Resilient

Resilient…… do you know what it means. What is all this facination about the word resilient?Well I came across this word yesterday when I was watching The Oprah show, and she was talking about the word resilient over and over again, so after watching Oprah I went back to my office and look through the Dictionary and I found these:-

Resilient – adjective – able to spring back to its former shape or position when pressure
or remove.
- able to return quickly to usual health, or good spirits after going through
difficulty, disease, change etc.

This is a strong-strong word. I guess each and everyone of us should contemplate and reevaluate ourselves in times of trouble, because this is when we fight God and we box with God , saying “WHY ME” ? why not someone else ? Why this happen to me ? and the worst is “ Have you forsaken me oh Lord”.

But have we ever wondered why when god gives us all the blessings, do we ask him “Why me” and Why not somebody else”. I guess not, because when we were blessed with good things in life, we tend to forget God, and when things gone bad , then we started to resent him asking him WHY ? WHY ? AND WHY, without thinking how much good things and blessings he shared with us.

Well, I want to share with you this story of mine when I was just a little boy, I think I was in form 3 at that time and ohhhh was I arrogant… I use to think that I’m smart and no other force in the world could ever break me or failed me. During that time we were suppose to take our SRP exam and gosh I hardly studied because I am so sure that I would pass even if I didn’t study, because my older siblings have done well in their studies and I guess its hereditary ( so as to I believed).

Then SRP comes and I still didn’t study, we’ll actually I did study a little bit but, it just wasn’t enough I guess. I took the exam perfectly and ohhhhhhh how I felt I nailed everything including mathematics the one subject that I hated the most. Then a few months alter, our results comes out on TV saying that the result for that particular year wasn’t promising and that a lot of students didn’t do that well. Gosh a rush of blood comes through my head and a big question pops thought my mind.

HOW DID I DO??
DID I DO WELL??

Another brick comes flat of my face that day when I found out that I flunk because I failed my Maths. Well actually I did well with all my subjects accept for Maths and at that time the only picture I can think of was my mums face , how discourage she’ll be with me and how am I going to face the world. What would my future be? I blame God for everything and resented God. I cried until I could not cry no more….Faith brings me to a letter I receive from my sister whose away for nursing, she told me the very same thing I told my friends in despair “ In a cloudy sky .. There’s always a silver lining” but I couldn’t make sense out of it at that time but kept that word close to my chest everyday.

Soon after that, I woke up from a big long dream and made a promise to myself that totally change myself until now. I promise that I will never failed even a test my entire life and that I would never ever going to make my mother cry for my undiligentness. I remember waking up in the wee morning studying and asking my mum if she could send me for extra maths tuition, which I never did before. I did repeat my form 3 with a great deal of shame at first but soon after that I felt that I conquer something because I top my exams every term and that’s such a great feelings that I finally drew a straight line in my life. But one things for sure I did , was focus.. I focus on all the things I do and most of all I keep my feet close to the ground this time round and I learn to be humble.

Well, finally I did well in my second form 3 exam with flying colors and it made me so proud of myself . All those harsh word my cousins use to throw at me I kept it and it made me stronger to grab greater things in life. Now as I look back at my life I realize the words my sister use to tell me .. the word that could never be erase from my head.. IN A CLOUDY SKY THERE’S A SILVER LINING and now I understand what it meant.

But, there is so much more to accomplish in life and much-much more to do. We just have to believe and focus, and to bounce back to a bad situation and own it and make it better. Looking at where I am right now, no one would ever guess that I was once that kid that failed, that cried … but I did and I’m glad I did …. do you know why.. Because I made it… I kept my promise until today.

OPRAH SHOW..

Very funny Hoprah Whinfrey moments hehee.



What does it meant to be happy.



This is funny the genius girl...

GREATER THINGS ENSTORED..just believe

I had a big brick over my head yesterday when I got a letter from the Management that I cannot continue my studies. According to them it has something to do with the GP (Government Policy ) and I didn’t follow procedure. Then I went to see our Dean and he told me the same thing too. He said that he wants us to continue our studies here and do it in a part time basis, well he should have said it earlier,… but I am not blaming anyone for that, not even him and definitely not myself.

So for now, I have to postpone my studies and see what happens next. No point grumbling and thinking negative but think of things in a more positively way. We just wouldn’t know but maybe God have greater plans for us. I guess looking at Oprah everyday paid off made me change my prospective in life and take negative things more positively. Now I believe that what ever there is action they should be a reaction and I believe that bad things will turn out good but just wait and believe of Gods plan.

But, no doubt that I still in a dilemma but I live through it and would take thing one day at a time, but continue gives the best in my work and possibly be stronger.

TRANSFORMER...

Believe me or not I’m having writers block these last few days. A lot of things happen and Oh yap I want to mention here that I’ve seen TRANSFORMER twice last week. I guess with all the transformation and the animation I hardly can concentrate on the story and after watching twice then I understand the whole story about.

The Animation was superb but the combination between human and the Gobotron doesn’t really match because you can still see the misfits as the image between the human and the Gobots are somewhat different well the human part is a little bit blurry, but nonetheless the movie was good and all this while we have been looking at cartoons and seeing it live makes a great different. What will be the next big thing.

I heard and gather some information that Hollywood are also going to do THE BIONIC WOMEN. OHHHHHhh gila aku macam ni, I remember as a kid I use to love the Bionic Women aka Linsay Wagner as Jamie Summers. She could leap to tall buildings and can ran as fast as a Cheetah. Yang paling best bila dia bengkokkan besi and the sound will be keng keng keng and when she starts running the music will be te tek kembung hehehe. I use to joke with my siblings about that. Fuh I remember dulu masa kecil I got this t shirt of the Six million Dollar Man aka Mr Lee Majors as Mr Steve Austin. What is kids with super heroes and t-shirts anyway. Masa kecil dulu memang banggalah kalau dapat pakai T-Shirt Six Million Dollar Man and the great thing about it is that with only 6 million you got this so good technology that they can rebuild a man into half machine and also got superpowers. AKU TERTIPUUUUUUUUU……….

This is the first half where the soldiers got the second encounters with the Gobots that looks like a Scorpion and can manuveur inside the sand.

This is the Oasis where the Gobots from the Decepticons second attact. The first one was in a military base camp in Qatar. An action packed full triller. MELETUPPPPPPPP....

This are the main characters,both are practically new in showbiz , i think the guy has just made 1 or 2 movies and that lady just had one film to her credit, but both gives a promising performance.

I guess it would be bias for me to give the TRANSFORMER A 4 STAR out of 5 as i am a Tranformer freak, but with the animation and how it brought to life it is outstanding. A big clap to Steven Spillberg and the team. So nasihat aku , go and see the film its worth the money, aku siap tengok 2 kali lagi hehehe.

Joke of the day.

A Malaysian dies and goes to hell.There he finds that there is a different Hell for each country.

He goes first to the German hell and asks: "What do they do here?" He is told "First they put you in an electric chair for an hour.Then theyLay you on a bed of nails for another hour. Then the German devil comes in and whips you for the rest of the day." The man does not like the sound of that at all, so he moves on. He checks Out the American, English, Singapore , French as well as Russian hell and many more.HeDiscovers that they are more or less the same as the German hell.

Then he comes to the Malaysian hell and finds that there is a very long line of people waiting to get in. Amazed he asks "What do they do here?" He is told "First they put you in an electric chair for an hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour.Then the Malaysian devil comes in and whips you for the rest of the day.""But that is exactly the same as all the other hells - why are there soMany people waiting to get in? ""Because maintenance is so bad that the electric chair does not work, Someone has stolen all the nails from the bed, and the devil is a formerGovt servant, so he comes in, signs the register, then goes to theCanteen for the-tarik..."

OR he could be blogging hehehehehe. terasalah pulak aku kan.

TOXIC RELATIONSHIP

Do you remember the entry i did a few weeks ago " when friends go sour"
http://overatedallan.blogspot.com/2007/06/when-friends-go-sour.html, well this i found when i was browsing this morning from Oprah .com (ops balik balik oprah hari tok lariiiiiiiii... and i notice a few sililarities of what i define friends.

Are You Being Drained? Since friendships require an investment of time and energy, you'll want to choose the people you spend time with wisely. To determine whether a relationship drains you or fuels you, Cheryl Richardson, author of Take Time for Your Life, suggests asking yourself the following questions:

1) Am I able to be myself with this person? Do I feel accepted?

2) Are they critical or judgmental of me?

3) Does the relationship provide an even give-and-take exchange of energy?

4) Do I feel upbeat and energized when I'm around this person, or depleted and drained?

5) Does this person share my values? My level of integrity?

6) Is this person committed to our relationship?

7) Can this person celebrate my success?

8) Do I feel good about myself when I'm with this person?

Watch out for this freinds.... maybe its u and me...

Are you friends with people that constantly drain your energy, in both obvious and subtle ways? Several types of people will exhaust you or deter you from your path of extreme self-are. These types of friends to watch out for.

The Blamer

This is a person who consistently blames you and/or everyone else for her problems. The world and the people in it always seem to create havoc for this person, and instead of taking responsibility for her life, she'd rather blame others.

The Complainer

This person likes to hear her own voice. She constantly complains about what isn't working in her life and yet gets energy from complaining and dumping her frustrations on you.

The Drainer

This is the needy person who calls to ask for your guidance, support, information, advice, or whatever she needs to feel better in the moment. Because of her neediness, the conversation often revolves around her, and you can almost feel the life being sucked out of you during the conversation.

The Shamer

This person can be hazardous to your health. The shamer may cut you off, put you down, reprimand you, or make fun of your or your ideas in front of others. She often ignores your boundaries and may try to convince you that her criticism is for you own good. The shamer is the kind of person who make you question your own sanity before hers.

The Discounter

This is the person who discounts or challenges everything you say. Often, she has a strong need to be right and can find fault with any position. It can be exhausting to have a conversation with the discounter, so eventually you end up giving in and deciding to just listen.

The Gossiper

This person avoids intimacy by talking about others behind their backs. The gossip gets energy from relaying stories, opinions, and the latest "scoop." By gossiping about others, she creates a lack of safety in her relationships, whether she realizes it or not. After all, if she'll talk about someone else, she'll talk about you.

So which one are you... ops.