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HMOTD #19: The Good Weather...


It's boring eating off the same restaurants at my office building. Thus sometimes it's best to walk over to another area and try new food. But with the afternoon weather and temperature,it's not so enjoying sometimes. Normally, the sun will be high up @ 12.10pm, causing me to sweat a little before I eat, and sweat till my back was wet when I'm back at the office...hate that really.


But today, when I step out of the office, my mood totally brighten up! It was windy and cloudy, a perfect weather to enjoy my lunch and not worry about getting sweaty and smelly later on back in the office.



AWESOME!



HMOTD #18: Crap Post!!!

I just want to say

I'm happy!

And it's great to feel HAPPILY HAPPY!

Yeah this post is a crap, but who are you to care?!

I'm HAPPY! HEARD IT?!

AWESOME!

HMOTD #17: The Fruit has Riped...


"always been in me to be part of change, and to be the change itself. Everywhere I go, I desire to make a positive change to that place, whatever it is..."

Been 7 months in this company. Within the first month, I proposed a change of environment in the office. As daring I was, only the pantry plan was executed. The Game Plan however, failed due to feasibility.But the main purpose was to create a culture of change, so that the others would follow, to take initiative to improve both themselves, and the environment they work in. It was the mission...

Fast forward 7 months. An authority figure was brought into my department to overlook and improve efficiency and productivity of our work. An interview session with every employee was held...

My colleague stopped me when I was walking by her and asked me "could I ask a favor from you, with reference to the pantry survey you did last time?". I wanted to grin, but waited for it. She told me that our "missionary" would like to implement after-work activities or get-togethers to improve bonding, encourage a positive working environment, and sustaining talents (I suppose). Could I help to do some research and administer a survey to get some ideas on what would we like to do?

!omgbbqsauce!

Not only was I remembered for my previous initiative, the "game plan" that failed initially was also revived and brought to a whole new level for implementation! GREAT! Now that's what I call:


Reap What You Sow

And now's about the time I do it

AWESOME!


HMOTD #16: You've a Great Attitude!


Had a 1st ever meeting with my boss's boss who just joined the group, and claiming that we're all too quiet, and that she needs to know what are going on around, so that she could work something out to achieve what she's here to achieve. Hence the meeting...

"La di da di da..."

"You've a great attitude, I like it, that's the right attitude to have!"
is what she said at the end of the meeting...

You've just made my day, and acknowledged what I've been working on to maintain - a Great Positive Attitude.


AWESOME!

HMOTD #15: When You Know You’re Declared “HEALTHY” For The First Time in Your Life

Are you health conscious? I definitely am at recent times, with strict diets and workout regimens to follow so that I could significantly reduce my body’s visceral fat, and increase my overall body strength to prepare for my marathon training 2 months later, once my leg’s healed that is.

As mentioned in this post, I went for my 1st-time-in-my-life body checkup. And am excited to get my results on that day itself (but sadly by time my report is ready, they’ll be closed, hence I only got my report today).

My score was within the “healthy” range for everything from hematology to urine feme of 58 elements. Except for 2 of them, being "slightly higher than normal LDL", and "slightly lower than normal Specific Gravity" (still don’t know what is this after googling, but doesn’t seem to be important, I guess =p).

So, there’s my scores as baseline. I know my body better now, and what should I be careful with. Time to change my diet again! It’s always fun to do this:

Getting to know something new -- Decision to change -- Gaining more knowledge -- Plan -- Execute Plan -- See results

I'M DECLARED


HEALTHY

AWESOME!

HMOTD #14: Lao Fu Tze Of My Childhood


Remember the Old Master Q - or better known as Lao Fu Tze in mandarin? The 3 old rascals with their lame jokes and idiotic behavior that made us laugh like a wacko during our childhood times. Purchasing their videos and comics to pass time during the 90s...then it went dead...



Until a movie director decided to produce a non-cartoon version of it, or rather a MIX of both human and tech-animation, which attracted attention but otherwise could be ignored due to the putting-movie-goers-to-sleep-storyline. We still love the traditional cartoon version with the old and dumb looks of the characters! Not the smooth, un-wrinkled version! Bah whatever...





Then last Friday, I tumbled upon a mini comic booklet on Lao Fu Tzi in my friend's house! Antique I must say! The text are somewhat blur but still readable, and the strips are what it was supposed to be - LAME! Silently put it into my bag...(nah I borrowed it =p). Now that really is Good Old Times~





AWESOME!


HMOTD #13: When Your Blood was Successfully Being Drawn


It was my first time going for a body checkup (It won't be this early if it's not for a discounted rate from Groupsmore). Both for a blood and urine analysis of 58 elements. Report will be out next Monday, but that's not the HooHaa here...


I'm sure for some of you, while drawing blood for blood donation campaigns, or for analysis purposes, had experience once of having your nurse re-poking the needle multiple times till they get into your arteries to SUCK your blood out, and as if one is not enough, they needed both your hands! Yea that happened to my friend who went to the check-up with me, pity her having few needle holes in both her arms.

But lucky for me that my blood was being drawn once, successfully...

AWESOME!
(I still hate having needles poking into my skin!)


HMOTD #12: When The Road Was Clear...

Every drivers hate traffic jams. It's irritating, annoying, a troublemaker! At the same time funny too if you ever saw anyone got out of the car to do something out of the ordinary (e.g. kick his car's tyre, shout, run, etc.). And traffic jam around my working area is bad enough - Federal Highway...The Nightmare...


Me and my friend was running late for a gathering @ Subang. Normally it'll take 2 hours to reach our friend's house in a jam. But thankfully due to the Puasa month, the road was exceptionally clear (clear enough to be moving...)


Although we still got caught in a jam, but we only needed 1 hour to reach our destination, compared to the expected 2 hours! AWESOME!

HMOTD #11: Just In Time!





It was raining cats and dogs in the evening once I'm relived from work. Gust after gust of strong winds blew by...








Fearing my umbrella would become like this --->
Unable to withstand the wrath, I chose to wait till the rain cools down...





10 minutes went by, I walked towards the LRT with my umbrella. It was drizzling then, but good enough for me to get over to my destination. Boarded the train, and there starts my 40 minutes journey and a high risk of not boarding a bus to be home for another half hour to 40 minutes (since it's during the Puasa season)...




40 minutes later, no sign of the bus once I got out of the train. Went to the washroom to answer the call of mother nature (still want to find out why is this term used when it's sooooooo longggggg). Came out and found my bus waiting for me! JUST IN TIME!




AWESOME!!!


HMOTD #10: When a Restautant's Service Pleased You


Bad, ignorant, impolite, rude attitudes are among the negative characteristics of a bad customer service in a restaurant. Bad enough to leave a negative impression towards customers, worse still if it spoils your fabulous day! Never ever let that happen! How we hope that if the restaurant had bad service, they would just put a sign out of their store with the words "Bad service, Lousy Food, Enter at your own Risk", then the world would be happier by a little? won't it? Bah, that'll just spoil their business. That's why I just dislike restaurants that has high reputation for its food, but with that increasing, its customer service quality is extremely deteriorating, and they don't care (since customers would still come for their food)!

Isn't it great if there's such restaurant where what's in there just made your day better, or just made you a happy guy!

Well, there's one!


I went with my friend to this Japanese Casual Restaurant - Watami @ Pavillion KL to try the food out since I can't make do of what does CASUAL means (and yet I still don't grasp the meaning after looking at the menu).

Food aside, what impressed us was their customer service attitude! They squat beside us throughout the "ordering ordeal", like we were his majesty! XD; They told us to be careful of the hot plate, and taught us how best to eat our food; They apologized if there's anything wrong; They bowed everytime after serving us. Heck, how long since any of you readers here see such great attitude in waiter/waitresses?! Loved them! (although their language could be improved (their employees are from different countries)).

Food was nice, in addition to that fabulous service we had, I gave them full marks on their feedback form! (Which I was finding for one when my food came, but never even bother to look at it in any other restaurants).

Shouldn't all restaurants have waiter/waitresses with that attitude? What had happened to the service industry?! Nevertheless, it gave me a great insight and experience. It totally made my day too!

AWESOME!



HMOTD #9: When You Make Others Laugh



I'm sure once or twice in life, you've made someone else laugh. Be it cracking a joke, being a stand-up comedian yourselves, or just act something foolish out (both intentionally or not).



But are you aware of every such moment? Sometimes it can be planned, sometimes, it depends on that spur of moment. Whichever, It's always great when you're creating a positive environment for people around you!

And so today, me and my colleagues went to a fitness center enquire about the membership rate. Happens that we need to get our body assessment done in the center before they can quote us (for unknown reasons). And so this colleague of mine, attentively went for the tour and assessment. But our lunch hour is running out! It's half more hour, and we need 15 minutes to get back to our office! Anyhow, the consultant asked her to step on the the treadmill to measure her heart-rate. It was a faulty machine after a few tries (5 minutes gone), so she was asked to try another 1. She came to us and say that "I think I'll just skip and not do the assessment, I'll tell the consultant". Great I thought!.

So the consultant asked her to step onto the other machine. While he was busy playing with the buttons, my colleague told him, in a soft tone, that she can't do the assessment as we're in a rush. However the consultant doesn't seem to hear her even on 2nd try. And she just stepped on the treadmill, calculated her HR, and we went for the whole tour, minus the detailed body assessment. Well, thing is, no-one aside from me realize that funny-moment.

It was during tea-break in the office that I re-enacted that scene, with rough body language, and speaking tone that everyone cracked! Heck, the once silence office was filled with laughter by the immediately! Owh I wonder what the manager thought happened!

But I totally build a positive environment then, not lasting, but enough for that moment to release everyone's stress from work...It's that little thought that counts...

AWESOME!

HMOTD #8: One More Step Ahead


You've a great product, or a plan. And a path towards a desired goal with the help of those plan.

What's next - People to try it out, and tell you that it's working. And from there, revise and improvise.


I've been reading lots on running books, from training to nutrition, to gain knowledge on improving my running performance. At the same time, I'm also looking towards coaching (doesn't matter what kind as long as I'm able to help someone to achieve what they want to achieve). And here there are people who needs diet plans, easy but efficient ones (especially the females =p).

I have a friend in London who I'd tailored a plan to help her shed 2 kg within a month. So far so good, 500g (not water) lost within 2 weeks. Within expectations. But the end is subjected to her consistency and preseverance. And of course, the limit to the plan I devised. Well, we'll know soon enough in the next 1 week. She's my first white-mice, or my pride.

Today, my cousin announced in FaceBook that he needs to get fit so that he could be good looking during his brother's wedding 3 months later. 3 months, not a problem if he keeps his discipline in his diet. So I offered to help. Now we'll make it a 2 months plan and go from there. How good am I in this? We'll know later...
This reciprocity in helping behavior is a great way for me to help others, and for others to help me back through reviews and revision. I grow together with them. That's the best way to learn...

And one of the other million ways to have an awesome day!

...Another stepping stone towards my achievement...

HMOTD #7: The Moment of Dumping Yourself into Bed, When You're all Tired!!!



You're tired, you want a rest,
you have a great cozy bed.

What's next?
Jumping, or tucking in slowly, you choose.

Whichever could be the most awesome thing that happening in your life at that very moment!

HMOTD #6: It's Great to Win Again, However Small the Victory Was


...And my mom called for my name, then my other friends...I went over...wondering what was I being summoned for.

"Come join the competition!" everyone said. Like a child where you just enter a child-age competition when your mom asked you to, or where you have no choice or not knowing how to make a decision just yet, I unknowingly went into the competition area, and reported my name to the DJ (who's desperately looking for contestants).

I've been avoiding cup/instant noodles or any other unhealthy food for the past few years, let alone entering a competition where I'm suppose to binge myself with 2 cups of so-called EXPENSIVE CUP NOODLES that cost you RM7.99 per cup! Heck, I'm in there already, too late to call a quit.


3 contestants, 2 cups noodles each with boiling water. What were the chances? Well, I always confident with eating hot food as I'm adapted to it (but definitely not the speed in eating such high temperature food) . I would say...99% including the fact that I'd only had milo and a piece of mooncake for breakfast. I pressumed the prizes would be a little attractive since the competition is being organized by a Japanese shop; Umeshu wine, Jap Chocs, Green Tea ice-cream, or even a RM100 voucher, I'll be happy...so I was determined to win - 100%

5...4...3....2...............2..................(hate the DJ)...1. And the rest was history



Waiting for my prize...WTF?! MORE NOODLES?! great...free groceries for my family. Well I did something good for someone at least, helping the DJ being a contestant, and getting free noodles for my family, such a good boy I am =p.


Aside from that, It was euphoric to win again, however small that victory was, against 2 other guys, over 2 cups of noodles each.

Victory is a victory, regardless of its size

HMOTD #5: It's as if invisibles heard me, and decided to help


How many times had you encounter a problem, or got yourself into deep shit, and scream to GOD or whoever else who might/might nor hear you, to help you out?


I'm sure many had tried, and many had their calls unanswered

Early this morning, just when I thought that I'll need to start packing my own lunch, refrain from going out to shopping malls, meticulously review my budget everyday (due to the outstanding claims my company owes me, and high expenses early of the month); my sister returned my the $$$ she owed me for dinner (and I used it to reload my TnG that I was suppose to stop using for the next half month); And my day got better when my colleague handed me a cheque, with amount half of what the company owed me (since the latter half was applied later on). WORRIES OFF!

And like I said,
It's as if the invisibles heard me, and decided to help

Sometimes, it just takes a little optimism and a little faith that everything will be alright when you're almost in deep shit.

HMOTD #4: The Once-Upon-A-Time Cherry



"Cherry" is what I'm holding in my hand. A fresh-red, little larger than those on-cake-cherries, and smell nice too! Thanks to my colleague that I've another chance to change my mind on disliking this wonderful fruit that I once despise.

Known for its antioxidants, anti-inflammation elements, and diet benefits, I always wanted to eat one. But hated it forever once I ever tasted it, those on birthday cakes of course. The cheap, bloody-red cherry that was so attractive once before, tasted diabetic, and sick...*piuh*...how can anyone swallow such awfully tasting fruit?! Since then, I never turn my head towards that disgusting flesh again.

But today, with little hesitation, a hungry stomach, and a tea-break period, i took a bite off the "once-upon-a-time-detested-red-flesh-fruit". And guess what? It tasted grapy, peachy (according to another colleague), and fleshy! Thanks to those cheap variety of cherries once before, I was unable to savor this heavenly fruit. Now thanks to my awesome colleague, I get to know it once again...
Owh, now maybe I'm more interested in knowing how to tie a cherry's stem with my tongue!
*giggles*


"This part of my ... this little part.. is called "happiness" ~ Pursuit of Happiness

HMOTD #3 - Victory Battle!

It's been long since I last take on the challenge to solve a computer-related problem. Be it a virus, malware, hardware malfunction, corrupted OS, and the list goes on...There goes my Pro-IT days (or so I named myself =p).

My little bro asked for my help once he was back from college to check-out these 2 flash-drives that’s infected by a so-called “turned-my-folders-into-shortcuts-virus”. First thought that came into my mind was – Flash Disinfectant! (which didn’t work in the end, old solution for an old virus) And I agreed to look into it once I finished with my movie since I’ve thought of the solution!

Google – Download. It’s what people do nowadays (tech-savvy ones of course) to solve whatever problem life throws them. G-O-O-G-L-E is your B-E-S-T friend, I tell people every time they asked to be spoon-fed. Anyways Flash Disinfectant was a very old tool used to clean up malwares and common flash-drive errors during the “old days”. I over-estimated its ability to cross-over to this era (with hackers being so hardworking nowadays to earn $$$, “era” in

terms of virus’s halve year can be as fast as O-N-E day!)

So I continued G-O-O-G-L-I-N-G. Talking to it as my best friend, owh gaining knowledge is so much easier nowadays. *POP* alas a solution came by for this “turned-my-folders-into-shortcuts-virus”.

The secret weapon

attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:\*.*

to be typed in the OS’s command prompt with “g” being the drive’s alphabet.

And there you go, I solved a problem that affected (according to my brother) LOTS of students in his college due to poorly maintenance computers. Well, this is for those who like to be spoon-fed, and those who’re not tech savvy enough to know what is what. Hope this helps…

And there it is, once again, the little triumph of victory against a pathetic virus named the “turned-my-folders-into-shortcuts-virus”

AWESOME!