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Milestone for 2010 Reached

Posted on December 22, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Job Vacancy
Web Designer
Requirements:

  • minimum : Diploma in IT / Multimedia
  • Fresh graduate (Diploma) are encourage to apply.
  • Able to work independently.
  • Aggressive, self motivated , possess good interpersonal skills and hard working.

Interested contact Dennis at com.dennis [at] gmail [dot] com

So here we are again coming to the year end.  So many things I wanted to do, eventually didn’t actually materialized.  Maybe it’s because I set my goals too high, or maybe I didn’t work hard enough to do something about it.  But never the less, I managed to at least strike out one thing from my to do list.

I guess it’s all about getting something at the right time and the right moment.  Maybe it’s not too bad after all.  As everything seems to fall into places just for you that very moment.  For the other goals that have not been reached, well..  There’s always next year.

Looking for Web Designer
Requirements:
- minimum : Diploma in IT / Multimedia
- Fresh graduate (Diploma) are encourage to apply.
- Able to work independently.
…- Aggressive, self motivated , possess good interpersonal skills and hard working.

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Preparing For Tomorrow

Posted on December 1, 2010 by | Leave a comment

For those of you who are currently using Ubuntu, and uses the IM pidgin.  You would notice that there is always a notification for those who comes online or goes offline, or even receiving new messages.  You can check out the post here on Disable Online User Notification in Pidgin, which really helps a lot.  So you won’t be disturbed all the time unnecessary.

And as you know, each time whenever Ubuntu upgrades itself it will add a new boot menu item in your boot menu.  Especially for those who are running dual boot, it’s really a pain by selecting the item you wish to boot into.  You can go to this post “Clean Up the New Ubuntu Grub2 Boot Menu” to pretty much clean up your boot menu.

So today is 1st December 2010.  And it has reach the final month of 2010.  How times flies, especially when you’re busy or don’t really take time to stop and smell the roses.  And as you all notice, after I changed the template for this website 3 weeks ago.  I have been trying very hard to be consistent in doing a post everyday, and so far I have yet to miss one apart from Sunday.  It helped especially when someone who have been supporting me all these years, kept on encouraging me to write and be consistent.   So at least, whenever I start to do anything in the future, I will keep on doing it and don’t fall back halfway like I always used to.

Fisheye on DUN

If you noticed on my side bar, I have already put a list for my 2011 resolutions on what I want to achieve next year.  I didn’t do one this year, because I don’t know what I wanted unlike my previous years.  I’m still thinking on what I plan to put on that list, as I still have another 31 more days to finalise it and start working on it to achieve my target.  Another thing I’m working on is also pretty much plan out on how am I going to achieve my goals, especially goal #1.  It may not seem much, but I shall try to give it a shot.

I was a bit emo today as how Dennis would put it as, I feel that this year went by so quickly compared to previous years.  I don’t know why, but somehow I felt that I didn’t achieve anything much.  Whereby I still saw myself last year sitting at the same position and pretty much living the years as it is.  One good reason for that was that, I didn’t set myself a target on what I wanted to do or needed to do.  Maybe that’s why nothing happened, and I was so excited when 2010 came.  But I didn’t do anything, when it came.

Holankia Talkshow

But looking on the bright side of 2010, I feel that God has been preparing me in a lot of ways.  And at times, I really feel that being hopeless He is always there to watch over me.  And no doubt, that life goes on He remains the same.  And not to forget that The Holankia Talkshow has been started, where I actually had big plans for it.  But apparently died slowly due to lack of ideas on what I want to talk about.  But it was fun while it lasted, and it sort of gave me the courage to pretty much do a video log after that.  So I think it’s a good start, and will try to plan to talk about something as well starting next year.

Plus since I’m planning to head back into song writings again, hopefully I would have enough time to do something about it.  As I’ve put that talent away for a very long time already, and it’s kinda hard to get inspired to write something.  But never the less, I know it will come back if I keep on working on it.  Maybe that’s why I started the podcasting series, which actually got me to figure out on how to record stuff onto my laptop. So hopefully by end of next year I might have something to show already.  Hehehe.

Christmas is around the corner

So since Christmas is around the corner, I may as well start doing something about it as well.  So this the time to be busy, and I have been seriously slacking off.  But will go back to top gear starting tomorrow, as I need to sort out a few more things again.  Hopefully by then, things will pick up before the year ends.  And it’s kinda exciting when you draw out your plans and being able to work on it.

Family First

But one thing I learn this year is that, above all things I need to do everyday.  I have to make sure family is always first.  Been pretty much neglecting in a way, whereby been so busy with activities but don’t really spend time with the family.  Things really brighten up, when I decided to stop from other things to spend time with the two important people in my life.  And positive things do came out from all that, so I guess it’s a good sign.  Anyway, going to close up now.  You guys have a good one.

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Loving life

Posted on November 19, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Ok, I just finished doing a video log, and will most likely post it up tomorrow.  It seems weird, but I guess it’s going to get better as it only takes a matter of time before I get use to it.  Will definitely have a lot of programs for you guys to see later.  So most likely if I’m not podcasting then I’ll be doing a video log instead.

Me and my family on my birthday

One thing I love about life right now is that I have a family to love.  Being the man of the house is kinda tough and also very stressful at times.  Especially when business is not doing well, and bills are beginning to pile up as if it is going to be a tower or something.  But never the less, God has been good to see us through all of it.  And we’re not really that bad off either, if you get what I mean.

But I guess that’s life, where we try to strive for a better life compared to the one we’re having now.  And how can we even rate our life is a good one or not?  The world may use possession or material things, to sort of judge our life if it’s a good one or not.  That’s why we have the top 50 list of the richest person in the world, so that people like us may envy them.  Hehehehe.

But for me, I know I’m rich is not because of the figures inside my bank account.  I’m rich because I have a family who loves me and supports me whenever I need them.  I’m rich because I have friends whom I can trust, and have been true to me even when people may think otherwise about me.

So instead of trying to compare yourself to someone else who is better off, you should take a break and enjoy the view from where you are right now.  Our else you may even lose the one you love, because your sight has been focus on something else.  There’s nothing wrong wanting a better life, but make sure you don’t neglect the ones you have now or else everything will be meaningless.

From experience, what Deluxe say is true.  She was brought up where money wasn’t everything.  And she’s not really well off either, but she notice that God always takes care of His loved ones.  The more you try to chase after money, the further it will get away from you.  But once you stop chasing it, somehow at the end of the day it is there for you to take.

Somehow I felt God has been knocking on my head for a very long time already.  And His message is pure simple, love my family and leave the rest to Him.  Here’s a verse that I always refer to, when sometimes things doesn’t really go my way.

Do Not Worry

25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[e]?

28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

- Matthew 6:25-34

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Moving On

Posted on November 17, 2010 by | Leave a comment

I’m currently upgrading my Ubuntu OS from 10.04 to 10.10.  Didn’t upgrade it, as I was a bit worried with other configurations from the last time when I tried to upgrade Ubuntu.  Apparently I accidentally click on the wrong setting, causing me to end up reformatting the whole laptop.  Anyway, if you need help in upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10 you can check out this post here.

Was busy with something today, ended up not being able to update my post this morning.  Anyway, been thinking about the title for quite some time already.  As I always had problems with moving on, despite the whole thing is over.  Sometimes I still wonder if things would have been different if I did this or even do that.  But at the end of the day, we can’t change the past but pretty much try to move on with life.

Sometimes, I would love to relive the moments when I was pretty much at the top of the world but only to eventually get disappointed when I found out that I would be tumbling down when reality strikes in.  But I guess that’s ok, as I normally takes it as a motivation to start all over again and hopefully one day I’ll reach back to the top.  It may take a while, but I guess it’s ok.

And at times, I would pretty much be ashamed of myself on what I had done previously.  And I can pretty much admit I wasn’t very proud of it.  Maybe during that time, I thought it was cool.  But come to think of it now, when I look back I now realize why in the world did I have to do that in the first place.  Man, and to think that it’s all right but eventually I got in trouble for that.  If only I had a blog then, I guess it would have been something interesting to even look back and see how things were long time ago.

But the thing is that, what I learned so far in life is that.  Try not to relive in those times of despair, as it would pretty much hold you for a very long time.  But instead, just take it as an experience and if something like that were to pass by again I know the decision that I make will be a better one.  So I guess it’s all good.

Then again it got me to think, what if I did everything right.  Would I be able to be as close with God because of that experience?  Would I still be the same person who I was 12 years ago? Would I have this beautiful family now, if everything were to went according to what I had plan?  But I guess, I’m happy that God pretty much foiled my plans.  Hahaha.  Because He knows what is good for me, and maybe the reason why He did all this was so that I would be drawn back closer to Him.

Anyway, I couldn’t have asked for a better ending.  Maybe that’s why when I had a talk with Aunty Lucy told me a quote from Our Daily Bread, “Write you plans using a pencil, and give the eraser to God“.  So hopefully we shouldn’t dwell in the past, but rather enjoy what we have today and live it as if there is no tomorrow.  Who knows, you’ll begin to look at life from a different perspective.

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DiGi iPhone 4 Life

Posted on October 1, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Life for me began 7th July 2007

It’s kinda funny, when I saw the title on the last day for this contest.  And straight away this idea came into my mind.  Not only as a post for this competition but rather a reminder for me as well on how life actually started for me ever since I’ve gotten married.  And to think after 3 years of happily being married (of course there were ups and downs as it comes together with it), I’m looking forward to have this life with my wife till we both grow old and hopefully have great grand children as well.  If we ever get to live and see them.

Our baby came to this world a year later (9th Oct 2008)

A year passed after we’ve gotten married, we were indeed blessed to have Esther coming into our lives.  There have been lots of adjustments in our lives.  Especially at night time when she tends to cry every 1-2 hours, but I guess it was the joy of able to be parents and live out a life so that she’ll look up to us as role models.  I remembered when the first moment I saw her, tears of joys couldn’t stopped flowing.

2nd Anniversary 7th July 2009

Despite our busy schedule, and of course the new adjustments in life.  There are certain things that we will never leave to celebrate.  As we celebrated our 2nd year anniversary, we remembered all the things that actually happened before our wedding as well during our wedding.  And every year, on our anniversary I will always remember the vow I took on that day to make sure that not only I had love her for the past few years.  But I will continue to love her day after day, weeks after weeks, months after months, year after year, till the very last breath that I will breathe.

Esther 1st Birthday 9th October 2009

And of course, we won’t forget our little one who is very close to our hearts.  As we always continue to remind ourselves as parents.  That no matter how busy we are in our working life, we must always make time for her.  And be there for her whenever she needs us to.  And to guard her close, to make sure she will be grow up to be a woman of good morale and an asset to society.

My parents 2010 Chinese New Year dinner

But of course, we wouldn’t be able to reach where we are now if it wasn’t for our parents who have guided us in life.  And we look into their lives for experience, and advise whenever we have any problems.  As I believe by respecting our parents, not only we make them happy.  But to show an example on how to honor our parents and be grateful to them for all the things they have done in our lives.  Even at times when we don’t understand why they do the things they did, now I know is that they did it out of love.

Deluxe Father Birthday 2010

And not to forget that Deluxe’s parents are also my parents.  That’s why they are called in-laws instead of outlaws.  But I guess, the beauty of this is that when two person comes together.  Not only those two become one, but the whole family become one as well.  Not forgetting our relatives and friends that actually also play an important roles in our lives, when we couldn’t talk to our parents certain things.  They were the listening ears that we need, and the watchful eyes as they made sure we wouldn’t make the wrong decision in life as well.

Deluxe's Birthday 2010

I would like to take this opportunity to thank my beloved wife Deluxe.  Who have been very supportive in everything that I have been doing.  Even though at times she does not understand why I do the things that I did.  She continued to stand by me, and make sure that I finished whatever I started.  Even now as I continue to type this blog post, she is right here with me just to make sure that I finish on time.  By the way, the pictures that was taken in most of the pictures are done by her.  Just for the record, if I do eventually win this contest (fingers crossed) I’ll give her the phone to her at the end of the day.  She deserves it more than I do.

Faithful Digi Customer since 2004

So the moral of this post is that, if you stay faithful to your spouse.  You can be sure of the many blessings you’ll receive in the future.  Even though there may be temptation lurking around the corner, just choose to ignore it and you’ll be in for a surprise on what you will get from your family.  So if you have been a Digi user just like me, just stick to it and you won’t regret it.  Don’t be fooled by the temptation others may offer, because you know that you’re gonna get a better offer by being a Digi Iphone 4 user FOR LIFE!

I would also like to thank both Nuffnang & Digi for having this contest.  Even though I never participated in things like this before.  It was fun to do not only for me, but also my family who was involved with almost everything to make sure I can win it.  So I would like to wish other participants who are also doing this contest all the best and good luck.  May the best blogger win.

P.S For those who are not currently signed up with Digi. You can consider switching now :P

Thank you and good night!

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