Atom Ant..my true Superhero

To many, mightymouse is my all time fav superhero... which actually is a misconception. As I attempt to recall why people think so, let me introduce you to my true all time fav superhero. I present to you ATOM ANT!!! (look at those muscles..)


Atom Ant..my hero.. 

The question, why Atom Ant. Well, I dunno, but to date Atom ant was a character I always remember watching in my nanny's place. I always rem whenever Atom Ant sense someone in need of help, his antenna will be buzzing.. it just amuses me alot.

However in present day, I still love Atom Ant..why becoz like mightymouse, even though they are both small, they are not as useless or helpless, rather they are both very strong and powerful character...something which I have unknowingly strive to be! So, who say cartoon is not a good influence?!?

Chat with God

A friend forward this to me over email. Normally I don't like reading such stuff, but just decide to read it..guess I do have the time in the world. Somehow reading this does echo some of my thoughts and feelings... and importantly I was at peace for that moment...(unless the call for nanny was required.hehe *kidding*)

God : Hello. Did you call me?

Me: Called you? No. Who is this?

God : This is GOD. I heard your prayers. So I thought I will chat.

Me: I do pray. Just makes me feel good. I am actually busy now. I am in the midst of something.

God : What are you busy at? Ants are busy too.

Me: Don't know. But I can't find free time. Life has become hectic. It's rush hour all the time.

God : Sure. Activity gets you busy. But productivity gets you results. Activity consumes time. Productivity frees it.

Me: I understand. But I still can't figure out. By the way, I was not expecting YOU to buzz me on instant messaging chat.

God : Well I wanted to resolve your fight for time, by giving you some clarity. In this net era, I wanted to reach you through the medium you are comfortable with.

Me: Tell me, why has life become complicated now?

God : Stop analyzing life. Just live it. Analysis is what makes it complicated.

Me: Why are we then constantly unhappy?

God : Your today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday. You are
worrying because you are analyzing. Worrying has become your habit. That's why you are not happy.

Me: But how can we not worry when there is so much uncertainty?

God : Uncertainty is inevitable, but worrying is optional.

Me: But then, there is so much pain due to uncertainty.

God : Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.

Me: If suffering is optional, why do good people always suffer?

God : Diamond cannot be polished without friction. Gold cannot be purified without fire. Good people go through trials, but don't suffer. With that experience their life become better not bitter.

Me: You mean to say such experience is useful?

Go d : Yes. In every terms, Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards.

Me: But still, why should we go through such tests? Why can't we be free from problems?

God : Problems are Purposeful Roadblocks Offering Beneficial Lessons (to)Enhance Mental Strength. Inner strength comes from struggle and endurance, ot when you are free from problems.

Me: Frankly in the midst of so many problems, we don't know where we are heading.

God : If you look outside you will not know where you are heading. Look inside. Looking outside, you dream. Looking inside, you awaken. Eyes provide sight. Heart provides insight.

Me: Sometimes not succeeding fast seems to hurt more than moving in the right direction. What should I do?

God : Success is a measure as decided by others. Satisfaction is a measure as decided by you. Knowing the road ahead is more satisfying than knowing you rode ahead. You work w ith the compass. Let others work with the clock.

Me: In tough times, how do you stay motivated?

God : Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing.

Me: What surprises you about people?

God : When they suffer they ask, "why me?" When they prosper, they never ask "Why me" Everyone wishes to have truth on their side, but few want to be on the side of the truth

Me: Sometimes I ask, who am I, why am I here. I can't get the answer.

God : Seek not to find who you are, but to determine who you want to be. Stop looking for a purpose as to why you are here. Create it. Life is not a process of discovery but a process of creation.

Me: How can I get the best out of life?

God : Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear.

Me: One last question. Sometimes I feel my prayers are no t answered.

God : There are no unanswered prayers. At times the answer is NO.

Me: Thank you for this wonderful chat.

God : Well. Keep the faith and drop the fear. Don't believe your doubts and doubt your beliefs. Life is a mystery to solve not a problem to resolve. Trust me. Life is wonderful if you know how to live. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that took our breath away!"

Unfit I am

After enjoying myself for last 5 weeks, I realise (actually from day 1 I realise it.hehe) I was getting unfit again.. so today, i decide its time I head back for my dragon boat training.

Ohhh... boy did i suffer... the price of not rowing for 5 weeks. To be fair to me, it was not my usual kinda training, as we join with another team today and they are at a much higher level. So I row as hard as I could convince myself to and now, I can feel every muscle that was used beginning to be sore.

All I can say now is, I'm tired. I think it is time for me to go to bed.

Urban Legends of Friday the 13th

Friday, the 13th

Some bits from an article on friday, the 13th.. Taken from http://people.howstuffworks.com/friday-thirteenth.htm

Like many human beliefs, the fear of Friday the 13th (known as paraskevidekatriaphobia) isn't exactly grounded in scientific logic. But the really strange thing is that most of the people who believe the day is unlucky offer no explanation at all, logical or illogical. As with most superstitions, people fear Friday the 13th for its own sake, without any need for background information.

The Christian Tradition
The fear of Friday the 13th stems from two separate fears -- the fear of the number 13 and the fear of Fridays. Both fears have deep roots in Western culture, most notably in Christian theology.

Thirteen is significant to Christians because it is the number of people who were present at the Last Supper (Jesus and his 12 apostles). Judas, the apostle who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th member of the party to arrive.

Christians have traditionally been wary of Fridays because Jesus was crucified on a Friday. Additionally, some theologians hold that Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden fruit on a Friday, and that the Great Flood began on a Friday. In the past, many Christians would never begin any new project or trip on a Friday, fearing they would be doomed from the start.

Sailors were particularly superstitious in this regard, often refusing to ship out on a Friday. According to unverified legend (very likely untrue), the British Navy commissioned a ship in the 1800s called H.M.S. Friday, in order to quell the superstition. The navy selected the crew on a Friday, launched the ship on a Friday and even selected a man named James Friday as the ship's captain. Then, one Friday morning, the ship set off on its maiden voyage... and disappeared forever. A similar, entirely factual story is the harrowing flight of Apollo 13.


The number 13 could also have been considered pagan because there are 13 months in the pagan lunar calendar. The lunar calendar also corresponds to the human menstrual cycle, connecting the number to femininity.

The Christian perspective on Friday and 13 is the most relevant today, but it's only one part of the Friday the 13th tradition.

Some trace the infamy of the number 13 back to ancient Norse culture. In Norse mythology, the beloved hero Balder was killed at a banquet by the mischievous god Loki, who crashed the party of twelve, bringing the group to 13. This story, as well as the story of the Last Supper, led to one of the most entrenched 13-related beliefs: You should never sit down to a meal in a group of 13.
Another significant piece of the legend is a particularly bad Friday the 13th that occurred in the middle ages. On a Friday the 13th in 1306, King Philip of France arrested the revered Knights Templar and began torturing them, marking the occasion as a day of evil.

Both Friday and the number 13 were once closely associated with capital punishment. In British tradition, Friday was the conventional day for public hangings, and there were supposedly 13 steps leading up to the noose.

Ultimately, the complex folklore of Friday the 13th doesn't have much to do with people's fears today. The fear has much more to do with personal experience. People learn at a young age that Friday the 13th is supposed to be unlucky, for whatever reason, and then they look for evidence that the legend is true.

So, do you believe?

It's my first time...

April has been a very colourful month for me..and it has been the first of many first that I have experience.

It's the first time that I attended a very close friend's wedding (rather u know gals, the most normal circumstances..)

It's the first time that gone for 2 trips in a month
1. 11days in melbourne
2. 4days in bangkok

It's the first time that that I have slept through on the plane without going to toilet once to melbourne

It's the first time that I attended 3 interviews

It's the first time that I went jogging 3 times in 1 week in melbourne (what can I say, the weather was fanastic!)

It's the first time that I become an unofficial nanny for 2 weeks (still continuing until I get a job)

It's the first time that I actually watched a 1977 DVD on body building featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger(refer to the pic)


Image from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076578/


It's the first time that I have experience a blackout in australia(according to my relative, I was the cause of it..for bring the weather to melbourne, hmmm I still deny this for the record!)

It's the first time that I obtain my highest ranking of world number 10 in "Top Spin"..

I guess being out of a job, does give you the many firsts, doesn't it?

What makes a birthday special to you?

my birthday presents... 

To me, I would consider this year birthday as one of special/nicest birthday I have had in years. Why? That is becoz
1. To hear a innocent kid's voice first thing in the morning calling out to me saying "auntie *****, wakey wakey".. how cute is that, when you see her laughing when she sees you coming out of the room

2. I got to celebrate 1/2 of my bday on the plane

3. Had an fanastic meal on the roadside with my friends

4. To be treated to a birdnest(seriously, I am glad i choose the 4th grade type, coz i s*** dun know the difference)

5. Got loads of birthday well wishes...this is probably the 1st time I ever got soooo many sms of well wishes.. its nice when people whom you didn't think they remember or know, to make the effort to wish me well on my **th birthday.

6. I had herbalspacerat preparing a fanastic meal in celebration of my bday even tho she was in huge pain just 1 day ago.I love every bite of the food I had herbie!!

7. Of course, I love all the presents that I have received.. (I know there is one darth tatar coming.. it's late but I always believe, better late than never!)

8. Nice to celebrate my **th bday on the **th apr and be seated on row ** on the plane

It's xbox time...

ohh..my baby.... 

I am a brand new owner of xbox since 31st March 2005, even though I never got to play it till like middle of apr due to several reasons. Nevertheless, better late than never right! ;)

I have to say, to have this xbox, really mean alot to me, not become it is probably one of the things to have but rather receiving it as a present from my ex-colleagues really touched me and made me speechless.

kudos to you! (u know who u are)