Moving Into The Unknown

Fire...

2012-02-02T21:38:00.000+08:00

I was reading a blog by an Australian writer/songwriter this evening, and i got so amazed with the simplicity of her expression of words and feelings. I admire her ability to express her thoughts freely. They really do come from the heart. And i find that it triggered my heart to start to write again. It's been so so long since i last wrote on this page. I haven't written for over a year now. The

The Genocide in Cambodia

2011-03-17T15:15:00.016+08:00

One of the dearest topics in my list is the genocide war in Cambodia. So dreadful how evil destroys human. A genocidal war broke out in the whole of Cambodia in 1975-1979. Who was the culprit? A Cambodian himself, Pol Pot. He was Khmer by race, the indigenous race in the country. This war has resulted in the killing of approximately 2 million khmer people, men, women as well as children out of a

The Damage Done

2010-10-05T01:04:00.004+08:00

In 1978, Warren Fellows was caught red-handed in Thailand airport for drug dealing and was thrown to Bangkok's most notorious prison, Bang Kwang prison. Here, he lived for 12 years and all the stories of brutality and terror behind this 'hell on earth' are told in the Bestselling True Story, Damage Done. Warren wrote this book to share his experience of non-human treatment the prisoners received

Forgiveness in possible

2010-09-20T11:48:00.000+08:00

It's been a loooong time since i last write something here. I should have written regularly but for the last 1 year, writing was not put in my priority list. I should right? I'll try. So after so long, i'd like to share what i've learned about 'forgiveness', that it is possible. It's kinda cliche isn't it to hear this. That's why they said 'theory is just for the eyes and the ears, but

A story of Eve and the old woman

2009-10-06T22:47:00.013+08:00

EveEve arrives at the village sweating all over, dropped her bagpack to the ground and look at the time."Thank God it's only 3 o'clock", she thought. She needs to do what her heart tells her."I need to find a place to stay, this is hard but this is what i want to do, this is what i'm here for", she thought again, this time with higher spirit. She recognized this spirit, it's the same spirit she

First Love

2009-10-01T14:29:00.003+08:00

Love is mightyit knows each kind of personait knows how persona envy her all the timebut in silence adores her for her mightinessLove is also an ancient weaponLove has seen many revelations throughout the agesLove is wise enough to be a judgeLove first exists before everything elseIf that is love, then all other things are from herit is through her that everything else existit is in her that

Ironic

2009-09-30T14:34:00.008+08:00

(www.photopumpkin.com)Our action towards others has its consequence to us

Road Less Traveled

2009-09-29T08:33:00.003+08:00

The Adventure Trail"there is where i want to be"

History and Herstory: World War II

2009-09-18T00:24:00.002+08:00

Had a very interesting chat over dinner with mum n dad tonite. On World War II: The locals experiences with the Japanese armies. Before that, my bro Jerry brought up the topic over afternoon coffee and he said our grandma helped a chinese man from being behead by the Japanese armies. That really caught my attention, deeply. I have a very strong bond with my grandma, although I was not entirely

Paulo escrevendo é assombroso

2009-09-13T23:20:00.004+08:00

There is no other author that can capture my attention so much than Paulo Coelho. How i came to know Paulo? Well it goes like this. I was having a social drinking session with two of my close friends, Julia & Jang in Julia's home back in hmmm i think in 2007. As usual i rambled about life, philosophy, freedom, traveling the road less traveled etc etc. Then Julia said, "you should read Paulo's

A monster in her house

2009-09-13T02:15:00.003+08:00

Never did Elizabeth know that the monster will take one horrible step further in jeopardizing her whole family. It was to ‘abduct’ her from her own house and sealed her existence for so many years. Allan Hall really captivates readers around the world with her book called Monster. A real life story of Josef Fritzl and his gruesome vision of so-called a perfect life. Hall captured all the details

Today i am thinking

2009-09-11T16:49:00.000+08:00

I have given you the document

2009-09-11T16:11:00.001+08:00

I am 12 years old. I love staying in grandma’s house and I am here almost every weekend. I always go hill walking, sometimes with my cousins, sometimes alone. But I prefer going there alone. I am not afraid cos’ I am familiar

Journey to the river

2009-07-06T12:32:00.009+08:00

photo credit: www.kaichang.netWhen I was much younger, I did not think about how long I should walk up the hill to get to the river,I never say ‘it’s a long journey up to the river’, because the journey was always fun, On the way I enjoyed walking pass the grassy field near grandma’s kitchen,On the way, I tried, again, to climb or maybe just hang onto the tree branch, oh I never actually climbed

Busy Busy

2009-05-19T23:03:00.002+08:00

I was busy with work and other personal things, that is why this is my 2nd post after 2 months not writing anything. I guess i will only post other fun phuket pictures if i found the enthusiasm again. Today i'm on mc because i sprained my back, again, the previous was 2 months ago. There are so many things to tell, hopefully i can write just a short one from time to time.

Welcome To Hell

2009-05-19T22:42:00.007+08:00

A True Story by Colin Martin Colin Martin is an Irish man, has a wife, 2 sons and a daughter, an engineer by profession, he was a successful man with a dream family and career. Several years later in 1994, it was a beginning of 'journey thru hell' for him. He secured a business deal in Bangkok with a large foreign corporate, not known to him, turned out to be a large fraud. So dedicated in

Amazing Work Done!

2009-03-18T22:32:00.014+08:00

Amazingly and astonishingly done, this piece of work is very detailed, perfect and shiny! I can imagine the persons whose making it must be a very creative one. We asked a shop owner of this 'iron men' miniature, he said his friend made it. Sounds like the friend made it at the back of his house..maybe ada yg buat sendiri or buat di kilang...can a machine do this? i dont think so la.. nuts and

The Beach

2009-03-17T23:38:00.027+08:00

2nd Day - Bathed, fresh and breakfasted, dik and i started the day with looking for the famous Bangla Road. Thought it would'nt be so exciting to be at Bangla Rd. in the afternoon, i am wrong, bars open and music playing. But 1st, we have to see the beach. Most pics credited to dik.Welcome to Patong Beach! Patong Beach (photo credit: dik) men heading to the beach, dik you should take women

FUN IN THE SUN

2009-03-15T20:58:00.013+08:00

Day 1 - Today is 8 March. A dream came true today. I've always travelled in a group, but what is it like to travel alone or duo? I've asked myself that question and have planned to make it come true. "Thit it it" as the Thai would say it ( most can't pronounce s very well) or "This is it"! The plan is to travel duo 1st then alone. This time i travelled duo with my twin-sister a.k.a my tazmanian

Love moves in mysterious way

2009-02-10T18:25:00.008+08:00

Who'd have thought this is how the pieces fitYou and I shouldn't even try making sense of itI forgot how we ever came this farI believe we had reasons but I don't know what they areDon't blame it on my heart, ohCho:Love moves in mysterious waysIt's always so surprisingWhen love appears over the horizonI'll love you for the rest of my daysBut still it's a mysteryHow you ever came to meWhich only

Follow my Dream, but which one?

2009-02-10T15:32:00.007+08:00

That is the essence of the new book by Paulo Coelho entitled The Winner Stands Alone. It will soon be released in March but it is already available online for all readers all over the world. What does Paulo said about his new book?"One of the recurrent themes of my books is the importance of paying the price of your dreams. But to what extent can our dreams be manipulated? For the past decades,

That's it, I had enough!

2009-02-02T20:15:00.007+08:00

I wish i can say that to my boss but who will pay my salary after that? I am sooo bored here in Sandakan..oh i know, i can resign from my job and be jobless for a period of time. What would it feels like hmmmm...My parents will be furious but that's if i stay with them. If i stay by myself, then it would pretty much cost me some $$ right..If i stay with friends, they would run away from me ahah..

Like The Flowing Waterpipe

2008-12-02T15:54:00.011+08:00

Didn't want to copy Paulo but can't think of any other better topic than that. It's not the exact copy but it is the exact thought of mine. Here i am in KK just landed 1 hour ago from Sandakan. Just hang out in Starbucks first, having an ice blended that i've been thinking since a week ago. Oh no calories really goin to shoot up this week since i'll be in KK for the whole week. Food in KK are

2008-12-01T21:32:00.008+08:00

Whenever i think about you, i remember how you'd lived. One solid and strong impression was you are full of love. I remember how you love me... there's no word that can describe you grandma, none but one, LOVE. I've been missing you since 3 christmas ago, and that was when i started to trust in Jesus, sometimes i went insane and prayed that i can be with you at that moment, but that's not how He

BIRD FAIR 2008

2008-12-01T11:17:00.009+08:00

In conjuction of Zoom Malaysia, Sandakan Bird Fair 2008 was held in Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC) last weekend. It was an event officiated by our Minister of Tourism, Dato Azalina Othman. Those who attended were from various gov departments, NGOs, local and international tourists, Sabahans especially, tour agencies, resorts, etc. Lots of people! I didn't bring my camera so didn't get the

The Magical Short List

2008-11-12T09:07:00.009+08:00

*dedicated to my close friends* *grin*Can’t help but to display the magical (I hope) short list of ‘I want’ for my birthday or christmas. They are both in December soooo anyone has ample time to find one thing in the list to be sent to my doorstep lol! Here goes, not according to priority: All Paulo’s Books (I have the witch of portobello, like a flowing river, warrior of the light, fifth

of worth

2008-11-11T20:38:00.007+08:00

We, like a crumpled bill. No matter how crumpled and ugly the bill may be, still, that doesnt change its worth.

Paulo Coelho on Luck, Coincidence & Faith

2008-11-05T18:23:00.003+08:00

Luck, Coincidence and FaithIn the Alchemist I wrote‘When you want something, the whole universe will conspire for you to have it’This means that when you put your vibration, your energyCall it whatever you want to call, into the airSomehow this Soul of The World is affectedI think the coincidence is the language of the starsFor something to happen, so many forces have to be put in actionAccording

I Believe

2008-10-24T10:51:00.006+08:00

Went to guitar class last monday..didn't want to learn the technical stuff so i requested my guru to teach me a song. Picked a song from the Sing Your Praise To God hymn book, B34 - I Believe. It's a very beautiful and meaningful song. I like it but you know what, i can't really remember how the music goes...budu kan. Will record my guru when he plays it on my next class.Oh my guru a.k.a Juan is

You're My Sweet Pea

2008-10-23T12:57:00.001+08:00

A sweet song dedicated to a very sweet person...... Sweet peaApple of my eye Don't know when and I don't know why You're the only reason I keep on coming homeSweet pea What's all this aboutDon't get your way all you do is fuss and pout You're the only reason I keep on coming homeI like the Rock of GibraltarI always seem to falterAnd the words just get in the wayOh I know I'm gonna crumbleI'm

Weekend Away in Sukau

2008-10-21T20:35:00.001+08:00

After 4 days outstationing in Kg. Gana, Kota Marudu, i drove my car a.k.a mimi to Sukau last friday nite. It was not an easy drive because in the middle of driving, i was fishing fish in the air, in other words sangat mengantuk! Managed hard to stay awake and reached Sukau at about 1030pm. Joni, 4D (in the pic) and Yong were err.. dont know what they were doing when i arrived. But i arrived not

of fear

2008-10-13T12:38:00.001+08:00

it is my enemy yet it is importantfor without it, i'm not justifiedwhen it comes, i tremble but i never fallfor its name is weaker than mineshe who understands, has both of usthat is why she is like a mad manshe uses me with great careshe accepts the enemy with great cautiousbut she knows....i will always win, never did i lose and never will be....love...

and the rain came

2008-10-10T15:57:00.002+08:00

you are beautiful no matter what they say, wordswon't bring you down.....

Travelling Differently

2008-10-08T20:15:00.002+08:00

When i read this, i said 'wow! I agree with this and this hmm not this one'...Let's see some of the travelling-differently-lessons from Paulo's Like The Flowing River.1. Avoid museumsIf you are in a foreign city, what is more interesting, searching the present or the past? Obviously, museums are important but they require time and objectivity - you need to know what you want to see, otherwise

Travelling Light

2008-10-08T13:41:00.001+08:00

How do we feel belong to that country when we travel? I always like to find a specific place or an area to hang out and just be a 'local'. Aren't we all do?! I thought so. In Bangkok, Khao San Road is a street that is filled with bacpackers lodges, shops, food stalls, shirt stalls, illegal roti canai stalls, bar stalls, pad thai stalls, breakdancers, internet cafes, bars etc etc. Just like

Bangkok 2008

2008-09-24T18:17:00.002+08:00

Went to Bangkok with Joni, 4D and Clever last August. Had lots of fun, did lots of walking and sight seeing, took lots of photos, quite a lot of eating and drinking etc. This was my 2nd time to Bangkok and i recommend you to go, it's a safer place and quieter than manila. But both countries are great indeed! Some pics of testimonials. More pics to come soon, after i got them from Joni. Joni bagi

On This Day You Were Born!

2008-09-24T10:50:00.002+08:00

Hey Mel, what a party we had last saturday! Everyone is like playing a role, there's 'tukang pun', there's 'tukang nyanyi tidak mo lapas mic', n of course there are lots of photographers, tukang mabuk hancur pun ada muahaha. They say, when a bunch of cynical people gathered, you'll have a very pro-active evening, indeed! Roll on to some pics of excitements, living evidence, testimony! DB and '

This Commercial Is Brought To You By AGE

2008-09-22T22:04:00.001+08:00

Seven Highly Intelligent People in Our Life:· Age 1-10: our mum· Age 11-19: our friends· Age 20-26 still our friends· Age 27-35: our partners and our relatives· Age 36-45: our kids· Back to Age 20 – 58: our bosses· Age 59 – 80 or more: and so we start thinking….The above are just acting classes, Act Now for reality.

2008-07-28T21:47:00.003+08:00

2nd Day (11 July) - First timer in Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV) and as MGK9'sHuargghhh woke up at 8 i think... got a good warm shower and man! the breakfast was fantastic! i always enjoy a good variety of breakfast. Love to make my choices on food..well that's why im a large-O. Anyway, we planned to head for SCV today just to get the feel around and of course (well actually) to have our

Rainforest World Music Festival ‘The RWMF’

2008-07-19T18:26:00.002+08:00

I’ve written a short one on this but mel b n ladybird said its too short. Actually I felt it is too short too so here goes…. 1st Day (10 July) – Travelling downsouth to other part of Borneo – Kuching here we come! Well we were actually going to Santubong, the place of heaps and happenings.. heap Mount Santubong indeed! Yes, Santubong is the place you want to be annually sometime in

Oil Price Hike - the scene in Sandakan

2008-06-12T20:39:00.001+08:00

I was about to get ready for outside dinner when my friend texted me about the oil price hike. In my thoughts, okay i will go and fill up my tank before 12midnite tonite. I picked up my friend who lives just 10 minutes away and ready to hit the gas station. Wow wow i never seen this so many ppl like to 'hang out' in gas station before. The area just suddenly filled up with human beings. So i

the rest of the days in Philippines

2008-06-07T20:37:00.001+08:00

sebenarnya sa lupa sudah apa aktiviti kami di cna...tp yg sa ingat the last nite kami cna, ada juga pigi the largest mall in Asia iaitu Mall of Asia (MoA). waduh mmg besar ahh..basically you can find anything here..we hang out at the waterfront with Ichu and Amor...they are such good friends. I miss them already. From Malate you can take the cab for 20 minutes ride to MoA, the cost is about 100+

5th Day

2008-05-24T13:39:00.001+08:00

huaarrghhh.....bangun pagi gusuk gigi mandi brrr its cold in here.. punya sajuk mo mati. maka banyak yg di lawat ari ni nasib baik enda juga sakit kaki...mana kami pigi sudah tu ahh...? lupa sdh sa.. tp lebeh kureng gini la:pigi Tam Awan village - mkn brunch and pigi minta sketch muka oleh artist2 baguiopigi strawberry field, tyr test kinam strawberry wine, mkn eskrim strawberry, mkn taufufah

4th Day...Baguio

2008-05-19T11:47:00.001+08:00

Woke up at 7am with major hangover...cilakak..was it 7 or later? i cant remember now. What i know is we got on the slowest boat ever on earth..i got sea sick ditambah2 lagi dgn kagutan yg wow! tidak selesa perut ah jd apa lagi pg jumpa dr.tandas la..smpi di pier port at about 12pm and we headed on to the bus back to manila...c lynne mo nek flyt jam 445pm but we reached manila at 2pm sharp. BUT

3rd Day

2008-05-17T00:32:00.001+08:00

sa ngantuk sudah ba ni tp mcm best pula mo recapture the memories...so continue writing la. Ok sleep at 4am last nite...but still bangun awal iaitu jam 7am..mcm starring la kan, sentiasa manang. Manila zoo was our first destination today...just to kill the time until 12pm which were the time to meet with amor and ichu in gil puyat station. We're heading to puerto galera today. Basically this is

2nd Day

2008-05-16T23:26:00.002+08:00

Wow wow...punya men siok tidur, and bangun awal juga ah jam 8am gitu. Started the day with bfast at a stall near Koko's nest downstairs. Sa masi lagi rasa ganjil everytime bfast d cni sbb mkn nasi mcm mkn lunch la kan. That was definitely a brunch in early morning. Okay, masa tuk membeli sesuatu tuk kengkawan d sabah...maka pigi la baclaran, dengan menaiki jeepney yg hanya berharga 7.50peso. I

Manila 2008

2008-05-13T23:16:00.001+08:00

1st May - 1st Day - wow wow thing! today is the big day for manila again, i am sooooo excited. I love manila so much...why? because i love san mig light, the acoustic bands and it's the country where my heart lies.. Anyway, this time i'm travelling with 4d, lyn and mandy. Tp punyalah, our flight was delayed from 2.20 pigi 4.20pm..bangaaass. Jaddey sempat lagi pigi mkn sasau saunyuk fan d tg. aru

At Telupid

2008-03-25T21:57:00.001+08:00

aku di sini duduk di lobby IPS, stands for insitut perhutanan sabah here in telupid. Got out from the project site at 7pm this evening, feeling very hungry, tired, and smelly. Our department (forestry) head a field visit for the UNDP and national reporters for special feature of our social forestry project. ainah boss, panas ari ni mcm tebakar tu kawan sa dr UNDP, ckit lagi menyerupai lobster..

men bola di pulau mamutik

2008-03-20T20:07:00.002+08:00

Ini la ni acara men bola di mamutik. 7 org men i.e. 6 premps n 1 lalake. Ini la sesi men bola yg paaaaaling penat sa pernah ikut sbb campur ktawa2 dan men buyuk. Mari sa cuba sedaya upaya tuk kasi crita kamurang.Dlm ni gmbr, masa ni tu bola sudah kena tendang oleh c jane (yg teduduk tu) masuk dlm pagar (sila note kedudukan pagar dlm gmbr). Dan dlm pagar tu kalau kamurang pernah p mamutik adalah

TRAVELLING

2008-03-19T19:26:00.001+08:00

This is my most favourite word and most favourite thing to do. This started when i travel for work back in 2004, quite recently. I travel for meetings, conferences, workshops and what not. That was during my previous employment but now i only travel to hutan, kampung urang and other districts in sabah for this 1-year old job of mine. Back then, I enjoyed the travelling but quite bored with the

Things we would do in Maynilad in May

2008-03-19T18:48:00.002+08:00

Yiiiiihaooo! how do you do mate? Ok im going to Manila again in May...and oh my leaves approved! thanks to my boss. i've been talking about things to do in manila with 4d, he got a friend there who's going to accompany us. This time Grace cannot be with us cos she's working in Oman oredy...sob..sob. But, we figured out what we want to do and dik this is for ur info also.1st day - will arrive

Mirror mirror on the wall

2008-03-18T16:36:00.001+08:00

who's the prettiest of em all? Phoop! Datin Siti Hasmah.... muahhaha. Datin Siti Hasmah ni pandai joking juga org nya, baru2 ada kuar dia di TV n buat joke masa kena interview. Dia blang 'ah kalau Siti Nurhaliza nda da dtg menyanyi, ni ha Siti Hasmah ada' adoooiiii... mana satu lebih cantik Siti Hasmah ka Jean Abdullah? ching....soalan ni.ya itu lah fikiran pertama yg kuar dr kpala sa masa sa

Hola hola!

2008-03-15T18:16:00.001+08:00

Ok tadi sa ada type cket2.....tapi font nya tertukar p bahasa thai...mengapa kah? heran2. hi hi to you reading this.... im here at my hse in sandakan....on the internet and tadi ada minum stout... hahaha.. ya bikin pusing2 begia..baru lancar darah dan tangan ini menulis.... ching ching... but i must get ready cos at 7pm i got a bday party to attend. My friend is holding a bday party for her

Unwell

2008-03-12T16:39:00.002+08:00

I woke up this morning with a blocked nostril sebelah kanan. Sa bilang mesti pasal kipas ni. But later this morning, i felt something stupid (mcm lagu itu) in my throat, masa bercakap sakit, kalau diam2 gatal sampai telinga....what on earth happening inside? Jadi sa pun tefikir mesti flu n sore throat ni...well well hello mr.flu you're back.Ok ada seorang calon Parti Bersekutu di office cni, yg

20 minutes to go

2008-03-11T16:38:00.002+08:00

20 minutes to go to 5....my eyes are tired and my face is oily (ish burok), my stomach is grumbling minta kena isi ayam, that's what im goin to have tonight muahaha! i haven't find any song to minta ajar from my guitar teacher tonite, mmmm....mari aku kurik2 my music punya folder nanti... haynaku *sigh* i'm procrastinating again today, if i dont i have to sit down with not so favourite colleague

Back to Sandakan

2008-03-06T08:20:00.001+08:00

morning everyone....im ready to go back home to sandakan. Didn't get to meet the kampung folks cos' jalan dorang lumpur sampai pinggang..ok bye...Supposed to move out of here at 8am tapi punyalah the driver baru bangun at 8am. He can be irritating sometimes cos' of his ignorance over small details. Working in a men's environment, can really be upsetting sometimes when they choose to ignore what

2nd fieldwork for this year

2008-03-04T21:08:00.001+08:00

In Marudu again, i's staying overnite here but i will be working in Pitas tomorrow. Here i am sitting in my room, having orange juice, watching a weird movie in cinemax and fulfiling Mandy's wish for me to write up my blog. It seems that i dont know what to say these days. But for my so called twin, here you are dik...apa tu 'palan2, lama2 pandai penuh juga kan'.... ok ini psycho guy in the movie