I'll remember this day forever.
It is like a scratch on a sheet of glass.
You can't remove it.
You'll see it all the time whenever you look at the glass.
You could perhaps cover it up but you'd know it's there, right underneath those covers...
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Light at the End of the Tunnel
What a joy it is to be able to get up everyday and work on things you love.
What a joy it is to have the opportunity to meet new and empowering individuals who are strangers at first and later, a helping hand.
What a joy it is to work with a partner who is complementary in their role with yours.
What a joy it is to see the impact we can have on the lives of our customers, clients, our suppliers, our partners, our friends, and our family.
What a joy it is to self-develop, grow, flourish, encounter setbacks, and persevere.
What a joy it is to embark on this life journey.
What a joy it is to accomplish milestones no matter how small or how big.
What a joy it is to encounter difficulty for through difficulty, realization, reflection, you begin to understand more and take the necessary measures.
What a joy it is to be grateful for everyday even when you least feel like it.
What a joy it is to display tenacity and to prove to yourself that you can make it happen.
What a joy it is to experience uncertainty and to learn to adapt.
What a joy it is to be uncomfortable.
What a joy it is to strive for a great future.
What a joy it is to have imagination.
What a joy it is to have supportive family and friends.
What a joy it is to find new ways to connect dots previously not connected.
What a joy it is to learn.
What a joy it is to have control and responsibility over your life path.
What a joy it is to surrender to things beyond your control.
What a joy it is to live. (:
What a joy it is to have the opportunity to meet new and empowering individuals who are strangers at first and later, a helping hand.
What a joy it is to work with a partner who is complementary in their role with yours.
What a joy it is to see the impact we can have on the lives of our customers, clients, our suppliers, our partners, our friends, and our family.
What a joy it is to self-develop, grow, flourish, encounter setbacks, and persevere.
What a joy it is to embark on this life journey.
What a joy it is to accomplish milestones no matter how small or how big.
What a joy it is to encounter difficulty for through difficulty, realization, reflection, you begin to understand more and take the necessary measures.
What a joy it is to be grateful for everyday even when you least feel like it.
What a joy it is to display tenacity and to prove to yourself that you can make it happen.
What a joy it is to experience uncertainty and to learn to adapt.
What a joy it is to be uncomfortable.
What a joy it is to strive for a great future.
What a joy it is to have imagination.
What a joy it is to have supportive family and friends.
What a joy it is to find new ways to connect dots previously not connected.
What a joy it is to learn.
What a joy it is to have control and responsibility over your life path.
What a joy it is to surrender to things beyond your control.
What a joy it is to live. (:
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Goals: 6 Months From Today
By 31 March 2017, I will achieve this.
1. Most improved skill and stamina woman defence ice hockey player at WCCOA
2. Best Defence MVP at WCCOA
3. Business to have broken even
4. 5-6 figure MRR
5. Self-sustaining
6. Daily healthy diet locked down
Update: Well shit. Missed some of these targets. This is not ideal and will need to learn how to get this right, reset and try again.
1. Most improved skill and stamina woman defence ice hockey player at WCCOA
2. Best Defence MVP at WCCOA
3. Business to have broken even
4. 5-6 figure MRR
5. Self-sustaining
6. Daily healthy diet locked down
Update: Well shit. Missed some of these targets. This is not ideal and will need to learn how to get this right, reset and try again.
Friday, January 6, 2017
Stay The Course
Everyday that I choose to veer away from temptation gets me a day closer to my life goals.
Thursday, January 5, 2017
2017: Unstoppable
Compete with you I will not but, compete with me you must.
What works for others has worked for them up until now but what will work for them in the future has yet to be determined.
Focus and do you.
What works for others has worked for them up until now but what will work for them in the future has yet to be determined.
Focus and do you.
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Learnings
The past week has taught me an important lesson about entrepreneurship and co-founders/partners. It has opened up my eyes to the fact that two people can see and interpret situations incredibly differently and how that can lead to nasty disagreements.
The takeaway?
Once it's over, it is paramount that both take time to self-reflect on what transpired, sit down and discuss it, effectively communicate, and move forward together as a stronger and better team.
It is no secret that individuals take pride in having an opinion, in having a stance; however, what's more important is ensuring that stance is qualified and defensible; otherwise, one ought not to be afraid to admit that they've been mistaken and to reassess their beliefs and/or arguments.
To keep an open mind and be willing to let your (core) beliefs or worldview be challenge is not easy but it is absolutely necessary. I am grateful to have found a co-founder who believes in this mantra too.
The takeaway?
Once it's over, it is paramount that both take time to self-reflect on what transpired, sit down and discuss it, effectively communicate, and move forward together as a stronger and better team.
It is no secret that individuals take pride in having an opinion, in having a stance; however, what's more important is ensuring that stance is qualified and defensible; otherwise, one ought not to be afraid to admit that they've been mistaken and to reassess their beliefs and/or arguments.
To keep an open mind and be willing to let your (core) beliefs or worldview be challenge is not easy but it is absolutely necessary. I am grateful to have found a co-founder who believes in this mantra too.
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
A Tad Sad.
While I've been fortunate that I've not had to move from country to country, to make new friends all over again and to keep finding a new home; I've been fortunate to meet some amazing people who've brought just so much happiness into my life who've had such a life.
It's sad that these people end up flying away and leaving to other countries be it in pursuit of further studies or simply better opportunities that lie beyond the borders of Malaysia.
I do wish all these rays of light the best for their future but I also hope I'll be able to see them all soon again.
To all you wonderful people who are spread across the lands of Sweden, Scotland, United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, United States, I'll see you all soon.
It's sad that these people end up flying away and leaving to other countries be it in pursuit of further studies or simply better opportunities that lie beyond the borders of Malaysia.
I do wish all these rays of light the best for their future but I also hope I'll be able to see them all soon again.
To all you wonderful people who are spread across the lands of Sweden, Scotland, United Kingdom, Australia, Denmark, United States, I'll see you all soon.
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Reminder: Don't Waste Precious Time
Get up, get dress, and show up on time.
Do this for yourself.
The window is small, seize it or lose is.
Only you can choose what you can achieve.
Push through and keep reaching for it.
Lest, you'd be fine with watching your goals slip away.
NO.
Do this for yourself.
The window is small, seize it or lose is.
Only you can choose what you can achieve.
Push through and keep reaching for it.
Lest, you'd be fine with watching your goals slip away.
NO.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Everyday Quotes
"Go deep and it will serve you when you make your choices about where you want to leave your mark." - Samantha Power
Monday, June 20, 2016
Yesterday was Father's Day
And we had a splendid lunch with the family. It was a small gathering as most of the family were unable to attend but despite the lower turn out, it was just as special and maybe more.
It came as a realization that every year this day comes and goes, as does Mother's Day, Parent's Day and all the other days that seem to have a higher significance than ordinary days.
Truth is, these days are not more special, they're only made to seem so - to play into capitalism, to play into the need to display appreciation more outwardly, more generously and so on.
This shouldn't be the case and it really isn't. What makes those morning dim sum times with dad any less special or those lunches with mom any less special. Every moment accumulates to form the beautiful life that we have been given and blessed with.
The only distinction lies where there's a flood of Facebook posts, pictures of happy families that mask the real daily stories and rough patches that fill the pages of their book.
I've just gained clarity that the real internal reason I've started this new chapter is not to build something solely for users or for me, it's to build the life that I want to give to the two most important people who have sacrificed so damn much for me to that I can be here in the position that I'm in, right here, right now.
It's to give them what I've always wanted to before it's too late.
It has never been more clear - I'm doing all of this for you both to give you what you couldn't award yourself so that I could have invaluable experiences to propel me that much further.
I've found my why.
It came as a realization that every year this day comes and goes, as does Mother's Day, Parent's Day and all the other days that seem to have a higher significance than ordinary days.
Truth is, these days are not more special, they're only made to seem so - to play into capitalism, to play into the need to display appreciation more outwardly, more generously and so on.
This shouldn't be the case and it really isn't. What makes those morning dim sum times with dad any less special or those lunches with mom any less special. Every moment accumulates to form the beautiful life that we have been given and blessed with.
The only distinction lies where there's a flood of Facebook posts, pictures of happy families that mask the real daily stories and rough patches that fill the pages of their book.
I've just gained clarity that the real internal reason I've started this new chapter is not to build something solely for users or for me, it's to build the life that I want to give to the two most important people who have sacrificed so damn much for me to that I can be here in the position that I'm in, right here, right now.
It's to give them what I've always wanted to before it's too late.
It has never been more clear - I'm doing all of this for you both to give you what you couldn't award yourself so that I could have invaluable experiences to propel me that much further.
I've found my why.
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Wise Words, from a Humble Man
When I first started down this road, it was a new territory.
But what was apparent and clear was that if I stayed true to this course and worked hard, my dreams can and would materialize.
What is important is to always do things the right way for "what is not due to you will not stay with you".
So today, right now, at this very moment, I am happy and mannnn has it been a bit of a while since I felt fulfilled with work and with what I'm doing. (:
Up up and awayyy!
But what was apparent and clear was that if I stayed true to this course and worked hard, my dreams can and would materialize.
What is important is to always do things the right way for "what is not due to you will not stay with you".
So today, right now, at this very moment, I am happy and mannnn has it been a bit of a while since I felt fulfilled with work and with what I'm doing. (:
Up up and awayyy!
Monday, October 26, 2015
Hopes & Aspirations
Act on them.
What drives you?
Greatness is a lot of small things done well.
Day after day.
What drives you?
Greatness is a lot of small things done well.
Day after day.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Frustration
So very often you get this shit day. A day where your morning starts off pretty good and calm but then things just keep happening one thing after the other and you just want to have the day end so you may start over tomorrow.
Today was one such day.
Dealing with people can be the most frustrating thing. So many factors come into play, it could be your character, theirs, your values, belief system, way of doing things and then there's theirs.
In these times where the currency is doing poorly; those in power in the federal government level are dim wits, there's almost no light at the end of the tunnel.
How do you deal with people who simply cannot comprehend the importance of punctuality?
How do you deal with people who are unreasonable?
You can't shout. You can scream. There's no point.
So you take it. You take the high road and make a note to get it fixed at the source.
Now, what happens when it's the source which is cancerous?
And, not something which can be eliminated simply? What then?
So many thoughts go through my mind, not all to be shared with the public.
If only the world were a little bit more perfect, would that make any difference?
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Quick Afternoon Thoughts
Do what first makes you happy.
What drives you to be better.
Do this with people who support you.
Who believe in you.
Who guide you.
Who grow into friends.
Pour your heart and soul into all that you do.
Do it wholeheartedly.
Accomplish great things with small steps.
Go into your work with the mindset that this is your own company too.
Go back to the first sentence, understand how and why this would make sense.
Later, take a step back and see all that you've accomplished.
Be happy and persevere on.
Why be anything less than what you can be.
Why short change yourself by not being the best you at any given moment?
Why not strive for the future which is within reach?
If only, if it meant working hard and keeping a level head.
Enjoy it, this journey. I certainly am and am glad to be slowly finding my path. (:
What drives you to be better.
Do this with people who support you.
Who believe in you.
Who guide you.
Who grow into friends.
Pour your heart and soul into all that you do.
Do it wholeheartedly.
Accomplish great things with small steps.
Go into your work with the mindset that this is your own company too.
Go back to the first sentence, understand how and why this would make sense.
Later, take a step back and see all that you've accomplished.
Be happy and persevere on.
Why be anything less than what you can be.
Why short change yourself by not being the best you at any given moment?
Why not strive for the future which is within reach?
If only, if it meant working hard and keeping a level head.
Enjoy it, this journey. I certainly am and am glad to be slowly finding my path. (:
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Troughs
To write from pain, happiness or lessons learned, moments remain fleeting.
To reminisce about times of past, etches marks in my heart.
Remembrance; distressing. Life; unwitting, of the aches its causes the soul borne by flesh.
To have memory, a true blessing that be; but too, a source of agony.
Locked experiences, weaved into history shaped visions tricked by sight.
How does one delve deep and enjoy the good when they easily trigger a wave of sadness from mistakes made and lessons learned and pain felt repeatedly.
How does one even begin to 'pen' down emotions that can only be felt.
A spirit that which transcends the realm of the physical.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
The World is Too Small
The World is Too Small to make grave mistakes. Or perhaps these are false thoughts which purpose serves only to entrap one within a specific train of thought, never breaking free and really living.
Why is it that we are often posed with questions that seem much larger than we can handle? Decisions that affect not only us but those around us. Others to consider even though you may have never met them but you know a choice you make could deliberately affect and impact them greatly.
Why why why do we have to ensure pain and within that, confusion?
Of course, the universe has other plans and we are not the centre but sometimes, it seems too daunting a task to make the selfish choice, all in the name of experience, self-edification and non-everlasting youth.
I suppose in the end, in the name of growth, that's all we can do and have to do.
Pain is afterall, temporal but education is forever.
Why is it that we are often posed with questions that seem much larger than we can handle? Decisions that affect not only us but those around us. Others to consider even though you may have never met them but you know a choice you make could deliberately affect and impact them greatly.
Why why why do we have to ensure pain and within that, confusion?
Of course, the universe has other plans and we are not the centre but sometimes, it seems too daunting a task to make the selfish choice, all in the name of experience, self-edification and non-everlasting youth.
I suppose in the end, in the name of growth, that's all we can do and have to do.
Pain is afterall, temporal but education is forever.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Great Memories
I've always had a special interest regarding the topic of memories. The way we construct our realities purely based on our emotions at that point in time. The sensation that courses through our veins, igniting the flame that brings out whatever that is within us.
Some memories you create by yourself, the centre of your attention on a beautiful landscape. Or maybe even on a journey you've embarked on. Then there are those you create with special people, a special person. Those memories seem to take precedence over those where you're by yourself only because you're able to bring happiness to another human being. Which is really, incredibly, undoubtedly, the best possible feeling in the world - making someone else happy. Seeing the twinkle in their eyes, glistening like the sun's rays touching the sea at Jervis Bay. Those moments where their delight, their exuberance radiates off their smile and touches your soul. Somehow rather memories of that calibre, forever remains etched in your mind and embedded within your soul, your being.
Other times memories are created in groups where a shared spirit is among all. Words, expressions, phrases catch your attention as you try to preserve these fleeting moments. One must question, how much distortion occurs in remembrance?
The topic of memories continuously intrigues me and I can't help but wonder if maybe other people who tend to over analyze are interested too. Memories not only serve to remind us of beautiful and hurtful times but I feel like its purpose is to teach us a lesson.
Having gone through various stages in life and being a different person at each, memories serve as a point of reference where you learn about yourself and correct yourself. It shapes your entire being and moulds you into who you are in hopes that who you become fully utilizes the gift that be memory.
Archived as they may be, Amnesia being the worst foe. Youth and ignorance forming our foundation, we find our spirit whilst walking the path. Uncharted territory, reckless abandon, we live, we learn and realize time is always on our side. So long as, you let things go, retain the vivid memories and soldier on.
It is ultimately all that's left to do. (=
Some memories you create by yourself, the centre of your attention on a beautiful landscape. Or maybe even on a journey you've embarked on. Then there are those you create with special people, a special person. Those memories seem to take precedence over those where you're by yourself only because you're able to bring happiness to another human being. Which is really, incredibly, undoubtedly, the best possible feeling in the world - making someone else happy. Seeing the twinkle in their eyes, glistening like the sun's rays touching the sea at Jervis Bay. Those moments where their delight, their exuberance radiates off their smile and touches your soul. Somehow rather memories of that calibre, forever remains etched in your mind and embedded within your soul, your being.
Other times memories are created in groups where a shared spirit is among all. Words, expressions, phrases catch your attention as you try to preserve these fleeting moments. One must question, how much distortion occurs in remembrance?
The topic of memories continuously intrigues me and I can't help but wonder if maybe other people who tend to over analyze are interested too. Memories not only serve to remind us of beautiful and hurtful times but I feel like its purpose is to teach us a lesson.
Having gone through various stages in life and being a different person at each, memories serve as a point of reference where you learn about yourself and correct yourself. It shapes your entire being and moulds you into who you are in hopes that who you become fully utilizes the gift that be memory.
Archived as they may be, Amnesia being the worst foe. Youth and ignorance forming our foundation, we find our spirit whilst walking the path. Uncharted territory, reckless abandon, we live, we learn and realize time is always on our side. So long as, you let things go, retain the vivid memories and soldier on.
It is ultimately all that's left to do. (=
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Knowing not, what the heart craves.
Writers are a special kind of people. Each and every writer has a story to tell, an emotion to convey or a vision to put pen to paper, ink to parchment, and breathe life to a tale.
Whether he be a writer of fiction, non-fiction, news articles or scripts. Writers are soulful individuals.
Meet a writer and he will open up your eyes into a world you never knew existed. He will lift the veil in which was the glassiness that layered itself over your retina. A writer will let you into this wondrous imagination and depth that will have you never look at the world the same again.
I've been fortunate in my lifetime. No matter how short it may seem at the moment when looking in the context of the bigger picture. To have the pleasure to have not one, but two, friends who are aspiring writers provides me with great insight into viewing life through a lens never once apparent till recently.
Sometimes it's a challenge to understand the meaning behind the words which are so delicately, intricately and complexly phrased. Yet, the beauty lies where these words offer its reader a glimpse into the mind of a genius or a even madman. Could one really tell them apart?
It's simply beautiful, the idea of inspiration through words. Just peruse any of Ralph Waldo Emerson's poems and immediately a pulling sensation befalls upon you. Aiming to extract the reader - you, from reality, plunging bottomlessly into a black hole which only seems to go deeper and deeper as your consciousness finds its way. You chase that rabbit. Looping endlessly.
You wonder if you're lost and realize, it doesn't matter anymore. The "real world", the one which distracts, the one which imposes upon you false and manufactured desires, the one which seeks to lure you further away from your true self. That world is the one you leave behind, for a writer, knows not a life without his identity deeply ingrained by going against the grain.
But, how would a writer know his starting and end points if all these experiences are spirals which leads one potentially astray? Or perhaps, the goal is simply self-edification which is what we all should strive for.
Whether he be a writer of fiction, non-fiction, news articles or scripts. Writers are soulful individuals.
Meet a writer and he will open up your eyes into a world you never knew existed. He will lift the veil in which was the glassiness that layered itself over your retina. A writer will let you into this wondrous imagination and depth that will have you never look at the world the same again.
I've been fortunate in my lifetime. No matter how short it may seem at the moment when looking in the context of the bigger picture. To have the pleasure to have not one, but two, friends who are aspiring writers provides me with great insight into viewing life through a lens never once apparent till recently.
Sometimes it's a challenge to understand the meaning behind the words which are so delicately, intricately and complexly phrased. Yet, the beauty lies where these words offer its reader a glimpse into the mind of a genius or a even madman. Could one really tell them apart?
It's simply beautiful, the idea of inspiration through words. Just peruse any of Ralph Waldo Emerson's poems and immediately a pulling sensation befalls upon you. Aiming to extract the reader - you, from reality, plunging bottomlessly into a black hole which only seems to go deeper and deeper as your consciousness finds its way. You chase that rabbit. Looping endlessly.
You wonder if you're lost and realize, it doesn't matter anymore. The "real world", the one which distracts, the one which imposes upon you false and manufactured desires, the one which seeks to lure you further away from your true self. That world is the one you leave behind, for a writer, knows not a life without his identity deeply ingrained by going against the grain.
But, how would a writer know his starting and end points if all these experiences are spirals which leads one potentially astray? Or perhaps, the goal is simply self-edification which is what we all should strive for.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Forgiveness
These sorries forever falling on deaf ears I may as well drown in my sorrow. They echo in the reflection of my eyes, layers that impact the retina countless times all you see is depth and darkness. Reflection of light? What light? Reflection of confusion and uneasiness more like. An ocean of regret just engulfing me day by day. Locked in my heart, at war with my mind, which should concede to being wrong? To choosing unwisely. To deciding too abruptly. Just show me colors of the sky. Maybe they will reflect alternate realities, viewing life through different shades of the rainbow... ya know? Allowing me not to delve back in time but to choose a different course. Please. Liberate me.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
I just wish people would quit leaving/moving; but, alas such is the cycle of life.
There are certain ties you take for granted and certain ties that you place too much emphasis on. The problem lies when you mix the two up and realize too late what you should have done from the very beginning.
Appreciation is too powerful an act not to display whenever possible. Sometimes we believe a person, thing or situation is constant and begin taking those times for granted, never fully believing how fleeting those moments are until they are almost gone or have passed.
A cast of gloom has befallen the times, degrees of black and white are played with using shadows, carefully negotiated just so proper depiction of a scene can be portrayed. A perfect tint painted to symbolize and evoke just the right emotion when you place enough heart and soul into it.
Appreciation is too powerful an act not to display whenever possible. Sometimes we believe a person, thing or situation is constant and begin taking those times for granted, never fully believing how fleeting those moments are until they are almost gone or have passed.
A cast of gloom has befallen the times, degrees of black and white are played with using shadows, carefully negotiated just so proper depiction of a scene can be portrayed. A perfect tint painted to symbolize and evoke just the right emotion when you place enough heart and soul into it.
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