Yahoo!! I got the car back!

Finally, the Kelisa, after two weeks of repairing, it is finally finished!

I was so happy, until that the moment i got back from work yesterday, i washed the car. Wow, as good as new!

Although i said all the repair cost is claimable from the insurance company, but i still have to fork out RM 400.00. OMG, the coming month is going to be a poor month! From the RM400, RM100 goes to the summon (the actual amount of the summon is RM300, but A Fai said he will settle for me the RM200). And the rest of the RM300, goes to the insurance company!! I do not really understand how this work. We already paid the insurance company for the policy, but when it comes to insurance claim, they charge 1% of the insurance premium. The premium for the Kelisa is RM30,000.00. So 1% is RM300. They call it access fee, or something like that! :(

Anyway, as long as i got my car back, and luckily i do not need to pay the repair myself. All the repairs cost near to RM3000.00.

Law of Attraction :: The Secret

Watched a DVD video called The Secret. The theory in the video, which is Law of Attraction, got me thinking a lot. I even watched it over and over again.


According to the Law of Attraction, things do not just happen to us, or around us. Things happened, because they are attracted to us. So for example, when we stuck in long queue in the bank, we would normally complaint either to other people, other to ourselves. This action actually release a negative energy to the universe. If we keep doing that, sooner or later, the universe will reply with more and more queue for us. Traffic jam, long queue at supermarket counter, and etc. Those things are actually attracted to us, because we release that kind of emotion, or energy to the universe.

In contra, if we always tells the universe the positive emotions, or feeling, the universe will simply reply with more and more good things to us.

Try a search for "Law of Attraction" at the web, you will probably find a lot of arguments whether this Law of Attraction is a true Law of Universe, a myth, or to some people, they said it is a scam.

Let's not having too much debate whether the Law of Attraction really exists or not. After all, i do not really care whether it is true, a myth, or just a scam. In my opinion, if because of this Law of Attraction, i learn how to think more positively; i can hold on to my dream, and looking forward to it; or when i stumble with my life, i can be inspired by it, then i say it is very good.

What do you think?

More info - Law of Attraction

Incredible Talented Connie Talbot

I can't believe this is real when i first watch this video clip. She is only 6 years old! It is really touching when listening to her lovely voice.



Check more of her video clip on YouTube.
Good job, Connie!

Online Petition for Safety in Johor Bahru

The Online Petition, in Bahasa Malaysia as below, organized by Persekutuan Tiong-Hua Johor Bahru:

Pihak kami serentak merasai keadaan keamanan dan keselamatan di Johor Bahru semakin tergugat dan rakyat hidup dalam situasi yang bimbang dan gelisah. Bersama ini kami menurunkan tandatangan sebagai satu penyampaian citarasa kami kepada pihak berkuasa, kami berharap pihak polis akan menfokus dan berusaha dengan sepenuhnya bagi membanteras jenayah untuk mengembalikan keyakinan kehidupan yang aman kepada rakyat semua.

Kindly support the petition by signing it at:
http://www.jbtalks.cc/petition/index.php

Innovative Design Chair/Sofa

My colleague from Kwerkus Six forwarded this video clip to me. I do not know exactly the origin of this video. But the people are talking in chinese, so i guess it must be from either China or Taiwan.

Anyway, in my opinion, this is really a very very cool chair! Bravo and good job to the inventor and designer. Would really want to have one of the chair some day!

Bad day

Yesterday was a bad day for me. On my way home from office, 11pm, i involved with a car accident, near to the Shell station, on route from Dataran Sunway to The Curve. I hit a black Proton Iswara on its back.

Almost immediately, i open my car door and jump out from my car. OMG, my car bumper, left front light and the bonnet were broken while the Proton Iswara has only some scratches on its back bumper. The angry driver get off from his car, seems to cool off after i say sorry and that i will take responsibility on what ever happened to his car. His name is "Monser". I am not sure whether i spell his name correctly. He just got back from UK 2 weeks ago, and is borrowing his cousin car to hang out with friends.

Then suddenly a Chinese man with his walkie-talkie approach us and offer help. Yes, don't be surprise. These people are fast. The moment an accident happened, your will see them arrive on the scene, before any other first responder, like police or ambulance. I explain to him that i have friend who is in the same business as him. He insisted that he wait and see whether he can get the business to fix the Proton Iswara or not.

After making a few calls, my friend's trailer is on its way. Monser contacted his cousin, and she is on her way too. "Dude, you are going no where until my cousin arrive...", he said.

After waited for about half an hour, finally my friend's trailer arrived at the scene. Spent a few minutes to hook my car on the trailer, and we all went to police station at Petaling Jaya to lodge a report. By the way, the owner of the Proton Iswara, is a young and caring girl.

The lodging process surprised me. After the police officer at the counter punch in my details into the computer, he asked me to go to another table with 2 other computers. Guess what? They will give you the report number to log into the system, and ask you to type the details of the incident out yourself!!! And, they have a cardboard with template on how you should type the details.

"PADA 13/07/2007 11.00 MALAM, SAYA MEMANDU KERETA BERNOMBOR .... JENIS PERODUA KELISA ........"

After that the police at the counter will review and make changes as needed to the report and print it out. With the printed report, i was interviewed by a investigator ranked sergeant. Surprise!!!! He uses Google Earth to pin point the exact location of the accident. He asked me a few questions, how many lanes were there ? Where did you learned your driving skills? ( i suppose this is a relevant question???), etc.... Lastly, he said he has gift for me. A summon!!!! :(

After all these thing, it was already 2.30 in the morning.

Despite it is a very bad day for me, but i would like to say thank you to whoever has helped me after the incident. Ah Fai who drive the trailer, Ah Hing (No-12) who help me to lodge the police report, and Ah Fui (my friend) who send me back home at Seri Kembangan, thanks for all the helps rendered!

And Monser, nice meeting you too. I know it is not exactly a pleasant atmosphere we met yesterday, but still, i must say: nice meeting you, and sorry for all the trouble caused, although I'm not so sure why you would suddenly hit the brake so hard!! :)

Work from Home

This is the 7th month since i join a partnership with friends opening a company. Most of the time i work from home. A lot of people will ask, and has asked me this question : "Are your business SOHO?" "No", i answered. In fact, i have a office at Kota Damansara.

"Then why don't you go to office?" Well, the reason is that i have everything i need in my house to do all my job. My laptop, broadband internet access and my mobile phone.

Able to work from home, is a very attractive offer from a company to its employee. A lot of people would want to work from home these days. Imagine you can work right in front of your desk at the comfort of your own house. No traffic jam, no people problem with your colleagues, etc... And in my case, i get to cut down a lot of my expenditure when i work from home. Simple maths, if i go to office:

1. Car petrol : 90KM x RM 0.13 = RM 11.70
2. Toll fee : RM 1.60
   
3. Lunch at office : RM 3.00 (economic rice + 2 veges + don't ever think to have curry chicken/fried chicken/anything that is meat)
   (i take oat/milo + biscuit/bread for lunch when i work from home)

All these added up to RM 15.72 daily. For people that has "negative" balance in bank account every month, spending RM 15.72 daily + 2 hours driving to get to office, is obviously not a good idea.

But, there are some drawbacks when you work from home

1. Communication with partners will have to via online chatting, emailing or sometimes phone calls (a surge in your mobile phone bill).
2. When you work from home, you are utilizing the utilities such as electricity and waters. So expect some increase in your utility bills.
   
3. The synergy of working together with partners is not strong.
   

I guess the third problem is a major problem in the long run, and could jeopardize the relationship between you and your partners.

So what you guys think? Working from home? Think again, and discuss with your partners first!

Buddhist Cultural & Arts Festival 2007

The Buddhist Cultural & Arts Festival 2007 is finally here at MIECC (http://www.bovis.tv/bcaf/).

Hoping that the first day ceremony would not attract too much crowd, me and my wife went there. Everything is fine, the Exhibition is spectacular, featuring some very fine arts of Buddha & Bodhisattva Statues, the Buddha's Relics which are considered national treasures by many countries, and many others. As i observed yesterday, they even have special ceremony to bring the Buddha's Relics to a more secure place when the exhibition close for the day. There is only one problem, i do not have a camera!!!! While everyone have at least a compact digital camera if not DSLR, going around the compound to shoot, i hold a tiny Nokia 6280. Hahahaha.....















Giant 40-feet footprint replica - bear unique designs symbolizing the various qualities of the Buddha.
















Public bathing the little buddha - the real meaning behind this is not to bath the statue, but for us to remember to clean our inner self.




















A beautiful statue of Buddha






We then went upstairs to have a dinner while waiting for the cultural performance to start (after the opening speech). There are some food and drinks stall upstairs which are doing charitable sales. The vegetarian food is ok, both taste and price. But I guess the price for drinks is a bit expensive. RM 3.00 for a small cup of mango juice! Anyway, charitable sales what, so nevermind la....

The cultural performance featuring Hand Gestures performance by Tzu Chi, The Lost Relics (Musical Drama), Hymns Performance by Messenger of Dharma, and also the one most people enjoy, the Shao Lin martial arts by Shao Lin monk from China.

Start Blog

Yeah, finally got myself a blog space. Some would say, "Now only you start blogging? ". Yes, i know it is a bit late, but at least i got started. :)

I hope this blog will become a place to share my thoughts with the rest of the world.