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The New Year is just around the corner and I am sure 2008 has been a rather hectic and memorable year as many things had happened globally. A lot had surely happened for me and I am back home for good after spending many years overseas. Now here is my wish list and I am sure you too have a wish list or a new year resolution. Here goes nothing: 1. To look for a new job. 2. To reduce my weight and hence my tummy. 3. To take a vacation with my family this year. 4. To do up my house. 5. To stay cool with my staff at office. 6. To drink plenty of water. 7. To stay away from fried food. 8. To smoke less. 9. To drink less. 10. To unwind and de stress quickly. I have picked only 10 items that I want to work on and they may seem trivial but I guess I have to start somewhere. So would you care to share your New Years resolution with me.

Since change is inevitable, it makes more sense to embrace it than to offer resistance, says Narayani Ganesh     The year 2009 is being designated as the year of change. In Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, Seihan Mori, chief monk at Kiyomizu temple, declared “change” to be the country’s character or “kanji” in the coming year, on the basis of a popular vote. Admitting that the choice was probably inspired by US president-elect Barack Obama’s campaign theme, the monk said that it is also an expression of the people’s wishes to see change in different spheres on the basis of a popular vote.      However, has any year been free of change? Could a future year be changeless? Unlikely so. If the universe and everything in it is in motion, and planet earth throbs with life, it’s because there is constant change. If the political process is surviving well or doing badly, the economy is growing or shrinking, markets are thriving or plunging, scientists are discovering new species or adding to ...

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These houses look lovely right and that was the reason why I couldn't find time to blog as I was busy with work in getting them ready for handing over to the purchasers. I guess it was worth the effort and I am looking forward in the handing over of the keys soon. And before I can relax, it is Christmas holidays and I get to take off only on that day (unlike in some other places). Ha-ha...we are giving away this houses to the rightful owners.... as Christmas gifts....(it's not free you know). I have a Christmas mass to attend to on 24th midnight and take it easy on 25th December 2008. This is one Christmas that I am at home in Malaysia after a long time, usually I fly in for the Christmas but now I am here and I did enjoy the shopping with my famly. So I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New New Year.

Kuala Lumpur, 18th December 2008: The World's Tallest Christmas Tree. The shadow of the conical Petronas Twin Tower casts itself on the wall of a nearby building. It appeared only for a fleeting moment when sun, photographer and buildings align. Merry Christmas! This is copied from the net.

"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity."  --Carl Jung "Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love."  --Rumi "A lie has speed, but truth has endurance."  --Edgar J. Mohn

Yes it's been awhile since I had updated my blog and I have to say that it has been my fault as for the past week I was so busy with my work. My wife came back from her holidays from India and she flew out from Chennai and I as usual miscalculated her arrival, thinking that the flight would land as per schedule but the Malaysian Airlines landed 15 minutes ahead of schedule and also she cleared the immigration and customs very fast and I was 15 minutes late. By the way the flight landed at 5.15 a.m. instead of 5.30 a.m. and I was at the airport at 6.10 a.m. So am I to be blamed? Well since she is back, the home front seems to be in order now but my work front is crazy. I was promoted minus the pay increment and now I have double the work load. Oh...God how I wish the last interview that I had gone to should materialize and I then I can kiss goodbye to this present company. Everyday I am runnng in circles trying to get things done and I don't have the right people nor the "p...