7 Chinese Proverbs

WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY A HOUSE BUT NOT A HOME
WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY A CLOCK BUT NOT TIME

WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY A BED BUT NOT SLEEP

WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY A BOOK, BUT NOT KNOWLEDGE

WITH MONEY YOU CAN SEE A DOCTOR, BUT NOT GOOD HEALTH

WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY A POSITION BUT NOT RESPECT

WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY BLOOD BUT NOT LIFE

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Moral of the Story ...

The Priest's Ass
 
 
The Priest entered his donkey in a race and it won.
The Priest was so pleased with the donkey that he
entered it in another race and it won again.
 
The local paper read:

PRIEST'S ASS OUT FRONT.
 
The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the Priest not to enter the donkey in another race.
 
The next day the local paper headline read:

BISHOP SCRATCHES PRIEST'S ASS.
 
This was too much for the Bishop so he ordered the Priest to get rid of the donkey.
The Priest decided to give it to a Nun in a nearby convent.
 
The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day:

NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.
 
The Bishop fainted. He informed the Nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey so she sold it to a farmer for $10.
 
The next day the paper read:

NUN SELLS HER ASS FOR $10.
 
This was too much for the Bishop so he ordered the Nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild.
 
The next day the headlines read:

NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.
 
The Bishop was buried the next day.
 
The moral of the story is . . . being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery . . even shorten your life.
 
So be yourself and enjoy life.
Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and you'll be a lot happier and live longer!
 
Have a nice day!
 

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Earth Hour

At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights switched off and  around the globe people minimized the use of electricity for Earth Hour and people committed to actions that go beyond the hour to save our planet.

The Earth Hour has ended at my country.  Here are some of the pictures taken ...

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Lunch

Lunch for today ... fish curry :)

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Muhammad Adib Mubin

My brother's godson so cute ....

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Happy Belated Bday Siti :)

Happy Belated Bday Siti ... May Allah swt bless u n yr family with good health, wealth, success n happiness in everything you do Aminnn .. 


En. Lan wants to surprise Siti and celebrates her bday even though it's 10 days late hehehe .. so walla....

The cake nicely decorated and yummylicious to the max :)

The planner aka organizer aka the boss En. Lan ... thank you En. Lan :)

The birthday girl and the boss wore purple today .. nice :)

Overall it was fun having all get together, laughing and eating even for a short while ....

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Happy Birthday Sis :)

Today, 25 March 2011 is my sister Habsah's birthday ... just wanna wish her Happy Birthday .. May Allah swt bless you with good health, wealth, success and happiness in whatever you do .. Aminnn .. Luv u sis :)

It's so good to know someone special, who shares,
My secrets, my laughter, my dreams and my cares,
Someone through good times and bad, when there's tears,
You my sister and friend always with me through the years...

There's a special kind of freedom sisters enjoy. Freedom to share innermost thoughts, to ask a favor, to show their true feelings. The freedom to simply be themselves.

Side by side
Or miles apart,
A sister like you
Is always close to my heart.

  Being a sister isn't a big thing....
....It's a million little things. 

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Secretaries Week

Next month is April .. and why do secretaries love April?.... hehehe .. the month that around the world celebrates and appreciates secretaries of course .. There are many shows lined up e.g. Anuar Zain at PNB Darby Park, Sheila Majid and Glenn at Sime Darby Convention Centre, Ramli Sarip at PWTC and Siti Nurhaliza at Quality Hotel.

So guess where am I going? 

I've been to Anita Sarawak's performance before but this is quite new since the theme would be Diva Las Vegas .. hmm maybe she'll bring some of her Las Vegas performance shows.... can't wait ... 

Personally, I would prefer Sheila Majid and Glenn. I've been to Sheila Majid's showcase but I do want to see Glenn *wink*... Anuar Zain is also a bonus since he is so popular now with "Sedetik Lebih", the OST for Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa .. It would be nice to watch him perform that song live ... better yet he perform it just for me *dreaming* hahaha ...

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1 - 10 Letter Word :)

The most selfish 1 letter word, " I " Avoid it.


The most satisfying 2 letter word, "We" Use it. 


The most poisonous 3 letter word, "Ego" Overcome it. 


The most used 4 letter word, "Love" Value it.


The most pleasing 5 letter word, "Smile" Keep it.


The fastest spreading 6 letter word, "Rumour" Ignore it.


The hardest working 7 letter word, "Success" Achieve it.


The most enviable 8 letter word, "Jealousy" Distance yourself from it.


The most powerful 9 letter word, "Knowledge" Acquire it.


The most valued 10 letter word, "Friendship" Maintain it. 

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Quotes

People know what you are by what they see, not by what they hear

A friend who betray you in the end, is never your friend from the beginning.

It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success

We can often endure an extra pound of pain far more easily than we can suffer the withdrawal of an ounce of accustomed pleasure

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards. Stay focused.

Respond intelligently even to un-intelligent treatment.  

He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.

Modesty is beauty

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self. 

Life is amazing when we love what we do, know the reason why we do it, and who we do it for.

It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye.

The best way to end an argument is to listen more than you talk, you can't solve the problem if you don't know what it is.

You are free from that of which you despair, but you are a slave to that which you desire.

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Promote Your Blog :)

Hi y'all ..

For those in Malaysia ... if you want to promote your blog you can go to this address and follow the instructions given :)

http://promoteyourbloghere.blogspot.com/

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Sedetik Lebih - Anuar Zain

Hi y'all .... just wanna share with you ... I loveeeeeee this song so much ... the melody, the lyric, the singer everything is just so good ... a beautiful ballad sung by none other than our very own king of ballad .. my oops Anuar Zain :) .... the song composed by Edry Abdul Halim and it is for the film soundtrack for Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa or in English title "The Malay Chronicles : Bloodlines".  This film has been screened here in Malaysia since 10th March.  I haven't get the chance to watch it but from what I've heard this film has good reviews... worth watching :)

Here's some of the basic information of the film...

Release date	10 March 2011
Genre	Action Adventure Epic
Studio	KRU Studios
	An epic film directed by Yusry Abdul Halim.

Plot outline	Based loosely on the 16th century historical document entitled ‘The Malay Annals’, ‘Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa’ is an action-packed epic adventure, with mythical characters, magical moments and dazzling visual-effects sequences. Merong Mahawangsa was a descendant of Alexander the Great, a renowned naval captain and traveller who came to Asia several hundred years ago. The year is 120 AD… a time when the Roman Empire is at the height of its power, during the reign of Hadrian – one of the Five Good Emperors. Meanwhile in China, the Han Dynasty is firmly cemented as the ruling empire and is expanding into Central Asia… one hundred years before the period of the Three Kingdoms. As the Roman fleet did their repairs and traded in Goa, they asked Merong Mahawangsa to escort a Roman prince to Southeast Asia, to wed a beautiful Chinese princess from the Han Dynasty. The Chinese princess and the Roman prince are supposed to meet halfway and be married on neutral grounds. However, the pirate nation of Geruda had other plans. They decided to kidnap the Chinese princess and use her as ransom. En route to the Straits of Melaka, Merong Mahawangsa’s fleet was attacked by Geruda’s forces while stopping at a small island to replenish supplies. Will Merong Mahawangsa be able to rescue the Princess and re-unite her with her betrothed in a marriage that is set to bring together two great civilizations from the East and West ?
Starring	Stephen Rahman Hughes, Gavin Stenhouse, Jing Lusi, Craig Robert Fong, Eric Karl Henrik Norman, Keith Chong, Deborah Henry , Wan Hanafi Su, Dato' Rahim Razali, Khir Rahman, Ummi Nazeera, Nell Ng, Jehan Miskin, Umi Aida, Hafidzuddin Fazil, Mano Maniam
Directed by	Yusry Abdul Halim
Written By	Amir Hafizi / Yusry Abdul Halim
Screenplay by	Yusry Abdul Halim
Produced by	Norman Abdul Halim, Yusry Abdul Halim, Edry Abdul Halim

Website	http://www.hikayatmerongmahawangsa.com

The film trailer in Malay as well as in English

 The song has two versions, one is in Malay and the other is in English ... I love both versions ... here are the music videos and the lyrics .. enjoy :) 

Malay Version

Sedetik Lebih - Anuar Zain 

Setiap nafas yang dihembus

Setiap degupan jantung

Aku selalu memikirkanmu

Dalam sedar dibuai angan

Dalam tidur dan khayalan

Aku selalu memikirkanmu

Ternyata ku perlukan cinta dari dirimu sayang

Barulah terasa ku bernyawa

Kasihku ku amat mencintai kamu

Kerana kau beri erti hidup

Ku kan terus mencinta sedetik lebih selepas selamanya

Di kala penuh ketakutan dengan badai kehidupan

Ku bersyukur adanya kamu

Biarlah kehilangan semua yang dimiliki di dunia

Asal masih adanya kamu

English Version

The Memories Remain - Anuar Zain

i can see the sadness in your eyes

and every teardrop that you cry

i hope you know it's hard to let you go

the time is here i have to say goodbye

i laid my life i’ve seen the light

i hope you know it's hard to let you go

i swear to be the shadow by your side

to be the shining star

to light the darkness of your night

i will survive

in the end

as i cross the line of life and dead

i find my way back in your heart again

and i promise i will stay for ever and a day

the memories remain

i want to be the pillars of your strength

to give you hope until the end

no matter where i will be there

as long as u will let me stay

i'll be with u

no matter when or where

i will be there

i swear to be the shadow by your side

to be the shining star

to light the darkness of your night

you will survive

keep me alive

in the end

as i cross the line of life and dead

i find my way back in your heart again

and i promise i will stay for ever and a day

the memories... remain

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Auburn - All about him

Listen to this song makes me happy .. Enjoy :)

Auburn - All About Him

It's Auburn 

And J.R. 

'Cause I'm all about him, him, him, him, him 

And he's all about me, me, me, me, me 

And we don't give a dang, dang, dang, dang, dang 

About nobody-e-e-e 

'Cause I'm all about him, him, him, him, him 

And he's all about me, me, me, me, me 

And we don't give a dang, dang, dang, dang, dang 

About nobody-e-e-e 

Well, had him shooting for me like a ball team 

Every guy was a knock out, Don King 

But not none of 'em had smarts, that's my thing 

It's not enough to have balls, Spalding, ha 

One day by Starbucks 

I bumped into a guy rocking black Chucks 

He said "Excuse me beautiful," I said, "Aww, shucks" 

And then he asked, "Well, ay, wanna grab lunch?" 

Never ever ever met a guy so fly 

Got me hooked like apple pie, I 

Think I'm falling and I don't know why 

But I won't fight these butterflies 

'Cause I'm all about him, him, him, him, him 

And he's all about me, me, me, me, me 

And we don't give a dang, dang, dang, dang, dang 

About nobody-e-e-e 

'Cause I'm all about him, him, him, him, him 

And he's all about me, me, me, me, me 

And we don't give a dang, dang, dang, dang, dang 

About nobody-e-e-e 

And I swear what we have is just super cool 

The way he's always in my head like a Bluetooth 

I got a text from him, he said come through 

Told me that he wants to kick it, Kung Fu 

Don't do nothing much at all 

Just we and his boys watching football 

He asked for a kiss (Muah) So I gave him two 

He said, "Well, thank you, baby," I said, "You're welcome, boo" 

Never ever ever met a guy so fly 

Got me hooked like apple pie, I 

Think I'm falling and I don't know why 

But I won't fight these butterflies 

'Cause I'm all about him, him, him, him, him 

And he's all about me, me, me, me, me 

And we don't give a dang, dang, dang, dang, dang 

About nobody-e-e-e 

'Cause I'm all about him, him, him, him, him 

And he's all about me, me, me, me, me 

And we don't give a dang, dang, dang, dang, dang 

About nobody-e-e-e 

No, I don't need no fancy cars 

And I don't need no diamond rings 

My baby is all I need and more 

'Cause I don't need those extra things 

It's not about you (Oh-oh-oh-oh) (It's not about you) 

It's not about them (Oh-oh-oh-oh) (It's not about them) 

It's all about me (Oh-oh-oh-oh) (It's all about me) 

And it's all about him (Oh-oh-oh-oh) (It's all about him) 

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 

Said it's all about him, yeah 

'Cause I'm all about him, him, him, him, him 

And he's all about me, me, me, me, me 

And we don't give a dang, dang, dang, dang, dang 

About nobody-e-e-e 

'Cause I'm all about him, him, him, him, him 

And he's all about me, me, me, me, me 

And we don't give a dang, dang, dang, dang, dang 

About nobody-e-e-e 

(Oh-oh-oh-oh) 'Cause I'm all about him 

(Oh-oh-oh-oh) 'Cause I'm all about him 

(Oh-oh-oh-oh) I'm all about him 

(Oh-oh-oh-oh) And we don't give a dang, dang, dang 

(Oh-oh-oh-oh) It's all about you 

(Oh-oh-oh-oh) It's all about you, boy 

(Oh-oh-oh-oh) It's all about you 

(Oh-oh-oh-oh)

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Takdir ...

 

Jika hendak dikirakan ’beriman’ dengan Allah, iblis laknatullah sepatutnya lebih tinggi imannya kepada Allah. Masakan tidak, dia pernah berdialog dengan Allah (dialog yang telah dirakamkan dalam Al Quran). Dia percaya kepada syurga dan neraka. Bukan sahaja percaya bahkan telah melihatnya. Syaitan yakin tentang adanya Hari Pembalasan..  Hendak diukur dari segi ibadah, ya ibadah iblis begitu hebat. Puluhan ribu tahun sujud, rukuk dan membesarkan Allah hingga terlantik sebagai ketua malaikat.  Cuma satu… syaitan kecundang kerana tidak dapat menerima takdir Allah.

Iblis sombong kerana tidak menerima ketentuan takdir. Dan dia terhina kerana itu. Lalu kita siapa yang mampu menidak dan meminggirkan takdir? Allah, itu Maha Besar, qudrat dan iradatnya tidak akan mampu kita nafikan. Jika cuba menafikan, kita akan terhina… seperti terhina iblis.  Dilaknat dan dimasukkan ke neraka… kerana gugur sifat kehambaannya!

Dalam hidup, takdir datang menguji kita. Mengapa aku mendapat suami yang begini? Mengapa isteriku tidak sebegitu?   Kenapa aku tidak kaya-kaya lagi walaupun telah berusaha.  KENAPA HANYA AKU YANG DI DUGA DENGAN BERBAGAI2 MUSIBAH ???? KENAPA?? KENAPA???

Bila masalah melanda kita merasakan kitalah yang paling menderita. Mengapa aku yang tertimpa nasib begini? Mulut berbicara mengaku Allah itu Tuhan kita tetapi mengapa kehendakNya kita tidak rela? Benarnya, masalah, ujian dan cabaran dalam hidup itu sangat berkaitan dengan iman.

Iman iblis hancur berderai bila diuji dengan takdir. Ego terpendamnya selama ini terserlah. Terbakar hangus seluruh ibadah yang dibinanya ribuan tahun. Aduh, bagaimana pula kita yang iman hanya setipis kulit bawang dan ibadah yang hanya sekelumit ini? Pujuklah hati, terima takdir itu dengan rela. Katakan,  ya Allah… sungguh sakit, sungguh perit, tapi apakan daya, aku hambaMu, Kau lebih tahu apa yang terbaik untukku berbanding diriku sendiri. Ya Allah, jangan Kau serahkan aku kepada diriku sendiri walaupun sekelip mata. Tadbirku seluruh dan sepenuh sujud pada takdirMU.

Takdir sentiasa mengatasi tadbir. Takdir daripada Allah, sedangkan tadbir hanya dari kita hambaNya. Kekadang takdir dan tadbir selari, maka terjadilah apa yang kita inginkan terjadi. Namun acapkali takdir dan tadbir bersalahan, maka terjadilah apa yang kita tidak inginkan. Kita ingin putih, hitam pula yang menjelma. Kita dambakan kejayaan, kegagalan pula yang menimpa. Ketika itu hati akan bertanya, apa lagi yang tidak kena? Semuanya telah kutadbirkan, tetapi kenapa gagal jua? Ketika itu timbullah bunga-bungaan ’pemberontakan’ dari dalam diri hamba yang kerdil berdepan dengan Tuhan yang Perkasa. Sama ada disedari atau tanpa disedari…

Takdir daripada Allah mengandungi banyak hikmah. Ia mengandungi didikan langsung dari Allah yang kekadang tersembunyi daripada pengamatan fikiran biasa. Ilmu semata-mata tanpa iman yang kuat, akan menyebabkan kita terkapa-kapa dalam ujian hidup tanpa pedoman yang tepat. Justeru dengan akal semata-mata kita tidak akan dapat meringankan perasaan pada perkara-perkara yang tidak sejalan dengan diri dan kehendak kita. Mengapa terjadi begini? Sedangkan aku telah berusaha?

Kebimbangan yang selalu muncul, mulut mengatakan ini semua ada hikmahnya. tapi hati selalu diasak dengan rasa kecewa, lalu terkeluar juga keluhan-keluhan kecil.  Dibimbangi yang kecil itu menjadi besar lalu menidakkan akan ketentuan ALLAH.

Bagaimana kita dapat meringankan beban hati ketika menghadapi ujian hidup? Ya, hanya pertalian hati seorang hamba dengan Allah sahaja yang menyebabkan ringannya ujian dan cubaan. Hati yang disinar dengan cahaya Allah  dan cahaya sifat-sifatNya akan berhubung dengan Allah. Untuk meringankan kepedihan bala yang menimpa, hendak dikenal bahawa Allahlah yang menurunkan bala itu. Dan yakinlah bahawa keputusan (takdir) Allah itu akan memberikan yang terbaik.

Hati tidak dapat tidak mesti bersabar. Hati akan terdidik untuk redha dan tawakal, kerana yakin Qada dan Qadar Allah pasti berlaku, kerana manusia harus terima, tidak boleh menolak ujian itu. Hamba yang soleh menanggung Qadar dengan sabar (bahkan) gembira dengan pilihan Allah. (Ujian adalah pilihan Allah bukan pilihan manusia). Tidak ada pilihan Allah yang tidak baik. Semuanya baik belaka.

Jangan sesekali kita menjadi orang yang rugi yakni mereka yang buta daripada melihat hikmah justeru akal dan hati hanya melihat sesuatu yang selari dengan hawa nafsunya sahaja. Ingatan para hamba yang soleh kepada Allah akan bertambah dengan ujian-ujianNya. Mereka merasakan ujian itu satu petanda yang Allah telah memilih mereka. Mereka sentiasa berbaik sangka dengan Allah dengan cara menyedari (mencari) bahawa setiap yang berlaku samada pahit atau manis pasti ada hikmahnya.

”Inilah hakikat hidup yang dipilih Allah untukku. Aku akan terus berbaik sangka kepada Allah… DIA akan mengubat, melapang dan memberi kemenangan di sebalik ujian ini. Ya, aku tidak tahu, kerana ilmuku terbatas. Tetapi kerana Allah yang Maha Penyayang telah memilih ujian ini untuk diriku maka aku yakin ilmuNya Maha Luas. Yang pahit ini akan menjadi ubat. Yang pedih ini akan menjadi penawar. Ya, Allah tingkatkanlah imanku bagi mendepani setiap ujian dariMu!”

Ya Allah berilah aku hidayahMu..........petunjukMu......... dan pimpinanMu............Sesungguhnya kepadaMu aku berserah Aminnnn .....

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