Down and Down and Down...

I have been feeling down since last night..
When i'm back from Mabul island in Tawau..
No more fun and back to the office days...

Today is really a bad day for me..
I couldn't start my car engine this morning..
Took 2 hours leave to get my car fixed..
.. But another accident happened just after the car is fixed...
I think my reddie gonna be in the car service centre for some time...
No car for works...

Wondering what I'm doing now..
What I'm asking for...
I know I'm always complaining..
Complaining about works.. about life.. about anything..
I din mean anything bad..
I think only my heart knows what I want..
But my brain is confused.. that's why I always complain but never do anything...
What's right and what's wrong..
What's true and what's fake..
Who can tell me and lead me to the right way...
Can I start a new life without any burdens or worries?

Do whatever I like.. don't care for how others think of me..
Be who I'm.. angry when I want to.. laugh when I'm happy..
Be with the persons I like.. enjoy the days with them...

26/8/2009 - So down and so hurt.....

Child Labor in Bangladesh :(

Jainalworks in silver cooking pot factory. He is 11 years old. He has been working in this factory for three years. His work starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m. For his work he gets 700 taka (10 USD) for a month. His parents are so poor that they can not afford to send him to school. According to the factory owner, the parents do not care for their children; they send their kids to work for money and allegedly don't feel sorry for these small kids. Dhaka 2008

A young laborer making metal components at a factory. Dhaka. Bangladesh.

13-year-old Liyakot Ali works in a silver cooking pot factory in Old Dhaka. The childrens work 10 hour days in hazardous conditions, for a weekly wage of 200 taka (3 USD). Dhaka. Bangladesh. June 2008

A child on the side of the road attempts to sell roses to passing commuters in cars and buses. Dhaka.

7-year-old Jasmine collects rubbish from a steaming rubbish heap on a cold winter morning. She earns money to support her family by scavenging for items on the Kajla rubbish dump. It is one of three landfill sites in a cityof 12 million people. Around 5,000 tons of garbage are dumped here each day and more than 1,000 people work among the rubbish, sorting through the waste and collecting items to sell to retailers for recycling.

Children at a brick factory in Fatullah. For each 1,000 bricks they carry, they earn the equivalent of 0.9 USD.

A young girl working in a brick crushing factory in Dhaka.

Children at a brick factory in Fatullah. For each 1,000 bricks they carry, they earn the equivalent of 0.9 USD.

Hands of 8-year-old Munna while working in a rickshaw parts making factory. He works 10 hours a day and gets 8 USD for a month. Dhaka 2007.

Ten-year-old Shaifur working in a door lock factory in Old Dhaka. Unlike his colleague, Shaifur works without a mask.

Eight-year-old Munna works in a rickshaw factory. He earns about 500 taka (7 USD) amonth, working 10 hours a day. When the production often stops due to lack of electricity, he has time to play. Dhaka 2007

Children are compelled to work for long working hours with inadequate or no restperiod. Moreover, they are paid with minimum wages and enjoy no jobsecurity. Many people prefer to employ young boys to maximize services for those minimum wages. Dhaka 2006.

Thirteen-year-old Islam works in a silver cooking pot factory. He has been working at the factory for the last two years, in hazardous conditions, where it is common practice for the factory owners to take on children as unpaidapprentices, only providing them with two meals a day.

17.5 percent of children in the aged 5.5 are engaged in economicactivities. Many of these children are engaged in various hazardous occupations in manufacturing factories. Dhaka 2006.

Eight-year-old Razu works in a rickshaw factory. He earns about 500 taka (7 USD) a month, working 10 hours a day.

How do you feel now after going through all these real stories & pictures?

Cherish what you have and try to help more people! ♥

Who is Rich & Who is Poor ♥

One Day

The father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son.
How was the trip?
It was great, Dad.
Did you see how poor people live? the father asked.
Oh yeah, said the son.
So, tell me, what you learned from the trip? asked the father.

The son answered:
I saw that we have one dog and the had four.

We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them.

The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added.
Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.

Isn't perspective a wonderful thing?

Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.

Appreciate every single thing you have! ♥

Can you afford to remain not working? ♥

We may/may not fall ill.
We may/may not live long;
But one thing is for sure:
EVERYONE will retire one day.

Income stops when we no longer work.
Can you afford to remain not working?
Can you afford to do what you want & when you want it?
Can you afford to relax with no more stress?
Can you afford to pursue activities which you have not had enough time for?

Therefore, START saving now. ♥

Beautifully Imperfect ♥

"Little imperfections that make them perfect for you"... Isn't this so true?

Life is so short to dwell with & complain about the imperfections. Embrace them; for you will miss the very imperfections one day & it would then be forever! ♥

Click here --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw0s4C0g5SM

Selling Comb to the Monks ♥

Question :- If your company , Comb manufacturers assigned you to sell the comb to the monks in the temples ? Can you do it ?

What is your answer ?
a) No Way , Impossible
b) Crazy
c) I will give it a try in order to follow my boss instruction .
d) Well , I will try .
e) Ya , I think I can sell ??? ( 5pcs ? 10pcs ? , 50pcs ? or more.. you name it )

Pick an amswer above and read below to find out if you are / you are going to be a successful person or not at all . . .

The Story : SELLING COMB TO THE MONKS

There was one company " manufacturing combs "which intends to expand its business and so the management wanted to employ a new Sales Manager .

The company ADVERTISED the vacancy in the newspaper . They are so many peoples turned up for the interview everyday ....accumulated to almost a hundred peoples in just few days .

The Company now having the problem to choose the right candidate for this position . So , The Company interviewer had set A Difficult Task to whom who want to come for final interview .

The Task Is To : Selling Comb To Monks In Temples

Only 3 Applicants willing to stay on for this Final Interview challenge . ( Mr A , Mr B , Mr C ) .

The Chief Interviwer instructed : " Now I want three of you here to sell thses wooden combs to the monks in the temples . You only have 10 days to do it and report to me after that . "

After 10 days , they reported .

The Chief Interviewer asked Mr A : How many have you sold ?
Mr A Answered : Only One .
The Chief Interviewer Asked : How did you manage to sell ?
Mr A Answered : The monks in the temples scolded me when I show them the comb . But on my way back to downhill I met a young monk who bought it to scratch his head due to dandruff . "

The Chief Interviewrer then asked Mr B : How many did you sell ?
Mr B replied : 10 pieces .
I went to a shrine and noticed many devotees's hair was in bad shape due to strong wind outside the shrine . The monk in there listened to my advice and bought 10 combs for their devotees in showing respect to the Buddha statue .

Then , The Cheif Interview asked Mr C : How about you ?
Mr C replied : 1,000 units .
The Chief Interviewer and the other 2 interviews were astounded .

The Chief Interview Asked : How you did that ?
Mr C replied : I went to a famous temple . After observing for few days I discovered that there were many tourists . I then told the Chief Abbot there " Sifu , those who come here are much devoted . If you could give them a gift , it will be more elating to them . I told him that I have a bulk of combs here and ask him to raft his handwriting on the combs as a present to those visit here . He was very delighted and straight away ordered 1,000 pieces .

The End of Story .

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MORAL OF THE STORY

HARVARD UNIVERSITY had done a research that says :-

1) 85% of success is due to attitude and 15% is capability .
2) Attitude is more important than intelligence , specials skills and luck .

In another word , professional knowledge only constitutes for 15% of success of a person and 85% is due to self-cultivation , public relation and adaptability ability .

Still remember the story of Selling Shoes to African ? When 2 Salesmen were sent to that continent , One of them reported : Can not do it . No one wears shoes there? The second saleman said : It is good to market . A lot of opportunity .

Success and Failure is dependant on how we face problems .

My dear friends , Do you know eagle lives up to about 70 of age ? But when it reach about 40 yrs old , it claws start to age and can not grab the preys . It also can not fly as well . so , it is time for the eagle to make a choice ; wait for the death or goes through a renewal process . If it choose to live , it must try its best flying to the top of the hill . On the hill top / summit , it will stay for 150 days . Over the top , it will hits it features to the stone so that they will drop and wait for the new ones to grow . after the features have grown enough which is about 150 days , it will continue its balance 30 years life.

Dalai Lama used to say : If you only have smooth sail in life , you will be weak . The teething environment helps to shape you up so that you have the gut to resolve problems .

Though , all of us are undergoing turmoil , we still must greet the new year will optimism .

My dear friends , make your vow again and build a better tomorrow .

Remember , When the economic is good , they are peoples going bankrupt .
When business is bad , they are many new millionaires produced as well .
So, apply now the 85% right working attitude fully. All the best! ♥

IT'S HELL TO GET OLD! (18sx! =p)

IT'S HELL TO GET OLD!
OLD people have problems that you haven't even considered yet!

An 85-year-old man was requested by his doctor for a sperm count as part of his physical exam. The doctor gave the man a jar and said, 'Take this jar home and bring back a semen sample tomorrow.' The next day the 85-year-old man re-appeared at the doctor's office and gave him the jar, which was as clean and empty as on the previous day.

The doctor asked what happened and the man explained, 'Well, doc, it's like this--first I tried with my right hand, but nothing. Then I tried with my left hand, but still nothing. 'Then I asked my wife for help. She tried with her right hand, then with her left, still nothing. She tried with her mouth, first with the teeth in, then with her teeth out, still nothing.

We even called up Arleen, the lady next door and she tried too, first with both hands, then an armpit, and she even tried squeezin' it between her knees, but still nothing.'

The doctor was shocked! 'You asked your neighbor?' The old man replied, 'Yep, none of us could get the jar open.'.

HAHAHAHAHA

♥ Happy Good Friday! ♥

Save First! - Andrew Matthews

Does this ever happen at your house...
Your family sits down to eat a big apple pie - and in minutes, the whole pie disappears!
Even when no one is hungry, everybody eats!
Why? Because the pie is on the table.

Does this ever happen at your house...
You get your pay cheque - and in no time, the whole thing disappears!
Even when you don't really need to spend it, you spend it.
Why? Because the money is there.

Now, back to that apple pie...
If you want to save pie for tomorrow, anybody knows,
you don't put it all on the table.
You FIRST put a slice in the refrigerator - out of reach.

So how do you save cash for the future? You don't put it all in your wallet.
You FIRST put a slice in a special bank account - out of reach.

Just a simple strategy...
1. Open an account.
2. Every week, before you spend one cent, deposit 10%, automatically
Soon you won't even miss that 10%.

You say, 'But I earn so little!' Then just save a little! It will add up.

Lots of people can make big money.
Few people can save big money!

You say, 'When I start making big dollars, then I'll save!'
You probably won't!
Better make it a habit now!

♥ Here's the difference between rich and poor:
Poor people spend first and save what is left.
Rich people save first and spend what is left. ♥

Life is short! - Beautiful Lesson ♥

Do not miss even a single line.. It's awesome!
Beautiful Lesson! ♥


The girl in the picture is Katie Kirkpatrick, she is 21 . Next to her, her fiancé, Nick, 23. The picture was taken shortly before their wedding ceremony, held on January 11, 2005 in the US . Katie has terminal cancer and spend hours a day receiving medication.In the picture, Nick is waiting for her on one of the many sessions of chemo to end.


In spite of all the pain, organ failures, and morphine shots, Katie is going along with her wedding and took care of every detail. The dress had to be adjusted a few times due to her constant weight loss.


An unusual accessory at the party was the oxygen tube that Katie used throughout the ceremony and reception as well.The other couple in the picture are Nick's parents. Excited to see their son marrying his high school sweetheart..

Katie, in her wheelchair with the oxygen tube , listening to a song from her husband and friends

At the reception, Katie had to take a few rests.. The pain did not allow her to stand for long periods

Katie died five days after her wedding day.

Watching a woman so ill and weak getting married and with a smile on her face makes us think.....

Happiness ♥ is reachable, no matter how long it lasts .

We should stop making our lives complicated.

Life is short

Break the rules

forgive quickly

love truly

laugh constantly

And never stop smiling no matter how strange life is

Life is not always the party we expected to be

but as long as we are here,

we should smile and be grateful. ♥

My Redeemer Lives - Team Hoyt

This is the True Story ♥

A son says to his father: 'Dad, would you be willingly to run amarathon with me?'

The father, despite his age and a heart disease, says 'YES'. And they run that marathon, together.

The son asks: 'Dad, can you run another marathon with me?'

Again father says 'YES'. They run another marathon, together.

One day the son asks his father: 'Dad would please do the Iron Man with me?'

Now just in case you wouldn't know, 'The Iron Man' is the toughest triathlon in existence: 4km swimming, then 180 km by bike, and finally another 42 km running, in one stroke.

Again father says 'YES'

Maybe this doesn't 'touch' you yet by heart ... until you see this clip (put on sound!):

Click --> Talking about YouTube - My Redeemer Lives - Team Hoyt

- An Interesting Survey -

Out of 100 people who are 25 years old now..

When they are at age 65..

1 of them will be filty rich like Vincent Tan (CEO of Berjaya Corporation)

4 of them will be financially independent

5 of them will still be working

36 of them will be dead

54 of them will be in old folk home.. dependent on charity


Where will you be?
If you don't do something now?