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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