Alaska, here I come…

I’m all packed and ready to leave for my Alaskan Cruise.

For your info, my camera equipment weigh more than my other stuff. Hmm.. I think it’s worth it. If not, what am I going to do when all my friends locked themselves lovey dovey with their partner in their cabin? I rather go shooting. Shoot them also if their rooms are not locked. So watch out friends who traveling with me. It’ll be fun to be a Paparazzi sometimes.

So guys, keep a look out. I will be posting pictures soon. But also bear with me, this will be my first time posting pictures, not sure how it is done… yet.

So catch up later. Bye…..

BillyTeoh

Kids are getting more intelligent.

Over hearing conversation of mothers about their children. Kids are getting more intelligent these days.

I was not that bad either. I remembered in my Kindergarden class we were asked ” What is a heart?”.

Some answered, “heart is red colour” and “heart is of this shape” while the hands showing the arch of a shape of a heart. After these 2 answers, everyone already put down their hands, except me.

Teacher then ask me for my answer and I said “Heart got legs..” and the whole class laughed their heads off. Teacher stopped their laughters and ask me to explain and I did.

Slow and innocently, I said “I over heard my daddy telling my mummy, “Sweet heart, sweet heart, open your legs…” The teacher had a weak legs and fell on the floor.

Later years, recalling my Additional Mathematics class, one day when the lesson getting tougher and tougher, some students were sleeping, some copy everything regardlessly, but I was spitting into my palm and tap on my forehead.

Teacher soon discovered my action and ask me what was I doing. I said this Maths is getting harder to understand and I can’t get them into my head. Then I spitted again and tap on my forehead. Teacher angrily said “..if you can’t get it in, just ask me, you need not have to put saliva on your head.”

The class laughed again. Teacher insisted that I explain my action and I did. I said “My mummy said to my daddy, if you have problem getting in, just put some saliva on your head.” This teacher looked blurred, obviously she didn’t understand a thing, so was I then.

I sure understand now. Do you?

p.s. It is a joke, don’t ask my parents please…

Friends who lift you up

It is unfair to write earlier “Do you have friends like that” without giving special attention to people who lift us up.

I have a special place in my heart for all those who were there, at a certain time, for a certain reason, in my life, no matter how brief. They may have helped me in my personal growth, my abilities, knowledge and skills, encouragement, wisdom, cheering for my successes, in short who had made me what I am today. Even those who laughed at me, for my stupid ideas, or any shortcomings I may have experienced.

I thank you all.

It’ll be a long list but just to mention a few.

My dearest parents who brought me out and up. (what a hugh effort to train up a dumb monkey into a thinking ape ) 

To all my teachers & lecturers, I sincerely thank you for your effort imparting knowledge to us. I have learnt both the right and the not-so right. (I knew it long before Robert Kiyosaki wrote the book “Rich Dad Poor Dad” about the education system. luckily I did not follow the system thoroughly, otherwise I will still run the rat-race unawarely.)

Marcus Bennett who was my sifu in computing. (we write some great little software which has a name today-virus and worms. ours were mild then with no bad intention)

Arden Khoo who brought my interest back into photography and initiated this blog. (now we’re looking into fine arts nude photography, shhh… No la.. neither me or Arden going to be the model. Any volunteer?)

David Gee a buddy whom we did almost everything from A to Z and been through countless ups and downs. (thanks for being there all these while.)

Marcel Ho who taught me patience. (he is always there for me, absorbing my bullshit, through thick and thin.)

Mr. & Mrs Sonny Ho whom I respected a lot and thank you for being my mentor. (your guidance is invaluable to one’s life and living)

Dr.Aziz & Kak Saleha who share health and nutritional knowledge unselfishly. (it is my turn now to help more in terms of health awareness. we are all indebted to you.)

Maria Liew is my grumbling bag, not punching bag. (she is a friend who earned my respect, she listens and advise straightforwardly without reserved. need that caning once in a while)

Steven Tan is a brother who guided me on health via chinese 5 elements. (great to have someone who share the same passion and walking the life path together. thank you. the real show has not started yet.)

Chin YS is a brother and I can share issues that are up or issues that are down. (thanks for being there for me. maybe we are soul-mate.)

Loo Lian Seng is my closest college mate whom I have been through a lot thriftily in United Kingdom. (he’s a great cook. kind of miss his cooking, everything-in-one-bowl. those were great times, pal.)

Alex Ho & Jane Chuah for being a friend and your support. (they are always there for me whenever I am in KL)

Ooi Teik Lee & Raymond Neogh for making Vietnam feeling like my second home. (we’ll enjoy more of life in the whole world in time to come. let’s go for it, brothers.)

All who trusted me, I thank you for your support, unconditionally. You will always be there for you. Let us strive to a higher quality lifestyle. (that’s the time you can throw away your noisy alarm clock – si-pe-luan)

Those who never thought I could substance into anything. (I did well and became “self-unemployed” since Nov 1995 until now and counting..) I thank you too for turbo-charging my desire for success.

Those policemen who had stopped me and forced me to speak Bahasa Malaysia. (for your info, my Bahasa is so lousy that I get away with traffic offenses by trying to explain to them in Bahasa.) The most fluent phrase I can cope with is “u mau tulis, tulis.. jangan cakap banyak. u punya mulut macam ayam punya pongkok..” I can say all that in 2.5seconds. But be warn, this gotten me more summons after summons.

In case I missed out some precious friends, it was unintentional and I apologies. Without anyone of you, my life would not have been complete.

I love you all. 

Do you have friends like that?

It was a peaceful sleep.. like always. Every morning my eyes open when they decide to. That’s how I live for the last 10 years.

Suddenly, a phone call came and transported (more like kick) me out of the deep serene. It was a friend AAA who received a unpleasant email, which was sent to the company by an unknown sender. Even worse, the sender directed the email to all staff in the company.

I empathise with AAA and advise that the company should add some kind of spam filter. This is done by a lot of companies today, reconfirming your email one time only to get included in the friend list. It’s a clever move for it save employees time, dealing with unwanted mails and getting upset over mails, from anonymous person who could be an admirer or someone who don’t like you very much. We can’t stop but only prevent, after all today is a free world, people has the right to say what they feel like saying, or to show what they feel like showing. If one’s not sure of what I meant, read those political news and watch videos of ChuaChoyLek or EdisonChen.

That was a great advise, at least I think so, from someone who just came out of dreamland. Instead AAA just reacted, and tell me otherwise. Saying that it can not be done, it’s the whole company staff that is receiving, bla bla bla…

This makes me think.. why do I need to bother. Breaking my sleep, sucked my brain juice, thinking in the person’s shoes, came out with an ingenious idea and was told otherwise. If there was no trust for my advise, should not consult me in the first place. This is consulting or insulting?

Kanasai, now I can’t get back to sleep. Sleep is one of the most precious commodity and private space a person can ever own.

That makes me wonder why do I have friends like that? Is it a lesson need to be learnt? Is it more patience I need to cultivate? Is it the Ying & Yang theory, just something to upset your smooth journey? How can one teach when the other is not ready to learn? Why ask when not ready to listen?

Do you have friends like that? What would you have done?

Food – today & the future

Check out this video. It saddens me. What the world is becoming..

Watch out for the phrase “.. if the worm eats the corn, it will die..“

And we human are consuming it. [sign]

.:Tips:.

Consume only food that is GMO Free. Trust only those with their own certified organic farm.