I missed Valentine’s Day

Gong Xi Fatt Chai

My little danish wish you Gong Xi Fatt Chai.

Happy Valentine

My blog friend http://lbsimba.blogspot.com/ has written a great Valentine article-“My funny valentine”. I really agree with you. Our lovely wife change us a lot. Before I met her (my lovely wife) and I as an ex-planter always in mind that man must enjoy the life with girl, rock music, great food and everything that I can enjoy. I used to go to bar with friends and look for young “chick” but I still can not get the girl I wanted in my life. Until one day she appeared in front of my office. She is so pure and innocent if I compare with other girl I met before.

However, we have went through a tough time before we are able to marry because we are coming from difference world. In my culture, our old generation are very difficult to accept difference race as their family member. However, love is blind. When you have dream life partner, you need to be brave to accept her even through you face against from a lot of parties.

Similar to my blog friend, we owe our valentine (wife) too much. They made our life more meaningful and colorful and now with my naughty Danish. My life is fully occupied and no time to rest but to me this is a great life as wanted by me since I was a bachelor.

Happy Valentine to my lovely Wife…….jul.

“Discover the 90/10 principle”

During traveled from Melaka to Ipoh, Perak. I read an article from The Edge titled as “Discover the 90/10 principle” and I realized that I was in fool and stressed out.

I had blamed my lovely wife of misuse her hand phone. She just called her relative for chit-chat and I simply blamed her. Am I stupid? Perhaps the whole week I a bit tired with field work and have a bad mood. I really felt sorry to her. I understand that take care of 5 months Danish is tough work and I really respected her the love she has given to Danish and papa.

When I finished read the article and thought back. It is a shameful attitude I had done to my lovely. Because a few ringgit, I blamed her for nothing. I really lost control and ruin the whole night sleep before I traveled to Ipoh.

Hence, my dear friend/Blogger. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friendship, getting stressed out and so on. Why we need to get stressed out? It just make thinks worse.

My dear darling…….I no mean to hurt you. Happy Valentine.

Life is good

Live as a human. We need to enjoy the life. If you don't like your life. You will suffer for the whole life. Thus, always make yourself happy daily. No point we point finger and blame people. Please read one of the blog I found regarding Life is good. She is a good example we need to follow.

http://lifeweebell.blogspot.com/

Alarm

First month of year 2007 is nearly end and this is the busy month in my life. Busy of what? I busy of taking care of my little Danish. Yesterday night I tried to write a article for my blog. My little Danish start making noise and force me to cease. When I think back while I was a bachelor and no much commitment. There were plenty of time for me and sometime can feel boring especially come to weekend. But now after married and have a naughty Danish. I found time is limited for me. Now I can feel that set up a family is a tough job especially when you have a baby in your house.

Danish is our daily alarm without fail. He ensure that he will give the “morning call” to his papa and mama by “Wah…..wah….wah….”. This alarm can not be stopped unless a bottle of milk put into his mouth and the “alarm” will change to difference music as “suc….suc…suc…” This is the sound come out from Danish when he suck the milk. The best part is he able to close his eye and suck his milk. Normally after finish the milk, he will continue to sleep again. However, recently he start play around after finish his milk. He turn around and chit-chat in his “international language”. He like to talk especially at night day. He refuses to sleep until we off all the light.

I can see that his mum is really tired of taking care of this naughty Danish. But when you see he start smile to you, you will forget all the tiredness. This is the great of having a baby in a family. He change our life as papa and mama.

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Love Him

“Why we live?” This is a question posted to me by my boss when he was down on last week. There are many people take for granted and ignore their responsible. Finally, innocent people is blamed for the delay.

When we grow older and older, our mind will start to think especially when we are frustrating. “Why we live?”, “Why we work hard?”, “Why we need to earn plenty of money?”, “Why we need to marry?” and too many question marks will appeal in our mind. It happen to a lot of professional people including to my boss.

To answer above doubt, I found the answer on yesterday night when I accompanied my wife to watch a drama. The drama was regarding a young University boy wanted to chase a beautiful girl in campus. He prayed to God that allowed him to get the girl without any obstacle. His lecture was disappointed with he action and advised him that we should pray to Him with sincerely without any purpose and same wording used by my boss. We must love Him before He able to love us.

According to the lecture in the drama, we pray to Him to ask for peace and subsequently our life will be in peace. Are you believe Him? Amin.

Goal…..Goal……Goal

This is no the soccer goal but is our life goal. We are just step in year 2007 and everybody should have their own ambition and objective for the year. Those still in blind and does not know what is happening. Never Mind. Ask yourself either you still want to enjoy “sleep” or “wake up”. Decision on you and nobody can stop you from “sleep”.

Why some people success in their life but you still struggling to earn money and normally these categories of group use to complaint the insufficient of government policies. Is the government fault?

The main reason is on You. You do not work hard enough on your goal or mostly people do not have their goal and just blindly work for the whole life. So, are you want to change your attitude towards success?

Goal is similar like a compass. It directs you to a correct direction. But how to set a goal? Good question. Last week, I received an email from Synergy Entire Sdn. Bhd. Regarding “Do you have your goals for FY 2007”. It is an informative article where it should share among our blogger.

According to the article, “the basic of setting goals give us short term and long term motivation and focus on the acquisition of required knowledge and help you to plan and organize your resources and your time so that you can get the best out of your life.”

There are 6 vital tips are given when we set our goal

1. Attitude plays a very big role in setting and achieving your goals
a. Ask yourself whether you want to be different from other people.
b. Always remember Malaysia Slogan “Malaysia Boleh”. There is nothing is impossible to be implemented.
c. Mindset change to human life.

2. Good time management practice
a. Be a master of time rather than become slave of time”.
b. This have been a nitty-gritty that people always get into this track.
c. A lot of people use to complaint than 24 hours does not enough to work, are you one of them? Time planning is important how far do you want to go into your business or career.
d. Look at the school children. They also have time table for their class. Learn from them.

3. Education is key in achieving your goals
a. Upgrade and develop your knowledge or skill regularly especially we are in the blog.
b. Learn as much as you can and never cease read habit.

4. Your family should never be left out of your plans
a. Family is a backbone of a successful businessman or woman. Give reasonable time for your family and respect to senior citizen where if you treat your parent well nowadays. Subsequently, your generation also will treat you well in future.
b. Personal tip: Married a knowledgeable life partner and do not marry because of SEX.

5. Personal financial situation
a. This is a realistic issue. Plan free of debt by planning your daily expenses. Ensure save 10% of your salary to accumulate wealth.

6. Determining your physical capabilities
a. Healthy means everything. Exercise regularly and eat healthy food to ensure you can work hard to earn money.
b. Do not forgive medical fee is increasing annually Please take precaution before you admitted to hospital.

I believe you have plenty goals to be achieved especially if you are blogger. But always review your plans and prepare for contingencies.

I wish you happy new year 2007 and bless your goals for 2007.

Saddam Hussein

Calendar 2006 ends up with The Death of ex-President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein. No doubt we can not deny that he has been murdered a lot of innocent people and he should be punished. But did Washington do the right punishment at right time? It happened on the important day for all the Muslim in the world where Muslim went for Hajj. The action has been annoyed by a lot of parties’ especially Muslim countries. Why Washington hang Saddam on this innocent day for Muslim? Are they want to show their egoism to others countries that they are the stronger in this world. I believe the situation will be getting worse especially the attached from terrorist. We always look for peace and anti-war. If everybody wants to show power, there is no end of the war.

He created us and subsequently one day He will destroy us if we still eager of power. Please think if you still have a clear mind.

My Little

Happy new year to you. This was a tough starting year for me. The first week of year 2007, my little Danish has been admitted to hospital due to diarrhea. Initial, we though it was a normal fewer when the baby shifted to new environment and we send him to normal clinic for treatment. This naughty boy re-act active when he saw people especially pretty nurse. He will try to move his hand and leg to show his ego. The doctor gave him quite a lot medicines. The problem was this intelligent guy did not like the medicine taste and he will vomited and cried. The way he cried liked somebody abused him. He very stubborn and vomited all the medicine caused the fewer and diarrhea getting worse. This little made his mum cried because he refused to take medicine and the milk. Finally, my mum advised me to sent this little to specialist for better treatment. The service provided by this specialist was tip-top. Every couple hours, the nurse and doctor will check Danish temperature and waste. They looked professional except we could not stand for the air-condition-too cold. After stayed for 2 nights, finally we were able to discharge Danish and his health condition also in stable. Even though the fee was expenses but we satisfied their treatment. As a parent, we could not concentrate for other job when your little suffer in sick. This is my little Danish. He created sadness, happiness, angriness and all soft of emotion to us. He make our life more colorful especially he cry……….cry………..cry….

Bad Day

This is the fourth day I shifted my Danish and his mum to Malacca. There are many things to be done including the house furniture. The worst part is Danish in fever after reach to new place. He vomited after took the medicine. We worried his health after saw the medicine came out form his nose. Luckily mother came and assisted me. After went for second clinic, Danish has been partially recovered on yesterday night and he start play with his mum by this morning. Unfortunately, his mum also sick and perhaps due to the tiredness of moving to new environment. Hence, I will temporary stop blogging until my family fully recovered.

Best Regard

Lai

Tun Mahathir, Warisan Negara Malaysia

Tun Mahathir, Warisan Negara Malaysia

Queue for gaming

“Buy me Big $120 small $10 for xxxx” This is part of the dialog from yesterday Singapore movie regarding lottery gaming. I believe that most of the people are involved in this “investment” games.

Apparently, lottery gaming can be grouped into legal and illegal gaming. Legal gaming is well protected by government. You do not need to worry police will catch you because government gain a lot from this sector. You need to pay tax once you win the prize. So, your money is well declared and you also can put as source of income in your income tax form. This is no the “black money”.

However, no all the number can be purchased especially the number is “hot”. I mean demanding number or lucky number where all the people are chasing for that particular number. So, the possibility to buy the number is low. The other alternative method is by illegal group. You can easily locate them in rural area. A lot of people do “investment” in here. The method of this illegal group runs their business very similar to direct sell system. They have their “well train” outlet or broker. They are smart in using technology as their leverage to communicate such as fax, internet, PDA and etc.

This illegal activities occurred every way, every moment especially there is football tournament either local or international level. Every game they are bet and the amount involved is not small. Police attempt to catch them but it like the story cat and rat. Never have end story.

Asia community treat lottery gaming as part of their life. 3 times per week and they never miss ever one game. I really respect their loyalty to their “investment”. We used to advice people to save 10% of your income but this smart group are using this 10% or more to “invest” in their future. The worst part some borrow money from loan sharp to buy lottery. The sad story I think I do not need to tell you here. You can image what can happen to their family.

Human always is the intelligent creature in this world. Some people use this gaming weakness as their business tool. You know what they create. Analysis the lottery number by using statistic software. Is it part of leverage? Ha…ha..ha..please comment.

Back to yesterday movie. These 3 Singaporean pals involved in illegal gaming and finally two of them were caught by enforcement. I do not know whether I shall greet them as businessman or not. You know what these 2 gentlemen did this the jail. They asked one of them friend to buy lottery on behalf of them. How they get the number? If I tell you, perhaps you also will laugh but it happen because I saw it on last weekend.

They pray to the tree, rock and whatever they think that the spiritual can give them lucky number. The worst part is pray to Malaysia boundary stone. What is happening to our people? Damn crazy.

Government used to advise to invest but people has wrong concept of the investment. None of us has take action to cease this immoral activity. It like drug because once you get in and you are found difficult to escape. Believe me. I also part of them previously.

Let me calculate for you. I take $1 per game @ 3 games per week @ 4 weeks per month @ 12 months per year. You know how much you spend? $144 per annual. This is just a $1 investment but I believe most of the people invest more $1. Am I right? How many times you will? Ask yourself.

The second secret I would like to share with you is do you notice that lottery share used to give high divided or bonus to their investor. You know where source of income is. I honestly tell you my dear lottery friend; the money is from your pocket money.

Wake up….wake up….my dear lottery friend. We still have a week to welcome New Year, so take this opportunity to review back what you have done for the past. Cease invest in this immoral game. Keep your hardship income for your family. Prevent before cute. Happy New Year 200 :)

Ho….Ho….Ho

Next week is Christmas and for those Christian family is rushing to shop for their last preparation.

Time goes very fast and we are in the end of year 2006. One of my blog friends http://ipoh_mari.blogspot.com wrote the article about achievement of the year 2006. Thus, I also would like to share my achievement with him.

I took my daily and review what I did for the part 11 months ago. I noticed that I had been traveled from South (Johor) to North (Perlis), North to East (Sarawak) and last back to my origin-Melaka. Travel for the whole year mainly to earn money. However, I still have some backlog projects still unable to settle where the expiry date is middle of year 2007 and there is one of my objectives for year 2007. After I left from Planter career, I always treat my present service as my business. Once I solved the problem, then I am sure that the income will channel to me subsequently but I need to work hard and gap the opportunity. Overall, I still can not see the profit where I have spent 2 years effort in my present business but I believe what I do at present is for my future and my next generation.

Work is important. Never forget your family. I spare about 10% of my time with my wife and I think this is not a quality time for her especially now I have my little Danish. Hence, I decided to shift them to Melaka on 1 January 2007. I wish they will happy to stay with me at the new environment where I choose for them.

The great achievement for the year 2006 is the gift of Danish by Him to my wife and me. We really appreciated Him. Danish change our life and it is something “promotion” to us as a new couple. Finally, we are promoted as papa and mama. Last week, we noticed that the little Danish are able to call “mama” when he is hungry. I think this is the first word wanted to hear by a female call mama. Is it wonderful? You also will cry when yours little start to greet you as mama or papa.

I still remember Danish’s mum used to sms me that the little Danish never “sit” quietly when he was in his mum stomach. He liked to turn around and worst part he did on night day caused his mum could not sleep well but his mum never complaint. The patience, love and care were given to this little I really respected to my lovely. I believed all the mum have the same attitude (mother love) to their baby because they are your own blood.

911 is the date where terrorist attached US Twice Tower and this is my Danish said “Hello” to our world. However, the journey to this world is not easy as I think before Him release Danish. This guy took more than 12 hours to “report” and makes his papa and mama damn worried. He could not bear in nature method and needed to do operation. I ceased all my work and concentrated on them. I worried because this is my first baby. I could not sleep and eat well during that period and just remember my lovely and the baby.

I understand that my lovely was suffering after more than 12 hours. She was exhausted and pain when I looked at her. I very worried and I only can pray to Him and requested Him to safe my lovely and my little Danish. I could not afford to lose them because they are everything to me. I love them very much.

About 10.15pm on September 9. Finally, I am able to hear my little Danish “cry” from the operation room. I damn happy and excited but the nurse told me that she needed to rush to incubator room immediately because my baby lack of Oxygen. We rushed to the incubator room immediately. After placed Danish in the incubator, he was able to breathe in normal and the great action he did was smile to me. J He knows I am his papa.

After Danish in stable condition, I rush back to operation room to see my wife. About 11pm. Thanks God. My wife is safe. I could not believe that the “game” is over. I shook hand with the doctor and all the staff involved where they had did a great job. I really respected them. They are my angel.

The whole week I was with them. I visited them from morning until late evening. Took pamper for Danish and food for my wife. It was tired but when I looked at my wife and the baby, I forgot all the tiredness.

In incubator room, I saw many “unlucky” babies were located here because of their health problem. Some of them are thin and small. Pity to see them. But no to my little Danish. He is huge and his weight reach 3.5kg and this is the main reason he could not born in nature way. Last week, his weight increased to 5.5 after 3 months. So, what do you think of my Danish.

For those friends whose wife in pregnant period please spent more time with your lovely? They are brave to born the baby for you. Never ignore them. Moral support is important during that period. Temporary forget your duty and accompany her until you hear “wa….wa….wa”. You will cry.

Thus, my wife and Danish are my great achievement for the year 2006.

Ho…Ho…Ho…Merry Christmas to you all.

Are you happy with your income?

Most of us are in this rat circle and for the parents whom have children. We will always think of our daily income.

Stages Duty
0 Born. Baby need to learn how to cry then they will be feed
10 Primary school. Child needs to study and show good result to parent. Parent will reward.
20 University. For those excellent in education. You should be in this stage. You duty is get your degree, master or PHD.
30 Plan for marriage, get baby and subsequently set a home for yourself
40 Plan for retire
50 Health problem. Medical increasing annually
60 Suffer of income. Cease working

Do you like this type of life pattern? Definitely the answer is “No”. How we are going to escape from this circle.

Our education system never teaches us about how to generate money with smart method. Your teacher or your parent will ask you to become doctor, lawyer, accountant or others professional. None of them will teach us what is money? Why we need money? How to utilize money? How to generate income by money?

Government only teaches us how to save in Bank. Thus, we only have one direction. Keep money in saving account.

A lot of people especially in urban area are in debt situation.

The worst part is debt with loan shark. Pity incident have been happening recently. A Chinese couples murdered their 3 children before they suicide to end their life. After investigation by police, they found that they are in deep debt. Finally, the 3 innocent boys were killed due to their parent financial problem. Are this faith? Why these couples want to choose this option of their life? Think of your children before borrow money. Keep away from loan shark and live in simple life. I believe if we work hard and sincere, Him will guide you.

When I was in estate, I noticed that most the family in estate life in simple life. They do not have debt because everything is provided. They just need to work and earn money. Some of them are able to invest in land property. How much their salary per month? I can sincerely tell you than only less than RM2,000 per month for a tapper.

The secret is how you budget for your life. Plan to rich, no plan to fail. You do not need to become a businessman to be rich. Learn how to save and invest. This is a simple road to rich direction.

Take care of your friend

One of my niece asked me on last weekend.

Kak : "Uncle ...uncle, I don't want play with Am?".

Uncle Lai: "Why? Kak"

Kak : "Am don't want to play with me."

Hence, uncle lai went and catched the naughty Am. He attempted to run and he could not escape from his uncle.

Uncle Lai : "Am, why you do not want play with Kak?"

Am : "I do not want play with girl."

Uncle Lai : "You naughty boy. You better treat all your pal as your friend. Others wise you will lonely because you like to bully people"

Uncle Lai showed the above photo.

Uncle Lai : "Am, what do you see from the photo?"

Am : "Ei..mouse on top of toad"

Uncle Lai : "Am, you see. There are two difference speciel but still can help each other. But you..."

Am : "Sorry uncle. I will treat all my pal as the toad do on the mouse. Bye"

The little Am and Kak run from me and play together again.

The above photo show that friendship is very important. Toad and mouse also can help each other when there is a disaster. How about us? Even between relative, we also fighting each others. Thus, hei human. Please think and follow the above animal attitude without consider about the race, culture and religious. We grow with our friend. We share problem, sadness and happiness with friend.Thus, appreciate your surrouding friend and do not follow my naughty niece-Am.

Appreciate our River

I just reach at Malacca on last weekend. This is my second Department Irrigation and Drainage (DID) project during the year. First was the Kuching City, Sawarak and now for Balakong, Selangor. However, this is no a survey article. Here I would like to share with you the experience when I did the survey on this “dirty” river. In fact, I feel shameful of our Malaysian attitude towards to our river. None of us appreciate this nature.

I was appointed to survey this 4 km river around Balakong area at Selangor. As a surveyor, we can not escape from this kind of duty. We need to go down into the river but this time the river quality is too dirty and force me to write this article.

When I reach at the site and look at the river. Wah ! Dark yellowish color. My long pant sure be “polluted” and very hardly can find a fish in this river. The worst part is I personally see by naked eye, all the residents treat the river as “rubbish bin”. Some are more “educated”, they packed in plastic before throw. Others just simply throw the dirt or rubbish as they like. Damn dirty because I am the victim down there can feel the smell but I do not have others option rather than just allow the rubbish pass through me. My whole body is surrounded by uncomfortable smell, even to my car….No choice, just observe and carry out my duty as surveyor. Poor guy L

A flood is a normal incident after heavy downpour at urban area in Malaysia. A lot of property being damaged and it recall me at Sawarak. The flight also delay due to this disaster because air port full of water. Haha…

People use to point finger to Government if there is a flood occur. DID spent plenty money on this matter but it never be resolved if we do not educate our people. See at our neighbor-Singapore. A compound will be fined on you if you simply throw rubbish.

We must change our Malaysian attitude. By using this huge amount to others sector, I believe our nation will grow more steady and attach more investor to Malaysia. Education on this matter should be considered by our government, start with the explosion to young generation that loves our river. River is a free gift from HIM, appreciate the nature of river before we regret in one day.

I want to hold your hand

I'll tell you something
I think you'll understand
When I say that something
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

Oh please say to me
you'll let me be your man
and please say to me
you'll let me hold your hand
Now, let me hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feeling that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide

Yeah, you got that something
I think you'll understand
When I say that something
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

And when I touch you
I feel happy inside
It's such a feeling that my love
I can't hide
I can't hide
I can't hide

Yeah, you got that something
I think you'll understand
When I say that something
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand
I want to hold your hand

*Special delicate for my darling, jul….I want to hold your hand

How to handle Data Management

How to manage your data and document in systematic and cost effectiveness? Normally we always ignore this simple data management and simply file our document. We would not see the problem until after a few months or a few years. We can not locate the file and it happen to me on last Thursday.

One of my clients was looking for a details plan for his drainage design. The survey was done by my company on year 1999. Luckily the customer has the reference drawing number where enable me to do the search in the office. But when I found the file, no documents are found.

This is a poor data management system and today there is an article write about how an effectiveness assistant or clerk can assist their boss in data management.

We do not need to invest for buying an expensive software or hardware. This data management is cheap and everybody is able to handle. This data management is using color paper to differential the type of documents. Below are some of the examples:-

• Blue for Plan
• Yellow for internal document
• Red for external document
• Oren for calculation
• Green for work progress, payment and etc.

There are many color paper you can use. By looking at the color, everybody can look for the document requested. Do it now if you have not started because time is money. Do not waste your time in searching document as it happened to me.

This is a simple and effectiveness system to run your business.

Thank you for read my article.