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Took the LRT to work today.

It’s nice to see others helping others.

Seven years ago, when I had to take the bus and LRT to work - there’d be plenty of selfish people rushing ahead to get seated. Not many were considerate of older folks getting on the bus or LRT.

Today (but maybe it’s because it wasn’t rush hour), two persons gave their seats with a smile to some senior citizens in the LRT on separate occasions. It was a good feeling to see Malaysians with heart in a short 15 minute ride to KLCC.

Sometimes you forget you’re a tiny part of this world - and there’s people all around you. You’re not alone in your car stuck in a jam.

Thank you to the do-gooders.

Some days are just brighter than others. (^_^)

I received a lovely present from my friend and soon to be ex-colleague today.
*sniff* I’m really so touched by her wonderful gesture.

The cupcakes were so cute & delicious.

I used Devin’s camera. He loaned it to me for some product shoots… I couldn’t resist taking some of my cuppacakes.

Took me a while… but it was really such fun experimenting and finally figuring out the win.

Try it here!

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Wow. I just tried to log in.

Service Unavailable

Thank you for trying to log in to Maybank2u.com. However,
there seems to be many customers online at the moment. Please try again
later.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

I’m curious.

I mean… they say it seems that there are many customers.
They aren’t very sure… hmm.

What is too many customers?
Am I customer #1,000,001?

It’s… just a guess?
They don’t know what’s wrong?

Seems like it.

Hehehe.

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Magic is… still getting to sit together when we bought separate tickets on a Wednesday “cheap-ticket” night movie!

Devin and I wanted to catch Hancock on “cheap-tickets” Wednesday night. And we only got around to buying the tickets online just after lunch the day itself.

No paired seats available within a reasonable distance. Only seats left were reeeaally close to the screen. It would not be a enjoyable movie experience (as recommended by WALL.E.)

So we bought the closest possible two seats, one in front of the other. Did you know that GSC 1Utama is huge? Even at that distance, it’s pretty far away when you know the other person and want to say something to them.

And then we get to the magic bit:

In a packed cinema, with all seats taken (even down to the first row)… one person who “burnt” his movie ticket was right next to me. Actually, there were 5 of them, but one couldn’t make it. So 4 of them sat together, and gave the one seat to Devin. Thanks guys!

We still got to sit together. That was a good one.

I believe in magic. (^_^)

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Some of us have been facing pretty tough issues in our lives.
We wonder… why do some people try to make it nasty and difficult for others.

But we are survivors.

POWERFUL HOPE

by Steve Goodier

Jean Kerr said, “Hope is the feeling you have, that the feeling you
have, isn’t permanent.” It is what we have when we know that we WILL
eventually survive the night and bask in sunshine once again. It does
not deny the present darkness, but it reminds us that dawn is coming.

Brigadier General Robinson Risner (”Robbie”) spent seven years as a POW
at the “Hanoi Hilton,” as prisoners of war called their North Vietnam
compound. There he discovered the power of hope. He spent four and a
half years of that time in isolation. He endured ten months of total
darkness. Those ten months were the longest of his life.

When they boarded up his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out
the light, he wondered if he was going to make it. He had already been
under intense physical and mental duress after years of confinement.
And now, not a glimmer of light shone into his cell — or into his soul.

Robbie spent hours a day exercising and praying. But at times he felt
he could nothing but scream. Not wanting to give his captors the
satisfaction of knowing they’d broken him, he stuffed clothing into his
mouth to muffle the noise as he screamed at the top of his lungs.

One day Robbie got down on the floor and crawled under his bunk. He
located a vent that let in outside air. As he pressed against the vent,
he saw a faint glimmer of light reflected on the inside wall of the
opening. Robbie put his eye next to the cement wall and discovered a
minute crack in the construction. It allowed him to glimpse outside,

but was so small that all he could see was one blade of grass.

A single blade of grass and a faint ray of light. But when he stared at
the sight, he felt a surge of joy, excitement and gratitude like he
hadn’t known in years. “It represented life, growth, and freedom,” he
later said, “and I knew God had not forgotten me.” It was a tiny
glimmer hope that sustained Robbie through an unbearable ordeal.

The human spirit is strong. It seems to run forever on nothing but a
morsel of hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else
matters.

Tags: life

It’s been months since I’ve blogged. The place is so dusty.

(Why does this sound so familiar…)

Plenty has happened to me since Cel’s birthday in April… off the top of my head, this is all I can think off right now:

1.       Devin proposed underwaterrr, and on land and we had a HUGEE AWESOME surprise engagement party! \(^_^)/

2.       I’m a PADI Certified diver! \(^_^)/

Thank you to everyone, and everyone and everyone who helped plan, organize and attend the party and everything! It’s just so unbelievable. We are so blessed to have so many wonderful people in our lives. Thank you.

And then there’s… M308.

Happy Birthday Celena!

My old best buddy since secondary school. It’s been more than 12 years now. Here’s to many more happy years of friendship and happiness to come. (^_^)

We had makan-makan at Sushi Zanmai, Pyramid.
Food was good, but service could have been much better. Staff were friendly, but not very efficient.

One day, I’m going to dig up all the birthday photos - we’ll see how much we’ve changed since then (I have some from years and years and years ago). That’d be fun. Hehe.

In a nutshell: My entire experience applying for the loan was really good (other than HSBC’s slowness). I’m impressed by the service and efficiency of the EPF staff. Good work!

So… we start off by visiting the KWSP website, and then click on English.

Next up, download the Loan Reduction Form, print it (double-sided to save on paper) and fill it up.

Plenty of instructions. But quite ok-lah, I only got stuck here at (D)5. Here you fill in the amount you are asking for - which is usually everything in your Account II. I wrote the same amount I loaned from the bank. (Fortunately, the officer was kind enough to cross the whole thing off and re-write it for me.)

Here are the documents you’ll need:

When I first saw the list, *ouch* - it’s the first time I’ve applied for this and I didn’t recognize half of the items on it.

Next, (at Mr Mun’s advice), call up your bank (mine is HSBC) and asked them to send you the necessary documents. They will ask for a letter. Sample letter here.

I faxed mine over. It took forever to send the documents over. However, they were most helpful when I called to bug them. Everytime.

There are charges for the documents. HSBC bank charges RM50 for the set. Standard Chartered does the same as well.

Once the documents arrive, check it and it should match everything on the list. Mine did! (Hurray!) So I didn’t have to hunt for any documents on my own. Great!

So off you go to their office, here’s the timeline for mine for your reference.

Most importantly - go with a optimistic outlook, and expect great service.

7:30 AM - Arrived at the EPF Office in Jalan Gasing. (Ok I was a little early.)
8:03 AM - EPF Office opened ahead of time. (Hurray! They usually open at 8:15 AM.)
8:15 AM - Saw the officer.
8:20 AM - Stamped “lulus” on my form. Approved. (Double hurray!)
8:30 AM - On my way to work.

2 - 3 weeks from now and you can pick up your cheque. Only downside was that after 3 years (from the time the loan was taken) - you can’t deposit it into your account anymore. It goes straight into your loan account. (>_<)

*new* Housing Loan Monthly Installment Withdrawal.

Yes, I did!

After spending 5 minutes signing up.
And another 10 minutes getting a few persons to click for me.
So for 15 minutes of effort - I have $1 x 5 for March’s commission.

Unfortunately, it didn’t go further than that.

But heck - $5 for 15 minutes ok-lah. Hehe.