Sponsors here and Sponsors there and Sponsors everywhere~

Yesterday morning I thought I was going to the campus in UPSI, Tanjung Malim to attend a photo session for the Chinese Society.

It was fun getting to know some new friends even though I had been in Tanjung Malim for 1 and a half years still there are many people i had not met but that is fate.

After the group photos, I did not expect I had to find sponsorship after the event. Moreover, I did not equipped myself with my stuffs. :( What to do, still have to carry on to look for sponsors. :)

It took like a whole day looking for sponsors, especially looking for Chinese citizens to support because this even is mainly is for CNY. From my experience during my tour, many Chinese are not so friendly, but there are some are willing to give which makes us happy :) Thanks to my working partnor, Sharon, which helps me a lot because she can explain the details which I am not good at it. Go girl ^^

After coming back to the college, my partner and I still continue look for sponsors around the Taman Bahtera. We got many sponsors than we had expected. The best part is during the night time, we went to a mamak shop and asked whether their boss is around so one of the workers make a phone call to his boss so we take the call and he said he will come the following next day. After ended the call, we went to another shop to asked for sponsor. Once we got the sponsor from the owner, then we went back to the mamak stall to had our supper. Unexpectedly, we met the boss and then we explained to him again and he accepted. Ok, we have done so much so we had our supper at the mamak. When it is time to pay up, the casher said we do not have to pay for the food we had order. We all were stunned 0_0 We never expected that was coming and we feel uneasy for their treatment towards us. I wouldn't dare to say happy but was grateful that they can do such nice things for us. Hope your shop will flourish in the near future.

Delightful Deepavali

First and foremost, I want to wish Happy Deepavali to all my indian friends and other friends. I am back to do some blogging. Recently there is nothing special going on here in Tanjung Malim. I will update this blog because I need to make myself active anyway and anyhow.

Today I just feel lazy to do anything except playing DotA (Defence of The Anceints). I like to play with my coursemate only the real fun give me the adrenaline to get rid of the pressure about the examation. Yeah, just to pass my time because I am too lazy to study for my examination especially SLA (Second Language Acquisition).

Today, I cook spaghetti which is my second attempt because it is time to skill up my cooking style. Muahaha..I went to Grand Union which is one of the simplest supermarket in Tanjung Malim, at least I can get the ingredients for making my spagetti. I bought Chifferi Rigati, and Prego Pasta Sauce. I had to borrow my coursemate's rice cooker to boil the spaghetti and the pasta sauce. Actually, I should get more ingredients to add flavour to my spagetti but I forgot to buy while I'm doing some shopping XD.

So I had to borrow Alif's salt and osyter sauce to enhance the taste of the sauce. It took me to cook about half and hour to finish the cooking..phew..

Now I know how hard it is to cook, and patients is all I need to get perfection of my cooking. Finally, it turn out to be a bit salty but it is still delicious even lack of ingredients. Next time it will be a better than this. Bon Appétit! Wait for next blog update :) Anyone can cook! (Quoted from the movie Ratatouille)

Chifferi Rigati, Prego, salt and oyster sause (which is not in the picture)

Using rice cooker to boil the spaghetti and the pasta sauce ;P

Voilá! Here is the Chifferi Rigati spaghetti.

Adha and his brother Aidil is enjoying the spaghetti. Muahaha..

Yum..that is Alif expression.

Ho Chiak!!

Embracing Imperfection

When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage, and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite! When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the toast. And I'll never forget what he said. 'Baby, I love burned toast.'

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night, and I asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, 'Debbie, your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides-a little burnt toast never hurt anyone! You know, life is full of imperfect things...and imperfect people. I'm not the best housekeeper or cook.'

What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each other's differences - is the one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship. Burnt toast should never be a deal breaker. We could extend this to any relationship in fact - as understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!!"

Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket - but into your own.

The moral of the story is:

People will always forget what you do, and they will always forget what you say, but they will never, ever forget the way you make them feel

Time comes and goes?

Hello everyone :)

I'm back after a long trip from another 'dimension' because it was a tough time from time to time in doing assignments and also daily activities which is unavoidable. I will share stories or articles or anything which is interesting to read.

It does not mean that I am not sharing about my experience in my life but I eventually will take some time to put up some experience when there is a free time :)

So hope you all enjoy reading my blog. Comment and share some thoughts so I can make this blog into a successful and interesting to read for other readers. Bye~

When time comes we do not appreciate it but after the time is over we regret for not doing anything about it :)

Finding A Life Partner For the near future

Here I would like to share some interesting facts on how to get a life partner...

Golden Rules For Finding Your Life Partner (by Rabbi Dov Heller, M.A.)

A relationship coach lays out his 5 golden rules for evaluating the prospects of long-term success. When it comes to making the decision about choosing a life partner, no one wants to make a mistake. Yet, with a divorce rate of close to 50 percent, it appears that many are making serious mistakes in their approach to finding Mr./Ms. Right! If you ask most couples who are engaged why they're getting married, they'll say: "We're in love." I believe this is the #1 mistake people make when they date. Choosing a life partner should never be based on love (alone). Though this may sound not politically correct, there's a profound truth here. Love (alone) is not the basis for getting married. Rather, love is the result of a good marriage. When the other ingredients are right, then the love will come. Let me say it again: You can't build a lifetime relationship on love alone. You need a lot more. Here are five questions you must ask yourself if you're serious about finding and keeping a life partner.

QUESTION #1:
Do we share a common life purpose?
Why is this so important?
Let me put it this way: If you're married for 20 or 30 years, that's a long time to live with someone.What do you plan to do with each other all that time? Travel, eat and jog together? You need to share something deeper and more meaningful. You need a common life purpose. Two things can happen in a marriage. You can grow together, or you can grow apart. 50 percent of the people out there are growing apart. To make a marriage work, you need to know what you want out of life -bottom line- and marry someone who wants the same thing.

QUESTION #2:
Do I feel safe expressing my feelings and thoughts with this person ? This question goes to the core of the quality of your relationship. Feeling safe means you can communicate openly with this person.The basis of having good communication is trust - i.e. trust that I won't get "punished" or hurt for expressing my honest thoughts and feelings. A colleague of mine defines an abusive person as someone with whom you feel afraid to express your thoughts and feelings. Be honest with yourself on this one. Make sure you feel emotionally safe with the person you plan to marry.

QUESTION #3:
Is he/she a mensch?
A mensch is someone who is a refined and sensitive person. How can you test? Here are some suggestions:
Do they work on personal growth on a regular basis?

Are they serious about improving themselves?
A teacher of mine defines a good person as "someone who is always striving to be good and do the right thing." So ask about your significant other: What do they do with their time? Is this person materialistic?
Usually a materialistic person is not someone whose top priority is character refinement. There are essentially two types of people in the world:
People who are dedicated to personal growth and people who are dedicated to seeking comfort. Someone whose goal in life is to be comfortable will put personal comfort ahead of doing the right thing. You need to know that before walking down the aisle.

QUESTION #4:
How does he/she treat other people? The one most important thing that makes any relationship work is the ability to give. By
giving, we mean the ability to give another person pleasure.
Ask: Is this someone who enjoys giving pleasure to others or are they wrapped up in themselves and self-absorbed? To measure this, think about the following:
1) How do they treat people whom they do not have to be nice to, such as a waiters, bus boy, taxi driver,etc.?
2) How do they treat parents and siblings?
3) Do they have gratitude and appreciation?
4) Do they show respect?
If they don't have gratitude for the people who have given them everything, you cannot expect that they'll have gratitude for you --who can't do nearly as much for them! Do they gossip and speak badly about others?
Someone who gossips cannot be someone who loves others. You can be sure that someone who treats others poorly, will eventually treat you poorly as well.

QUESTION #5:
Is there anything I'm hoping to change about this person after we're married? Too many people make the mistake of marrying someone with the intention of trying to "improve" them after they're married. As a colleague of mine puts it, "You can probably expect someone to change after marriage ... for the worse!"
If you cannot fully accept this person the way they are now, then you are not ready to marry them.

In conclusion, dating doesn't have to be difficult and treacherous. The key is to try leading a little more with your head and less with your heart. It pays to be as objective as possible when you are dating, to be sure to ask questions that will help you get to the key issues. Falling in love is a great feeling, but when you wake up with a ring on your finger, you don't want to find yourself in trouble because you didn't do your homework.