Chinese New Year

Gong xi fa cai !

Kung hsi fa tsai !

Best wishes and congratulations!

Best wishes for health and prosperity!

Have a good year!"

To prepare for the Chinese New Year, many families:

• Clean their places of business a week before the holiday. Families also clean their homes. This symbolizes sweeping out the old and welcoming in the new. Once the New Year celebration begins, it is thought to be bad luck to clean until the celebration is over because good luck arrives with the new year. If houses are cleaned, the good luck might get swept out or scrubbed away.
• Put away all their scissors and knives because they might cut their newly arrived luck.
• Decorate homes with fresh flowers and small trees for the new year celebration. Different trees and flowers have special meanings that bring good luck.
• Hang special pictures called Nian hua. These are banners that say "Good Luck".
• Hang paper scrolls on the wall that have special good luck poems written on them. These poems are always hung in pairs and are also on red paper. They are called spring couplets and offer good wishes for happiness, wealth, longevity, etc.
• Put a plate of oranges in the center of their table because this is considered to be good luck. The oranges are stacked in the shape of a pyramid. Red apples are also a symbol of good luck.
• Remember the tradition of the kitchen god because it is an important part of Chinese New Year. It is an old belief that the kitchen god is a spirit that lives in homes. The job of the kitchen god is to give a report back to the Jade Emperor (the king of the gods) about how the family has behaved for the past year. The kitchen god leaves the house on the 23rd day of the last month of the year. On this night, the family leaves a special meal for the kitchen god. They may have a small altar or picture of the kitchen god in their kitchen. Families place sweet treats near the altar so the kitchen god will say only sweet things about them. Sometimes they leave sticky foods for him to "stick" his mouth shut so he cannot tell the Jade Emperor anything bad. They offer a prayer and then burn the picture of the kitchen god to symbolize his departure and then set off firecrackers. The noise of the firecrackers makes the kitchen god leave. He returns on the first day of the new year.
• Buy new clothes for the new year.
• Get a haircut during this time because it is believed that this will bring good luck for the next 12 months.
• Hang different kinds of red decorations everywhere because red is a color of good luck.
• Make sure that all their debts are paid.

On New Year's Eve, many families:

• Gather together with extended relatives.
• Have a big, special meal with special foods.
• Seal their windows to seal in good luck.
• Take a long bath because they do not wash on New Year's Day.
• Stay up all night.
• Let the children stay up as late as they can because it is believed that the longer the children stay up, the longer their parents will live.
• Set off fireworks to scare away evil spirits. The door guardians, Chi'in Ch'iung and Yu-chih Kung, make sure that the evil spirits leave and only good spirits enter.
• Welcome the kitchen god back into their home at midnight by setting off fireworks.
• Give gifts of good luck money in special red envelopes called Ya Sui Quain. This is called "suppressing age" money and is supposed to stop children from getting older.
• Visit temples to pray for their ancestors and to pray for good fortune.
• Send special New Year's cards to friends and relatives.

Once again>>GONG XI FA CHAI To Everyone ..

CHeers>......

People..IT works On ME~~~~HEHE

IT'S TRUE!!!! 12 Ways to Know That You Love Someone TWELVE: You talk with him/her late at night and when you goo to bed you still think of him/her. ELEVEN: You walk really slowly when you are with him/her. TEN: You don't feel Ok when he/she is far away. NINE: You smile when you hear his/her voice. EIGHT: When you look at him/her,you do not see other people around you. You see only him/her. SIX: He/She is everything you want to think. FIVE: You realise that you smile every time you look at him/her. FOUR: You would do anything to see him/her. THREE: While you have been reading this, there was a person in your mind all the time. TWO: You've been so busy thinking of that person that you didn't notice that number 7 is missing. ONE: You are going to check above if that's true and now you are silently laughing to yourself. NOW MAKE A WISH! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT THE MOST....... *****

SLEEPLESSNESS--

SHYT ya..HELP...people , I m Suffering From insomnia>~~~>>

Taurus~~***

Erm...My Horoscope..Taurus.>~~The coolest ever>~~XD(Every horoscope are cool as well...)

TAURUS - The Tramp
People who are Aggressive. Loves being in long relationships.  Likes to give a good fight.  Fight for what they want. Can be annoying at times, but for the love of attention.  Extremely outgoing. Loves to help people in times of need. Good kisser.**( am I??Indeed I am)... Good personality. Stubborn. A caring person. They can be self centered and if they want something they will do anything to get it. They love to sleep and can be lazy.  One of a kind. Not one to mess with Are the most attractive people on earth!

Gosh, so fast a week gone!!!With no doubt, I wasted one whole week doing practically nothing.
Yeah, absolutely nothing besides sleeping, eating, watching movie,  and sitting in front of the computer for hours and sms-ing till I ran out of credit everyday!
Yeah, I mean everyday.

Anyone who is kind who want to pay for my phone bill??

Haha...kidding..

Hm, everyday I sleep late and wake up late! Gosh, a total unhealthy lifestyle!
I really wish to study, but they are too many things distracting me!!

~ The Movie, my hand phone, the bed, food, and etc.
Sigh. Can’t help it!!
I get really afraid and panic when I know others are studying, like ...xxxx....
I really have to catch up before it’s too late. *sobs*

I felt really touched today. i really did!!
I got really really happy after seeing 2 of my friends today.
Although i feel really happy and touched today, somehow deep down in my heart, i still feel uneasy.
I felt really sorry for telling a lie. I wont elaborate much on this.
I really feel sorry for doing so. Sigh...

OKok...shall stop here today~~~

Wayne says smile and be happy everyday
then everyday will turn out to be a better day….. Cheers! (^_^)

RanDom-Ness On Me~~~

HelOOooo....HellOOOo

Am so glad that we are coming to the end of this tiresome +stressful week!
Don't you just feel great when that heavy burden on your shoulder is finally gone?
If you ask me, I definitely feel lighter now!
*hops hops hops*

Well....Well..I'm so emotionally unstable nowadays.

It's just so weird.
A small tiny gesture will be able to make me smile or grin till the maximum or shall I say till my tiny eyes close.
A small tiny gesture will also make me sad or make me think a lot.
It's quite disturbing at times and it causes me to have sleeping deprivations..

Okie.As i was looking through some article from network..

I realized something>~...About love ya..~~Again..And again~~~

I REALIZED>>>>REALIZED>>>A THOUGHT that strenghten My mind.~~

DOES HE OR SHE STILL LOVE YOU??HOW TO GET HIM/Her BACK??

Depending on the reasons why your romance came to an end, you probably don't have many chances to reconnect with the person you love. Usually when a couple decides to have a separation, there is no real identification between them, no real love, etc.

However, there are cases when a separation makes the relationship after it much stronger, because the couple realizes that they need to be together and that their problems can easily be solved.

What really matters is the love they feel for each other.

Many times there are other factors influencing a relationship, the couple starts facing problems that don't depend on their will and in the end, they arrive at a point where only a separation seems to be the right solution, even though they love each other very much and they could be happy together, if they didn't have so many obstacles in their way...

Of course if you still are in love, you want your ex back, and you don't care about anything else... you cannot think logically.

However, be reasonable and sincerely answer these questions:

1. Where you happy with this relationship?
2. Does he or she really fit with you? Do you feel that you both have similar or identical personalities?
3. How is your future with him or her going to be?
4. Do you really believe that this relationship is perfect for you on all points?If you could give a positive answer to all these questions, then try to understand why he or she decided to have a separation, why they don't want to continue the relationship with you, etc.

   
   

   **--++

   If you know that the reason is the appearance of another person in their lives, then you had better forget them. Or, you had better give them enough time to perceive that they are making a mistake.

   If you try to conquer them back now that they are in love with someone else, you have no chance of success.Otherwise, you have to accept their decision, thinking that if they cannot evaluate who you are and prefer you instead of someone else, this is because they will never make you happy.

   You want to have a relationship in order to be happy with your partner. If he or she only makes you suffer, you had better live alone...Don't insist if you see that they don't feel that you are special to them, because even if you manage to conquer them back, they will leave you again later, which will be worse.

   Only if you truly believe that they probably love you and that you both are the perfect couple because you'll really be happy together, then there is meaning in trying to get them back.If this is the case, show them you still love them and that you are waiting for them.

   Your own dreams will guide you in this difficult period of time, since you have objective information about the person you love there. Be wise and learn everything you can about them only by interpreting your own dreams, and act based on the reality as it is, and not based on your suppositions.

   This is in fact the only way you'll know for sure if he or she really loves you, if they still want you and mainly: if this relationship will really be good for you.

   Trust the wisdom of the unconscious mind that sends you protective dreams everyday in order to save your human side from the attacks of the wild side of your conscience. Don't trust your suppositions, because if you are in love, you simply want to believe that he or she still loves you...

   Learn the truth, and learn how to find the right person for you, if the person you love today is not your perfect match, because only your perfect match will make you happy. You should never accept having relationships that won't give you the happiness you need! Only if the person you love today is really the perfect one for you, will the wise unconscious mind help you get them back without a doubt.

    A decision that changed our relationship and life forever

    When we first got together we made one of the most important decisions we've ever made. We made a conscious decision that we weren't willing to settle for anything less than an incredible relationship. 
   
   
   
   We made the decision that we were willing do whatever was necessary to create this relationship filled with lots of love, passion and a truly heartfelt connection and friendship with each other. 
   
   
   
   Now we know beyond a shadow of a doubt,  that it is truly possible for you to have the love you want in your life. 
   
   
   
   But, In order to have the kind of relationships you've always hoped for, dreamed about, prayed for and cried about--there are certain things that you have to begin doing differently than you're doing now. 
   

   Its sad but it's true..~the fact~~Most people are in unhappy relationships.(My opinion)

   Why do I think this is?

   If your relationship is like most others, when you first got together with someone, there was lots of excitement, love, friendship, connection and yes, even passion.

   Then, as time passed-- you started getting that empty feeling inside and began asking yourself questions like... "is this all there is?", "where did the passion go?", "how come I don't see you as much as I'd like", or "why can't you be the way you used to be?"

   If you're not in a relationship right now-- you're probably asking yourself questions like, "why can't I find someone I really want to be with?" or "where are the people who are interested in having more fun, enjoying life and have the same values as me?"

   These are some possible thoughts that people want more from their relationships than they'd been able to have up until now.

   -You've tried everything you know--but you still want more.

   -You want more love in your life.

   -More understanding.

   -More Passion.

   -A deeper connection.

   -Better communication

   and More trust.

   Correct??

   These are the same kinds of things we all want in our relationships. The trouble is, most of us never figure out how to have them.

   Relationships can be painful. If you're like most people, you're sick of the struggle, the pain and the frustration of trying to get what you want in a relationship.

   So,Do appreciate the moment you all have and Move on~..Wish My friends..Cheers~~

   
   

Just Bored

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to good manners andelegance. In love, you feel the most alive when yourpartner is patient and never willing to give up on you. You'd like to your lover to think you are loyaland faithful... that you'll never change. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as somethingprecious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love ascommitment. Love only works when both people are totally devot

What are the key to your heart?

My views~~

I believe to be successful in love, you must love with your mind and not your heart. Emotional love can drive you into weird and strange behaviors and will usually be manifested as jealousy or manipulation for the sake of vanity or lust. 

Love confused with passion usually burns out quickly. Love nurtured with communication and a genuine outgoing concern for the object of your affection has a much more lasting potential.love is an essential part of the human build, without the people we love, we are nothing. we thrive on that hope that we will one day find that one person who will one day make our lives whole... sometimes that doesnt work, but for an instant, it was there, and you tasted a sampling of what that true love will be like. without that promise of love, there is nothing to really live for.

Heloo...Wakey..wakey...My life seem to be hectic nowadays..So ended up posting something about the relationship thingy la..hope it'will help somebody~~Be happy~my dear friend.~**Being in love is supposed to feel great. But sometimes it just feels confusing.

What can you do if you are being hurt, controlled or treated badly in a relationship?

ABOUT BREAKING UP

Breaking up can be a very difficult decision. Sometimes people say "why don't you just break up with him?", but often they don't understand how hard it can be to leave. You may be reluctant to break up with him, for lots of different reasons like:

• you love him because he is still good to you sometimes
• you hope he will change
• you are scared to leave him because of what he could do
• all your friends have boyfriends and you'd feel left out or alone without him
• you feel worthless without him
• he says he loves you
• you feel you can't avoid him because he's at the same school or has the same friends.

It can be really hard to break up, especially if you still love him or if he says he loves you. But if he is treating you badly, this is not showing love or respect. This kind of treatment can be very damaging for your self confidence. You deserve to have someone who says he loves you and shows he loves you by always treating you with respect.

Your boyfriend may really try to pressure you if you try to break up. If he thinks you will leave him, he might improve his treatment of you for a while but then go back to his old behaviour later, when he feels in control again. Be suspicious if he promises to change when you leave or threaten to leave. If your boyfriend has not respected your rights in the relationship so far, then how likely is it that he will change his attitude now?

The abuse and violence won't just go away - in fact, usually girls say it gets worse over time. Some have found that the abuse increased when they have tried to break up. Think carefully about your physical safety - if you are afraid of him, take these feelings seriously because you could be in real danger.

It's your decision. If you do decide to continue being in the relationship, or if you decide to split up with him, think of ways to protect yourself from any more violence .

A healthy relationship is based on respect. It's when: you have fun together you both feel like you can be yourself you can have different opinions and interests you listen to each other you trust each other you can both compromise, say sorry, and talk arguments out you don't have to spend all of you spare time together - you can spend time on your own, or with your own friends and family. Jealousy - is this love? Jealousy might seem like a sign of love. But when someone uses anger or jealousy to try to control what you do, or acts like they 'own' you, this isn't love - it's control. You've got every right to talk to anyone you want to. "If this is love, why do I feel so bad?" Often the first indication that there is something wrong in the way you are being treated is how you feel. You feel uneasy, tense, confused, like something isn't right. Below is a list of some of the ways that people say they felt when they were in an abusive relationship. Pressured Confused Guilty, like you are not good enough Angry  Uncomfortable Scared Nervous or tense Humiliated Bad about yourself Trapped Restricted or controlled (like you have to watch what you do or say) Upset Listening to your feelings is important. Think about how you feel when you are with your boyfriend or girlfriend. Do you feel any of these things when you are with them?  Abuse can have an affect on you in all sorts of ways, such as not sleeping properly  nausea or headaches  abusing alcohol or drugs anxiety or depression missing classes, wagging school or taking days off work  lower marks at school or Uni  constantly trying to do what they want not communicating with your parents or family, or lying to them because they might blame you somehow or stop you from going out  feeling like you can't trust people  losing touch with who you are and what is important to you, your own opinions, feelings, friends, family  having less confidence in yourself  feeling alone and afraid to tell anyone Someone who loves you should help you to feel good about yourself. No-one has the right to abuse you and make you feel so bad or confused. Having a good relationship doesn't mean you have to have sex. But whatever you do, whether it's kissing, touching or having sex, it should always be something that you both want to do. Sex is meant to be: something you decide to do when you're ready to something that makes you both feel good something you can interrupt or stop at any time safe (because you're both prepared with condoms to protect you from sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy) Sex isn't meant to be: the only way to prove that you love someone something you feel pressured or forced into something you do because 'everyone else is doing it' something that makes you feel used. Remember, if you've been kissing or touching but don't want to go any further, that's ok. Kissing is not a contract. Trust and communication The most important thing in a sexual relationship is that you trust the other person and you feel like you can communicate with them. If you are considering a sexual relationship, or if you are in a sexual relationship, ask yourself: How much do I trust this person to respect what I do and don't want to do? How comfortable would I feel talking with them about safe sex and contraception? How comfortable would I feel saying no to them? Someone who loves you should respect your right to decide if and when to have sex. If you don't feel ready to have sex, you could say "I really like you but I don't feel ready to have sex yet". Stay Cool..My friend..~

Empty~

I am currently sitting in front of my computer.. .
It is either I get my arse all busy with work (basically tutorials, assignments & bucking up) or I end up stoning in front of the computer not knowing what to do.

I need some entertainment in my life~~~ Entertainment please???
I am a little bored and tired with the routine life I am leading these days…

Can you believe it, I have not watch a proper TV show for almost 2 weeks? Still counting.
Now I actually miss the holidays but as a matter of fact, I missed university life while I was on holiday back then. How ironic?
I guess this is how normal humans behave? Am I right?
Humans are 'creatures' who never seems to be satisfied. 

Oh well, been really tired these days… sleeping time seems to be so short. Why ar?

Cheers~~

In another 15 days, Chinese will celebrate the Lunar Chinese New Year.

I suppose everyone has been listening to lots of Chinese New Year songs and notice lots of CNY decorations being displayed in almost every mall you head to.
So fast, we have to say good-bye to the year of dono and say HELLO to the year of OX.
These 2 weeks would be the busiest week for all Chinese, as well as my own family.
No no no, only mom is going to busy..

We have to climb up and down to clean the house, rearrange some furniture, change curtain, bed sheets, re deco the house and go shopping for new clothes and goodies and etc.

Sigh, I realized I rant too much nowadays.
Too many things happened for some reasons that I do not know.

Maybe what my friend sherynn said is right about the Chinese prediction about my year ahead.

She advised me to tolerate with others, must always let others win and avoid argument.
I thought it wasn’t such a serious matter at 1st, but now, I guess I will have to learn to control my temper that is turning bad to worst.
Now, I think what the elderly said by ‘I eat salt more than you eat salt’, direct translation from Chinese is correct BUT not all the time.

Actually all these arguments are just minor problems that can be avoided. Yet, I think I search for trouble myself. How silly.Instead of arguing and thinking that I am rite (which is true), I should actually observe other people around me.
So many people just loaf around without any proper shelter to head to, some small kids begging and some with physical problems as well as those without proper education and those dying of hunger in some where around the globe.
Sometimes I just couldn’t see how lucky I am to be alive with practically everything I need.
I was given education, food, clothes, shelter and everything, yet I take things for granted.
All thanks to my temper and behavior.
Sigh, think bad all those things I did, it was such a childish act.
Silly and Stupid I should say.
Whatever it was, weither I was right or my parents were right, everything passed.
‘Let bygone be bygone’.
Take a cloth and wipe all those sickening feelings.

Went shopping yesterday as well as today at One utama with my parents ..

This is the very 1st time; I actually enjoyed shopping 100% and bought the most stuff at once.
I wasn’t the only one feeling this way; guess my whole family was having fun.
Want to know the reason?

MY dad paid everyting..~~XD

So of course we took this opportunity to ....shop till we drop..hehehe (^_^)

OKOK..

Must get back to work/ studies, NOW!=(

Too many things to be completed this week.
*Can't breathe! suffocating*

Cheers too all~ ^^

Good Day

I had such a good day today! Why? Because I am all happy and carefree today! :)
It feels soooooooo good~~~
Life without worries, stress and disturbance is just so good, even if it only last for a day.

And I think I'm starting to fall in love with Starbucks again??? :P

Yahoo!! It is the weekend again!
I never look forward for weekends as much as I do now. However, it is not going to be a relaxing weekend as I have so much to do.
I have to study all subjects...

OKOK

How's my feeling back in college?
1 - I am rather happy that I was able to sleep early last night after almost 1 week facing insomnia. So I managed to wake up this morning rather easily.
2 - Honestly, I was rather lazy to wake up early in the morning actually.
Didn't want to get out of the bed although I was already awake.

3 - I felt a little emo through out the day.
Although I hate the fact that I am emo,
I just can't help it.
Guess I need a little longer time to get back to normal.

Or, do I look normal enough in college today? =P lolz
-- Somebody just said a screw from my brain just dropped out.
(Oops, I am confused.
Am I getting insane/ sot sot as a result of being emo??
Or I am just plain emo??)

It is a practically normal week with all the usual doing homework till late night thing, sitting in front of the monitor surfing for information for hours, study as much as I could before I sleep, as well as going to college feeling all sleepy+ tired which cause me to not concentrate fully in class. I know that is bad. =P

OKOK..shall get back to bed again.

Have an awesome week people..

Cheers~~

Ao....

Well...Taylor’s University College and TAYMUN (Taylor’s Model United Nations) Club (one of the TUC Clubs) are honoured to have Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Honorary President, Perdana Leadership Foundation to present a lecture on “Global Peace” at Taylor’s University College (Main Campus).

Details

Date                 : 12 January 2009 (Monday)

Time                : 10.30am - 1.00pm

Venue              : LT1 and live telecast at LT2

Organised by   : Taylor’s Model United Nations (TAYMUN) Club

Taylor’s Model United Nations (TAYMUN), an academic simulation of the United Nations, aims to educate its members about civics, effective communication, globalisation and multilateral diplomacy through developing solutions to world problems. Kindly see attached for more information about TAYMUN and why they have chosen Tun Dr Mahathir to give a lecture about Global Peace..

Just for taylorian ya...Thanks