Monday 30 October 2006

firestarlet's 1000th Visitor



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WHoA!! Pretty Unbelievable!!So many visitors!!
Thank u to ALL who have made tis possible & for droppin by to juz take a peek or hookin up with me!!


WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME!!!!!!






Friday 27 October 2006

Seri Songket & Syawal


Pre-birthday & Eid Celebration!
A cuzzin commented that my family looked like a plant! My dad's the pink flower while mum & I are his leaves!! What the...??!! Hahah!!

Overwhelmin Joy on Eid!
Time to feast! Yes, nothin can stop tis lil boy with big appetite, not even the loss of his two front teeth!












Sunday 22 October 2006

Excellent Recitation of Surah Yasin by a 4-year old

Rating:★★★★★
Category:Other
Very, very beautifully recited. It is refreshingly moving! Masya Allah!!

Thursday 19 October 2006

Geylang Quickie


1st time buyin lollies from a dispencer!! Hmm pretty interestin!

A quick trip to Geylang Bazaar to break our fast. a few miserable pics I manage to capture...the ambience was pretty dead as it was Buka time

Lead Like Jesus- E.G.O.


Before u start accusin me of wrongin Jesus of bein an egoistic person, Please read: E.G.O here = Exalting God Only!

Ramadhan has been really tricky for a couple of people whom i care for alot, and sometimes i feel pretty inapt to help or comfort them. Kinda sad that things are not goin smoothly in life but then again, Ramadhan is a month of trials, and these are times when we have to be extra patient and strengthen our faiths in Him, no matter what the outcome. He noes what is best for us all, and only to Him we could supplicate in facin the adversities. Stay positive, my dears!

Anyways, so what is tis fascination of mine, talkin abt Jesus?? Am i promotin Christianity or somethin?? hmm maybe..maybe not. i am promotin the Concept that i discovered by a book called Lead Like Jesus: Lessons from the Greatest Leadership Role Model of all Time by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges. These Christians are really good at marketin strategies and promotin Jesus. Hmmm, well of course as a muslim, i believe that Jesus a.s. is a great leader but Muhammad s.a.w. is still the best in my opinion, for the more roles he play within the society, not juz a spiritual leader, he is a father, a husband and a politician all rolled into one, and like Jesus a.s. he too is a Servant Leader, the Last Messenger of God.

Well, a couple of days ago, i went into a bookshop and tis book caught my eye. As usual, Curious Miss Sophie, juz have to take a look, esp. when it is strategically placed at eye level shelf. Flipped a few pages and i came to a page with a "flow diagram". i think it is the summary of what is in the book. i kinda agree with the concept, cos it seems objectively rational plus i'm pretty sure, it is helpful for all of us, everyone of us has a leadership role to play. maybe as an elder, manager/supervisor, coach and parent perhaps? there is nothin mind-bendin at all abt the concept and it has points that are similar to what i have learnt over the years while attendin my religious class a couple of years back. If only, Muslims can come up with such innovative way of introducin our very own Prophet, it'll be Perfect! We got a lot to learn from Christians, man. To reach out n put a positive light abt our religion and Da Man! anyways, here's what i picked up & copied down from the book. take a look:

E.G.O (Exalting God Only)
  • as an object of Worship
  • source of security & self-worth
  • as the Omniscient audience & judge of life decisions
How? 2 main factors to possess:

1. Humility
  • something lived but Never claimed
  • looking through a window rather than the mirror to Praise
  • a Kingdom perspective of cause & effect (ok i dunno what is meant by tis point, any of my Christian contacts willin to explain? is it lookin upon God like servin our King and we are His loyal servants??)
2. Confidence
  • resting assured in God's nature
  • transparency & effectiveness(i believe tis means NO corruption/biasness)
  • proceeding in faith one step at a time
And the results of all that?

heh...i didn't have much time to copy! but i remember ONE point:
TRUST & TRUTH.

(which i cherish very much and the very basis of my faith)

and there is one section of tis book i like very much, it asks a question, how do u start off to be a Leader? and it says...U have to noe UR PURPOSE in life.
A purpose is NOT a goal, it is not a destination but the journey.
It is not somethin u attain but an ongoing process
(somethin like that)

Leaves a tingle in my mind.

I dunno if it'll inspire u or not, juz somethin i'd like to share...God bless anyways, mate!















Tuesday 17 October 2006

while waitin for georgina


i'm typin away from the computer terminal in MDIS library. hee...first time loggin in usin library's computer, reminds me of days in SP. for almost every break, sneak in a computer lab or library and surf/chat away...


started the day havin my nasal cells assaulted by the cigarette stench of someone sittin next to me in the train. left me a lil bit nauseous. bleurghh...why do ppl have to smoke soo early in the mornin n pollute the already hazy "fresh" air that i'm breathin?? no offence mate, but seriously U stink! i very nearly wanna say it out except that mate is emm...an ah pek. so forget it! if i'm a cranky old nyonya, i might have brought along a can of air freshener to make my environment more pleasant-smellin...well thats a BIG IF! hah!


made my way groggily to the secondary school where i assisted in teachin Salsa to a buncha adolescents. well well...yesterday, they were all shy n coy. the boys are soo damn SHY n partnerwork was kinda disastrous at the start. oh so reluctant, they refuse to ask the girls to dance with em....secondary 2 boys! hahahaha! but once they've hooked up, got the dance steps right together with their partners, i can see their faces light up. hahaha it's so cute to see those teenagers gettin close to their classmates at a one-to-one level. Dancin! i thought today, i'd have to coax them again to partner up but heyy! they are all ready, on their own to groove!! wheeeee~~ the last class in the level...stickin together despite bein soo talkative, LOVELY! really happy to see their chemistry! it so reminded me of the movie "Take The Lead" where Antonio Banderas had to take on problematic students and mould them into charmin young lads & ladies! I hope at the end of the Salsa lessons that we go through, those kiddos will be more gracious in their ways, not only in dancin.


on the other hand, the best class in the level...seems to be behavin worse than the last one! hmmm talkative & cannot seem to take instruction, havin minds of their own...esp. the boys. urghhhh feel like stranglin them BUT hehehe...i guess, my classmates and i were also like that back then. hopefully tomorrow, they might turn out like those in the last class...maybe they are overwhelmed, oh well...we'll see! and the best part is...i getta learn on the job too! wheeee~~


k k i better be off now...gotta catch georgina! forgot to put in word count for assignment, now gotta retrieve back the document...silly me!! ta~



Saturday 14 October 2006

Salty skin....


A Distant Memory of the Past....

Azure Waters off Mersing, 2004

Scorchin Sun in Phuket, 2005




A Hopeful Picture of the Future....

Breezy Days in Sydney, 2007




But I Want them All SO BAD right NOWWW!!
especially after lookin at Ah Girl's photos in Sichuan, China & Rafael in Lencois Maranhenses, Brazil


I MISS, I MISS, I MISS !!!















Wednesday 11 October 2006

i'm gonna be fallin asleep smilin tonite....



cos YOU are Unbelievable!


geeeeee i dunno why multiply's playin me out...i tried uploadin our couple pic.
hmmm
it's not workin tonite.


BUT

I'm IN LOVE, HAVE ALWAYS BEEN, WILL ALWAYS BE with THEE, Mesye...


It's so unbelievable,


And I don't want to let it go,


Something so beautiful,


Flowing down like a waterfall.


I feel like you've always been,


Forever a part of me.








Tuesday 10 October 2006

HTML & My Natural Charmer-A Lil Pointer for the Boys


HAHAHAHA i sniggered & laughed as i read tis article below...it even triggered me to sms somebody!
Cos...ok...i'm gonna share with u a lil secret that i have kept even
from my
bf. it's only today, till i read it that I suddenly felt that somebody
finally put words in my mouth n i
could nod and understand what the heck makes my bf so irresistably
charmin to my sick lil heart. shit, he's a natural i tell u, i can't help but be drawn towards him.





(i noe u gonna be readin tis mesye, and how u r gonna put on that sly
smile when u read, and how u r gonna tease me abt it...oh fuck how i
feel so threatened right now, but dammit i can't deny it, the case is
true.)





my dearest contacts, if u can't stand my love love bullshit, u betta
stop readin till -right here- before u purge
blood/food out of every pores on ur body.


if u wanna learn a trick or two to strike some chemistry with ladies or
ridicule my crazy cuckoo feelings or go woozy with me, i welcome u.


BUT WORD OF CAUTION: Tis might not be applicable to ALL ladies ok. hahahah!!


From the Life section of today's Strait Times

Oct 9, 2006
Do you speak caveman?
I'm learning html - no, not the software code but short for How To Meet Ladies. And it works
By Jeremy Au Yong, straight talk


MY GIRL problems are over. I've finally worked out where I had been going wrong.
All
this while, I thought being fat and balding was my main problem. Talk
about barking up the wrong tree. I was wandering around the wrong
forest.

No, my major flaw was being nice. Too nice.

You
see, whenever I was attracted to someone, I had this bad habit of being
nice to them. I would shower them with attention, take them to nice
restaurants, buy them nice presents and generally be all attentive and
caring.

My thinking was: 'If you like someone, you should be
nice to them and show them you care. Then they may appreciate your
affection.'


I realise now I was a fool.

Women don't
want to pampered - at least not in the courting stage. Pampering them
is about as attractive as scratching your bum in public.

Women want to be treated badly.

I
chanced upon this revelation in a book called The Game written by Neil
Strauss
. In the book - a true story - he tells the tale of how he
became the world's greatest pick-up artist.

Anyway, one of the main mantras expounded in the book is to 'be the prize'.

He
tried to shroud this line in some mumbo jumbo about self-worth and
confidence but, in practice, what it boils down to is: Ignore the girl,
criticise her and punish her for mistakes.

Ignore her: If she is in a group, talk to everyone else. Pay her no attention whatsoever.

Criticise
her
: Cut down her self-esteem with little insults like: 'Nice hair, is
it real?' or 'You have a really cute smile. Your crooked teeth really
add character.'

Punish her: Don't let her play hard-to-get. If
you try and put your arm around her and she pushes you away - turn
around and talk to somebody else.

Of course, the book is by no means suggesting that simply ignoring, criticising and punishing will make a woman like you.

Don't be silly. You've also got to lie, manipulate, give her cheap jewellery and treat her like a child.

Essentially, he says, anything that worked when you were a kid - stupid magic tricks, personality quizzes - still does.

The
book also has tips on opening lines, how to disarm resistance, how to
invite her home and even a trick to associate positive feelings about
yourself with a cheap necklace you give her. He's boiled it down to a
science.

It's great stuff. I gobbled it up.

Eager to test out my new-found skills, I went to a bar with a friend after work one Saturday.

She
introduced me to a group of her friends seated around a booth. I
smiled, introduced myself and zipped off to get some booze. I was going
to need some courage.

I returned and found an empty seat next to a young girl with a chin stud. She would be the one.

I
started sipping my jug of Long Island. For the next 15 minutes or so I
spoke to my friend, and some of the others who had wandered off the
dance floor - but completely ignored her.

When I felt she was feeling sufficiently left out, I made my move.

I turned to her and started with a conversation starter I had memorised.

Me: Hey, can I get a female opinion on something.

Her: Hah?

Me (yelling): I would like to ask you if I could get a female opinion on something.

Her: HAH?

Just my luck. The house band had just started their next set and was playing at max volume. I couldn't hear a thing.

Time for plan B.

I
took out a business card and held it in the air. After a little
rehearsed showmanship, I made it disappear and reappear again. (It was
a trick I had learnt when I was a kid.)

That seemed to work.
She went and got a friend to come and watch. I did it again. There was
an obvious impressed look on their faces. Yay.

I walked away
to the dance floor, minor victory in hand. A little while later, she
joined me. I couldn't believe this stuff works.

When it was time for me to leave, I gathered my stuff and waved goodbye.

She waved back, smiled and said: 'Bye, Magic.' There was definitely some chemistry there.

Okay, so that was the only thing she said to me all night (I blame the music).

Still,
for me it counts as an unequivocal success. (I count all instances
where they don't run away screaming as unequivocal successes. Those who
run but don't scream are considered 'good efforts'.)

I am convinced that if I had not forgotten to ask her for her number that night, she would have given it to me.

Since then, I have helped a friend get a girlfriend using these same tricks so I feel certain I've cracked the code.

I intend to take it to the next level.

Start
learning off the Internet messageboards, read more books on hypnotism,
learn more magic tricks and maybe even join the local community of
pick-up artists. I don't know yet.

But one thing's for sure: No more Mr Nice Guy.

jeremyau@sph.com.sg

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U seduced.
U intrigued.
And U dropped me like a sack of potatoes!
But hell, i'm hooked to ur bait!
Ur nonchalance,
Juz blow my mind!
And u dun even realise it, how sweet.
U feed my inner desire,
U fulfill my basic need.
To bring out my Strength & make me feel Glorious.
All tis while, all tis time
I am so glad I have U & U r Mine

Eh mesye, but dun deprive me of some tenderness & some "manja"ness eh! please hor, i want those too! warrior princess need TLC also.hahahahah!
















Monday 9 October 2006

realisation.


maybe why i stay away from you
is the fact that i cannot defend/stand what you do
to THE ONE that love you

P.I.T.Y.


maybe why i can't stay away from you
is the fact that i cannot picture myself with ANYONE else but you
oh how i adore n mxxx you

C.R.A.Z.Y.