I miss my family

My brother and wife were visit to Kuala Lumpur last weekend to attend their friend's wedding. I was so happy and touched when I saw what they brought for me from hometown, Kuantan which is 259km away from KL.

2 bottle of "Lo Han Guo" chinese herbal tea 罗汉果凉茶. One for me and one for Donald. My mom boil it in the midnight.

2 pack of herbal as the ingredient of herbal soup. My mom worry if I lack of good nutrition as I always eat outside food in KL. I had cook 1 pack of it during my off day.

Pineapple tart baked by mom.

My favourite, “Yong Bitter Gourd" 酿苦瓜 (the one in red plastic bag). Many youngster do not prefer bitter gourd, but I like it very much. The food cook by mom is always the best in the world! I share it with my house mate and all of them like it too!

I miss my family so much!

Although I can't see them everyday, I will call them everyday to share my life with them.

Since I was in secondary school, my family members were familiar with most of my friends.

When I study in MU , I was active in Buddhist Society. I always share with my mom what activities I had attend and told her what I learned.

When I came to working life, I still keep on our daily conversation and share my working life with them.

When we were small, we always report every single thing happened in school to our parents. What my teacher teach today....what my friends said to me....

However, most of us do not prefer to share everything in our life to parents as we grown up. We hope our parents do not ask so many question on us.
We will said : "Ok!Ok! I am no longer a kid, I know what to do."...."Don't worry, I have my own way to settle it".....

I always remind myself do not treat my family like that. We should maintain the pure heart like a kid. In parents prospective, we are always small children. As they growing old, they still hope they can protect and take care of their children. We should not ignore this and let them feel they cannot partake their children life anymore. We should always share our life with them and asking for their opinion and advices.

Many people think that pay back our parents by giving them money is the best way. Definitely it is not. We should share our life, although we cannot meet everyday.

Daddy mommy I love you! : )

Wish all of you happy and good health.

Birthday Celebration @ SS2 Wong Kok Char Chan Teng 旺角茶餐厅

Me and my dear house mates having good time celebrating Ah Kiat's 23rd birthday at SS2 Wong Kok few hours ago.


Wong Kok Char Chan Teng (旺角茶餐厅）is the Hong Kong style restaurant, brought into Malaysia on 2003 and now already has more than 13 outlets throughout the Klang Valley, Melaka and Johor.

Many youngster like to celebrate birthday here as Wong Kok giving special gift -- Asian Giant Size Hong Kong Ice Milk Tea for free in the birthday party.

With minumum 6 people, minimum bill of RM30 and proof of birthday (IC or birth cert which ever applies), you can get this Giant Size Ice Milk Tea for free!
Cheers！

King boxer luncheon meat "man tao" 拳王烟肉火腿馒头 (recommended)

Baked rice with pork chop in twin sauce 港式肉酱白汁猪肉扒鸳鸯局饭

French toast 法兰西多士 ， my favourite! (recommended)

Boiled coke with ginger 生姜煲可乐 （recommended)

Below are the address of the outlets :

Head Quarter : SS2
2, Ground Floor, Wisma Caesars Club,
Jalan SS2/67, 47300 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor. Tel : +(6)03-7874 8611
Since 15-03-2004

First Branch : 1 Utama
Lot F225, 1st Floor, 1 Utama Shopping
Centre, Bandar Utama, 47800 P.J.
Selangor. Tel : +(6)03-7710 8611
Since 09-08-2004

IOI Mall Branch
Lot GOOB3A, Ground Floor, IOI Mall,
Batu 9, Jln Puchong, Bandar Puchong
Jaya, 47100 Puchong, Selangor.
Tel : +(6)03-7874 8611
Since 21-11-2004

South City Plaza Branch
G57C, Ground Floor, South City Plaza,
Persiaran Serdang Perdana, Section 1,
43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor.
Tel : +(6)03-8941 2028
Since 15-01-2005

Leisure Mall Branch
L2-26-03, Cheras Leisure Mall,
Jln Manis 6, Taman Segar,
56100 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel : +(6)03-9132 8611
Since 11-04-2005

Plaza OUG Branch
Lot 7, 1st Floor, Plaza OUG,
58200 Jalan Klang Lama, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel : +(6)03-7980 2706
Since 20-12-2005

Jusco Taman Equine Branch
LG05, AEON Tmn Equine Shopping
Centre 2, Jln Equine, Tmn Equine,
43000 Seri Kembangan.
Tel : +(6)03-8941 6857
Since 15-06-2006

JB City Square Branch
Lot No MB-06, Level Basement 1,
Johor Bahru City Square,
Jln Wong Ah Fook, 80000 Johor Bahru.
Tel : +(6)07-2211 800
Since 23-07-2006

JB Holiday Plaza Branch
G 167, Upper Ground Floor,
Holiday Plaza, 80250 Johor Bahru.
Tel : +(6)07-3312 179
Since 18-11-2006

Batu Pahat Branch
G77 & G78, Batu Pahat Mall,
Jalan Kluang, 83000 Batu Pahat, Johor.
Tel : +(6)07-4321 590
Since 10-07-2007

Branch: Bugis Junction, S'pore
200 Victoria Street,
#02-50, Bugis Junction,
188021 Singapore.
Tel : 02-6336 9319, 02-6336 2003
Since 30-08-2007

Branch: Pavilion Mall
Lot 6.01.E(1), Level 6, Pavilion Mall
Lot 168, Jalan Bukit Bintang,
55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel : 03-2141 8407
Since 10-11-2007

Branch: Dataran Pahlawan Melaka
Lot BD 81-82,
Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall,
Jalan Merdeka Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka.
Tel : 06-2810 211
Since 15-12-2007

Big Apple Donuts and Coffee

Monday is my off day, I can relax @ home while others having their monday blue ... :P
However, I am working while others relax @ home during weekend.

Yesterday noon, my boy friend and me were shop around @ Midvalley and The Garden. Although it was a working day, the malls were crowded as usual.

We had our high tea @ the Big Apple Donuts and Coffee in The Garden.

Which favour do you prefer? It's hard to decide, I wish I can try all of it!
They are Mango Tango,Whitnut, Say Cheese, Kiwi Blitz, Moon Raker and Californian Almond.

This is my favourite, Whitnut! I like the peanut butter so much.

Where else to find BIG APPLE?

The price board.
a box of 12 pcs : RM17
a box of 6 pcs : RM9.50
2 boxes of 6 pcs : RM19
per pcs: RM2

Malaysia New Cabinet 2008

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced Tuesday (18 Mar) a much leaner 27-member Cabinet line-up, more than half of whom are new faces. The world’s longest serving trade minister Rafidah Aziz is dropped while gadfly Johor UMNO MP Shahrir Samad returns to the Cabinet. Likewise, another appointment of an old face is former Selangor Mentri Besar, Muhammad Muhd Taib while MIC loses its powerful Works portfolio. Amirsham Abdul Aziz, who resigned from the Maybank group is appointed into the Cabinet. He will be appointed to the Senate to enable him to take up his Cabinet appointment. The PM’s son-in-law, contrary to speculation, was not appointed to the Cabinet. A major departure is the the PM has done away with all parliamentary secretaries appointments. As expected more MPs from Sabah and Sarawak are in the new Cabinet due to their solid backing of Barisan Nasional in Parliament.

Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Deputy Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak

Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
Tan Sri Bernard Dompok
Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz
Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim
Datuk Amirsham Abdul Aziz

Deputy Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
Datuk Johari Baharom
Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim
K. Devamany
Datuk Hassan Malik

Finance
Minister: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Second Finance Minister: Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop
Deputies: Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, Datuk Kong Cho Ha

Defense
Minister: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak
Deputy: Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop

Internal Security and Home Affairs
Minister: Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar
Deputies: Datuk Chor Chee Heong, Senator Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh

Housing and Local Government
Minister: Datuk Ong Ka Chuan
Deputies: Datuk Robert Lau, Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin

Works Minister
Minister: Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamad
Deputy: Datuk Yong Khoon Seng

Energy, Water and Communications
Minister: Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor
Deputy: Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum

Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Minister: Datuk Mustapa Mohamed
Deputy: Datin Paduka Rohani Abdul Karim

International Trade and Industry
Minister: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
Deputies: Datuk Liew Vui Keong, Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan

Foreign Affairs
Minister: Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim
Deputy: Datuk Seri Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar

Education
Minister: Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein
Deputies: Datuk Wee Ka Siong, Datuk Razali Ismail

Higher Education
Minister: Datuk Khaled Nordin
Deputies: Dr Hou Kok Chung, Datuk Idris Harun

Transport
Minister: Datuk Ong Tee Keat
Deputy: Datuk Anifah Aman

Human Resources
Minister: Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam
Deputy: Datuk Noraini Ahmad

Women, Family and Community Development
Minister: Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen
Deputy: Noriah Kasnon

National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage
Minister: Datuk Shafie Apdal
Deputy: Datuk Teng Boon Soon

Science, Technology and Innovation
Minister: Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili
Deputy: Fadilah Yusof

Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development
Minister: Datuk Noh Omar
Deputy: Datuk Saiffuddin Abdullah

Natural Resources and Environment
Minister: Datuk Douglas Unggah Embas
Deputy: Datuk Abu Ghapur Salleh

Rural and Regional Development
Minister: Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib
Deputy: Tan Sri Joseph Kurup, Joseph Entulu Belaun

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Minister: Datuk Shahrir Samad
Deputy: Jelaing Mersat

Plantation Industries and Commodities
Minister: Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui
Deputy: Senator A. Kohilan

Youth and Sports
Minister: Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaacob
Deputy: Wee Jack Seng

Health
Minister: Datuk Liow Tiong Lai
Deputy: Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad

Information
Minister: Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek
Deputy: Datuk Tan Lian Hoe

Tourism
Minister: Datuk Seri Azalina Othman
Deputy: Datuk Seri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib

Federal Territories
Minister: Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique
Deputy: Datuk M. Saravanan

source : http://www.mysinchew.com/node/8707?tid=14

BEWARE OF GARBAGE TRUCKS

I read this meaningful article when I check my email today. I think it is worth to share :)

This is indeed beautiful though very long.

Please read to the end and you will be glad you did.

Beware of Garbage Trucks

By David J. Pollay

How often do you let other people's nonsense change Your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss,Or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless you're the Terminator, for an instant you're probably set back on your Heels. However, the mark of a successful person is how quickly She can get back her focus on what's important.

Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson.

I learned it in the back of a New York City taxi cab
I hopped in a taxi, and took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, A black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.

My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car's back end by just inches!

The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, whipped his head around and started yelling at us.

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly.

So, I said, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!"

And this is when my taxi driver told me - It is “The Law of the Garbage Truck."

Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration,

Full of anger, and full of disappointment.

As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, they'll dump it on you.

When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally.

You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You'll be happy you did.

I started thinking, how often I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often I take their garbage and spread it to other people:

At work, at home, on the streets? It was that day I said, "I'm not going to do it anymore."

I began to see garbage trucks.

Like in the movie "The Sixth Sense," the little boy said, "I see Dead People."

I see the load they're carrying. I see them coming to drop it off.

And like my Taxi Driver, I don't make it a personal thing;

I just smile, wave, wish them well, and I move on.

One of my favorite football players of all time, Walter Payton, Did this every day on the football field.

He would jump up as quickly as he hit the ground after being tackled. He never dwelled on a hit.

Payton was ready to make the next play his best. Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting.

Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses.

Leaders and parents know that they have to be fully present, and at their best for the people they care about.

The bottom line is that successful people Do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day.

What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today,

If you let more garbage trucks pass you by? Here's my bet.

You'll be happier.

Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so..

Love the people who treat you right.

Forget about the ones who don't.

Believe that everything happens for a reason.

If you get a chance, TAKE IT!

If it changes your life, LET IT!

Nobody said it would be easy...

They just promised it would be worth it!

Working...

Today's the 3rd day of my working life...It's much different from my study life.
When study in university, most of us looking forward for working. However, when we started to work, we all missed the study life. haha...

What is the differences between study and working? The first thing is the matter of TIME. In study life, we have a lot of free time. We can arrange our time to join many activities, visit here and there. We have holidays, especially the 2 months holiday after every academic year. We can go back to hometown and stay for months. When come to working life, our time is fixed. We have less time to join activities, less holiday and less chances to go back hometown.

However, I do enjoy my work. I work as a doctor's assistant in a clinic and research center. I think I can learn a lot from her. She is an experienced herbalist doctor, well known in healing leukaemia. I wished to work with her since I first visit her center in last year. I am really glad to work there.

I will share more on health care and naturopathic knowledge in my blog in the future. :)
Wish you all happy and good health. : )

Days in KL

I stayed in my hometown, Kuantan since I back from Taiwan. After enjoy my holidays for about 2 months, I came to KL again.. I miss my family and the cute baby, Lavender.

These days are rainy days, I catch the flu and suffer from blocked nose.
However, I have good days here.
I am going to share with you what I did these days :)

I came to Kl on tuesday, on that night, I gave a dharma sharing in MU buddhist society dharma class on the topic brahmavihara. I was thankful to the exco for giving me chances to learn and to share. I learnt a lot in the process of preparing the talk. It was a nice experience.

On the next morning, all of my house mate woke up early in the morning at 6am to practice morning puja (chanting) together. After that, some of us who do not have class in the morning were heading to Brickfields Maha-Vihara for breakfast Dana (food offering to Sangha members).
We bought fried meehoon from the mamak stall near to the temple. Most of the monks there are from Sri Lanka, therefore we usually bring along Indian food instead of Chinese food.

Today, in the afternoon, I followed one of my roomate, Sook Kwan to United Voice. It is a charity centre hiring people with learning difficulties. They making some craft like book marks, cards etc for sell. This was the first time I been there. Most of them were so friendly and enjoying their work. They gave us a warm welcome, and introduce themselves when we just step into the centre. Everyone has their own tray with materials to work on. Although they have learning difficulties, they did their jobs very well. We join them in the craft making, help them to tie the bookmarks.
They put so many effort on every single bookmark and card. So, please support them by buying their products if they approach you : )

At night, I went to job interview, and I will start working in PJ next Tuesday!

Tomorrow, is the time for me to balik kampung so that I can vote on 8th of March!

Buddhism desktop Wallpaper

I would like to share with you my collection of buddhism desktop wallpaper.
I got some of it from my buddies and some from internet.
If you like it, just save it ! :)



Avoid evil, do good, purify the mind
May you be well and happy :)

Award: Blogging Friends Forever Award

Yeah! I got my first award from a very nice and sweet blogger, Dora.
She gave me a GOLD card from Twins Bank with unlimited credit...
I am truly honour to receive it and I am going to spend wisely.
"Friendship forever" :)
Thank you!



I would like to share this award with menghao & lele