@ 113 ~ Predestination?

I still remember reading some materials during my secondary school days about each and everyone's life were pre-destined according to some school of thoughts. While others believe that the future lies in our own hand and we have the power to create or change it.

I can't help it but observed lives around us and ponder...

If our lives were pre-destined based on our wrong-doings or right-doings in our past lives, then it is totally unfair and not justifiable for us to be punished or rewarded based on a life that we don't even remember or know in the first place?
If our lives are in our own creation and we have the power to change it, how come many people that work hard, do good and keep improving are still in poverty?

This baffles me a little...

Sometimes, I wish that I could skip & jump to the future to see what will really happen in our lives after death. Then make a U-turn to correct it back... :-)

What's your belief?
Set goals? Go for it? Overcome challenges? Stretching ourselves? Keep improving?
Or...
Just live a life by letting it be?

Let's make it simple.
In whatever area that we believe,
Be good...
Do good...
& Think good....

Life is good!!

@ 112 ~ For The First Time...

I think this is the first time I've had 3 cups of coffee in the middle of the night. It is 12:13am now and I'm still fresh sitting in McDonald having my space, my time, my coffee, writing my blogs and doing some other work.
It has been quite some time that I didn't spend time with "myself".
Poor me....
For the past months, my daily life is all about logic, processes, management, solving problems, thinking, systematize, disappointments, discouragements, being taken advantage of....etc which I'm a bit tired of it.
Tonight is the "child" in me that wanted to "play" again!
It has been awhile which I didn't touch both of my blogs and visit my other side of my brain.

Besides the first time of having 3 cups of coffee, this is also my first time staying in McDonald for so long. I guessed it was from 8:40pm till now...
Sort of enjoying it as the light is just nice, the music is nice and the air cond temperature is also just right.

My piece of mind is at peace now...
Life is great huh...

@ 111 ~ Flock Together

We all know human beings have emotions and a need for a sense of belongings.
But look at the flock of birds...they have family spirit and a sense of belonging too!
What a wonderful creature....I wonder which part of their body have that kind of feelings.
Sometimes the extraordinary lies in the ordinary.
Life is great...

@ 110 ~ Talk To Stranger

2 days ago, I was doing my documentation work in a kopitiam...sitting there from 9.15am till evening. But during lunch time, I walked over to another restaurant nearby for a quick slurp of porridge and some side dishes. As I felt like being a herbivore on that particular day, I chose non-meat & non-fried dishes.
As the tables are quite full, I just picked one randomly and sit. It happened that I sit with a woman in her 50s I guess.

"Wow, you are really health conscious don't you?". Said the woman with a friendly tone while looking at my dishes.
"Yeap, just felt like being a horse today, hungry for grass! But at times, I do enjoy some delicious-garbage-type of food." I answered without thinking that we are strangers at all.
She laughed and we continue chatting about health, food & whatever that satisfy our tastebuds & stomach!
No motives, no communication skills, no manipulations, no analysis, no complications & no condemnations....
Just pure "no-brainer-empty" talks!

I was quite tired & stressful that day but that "stranger" helped in soothing the heat of my life by just being a casual friend. Sometimes we don't necessarily need a close buddy to talk about stuff.....just a casual acquaintance will do! Well, we talked & talked & talked until I finished my lunch.
Finally, we say Goodbye & we left without knowing names, address, phone number or any handshake!

In the era of Facebooking, Sms..ing, Tweeting & Youtubing, sometimes it can't replace the warmth & friendliness of a conversation from a live human being. That's what Face-time is for.

Try it. Then you'll know Life is simply Good....

@ 109 ~ William Hanna & Joseph Barbera

Despite new animation methods from Pixar or Dreamworks, one of the classical cartoon remain my favourite at all times......tonnes of creative ideas, endless energy, thousands of ways to kill each other, one day they are friends but the next day, they are enemies........all happening in a household!
That's Tom & Jerry!!
Thanks to William Hanna & Joseph Barbera who directed & written the 2 funny & cunning characters!
I wonder what is in their mind, but luckily we have them to entertain the world!
Well, we definitely love the chase & it is always the chase of trying to kill each other with axe, guns &  explosives that excite us to chase episodes after episodes.

It was produced in 1941 and after 70 years....it is still many's favourite I believe.
Life is definitely good because of them!

@ 108 ~ Perfect Timing

One fine day, I was thinking of going out to have a cup of coffee or read some stuff or watch a movie. Finally, I've decided to go for movie. I have no idea on what time, what movie title, any seats available or whether there is a long queue of people lining up to buy tickets!
No booking, no planning....just live the day and go for the moment.
People talks about Faith right? Let's have some Faith then...

When I arrived, I parked my car in the shopping malls parking bay and walk towards the mall entrance.
Then I realized that I left my phone in the car.
Well, no choice, I got to walk back, get my phone & return to the mall entrance.
I felt like walking up to the top floor using the escalator instead of taking a lift.
I walked slowly.....level by level....level by level.
Finally reaching the top floor. Here I am.....it was so good as no one was queuing up!
I looked at my phone.....7.37pm & the movie was at 7.40pm!
I walked straight to the movie counter, bought a ticket, sit in the cinema and....juuussst enjoy.

When we experienced perfect timing without perfect planning, Life Is So Good....!

@ 107 ~ When We Close Our Eyes Forever...

From cradle to grave...that's everyone life cycle basically.
The difference is during the journey, whether we have lived or merely survived.
Some people's journey is like a roller-coaster.
Some prefer to travel to a less crowded path.
While some play it safe and adventures are totally out of their dictionary!
In anyway we live during the journey,
we eat,
we meet people,
we love,
we communicate
we spend,
we walk,
we fight,
we cook,
we laugh,
we collect,
we cry,
we write,
we sleep,
we overcome,
we run,
we listen.......and we do endless things.

Can we say to our great self that we've done our best or live happily before we die?
Do we regret & resent before we die?
Can we enrich others before we die?

My friend, the significance doesn't lay on how we die but how we live.
I wonder how would it feel knowing when our days are nearly to the end.
Perhaps we should just call a friend, have a nice cup of coffee and just catch up....

Life is Good.....

@ 106 ~ Contacts

What a tonne of contacts that I've collected in the past years.....
Wow....can't imagine that I meet so many people from all walks of life.
Some will bless us, some just make use of us while some doesn't make any difference.
The people we meet will determine part of our destiny sometimes.
Do you believe in destiny? Or Fate? Or you believe it is all in our own hand?
Either way, I believe they can make us or break us.
Perhaps calling some cold contacts and just say "hi" to them?
Well, strangers are unknown friends after all.

Can you think of how many close buddies that you have so far? Where they can know every little things about you, accepting you and telling you the truth at times.
We are bless if we have one. Some of you have more than one, keep it up...because friendship matters.

@ 105 ~ Try It....For A Day

Try eating without thinking about health.....for a day.
Try buying stuff that you like without discounts.....for a day.
Try watching your favourite movie alone without gossip-friends.....for a day.
Try drinking wine / beer till you get drunk.....for a day.
Try riding a bike to a faraway destination.....for a day.
Try kissing your dog.....for a day.
Try eating something that you dislike.....for a day.
Try cooking without cleaning up.....for a day.
Try not to wear any make up, watches or any accessories....for a day.
Try using a different route to your workplace....for a day.
Try not to use calculator for your simple maths.....for a day.
Try not to log-in to Facebook.....for a day.
Try to play Angry Bird even if you are 65.....for a day.
Try to compliment someone unimportant today.....for a day.
Try to like someone that you hate.....for a day.
Try something expensive....for a day.
Try not to shave & looks a bit rough.....for a day.
Try drinking 5 espresso....for a day.
Try taking a evening walk around your neighborhood.....for a day.
Finally......try all the above........coz the real life is out there!!!

Life Is Good

@ 104 ~ Childlike

It is a great fun to be able to enjoy some childlike, no-brainer games once in awhile.
Just pay the money, hop on the bumper car, wait for the party to start and then "bang", "wham" & "kaboom"!!!
Let our child come out of us, let our mask goes down and throw away all the logical thinking.....for a short moment.
All you have to do is laugh, knock someone, don't apologize, smile & continue knocking!!
There is no greetings, or shame but just yell & scream your heart out.....not just heart I think, but the lung, liver & stomach as well!!! Let's get it all out...
Everyday we got to deal with performance, deadlines, results, meetings, managements, money & all sorts of left-brainer stuff. "Right-brainer!"....you gotta come out & give us a break!
Be a child again, be naive, be pure & be playful.
Let's do it....

Life is Goooood....

@ 103 ~ Favorite Songs

Ever got through your old lists of favorite songs and re-listen to those that you never got bored?
When you play those songs....memories flow in, feelings of greatness, the clarity of voice and the relevance of the music combinations, all of it orchestrated just for you to reminisce the "moments".
Some of the songs were 5 years old, while some were almost 10.
Listening to those songs also reminds us of how old we are.....
Well, it is okay. We just want the essence of it.
I've always love instrumental musics than vocals as it is up to us to create our own perception & experience.  While vocals are great too, if the lyrics are uplifting & enriching....which is hard to find sometimes.
I believe songs can make or break our mood. I better get the right stuff in.
Things may move forward, technological channels may evolve but certain things would remain the same despite changes.....which is our Favorite Songs!

Awesome.....

@ 102 ~ B.E.V - Blank. Empty. Void

Have you ever been blurrrrrrrr.....for some time and in a total blank condition?
You are just too tired to think & just let it be.

Sometimes you may wanna move forward but sometimes you don't.
Sometimes you thought of success but sometimes you need happiness.
Sometimes you prefer to drink coffee daily but sometimes you want a change.
Sometimes you feel like watching a movie but only to realize that you wanna read.
Sometimes you are lost but managed to find yourself in a dark.

Maybe our brain works non-stop and it needs a break!
The 2 departments are complaining perhaps.
They are having strikes & demand some rest....
Who else...
It is the Conscious & Subconscious Department of course!
One works when we wake up until we shut down....while the other works 24 hours non-stop.
I'm very thankful to both departments. They keep me alive!

Let's call it the condition of BEV....according to my dictionary!
Well, it is good to be BEV sometimes as it serve to recharge us.
BEV can help us find direction.
BEV can also clear some rubbish in the 2 departments.

Why not BEV for a day or two.....
Try it....after all, Life is Good!

@ 101 ~ Brownish Books

When I browse through my book racks and scanning through my books one by one, only to find out that certain books are not fully read. It has turn brownish on the cover and all the pages as well.

Hmm.....perhaps that is where the Ancient Wisdom were stored....

While searching for new materials to read but I've forgot that some interesting lessons, values & knowledge from my old books are yet to be learn! It was also interesting to discover what I've previously underlined or highlighted in the books are no longer important.....as it was "in" me already.

Now I'm looking for new wisdom to underline & new profound words to highlight.

Life is a journey and learning is a process....it is endless.
Go enjoy some brownish-old books....