you have and heed to all the wants and needs you express. Hard work is what propels people to getting what they want and creating the life they wish to have. Hard work is what brings dreams to reality, so start every single day by telling yourself that you will fight harder towards your clear cut goals.

You will fail at times-

This might just be one of the biggest secrets of growing up that not many can accept. Many fail in their attempts to succeed and don’t know how to deal with it so they just crumble and shut down. The faster you accept that failure is bound to come your way at some point, the more prepared for the next step you will become. Mistakes are what allows you to learn which strategies work on the path to success. Go out there, brace yourself and try something!

Right now, there’s a lot you don’t know.-

Some of the most influential people in the history of the world have lived to the oldest of ages but have always said that until they are dead, they never stopped learning.  Embrace any new information, because you’ll miss it once you stop learning and life becomes a mundane routine.

Tomorrow may never come-

Many of us fall victim to always using the term tomorrow, tomorrow ,tomorrow but it never really comes, does it? Stop trying to push things towards the future because today, when the thought is fresh in your mind and filling you with energy is truly the best time to listen to your heart and take advantage of the moment you have. So spend your time wisely and pause long enough to appreciate it.

Knowledge is everything-

You have heard it before and you will hear it again, the power of information is one of incomparable strength. Knowledge comes from experience as well as vigorous desire to explore what is not yet known. You can discuss a task a hundred times, but these discussions will only give you a philosophical understanding of them. You must experience a task firsthand to truly know how to handle it.

You can’t be successful without providing value. -

Don’t waste your time trying to be successful, spend your time creating something of value instead. When you’re valuable to the world around you, you will be successful.

Someone else will always have more than you.-

Whether it’s money, cars or houses there will always be someone that has more than you. But always remember it’s not about how much of something you have but how passionate you are about getting more.

You can’t change the past-

As we all wish there was some sort of time machine to take us back into the past and change something, it’s obvious it cannot be done. Nobody can go back and start a new beginning so why waste your time worrying about the past when you should be focusing on the future, throwing itself at your footsteps every second? Don’t dwell on what’s only in your head when what’s in front of you can easily be altered.

The only person who can make you happy is you. -

The root of all happiness in your everyday life comes from your relationship with yourself. While your mood may be affected by various external influences, the way you look at yourself and what you make of all that’s around you is much more important than the details of the atmosphere itself.

There will always be haters-

As the saying goes, haters are always going to hate. It’s actually a good thing to have haters because they are a constant reminder that you are doing something right. Don’t worry about what others say or think and always remember, the most successful people have the most haters.

You won’t always get what you want-

Sure you can want that big boat or plane but unless you actually take action towards getting those things and are ready to sacrifice everything you have for it then you won’t get what you want. If you really want the things you say you do, then you’re in for a lot of sleepless nights to put in the amount of work required to get them.

In life, you get what you put in. -

A good friend of mine once told me everything you input will have an output. Your greater input will equal a greater output and it’s completely up to you as to how relentlessly strong that input is.

Good friends will come and go. -

Being in my 20′s, I have seen some of my best friends fall off the face of the Earth. The ones you would think would be there forever disappear with the wind just as easily as they came.

Most of your college friends you won’t even see after college, most of your 20-something friends won’t be there when you and your spouse bring your second child into the world. But some friends will stick with you as a great help on your journey towards the unknown through thick and thin. And it’s these friends – the ones who transcend time with you – who matter most.

Doing the same exact thing every day hinders self growth.-

If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting. Growth happens when you change things – when you try new things and stretch beyond your comfort zone.

You will never feel 100% ready for something new.-

Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises. Because most great opportunities in life force us to delve beyond our comfort zones,  you won’t feel completely at ease or ready for what it will bring you.

june 14

interesting..

june 13(iv)

being sick and still have to work

talk about hardworking... seriously

to work until the fever subside and to have the flu gone

no wonder my weight drop so much

and that's when everyone is calling in sick or having that MC or annual leave

really.. don go about saying about Monday blue

or have to work during public holiday

or to have working weekends

or to have that long extended working hours with early working hours

or the need to do some lifting heavy stuff

or having the headache of thinking new ideas

or even feeling stress because of deadline

or that work is never finish

seriously.. everybody is doing the same thing

some even do much more...



but to achieve something, shouldn't we be hardworking?

i always say be thankful at least there's something to do and be hardworking on



since my personal life is kinda screw up...

in a way... yeah

might as well screw everything up..



if i'm good enough... most problem wont have occur or probably solve



darn it



just be that invisible superman

a tired invisible superman........

june 13(iii)

everyone has that insecurity of themselves



some look up for god's help



some waited for money to drop down from sky



some create another half using a mirror



some just wait.. and wait

maybe just maybe



and when we open up a little



but people always tend to put their feelings as priority



can we really blame them all?? everyone does the same

however when we in need of that small support.. of that lift..



it turns into some sort of argument

or anger

or debate



just got critic

or step on

man should be strong enough to shoulder all this and that

however once in a while

it should be reminded that man is human after all



not only girls have feelings

but this feelings...

good or bad

make me realize and also wonder

when all hope is dash

it does not matter

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some people prefer surprises

some people prefer well plan

some people prefer spontaneous

some people prefer stability

while some people prefer party

others prefer calmness

it's just different..

i once try a much spontaneous life and although it bring joyful and happiness it also bring much problem too.. but we are not here to blame or whine.. just expressing our thoughts...

when the very person, that important person defy your very deep thoughts and feeling.. it is when insecurity comes in and shattered you slowly, though i am strong enough to handle it.. i can help but feel that pinch..



try as you may, you would not understand nor i beg you to

however when i do not smile.. its when i felt tired and lonely too



its really okay



i really miss walking the beach and enjoy that sun.. with someone special



not always just listening and trying my best for others



if you can understand that... play yourself a nice song now

and give yourself a pat on the back

because for that i can tell you

i truly understand