IF - by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you
But make allowance for their doubting too
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make trap for fools
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn pitch-and-toss
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them : "Hold on"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you
If all men count with you, but none too much
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it
And - which is more - you'll be a man my son!

Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936)

The poem above is a favourite of my husband and I. It totally inspire us to become better person, to appreciate life and to be wary of the challenges ahead.

The poem helps us to face the wear and tear of today's world. When we feel like giving up, all we have to do is to recite the poem silently and pray.

May God bless us all.

complaint letters via email :)

I am so pleased with myself :)

Normally in my country, people would complaint about the things that happened to them - and by right, they should forward a formal complaint about it to the authorities. But, being Malaysians, who are known for their 'generousity' & 'on the fence' attitude - the complaints would just 'wither' away (wasted) in the hot yet humid weather of my country.

But - not me - I actually wrote 2 emails today to forward my complaint. One to the Touch & Go - Rangkaian Segar Sdn Bhd about their poor service in Titiwangsa STAR LRT Station. The other one goes to Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri & Hal Ehwal Pengguna - it's like Consumers Rights Association. And I am thinking of writing to STAR LRT afterwards ... I had to enter my class earlier or I would have done so.

The reason why I did those - is not to agitate those company or those government body... My major concern is to make things better for everyone - especially when those services are paid for. Value for money - instead in my case this morning, I paid money in advance just to create problems for myself :p Which should not be the way, in any case ...

I religiously reload my Touch & Go card to go to work & to travel using the public transport for the past 2 years. I have been happy with the service until recently. And to make matters worse, today's incident is not the first time it happened at the very same location. They simply ask for it I guess :p

Anyway, I do hope my letter would help to contribute to the well beings of the public in general & to the improvement of services rendered here in my country.

May God bless us all.

Life's hiccups

"A life is made up of a great number of small incidents and a small number of great ones" - one of Roald Dahl's famous words that I hold dearly to my heart. And at this moment, how enlightening I find these words...

A person that mean so much to me & my family is going through a rough time ... this is definitely 'one of the great ones'...It can be a life-changing incident if it goes on... I feel for her,deeply - not just because I have gone through similar experience few years back or the fact that she is one of the closest person to us - but because - she is one of those pure-hearted individuals who feel for others. And what she is going through at the moment, she truly does not deserve.

If I have a magic wand, I would do everything in my power to make things better for her. Alas, I am but a human being who posses no such magical power. But I can assure her that she can have my shoulders to cry on at any given time & place. Our prayers & love are at your perusal my dear ...

We love you so much & no matter what the outcomes may be, you would never lose us - as we are part of you as you are part of us ...

May God be your strength when you need to trudge through this misery and we will always walk by your side to keep you company.

Hugs
your family at bts