女人..

女人会因 男人长久的冷落 而对爱情失望..
也可以因 男人一句话 又对爱情充满希望..

Life Without Limits

A good book:

人要够自信才能真正地谦卑，要够坚强才能真正地柔软。- Life Without Limits

Going Deep...

Haven't been writing for awhile. Where have I been? I'm enjoying sun's sparkle in the deep sea!

I went for advance diving course just last month, got myself certified as Advance Open Water diver. Now allow to dive more than 20m, which is nice! Can see more marine lives in deeper depth. Saw blue spotted ray, yellow seahorse, nudibranch, lion fish, etc, etc, etc!

During the course has been tough cause need to study, while doing all sort of skill dives. In the end is still worth it! Looking forward to the next diving trip!

Some photos to share:

Beautiful sunset...

View from the dive center, so serene...

Dive center's jetty

View from hotel

New "first time" experience...

Many people have a lot of "first time" experience in a lot of ways. 3 weeks ago I have mine on flying with Business Class, and on 1 of the flights, got upgraded to First Class.

I can be considered lucky that I have the chance to fly business class in the first place. Never thought that I could have the chance to see what is in the first class! It just blows me off.

But then, being in the first class cabin, I sort of notice most people are more arrogant (ie. thinking themselves better than others). I have this experience while boarding, when counter announce first/business class people to board first, people starts to queue and I happened to queue up there as well. Suddenly a man and a woman jumped the queue, cut in front of me and pretend nothing happened. I gave the lady a puzzle look then only she realized something's wrong. She asked "oh, you're on business class?". I nodded, then only they go back to the queue. See, they don't even asked before they go forward, and just make assumption.

Some people gave me the looks, like "Are you in the wrong cabin?" expression when I walked in with t-shirt and 3-quarter pants. Oh, their looks fascinate me, like I'm coming from a different planet! Nice...

Anyway, the good part on being in the first or business class is you get to sleep! I have my own bed, and the assistant will help do the bed when I'm ready to sleep. Superb! Nice food, nice drinks, they give us travel kits as well which the products are from high-end brand. I like it.

Met with some interesting people too. That's the fun part I guess out of all these flying trips. :)

I love my job!

Dawn came, the view attracted me to pick up my camera to snap a few photos. While doing that, a question came into my mind. Why can't I said from the bottom of my heard that "I love my job"? Each time when I read people writing or saying "I love my job!", I will be wondering how did they get there? I mean doing what they like! How how how?

I tried liking what I'm doing but it doesn't work for a long long time. Change job? That doesn't work either.


I suppose now it's time to sit back and hit the "pause" button for awhile to reflect what I really want to do.


Something to ask myself:

1) What do you enjoy doing?

2) What makes you happy?



It'll be a quest to find answer for the above questions...


Good night.

Another dream achieved...

The feeling of "not-believe" that I've done that still surged through my mind. Maybe it's not a big deal to a lot of people, but it's a dream of mine. A dream to climb Mount Kinabalu at least once in my life time even my knee condition doesn't seems to allow that.

However, however, I did that just weeks ago, 9 May 2010. A memorable day, I reached Mount Kinabalu summit at 7am!

When I was up there, I couldn't help myself but hugged the summit rock, at the same time, asking myself "what are you doing up here?!". Irony, isn't it? The thing is I don't know exactly if I am really into mountaineering. It's just something out of curiosity to want to know what's it's like to sit on the Mount Kinabalu peak.

It takes hard work, lots of hard work to have that curiosity filled! :)

Let me share abit on the process, something to remind myself in case I have chance to go back there for the second time!

Mount Kinabalu is within Kinabalu Park, which is Malaysia's first World Heritage designated by UNESCO in December 2000. This granite massif stands at 4,095.2m (13,435ft) tall, is the highest mountain between the Himalayans and the Snow Mountains of Papau Barat (New Guinea Island).

There are 2 trails to go up the summit. The Summit Trail (from Timpohon Gate) and Mesilau Route. The 2 trails meet at Layang-Layang (KM 4 from Timpohon Gate), then is all the way up up and up.

Mesilau Route is approximately 2km longer than The Summit Trail. I took Mesilau Route up and descend via the Summit Trail to Timpohon gate. Me and the hiking group started the journey around 9:30am. The first part of the journey at Mesilau is ascend about 2km then descend for 2km! When it starts to descend, I just couldn't help to think "you must be joking!", for the height of the steps down! During the journey, it has lots of plants, views, unfortunately, I'm too concentrate on the trail that I didn't stop much to appreciate the nature. However, when some plants attracted my vision, I'll play with some macro shots. 

Finally reached Layang-Layang, legs and knees are started trembling, tired. One thing I've learned here is to bring enough finger food that can help boost energy. I got hungry very fast, and all I have is chocolate. I ate too much chocolate until I feel like vomitting. Hehe... next round, must prepare other type of energy booster snacks! (Like raisin, banana, apple? Any others to suggest?). Deep heat cream to release muscle ache is very helpful as well.

Ohh.. it takes 9 hours for me to reach Laban Rata at 6:30pm! I met with rains, wind before I reached Laban Rata, where I'll be resting before the summit climb. There's an area which is very challenging to my shoe, the area is full of rocks! (Somewhere near Pondok Villosa area). I slipped quite a few times there. The soil and vegetation changed at different heights. When it's near the hut, the plant becomes shorter and much more open, like below.

When I started to see Laban Rata's roof, I sprint towards it with all my energy! It's all dark outside. I feel relief when I stepped into the hut, smell food! But too tired to have appetite to eat anything. I rested around 10pm, but couldn't sleep. Body over-exhausted? I do have doubts whether to go on the next day. Friend encourage me to go for it. I get up at 1am instead and prepared myself for the summit challenge.

Put on my winter jacket, hat, gloves, head lamp, started the journey at 3am. Heading towards Sayat-Sayat hut. After 700m of stair case climb, I reached what they called, the "Dangerous Zone". The area which using rope to climb alongside the cliff. Too dark to see anything, just trust the guide to help us up towards that cliff.

After registered myself at the Sayat-Sayat hut, the ascend just getting more and more intense. Using rope all the way up. I started to feel breathless around 7.5km. Again, thinking to quit, but friend keep encourage me to go on. Very thankful to this friend.

Sun started to rise! (Some of the photos below are courtesy of a hiking friend, Fara)

This is the summit! The last 500m is killing, where I no longer has energy to use my arm to pull myself up. 

But hey, there's a nice guide who's willing to help me up, and he pulled me all the way to the summit. Wala.. I'm up the summit at 7am! That is approx. 4 hours climb.

Admire the view from the peak. Resting and busy photo shooting up there. Started to descend 15mins later. And another 3 hours back to Laban Rata, then 7 hours down to the bottom - Timpohon gate. 

~ 23 hours walk for approx. 18kms, ended my 2 days 1 night Mount KK challenge!

If you asked me whether I'll do that again? My answer is Yes! So, I guess I'm into mountaineering after all. :)

A Thank Note

Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings.
Thank you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are deaf.

Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light as long as possible.
Thank you, Lord, that I can see. Many are blind.

Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising.
Thank you, Lord, that I have the strength to rise. There are many who are bedridden.

Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks are lost, toast is burned, tempers are short, and my children are so loud.
Thank you, Lord, for my family. There are many who are lonely.

Even though our breakfast table never looks like the picture in magazines and the menu is at times unbalanced.
Thank you, Lord, for the food we have. There are many who are hungry.

Even though the routine of my job often is monotonous.
Thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to work. There are many who have no job.

Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day and wish my circumstances were not so modest.
Thank you, Lord, for life and I'm still breathing...

Motivate vs Inspire

Someone once told me that I will not be able to motivate anyone. I could Inspire, but not motivate. If you have been to any motivational talks before, you'll know. The motivation might be high during the talks, but the state just get fade and fade away over time. Eventually, get back to square one.

Motivation must comes from within, through self-realization, with perseverance, then only it'll last and not easily get "diluted" by circumstances. It's through inspirations that planted the seed of motivation, and depends on the individual to whether persistently grows it.

John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States, once said "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you're a leader."

Go inspire, leaders!

哭， 可以是很漂亮的吗？

有时候很想哭， 却哭不出来。
有时候不想哭， 却又眼泪汪汪流。
很奇怪， 很奇怪， 很奇怪。。。
是我奇怪呢， 还是我的眼睛有问题？
哭， 可以是很漂亮的吧。。。
至少我看过有一位夫人， 她哭得很漂亮。
为了保护她信念，她的爱，而哭得让人感动。

走到底

My brother share this：

人生在世, 总会面临不同的选择， 你永远不会知道选择的结果会是怎样。
不过我总对自己说，选择了就不要后悔； 要走就走到底。

蛮有意思的。。。