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Showing posts with label Food for Thought. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food for Thought. Show all posts
This is just too overwhelming, I had to share it.
The Home Affairs guy is an idiot. That's why people do research, not just sit on that plush chair and say, "Oh as far we are concerned, no one has made a report." Not only you show yourself as being an ignorant twit and a lazy bum, but you're embarrassing the whole nation! Just because no one reports it, it doesn't mean it's not a problem. Can't you open your eyes and mind? Mentally blind moron.
I can't say anything else. What I'm feeling after watching this video is very rude and impolite.
I'm sorry.
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Last night, after the Pesta Chow Kit Kita 2, Aris and I decided to join The Soup Kitchen with Dewi, Huzair and Imran. Even though we were already exhausted after the whole day being super energetic for PCKK, bak kata Aris: "Alang-alang dah keluar rumah, keluar je terus."
Before this, I actually thought that The Soup Kitchen was a restaurant +_+ what a noob.
What I've seen about The Soup Kitchen is that it's a project for the homeless community under PERTIWI; whereby a group of people give food to the homeless people in the main KL areas. The one I joined last night was together with the Young Muslims Project, and they focused on the Chow Kit and Kota Raya areas.
Honestly, joining this project was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life.
First stop was Chow Kit (behind Tune Hotel); I was roped into the role of being the volunteer who opens the paper bag filled with food (last night's was nasi lemak and a banana), and passing each to another volunteer who then gives them to each of the homeless person so that they can proceed to the volunteers who give out the kuih and buns.
I was astonished to see the amount of homeless people queuing up for food. It was an eye-opening experience. I'm not ashamed to say that the whole time while passing the food, I was trying my best not to burst into tears. One of the touching parts for me was when a family of three came up to the van. The father was carrying his young boy, while the mother held the food; yet they were still cheerful and full of smiles.
These moments made me think: Why are we not grateful for the many things we have in life? When hardship befalls us, why are we not strong enough to face them? Why can't we say a simple Thank You when someone shows us an act of kindness? Why do we simply judge those whom we don't understand?
These people, in the worse conditions of not having a roof over their heads, not having healthy food to eat, not having proper medical care, not having access to clean water and electricity, not having family and friends to care for them; yet they still have to will to go on living.
Who are we to judge if they resort to charity to go on with their lives? Who are we to judge what kind of choices they make to go on living?
When people say charity, most think donations, money, food, clothes, etc. In truth, to make time is the best charity you can offer.
I really encourage everyone to be a part of a project like The Soup Kitchen. The experience you get when helping someone who has less than you in life is truly humbling.
My reminder to myself and you: Be grateful for the little things in life. We are so lucky to have what we have now. This might sound cliche, but it has so much truth in it: Always remember that there are so many other people who are less fortunate than us.
I wish you the best in life.
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Cause nothing's worth losing
Especially the chance to make it right.
I love you very much.
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Maxim's 2011 Hot 100 is out! I bet guys are all drooling and girls are all green with envy.
Some I think are worthy to be categorized as 'HOT' are on the list; like Olivia Wilde, Jessica Alba, Leighton Meester, Jamie Chung, and Katy Perry XD
But I just don't agree on... Miley Cyrus?? J-WOWW?? Tsk tsk~
What say you?
2011 Hot 100
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What is the World Book Day? Who invented the World Book Day?
Courtesy of World Book Day:
"World Book Day was designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. The origins of the day we now celebrate in the UK and Ireland come from Catalonia, where roses and books were given as gifts to loved ones on St. George’s Day – a tradition started over 90 years ago. For international information about World Book Day, please click here.
World Book Day 2011 in the UK and Ireland will take place on Thursday 3rd March. Please note that this date applies to the UK and Ireland only. The initiative is so well established in schools here that we want to make sure that the Day happens in term time to really make the most of this opportunity to celebrate books and reading. Most other countries hold World Book Day on 23rd April every year.
World Book Day is a partnership of publishers, booksellers and interested parties who work together to promote books and reading for the personal enrichment and enjoyment of all.
A main aim of World Book Day in the UK and Ireland is to encourage children to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with the opportunity to have a book of their own. To support this aim, a Schools’ Pack full of ideas and activities, display material and more information about how to get involved in World Book Day will be mailed to schools (including those secondary schools that have specially registered to participate) from mid-January 2011. Most of the traditional pack material will migrate online in 2011 – please register to access the new World Book Day Portal, which will be ready for use in January 2011. Registered pre-schools will also receive material around the same time. In the Events section you can see the range of activities and events organised by thousands of people around the country, many of which you can attend. Over the years our activity has been extended to cover both avid and emergent adult readers. Quick Reads are great stories from great writers and are great entertainment.
Thanks to the generosity of National Book Tokens Ltd and numerous participating booksellers, school children are entitled to receive a World Book Day £1 Book Token (or equivalent €1.50 Book Token in Ireland). The Book Token can be exchanged for one of the six specially published World Book Day £1 Books (where stocked and while stocks last), or is redeemable against any book or audiobook of their choice at a participating bookshop or book club (terms and conditions apply)."
I love the idea of World Book Day. Books have always been a part of my life, thanks to my family who have always encouraged reading. Reading has helped me a lot, in terms of writing and speaking, grammar, vocabulary.. you name it.
The Internet still cannot take away that feeling of holding a book in your hands.
On a further note, why not try this out?
Good luck!
This is a video featuring Jim Parsons as part of the "Stand Up 2 Cancer" campaign.
The video shows Jim Parsons dressing up as 30+ different characters, and Zach Selwyn talks (or sing, in this case) about how it's not only up to celebrities to stand up to cancer, it's all up to us: every person who is different in a every aspect.
Enjoy!
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Just viewed the full list of TIME's 100 Most Influential People.
Of course, I see familiar names like Amy Poehler, Mark Zuckerberg, Julian Assange, Colin Firth, Lionel Messi, Oprah Winfrey (d'uh), Aung San Suu Kyi, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, etc.
Not surprising that Justin Bieber is on the list T_T (he has influenced fever to become 'Bieber Fever').
I love the fact that Chris Colfer is on the list too! Yes, his character as Kurt has been an inspiration for people and say that it is okay to be gay, and that people should accept the gay society as part of us. It's not a crime, and definitely Colfer's stand against bullying, especially bullying against gay teenagers, is admirable and an eye-opener.
My friend Fatin Shaza said, "ehhh... Blake Lively? Seriously?" Hahaha I'm guessing there must be a reason why Blake Lively's on the list, too. All I've heard is that she's very influential when it comes to fashion, and quoted to be "the next Sarah Jessica Parker".
Oh well, what say you?
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Oh well, what say you?
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Ever heard of Omegle?
I tell you, this is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever tried in my life.
Learned about it from someone's tweet (I can't remember who), so first thought was "What's that??"
So I googled it, and hey, what do ya know:
"Omegle is a great way of meeting new friends. When you use Omegle, we pick another user at random and let you have a one-on-one chat with each other. Chats are completely anonymous, although there is nothing to stop you from revealing personal details if you would like."
So then I thought, "Try ah jap.."
Intro was: You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
Within 5 minutes, I had about 11 conversations with random strangers. With intros such as "SWAG", "Everything was going just the way I planned, the broccoli was done", "Bieber rockssssssss!" and "Wanna f***?", I decided that...
Yeah, this is utter rubbish.
Probably most of them were under 15 anyway. One even called me a PEDO. Hmmm~
Amazing what people come up with, right?
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This is a late post.
Why? Because my new beginning was on the 1st of April, 2011. And it's already.. *looks at watch* the 19th.
Misunderstandings, lack of self-control and wrong decisions made me delete my beloved "gLeefully cLumsy" blog, and because I didn't have any other creative ideas, I decided to name this new blog, "Laugh Out Loud and Smile".
Why, I ask myself? Well, I frequently use LOL and the symbol =) , and a part of me hopes that this new blog will help me to stay positive, as I aim to only post POSITIVE thoughts and stuff (i. e. pictures, notes, information, etc.)
But let's say I do post something unhappy, or angry... I hope this will be an outlet for me let out negativity to give way to positivity.
Those who know me before and still know me now, will realise that I have changed a bit. In terms of appearance (I hope), personality (double hope) and behaviour (triple hope). The presence of my partner has very much kept me grounded. When I am bitchy and judgmental for no reason (or for some reason that is illogical), he helps me see that things (or people, in most cases) have another brighter side to them.
For those who don't know yet, I have left Popular and am now an IBMer. The main reason why I joined IBM would be to have better self-development, which is what IBM as a corporation can offer me in terms of both career-wise and people-wise.
Recently, a best friend of mine, Ralph, asked me, "Is there anything you aim to be?" Good question. And I asked myself the same question. When you were a kid, parents and teachers ask you the same question, and every year, you'd have a different answer. One year it would be a doctor, the next would be a lawyer, and the year after that it'd be a stewardess, or a supermodel (I wish). And yet, now, I am none of those.
Well, to answer the question today, I aim to be a better person. I might not be a theoretical physicist (as Sheldon of "The Big Bang Theory" would say) or a famous celebrity (as Ellen DeGeneres would say) or a wealthy humanitarian (like Oprah!), but I aim to be a better person; for myself, my loved ones, my religion, my colleagues, the creatures of nature and the human beings around me.
Let's each and everyone of us aim to be a better "Me".
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