Saturday, November 27, 2010

What to do when your car battery is dead

Hi all. I'm posting this "what-to-do" tip to everyone after what happened to my family. My dad's car battery died, but he didn't panic, 'cause he already knows what to do, so I just want to share this with you.

Before that however, let's break it down to a few case scenario:

(1) If your car battery dies in a place where you have contacts/people to help
This is what you do (and it should be standard procedure). Call your friend(s), and ask if they have a cable that can charge their car battery to yours. If they do, ask them to bring the cable, connect (-) negative to (-) negative, and (+) positive to (+) positive. Accelerate the car (but make sure it's on breaks), and try to start the your car.

If that fails, don't panic. Do THIS: SWAP the car batteries (assuming all car batteries are standard size). Before you do that, make sure you turn on the engine of the car with the better battery. The battery only serves as a starter to the car, but once taken out, it is still able to mobilize. Of course, radio, lights and air-con will not work, but at least you can drive the car away to the nearest mechanic.

Transfer the battery to the other car, start it up, and go to the nearest mechanic straight away. If it's at night, bring the respective cars home, and immediately fix it the following day. If the following day is a Sunday, sucks to you then. Half joking. Wait for Monday. XD

Ahha, who ever said the situation will happen as according to the scenario above? Talk about Lady Luck not being with you. You could be:
(2) stuck in the middle of nowhere, or in a state/city with contacts miles away from you.

Watcha gonna do then? Panic? Say "We're gonna die!!" "This is the end of me!!" "I regret not doing this this this this..."? Of course not! What happened to "think positive" these days? Sheesh.

Anyways, try to (1) call for the nearest mechanic/toll car. Yeah expensive, but what to do? You don't have much of a choice. (2) Ask for assistance from other drivers. That's about your only alternate option.

Whatever you do, don't PANIC. Think of ways to SOLVE.THE.DAMN.PROBLEM. There's bound to be one. Anyways, take care while you're on the road, and make sure your cars are equipped. Otherwise, how do you take out the battery? =D

Best of luck.

PS: If anyone has better suggestions/think my suggestions are crap, do post it in my comment box. We'd all like to learn. Thanks =)

~eNd~

Sunday, November 21, 2010

The people that we don't expect to hurt,
We hurt them worst.
The people we'd like to hurt,
We keep quiet.

The people we don't expect hurting us,
Hurts us the most.
The people we think will hurt us most.
Treats us the best.

Things we want to avoid,
Comes to us.
Things we want to look forward,
Avoids us.

Words of appreciation we want to hear,
Are few.
Words of hurt and cursing,
We hear it all the time.

When we want something,
It's expensive.
When we don't want it anymore,
It's on sale.

You get what I'm saying here?
So how about this?

God's word and promise,
We don't follow and proclaim.
Things of the world?
We chase like there's no tomorrow.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Understanding Us

Ever wonder why is it that humans have bad characteristics? What's the point of having it? It causes trouble EVERYWHERE. In your home, in class, at your work place, and yeah, even in church. Everybody has something that everybody else hates. Agree?

Although it's also true that every human has good characteristic, WHO TALKS ABOUT THEM? It's nothing nice to talk "nice" about others. Why? 'Cause of the bad characteristics that "covers" it so to speak. Pastor John Kwan, LifeGame founder gave this very good illustration:

"Let's say I slap this guy. And then I go and do good deeds to others. Others may praise me, but no matter what good I do, it will NEVER cover up for the slap I gave him."

Fill me now?

Once someone knows about someone else's dark side, boy, does the word "bad impression" not come in quickly enough. They will from that point, start to look at that person differently. They'll start to be more careful.

Of course, some will forgive easily, 'cause it's their good friends. If it's an enemy, all the more they will hate. Woa. The power of hatred. It's the start of something dark ain't it not?

But hey, let's not forget what the Bible has taught us. In fact, the 2nd greatest commandment says this: "Love your neighbour as yourself." I believe this is universally known, but one that many indeed, struggle to follow.

So, when you put a commandment, and the rational behind God letting people have bad characteristics, you'll understand. It's simple: If everyone's perfect in this world, what's the point of God's teaching and giving of the commandments? Nobody will fight with one another, no one will hate one another. EVERYTHING WILL BE PERFECT. Then basically, there's no need for God then.

How about we see it this way: Humans have bad characteristics for a reason, that is so that we can learn to really love one another, and become more Christlike, as God has commanded us to be.

I think that sounds better, though I guess from here on out (and if you are reading this), it's a matter how we apply it, and whether we really choose to see it this way.

I end by giving you a quote from Pastor John: "Neighbours are people who gives us an opportunity to love."

God bless.

~eNd~

Thursday, November 18, 2010

The Colours of Negativity

Red is the colour of my face
The colour of when I show my anger
The colour of my fist
After a punch
The colour of blood
After I cut

Blue is the colour of my heart
They always use the term "cold heart" these days
So the only colour to represent "cold" is blue
Represents hatred in terms
Of not wanting to talk to one another
It's also the colour of being punched
Though with a bit of black and green

Black is the colour of my soul
When it becomes evil
And desires to do bad things
It also symbolises hatred
Sometimes to the extend
Of wanting to kill

But why bother saying so much
When it actually all comes
Down to this word:
SIN

It represents all colours of negativity.

~eNd~

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Again

"What fans you are. When we beat Chelsea, you say he's the man. Now we lose to Stoke, you say fire him."

Well I'm not exactly quoting Mr. Anonymous but he/she said something like that.

Sounds familiar?

Liverpool fans around the globe are once again caught in a dilemma: support/go against Roy Hodgson. At one moment it seems as if the tide has turned. 4 match winning streak, 6 games unbeaten run. Then along came Stoke, and they really "Stoke"-ed Liverpool to the brim.

OK LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT THE STATS OF THAT GAME. How about this: How the players play reflects the manager. Sounds familiar too?

Sloppy and poor. Two words to summarise the entire performance against Stoke. How does one explain this? We almost beat Arsenal, saved by a last minute equaliser; almost drew against Manchester United with NO SHOTS ON TARGET, but saved by a certain Bulgarian hattrick, beat Chelsea almost convincingly, but against the likes of Sunderland, Birmingham, Everton, Blackpool (OMG), West Brom, Wigan, Manchester City (ok never mind them - rich asses), and now Stoke.

Guess how many points we have from here? A miserable 6 points! Of course not adding the victories over Blackburn and Bolton - that's another 6 pts. Plus the 4 points against the other Big Four - 16 points in total.

From 13 games. (which means 16 of a possible - and staggering - 39 points. It's not even half.)

Now every team fancies beating Liverpool. Chelsea only recognises MU as their ONLY threat to the BPL title, though Arsenal and (even) Spurs (damn it) are having a go.

Liverpool? Top of the table. Of the bottom half.

Sorry Roy, you're time is seriously up. Unless you can explain how was it you managed to beat Chelsea (ok, maybe 'cause no Lamps, Essien and Drogba, and ohh what a difference he's made when he came on), and Blackburn (ok no Nelsen and Samba), I don't see how you can convince any fans. A manager makes his mark by winning games and taking a club to a different level. We tried to support you, but results don't lie. This is not the Liverpool team we use to know, and if you're not to blame, I don't know whose else now.

Players follow the instruction of their manager, and you can't tell us that you didn't instruct them to play like that (sloppy and poor). Every game you win buys you another match. Sorry man. You're a nice gentleman, but you seriously need to go.

Take care, and wish you a success in the future. I wouldn't say no clubs will hire you, but maybe top clubs has learned their lesson.

PS: To Purslow and co: WHAT THE HELL WENT THRU YOUR DAMN MIND WHEN HIRING HIM?! SURELY YOU KNOW DAGLISH HAS A BETTER RECORD?

Urgh...

~eNd~

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Once again

Ahh he strikes again! This time against Wigan... Although it ended in a draw...
Still... Priceless... =D

~eNd~

21 surprises =) - pick of the bunch


First of all, the unexpected present of a Sony Ericsson K800i! Of course it's not new (second-hand), but then again, it's better than the Motorolla. =P



The following goes in a storyline: =)

Once upon a time, there were 8 friends who decided to give this boy whose growing into a man a.k.a turning 21 a big box of present. They had the idea that since it's his 21st birthday, there must be 21 gifts.

The box came nicely wrapped...

... and the newly-turned 21 year old started to unwrap it. He was surprised by three things: (1) the size of it, (2) the weight of it, but number (3) caught his attention the most: SMELL.

It smelled good! But it doesn't smell of food or perfume...

His suspicion begins to rise...

... and he began to quickly unwrap the present. Then, he got to know what it is..

Ta-da! A box full of essential items for bathroom use! Here's the list of the 21:
(1) Buy 2 Free 1 Toothbrush = 3
(2) 4 bars of Protex Icy Cool Antibacterial Soup = 4
(3) 2 Deodorant Spray = 2
(4) 2 Gillette Ultragrip shaver = 2
(5) TOP washing powder = 1
(6) 3 Summers Natural body shampoo = 3
(7) New&Trendy hair shampoo = 1
(8) Brylcreem = 1
(9) Four megabig boxes of Darlie toothpaste = 4

There you have it. Seriously the pick of the bunch. XD

Thanks again everyone who gave the presents and wished me! God bless all of you =)

~eNd~




21 surprises =)

Ah, man stage now. I've reached the year where there's a Chinese saying that goes "I've got the key".

Key to what?

More growing up. More responsibilities. Bigger challenges. Tougher world. A stage where you begin to understand what totally living on your own is like. Less parents support. More of YOU supporting them instead.

And ohh. VOTING. :P

But anyways, 21 years old is also the age where I received the most birthday gifts (and I think it'll be about the only time I do), so while they're still new, I've decided to "capture" them in pictures! =D

A Polo watch from my mom! XD

Lovely wristbands from Daniel and PC =D

Two singles:
Top: Darren Evan's Consuming Fire
Bottom: Reuben Morgan's World Through Your Eyes

The Difference Maker - John C. Maxwell

Streams in the Desert - L.B. Cowman

Following Christ - Jospeh M. Stowell

Friends: The Way to reaching Generation X

Life You've Always Wanted - John Ortberg

A black Guy's Creative "L" size shirt

And ahha... The Panasonic Lumix 12 megapixel camera! Weeeeee!!!

But the pick of the bunch comes in the next blogpost....

~eNd~

Panasonic Lumix 12 megapixels' ability





Don't get it wrong. These pictures were taken while the fan was MOVING (at the speed of number 4) Cheers to cameras! =D

~eNd~

Planetshakers - Even Greater


This is one album to catch. Not only awesome music, but great lyrics to praise our Almight God!

One thing that NEVER cease to amaze me: Planetshakers' ability to bring not only briliant, but superb ideas for their songs, especially praise songs. Fully driven.

However, I have to constantly remind myself not to make comparisons/critics, 'cause no matter what it's still songs to glorify God. Phew. Tough job for someone whose into music, and a musician himself.

Whatever it may be, this album is worth the listen. =)

~eNd~

You know you're too heavy when...



Your bed bends like this! XD

~eNd~

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Long Overdue

Terry: "Urgh. What am I suppose to do to stop him? And I'm supposedly one of England's best centre back. And why does he ALWAYS score against us damn it?!"

Oh for the Kop... Celebrations at their bests. Smiles all over Anfield

Pictures can deceive: This looks like as if Terry is heading the ball away, but if you actually watch the match, he didn't even had time to react. This is Torres' second goal.

♫I have a feeling, that tonight's gonna be a good night♫

That's his name...

And that's him...

Boy, it's been long overdue isn't it? It's been a while since we saw this kind of performance, yet it's still one to remember. And the goals were scored none other than Liverpool's latest legend and number 9, Fernando Torres.

~eNd~

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Axe will fall in Anfield rising - Don Fanning

John W Henry last week began a search for reasonableness in an unreasonable world. The history of English football is the story of success being achieved by the iron will and insanity of a domineering figure.

Even Arsene Wenger, a great reformer, knows only one way. It may be erudite and civilised and touched with genius, but it is his way.

No club can rely on genius. Chelsea might have found another method, but that won't be New England Sports Ventures' way. Roman Abramovich's bankrolling of the club in the early years allowed Chelsea to become a force. Jose Mourinho may have been the manager the club needed when they needed to assert their personality -- or assume his personality.

In Carlo Ancelotti, they have found a man who might allow them to be successful and even court popularity. Chelsea are a world away from Liverpool now. In 2009, Liverpool finished above them, an astonishing achievement given the wealth Abramovich pumped in while Tom Hicks and George Gillett were pumping it out.

Liverpool have a future now at least. NESV have made a dynamic start and they have demonstrated they are prepared to take risks in order to be successful. The appointment of Damien Comolli is a gamble. All major appointments are, but NESV are trying to do something that hasn't been done or, at least, has been done quietly in the past. Even the most powerful managers rely on other people's judgement. Alex Ferguson signed Bebe without seeing him, but ultimately footballers must know that the man they are working for wants them at the club.

Comolli's arrival, Henry says, will lead to a situation where "you build consensus". Ultimately, however, one man will be sacrificed if there is failure and it will usually be the manager. It is fashionable to say that a sporting director is the "continental model" but even in cultures where coaches are used to having sporting directors or players forced upon them by presidents, it is almost always the coach who pays for failure. That won't change.

NESV will work from the idea that if you recruit the best players and pay good wages to players who deserve it, the coach can be less important. There is statistical evidence to support this idea and that may be enough for them.

Liverpool's boot room was a place of consensus during the Bob Paisley era and may be the greatest example of what NESV hope to achieve. Football's reality is that managers are always taking recommendations from agents, scouts and others. The key elements are trust and perception.

But football has not changed in the sense that there must be an overarching figure. Roy Hodgson is not that man at Liverpool. Once it is perceived that he is not signing players, it will be interesting to see how long he survives. All the talk of continental models won't save a manager when the sense is that he has been weakened.

But Liverpool and Hodgson have had a good couple of weeks and not just because they have learned to win again. Three victories appeared to ease the pressure on Hodgson, even as it was becoming clear that his authority was being diminished by the energy and new ideas of NESV.

He had no option last week but to act like all was well. His powerbase, such as it was, has been all but eroded at Liverpool. He now has the support of Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard and the public backing of NESV, but that may no longer be enough.

Gerrard scored a hat-trick against Napoli on Thursday night which led Carragher to describe him as Liverpool's greatest ever player. There's a case to be made that Carragher, not Gerrard, has been Liverpool's most influential player over the past five years.

The Gerrard myth needs little encouragement to re-emerge so his hat-trick last Thursday obscured the reality that his season has been dreadful. There is growing evidence that his legs have gone and if Liverpool had been run as a normal club last summer, not one on life support, then it would have made sense to sell him.

A club like Wenger's Arsenal might have decided that last summer, if £30m was on offer, was the right time to get rid of Gerrard. He is 30 now and there is no indication that he will be able to replace his explosive force with the wit and intelligence needed to control a match.

All he ever had were reactions. World-class reactions, but reactions indicative of his restless personality. Occasionally he still reacts brilliantly as he showed on Thursday night, but the myth that Liverpool was built by Gerrard persists. Liverpool must hope this inelasticity in his reputation continues until the summer when they can sell him. But this afternoon, not 45 minutes against Napoli, will demonstrate the point Gerrard has reached in his career.

Liverpool, as a team, will be tested and even if they lose, which seems likely, Hodgson must ensure they show some fight. He has made much of the players he inherited. Henry, too, seemed to absolve him of blame for the ageing squad and when they point to players like Maxi Rodriguez and Soto Kyrgiakos, they have a case.

But Hodgson did nothing to change it. The signings of Paul Konchesky, 29, Joe Cole, 28, Raul Meireles, 27, and Christian Poulsen, 30, have done little to lower the age profile and even less to improve the quality.

There was also the curious decision to allow Jamie Carragher to sign a contract extension in the final hours of the old Hicks and Gillett regime. Carragher is needed at Liverpool, at least to remind players of their responsibilities. But he is fading fast as a player. His personality may be reason enough to keep him at Liverpool and he was close to the departed managing director Christian Purslow as well as being a supporter of Hodgson's.

But if he had any say in recommending Hodgson, then foresight is not one of Carragher's attributes.

Hodgson, it is said, would never have got the job if Liverpool were not in such crisis. After the divisive final year of Rafa Benitez, some felt that Liverpool needed a unifying figure. Instead they got Roy Hodgson.

It is unprecedented in modern times for the appointment of a Liverpool manager to be met with such a lack of enthusiasm. Some blame this entirely on the unwavering loyalty of a large section of Liverpool supporters to Benitez.

This phenomenon in itself is never explored. Football fans are usually castigated for their fickleness. Yet here is a group being condemned for their steadfastness, primarily because it doesn't fit in with the agenda that all that went wrong at Liverpool was Benitez's fault.

The problem now is not Benitez but Hodgson, despite the recent victories. If Purslow wanted somebody to help the supporters forget about Benitez, he could not have picked a worse man. His appointment was met with no enthusiasm and a repeated mantra from most that he needed time. Liverpool supporters, apathetic at best, seemed to be willing patience on themselves.

But there is no need to give a manager who has been in football 30 years time. If Howard Wilkinson had been appointed, few would have said give him time. Hodgson has a body of work which allows people to judge his appointment immediately: he is a Fulham manager managing Liverpool, as demonstrated by his reaction to any criticism.

Last weekend's victory was Hodgson's first away victory in the Premier League in 442 days. These were mainly good days for Hodgson; 442 days when he was feted and became manager of the year. Nobody noticed or cared that Fulham went most of last season without an away league victory. At Liverpool, they notice.

Since Liverpool's defeat to Everton, things have improved. At home to Blackburn, Liverpool attacked and hustled with purpose for the first time this season. Against Bolton, they got a break in a dull game and Gerrard won it for them on Thursday. But they are Hodgson victories and he will take them any way he can.

He has welcomed the arrival of NESV and the appointment of Comolli. He has welcomed everything and even apologised to Benitez. But Hodgson is isolated now. The men who appointed him have gone. He is working beyond his abilities and has problems above his pay grade.

John W Henry arrived, making sense and bringing reason. It may require one act of ruthlessness if Liverpool are truly to begin making progress.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Do or Die

"30th July 2021, Perlis: A tornado formed and struck the small state, leaving hundreds dead, and thousands more homeless. The tornado was seen forming at around 7.45 a.m, but before anyone could react or spread the news, it formed fully and destroyed many homes...."

"25 May 2027, Kuala Lumpur: A blizzrad has stunningly hit Petaling Jaya, causing public transports, air and ground alike, to stop functioning. Snow started falling early in the morning, and visibility level dropped dramatically as the hour passed, with only a 0.5 km visibility. The weather forecast predicts worse conditions for other states, including...."

Trust me, these are headlines you don't want to see.

Heck, some of it are already happening, just not in Malaysia yet. America's been hit by countless tornados; floods are happening more often due to the melting of polar-ice; more people are getting skin cancer due to the strong ray of UV sunlight.

Thing is, we KNOW what are the cause of these phenomena.

But I left out the best part: We know how to prevent it from getting worse. Campaigns are EVERYWHERE, advertisements persuades us not to do it. Even the government is starting to take action, or at least in the form of Penang banning plastic bags starting next year. But we STILL do it.

Do what?

Accept plastic bags. Use polystyrene. Throw recyclable items into the normal rubbish bin. Turn on lights when not in use. Opening burning. You name it. We still do it.

"Ohh we need plastic bags to throw rubbish." "Ohh we need polystyrene to pack our food 'cause we have nothing to pack with/ordered from outside." "Ohh 'cause I don't see any recycling bin, and I want to get rid of my bottle." "Ohh I burn because I don't want to see those waste anymore."

Believe it or not. Those are excuses we STILL CAN AFFORD to give at this stage, the stage where we no longer are able to predict when it's going to rain or shine super hot. A stage where the monsoon season gets worse, or the dry season gets drier.

There's only one thing to do now, and one thing only: Join forces to protect mother earth. "But I don't know where to go and help." Well then, let me introduce you to Yellue! It's organised by a group of students who decided that "green" is too common, and came up with a new "formula" - Yellow + Blue = Yellue! Their goal is to "ENGAGE. EXPERIENCE. SPREAD." the green idea of being responsible and working together for a Yellue! tomorrow.

You can find out more by visiting their Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yellue-2010/159986300698766?v=info, or drop by at their campaign site at Block C, UTAR Kampar campus.

Let us all join forces together to prevent any further damage to our earth, before even the word "tree" gets taken out of the dictionary/vocabulary in the future. It's "Do or Die" for us all.

~eNd~

Monday, November 1, 2010

The Problem of Choice

We know what the Bible said. We know its commandments. We can even RECITE for crying out loud.

Problem is, we don't do it.

So what is it with us humans anyways?

Why is it that we know what we shouldn't do, but we do it, and what we SHOULD do, and don't do it? Why is it easier to do the things we shouldn't do, but it's so hard to do the things we should do?

The way I see it, it's simple, and it only comes down to ONE word, in which I didn't realise its importance till now:

CHOICE

We make choices everyday. We decide where and what to eat, who to eat with, what to wear, how to dress, daily stuff done consciously. Unconsciously, we also decide what to say, who to say it to, who to bless/curse, who to hate/love, who to listen to/ignore, who to meet/avoid, and so on.

Through all this, we're given the chance to obey what God says in the Bible, like "Love the Lord your God with all your mind, soul and strength, and LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF.", "Forgive others, as your Father in Heaven has forgiven you." and a lot more. Hoho, do we not know all this.

But do we do it? No. Why? 'Cause we choose not to.

Simple enough? For countless years we've been taught all these. For countless sermons we've been told that God has instructed us to love one another, as God has loved us. It's not that we can't do it. We've been blessed with the strengthening of the Holy Spirit. In fact, our main purpose on earth, is to be more Christlike.

However, only a handful would really go all out for Christ. Why? Because of choice. It STARTS from there. From making the choice to want to draw closer to God, you get to hear Him better. When you get to hear Him, you get to know what He wants. When you know what He wants, Choice number 2 is to - OBEY. From obeying, you do what He wants of you.

I'm not in that handful. It's time to be.

~eNd~

Waiting For The End - Linkin Park

This is not the end
This is not the beginning,
Just a voice like a riot
Rocking every revision
But you listen to the tone
And the violet rhythm
Though the words sound steady
Something empty's within 'em

We say Yeah!
With fists flying up in the air
Like we're holding onto something
Thats invisible there,
Cuz we're living at the mercy of
The pain and the fear
Until we dead it, Forget it,
Let it all dissapear.

Waiting for the end to come
Wishing I had strength to stand
This is not what I had planned
It's out of my control....

Flying at the speed of light
Thoughts we're spinning in my head
So many things were left unsaid
It's hard to let you go...

(Oh!) I know what it takes to move on,
I know how it feels to lie,
All I wanna do
Is trade this life for something new
Holding on to what I haven't got

Sitting in an empty room
Trying to forget the past
This was never meant to last,
I wish it wasn't so...

(Oh!) I know what it takes to move on,
I know how it feels to lie,
All I wanna do
Is trade this life for something new
Holding on to what I haven't got

What was left when that fire was gone?
I thought it felt right but that right was wrong
All caught up in the eye of the storm
And trying to figure out what it's like moving on
And i don't even know what kind of things I've said
My mouth kept moving and my mind went dead
So, picking up the pieces, now where to begin?
The hardest part of ending Is starting again!!

All I wanna do
Is trade this life for something new
Holding on to what i haven't got...