I found this nice quote or line from the sex and the city this morning. I typed it and sms to both of you.
Especially dedicated to both of you.
"Carrie: Later that day I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous."
Monday, June 9, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
The leap years
Genre: Romance/DramaDirector: Jean Yeo Lay KuanCast: Wong Li Lin, Ananda Everingham, Joan Chen, Qi Yu Wu, Tracy Tan, Sylvester Loo, Vernetta Lopez, Nadya Hutagalung, Paula Malai Ali, Allan Wu, Jason Chan Keng-KwinRuntime: 1 hr 30 minsReleased By: GV/Mediacorp Raintree PicturesRating: PGOfficial Website: http://www.mediacorpraintree.com/TLY/
Opening Day: 29 February 2008
Synopsis: Some years ago, while conducting an English language workshop on a hot, dreary afternoon for a large group of students in Singapore, I suddenly felt sorry for them, and decided to tell them a story. It was a romantic love story calculated to make any sixteen-year-old sit up and listen with full attention. I told them about a young Singaporean girl who unexpectedly meets her dream man on a special day - 29 February 1988 - when a quaint old Leap Year custom allows women to make the first move in a romantic encounter. Our heroine does precisely that. Hereafter she and the dream man, both exceptionally attractive and brimming with life's hopes and dreams, are caught in a dizzying spin of events that Fate seems to like visiting upon young lovers. "You will come together at last. But not yet, not yet," says Fate mischievously.
The lovers meet every 29 February over 12 years, in breathless negotiations of the many pitfalls along the path of true love which has never run smooth anyway, before their hopes are finally fulfilled in a spectacular millennial culmination worthy of love's loftiest dreams.Movie Review: Beyond the flowery language in love letters as appropriated by Catherine Lim in her short story, The Leap of Love serves as a cautionary fable against the lack of communication in a relationship, a stark show-up against the more romantic notion of a je ne sais quoi emotive connection between two strangers. Romantics would moon over the long tortuous wait shared by the lovebirds while pragmatists would pen it down as 12 years lost in prime marriage years.
Production on The Leap Years actually started on this project in 2005, but it would be a shame not to open a movie about leap years on a leap year. Holding back the movie did not weaken the movie significantly: Wong Li-lin is going to always look this good, and Qi Yuwu was not emoting better here than in 881. I have no idea why Ananda was chosen for his role, and I bet he still doesn't as well. More importantly, Joan Chen is criminally wasted in this movie. Coming off a Golden Horse award this year, the lady must be wondering why she accepted her role in this movie in the first place.
The audience would also wonder why Li-lin was so hard-up on Ananda in the first place, and if the script had managed to work in more of the motivations/connection between Li-lin and Ananda in loving each other at first sight, this would be a truly special date movie.
That said, The Leap Years is one of the very few Singaporean movies that deals with the banal and not local ah beng culture, traditional customs or Jack Neo slapstick. It is a sign of maturation in local cinema when easy themes at hand are exhausted and somebody finally reached out for something global. I hope the writers credited are Singaporeans with English surnames. Hey, the story originated from Singapore's very own Catherine Lim!
The Leap Years was evenly-shot with unobtrusive editing, although I do not understand why the hospital scenes are uniformly over-exposed and grainy. The movie also boosted of a capable supporting cast, though I wish I have two Eurasian friends like Wong Li-lin in the movie. Jason Chen, of Power Rangers DinoThunder fame, turned in a credible performance as Raymond, i-lin's almost-husband. Kudos too, to Vernetta Lopez's minor stony lesbian character: finally gay themes are broached, albeit superficially, without resorting to in-your-face nude men wrangling and screaming.
Opening Day: 29 February 2008
Synopsis: Some years ago, while conducting an English language workshop on a hot, dreary afternoon for a large group of students in Singapore, I suddenly felt sorry for them, and decided to tell them a story. It was a romantic love story calculated to make any sixteen-year-old sit up and listen with full attention. I told them about a young Singaporean girl who unexpectedly meets her dream man on a special day - 29 February 1988 - when a quaint old Leap Year custom allows women to make the first move in a romantic encounter. Our heroine does precisely that. Hereafter she and the dream man, both exceptionally attractive and brimming with life's hopes and dreams, are caught in a dizzying spin of events that Fate seems to like visiting upon young lovers. "You will come together at last. But not yet, not yet," says Fate mischievously.
The lovers meet every 29 February over 12 years, in breathless negotiations of the many pitfalls along the path of true love which has never run smooth anyway, before their hopes are finally fulfilled in a spectacular millennial culmination worthy of love's loftiest dreams.Movie Review: Beyond the flowery language in love letters as appropriated by Catherine Lim in her short story, The Leap of Love serves as a cautionary fable against the lack of communication in a relationship, a stark show-up against the more romantic notion of a je ne sais quoi emotive connection between two strangers. Romantics would moon over the long tortuous wait shared by the lovebirds while pragmatists would pen it down as 12 years lost in prime marriage years.
Production on The Leap Years actually started on this project in 2005, but it would be a shame not to open a movie about leap years on a leap year. Holding back the movie did not weaken the movie significantly: Wong Li-lin is going to always look this good, and Qi Yuwu was not emoting better here than in 881. I have no idea why Ananda was chosen for his role, and I bet he still doesn't as well. More importantly, Joan Chen is criminally wasted in this movie. Coming off a Golden Horse award this year, the lady must be wondering why she accepted her role in this movie in the first place.
The audience would also wonder why Li-lin was so hard-up on Ananda in the first place, and if the script had managed to work in more of the motivations/connection between Li-lin and Ananda in loving each other at first sight, this would be a truly special date movie.
That said, The Leap Years is one of the very few Singaporean movies that deals with the banal and not local ah beng culture, traditional customs or Jack Neo slapstick. It is a sign of maturation in local cinema when easy themes at hand are exhausted and somebody finally reached out for something global. I hope the writers credited are Singaporeans with English surnames. Hey, the story originated from Singapore's very own Catherine Lim!
The Leap Years was evenly-shot with unobtrusive editing, although I do not understand why the hospital scenes are uniformly over-exposed and grainy. The movie also boosted of a capable supporting cast, though I wish I have two Eurasian friends like Wong Li-lin in the movie. Jason Chen, of Power Rangers DinoThunder fame, turned in a credible performance as Raymond, i-lin's almost-husband. Kudos too, to Vernetta Lopez's minor stony lesbian character: finally gay themes are broached, albeit superficially, without resorting to in-your-face nude men wrangling and screaming.
Toss to JF's 8th Marathoon
1st of June is a remarkable day.
Toss to our JF's 8th Marathoon. And here are the dinner photos which we had at Nagoya Ma Maison restaurant at Bugis on 1st June 08.
I will post the food's photos upon receipt from Bastian,
Toss to our JF's 8th Marathoon. And here are the dinner photos which we had at Nagoya Ma Maison restaurant at Bugis on 1st June 08.
I will post the food's photos upon receipt from Bastian,
Happiness
Their smiles are more indicative of the growth of their friendship than the circumstance of their lives. They might be poor but happy and this photograph which I took during SAPA trip in April this year exemplifies it.
Happiness is to be content with what you have in life. Life will be always beautiful if you expect less.........
Happiness is to be content with what you have in life. Life will be always beautiful if you expect less.........
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
San Katong Laksa Steamboat with the 35-year old bday boy
I don't think I will go to eat the laksa steamboat again.I still like the Satey celup in Melaka better then Laksa Steamboat.
San Katong Laksa Steamboat Restaurant
San Katong Laksa Steamboat Restaurant
Tue May 20 2008
Tue May 20 2008
By Wong Ah Yoke The Sunday Times
Marrying two very Singaporean food passions was an auspicious beginning for the first laksa steamboat restaurant here.
Singaporeans love laksa. And they love steamboat.Yet no one thought of marrying the two until Mr Sean Lim opened his first laksa steamboat restaurant in Telok Blangah Road in January this year.The brainwave came to him when he looked around and saw that there was no steamboat stock that could be said to be Singaporean. As he pointed out, the popular tom yam steamboat was Thai and mala steamboat was from China.Even the boring chicken stock steamboat was not a Singapore creation. But laksa, he thought, you can't get more Singaporean than that.It helped, too, that he knew that dish well. He runs the popular San Katong laksa and nasi lemak outlets in Holland Village.The stock he uses in his steamboat, however, is not the rich Katong laksa gravy. It is more diluted and contains a lot less coconut milk.Yet the fragrance of laksa is unmistakable as you enter the air-conditioned restaurant.The stock is not very spicy either, but a tub of chilli sauce is placed on the table for those who want it spicier. And there is a saucer of sliced laksa leaves as well for you to sprinkle into the stock.For those who still want chicken stock, that is available as well - either on its own or as a combination with the laksa stock.You order the food to go into the stock from an a la carte menu with prices ranging from $1.50 to $10 for each order. And here is where the restaurant could be a lot more creative.What it serves right now is everything you would expect at a steamboat restaurant.Yes there are cockles ($3) and tau pok ($1.50), which are laksa staples.But the rest is the usual selection of meats such as pork ($3), beef ($5) and chicken ($3), which are sliced paper-thin. And seafood such as prawns ($8), scallops ($8) and sea cucumber ($8) as well as balls made from fish ($3), squid ($3) or lobster ($3).Then, there are vegetables such as cabbage ($1.50), kangkong ($1.50) and different varieties of mushrooms ($2.50).The quality is so-so and the yong tau foo ($3), for example, is of supermarket quality. But to be fair, this is not a fine-dining restaurant and its prices are not exorbitant.Also, the mark of a good steamboat is not just based on the freshness of the ingredients but on the strength of the stock as well.While many Singaporeans are used to the idea of starting with a tasteless stock and having the ingredients add flavour to it as they cook, I prefer the opposite. I'd rather have the stock give flavour to the food.And that is what this laksa steamboat does.It's a brilliant idea that I'm sure will become very popular soon. And one can easily come up with a better version, too, that marries a good stock with top quality ingredients.But in the meantime, Mr Lim is not sitting idle while waiting for copycat competitors to enter the market.He is trying to corner it by opening branches as fast as he can. There are already plans to open one each next month in Holland Village and Bedok. And more are coming soon.
Marrying two very Singaporean food passions was an auspicious beginning for the first laksa steamboat restaurant here.
Singaporeans love laksa. And they love steamboat.Yet no one thought of marrying the two until Mr Sean Lim opened his first laksa steamboat restaurant in Telok Blangah Road in January this year.The brainwave came to him when he looked around and saw that there was no steamboat stock that could be said to be Singaporean. As he pointed out, the popular tom yam steamboat was Thai and mala steamboat was from China.Even the boring chicken stock steamboat was not a Singapore creation. But laksa, he thought, you can't get more Singaporean than that.It helped, too, that he knew that dish well. He runs the popular San Katong laksa and nasi lemak outlets in Holland Village.The stock he uses in his steamboat, however, is not the rich Katong laksa gravy. It is more diluted and contains a lot less coconut milk.Yet the fragrance of laksa is unmistakable as you enter the air-conditioned restaurant.The stock is not very spicy either, but a tub of chilli sauce is placed on the table for those who want it spicier. And there is a saucer of sliced laksa leaves as well for you to sprinkle into the stock.For those who still want chicken stock, that is available as well - either on its own or as a combination with the laksa stock.You order the food to go into the stock from an a la carte menu with prices ranging from $1.50 to $10 for each order. And here is where the restaurant could be a lot more creative.What it serves right now is everything you would expect at a steamboat restaurant.Yes there are cockles ($3) and tau pok ($1.50), which are laksa staples.But the rest is the usual selection of meats such as pork ($3), beef ($5) and chicken ($3), which are sliced paper-thin. And seafood such as prawns ($8), scallops ($8) and sea cucumber ($8) as well as balls made from fish ($3), squid ($3) or lobster ($3).Then, there are vegetables such as cabbage ($1.50), kangkong ($1.50) and different varieties of mushrooms ($2.50).The quality is so-so and the yong tau foo ($3), for example, is of supermarket quality. But to be fair, this is not a fine-dining restaurant and its prices are not exorbitant.Also, the mark of a good steamboat is not just based on the freshness of the ingredients but on the strength of the stock as well.While many Singaporeans are used to the idea of starting with a tasteless stock and having the ingredients add flavour to it as they cook, I prefer the opposite. I'd rather have the stock give flavour to the food.And that is what this laksa steamboat does.It's a brilliant idea that I'm sure will become very popular soon. And one can easily come up with a better version, too, that marries a good stock with top quality ingredients.But in the meantime, Mr Lim is not sitting idle while waiting for copycat competitors to enter the market.He is trying to corner it by opening branches as fast as he can. There are already plans to open one each next month in Holland Village and Bedok. And more are coming soon.
San Katong Laksa Steamboat Restaurant
404 Telok Blangah RoadTel: 6275-7069Open: 11am to midnight dailyFood: ***Service: ** 1/2Ambience:
***Price: Budget from $20 per person. Cash only
This article was first published in The Sunday Times on May 18,
This article was first published in The Sunday Times on May 18,
Sunday, May 25, 2008
50種珍惜生命的態度
Dedicated to my dearest happy family members with love always.
50種珍惜生命的態度
1、為愛而生
只有愛，能使世界轉得更圓；只有愛，能創造奇跡。能夠看見別人的好，就會提升自己的好；能夠說出別人的好，就會強化對方與自己要更好。愛是一切的原動力。
2、做自己的心靈捕手
把實現自己生命第一優先考慮，善待內在的小孩，給他勇氣、信心和生命，想念自己，做你自己，寬恕自己，對自己負責，善用感覺，熱情行動，活出真正的自己。
3、簡單生活
你真正需要的不是那麼多，多出來的任何一樣東西對別人都有用，將它送出去，或是捐出去義賣，讓真正需要的人善用，簡單生活慣之後，生命自然不再累贅。
4、擁抱別人，讓人擁抱
擁抱是一件完美的禮物，老少咸宜，而且拿它給別人交換，沒有人會放棄的。練習用擁抱代替說話，表達內心最深刻的感受，即時的擁抱能傳送安慰與支持，傳遞生命活力。擁抱療效：續命，每天四抱；保養，每天八抱；除病，每天十二抱。
5、家庭優先
和樂家庭最高指導原則：日常體貼，遇事幽默。家庭關係是你這輩子最有意義的投資。試著每天用十五分鐘，和配偶、孩子，甚至寵物，共同分享回憶、經驗、想法、夢想和創意。
6、別為小事抓狂
你為什麼生氣？塞車、買票插隊、同事爭執、服務生態度惡劣……生氣之前，思考哪些才是真正值得生氣的情況，例如：虐待兒童、人民遭受飢餓之苦、戰爭……相較之下，就可以知道這些事是多不值得生氣。將怒氣轉向值得生氣的事上，並且想想自己可以為這些情況做什麼。
7、找尋老友
愛情常來來去去，朋友總是越陳越香。曾經同甘共苦的朋友是上帝給的禮讚，花點時間列出老朋友清單，撥個電話聊聊或訪友，尋回那曾有的感動與契合。
8、創意生活家
別讓一成不變的生活，腐蝕生命的熱力，試著吃半飽、花一半，使用比平時少一半的源。試試看即使有樣東西不夠用了，是否能夠找到替代品，既可以發揮創意，也能為環保盡一份心力。
9、練習冒險
無數的第一次造就了你，生命就像一輛十段變速的單車，大部分的人只用到低速檔。你應該嘗試新事物，先從小冒險做起，充分發揮自己的潛能，同時不忘讚美自己的勇氣。
10、說謝謝你
一日平安，一日感謝。培養強烈的感恩心，每天至少謝謝一個人，告訴他們你喜歡、仰慕或欣賞他的地方。
11、別對你的人生說沒空
日常生活需要良性循環，人生只有一次，休息是為了走更遠的路。每個月定出一天可以徹底休息，放自己一天假。
12、活到老學到老
學習不一定只在學生時代，學習是更好生活的開始。無論是選一門不算學分的課，還是向同事學習某些嗜好或興趣，甚至邊開車邊學習隨身攜帶書籍，試著從不同方向找出興趣，生命會更開闊。
13、奉獻給予
奉獻能讓你花小錢擁有極大快樂，助人度難關的方式很多，給予食物、衣物、工作、金錢、時間，你可以由簡單的方式開始，比如捐出收入的5%，仔細考慮哪些是真正需要你幫助的人，把有限的錢放在最需要幫助的人身上，最能產生無限的功效。
14、與敵人和好
抱持寬容態度，以傾聽來代替爭吵，讓自己變得更溫柔與仁慈。不要把問題過度放大，試著問自己：一年後，我還會在意這件事嗎？
15、活出健康的人生
分析自己的飲食習慣，找出需要改進的地方，讓營養更均衡。每週至少三次運動，持之以恆，至少上一次恢復精力的課程(如瑜珈或太極)身心健康，精力充沛。
16、讓快樂貼身相隨
快樂的人會微笑或哼唱，甚至吹口哨有快樂的想法，你就會飛起來。專注地想快樂的事，讓自己產生向上飛躍的力量。日積月累，快樂會變成一種習慣。
17、年輕不老心
忘記身份證上的年齡，找出自己覺得重要的，以及會讓自己心跳加速的事物，讓這些點點滴滴充滿生活，就能讓自己的心態變年輕。
18、磨亮想像力
要更有創意，就要像孩子般地思考，比如重看一本最喜歡的童書，學習小孩子的思考式；或者讀一首詩，在心裡想像它的意境；一邊聽廣播的古典音樂、爵士樂或世界音樂，一邊想像音樂所傳達的景致……都可以提升想像力。
19、笑紋比皺紋重要
兒童平均一天笑500次，成人只笑15次，任何小事都可以讓小孩樂不可支，鼓勵自己在笑聲中享受人生。
20、救救地球
減少物品使用量，減少用水，減少用紙，減少開車，減少包裝，少用清潔劑，避免用過即丟，減少用量，重複使用，環保回收，自然就在你心中。
21.救一個生命
找尋失蹤兒、受虐兒，施捨金錢或付出時間、體力、可以改變別人的生命，個人視野也會因瞭解另一層面的生活而提升，更可以為這些孩子帶來希望與遠景。
22.試試雙手的力量
人生的意義在於創造，藝術可以提升人的生命境界，每做一件事，記得多加些巧思，在每件所做的事情上，發揮報告才能，加入你自己親自動手做，享受四肢勞動的樂趣，即使是簡單的維修工作都是原創的藝術品。
23.記得多玩玩
利用余遐時間享受遊玩的樂趣，重新學習遊樂技巧，徹底享受自由的快樂。
24.三人行必有我師
和各方面的人保持聯繫，增加從他人身上獲得情報的機會。同時擁有會批評的朋友，因為對方擁有你缺乏的部分，學習接受建設性的批評，忽略瑣碎的批評。
25.適當的自私
你有權主導自己的生活，你有全權對別人的要求說不，你有權對批評你或貶低你的人表示意見，你有權和別人分享你的感情，收加生活控制權。
26.分享
不論是分享閱讀心得或是生活偶得，讓東家長西家短的無聊變成豐富彼此生命的啟發。經由感受每個人不同的經驗，賦予生命全新的刺激與成長，世界將轉得更好。
27.重回孩提時代
拋開一些已養成的大人行為或習慣，不要剝奪與天俱來的純真特質，與小孩相處(擔任孩子的課外營老師、自願當兒童球隊教練)；重讀一些小時候聽過的故事，可以回憶小時候的情景，看看舊時留下的物品，如成績單、勞作或禮物；到念過的小學走一遍，發現自己曾發生過的事或當時的夢想。
28.向自然學習
自然中蘊含生活哲學，是生命的指示燈，能幫助你發現自己的定位與熱情所在。從四季的替換，我們學會從悲傷中復元，因為生命是週而復始，生生不息的。而自然的多樣化風貌，都我們學會拒絕大眾壓力，教我們學會表達真實的自我。
29.心靈慢跑
心靈激勵可以預防精神疾病，讓心靈保持思考，也會減慢老化的速度。編一本夢想書，做做白日夢都是可行的。
30.活出熱情
支離破碎的靈魂得到的往往是乏味的成功，對生活的興趣應高於購物，用最小的時間工作，將大部份的時間給自己感興趣的事情做自己愛做的事，做你想做的，說你想說的，學習享受生活，享受你做的任何事情。
31.可以不完美
每個人天生不同，接受自己，也同樣接受別人，用慈悲心訓練自己愛缺憾中美麗的事物。
32.勇闖生命難關
有人為工作而生活，有人因夢想而生活，有人因為要找出究竟為什麼要活著而繼續生活，生是上天賦予的權利，活則要靠自我的智慧與勇氣。
33.打開地圖去旅行
到任何你有興趣或好奇的城市旅行。旅行，潛藏著一份改變自己和生活的渴求，在旅行中可以得到不可思議的收穫，變得不容易害怕，遇到問題時較能從容應付，知道自己離農在外時最想念、牽掛的是什麼，最可有可無的是什麼。
34.簡單乾淨就是品味
不論是掃地抹桌子，晾衣服曬被單，都能特別仔細，特別用心，讓延長使用年限的心，取代用過即丟的習慣；用全新的戀舊心情，與日常生活建立恆久感情。用材質好、式樣大方的傢具取代三五年就必須汰換的三夾板；用設計簡單、質地宜人，可以一穿再穿取代追求流行的穿衣風格。
35.在家做義工
慈善事業可以先從家裡做起，可以先把服務心用在家裡，把家裡整理好，花些時間和家人相處，為別人做些事可以讓生活更添樂趣與價值，也會讓你的人生更有成就。
36.再試一下
人生最大的壓力來源是怕壓力，當你相信自己能、而能面對事情時，這已是一個好的開端，一切的多慮都將消失，你終會發現：事情並不棘手難辦，別人能、當然，你也能。
37.命運操之在我
一塊錢、一句好話、一件善事、一點知識、一些方便、一個笑容，都可以改變自己的命運。
38.生命的財富
時間就是財富，但是時間的意義在於(運用)，而非(節省)。好好運用上天給予每個人的同等財富。
39.為生命加油
你此生最大恐懼是什麼？最擔心最害怕的是什麼？是害怕應該表達的心意來不及表達？這是害怕心願不能實現？把今天當作最後一天來活，知道此生擔優會常在，恐懼就已不中懼。
40.多為別人想一想
愛有多深，包容與體諒就有多深，敢愛的人才敢去包容和體諒他所愛的人。做個善於體諒的人，多給對方時間與空間，做個有智慧與愛心的人。
41.隨時等著被利用
讓服務變成生命中的一部分，用生命服務、肯定自己。
42.化不幸為助力
自己是態度的主宰，而態度決定未來，從跌倒中站起來，化悲痛為力量，每種不幸都蘊含同等或更大利益的種子。
43.優點轟炸
每個人都有優點，但習慣看別人缺點，試著做好話連篇、用心說好話的人，勇於表白，要去掉別人身上的刺，最好的方法是拍拍他的背。
44.和自己賽跑
學習和自己比，忘記曾經擁有的分數，現在要關注的是，如何讓今天過得比昨天好，用心去發現，能看到生命更寬廣的藍天。
45.換個角度，心中一片天
別人也許是對的，不要讓自己受執著的困惑，便能瞭解萬物，欣賞及認同世間一切。
46.樂觀
處於痛苦時，最有效的事物就是樂觀。凡事往好處想，樂觀的人可以發明飛機，悲觀的人就只能發明降落傘。
47.真心聆聽
通往內心深處的是耳朵，專心聆聽並適當回應，對別人是一種很大的鼓舞。
48.好奇心不打烊
世界上只有愚人，沒有愚問。對所有的事物保持一顆敏感的心，好奇是所有人類文明進步的開始。
49.情緒急轉彎
事情沒有變，變的是你的觀念。改變想法，就能改變情緒，帶來完全不同的結果。
50.我真的很不錯
每個人都是一座寶藏，凡人也有超人力量，成功在於喚醒心中的巨人，開發自己的寶藏。
50種珍惜生命的態度
1、為愛而生
只有愛，能使世界轉得更圓；只有愛，能創造奇跡。能夠看見別人的好，就會提升自己的好；能夠說出別人的好，就會強化對方與自己要更好。愛是一切的原動力。
2、做自己的心靈捕手
把實現自己生命第一優先考慮，善待內在的小孩，給他勇氣、信心和生命，想念自己，做你自己，寬恕自己，對自己負責，善用感覺，熱情行動，活出真正的自己。
3、簡單生活
你真正需要的不是那麼多，多出來的任何一樣東西對別人都有用，將它送出去，或是捐出去義賣，讓真正需要的人善用，簡單生活慣之後，生命自然不再累贅。
4、擁抱別人，讓人擁抱
擁抱是一件完美的禮物，老少咸宜，而且拿它給別人交換，沒有人會放棄的。練習用擁抱代替說話，表達內心最深刻的感受，即時的擁抱能傳送安慰與支持，傳遞生命活力。擁抱療效：續命，每天四抱；保養，每天八抱；除病，每天十二抱。
5、家庭優先
和樂家庭最高指導原則：日常體貼，遇事幽默。家庭關係是你這輩子最有意義的投資。試著每天用十五分鐘，和配偶、孩子，甚至寵物，共同分享回憶、經驗、想法、夢想和創意。
6、別為小事抓狂
你為什麼生氣？塞車、買票插隊、同事爭執、服務生態度惡劣……生氣之前，思考哪些才是真正值得生氣的情況，例如：虐待兒童、人民遭受飢餓之苦、戰爭……相較之下，就可以知道這些事是多不值得生氣。將怒氣轉向值得生氣的事上，並且想想自己可以為這些情況做什麼。
7、找尋老友
愛情常來來去去，朋友總是越陳越香。曾經同甘共苦的朋友是上帝給的禮讚，花點時間列出老朋友清單，撥個電話聊聊或訪友，尋回那曾有的感動與契合。
8、創意生活家
別讓一成不變的生活，腐蝕生命的熱力，試著吃半飽、花一半，使用比平時少一半的源。試試看即使有樣東西不夠用了，是否能夠找到替代品，既可以發揮創意，也能為環保盡一份心力。
9、練習冒險
無數的第一次造就了你，生命就像一輛十段變速的單車，大部分的人只用到低速檔。你應該嘗試新事物，先從小冒險做起，充分發揮自己的潛能，同時不忘讚美自己的勇氣。
10、說謝謝你
一日平安，一日感謝。培養強烈的感恩心，每天至少謝謝一個人，告訴他們你喜歡、仰慕或欣賞他的地方。
11、別對你的人生說沒空
日常生活需要良性循環，人生只有一次，休息是為了走更遠的路。每個月定出一天可以徹底休息，放自己一天假。
12、活到老學到老
學習不一定只在學生時代，學習是更好生活的開始。無論是選一門不算學分的課，還是向同事學習某些嗜好或興趣，甚至邊開車邊學習隨身攜帶書籍，試著從不同方向找出興趣，生命會更開闊。
13、奉獻給予
奉獻能讓你花小錢擁有極大快樂，助人度難關的方式很多，給予食物、衣物、工作、金錢、時間，你可以由簡單的方式開始，比如捐出收入的5%，仔細考慮哪些是真正需要你幫助的人，把有限的錢放在最需要幫助的人身上，最能產生無限的功效。
14、與敵人和好
抱持寬容態度，以傾聽來代替爭吵，讓自己變得更溫柔與仁慈。不要把問題過度放大，試著問自己：一年後，我還會在意這件事嗎？
15、活出健康的人生
分析自己的飲食習慣，找出需要改進的地方，讓營養更均衡。每週至少三次運動，持之以恆，至少上一次恢復精力的課程(如瑜珈或太極)身心健康，精力充沛。
16、讓快樂貼身相隨
快樂的人會微笑或哼唱，甚至吹口哨有快樂的想法，你就會飛起來。專注地想快樂的事，讓自己產生向上飛躍的力量。日積月累，快樂會變成一種習慣。
17、年輕不老心
忘記身份證上的年齡，找出自己覺得重要的，以及會讓自己心跳加速的事物，讓這些點點滴滴充滿生活，就能讓自己的心態變年輕。
18、磨亮想像力
要更有創意，就要像孩子般地思考，比如重看一本最喜歡的童書，學習小孩子的思考式；或者讀一首詩，在心裡想像它的意境；一邊聽廣播的古典音樂、爵士樂或世界音樂，一邊想像音樂所傳達的景致……都可以提升想像力。
19、笑紋比皺紋重要
兒童平均一天笑500次，成人只笑15次，任何小事都可以讓小孩樂不可支，鼓勵自己在笑聲中享受人生。
20、救救地球
減少物品使用量，減少用水，減少用紙，減少開車，減少包裝，少用清潔劑，避免用過即丟，減少用量，重複使用，環保回收，自然就在你心中。
21.救一個生命
找尋失蹤兒、受虐兒，施捨金錢或付出時間、體力、可以改變別人的生命，個人視野也會因瞭解另一層面的生活而提升，更可以為這些孩子帶來希望與遠景。
22.試試雙手的力量
人生的意義在於創造，藝術可以提升人的生命境界，每做一件事，記得多加些巧思，在每件所做的事情上，發揮報告才能，加入你自己親自動手做，享受四肢勞動的樂趣，即使是簡單的維修工作都是原創的藝術品。
23.記得多玩玩
利用余遐時間享受遊玩的樂趣，重新學習遊樂技巧，徹底享受自由的快樂。
24.三人行必有我師
和各方面的人保持聯繫，增加從他人身上獲得情報的機會。同時擁有會批評的朋友，因為對方擁有你缺乏的部分，學習接受建設性的批評，忽略瑣碎的批評。
25.適當的自私
你有權主導自己的生活，你有全權對別人的要求說不，你有權對批評你或貶低你的人表示意見，你有權和別人分享你的感情，收加生活控制權。
26.分享
不論是分享閱讀心得或是生活偶得，讓東家長西家短的無聊變成豐富彼此生命的啟發。經由感受每個人不同的經驗，賦予生命全新的刺激與成長，世界將轉得更好。
27.重回孩提時代
拋開一些已養成的大人行為或習慣，不要剝奪與天俱來的純真特質，與小孩相處(擔任孩子的課外營老師、自願當兒童球隊教練)；重讀一些小時候聽過的故事，可以回憶小時候的情景，看看舊時留下的物品，如成績單、勞作或禮物；到念過的小學走一遍，發現自己曾發生過的事或當時的夢想。
28.向自然學習
自然中蘊含生活哲學，是生命的指示燈，能幫助你發現自己的定位與熱情所在。從四季的替換，我們學會從悲傷中復元，因為生命是週而復始，生生不息的。而自然的多樣化風貌，都我們學會拒絕大眾壓力，教我們學會表達真實的自我。
29.心靈慢跑
心靈激勵可以預防精神疾病，讓心靈保持思考，也會減慢老化的速度。編一本夢想書，做做白日夢都是可行的。
30.活出熱情
支離破碎的靈魂得到的往往是乏味的成功，對生活的興趣應高於購物，用最小的時間工作，將大部份的時間給自己感興趣的事情做自己愛做的事，做你想做的，說你想說的，學習享受生活，享受你做的任何事情。
31.可以不完美
每個人天生不同，接受自己，也同樣接受別人，用慈悲心訓練自己愛缺憾中美麗的事物。
32.勇闖生命難關
有人為工作而生活，有人因夢想而生活，有人因為要找出究竟為什麼要活著而繼續生活，生是上天賦予的權利，活則要靠自我的智慧與勇氣。
33.打開地圖去旅行
到任何你有興趣或好奇的城市旅行。旅行，潛藏著一份改變自己和生活的渴求，在旅行中可以得到不可思議的收穫，變得不容易害怕，遇到問題時較能從容應付，知道自己離農在外時最想念、牽掛的是什麼，最可有可無的是什麼。
34.簡單乾淨就是品味
不論是掃地抹桌子，晾衣服曬被單，都能特別仔細，特別用心，讓延長使用年限的心，取代用過即丟的習慣；用全新的戀舊心情，與日常生活建立恆久感情。用材質好、式樣大方的傢具取代三五年就必須汰換的三夾板；用設計簡單、質地宜人，可以一穿再穿取代追求流行的穿衣風格。
35.在家做義工
慈善事業可以先從家裡做起，可以先把服務心用在家裡，把家裡整理好，花些時間和家人相處，為別人做些事可以讓生活更添樂趣與價值，也會讓你的人生更有成就。
36.再試一下
人生最大的壓力來源是怕壓力，當你相信自己能、而能面對事情時，這已是一個好的開端，一切的多慮都將消失，你終會發現：事情並不棘手難辦，別人能、當然，你也能。
37.命運操之在我
一塊錢、一句好話、一件善事、一點知識、一些方便、一個笑容，都可以改變自己的命運。
38.生命的財富
時間就是財富，但是時間的意義在於(運用)，而非(節省)。好好運用上天給予每個人的同等財富。
39.為生命加油
你此生最大恐懼是什麼？最擔心最害怕的是什麼？是害怕應該表達的心意來不及表達？這是害怕心願不能實現？把今天當作最後一天來活，知道此生擔優會常在，恐懼就已不中懼。
40.多為別人想一想
愛有多深，包容與體諒就有多深，敢愛的人才敢去包容和體諒他所愛的人。做個善於體諒的人，多給對方時間與空間，做個有智慧與愛心的人。
41.隨時等著被利用
讓服務變成生命中的一部分，用生命服務、肯定自己。
42.化不幸為助力
自己是態度的主宰，而態度決定未來，從跌倒中站起來，化悲痛為力量，每種不幸都蘊含同等或更大利益的種子。
43.優點轟炸
每個人都有優點，但習慣看別人缺點，試著做好話連篇、用心說好話的人，勇於表白，要去掉別人身上的刺，最好的方法是拍拍他的背。
44.和自己賽跑
學習和自己比，忘記曾經擁有的分數，現在要關注的是，如何讓今天過得比昨天好，用心去發現，能看到生命更寬廣的藍天。
45.換個角度，心中一片天
別人也許是對的，不要讓自己受執著的困惑，便能瞭解萬物，欣賞及認同世間一切。
46.樂觀
處於痛苦時，最有效的事物就是樂觀。凡事往好處想，樂觀的人可以發明飛機，悲觀的人就只能發明降落傘。
47.真心聆聽
通往內心深處的是耳朵，專心聆聽並適當回應，對別人是一種很大的鼓舞。
48.好奇心不打烊
世界上只有愚人，沒有愚問。對所有的事物保持一顆敏感的心，好奇是所有人類文明進步的開始。
49.情緒急轉彎
事情沒有變，變的是你的觀念。改變想法，就能改變情緒，帶來完全不同的結果。
50.我真的很不錯
每個人都是一座寶藏，凡人也有超人力量，成功在於喚醒心中的巨人，開發自己的寶藏。
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Busy and no time
I like the statement below
"When u keep saying u are bz, then u will never free
When u keep saying u have no time then u will never have time
When u keep saying that you will do it tomorrow, then your tomorrow will never come"
But Mr Foo wrote this Quote to me before,
"make the right decision at the right time!" ..
Question : Then ppl will ask when is the right time???
Reply : There's no "right time"...
Question : then how??
Reply : DONT MAKE decision then.. You wont die faster if you made 1 decsion lesser!
This was what I wanted to share with my FA team and production,
Don’t make promise when you are in job, don’t reply when u are sad. Don’t take decision when u are angry.
Think twice and Act wise
They always overpromised to customer's requested date and always fail the delivery.
"When u keep saying u are bz, then u will never free
When u keep saying u have no time then u will never have time
When u keep saying that you will do it tomorrow, then your tomorrow will never come"
But Mr Foo wrote this Quote to me before,
"make the right decision at the right time!" ..
Question : Then ppl will ask when is the right time???
Reply : There's no "right time"...
Question : then how??
Reply : DONT MAKE decision then.. You wont die faster if you made 1 decsion lesser!
This was what I wanted to share with my FA team and production,
Don’t make promise when you are in job, don’t reply when u are sad. Don’t take decision when u are angry.
Think twice and Act wise
They always overpromised to customer's requested date and always fail the delivery.
Smile
Smile is the most beautiful thing in this world. I like the smile of this little girl. This photo was taken by Bastian during our SAPA trip during April this year.
Life will be beautiful if we do not take things to hard.
Life will be beautiful if we do not take things to hard.
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