Steve Jobs Quote

"Are you a fan of Apple?"

Not yet, I don't have any product of Apple so far.
But I ever read Steve Jobs' biography at http://allaboutstevejobs.com/ that had impressed me.
       
Now I remade this image (downloaded from Apple.com) to share with you.
Hope I and you would be inspired by his life story.

“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
-- Steve Jobs Quote

"尽量"

要改掉用“尽量”来做为预言将来失败的借口。成功的形成来自於：不行 -> 尽量 -> 让我研究看看 -> 一定有办法的 -> 努力专注 -> 行了！

生日会

今天是邻居的大孩子的生日吧？从那传来年轻人的欢笑、欢乐声。

12岁那年跟父母要求搞生日会，请班上所有的同学出席，纯属跟风及想体会收生日礼物当“主角”的滋味。结果自此之后不再要求父母为我搞生日会了，为什么呢？

其实那天当亲人朋友为我唱生日歌的时候，我心里没有很开心，反而有种后悔及愧疚。因为我看见父母为了我忙碌了一整天-早上做生意之余还得忙着准备生日会的食物，也花钱给我买大蛋糕。而当晚大家的祝福只是给了我一个人。。。

那一刻开始，我决定了以后再也不要让我爸妈花钱、花时间为我庆生，那不过是自己的虚荣心在作祟。

不过一个生日蛋糕还是我最想要的生日礼物，嘿嘿！

和平的马来西亚

在这里，只要人民对政府的措施提出反驳，似乎就会被冠上反政府的​头号，就是不爱国，尤其当我们（平民百姓）和反对党同声同气的话。

很多人都清楚自己爱这个国家，这片土地，这里​的人，只是有时或很多时候无法认同执政的说法及做法。我们不是反对政府，我们对事不对人，当然也希望政府也能这样相待。

我喜欢和亲​切的马来长者，印度长者打招呼，因为他们能让我觉得我们的国家真​棒，不同信仰和种族的人能相安无事相处在同一片土地，这中间需要​很多的包容和忍耐。

我偶尔会懊恼自己的国语掌握得不够好，那么我就能更深入地和其他非华族的马来西亚人沟通。

而我这一生心里最喜欢的导师是一位很早就过世​的马来老师-Cikgu Hussein。每想起他眼睛总会湿湿的。我们千万不要让为了巩​固自己力量及权利的政党离间以致破坏我们前辈们、长辈们同心建立的和平的马来西亚！

败犬女王

Recently my husband also watches "败犬女王" with me every Mon - Fri at 10pm. See,
单无双及卢卡斯魅力真大！But does any of you know a couple like them in this world? Female is 8-year older than the male. ??

And, this is the sentences that we both like:"人生的过程就是一个梦想连结着另外一个梦想"
卢卡斯said one.

我们懂得独处吗？

是的，我们必须懂得。

无论此时此刻有多少亲人在我们的身边相处着，我们依然得学会一个人独处。

因为，

也许有那么一天，我们必须一个人过日子，只能在回忆里思念着亲爱的人。

也许有那么一天，我们得永远离开亲爱的人们，独自“上路”。

到时候，我们能活得或能走得坦然吗？

所以，如何独处得自然，是我们必修的一门智慧。

悼念姑丈

新加坡的姑丈在1月26日那天下午逝世了，享年68岁。

听姑姑说，临终前已经不会说话和睁开眼睛的他，流着泪水，拉着姑姑的手往外拐，意思要姑姑走开，他就是不愿意姑姑目送他离开。 最终，姑姑也不忍心看见他喘着气辛苦，就出去病房外和护士说话，不久之后，他的侄女说他已经走了。

我和他结缘在1997年，当时一个人到新加坡工作时，就寄宿在他们的家里。起初有点怕他，因为他的话不多，好似有点孤僻。但渐渐的才发现他是个没有脾气的人，还时常请我和啤酒。最记得有一次和同事放工后去玩，到凌晨才回，隔天姑姑告诉我下次要记得通知他们，因为姑丈昨晚担心了。听了后好惭愧，因为让他担心了很不好，从此每次若是迟回都会向他们报告。
姑丈在所有认识他的人的眼里，是个不多话但心地好的亲人朋友。和姑姑结发24年，没有孩子。丧事由姑丈的侄儿、侄女、外生等人筹办。 这就是他人缘非常好的证明。
唉！这个新年有点愁云，因为想到姑姑将一个人度过新年。以前去那里都有姑丈的陪伴，现在却得一个人守着房子。不过，姑丈也曾说过，将来让他先走，因为姑姑有很多朋友，生活比较多采，而他的朋友不多，若是姑姑先走，他会过得更孤单。

希望姑姑在朋友们的支持和照顾之下，会很快适应一个人的日子，把姑丈放在心里，哪里都带着。而姑丈的容颜也将深刻在吾脑海里，永远记得。

看到他们，要提醒我们自己别老跟另一半怄气了，人生苦短，别让一时的不快坏了感情。

能唱能跳真是种福气

我喜欢唱歌，因 为唱歌能使心情变得更好，也能疏解心中郁闷。虽然歌声不是很动听，可是每当有音乐在脑海奏起，嘴巴就不由自主地哼唱起来。

最常唱歌的时段是每当洗碗的时候，为什么呢？因为只有自己一个人在厨房里，没人会看见我投入的肉紧表情（嘻！）；更重要的是因为厨房是个独立空间，在里面唱歌会比在其他开放的空间场来得清晰及好听。

工作的时候也一样。在新加坡的公司工作时，我们这班web design dept的人在工作的时候是离不开音乐的，有时还跟同事和唱起来，那段日子每天都很开心。新加坡藉的同事还曾揶揄地说：“如果在巴士站听到有人在一边等车一边唱歌的话，那他肯定是马来西亚人。因为多数新加坡人不会在公共场合无视旁人，自顾自地唱起歌来，还乐在其中呢！” （瞧！我们马来西亚人才真是懂得如何寻找简单快乐的人哪！）

即使在目前的公司，别人偶尔仍会听到我在哼歌。有一阵还经常哼马来歌，因为每次休息时段都是播放马来电台。听到喜欢的还上网找歌词呢！不过几个月前公司听取莫莫人的建议而停止播歌了，我脑海才渐渐少响起马来歌。（也许，当我乐在其中的时候，也是旁边同事心烦的时候：Mandy，你闭嘴好吗？哈！）

我的先生、姑姑们也喜欢哼歌，所以我们有时会在乘着车的时候来个大合唱，连我的孩子也会跟着唱着，这样的情景真是令人感到愉快的！

我也喜欢跳舞，感觉很很很快乐！曾在“提死狗”不停地跳上一个多小时，非常尽兴又开心。不过到目前只去过“提死狗”3次，其它都是独自在家里开着音乐跳。现在很少跳了--因为跳不起来嘹！（两夫妻若能一起去学国标舞也不错！)

能唱能跳真是种福气！！！
那种自在的快乐是金钱买不到的。

H1N1来袭

这世界是愈来愈多天灾人祸了，能好好活着的我们确要时时感恩呐！

最近几个月都没有去人多的购物中心逛街了，起初是因为家里的小孩轮流生病，之后是H1N1的厉害关系。看到无辜的人因它引起并发症失去生命而惋惜的同时，更加提醒自己要小心，因为小孩及先生都属于高风险的一群，人多的地方的确能免则免。因此，现在购买家用物品都选择利邻里的商店，比如“地大”百货商店，物品价格不会贵而且靠近吾家。像我们这样做的人将会增加的，那么邻里商店的生意应该也会有所增加吧? 所谓危机既是商机也就是如此吧！（但也不要胡乱起价狠刮一笔。）
不过，还是有很多身体健康的人不像我们如此“警惕”，依然如常到热门的商场购物消遣，口罩也免了；而在那里工作的人也不是都戴上口罩。无论如何，如果生病了就一定要带口罩及呆在家里休息养病，这是最基本的责任。如果大众都有替别人着想的善心，那么人人都会处处小心，避免自己成为传播病毒的祸害；不该因为自己不会有生命危险而不顾其他体弱的一群。

工作的推动力

这份工作到了今年十月就满四年了。

学了，尝试了，也做了不少以前没做过的事情。

算是幸运的吧？每份工作的性质、环境和挑战都不同。

虽然都是电脑程序，但从第一份和电脑软件有关的工作至今，每次写的都不是同样的语言

从以前最热门的，到后来非常冷们的系统语言，都因为更换工作而接触过

有时会问老天爷为何我遇到系统越来越冷门呢？我会不会变成古董呀？

幸好，事实证明了之前所学过的语言，在若干年后仍派上用场，让我能够应付同事离职后的工作。

而每次换工之后都得学习新的系统、新的语言，却是让我能快乐地工作的重要推动力。

这是个令人难过的五月

知道姑丈的化验报告昨天出炉，致电给姑姑关心详情，一颗心忐忑不安。果然，话刚落下，电话里头就传来姑姑哽咽的声音：是癌症。若不医治就只剩8个月的时间了。

写到这里，我已泪流满腮。在新加坡工作的期间，和他们住在一起三年多，所以和姑丈、姑姑比较有感情，现在心里特别难过。

从昨晚到现在，心里不断的想着这事儿。他们俩皆68岁，没有子女。现在其中一伴患了严重疾病，叫另一伴如何撑得住？姑姑难以接受这事实，倒是姑丈想得开，觉得活过60岁对他而言亦很足够了，所以他认为不需要接受治疗。

和姑姑谈这话的时候，他们的侄女正在劝说姑丈接受化疗，以能延长性命。不知最后是否劝说成功？怕姑姑现在心力憔悴，暂时不找她谈话，想必有其他亲友陆续的致电给她的。

祈祷上帝或观音菩萨能给我姑姑力量去面对往后的一切。希望除了化疗，他也能接受中医的治疗，也许还会有转机的。

（关丹的IT Manager，39岁，最近也被诊断患上了鼻癌第二期，目前正接受中西合并治疗。但愿他及家人皆能打胜这场人生之战。）

Keep Life Simple After Being Retrenchment

From blog of friend, I got to know Qimonda was officially closed yesterday. I can feel what he felt when he heard "... You are no longer employee of Qimonda..."

Because I was once being retrenched in 2001. It was a retrenchment effective in 24 hours. Who was in the list was called one after another came out from GM's room. Nobody knew who was going to be the next. Unfortunately, I was the last name to be called.

Everyone was shocked because it happened in such a unexpected situation. "Didn't we just have our office expanded?" "And hadn't we taken few software programmers not long ago?" "Is it really that bad?" At one time, there were so many questions in my mind and others'. I could not believe that I got to leave this company and my dearest colleagues and teams in such a hurry.

Our eyes were red and wet. We were speechless because we knew once we said some words, we couldn't stop our tears. It's really a hardwork for me to say farewell to others. I forgot how I left the office that evening ...

But it was not over, as it's about knock off time, I got to come back tomorrow to bring away my stuffs. I had to come back again, to pack my stuffs, and said good bye again to colleagues who were stayed.

"Do you have so many things to be cleared up from your workplace?"

Yeah, I used to deco my workspace with personal stuffs so I felt belonging. But it is not anymore since then, except those to be tuck-in. I learn that workspace is just a place to work, job can be gone in second, I shall not keep too many personal things so I can take minor time to clean it before I leave. So is life, which is full of uncertainty!

We shall keep things (and secret) as little as possible so we can leave at any time without bother. But we shall keep good memories as many as we can so we can take it away with our breath.

However, being retrenched is not a damn bad thing in life. And it's definitely not a evaluation of your past performance in works. It's a chance for you to re-plan your future and adjust your mind. Take this chance to learn the uncertainty of life. So you would cherish your next chance of being recruited. So you won't easily give up your coming job in future.

Always be aware of the impact which economy crisis can bring to you. Do you have enough saving to survive while jobless? Luckily I could depend on my husband who worked while I were jobless. But who you can depend on if you don't have enough saving?

To whoever has lost their job, I do wishing you good lucks, always be optimistic and having enough saving to overcome the hard time.

Keep up your strength for next fight! And keep your life simple from now on.

03/09/2008 Simlpy a thought of mine

Now is 02/09/2008 2:38am...

I would like to say that creating this blog is simply a thought of mine while I am still awake here and don't know what to surfing of.
I never think of creating a blog before this although I am a fulltime software programmer becos... don't know what to do with it and I would be definitely too busy to keep it ALIVE as I thought.

But thank to my little girl who cannot fall into sleep until 1 hour ago. Making her mother cannot sleep as well.
(The fact is her mother just wanna burn some more fat after she has taken supper while keeping her company instead of going into sleep right away after the supper. o^_^o .)
Hopefully I am managed to update my blog oftenly while I am home. (Begin to understand why people write blog... I feel happy while typing this stuff. )
To friend who I haven't met for quite sometimes, here is MY NEW PHASE OF CONNECTION TO YOU ALL and YOU ALL TO THE OTHERS.