Oct 1, 2010

Nothing to write, so this will be very spontaneous.

Am at work, taking a break from doing my claims. Lots of open houses to go to this weekend. Today noon, my dept's open house, later my ex-company's open house. Tomorrow noon, my ex-colleague's open house, a colleague's open house and a wedding, while at night a friend's open house and also another colleague's. Sunday, my brother's open house. Am so going to add back 3kg that I lost.

Other notes, I presented the findings during our department's meeting about the workshop we had last week in Alor Star. Interesting to note that there're still kids, who happen to live close to a major town, haven't touched a computer all their lives. And the look on their faces when they were shown what the computer can do was simply priceless.

I see things from their eyes, and the idea of the new found knowledge is beautiful. I remember again why I like to learn and observe.

Guess I always wanted to be an agent of change. Guess I am quite lucky I get to do that.

Quote - ANTM

"sometimes, not being in control is the most beautiful thing in the world"
- Tyra Banks, ANTM Cycle 11

Prayers

Life's a little bit more bearable since I have other living things at home. I was told plants and pets pray for you if you take good care of them. I want to believe that.

Maybe it's time for me to further my studies. Yes, it is.

I'm in Alor Star now, via Firefly. My first time on a propeller airplane. Excited and scared at the same time. I'm always paranoid when I'm put in position where I don't have control. Yea, trust issues...

The flight was delayed by 40mins because of the bad weather.

Arrived Alor Star close to 10pm, instead of at 9.25pm. Then got an SMS from a government officer asking whether I'm going to the launch, and if so, she wanted to reserve a seat for me, on stage. Yeah, rite! Like hell I'm gonna seat on stage! Told her my flight was delayed, and I don't have proper attire. But it felt good being considered tho.

Thank you my plants and pets for your prayers. Hahahaha...

Aquascaping - evolution in 8 months

Taken on 8 Dec 2009

Taken on 11 Dec 2009 - After spending some cash buying plants.

Taken on 2 January 2010
- Included a pair of guppies and 12 neon tetras

Taken on 8 January 2010 - Bought some hairgrass plants, which died a few weeks later. Pissed, so i changed the whole top cover to include actual full spectrum light.

Taken on 10 February 2010 - Added few plants, and killed lots more. Neon tetras getting smaller in size, guppies starting to spawn. But full spectrum light starting to spur growth of plant. But I need to maintain the CO2 and temperature.

Taken 1 July 2010 - Java fern moss covered whole driftwood. Guppies spawned like there's no tomorrow. Fifi, the female albino guppy in the centre, is now gone. She left quite a number of offsprings, some of which retain her albino color. The original guppies which I bought are now gone, and all in the aquarium, about 50+ of em, are the pioneers' offspring.

I am tired...

... of all the travelings.

One week, Kedah. The next week, Kelantan. The next week, Pahang. Then maybe it'll be Perlis next. Then the cycle repeats again.

Please Allah give me strength to withstand these travels so that I can pay back my debts, and eat exotic food whatever I want, and travel wherever I want.

Amin...

Panasonic Lumix LX-3 vs Canon S90?

What's your take?

Actually am shortlisting Panasonic Lumix LX-3 vs Canon S90 vs Canon G11, but G11 would cost RM1.7+ which is outside my budget. So just either one of the two then.

Am more inclined towards Lumix though.

Maybe I'll be able to learn new things and blog about food or whatever my passion is at the moment. Maybe.

Pisces: A short monologue

He's the "World's Best Friend". What is he? Flows around, like water, taking the shape that he's in.

Unfair to say he's fake, coz you define him as the bottle he's being put in, knowing full well he'll change his shape later, when he's in another bottle.

He feels you, though perhaps he can feel your pain if it happens to him, as himself, not as you. But he feels you. Dare you ask more? Dare you ask him to feel your pain as yourself? Dare you ask him to put himself as yourself? You're asking too much. He feels you in the limited capacity and knowledge of of his experience, that's good enough. It isn't? Then, try talking to an Aries, life is all bout them, then you know.

He's the bard, the one who sings encouraging songs in a battle, so that people keep fighting for the cause. Aries could be in front of the line. Scorpio could be planning the whole thing. Leo could be charging forward with the team. Cancer could be arguing the point of the whole battle. Aquarius could be inventing new methods to help win the war.

He could very well see plus points in you that you didn't see yourself, coz he wanted to see what he wanted to see. He likes being popular, despite what he says. Just watch and see. It gives him strength to go on, to help spread his contributions. But it mustn't be that obvious.

He could try to be a walking wikipedia, sharing his knowledge whenever he could, because he wanted to. He's a vessel, remember? It's annoying? Live with it because he doesn't think he's showing off.

He reminds me to not take life too seriously, coz when he see things as outside his control, he's more laidback and accepting. And I could remind them to have a goal, coz I try to control everything as I get pissed off really bad when I fail in something. Who's right? C'mon, we're adults now and although in the end it's black and white, good or bad, right or wrong, it's the grey areas that defines the end. End justify means, Machiavelli would say. Maybe you don't agree. But we have different basic values that complement each other which makes me and him good friends. Go figure.

So, how do you handle him? Could it be the same as how do you control water from spilling over? Define that water, not the shape it's in. And be a strong shape for water to be filled in. Just don't try to make water solid, or solid to change itself to shape water.