getting things done early in the year (requires a new recipe!)

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Today is the ninth day of the brand new year. Getting one thing done out of the long list of resolutions, really need a lot of courage! You just need courage! (Get out of the lazy chair man! You have been sitting there since Thanksgiving!). Here I try to share with you a new recipe called “sopa de éxito”.

You will need the following:

2 teaspoon of imagination (wild ones)
6 oz. of ideas (preferably fresh ones, not those from shops)
3 cups of planning (blended well, remove residue)
1 great effort
6 packs of determinations
Mix all of them and bake with perseverance (240 C, years sometimes)
After cooling for 15 minutes, enjoy and taste your success

Tools:

1. Oven

2. One large salad bowl

soup

You will first of all need 2 teaspoons of imagination. It must be wild ones which you yourself would probably laugh at in the first instant it pops up your mind (and followed by others when you tells them). Wild imaginations are good for your mind, it has a lot of vitamins for your brain. Use two teaspoons to zap up enough energy the soup will need later in the oven. Add more imagination to taste if required.

Next is 6 oz. of ideas. Clean them thoroughly and stare at them individually before cutting them in strips. Wear a different hat when you look at them one by one, as suggested by Edward De Bono. These ideas are full of enthusiasm, some nutrition required by your healthy heart. Add more according to taste but beware of  devils and devils advocates. (They will tell you to ignore these ideas, don’t because it adds contour to the soup.

You will also need 3 cups of planning for the soup. Use brands such as TQM, JIT and SIX SIGMA which you can find them easily on supermarket shelves. They consists of good Costs, Time and Quality dimensions required to give the right aroma for your soup. Don’t compromise on these as they may be expensive but essential. Your soup will taste terribly bitter without them. Keep to 3 cups, other wise your soup will be too diluted.

You can find one great effort, the base material for this soup underneath your couch if you were to get your ass up and running. They don’t sell this in the supermarket, but occasionally can be found in smaller stores such as CarreFAIL, TesCONNED, GiantFLOP or MyDINNED. Once you found it, give it a thorough cleansing (it was probably there since you were a kid), soak them in Reality sauce for four hours until it is fully marinated. It should be a little glowing in color, depending on which one you have found.

The six packs of determination can be found in most libraries and they are required to give the color of the soup as well as its taste. Put in as many as possible if required or according to the serving required. They are the know how of the soup and feel free to experiment with the various determinations as determination comes in various shapes and sizes. Choose those with fire as it fuels the cooking process while the soup is in the oven.

Once all the ingredients are ready, plunge them in a large salad bowl and mix them evenly. Should you need a larger bowl due to the size of determination you have used, do so with the washing machine. Once they are evenly rolled out, place them in the pre-heated oven at 240 degrees Celsius. You will need the heat to keep your soup melting with the determinations, which in turn will give you the best taste and texture for your soup. However do not go beyond 240 degrees as the soup will be well burnt-out! It will take a long time in the oven but it all depends on the quality of the materials used, especially the base material “effort” and the determination. I advise you not to get the cheaper ones!

Once it is cooked, let it cool for 15 minutes before serving. It should taste good It is known as the sopa de éxito.

Happy Cooking and don’t forget to switch off the oven. Adios.

2012 in review

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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 6,700 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 11 years to get that many views.

Click here to see the complete report.

The New Movie “2013”

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Not enough of “2012”? Why not try this “2013”! It isn’t about another doomsday that tearing apart New York, Shanghai, London and everywhere else. It will not be about the three gigantic ships that saves the human species, although I strongly against the fact that the wealthy (and lucky) ones got to ride in them. neither it is one that shows how strong the earth moves, again!

I am talking about a movie where the story line that is going to be more interactive, more engagement between the viewers and the directors; and one that is more result oriented. This movie is going to be released in winter 2013, 31 December 2013 that is. The casts of this movie will be determined by the directors but without scripts to guide them, mainly because it is going to be super-interactive one!

I am talking about the movie of your own life.

Do you want to make the movie with the best ending ever? The hero is director him or herself? Or do you want to someone else a hero? How would you want the ending to be, the hero walking proudly on the stage to collect his or her Degree or MBA for instance? Do you want to have a story that the hero defies all odds to marry the right one or would it be the hero successfully build the foundation of his or her career?

I would certainly want a fairy tale ending for my movie, with a lot of achievements; both in my private life as well as in my profession. I want sequel to that, laying success stories one after another for many years to come. I want my casts to be heroes too in the movie (or my future movies). No bad guys, only weak actors whom I believe will have equal opportunities for success. Sounds good with a lot of surprises I am sure, a lot of suspense and sweet memories (I hope).

But I am not dreaming. I am the director and I am going to make my own movie. I want to control my story line, I have some ideas yet I do not know the ending. I am some ideas about how my other casts could help me to write this beautiful story. Writing this story requires my constant vigilant, the nerve of steel (to try newer things), perseverance to weather the storms and patience to defeat my restless soul. It is going to a building block process from day to day and month to month; but I have my plans in my head from the beginning. I will not tell you now to keep you suspense watching my movie.

I hope you too can make your own movie so that I can enjoy and share it with other, to share the joy by clicking “like” in Mark Zuckerberg’s already famed movie. Mark like other of his peers have shown us the way how a movie were made. Through perseverance, bravery, hard work, relationships, humbleness and non-exhaustive good behaviours; all that we could learn from to make a good movie. I for one will definitely use these simple principles and hoping for the best.

Come join me in making my movie a success and in return I will be your cast next year to make yours looks good!

ztree

We have misinterpreted the Mayans!

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Doomsday or not on 21-12-2012?

Let me tell you that we have misunderstood the Mayans! The misinterpretation has caused so much anxiety and unnecessary stress and restlessness among those who choose to believe it. Just to reduce the worries, I think the Mayans then tries very hard to figure out why 2012 is significantly shorter in terms of days. That could be the main reason why the calendar has stood there, ending on 21-december 2012! Obviously they have not found the solution.

Maybe the best way to put that to rest is to declare that 2013 will come in earlier than expected! Don’t worry, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Cheers.

zcalenderreal

 

 

Come home this Christmas.

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Dear Grown Up Bird,

This Christmas, like any other years we are looking forward a glimpse of you. Though you have disappointed us for the last decade, our hope of seeing you never fade. We know that we will not be able to see you too this year. But we are not giving up hope. We will be in our home waiting for you, a home that you once so warmly protected, have had good times and most importantly where we all have been so supportive.

We do not know and probably never know why you have been so quietly distanced yourself from all of us. We wakes up each morning thinking of you, wondering most of the time whether you are doing fine with your own world. We will not be intrusive into your private life but where blood had bonded us, we are feeling the misery of the missing part of our lives.

Home coming, we will take you back without condition. Trust us.

Home coming, we will take you back without condition. Trust us.

We never and not ever will brand you as cold-blooded, leaving us stranded here, not knowing whether you are dead or alive! The thought of seeing you kills our hope sometimes but we will be hoping the best yet expecting the worst. Honestly our lives here are filled with some soft and sad spots without your presence. Missed were your jokes, your points of reality and mostly your physical presence.

This year we make a resolution to tell you, for whatever reasons that you are shying away from us; be it being in anger, shame, religion differences or just disowning us, we want you to know that this home is yours. You are welcomed home unconditionally.

We will not look at your religion as we have accepted you much earlier for what you have chosen. We will not look at your financial well-being as no one can judge others (including us) materially. We will not question your pasts, present or future; you are just like us  living in the present with all the life challenges.

Likewise we will not expecting you to have the same thoughts on us. We just want you to be back, for better or worse. It is your shelter should you need one. It is also your sanctuary should you need unconditional arms to hold you. It is also a place to warmth your troubles should you have any.

We do not know where to find you for the sky, land, mountains and sea are too vast and with our already tired hopes and  waits we will just wait. And if you are coming back this Christmas, we have painted the roof in orange; a warm welcoming for you.

Love and hoping.

Bigger Bird.

Pictures that only I can see...

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Reblogged from grightnow:

Files and photos sharing capabilities in major communication or social network such as Facebook and YouTube has, to certain extend revolutionised how we share our experiences with someone within our network and those without. I am beginning to be part of that life cycle, sharing good and bad moments with people associated with me. I have broken many barriers of communication and sharing, that otherwise I would not, for instance sharing some of my private and social happenings.

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In response to the daily challenge, the following pictures are still in my mind, vivid memories still for a 47 years old!

Ke mana perginya nilai kemerdekaan

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This is a “sajak” I must write, not to impress but to voice my concerns over recent attacks among politicians in my country enroute to our 13th General Election (GE13).

Penglihatan ku kabur dengan tatapan akhbar yang tidak bererti

Pendengaran ku bercelaru dengan bisikan songsang bertalu talu

Andaikan aku yang sudah mantap buah fikiran

Adakah yang aku faham itu benar?

Belanga persefahaman sudah kelihatan garis retakannya

Kacauan dodol sudah terdengar kesepian orang kampung

Andaikan aku yang sudah mantap buah fikiran

Adakah yang aku lihat itu benar?

Bisikan di warung sudah tak semanis kopi idaman

Laungan jalanan pahit dengan derita menjad jadi

Andaikan aku yang sudah mantap buah fikiran

Adakah yang aku dengar itu benar?

Gotong royong adat kekampungan di cemar bendera berwarna

Bohong bohongan mula menjadi adat permainan gelongsor

Andaikan aku yang sudah mantap buah fikiran

Adakah yang aku rasa itu benar?

Kongkongan yang berkuasa kini sudah mula di cabar

Dan yang terdesak kini mula melolong tak tentu arah

Andaikan aku yang sudah mantap buah fikiran

Adakah ini makna kemerdekaan?

Salam Cintai Malaysia.

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