A Little Song for You

This song is originally from Bryan Adams - Heaven. Just a short cover by me and my Him, who is also the keyboardist. It's not that pro and yet it was recorded with just an Iphone only. =)

Lyrics:

Oh, thinkin' about all our younger years
There was only you and me
We were young and wild and free
Now nothin' can take you away from me
We've been down that road before
But that's over now
You keep me comin' back for more

[Chorus]
Baby you're all that I want
When you're lyin' here in my arms
I'm findin' it hard to believe
We're in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven

Oh, once in your life you find someone
Who will turn your world around
Bring you up when you're feelin' down
Yeah, nothin' could change what you mean to me
Oh, there's lots that I could say
But just hold me now
'Cause our love will light the way

[Chorus]

I've been waitin' for so long
For somethin' to arrive
For love to come along
Now our dreams are comin' true
Through the good times and the bad
Yeah, I'll be standin' there by you

For a friend that is now far far away at Heaven.

We miss you so much.

Love.

Sharing My Senses

Hell ya it's already mid of July 2012 readers ! Time flashes. And what am i doing with such post in the photo? Too stress for work? Well i was attending a Nerdy Cosplay Party at Malacca. Sorry if i made Fly Emirates look nerd. LOL. Went for a trip to Genting and also Malacca, the historical town in Malaysia, with all those Malay warriors legends. Let me share some foods and thoughts throughout the whole Malacca trip.

Okey, who knows about Jonker Street in Malacca? Jonker Street - the centre street of Chinatown - was once renowned for its antique shops. However over the years it has turned to clothing and craft outlets as well as restaurants. The best part of Jonker Street is the night market ! Yes, night market on Fridays and Saturdays that sells everything from tasty treats to cheap keepsakes. So i was staying at the Kota Laksamana homestay. It is located just 1km to Jonker Street. Fully furnished with heater showers and air-conditioned rooms. It's very clean and nice services. The environment is nice plus the furnitures are all brand new, it does look new for me. The most important is, it is CHEAP. But bear in mind that you have to do reservations at least 2 weeks ahead of your trip. I can say that is well worth the price.


Now let's talk about the FOODs. What you will think of whenever you came across of Malacca? The chicken rice ball of course. Here's the quick preview of the photo. LOL

In Malacca, the chicken rice is served as rice balls rather than a bowl of rice. Steamed rice is hsaped into golf ball-sized orbs and served alongside the chopped chicken. This dish is eaten the same way as the regular version of chicken rice. I am trying to google search for the reason why they made it in such shape but i cannot found any useful and accurate informations. They said that older chefs argue that the rice was originally shaped into balls because it needed to be kept warm from the time it was cookes (often earlier in the day) until mealtime. The rice balls, when stored in wooden containers, apparently stayed warm for a longer time. The other theory is that the rice balls were more portable and were easier for labourers working on plantations to transport from home. I found that the second reason will be more appropriate than the first one, dont they? but today, rice balls are appreciated more as a novelty than anything else.

Next, of course the Nadeje Thousand layers cake in Malacca. I'm sure that some of you know that this thousand layers cake is actually originally recipe from Japan, right? Okey, the Nadeje Patisserie Cafe shop in Malacca is owned by a Japanese, who bought in the thousand layers cake into Malacca on 2005. This thousand layers cake is also known as Mille Crepe also. Do you know the meaning of mille crepe? It is originates from French, French words. Crepe actually means a thin layer of cake whilst mille means a thousand layer. Of course it is impossible to stack a thousand layers of cake right? LOL

It is highly recommended to go Jonker Street's night market to have a look. Jonker Walk, also known as Jalan Hang Jebat at Malacca. The crowded Jonker Street night market is available on every Friday, Saturday, Sunday &public holiday. The culture is unique and creted chances for us to visit for others to survive. Honest speaking, this is the most neat and clean night market that i've ever visited. Love to visit these type of rushed streets. It seems everything in these shops are unique and creative, and want to buy everything. =)

Moving on to another nice food in Malacca. The Popiah. For those who do not know what is Popiah, you can refer to this link "Popiah" . So this is the famous popiah in Malacca, located at Jalan Bunga Raya. The authentic popiah with generous amounts of filling and pork lard. It's oily for those who do not like to eat pork lard. I am one of them but i still deeply in love with this awesome taste in the popiah. I do not know exactly how to describe the taste, but you just have to try one yourself ! For your information, we have waited and hour just for it. There was pork scratching and that gave a nice texture in comparison to the soft filling. It is just so nice.

Not to forget this ! The satay celup. Satay Celup is a dish where an assortment of raw and semi-cooked seafood, meat (including raw meat) and vegetables on skewers are dunked into a boiling pot of water and eaten with sauces that are similar to the ubiquitous satay sauce but made with a variety of different ingredients. Just a friendly reminder, dont forget to ask for a set of fork and spoon. Well, is a nice food as well.


Owh. There are just so much to have a look and eat at Malacca. And i'm going over again next weekend with my love one. How about you?


Cheers readers. =)
Have a nice weekend.

Super GT 3 Malaysia

Posing @ Super GT 3 Malaysia Sepang F1 Circuit.

Yes, i'm standing on the racing track Sepang F1 circuit. And i'm posing like a boss. *evil laugh* I've realized many photographers went there for girls and models, no offence, there are some who went there not for models, just like me! I went there for cars. I love cars as you can see. Gene from my daddy. My friend claimed that my dad changes car just like changing clothes, and i will reply :" Where got??!!" . But i know my dad loves cars, and so do i. I felt lucky and blissful for at the age of 24 i've already having to drive a Saga, then changed to Honda City Type Z and now changed to Toyota Vios which is under my name. *LOL* Tho i know it's kind of ashamed for not capable to buy my own car yet, but i do believe that one day i will, definitely i will!

Anyhow, back to the topic, the Super GT 3 at Sepang Malaysia, it's quite a nice experience. For being able to see so many types of luxury sports cars, it was damn awesome. I've been like yelling inside my mind , i said :"please let me sit inside the car! Please give me a ride! Just 1 lap!" *LOL* Owh yea, before i've forget, the supporting race before the real GT race. It was damn nice. All those Toyota Yaris and Toyota Vios. Oooppss, did i just mentioned Toyota Vios? YES! It was on the track that day. But this is not the climate, the most amazed part was we realized there is a FEMALE racer in a Toyota Vios, on the track. Oh my, she is so my idol now.

There are they !

Now here's the news reported about them! :

SEPANG: Ask most people, and it's likely that they would agree with the popularly-held belief that men drive better than women.

However, three plucky women who competed at the Asia GT series say otherwise.

Pimpun Hongsapan, who at 20 is among the youngest women drivers currently on the roster, proved that the fairer sex could handle speed as well if not better than the guys.

In her debut race in the Vios VOC category last month, where practically all her competitors were male, she took pole position and sped her way to first place.

“There is a bit of pressure racing against all guys, but women can beat men. It's practice,” said the Chulalongkorn University economics major undergraduate yesterday.

Two of her peers, Nathalia Davies, 24, and Somhatai Reanthong, 23, could not agree more.

Davies, who first made her name in Thailand as a television starlet with her roles in the series Wai Rai High School and Wai Rai Freshy, noted that one reason there were not as many women drivers as men was not about skills, but rather mindset.

“In Thailand, women are shy. They are not active in sports compared to in Europe or the United States. I ask my friends if they want to join motor sports and they say it's dangerous and they're scared.

“But it's more dangerous driving on the road than on the track, because on the road you don't know what kind of drunk or crazy people are there, while on the track everybody is concentrating on the same thing,” she said.

Somhatai, who goes by the nickname Bonus, echoed Davies' view that women did not believe they could go up against the boys.

“The bad thing is that the girls think they can't do it. They say it's too hard or too dangerous, so they simply don't try.

“I'd say just do it! Don't hesitate, and do anything if you want to, because opportunity never waits for anyone,” said the English and International Relations graduate.

As for the difference between a men's and women's race, Davies said nothing could compare to an all-girl race.

“The drivers tend to be more courteous in a men's race. A women's race is quite different, because there aren't so many drivers and everyone is hungry for victory.

“We're all friends off the track, but the race can get very intense it's been described as a cat-fight,” she said with a laugh.

Awwwww, she is just so my idol now!

Happy weekend everyone =)

Cheers readers

Make up

FAKE?

Well this photo is unedited and it's real for sure. You can see my pimples, lol. What's making me fake is the make-up. Without the make-up, i am nobody, am i? Why make up so important? Tho i'm working in sales force but i dont make up everyday. I'm kinda lazy type of person, who only focus on my eyes make-up whenever make up, many times i do not put on any foundation also. But i know this attitude has to be changed, soon enough.

I've attended a make-up competition organized by Mary Kay Malaysia, invited by a make-up artist in Penang. Still got two classes to go before can go photoshooting. Winner will be entitled a set of cosmetic kit from Mary Kay worth RM250 and also a total make over for magazine photoshoting. I do not hope for getting the best but i wish to learn some techniques to take care of my face and some make up skills from this experience, of course. =)

Well, lately there's a lot of hater published their opinions on those ladies who did plastic surgery. I mean, real scepticism. I always blame it all on guys. Why? This could takes me hours talking on it. In conclusion, guys love pretty women, dont they? So why make up matters？Read an article about it. =)

Yet another reason to read Kristen Arnett’s wonderful Makeup Memo column, if you aren’t doing so already: apparently, makeup matters. A lot.

According to a study headed by a Harvard Medical School assistant professor, not only do people perceive you as being more attractive if you wear makeup, but they also identify you as being more competent – and likeable and trustworthy.

I get the attractive thing. I don’t know many (or actually any) women who look better sans makeup than they do with a little concealer and mascara. But is it just me, or do you find it pretty unfair that I need to literally put on a different face in order to be deemed capable, amiable and reliable? I’ll tell you right now; the days that I wear makeup to the Truth In Aging office are few and far between. But Marta seems to find me an adequately competent employee.

Still, you only get one chance to make a great first impression. And now that I think about it, I wore makeup every single day for at least the first two weeks of work when I started at TIA – perhaps enough time to let that first impression sink in? Is this study telling us something we already know? I have worn makeup to every interview I’ve ever gone on in an effort to look good. I often look tired without a trace of makeup on, and maybe a little sloppy, perhaps even a little lazy. And I can definitely see how tired plus sloppy plus lazy might add up to incompetent in the eyes of an employer.

All right, so makeup makes me seem prettier and more competent to others. But more likable and trustworthy? I still find the basis of those characterizations to be unfair.

And here’s more stereotyping for you; if you do don a glamorous night-on-the-town makeup look, people will find you even more attractive and competent than if you’re wearing simpler makeup. But you will be judged as being less trustworthy, ladies, so I suppose the sexy smoky eyeliner is best kept out of the office, unless you want your boss to think that you’re the one who has been stealing the company’s office supplies.

It’s not just your boss who will judge you, either. Even newborns have a preference for attractive faces.

So maybe this is one of those “if you can’t beat them, join them” sort of lessons. Or we can even view this whole makeup-must positively, as one of the study’s researchers does: “This means that makeup really can be seen as a tool in a woman’s arsenal that allows her to actually control the way the world sees her.”

Or maybe we can all take a page out of Kristen Arnett’s book; yes, as an international makeup artist, she’s adorning faces with cosmetics all the time. But she also knows the truth about real women, and the truth is, we should be confident about ourselves in our natural state. And when we do put on makeup, whether it’s every day or once a year, it should be about improving our own perceptions, and not the perceptions of others.

Anyway, stay pretty girls.
Cheers.

Divination - chinese fortune sticks

I got this from a temple last weekend. For those who do not know what is this, this is the result i get from the chinese fortune sticks (kau cim). The prediction begins with the cup storing a number of the sticks. After the querent has finished their denotions to the main deity, the querent kneels and thinks silently or whispers it to the deity about thier question while holding the cup between their palms. This part needs to be done decisely as one should not shift questions or hesitate on the question in the middle of the rite. The shaking of the cylinder, which is usually tipped slightly downwards, results in at least one stick leaving the cylinder and being dropped onto the floor. In most cases, if multiple sticks leave the cylinder, those fortunes would not count and must be shaken again. Each stick, with its designated number, represents one answer. When a single stick falls out, the number will correspond to the 100 written oracles with an answer on it. The writing on the piece of paper will provide an answer to the question.

Well this is what i've got last weekend. If you understood chinese words, you may know what it's talking about. For those who don't, this is quite a nice fortune telling. It says i would able to get what i've wanted all along, as long as i have got the passion and heart, everything is hopeful enough. It says it's time to get engaged, from then on my family will have changes. And it says something about children. LOL. After June any deal and business will be smoother. But the only bad thing it says is my family. 

Anyhow, just came into my mind. Should i believe this? Or am i superstitious? LOL. Well i found one article showing that superstitious actually can boost one's confidence. Sharing with all of you about the article. 

Superstitions run rampant in our daily lives. Sportsmen wear lucky clothes that they refuse to wash during tournaments. Actors refer to Shakespeare’s Macbeth as “The Scottish Play” within the confines of a theatre, because the name is said to be cursed.  Everywhere, people knock on wood, cross their fingers and carry lucky mascots.

It’s easy enough to dismiss these beliefs as the silly by-products of irrational minds, but Lysann Damisch from the University of Cologne has found an upside to superstition – they can improve our performance in a variety of tasks, from physical challenges to memory games. It’s all to do with self-confidence. Pandering to luck-related superstitions, by crossing your fingers in hope or saying “break a leg”, can boost a person’s faith in their own abilities, giving them the edge they need to excel.

First, Damisch asked 51 students to complete a dexterity challenge: get 36 ball bearings into a grid of 36 holes as quickly as possible, by tilting the cube they sat in. If she told them to start by saying either “On ‘go’, you go” or “I press the watch for you”, they took between 5 and 6 minutes to finish. But if she said “I press the thumb for you” (the German equivalent of crossing your fingers), they took around 3 minutes.

In another study, Jamisch asked 41 students to come with a lucky charm, which she took away to photograph. In some cases, she brought it back and in others, she left it in the other room, citing problems with the camera. The students then completed a seemingly unrelated memory game, where they had to match 18 pairs of face-down cards by turning over two at a time. The volunteers who had their lucky charms did much better than those who were bereft of theirs.

Before they started on the game, the recruits all completed a questionnaire. Their answers later revealed that those who were given back their charms didn’t feel any less anxious about the game. But they did feel more confident and their degree of extra optimism accounted for much of their extra success at the memory game.

In a final experiment, Jamisch repeated the lucky charm set-up with a couple of tweaked details. This time they had to make as many words as possible from a set of 8 letters and, crucially, they had to set themselves a goal to aim for.  As before, those who held their lucky charms felt more confident and scored better, identifying an average of 46 words compared to the mere 31 deciphered by their mascot-less peers. Their goals revealed why – not only did they set themselves loftier targets, but they stuck at the problem for much longer.

These experiments are remarkably consistent in showing that a variety of superstitious beliefs have a positive effect on a variety of tasks, both physical and mental. They work whether the superstition is activated by someone else (as in the case of the crossed fingers) or if it’s something unique to the individual (as in the case of the lucky charms). And they work because superstitions, by prompting feelings of good luck, can make people more confident in themselves, prompting them to try harder and aim higher at the things they do.

The fact that superstitions can lead to tangible improvements in physical and mental performance could help to explain why they’re so commonplace and closely held. But before we conclude that they are a force for good (and I can sense the bristling from the skeptic community already), it is worth discussing the study’s narrow scope.

Jamisch certainly does that – she acknowledges that she deliberately focused on positive superstitions associated with good luck, because these are far more common. She might find a different effect altogether if she considered events linked to misfortune, like crossing the path of a wrongly coloured cat, doing the same tasks on Friday 13^th, or stepping under an open ladder.

Nor did Jamisch study the negative side of superstitions, the psychological drawbacks that could hinder performance rather than help it. Previously on this blog, I’ve written about how people tend to spot false connections in unrelated events and accept superstitious rituals in the first place if they lack a sense of control in their lives.

As I noted then, the big worry is that superstitions, while potentially providing temporary benefits, could prevent people from taking responsibility for changing their own fates or even form the basis of catastrophic decisions. Clearly, the effects described by Jamisch’s study need to be considered as part of a bigger psychological canvas. The effects of crossed fingers on anagram tasks is one thing, but the effects of conspiracy theories or religious traditions on our ability to understand the world around us and to make decisions in our lives is another matter entirely.

Reference: Psychological Science http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797610372631 orhttp://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/05/27/0956797610372631

Well, believe it or not, i will still keeping that piece of paper which had my divination.

It's not called LIFE if there ain't any ups and downs.

Cheers readers.

With Love

It was quite a surprise during my two-days one-night stay at my His house. His mom made this cute little mug for the whole family, 2 of our friends and also me !  <3 How sweet is that. Thanks.

We all miss him so much.

I love you Flintstone Ng, May you rest in peace.

with love.

Well said.

The longer i live, the more i realize the impact of attitude on life, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.

We cannot change our past, we cannot change the fact that people will act in certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how i react to it. And so it is with you, we are in charge of our Attitudes.

Charles R. Swindoll quotes (American writer & Clergyman, b. 1934)

Well said.

Cheers.

Living the Enriched Life

Yes.... i know....i know....it's been so long, so long that i never updated anything onto my blog. But all i can say is that i'm having a busy life lately, or should i say 'enriched life'? LOL. My schedule is full until mid of June, is that a good news? *smile* you see, I'm having celebration this weekend, even weekday i have important company event to attend, following weekend an old friend of mine wedding dinner, then i need to rush for outdoor photoshooting at Ipoh. The following weekend some more i have to attend a make up competition as a model, and then another following weekend i need to go Kuala Lumpur for Super GT event and also performing at an event for Jason. Well, my life is quite enriched, i would said. Seems like i've fully utilized every single minutes of my life, isnt it? LOL *rf*

Anyhow, tho lately i felt i'm in terrible bad luck, but life is very much the same. For those who suffering from bad luck lately, this article might help :

Are you one of those people who are always suffering setbacks? Does little ever seem to go right for you? Are you dogged by constant instances of sheer bad luck? Do you sometimes feel that the universe is out to get you?

Let me let you into a secret: your luck is no worse—and no better—than anyone else’s. It just feels that way. Better, still, there are two simple things you can do which will reverse your feelings of being unlucky.

• Stop believing that what happens in your life is down to the vagaries of luck, destiny, supernatural forces, malevolent other people, or anything else outside your self.
  
  Psychologists call this “external locus of control.” It’s a kind of fatalism, where people believe that they can do little or nothing personally to change their lives. Because of this, they either merely hope for the best, focus on trying to change their luck by various kinds of superstition, or submit passively to whatever comes—while complaining that it doesn’t match their hopes.
  Most successful people take the opposite view. They have “internal locus of control.” They believe that what happens in their life is nearly all down to them; and that even when chance events occur, what is important is not the event itself, but how you respond to it.
  This makes them pro-active, engaged, ready to try new things, and keen to find the means to change whatever in their lives they don’t like. They aren’t fatalistic and they don’t blame bad luck for what isn’t right in their world. They look for a way to make things better.
  Are they luckier than the others? Of course not. Luck is random—that’s what chance means—so they are just as likely to suffer setbacks as anyone else. What’s different is their response. When things go wrong, they quickly look for ways to put them right. They don’t whine, pity themselves, or complain about “bad luck.” They try to learn from what happened to avoid or correct it next time and get on with living their life as best they can.
  No one is habitually luckier or unluckier than anyone else. It may seem so, over the short term (Random events often come in groups, just as random numbers often lie close together for several instances—which is why gamblers tend to see patterns where none exist). When you take a longer perspective, random chance is just . . . random. Yet those who feel that they are less lucky, typically pay far more attention to short-term instances of bad luck, convincing themselves of the correctness of their belief.
  Your locus of control isn’t genetic. You learned it somehow. If it isn’t working for you, change it.
• Remember that whatever you pay attention to grows in your mind.
  If you focus on what’s going wrong in your life—especially if you see it as “bad luck” you can do nothing about—it will seem blacker and more malevolent. In a short time, you’ll become so convinced that everything is against you that you’ll notice more and more instances where this appears to be true. As a result, you will almost certainly stop trying, convinced that nothing you can do will improve your prospects.
  Fatalism feeds on itself, until people become passive “victims” of life’s blows. The “losers” in life are those who are convinced they will fail before they start anything; sure that their “bad luck” will ruin any prospects of success. They rarely notice that the true reasons for their failure are ignorance, laziness, lack of skill, lack of forethought, or just plain foolishness—all of which they could do something to correct, if only they would stop blaming other people or “bad luck” for their personal deficiencies.
  Your attention is under your control. Send it where you want it to go. Starve the negative thoughts until they die.

To improve your fortune, first decide that what happens is nearly always down to you; then try focusing on what works and what turns out well, not the bad stuff. Your “fate” really does depend on the choices that you make. When random events happen, as they always will, do you choose to try to turn them to your advantage . . . or just complain about them?

Thomas Jefferson is said to have used these words: “I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”

Your luck, in the end, is pretty much what you choose it to be.

Well, cheers readers.

Remember, it is actually what you choose it to be.

<3

In memories of Flintstone Ng

Flintstone Ng

You've walked away so far, till we couldnt even have chance to say goodbye.

But boy,

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.

Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.

We never wanted to lose you Boy.

May this be the ending for the four months torturing by the sick, the beginning of a new life of yours.

At least what comforted me was we're able to see you still that morning, tho you were unable to give us any responses.

Boy, we all love you so much.

I miss the every single moment you around. You liked to grab my blanket, lean on my legs in the middle of the night.

All those memories will never fade.

Love,

Shirley Qiu

The Irony of Hilarious

 What's been twining me lately till i havent updated any post in some time? This..... lol *just joking*

Actually what i've wanted to share is not this engagement with my Him on Facebook. Is the meaning of the relationship status on Facebook. I bet everyone have watched this on Youtube before. Here's the video: South-park Facebook

1:47 minutes his girlfriend asked him "Am i a joke to you?" "Relationship status SINGLE?".

Nowadays everyone is a social media/networking/tech-obsessed person. Thanks to Facebook. Everybody loves to have their life up-to-date according to their Facebook/Twitter/Foursquare accounts. And i'm sure readers, you are one of them! There's no denying the influence of social media today. Everyone and even his mother have a Facebook page. and our online personas have become a legitimate facet of our social lives. For many people, that means that becoming Facebook official does represent a significant milestone in the progress of a serious relationship. Some might said that " I think it's kind of like saying you are committed to that person and you want everyone to know it." is it? And nowadays there are people breaking up by just a mouse-click on Facebook changing relationship status to 'single'. lol

Well, i personally felt that when someone did that, it definitely meant something to them. Things happens for a reason. Yes, there are some people playing around, abuse the relationship status. But yet there are some who dont. Here's a real live example. Me and my Him lost our best friend last Sunday. He met an accident and he answered GOD's calling. We were both very sad, and technically we are still in mourn for him. Whenever he's around, we only remember the laughters, the fun we had together. But until the moment that we lost him, we realized he's so important to us. He listed my Him as a 'brother' on Facebook. It may mean nothing but a relationship status for some of you, but for us, he meant more than just a friend. He's our lil' brother. He did that because he truly treated him as a real brother.

Sometimes, something, you may found it hilarious, but there's always the irony behind it.

In memories to our lil' bro, Jason Chai.

17 March 1991 - 15 April 2012

We will be missing every single moment with you.

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.

Love,

Shirley Qiu