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I got to know this book "The Master Key System" by Charles F. Hannel. It is an amazingly dry book. All about faith, subconsciousness, manifestation, universal mind and the power of thoughts explained in a scientific or brainwashed way. But it simply change my life.  It changes how I percieve things. I am no longer as insistent onto my own or others' opinions. It changes my life for the better though I know materially I am not richer. I felt luckier as problems started to have solutions without much worry. My mind is always in positive mode.  The book stated that our thoughts can create and manifest whatever we hoped for. Our thought is all powerful and we are our own creator.  I am recommending to all my friends. Do not start if you have no plans to change.  Be patient when reading it. If you do not understand that chapter, read it over and over again. This is not a book to be completed in speed time. It involves practical practice and large amount of time. ...

nope... not the ballot for new MP for my district... 11 Aug 2009 2pm... place: Tao Nan School... P1 balloting... 'fighting' for a place (for ziyi) into the school. 98 applicants, 82 vacancies... 83.67346938% of securing a place... how unlucky i can be! i cannot be so suay... i reached there (alone) 1min before 2pm... the lecture theatre of Tao Nan was already filled with packs and packs of people... from uncles and aunties (obviously grandparents of 'participants') to people of my age (parents and siblings of parents) to kids (most of them were the 'participants' still in school uniform straight from Kindergarten)...this ballot was not compulsory for parents or anyone to attend but the turnout was fantastic (how come we don't get this support when we ask people to go green)... i managed to 'secure' a seating place, beside grandparents... the event started promptly, conducted by 3 teachers... one of them started to read the names of the participants (...

it's been a while since my wife and i last visited a cinema (without my girls)... this year is exception. we went thru a number of movies... X-Men Origins-Wolverine, Star Trek and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.. to name a few... watching a movie is always enjoyable with someone you loved... of course, the movies must be of certain acceptable standard for us to catch... Star Trek the movie: i had never been a fan... never caught any seasons ... the 2 things i know of Star Trek before watching... "beam me up" and Captain Spock (the guy with that pair of pointed ears)... Whether you are a fan or not, this is a must-see this year... if you miss it, own the DVD or Bluray... whatever... good effects, good plot, good mixture of race?! X-Men on Wolverine... ok or so-so... watch it only if you really want to know how Wolverine came about... not really required to know though... plot a bit lame. Transformers 2... my personal fav... nothing much abt plot... if you like the car...

for serving 10 years in the army, you get Hamilton watch with your name engraved. unique and true exclusivity to me (prior to this, i wanted to sell it if there is no engraving *sigh* ). i have 2 of these medals for being the best NS Unit. (Should we have 6 medals? see these reasons .) of course, the most important award is the MR letter to inform me that i am no longer under Mindef Notification Centre, no more IPPT and mobilisation.

after years of resolution making for New Year... i am finally making realistic resolution ... ... easy this year as to last year... 1) read and completed my first book (from NLB): National Geographic Photography Field Guide: Secrets to Making Great Pictures (picture of book from Amazon.com)... a great book for a noob like me into SLR, though the book is a bit old (some topics on films and B/W, dark room)... the overall techniques in using SLR for different environment are easy to understand and practical... have been trying the various recommendations with my Canon 450D and it works :P 2) this same day, i went for a 30-min cycling (my 'exercise-at-least-once-a-week' resolution): quite tiring on the first few pedals... but as i warmed up, i can reminscent the 'feeling' when i was having night cycling 15 years ago!... great feeling... East Coast Park is great, especially at night with no crowd. still reading a few books at one go: a) Wiley Canon EOS Rebel XSi 450D Digital...

the first day of our office opening since CNY started this day (day 8 of CNY)... not really for any reason as i started work 'technically' on the 4th day of CNY (supposed to be lucky for office opening)... really unlucky... i strained my left back and 'hit' by my 'fren' ASTHMA again the previous night... it must be the yuan yang (coffee-tea combo) from The Central... how crazy i am as caffeine is and has always been my assassin... almost killing me last night... literally. thanks buddha that i still have my ventolin... but the back strain stills ponders till this time and date. 'first day' in office... gong xi my boss, did a few quotes and that's it... and of course, mj with kakis. just 2 hours, i am supposed to be in bed... but ziyi came by with TODAY newspaper asking, "Papa, what is this?", pointing to Sudoku! whoa! for the last 1 hour, i was explaining and coaching her on the gameplay of sudoku... i think she will enjoy it... she likes n...

2-0-0-9, this was a lousy start for me... 'battered' with sickness starting with sore throat, getting cough, then cold (fever) and runny nose now... *just toook medicine*. a new year, a new resolution. last year 2008's resolution was simply to complete games, dont leave it hanging half-way which i always do (especially near ending)... year 2008, i kept to my words and cleared most of the games i started... ha ha... nothing great but at least i fulfilled the resolution. this year 2009, it will be tougher... 2 resolutions in total: - to complete books that i have purchased in 2008. - to exercise at least once a week. pretty easy huh... heck it, as long as it is achievable and i stick to them. Happy New Year and have a great year ahead... may all your wishes come true.

not the small change in coins... but a change in habit / lifestyle. i am feeling rather direction-less since Oct... not sure of why and how or what happen... i felt lazy or lethargic in work, becoming absent-minded, didn't feel like working or staying at home... just wanted to wonder freely and doing nothing... is it a symptom? is it the age barrier of 35 coming? i really have no idea on how to cope with it... i wanted something or some change but have no idea what the hell they are or it is... crazy notion... i started to explore my inner self more... making same changes to my habit... brushing teeth using another hand... sleeping position change... not using my PSP after bathe... while at the same time, thinking of giving to society. Yah, contributing to society... that's something that i always wanted to do... ironic, i am not as helpful or sensitive... how to give? and what to contribute? other than cash... becoming volunteer? or giving free bazi analysis? we live to -C-H-A...

after almost 30 years of washing hair... i am still so 'shallow'... (though mine is still in healthy condition)... i am not thinning... mine is inheritance.. my dad also has less hair and my girls too. gotten this piece of information from 1003fm... on how to take good care of your hair... 1) never wash in very warm water as it will produce more 'oil' to your hair scalp. 2) try not to comb hair when it is wet... cos the hair is most brittle at this time... if need to, use a comb with 'bigger teeth'. 3) don't massage the conditioner into your scalp... conditioner is needed for the hair and not our scalp... and lastly... from me, read the direction to use on conditioner and shampoo to get optimal results... i just read the usage of my conditioner after few years... it read "after applying, let the conditioner stays for 1 to 2 mins before rinsing"... duh!

26th to 28th sept 2008... marked the whole first for Singapore... our little red dot was hosting the first F1 night race in the world... F1... it has never been in my books... i like rally more than this... what's so great about a bunch of cars zooming in the same tracks for over 40 laps without terrain issues to tackle? pardon me for my ignorance... i did not watch the event at Marina for this event... catching the 3 days over channel 5 and starhub channel... how wrong am i... first 2 days were quite bored... F1 cars are zooming at almost 300kmph and placements for finals are in milliseconds and seconds... then the final... i (with my 2 girls) was at my dad's place, catching it live over starhub sports... with Meng and family... my wife was 'sponsored' by her company to watch live... same as my elder bro... how lucky... cos they got the expensive VIP suite... costing over SGD6K+ per pax... free flow of food, wine, champagne... sheltered... near the start / finish and p...

today, marks the official end of my 'holiday camp' lasting almost 14 months... holiday camp = stay at in-law's place. my family was backed at Bayshore... except for my youngest daughter cos she still needs to be taken care of until Aug 1st... where off she goes... to MMI together with jie jie Ziyi. i am going to miss: - the daily veg, fruits and nuts' juice that my mother-in-law concocted; - not doing housework; - and of course, her cooking (will try to go back at least twice a week now). but back at home is really good, you have all the freedom to do things. i can play my PS3 till late, leave things a little messy, buy our fav food and binge, not having to 'fight' for the toilet early morning, don't have to pay for season parking, utilise the facilities (pool and gym)... and i think i will reach office early everyday! one month to go and my youngest will be backed with us... i wonder how things will change?!

often (or as we grow older), we tried to find more and better ways to eat healthy, sleep early, exercise regularly... using moisturizer to protect out skin, anti-ageing cream to clear the wrinkes, hair growth products to aid in darker and healthier hair... are they effective? the recent ad with Jackie Chan as spokeperson for 霸王hair growth products brings credibility to the product... he said he tested the product and it worked! i had been using this Loreal Men's anti-ageing cream and the 'lines' starts to disappear or minimise... been trying to eat less oil, less snacks, more fruits and drink more water... but have not been able to exercise regularly... lately, i came across this book from Dr Tom Wu (吴永志医生), "不一样的自然养生法"... saw this doc at a Taiwan TV program... he has a unique way of living. he was struck with 3rd stage of cancer at age of 30+... diagnosed with few months to live... undetered with the chemo and treatment to stay alive... he decided to change his w...

my 3rd time to HK and i am still yanking on that country (after 3 weeks)... 1st time to HK was with my sister, jeremy, raymond and my wife (then my girlfriend) plus some frens, i think... 2nd time was after our Korea honeymoon (stopover at HK for 3D2N). shopping in women's street was the same 10 years ago except for the many other shops at the adjacent street and the predominant used of Mandarin compared to Cantonese when we first came... the place was crowded even at 9pm and it seemed to go on forever... eating, drinking and shopping all the way... most of the shops were opened early and closed late... we went into a Bossini shop at 10pm and it was still packed... apparently it opened from 9am and closed at 11.30pm... hardworking bunch... shopping culture was really different from Singapore where we visit shopping centres... most of their outlets/shops were by the roadsides, stretches and stretches of shops down all directions of the roads at kowloon island... really shop till you...

some of the photos to Hong Kong can be found at here . videos taken by my in-laws are too large to be posted...

this day... i would be taking leave like any other year as it's my birthday... but i did not for this year... as i needed leave for my HK trip. closed to 2 weeks had past... and i realised that 12 May 2008 was a sad date this year... Sze Chuan Earthquake started on this day... at first reported few hundreds dead and students trapped in rubbles... 2 weeks past and it has escalated to 50k dead! and still counting! 12 May (as i noticed News at 10 today) happened to the day that Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's wife fell into a coma and still in that state... it's not a dark date/day for me but to the thousands and many more ... i wish all beings happy, healthy and wishes come true. should i be the volunteer?

just back from a long vacation (15 May to 19 May 2008) to HK... the last one was liked Aug 2005 to Japan... the challenge to Hong Kong was not bringing my 2 girls along (although Zhirui proved to be a problem on the plane back), but to take a stroller and 2 big luggages (one for us and the other, my in-laws).. plus many smaller bags when we came back... family outing to HK was quite fun though... my girls loved DisneyLand! Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, all Disney Princesses, etc... Ziyi loved the rides (Flying Dumbo, Magical Tea Cups, Space Ships), the shootout at Buzz LightYear car ride, 3D theatre of Mickey's Fantasy (must see!) and Stitch Space Adventures... best of all, Disney Parade! **check out AdventureLand Boat Ride! Disney shops in DisneyLand were a killer to our pockets, so many things to buy... picking one shirt after another, taking one toy after another, shop hopping to check on different items... Stayed in Disney's Hollywood Hotel (for first night)... relatively ...

IPPT, NSmen annual physical test... lasting 10 years after we become NSmen... every year without fail, i would fail this test during my in-camp... take 3 times in Maju Camp and passed before my birthdate... this year (my last test)... this year was truly tough... first attempt 2 weeks ago 29 April was hell. i thought i was confident in passing but failed miserably in the 2.4km run @ 13min 52sec (passing time 13.00min)... the worse thing was the pain that continue for the next few days... ankle pain, stiff neck, calf pain, thigh pain, stomach pain... the fact was i run like hell, i did not stop or walk at all... second attempt, 6 May 2008... usual stuff of 4 static stations (standing broad jump, pull-ups, sit-ups and shuttle run)... all chicken feet... the killer 2.4km again!... knowing that i need to clock another minute less than last attempt... i started sprinting at the start... i think for about 600m... or so... 'tyre punctured', my knee 'pulled the brakes', i ended...

call it a myth... hearsay... i was quite amazed when i heard from my sis-in-law... how do you know whether your next child will be a boy or girl? i dont know what you call it in English... look at the head of your first kid, the 'apex' of the hair (the part where your hair seems to spiral around, 'white patch')... secret unleashed: - if the 'apex' is in the centre of the head, your next child will be a boy... - if it is at the left or right of the head, it must be a girl... it's true for my sis, eldest girl has the 'apex' in the centre and the second child is boy! it's true for my sis-in-law. it's true for me, my eldest girl's has the 'apex' on the left and my second child is girl... the second on is having it in the cente, boy next? hmm, have to think really deep... what's yours?!

i think our family has the heaviest baby born (20 April 2008), Meng's boy at 3.695kg, time at 1014hr... some 4D to invest... chubby boy with a loud cry, hope they can manage. Ziyi, my girl held a record too that day, 40.1.... not your usual-to-be-celebrated-about thingy... at 5.30am, she asked me for a cup of water, saying she was thirsty, i was... in my dreams and quite frustrated as she don't usually wake me up during this time... one touch on her (actually wanted to drag her to the kitchen) and uh-oh... FEVER... quickly took her temprature and it was 40.1degrees!!!!!!! shocked and stun for second... gave her progesic (only medicine left), "iced" her... 1 hour fight and the temperature was down to 38.3+... went to sleep without thinking (though still quite high) but too damn tired. lesson learnt: kids don't wake you up at night for no reasons, it must be an emergency...

last sunday, the chinese tradition of paying respect to the dead (our love ones who passed away) was adhere... preparations were made way in advance, buying all the joss papers, a "LCD" for my mum... vegetarian chicken, fish and other foods (chinese tradition cakes, kuehs, fruits)... its a massive affair, my uncle, aunties, grandma and our siblings with family including the children were there (at zi du an)... as expected, the place was packed... people mountain people sea... sunny and hot weather... joss sticks, joss candles and joss papers were burning... creating the smoke that was comparable to the Indonesia Haze... PSI 80 at least... my eyes were teary after an hour and half hours... we paid respects to my great-grandparents, grandfather and of course, my mum... she is 'located' at E block, 20 rows, 6 level... hope she is doing well in another dimension. first brush with death ended around 12noon... tiring and thirsty... our family had to quickly rush off to As...