The Picker's Trail

Watch every step

2009-09-18T10:38:00.003+08:00

2009 - It has been a year with significant deaths. Someway or another, it is either someone you know by name, someone you know by heart or someone related in everyway.
Talented and young souls who have gone too soon.

Today, 18 Sept 2009 is indeed a sad day for most of us at work as well as the students. Even those indirectly involved and who doesn't know the boy personally.
Two nights ago, a 4th year student in Engineering was just crossing the road outside the campus for dinner with his friends and little did his friends know, that was his last day on earth. He was doing his last year and last semester

My heart goes out to his family and everyone who knew him as a friend. I can imagine how devastated they are at this moment as the doctors has just informed of his passing away about 10 mins ago.

As of yesterday, the doctors already knew his fate but had put him on a life support machine anyway to see if there's a chance having known that the quite obvious would be hoping for a miracle to happen.

Life is sometimes not fair but knowing that God loves this beings more, maybe that makes better sense for you and me.

The Oak

Live thy Life, Young and old, Like yon oak, Bright in spring, Living gold;
Summer-rich Then; and then Autumn-changed Soberer-hued Gold again.
All his leaves Fall’n at length, Look, he stands, Trunk and bough Naked strength.
–Alfred Lord Tennyson

Tainted year

2009-07-26T20:18:00.006+08:00

This year has not been a very good year. It just saddens me deeply to know one death after another. The passing away of talented beings, beings who has a big heart in what they believe in , beings who taught the rest of the world (us) how to live and be appreciative of what is given despite the darkest days ahead.

As I sit reflecting through the weekend on how unpredictable and fragile life is, I end this in memory of those who has left us.

A friend also reminded me of this by quoting -“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.”

The Funeral - by Yasmin Ahmad

2009-05-06T13:08:00.003+08:00

What so inappropriate or controversial about this ad? I think not

We need to look at little imperfections and cherish them for it is that which makes everyone of us unique , don't you think?

wonder why?

2009-05-04T14:50:00.005+08:00

Sorry people, had thousand and one things on my plate last 2 weeks ( in and out of work) which explains my long absence here.

Anyway, with all the swine flu news going around..does it make you wonder that ...
90 people got swine flu and everyone wants to wear a surgical masks while a million people got infected with HIV and yet there are people who think condom is not necessary!?

*Photo:Courtesy of "Best print Ads of All times"

Pumped

2009-04-15T14:09:00.007+08:00

I had recently switched to another gym just across the street where I live. Now I certainly have no excuse to skip classes or sessions! Also, it is this year's resolution that I owe it to myself a certain level of commitment to upkeep my health.

It's been more than a month now and I'm glad I'm still keeping the momentum.

I'm not a person who'd like adhering to instructed classes. It's either I get bored easily, get my feet too "twisted" or what if my knees get weak and I start to see stars halfway through the class? there'll be no escape! Especially those RPM classes a.k.a "Wheels in Dungeon" , they look so torturous.

Thanks to my brother, my Tuesdays are now saved for RPM classes. A session that comes with a good looking instructor - hey! I can sure live with such inspiration *wink*. But ...I can never beat those aunties to seats in the front row.Damn!
Everytime when he says "Now, gear it up! "..aunties will go "WOOHOO!"( and I can already see my brother's eyes rolling).

Anyway, I have always enjoyed not only the geared up sessions but the choices of songs being played. Keeps you pumped !

Here's one of my favorites which is played in the class every week.
It's titled HUMAN by The Killers

A Gift

2009-04-13T22:19:00.005+08:00

A good friend sent me this sometime back and its breathtaking ( yes, T..i still watch this whenever I need a "boost" on a blue day ) ;)

Emailing it would be troublesome due to huge file size.
Now that I have a blog..I may as well share this "gift" here with everyone.

Enjoy!

Affinity

2009-04-11T12:20:00.008+08:00

Beyond the veil , Confusion
Beyond the veil, Misjudgment
Reflection is often forgotten

Thoughts travels
Emotions run wild
At every stroke of your face I'm marveled
At every curve of your lips I'm lifted

Sailed away you have
But, You'll remain a close distance

A Pebble Laid..

2009-04-10T16:39:00.007+08:00

They say writing is therapeutic. Days and months have passed and I have procrastinated or rather just do not like putting my thoughts to words for some reasons.To me, thoughts and emotions are like waves, they come and go. At least I've learned to let go sad ones and cherish good ones instead.

And you may ask ...but why start today? I was just relating this to a close friend today about everything that leads me to this blog I am writing now. Two nights ago, I had a dream - a walk up to some cottages (like those white clay ones you see on terraces facing the Mediterranean sea). Small with simple postal beds and a washer area overlooking the ocean. It's white and breezy. I walked to the beach. Felt the waves against my feet. Looked down and noticed glitters below and lots of pebbles. Everytime the waves flow in the pebbles change colors. Soon, there were blue, red, white, silver, multicolored, and of all different sizes. A few steps ahead were slates of green like those of jades shimmering just below the water and my feet. I had wanted to pick all of the pebbles, of every color and every shape. Unfortunately I can only manage a handful.

I am not going to analyse this dream but I'd like to think that life is such - we often have experiences of many kind. Good and bad. At times, we judge or being judged for the outcome. But everyone of us walks through different path. And along each path, we get to pick up bits and pieces of what we would like to call "happiness " or "accomplishments" so we can treasure them. But it is still ok even if they didnt turn out as expected because we still have that moment to remember. Hence, today a pebble laid and I know there will be more pebbles for me to pick and share. A different color, a different shape.