Angels in the sky

Tomorrow will mark another important day of all Malaysians. They are returning home. Unfortunately and sad to say they are returning to their homeland as angels. This unforgettable incident indeed very hard to be remembered. These innocent people lives were taken abruptly. They had no chance to think nor to say bye to loved ones for one final time. Too many kids who hoped to live longer and wished for great future were all perished in this horrible accident. Who were to be blamed ? Who were responsible ? Were they remorseful ? We have no answers for these questions. Only tears of their loved ones flowed freely to show the sadness on their face. They have to face the truth now. Their loved ones were gone. Their last moments were unpredictable. Too many sad stories. It is hard to accept. Why all this happened to us? We have no answers. All left were bits and bits of remnants. Too hard to be digested. Will this pain go away? All we have to believe now is they became angels in just nick of time. Angels in the sky. Rest in peace MH17 passengers. Hope the God gives the strength to all the family members to go thru this trial.

An extraordinary Thursday....

Today was an extraordinary Thursday for me. Different from the normal routine working day. Today was the day we were granted an opportunity to meet our well known public figure Dato' Bridget Menezes, a music teacher turned to motivational speaker, an author and self empowerment guru. She doesn't seem old for her age, full of positiveness and speaks with confidence. She says below, summary of what I understand :

1. "Always breed positiveness in your mind and actions"

2. "Never let your mentality to be challenged by things which you cannot control"

3. "Accept irritations from people. Treat is as normal. Don't let it to interfere in your life"

4. "Don't let problems to overpower you. Take control of your life. You are the master of your own destiny"

5. "Train yourself to be content of what you have. We have to be "OK" with whatever"

6. "There are 2 days in a week which are very important - Yesterday and Tomorrow. Stop worrying about past which already happened and future which you have no idea what is in store for you"

7. "Free your mind from clutter and worriness. And solution will come to you in no time. Clutter-free mind helps you to think clearly and make wise decisions"

8. "Always remember the Law of Justice. In everyday life, observe what do you do and what do you think"

9. "Avoid ego, anger, possession"

10. "Keep giving. Giving is receiving. Remember Nature of Law"

11. "Be Happy, No Matter What!"

Dato' Bridget ended the talk by giving a card to everyone of us. She said the message written on each card reflects our own state of mind. And I think she was right!

KL Bird Park ~ 6th July 2014

Our weekend getaway was the KL Bird Park. Located nearby the famous Lake Gardens, this bird park promises serenity and peace for those who wish to escape from hustle and bustle of the city. The entrance fee was quite reasonable for MyKad owners(RM25). With the current ongoing promotion, a child's ticket is free of change with purchase of an adult's ticket. There are plenty of birds species here. It is said that this place is the world's largest free flight aviary. It is a nice place to bring children along, to educate & expose them to variety of birds species. To explore the entire place including watching the bird show (0.5 hours) would take 2.5-3 hours (depending on how fast you walk, we entered at 9.30am and exited at 1pm). There are lots of places to rest in between of your walk. There is also a playground for kids. Below are the few pictures taken by unprofessional photographer :)

Time to plan for the next weekend gateway soon!

The Return To Self

Should we remind ourselves everyday that one day we will no longer be in this world ? That we all will eventually return to the earth to where we belong? After all we are nothing but just a clump of clay? Would it matter then how you lived in this world ? Would it matter then how much money or richness you made? Would it matter then how many properties you own? All the physical wealth which you have painstakingly made cannot be brought to where you belong. How are you giving to make yourself remembered ? Or does it really matter? We compare our richness with others, we push ourselves to make more money. We compare our children with others' kids, we push our kids to work harder. We see people driving brand new vehicles, we want it too. We see people buying luxury condo, living lavishly, we want it too. Everything is just revolving physical, physical and physical wealth!!! Money is everywhere. Everything we touch and see is money. When are we going to start living a real life ? When are we going to realize we, each of us is an image of the One? We shall all return to Him one day. Why should we have hatred? Why should we have jealousy? We think so hard everyday. We think about ourselves and people every minute from the moment we rise up everyday till we sleep. We worry about our future. Our minds never stop working. We remember we should we pamper our bodies but we forget our souls. We forgot our souls needs rest too. We forgot we need to surrender to the One everyday as we shall return to Him when the day comes. Instead, we concentrate so much in our daily chores and focus endlessly into worrying about things we cannot control. We need to calm our inner soul. We need to provide enough rest to the soul everyday. Get a quiet moment everyday whereby we think nothing. Just nothing but feel the peace within while we seek the guidance from Him. We should be reminded everyday that what we need is a simple life not a complicated ones.

Life's lesson

It has not been easy to write. But when the ideas start to flow in, it would be endless till you don't which one to write first. This time I decided to write something about what I experienced recently. I thought it would be something easy but it was not. I remember when I was a child, I had fear of standing at the stage and giving a speech. It was not about delivering the speech it self. But it was more to fighting the fear within.  To face the crowd, looking at the faces staring at you, it was a nightmare. It happened to me, it was still vivid in my mind and made it worst, I forgot my lines! But when you were forced to do it, you had to do it anyways. Back then, there were no one to motivate you, to understand what you were going thru or even your feelings. That was long, long time ago. 

And it felt like the history was repeating itself when my little one still in preschool was selected for the finals in story telling. It came as a surprise to me though. But it was partially my responsibility to ensure she remembers her story well. I didn't know why I got so worried. Rather than being happy, I was in stress! You can't explain to a six year old how important it was! All she knew was to have fun. I had tough time coaxing her to memorize her story. I hate to do it but I had to promise her to get favorite toy if she listens to me. I kept telling her she had to do her best. But deep in my heart, I wished she 
would really do well. I had to admit I pushed her quite hard. The thought of her forgetting her story keep coming to my mind. I had the same fear which I had long time ago. I kept reminding myself I should just let go my fear and let my little one be herself. The time finally came. I thought I wouldn't be able to compose myself to see her performing on stage (but I had to save my pride too! ). Her turn came and my heart started to beat so fast.  What's happening ?! I never felt like this before. It made me thought how my parents would have felt for me when I was young. It made me to think this moment was special and there are more things to face in future in parenthood. My little one as I expected did forget one of her lines but she managed to pull thru. This is why we should always think positive and stay away from negative thoughts. Let the kids be themselves, not to push them too hard, allow some space for them to grow naturally. This would be the best for them!

Duality

Everything in this world comes in a pair. Sadness, happiness. Healthy, sickness. Poor, rich. Positive, negative. Isn't it up to us to choose which word describes us ? Often we are intimidated with situations around us and tempted to choose to live by values which are not useful to us. We feel we don't have a choice but to go by the flow. We get influenced by people. We speak more about negativity. It seems to be more interesting though. Why is it so hard for us to change ourselves? It is ever harder to motivate ourselves. When we are surrounded by negativity, we instill fear and doubts. Unable to speak for ourselves, we shudder in limitations. To keep ourselves sane is a challenge sometimes. Unless we are really determined we want to win something. To choose over negativity requires a strong will. To train our mind to sway away from thinking unnecessary things remains a challenge. Most importantly, to remain calm and positive at all times seriously not an easy thing to do. Keep asking ourselves, you have 2 choices today. Do you want to be cheerful, bright and positive ? Or do you want to sulk over your past, being unappreciative of what you have right now and influence others too? The choice is ours to shape our lives.

Every Beginning Has An Ending

Every beginning has an ending, as people said. How true it can be, only to be witnessed when it happens. There were lots of happenings for past few weeks. First, there was an expected death in our family. That is how the title of this post starts. Endless sufferings and tortures has finally came to an end when the God decides this is the time for you to leave the world. He proves that He is the controller in this world. He who creates the life is the one who decides what should happen in your life, including the moment of parting from this world. This death incident in our family brings to our consciousness how we should treat our own life. Basically, it was excruciating moments of more than 5 months where I witnessed a person who was dear to us suffered right in front of our eyes. How fast can a life change? Just in a nick of time, the answer is.There was nothing much we could do. All we offered was the best we could do. We wished we could have done more, but we were helpless. We tried our best. We saw the sufferings. We wished the time arrived sooner. But it didn't. The God still had some of His dues to be paid. He took her away when His dues were settled eventually. All left were lifeless body and to those are who alive - lesson to be learnt. This person was someone close to my heart, even though we didn't spend much time together, but in a way I knew I was special to her. During the last 5 months was a challenging and trying period for our family. There were many questions asked and some we ourselves could not find the answers. We came to know we had to go through this as part of learning what life is all about. No one knows what is in store for you till the time comes. Are you being arrogant and selfish when you are on top of the world? The world is round they said. You could be at the peak of your life, enjoying your fortunes. Think twice. You will fall one day as nothing is permanent. Young will grow old as time pass by. Do you know how your life will end? Do you know who will be at your side when this happens? No one knows. Now at this moment , all you can do is to cherish what you have and do good to people. You reap what you sow. We should remember these words all the time.