My Name is Johnny Grey

Artist: Eiffel 65 [Contact]

Music by M.Lobina/M.Di deco/G.Randone, Lyrics by G.Randone/M. Gabutti
mixed by:Mauro Di Deco

My name is Johnny Grey,
It's just a name and I know that for you it's the same,
The world I know seems not to know me
Here's my number I need a call I'm Johnny Grey.

My name is Johnny Grey,
It's just a name for you it's the same.
The world I know seems not to know me.
Here's my number I need a call.
Excuse me it's Johnny Grey,
not Tommy Day, my name's Johnny Grey.
I can't remember my phone number
All the calls I get are mistakes.
And I holler and make no noise.
As I said before,
my name is Johnny Grey.

My name is Johnny Grey
wont you play with me.

My name is Johnny Grey……..

Johnny Grey

Excuse me,
Yeah my name is Johnny Grey.
Yeah of coarse it's just a name but for you it's the same.
You see the world I live in,
doesn't really seem to know me.
Here's my number,
wont you give me a call please.
My name is Johnny Grey.

My name is Johnny Grey……


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For some weird reason, even knowing the lyrics, the beats for this song by the now "gone into some abyss of forgotten realm" Eiffel 65 is somewhat... "Spurring". Yeah. That's how I'll put it. It spurs me on, gently, in times that when I feel down. Somehow, it feels like the 3 OSTs from Honey & Clover which I've posted.

It doesn't promise a good future, nor neither am I accepting that its going to be bad, but life must go on, and somehow some way, some day, some time, I'll find a place where I can fit in snugly, just like a seedling finding a spot to root itself in between all the other flowers. Yeah. Life's that wonderful. It hurts, and sometimes you don't find that end, that location, but yeah... Life is wonderful when you press on... Every moment I breathe, every moment I triumph over adversaries, every victory through defeat, (which sometimes, surrendering = victory in my life, many times) every passing moment.

For some reason, although I'm grateful I'm alive, I'm actually holding my head high up, squaring my shoulders, and just like many others, I want to move on for the tasks and challenges ahead. That's how it has been, and that's how hopefully it'll be.

Well... Excuse me, I'm Johnny Grey...

A glimpse of far sight

Tonight (29th July 2007) I went out with Zharif. (Zorro). So we went to USJ, The Summit despite the fact that I was injured. Just to procure a set of earphones for the "dead" SHS 8000 that I owned prior to it.

So I ended up with MDR J10 from Sony. Won't say its the best, but at least when tuned properly, it sounded more or less like the SHS 8000, without the sharpness. Yet, the bass is rich, and the treble and midrange sounds good, and deep, even though like I said, it lacked the sharpness. I attribute it to the fact that its placed outside of the ears, rather than it is an in-ear piece.

But what was clear, from the whole thing throughout the journey, was the view of Genting Highlands Resort. So high up, so far out.

It was few glimpses, but memorable ones. It reminds alot of people of the times when the air was much cleaner, the skies were much blue-er, clearer.

And it reminded me of how many times I've always got deja vus. It seems good.

Sometimes, its good when you can look at the end of the horizon and see that rare glimpse of beauty.

And I remembered the seat of the House of Justice.

What a beautiful moment. I hope I can step there, with my family. Hopefully.

Grateful, for another round

So, I crashed again yesterday.
Was on the way to Ampang Park to join some youths. But I crashed, badly.
The backplate's gone, the backlight (right) is also gone.

The helmet's visor is badly scratched, and today's sunday where no shops open.

Talk about bad luck.

Yet, I'm grateful. 7 X-Rays scans, 2 head scans, and the results? Only some torn muscles on my right ankle. That's all.

And some scratches here and there on my right and left arm, and my right knee. Amazing. I lived, and I'm typing this.

I scrolled my handphone (it got scratched badly but it saved my live again) to see what number I could call. Then somehow Choon Hsiang's number came up. I must have missed Fattah's number, because Fattah's number and Aizuddin's numbers are always the top 1-5 numbers in my list.

After a talk, I actually tried to defy my friend's advise, to ride. But when I tried, my leg gave in. It hurted. Then I scrolled up and down again, and this time I saw Nobi (Aizuddin's) number. I called him, and surprisingly I could just tell him "Aku selamat, tapi aku terlibat dalam kemalangan."

Now, some people have all the luck. I don't know. Its starting to become a triviality to me, but of course, after a good talk with Auntie Doreen, I think I'll need to examine my level of alertness in driving.

Maybe I shouldn't ride at all after rain.
(there were already 3 bad omens before I crashed, but luckily on the 4th [which was my accident], i didn't "goal")

Hmm.. Talk about some people having all the luck.

DJoker's crazy vents

I have a side of me, which is equally crazy to the craziest, insane to the most insane of all.

Visit http://stellix.blogspot.com for more of the crazy stuff.

Muahahaha.

WARNING: Insanity detected. Heavy radiation of craziness. Advise to wear bio-mental-hazard gears. You have been warned. Approach with caution. At your own risk.

See the other side.

Korn - You'll All Want A Single
Limp Bizkit - Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle)

nyahahahahahahha

A prayer chanted in my head

To God I pray,
be they carry the Vanguard,
Thy Shield is Thy Covenant,
Conferred to us, bounty to all,
Thy Ancient Spirit Confided,
Thy Ancient Thought Permeated,
Thy Ancient Hand Wrought,
Everything, Everything, Everything,
Let my brothers and sisters be;
Like the stars high up in the boundless sky,
Wade through thy Heavens,
Stroll through thy universe,
Shining, in all their full glory,
that would even puncture through the thickest of clouds,
the invisibility of fogs and dust,
Illumine the sky, high and nigh,
That is my prayer,
Let them be make them be,
Chant out the songs of Thy Heavenly realm stream,
Utter the words of Thy Evanescence make,
Let them echo, let it echo,
I pray, I pray,
Protect them from all sins,
though thou entitle them to thy test,
let them pass, let them pass,
grant them a portion of Thy strength, a portion of Thy wisdom,
reveal to them, rip and tear asunder their veils,
and let them shine, let them shine,
just like a supernova, the brightest burning sun,
but do not let them die, yet grant them life,
I pray, I pray, to Thy mercy, to Thy Kindness,
That is my prayer,
to all my friends, even if they do not ask for it.

STFU! (Soliquoy; The Fruits Unveil) I know nuts about girls!

The sparkle in her eyes,
That wavy hair dances,
her lips whisper,
The graceful fingers linger,
So much of a beauty,
Such is a a wonderful creation,
Had God, the Almighty sat beside, me,
I would have muttered, tears flowing;
"What mysterious, wonderful, interesting..."
Before I could finish my sentence,
He grabbed me by the shoulder,
and pulled me closer; His eyes on mine, His hands on my shoulder, lovingly;
"That is where your heart, and hers, be as one, be the host,"
"Sanctify it, let the Blessed Beauty visit,"
"For I meant her for you, as much as I meant you for her."
I nodded, but I may never understand,
But should the day ever arrive, I pray it will realize,
Perhaps I should have asked Him, but He said;
"Seek Thou what Ye have in thy heart therein, together,"
"Not alone, not apart, not, not, not, ever, seperate."
And so I learnt, that I must have more patience,
To see things through understanding, and with spiritual affinity,
that kindled spirit within her,
"all questions do have an answer",
Perhaps, I should ask her, and seek it together, if willing,
However so, it would always elude me,
Her charm, her grace, her beauty,
that I can only seek to learn
and learn, and learn, and learn,
Like new pages to a new book, new book to a new collection, new collection to a new library,
One world to another, one realm to the next,
From all eternity, to all eternity,
It should still elude my mind and soul,
the comprehension of a lady's soul and mind.

Water for him

Water, water,
For that youth,
Quick, quick, give him some,
for his thirst is killing him, the fire is consuming him,
Slowly, slowly, easy does it,
Not too fast, not too slow,
Not the whole fountain, but not just a drop,
Till the throat is content, flush his thirst away,
Extinguish the fire, let him bath to be clean,
So that the youth could share the water, tell the others,
come, go, gather, disperse,
the fountain can give all that one wants,
warm, sweet, cold, clear, anything,
wash the youth's dirty feet,
clear the thoughts in this mind,
breathe in the fragrance, cool the breezes,
into his nostrils and the lungs,
water, water,
the fingers dip, the hands immerse,
the legs waddle, the body submerged,
the youth now swims, amongst the fishes,
life is giveth, death is taketh,
water, water for that youth,
water, water, that is all.

Hey Friend! Here! Here!

Friend...

Did you know that I think of you as a friend?
Maybe not eh? Its alright if you don't treat me like one,
Let me earn that keep, so I won't take it for granted.

But you know, friend...
If you're a planet, I'm just a passing comet, that just fly wheezing past you for a moment.
I wish I could stay longer, but its alright, let's make up for the loss time.

You know, if you're under fire,
and you're strapped down in the bunker, or that foxhole
Reach out to the radio. Dial in.
You've got me, I've got all the arsenal trained on wherever you want me to shoot at;
Barrages of bullets, bombs, missiles, flares, anything...

I have nothing to offer, but if you permit,
I would like to smile at you always.
Or at least make you smile.
You know, that's what I think I'll like to do as a friend,
At least let me help you to get you a smile of happiness.

Sometimes its kinda tiring,
Especially if things get repeated too many times,
But hey, Just call if you need my hand again,
I'll stretch it longer, I'll hold out longer, and grip with more power.
I promise that. =)

And yeah, yeah, I know, I know...
I've got a mouth that pierces even the deaf,
Confuses even the great Confucious himself,
and definitely annoys even the most patience of all
But hey, hey... I'm on your side, you know?

Sometimes I feel like an alien,
Sometimes I feel so light and high like a paper riding on wind,
Sometimes I feel so great, at times so down,
Sometimes I feel it, that urge to really go all out,
Everytime, when you need me, gimme a holler.

Because I'll be there for you, and I'll make sure I'll do all I could do.
Because I'm the Transporter, I'm the Joker, and I'm certainly Badi,
Because I deliver, I'm the all-licensed Fool, and I'm certainly being myself.
Because why? I'm your friend. That's why. Don't ask why.
Because I'm definitely treating you like a friend, even if you don't ask for it.

Some thoughts on Spiritual Affinity

Dedicated to the following in my memory of them:

Lim Wen Hong
Nuri Lim Wee Shee
Anish Raja Thanimalay
Uncle Vijay Saravanen Vasudevan
Cheng Choon Hsiang
Chan Kuo Wei
Lim Ju Vian (Juvian, a.k.a "Rapunzel")



The last article / blog post that I made gave a very strong emphasis on the causal relationship between the concept / idea of loveless-ness to the institution of marriage. In this post, I want to emphasize a certain aspect that holds a vital value to any relationship, be it friends, colleagues, partners, marriage, heated rivalry, any two way relationship; one keyword that remains elusive from the limelight; "Affinity".

What exactly is affinity? It itself is a terminology, and it also exist as a concept. In its pure, baisc form, affinity is the "natural liking, compatibility rate and prone-ness(fondness?) towards the attraction of one another". Affinity itself is not attraction, but here are some sentenced examples to describe them:

"He and she have affinity for one another"
"Badi has affinity for high speed rallys"
"She has an affinity for cooking"

So probably and hopefully, even if you're not a linguist you might get the jist, or have an idea of how the word is used. Having settled that, perhaps we can now move on to a working concept on "spiritual affinity".

Spiritual affinity is a slightly different concept from that of affinity. It includes and revolves itself around the scope to bring in light the context of spiritual values. Hence, spiritual affinity deals alot about creating and maintaining appreciation for the spiritual values within oneself and the other partner, as well as vice versa. Affinity is a two way process, and it isn't affinity if it is only one sided or one way.

I was thinking how to best elaborate this example when I was caught stranded for nearly few hours during my scooter's 'major operation' just this afternoon. Basically, by the time the scooter was returned to me, it felt like a different scooter and it reacted differently. Hence, I had to redevelop and reexamine the 'affinity' between us, the human rider and the machine. For now, that is the best example I can give.

Spiritual affinity is a key element in maintaining and growing relationships to another level. Whether positive or negative, it solely depends on our 'reaction' towards the new knowledge that we acquire about the spiritual values of the other person. In developing the spiritual affinity, we may see its fruits in terms of 'right chemistry', 'riding the same wavelength', 'thinking the same thing', 'on the same track of thought', etc. Basically, people with strong spiritual affinity may not act the same way, but their goals are the same. The same thing goes with their philosophy that guides their thoughts, action, and mind. These emotions that we show to appreciate the presence, thoughts, acts and words of others manifest itself in the form of love, where love for your own kin, love akin to your kin, love akin to the other soul, love akin to the friend, and many more. The admiration empathy is shown both way, and it bears to growth and exercise of other spiritual qualities in ourselves, like self-sacrifice, kindness, confidence, and so forth.

To provide deeper insight into spiritual affinity, I'll set up a case for example. Let us say, imagine, on a boy and a girl, say Jack and Jill. So they don't know each another, but Jack and Jill becomes 'acquintance'. As they communicate and do things together, they learn more about each another. While learning about each another, (whether directly, indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally), both Jack and Jill develops appreciation of their own spiritual qualities, as well as noticing and acknowledging the qualities in one another. Just for sake of simplicity, I will assume here that they now react positively to the discovery and appreciation of the spiritual qualities found within and between them. With this appreciation, Jack and Jill's affinity bears the fruit of friendship, and it happens naturally. The process is ongoing, and it doesn't stop, as they continue to communicate. Jack and Jill discovers some spiritual 'loopholes' in each another, but again they react positively to it, working on it, and thus the spiritual affinity is brought to a whole new level. At this point, they discover things like how each other mind's tendencies and mental models, as well as changing and adapting to the new discovery , if they react positively to that change and discovery.

Now, let's bring the test case to a higher ante. Jack and Jill work very well together. They don't exactly complement one another, but they appreciate the nature of each another, and has already developed empathy and tolerance towards each another's shortcomings, as well as appreciation for their strengths and good qualities. Here, assuming that 'love for one another' forms between them, they learn to ignore the bad side of things. However, the understanding that they have developed, the affinity which they attained is already quite solid, and it bears the fruits. In certain cases, Jack and Jill may not be a couple, but they retain the emotions, and attain a deeper appreciation for each another, just like perhaps say, a brother and sister, or very close, intimate friend. The level of intensity of the emotions may not be that high, but the affinity that has linked them together will still continue to develop, depending on the emotional reaction towards each another's changes and adaptations (also depends on the transformations that Jack or Jill experiences individually).


Hence, I end this subject, having allowed myself to present my thoughts as simple and as concise as possible. Should you have questions, please feel free to ask me, or drop a comment.

A LAMB (Love, Affinity, Marriage, Babbling)

The first post was lost, but its alright.

Last night, as of 21st July 2007, God granted me a revelation. I have long dwelled on a question; can a couple marry, and sustain that marriage with absolutely zero love? Hence, after witnessing a real life confession from a friend, and some dreams that night (I prayed to God to give some insights, I came to this conclusion)
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What is love?
Let us cut some slack. Depending on your background and notions about love, one may want to define love as the force attracting two souls, to one another. Or, two individuals to one another, if you don't believe in souls. Agree?

Alright, assuming that you agree to the notion above, (which I'm trying my very best to be NOT lengthy [chiong hei in cantonese] or bombastic, or whatever), let's move on to the topic at hand. I came to a realization that even without such a force of "love" (the one above), two individuals can still marry and sustain that marriage.

I'm saying that because I've seen one in front of my eyes. Two people from two totally different backgrounds, two different religious upbringing, but they have a wonderful family together (they have 2 very active sons) and WOW! Its unbelievable!

And the man admitted. He married his good friend. Note. Its not girlfriend, best friend, or special friend. He married his GOOD FRIEND! So, what made his marriage took off like some rocket? (No kayutshas here, please)

Love, Affinity, Marriage, Babbling. One of the biggest questions that I've always wanted to explore, was the idea of having a couple to marry with zero or no love. Before we go though, let us take a quick examination at the concept that defines "love".

Now, before we can move on, what defines love? Basically we have many words, description, adjectives and such that attempts to describe what is love. Suffice to say, the concept of "love" in the context of interrelationship between two souls, can be generally assumed as "a binding force that attracts and bonds two souls (or individuals if you don't like the word soul) together spiritually, emotionally, mentally together with a mutual attraction to one another".

So having settled that, let us move with the definition of marriage. Its a commitment, its a legal bond, its a social contract that is well understood between two parties, a man and a woman (and man and man, or woman with another woman, but we won't want to touch on that here), acting together as a husband and wife, with an intention to build a family together (irregardless with or without child). Does this sound plausible? If you think so, we can now move on to other things in this blog.

Suffice to speak, the Baha'i Writings offer many beautiful quotations on the aspects of marriage, from many perspectives and angles, coupled with many beautiful analogies. (It even speaks of the beauty of that relationship in life after death, in the many worlds of God) To help you look at some, I suggest that you look up for the Ocean Research Library. Download, update, and type "marriage". You'll be amazed! Just to draw your attention to one quote, which I'm using it as one of the foundations for what I'm writing today.

Bahá'í marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties. They must, however, exercise the utmost care and become acquainted with each other's character. This eternal bond should be made secure by a firm covenant, and the intention should be to foster harmony, fellowship and unity and to attain everlasting life...

In a true Bahá'í marriage the two parties must become fully united both spiritually and physically, so that they may attain eternal union throughout all the worlds of God, and improve the spiritual life of each other. This is Bahá'í matrimony.

(Abdu'l-Baha, Baha'i World Faith - Abdu'l-Baha Section, p. 372)

So, back to the original question. Can a marriage be conceived, sustained and progress with zero love? (Remember, I'm talking about the love which the one which I made the assumption above) My opinion is YES. As of 21st July 2007, I had witnessed before my eyes, when my friends reveal his story that he married his good friend (yes, you heard it; good friend, not best friend, not girlfriend, not special friend, not just any friend. Just a good friend). So imagine my shock and awe when I heard this coming straight from the horses's mouth. To give a clearer picture of this friend of mine; he has a wife who's of a different religion, education background, upbringing, social status. There is very little in common between them. However, as of today they have 2 wonderfully active kids (physically, really) and I pray that these children will grow up into magnificent souls. Because every children can. So this is my friend. And his wife (who was not present there, after all I don't know her that well)

So when we went deeper in the discussion, I noticed few certain keywords. Friendship, affinity, reciprocity, tolerance.

This couple works traditionally in the sense that sometimes, there is a veto struggle in many decisions, especially the children's education and upbringing. Yet, there is very little conflict between them, and they are similarly content with one another, even though sometimes the process of achieving that decision is quite 'undemocratic' or does not meet the standard of consultation. Sounds just like any normal family, right? Yet there exist no love, but there exist the few elements which I've mentioned earlier.

I would not like to dwell too deep in certain elements, like the concepts of the elements of friendship, affinity, reciprocity and tolerance because they might detract the notion and idea that I'm presenting; that I believe that marriages with 'zero love' can actually work out.

To the main argument; yes there are quotes like "love conquers everything", "with love this / that is possible", etc etc. I will have to assume that you (as a reader) can perceive the notions of the power / capability of love as an emotion which we can draw our energies from to perform even the seemingly impossible task. Just look around, twitterpats (check up www.urbandictionary.com to get the meaning, its basically "people who fell in love") do many things that people who know them individually might not want / will do. The influence and power of love propels these couples to greater heights. No doubt about that. Now, it is of course natural to assume that when these couple get married (which may not necessarily happen, as I tell you, since individuals do go over break ups before finding a life long partner whom they love), they also maintain that love for each another, and the marriage is now carried to greater heights.

Is that not wonderful? That is the power of love. However, let us have a look at how certain things work, particularly love. (I know, my friend.. I'm again using "look at around the society and that's reality" thingy again.. Just can't help it). Loves demand nurture, and demands culture. (You know, like culturing yeast? You still need to care for it) It is within the human nature that sometimes we tend to forget about the things that we had taken for granted, like a long cultivated feeling of love for one another. And when the feeling is lost, or the spark is lost in these kind of marriages, (the love-emotion driven ones) these marriages turn into turmoil. Spouses complaining that they don't understand his / her other part now, or lacking the spark in their lives, and then in many cases, where when someone else can give that spark, they leave their current spouses behind, and go off with the new one, for something "fresh".

The idea seems complicated, but let's look at the analogy of nourishment. Our body needs nourishment to sustain itself. Same as marriage, it is an entity that requires nourishment from all the parties concerned for it to sustain itself and growth. Ideally, like our body, it requires a staple food, with many varieties. For South East Asians, our staple food is rice. Chicken, beef, mutton, curry, sambal, all are but variants that changes daily or per meal depending on our wants and tastes.

The same way goes with love. At this point I do know that I may incur your opposition, but please remember that this is a theory, an approach from my understanding of how things happen, with the biasness and objectivity to achieve "whether it is possible to have a marriage and sustain such an institution with lack or zero "quantitative" amount of love. Hence, in respect to the analogy of nutrition above, what I'm actually suggesting is to look at the ingredient "love" as no more but an ingredient in the food, not the staple food. However, should you (as a reader) feel that this idea / theory is inconsistent or flawed in one way or another, please feel free to comment. I would enjoy having a discussion with you.

One of the many reason why I said so is that I solemnly believe that "love" (think of it as an ingredient) is something that we don't just give and take for granted. It is something that we process out of our desire, our wish, our will. It is a rare and precious commodity, and we only have so much (to a certain amount, or limit) before it runs out and needs to be recharged / refilled. However, it is IMPORTANT to realize that when a married couple do things, they can get the job done. However, when you add LOVE in it, it inspires and motivates, it spurs the completion rate, the quality, the effectiveness, etc. Love by itself does not create things. However, it is a very strong catalyst which when used properly, can cause many wonderful things to happen. This is true in the case of Abdu'l-Baha (The Master)'s words;

"Where there is love, nothing is too much trouble and there is always time"

So how does it go? I see it that there will always be trouble in marriages, but when the couple is commited, with the affinity that has developed between the couple, prior to the marriage, then YES, a couple can get married with ZERO LOVE.

It may sound a lil' open ended, but its editable. This will be a growing topic as more things are added on.


So, not love. So now, what?


Okay, let's have a look at affinity.

By means of affinity, let's have a look at the wonderful poet Kahlil Gibran. In his famous book "The Broken Wings", he noted that:

"It is wrong to think that love comes from companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is achieved in a moment, it will not be created in years or even generations."

Love is an offspring out of spiritual affinity. Love does not produce spiritual affinity. It is the other way round. So, if someone as astounding can perceive through this veil, maybe we should give time to ponder about it. Another thing to point out, two of my friends, one is Peter Gardner, another is "Rapunzel".
Peter Gardner said this:

I think that character and the quality of communication become the most important aspect of a fruitful marriage. Love can grow quickly or gradually.

To add on to this, another friend of mine, who I call her "Rapunzel", who added this in her perspective.

"To me, being the traditional girl I am brought up, my parents always tell me, the moment I'm married off, that is my family. He, and I. So irregardless whatever happens, I must be tolerant of him, and there can not be a divorce.It is not permissible to allow it to happen."

Although there is a different depth to their words (meaning to say the discussion was very long and alot of other aspects have to be taken in), but it reflects the values that they believe which should be taken seriously into account in a relationship. Quality of individual characters, quality of communication, values such as loyalty, trust, tolerance, each of these qualities should take precedence over "unpredictable" qualities such as 'love'. Please don't take it the wrong way. I'm not downplaying the value of the appreciation towards 'love'. However, as an individual, I felt that the value of love has been given too much over-emphasis. We love 'love'. We enjoy being loved, and given the world we want to love whom we want to love. However, just like how Baha'u'llah wrote in "Seven Valleys"; the steed of love is pain. Many do not 'buy' this idea. They prefer to shut out what seems bad and ignore it.

Looking back at some of the examples I have given way above in this quite lengthy blog, I would like to allow myself to cut some slack for everyone; that we have to start examining other qualities that will help ensure the perseverance and fruitation of a holy union, the institution known to mankind as marriage.

And what is spiritual affinity? I'll rather write it on the next blog focusing on it, since it is a sentence of gravity. (where a whole new label or writing is dedicated to it)

But I've stated it. It is possible, and plausible to have marriage with little or ZERO amount of love. =D

I will ask Abdu'l-Baha on this.

One of the many few things that people often realize too late is that when one falls victim to the forces of corruption. Spesifically, in today's worlds, one can only imagine the vast forces pure evil hell bent on veiling out the light of the Word of God which He had brought to humanity today.
From the begining of the Bab's Ministry, Baha'u'llah's Revelation, Abdu'l-Baha's Example, to the Guardian's Directives, time and time again the Faith was under crisis, notably from the works and hands of the mischief causers, these same people who have broken the Covenant. They come in various forms and sizes, and even the Guardian (Shoghi Effendi) had already explicitly stated that some form of resistance is needed, and it is natural. Yet it puts one to wonder, how can one be safe from it?
From my earlier distorted days as a young youth, I have wandered across many sites and places, out of curiousity and out of the 'youthful optimism' that I thought I was invincible. Yes, the moment of invincibility was there, but what many people, even I forgot was that as mere human mortals, there isn't a point where we'll be fully invincible for every moment. Even a mili second, if the shield and guard is down, the forces of corruption can work through it. In this sense, many people including myself often overlook this.
The seeds of corruption was planted, but eventually it was rooted out. However, the damage was done. What was I to do? Every time I look at the revered figure of Abdu'l Baha, I can only silently look down and not daringly to look up at Abdul' Baha and smile. I was already reduced to nothingness. Why? That is because from that moment, I can never look at Abdu'l Baha's picture ever the same way.
As a young boy, whilst still in the warm and secure cuddling of my parent's arms, my parents always make a note to tell me "Do you think Abdu'l-Baha will be happy with your actions today?" It may seem harmless, but once a while, the same question pops up. In the haste of being a youth, being an adult, in the ideal optimism, that burning passion, I forgot the basic of all things. That whether everything that we wish for, we do for, we work for; how will Abdu'l-Baha feel of it?
When I was a child, I often felt Abdu'l - Baha as a distant relative grandfather figure, so I always cried to him whenever mom and dad scolded at me, and sometimes I can see, on the wall so high ( i was a small sized kid back then), Abdu'l-Baha sometimes will smile, sometimes Abdu'l-Baha will look back at me sternly. From there, my little heart knew if Abdu'l-Baha was happy or angry or upset with me. I knew what I had to do. I would sit and pray, just that single prayer that my mother and father had taught me, for so long. "O God, Guide Me, Protect Me, Illumine the Lamp of my Heart, and Make me a brilliant Star. Thou Art the Mighty, and the Powerful". - Abdu'l Baha- . It made me smile, even if the memories are now fading, to an extent only the emotions remain, even if the pictures are missing.
Today, I'm 21 turning 22. There have many things that have happened, and ironically, even I want to be a better Baha'i, I can't allow myself to open up the closet which contained all the good memories of being a Baha'i child which I've kept so long. I've not pondered upon it. What went wrong? Maybe this, maybe that. It ought to be this, ought to be that, should it be this, should it be that, could this, could that? So many things to point out, but the moment I put on the emulation machine, restricting my thoughts to the memories I cherished, I realized, I used to be a simple minded kid, innocent from many thoughts. Yet, I had a dream, I had a cherished notion, I had ideals, all as a child.
And I couldn't bring myself to bear the fruitation of the ideals that I had as a child. What was it that perverted my notions, my beliefs? Have I been corrupted? Or have I allowed myself to corrupt myself and the people around me?
It was fun being a kid, and I hated the idea that I had to grow up. Perhaps, that repressed feelings deep down had caused me to be what I am, to act like a kid, ignoring the social clauses that people had expected me to abide when I come to a certain age. I tried breaking everything, and yet I found myself rebounding to a position even worse before. Why? How come? Even hiding my head in the sand like an ostrich would not help. Yet, the very core of my soul, that innocent and sheepish little boy, I'm living so hard to protect.
Had the guardian aspect approach failed? I was supposed to guard myself from being corrupted, and to help defend myself from further corruption should such a breach occur. Yet I'm united and disunited within, as I break away and create new moulds inside myself, each ready to bear a mask should the time be ready, all primed and warmed, like scores of insects cocooned in the eggs ready to be hatched and deployed. That's right, the words, deploy, en masse, march, forward, charge, all the movement terms that sounded militaristic in nature trigger such a euphoria within my heart to move and to complete that mission. Its perverted, its disgusting, but when as a kid I used to imagine that I'm one of the Knights of Baha'u'llah, dreaming of the day where I'll set out and together with other Knights of Baha'u'llah, to set off, and wander, and spread the Word of God, the Word of Today's Revelation. It sounded so majestic, so wonderful, and yet so innocently well meaning.
My head is spinning wild, I'm again turned into a frenzy, and I'm trying my best to control what kind of words that I'll spew out, or what kind of sentences that I'm composing. The fire, the shroud, the sheer form of drowsiness, that access to a matrix unknown to my mind, a realm that's always so near yet so far, for some reason I fear it, yet I want to venture into it.
But then, I have to ask myself, and start asking myself: "What does Abdu'l-Baha think of my action? Will He approve it?" Maybe one day I'll again be able to lovingly stare at Abdu'l-Baha's picture, and like a innocent child again ask to be cuddled by Abdu'l-Baha, lovingly. And this time, I'll like to tell Abdu'l-Baha "I have done what Abdu'l-Baha has inspired me to do".

Transition complete!

Finally, after a gruelsome 2 ++ hours of transferring, I was able to finally "copy pasta" most of my blog posts in my friendster account into this one. Hence, this would be the 'prime' blog account, and the one in friendster will act as a mirror for this one. The reason behind this is that so I could focus on both my academic blogs as well as my own personal blogs without having the hassle of tugging over cross blogs, which can be equally frustating. So without further do, let's complete the transition. Hip hip hurrah!

Viral infections 101

Viral infections 101. Downed with a flu. Mental note:
1) NEVER EVER take antibiotics unless ORDERED by a doctor to do so. Reason? You want your white cells to fight the symptoms naturally. Let your immunities grow!

2) Finish up all medicine. Even when you're okay. Reason? Because you don't want to risk the viruses getting drug resistant. And they mutate alot. Fast. Sneaky fellas.

3) Got a fever? Pop a panadol, wipe your body. Never bath. Don't let the air blow directly to you. When you're sweating, you know your fever's breaking.

And last but not least, drink lots of water. Its prime time for flu.

edit: add ons:

When I first contracted sore throat around a week ago, I started to suck lozenges. Strepsils, to be exact. I didn't know how many racks i popped, after all I treated them like sweets. But stay away from Strepsils Chesty Cough. It doesn't work as intended (that is to stop coughing from the accumulation of mucus, so it seems), but others? Its okay.

And no overdose of pills, kids. You don't want to get high for the wrong reasons. And if you do get high, for whatever reasons; get a piece of pen, and paper, and start scribbling. You'll never know when you start to write a masterpiece yourself.

So much for being sick.

That beating heart (The moment of passing)

The heart that beats inside me, I don't know whether its big, small, or humongous, or tiny.

A few days ago I think I was hurt. I was scared I was. But it went smoothly, I don't know why. It strained, it wept, but then soon enough it was again pumping regularly energy into all the available bloodstreams all over in my body. Again, it felt like that moment, where I wanted to sing that "Alive!" by POD. The mood now I'm having is best characterized by being upbeat, optimistic, even though the background tune is "Yotsuba No Clover" and "Yawarakana Jikan" from Yuzo Hayashi. I don't think there's another alternative, but in the midst of that confusion i joined [PBSM], an acronym for "Persatuan Bujang Sampai Mati". It was clearly a joke, but it had both a humour and a sarcastic remark about it. I pray, that I may be protected as well.

Just like how I'm seeing that the highway I've rode on has now come to and end, and being with a scooter, I had to ride across a rugged terrain before hopping on to a new highway. Its rough, its tough, and certainly its a downtine to say, but that doesn't mean I didn't learn anything from it. It doesn't mean that I failed to gain anything from it. Now Sunehoir - Waltz is playing again. I really want to go out and embrace the morning sun in all its glory, and God grant me a part of his strength, a part of his wisdom for this servant full of idiosyncrasies.

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Here are the lyrics:

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After rubbing my heavy eyelids, I can see
the pastel patterned figure
I pursue the scattered symbols,
while forcing a happy smile.
What was it I was searching for?
That's right, when was it,
that time we met, while denying our attraction,
it was like a waltz, wasn't? Very mysterious,
at the crossing where the rays of light seemed to whisper.
We were portrayed as we spun,
like we were doing the waltz.
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Looking through closed eyelids
At a pastel patterened future
Persuing scattered codes
Pulling up facial expressions
Hey, what was it you were searching for
That was, yeah.. when was that
We met while we were fighting against gravity
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It was like a waltz, mysterious
Like a whispering at the criss-crossing of sunbeams
While they spun around as if waltzing
They were expressing something
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All their thoughts were beyond warm
The spit out landscape has ben
Smoldering for over half a year
Bring light to the image
What was it you lost
But still it's ok
Our gravity allows us to seek the comparisons
That was like a waltz, beautiful
While listening to some muttered chirps
It was like a waltz as those two
Were expressing something
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It was like a waltz, mysterious
Like a whispering at the criss-crossing of sunbeams
While they spun around as if waltzing
They were expressing something
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Ah,
Reality is playing dumb as we repaint it in primary colors
I'll bring it closer to you
From there let's continue dancing
A waltz just for us
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It was like a waltz, mysterious
Like a whispering at the criss-crossing of sunbeams
While they spun around as if waltzing
They were expressing something

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Thank you, everyone. For the sweet memories in May and June 2007. You've changed me.

Pitstop; The Beginning, The End, The Middle; Just another stop

I'm now listening to Suneohair - Waltz. Yes, its the same that the very same anime Honey & Clover uses. And I enjoyed it very much, because it seems sad but I can place myself inside Takenomoto Yuka's shoes.

However, that's not the idea. I've been going around places, doing things, like joining SEDS module 4 (LANGUAGE OF DESCRIPTION), cleaning up Bukit Beruntung Base Camp, getting know of news that two of my friends are now romantically involved with one another (hurrah!) Going for one week teaching campaign and got sick, treated by unc Chan Hock Chiew and his wonderful family, moving in to a new house, working with Alaf Anggun Sdn Bhd as a "Data Entry and Checking Specialist", enrolling in I.P.U.E (Initial Preparation for University Education), going around hanging out with Anish Raja, Tabban, Raja, Jeevan, Nur Jeevan, Shanmarkhan, meeting up with the old Sabahan gang, meeting up with my godsister Jing Ping in Penang, oh God there are so many things. Two full months, and I've done something so fulfilling. Come to think of it, my academic weeks will be something like that. It'll be 3-4 months long, with 1-2 months of break. It should be from 9th July to mid November. That's 3 and half months of intensive study, preparation, and drama.
As in literature drama. That's going to be hectic.

And I've been missing out so many wonderful things in life. God, two months and I did so many wonderful things with just only RM800. Yes, of course I want to be richer, I want to have more items, like a car, a mobile command centre, a whole toolbox-car-garage-whatever-i-can-bring-along car, a battle station, stuffs like that. But I can see in the foreseeable future, that what my line is. Thank "The Boss" up there, (You know who You are!) the "Big Boss", "Mini Boss", "Boss Boss", and many others.

Even though Suneohair - Waltz, the piano version strum slowly into my ears, it doesn't deny the fact that I've got barrels of fuel waiting to be burn in my heart. Just let the fire simmer, and let it be small, consistent for the time being. Later, I can afford a full scale burst. Until the time comes, though. And now I want to accumulate more fuel.

I love what God has given me. Just don't take away that gift. That hyperactivity that I used to had, that same hyperactivity (in much lower states) that I'm in possession now. That energy, let me draw upon it.

ANd I still can't blog properly, but I promise to do whatever I can. Because even if no one reads it, I want to read it and be aware of my goals and my aspiration.

I rank B+ as a guy now. That's not good. I want to be the infamous "SS++" rank. Hmm...

Romantic Food for Thought

I don't have a woman to try this on, or rather.. She doesn't know that I actually fell for her. Oh bummer. But, here's some for those who wanna try some really good things.

For those lovey-dovey couples out there, here's some erm... pretty suggestive things for you to try out. Whilst I don't want to use all (because of the laws regarding the observation of chastity), but its good stuff. =) Enjoy.

This is a free bonus version of 101 Romantic Ideas. Feel free to forward to or make copies for your friends.
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101 ROMANTIC IDEAS
by Michael Webb, Founder, TheRomantic.com

IDEA # 1
If your partner is going away for a few days, tell her that you are worried about her so you have organized a bodyguard to look after her. Then give her a small teddy bear.

IDEA # 2
Buy a packet of glow in the dark stars and stick the stars on the roof above your bed to spell out a message such as "I Love You" When the lights go down, your message will be revealed!

IDEA # 3
On a special occasion, buy your partner eleven real red roses and one artificial red rose. Place the artificial rose in the center of the bouquet.
Attach a card that says:
“I will love you until the last rose fades.”

IDEA # 4
Buy the domain name of your partner's name if it is available for example www.TanyaJohnston.com. Create a web page containing a romantic poem and a picture of a rose. When your partner is surfing the web, casually ask whether she has ever checked to see whether her domain name is taken. Let her type it in to discover her page.
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IDEA # 5
Buy a stylish hand mirror and give it to your partner as a gift. Include a card in the box saying
“In this mirror you will see the image of
the most beautiful woman in the world.”

IDEA # 6
Take a book that your partner is reading and using a pencil, underline letters in a section of the book she has yet to read to spell out a love letter. For example in the following exert from a novel, the underlined letters come together to spell out the secret message "I love you"
The palace was a labyrinth, their passage through it tortuous and interminable. Initially they passed from building to building under the sodden sky. Steve's feet ached; he might have laughed at himself, the tireless traveler, grown too soft from his months in the city to walk any proper distance. Abruptly the guards halted.
The underlined letters will make your partner curious and with a bit of luck she will write them down. Spend time to encode a proper message such as "Dear Belinda, I love you honey"

IDEA # 7
Have flowers delivered to your partner's workplace. She will not only enjoy the flowers but will also receive comments and attention from her office mates which will add to her enjoyment.
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IDEA # 8
While walking with your partner on a weekend getaway, pick up a smooth stone and say that you're going to keep it as a special memento of your trip. Later, have a message such as
"I Love Rebecca"
engraved into the stone by a jeweler and give it to your partner.

IDEA # 9
Drive into the country, find a grassy hill and lie with your partner and look up at the clouds.
Play the kid’s game of looking for shapes in the cloud formations.

IDEA # 10
Get a piece of paper and some crayons. Draw a bright childlike picture with a smiley sun and two stick figures holding hands. Add labels with your two names pointing to the stick figures. Write "I Love You" inside a heart.
Next get a large formal envelope. Place your drawing inside and type up a formal address label of your partner's work such as:
For the immediate and urgent attention of:
Rebecca Jones
Level 20
Collins & Smith Solicitors
New York
Mail it to your partner so she receives it in the middle of a busy day.
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IDEA # 11
Memorize one of Shakespeare's love sonnets and recite it to your partner when you are in a romantic setting like a botanical garden. Don't just suddenly start reciting poetry as this will just sound corny.
While you are cuddling your partner, ask in a joking manner, "So is now a good time to recite a love poem to you?" She will probably say yes, expecting you to come up with something of the "Roses are Red..." variety.
Instead, look into her eyes, smile and recite the sonnet while you gently stroke her face. Try the sonnet below. If this is too long, just memorize the first four lines and the last two.
Shakespeare Love Sonnet 18
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed,
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimmed.
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest,
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st.
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
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IDEA # 12
If your partner has to work late, take a lunch box and fill it with some of her favorite things such as chocolates, herbal tea, cookies, a small teddy bear.
Next, get a piece of paper and write
"Michelle's Late Night Survival Pack"
Draw a big red cross below this and stick the paper to the top of the box. Tell your partner to open the box when things get really tough.

IDEA # 13
If you are walking by a park, visit the swings and give your partner a ride. This will often bring back happy memories from her childhood.

IDEA # 14
Leave a long stem rose where your partner will find it with a note on it saying:
"Thank you for coming into my life."

IDEA # 15
If your partner is starting a new job, buy a copy of "The Sound Of Music" sound track. Tape the song, "I Have Confidence" onto a tape and add your own message at the end of the song saying,
"Good Luck honey, I have confidence in you."
Give the tape to your partner to play on the way to work in the car.
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IDEA # 16
Buy a small decorated cardboard box, a sheet of colored tissue paper, some massage oil and a blank card.
Line the box with the tissue paper. Place the massage oil in the box and write the following message on the card:
I know a great Masseur.
For an appointment ring:
(Your Phone Number)

IDEA # 17
When your spouse has had a really long hard day, run a hot bath for her. Pour some fragrant bath oil into the tub and gently bathe her from head to toe. Carry her into the bedroom. Gently towel her dry and tuck her into a freshly made bed with a kiss on the forehead.

IDEA # 18
For this idea you will need a portable CD player. If you and your partner have a favorite song, get a copy of it on CD and take it with you when you go away for a romantic weekend.
When you are in a romantic spot, ask your partner if she would like to dance. Place one earpiece in her ear and one in your own and enjoy your private dance floor.
This technique is particularly effective if the romantic spot you have chosen is somewhere where people would not normally dance, for example, the top of the Empire State building at sunset or on top of a mountain during a camping trip.
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IDEA # 19
If your partner has a pet that she adores, at Christmas, in addition to buying a gift for your partner, buy a small present for her pet.

IDEA # 20
Go for a walk on the beach. Trace out the shape of a large love heart in the sand. Sit inside the heart and cuddle your partner as you watch the sun go down.

IDEA # 21
Invite your partner to go for a walk. Get a back pack and pack the following items: A picnic blanket, a selection of fruit in small containers eg. strawberries, grapes, watermelon and kiwi fruit. Some cheese and crackers. Some sandwiches. A small tin of caviar. A half bottle of champagne and two plastic champagne glasses. If your partner asks what's in the backpack, just say a jacket and some lunch.
When you find a romantic spot, ask if she would like to stop for a bite to eat. Open your pack and remove the items one by one to set up your picnic. The last item you remove should be the glasses and champagne.
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IDEA # 22
If you play a musical instrument, create a romantic environment in which to play for your partner. For example, let's say you play the saxophone. Contact your partner's roommate and arrange for her to make sure that your partner steps out onto the balcony of their apartment at exactly 9.30pm.
Drive to her apartment and set up before hand. Place a large sparkler in the music holder of your sax and light it as your partner steps on to the balcony. Play something slow and romantic.

IDEA # 23
Use this idea if your partner is going to work and you are staying at home for some reason (Perhaps you are sick or are working from home).
Say goodbye to her at the front door and then immediately send an email to her work address. The email should simply say,
"Miss you already".
The email will be in her in-box when she does her morning email check.

IDEA # 24
If your partner has long hair, take the time to brush it using long slow strokes. This is particularly effective after she has had a shower or when she is getting ready for bed.
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IDEA # 25
On a special occasion like your partner's birthday, plan a treasure hunt for her. The fun begins when you suggest going for a walk on the beach.
When you get to the beach, carry a small bag with you. The bag contains a bottle that you prepared earlier. Inside the bottle is a treasure map. To make the treasure map look authentic, burn the edges with a match.
As you are walking, slip the bottle out of your bag and let it drop to the sand near the water's edge. You may have to pause and kiss your partner to do this unnoticed. Walk a little further up the beach then turn around and retrace your steps to 'discover' the bottle.
On the map have a dotted line leading from the beach to a nearby cafe. At the cafe, your partner won't know what to look for so suggest that you just sit down and have a cup of coffee.
When the waitress delivers the coffee, she suggests to your partner that she might find what she is looking for under the coaster. When your partner turns over the coaster she finds a key taped to the bottom. Obviously you will have to set this up before hand with the waitress. Most waitresses will be happy to help a romantic guy out with this type of thing.
At the next stop on the map, your partner finds or is given a spade. Then at the last stop on the map your partner finds a large 'X' made up of two crossed sticks. She digs and discovers a locked box. The key unlocks the box to reveal her present.
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IDEA # 26
Invite your partner on a date by sending her a plain brown envelope containing a tape. On the tape, record the Mission Impossible sound track and then record yourself saying, “Your mission if you choose to accept it is to make your way to Café Venoli, 123 Park Lane at 18.30 Eastern Standard Time. There you will rendezvous with a stunningly attractive man wearing a red carnation. The future of the free world is now in your hands. This tape will self destruct in five seconds.” Then record ten beeps from a stopwatch and record yourself saying, “Would you believe ten seconds…” Its corny but it usually gets a laugh!

IDEA # 27
Contact your partner's family and ask if there was anything she always wanted when she was a little girl.
For example if she always wanted a porcelain doll, buy one for her birthday. She will not only appreciate the gift but also the fact that you were thoughtful enough to find out what she always wanted.

IDEA # 28
Organize a professional photo shoot to obtain a portrait of the two of you as a couple. Frame the picture and put it somewhere prominent. Remember to make sure you give your partner plenty of notice so that she can get ready.
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IDEA # 29
Write a note saying
"I thought of you today, and it made me smile."
Leave the note somewhere where your partner is sure to find it.

IDEA # 30
For Valentines Day, buy your partner a charm bracelet with at least 14 charms.
Remove all the charms and let your partner 'find' one charm each day for the first fourteen days of February. On Valentines Day give her the bracelet and any remaining charms.

IDEA # 31
When you and your partner are in a shopping center or airport, stop at one of those booths that allow you to take an instant photo and print them out as stickers.
Choose a romantic background and kiss your partner while the photo is being taken.
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IDEA # 32
If your partner has voice mail at work or on her mobile, leave a message saying
"Just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking of you."
She will appreciate this anytime but especially when she is going through a rough period.

IDEA # 33
Organize a mystery trip for you and your partner. Some travel agents will organize mystery packages where the destination of the trip is kept secret until you are actually on the plane or arrive at the destination.

IDEA # 34
Buy some rose petals and place them behind the sun visor on the passenger side of your car. Take a post it note and write, "I Love You" on it and stick it to the back of the sun visor.
As you are driving to a romantic destination, look at your partner and tell her she has a mark on her cheek. She will pull down the sun visor to use the mirror and be showered in rose petals and see your note.

IDEA # 35
If your partner is going on a trip, pack a small present into the corner of her suitcase that she will find when she is away.
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IDEA # 36
When you and your partner are having an anniversary, buy two champagne glasses and get them engraved with your names and the date, for example:
Mal and Kate
7 May 2002
Go to the restaurant where you have made your reservations and request that when you and your partner arrive that your champagne be served in your special glasses. This will be a great surprise for your partner and a wonderful keepsake for you both.

IDEA # 37
On a special occasion such as your partner's birthday, buy twenty-four red roses. Arrange to meet her at a specific spot in a shopping mall before going out for dinner. Get to the shopping mall early and position yourself around the corner from your meeting spot.
Ask a guy who is walking by whether he would mind helping you out. Give him a rose, point out your partner and ask him to walk up to her and say, "Happy Birthday Meagan" and give her the rose and then walk away. Repeat this with eleven other guys. Choose guys who are not too good looking and choose guys of different ages. A nice touch is to have the last rose delivered by a small child who could even by accompanied by his parents.
After the first twelve flowers have been delivered, approach your partner with the twelve remaining roses.
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IDEA # 38
Always listen for things that your partner reminisces about and jot them down somewhere. For example, perhaps she talks about the ice cream that she had from a particular shop when she was a little girl.
When a special occasion comes along, check your list of things that your partner talks about and try to recreate one of them, for example, visit the shop and buy a tub of ice cream making sure that the name of the shop is on the container.

IDEA # 39
Create a love montage by collecting some photographs of you and your partner, some ticket stubs of places you have visited and any other small odds and ends that have special meaning to you both.
Take these items and get them professionally framed in a three dimensional montage. Alternatively, buy a frame and create a simple montage yourself.

IDEA # 40
Buy an ornately carved wooden box which is lined with green or red felt. Find an old fashioned key and place it in the box.
Next, get a small gold plaque and have it engraved with the words
The Key To My Heart
Fix the plaque to the inside of the top of the box so that it can be read when the box is opened.
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IDEA # 41
Buy a tree with your partner and plant it in a special spot. Each year on your anniversary, have a glass of champagne next to your tree and talk about how your love and the tree have grown.

IDEA # 42
If you shower first in the morning. Steam up the bathroom and write a message such as "Pete Loves Kathy" on the mirror for your partner to read when she uses the bathroom. This also works on car windows when it's cold.

IDEA # 43
As a special gift, name a Star after your partner. A number of astronomical agencies allow individuals to name stars and you receive formal documentation identifying the star that you have named. See the following website for details:
http://www.theromantic.com/gifts.htm
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IDEA # 44
Find a comic strip that relates to something that you and your partner have shared together, for example perhaps you both work in the same office and you find a Dilbert cartoon that relates to the politics at your workplace.
Enlarge the cartoon using a photocopier and use white-out to cover the cartoon text. Type up your own text that relates to you and your partner and paste it in the appropriate places and then photocopy the cartoon again so that it looks like your text was the actual text of the cartoon.
For an added touch, get your customized cartoon laminated before giving it to your partner.

IDEA # 45
When you and your partner are enjoying a restful time away, organize to wake up early one morning and go to a scenic spot to watch the sun rise.
This may seem difficult but it is something which is definitely worth doing at least once. Seeing a new day being born is something really special to share with your partner.

IDEA # 46
When you have access to a spa, create a romantic atmosphere by placing some candles around the tub and some rose petals floating on the surface of the water.
As your partner enjoys the water, serve champagne and chocolate covered strawberries before joining her.
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IDEA # 47
Create some love coupons that your partner can exchange for romantic favors.
For example you could have a coupon that reads
This coupon entitles the bearer to:
One Foot Massage.
Use by 07/08/2045
Use a date many years in the future if you want to suggest that you and your partner will always be together. Get 50 love coupons at this site: http://www.theromantic.com/lovecoupons.htm

IDEA # 48
On a warm summers night, organize a backyard picnic. Spread a picnic blanket on the ground and get together some snacks, chocolates and champagne. Lie down on the blanket with your partner and gaze up at the stars together.

IDEA # 49
Next time it is raining really heavily, go for a walk with your partner. Forget the umbrellas and the raincoats. Run through the streets together, jump in puddles and get totally saturated.
Pick her up, twirl her around and kiss her while the rain falls. Taste the water off her face and hold her close.
When you get back home have a hot shower and then share a warm drink preferably in front of an open fire.
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IDEA # 50
Organize a hot air ballooning trip as a special surprise. Most trips begin with a glass of champagne before you float over the countryside with your partner.

IDEA # 51
When your partner is sitting at a table or desk, come up behind him or her and give her a back, shoulder and head massage. Finish with a gentle kiss on the cheek.

IDEA # 52
Place an ad in the paper on a normal day saying something like:
Dear Amanda,
With you by my side, everyday
feels like Valentines Day.
Thank you for being you.
Love,
Graham

IDEA # 53
Buy a book that you and your partner are both interested in reading.
Read one chapter each night in bed with each of you taking turns to read out loud.
This can be a great alternative to television.
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IDEA # 54
When your partner is having a shower or bath, take her towel and place it in the dryer to make it really warm and then wrap her up in it when she is done.

IDEA # 55
Photocopy your hand and fax a copy of it to your partner with a message saying, "Do ya wanna hold hands?"

IDEA # 56
Next time you order a pizza, ask to have it cut into a heart shape before it is delivered to your home.

IDEA # 57
Buy a box of chocolates and very carefully open one side of the plastic wrap so that you can gently slide the box out. Open the box and place a love note inside. Then slide the box back into its plastic wrap and reseal it.

IDEA # 58
Rent a tandem bike and go for a ride with your partner. At the end of your ride have a picnic in the park.
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IDEA # 59
If you are away on a business trip, document a day in your life for your partner. For example:
'A Day In The Life Of Mark'
6am: Just woke up and thought of you - Wish you were laying next to me. Well, I better get ready for work.
7am: Am on the train. It's crowded; everyone looks like they are half dead. I miss ya heaps.
8.30am: Have just organized my day, it's going to be a busy one.
9.30am: Am in the middle of a really boring meeting. I am trying to concentrate on this months sales figures but I keep thinking of your beautiful eyes.
...
6.30pm: Thank goodness the day is over. I am counting the days until we’re together again.
Send your letter to your partner. This is a wonderful way to tell your partner how often you think about her during the day and to share your life with her in a special way.
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IDEA # 60
Speak to your partner's family and find out what her favorite book was when she was a little girl.
Buy a copy of the book and read it to her in bed.

IDEA # 61
Write an email story with your partner. Start the ball rolling with an email that says something like:
Chapter 1:
This is the story of Pete and Kate who met at a friend's engagement party one summer afternoon.
The email can then continue to develop the beginnings of a story which can be completely fictitious or a combination of fiction and reality.
Finish your email by saying, "And now for Chapter 2, its over to you..."

IDEA # 62
Buy a kite and on a windy day find a park and fly the kite with your partner.
If you can afford it, buy a large kite that you control with two hand lines. These kites are great fun.
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IDEA # 63
When you and your partner are planning to go out for dinner, suggest that you have an 'Adventure Dinner'. Here's how it works
Set the timer on your stopwatch to count down twenty minutes. Next, ask your partner to choose a number between 5 and 10. Lets say she chooses 7.
Give your partner a coin and tell her that at every 7th intersection, she has to flip the coin. If it is heads you will turn left. If it is tails you will turn right. When your watch timer goes off you have to both keep a look out for the nearest place to eat.
This is a fun way to get out and about and try new places to eat.

IDEA # 64
When you and your partner are going somewhere special, get your camera, buy a new roll of film and wait for her to come out of the house.
When she appears, act like a professional photographer and go wild taking pictures of her with the flash. While you are taking photos, bombard her with questions as though she was a famous actress and you are trying to get a scoop for the magazine you represent.
Not only is this fun but you will also get some great photos to look back on together.
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IDEA # 65
When your partner is sick at home, take a day off to look after her.
Rent some videos, make her some soup, wrap her up in a blanket and just be with her.

IDEA # 66
When you are having dinner one night, ask your partner about the things she has always wanted to do.
Later on, write these things down so you don't forget them and over time try and help make them happen. For example she may say that one thing she has always wanted to do is swim with dolphins. Find out where she can do this and organize it for her as a special surprise.

IDEA # 67
Rent the video, "An Affair To Remember". Buy some popcorn, champagne and chocolate covered strawberries and have a special film night at home.

IDEA # 68
Go to the drive in but instead of sitting in the car, spread a picnic blanket on the ground. Light a candle and buy popcorn. Cuddle your partner and enjoy the film.
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IDEA # 69
Create a personalized magazine cover for your partner. To do this, get hold of a good quality photo of her and a copy of a popular entertainment magazine.
Take these two items to a print shop or graphic design agency. Ask them to scan your partner's photo and develop a magazine cover with the lead story being, "The 30 most beautiful women of 2003".
When you get the cover, stick it on the front of a real magazine and ask your local shop owner whether you can place it in the magazine rack. Organize to meet your partner at the shop before going out. When she arrives, tell her that you are just looking for a magazine. Let her browse the rack and discover her magazine.

IDEA # 70
Fill the trunk of your car with helium balloons. Drive to a romantic spot in the country to go for a walk. The ideal spot is somewhere up high with a clear view of the surrounding countryside.
Get out of the car and act as though you are about to set off for your walk. Make sure your partner is closer to the car than you and then throw her the keys and ask if she can get your jacket from the trunk while you tie your shoelace.
When she opens the boot the balloons will be released. You can also place a sign saying, "I Love You" on the inside of the trunk so that it will be revealed when the trunk opens.
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IDEA # 71
On a special occasion create a unique present for your partner by buying two white t-shirts and some fabric paint. Draw half a heart and the letters LO on one t-shirt and the half a heart and the letters VE on the other t-shirt.
When you walk down the street holding each other close, the heart will be made whole and your message of love revealed.
An example is shown below.

IDEA # 72
On a hot summers day, buy two large water pistols and take them to the beach with you.
Pull them out and throw one to your partner and then have a huge water fight.

IDEA # 73
Share your food with your partner. When you go out for a meal, hold a forkful up to her mouth and say, "You've got to try this."
Sharing your food and even feeding each other is a great way to become closer as a couple.
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IDEA # 74
Compliment your partner in public. If you are talking in a group and it is appropriate to the conversation say something like, "Kate makes the most incredible roast." Squeeze her hand while you are talking about her.

IDEA # 75
Arrange a special day off from work. Start with breakfast, go for a walk in the park, go shopping, have afternoon tea in a cozy cafe and finish off with a romantic dinner.

IDEA # 76
Buy a gift voucher for a facial at a local beauty clinic and place it in a card accompanied by the message,
A special treat for
someone special

IDEA # 77
Even if you are just going down the road to buy some milk, act as though you are returning home after a major adventure.
Say something like, "Well it was touch and go there for a while with the snow and the wolves but I made it!" and then give your partner a huge bear hug.
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IDEA # 78
Send your partner a thank-you note. For example:
Dear Bec,
Thanks for helping me move house.
Having you there made a huge difference.
I really appreciate your help and your love.
Tim

IDEA # 79
If you have kids, organize for them to stay at their grandparents for the weekend.
On Friday evening, announce that the weekend is yours and start planning how you are going to spend your special time together.

IDEA # 80
Give your partner a magic gift box. Every month, place a new small gift in the box for her to discover.

IDEA # 81
Research your partner's favorite hobby and identify a gift that is really useful for her. The more specialized the gift the more impact it will have. Talk to her friends and family and use the Net to find the information you need.
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IDEA # 82
Go to a masquerade ball. Send an invitation to your partner telling her to meet you at a specific spot at the stroke of eight.
Wear a mask and when you meet her, don't say a word. Just take her hand and lead her on to the dance floor.

IDEA # 83
On Thursday, ask your partner to pack a bag for the weekend. Tell her she'll need casual clothes and walking shoes but don't tell her what you have got planned.
Pick her up after work on Friday and drive to a romantic bed and breakfast for a romantic weekend of relaxation.

IDEA # 84
When you are relaxing at home one night, take two large sheets of paper and some pencils or crayons. On each piece of paper, draw the outline of a large crystal ball sitting on a stand.
Tell your partner to look into her crystal ball and draw what she sees five years in the future. Do the same thing yourself and then come together to share and discuss your drawings.

IDEA # 85
Create a loving nickname for your partner. This could be the name she was called by her family when she was a little girl or something that is special just for the two of you.
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IDEA # 86
If you are musically inclined, write a love song for your partner. Call it something like "Natasha's Song".
Produce a professional looking manuscript, print it out and get it framed. Record your song onto CD and take a photo of your partner and get a print shop to create a CD cover if you can’t create one on your computer.
Place the framed manuscript and the CD in a box and give it to your partner as a special gift.

IDEA # 87
Pick your partner up for a date and blindfold her before driving to a special destination.
Try to make the destination something really unexpected like a table set up at the top of a cliff or a dinner on a boat or old-fashioned ship. It needs to be something that will have an impact when she removes the blindfold.
IDEA # 88
Have a really big pillow fight. Set up for it by buying two pillows that are filled with feathers. Put holes in the pillows so the feathers will start to fly and then attack your partner when you feel the time is right.

IDEA # 89
Get out into the great outdoors. After a day of hiking, build an open fire. Sit by the fire with your partner, toast marshmallows and watch as the embers of the fire climb into the night sky.
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IDEA # 90
If your partner uses a computer, take a photo of the two of you and get it scanned at a print shop (or scan it at home) and store it on disk as a .bmp file.
Transfer the file onto your partner's computer and set the image as the computer's wallpaper.
To do this on a Windows machine, select Start / Settings / Control Panel / Display. Choose the Background tab and click the Browse button to find your .bmp file.

IDEA # 91
If you are artistically inclined, do a life drawing course, practice until you are confident and then ask your partner to pose for you.

IDEA # 92
Take your partner to a carnival or festival. Try the following:
(1) Food festival
(2) Jazz festival
(3) Wine festival
(4) Music festival
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IDEA # 93
Develop a video time capsule. Start with the two of you sitting together on a couch introducing the video. Say something like, "It is currently July 14th 2002. We have decided to make this video so that we can watch it together on our 25th wedding anniversary."
Then have a section where you talk to the camera by yourself, telling the camera how you feel about your partner and why you love her. Get her to do the same thing. When you are done, place the video in a bank vault and on your 25th wedding anniversary you will be able to look back in time and reminisce about everything that you have shared.

IDEA # 94
If you are in a secluded spot near a beach or lake and the weather is warm, go for an impromptu skinny dip with your partner.

IDEA # 95
This one is great for long distance relationships. It takes a bit of organization but if you can pull it off, it is sure to be a surprise that your partner will never forget. Organize to catch up with her regularly over the internet using either a chat room or an Instant Messenger program. Then arrange a secret trip to meet her without telling her that you’re coming.
When it comes time for your usual chat over the Net, arrange for a close friend back home to log on using your nickname while you position yourself outside her door. Phone your friend on your mobile and be speaking to him in real time. Tell him to type in the following sentence, “I really miss you honey, I wish I could be there and just reach out and knock on your door.” As soon as he has sent the message, knock on the door!
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IDEA # 96
Buy your partner a gold fish in a bowl and give it to her with a card saying,
“Of all the fish in the sea,
you're the fish for me!”

IDEA # 97
Go for a drive either early in the morning or at dusk. Get a CD/tape that contains sounds of nature such as Sounds Of the Rainforest and play it as you hold your partner's hand and drive.

IDEA # 98
The day before your partner's birthday buy some helium balloons, streamers and flowers and hide them in a closet.
When your partner has fallen asleep, string the streamers around the room and bring out the balloons and flowers. Place them around the bed so that your partner wakes up to a real birthday surprise.

IDEA # 99
Spend a leisurely afternoon with your partner in a large book shop such as Borders where you can browse the shelves, share a coffee and sit down to peruse your purchases.

IDEA # 100
If you can afford it, hire a sports car for a weekend. Pick up your partner and give her a long white cashmere scarf to wear with her sunglasses. Go for a drive along the coast with the top down.
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IDEA # 101
Serve your partner breakfast in bed. Try the following:
(1) A poached egg in the shape of a heart - you can pick up a heart shaped poacher at most shops that sell kitchen wares.
(2) French toast with cinnamon and maple syrup.
(3) Cereal.
(4) Fruit juice.
(5) A fresh flower.
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Now that, is a long one.

A window, a picture, a frame, a time

One can see how time flies, and when it does, by the time you realize it, it flies so fast with events or with dullness, but either way time continues to swing forward, and every second with every step that you take things change, people change, everything changes, and every moment you stay there you have to decide for yourself it its worth standing there as a bystander of history or be an active maker of history. Either way, both are different perspective to a story of time, whom some will record, some won't. So either you get to be the first person narrator, the third party narrator or just a witness, a bystander with a silent mouth.

And with the change of times dictate the change of pace. Sometimes I go and try to make history, sometimes I just stand by and be a observant bystander, sometimes I switch roles, although by right I should be actively participating in the creation of history, not as an observant, (even observers have significant roles if you read through the quantum time-line selection theory) but rather be of those who "confirm" that such a time-line is taken, and such a history is being shaped.

And how do we preserve these moments? We've got audio logs, we've got video camera footages, we've got pictures. Whilst each and every material serves to hand in a different purpose, and their effect used will have a varying effect on how we want to present something that happened on that time, it will ultimately be different. Varying.

And what of those who don't have pictures or video footages? Or even audio logs? I don't know.

I'm one of those that have evaded cameras for the past 20 years of my life. I do recall spesifically that I did take some pictures meant for certain occasions but they were destroyed when my hard disk went ka-put some two to three years ago. However, that was a history that I'll want to leave behind and pull up a gigantic yellow crossline tape on it written "CAUTION: DANGEROUS, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. MAY HARM YOUR SOUL" on it. So, let's take some time and fly back into the window of history. Some of it, captured on moments I've never expected, were very unphotogenic, (that's how 97% of my pictures turned out to be; very unphotogenic) but they reminded me of the person who I've always strived to be, who I've always dreamt to be.

And even though that dream is slightly altered, but with some of these pictures at least I could remind myself of my past. For many reasons, somehow these pictures serve as a very strong reminder who I was, and who I want to be. However, the severely lack of pictures to detail my trails is disturbing. Not because there are lack of them, but for the bad, ugly, good and better times, there are lack of substantially evident pictures to support what claims possibly that I've done. Even my name, often misspelled, and it can't do much to bark up and say "this was my history".

However, its interesting to note that most of the time, the pictures that other people have taken on me, candid ones especially, reveal the nature of the ungodly aura that I possess. The way I walk, the way I talk, the way I act, the way I deliver my goods taking on the identity of "The Transporter". (Please note ungodly and unholy are different)

I wonder what's history will write me as? A troublesome side kick? A troubled individual struggling with life? I wonder. Maybe some pictures will shed some light. Or perhaps a video view. Only time and historians will know.

And as for myself, its a good check whether I could live up to the notion of being a Baha'i scholar on literature.

Sigh, O Brother!

today my sister announced she got the deal into TESL.
Congrats to her.

and today i had a quarrel with my brother Sheng Liang. He's not a biological brother, but I have a great deal of respect and awe to him. Some people say its misplaced, some people say I'm just over protective (and ultra defensive of him) when it comes to certain things, but as far as I know, he's the only guy that came to me, offered his hand in the most unorthodox manner, and guided me many times, especially in many of my darkest times that i've to go through.

And sometimes, I wonder was he right about this time too? He's always right. Not because he's my brother, but he's always right that i'm always wrong when it comes to my senses and my instincts.

But I pray very hard that he'll live to be a happy and content person. And I would gladly sacrifice everything for his benefit.

Don't get me wrong. He jokes that I'm gay nowadays, but I'm straight, and will always be a straight guy, even though I do have gays and some transvesites as friends.

Everyone can call me crazy, but who's been through thick and thin through my side of history will know why i've such profound and deep respect and awe for this wonderful soul. Chin Sheng Liang.

Always brother to me, always brother to me.

Eye for an eye, blood for blood (beware mature content)

Motherfuckers. All you god damn sons of bitches motherfuckers. Unc Ng Kok Peng did not deserve to die that way. He was a nice man. Yet I shudder at the thought of his final moments. You got the cash, you got the car. Scram! Why did you have to kill the poor man?!

Why???

Why!!!

Why?!?!?!

You god damned bastards, I hope Baha'u'llah, God, anyone, anything... will strike terror and vengeance into you. My heart is filled with so much anger and hatred that I don't know what to say.

I remembered the atrocities your brethren did to people of other ethnicity in 1998 when the great South East Asean Economic crisis. Again and again you've polluted the air every day with your incessive jungle clearing through open burning. And you come into my country, work like the god damned peasants, ants, lizards, roaches that you are.

You and your god damned brethen. Damn you. Curse you. Fuck you. For all I can care now I don't give a damn if the tsunami had wiped out even the innocents. Damn you. You come into my country, and leave nothing but more mess for us to clean up. You. Yes, you! Dammit. Our streets are filled with so many of the "mini retards" that you all bred like roaches. Fuck it, if I've got a machine gun I've would have gunned them all down. Fuck you. I don't care even if you risked your god damned fucking life swimming from any part of Indonesia to come to my homeland and claim political refuge. I don't give a damn. You're all god damned to eternity. Yes, each and every god damn of you.

You didn't gave Unc Ng Kok Peng a chance. Why should I ? You bastards. Son of bitches. Pricks. Idiots. Retards. Damn all of you.

Eye for an eye, blood with blood. Fuck you all. I don't care if you're dirt poor and trying to earn some money. You did it the hard way. Just for god's fucking sake do it the right way.

I cuss' alot, don't I? Because you know why? You guys repeatly breach the trust everytime. I have to forgive you to what you've done to my motherland Sabah. You've done atrocities to my motherland and its inhabitants, yet we're supposed to be lenient just because you're all "oppressed" in your own motherland. Fuck it. I should have gunned you all down. I should have joined the army, I should have fuckin' gunned each and every one of you, down to the children, the embryo, while you swam over to our borders. God damn it.

You guys bring nothing but ill news. Fuck you. Fuck you all you motherfucking Indonesians. May god damn you all into eternity of bleakness and darkness and face His ultimate wrath.

Damnation. Damn you all.

I am a responsible boy

One of the tags which I have carried into my wallet, which I carry for so long... Was about "I am a responsible boy". I got it as a souvenir from a friend who used it to promote anti abortion. And yes, I'm pro-creation, supporter of anti-abortion.

The parents of my girlfriend placed their trust in me. I will not violate it.

I will respect my girlfriend as I expect other men to respect my sister.

I will respect womanhood because my mother is a woman; I will ask my girlfriend to do nothing that I would be ashamed of, if my mother found out.

My girlfriend has given me the honour and pleasure of her company. It is wrong for me to expect more in payment for this date.

My girlfriend will be a wife and mother someday. She must be an example to her children and the pride of her husband. I will help her to be as pure and decent as I want my own wife to be.

Manhood means strength of character as well as body. Lack of self-control is a sign of weakness. I want my girlfriend to know that I am manly.

God is everywhere, sees everything, knows everything. Darkness may hide me from people, but it cannot hide me from God.

If through my lack of self-control I should get a girl pregnant, I will not put pressure on her to kill our unborn child.

For the last sentence I felt compelled to *FIX IT*, hence it should sound I will ask her to keep our unborn child until he / she is born into this world.

Although in the first place, it is even *not negotiable* at all to get someone impregnated. It is adultery, zina.

But then, to everyone who reads up to this point,

"Benedicat vos Omniptens Deus" (May the Almighty God Bless You")

Signing out for now.

Electroconduity to Hydraulics, ain't it the same?

It applies universally. Today I met unc Eryoll. Raja and Anish were there, as well as Weng Heng, uncle Man San and aunty Doreeen. Imagine our surprise when uncle Eroyll told us a story back in 1948: In which some of these happened. in 1948, his teacher told his whole class "you're all brain thieves". I don't want to elaborate more, but we all had a very good laugh. Then, there was another story, about how in 1963 the first commercial satelite was launched. It was named "The Ladybird", after Ladybird Johnson. And to cut a long story short, the people who launched it declared "ladies and gentlemen, today itself we'll see a whole new world". and guess what? the same year, the Universal House of Justice was established. But back to the topic. Between a dam, a generator, and hydraulic systems, what do they share in common? Universal concept. Induction, resistance, split, etc etc. Most of the basic fundamental concepts about how electricity works also works on other applied science. But how come only after 22 years I came to realize this? I feel so foolish as not to realize this sooner.

And in few hours time its work time.

and I'm no longer going to lend / borrow money. Never, ever.

You, I and It

1. If you have a teaching technique
that works and I have a teaching
technique that works and we exchange
these techniques, you still have your
technique, but you have mine also, and
I still have my technique, but have
yours also. We are now 100% better off
than before because we shared.

2. Take time to enjoy your pupil's
games, it is the secret of perpetual
youth; take time to be friendly, it is
the road to happiness; take time to
work, it is the price of success; take
time to think, it is the source of
poise; take time to laugh with..., it
is the music of the soul.

3. The mediocre teacher tells; The
good teacher explains, The superior
teacher demonstrates; The great
teacher inspires.

4. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a
mistery, & today, today is a gift,
that's why we call it The Present.

5. Many people will walk in and out of
your life, but only true friends will
leave footprints in your heart.
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In the world of teaching, there's nothing as no gain. Every moment is a test of the truth, and investigation is needed to confirm, verification is applied, and that's where, and when one questions whether what you've given is enough, or not. And not in terms of quantity, its the quality. Because the great teacher inspires the students. That would be one of my goals. And if I ever be called GTB, its weird, because it sounds eeriely like "Grand Thief Bug", an MVP boss from the online game Ragnarok Online. Sigh!