Hair Bangs

I hope to get a new hair style before the year ends that is I would like to have HAIR BANGS! The last time I had bangs was when I was like 5 to 8 years old then I started growing my front hair longer till today.

This is because I heart Zoeey Deschanel - she is such a classic beauty and oh I love her hair style. And so...I'm inspired to get bangs this year like Zoeey (see pics below), and don't you think this hair style will look pretty on me?? Anyways - I LOVE IT and I will get this look soon and I just can't wait till end of this month.



I just adore her - she has such a unique fashion sense, love her blue eyes and yes she can sing and has a group-duo called 'She & Him' - check out one of her cool music video 'In The Sun' which I liked and also you can check her out on tumblr - Zooey's Miscellany.


Wish me pretty..hehehe:P

Admiring Elli Choi

I'm a huge admirers for child prodigies or genius kids in the arts and music world. One kid in particular is Elli Choi, now 7 years old violin virtuoso. U can laugh at me...that I just knew about her not until recently (how pity is that).



I wish my kids - Carmen & Chardon to be talented! I know it's all up to me & their daddy to nurture and encourage them to be talented and special in their own ways:)

Rules to Remember in Life

This rules sounds pretty funny but it's so true - just a kind reminder for all of us! Let's try to give/have LOVE and PEACE as much as possible in this beautiful but wicked world ya:=)

RULES TO REMEMBER IN LIFE:
1. Money cannot buy happiness but it’s more comfortable to cry in a BMW than on a bicycle.
2. Forgive your enemy but remember the bastard's name.
3. Help someone when they are in trouble and they will remember you...when they're in trouble again.
4. Many people are alive only because it’s illegal to shoot them.
5. Alcohol does not solve any problems, but then again neither does milk.

Have a funky nice weekend!

Robin Sharma on CNN

Robin Sharma on CNN

I think of him as my GURU in life cos he's my main inspiration towards being a better me and live to have a great life!

Oh Paris!

I had a weird dream last night - that I went for a trip to Paris, France and visited the Eiffel Tower. Oh I just wish the dream was real! A trip to Paris one day is on my wish list already. I might buy a nice jar to start saving for that trip - to one of the most romantic places on earth and yes and I mean Paris, the city of love. I guess this is the side effect of watching too much of 'Monte Carlo' - I love that movie so much that I watched not once but thrice. (the same effect got into me with movies like Clueless, French Kiss and Ever After - I know it's crazy that I'm a movie freak!)



I was helping my bestie, Melissa to do survey online for her future business on supplying wedding favors in Sabah or even getting ideas to do wedding favors for her own wedding (hopefully next year) and I came across this site and stumbled upon this pretty "Evening in Paris" Eiffel Tower place card holder by Kate Aspen. And the name on the card almost sounds like my name. How lovely is that.



And If I'm not married (I said IF ya)...I would like to date a French guy (hahaha)....ehem..particularly this French hottie - Pierre Boulanger who acted in Monte Carlo. This is what I defined as 'handsome'.


Okay..okay..wake up now Mama Rock - you are still up in the clouds...time to wake up. What a dream...Oh Paris!

Mantra for my soul

I got this from a friend's blog...and I thought it would be nice to post it up in here too. I often come across 'wisdom words' like this but not all that I put it into practise (talking about exercising daily). I always believe that I MUST & SHOULD do this - which I so-called 'mantra' for my soul everyday. Yes - I must and I should!



Well...you and everyone should do this in your daily life too ya:=)

The Sketchbook Project

So glad to meet up with super duper nice/sweet & creative friends Melly and her sister Isabel last Friday. They introduced me to 'The Sketchbook Project' which is very inspiring. They are inspiring people and so happy/thankful that we made a pact to inspire each other. Thought of participating - it could be very interesting to do something like this, this year (or next year) and I shall make it as my major project for 2011/2012 (I say wow to myself if I did this!). However, participation is not free, there will be a fee of USD25.

I could never get tired of watching this video over & over again - crazy inspiration I so so LIKE! My mind is full of artsy ideas right now - gives me all kinds of imaginations!

2011 Sketchbook Project Tour Seattle from mightymoss on Vimeo.

I hope the Brooklyn Art Library is okay for they will be closing due to the Hurricane Irene that's currently hitting the US East Coast.

To be inspired more - click here.

By the way, Melly also gave me another very cool & inspiring site/link called Pinterest - I got addicted instantly! (luv ya Melly for that)

Listening to....."Who Says" by Selena Gomez

I heart this song a lot! I heard it a few times been played in the radio and I have no idea who sang it until I watch 'Monte Carlo' last night, Selena Gomez's latest movie. This song is one of the movie soundtracks and I just knew today - that this is Selena's song. Already, I'm starting to like Selena Gomez (I mean like a 'fan') cos she seems like a sweet person and Monte Carlo is a sweet & charming movie and I enjoyed watching it (it makes me smile!).

Anyways, the lyrics to this song is beautiful too, inspiring actually - I'm no beauty queen, I'm just beautiful me. You've got every right to a beautiful life!

Enjoy this song with me now and you can keep singing it in the bathroom (haha)


"Who says" sung by Selena Gomez

I wouldn't wanna be anybody else
hey

[Verse 1]
You made me insecure,
Told me I wasn’t good enough.
But who are you to judge
When you’re a diamond in the rough?
I’m sure you got some things
You’d like to change about yourself.
But when it comes to me
I wouldn’t want to be anybody else.

Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na

I’m no beauty queen
I’m just beautiful me

Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na

You’ve got every right
To a beautiful life
C'mon

[Chorus:]
Who says, who says you're not perfect?
Who says you're not worth it?
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'?
Trust me, that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty?
Who says you're not beautiful?
Who says?

[Verse 2:]
It’s such a funny thing
How nothing’s funny when it’s you
You tell ‘em what you mean
But they keep whiting out the truth
It’s like a work of art
That never gets to see the light
Keep you beneath the stars
Won’t let you touch the sky

Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na

I’m no beauty queen
I’m just beautiful me

Na na na na na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na

You’ve got every right
To a beautiful life
C'mon

[Chorus:]
Who says, who says you're not perfect?
Who says you're not worth it?
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'?
Trust me, that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty?
Who says you're not beautiful?
Who says?

[Bridge:]
Who says you’re not star potential?
Who says you’re not presidential?
Who says you can’t be in movies?
Listen to me, listen to me
Who says you don’t pass the test?
Who says you can’t be the best?
Who said, who said?
Won’t you tell me who said that?
Yeah, who said?

[Chorus:]
Who says, who says you're not perfect? (Yeah)
Who says you're not worth it? (Yeah yeah)
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'? (Ooooh)
Trust me, that's the price of beauty (Hey yeah, beauty)
Who says you're not pretty? (Who said?)
Who says you're not beautiful? (I'm just beautiful me)
Who says?

Who says, Who says, you're not perfect?
Who says you're not worth it?
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'?

[Chorus:]
Who says, who says you're not perfect?
Who says you're not worth it?
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'?
Trust me, that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty?
Who says you're not beautiful?
Who says?

Who says you're not perfect?
Who says you're not worth it?
Who says you're the only one that's hurtin'?
Trust me, (yeah) that's the price of beauty
Who says you're not pretty? (Who says you're not beautiful?)
Who says?


I haven't bought this album yet - but I probably will very soon. Her songs are pretty great.

So people - start believing and loving yourself more, who says you're not perfect!

My August 2011 Treat

I tried to be happy and feel blessed as much as possible with my life right now - I know I still have a long ride to go on life's journey that is unexpected and which I'll imagine it will be one great adventure for sure. So every month or at times once a week (it depends on my mood) that I'll treat myself something nice & special just to brighten up my day and of course be HAPPY! I'll buy something that makes me happy.

Here's what I got for me-self just a few days ago (thank God we have Times Bookstore here in Sabah). It's a little bit costly but I've been eye-ing this book for quite some time and I just got to have it. I believe this book could help me organise my goals in life by creating my life lists to do in my life.





This is what some of the contents looks like - there's a guidebook & journal, envelopes to keep things that inspires me (it could be a photo of trekking to Everest Base Camp, visit to a native American (aka Red Indians) territory, my children's artwork & etc as to guide me achieve my dreams/goals. Isn't this interesting - I wrote all of my wish list in life in many of my notebooks but now I have this as a proper one.







Love this book to death - will make full use of it!

Listening to.....Mia Palencia

I'm always a huge supporter of local artiste or even local artiste who made it through the international music scene. One of our local talent who made it BIG is Mia Palencia. She's multi talented Sabahan! I've always been a fan of her voice. Here's her latest music video 'The Revolutionary Hum' - totally LOVE it!



By the way....my pay is in (thanks boss for the early pay cheque) and I'm gonna treat me-self something nice again, and then buy some movie dvds and music cds (that's one of my weakness - can't stop buying them/in other words my 'major addictions') to watch/listen during the coming long weekend - let's have a happy Tuesday shall we?

Proud to be a Tamparulian!

A friend/cousin posted this 'short story' on her FB Notes and it made me giggled while reading because it has some touch of humour in it. Since I lived in this little town called Tamparuli, I asked her permission if I could post it in my blog. Glad she lets me. Read this through:

My Tamparuli Bridge - a short story by Wendell D. Gingging (in 1999)

I got on the suspension bridge. I stood there for awhile and watched it sway as the school children fearlessly bounced and played on the old bridge. I smiled as I remembered how as kids, we used to do the same. I walked up the bridge. It had an incline that was gradual and easy to climb. It is wide and looks very sturdy.

Built in the 60s and used by people countless times to get across the Tuaran River when it floods, it stood tall and proud as the most famous suspension bridge in Sabah. A song was even written about it and sung by thousands of people around Malaysia. That song is still a must sing in every Kadazandusun wedding. I smiled.

I tried to shake the bridge... it shook... but this did not seem to scare the kids. It's strong. Stories had it that when it was flooding in the 70s, a man crossed the suspension bridge with his Austin Mini. As I reached the top of the incline, I took in the view and was still amazed at the size of it all. The river below flowed slowly, fish were swimming innocently. I looked to my right at the fig tree that was fruiting. I walked closer to it and took a fruit, opened it, and smelled it. I laughed out loud. I threw the fruit into the river and watched the fishes come after it.

The wind was blowing and the cluster of bamboo growing on my left caught my attention. To us young men, the clearing near the bamboo was a favourite dating place. The water was cool and the breeze was just nice and when a passerby on the bridge you knew saw you with a pretty girl... oh well... it's another way of 'announcing' that you were going out with her. Oh, haha... and fishing at that spot was also good... if you really get to concentrate on it.

The bridge begins to shake... oh no, not kids again. As I look down, it was a group of tourists. I say hi. They were too scared to reply. They walked slowly as I stood there watching them. Picture-taking and laughter filled the bridge. As they eventually crossed the bridge, I just felt good that the bridge is so famous. Wow! I shook my head as I made my way slowly across.

I noticed the planks of the bridge were just changed. Good, I thought to myself, not so slippery when it rains. An old Chinese passed me on a bicycle. He is concentrating on not getting the wheels between the gaps. I turned around to see him go. Oh no! He got into a gap. He pulled out and continued his cycling.

I reach the other side and just wondered how it would have been without the bridge. Ferries? I don't think so. I watched two cars take their turn crossing the low-concrete bridge. It only can fit a car one way at a time. When it floods however, cars have to go on the higher bridge further down the river, but the suspension bridge stands mighty and tall, providing a way for the pedestrian to cross the river.

As I walked down the bridge, I feel the bounce of it. One side is bouncier than the other side. I keep bouncing on it till a lady comes with her bags of vegetables. I smiled to her and commented how I am just playing around. Her reply was quite ironic, she said, "Bah, bila lagi, lain kali kalau sudah tiada, nangis juga!" She laughed and went on her way. In English what she said was, "Well, better now than never. If this bridge goes, you're gonna cry!" I made my way to the shops and disappeared into the Wednesday market crowd.

Sure enough, this year in January, the flood took away my bridge and what was left was an uprooted beam and some cables. The tourists still come, to the Tamu, but not to a bridge. The Kadazandusun song does not apply anymore. No more bouncing. The new suspension bridge in the making will never replace the bridge many Tamparuli residents have learnt to love and depend on. I miss that bridge.


This was the original Tamparuli Hanging Bridge when it collasped in Jan 1999 due to the biggest flood that ever hit the town (picture courtesy of James Inson). I cried at that time after hearing that our famous bridge has collasped.


This is the new Tamparuli Hanging Bridge built for the convenience of the town's community. At first glance after it was built I thought it looks like the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. It's great that we had a new bridge but I still missed the old "original" one.

Many thanks to Trixie and Wendell for letting me re-post this cool story in here. They are also bloggers themselves - just click on their names to check out their cool blogs.

This short story explained it all - on why Tamparuli is considered famous as a tourist destination in Sabah and still is up to this day even with the new suspension/hanging bridge. And for that I'm proud to be a Tamparulian!

Now...let's enjoy the famous 'Jambatan Tamparuli' song composed and sung by Sabah's local (Dusun) singer, Justin Lusah (read more about it here).



I Luv Tamparuli!

Getting inspirations...

I need inspirations - lots of it so badly right now!



"The artist is a receptable for emotions that come from all over the place, from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web." ✒ Pablo Picasso

Movie to Watch: Monte Carlo

I think this is a cute movie to watch....pretty girls meets pretty boys, being daring and all. So I'll definitely will watch this movie sometime soon. Who doesn't like Selena Gomez? - she's pretty, young, lovable and extremely talented.




Storyline: A young woman, her uptight step sister and her best friend use their savings for a long anticipated dream trip to Paris, which turns out to be a big disappointment. When they decide to take a break from their lousy tour and duck into the lobby of a luxury hotel, one of them is mistaken for a spoiled British heiress. Before they get the chance to reveal their true identities they are wrapped up in misadventures during a vacation to Monte Carlo instead.

Being in my 30s

I'm in my 30s right now and am happy and proud to reach this awesome stage - talking about being married with two kids and having a stable job...I said YEAH it's cool to be 30 (something)! Although being in my 30s - I'm still very much young at heart:P

And I totally agree with this:
"If you are in your teens, get ready for your 20′s. If you’re in your 20′s you’ll totally know what I mean! They are definitely the HARDEST years for sure. You are still figuring out who you are, trying to get jobs, freaking out about your life! Everything just seems so unknown!

Then you turn 30 and everything seems so much easier!! True, you start getting grey hairs and wrinkles (ack!) and people start bugging you about having babies, asking you how “business” is and other grown-up stuff. But if you know who you are, and you’re not afraid to be different, the 30′s can be amazing!! Gone is the worry about what to do with your life (you’re already doing it!) and you just are so much more comfortable with who you are!" - Extracted from Shana Logic blog (one of my daily inspiration & fav blog)


A 30 year old something girl in the mirror - I look forward to a better and happy life ahead!

Listening to.....Najwa

Hi again! I wanted to blog about her 'Najwa' and her cool debut album 'Innocent Soul' since last May but was too busy at that time ...so right now I'm just sharing. The moment I heard her sing and her kind of music genre 'neo-soul' (combination of jazz, funk, hip-hop and pop), I didn't think twice but bought her album on the spot at the record store. I love her voice and her songs which she penned most of the 10 English tracks on this album. Another cool fact is that she's the daughter of our Malaysia's current Deputy Prime Minister.

Here's one of Najwa's music video....her music were in my playlist for more than a month:) If you appreciate her kind of music - enjoy then!

This music & voices rings beautifully in my ears....

This anthem was specially commisioned for the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine "Kate" Middleton by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011 and was composed by John Rutter.

This is the day the Lord has made
By John Rutter

This is the day, the day which the Lord has made
We will rejoice and be glad in it
This is the day, the day which the Lord has made
We will rejoice and be glad in it
This is the day

O praise the Lord of Heaven
Praise him in the highest,
Praise him all ye angels of his
Praise him all ye souls
Praise him sun and moon
Praise him all ye stars of light
Let them praise the name of the Lord

For he shall give his angels charge over thee
To keep thee in all thy ways
To keep thee in all thy ways
To keep thee in all thy ways
The Lord himself is my keeper
The Lord is my defense upon my right hand
So that the sun shall not hurt thee by day
Neither the moon by night

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil
Yeah, it is even he that shall keep thy soul
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in
From this I know
From this I know
From this I know forever more

He shall defend thee
He shall defend thee
He shall defend thee under his wings
He shall defend thee
He shall defend thee
He shall defend thee under his wings
Be strong
And He shall comfort thine heart
Shall comfort thine heart
And who shall I trust?
I trust in the Lord
Whose power I trust in, the Lord,
In the Lord

The words consist of verses from Psalms 118:24; 148:1-3, 5a; 91:4a, 11; 121:5-8 and 27:16b.

This is one of the most beautiful music pieces I've ever heard - don't you agree?! Anyways, happy weekend people and enjoy it with a blast!

It's here...

Yeah, it's finally here....I mean my NEW BAG - a Gucci Pink which I purchased from a friend's online store (see pic below). I supposed to receive it last week but they sent the wrong bag (a Gucci Pink bucket bag instead) but I told my friend there's no rush and she managed to get the right one sent for me. It's a simple (and cheap like under RM100) bag but I like it and so will start using it soon.

I was extremely busy in June preparing for my company's annual luncheon with 400 over guests that was just held on 5 July...and there's only me and my lady boss to organize it. However, I'm so happy it was all over and done with...and I might blog about it soon. So after all that...I got this bag as a lovely treat for me:)

Perfect cute shots

Oh my...it's been quite a long while since I last blogged huh?!. And now I'm trying to get back to blogging about what's happening around me...trying hard actually.

Anyways, I got tagged by a friend of mine in FB (Aviebunny - I tell ya, she's a good photographer...she shoots like a pro) on this lovely photos of Carmen playing bubbles during a garage sale & food bazaar event held earlier this year. I was selling bubbles to kids at that time...and Carmen is so-called a freak in playing bubbles...that she just can't stop blowing bubbles the whole day...at that time and she stole like about 6 bottles of bubbles from my garage sale corner.

I didn't notice (but I know..of course she will) that Aviebunny (real name - Ms Clarvie) took photos of some kids including Carmen that day...and here's a beautiful shots of Carmen by Aviebunny - I so LIKE! Simply PERFECT shots of Carmen and her bubbles:)




Many thanks to Aviebunny!!!!!

Some men also love it

This is a just a saja-saja post alright cos I'm trying to shoo away boredom right now (ha!) What I'm trying to say here is that...most young girls loves it like a snack but they could also be men out there...in fact even a male celebrity like him love it. Read further....


This is Yoo Ah In, a Korean celebrity which I've blogged about before on his killer smile and sexy pout?!

Anyways...what some men like Yoo Ah In also love is this...can you guess what I'm talking about?


Aha...this guy likes LOLLIPOP! He looks like a little kid. And then look at the next picture..looks like someone's (probably a fan) trying to offer him a lollipop and there's a wide happy smile on his face. Maybe this 'someone' was just teasing him. Check out this pretty funny fan-made video here.


I still heart Yoo Ah In...even with a lollipop:P

Singing in the bathroom

Check out who's singing in the bathroom/restroom (or whatever)??

Ahaa...that's Charice Pempengco!

I heard that singing in the bathroom has the most natural acoustics and roll off sounds and that is why people who sings in the bathroom sound better than singing in the living room or something.

Guess what....I always & always does this too:P Cool place to do vocalising!

Bong Sare Video & Nelwin Uy Photography

I nearly wanted to delete this subject off cos it stays on as a draft post for a couple of weeks already. But oh what the heck...since I loved their work, I might as well share and tell the world how good these guys are - in their field of work.

Firstly, I was looking forward to Kristine Hermosa and Oyo Sotto's wedding video and alas it's finally released in Youtube early this year. They got married last January 12. The video was shot beautifully by Bong Sare of Threelogyvideo. If I could turn back time - I would love to get married in such a way - very informal, fun and sweet! Kristine is so beautiful and I loved anything about her and her hair looks great! Too bad her relationship with the hunky Diether Ocampo didn't work out - they used to be my fav couple onscreen and offscreen in the Philippines showbiz industry.

Oyo Sotto and Kristine Hermosa from Bong Sare on Vimeo.

If you can't get enough of the couple, check out Nelwin Uy Photography blog - he's the photographer behind all these gorgeous photos taken as their engagement/pre-wedding photos. And I've always adores Kristine's beauty!












To Oyo & Kristine - may you both live happily ever after ya!

Salamat....

It's May finally

I'm back people...and it's already the month of May. And in Sabah, May is the month of celebrating because it's our Harvest Festival (Pesta Kaamatan in Malay and Tadau Kaamatan in KadazanDusun) month, a cultural event and sure will be lots of FUN! The launching of the Harvest Festival was held at my home town, Tamparuli on 1st of May and this festival will ends on 31st May. There was a 'Tamu Besar' Tamparuli (a grand open-air bazaar/market) held for 3 days and it was pretty happening sight in Tamparuli. The highlights of the event will be the State Level Harvest Festival Beauty Queen Pageant (Unduk Ngadau) which will be held on 30-31 May. Read here for more info about our Sabah's Harvest Festival. And this month...we will be saying this word often - ARAMAITI!

About two years ago, I've posted about our 'Tadau Kaamatan' thingy (read here) and I've put up a picture of myself in my younger days dressed in traditional Kadazandusun costume. And this particularly picture (see below) was used without my permission by quite an established Malaysian company based in Sabah for their 2011 calendar. I guessed they just googled up about the 'Kaamatan' and stumble upon my picture - a Kadazandusun girl (konon). I didn't know about it until some of my friends called me up. I was quite upset that I called the company up but of course I don't have the right to sue them (not that I want to) because I did not do any copyright on my photo (silly me). Apparently they apologized but they didn't give me any $$ and all they could do is sent me few copies of their calendars (haha!) - I think I was too lenient with them because they told me that my picture was the most beautiful (paling cantik) - duh!



The 2011 calendar that unexpectedly featuring the very young me (taken about more than 10 years ago):

AI2011: Jacob Lusk vs Casey Abrams

At first I liked Jacob Lusk the most but after a few performances..I kinda felt bored a little with his voice, his vibratos, the shouting and all but no doubt he could really sing. And now I thought Casey Abrams has bigger talent - he plays musical instruments, he's original, unique, versatile although he looks & acts funny but that makes his personality lovable. So I liked him better and I think he could likely be in the final. He was voted out once but the judges kept him:)

Well, just to share what I'm talking about....Here's my fav performance of Jacob Lusk singing one of my favourite song - 'A House is not a Home' (once popularised by Dionne Warwick & the late Luther Vandross)

Gosh, I missed Luther all over again after watching this.

And then...here's a video of Luther singing the same song and his soulful voice never fails to give me goose bumps. Although he's gone but he will still remain as my musical inspiration and idol. I have a collections of all his albums and compilation of his greatest hits.


Now..check out one of Casey Abrams best performance with 'With a little help from my friends' - loved his version!

He could be the next American Idol..who knows???

Anyways, tell me who's your favourite American Idol 2011?!

Be the CEO of you Inc by Robin Sharma

Since I followed robinsharma.com, I received frequent emails, updates on Robin Sharma's activities/events and with quotes too which are awesome and of course inspirational! I made him as my personal guru (virtually) and my main inspiration in life! He totally rocks (cos he moves me and other people globally to be a 'leader who had no title' with his great tips/words)!

And here's one of it - Be The CEO of You Inc. Enjoy reading and at the same time take it as a challenge to help you get your leadership genius to it's next level of excellence (as what was said by Robin Sharma himself):

1. GET OUT AND EXPLORE: Extracurricular activities are not a waste of time. The best leaders are interesting people. They pursue passions. They love art. They experience unforgettable travel. And they engage in conversations with fascinating people. This allows them to stay inspired. And hungry. And offers them a steady stream of ideas that actually makes their businesses more successful.

2. LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE WITH THE DIRTIEST HANDS: Want to know what your customers love - and can't stand - about your business? Listen to the people on the front line. The grocery clerk hears exactly what's being said about the products on the shelves. The person answering the phone knows what people are most dissatisfied with. The technician gets exactly what needs to be fixed for the brand to grow. Learn to listen to the people who are closest to your customers.

The data they carry is priceless.

3. YOU ARE PAID NOT ONLY TO WORK. YOU ARE PAID TO BE SCARED: It's easy to do what you do every day until it becomes second nature. But what leadership's truly about is having the courage to out-think + out-perform who you were yesterday. And that's scary. Because you need to consistently do what's uncomfortable. But all growth lies on the outer edges of your comfort zone. Commit to not just doing your work but accepting the challenges that frighten you.

4. HEALTH IS YOUR WEALTH: These were peak-performing CEOs leading 24/7 careers. There was utter silence in the room when I shared this statement: "Health is the crown on the well man's head that only the ill person can see". Why be the richest person in the graveyard? And what's the point of getting to the mountaintop but reaching it sick? Get serious about becoming superfit. Then watch the caliber of your work and the quality of your life fly.

5. FAMILY FIRST: With children, we have a little window of opportunity. And once it closes, it's very hard to open it up again. Having a strong family foundation of deep relationships with those you love makes you a more effective businessperson. And who wants to get to the end of your career and realize you're all alone?

6. BE VALUABLE: Business, to me, is nothing more than a breathtakingly great vehicle to deliver unusual value to as many people as possible. Want to double your sales? Then double the value you bring to your customers. And the whole game of life's about much of the same thing: contribution. Being of value. Making a difference. No one on their deathbed wished they had made more money. Most of us do wish we have had a greater impact. As a seminar participant in Qatar shared with me: "The measure of the greatness of a person is the length their shadow casts on the future."

Why do I share the 6 challenges I offered to the CEO crowd with you? Because you are the CEO of your own career and the Leader of your own life. I encourage - and challenge - you to reflect on these ideas and then to act on them with speed. There's never been a bigger need for leaders in our organizations and within our world. And whether you have a title or not, that need applies to you.
Keep Leading Without a Title,


By the way, I bought this from Debbie, my sister who actually introduced me to Robin Sharma after she bought some of his bestselling books and shared me what she have read. So I've got to buy this book 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferari'...luckily she sells it during our garage sale last March and I got it at RM18 (way cheaper than the ori-price).


I'm also gonna buy me-self 'The Leader Who Had No Title' another bestseller by Robin Sharma VERY SOON - as a lovely treat for myself.


Love you Robin Sharma!

Wanna get irritated in a cute way?

Hi...I'm back and glad that I'm finally blogging happily again(I'm duh-ing to myself now haha). Anyways...

You do not want to get irritated when you're down or stress up over something like work, people & bla bla. But after you watch this Duck Song - maybe you'll get irritated but at least will definitely make you smile/giggle a little or probably wanna shoot the duck. And for me this is quite a pretty funny video and the duck is 'irritatingly' cute (don't you think?). Makes me forget all my stress (when I have any).



There you go...stress/tension release, all out - feel good already? Or feeling worse??? - sorry but come on people be positive and don't be too serious or have your emotions get you by/rule you..mmmm?! Always think on the bright side ya and that's how to live life!

By the way...the animator of the 'duck song' is a 16 years old Forrest Whaley, who also got famous from YouTube (he could be a rich kid by now). There's also a Duck Song #2 and Duck Song #3 (don't watch if you don't want to be further irritated by this ducky hehe). For more about the animator and his videos - you may also check his ForrestFireFilms.tv website.

Now I can't get the 'Duck Song' out of my head...kept humming pom pom pom....

Lazy Blogger but trying hard not to....

I'm really a one lazy blogger nowadays...it's either I'm too busy at work or trying hard to be productive (duh!) or too tired to blog (despite also being busy as a mommy). So working mama + tired mama = LAZY! But hey..I'm trying to blog now...haha but this is pretty short - just to let anyone who reads this lame personal online journal of my life that I'll be back when I feel like it. Hopefully - soon with a good mind and better mood! Please have patience with Mama Rock ya:)

Anyways, just to post something interesting before I lazed off again...just to let you know I'm currently in love with this kind of music (blame it on my slow and lazy mood this days too) - aha that's JAZZ! But I have always love Jazz music. Because listening to Esperanza Spalding is cool too - so enjoy her lovely jazzy voice and music in this video. And hey, she's a recent Grammy award winner...so if you dislikes Jazz, at least appreciate her music and talent okay people! Check out her other songs too - it's great!



It's about 4am now...need to get back to sleep (just gave Chardon his milk half an hour ago so can't get back to bed) - I know it's crazy but good morning and see you soon in here:P

Rest in Peace - Liz Taylor

Hollywood Screen icon & legend, Elizabeth Taylor has died yesterday. I'm not really a fan of her and I don't remember much of her movies, although I've watched some of her early movies, perhaps only one or two many, many years back. But I adores her beauty (during her younger days though).

For me and I think for most people, she's truly one of the most beautiful woman of all time, and the same goes to Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly.



May your soul rest in peace Ms Taylor! Say hi to MJ for me (hehe).

Little guitarists

This performance is simply unbelievable and amazing! It looks like some sort of camera trick but I think this little kids are for real. I love the way they moved to the music with big smiles on their faces - so cute that I want to pinch the little girl in the middle. Oh, I just can't get enough of them when I saw this video being circulated widely on FB that I've got to post them up here too. Damn - they are SO GOOD! Watching them helps me to de-stress and really brightens up my day - period! I haven't shown this video to Carmen and Chardon yet but I will shortly and I'm sure they will also be in awe. Just something to inspire these two - they might want to learn to play the guitar too (just wait till they are lil older and ready for guitar lessons hehe).

Helping out

It's been quiet in here for awhile huh? Been really busy these few weeks....our 2nd garage sale cum food bazaar was just over last Sunday which was a bigger success than the 1st one in February and it was more merrier and of course more fun because we had more friends participating selling their old stuffs and FOOD and more people came. I guess the 'food' attracted them. It was a lil difficult controlling my own 'shop' because I'm also helping my boss selling her old stuffs which are mostly clothes and stuff toys, so I need a lil assistance from 1 or 3 little or I mean young assistances to help me out - had to give them some tokens after that. I'll blog and post pictures about this later soon.



Right now, I'm busy helping out my ex-colleague & beastie, Melissa and ex-boss in the BIMP-EAGA Expo 2011 which will be held on 12- 15 March 2011 at the Sabah Trade Centre. I feel good helping them out although it's only for a week and I've been doing events for about 10 years now. That's my nature of work and almost everyday is a different routine which is great - never get bored. FYI, participating countries in the expo are from Brunei, Indonesia, M'sia, Philippines (a must from this 4 countries), China and Australia. It's more interesting than our Sabah International Expo because of Ms Susan (my ex-boss) contacts connection, we have like about 20 booths from the Philippines and they are selling alot of interesting stuffs. And the cool thing is that we'll be having our special VIP guest H.E. Fidel Ramos, Former President of the Philippines coming to officiate this event together with our Sabah Chief Minister. Met Mr Ramos at our 2004 SIE - the unique thing about him is that he wears glasses with only the frame and a cigar in his mouth without a smoke wherever he goes.

I'll be back in here again soon with more updates and music to share - so check me out ya!

Come and Experience the US 7th Fleet Band Performances in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Hi there people! I'm promoting this event to everyone who happens to live in Kota Kinabalu (KK), Sabah, who works or happens to be in KK or simply could travel to KK around 28 February to 1 March. My company (there's only my boss and I) are coordinating the US 7th Fleet Band Performances to be held in KK again this year and as requested by the American Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. It's fun that we work closely with them.

Their schedule of performances in KK are like:
28 February 2011 (Mon) @ 7pm - 8pm at the Ground Floor, Centre Point Sabah Shopping Complex
1 March 2011 (Tues) @ 9am - 10am at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah; @ 12noon - 1pm at the Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School & @ 8pm - 9pm at the Perdana Park, Tanjung Aru.

They have two teams of bands - Far East Edition (plays more contemporary music, Jazz, or big band style) and Ceremonial Band. And they are already like 68 years old band (created in 1943) and they are based in Yokosuka, Japan.






Boss and I will be checking the venue at Perdana Park this afternoon. We have invited a few VIPs like the Minister of Tourism, the Japanese Consul General because the band is based in Yokosuka, Japan, the new KK City Mayor, etc to come and see their last performance at this park on 1 March.

Check out their band (Far East Edition team) performing last year in Gaya Street, KK here. Video courtesy from www.budakhutan.com (thanks Budak Hutan).


If you love music band, I'm sure you'll enjoy them - So go check them out and experience their performance! Click on US 7th Fleet Band for more info.

And oh ya...happy weekend to ya'all!