thank you for continuing to read this blog despite the sorry state of affairs in my life at the moment.

thank you for your words of encouragement.

best wishes for the New Year
…may Cainer’s magic fall on you as I hope it will on me….

Posted on December 24th, 2004 by jl
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For many months now, the Star newspaper has been running a series of articles on Malaysians who have “made it” on the international stage. Some recent articles that have caught my eye include:

• the comic artist who does work for Marvel and DC Vertigo was trained in the US and is now based in Singapore
• the specialist in tropical medicine who couldn’t find suitable work in Malaysia and is now managing millions of dollars for a global research trust fund - in the UK
• the medical doctor who became a respected specialist surgeon, a health policy lecturer and an author of medical textbooks in the US because his American degree wasn’t recognised in Malaysia
• the lady who started her career in Singapore and is now head of ICI Paints in Asia

Then there’s the famous Petronas Twin Towers that was awarded an international architectural award. The Towers were designed by an Argentinian architect and built by a Korean and a Japanese contructions firms.

Today, I read about a successful Malaysian industrial designer. He was trained in Singapore and is now based in California.

Maybe I’m biased in my selection of reading material… but what are we supposed to infer/learn from this?!?

Posted on December 23rd, 2004 by jl
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God may not be listening, but Cainer might…

So, what WILL you get for Christmas? It’s not an item or a product that you now desire - but there is nonetheless, a certain ‘gift’ that you would rather like the cosmos to supply. You’ve got your heart set on something. You’ve got a hope that you can’t stop yourself from nurturing. Yet what chance is there of satisfaction? You will soon feel much more inclined to be optimistic. These are delicate times and they are also different to any that we have lived through before. There’s real, amazing magic in the air - and more of it than you think is now on its way into your life.

… he just has to work extra hard for me now…

Posted on December 21st, 2004 by jl
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Big Computer Company “D” instructs Big Courier Company “D” to pick up a notebook from anonymous but infamous and fussy consumer … ooo… let’s call him Mr JL.

Big Courier Company “D” calls Mr JL on Friday, 17 December, to discuss the pick-up scheduled for Monday, 20 December. On Monday, Mr JL found himself sending Big Courier Company “D” the following email:

Dear Giggling Staff of Big Courier Company “D”,

We had agreed during our conversation on Friday, 17 December, that you would call me today, Monday, 20 December, to confirm a more specific time for the pick-up of the package. Unfortunately, I have NOT been contacted by Big Courier Company “D” all morning.

At approximately 1120H this morning, a courier staff of Big Courier Company “D” arrived at my office and reported to the receptionist that he had a package to pick-up from me. The receptionist promptly attempted to locate me in the building. Unfortunately, the courier staff of Big Courier Company “D” waited NO MORE than FIVE minutes before deciding that he could no longer wait as he was “busy”. When I got down to the reception area, he had just walked out. This was NO MORE than FIVE to TEN minutes after he first arrived at the building.

I have not been formally advised as to whether Big Courier Company “D” will re-attempt to pick up the package later in the day, and if so at what time, or if the pick-up will be postponed to another day and time more convenient to your courier staff. In either case, should a delay in delivery arise, Big Computer Company “D” should be formally advised.

Thank you.

REGARDS
Mr JL

Twenty minutes after sending the email, the courier staff of Big Courier Company “D” returned to Mr JL’s office. Apparently he wasn’t that “busy” after all. Unfortunately, at that time, Mr JL was occupied elsewhere in the building and was not free until 15 minutes later. Poor “busy” courier staff of Big Courier Company “D” had to wait longer than he would have done if he had been more patient earlier on.

Moral of the story? There is none. I just thought it was funny, if in a sad way.

Posted on December 21st, 2004 by jl
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I’ve been meaning to blog over and over again the past couple of days but I don’t seem to ever make it. Three blog posts are being formulated in my head at the moment but they don’t make it to fruition. It all seems such a chore… so much effort for so little gain. And that goes for pretty much everything in life at the moment. I’ll ask myself why bother? what’s the point anymore? and who really cares? there’s no one to miss or to be missed by … and knowing my luck, there never will be anymore. But that’s not the only thing that bothers me. I’m still in total shock from last week’s news. I haven’t quite absorbed it all yet choosing instead to contain my reaction and living in suspension. But whatever the case, life is far too much work. In the end, for nothing.

Posted on December 20th, 2004 by jl
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