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This is one habit that I am trying to control but of late I am losing the battle of the bulge, thanks to the snack food that is easily available and affordable. After a heavy meal, the first thing that I would like to reach out for is a packet of fried peanuts and any other tidbits. But why do I have to do it? It really beats me and I have to have a stronger will power to say no to my cravings. I know the guilt that I would feel after finishing a whole packet of fried peanuts or cheezels, but then it would be too late and just to repeat the same process the following day. Is this some sort of addiction? I am going to list down a few rules and hopefully stick to it otherwise it would be to late to get rid of the access fat that accumulates on the body (which has already started by now). 1. Don't buy any snack food from the supermarket (Don't let the devil tempt you). 2. Eat a hearty meal and just be full and satisfied. 3. If I am going to snack then I should skip my meals as a p...

Well this is to wish my Muslim friends in advance for their festival, after a month of fasting. I am just going to cut and paste what I had posted last year at my blog in Opera as this year I am at home and so far I haven't got any invitations yet. Looks like it's a long weekend in Malaysia(holidays from yesterday until monday) but here in Hyderabad, Hari Raya Puasa or Eid falls tomorrow (Sunday). So there isn't any holiday as it falls on a Sunday(which is a holiday... coincidentally), not that I am a muslim but I cheerish my childhood memories as we use to get the goodies in the morning from our Malay neighbours and I loved the ketupat with the peanut sauce or the chicken rendang and also the pulut. Now that these days are over, I was feeling rather nostalgic about it today. What can I expect from Hyderabad, it's a place where I am posted due to my work. What did I do today? I had a nap in the afternoon and then tried tinkering with Technorati, trying to figure out how...

FEUDALISM: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk. PURE SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. You have to take care of all of the cows. The government gives you as much milk as you need. BUREAUCRATIC SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and put them in a barn with everyone else's cows. They are cared for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government gives you as much milk and eggs as the regulations say you need. FASCISM: You have two cows. The government takes both, hires you to take care of them and sells you the milk. PURE COMMUNISM: You have two cows. Your neighbors help you take care of them, and you all share the milk. RUSSIAN COMMUNISM: You have two cows. You have to take care of them, but the government takes all the milk. CAMBODIAN COMMUNISM: You have two cows. The government take...

» Sometimes I need what only you can provide: your absence. - Ashleigh Brilliant » It's always darkest before it turns absolutely pitch black. - Paul Newman » It's a catastrophic success. » I feel so miserable without you, it's almost like having you here. - Stephen Bishop » History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. - Abba Eban » No, Groucho is not my real name. I am breaking it in for a friend. » I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception. » I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. » I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it. » I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions - the curtain was up. - Groucho Marx » The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly ...

1 You shall not put your blog before your integrity 2 You shall not make an idol of your blog 3 You shall not misuse your screen name by using your anonymity to sin 4 Remember the Sabbath day by taking one day off a week from your blog 5 Honour your fellow-bloggers above yourselves and do not give undue significance to their mistakes 6 You shall not murder someone else’s honour, reputation or feelings 7 You shall not use the web to commit or permit adultery in your mind 8 You shall not steal another person’s content 9 You shall not give false testimony against your fellow-blogger 10 You shall not covet your neighbour’s blog ranking. Be content with your own content

How can you build the life you want? The answer to that question is different for each of us. But it’s critical that you answer it, because in the answer you will find purpose and meaning. Many of us look for happiness in things, but happiness doesn’t come from things, it comes from how we relate to ourselves and our world. Be True to Yourself - This doesn’t mean a life without compromise. It means that you don’t lie to yourself. It means that you find out what is true in your heart, and you seek people, places, and experiences which support that core truth. It means you don’t settle for mediocrity. It means you keep striving for excellence even in the face of failure, because you know you are not mediocre. You know that you are absolutely unique and are capable of contributing something great. Being true to yourself means you don’t hide behind a mask. It means you’re a WYSIWYG person. Have a Vision for Your Future - Take action now, with a picture of your future in mind. Have a...

Well to tell you the truth I have more then one but for now I would like to share with you one of those embarrassing moment. It happened in Hyderabad in 2005, where after a few drinks with my college guys at a function, I had decided to go to a pub called "The Touch" to adjourn for more drinks with my friend. The pub is a hip and happening place, where all the yuppies gather at this watering hole. I was there with my friend and they were with a movie producer from Tollywood and I was enjoying their company and I know some of the starlets were eyeing the producer, hoping to land maybe in his next production and I was like a wall paper there when the starlets approach the producer. Anyway, it ended well at about mid-night as that was the closing time for most of the pubs in Hyderabad. I was still sober when I left the pub, and I came down to the ground floor where my car was parked. There was a fountain, not lighted up and flushed as the same level with the ground floor. And I...

As you can see on the right hand side of this blog, I have an opinion poll on the best free blog provider and I have been searching the web for the past couple of days and found that most of them prefer blogger or wordpress. If given a choice, I think blogger would be my choice over wordpress as I find it not so user friendly (correct me if I am wrong) and also I get less hits on wordpress. But I am sure that there are other providers that I haven't tested yet. It's like why can't I be satisfied with what I have but being human I guess we are never satisfied with what we have. We always want that little extra something and our quest to get that little extra something is what keeps us going and keeps us on our toes. I am sure you are of the same opinion like me, always searching and looking out for something better. But after doing my due diligence, I guess I can throw in my towel. But something at the back of my mind is telling me that I have not looked hard enough. Maybe I...

Well this was taken at home and I somehow seem to have a fancy for this plant. But honestly I don't know the name and it just keeps growing. My wife waters it every night and it reminds me of a wise old men's grey beard. If you know the species and the name, please feel free to share it with me.

Now I know this is something that I should not be doing as what has happened in life in the past is over and there is nothing that I can do to undo it. But being human, it is not easy not to dwell on the past just for the heck of it. Do you dwell in the past? I guess the past is just the stepping stone for the future and the future again is something that has not occurred and hence it is a waste of time predicting what is not tangible unless we are GOD or some divine being. But as I had mentioned, being humans, sometimes we like to day dream and feel good about something which we don't possess. I believe, life is nothing but a summation of moments, like a movie and we have the scissors to snip away any footage that we don't approve by our own censor department in our mind. So where does all this leave me, the present and what do I have in store at this present moment? Just cherishing my thought of blogging on something which has no consequence to what is going to influence my ...

By Vincent Paul Cooper Kung Fu Panda is a great movie with a lot to recommend it, to adults too. Throughout the movie are some great, Eastern-inspired quotes that give the adult viewer a lot to think about. Here I cover a few of my favorites... "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. Today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present." A great quote (and catchy too!) Tomorrow is over and finished with. Whatever happened, happened. Whatever didn't happen, didn't happen. Spending time and energy in the present fretting over things that are now history is a waste of your resources. Tomorrow is a mystery. We don't know what tomorrow will bring. Your life could change dramatically in the next 24 hours...or perhaps tomorrow will be much the same as today. Whatever plans you may make, the future is out of your direct control. But today? Today is a gift. It is yours to have here and now. Right now you have control over your thoughts and your feelings...

"Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting." --Bernard Meltzer "When freedom prevails, the ingenuity and inventiveness of people creates incredible wealth. This is the source of the natural improvement of the human condition." --Brian S. Wesbury

I had posted this on my opera blog yesterday after lunch and I felt this morning that I should post it here too and share my feelings with you. Well I had just finished my lunch of "fish ball noodle soup" and in between all my meetings and other distractions, I told myself that I have to find time to say a few words. Voilà I am here but I am stuck for words, a tricky situation huh!!! Lately ever since I return from Hyderabad, life seems to be one hell of a roller coaster ride, it's like I have stepped into a time machine which gobbles up every minute or hour from me. I am like a zombie, sitting in meetings after meetings and coming out of it completely dazed and confused. Not only I have to attend meetings but my phone keeps ringing persistently on matters which I had absolutely no control. So what do I do? I guess I should be an ostrich and bury my head in the sand, hoping all this would stop. But can I do that? I guess not! Got to face it and bite the bullet and get sho...

"Love is not a thing to understand. Love is not a thing to feel. Love is not a thing to give and receive. Love is a thing only to become And eternally be. ." - Sri Chinmoy

Life flows like a river and it takes in own course and I guess we just have to sit tight and let it do it's job. Sounds pretty simple right! I wish it was so as I can see it is definitely taking me on a ride and there are all sorts of questions in my head. I am like a zombie at the end of the day as I hardly have time for anything. I am flowing from one meeting to another and there are so many phone calls to attend to from the purchasers, sub-contractors, and people that I don't even know. Now what do I do? Looks like I am taking one problem at a time as I know that there is only so much that I can do. I know the future with my company is not so rosy with all the winding up order and the purchasers chasing us to complete the work and payments to sub-contractors which were not paid from time immemorial. I still get my 8 hours of sleep and I know that each day that I face is a new day for me but with the same old problems. So that's why I have decided to let life take it'...

Credit does not matter Robin Sharma “YOU CAN accomplish anything in life, provided that you do not mind who gets the credit,” observed Harry Truman. Splendid thought. Leave your ego at the front door when you go to work today and just do superb work. Good things will happen. For you. It’s so human to crave applause and recognition and acclaim. We want to be appreciated by our peers and revered by the tribe. But leadership is about a lot more than trying to look good in the eyes of others. It’s about standing for a cause (as Pablo Picasso added, “It’s your work in life that is the ultimate seduction”). It’s about being BIW (Best in the World) at what you do. It’s about leaving people better than you found them. And it’s about not worrying who gets the credit for a job well done. People who are outstanding always get found out. The cliché is true: The cream always rises to the top. The best always come to light. And the Great Ones among us can never be held back. — Excerpted from T...

My son left for Moscow via Bangkok by Thai Airways on 08.09.08 to do his medical studies at Moscow Medical University. We would only be able to see him in the first week of July 2009. I guess we as parents have to accept the fact that our little boy is not little anymore.

"Your past is not your potential. In any hour you can choose to liberate the future."  --Marilyn Ferguson "Luck favors the well prepared."  --anonymous "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."  --T.S. Eliot

Well I am test driving this new browser  for the past couple of days and so far there is no complains. I guess it could be a little flashy as I find it a very basic browser without the frills but I like the speed and I guess that rules. And also it is a light browser. I have stopped using my IE 7 and Firefox 3, did try IE 8 Beta 2 but I had problems opening it up and finally uninstalled it. Now it looks like that I am hooked on Chrome and I would like to recommend it and I am sure you wont regret it. Give it a try, what do you have to lose and do let me know what you feel. http://www.google.com/chrome

Well I had my seafood dinner at Teluk Gong with our family friends as they visited us. We ordered quite a lot of stuff but as I was busy eating, I couldn't snap all the items. This restaurant is about 15 minutes drive from where I live and it is on the way to Klang. The ambience of this place reminds you of a fishing village with the chalet kind of arrangement for the tables and thatched roofs. The dishes we ordered were simple but tasty and the crab was succulent and we had to break the shell with the hammer. And the butter prawns was so fresh that it could melt in your mouth. And to wash our food down, we had tender coconut water as can be seen on the first photo.