Goal: Healthier Lifestyle.

Working out. Let's be honest. I don't mind losing a few kilos. In fact, i won't be lying is i say my sole purpose of working was to lose weight. WAS. When i turned 30 last June, i felt like my health was at my worst. I thought that age was catching up and my lifestyle was very unhealthy. So i promised myself to take care of us a little better. Took me almost 6 months to make good on my promise. Since i've been exercising regularly, i find that my body feels much lighter. I am more energetic and best of all, i don't wake up feeling sluggish. I try to drink more plain room temperature water than i used to and i can say it has worked wonders for me. Eating healthily is more difficult for me. Those who know me know i love everything sweet, fried and creamy. I'm still struggling with saying no to those foods but i try not to give in too much. I hope to bring this habit with me next year and the years to come. Because i'm really loving this healthier new me. Alhamdulillah

PT3. Say what....?

Congratulations are in order for those who did well for their PT3. I'm sure you have worked very hard to score those As and i sincerely wish you all the best for your future endeavours. However, i must convey my heartfelt condolences to the students of Malaysia. It seems like they are on yet another experimental educational journey headed by the captain of the moment. I’ve been there and gone through all that. Honestly, i don't see the reason why our politicians need to jeopardise the future of our junior citizens with their trial-and-error ways with our education system. Stop looking at our students as children. Look at them as the future; the future of Malaysia. They are not pawns to make your political crotch look bigger. They are the ones who will keep Malaysia “Malaysia”. They are the ones you will be leaving your legacy to. I'll just be frank. At the moment, in my opinion, our education system sucks big time and it's no secret. I can’t blame the ‘herd’ of students.I blame the system. The education system in Malaysia is so fickle that even our politicians opt for private schools for their own children (or to simply send them overseas). I supposed after securing the education of their own off-springs, they are free to experiment with whoever is left behind. I remember a talk i had with a certain "somebody" when i was away. He advised us (off the record, of course) to never come back -for our own sakes. Mind you, this came from a man who just moments ago gave a ‘heartfelt’ speech telling us to come back and share our experience and expertise back home. Yes, this took place when the government was campaigning for our foreign experts to come back. So i guess it's safe to say that whatever doubt i had for our education system was pretty much confirmed. My take on this matter? Stop experimenting! We are obviously not ready to device our own system –not yet. Adopt from those with established and recognized institutions like Japan, Britain or Singapore. If you're scared of losing our identity and culture, make sure cultural education is made compulsory to learn and to pass. We lose one boasting right but we gain better or higher quality education. Unlike now, where you keep changing and messing up the blueprint and you complain about the quality of our graduates.

What is a day? You can see it as 24 hours. Or you can be philosophical. A day is a chance. A day is a gift. Ever noticed how some days are longer than the rest? While some days seems to end so soon? You think you control the hours. You think you have it all planned out. You think as long as you are prepared, 'life goes on', and the at the end of the day, the sun will set and you prepare for another day. You start everyday looking at the bigger picture while ignoring the little details that define the picture. You condemn the way the leaders run the country yet you're guilty of the same crime with your own family. You spend your time working to make a better future for your family but you fail to outline the kind of future you hope they will have. Have we been building our own destruction? Have we been seeding the wrong plant? A seed is a seed. If we plant the seed of an orange, it can not grow into an apple tree. No matter what manure you use and how often you water the plant. But you can try to control the outcome. You can work hard to make sure your tree bears fruits instead of growing to be a barren tree. Sometimes you anticipate your tomorrows without realising how today will end. You forget yesterdays like you'll never see it again. What if today you set before the sun? What if tomorrow you never rise again? Has your yesterdays prepared you for what to come? Have you done enough to sustain whatever you're leaving behind? I haven't. God knows I'm not prepared. My travelled road is full of pot holes. The path before me is so unclear. I am hopeful that I will do enough in the future to save me from my doom. I am investing everything I have to score in my future. For I realise that my past has been so revolting. But the thought of exiting before my time scares me so much that I tend to not think about it. Ignorance is bliss, right? But how can I feign ignorance when I are enlightened? How can I unread what I have learned? So 24 hours. Have I planted the right seed to climb to heaven? Have I done enough to reserve a safe haven? Or am I digging deeper into hellfire? With so many informations being spread around, how do you know you're getting the right one? For that i pray for His mercy.