回家吧 回到最初的美好

I'm now at home!!!

have got a lot to write about my journey from Cheltenham-London-Abu Dhabi-KLIA-Klang.. will write about it after I have enough sleep..

These days just had about 5 hours sleep in total.. =/

and wow!!

there had been so much renovation in the house..

I like the changes! Especially the bathrooms downstairs and the one in my big bro's room..

a lot of things going on..

my to-do list is also kind of long.. and, I want to eat many food! but.. seems like I haven't got the selera.. >"<

glad to be at home.. =D

Pek Cek

Bpeng and me are both in learning centre quiet study room now, not doing any study!

I don't why made me sooo pek cek..

the house internet is down 3-4 days ago, and I think the problem was on the router that it can't solve the ip address bla bla bla... tried restart and even reset and it still doesn't work

Got a friend who taught me how to go "inside" to check what is not working.. but I'm not pro enough to sort that out =/

then the landlord said Monday (i.e. today) her daughter's computer expert was coming to change a new router..

Yet very very very unfortunately, few days ago Bpeng lost her keys (we still don't understand how this happened) so she has kept all the spare keys in her room when her daughter and her friend came,

and they have to get into her daughter's room to get something to sort the internet out..

but bpeng wasn't at home... so we have to wait for another day.. (which I would have left)

I really really need the internet desperately..

to get bus ticket, to transfer money, to check terminal and weather, to contact my family, to find my referee (ex dissertation supervisor, i.e. Kerry Rees), to keep in touch with many people..

If it's any other time in the year it should be fine, as we can always come to the Uni,

but the weather truly, seriously sucks!! and the Uni was closed last week..

it's sooo difficult to go anywhere =(

grrrrrr...

Anyway, thats it for the grumbles.. and guess what,

I forgot to note this in my blog,

that I'm flying back to Malaysia tomorrow!!!!!

I haven't been home for more day 500 days already! The longest period in my life...

I miss home badly.. miss the feelings of staying at home badly..

miss a lots of food badly..

And this time I'm also going back for erge's (i.e. my second brother) wedding.. =DD

I'm quite excited! hahaha.. although I don't really know what to expect..

Next thing would be Chinese New Year celebration that I have missed for 3 years..

until my grandma has forgotten my angpao.. = =

Ohya.. and two days ago was my last day at Primark..

a place that I had been working for more that three years,

it's kind of a mixture of strange feelings.. but I'm glad that I've known a group of nice colleagues there, and the appreciations they've got to me..

It's actually hard .. to leave. =X

Anyway, in less than 24 hours I'm leaving this land already.. hope the weather is good enough during the departures.. I want to be home on time! *pray*

生命教育

她用轉注的眼神，盯著小桌上的白紙，然後，用意志驅使一隻腳，在紙上寫了“黃昭芊 ooi zhao qian”幾個字。

黃昭芊小朋友的照片，讓我的淚水在眼眶裡打轉。

我看到的是生命的一份悸動，就在昭芊的身上。

是的，字體整齊漂亮，腳趾靈活……，但是，這些都不是重點。

驚人的是她小小的軀體，散發出強大的力量。

這一股力量，正在驅動她的生命，也會改變她的命運。

之前的一晚，我在夜市看到另外一幕。

也是一個小孩，肢體殘缺，衣衫襤褸，雙目無神，躺在路上，身旁一個罐子。

看不出是男孩或女孩，也看不出種族國籍，不……，我根本不忍心看他。

生命在他身上消失，命運在他身上下咒。

天啊！回想起來，昭芊和他，是天淵之別。

生命是莊重的，但是，也可能是卑微的；兩者的分別，在於我們如何對待之。

昭芊的媽媽李愛雲女士，沒有因為女兒身體構造的不同，而逃避或放棄，反而用更多的愛來灌溉，從2歲開始就訓練她以腳代手，克服障礙。

她的姨婆為她縫製特別的校服；舅舅給她製作了一個特別的小輪椅；學校為她安排方便的課室。

還有，那群小朋友，沒有芥蒂地和她一起遊戲。

對生命施以愛，生命就會成長，進而莊嚴。

對生命冷漠、排斥、摧殘，生命就會封閉、枯萎。

當大家愛昭芊，昭芊也會愛自己，她會感覺自己和別人一樣，一點也不差，更沒有絲毫的所謂“可憐”，甚至比很多人都更加健全。

這就是一種生命教育，懂得愛自己，珍惜自己的生命；不管命運降下時是如何，你就是要改變它，使它更加美好，光明。

18世紀，英國經濟學思想家邊沁（Jeremy Bentham）寫了一封信給朋友的女兒，其中一段說：

“盡你的能力去創造所有的幸福快樂，盡你的能力去解除發生在你身上的不幸；

“你每一天要儘可能對別人的幸福增加一點，或是讓別人的不幸減少一點；

“如果你在別人的心田增加一點快樂，你將發現，這份快樂是在自己的心田收割；

“如果你將別人心中的悲哀趕走，你將會發現，在你的靈魂的聖殿，洋溢安寧和喜悅。”

我們在昭芊小朋友的身上，學到許多；其中一項是尋找自我生命的意義。

星洲日報／馬荷加尼‧作者：鄭丁賢‧2010.01.05

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今天 不是想写什么"神等"人才写的话 只是 今天很巧在生活中 朋友身上 看到了什么是 知足 怎样 才是个懂得为别人为自己想的人 怎样 才是个"好人" 然后又读到这篇 就顺便分享一下 =D

Adoption of Puppies

I received an email entitled "Adoption of Puppies" on 1st of January. Initially, I thought it was either advertisement or scam, as I couldn't recognize that email address (XXXX000j at something dot com, the XXXX was an English name). The message was as followed

Hello,
My Name is XXXX Jones, I and my husband are on a Christian
Mission to Africa and I came along with our Teacup Yorkshire Terrier
Babies and English Bulldog.After a While, I notice that the African
Weather isnot good forthe puppies.I need someone to adopt both and take
care ofthem.They are AKC REGISTERED: TEACUP. HOME RAISED, VACINES &
HEALTH GUARANTEED.

I was simply curious and wonder how she has got my email, so I replied and told her that I would like to look at the pictures of the puppies. Especially I just heard from a friend who met scam in KL yesterday, and really want to know whether this person is sincere or what she really wants from me. And I've got her reply today:

Hello,

I really appreciate your response.My husband and I are currently in the Republic of Benin Africa on missionary work we're visiting 5 countries!

Right now there are so many factor's and the weather in africa will is too hot for them and I don't want them to suffer in anyway. I have been praying to have someone who can take good care of them and give them all the love in the world. That's all they want.. We're due for more travel to some remote part of west africa and I cannot risk taking them along as I know it will have adverse effect on them, health wise.

I attached the pictures of my puppies,the little girl(Katty) is 1.9lbs and while the male(Rolly) is weigh 2lbs,both are 12 weeks old they should be to 3 to 4lb range full grown and (Lula) the bulldog is 13weeks old they are all potty trained and very friendly with children,Can you tell me alittle bit more about you? and let me know the hours when dog would be left alone?

please email me i am anxious in find my babies a new home.They're lovely puppies will come along with all necessary health paper work and Vet Record,Birth Certificate,Shot Book,Travel Crate,Toys And Foods.

Hope to read from you.
XXXX wood

The first time I read it, I felt she was really sincere, and when I looked at the pictures that she attached, I swear I really start thinking how I could help (obviously I won't be able to adopt them) and started feeling a bit guilty that I've given her hope by replying her first email! She showed that she really cares about the doggies, and wants to know more about me and hence to know the time those doggies would be left alone.

Did you spot anything suspicious yet?

My email was registered when I was in Malaysia, and I'm currently in the UK. She is in Africa, but where is she from? Does she know where I am at the moment? How is she going to "send" or "pass" me those doggies? I thought this should be an important issue but why is she not mentioning it at all? OK, she might be sending me, well, somehow, that's still possible, right? (I'm not sure, I heard people sending pets from UK to the China and it took few months and the pets would really had had enough to suffer)

Secondly, the initial email she told me she was xxxx Jones, but within a day (guess she divorced get married to Mr Wood?), she is now xxxx Wood.

The initial motive of this post, is to help searching owners for the puppies (although I'm aware the readers of my blog are either UK students who would rather spend their money on shopping or good food or people in Malaysia):

Lula

Katty and Roly.

Lovely, aren't they? I really don't want to google images (of puppies/bull dog/dogs) and find out they are actually pictures from world wide web. = =

What do you think?