Got this off a news site as i was reading thru it today. Interesting things that happened today in history
On May 29, 1917, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was born in Brookline, Mass.
1953
Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit.
Of course there are some celeb birthdays but i wont go into that today. And here's my weird news of the day, provided by AP News Wire
Bear spotted taking a dip at the Hard Rock Hotel
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Orlando police and wildlife officials were at Universal Studios, looking for a bear seen taking a dip in the pool at the Hard Rock Hotel.
Reports said a security guard at the hotel called police early Wednesday morning when he spotted the bear on a security screen. The bear got out of the pool and was roaming the property.
Wildlife biologist Mike Orlando said black bears are typically shy animals and that this one should not be a threat to residents in the area.
This is currently on the airwaves now. Not bad... hehehe. Enjoy James Blunt's I'll Carry You Home. I know some of you are sick and tired of hearing his whiny voice, but hey this song appeals to me.
Lyrics:
Trouble is her only friend and he's back again. Makes her body older than it really is. She says it's high time she went away, No one's got much to say in this town. Trouble is the only way is down. Down, down. As strong as you were, tender you go. I'm watching you breathing for the last time. A song for your heart, but when it is quiet, I know what it means and I'll carry you home. I'll carry you home. If she had wings she would fly away, And another day God will give her some. Trouble is the only way is down. Down, down. As strong as you were, tender you go. I'm watching you breathing for the last time. A song for your heart, but when it is quiet, I know what it means and I'll carry you home. I'll carry you home. And they were all born pretty in New York City tonight, And someone's little girl was taken from the world tonight, Under the Stars and Stripes. As strong as you were, tender you go. I'm watching you breathing for the last time. A song for your heart, but when it is quiet, I know what it means and I'll carry you home. I'll carry you home.
While I was stuck in the jam on the way back home just now, I saw that the Mines Shopping Centre now belongs to CapitalLand. Which led my thoughts too REITs in Malaysia. For the uninformed, REITs stands for Real Estate Investment Trust. It’s something like unit trust, except in this case the management companies invest in properties instead of other more liquid investments. And unlike Malaysian unit trusts, this is floated on the Stock exchange so a person can buy or sell in the capital market.
Anyways, back to my thought. I’m wondering if REITs is being used by huge property groups to sell off their not so profitable buildings and use the money to invest somewhere else. For example, lets say a huge property firm will try to apply for a REITs licence. Once they have been given the green light, They wills etup the REIT management company, then buy all the least profitable properties in their main companies holding. Then the public will buy into these REITsbecause in their mind, “Hey, this is a huge property company doing REITs. Since they are so reputable, I don’t see why I should not invest in their REITs.”
Hence, these land companies can wash their clean off this less or sometimes, even unprofitable properties and pass the burden to investors. These are usually commercial properties in prime areas but yet have very low tenancy rate. Their fund mgmt company will buy the building and say that there is a huge potential in that area for rental growth. But of course, that statement is very subjective.
But bear in mind, I’m not saying that all REITs are doing this. They may not even be doing it at all. All I’m saying is; be careful if you do decide to invest in REITs. Make sure you know what their underlying properties are. Don’t simply just buy because the company is reputable. A lot of companies now are misusing their reputation anyway.
In my opinion, the REIT worth buying into would be Sunway REITs (if they decide to list here-lah). According to some quarters, they will most probably inject all their profitable properties like Sunway Pyramid, Lagoon, the medical centre, the hotel as well. That, in my opinion sounds like a damn fine portfolio for any REIT. And no, Sunway group is not paying me a single cent to say this. Though I wish I would get paid for my investment tips like Research companies do. After all they are no different from the weather man who predicts the weather everyday. Right or wrong also cannot blame them. Hahahah!!!
Another week has come and gone by me. Started my new job with The Nielsen Company on Tuesday. How was my first week? Well, it’s a bit too early to tell as I have not begun my training yet. So until I hit the dirt running, I can’t say for sure how life in here is going to be. But so far my colleagues have been friendly towards me. Well, as long as they aint hostile thats good enough for me, hahaha…
Last weekend, I went to Penang with my mother and sister. It reminded me of my trip with my friends a year and a half ago. Ok, for a quick trip down memory lane, and fort hose who don’t know how it was like :
We stayed in the same apartments this time; though not same unit lar… or else it will be too eerily similar. Nonetheless, this time it is different. I drove this time around. And after driving there myself, I can tell you that some of the Penang island drivers are a bit nuts. I visited almost the same places I went that time. Of course this time around we went to GurneyPlaza to catch Iron Man as we didn’t have anything to do at night anyway. Food in Penang was as usual, not that great after all but we always had this faith that someday we will find hawker fare Nirvana somewhere on this island.
It was a good trip, much slower, less places visited, but a getaway nonetheless. It left me a little drained for the next day at work, but what the heck. Next place I wanna go is Camerons or Maxwell Hill in taiping.
Just got back from my penang trip over the long Wesak Day weekend. I'm quite tired after having driven about 800+ kilometres over the weekend. I'll blog about that trip in a few days time, hopefully. As for now, enjoy Marie Digby's Say it again. Saw her perform in 1 Utama New wing last wednesday. Hope every1 here enjoys this song as much as i do
The lyrics:-
The thing about love is I never saw it comin' You kinda crept up and took me by surprise And now there's a voice inside my heart that's got me wonderin' Is this true, I wanna hear it one more time
Move in a little closer (just a little closer) Take it to a whisper (woah) Get just a little louder (yeah)
Say it again for me Cuz I love the way it feels when you are Tellin me that I'm The only one who blows your mind Say it again for me It's like the whole world stops to listen When you tell me you're in love Say It Again
The thing about you (about you) Is you know just how to get me You talk about us like there's no end in sight The thing about me is that I really wanna let you (wanna let you) Open that door (open that door) And walk into my life
Move in a little closer (just a little closer) Take it to a whisper (woah) Just a little louder (yeah)
Say it again for me Cuz I love the way it feels When you are Tellin' me that i'm The only one who blows your mind Say it again for me It's like the whole world stops to listen When you tell me you're in love
And it feels like It's the first time That anybody's ever brought the sun without the rain And never In my whole life Have I heard words as beautiful as when you say my name
Say It again for me Cuz I love the way it feels When you are tellin' me that I'm The only one who blows your mind Say It again for me It's like the whole world stops to listen When you tell me you're in love
THE truth is that although people say it’s easy to tell the truth, the fact is that it’s never easy to say it. Especially when you know the truth hurts, creates ill feelings, causes anger, mistrust, and in certain cases turn friends into enemies.
Of course, it is important to distinguish between what is the truth and the perception of the person towards you. If its perception, then it probably shouldn’t bother you so much as each person has a different appeal towards another person. Everybody bears different feelings for each other, even best friends. However, the truth, no matter how nicely it is put, sometimes just hurts simply because no1 told you about it all this time, or its from some1 close to you.
Of course a fine example would be the people who join the American Idol auditions. Some of them actually think they can sing when the fact is that almost every1 agrees they can’t sing to save their lives. When they are told of this truth, they become really angry, and their reactions vary from person to person. But of course we can see that these people will try to deny the fact that they aren’t good singers. Some of course do it because of their relatives’ encouragement, although I think this is wrong. To give your family member false hope, even though the intention is good, may only make the person happy for a while, until, of course, the day he learns that he is actually not good enough. Then he will continue living the life with that disillusion despite the fact that the general public tells him that he ain’t good enough. And he still perseveres. Why? Because that person’s family members love that person so much that they couldn’t bear to tell him the truth. That he just simply isn’t good enough.
Of course one cannot blame the family for loving that person too much, but of course by encouraging it, the situation becomes worse. Little do they know that what they do today will have a long term effect on their member. The poor person will live life with a disillusion, thinking that he/she is right all along. He/she may even be angry or defiant when told otherwise because, that’s what his family members are telling him that there isn’t anything wrong.
I hate to be critical of people, partly because of the reasons mentioned above and partly because I couldn’t care less about most of the people I know. I don’t care if they have flaws. But the flaws of people whom I care matter to me most. Its not like I’m the most perfect person on earth. I have to admit that no human is perfect, hence the perfect human should have some form of imperfection. But still, its because I care for these people that I feel that I should voice out my concerns for them.
The thing that is holding me back sometimes is because of the reasons mentioned earlier. I’m afraid that I might hurt the person’s feelings or worse, the person becomes defensive. By being defensive it means that person is not going to accept your comments and is flatly rejecting it. Then as such, giving your 2 cents worth is actually worth nothing at all. Not only do you fail to help the person change or realize the need for a self assessment, you have now created hatred against you. The person is probably thinking that you are making an unfair comment.
Sigh… the dilemma we face when we’re about to tell a person the truth. Yes, sometimes reality sucks. And we hate to be the person to tell them that. Well unless you’re some heartless person or Simon Cowell lah. Simon would probably defend himself against this statement by saying he’s the only person who dares to tell people the truth. And maybe, just maybe, by today’s standards, telling the truth has become harsh. Maybe it’s because we’re too used to being obliging and courteous that to state the simple truth is to be harsh.
So you see, it’s a very confusing world we live in today. Most of the time I keep my mouth shut. I don’t want to hurt somebody’s feelings or lose a friend. Sometimes it’s better for them to continue living in that disillusion. But sometimes I just feel like I can’t take it anymore. I can’t let that person continue living their lives like that. I have to do something, even if it means being the bad guy.
Can some1 tell me if it’s wrong for me to want to change a person for the better?
And what if the person refuses to change? Should I just let them be? Or even worse, forget about them. Since they don’t want to help themselves, no point helping them?
Iron Man. The name doesn't evoke any feelings for most people i know. but after watching this comic book inspired movie, i have to say Robert Downey Jr.'s performance in this show is good. The character is well fleshed out. The transformation scene was great, in my opinion, better than that of Transformers. The movie has its funny moments, and i have to say more of those moments than Spiderman. Its an action movie with lots of light hearted moments. But i do find the ending a bit too rushed especially how our hero fights against the nemesis. Not much of a great battle there, but i guess it didn't spoil the movie for me. I found the movie to be well paced and well played by the cast.
I'd give this movie an 8.5 out of 10. A really good movie.
Well, actually i'm not sure what to post here. But i hope that this blog will give me more flexibility than my previous ones. Don't worry about my multiply blog ok? i'll link my blogs here to the ones there so everytime i blgo here, it will be posted there as well.
But as for now, i think i'll just post a youtube video of a song by Jason Mraz entitled I'm Yours.
the lyrics:
Well you done done me and you bet I felt it I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted I fell right through the cracks and now I’m trying to get back Before the cool done run out I’ll be giving it my bestest Nothing’s going to stop me but divine intervention I reckon it’s again my turn to win some or learn some
I won’t hesitate no more, no more It cannot wait, I’m yours
Well open up your mind and see like me Open up your plans and damn you’re free Look into your heart and you’ll find love love love Listen to the music of the moment maybe sing with me A lá peaceful melody It’s your God-forsaken right to be loved love loved love loved
So I won’t hesitate no more, no more It cannot wait I’m sure There’s no need to complicate Our time is short This is our fate, I’m yours
I’ve been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer My breath fogged up the glass And so I drew a new face and laughed I guess what i’ma saying is there ain’t no better reason To rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons It’s what we aim to do Our name is our virtue
I won’t hesitate no more, no more It cannot wait I’m sure No need to complicate Our time is short It can not wait, I’m yours
Well no no, well open up your mind and see like me Open up your plans and damn you’re free Look into your heart and you’ll find love love love love Listen to the music of the moment come and dance with me A lá one big family (2nd time: A lá happy family; 3rd time: A lá peaceful melody) It’s your God-forsaken right to be loved love love love
I won’t hesitate no more, no more It cannot wait, I’m sure There’s no need to complicate Our time is short This is our fate, I’m yours
No please, don’t complicate Our time is short This is our fate, I’m yours
No please, don’t hesitate no more, no more It cannot wait The sky is your’s!
