In the Midst.

In the midst of everything - the clouds of confusion, uncertainty, incompetency and the like, is there anything?
Maybe.

I remember when life was simple, when life was full of short goals that could actually be seen and felt at the fingertips and without all these complications and undercurrents.
What happened to the simple life?
Or maybe the question is, what happened that made complicating things the centre of it all?
Why the complexities?

We all know that life is inevitably filled with these things, stresses, worries, more worries and fretting.
The answer? Its about managing it.

On the other hand my question is, why is there a need for stress or worrying to even happen in the first place?
Nip it in the bud is what I say.
But at this point in time, whatever I say is kinda just air in the wind. Yeah, pretty much.

Everyone's gotta start somewhere I suppose.
Sorry, I ramble.
Unstructuredly.
Without in-depth thought.
Life is such that we have to deal with things, manage it.
Managing unnecessary things.

Money, Money, Money or No Money?

This world is infuriated and consumed by the incessantly endless need for more money. 

Everything we do - be it from what we study to the people we befriend, its all about money. 

Or is it not? 

There can only be 1 master in your life. God or Money? 

credits to http://doroteos2.files.wordpress.com

Think of a person who's master is Money. 

Now, think of a person who's master is God. 

See the difference? 

The thing is, we all need money to survive and that's a fact. The more crucial question to ask is, what does 'survive' mean to you?
To some people, survive means to have a swimming pool in their own house, eat a 5 course meal for lunch and a 7 course for dinner.
To others, it simply means being able to afford to buy enough rice and potatoes to feed their family.

Bud Fox: How much is enough?
Gordon Gekko: It's not a question of enough, pal. It's a zero sum game, somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another. 

- taken from the movie Wall Street.  

Have you watched Wall Street?
If you haven't, you should - even if you don't understand all the stock market terms they use.
It's a beautiful story that depicts 2 different lives - one ruled by Money and the other not by Money (not exactly God la but oh well).

Head to the cinemas and watch the movie!

In Search of the Char Siew - Part 2

Since I'm on a quest to find the best char siew, one of the better ones I've tried and something worth blogging about is ala Char Siew served from Toast & Roast @SS2. 

Map to Toast & Roast 

Click on the picture to enlarge :) 

Are you ready for it? 

Hakka Mee with Char Siew

This Char Siew is "half fat half lean" (phun fei saow) and is awesome! 

The Char Siew is crispy enough and tasty plus the noodles are 'oily' enough to give it that really nice texture to accompany the char siew excellently. 

I rate this 9/10 - until I find a better one (apparently there is). 

Check out this beauty! 

But I must say that this dish must be eaten hot and should not be 'ta-paued' :) 

P.S: yes, this is non-halal :) sorry! will do a 'halal' food review soon :D

Seasons.

Life has its seasons. 

And mine is just about to change. 

This year has been quite a ride for me - from working and studying part-time to studying full-time, to bumming and soon, full-time work (speak of changing seasons eh?) 

At this point, I don't really know what to feel. 

The feeling is kinda unexplainable..maybe more like neutral? I don't know. 

But as the days go by, I seem and feel myself being more and more prepared for what is to come. 

Good? I suppose so. 

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With all the hoo-haa that's been going on all I can say is that God has been and is so good to me. 

And for all that He has done, I am truly thankful. 

Some people say or call this religious-fanaticisim or over-spiritualizing things BUT I call it being grateful. 

The reason why I'm so grateful is because I know that man can only do so much in our own hands, at the end of the day God is sovereign over any and all situations. 

And seeing all the recent activity, I have reason to believe so. 

Some people would strongly disagree with me on the point I'm about to make it but I'm gonna say it anyways - the God that I know would never do anything whereby its sole purpose would be to "destroy" or cause you harm.

God is good all the time. 

And He loves us too much to do something so futile. 

Anyways, He is God right? Why torture us when He can just kill us? 

Have faith. Trust in the goodness of a great God :) 

On a side note, I've been reading 1 Kings and the summary of my lesson? God can be provoked to anger. :O  

Introducing: Malaysia's Got Talent!

Remember a few months ago I wrote a post about the mahasiswa's and their right to politics (or lack of it)? 

THIS is an awesome video encapsulating all that I wanna say with some humour on the side.




And just to show more of the kinda talent Malaysia's got, watch this:
I absolutely love the song! Its so catchy!

That Soft Spot.

With all this time on my hands, I've been thinking about lots of things (hence why I've been so pre-occupied these days). About the past, the present and the future.

I've had a good life. 

because I can make ugly pictures with Paint :D 

Despite all the problems and issues I've gone through, life is still good.

Without those difficult times and moments were it was "raining" cats and dogs in my life (Murphy's law?) I wouldn't be the person I am today.

I've made my mistakes..oh, plenty of them and at times I do regret them. Yet I know that had I not gone made those mistakes, I would not have learnt from them either. Pretty much a Catch 22 I'd say.

But something that really caught my attention during this whole time is That Soft Spot.

People fall in love and they fall out of love.
But the funny thing is that even though you've fallen out of love, sometimes (and I really mean some times), there's that soft spot you have for that person. That uncontrollable "spot" in your heart - usually found when reminiscing the good times you had with that particular person.
I suppose that after having been that close once upon a time, its difficult to entirely erase any and all feelings once felt with or for that person.
Its like carving your name on a tree bark. Intially, its clearly written on the tree but as time passes and as the tree grows, the marks become less visible but its still there..regardless of how vague it may look. Anf if you chip off the outer layers of the tree bark, you'll see the carvings even clearer.

credits to photographer :)

Darn That Soft Spot. 

DiGi iPhone 4 Me (Nuffnang Competition)

Translating the meaning of this picture

into this..

Retina eye scan,

Awesome graphics, 

Stupendous games and apps,

Productivity, 

Being able to play farmville on it, 

Uber coolness, 

ONLY 

with the iPhone 4. 

DiGi iPhone 4 Play

Exhilirating.

Fun-tastic.

DiGi iPhone 4 Real

Yeah, its for real yo. 

DiGi iPhone 4 Life

DiGi iPhone 4
Always.