Monday, January 18, 2010

be thankful

ok, i've realised that i've neglected the blog again..
there's something that i really want & till i get it, i guess i wont be so frequent in writing more here
by the time i get it i think only will i be more hardworking in updating entries

anyway, was lucky to reach home before the heavy downpour *phew*
was walking under the rain (good thing it just started to drizzle lightly)

the frightening thing however was the sight of lightning every now & then
and the scary thunder sound

it happened before that someone had gotten struck by lightning/thunder? from what i heard
yet cut out the fact we know staying at certain places like on top of a high rise building would increase the possibility of getting struck by lightning
we still might never know who might be the unfortunate one

sometimes we're too often stuck with the 'myth' that lightning only strikes the evil people
or if you're not filial enough according to chinese stories
so as just now walking out in that stormy weather, my conscience hit me too
ran a quick moral check in my mind whether i've done bad things in my life
hopefully i hadn't *fingers crossed
it was a scary moment having those thoughts
afraid that at any time the lightning might just strike me

but luckily i reached home shortly after that, safe & sound
anyway, what came to me then was how we should be thankful that we have a home we can go back to every day after work/school

this reminded me of how good it is having a rooftop over our heads that protect us from harm & the sometimes 'merciless' weather
imagine if we're in Haiti & our houses collapsed due to the high magnitude earthquake

where would we be possibly standing at?
where would we take cover?
where can we find a strong shelter to avoid the thunder, lightning & rain?

disasters are taking place more commonly now
and the weather's going crazy these days

yet, in the midst of everything that occurred around the world,
like in this tropical country we have here
there has never really been much of any events of natural disasters
except for droughts or floods sometimes

people get traumatized & fearful after such dreadful disasters
and we would never really understand fully how those who've experienced them feel, having survived through that kind of ordeal,
in between life & death situations
family of victims dealing with the pain of losing their loved ones

i reckon,
at the end of the day,
if you think you're lucky enough not being in that situation
we should face each day with greater gratitude
and live life meaningfully
after all,
life is unpredictable & we should really appreciate it more :)

Sunday, January 3, 2010

random fun

sometimes random things can be fun too
e.g. take part in hitz.fm cruiser event

DJs were giving out free 7UP revive can drinks at 1st
cool, coz they were thirst quenching on a hot night anyway
then, they lured us to stay around by tempting us we could stand a chance to win more things
soon, out of curiosity,
a crowd came by as well

the next thing they gave out were 'The Critique' magazine
by answering easy questions
never heard of the name of the mag but no harm also..
least it's something extra to read while having ntg to do

then,
the DJ gave out free RM20 vouchers to the night park for sunway lagoon
actually, there's temporary free entry to the theme park at night currently
but need to pay for the rides of course
had once entered & have a look but didn't play anything

coincidentally,
they gave out vouchers
supposed to have been tired from walking in mid valley during afternoon
but since it was valid on the night itself
spent it there anyway..haha

there's more,
played a really simple game
and got into running for 1st & 2nd place
but with luck, got 2nd..
the prizes were pendrive by monster.com (which i've never heard of)
or choose 1 of 2 colours of a 'Lois' brand T-shirt of the same design
so, in the end..got that T-shirt as well for free

there was actually one final part where it involved recording a video of participants doing some exaggerated actions (which i heard would be posted on FB)
and after that require highest voting to walk away with prize money
winner could either get RM50 in cash or go home with a free carton of 7up revive
this contest was a bit more complicated
& didn't stay for that since only 3 other participants got a chance to win those

this became the 2nd time taking part in their simple events like this
the 1st time, got free drinks, magazines as well as Hotlink goodie bag too
oh well,
though it's not something really precious or valuable
but short moments of fun time could be entertaining anyway

so, why not just be random & join in the excitement at times?
after all, it wont cost u anything & neither would u have anything to lose
hope y'all had a good weekend :P

Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year !!

Aloha ~ welcome to year 2010!
oh dear,
2009 is over
it's now another new year
but no fear
hope everything's good altogether