"Gambling refers to the betting of money on an event with an uncertain outcome, with intent of winning additional money. The decision to gamble a certain amount of money is based on three parameters namely; how much to bet, the predictability of the event and the conditions agreed upon between the gamblers. The skill of a gambler lies in performing the calculation between the three parameters and making a decision about what amount should be put on stake and how much to expect in return."

The effects:
1) Lead the gamblers towards crime. The addiction gets on to them to such an extent that they fail in thinking wisely before acting due to which they might land up in worse situations. They may take wrong decisions in life. People who fall prey to gambling tend to drift away from their families and waste money on other bad practices. The treatment of such addicts again needs money. There is a lot of expenditure on curing the addicted gamblers of society.

2) When gamblers indulge into excessive gambling activities, they tend to spend time and money at the expense of their jobs and time with family and friends. They tend to stay away from their near ones, resulting in distrust between them and their loved ones. Gambling at the cost of one's job results in a decline in the quality of one's professional life. Addiction to gambling is sure to hamper one's career.

Why people indulge in gambling though they know the fact that they are splurging their money and valuables?
People are seen taking to gambling as a way to run away for their problems, stress, anger and loneliness. Gamblers often exhibit mood swings and a strangely secretive behavior. They run behind gambling without the thought that gambling is actually inviting more problems in their life. Their unquenchable thirst of profits makes them continue wanting more. They start borrowing money and taking secret loans to bet money. In spite of the losses they face, they continue betting. Their addiction to gambling can leave them in bankruptcy.

It is in my believe that money could only be earned with a whole load of efforts, commitment and hardwork. It was instill in me perhaps by my parents that money do not come easily, and only through hardship that the money you earned would be appreciated by you, yourself. If someone came to tell you that gambling required a whole lot of effort and commitment and hardwork, what say you? you know with the analysis you made based on your mathematical knowledge, your physic knowledge and the 'experience' altogether.

Lets take an example of the process of making a pot, claypot or "tembikar"(Malay language). In the process of making that particular pot, it(the pot) has endured a tremendous amount of heat so that it could become harden and beautifully carved. What I'm trying to imply here is that in order for a human being to learn, this sort of problems or hardships he/she endured is simply natural or basic and simply inescapable. This leads me to be reminded of this phrase quoted by the grandfather in that movie "the ultimate gift" where he said that a person will only begin to live until they lost everything, it is like the perfect way to start and that he refered that as the 'gift' of problems. It is never too late to be incurred by problems no matter how old a person is and that is a mere fact of life where problems will smack us down on our face and how we solve will be up to us, we can sit down and whine about the problems or we can take steps to get over it. It is up to you but who knows behind those problems lies this "reward" for your perseverance. You just have to accept the challenges so you may feel the exhilaration of victory.

Maybe it is God's will to make things so hard for many of us.....

Maybe this is a part of our learning process, every process gets tougher before it gets easier, this makes learning a gift even if pain is our teacher.......

Maybe it is a series of gift that would lead us to the 'ultimate gift' who knows......

Sometimes a friend has gotta to be cruel to be kind....
And one gotta agree with this statement that a person would not be rich without friendship and I treasure friendship. Good Night

Toxic Friends

The term above may sound a little to unfamiliar to a lot of people but for me that would be how I would refer to a minority friends of mine who hangs out with me quite often. These are the people who possessed negative influence towards a person's life whether it is you or another friend of yours who happen to be in that circle of people. In general, most guys will not seek the company of this sort of people but when they initiate a meet up, you tend to meet up as to accomodate. It is easy to say but hard to do as in getting rid of them completely from your life.

First and foremost, I find that this people has the capability to shape your attitude especially if you spend a lot of time with them. Think about it, your opinions towards the environment, social life and basically everything in life. In other words the way you invest your time in people would shape the man you become, that is why it is important for a person expand his horizon by travelling to new places and see new things. For example, if you spend time listening to people constantly complaining about his job, his screwed up love life, his fucked up family and all. Initially this will rub off on you and one question do they leave you having so charged up of your life and that you are now having the view towards your objective in life.. Hell NO right? logic explains it all. They will juice up that negative energy and eventually they will have that vibe instill in you and teaches you to look at life as a victim of it. That is just bad attitude I would say.

Next, this type of company would derail you from your goal you have planned. Ever had this experience when you planned to read this book, clean your home, save the cat, wash the car, spend more time with your loved ones, expand your business, contribute constructive opinions towards saving the middle eastern etc.. Then that phone of yours ring telling you to go out to hang out some place immediately. The next thing you know, you are waking up early in the morning tired after that console you gave to him and the worst part is all that activities you planned to do on that night are delayed obviously. What I'm trying to explain here is that you gotta take up that courage to actually say NO to certain activities that might ruined your plan or agenda for the day. Logically if people constantly pull you away from your plan, consequently this will make you unbalanced in certain ways if you are not achieving your personal goal. Lets say taking the pass for the night causes them to tease you or make fun of your other goals instead of supporting them, what is the point actually of going out with them? Good friends would want you to succeed though they may be busting your balls left and right with those silly things you did last time as long the intention is good. You simply gotta use that inner self of yours to feel that intention out, it is no technique to it. Toxic friends on the other hand are afraid of seeing you succeed because they are not succeeding in theirs. If your friends aren't respectful of your dreams and ambitions, they won't respect the time you devote to those pursuits, and they'll try and get you to come to do shitz or listen to them whine.

There is a saying that you would earn a quite similar amount of salary with that group of friends you are spending time with. So, what is the advice her, hang out with people with rich people. Not all perhaps. Success in business is related to drive, hard work, persistence, and a hundred other qualities. High earners bring value to their companies and are rewarded for it. Their outer reality reflects their inner reality. Thus, hang out around people who give value to their companies. They're much more likely to give value to their friends as well. It is just my mere opinion but it is all up to you on how you evaluate a person. Some rich brats who inherited their father's business could not be ALL screwed up.. =/ Something to ponder about huh.. Well I talked to quite a number of them, some maybe arrogant and boastful so just ignore those bastards I would say. They are of no benefit.

OK lets say if those mentioned above have not influenced you in a slightest way, how about this, by accepting the company of toxic people you are not only hurting yourself but you are also hurting them. Ouch it may sound, but it is true ; by being available to hang out and hear all of your friends’ problems, you are allowing them to continue in their negativity. If they have a sympathetic ear and a cold beer on hand to deal with their sorrow, they're going to continue using negativity as a path through life. Problems are meant to challenge us, to make us grow by rising to the occasion. It's not always easy, but the true path around a problem is through it: stepping up, manning up and solving what needs to be solved. By always being sympathetic when your friends complain, you're allowing them to be beat by the problems in their lives. It's a cruel world out there which only the strongest survive; battle of the foetus.

If anyone who happened to flip through this page, perhaps you should start sorting out your friends. The toxic and non-toxic friends. Nevertheless, do not get confused with my point here. Everyone has ups and down, or bad times of the year, or their life. That is the time where your true friend will need a shoulder to cry on, somebody to listen or even some real help. None of that makes your friend a negative person. You are wise enough to distinguish the person who is having a bad day, bad month or bad year versus those who chose the path to be in dump and do not take the initiative to make a change to themselves. Friendship is one of the very best parts of life. And don't tolerate the people who use you as a crutch -- you'll end up smelling like an armpit.

Doctrine of Separation Of Power

The doctrine of separation of powers has a mixed record, and a richness and a complexity that defies easy description.

THE doctrine of separation of powers has been in the news repeatedly in the last few months.

Perak: In the Perak constitutional crisis it was alleged by opposition sympathisers that judicial review of the actions of the then Perak Speaker was a trespass by our judiciary into the privileges of the Perak Assembly.

The adverse judicial verdicts against the Perak Speaker were alleged to be a violation of Article 72 of the Federal Constitution which states that “the validity of any proceedings in the Legislative Assembly of any State shall not be questioned in any court”.

Case law from Malaysia, the UK, India and Australia does not present a consistent and coherent picture of how immune Assembly proceedings are from judicial scrutiny.

Generally, courts refuse to examine matters that are purely internal to an Assembly proceeding.

However, if constitutional issues are raised or personal liberty is deprived or there is gross abuse of democratic norms by Mr Speaker or by the House, courts have not abdicated their duty to interpret the Constitution.

In many cases in India, habeas corpus has been issued to order release of people wrongfully detained on the orders of the House.

Lower courts: About 10 days ago in the Dewan Rakyat, MP Nurul Izzah Anwar asked why magistrates and sessions courts came under the jurisdiction of the Attorney-General’s Chambers.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abdul Aziz cleverly replied that they were actually placed under the Federal Court Chief Registrar’s office.

He adroitly avoided, and evaded, the central issue that in Malaysia lower court judges can be part of the AG’s Chambers one day and be transferred to the hallowed halls of the judiciary the next morning.

Federal Court rejection of doctrine: MP Karpal Singh wanted a government response to the Federal Court ruling in PP v Kok Wah Kuan (2008) that “the doctrine (of separation of powers) is not a provision of the Malaysian Constitution even though it influenced the framers of the Malaysian Constitution”.

Nazri affirmed that the doctrine of separation of powers that divides the institutions of government into three branches is effective in the country. He also said that separation of powers ensured that cases before the court were not intervened by any quarter.

Judge as executioner: The Chief Justice and the Bar Council President have questioned the plans of a Sessions Court judge to execute the punishment of caning he had earlier imposed on a young offender.

Indeed, the order of the Sessions Court President trespasses into the function of the executive and converts the judge into an adjudicator as well as an executioner.

All of the above four examples indicate different views of the doctrine of separation of powers.

Indeed this fundamental constitutional ideal has a richness and a complexity that defies easy description. There is no one concept; there are many conceptions.

In France, the doctrine is applied very differently from Malaysia. As part of a strict separation among the organs of the state, the judiciary is not allowed to interfere with the executive and legislative branches.

Disputes between the citizens and the state go to special administrative courts that apply a special body of administrative law. Any questions about the constitutionality of legislation are determined by a special committee of the French Parliament.

In the US, India and Malaysia, on the other hand, the effectiveness of judicial review of executive and legislative actions is the litmus test of the working of separation of powers.

Executive-legislative relationships: In the US, the President and his Cabinet are not, and cannot be, members of their legislature (the Congress). The President and his Cabinet are not answerable to Congress and cannot be dismissed on a vote of no confidence.

In Malaysia, the UK and India, on the other hand, the motive force of the Constitution is a conjunction between the “parliamentary executive” and Parliament.

The PM and his Cabinet are integral parts of the legislature; they are answerable, accountable and responsible to the lower House and can be voted out on a vote of no confidence.

If one were to examine the relationship between the executive and the legislature in Malaysia, there is neither separation nor a check and balance. The executive dominates Parliament politically and has also captured the legislative process.

Parliament legitimates; it does not legislate.

As in France, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has an important and independent law making power of his own under Article 150 of the Constitution.

In addition, the executive makes a great deal of subsidiary legislation which in amount exceeds parliamentary legislation by about 15 times.

Clearly, the centre of gravity of the legislative process lies in Putrajaya not in Parliament.

Executive-judiciary relationship: In the relationship between the judiciary and the executive, the Constitution sought to ensure that the higher echelons of the judiciary are separate from, and independent of, the executive.

The Constitution provides for the existence of the superior courts, the judicial hierarchy, the jurisdiction and composition of the courts, constitutional procedures for appointment of superior court judges, protection for security of tenure, favourable terms of service, insulation from politics, judicial power to punish for contempt and judicial immunities.

The principle of constitutionality and the administrative law principles ofultra vires and principles of natural justice enable the courts, if they are minded to, to ensure that no matter how high and mighty the functionary of the state may be, the law is always above him.

The gilt-edged provisions of the law on judicial independence have, sadly, not worked well because of poor appointments, lack of integrity at the top at various periods in the past, factionalism within the judiciary and a general unwillingness on the part of many judges to uphold the check and balance provisions of the Constitution.

There are other problems as well. Many executive actions like preventive detention are expressed by the law to be non-reviewable in the courts. Most judges interpret these provisions literally even though legal luminaries around the world have suggested many ways to denude “ouster clauses” of their effect.

The 1988 amendment to Article 121(1) does indeed weaken the inherent powers of the courts to prevent transgressions of the law. The position of Subordinate Court judges as part of the Judicial and Legal Service is quite unsatisfactory.

The absolute powers of the Attorney-General over prosecutions, his right to pick and choose which law to apply, and his power to transfer cases laterally or horizontally have hitherto remained impervious to judicial review.

All in all, the doctrine of separation of powers has a mixed record. One’s view of its working depends partly on how one views its salient features.

This is simply like 'Vios' had been brutally murdered by some serial murderer.. Flesh and skin tissues are being slash out and the internal organs have been stabbed vertically and horizontally. Damn.. What's next?? bring it on!!!!!!!! I have survived your first obstacle, you have more???.

These Days- Bon Jovi

I was walking around, just a face in the crowd
Trying to keep myself out of the rain
Saw a vagabond king wear a Styrofoam crown
Wondered if I might end up the same
There's a man out on the corner
Singing old songs about change
Everybody's got their cross to bare, these days



She came looking for some shelter with a suitcase full of dreams
To a motel room on the boulevard
I guess she's trying to be James Dean
She's seen all the disciples and all the wanna be's
No one wants to be themselves these days
Still there's nothing to hold on to but these days



These days the stars seem out of reach
These days there ain't a ladder on the streets
Oh no, no, no
These days are fast, nothing lasts in this graceless age
There ain't nobody left but us these days



Jimmy shoes busted both his legs, trying to learn to fly
From a second story window, he just jumped and closed his eyes
His momma said he was crazy, he said "Momma, I've got to try
Don't you know that all my heroes died
And I guess, I'd rather die than fa-fa-fade away, yeah"



These days the stars seem out of reach, yeah
But these days there ain't a ladder on the streets
Oh no, no, no
These days are fast, love don't lasts in this graceless age
Even innocence has caught the midnight train
And there ain't nobody left but us these days



I know Rome's still burning
Though the times have changed
This world kept turning round and round and round and round
These days

These days the stars seem out of reach, yeah
But these days there ain't a ladder on these streets
Oh no, no, no


These days are fast, love don't lasts in this graceless age
Even innocence has caught the midnight train
And there ain't nobody left but us these days

These days the stars seem out of reach, yeah
These days there ain't a ladder on these streets
Oh no, no, no


These days are fast, nothing lasts
There ain't no time to waste
There ain't nobody left to take the blame
Oh no, no, no
Oh no, no, no, these days
There ain't nobody left but us these days




It is simply amazing how so many things could happen in a year from the starting day of the year itself from a small occurence such as chair breaking till a wreackage of an entire car with the driver and passengers coming ot of the car with simply a few scratches on their arm and chin. This must be divine intervention to cushion the impact. In addition to that, the seat belt was malfunction. =)

You tell me now, 2 passengers and a car managed to move a 3 ton lorry and the lorry hit the taxi at its front. Incredible huh? consider the momentum caused from that impact... =) Miraculous....

As night fall, the virtues of one self has lost its direction; confused.. Fear, Love, Pain, and the whole crazy things fooling around with the rationale of one's head. That voice messing around in head is not a pleasing experience at all.

All the boy was requesting is the reason why everything is happening in such a consistent rate, one after another till he has no grip over any situation, unablility to take control over matters in life is frustrating and left his confidence bruised and his decision making ability to flaw big time. The positive self has wrecked along with the car. He is feeling sick of everything that is happening and starting to have doubt over his religion till a point he has the presumption that religion is something created in order to constraint society, to keep society from being over 'rebellious'.

Perhaps there are no such thing as God's grace or divine intervention, "where is the love under the sky?" he asked while lying down on his bed listening to the rain drops hitting the roof.

Sick ass Jokes

Q: What is the closest thing similar to a woman's period?
A: Your salary, it comes once a month lasts about 5-7 days and if it doesn't come means you are in big trouble.

Q: What three things are common between the sun and woman's underwear?
A: Both are hot, both look better while going down and both disappear at night.

Q: Why do men ask for a woman's hand in marriage?
A: Because they are tired of using their own.

Q: What's common between men and video?
A: Both go backward... forward... backward... forward... backward.... forward... stop and eject.

Q: What goes in dry, comes out wet, and gives warm satisfaction?
A: A teabag. (if you're thinking of something else then you have a dirty mind)

Q: What is the similarity between men and rats?
A: Both keep searching for new HOLES.

Q: What's the difference between biology and sociology?
A: When the baby looks like his dad, then it is biology. When the baby looks like the neighbour, then it is sociology.

Doctor: You look so weak and exhausted. Are you having 3 meals a day as I have advised?
Lady: Doctor, I thought you said 3 males a day.

Q: Girl friend & boy friend go for a movie. In the dark, a mosquito enters the girl's skirt. Guess where it would have bitten?
A: The boy's hand.

Q: Tarzan and the animals went to the river to take a bath. Tarzan removed his clothes. All the animals laughed. Tarzan asked 'Why'?
A: The animals told him...........'Your tail is in the front'.

The Best Chain Letter

(Note: An e-mail from a friend.)

****Hello, my name is Billy and I suffer from guilt for not forwarding 50 billion fucking chain letters sent to me by people who actually believe, if you send them on, a poor six-year-old girl in Scotland with a breast on her forehead will be able to raise enough money to have it removed before her red neck parents sell her to a travelling freak show.

And, do you honestly believe that Bill Gates is going to give $1000 to you, and everyone to whom you send 'his' email?

How stupid are we?

Ooooh, looky here! If I scroll down this page and make a wish, I'll get laid by a super model I just happen to run into the next day!

What a bunch of utter bullshit.

Maybe the evil chain letter leprechauns will come into my house and sodomise me in my sleep for not continuing a chain letter that wasstarted by St Peter in 5AD and brought to this country by midget pilgrim stowaways on the Endeavour.

Fuck 'em!!

If you're going to forward something, at least send me something mildly amusing.

I've seen all the 'send this to 10 of your closest friends, and this poor, wretched excuse for a human being will somehow receive a nickel from some omniscient being' forwards about 90 times. I don't fucking care.

Show a little intelligence and think about what you're actually contributing to by sending out these forwards. Chances are, it's our own unpopularity.

The point being?

If you get some chain letter that's threatening to leave you shaglessor luckless for the rest of your life, delete it.

If it's funny, send it on.

Don't piss people off by making them feel guilty about a leper in Botswana with no teeth who has been tied to the arse of a dead elephant for 27 years and whose only salvation is the 5 cents per letter he'll receive if you forward this email.

Now forward this to everyone you know. Otherwise, tomorrow morning your underwear will turn carnivorous and will consume your genitals.

Have a nice day.

Billy Connolly

PS:Send me 15 bucks and then fuck off.

A Pencil Is Mightier Than A Sword

A boy was watching his grandmother writing a letter. At one point, he asked, “Are you writing a story about what we’ve done? Is it a story about me?”His grandmother stopped writing the letter and said to her grandson:“I am writing about you, actually, but more important than the words is the pencil i’m using. I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up”. Intrigued, the boy looked at the pencil. It didn’t seem very special. “But it’s just like any other pencil I’ve ever seen!”

“That depends on how you look at things. It has five qualities, which, if you manage to hang on to them, will make you a person who is always at peace with the world.

First quality: you are capable of great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand of God, and He always guides us according to his will.

Second quality: now and then, I have to stop writing and use a sharpener. That makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, he is much sharper. So you, too, must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.

Third quality: the pencil always allows us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes. This means that correcting something we did is not necessarily a bad thing; it helps to keep us on the road to justice.

Forth quality: what really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the graphite inside. So always pay attention to what is happening inside you.

Finally, the pencil’s fifth quality: it always leaves a mark. In just the same way, you should know that everything you do in life will leave a mark, so try to be conscious of that in your every action”.

This beautiful loneliness is tragical
so help me if I can't win this war.
Touch me and not bother if every seconds it makes me weaker,
You can save me from the man I have become..

They say that behind every great man, there is a great woman but i think that is a lie because when it comes to you, I would rather have you by my side. You don't know how much I count on you to help me. When I have given in everything I have got and feel like giving in and you'll look at me and give me that come-here baby smile and tell me everything is gonna be alright. Then you'll take my hand and yeah~ you'd pull me close and hold me tight. Well I'll just lean because I trully believe that you're my better half.

Momma always say in order to strive forward, you gotta let go of the past, then that is the time when you will be ahead of things. Momma was right in some way I presume, it is like a riddle waiting to be solved, filled with secrets that we still have to find, so mysterious right from the beginning of time that we are not wise enough to see. Perhaps there is a reason for you and I. And you're the answer of that riddle.

note: no intention to defame you here, but your pouty lookin lips looks like "burung belatuk"

I was thinking how nothing lasts, and what a shame that is. Along the way you bump into people who make a dent on your life.

Some people get struck by lightning. Some are born to sit by a river. Some have an ear for music. Some are artists. Some swim the English Channel. Some know buttons. Some know Shakespeare. Some are mothers. And some people can dance.

Your life is defined by its opportunities... even the ones you miss.

It's a funny thing about comin' home. Looks the same, smells the same, feels the same. You'll realize what's changed is you.

Benjamin, we're meant to lose the people we love. How else would we know how important they are to us?

Everyone feels different about themselves one way or another, but we all goin' the same way.

You can be as mad as a mad dog at the way things went. You could swear, curse the fates, but when it comes to the end, you have to let go.

For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

*quotes frm Curious Case of Benjamin Button*

"Another ditch in the road,
You keep moving,
Another stop sign,
You keep moving on,
And a year go by so fast,
Wonder how I ever made it through"

Have you ever wonder when tinker bell's fairy dust gonna run out? =/ I believed that it's the fairy dust that actually kept Peter Pan from turning old, scruffy, and inefficient. It's the fairy dust that kept the never-ending adventures at Neverland; interacting with mermaids, red indians, fairies, and fighting pirates..

How I envy Peter Pan, it's my all time favourite cartoon.. I watched it nearly everyday back in those adolescent days, hugging my lil' bolster and laughing at how Peter outwit Captain Hook(the antagonist of the story). They would capture tinker bell/Wendy/John to create an issue with Peter, and there he goes flying among the clouds towards the Hook's ship and snap him up and his crew along with the Lost Boys(the boys who lived in Neverland b4 Peter came upon).

Nostalgia arrived at the right moment! =) I'm revitalised again like a person who doesn't wanna grow up and of never concluding curiosity.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.

It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.

It’s the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.

I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he’s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.

I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.

I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, the nation’s next First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House. And while she’s no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.

To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics, you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done.

But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to, it belongs to you. I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington, it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.

It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth.

This is your victory.

I know you didn’t do this just to win an election and I know you didn’t do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime, two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor’s bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there.

There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can’t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it’s been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years, block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek; it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.

So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers, in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.
Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.

Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.

As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends, though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn; I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.

To those who would tear this world down, we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security, we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright, tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.

For that is the true genius of America, that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing; Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.

She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons; because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.

And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America, the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.

At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.

When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overcome.” Yes we can.

A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.

America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves, if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:

Yes We Can. Thank you.

p/s: one of the best speech ever, well spoken and inspirational.

Sit here waiting, wondering, hoping that I'll make this right
Cuz all I think about is your hands, your face and all these lonely nights
There's a feeling screaming in the back of my head saying it over and over
I wanna hold you and love you in my arms tonight
and all I care about is you and me, and us and now.

If only I had the guts to feel this way and tell you that I would hold you in my arms and say,
I won't go cos I need you...

December already??

December already??? =/

I have NOT had enough of 2008 yet, it had been one of the best years so far throughout my life with many memorable events from the start of the year itself. It was a year when:

1) You are no more a teen, and now a pre-adult which could mean good and bad in many ways. =)

2) I earned my first 4k++ figure income a month working in Citibank. Learning the sufferings of life and travelled the entire Malaysia promoting credit cards.. Those were the time I learned one of the most essential virtues in life. The element of humility and with that it built up my courage to speak without fear in order to survive the world out there. It was excruciating yet an experience of priceless value =)

3) having connection with the Korean and China now. They are no other from Timmy, Yoona and Koey. They strike a contrast of looney tunes characters who brought me loads of laugh.

4) I met HER... my so called 'mak minah yang tido kat halaman rumah' =D need not elaborate much on this. She is my precious baby tum who brought joy and inspiration to me and put a smile on my face when she sees a frown. Simply one of a kind. *pokes her* =)

5)I started my University life as a Law Student meeting many new friends of so much wits and crap. They might sound a lil' lame at times but overall they are nice people with good conscience. Just when I thought that I was of a person who is not able to adopt to a new atmosphere, there I was, a part of them. "What happen when the rat get bitten?" rabbit!!!(loud n clear). Sue me, I'm lame... errr "wat did sushi 'A' said to sushi 'B'? wassup-B (wasabi??) (-_-")

6)Assignments, tutorial questions, loads of reading on points of law. I feel uncomfortable if I don't touch those books. It has became a routine... oh yeah~! i'm now officially a 'pre-nerd', gonna evolve real soon..

In a month time, all these would be pilled up in my 2008 memories though I have heavy reluctancy to leave all these memories to rest. I have not had enough yet. I have grown wiser perhaps. Thus, this built up my resistance to let go of 2008..

the phrase, time flies was well proven..... and lets welcome 2009 with an open heart instead of a reluctant one.. 2009 will be an exciting year ahead.. I hope.

Sexist Mail

A Spanish Teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine. 'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la casa.
''Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.'

A student asked, 'What gender is 'computer'?'

Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether computer' should be a masculine or a feminine noun.

Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.

The men's group decided that 'computer' should definitely be of the feminine gender ('la computadora'), because:

1 No one but their creator understands their internal logic

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.

3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for possible later retrieval; and

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ('el computador'), because:

1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on;

2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves;

3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem; and

4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.

The women won. (-_-")

note: e-mail from David... copyright of David

" If there is anyone out there who doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our Founders is still alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer" -Barack Obama-

Your voice was the soundtrack of my summer
Do you know you're unlike any other?
You'll always be my thunder, and I said
Your eyes are the brightest of all the colors
I dont wanna ever love another
You'll always be my thunder
So bring on the rain
And bring on the thunder.....

=) *grins*

"I survived the crash.
Survived the burn.
Survived the worst.
Survived the blues.
and it almost killed me,
but I survived the truth.
And when you wrote me off like I was doomed.
I survived you."

aww~ cute betul. Smile that smile and there go all my defences.

"What's wrong with death? What are we so mortally afraid of? Why can't we treat death with a certain amount of humanity and dignity, and decency, and God forbid, maybe even humor. Death is not the enemy gentlemen. If we're going to fight a disease, let's fight one of the most terrible diseases of all, indifference. "

Drafting your client's document regarding who he is gonna to sue or defending him on who is suing him, attend court cases to fight for client's right, walk the same line along with the 'professionals' who talks nothing about his/her case in court, discussing the point of law, attending some meeting where people talk with a weird accent, reading the law weekly review..

Is it worth fighting so hard for this robe??

the course-mate, the future lawyers, the gonna be professionals

Decision made, I'm gonna held my head high up and walk through this aisle... Whatever will be, will be. Que sera sera.. My vision won't go wrong. When you have no hope, just invent. *cheerz*

Artist: Andra And The Backbone
Title: Sempurna

Kau begitu sempurna
Dimataku kau begitu indah
Kau membuat diriku akan selalu memujimu

Disetiap langkahku
Kukan slalu memikirkan dirimu
Tak bisa kubayangkan hidupku tanpa cintamu

Janganlah kau tinggalkan diriku
Takkan mampu menghadapi semua
Hanya bersamamu ku akan bisa

[Reff:]Kau adalah darahku
Kau adalah jantungku
Kau adalah hidupku
Lengkapi diriku
Oh sayangku, kau begitu
Sempurna... Sempurna...

Kau genggam tanganku
Saat diriku lemah dan terjatuh
Kau bisikkan kata dan hapus semua sesalku

Janganlah kau tinggalkan diriku
Takkan mampu menghadapi semua
Hanya bersamamu ku akan bisa

[Reff:]Kau adalah darahku
Kau adalah jantungku
Kau adalah hidupku
Lengkapi diriku
Oh sayangku, kau begitu
Sempurna... Sempurna...

Kau genggam tanganku
Saat diriku lemah dan terjatuh
Kau bisikkan kata dan hapus semua sesalku


It's nice to be able to relate your feeling through a song.. Have a nice weekend... =) The cases for assignment is calling me seductively and desperately to have them read by this weekend. Assignment is creeping the hell out of me... SHIT!! positive mind... *take deep breath*

"Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous.
Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish.
It does not take pleasure in other peoples sins, but delights in the truth.
It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endeavour whatever comes."
-A Walk to Remember-


It kills me that I hurt you this way, maybe not to the extend of death but it hurts me bad to see you in this sort of condition. There go all my defence when I see tears trickles down your face. Why did you have to be so wonderful? You have been impactful, not simply a companion but my inspiration to do wonders. =)

I would be glad if you would stay under this wing as long as you could and we will get to greater heights.....together. You as the wind beneath my wings and I'll lift you closer to heaven with the strength I possessed. I felt so fond by your present though you're a distant away. I miss that warmth..

-Your Guardian Angel-

Ever since I started my course in Help, I have develop this weird habit of waking up in the morning. My day kicks off with Gandhi's (my roomie) phone playing some weird songs as his alarm clock alert which he himself couldn't understand the lyrics of it. Instead of him waking up to that phone alert, it was me who has to wake up and turn off his phone alarm then wake him up personally with a little slapping on his face or sometimes I just throw something on him. eg. pillows, old newspaper, as long it's something hard...

He will eventually occupies the toilet till 7.30am, and he tells me "bro/macha/dei, we are late" along with that worried/anxious expression. * shows middle finger* Did I mention that he raps to his thug songs in the toilet using his phone. That makes it 2 alarm clocks plus mine, 3 alarm clocks. How to be late for class? *shrugs* blame it on the bus, blame it on the residence lift, blame it on the toilet, blame it on the sleepy morning, easy still blame it on Gandhi... =)

Poser As She Is...

Date: 15/8/08
Location: Sinma in Jusco, Seremban 2
Time: After a long day of work before the shop was closed.

Started off with the camera 'shy' gesture.

Den the camera 'shy' barrier is destroyed. Vanity prevails. yeah~

The posing expression only came after a few fail attempts of picture shots.

There she was, the tiger is out of the cave. *roar*

That's what I'm looking for, natural, casuality, flawless and perfection. Superb~

And all she needs is a broom, my phone camera and a bit of my skill. Very affordable photo shooting process kan. Quick, trouble-less and most importantly the pictures turns out to be fine.

Note: This is not Edison Chen's post nor is she Cecillia Chung.. Copyright by Ethan W.H Tan.

He invited his friends to supper and cooked a succulent piece of meat for them. Suddenly he realized there was no salt.

"So he called to his son: 'Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much nor too little.'

"His son was suprised: 'I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much for it, Father, but if I can bargain them down, why not pay a bit less?'

" ' That would be the sensible thing to do in a big city, but in a small village like ours it could spell the beginning of the end.'

"The boy left without asking any further questions. However, his guests who had overheard their conversation wanted to know why they should not buy the salt more cheaply if they could. He replied:

" 'The only reason anyone would sell salt more cheaply than usual would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect for the sweat and struggle of the man who labored to produce it.'

" 'But such a small thing couldn't possibly destroy a village.'

" 'In the beginning, there was only a small amount of injustice abroad in the world, but everyone who came afterwards added their portion, always thinking it was very small and unimportant, and look where we have ended up today.' "

~The Devil And Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho.~

Have you ever had a life-changing experience?

YES.....

that date,
that special day,
that specific time,
in that particular place,
on that special moment.....

I found HER, my lil' brat, devil, sweetie, sleeping baby, sweetheart, princess, the wind beneath my wings, terpesong-ish cum creative thinking 'angel'.

example:
"Knights in shiny armour win their damsels because they are willing to fight dragons which is a stand-in for their fears. They have to conquer their own uncertainties before they win their reward."

My lil' genius here will have a different thought to this line... A lot of washing to do I would say and clorox is very much in need. Thank U.

Yesterday she was loudly complaining to me that it was a misfortune, curse, jinx to be in that place at that time but secretly she is on cloud nine having to meet me. =P

p/s: Never did I regretted for causing so much troubles and havoc. In sociological perspective, it's a construction/development of a new society; it's like a growth of rational thinking- a scientific way of understanding - taking over from previous, supernatural, sacred ways of looking at the world. Changing the ideology. A communist country system turning to a democratic system. China then n now. To sum it up, it's to create a discipline free from value judgments. It's time for a change.

I look stoned. damn....

HAVE A NICE DAY!!!!!! cheerz~!

Installing Love

Tech Support: Yes ma'am.... How can i help you?

Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install Love. Can you guide me through the process?

Tech Support: Yes, I can. Are you ready to proceed?Well, I'm not very technical but i think I'm ready. What do I do first? The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart ma'am?

Customer: Yes, but there are several other programs running now. Is it okay to install Love while they are running?

Tech Support: What programs are running?

Customer: Lets see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self Esteem,Grudge and Resentment running right now.

Tech Support: No problem. Love will gradually erase Past Hurt frm your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it'll no longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low Self-Esteem with a module of its' own called High Self-Esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge and Resentment. Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ma'am

Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?

Tech Support: With pleasure. Go to your start menu and invoke forgiveness. Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment are completely erased.

Customer: Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that normal?

Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get the upgrades.

Customer: OOps! I have an error message. It says, "Error - program not running on external components." What should I do?

Tech Support: Don't worry, ma'am. It means that the Love program is set up to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before you can Love others.

Customer: So, what should I do?

Tech Support: Can you pull down Self-Acceptance, then click on the following files: Forgive Self; Realise your Worth; Acknowledge Your Limitation.

Customer: Okay, done.

Tech Support: Now copy them to the "My Heart" directory. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming, Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.

Customer: Got it. Hey, My Heart is filling up with new files! Smile is playing on my monitor, and Peace and Contentment are copying themselves all over My Heart. Is this normal?

Tech Support: Sometimes. For others, it takes a while, but eventually everything gets it at the proper time. So Love is installed and running. One more thing before we hang up. Love is Freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everyone you meet. They will in turn share it with others and return some cool modules back to you.

Customer: I promise to do just that. By the way, what's your name?

Tech Support: Just call me Divine Cardiologist, also known as the Great physician, or simply "AM". Most people feel all they need is an annual check-upto stay heart-healthy. But the manufacturer (ME) suggests a daily maintenance schedule for maximum Love efficiency.


Notes: Copyright of some IT geek who sent me damn long ago...

5.15am

Sometime a reasonable amount consumption of alcohol is a bliss as it makes me reminisced about my past hurt, ridiculous conflicts I gone through, the happy times I had throughout my life up to present time but I'd like to stressed that that the most significant thing ever happen to me was meeting you.

Thinking about how we met up is totally awkward but we sort of weathered da 'storm' to a status of what we are now. If you were to ask me if I regretted anything in life and would I want to take a time machine to return to the past in order to rectify any dumb or wrongdoings I had made.

I would proudly and without hesitation decline that statement as I know in da quest of making things too perfect, there would be a risk involved and I'd not have known this lovely lass by the name of Kei Ching Chow @ Kutu Seremban =') Therefore it's simply not a risk worth taking.....

Women are like apples on trees. The best ones are at the top of the tree.

Most men don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they sometimes take the apples from the ground that aren't as good....but easy.

So the apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality, they're amazing. They just have to wait for the right man to come along, the one who's brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree.

Now men......Men are like fine wine. They begin as grapes, and it's up to women to stomp the crap out of them until they turn into something.

Source: Averdim.blogdrive.com.

She never fails to make me laugh whenever we are in a conversation even if it's just messages. Her wittiness, her sarcasm, her irritating comment about my phone. All those simply seems to be her attraction. Whatever it is, I'm hoping for that moment to be never-ending/changing. *hands clamped together*. Halleluyah (quoted by Derren)

She had me at hello..... *grinz*

This is quite a nice story, it touched me a little.. =')

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.

Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could situp, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour period where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every colour and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this pictures que scene. One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man could not hear the band, he could see it in his mind as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days, weeks and months passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away. As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if hecould be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window. The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you."


Epilogue:
There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.
Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled. If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.


Have A Nice Day =)

Read this post by Averdim before the start of a new year, 2008. I like how he creates analogy between the fist and the heart. His linguistic skill is simply terrific. Enjoy...

They say the size of your heart is similar to the size of your fist. I would like to think that there's more to it. A clenched fist in a typical Malaysian day will get all hot and sweaty and uncomfortable in 5 minutes. Spread it out into a palm, let the breeze take the discomforts away.

Like the fist, the heart shouldn't be shut away for too long. It will get sweaty and breathe in on itself; it'll get tensed, tired. Open up, let the cool breeze of sincere affections free you of your restrictions to express.

If you don't open your palms and show your hand, how hence will the breeze caress over it? Besides, you are not necessarily showing everything; there are still grooves on your palm that would still keep the important parts warm; reminding us of our roots and motivations.

Anyway, have a wonderful new year and may 2008 be the year where all your dreams and hopes are fulfilled. Forget those past grudges and march on to a new year with wonderful resolution and positively believing in yourself that 2008 would be the year which is gonna be filled with joy cum excitement. Hereby, I would like to wish all my invisible readers:

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

How I wish I could return in time and cherish those moments with you. The moments when we'll make fun of each other, scare each other in library and "study" together though I wasn't 100% concentrating on it.... You would exchange your study tips for my words of wisdom and every night you would call to have a night chat when you completed studying. How I wish those moments were eternal, never ending, and ever lasting.

Upon being drifted apart from you for a period of time, I realised that I missed your voice. The voice that is filled with excitement and curiosity when you want to express yourself. I had never presume you're a dull/weird/strange/abnormal person though many would think that you are one of those.

You're simply memorable, I blame myself for he who knew you first...... If fantasy ever come alive, I would want a key to return in time even if it would cause me to perish in present time.... I finally realised the importance of time, every year, week, day, hour, minutes and second are worth more than every treasure mankind could discover on earth in their life time.

I'll conclude that until one morning, I'll wake up thinking about something else, and then I'll know the worst is over. My heart might be bruised, but it will recover and become capable of seeing the beauty of life once more. It happened before, it will happen again, I'll find love again.

-end-

A New Perspective

This mail was sent over by Derren, it is pretty amusing, take 5 minutes of your time and read on......

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, 'How was the trip?' 'It was great, Dad.'

'Did you see how poor people live?' the father asked. 'Oh yeah,' said the son. 'So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?' asked the father. The son answered: 'I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.'

The boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, 'Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.' Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we be grateful to everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have. Appreciate every single thing you have, your family and friends because today is the only guarantee you have.