Rant: Maybe the stupidest call I ever received

I don't know how many stupid people out there who's been using computers and printers everyday to do their daily job, and yet still very stupid not knowing how to power on the printer when it's being switched off by someone else! Even when instructed where to find the switch still got difficulty switching on the device.

Worse this guy calling the hotline and get angry for not able to switch on the device himself!!! Very disgusting behavior.

I just hope that the number of these people are very few.

Purpose of Blogging

People write blogs to express themselves or record events that they may want to share with other people. Bloggers choose the theme of their particular blog, or just write anything that come into their mind and think that it's worth publishing.

Businesses hire people to write blogs about their company and products or even have their own blogs to promote and advertise.

Journalists usually write about news or commentaries on anything. But nowadays, anyone can write commentaries on anything by way of blogging. So, most bloggers can be regarded as journalists-wanna-be.

But even in blogosphere it can turn nasty though you think you are quite safe at your own room typing your write-ups online. At least you're away from other people and can't be harmed physically. However, others can harm you psychologically.

I'm talking about the latest news about a blogger who received death threats. According to the news, her case is not an isolated incident.

Blogging application has features to solicit or get comments from the readers anonymously. This is a good facility such that there will be an interaction with people reading your blog, and they can write some criticisms/feedback when necessary. But such facility is also abused by other people for some reasons.

So as a rule of the thumb, if you do write blogs especially criticizing others you might as well be as anonymous as possible. Also, disable the comment feature of your blog. In this way, the communication will be one way which people can only read your blogs, but they won't be able to feedback about your write-ups.

Is there a Ghost???

(Please keep it to yourself if you know the location that I'm referring to... Hope you understand what I mean.. :D)

Do ghosts really exists? Last year, we experienced an eerie feeling when entering one of the rooms in the building. It's quite difficult to describe that feeling, but for sure it's sort of your hair will really stand... :P

Recently they told me that they heard a crying baby in the office area. I took a picture in the questionable area after an office hour out of curiosity and see if something comes up.

I showed the photo in my cellphone to a friend, and he told me that it seems the shape formed to a thing that we're looking for.

I decided to load the photo to my computer to analyze further coz it could be that we were seeing things in the picture that we would like to see.


My conclusion??? It's not a ghost!!!! hahaha

See the enlarged picture... :P

Lesson: See the facts, and not things that you want to see.

Breath (2AM) - Anna Nalick

2 AM and she calls me 'cause I'm still awake,
"Can you help me unravel my latest mistake?,
I don't love him. Winter just wasn't my season"
Yeah we walk through the doors, so accusing their eyes
Like they have any right at all to criticize,
Hypocrites. You're all here for the very same reason

'Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button, girl.
So cradle your head in your hands
And breathe... just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe

May he turn 21 on the base at Fort Bliss
"Just a day" he said down to the flask in his fist,
"Ain't been sober, since maybe October of last year."
Here in town you can tell he's been down for a while,
But, my God, it's so beautiful when the boy smiles,
Wanna hold him. Maybe I'll just sing about it.

Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table.
No one can find the rewind button, boys,
So cradle your head in your hands,
And breathe... just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe

There's a light at each end of this tunnel,
You shout 'cause you're just as far in as you'll ever be out
And these mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again
If you only try turning around.

2 AM and I'm still awake, writing a song
If I get it all down on paper, it's no longer inside of me,
Threatening the life it belongs to
And I feel like I'm naked in front of the crowd
Cause these words are my diary, screaming out loud
And I know that you'll use them, however you want to

But you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button now
Sing it if you understand.
and breathe, just breathe
woah breathe, just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe.

I Just Died in Your Arms Tonite (Cutting Crew)

Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must have been something you said
I just died in your arms tonight

I keep looking for something I can't get
Broken hearts, they're all around me
And I don't see an easier way, to get out of this
Her diary sits by the bedside table
The curtains are closed, the cat's in the cradle
Who would have thought that a boy like me could come to this

Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must have been something you said
I just died in your arms tonight
Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must have been some kind of kiss
I should have walked away
I should have walked away

Is there any just cause for feeling like this?
On the surface I'm a name on a list
I try to be discreet, but then blow it again
I've lost and found it's my final mistake
She's loving by proxy, no give and all take
'Cause I've been thrilled to fantasy, one too many times

Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must have been something you said
I just died in your arms tonight
Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must have been some kind of kiss
I should have walked away
I should have walked away

It was a long hot night, she made it easy
She made it feel right
But now it's over, the moment has gone
I followed my hands to my head, I know I was wrong

Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must have been something you said
I just died in your arms tonight
Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must have been some kind of kiss
I should have walked away
I should have walked away

Different (Acceptance)

Tell myself, on the ride home.
Getting tired, hating all I've known.
Holding on, like it's all I have.
Count me out, when it's clear that I, find it hard to say.
And you, find it hard to care.

I wanted to see something that's different, something you said would change in me.
Wanted to be, anything different, everything you would change in me.

Got this way, upfront but never true.
God I'm wrong, it's just the way I am.
Crashing down, any chance you hear.
Caving in, any chance that you, could see inside of me.
And I, I'll know what to say, It's fine.
This isn't Hollywood.
So fine, getting in your way.

I wanted to see something that's different, something you said would change in me.
Wanted to be, anything different, everything you would change in me.

I'm taking a chance, this could be different.
This could be all I'm waiting for.
Taking a chance, this could be different.
This could be all I'm waiting for.

I wanted to see something that's different, something you said would change in me.
Wanted to be, anything different, everything you would change in me.

Something that's different (something that's different)

Avoiding Meetings???

I was wondering why some people are very eager to arrange for a meeting to discuss on outstanding issues, postpone it twice then chicken out when the actual meeting date comes.

I tried to explain all the pros and cons of postponing the meeting again, yet all I can get is another person sent for the meeting unprepared! Asking for reasons yielded nothing, but unacceptable reason as unavailable.

There are only few valid reasons that I can think of why the person did so: the person is irresponsible, don't know anything on the subject matter or avoid losing face.

Whatever the real reason, bottom line is that the other party expecting in the meeting will be disappointed and will lose faith of the party in question.

Lesson: Do your homework.

Very busy and No Accomplishment???

I find myself very busy for the past few days and really exhausted, but seems there was no accomplishment at all! What was wrong?!!!

I just realized that I was trying to look for a 100K figure in the report which the users told me that they can't find it out. It's baffling coz all the figures were coming from the same system for consolidation, but users produced two reports with different formats.

I wasted more than five bloody days to figure it out. The reason I had deviated from the original design was due to overwhelming information given to me. It seems I absorbed all the information, but forgotten to relate those information from the report that was to do the reconciliation.

After reviewing all the information, I found out that the reconciliation report was correct but interpreted by users as they saw it fit!!!

It took only about an hour to convince them that the report was correct, unfortunately I already wasted my time. Sigh...

Lesson: Don't lose your target/goal.

Another You (Cascada)

So many times I was alone I couldn't sleep
You left me drowning in the tears of memory
And ever since you've gone, I found it hard to breathe
Cause there was so much that your heart just couldn't see
A thousand wasted dreams rolling off my eyes
But time's been healing me and I say goodbye

Cause I can breathe again, dream again
I'll be on the road again
Like it used to be the other day
Now I feel free again, so innocent
Cause someone makes me whole again for sure
I'll find another you

Could you imagine someone else is by my side
I've been afraid he couldn't keep myself from falling
My heart was always searching for a place to hide
Could not await the dawn to bring another day
Your not the only one so hear me when I say
The thoughts of you that just fade away

Cause I can breathe again, dream again
I'll be on the road again
Like it used to be the other day
Now I feel free again, so innocent
Cause someone makes me whole again for sure
I'll find another you

Sometimes I see you when I close my eyes
You're still apart of my life

But I can breathe again, dream again
I'll be on the road again
Like it used to be the other day
Now I feel free again, so innocent
Cause someone makes me whole again for sure
I'll find another you
I'll find another you

Literally soaked

When was the last time you got soaked in the rain?

Most of us don't like to go out when it's raining coz we don't like getting wet. When we go out during rainy days, we always bring umbrella or wear a jacket to protect us from the elements.

I went out cycling last weekend, and suddenly it rained. There was no shelter in a stretch of a kilometer, and I was literally soaked. Reaching the shelter, I realized that a lot of people and bikers were already in the shelter and there's no more room to squeeze in.

There was actually a limited space, but you will still get wet coz it was unusually heavy downpour. I decided to continue cycling coz there's no point stopping coz I'll get wet anyway.

Getting soaked in the rain reminded me of childhood days when you played outside while it keeps on raining. Going back home, taking hot bath and getting a warm dry clothes feels really good.

hmmm... What a refreshing feeling...

I Love You Goodbye (Nina)

Wish I could be the one
The one who could give you love
The kind of love you really need
Wish I could say to you
That I'll always stay with you
But baby that's not me
You need someone willing to give their heart and soul to you
Promise you forever, baby that's something I can't do
Oh I could say that I'll be all you need
But that would be a lie
I know I'd only hurt you
I know I'd only make you cry
I'm not the one you're needing
I love you, goodbye

I hope someday you can
Find some way to understand I'm only doing this for you
I don't really wanna go
But deep in my heart I know this is the kindest thing to do
You'll find someone who'll be the one that I could never be
Who'll give you something better
Than the love you'll find with me
Oh I could say that I'll be all you need
But that would be a crime
I know I'd only hurt you
I know I'd only make you cry
I'm not the one you're needing
I love you, goodbye

Leaving someone when you love someone
Is the hardest thing to do
When you love someone as much as I love you

Oh I don't wanna leave you
Baby it tears me up inside
But I'll never be the one you're needing
I love you, goodbye

Baby, its never ganna work out
I love you, goodbye

The Transporter Lesson

It was a movie about a contract courier to pick up a particular package and deliver to a specified location. He had certain specified rules to do the job. For the first time, he opened the package which he's arranged to deliver, and found out that it's a lady inside the bag. After doing so, his life's situation turned upside down.

By opening the package, he eventually broke one of his own rules.

Accordingly, each one of us has rules of our own. Breaking our own rules may bring some upheavals and changes the course of our lives. It may be good or bad.

But do we always follow our own rules? Or, do we break it?

Virtual Holiday

Is there a virtual holiday?

A quick check with google, and amazingly there are a lot of places to go to virtually. hahaha... I'm thinking of a different virtual holiday... :P

I think it would be nice to take time off from online activities , and I mean it. That includes email activities, though it would be impossible to do that given the nature of my job. Hopefully there's not much messages coming to the inbox, otherwise temptation will be very strong.

I'll try to impose my will to be on virtual holiday as much as possible, and as long as I can. There's a lot of online activities that I may miss though. :(

oops....

I may exclude the blogging and reading of news from this holiday, otherwise if I get bored what else I'm gonna do?

If there's a will, there's a way...

You Can't Teach an Old Dog a New Trick

This is a hard-hitting and very good idiom. Often, people get offended hearing this idiomatic expression especially if they know what message you're trying to send across.

We always thought we're referring to older people than we are!!! Wrong!

Actually this is applicable to people that insists their way on doing things, and don't want to accept new ideas. Not accepting your ideas would be nice, because this is a free world. But if people keep on nagging about your idea on how to resolve a problem, you keep giving advise and yet they still keep on doing it their way that doesn't work, then that will really pissed you off.

It doesn't mean that you want to impose your idea on them. We have to look at the bottom line, resolve the issue on hand.

Rant: Indecisive and Skeptical people

It's very frustrating to have indecisive and skeptical people around. You can feed all information they want, and discuss all pros and cons on things but they can only go on to that point.

They can even discuss on things that they thought they were expert and learned, but when crunch time comes and decision has to be handed, even a simple suggestion on which way to go is never done.

Whatever you gonna say, they will go for it for they think you will be right! Very irresponsible act!!!! They can argue for as long as they wanted, but in the end they just fold, and they can't hold their fort!!!

These are worthless people!!!

Hurt (Christina Aguilera)

Seems like it was yesterday when I saw your face
You told me how proud you were but I walked away
If only I knew what I know today

I would hold you in my arms
I would take the pain away
Thank you for all you've done
Forgive all your mistakes
There's nothing I wouldn't do
To hear your voice again
Sometimes I want to call you but I know you won't be there

I'm sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself by hurting you
Someday I feel broke inside but I won't admit
Sometimes I just want to hide 'cause it's you I miss
You know it's so hard to say goodbye when it comes to this

Would you tell me I was wrong?
Would you help me understand?
Are you looking down upon me?
Are you proud of who I am?
There's nothing I want to do
To have just one more chance
To look into your eyes and see you looking back

I'm sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself
If I had just one more day, I would tell you how much that
I've missed you since you've been away

Oh, it's dangerous
It's so I'm afraid to try to turn back time

I'm sorry for blaming you for everything I just couldn't do
And I've hurt myself

By hurting you

How To Save a Life (Fray)

Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
And you begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you
And pray to God he hears you

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

How to save a life
How to save a life

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

How to save a life

What's in a song?

Song is a way of expressing oneself.

Singer/composer expresses what he felt at that particular moment through song. The melody gives life of that expression.

The listener of the music expresses himself on through songs and melodies that he heard. The kind of music the person listens in a particular time usually matches in his current mood.

I was surprised on the feedback and comments from those who read my blog. Btw, these were verbal feedback... :P Unwittingly, I may have expressed myself by just publishing songs that I like. Old or new songs played online or through radio, but somehow I kind of like it and ride with the music most probably will find a place in this blog.

Each person may have particular music as a theme song especially the ones that may strongly express of himself (struck to the core???).

Maybe I'll write about the song that struck me most...

hmmm... Let me think about it...