Happy 12 - 12 - 12

Positive mindset...............

I was having a coffee break with Rose Tham today at SS2 P Jaya. We meet three times a year to discuss about her family insurance programmes. Though SS2 is a very busy shopping venue with limited parking bays, I could get a parking right in front of our usual Hailam Kompitam where we always meet.

I was early when Rose arrived and she could identify my Honda was parked right at the door step of the Kompitam. She was curious by asking, "Robert! How could you always be able to park your car in such a convenient place here. Each time we meet, I used to see that you have no problem with parking with your car. Though the place is busy you are always lucky to find one lot for yourself. Tell me what is your trick?"

I told her. There is no trick at all but rather is my belief that works. Each time when I needed to meet some one important, I always talk to the Almighty Universe for help. I seek His Strength and  Power to allow me to get an ideal parking place upon reaching my destinations. I focus my mind, strongly to believe that there is one parking lot make empty for me on arrival. Believe me! I have been practising my mindset on such unbelievable request ever since I was selling life insurance. Being tight with appointments and driving in our hectic cities, Kuala Lumpur and P Jaya, it isn't easy to look for parking, especially during the peak hours of the day. Thanks The Almighty Universe! I really have no problem working and moving around to get my business done. I always be able to get the right parking place, and this really have solved and saved a lot of my time and convenience. Like I told Rose, no trick but a strong positive belief that I will get one when I reach there.

Quote on mindset -  Once your mindset changes, everything on the outside will change along with it.” - Steve Maraboli, Life, the truth, and Being Free.

I love my parents......

I was glad I spoke to Kadija recently. She is a 25 years young single attractively woman, working for the past 4 years as a corporate lady earning a decent income of 5k a month. Not only she is intelligence, she is a very kind person who loves her parents greatly. Ever since she completed her university education and took this job four years ago, she had never pocketed her salary herself. The first month when she drew her pay, she went straight to both her parents and gave her entire earned income to them. She felt that her income should be given to her ageing parents. She remembered when she was young, it was the parents who took care of her. From the day she went to the nursery class till her final year at the university, it was the parents who were responsible to her financial. Though the father was not rich, he never failed to give what she wanted at those younger days of her life. Sometime father had to borrow to provide her for the needed fund on her education then. He paid and gave those cash willingly to her loved darling daughter of the house. Now that Kadija is a grown up lady, she felt it is her full responsibility to repay her kindness to both her great parents. Each time when she drew her salary, she will cash out the exact pay from her ATM bank and would be proud and happy to handover this cash to both father and mother at home. In turn parents would give her $10 per day for her to go to work everyday. In case if she needs extra cash urgently, she would then ask her parents again. She promised that even if she gets marry one day and is still working, she will continue to give her income to her parents till the day when both are not in this world.

Giving her earned income every month to her parents is a joy and happiness for Kadija. A rare breed and practice you hardly could find today. I cried while listening from my dear friend. Because I remembered when I was young and when I took my first job at the age of 18, I also gave my entire salary of only $138 to my mother who was still alive then. It was not in my mind that salary earned should be kept by me. A son's duty is to earn as much as he could, and gives all his income to the parents instead. My mother cried with tears when I gave my first payroll to her. I asked mum why you cry! She said my son is now a grown up child and mum cried because I know my son loves me. I could only give three years of my salary to mother, because three years later she left the world. 

The world has changed. I wonder how many children of today could be like Kadija. 

Food for thought -  Love Your Parents . We are so busy growing up, we often forget they are also growing old.

AIDS - PAKISTAN ?

Sunday laugh...

A Pakistani resident in the US phoned his burqa clad Mom in Pakistan.

Khan: "Ammi, I have a big problem; I got AIDS. What shall I do? Will I come back home, to our native village?
Mom: Son, don't do that; don't come here!
Khan: Why Ammi?
Mom: If you come here, your darling wife will catch AIDS. And from your wife, it'll spread to your brother,
And from your brother to the maid,
And from the maid to your Dad,
From Dad to my sister (your aunt),
And from your aunt to her hubby,
And from her hubby to ME,
And from me to our chauffeur,
And from the chauffeur to your sis,
And if your sis catches AIDS, the whole damn village will catch AIDS!

It won't be very long before village after village, and then whole country goes down with aids!

For the sake of the Kaid-e-Azam, you HAVE GOT to save Pakistan!

Do not come back, my beloved son!!!

Farting..............

I really enjoyed reading this....

FARTING

(Taken from the Alpha magazine, from Sophie P. 12 year old girl, New

Zealand.)

Today I am going to talk about FARTS. Some people think farts are rude and

some people, like me, think farts are funny.

Farting is a fact of life. Everybody farts, Kings, Cinema stars, little children,

Saints and sinners. We will fart until the day we die.

Do you know why we fart?

Winds or farts, whatever you like to call them, are the production of the mixture of

gasses in the digestive tract. They are by-products of the digestive process. The

average person farts 14 times a day.

Farts are made up of the following: Nitrogen, the main ingredient making up 59 per

cent, next behind is Hydrogen 21 per cent, 9 per cent Carbon Dioxide, 7 per cent

Oxygen, and 1 per cent other stuff. But listen to this – hydrogen sulphide is the

compound that makes them stink!

Here are some top farters:

Camels

Sheep

Cows

Elephants

Humans (vegetarian)

If you are going to fart, do not sit next to flames, because farts are very flammable.

Please do not panic if you find yourself trapped in a small space as it is impossible to

suffocate in your own product.

Anyway, next time you fart, don’t think it is rude. Just know that everybody, including

bottles of soft drinks, has to fart.

And now, why put this story in our bulletin? Because it was there, in this respectable

magazine called Alpha, next to a passage explaining the words of Jesus about

“spitting out the gnat and swallowing the camel”.

The story reminds us that we are all human beings, all equal in a way because we are

all made of the same clay.

When parents give their money away too early ... !!!

A MUST READ FOR SENIORS...........

At their 54th anniversary, my friends made a decision to distribute their combined assets among their living heirs. Their rationale, Para walang gulo. (To avoid trouble). They added one proviso: While still alive, income from these properties will be used to maintain our present lifestyle inclusive of medical expenses, extravagant trips and unlimited shopping.

That's easy, replied the heirs. The income was substantial to indulge the old folks with a bonus that the heirs can use in any manner they wanted.

The first year passed without a hitch, but soon the problem surfaced. Each child used all kinds of tactics to keep the money from his parents. It reached a point where the poor retirees had to beg for sustenance, robbing them of the dignity they worked hard to uphold.

What went wrong?

Bad decision, said a cautious friend who warned the couple of this scenario. Children are so unreliable when it comes to inherited money. Money received, which was not expected and not a direct result of something they worked for, is not given the same value as money earned with their own sweat and tears. They lose their sense of propriety; gratitude is tainted

by greed and  decency gone. This is compounded by in-laws who can tilt or convince their respective spouses to throw out good sense and filial affection like soiled rugs, Honey, they're going to die anyway, so why waste good money on them?

To avoid falling into this vulnerable, pitiful state, keep these 10 tips in mind:

1. Do not retire. If you're over-aged, retire and get all the benefits but find another income-generating job or open a business that will keep you active physically and mentally. Travel and bond with true friends, play a sport, learn a new hobby and volunteer in your community or parish. Don't loaf around. Your spouse will hate you because you've become a sloppy, listless bum with nothing good to say about the household and things that you never bothered about before. Solve crossword puzzles, play Scrabble, write your memoirs, and above all, read ...this will keep you alert and keep Alzheimer at bay.

2. Live in your own place to enjoy independence, privacy and a solo life. If you move in with your children, your rank or degree of importance is reduced to that of a bed spacer who has no place of honor or, worse, like crumbling furniture merely displayed with no added value. Might you kowtow to conform to their own rules that are not kind, considerate or mindful of

you? If you witness your children engaged in a war of will and wits with your grandchildren, whom will you side with? Will they even appreciate your arbitration? Remind your children that silence is not a sign of weakness; you are merely processing data that is taking longer to complete.

3. Hold on to your nest egg, bank deposits and assets. If you want to help your children, do give, but not to the extent that you wipe out your life's earnings, singing heroically not a shirt on my back nor a penny to my name. Staying solvent and in the black is a good hedge against all kinds of tempests. You will sleep better, you will not be afraid to express your opinion and you will be confident about yourself.

4. Don't believe your children's promise to care for you when you grow old. Priorities change. Many children are not guilt-ridden or filled with a sense of moral obligation when the wife and offspring take top billing in their lives. There are still children who would consider it a privilege to show compassion, genuine love and deep concern for their parents but be warned that not all children think alike.

5. Expand your circle of friends to include young ones who will definitely outlive your old BFFs. Keep up with new inventions, trends, music and lifestyle including all the scams and schemes you should guard against. Remember that when you mix with the young, you also open a fresh avenue to channel your thoughts, experiences and values through so that the lessons you learned are not lost, forgotten or buried with you.

6. Be well groomed and smelling fresh of spring water all the time. There's nothing more depressing than seeing people exhale when you walk by because you reek of baul (camphor chest) or lupa (dirt). Old age or bust, don't look and smell like a corpse when you're not one yet.

7. Do not meddle in the life of your children. If they ask for your counsel, give it, but be ready to accept that they may not take it. Their situations in life cannot be compared to the situations that you experienced in your life. The playing field has changed and they need to develop their own set of survival skills. If you raised them to be street smart, they can handle themselves in tough situations and be able to read people. Champion and encourage their dreams and desires but on their own terms.

8. Do not use old age as your shield and justification for turning grumpy. There's nothing more annoying than an arrogant, old fool. Welcome each day as another chance to be kind and forgiving, to yourself and to others.

9. Listen to what others may say. Do not throw your weight around just because you are a septuagenarian or a nonagenarian. You are not a depository of knowledge. Even if the roles have been reversed, make growing old a fun-filled, pleasant experience for you and your brood.

10. Pray always and focus on your eternal life. You will definitely leave everything behind, a final journey detached from burden and care. Be more accepting that, sooner, not later, you will  croak. Prepare your swan song with a humble and contrite heart. If you believe in a merciful and loving God, there is no need to strut like a star. Nobody is.

We have the wild and gentle in ourselves....

Sex Quotes...

Sex is good, sex is fine, doggy style or 69, just for fun, or getting paid, everyone likes getting laid.

Lovable, cuddable, sex able, flexible, I'm just so damn incredible

Is sex dirty? Only if its done right.

Pizza is a lot like sex. When it's good, it's really good. When it's bad, it's still pretty good.

C'mon abuse me more, I like it!

Come on, say it again. I'm a perfect devil. Tell me how bad I am. It makes me feel so good!

Love. Words can express it good, feelings can express it better. Hard pounding motions express it best.

Sex relieves tension - love causes it.

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Sorry! Does any of these quotes disturbed you? If you happened to read them in the day, you might be annoyed but if is late night now you might be thrilled over them.

The world comes in the form of good and bad. You could be a gentleman or a lady who speaks with politeness all the time but without the presence of the outside world, both gentleman and lady could be the wildest creatures in a stormy night together. Gentle outside but wild inside! I believe all of us have this instinct... Good and the Bad.