Blacklisted by PTPTN?

Hey guys, remember to get to this link to check if you are blacklisted by ptptn and are banned from travelling abroad:

http://www.ptptn.gov.my/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=PUB.1.215

Correction

I would like to make some corrections on the previous post that I made. There were mistakes in the timeline. I truly apologize for the confusion. The truth was, he was only admitted to hospital for the first time on Thursday, 27th August 2009, and then discharged on Sat, and back for follow up on Sunday. We can ignore about what I wrote about 25&26 august. If you do know the truth and happen to see untrue comments online or anyone making up stories, kindly make an effort to minimize it (because it's hard to put a stop to it I guess). It's a heartache to his family and friends to be knowing Ah Shiu's case being made fun of, or topic of gossip just to make the day juicier, that is truly inconsiderate.

Farewell

Our team attended Ah Shiu's funeral yesterday. It really broke our hearts to see our dear friend's face for the very last time. But that was the reality, it really was, and it's something that all of us find so hard to accept and believe.

I still remember how meticulous he had been in studying the diamonds when he was planning on the wedding rings for his girlfriend and himself. He told me all about the arrows, the hearts patterns that we should look out for at the diamond surface, the clarity, he explained all the 4Cs to me. I remember he told me that he had budgetted RM3000 for both rings. I believe he had given his best with that budget as he had to pay for his new house installment at the same time. We went to each other's cubes to discuss about our dream rings for our respective weddings, and how I assured him that I could get good quality diamond rings at much lower price compared to retail price. I always chased after him to submit his final choice of rings to me so that I could make the order for him, cos he was planning to get his ROM this december or so. I do not know for sure if his girlfriend know about his plan, but yes, he did care that much for her.

The mood in our office this morning was still solemn, everyone missed him dearly. Many times I still wonder, what if I had been more observant about his health condition, things could have been different. The doctor might be so stupid to have never thought about the hemorrhage, but if only I have known better and googled up some info online, things could have been different? I just hope that all my friends out there will be really aware of your health condition, don't ignore it if you're not feeling well.

Above all things, pray and give thanks continually. God bless all of you.

Life is ...

Unpredictable. My colleague’s (who was also a good friend of mine) passing left me feeling really sorry for his family members and his loved ones. I miss this friend greatly too… He’s someone who would always joke with me using our secret slang, “gone wei”, and sometimes leaving some “GW” personal notes on our instant messengers. He’s an awesome and a helpful guy, and young, just about to turn 27 this November. We’re all gonna miss him a great deal…

What is life really? I say that life is a gift from God that we should live purposefully by touching other lives, starting from our closed ones (our family) and then the people around us… apart from letting time pass us by while we’re engulfed in our study, work, career, striving for wealth, ministries, etc. Really, it’s so true that life is a gift from God, the present is a gift from God for we never know what will happen the next minute, the next day. We are all still here by the grace of God. Give thanks and pray daily for God’s protection to be upon you and the people around you, my friend.

I truly thank God for all that He’s given to me and what He has planned for me. God’s grace is enough for me. Now I understand this. I pray that God will bless my friend’s soul.

In Memory of You ...

Wow, I am back to blogging after taking more than a year off. So what triggers me to write something at this odd hour? Sigh... my beloved crocs got stolen half an hour ago. Things can be disappointingly unpredictable sometimes. You see, I have always been keeping my crocs inside the house where it is unaccessible to the passersby. But it was only that very time when I planned to just go into my friends' house to get something and linger a little longer for some chit chat, that I realised that BOTH of my crocs were gone within an hour. :( The thief must have got some good taste or something, of all 10 pairs of shoes lying there, he only took that 2 pairs, which were crocs. Anyway, one of it was a fake one which I got from China (HAHA, I bet he didn't know! :P) but looked completely similar to a real, but only with NICER colors (yes, it is very pretty compared to the real crocs, and the price was more than 10 times lesser!). I guess when I see someone on the street wearing that fake stuff, I'll immediately know it's mine! Probably I'll just stop the person and go like, "Wow, your shoes are so pretty! Where did you get it?". And from his answer, I'll know if he knows his stuff or not. Man, I miss my crocs, so much memories... they travelled with me to 2 different countries and now they're gone... :'(

Honesty

I have just been honest to someone and it is a great relief. Why hide something to someone who deserves to know? Hmm, this is a feeling of contentment that I just wanna record in my blog. :)

Back After Months!

Hello everyone! Finally I am able to find some time to blog again. Seriously, I have no topic in my mind now. Not sure of what to blog too. Anyway, I am just dropping to let everyone know that I am still alive. :P. Well, workload had slowed down a lil for the past week, but it's ramping up again soon. Hopefully I will be able to find something interesting to blog about. Btw, recently I have been approached to host my friend's wedding, to be the emcee of the night. What do you guys think? Should I do it? Don't think I enjoy the speech writing part. Hmm....