I love it when it rains. Cool comfort of the rain. Monotonous reiteration of rain hitting the surroundings drugs my soul. The cold winter winds chill my bones; refreshingly good. Melancholy gladness.
Just came back from Phuket. The sun, sand and the beautiful beaches. I love it. The food was fine, the whiskey on rocks were smooth. The massage feels good only if the masseur is good. Long walk to the beach in sorching sun. We had pizza, onion rings, cold beer. Swimming in the short lap pool ain't much of a challenge but was good enough for rest and relax. I got to know Kata beach inside out now. It's like going back home everytime i visit. Shall be planning for a next trip. Hopefully it will be soon.
nourish itself with the beauty nature provides... overcome adversities that earth put forth... shelters the tired souls with the careless whispers of melodious chimes this good earth provides...
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The Management 2
They are back with a vengeance!
The management have never failed to impress me with the way they set things out. It makes me wonder why any person or groups of people with good sense would come out with proposals that aims to cripple the lives their employees and still feel that they have done an excellent job. I am always puzzled by their inability to have any empathy for people. I wonder how they treat their own parents, wives or child. Maybe; heartlessly.
子曰: "己所不欲、勿施於人"
Dont do unto others what you do not wish others to do unto you.
The Management clearly lacks any ability to appreciate the beauty of such words. The implementation of my new shift system in the months to come would reduced the quality time that i need to spent with my family and my gal. The important weekends where normal people do lovey and caring stuff like going to dinner together as a family would become a rarity. Instead i would be force by the highly capable people in the Management to work. I don't like it! I hate the fact that my life is controlled by such incapable people.
When the whole civil service got the 5 to 6% increment many donkey years ago, we were told that the Management are looking into it. Finally, the highly capable people have come out with a fantastic offer of the same UP TO 6% OFFER. It seems like Metro trying to attract some innocent, stupid, idiotic passer-bys to their shop. AND they backdate it to Jan 2008! I cannot help but sense a conspiracy. Shouldn't it be backdated to the days when the whole civil service got the increment? I guess some stupid lazy ass in the Management feels that it would be easy to backdate it to Jan 2008 as it makes the calculation easier for his simplistic mind. I cannot help but wonder what would have happen if the proposal sets the backdate dates to a few months earlier. Maybe the person doing the calculation would have quit because of his inability to calcualte the right amount.
I love my family and i love my free time.
You people sucks big time.
You guys like to suck my love and free time away.
I got no choice but to stay.
If there would be any chance i won't.
I love my job, don't make me dislike it because i cannot have a balanced life to enjoy this short journey on the planet.
I am pro-love.
Don't let that stupidity factor of your gets multiplied into my life.
Your actions don't cause any impact on you but it affects the lives and families of many.
Just stop and let your simplistic mind think.
THINK!
The management have never failed to impress me with the way they set things out. It makes me wonder why any person or groups of people with good sense would come out with proposals that aims to cripple the lives their employees and still feel that they have done an excellent job. I am always puzzled by their inability to have any empathy for people. I wonder how they treat their own parents, wives or child. Maybe; heartlessly.
子曰: "己所不欲、勿施於人"
Dont do unto others what you do not wish others to do unto you.
The Management clearly lacks any ability to appreciate the beauty of such words. The implementation of my new shift system in the months to come would reduced the quality time that i need to spent with my family and my gal. The important weekends where normal people do lovey and caring stuff like going to dinner together as a family would become a rarity. Instead i would be force by the highly capable people in the Management to work. I don't like it! I hate the fact that my life is controlled by such incapable people.
When the whole civil service got the 5 to 6% increment many donkey years ago, we were told that the Management are looking into it. Finally, the highly capable people have come out with a fantastic offer of the same UP TO 6% OFFER. It seems like Metro trying to attract some innocent, stupid, idiotic passer-bys to their shop. AND they backdate it to Jan 2008! I cannot help but sense a conspiracy. Shouldn't it be backdated to the days when the whole civil service got the increment? I guess some stupid lazy ass in the Management feels that it would be easy to backdate it to Jan 2008 as it makes the calculation easier for his simplistic mind. I cannot help but wonder what would have happen if the proposal sets the backdate dates to a few months earlier. Maybe the person doing the calculation would have quit because of his inability to calcualte the right amount.
I love my family and i love my free time.
You people sucks big time.
You guys like to suck my love and free time away.
I got no choice but to stay.
If there would be any chance i won't.
I love my job, don't make me dislike it because i cannot have a balanced life to enjoy this short journey on the planet.
I am pro-love.
Don't let that stupidity factor of your gets multiplied into my life.
Your actions don't cause any impact on you but it affects the lives and families of many.
Just stop and let your simplistic mind think.
THINK!
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
A Talk at a Coffeeshop
We can learn many things regardless of time and place and people. Education does not only come in the form of you doning your school uniform. Education as represented in the dictionary implied;
1.the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
2.the act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge or skills, as for a profession.
3.a degree, level, or kind of schooling: a university education.
4.the result produced by instruction, training, or study: to show one's education.
5.the science or art of teaching; pedagogics.
Notice how easily we have simplfied the meaning of education to that of 2,3,4,5? Basically, what we achieve by going to school for the first 20 years of our lives are set out in 2,3,4,5. Of course, for others that have less inkling and opted for a more adventurous journey, the education years are shorter and they may not experience the impacts brought about by 2,3,4,5.
Does it matter if we took the less travelled road? Does it mean we have less of an education because we travelled the untravelled road? The answer is no.
Look at meaning "...acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment...preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life." You get some development in school but that is not the only place. In world, our environment in a way acts as the best tutor for us in picking up the cues and skills neccessary for a mature state of mind that is able to handle situations and judge with reasoning.
I came across the son of my elderly neighbour when i had drinks with willy at the coffeeshop near my place. I had not seen him for quite a while and he sat himself down with us and talk about his story. There is really one thing i took away from and that which came from him that i truly admire. His sense of filal piety. He was an adopted child of my elderly neighbour. He was not showered with as much love and care and had taken the untrodden route in life. His siblings bullies him a lot when he was younger and even now as all had grown older, accord him with no respect. His elderly mum, like most in her time, have shown preferences towards the other siblings and he was left out of it his whole life.
His duty towards his mother and his sense of purpose impressed me most. In a defeated sign of breathe he said in hokkien:" Pei Bu Si Ai Shoi Eh." (Father and Mother are to be well taken care of). In his tone of voice you could sense the frustrations. Years and years of pent up frustrations and the desperations and exasperations that whatever he does will always not be enough. He will not be appreciated. The last straw came when his mother said:" if you don't take care of the dog, you dont stay here..."
He intends to leave the place and seek a new house for himself. Can i blame him for not being filal and leave the place? Why do i still admire his sense of worth? Because i do not think i can even endure half of what he went through. You must be asking? What has this got to do with the first part of this posting?
Well... at the coffeeshop, i attended a valuable lesson on filal piety. I believe Willy did too.
1.the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
2.the act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge or skills, as for a profession.
3.a degree, level, or kind of schooling: a university education.
4.the result produced by instruction, training, or study: to show one's education.
5.the science or art of teaching; pedagogics.
Notice how easily we have simplfied the meaning of education to that of 2,3,4,5? Basically, what we achieve by going to school for the first 20 years of our lives are set out in 2,3,4,5. Of course, for others that have less inkling and opted for a more adventurous journey, the education years are shorter and they may not experience the impacts brought about by 2,3,4,5.
Does it matter if we took the less travelled road? Does it mean we have less of an education because we travelled the untravelled road? The answer is no.
Look at meaning "...acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment...preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life." You get some development in school but that is not the only place. In world, our environment in a way acts as the best tutor for us in picking up the cues and skills neccessary for a mature state of mind that is able to handle situations and judge with reasoning.
I came across the son of my elderly neighbour when i had drinks with willy at the coffeeshop near my place. I had not seen him for quite a while and he sat himself down with us and talk about his story. There is really one thing i took away from and that which came from him that i truly admire. His sense of filal piety. He was an adopted child of my elderly neighbour. He was not showered with as much love and care and had taken the untrodden route in life. His siblings bullies him a lot when he was younger and even now as all had grown older, accord him with no respect. His elderly mum, like most in her time, have shown preferences towards the other siblings and he was left out of it his whole life.
His duty towards his mother and his sense of purpose impressed me most. In a defeated sign of breathe he said in hokkien:" Pei Bu Si Ai Shoi Eh." (Father and Mother are to be well taken care of). In his tone of voice you could sense the frustrations. Years and years of pent up frustrations and the desperations and exasperations that whatever he does will always not be enough. He will not be appreciated. The last straw came when his mother said:" if you don't take care of the dog, you dont stay here..."
He intends to leave the place and seek a new house for himself. Can i blame him for not being filal and leave the place? Why do i still admire his sense of worth? Because i do not think i can even endure half of what he went through. You must be asking? What has this got to do with the first part of this posting?
Well... at the coffeeshop, i attended a valuable lesson on filal piety. I believe Willy did too.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Anger Management 2
I was watching Channel U on tuesday nights and really enjoyed the show 于丹《论语》心得. The show explains the different concepts of confucious teachings. For the skeptics or pragmatics, they may be loads of crap that ain't applicable in these seemingly troubled times.
Why do i say troubled times? Old prices are increasing encouraging inflation. The war on terror news no longer splashed across the Straits Times but nevertheless still raging in the far western end of asia. Problems for the us continues to pound and it is at these difficult times we try to comfort ourselves that everything will be better. The frustrations that we faced cause us to react in certain way to counter and protect ourselves. It is also where by i believe the teachings of ancient books can find me some respite from the teacherous world of problems and boredom.
There lives a family with a very bad-tempered kid. The kid would always expressed his anger by shouting, destroying and hitting people or things. To curb this problem his father implored him to punch a nail into the wooden fence outside their house whenever he shouts, screams or beats up people. In no time the wooden fence was so full of nails that it began to hit him that getting so worked up so often really isn't getting him anywhere and he got quite embarassed about it. The kid decided to seek his father of help.
His father said:" For everyday that you curb your temper, you are allowed to remove a single nail from the wooden fences. However, for everytime you burst into flames and cause me anguish, put one nail back on."
The young kid was determined to remove all the nails with his pride at stake. He controlled and curbed the propensity to be angry and soon enough, most nails were removed from the fence after a period of time. By this time the kid had already refined himself and brought his father to the wooden fence.
His father said:" The nails may have been removed, you can apologized, but the holes that the nails made will always be there."
《论语》“言寡尤，行寡悔”
说话要用脑子，做事要考虑后果，这是为人处世很重要的一点。
要想在纷繁复杂的现代社会中，处理好各种各样的人际关系，更重要的是自己要懂礼节。
Adapted from: http://www.ldbj.com/yudan_lunyu_xinde/yudan_lunyu_xinde_21.htm
Before we do or speak about anything, we have to be cautious and be careful. Think far ahead to prevent hurt to others and regrets to yourself.
To find solutions to the bigger problems, let just start to find solutions to problems beginning with yourself.
Why do i say troubled times? Old prices are increasing encouraging inflation. The war on terror news no longer splashed across the Straits Times but nevertheless still raging in the far western end of asia. Problems for the us continues to pound and it is at these difficult times we try to comfort ourselves that everything will be better. The frustrations that we faced cause us to react in certain way to counter and protect ourselves. It is also where by i believe the teachings of ancient books can find me some respite from the teacherous world of problems and boredom.
There lives a family with a very bad-tempered kid. The kid would always expressed his anger by shouting, destroying and hitting people or things. To curb this problem his father implored him to punch a nail into the wooden fence outside their house whenever he shouts, screams or beats up people. In no time the wooden fence was so full of nails that it began to hit him that getting so worked up so often really isn't getting him anywhere and he got quite embarassed about it. The kid decided to seek his father of help.
His father said:" For everyday that you curb your temper, you are allowed to remove a single nail from the wooden fences. However, for everytime you burst into flames and cause me anguish, put one nail back on."
The young kid was determined to remove all the nails with his pride at stake. He controlled and curbed the propensity to be angry and soon enough, most nails were removed from the fence after a period of time. By this time the kid had already refined himself and brought his father to the wooden fence.
His father said:" The nails may have been removed, you can apologized, but the holes that the nails made will always be there."
《论语》“言寡尤，行寡悔”
说话要用脑子，做事要考虑后果，这是为人处世很重要的一点。
要想在纷繁复杂的现代社会中，处理好各种各样的人际关系，更重要的是自己要懂礼节。
Adapted from: http://www.ldbj.com/yudan_lunyu_xinde/yudan_lunyu_xinde_21.htm
Before we do or speak about anything, we have to be cautious and be careful. Think far ahead to prevent hurt to others and regrets to yourself.
To find solutions to the bigger problems, let just start to find solutions to problems beginning with yourself.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Come back Morgan
Hi all! Its been a long time since i last put anything down on cyberspace accept the "cheem" poem. I think i should just start rattering off something to set forth once again my desire to blog constantly.
My job:
Still don't really like it. It's just getting more and more discouraging to be hearing more and more about the benefits that will be taken away. We should deserved better. For the past year much has been accomplished by us. We have taken up more than we can swallow for a good deal of time but nothing seems to matter to the "management". They are the people who see things we dont see... Yeah!! See shit!! Change the shift system? Talks of pay revision? Loads of crap if nothing materialises...thus far it remains that way. Shitty way proudly brought to you by the "Management".
My life:
Got myself a lovely fiancee in phuket. Trying to get a flat but no luck thanks to the crazy property market. Applied for the Telok Blangah Towers with the results coming out in December. It is really going to cost a bomb if i got it. Unless it "God's will", i will have to work hard to finance it. But with the help of "Management", i think it will be a high mountain to climb. Everyone is hale and healthy. I feel happy everywhere else except at the icon of Singapore!
Alright!! Thats all for now man... A tiring disposition from a comeback blog kid...
My job:
Still don't really like it. It's just getting more and more discouraging to be hearing more and more about the benefits that will be taken away. We should deserved better. For the past year much has been accomplished by us. We have taken up more than we can swallow for a good deal of time but nothing seems to matter to the "management". They are the people who see things we dont see... Yeah!! See shit!! Change the shift system? Talks of pay revision? Loads of crap if nothing materialises...thus far it remains that way. Shitty way proudly brought to you by the "Management".
My life:
Got myself a lovely fiancee in phuket. Trying to get a flat but no luck thanks to the crazy property market. Applied for the Telok Blangah Towers with the results coming out in December. It is really going to cost a bomb if i got it. Unless it "God's will", i will have to work hard to finance it. But with the help of "Management", i think it will be a high mountain to climb. Everyone is hale and healthy. I feel happy everywhere else except at the icon of Singapore!
Alright!! Thats all for now man... A tiring disposition from a comeback blog kid...