I WISH HER HAPPINESS ALWAYS...

Seems like everytime I goes back to my hometown it is either hiking or attending a friend's wedding. However last sunday was something special, it is the wedding of one of my ex subbordinate.She is the last to get married.  She is a very hardworking girl and does what is being told ,but the sad thing about her was she has a father who was rather strict and does not allow her to social after work, not even to attend the company's annual dinner. Staying over night? Forget it. So for many many years she did not attend any of the company's function until she finaly turn 21 and she was determine to make it to the company's dinner and even prepared to face the father's wrath. Of course she had some help from Mum who was on her side and back up her stories(which she cooked up)  So now's that she is married hopefully her husband does not have her caged up like some kind of prize procession. Hope it will not be from the frying pan into the fire situation.
Anyway this is her choice.  Hope she find happiness in her new life.

 More wedding shots here

KEEPING APPOINTMENT WITH SOMEONE NICE

I Have been chating with this girl since we first met and during one of our meeting on facebook somehow the subject is mostly on food and so I pop the question can we do lunch sometime and she said yes. I  would have prefer to call it a date ,but she said let's call it an appointment. Being a girl friday you wil understand why she refer such word. Now most people they will just tell you things they don't meant.
They will come up with all kind of excuses like they are having exams,they got lots of stuff to do  etc.
really? I meant how much time would a lunch or dinner takes. One have to eat after all  right?
I hate this kind of people. I would prefer they tell it right away ,sorry I can't  then you will not offend people right?
Our appointment was suppose to be last month ,but due to some last minute plan I had to defered it . I am do not like to cancel appointment once the date have been fixed, but to postpone it is an exceptional for either party. Anyway yesterday she was kind enough to sent me a reminder to confirm our "appointment"
We were to meet at the curve As I was not too familiar with that place I left an hour earlier  before our meeting time. While on the road, I received her sms saying she will be delayed due to some last errant she need to do for her mum. I was early so I  was ok with that and anyway as expected I had some trouble getting there got on the wrong  road and had to detour before I finally reached the curve. I gave her a call and was told to get myself a drink at starbuck while waiting for her.  Since she will be delayed quite a bit I stopped by at the weekend street market and got myself a new cover and screen protector for my Iphone

girl fixing my screen protector

While waiting I took some photos of people walking by just to kill time.

 The things  at the street was not that cheap including the phone accesories that I bought, but what to do ? That was what I needed and I do not have time to go around hunting for them. I asked the girl for the direction to starbuck,got myself a cold latte . Half an hour later she show up and was very apologetic,which was not necessary at all. She showed up that was all that matters. Some people would have easily FFK. We chat quite abit and I suggested we grab something to eat as I was hungry by then.
I have not had  tapanyakii  for more than 5 years or so, but it turn out to be disppointing.  Firstly the rice was not served on a bowl, and the food was salty and the garlic was hard.

After lunch took a stroll in the mall, stopped by Harvey norman where some guys was doing a demo for a new steam iron. Out of curiousity I asked what the selling price and guess  what was the reply?
About 7K after discount.!  One funny incident I would like to share here. A sale girl approached us with free gift of two AA batteries if we complete a survey form. Then something struck my mind . is this one of the ways telemarketeers obtain our phone numbers?  To play safe  both of us put in some ficticious numbers.  Some poor soul will have some hard time entertaining some unneccessary phone calls. Soon it was time to say goodbye, as my friend had to return back to the office. Duty calls!
I am so thankful she could find time just to meet up. To show my appreciation this song is for you Michelle.

One Woman's Fight to Rejoin the Middle Class

 Found this interesting article on yahoo which made good reading. Hope this does not happen in Malaysia.


A few months after losing her administrative job in the summer of 2008, 23-year-old Brianna Karp got rid of her furniture, a beloved piano, and most of her books so she could move back in with her parents. When that didn't work out, she moved into an old trailer a relative had left her, settling into an informal homeless community in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Brea, Calif. By the summer of 2009, she was living without electricity, regular showers, home-cooked food, and most basic conveniences.
Karp held tight to her laptop, however, and began writing a blog about her experiences. That generated attention that helped her land a part-time magazine internship, and eventually ink a book deal. Although her book, "The Girl's Guide to Homelessness," was recently published, Karp still lives in a dilapidated shed that the state of California considers not fit for human habitation. I spoke with her recently about her experiences. Excerpts:
What happened?
I lost my job in 2008. I kept up my rent payments with temp work, which lasted for a couple of months, and I had a few thousand in savings. But I was basically living from paycheck to paycheck. I moved in with my parents, and that was not a good idea. I had to get out. I'm not connected to my parents any more. I ended up living in a trailer in the Wal-Mart parking lot. I had inherited it from a relative who committed suicide earlier that year.I have a couple of close friends, but they were all living with their parents or with roommates and wouldn't have been able to put me up. You think you have that to fall back on, but not really.
That's obviously an abrupt change. How did you adjust?
You go into survival mode. Becoming homeless is not the kind of thing people foresee happening to them. I didn't think I'd stay homeless for that long. I'd go to Starbucks with my laptop and send out hundreds of emails and job applications. I really crave stability. A lot of people are nomads, but I don't like moving. It gets depressing very fast when you're homeless.

Courtesy: Brianna Karp

What did you miss the most?
My old piano. I missed playing piano. Playing with my dog in the back yard. I had to board my dog. He's a Neopolitan mastiff. He's really big. I kept him for one month, until it got hot. I tried boarding him at a kennel, but then I put out a tweet asking, anybody want to board a dog? I found somebody out in the boonies within 36 hours.
I miss stability. Electricity -- clicking on a light switch and staying up late at night cooking or reading. I'm sick of eating crappy food. Your health takes a beating. I miss having my bed. I've been sleeping on a couch or on the floor for a really long time.
Anything you didn't miss?
Furniture. You can always find more. And it's easy to get rid of. It was a lot harder to give up books and movies. The bigger stuff, it's easier to cut the cord. When you're in survival mode, you slash everything.
How'd your blog get started?
A friend suggested I write a blog and promote it on Twitter. I said, "I still don't get Twitter." I sent out one tweet and said to my friend, "There, are you happy?" Then I started getting followers. It turns out there are a lot of homeless people online. Even rough sleepers have laptops, because nothing is more valuable than keeping you connected to the outside world.
Read the full story here.http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/112801/fight-to-rejoin-middle-class-usnews

Question to Confucius

 

Woman asks, "If I sleep with 3 men, everyone calls me a slut. But when a man sleeps with 10 women, everyone calls him a real man. How come?"

Confucius replies, "It's very simple. When one lock can be opened by 3 different keys, it's a bad lock. But when one key can open 10 different locks, we call it a Master Key . . . !"

 Disclaimer:

  This post is just for laughs and with no intention to offend or insult anyone,neither do I subscribe to the above opinion

He makes Friends easily

It has been quite a while since I went hiking, so last sunday I arranged with my friend Peter to climb at a nearby hill which is just a short drive from where I stayed . Gunung Pulai which stands at almost 700m high is a very popular recreation forest where folks comes far as Johor Baru and Singapore especially during holidays and weekends. Our Plan was to scale the hill then on our way down to go to the water fall,

but there was a changed of plan when my friend Peter met some new friends and offered to bring them to a nearby shop for lunch. I noticed my friend seems to know everyone and everyone seems to know him. He  is ever ready to makes new friends and quick to ask them for their contact number and they don't seems to have any problem in giving out their contact number. I really admire him for his guts. I could never do that. By the way he is a teacher by profession.Could that be the reason for his boldness? I make it a point that I must at least have met a person after three meetings before I add them or accept them when they add me on facebook. As for contact number unless it is necessary, or if they offer request for mine first. What do you think?

Peter with some of his new found friends

NAUGHTY , NAUGHTY ME.

I Was in the office just the other day, and being bored to death as there was nothing much to do. So I checked through  my side cupboard and I notice this cute heart shaped box from Famous Amos.

 Just then some office staff walk by and I asked them "chocolate anyone?" Now who can refuse them right?  The girls said yes and I open the box and offer to them.
Suddenly their earlier gleaming face changed to that of a disappointed look,when they saw the contents in  the box. So what's inside?

 Not chocolates but my vitamins- cod liver capsules.!   Not a nice thing to do I know, since April fool's day is already over,but I just couldn't help it.   Anyway  I am not always like that I do buy them chocolates, ice cream, hotdogs, crab meat stick etc. from time to time. I do that even in my previous office. Yeah, I know I am a nice guy :)

Model Search Project - I AM MODEL

 I am reposting this at the request of a fb friend.So if you have friends aspiring to be a model,they might  want to check it out.

original post on facebook page and on his blog here



Good day.

After some quiet day from me (so sorry about that), now I back to my position and I am going to start a project named I AM MODEL – yes, it is a model search project..!!

I am going to build a model’s database in my facebook (I AM MODEL). With this database, event job hunter, freelancer, photohog etc. can get their girls much more easily. All models are welcome to submit your details to me.

Girls, please submit your details to my email (the-moment-photography@live.com) in this format:
Preferable name:
Age:
*Contact: (email/facebook id)
Occupation:
Current Location:
About Me: (Brief intro with 3-5 sentences)
Working Experience: (1-3 lines)

*Not encourage to publish your handphone no.;However, contact provided must be reachable
**Please attached TWO(2) close up photo (I will use only one, so please choose your best to me)
***If you sent your profile to me before, I am very sorry to say that please resubmit your details to me in this format as well

Any enquiries please reach me from my blog/facebook/email.

Thank you.


Disclaimers:
i. All participants (models or other parties) must be 18 years old and above.
ii. If you are looking for models, welcome to post your job details in my discussion board.

A few notes for models:
i. Safety always come first; please report if any suspicious jobs that come to you.
ii. Submission might be rejected due to incomplete details.

WHAT A QUESTION?

While I was browsing through the web last night, I got a call from my darling wife, which was rather unusual. We have an understanding that we only call if something is urgent or need immediate attention.
What she asked me took me by surprise . Do you have a girl friend outside? she asked. What a question to ask. Of course not! you are my only one for me.(I was gonna say one is bad enough ...no just kidding) Then she said how come I ignore her when I got home. So I told her well you have your own thing and everytime I return you are with your friend so I went to my hills.( I hike quite often) She resorted by saying she did not know when I was coming back. Well did'nt your daughter in law informed you.  My wife replied yes she did much later, after I had already made plan to be with my friend to attend a forum in malacca. refer  to my earlier http://johnnie-insearchof.blogspot.com/2011/05/lonely-i-am-so-lonely.htmlt.
So what is the point of this posting?   Breakdown in communication. Good thing both of us were sensible and mature enough and did not make a mountain out of a mole hill. you might have been married for a long long while, but  it is still so important to have a good communication with your spouse, understand johnnie B Goode?
Before she hung up she told me she saw something at the mall and have been thinking about it.guess what did she saw?

Ipad 2

Well seeing her birthday is due next month. Is that a hint??   Can someone please tell me it is not?? LOL.