There were once 2 brothers who lived on the 80th level. On coming home one day, they realized to their dismay that the lifts were not working and that they have to climb the stairs home.
After struggling to the 20th level, panting and tired, they decided to abandon their bags and come back for them the next day. They left their bags then and climbed on. When they have struggled to the 40th level, the younger brother started to grumble and both of them began to quarrel. They continued to climb the flights of steps, quarreling all the way to the 60th floor.
They then realized that they have only 20 levels more to climb and decided to stop quarreling and continue climbing in peace. They silently climbed on and reached their home at long last. Each stood calmly before the door and waited for the other to open the door.
And they realized that the key was in their bags which was left on the 20th floor
This story is reflecting on our life...many of us live under the expectations of our parents, teachers and friends when young. We seldom get to do the things that we really like and love and are under so much pressure and stress so that by the age of 20, we get tired and decided to dump this load.
Being free of the stress and pressure, we work enthusiastically and dream ambitious wishes.
But by the time we reach 40 years old, we start to lose our vision and dreams. We began to feel unsatisfied and start to complain and criticize. We live life as a misery as we are never satisfied. Reaching 60, we realize that we have little left for complaining anymore, and we began to walk the final episode in peace and calmness.
We think that there is nothing left to disappoint us, only to realize that we could not rest in peace because we have an unfulfilled dream ...... a dream we abandoned 60 years ago.
So what is your dream? Follow your dreams so that you will not live with regrets.
It's been a while since I last swam... couple of months ago. Can't remember exactly... So, I went swimming just now with my classmates, them Physeds. Only a few turned up but I thought it was a good workout for me since I haven't been working out lately. So, the pictures then...
Cheers! Gotta wake up early tomorrow for maths revision at UBD. Can't wait for my final paper =)
Happy Mothers Day again to all the mothers. I bought a cake especially for my mom today. I really wanted to surprise her to show her that I remember mothers day and I do love her. Aww.... Hehe... Since my dad wasn't around when I got the cake I decided to wait for him. To cut story short, yes I did surprise my mom with the cake while she was doing her work. Hehe... Such a priceless moment. I love you mom! A chocolate cake is nothing compared to your unconditional and selfless love and care...
On another note, tonight I went to JP again... When was the last time I went to JP? Last night! Hehe... with different people though. Last night with Jimmy, Tyna & Zul. This time with my classmates, them Physeds, to celebrate the beginning of our 3 months break! Well some of us, including myself still have another paper to do, Recreational Maths on the 14th but its an elective so yea... There were only about 12 of us tonight. We had fun even though JP needs a maintenance really bad! The best part was of course the bumper car. Its nothing usually but this time we get to play it for friggin 40 minutes straight cos no one else was queuing up. But seriously, 40 minutes of bumper car driving does has its effect. Picture time...
40 minutes of this was just so fun =)
And they all live happily ever after. Haha... Look at that =D
And more JP photos but this one was from last night with Jimmy, Tyna & Zul. It was pretty spontaneous. We were bored on saturday night and didn't know where to go so we picked JP of all places =) Didn't do much there... I played the same thing I played tonight and took a few pictures then we left =)
You're never too old to get on a Merry go round =)
Poor Jimmy popped his knee cos we went over the wall to go for a short cut.
Hanging out... literally =)
Looking forward eh? Hehe..
More photos on my Facebook album here.On this special day, I'd like to post a poem and a story that I got from PravsJ just to remind us all of something that some of us may forgot about... My Mother Taught Me My Mother taught me MEDICINE… My Mother taught me TO THINK AHEAD… My Mother taught me ESP… My Mother taught me TO MEET A CHALLENGE… My Mother taught me HUMOR… My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT… My Mother taught me about GENETICS… My Mother taught me about my ROOTS… My Mother taught me about the WISDOM of AGE… My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION… My Mother taught me about RECEIVING… and my all time favorite thing–JUSTICE In between all this, my Mother taught me how to Live! Thank you Mom for all I have learned these years. Give Value To Relationships A man stopped at a flower shop for ordering some flowers to be sent as a gift to his mother who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars.” The man smiled and said, “Come on in with me. I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The man returned to the flower shop, cancelled the gifting order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother’s house. At times we take many such relationships with our family and friends for granted. Learn to value them. Happy Mothers Day to all those wonderful moms out there! I love you mom!
My Mother taught me LOGIC…
“If you fall off that swing and break your neck, you can’t go to the store with me.”
“If you don’t stop crossing your eyes, they’re going to freeze that way.”
“If you don’t pass your spelling test, you’ll never get a good job!”
“Put your sweater on; don’t you think that I know when you’re cold?”
“What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you… Don’t talk back to me!”
“When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don’t come running to me.”
“If you don’t eat your vegetables, you’ll never grow up.”
“You are just like your father!”
“Do you think you were born in a barn?”
“When you get to be my age, you will understand.”
“Just wait until your father gets home.”
“You are going to get it when we get home.”
“One day you will have kids, and I hope they turn out just like YOU..then you’ll see what it’s like.”
Best Wishes for Mothers Day!
I'm on a 5 minutes break from my psychology revision... Was reading a joke to relax myself for a bit and just wanna share it cos I thought it was really funny =)
Joe took his blind date to the carnival. "What would you like to do first, Kim?" asked Joe. "I want to get weighed," she said. They ambled over to the weight guesser. He guessed 120 pounds. She got on the scale; it read 117 and she won a prize.
Next the couple went on the Ferris wheel. When the ride was over, Joe again asked Kim what she would like to do. "I want to get weighed," she said.
Back to the weight guesser they went. Since they had been there before, he guessed her correct weight, and Joe lost his dollar.
The couple walked around the carnival and again he asked where to next. "I want to get weighed," she responded. By this time, Joe figured she was really weird and took her home early, dropping her off with a handshake.
Her roommate, Laura, asked her about the blind date, "How'd it go?"
Kim responded, "Oh, Waura, it was wousy."
Hahaha!! Sorry when you don't get it. Maybe you're too young to understand. Haha... joking. Ok, where was I? Ahh... back to psychology revision =)
EXAMS!!
They're finally here....!
I just had my first paper this morning. 1 down, a few more to go...! Another paper tomorrow and yet I'm blogging =)
A little bit closer to the holidays! Whee....~
Anyway, I had such a great weekend with my mentors and Serene (my mentor's daughter). I just met her last friday and she was in town til last sunday. They're Malaysians but living in Melbourne... cool people =) I'll blog about it and post pictures once I break free from my exams. Til then, cheers!
Once upon a time in a place overrun with monkeys, a man appeared and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each. The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest, and started catching them.
The man bought thousands at $10 and as supply started to diminish, they became harder to catch, so the villagers stopped their effort.
The man then announced that he would now pay $20 for each one. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again. But soon the supply diminished even further and they were ever harder to catch, so people started going back to their farms and forgot about monkey catching.
The man increased his price to $25 each and the supply of monkeys became so sparse that it was an effort to even see a monkey, much less catch one.
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys for $50! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now buy on his behalf.
While the man was away the assistant told the villagers. 'Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has bought. I will sell them to you at $35 each and when the man returns from the city, you can sell them to him for $50 each.'
The villagers rounded up all their savings and bought all the monkeys. They never saw the man nor his assistant again and once again there were monkeys everywhere.
Now you know how the stock market works.
Lol... I'm a currency trader so this is pretty funny to me. But then again, I might be the only one laughing. Hehe... Oh well, cheers!
Just came back after meeting my mentors at this particular place and the tv was playing this movie (I dont know the title) and I heard this song playing. I first heard this song about 2 years ago and I totally forgot about it. Found it in my iTunes and well, just decided to share this song with everyone. It's a beautiful song... Read the lyrics...
At times when you feel like giving up, when you feel like there's no hope left, hold on... Maybe this song is just what you need.
Win by Brian McKnight
Dark is the night
I can weather the storm
Never say die
I've been down this road before
I'll never quit
I'll never lay down, mm
See I promised myself that I'd never let me down
[1] - I'll never give up
Never give in
Never let a ray of doubt slip in
And if I fall
I'll never fail
I'll just get up and try again
Never lose hope
Never lose faith
There's much too much at stake
Upon myself I must depend
I'm not looking for place or show
I'm gonna win
No stopping now
There's still a ways to go, oh
Someway, somehow
Whatever it takes, I know
I'll never quit, no no
I'll never go down, mm, mm
I'll make sure they remember my name
A hundred years from now
[Repeat 1]
When it's all said and done
My once in a lifetime will be back again
Now is the time
To take a stand
Here is my chance
That's why I...
[Repeat 1]
Mmm, I'm gonna win
I can weather the storm
Never say die
I've been down this road before
I'll never quit
I'll never lay down, mm
See I promised myself that I'd never let me down
[1] - I'll never give up
Never give in
Never let a ray of doubt slip in
And if I fall
I'll never fail
I'll just get up and try again
Never lose hope
Never lose faith
There's much too much at stake
Upon myself I must depend
I'm not looking for place or show
I'm gonna win
No stopping now
There's still a ways to go, oh
Someway, somehow
Whatever it takes, I know
I'll never quit, no no
I'll never go down, mm, mm
I'll make sure they remember my name
A hundred years from now
[Repeat 1]
When it's all said and done
My once in a lifetime will be back again
Now is the time
To take a stand
Here is my chance
That's why I...
[Repeat 1]
Mmm, I'm gonna win
Yes, exam is just around corner...!! One week away to be exact and today is the start of the revision break so, no more classes but it's time to flip the pages! On another note, I've picked up my Threadless tees two days ago and they're just awesome, they fit well too =) You can check out Threadless tees on their website here.
Anyway, yesterday was the UBD Jogathon. I didn't get to take any pictures though cos I left my camera. To cut story short, it was tiring of course but it wasn't that bad and the weather was just nice =) I got no.32 overall for the female student category. Hehe.. not that it matters or anything =D Ok, I should stop blogging now. Time to feed the brain especially for Learning & Development 1. That's the toughest of all my subject this semester. But before that, an image from pravsworld.com... Something to think about and remember =)
To everyone who will be sitting for their exams, best of luck to all of you!
Hi people... I was so caught up watching Susan Boyle's video over and over again til i forgot to update on the UBD.fm photo shoot I had yesterday. I was actually gonna blog about it after blogging the post titled I Dreamed A Dream but I forgot =)
Anyway, I can only show some of the pictures. I can't leak the real photos until they are printed on posters or at least the next UBD orientation which I think will be in August. I'm very much tempted to post the real photos but I can only show the behind-the-scene photos. So here goes... Btw, the theme for yesterday's shoot was Editorial. We didn't have time to do Black & White and Sports theme. Oh well, maybe next time...
Inside the changing room... Khalil putting his talent to use...
Ezroy directing the photo shoot? Hehe...
Khalil's turn to pose for the camera.
Inside the photo studio... Behind the camera, waiting for their turn...
I don't have any behind the scene photo that has me in it. At least not in my camera... So, I'll just show you one of the 'real' photos but I've made it black and white so I hope I'm not going against order here =)
One of the group photos but 3 people are missing from this photo.
(Back: Ben. L-R Middle: Zyra, me, Naj, Ads, Ezroy, Cool, Wawa. L-R Front: Anna, Khalil, Kutz.)
Once I can publish the photos I'll try to put it up here... Cheers!
Last night (well, this morning actually) at around 2am, Adi texted me all the way from UK telling me to watch Susan Boyle's I Dreamed A Dream on YouTube. I've heard about Susan Boyle but haven't really got the chance to watch her video so I did just now. Gosh... The word I'm going to use to describe this video is extraordinary! I'm just so touched and I love watching everyone's jaw dropped =) Ok, I'm just gonna let you guys watch the video below when you haven't watched it. I promise you won't be disappointed.Edit: Apparently, I can't embed the video so I've removed the video and you can watch the video on youtube.You can find the link to the video below.
I Dreamed A Dream Lyrics
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high,
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
Then I was young and unafraid
When dreams were made and used,
And wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung,
No wine untasted.
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hopes apart
As they turn your dreams to shame.
And still I dream he'll come to me
And we will live our lives together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms
We cannot weather...
I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seems
Now life has killed
The dream I dreamed.
When hope was high,
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
Then I was young and unafraid
When dreams were made and used,
And wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung,
No wine untasted.
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hopes apart
As they turn your dreams to shame.
And still I dream he'll come to me
And we will live our lives together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms
We cannot weather...
I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seems
Now life has killed
The dream I dreamed.
What did I tell ya? A perfect example of why you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover! Love the lyrics to the song... Thanks again Adi...
Keep the dream alive!
I've been having a cold for the past two days and my voice are usually gone in the evening. I haven't been out much as well except for going to my classes. Today I was supposed to have badminton class in the morning but I skipped it cos I woke up late =) Well, I'm just bored out of my mind right now....
There's this game on facebook that I've been hooked on recently called Restaurant City. I'm not addicted to it but it does kill boredom. Well, I've been in bed for almost the whole day today just resting and playing that game. The only time I go out of my room today is to feed myself and to watch The Biggest Loser finale just now. Somehow the restaurant city game that I was playing had to undergo a maintenance so I can't play it now... Again, being so bored, I would do whatever now to kill this boredom. Thank god for facebook =) I'm generating names now... You don't have to read this but I'm just sharing the results of my name generating fun time!
What is my royal name?
Princess Nadirah The Messy
What is my Italian Name?Carmela Ferrari
What is my pirate name?
Captain Fishy Beard of the pirate ship Jolly Googler
What is my superhero name?
The Extraodinary Defender
What is my online name?
SteamyTongue98
What is my stripper name?
Flower CherryGlitz
What is my smurf name?
Hypochondriac smurf
What is my ninja name?
Crazy Commander
What is my vampire name?
Kali Allegheri
What is my monster name?
Nadirah the Bloody Baby Eating Trader (what the hell...? ganas jua..)
What is my soap opera name?
Dixie Cavendish
What is my Presidential Code Name?
Centurion
What is my Mafia name?
Mickey Crazy Eyes Lonardo
What is my clown name?
Slappy BigFoot the Clown
What is my cute name?
Woogledumplings (What dumplings?)
What is my drag queen name?
Soozy Woozy
What is my Angel name?
Metatron the Angel of Thought
What is my witch name?
Jairia the cat collecting witch
What is my Hippy name?
River clover
What is my hobbit name?
Mimosa Fairbarn
What is my leprechaun name?
Fluffernutter O'Conner
and lastly... which is the funniest I think...
What is my sports name?
Nadirah 'Ding-Dong' Daud (What kind of name is ding-dong?? Haha!)
Hehe... I just killed an hour of boredom! I apologise when I just wasted your precious time =)
Oh, tomorrow is the photo shoot for UBD.fm... I gotta go and get my outfit ready.
Cheers!
Its sunday already? That quick huh? That means another 2 weeks to final exam! Man I better get started on my revision... That one particular subject, Psychology is not giving me a chance to procastinate this time. Hmph!
Anyway, I had a mini reunion with the ex-MS people that are in Brunei plus Awie who's here for the holidays but he'll be back to UK tomorrow. Have a safe trip..! We had pastas, lots of em... and pizzas. Guess where? None other than Capers =) Pictures below...
Happy faces cos everyone's full...
With the girls...
One of the many servings of pasta.
Amal and Yuria bekelaie kan camera. Hehe...
And of course... it won't be complete without the group photo =)
The pasta servings were awesome... and not forgetting the pizza, that too was awesome. I had 4 and a half servings of pasta, all different...! So, I was really full. To make up for that, tomorrow I shall have all protein based meals =)
Ok, good night. I got class tomorrow morning...
Oh, almost forgot... More of these pictures are on my facebook album: Italian!
...and Awie's facebook album: CAPERSSSSSS part I and CAPERSSSSSS part II.
...with Apple! Haha... Yes, I'm very much into Apple products now. Ever since I got my new macbook about a month ago, I just cant keep my hands off of it. I'm attached...! Just in case you don't know which one I'm talking about, I put a picture of it below.
The new 13inch aluminium macbook.
I love it's black keyboard and I love how sophisticated it looks. It's just awesome! Oh, and not forgetting the 4hours plus battery life. Its a huge transition from my previous laptop but getting used to the apple functions aren't that difficult. Next on my list is....
...the iphone 3G.
But before I can get my hands on that iphone, I've set a goal for myself and that iphone will be the reward. Hehe... I need a new phone anyway. I've been using my current phone for about 3 years now so its time to update =)
Happy 20th Bithday to Rai (16th April)... We had a surprise planned for her yesterday before class. The cake was really good! DQ's vanilla ice cream with chocolate fudge and chocolate bits in it... Mmm....
Rai cutting the oh-so-delicious cake! Welcome to the big 2-0 club.
Last night, I went to Qlap to meet up with my mentors and also to greet sir OR personally on his birthday which is today, 17th April 2009. We had an advance surprise for him already few days back.
This is the cake from the last surprise party.
Happy Birthday Sir OR!
May your day be filled with joy and may Allah bless you in everything you do. I'm forever grateful for your teachings... pipastic! May this year be another fun filled and amazing year for you and the group! Have a safe trip tonight!
Ok, that's all... I have to go and look for a present now before he's off for another week =)
Another tiring day... Got a text last night informing us to come for a meeting at ETC regarding UBD.fm so, yea... attended that meeting after my classes. Hmm... Since I haven't updated much in the last couple of months, I probably lost you somewhere there. Ok, I went to audition for the new UBD.fm sometime last month. It was spontaneous really. I only intended to audition for radio crew but right before the interview, I changed my mind to audition as a DJ. Hehe... Well, enough said... I got picked with 14 others who auditioned. So that was what the meeting was about.
There were 24 students who auditioned and they chose 15 of us to be part of the UBD.fm radio crew (and DJs). During the audition, there were 4 stages we had to go through. First was the interview with two MPPs. Then, the audition.
Let me describe the scene of the audition... There was a chair (the one with the table connected) for us in the middle of a stage (more like a platform really) with a mic. In front was the judges' table and there were 6 of them. There was a cameraman recording the audition and a TV that shows your face close up while you audition so, as you auditioned you can also see yourself on the TV. I was auditioned by DJ Sean of Pilihan FM. We were given a script with points on what to say and I was told to do the sports section. Overall, the audition went fine even though it was a little bit intimidating.
The judges during the audition. (L-R: Dj Aliff of Pelangi, DJ Sean of Pilihan, DJ Allen of Pilihan, DJ Airil of Pilihan, DJ Mala of Pelangi, UBD tutors representative)
The next stage, was to record our voice with DJ Ayu of Kristal. We were given another script. This time, they played the jingle first (Pilihan FM jingle for English medium DJ and Kristal FM jingle for Malay medium DJ) then just read the whole script. It goes something like "Hi you're tuning in to Pilihan FM 95.9 and 96.9FM and you're back with me DJ Nad. That was Lady Gaga with Just Dance. So listeners out there give me a call at.... " The script goes for about 2 minutes.
With DJ Ayu of Kristal during the recording session. That's Kutz with the headphone, one of the 15 who got through.
The last stage is the photo shoot with Mirez. He told us to do wacky poses or whatever as long as its not formal. Below is the final product of the shoot.
Can you spot me? Hehe... I came from class so that's why I was wearing my badminton uniform. (Click to enlarge)
Anyway, coming back to the meeting I had this afternoon, the MPPs gave us feedbacks and comments made by the judges (a total of six of them and five of which are real radio DJs) during our audition and let us listen to our recordings. Well, mine was "You've got the voice to be a radio DJ but you're a bit slow at times cos you tend to think and talk at the same time. Also, you have the personality but you're a bit tense." Haha... Then, we had a little ice breaking with the MPPs as well as the other selected radio crews. Some of them actually had the experience already as a DJ while some of us, myself is no exception, have zero experience. They might conduct a training for us during this holidays. Oh, and next week will be the photo shoot. The themes proposed were Editorial, Sporty and Black & White. Will post the photos when I got them next week...
While the status for UBD.fm is still tentative, the MPPs (especially Khalil, Lini & Shafiee) are working hard to make it a reality. Of course, being picked as crews of the UBD.fm now, its also our job to help out and get UBD.fm up and running.
The MPPs with UBD.fm's offical photographer Mirez (L-R: Khalil aka DJ Daniel, Mirez, Lini & Shafiee)
The end of the meeting.
The audition session was blogged by Rano on ranoadidas.com here.
Ok, its past 11pm now and I'm hungry =) Still tired... That's why I've decided to just stay at home tonight and just blog my way to sleep. Hehe.... Unlikely. I'll still be up all night even though I'm tired. I'm just used to staying up late... d[-_-]b
Last night I had a private gathering session with Iceman and four other traders. During our break, we had a special surprise planned for our dear mentor/sensei somewhere in Qlap. We had to wear either black or white to resemble 'candles'. Sensei was brought upstairs for a fake business presentation while all of us gathered and lined up downstairs. He totally didn't see it coming cos his birthday is actually on the 17th but we just had to celebrate it earlier due to other circumstances.
The ice cream cake with white and orange candles. Credits to Tangerine.
Among the people that were present. The place was not big enough to accommodate all of us who came.
Oh, and also Happy Birthday to Fakhrul... It was the only picture I took of him. Sorry its blurred. Mmm... steak =)
Feels good to be back! It's been six long months after my last update here. So, here I am again... The blog has got its new makeover now and I personally like this new layout. The good news is that all my presentations are done so that's why I've got a little extra time to be blogging but the bad news is that my final exams are coming up very soon so don't expect much update from me by then. I must say that I'm really looking forward to summer holidays. Ahh... can't wait!
I've got quite a few stuff to post about but I'll do it slowly, post by post. I'm not gonna cram everything in a post. Hmm... the only problem is, I don't really know which one to post first. Hehe.. So, this is the end of my first post since the last update (looooooong ago!).
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