LOL
“Voldemort is a lot like a teenage girl. He has a diary, a favourite ring and necklace, a tiara, a special cup, a pet he adores, and an obsession with a famous teenage boy.”
Turned down the Master of Applied Stat programme at Universiti Malaya. Made the right choice because the Jalan Universiti is always jam. Moreover, classes will be held after office hours and this means I have to endure the hellish jams in KL and PJ during peak hours. If I were to take it up, I will be very late for all my classes during the weekdays as I would have to rush from FSTEP to UM.
Plus, I’m still NOT seasoned in navigating the KL roads yet… Probably I would need some time to familiarize myself with the winding and congested roads before I can drive on my own. So, right now, it’s either LRT or I would have to hitch a ride from my dad to the darul takaful building. Mind u, parking in KL is very expensive whereby the whole day would cost RM20+ reaching RM30. If you are a fresh grad coming to work in KL for the first time, and is tight on the budget, i would suggest that you take the LRT.
I’m back!
I apologize for the uninformed hiatus. I’m now back from Cambodia! It’s a pity that I didn’t get the chance to visit Angkor Wat and other temple ruins in Siem Reap. Aww. Perhaps next time.
The exchange experience in Cambodia was awesome. Although the life there is tough, working with people, adapting to the life in Phnom Penh and the cross cultural experience with other exchange participants is life changing. I would say, the highlight and most memorable experience was definitely the trip to the outskirts of PP otherwise known as provinces in Cambodia.
I love PJ. I love KL. The first time in my life, I don’t mind the sucky LRT service, pathetic monorail line and smelly taxis in the city. I’ve never been so glad to see traffic jams and lunatic drivers on the roads of KL. It just feels so good to be back to the place I call home. I miss the shopping malls that have everything, glitzy and flashy and not so affordable shopping, way overpriced food at foodcourts, airconditioned street food. I miss the malls in PJ with all the restaurants accessible and in proximity to each other. Needless to say, I was spoiled for choice at home.
KL is one of the cities in the world that is catching up in its ”obsession” and pursuit of material things. Materialism is so numbing that sometimes I find myself so drawn to it. Just look at our neighbour (ah-hem) across the Causeway. I hope ppl here don’t lose their humanity and become cold, unsympathetic money-making machines. Money is not bad. In fact, I like money. I will be able to live more comfortably with an extra thousand or two every month. I pray that I don’t forget that promotion or a pay raise is not everything. Important, but not everything until I lose sight on the things that really matter like our principles and values, compassion towards others, family, friends. The next time i look at those new shoes or watches with lust, pinch me.
A lot of people asked me what my plan is now that I will be graduating soon. I finished my studies, but the graduation will be held in October. My training with FSTEP is due to start next week on Tuesday. Thanks to my sponsor, PBB who is going to make it possible for me to pursue this. A new phase of life I’m entering. I’m pretty anxious of what this training prog has in store for me and what PBB has in mind for a year on what my job would be like in 1 year’s time. A career in PBB was really not what I had in mind, but I’m earnestly looking forward to the day I join them (like in 6 months) :D
Signing off. Good nite
Optimus Prime Parody
- WM: optimus prime is a western copy of gundam exia...
- Me: it looks so ciplak from the previews... LOL
- WM: hahahaha... it looks real junk tis epi... even human can defeat transformer
- DE: optimus prime is indian la bro... he fights using parang
Skin deep
More often than not, all of us are judged by our looks and physical appearance. First impression does count when you’re applying for jobs. This is for all you jobseekers out there. It matters if you matched the right tie with the attire. Your hairdo matters too. The moment you walk right into the room where there would be a panel scrutinizing you from head to toe. From the way you groom yourself to the kind of shoes you wear.
I used to hold on to ideals such as beauty is in the eye of the beholder contrary to what I mentioned earlier. It is really up to the person on how one would view oneself. It was one of the phrases or quotes that I would use to comfort myself and you could say it was a form of reassurance and the piece that holds my self esteem intact. Oops. I used to believe in that.
I believed that judging a person by how one looks is superficial and such approaches are meant for shallow people. It is me against the world because that is how the world operates. This clearly undermines the worth of an individual since all of us will be solely judged by the way we look. I wouldn’t label myself as an idealist or in this case, the least judgemental of people. In fact, I am highly judgemental (SORRY) and such ideals are so hard to fulfill.
Today, society is so judgemental. Everyone is chasing after wealth, status, fame. Being courteous and kind does not matter anymore. A man’s worth is determined by the car he drives, the number of zeros in his bank account, the property he owns. In a more superficial sense, a face without blemish, charming (boyish in today’s standards) good looks, the lean, toned muscular figure to DIE for.
I am neither RICH nor a GENIUS (Man, this will seriously affect my self esteem). Tough luck. (TT.TT) I’m far from what you may call “handsome”. Brooding about all these will get me nowhere. I GET IT!!! All the traits mentioned are nonetheless desirable although it can never satisfy one. How would I know right because I’m none of the above. Everything is just superficial and VAIN. Vain does not only mean full of oneself, self admiration. It carries the connotation of useless things, things which are pointless. Much of the things in this world are, anyway. =_=
All things said, I wouldn’t deny that it will grant one the mileage to succeed in the working world, relationships with people around you and etc. It matters now. I want all of those. The great chiseled body that would make all the guys envious of you, the looks that is just compelling, the depth of my pockets and I wish that my parents print money. All for what? So that I can feel good about myself?
I might need the extra boost of confidence though.
Yes.
But will it carry you on through hard times?
Probably. Hard to say.
All of which brings me to my next point. Time to go into a session of self reflection. I have a family that loves me regardless of how an asshole I can be at times. JESUS loves me by dying on the cross. Probably, you may think that the result of His deed or act is shared by everyone and is proportional to every living being on this planet. It may be shared but it completes. It takes away the guilt, bitterness, heartache. We even receive His forgiveness, the peace and joy from the redemption and reconciliation to God. Shall save these for a later post.
All the vain things will fade away one day.
I hope that I don’t lose myself in this rat race. An endless, self defeating, pointless pursuit of success in material possession and comfort.
(via mayiadmireyou)
Paid in capital
- I overheard some finance students talking...
- student1: how about the "paid in capital" ?? where should i put in balance sheet ??...
- student2: ... By the way the paid in capital i think is current liabilities.
- student3: paid-in capital is the amount we pay as capital?
- Mind u, these students have taken 2 classes in financial management and corporate finance!!!!!!!
