Vague Reveries

To my friends and those that have been following my blog posts, you will know what my addiction is. Mobile phones and computers or rather laptops/netbooks. I now owned 4 mobile phones and a Dell Inspiron 14 laptop. I bought the laptop about 3 years ago, it’s now showing its wear and tear. I’ve been eyeing the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 for months, and now that it’s selling for RM999 at Dell Malaysia’s website, it’s beckoning to me more and more. Alas, I can just feel my new year’s resolution going down the drain. Arghhhh!!

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 - photo extracted from http://www.blastmedia.com

I am planning to go for at least a vacation sometime this year, so at least that helps to keep my addiction in check. When I was with the previous company I worked for, I would have bought the netbook right away knowing that I was sure to get the bonus during Chinese New Year for at least a month’s pay. But now, only selected staff will get a bonus and I’m one of those new staff that might not get any at all.  So, I’ll just save up for that since I don’t want to purchase anymore gadget with any of my credit cards. I am determine to clear off at least half of my debts by year end, and have none eventually. I am getting older, and I am aiming to live my life comfortably. I don’t want to live from paycheck to another anymore and one way to ensure that is of course, getting rid of my addiction for new gadgets

Someday I hope I’ll be able to have financial freedom and by then, I could just get whatever gadgets that I want without having to suffer after that! LOL!

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You cannot change the wind, but you can adjust the sail.

Sometimes, by not making any decision, it is already making a decision ~ CSI, Sara Sidle

Have you ever come across those quotes above? Or like me, who just love the CSI TV series, thought what Sara said in one of the episode to Grissom was brilliant! Decisions, we always make decisions in our daily life anyway. The impact could be small or big, but still it is a decision nevertheless. I’ve made my decision, but when it involves someone else, sometimes the decision you make just take another turn than what you wanted in the first place.

Who says being single is easy? To those of you married couples out there, if you think choosing which toys to buy for your kids gives you headache, what make you think that the singles have less complicated life that you are? I seriously despise the people who keep saying this to me “at least you don’t have kids to think about, no husband to take care of!” Hey, you damn well know all those when you first commited yourself to the term “MARRIAGE”. Yes, we the singles may not have to think about the kids, the husbands, but puhleeeezzzz, we are all humans, we all have our own problems but you don’t have to tell the world how difficult your life is, do you think it is some sort of a competition? If that’s the case, then by all means, you win hands down!

If you are one of the lucky individual who get a nice, responsible, understanding  person as your partner, well at least you have someone to discuss your problems with. You can rely on that someone’s opinion because sometimes, those decisions will affect both of your lives anyway. But that does not mean that I HAVE to get married just for the sake of being married. I just want a companion, someone I can rely to, someone that cherishes me, appreciates me, loves spending time with me - even being happy having quiet moments with me. In short, someone who is happy and proud to have me as a partner.

I am single, so what? Buzz off! Let me live my life, as you live yours!

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Last Friday we had a briefing on health, especially on handling depression. Anyway, one of the main thing stressed by the speaker was drinking a lot of water, before 6pm! She said forget all the mineral water out there, drink more cooked water instead. So, that means, water filter is a must since the quality of tap water here are just not that suitable for drinking with all those rust residue.

I managed to drink more water today than I did last week. I usually drink a lot of water a day, way passed that 8 glasses per day average due to my busy work schedule. So I hope I can keep that up, helps with controlling my weight too. Another thing that was mentioned by the speaker was to smile your worries away! Those worries could lead to depression and deteriorate the immune system at the same time.

As for me, what better time to be reminded to smile more… so far, the year hasn’t been kind to me that much. It’s been going up and down way too much, always too much for me to handle. Just when I thought I’m going to be happy, heartache comes creeping again. With my health history, I better start smiling my worries away to improve my blood pressure condition. So here’s one of my favourite song to complement this reminder …

Smile - Uncle Kracker

You’re better than the best
I’m lucky just to linger in your light
Cooler than the flip side
Of my pillow, that’s right

Completely unaware
Nothing can compare to where
You send me, lets me know that it’s okay
Yeah, it’s okay
And the moments where my good times start to fade

You make me smile like the sun, fall out of bed
Sing like a bird, dizzy in my head
Spin like a record, crazy on a Sunday night

You make me dance like a fool, forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile

Even when you’re gone
Somehow you come along just like
A flower pokin’ through the sidewalk crack
And just like that
You steal away the rain, and just like that

You make me smile like the sun, fall out of bed
Sing like a bird, dizzy in my head
Spin like a record, crazy on a Sunday night

You make me dance like a fool, forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile

Don’t know how I lived without you
‘Cause every time that I get around you
I see the best of me inside your eyes
You make me smile

You make me dance like a fool, forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild

You make me smile like the sun, fall out of bed
Sing like bird, dizzy in my head
Spin like a record, crazy on a Sunday night

You make me dance like a fool, forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Oh, you make me smile
(Oh, you make me smile)
Oh, you make me smile
(Oh, you make me smile)
Oh, you make me smile

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Just had lunch, the famous instant noodle here in Malaysia, Maggi Mee, that is if you can call that lunch hehe .. some people told me that it’s not good for health, well, maybe I’ll spare some time to read colon cleanse reviews to learn on how to cleanse my system after loading myself with all these instant food! Anyhow, there’s about half an hour before my lunch time is over, so I thought I’d give my blog some loving by giving it some attention for a while

Do you know how many of the people around you that call themselves your friends, acts like one and yet the moment you turn around, you are being back-stabbed like you are the worst enemy around? As what the Malay calls these kind of people, “talam dua muka”. Direct translation, a tray with two sides, but it really means a person who acts nicely when they’re around you and acts against you when they’re not. If you have not met any in your entire life so far just yet, well beware, they’re lurking everywhere, waiting for the opportunity to present itself to them to pound on you!!!

Well, that’s something for you to ponder about for today. Are you the kind of friend that another friend can call and rely upon, or are you the back-stabber? Enjoy the song and have a nice day!

Backstabber - Ke$ha

p.s: Google the lyrics yourself! Hehe!

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It’s been a busy week for me, quite stressed out that I may need acne scar creams since  I’m experiencing a skin break out at the moment. Anyway, I get to see a glimpse of a day in a life of a firefighter last Saturday. The company I worked for , organised a training conducted by The Fire & Rescue Department, Jalan Lintas, Kolombong onFire Prevention & Safety in Building.

It started with a talk on Fire Science by the State Director himself, and boy did he captivate all of our attention! He was the Training Director before, so it’s no wonder he have the ability to keep us all alert all throughout the 1 hour talk session. After a short break, it was then followed by a talk on fire drill by one of the senior officers. A  demo on the usage of  fire  extinguisher came next before lunch, ensuring the participants to know how to use the fire extinguishers to put out fire.

Putting out the fire simulation from the “stove”

After lunch, all the activities that followed was done outdoor. The activities gave the participants a feel on the equipments used by Fire & Rescue Department. There were five fire fighting clothing/uniforms for our staff to use, to feel how sweaty they can be wearing the safety uniforms and also the weight of it! We get to test the fire hoses,  experienced the water pressure that came out from them and some were lucky enough to get on the stairs crane on the fire engine - and see the surrounding view of the are from up above..

The water pressure from the hose can reached up to 7 bar!

Someone was up there….

I really wanted to get on the crane, but too bad the weather didn’t permit me to and it was almost time for the course to be over anyway. I hope I’ll get a chance to do that next time, but meanwhile, I’ve got a brand new perspective and respect for the fire fighters. They’re putting their lives into danger when they’re working on putting out the fire, so it is best to prevent it from happening, for there is no winning situation when a fire becomes the master and the fire fighters have to come in and do their part.

It’s all start from each of us. Remember to unplug all the electrical appliances from the socket, or at least switch it off when it is not in use. Oh, I know a few of my friends that has this habit of leaving the phone charger on the socket, with the power on, even when they’re not charging their phones! Prevention is better than cure, and there is no cure in case of fire. Be safe everybody.

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