26 October 2008

AK43!



Celebrated our beloved friend's birthday at hs's house with do, ee, vv, sh and a new friend (xiaomei who's only 20 yrs old). We watched his latest concert dvd and had a great time commenting on what he should sing and what he will say during his Taiwan concert etc.....haha! We should all be his producers instead....:)
The starry chocolate-cheese cake made by vv is yummy... *clap clap*
Cheerios!

25 October 2008

Happy 1026!




Happy Birthday! 诞'城'快乐! See you in Taipei!

Why we should go home on time


Received this article from Ben, a good friend who always shares enlightening stories.... We should cultivate good working habits so as to be passionate about our work. Learn from the experts...
Mr. Narayana Murthy is undoubtedly one of the most famous person in India.
He is known not just for building the biggest IT Empire in India but also for his simplicity.
Almost every important dignitary visits InfoSys campus.
He delivered an interesting speech during an employee session with another IT company in India .
He is incidentally, one of the top 50 influential people of Asia according to an Asiaweek publication and also the new IT Advisor to the Thailand Prime Minister.

Extract of Mr. Narayana Murthy's Speech during Mentor Session:

I know people who work 12 hours a day, six days a week, or more.
Some people do so because of a work emergency where the long hours are only temporary.
Other people I know have put in these hours for years.
I do not know if they are working all these hours, but I do know they are in the office this long.
Others put in long office hours because they are addicted to the workplace.Whatever the reason for putting in overtime, working long hours over the long term is harmful to the person and to the organization.

There are things managers can do to change this for everyone's benefit.
Being in the office long hours, over long periods of time, makes way for potential errors.My colleagues who are in the office long hours frequently make mistakes caused by fatigue.
Correcting these mistakes requires their time as well as the time and energy of others.
I have seen people work Tuesday through Friday to correct mistakes made after 5pm on Monday. Another problem is that people who are in the office long hours are not pleasant company.
They often complain about other people (who are not working as hard); they are irritable, or cranky, or even angry.
Other people avoid them. Such behaviour poses problems, where work goes much better when people work together instead of avoiding one another. As Managers, there are things we can do to help people leave the office. First and foremost is to set the example and go home ourselves.
I work with a manager who chides people for working long hours.
His words quickly lose their meaning when he sends these chiding group e-mails with a time-stamp of 2am, Sunday.
Second is to encourage people to put some balance in their lives.
For instance, here is a guideline I find helpful:

1) Wake up, eat a good breakfast, and go to work.

2) Work hard and smart for eight or nine hours.

3) Go home.

4) Read the books/comics, watch a funny movie, dig in the dirt, play with your kids, etc.

5) Eat well and sleep well.
This is called recreating.

Doing steps 1, 3, 4, and 5 enable step 2.
Working regular hours and recreating daily are simple concepts.
They are hard for some of us because that requires 'personal change'.
They are possible since we all have the power to choose to do them.

Perhaps some people put in such long hours because they do not want to miss anything when they leave the office.
The trouble with this is that events will never stop happening.
That is life! Things happen 24 hours a day.

Allowing for little rest is not ultimately practical. So, take a nap.
Things will happen while you are asleep, but you will have the energy to catch up when you wake. Hence,
'LOVE YOUR JOB, BUT NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR COMPANY BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE COMPANY STOPS LOVING YOU' - Narayana Murthy

21 October 2008

Looking forward to Taipei Concert!

I'm counting down to 10 Dec...Yeah!

Work is doubly busy during Oct and November peak period, one of the motivations that keeps me going is looking forward to Dec Taiwan trip!!!

I've watched Aaron's concert in HK for about 5 times (oops, i've lost count!), never did I imagine that I'll be going to catch his Taipei concert!

Afterall, I believe there's a special feeling for Aaron in Taiwan, cos that's the place where he shot to stardom overnight! I really hope to hear him sing more Mandarin songs, which he seldom does during HK and S'pore concerts! I was thrilled to know that he's adding more Mandarin songs to the list....I know it's never enough to fill our 'desires' to hear more....

17 years already.. my Sec school friends were teasing me that I still support him after so many years...for almost 2 decades!!

Guess the passion is already part of my life! I simply enjoy it!

20 October 2008

给自己的一句话

以前念这句佛号“阿弥陀佛”,不清楚是什么意思。最近看了净空法师的光碟,才明白了。原来。。。

古印度文 ->华语
南无Namo = 皈依
阿A =
弥陀 Mi Tuo =
佛 Fo = 觉悟


以白话来说即“唤醒无边无量的自觉,灭一切的贪婪、瞋恨、痴狂、傲慢和怀疑”。

我分享,不是要传教,是要提醒自己。在我心里,佛教是一种教育,而不是纯粹宗教。佛陀是一位老师,不是神。有缘之人自然而然会闻到佛法。

当我遇到不顺心的事时,慢慢开始心中会念起佛号,以控制情绪,才能把事情解决。惟有克服自己这一关才是最重要。

与大家共勉之。加油!
{城曰:“强人是你,能顶天立地”}

19 October 2008

LoVe, SaNdY 忆一朵出污泥而不染的莲花


















简单的黑与白色系服装,虽没有华丽的舞台效果,整体的制作却非常严谨,环环相扣。

实力派歌声加上优美舞蹈,带走的是一种舒服、感动、朴素、简单就是美的感觉...

很喜欢林忆莲在诠释不同语言的歌曲时,那么驾轻就熟的演绎方式。应该与她多重演艺身份和国籍有关吧,上海人、香港人、曾是半个台湾人,DJ、歌手、演员等等。。。。

太多耳熟能详的歌曲把我带进了时光隧道,回到90年代。。。伤痕、夜太深、爱上一个不回家的人、铿锵玫瑰、当爱己成往事、至少还有你、为你我受冷风吹、这些那些、匆匆。

唯一的遗憾美是没有演唱〈听说爱情回来过〉和〈纸飞机〉。。。。那就留到下一次的感动吧!
Love & Bye, Sandy.......See you again!

11 October 2008

两只蝴蝶

New addition to my butterfly collection........ bought the cushion covers at a shop at Holland Village, Kai Life. 我快变成“蝶痴”了, 哈哈!看到喜欢的蝴蝶物品,就有冲动想买。。。




Nature Trail at Southern Ridges

Went to the Southern Ridges in August.... selected a few pics to share...












Alexandra Arch....











Hort Park with a wide collection of plants...











An unique flower tat resembles butterfly...











This pic feels like winter in S'pore......























My dad with buddy Uncle Simon on the Henderson Wave... Heard tat the night view of the Wave is even better......must visit one day...