What artists, composers, lyricists, musicians, illusionists, and fashionistas need are inspirations. Things that inspire them, move them to touch something: hearts of humans. Inspirations seem a big word. It seems as if it is a kind of spiritual element, full of rejuvenating energy. Well, inspirations are only phenomena which takes place around the beholder. What the person experiences, is an inspiration. So, pratically, inspirations are what makes an artist alive. No one can draw without an idea, can he? Or, no one can draw and illuminate a beautiful artwork without inspirations, can he? Or maybe, Da Vinci, had no inpirations at all? Impossible. When a person opens up a new point of view to the world, he, is drawing a new hue and shade as the inner surface on the world, through his eyes. There are 2 classes of people in this world: Optimists and Pessimists. In an pessimists, the world is in a black hue of greyish linings, not a scent of white or brightness in it. It’s just so dull, so dead! On the other hand, an optimists colour. What will it be? Red? Yellow? Neon? White? No. The answer is, its transparent. They will just accept whatever that happens, and make the best out of it. It applies to the essential human life as well. When people open their eyes in the morning, they would like to forget the blemished past of last night’s incident, and relive yesterday’s dream. Its very normal to want a perfect life, isn’t it? I would actually like to link human, to artists. All humans are artists. Wrong? We all paint our own picture. Dull or coulourful, it’s up to us. But now, what happens is that, everything influences. Stock prices coming up and down, petrol  prices dropping well above the previous limit causes the pressure on most citizens. These are all inspirations to the drawing of people, negative inspirations at least. Its really sad looking at these political undergrowth happening around us. Sickening to say. A person has to live life the way he wants to live it, and not the way others want him to live it the way they want him to. In short, live is to be lived the way the beholder wants to. We see many engineers, phyisicsts, chemists, doctors, biologists, lawyers. Why not we ponder, where did these people get their degree from? Now, where did they get their diploma from? Trace back further, where did they graduate? In high school? Vocationals? And, where and when did they start? Simple. Each educated person starts his journey when he reaches Form 4, based on Malaysian rankings. On this Form 4 rung of ladder, a person will have to decide which route he has to take.” Should I take up arts? I want to be an artist. But, others are taking science. They are in the science astream. I think I should follow him. He is right. ” The above bubble thought may have occured in a Malaysian student. Understand this, the mentality of Malaysian citizens is that arts play a substitutional role in the industry. Science and business, on the other hand, play the vital role in keeping the country alive. Therefore, there is the pressure of parents or the society on the kid to pursue the science stream. That, is the way that other people have wanted this person to take. This comes to place where the above idealogy is mentioned. A person should only take the route he wants, and not the route other people want him to take. I mean, is it necessary to follow others’ path? You may say that there are very very rich and successful people in the world like Donald Trump. Alright, that may be too far. Let’s just compare some peer who has achieved some good results in a very popular field: engineering. Does it mean that one has to take up engineering to succeed in life? This person may be very talented in architecture design. But he sees that many people are pursuing the science field, racing in terms of scientific technologies. As the icing of the cake, there is a successor in that field. A very good one instead. Therefore, he puts his dreams on hold, and starts moving along the popular line. However, this person fails to understand that ony few have succeeded. Yes, many people are pursuing the line, moving along it very faithfully, but how many have succeeded? There is a very big probability that these people might just be the same as him, moving along the line inspired negatively by others. And he in the end, becomes a part of those statistics, and fails as a person. I mentioned that he might have put his dreams on hold. Yes. How long can you hold then? How long? Are you sure that you can live a lifetime? In fact, how long is a lifetime? 50 years? 10 years? 5 years? A month? A week? What about, tomorrow? How do we know our life span? Accidents happen and involve lives. Can you be a hundred percent sure that you will be a complement of those statistics? People die in car accidents. Do you think they have ever thought of being a death data, let alone being involved in an accident? Dear reader, no. Everyone is different in nature but same in thoughts. We want to keep alive. Even a dying person of natural death will still try his best to gasp for more air to live, to prolong his temporary immortality. But the truth is, no one on this planet can predict his or others’ lifetime and lifespan. So, if he puts his acrchitect designing programme on hold, when will he continue it? Will he be able to continue it? Will he still feel the same about architecture design later on? This is why people face the problem with jobs. Lack of jobs. Why? We want experts. Thats a fact. We all want experts to do our job. This is why job interviews are carried out to search for the perfect man for the job. If one is not interested in the field he studies in, how can he possibly fare well in the interview? The society is a very cruel part in our lives. They are the inspirations of our lives, of our picture. This is the only reason I wrote this blog: to inspire you to pursue your own dreams by opening a pane of window in your life. A pane only, not the whole window. Then you will be able to find out how well you can acually see when you are walking the path you are taking which may not be the most popular choice. You may try opening the main door and walk a broad way. But, are you sure that you are going to find true happiness in that way? You may be walking the most popular way in the world, but will you be happy? Walk the way you want, even if it may be only a part of a window pane. You will find sunshine and joy by doing what you dream, and to have sweeter dreams of the success you reap of your dreams.

The joy of the world lies in your hands and by moving along the dreams of your choice, there will be another dream, which, might just be the sweetest dream tomorrow.

Arrivederci, ciao!

Indeed, injury inflicted physically on ourselves aren’t exactly quite demanded and wanted. Injury depicts the greyscaled picture of a low resolution which further enhances the unwanted pain. Such a negative point of view, you might say, but this is not untrue, and neither is it true. Injury brings forth pain, and pain brings lessons and ideas t ochange ourselves for the better. The bad leads on to good? This may not be the first option people might choose but it is an effective way to learn something, isn’t it? This is where the term “spoilt children” comes from though. Recently, I had an injury. An injury as an effect from sports. My arm muscles tore. It was very, very painful. Excrutiating pain I felt instantly. Muscle tear, which means no more rigorous exercises for many years, even for my whole life. They are aready damaged. What did I do? It was all my fault of failing to warm up before a straight shot of badminton games for 3 hours. Hence, the muscles suffer. It hurts each time I pick up my raquet and the only way of overcoming it, is by my own willpower. My mind forces me to pick up the damn raquet and grip it firmly in my hand. With all my strength and stamina I stil have within myself, I play as beautifully as before. The mind controls everything. Willpower, is of the most importance. What happens is, after the games, the pain comes again, attempting to scale down the mind power once again. Then, its time to stop. The result? Uncontrolled trembling of the arm, right down to the palm. The feeling goes deep into the bone, causing it to have a feel of rheumatism, and pain. After a repeat of two consecutive days, I knew it was time to stop. My arms just had to rest. They could go on no further. After a week, which is now, the present moment, my arm feels normal again. The lesson I learnt? Never play when your body is cold. Its similar in other aspects of life! A broken hand teaches the perfect hand to carry a bucket. Sounds impossible? The fact is, people who have went through tough and unliked experiences will teach those who are to face them. The ways to overcome them and the good from it. So? Experience, injury, and pain brings forth healing and tranquility in safety. Without failing, how does someone succeed? One can only succeed after he atempts failure. As Thomas Edison once said “I’ve tried 99 different ways which cannot do the job, and there is the one way which I tried in the end, lighted the bulb. I have not failed, I just found 99 incorrect ways to light a bulb.” Optimistic, isn’t he? Well, let us try thinking of being in his shoes. When asked by reporters from all around the world how many times he had tried in succeeding, he could have accidentally said the actual figure of attempts, which failed. Could he have felt embarassed? Ashamed? When pressed on the details on his failures, could it be that Thomas Edison was a man of ego? To hide it, what rational thing would he do? Undoubtedly, he is wise. He created the small lamp bulb which did the greatest job on Earth! So, he thought of something wise to say to cover his statement and voila! But am I suggesting that his statement is wrong? In actual fact, we never know whether he really said it, but it does sound very lifting and comforting, doesn’t it? We should take the quote as a guide in our lives.

Be totally enlightened by the darkest subject in physical humanity, injuries.

Arrivederci, ciao!

Hello readers, nice to be here again after a long comma.

School life was practically over for me yesterday, 27th of November 2008, which happens to be the last day of my SPM examination. School life is over, wonderful! Some might just quote that, maybe even more of them. As for me, I woudn’t be one of them who will actually say that. School life is over, yes. The burden of hill scaled homework and duties of being a librarian and being kempt all the time is washed away, True. But are they all? Are that the only reasons we should start rejoicing? In my personal opinion, no. Those are such minor things. Things which come and go in half a blink of the eye. I will not rejoice that I have came out of the schooling period. I may have let myself free from all those sickening and troublesome duties but hey, I’m still a human. A human has feelings, emotions, love, passion, and friends. What about my friends? Will I be able to see them, let alone communicating with them, laughing with them, sharing thoughts with them? Maybe 1 or 2, but what about the majority? As it is now, some of them have plans to Auckland, London, and New Zealand. And as for myself, I have yet to decide. Leaving school behind was a heavy thing to do. Leaving memories behind, has the hard thing to do. Leaving love behind, was the most impossible thing. Moisture covered my eyes when I left, and I barely made it seem transparent. People whom I know, people who I care who are still in the school. When wil I be able to meet them again? I know, when there is a meeting, there will be departure. Undeniably true, and agonizing as well. Facts are what we usually flee from and hence the birth of fictional books and legendaries. What I fret about is the system of life. The cycle. Why must we leave behind those we love and care about behind and go our seperate ways? Why can’t we leave, and bring the others with us without causing a problem at all? This is not a problem with humanity and civilisation because if it was, the problem was never there. A problem is only a problem, when one cannot solve it the way he has dreamt of solving it. This, is a problem with the system, of life. Time flew. Aye, it flew. I still remember the day I stepped into the first form. Dare not iI forget it. I fainted in school because of fear. I remember all that happened on that day. And now, I sometimes do feel that I have just finished my PMR exam which in fact, I have already come out of school. How could time possibly fly that fast? To some, 2 years crawl by. To me, it is a jet. My friends in Form3, Form2, Form1, and Form4. I have left them, only physically. In my heart, they remain forever, challenging the limit of eternity. To those whom I care of, you will always remain in my heart, until the day which will never, ever come.

Arrivederci, ciao.

• Mornings, mornings, mornings, and mornings. No, I’m not trying to sound like William Shakespeare but as each morning comes, all kinds of feelings and emotions come to me. Optimistically mornings are a start of a new day and everything planned to accomplish is to be accomplished and celebrated by the end of the day. Pessimistically, the exam date draws nearer, and Christmas is nearer. Studies have aready packed most of my time for The Exam, but Christmas is also coming. I have to prepare for my performance for Christmas and also study for my Exam! Tasks have to be carried out simultaneously. No? Man cannot multitask? I doubt that. This is where the term “mistresses” come in though. So what should I do? study and practice for my performance of course, but it certainly is just too hard for me! Its a burden. People tell me to go straight on. Yes, of course I believe in that statement. Life has its inattractive side and we have to pass it to get to the beautiful side. So I have to carry my burden and just walk under the storm? Whoa.. Its getting a bit scary! Every morning when I go to school I have a few things to think about: Exam, dscipline, and her. Its frustrating each time she comes into my topic. By now the problem is half solved and I’m just longing to search the truth. I like her, she knows I like her, but she doesn’t show that she knows it! That’s how frustrating it is! I just want to ask her 1 question which is to accept me or not. I will certainly move on if she doesn’t and will also move on in other areas if she does! But then my friends always advice me not to ask her at this moment. Maybe her decisions do not follow my expectations and I will feel very depressed and may not be abe to concentrate on my studies! Even if she does accept me, they are also worried that I may not be abe to take care of her at the beginning because I have to study for my exam. They say that the beginning is the most important stage for each of us to know each other better! Well, I actually do agree with their sayings. But if I keep on waiting until my exam is over, how I am I going to express my feelings and ask her? I won’t be in the school anymore! Where am I going to find time to ask her? Well, this is a very trivial matter to me for I have realised that boy-girl relationships at this stage is not that important. Weigh it with examinations. Weigh it with tertiary education. Weigh it with your profession. The balance will certainly be heavier on the other side! Besides, I’m chosen for the National Service so I’m definitely not going to waste tme thinking on such unimportant things. So, that’s for the night! Arrivederci!

Ｗｈａｔ　Ｉ　ｆｉｎｄ　ｍｏｓｔ　ｉｎｔｒｉｇｕｉｎｇ　ｉｓ，　ｎｏｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｈｅａｒｔ　ｎｏｒ　ｓｏｕｌ．　Ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｈｕｍａｎ　ｍｉｎｄ，　ｎｏｔ　ｂｒａｉｎ．　Ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｎｄ　ｉｓ　ｗｈａｔ　ｉｓ　ｕｓｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ａｎｄ　ｔｏ　ｇｅｎｅｒａｔｅ　ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ　ａｎｄ　ｉｄｅａｓ　ｏｒ　ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎｓ　ｗｈｅｒｅａｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｈｕｍａｎ　ｂｒａｉｎ　ｉｓ　ｊｕｓｔ　ａ　ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ　ｓｈｅｌｌ　ｔｏ　ｃｏｎｔａｉｎ　ｏｔｈｅｒ　ｓｔｉｍｕｌｉ　ｆｏｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｎｄ．　Ｎｏｗ，　ｔｈｅ　ｈｕｍａｎ　ｍｉｎｄ　ｇｉｖｅｓ　ｕｓ　ａ　ｌｏｔ　ｏｆ　ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎｓ．　Ｅｖｅｒｙｗｈｅｒｅ　ｗｅ　ｇｏ，　ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ　ｗｅ　ｓｅｅ，　ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ　ｗｅ　ｈｅａｒ　ｏｒ　ｓａｙ，　ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｎｄ　ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒａｔｅｓ．　Ｉｔ＇ｓ　ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｔｌｙ　ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒａｔｉｎｇ　ｕｎｔｉｌ　ｔｈｅ　ｄａｙ　ｗｅ　ｄｉｅ．　Ｆｏｒ　ｅｘａｐｍｌｅ，　ｗｈｅｎｅｖｅｒ　ｗｅ　ｓｅｅ　ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ　ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｎｄ　ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒａｔｅｓ　ａｓ　ａ　ｒｅｄ　ｃｏｌｏｕｒ，　ｗｅ　ｓａｙ　ｔｈａｔ　ｉｔ　ＩＳ　ｒｅｄ　ｉｎ　ｃｏｌｏｕｒ．　Ｎｏｗ，　ｃａｎ　ｗｅ　ｂｅ　ｓｕｒｅ　ｔｈａｔ　ｉｎ　ａｃｔｕａｌ　ｌｉｆｅ，　ｉｎ　ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ　ｒｅｄ　ｉｎ　ｃｏｌｏｕｒ？　Ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｙ，　ｉｔ　ｃｏｕｌｄｄ　ｂｅ　ｔｒａｎｓｌｕｃｅｎｔ　ｏｒ　ａｎｙ　ｏｔｈｅｒ　ｃｏｌｏｕｒｓ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｌｄ．　Ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｊｕｓｔ　ｈｏｗ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｉｎｄ　ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒａｔｅｓ　ｉｔ．　Ｍａｙｂｅ　ｔｈｉｎｇｓ　ｗｅ　ａｒｅ　ｓｅｅｉｎｇ　ａｒｅ　ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｗｈａｔ　ｏｔｈｅｒｓ　ａｒｅ　ｓｅｅｉｎｇ，　ｉｔ＇ｓ　ｊｕｓｔ　ｔｈａｔ　ｗｅ　ａｒｅ　ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒａｔｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ　ｓａｍｅ　ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ！　Ｍａｙｂｅ　ｗｈａｔ　Ｉ＇ｍ　ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ　ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ　ａｔ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｂｌｕｅ　ｓｃｒｅｅｎ，　ａｎｄ　ｙｏｕ　ａｒｅ　ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ　ａｔ　ａ　ｗｈｉｔｅ　ｏｎｅ，　ｂｕｔ　ｗｅ　ｂｏｔｈ　ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒａｔｅ　ｉｔ　ａｓ　ａ　ｌｉｇｈｔ　ｂｌｕｅ　ｃｏｌｏｕｒ．　Ｏｕｒ　ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎ　ｉｓ　ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ．　Ｓｏ，　ｗｈａｔ　ｗｅ　ｓｅｅ　ｍａｙ　ｎｏｔ　ｂｅ　ｗｈａｔ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｉｎ　ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ．　Ｈｏｗ　ｓｕｒｅ　ｃｃａｎ　ｏｎｅ　ｂｅ　ｔｈａｔ　ｗｈａｔ　ｈｅ　ｏｒ　ｓｈｅ　ｉｓ　ｓｅｅｉｎｇ　ｉｓ　ｅｘａｃｔｌｙ　ｔｈｅ　ｓａｍｅ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｗｈａｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｐｅｒｓｏｎ　ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｏａｄ　ｉｓ　ｓｅｅｉｎｇ？　Ｎｏｎｅ．　

Ｗｈａｔ　ａｒｅ　ｙｏｕ　ｓｅｅｉｎｇ　ｎｏｗ？
Ｗｈａｔ　ｉｓ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｍｉｎｄ　ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒａｔｉｎｇ？

Ｎｏｗ，I also think that the mind interprates whatever the mind interprates. My meaning is this: Let’s say the mind interprates the colour seen as the colour purple. To send this message to the mouth telling others that this is a purple colour, the mind still has to interprate the message, to interprate the characteristics of the colour purple to be sent to the mouth, enabling it to further describe its colour.

What are you interprating?

What’s the point of us doing something out of our way?

I’m quite sure that each and everyone of us have a goal, an objective to achieve. Most of us have even dreamt of succeeding in the goal. The ideal dream! Don’t each of us want to live our dream if possible? Don’t we want to get what we want? Don’t we want to get what we desire?

Almost everyone in this world has to go through a long process well known as “schooling” to get what we want. In my own opinion, a person should only choose whether he or she needs to attend school, depending on the target decided. Let’s say if the person wants to become a fashion designer, does he need to attend school? Does he need to attend physics or mathematics classes? I don’t think so. There are fashion apprentices out there. Join them! Follow a mentor’s footsteps and this person will not regret his decision. Sometimes schooling does not mean anything. To me, it is just a place to gain EXTRA knowledge and to meet friends and future business partners of lifetime mates. My meaning of EXTRA knowledge is that we do not have to use that knowledge but only as a “sword” for ur to use when we meet some occasions. Of course, school teaches moral values and our nation’s history, and that is very vital. But these days, kids have to learn everything provided by the school! A person who wants to become en artist someday must attend science classes!! Why? Just becasue the education ministry needs us to do that, so we follow orders. If it was actually possible, students should be able to choose their field of target and only study whatever he needs to know. This saves a lot of time and is a very good solution to the econtry’s economy which is devastating these days. We do not want to create multi-knowing people in our society. We need experts! I am sure in every different person breeds a differnt brute. Strive for what you want and go for it!

But then again, how can I change the system by just posting a mini blog? It’s just that I hope that the authority reads this and ponders over what I have said and to anyone who stumbled upon this, feel free to comment on what I just said. Thank you.

I would like to dedicate this compilation to all the participants from the trip, sincerely by me. Thank you all for your support for without you, there won’t be today’s me. I appreciate all your support for all of you have shown me the way to trustworthy and leadership. Thank you!

I feel that this version is better than Lee Hom’s original

This beautiful 3D animation is one of my favourites. For more animation, visit www.aniboom.com

Undeniably, love is an element of life. It is an essential part of growth which is imparted into everone’s souls. With that, I actually have (had) a target at hand. Then my friends told me that she already had a boyfriend a month ago, which her mother doesn’t support. My feelings broke and i definitely felt down at the moment. I started to think:” This is only the start. It doesn’t determine the rest of everything. “. What say I wait and see. If things go on, I might actually lose out a lot. Who sure am I that they will break off? It really shetters my feelings. I kept on thinking and thinking. Is it worthwile for me to continue setting feelings towards her? Will I be wasting my time and energy by thinking about her and still caring about her when i know that I do not have the chance anymore? But deep down in my heart I realize I really do love her. How can I just throw away my feelings this way? Feelings build up over time and they don’t just go away in a snap. I can’t stop thinking about her! It is like the whole damn world is about her and she won’t be with me…that just makes the whole world look so grey. I cannot deny the fact that I love her. I cannot escape from that fact even though I tell myself not to. I mean reality wise we should move on with life when hope is down. The earth orbits without stopping. I would really just jump out from my house and run to her place just to tel her that I love her. But, is it worthwhile? I just can’t stop thinking about her! My mind revolves around her face which just smiles at me, i don’t know smiling at me stupidly or jeeringly. It is so frustrating!! Tell me what to do !!!!! I just love her too much!!!!!! I can’t just let her go like that!