21st birthday thoughts...

I hope I can sound as enthusiastic as Siew Wei when she called to wish me a Happy Birthday!! I was tired so sorry for my lack of excitement and enthusiasm. Now, I must admit that I truly appreciate these wishes and for everyone who remember my birthday, here is my BIG THANK YOU to you guys.

Flashes from the past:


















It rarely happened that I would be onlining at home during the eve of my birthday. (is there such a thing like that?) And I normally don't think much but for some reason, this year is different...well, partly because I'm finally 21. An adult and a new journey for me. Maybe for many of my friends and buddies, they had their finest celebration and all those are cooL!! But part of me know that none of that are my desire....at least no longer are my desire. Let's just hear a story from me...I know I'm not good at this but bear with me.

A young man who just attended the church service for the first time felt that there should be a higher calling in his life. He spent his youth doing church stuff and he made great friends....friends that he would call 'brothers'. Together they had great time together, doing some community work, street feeding, visitations etc. But good things don't last forever. The cell group, Timothy, Silas and Titus were hardly heard of anymore in the church. But not all were lost as there were still connection between this group of dejected brothers. As each of them went on a different path, the community grew...the young man had his own scattered communities here and there. But the young man is no longer as young as he thought he is....he is 21 today. An age where many officially considered as an adult. He took his time to recall good memories and take to heart things that he learned along the way. That he is me...and I sincerely want to thank those who have come along the way to be part of this big community. I appreciate the little stories that we shared together and no matter how fucked up we might be at times, I am glad that these people have been the strength for me one way or the other. I just wanna say that there are many good buddies who are far away from me and even you, but really no matter what happened, these friends have left their footprints in our lives and let us continue to share those "values", "ideas", "experience" and "stories" with those coming in our lives. I think the one gift that truly means much to me is the "friendship" I had with you and that is enough... A big part of me still want to do the "good work" I once did with the cell groups but things have changed and the platform to do things are different but it is still possible to do good work without any established community. For me, going into adulthood means more than drinking snow beer or wine (although I would love that) but it means sharing the value of "generosity" in a bigger meaning. Well, I said that all good things don't last forever but now I realize that it does not last forever because eventually we became self-obsessed. Probably that's why there is a need to have the word "generosity" because it speaks so little about our own self.

And the more recent photos:







This is really the first time I started my birthday with a post...well, guys...thanks for the patience in reading...Of course, if your photos are not here, it doesn't mean you're any less closer to me...it simply means we must take more photos the next time we meet...
Love, sincerely...KianHin

Congrats Lionel!!

Well, congratulations Lionel in starting your own family!!

I'm sure you'll be a good husband...

It's just great to be there to see a happy couple getting married. Marriage actually brings the meaning of a legal union between two couple in order to live together and most of the time, to have children as well. Of course, I prefer the word marriage that means "an intimate union".
I find it more meaningful and perhaps more accurate.

I really do hope that this new journey for Lionel will be more meaningful and purposeful. There are some who ask "Why Lionel didn't married in church?"
Now I might not be the right person to answer this kind of question but honestly, is that the most important question? No...I don't think so and I'm happy to be part of this celebration although the marriage ceremony takes part in a culture (Chinese culture and some Buddhism) that I lack understanding, knowledge as well as enthusiasm.

Well, goodbye to your bachelor days Lionel and I sincerely hope you'll embrace this new journey...

Go green

Have you been following on the latest news in Malaysia? If you have, then you will read about the Budget 2010. Well, I'm not one of the experts in all these economic stuff but my brother has sum it up in his blog...so for those interested to know, you can look at "1Malaysia, Together we prosper"

However, I must said as much as I am not into the Malaysian politics, the new budget has one thing that interests me....

"RM1.5bil fund to promote green technology by providing soft loans to companies that supply and use green technology."

Now, for entrepreneurs, it should be an encouragement for them to go green....let's look at some of the CEO that commented on this.

BMW Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Managing Director, Geoffrey Briscoe sees the Government's initiatives in addressing green technology as a step forward in developing clean and sustainable technology in the country. This perspective is very much shared by BMW Malaysia and we demonstrated this when we introduced BMW Efficient Dynamics to the market. In support of the Government's strides in the areas of green technology and sustainable development outlined in Budget 2010, BMW will continue to introduce more clean technology offerings to our Malaysian customers.


Johan Dennelind who is the CEO of DiGi.Com Bhd also has his say here.
The broadband done right company is happy that this broadband-friendly budget is a step in the right direction for Malaysians. DiGi views positively the Government's move to encourage the growth of green technology in Malaysia, as announced under Budget 2010.

Alright...enough of what the entrepreneurs could do...my questions here is what about you and I? Is there a part that we can play in helping with the environment? Now, I know that many of us are not using NGV. And also not many of us could afford hybrid car here in Malaysia....so what is it that you could do to GO GREEN.
If our BOLEH LAND politicians could see the need for green technology, why can't we see the need to GO GREEN??

Here are the simple 10 ways you could do to drastically make an impact:

Save energy and save money.

• Install compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) when your older incandescent bulbs burn out.
• Unplug appliances when you're not using them. Or, use a "smart" power strip that senses when appliances are off and cuts "phantom" or "vampire" energy use.

Save water.

• Take shorter showers to reduce water use.
• Make sure that there is no pipe leak.
• Don't waste water whether you are washing cars or anything...use when neccessary.
  

Borrow instead of buying

• Borrow from libraries instead of buying personal books and movies. This saves money, not to mention the ink and paper that goes into printing new books.
• Share power tools and other appliances. Get to know your neighbors while cutting down on the number of things cluttering your closet or garage.

Make recycling a Habit

• Students always have a lot of rough papers, notes and etc...make use of these papers in your notes...if possible, try ebook instead.
• Papers that have been used...recycle them....it's not that difficult
• You drink can drinks? If you do, make sure you recycle them as well....
• There are more things when we talk about recycling...you can definitely do this in your daily lives.

Now of course there are more than this.....carpool, walk in short distance and many others....if you are willing to take one step at a time, what's the difficulty in it right? Let's not be Hypocrites that continue to kill our Earth without us noticing it.

Things can be tough but I will put it through

Things have been rather difficult for me lately.
Studies have been more difficult than ever...partly due to my own lack of effort. Then, I was struggling emotionally...yah...I guess it's just how some of the past stories that still affect me. I wouldn't want to say I am okay....but I know in the eyes of many people, I should be okay.
I am not going to talk as though the whole world owes me one because the truth is, this is the reality and I am going to face it.

Then, I have the need to manage a few things, time management and finance. But I am going to sit through this year exam doing well, and I will take the next step to my Financial Mathematics paper...I had this talk with a friend, and we were talking about manipulation or maybe I was talking about manipulation. Anyway from the outcome of it, I knew one thing is certain: In this life, only the one at power have the right word to say.

I wouldn't want to pretend that I am good and I don't manipulate people because I know that I did and maybe this is truly the biggest hypocrisy in each of us.

Well, I don't care what happened in the past...those memories I will embrace but moving on from there, I will see myself taking a giant leap of faith into the new world, the world of reality. And I pledge that no matter what it takes, I will put it through...

Laughter is the best medicine

Now I know I am not as creative as my buddy, KenWooi in creating funny posts. But then I still know the importance of laughter and it will be an important criteria to have a blog that not only provide knowledge but also joy and laughter. Well, but before I continue I would like to promote my upcoming CONNECTwithMOBILITY blog, which mainly focus on smartphones and other gadgets that could be of extreme importance.

http://connectwithmobility.blogspot.com

Anyway enough of promoting blogs here...that's not my priority....
This post is about some jokes and random images that put a SMILE on my face.

Now life has been random and at times, sucks....some people believe that their lives are at their own hands...but check this out:


Now another joke that I came across the other day:

Last June, my friend told me about her plans for our upcoming prom. "I'm renting a stretch limo and spending $1000 on a new dress, and I've reserved a table at the most expensive restaurant in town." she said.
Our teacher overheard her and shook her head.
"I didn't spend that much on my wedding."
My friend answered, "I can have three or four weddings. But a PROM YOU DO ONLY ONCE!!"


Well, I hope you enjoyed this simple post of mine...
(Jokes found in Reader's Digest)