At the top of the world

A happy news to all Malaysians (hope you view it positively) there because a heroine of this country becomes the first Asian woman to scale both North and South Poles. You can catch her great triumph here at Datin Paduka Sharifah Mazlinda's site.

It is not an easy feat I can tell you because of the highly unpredictable and dangerous icy terrains there. You need a lot of motivation and dedication and you have see it in her as she spent nearly one and a half year training and preparing for North Pole expendition.

In April 2004, she was the first Asian woman to reach the South Pole. It shows that we are made of stern stuff and we will achieve what we want if we set our hearts to the task.

Colleague

Yesterday afternoon one of my colleagues was 'wiped' by my departmental head. From her look after that, I know it is something serious but I don't really want to say any negative things on this colleague of mine here. If eight out of ten colleagues said that her work attitude is not good that means something is wrong apparently.

Well, she is indirectly connected to me as I recommend her to my company half a year ago as she is a friend of my wife. I'm just recommending and the final say is the HR and department head so they can't blame me for that. Blame culture is strong here, mind you. I don't know how she managed to convince my management, probably due to looks?

Batu Cave

It's Monday again and it's the beginning of another new week. May I wish all of you have a great week!

How did you spend your weekend? For me, I brought my family to visit Batu Cave on Sunday. It was rather crowded and the weather was hot by 10am in the morning. There are many tourist buses by the time we were there and the place there was already teeming with activities. The peak period is sometime around Jan and Feb due to the Thaipusam celebrations but I prefer to come by during off peak as it is safer and more relaxing.

Just for your information, Batu Cave is a very holy Hindi shrine in Malaysia and the famous 272 step staircase always poses a daunting challenge for any person with weak knees. Inside the cave, there is a shrine of Lord Subramaniam, a Hindu deity, and many wildlife that find its way in the darkness. Hindu devotees perform annual pilgrimages during the festival of Thaipusam by putting on kavadis and climbing these steps to the temple inside the main cave. I brought my family there to pray for their well-being and for blessings too.

Mentally stuck

Well, after visiting some blogs, I thought mine should look more 'pro' as well just like many other blogs there. A new face-lift you should say. But it didn't realize. Furthermore I found out that I really don't know how to refurnish my blog....haha.... there are a lot of plugins to catch up too.. maybe I shall ask my sister, but I'm putting that away for now.

I think I have to put aside my idea of refurnish my blog.....now need to concentrate on writing something of it. Admittedly, starting is easy while maintaining is a challenge. But I'm very happy to hear the story of the gentleman winning some money, possibly or probably due to the Marie Callas harmoniser? .. I hope that's way it should be.

I'm lazy going around with a cam and posting pics here. It's just not my type.

Numbers in my dream

Do you believe in the magic of numbers appearing in your dream?

Last night, I dreamed of this nice 4 digit number 2610 while I was sleeping soundly. It was so vivid that I thought of this number and wrote it down in my wall calendar. Maybe this is another sign of luck for me from Marie Callas? Is this a clairvoyant vision of mine or a sign that spiritual beings are going to shower me with some abundance?

I'm not sure how it would go but the feeling was really strong. Has anymore made a fortune via the numbers that appeared in their dreams?

Small winnings

Reluctantly, we checked out from the resort on Sunday evening after some really good cooling times up there. It was really packed to the brims and I am extremely delighted! With Marie Callas talisman, I managed to win some money at the jackpot. Hurray, it's RM854!! Not a lot nor little but just enough to keep us happy and fulfilled. It goes without any doubt that as long as you have that positive faith in Marie Callas talisman, you will reap some rewards in what you wish for.

After a good enjoyable weekend, coming to work on Monday morning I feel some tinge of sluggishness. Computer seems to boot up slower and email server connection at warming up speed too. But I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead this week.

Hot weather

The weather is very hot recently and there's hardly any signs of rain. The temperature is in the region of 35 degree Celsius which is something very extremely uncomfortable. Damn...the house aircon is already working over time.

But.... DON'T FRET~!

I'm bringing my family up Genting over the weekend and will come back on Sunday! It's a time for me to spend some time in the casino there too. I just love the jackpot machines there. I hope to have some luck there. Well, I'll be bringing the Marie Callas talisman with me up there to endow me with extra luck!