welcome nurfariha izzati

Welcome Nurfariha Izzati. Born on Monday, September 22, 2008 and first grand-daughter to Radzaif and step-grand-daughter to Anne. Congratulations !

where has time gone ?

It only seemed like yesterday that I was still in school, on bikes and having fun spending others' hard earned money. Today, I'm earning my own and appreciating every cent that I earn. It's hard but it's rewarding too.

It's been a great life; not necessarily an easy one; but good. I have wonderful family and friends. My boss is great and I've been working for SNC-Lavalin for the past 13 years ! Could I ask for more ?

Effective Communication

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: 'I am blind, please help.' There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, 'Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?'

The man said, 'I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.' What he had written was: 'Today is a beautiful day and I cannot see it.' Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?

Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively. Invite others towards good with wisdom. Live life with no excuse and love with no regrets. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear. Great men say, 'Life has to be an incessant process of repair and reconstruction, of discarding evil and developing goodness. In the journey of life, if you want to travel without fear, you must have the ticket of a good conscience.' The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling!! And even more beautiful is, knowing that you are the reason behind it!

What is Kindness

" Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind read"

The Perfect Husband

There are several men sitting around in the locker room of a golf club. After a round, showering and getting changed for the 19th hole.
Suddenly a mobile phone on one of the benches rings. One of the men picks it up, and the following conversation ensues:
(H - Husband, W - Wife)
H - "Hello?"
W - "Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?"
H - "Yes."
W -"Great! I am at the mall two blocks from where you are. I just saw a beautiful leather coat. It's absolutely gorgeous!! Can I buy it?"
H -"What's the price?"
W - "Only $1,000."
H - "Well, OK, go ahead and get it, if you like it that much..."
W -"Ahhh, and I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the 2005 models. I saw one I really liked. It's a SLK model. I spoke with the salesman and he gave me a really good price. and since we need to exchange the BMW that we bought last year...
H - "What price did he quote you?"
W - "Only $65,000..."
H - "OK, but for that price I want it with all the options."
W - "Great! But before we hang up, something else...
H -"What?"
W - "It might look like a lot, but I was reconciling your bank account and I stopped by the real estate agent this morning and saw the house we had looked at last year. It's for sale!! Remember? The one with a pool, English garden, acre of park area, beach front property."
H - "How much are they asking?"
W - "Only $450,000 -- a magnificent price...and I see that we have that much in the bank to cover..."
H - "Well, then go ahead and buy it, but just bid up to $420,000. OK?"
W - "OK, sweetie...Thanks! I'll see you later!! I love you!!!"
H - "Bye...I love you too..."
The man hangs up & closes the phone's flap. The other men are looking at him in astonishment and derision. The husband raises his hand while holding the phone and asks "Does anyone know who this Cell phone belong to???"

Two Red Indians and an Irishman

Two Red Indians and an Irishman were walking through the woods. A ll of a sudden one of the Red Indians ran up a hill to the mouth of a sm all cave.'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' he called into the cave and listened closely until he heard an answering, 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Woooooo! He then tore off his clothes and ran into the cave.The Irishman was puzzled and asked the remaining Indian what it was all about,.'Was the other Indian crazy or what?'The Indian replied 'No, It is our custom during mating season when Indian men see cave, they holler 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' into the opening. If they get an answer back, it means there's a beautiful squaw in there waiting for us.Just then they came upon another cave. The second Indian ran up to the cave, stopped, and hollered, 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' Immediately, there was the answer. 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' from deep inside.He also tore off his clothes and ran into the opening.The Irishman wandered around in the woods alone for a while, and then spied a third large cave. As he looked in amazement at the size of the huge opening, he was thinking, 'Hoo, man! Look at the size of this cave! It is bigger than those the Indians found. There must be some really big, fine women in this cave!'He stood in front of the opening and hollered with all his might 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' Like the others, he then heard an answering call, 'WOOOOOOOOO, WOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOO!' With a gleam in his eye and a smile on his face, he raced into the cave,tearing off his clothes as he ran.

The following day, the headline of the local newspaper read........ ......."NAKED IRISHMAN RUN OVER BY TRAIN!!!"

Ah Beng Jokes

Why did Ah Beng go to a movie with his 18 friends?
Because below 18 not allowed Lah !

Ah Beng wants to buy a TV set. He goes to a shop.
Ah Beng : "Do you have color TV ?"
Salesgirl : "Yes !"
Ah Beng : "Give me a green one, please "

Ah Beng is filling up an application form for a job.
He supplied the information for the columns on Name, Age, Address etc.
Then he comes to column on "Salary Expected", but he is not sure of the question.
After much thought, he writes " Yes "

Ah Beng goes to a store and sees a shiny object.
Ah Beng : "What is that shiny object ?"
Salesgirl : "That is a thermos flask."
Ah Beng : "What does it do ?"
Salesgirl : "It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold"
Ah Beng : "I'll buy it"
The next day, Ah Beng goes to work with his thermo flask
Boss : "What is that shiny object ?"
Ah Beng : "It's a thermos flask."
Boss : "What does it do ?"
Ah Beng : "It keeps hot things hot and cold things cold"
Boss : "What do you have in it !?"
Ah Beng : "Two cups of coffee and one cup of ice cream"

After taking photocopies of documents, Ah Beng always compares it with the original for spelling mistakes.

Ah Beng always smiles during lightning storms because he thinks his picture is being taken.

Why can't Ah Beng dial 911?
Because he can't find the number 11 (eleven) on the phone.

Ah Beng had just bought a new computer and was using it. When he encountered some problems. He decide to use the 'Help' command after some tries. Soon after, he became very irritated and called the computer and called the retailer for support.
Ah Beng : "I press the 'F1' key for help lah, but it's been over half an hour and still nobody come and help me Lah ?!"

Ah Beng with two red ears went to his doctor. The doctor asked him what had happened to his ears and he answered, "I was ironing a shirt and the phone ring, lah - but instead of picking up the phone, I accidentally picked up the iron and stuck it to my ear, lah" "Oh dear !" the doctor exclaimed in disbelief. "But .. what happened to the other ear ?" Ah Beng answered : "That stupid dumbo called back, lah !!!!"

Ah Beng talk to a long-distance telephone operator.
Ah Beng: "COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME THE TIME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Taipei AND LAS VEGAS ?"
Operator: "JUST A MINUTE..."
Ah Beng : "THANK YOU , lah" AND PUTS DOWN THE PHONE. >

After completing a jigsaw puzzle he'd been working on for quite some time, Ah Beng proudly shows off the finished puzzle to a friend. "It took me ONLY 5 MONTHS TO DO IT", Ah Beng brags. "FIVE MONTHS ? THAT'S TOO LONG", the friend exclaims. "YOU ARE A FOOL." Ah Beng replies, "SEE THIS BOX, IT IS WRITTEN FOR 4-7 YRS".

At a bar in New York, the man to Ah Beng's left tells the bartender, "JOHNNIE WALKER, SINGLE" and his companion says, "JACK DANIELS, SINGLE". The bartender approaches Ah Beng and asks, "AND YOU, SIR ?" Ah Beng replies : "Tan Ah Beng, MARRIED lah" ? ? ? ? ? ?-

What a Woman Should Have

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE......

• enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own even if she never wants to or needs to
• something perfect to wear if her employer or the date of her dreams want to see her in an hour
• a youth she's content to leave behind
• a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age
• a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill and a black lace bra
• one friend who always makes her laugh....and the one who lets her cry
• a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family
• eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems ans a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honoured
• a feeling of control over her destiny
• how to fall in love without losing herself
• how to quit a job, break-up with a lover and confront a friend without ruining the friendship
• when to try harder and when to walk away
• that she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents
• that her childhood may not have been perfect but it's over
• what she would and would not do for love or more
• how to live alone....even if she doesn't like it
• whom she can trust and whom she can't and why she shouldn't take it personally
• where to go...be it her best friend's kitchen table, or a charming inn in the woods, when her sould needs soothing
• what she can and can't accomplish in a day, a month and a year

A Woman's Prayer

Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
Please no wrinkles, please no bags
And please lift my butt before it sags
Please no age spots, please no grey
And as for my belly, please take it away
Please keep me healthy, please keep me young
And THANK YOU dear Lord, for all that you have done.

An Interesting Way to Calculate Your Age !

DON'T CHEAT !

1. How many times would you like to go out to eat in a week (more than once but less than 10 times) ?
2. Multipy this number by 2
3. Add 5
4. Multiply it by 50
5. If your birthday has passed this year, add 1758
6. If you haven't celebrated your birthday this year, add 1757
7. Subtract the 4-digit number of the year that you were born in
8. Now you should have a 3-digit number

The first digit was the original number that you used and the next two digits would be your age !