Xui Ming playing with Grandpa!

Hari Malaysia!

Today 16th September 2008, Hari Malaysia,

Let us agree that…

There are thirteen states, and only one Malaysia

There are many parties, but we are one nation

While we may differ, we are not enemies

We can be critical, but not offensive

We shall seek and embrace truth, and reject deceit

We shall not take sides based on partisan views

Because wrong is wrong and right is right,

no matter who does it

Let us all oppose corruption, racism and bigotry

Unite for one future,

free from sleaze, discrimination and poverty;

Multiplicity is God’s creation; let us replace race with Unity

Let us see Unity in diversity, and learn to love all, because

When we dislike the other, we dislike part of God’s design,

We are One

We may greet each other in different ways,

what we are all trying to say is:

I am pleased to meet you, my brother, my sister Malaysians

For there are

Many lamps, One Light

Many hearts, One Spirit

Many prayers, One God

Many Colors, One Race.

Have a meaningful Hari Malaysia

Let us add value,

Anas Zubedy

http://letusaddvalue.blogspot.com

Birthday Boy * 2008

Lim Family Home Ipoh

Welcome to Lanjut Beach EcoVillage

I believe!

I believe .....
That just because two people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each other.
And just because they don't argue,
it doesn't mean they do love each other.

I believe .....
That we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.

I believe .....
That no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.

I Believe .....

That true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I believe .....
That you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.

I believe .....
That it's taking me a long time to
become the person I want to be.

I believe .....
That you should always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.


I believe .....
That you can keep going long
after you think you can't.


I believe .....
That we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.


I believe .....
That either you control your attitude
or it controls you.


I believe .....
That heroes are the people who do
what has to be done when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.


I believe .....
That money is a lousy way of keeping score.


I believe .....
That my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.


I believe .....
That sometimes the people you expect
to kick you when you're down,
will be the ones to help you get back up.


I Believe .....
That sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.


I believe .....
That maturity has more to do with
what types of experiences you've had
and what you've learned from them
and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.


I believe .....
That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.


I Believe .....
That no matter how bad your heart is broken
the world doesn't stop for your grief.


I believe .....
That our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.


I Believe .....
That you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret.
It could change your life Forever.


I believe ......
Two people can look at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.


I Believe .....
That your life can be changed in a matter of hours
by people who don't even know you.


I believe .....
That even when you think you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to you -
you will find the strength to help.


I believe .....
That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.


I believe .....
That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.


I Believe .....
That you should send this to all of the people that you believe in.
I just did.


The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
they just make the best of everything they have.

-

Happy Zion!

Happy Lim Xiu Ming!

So Happyyyy Baby!!!

Baby Lim Xiu Ming

So Happyyyy!

Crawling very soon!

Ironies of life!

Ironies of life



Men :

1. All men are extremely busy.
2. Although they are so busy, they still have time for women.
3. Although they have time for women, they don't really care for them.
4. Although they don't really care for them, they always have one around.
5. Although they always have one around them, they always try their luck with others.



Women :

1. The most important thing for a woman is financial security.
2. Although this is so important, they still go out and buy expensive clothes and stuff.
3. Although they always buy expensive clothes, they never have something to wear.
4. Although they never have something to wear, they always dress beautifully.
5. Although they always dress beautifully, their clothes are always just 'an old rag'.
6. Although their clothes are always 'just an old rag', they still expect you to compliment them.
7. Although they expect you to compliment them, when you do, they don't believe you.





Wisdom:



WHEN I WAS MARRIED 25 YEARS, I TOOK A LOOK AT MY WIFE ONE DAY AND SAID,
'HONEY, 25 YEARS AGO WE HAD A CHEAP APARTMENT, A CHEAP CAR, SLEPT ON A SOFA BED AND WATCHED A 10-INCH BLACK AND WHITE TV, BUT I GOT TO SLEEP EVERY NIGHT WITH A HOT 25-YEAR-OLD BLONDE.'


NOW WE HAVE A $2M HOME, A $245,000.00 CAR, NICE BIG BED AND 50' PLASMA SCREEN TV, BUT I'M SLEEPING WITH A 50-YEAR-OLD WOMAN. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU ARE NOT HOLDING UP YOUR SIDE OF THINGS.'


MY WIFE IS A VERY REASONABLE WOMAN.

SHE TOLD ME TO GO OUT & FIND A HOT 25-YEAR-OLD BLONDE,
AND SHE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT I WOULD ONCE AGAIN BE LIVING IN A CHEAP APARTMENT,
DRIVING A CHEAP CAR, SLEEPING ON A SOFA BED AND WATCHING A 10-INCH BLACK AND WHITE TV.

A POEM

SLOW DANCE


Have you ever watched kids

On a merry-go-round?

Or listened to the rain

Slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?

Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.


Do you run through each day

On the fly?

When you ask How are you?

Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done

Do you lie in your bed

With the next hundred chores

Running through your head?

You'd better slow down

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.


Ever told your child,

We'll do it tomorrow?

And in your haste,

Not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch,

Let a good friendship die

Cause you never had time

To call and say,"Hi"

You'd better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.


When you run so fast to get somewhere

You miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,

It is like an unopened gift....

Thrown away.

Life is not a race.

Do take it slower

Hear the music

Before the song is over.

The Many Faces of Grandson Xiu Ming!

WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING

WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING
For all young parents, ..... and grand parents..... uncles and aunties...

A message every adult should read because children
are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.


When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you hang my
first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately
wanted to paint another one.


When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you feed a
stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind
to animals.


When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make my
favorite cake for me, and I learned that the little
things can be the special things in life.


When you thought I wasn't looking I heard you say a
prayer, and I knew that there is a God I could always
talk to, and I learned to trust in Him.


When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make a
meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I
learned that we all have to help take care of each
other.


When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of
your time and money to help people who had nothing,
and I learned that those who have something should
give to those who don't.


When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you take care
of our house and everyone in it, and I learned we have
to take care of what we are given.


When you thought I wasn't looking I saw how you
handled your responsibilities, even when you didn' t
feel good, and I learned that I would have to be
responsible when I grow up.


When you thought I wasn't looking I saw tears come
from your eyes, and I learned that sometimes things
hurt, but it's all right to cry.


When you thought I wasn't looking I saw that you
cared, and I wanted to be everything that I could be.


When you thought I wasn't looking I learned most of
life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and
productive person when I grow up.


When you thought I wasn't looking I looked at you and
wanted to say,'Thanks for all the things I saw when
you thought I wasn't looking.'


TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW WHO DO SO MUCH FOR
OTHERS, BUT THINK THAT NO ONE EVER SEES.

LITTLE EYES SEE A LOT.


Each of us (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher, friend)
influences the life of a child.

Superb Bill Gates Comments

Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this!
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school.
He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality
and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Happy Boy!

So Happyyyy!

必看 .....TENSION!

One Moment listen please

The Moment you are in Tension
You will lose your Attention
Then you are in total Confusion
And you will feel Irritation
Then you will spoil personal Relation
Ultimately, you won't get Co–Operation
Then you will make things Complication
Then your blood pressure may raise Caution
And you may have to take Medication
Instead, understand the Situation
And try to think about the Solution
Many problems will be solved by Discussion
This will work out better in your Profession
Don't think it's my free Suggestion
It's only for your Prevention
If you understand my Intention
You will never come again to Tension


- Bill Gates

The Gift of Saying So Much with so Few Words!

If you will take the time to read these,
I promise you'll come away with an enlightened perspective.
The subjects covered affect us all on a daily basis:

They're written by Andy Rooney, a man who has the gift
of saying so much with so few words.


I've learned .. That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.

I've learned .. That when you're in love, it shows.

I've learned .. That just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day.

I've learned .. That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the
most peaceful feelings in the world.

I've learned .. That being kind is more important than being right.

I've learned .. That you should never say no to a gift from a child.

I've learned .. That I can always pray for someone when I don't have
the strength to help him in some other way.

I've learned .. That no matter how serious your life requires you to be,
everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.

I've learned .. That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.

I've learned .. That simple walks with my father around the block on
summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.

I've learned .. That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

I've learned .. That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.

I've learned .. That money doesn't buy class.

I've learned .. That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

I've learned .. That under everyone's hard shell is someone who
wants to be appreciated and loved.

I've learned .. That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

I've learned .. That when you plan to get even with someone,
you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.

I've learned .. That love, not time, heals all wounds.

I've learned .. That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is
to surround myself with people smarter than I am.

I've learned .. That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.

I've learned .. That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.

I've learned ... That life is tough, but I'm tougher.

I've learned .. That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.

I've learned .. That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.

I've learned .. That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her
one more time before she passed away.

I've learned .. That one should keep his words both soft and tender,
because tomorrow he may have to eat them.

I've learned .. That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.

I've learned .. That when your newly born grandchild holds your
little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.

I've learned .. That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain,
but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.

I've learned .. That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.


It's Friendship Week.
Show your friends how much you care about them.

Farewell Letter of Gabriel Garcia Marquez

FAREWELL LETTER FROM A GENIUS

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, famous writer from Colombia, and Nobel Peace Prize winner for literature, has retired from public life for reasons of health.
He has a form of cancer, which is terminal. He has sent afarewell letter to his friends.

A GENIUS SAYS GOODBYE FOR GOOD

It is recommended reading because it is moving to see how one of the best and most brilliant of writers expresses himself & with sorrow.
(Even as I'm SURE this would have sounded TWICE as good in Spanish, let us enjoy the English version nonetheless.)

He says:

If God, for a second, forgot what I have become and granted me a little bit more of life, I would use it to the best of my ability.

I wouldn't, possibly, say everything that is in my mind, but I would be more thoughtful of all I say. I would give merit to things not for what they are worth, but for what they mean to express.

I would sleep little, I would dream more, because I know that for every minute that we close our eyes, we waste 60 seconds of light.

I would walk while others stop; I would awake while others sleep.

If God would give me a little bit more of life, I would dress in a simple manner, I would place myself in front of the sun, leaving not only mybody, but my soul naked at its mercy.

To all men, I would say how mistaken they are when they think that they stop falling in love when they grow old, without knowing that they grow old when they stop falling in love.

I would give wings to children, but I would leave it to them to learn how to fly by themselves.

To old people I would say that death doesn't arrive when they grow old, but with forgetfulness.

I have learned so much with you all, I have learned that everybody wants to live on top of the mountain, without knowing that true happiness is obtained in the journey taken & the form used to reach the top of the hill.

I have learned that when a newborn baby holds, with its little hand, his father's finger, it has trapped him for the rest of his life.

I have learned that a man has the right and obligation to look down at another man, only when that man needs help to get up from the ground.

Say always what you feel, not what you think. If I knew that today is the last time that that I am going to see you asleep, I would hug you with all my strength and I would pray to the Lord to let me be the guardian angel of your soul.

If I knew that these are the last moments to see you, I would say 'I love you'.

There is always tomorrow, and life gives us another opportunity to do things right, but in case I am wrong, and today is all that is left to me, I would love to tell you how much I love you & that I will never forget you.

Tomorrow is never guaranteed to anyone, young or old.

Today could be the last time to see your loved ones, which is why you mustn't wait; do it today, in case tomorrow never arrives.

I am sure you will be sorry you wasted the opportunity today to give a smile, a hug, a kiss, and that you were too busy to grant them their last wish.

Keep your loved ones near you; tell them in their ears and to their faces how much you need them and love them. Love them and treat them well; take your time to tell them 'I am sorry';
'forgive me', 'please' and 'thank you', and all those loving words you know.

Nobody will know you for your secret thought. Ask the Lord for wisdom and strength to express them.

Show your friends and love ones how important they are to you.

Send this letter to those you love. If you don't do it today...tomorrow will be like yesterday, and if you never do it, it doesn't matter either, the moment to do it is now.

For you,
With much love,

Your Friend,
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

New National Symbol!

Discover the 90/10 Principle.

Discover the 90/10 Principle.
Author: Stephen Covey


It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations).
What is this principle?

10% of life is made up of what happens to you.
90% of life is decided by how you react.

What does this mean?
We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us.
We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late
arriving, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us
off in traffic. We have no control over this 10%.
The other 90% is different.
You determine the other 90%. How?…….By your reaction.
You cannot control a red light. but you can control your reaction.
Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.

Let's use an example.

You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over
a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what
just happened.
What happens next will be determined by how you react.

You curse.
You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over.
She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse
and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table.
A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt.
Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying
to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus.
Your spouse must leave immediately for work. You rush to the car
and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive
40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit.
After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away,
you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without
saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late,
you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible.
As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward
to coming home. When you arrive home, you find small wedge
in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.
Why? …. Because of how you reacted in the morning.

Why did you have a bad day?
A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?
The answer is "D".

You had no control over what happened with the coffee.
How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day.

Here is what could have and should have happened.

Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry.
You gently say, "Its ok honey, you just need to be more careful
next time". Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing
a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time
to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus.
She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully
greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.

Notice the difference?
Two different scenarios. Both started the same.
Both ended different.
Why? Because of how you REACTED.
You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens.
The other 90% was determined by your reaction.

Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle.

If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge.
Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You don't have to let
the negative comment affect you! React properly and it will not
ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend,
being fired, getting stressed out etc.
How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic?
Do you lose your temper? Pound on the steering wheel?
A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off!
Do you curse? Does your blood pressure skyrocket?
Do you try and bump them?
WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work?
Why let the cars ruin your drive?
Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it.

You are told you lost your job.
Why lose sleep and get irritated? It will work out. Use your
worrying energy and time into finding another job.
The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day.
Why take outpour frustration on the flight attendant?
She has no control over what is going on.
Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger.
Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse.

Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be
amazed at the results. You will lose nothing if you try it.
The 90-10 principle is incredible.
Very few know and apply this principle.
The result?
Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress,
trials, problems and heartache.
We all must understand and apply the 90/10 principle.

It CAN change your life!!!

Enjoy….