As men are born to succeed, not fail..

'People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success'

~Norman Vincent Peale

Busy weekdays, busy weekends!!

Pity to my blog, didn't really have much time to update it. I was busy with my studies, completing few assignments while I was loaded with work piles during daytime! Weekends seem no more a good blessing time for me to relax and enjoy the beautiful days. Anyway, the weather is pretty unfriendly at the moment. Everybody is complaining how hot it is nowadays..

This week is another busy weekend as my office moved to a new location. We received a short notice to vacate our previous office just three days from the exact moving out date, and of course everything was not in proper order in my view. ThankGod, managed to unpacked few boxes this afternoon in my new workplace and I just have another one more to go. Phewww!!

I got few engagement and wedding invitations for the past few weeks and only last Saturday, I managed to attend a friend's wedding ceremony. I love to attend engagement/wedding ceremonies as I got to meet my old friends and so the new ones. And as far as I could remember, I would attend to all invitations that I'd received. Unintentionally I missed an old friend's wedding ceremony this morning. Owh I feel bad about it when I saw an update on a friend's friend update on FB. I think I need to write him an apology note for not coming. Sorry dear friend..

Anyway, hope everyone is doing fine and will be catching up with all of the fantastic bloggers soon! Thank you for your companionship!!!

Beautiful Blogger Award

Award!! I was unfit to blog for several days back, but knowing to received an award, I was like grinning from ear to ear!!!

Bunch of thanks to Kathy of 'Blooming in Suburbia' and Bella at 'Bella is Reading' for giving me the cure for my sickness.

The rules:
1. Add a link and a note of thanks to the person giving the award.
2. Pass the award on to 15 bloggers whose blogs you have recently discovered that you love.
3. Share 7 things about your self.


The '7' things about me:

1. I like to enjoy the arts of reading, cooking and baking.
2. I love pets.
3. I am a home-body person.
4. I am allergic to dust.
5. I've learnt not to be judgemental, so I don't like to judge.
6. I always forgive and forget.
7. I love my family!!!

And spreading this award to these lovelies:

Icy BC at 'Dances of Dreams'

Nuts at 'More Than Just A SAHM'

A.M.I.N.A at 'It's My Life'

Grace Fancubit at 'Gracia Fashionista'

Yani at 'The Journal of a Princess Wanna-Be'

Chubskulit at 'Nostalgic Marveling'

Squirrelqueen at 'The Road To Here'

Mumsy at 'Raw Thoughts and Feelings'

Vicky at 'Beauty for Ashes'

Rosidah Abidin at 'Music of My Life'

Staci at 'Life in The Thumb'

Amanda at 'Self Sagacity'

Jodi at 'Jodi's Ramblings'

Laura at 'The 6 La La's'

Greetje at 'Greetje Greets You'

Thank you dears!!! May your light shine the blogosphere always..

Row The Boat

Row, row, row your boat


Gently down the stream


Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily


Life is but a dream..

'Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong'.
~Ella Fitzgerald

Pictures were taken at my elder brother's place, somewhere in Kudat, the northern part of Sabah. The district is most well-known of the northernmost point on the island of Borneo.

I'm participating for Ruby Tuesday & Watery Wednesday. Feel free to visit other bloggers from around the world too by clicking on one of the button below.

Mellow Yellow Monday #56

A row of 19th century Chinese shophouses, in the oldest street of Kuching, Sarawak.

It is still a holiday here in conjunction with the celebration of Lunar New Year. This year, it falls on February 14th, welcoming the vividly lucky, lively and engaging Golden Tiger Year. I would love to post something about the tiger, but it seems that I only have more red pictures in my picture galleries. Perhaps it will be perfect for Ruby Tuesday tomorrow. :)

I hope you'll have a wonderful Monday!!

Friday Fill-In #163

1. Pickles are not in my list of favourite food, I just don't like the taste!

2. Love is at home.

3. The snow is white.

4. There is wisdom in nature.

5. It's 5.16 pm; that means there's another few more minutes to go home.

6. True friendship is hard to find.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to night sightseeing, tomorrow my plans include going out photographing and scrapbooking, and Sunday, I want to stay at home particularly doing some movie/book marathon?? :)

Feel free to visit participants for Friday Fill-Ins. If you decide to do so, just click on the logo to enter the world of awesome bloggers and thanks to the host, Janet for this wonderful idea!

Do have the sweetest weekend and hope your days will be filled with love and happiness.

Journey to a Life Prosperity

Prosperity is not an abundance of things, it is a state of mind. Mind is the actual instrument for poverty or prosperity, in which one regard the real meaning of 'abundance'. For many, the real abundance is in the hope of being rich or having a loaded bank account. And money is not the only kind of abundance! There is an abundance of opportunity, love, friendships, freedom, and the list goes on; but the most important thing is: You decide your journey to a life of prosperity.

'Wisdom is more important than money, jewels, and precious metals, because wisdom will get you all of those things' ~anonymous

Watery Wednesday #74

Deserve to eat them fresh??

Well, they did...

Fishing makes them happy, so does eating the catch.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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Plant Good Thoughts

'Regard your thoughts as seeds, no different from the tiny seed of a carrot, or an acorn from an oak tree. When the gardener plants a seed, the first duty is accomplished. The second duty is to take care of the seed by watering it and ensuring that what needs to happen under the surface can happen. You don't dig up a seed on a daily basis to see if it's grown. You trust that it will. You know this because humans have been planting simple seeds for thousands of years, and most of them sprout under the right conditions.'

~Having it All by John Assaraf

Friday Fill-In #162

1. I know it's a lovely day today because it's Friday!

2. Every month without Public Holiday(s) is the longest month.

3. You can't help but having a comfy cat to sleep with!

4. I am available for some laundry works; bring it on!

5. Where have you looked yourself when you was only a teenager?

6. Time is now available.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to do some research on environmental marketing issues, tomorrow my plans include going to the market for some groceries with mom, having dim-sum for lunch, completing some study proposals, do some blog-walking and Sunday, I want to bake some cuppies!

Wishing you a happy and enjoyable weekend!

Personal Choice..

I feel so blessed today, having the courage of doing something that is beyond my expectactions. Feel great of choosing to be 'happy', over something that is not so good in the view of the normalities. Anyway, for something bad to be good is not impossible. It depends on one's belief and how he decides. My reading recently brought me to this rule: Happiness is a personal choice and not the product of anything external. Perhaps this rule can be a good vehicle to drive us to the ultimate happiness???

Manic Monday #199

What was your best day of the week last week and why?

Month end week is always frustrating. But last week, had a fantastic 'Monday', knowing that I'd overpaid of 2 thousand bucks for a telephone bill! The best part is knowing that I'll get the refund in few days time. Yayyy!!!!

What's the longest you've ever gone without sleep?

During my university year, the longest I'd ever gone was 2.5 days (approximately 60 hrs), without sleep. I wasn't alone completing group's technical drawing project. A friend and I took few cups of coffee to get awake and after submitting the project, we exhaustedly slept for one whole day.

Is how old you look and/or how old you feel right now different from your actual age?

Being a decision maker of the family, I feel older than my actual age. But I always come into people asking me, where do I study?? And that means, I 'look' younger than my age!!! ;)

Thank you to Fleur De Lisa for hosting this great meme.
Have a wonderful day everyone!!

James Brooke Bistro Cafe @ SOOC #65

As early as few minutes before 6 a.m.

And as the sun started to shine..

James Brooke Bistro Cafe is located at the Waterfront, Kuching, Sarawak. Within 5 minutes walking distance from Hilton Hotel, Kuching and the famous bazaar, the bistro is a centre of attraction for tourists to have their meals while serving their eyes with the calming view of the waterfront.

Happy Sunday!!!

It's another bright Sunday and thankGod I feel blessed to have this 'extra free time' to blog, which I seldomly have the opportunity to do so. It's not that I totally have no time in the world, but it's about having so much of passion to fulfill in a very short time. I couldn't resist to follow my precious heart, since every single journey is a teacher for the best experiences.

As for this pleasant day, I have few things to be settled down and they include updating my blog, doing some research to upgrade my notebook (it's getting slower and that can cause a huge frustration, really..), and creating a new blog. Owh yes, I have few stuffs to be sold.. or maybe just to give them away for free (maybe one just need to pay for the postage fee.. need to think about that!), just to make space in my overloaded room. Huh.. Couldn't imagine what it's gonna be to let go some of my belongings!

Ana-kulli-hal (a just learned Arabic phrase for 'anyway'), hope to catch up with the wonderful bloggers out there and may you too have a blessed weekend..

Watery Wednesday #72

Quiteness of the Waterfront, Kuching.

'Watery Wednesday', is just another meme that I like to participate, as the watery theme is so calming and refreshing. Posting something watery over the blog, makes one's blog looks amazingly interesting. Did you play?

2010..

As days passed by, without realizing how time flies very quickly, we are now in the new journal of life. I wonder how would this year's book begins and ends. For sure, creating happy moments throughout this coming journey will be the utmost aim! :) Since we are in the 17th day of the new year already, this is a short message wishing friends and visitors to my humble so-called journal, 'May you have a blessed year ahead'.

'Learn from Yesterday, Live for Today, Hope for Tomorrow!'