Can We Mend It?

It was a long journey on Sunday and yesterday. Three hours from Kuantan to KL yesterday seem longer than the three hours from KL to Kuantan on Sunday.

I was extremely tired yesterday. The dialogue really dried my energy. Though we had two tea breaks, one big breakfast in the hotel plus free lunch I still feel that at the end of the day I was really tired.

I got my second cake for my 40th birthday. The expensive one. From Secret Receipe. Compliment from my team members. And to add icing on the joy I celebrated it with my new little girl friend. Jaqueline is her name. Chubby and bubbly. Hehehe. So sweet and cute. Again, being 40 is not bad at all. In fact better. Ok, enough with those bigday stuff.

As we were passing Genting Sempah yesterday, my mind travelled back to my hometown. Looking outside the window at the bamboo trees, the forest and tall big tree gave a special feeling. Peace at heart. I remember when I was just a boy I used to follow my dad finding the bamboo shoot. My dad will teach me how to choose the good one, how to cut it and how to remove the skin. Those were the days. Now, I can hardly find the forest with lot of bamboo trees. Many lands have been cleared for replantation of rubber tree.

I remember during my last holiday my dad told me, "You know son, now I got to buy almost all things which we used to get it for free such as the bamboo shoot." Development and conservation of environment. One of it must go. Sacrifice. But do we have a right to sacrifice thing which is not belong to us alone but all the past and future generation? People just don't care. As a result we are losing more and more trees, committing more and more robbery of the future generation rights.

Maybe dad was right when he said, "We can plant trees at the KLIA or creating forest in KLCC, but it will never be the same." Just like friendship, when you hurt your friend it will not be same anymore even if you can mend it."

Today Is The Day

40. Yes that is my age today. I am 40 years old today. Many people said for men live begin at 40. I don't know what does it mean. For the past few days I'v been receiving text and email wishing me luck and well as I am entering the Club of 40 (as my taikoh said in his text this morning).

I tried to look back what I have achieved or maybe failed to achieve for the past 40 years. It seem to me there are more success than failure. So, not bad lah. In fact I feel that my life is getting better day by day. I may not be earning five figures pay but I am more than happy with my monthly paycheck. After the recent changes in the office my working environment has become more conducive.

This year also mark my 14th year working in a place called Kuala Lumpur. City of true and lies. Sometimes I feel that there are more lies than truth in this city. But I guess that how the KLlite live their life.

I have friend from many countries, though we never see each other. Friendster, WAYN, Tagg and of course my latest network, Facebook. And I must admit that Facebook is the best so far. A place where I met people with different character, way of looking at life, expressing themselves and some with weird interest. Did I missed anything in life so far? I guess no. I have friends who kept telling me that they are very strange, weird, crazy and brutal! Hahahaha. Who would believe that? I know that Three Sisters are very special person and among the best I have ever known in FB.

Purpose of life is to be happy. And I am very happy now. Not only I managed to make myself happier as time passing by but I also managed to make most of my friend happier and of cos my parents lah. I think parents are the easiest person for us to make happy. But there is only one I think which until now I cannot get for my parents. Well, live begin at 40 and now I am just at the entrance of the Club of 40s. Perhaps, I would be able to get it soon.. Who knows. Nobody knows.

As this is my first post in this RESURRECTED blog, I am not gonna write a long story. People say, if you tell too much in your first story you are going to lose idea for your next story.