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It only takes about 3 seconds from point A to B (it might even be less). The distance is 15 feet, and you are strapped onto all the safety gears that are neccesary. You follow all the procedures outlined and you can glimpse the sillouette of people standing by. You look to point B, take a deep breath, recite a silent prayer and listen for the command to jump. One hand clutching tightly onto your life jacket, the other covering the mouth and nose.

Confidently you stepped onto thin air. Acceleration to the gravity point felt sickeningly nauseuos and you just had to open your closed eyes. Bit by bit, panic sets in. A 3 second journey was made to feel like eternity, with the accompaniment of a volatile mixture of fear and regret. Flashes of your life comes upon you like a sickening reminder of what and who you are. You know you are falling but you do not acknowledge what lies under you. Your safe haven snatched within that 3 short seconds, you were compelled to fight back for it, even if the thought that it is completely impossible shrouds your thinking. The tightly crossed legs were undone in the hope of securing land underneath it. It doesn’t matter how hard you flail those feet, you can’t seem to find any firm ground. You start to think, how can I do such a thing to myself? NO!! I don’t want to die, I have so much to look forward to.

And as despair sets in, your rear end feels cold followed by a stinging sensation. Your vision becomes blue as you’re entrusted into cold sweet water. Gasping, you look back to point A, sighting the next person to jump the platform. Normalcy began to kick in and you swim away from point B, leaving a clearance for that unfortunate soul. Though it was a mere 3 seconds, it does feel like eternity.

Hehe, my recent experience going through the Basic Offshore Safety & Emergency Training. Would I do it again? Definitely. It wasn’t that hard, and the jump wasn’t exactly that far of the ground. But the sensation of free falling… It’s an experience to cherish… and RELIVE It goes to show how fragile our lives actually are and ANYTHING can happen at ANYTIME.

P/S: reminder to ownself: plz blog ur 3day experience in this course… man… I am so game for more!!

Remember Me?

My name is Gossip.

I have no respect for justice.

I maim without killing. I break hearts and ruin lives.

I am cunning, malicious and gather strength with
age.

The more I am quoted, the more I am believed.

I flourish at every level of society.

My victims are helpless. They cannot protect
themselves against me because i have no name
and no face.

To track me down is impossible. The harder you
try, the more elusive I become.

I am nobody’s friend.

Once I tarnish a reputation, it is never the same.

I topple governments and wreck marriages. I ruin
careers and cause sleepless nights, heartaches
and indigestion. I spawn suspicion and generate
grief. I make innocent people cry in their pillows.
Even my name hisses.

I am called GOSSIP. Office gossip - shop gossip -
party gossip - telephone gossip. I make headlines
and headaches. REMEMBER, before you repeat a
story, ask yourself: is it true? Is it fair? Is it
necessary?? If not, do not repeat it. KEEP QUIET.

GREAT minds discuss ideas….. Average minds
discuss events….. Shallow minds discuss
people….. Which are you?

-Ann Landers-

P/S: Reminder to each & everyone of us… tipu laa kalo xpenah bergossip… xde kawan ke hape??

Heh. More on CHEMICALS and HEALTH. I just read a report on cooking oil used in frying food re leasing carcinogenic (cancer inducing) compounds. And the most cancer inducing kitchens goes to: THE MALAYS =P Their love of starchy food and deep frying almost every other delicacy, increases the reaction which produces carcinogenic chemicals. The catalyst is easily provided: high temperature.

Hehehehehehe… I think this is a morbidly cool fact of life. Whatever we do, wherever we turn to, we just cannot seem to escape such CHEMICALS. So now the question that begs to be answered is; how are we going to protect ourselves from such killers?? To me, worry less, take everything in moderation and enjoy life as it is. Why waste our energy worrying about the inevitable?? Besides, taking or doing anything in the extreme will accelerate the inevitable. God has reminded us time and again that wasatiah is the way to go

P/S: congrats Farahanida!! pehhh… hasil kajian anda yg bergelumang dalam bidang daun pandan telah mendapat pingat perak di Geneva. Bangga aku ada kawan yg pki chemicals utk harumkn name negara ;P keh keh keh~~

I was thinking of him. I meant to keep him up to date, but laziness denied me. I needed to convey the good news, but I was relunctant to initiate the call. And today there he was, another human in the human traffic hustling through to his destination. At least, I thought it was him. I picked up my pace, even broke into a small run. Glimpsing him ducking into the magazine shop, I stopped and took a peek. Sure enough, it was him

I came up to him. Called him by his name with a grin that stretched from ear to ear. I told him what I intended to. That I already had a job, and Nina is about to start on hers. Izura was mentioned and at the work designation of Izura, he laughed and remarked "Too far… Too far." He asked about Ghazi too and I told him the guy just had his interview.

He still wants me to work back there. But I’ve already decided that research is not my cup of tea… Or it might be… Once I’m forty =P Well, at least I know I can pull some strings there if I ever needed one =P The most incredible remark that he uttered was he truly believed that I am smart. Hearing that after months on end enforcing that I’m a dumb-bot who only does what is told hit me hard. To think that someone of his calibre thinking highly of me in the most sincere way… It shamed me for doubting my abilities. I guess I am what he thinks, with extra laziness to boot. And uncanny relunctance to communicate with fellow human beings. Those are extra baggages that are holding me back. Need to buck up kid.

He gave me his good news. He just married about a month ago At long last all the jokes pulled by his good buddy at his workplace will cease or at least move onto another terratory. Hehe. 

Mr Haider, thank you for your relentless support. I’m lucky to know a person like you, who inspires those under your charge. Though it was only for a short 8 months, it did made an impact. And your words will always be my source of inspiration. Thank you for believing. I needed that more than ever.

To use or not to use… that is the compounding question. As long as it is a CHEMICAL, one way or another, it has a tendency to react and cause plenty of seemingly dangerous conditions (notably to our health). All of the ingredients found in day to day products are included with a certain aim, which to some degree will only work well if it is at its optimum amount. Be it enhancing longevity of the product, increasing its aroma, ensuring bacteria/fungal free products or whatever. These functions can ONLY be performed by certain CHEMICALS at their DESIGNED AMOUNTS.

Such products have gone through stringent tests to ensure that it complies with the standards that are formulated from long term research and ANY significant  danger will be duly noted and rectified. Consumers nowadays are not stupid and exercise their rights to tip top service to the extreme ;P

So whenever people start circulating Persatuan-Pengguna-Penang-type-of-warnings over the dangers posed by distinct CHEMICAL types, I feel pissed. Mostly because the things I use will normally be in the do-not-use-list. And another, since I am a sucker for CHEMICALS, I vehemently feel it is unfair to condemn those CHEMICALS. Granted, those substances are dangerous. But since humans are ALWAYS on the trail of wanting to BEAUTIFY themselves (instead of being content with God-given beauty), ALWAYS hunting for shortcuts to PERFECTION, ALWAYS needing to IMPRESS others, ALWAYS thinking to simplify modern complex life, we can never escape the usage of such CHEMICALS.

A few examples that I can think of now are the usage of CHEMICALS containing benzene to enrich smells and paraben to prolong cosmetic product’s life. Hell, these CHEMICALS are added to foodstuff to enhance its characteristics!! But these ingredients are not added sporadically. Research are done and complied to ensure that such addition will not endanger humans and the environment. Scientists, consultants, engineers, giant corporations are working hand in hand to meet the demanded characteristics of a product AND the requirements of HEALTH AND SAFETY. Why do you people think these geniuses give up their time, energy and brains to such production? To create profit AND to produce quality products laa… and here you people are questioning their efforts =P

Heh… however much we try, EVERYTHING we do comes in a package, its GOODS and BADS. Same can be said of CHEMICALS. They perform certain tasks to a price, even our health. If really we are concerned about our health, go back to nature. STOP altogether the usage of those CARCINOGENIC products (read: don’t use shampoo, facial cleanser, soaps, detergents, food colouring, refrigerants, deodorants, food preservatives, air fresheners, inks-pens,xerox machine,printers, floor cleaners, pet foods, frozen foods… man the list goes on and on). And STOP scaring people with such propaganda… after all, all human are unique, one thing might trigger a reaction in a fellow human but it will not necessarily trigger the same reaction as others.

This blog is triggered by this YM message: SUMONE - ..korang…tadi kan ade talk pasal breast cancer kat mph..then ade ar sikit2 info yg aku dapat..kalo korang beli brgn cam pencuci muke ke..diadoran ke..make sure korang tgk ar kat ingredients dia takde bahan kimia nama paraben/parabin cam methilparaben, propilparaben…ape2 yang paraben arr…sebab mender tuh leh menyebabkan cancer..so far tadi..ade sorang membe nih..dia cek ar brg2 dia..tgk2, dia nyer pencuci muke jenama st ives ngan aiken ade bahan kimia tuh…so better avoid ar beli jenis2 brg yg ade paraben tuh…nnti korang forward kat membe2 yg lain erk…-women’s week info-

By the way, paraben is in ALMOST all beauty and health care products =D (now wish to die)

http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/guide/1250.html

http://www.pgbeautyscience.com/en_UK/glossary/paraben_en.html

"Dah dapat keje ke blom??"
"Dah"
"Dah prepare utk keje??"
"Tak prepare"
"Tak excited ke nk keje ni??"
"Biase je"
"Huh??" (wtf-kinda-face imploringly glancing my way)

I wished I had a ringgit everytime someone asks me those things. I’d probably be self-sufficient enough to call it quits without even starting work. What kinda preparation should I make? Heh, lay it out for this heavy hiney exec to be… I don’t have a clue (more towards not giving a damn).

What kind of excitement should I be experiencing? I mean, if I kept on and on and on about the what-ifs and what-nots of  bakal bekerja there are bound to be people who would  be pissed, especially those who are still at the mercy of employers, whether they will be hired or not. Excited of earning my own pay? For one, I still have to wait one month before receiving that. For another, based on a gross calculation, I don’t exactly have much to spend, since all proceeds will go into Tabung mini_c00per ku Haha… or should I be excited because of all the new faces I will meet and be greeted? I’m an introvert, I don’t exactly like to be in the presence of people I do not know. Being independent? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha… Daddy’s lil girl is going to work (as in hitching a ride) with him… Though I have paid the deposit for the rented house the other day~ And I haven’t hinted on my housemates I’m kinda stuck on the issue (my bad for not spelling it out daily to Abah) =P

Pehhh… bunyi cm tak mo keje plak aku ni… Err… xde laa xmo… kang x dpt lak mini cooper idaman tu… besides, utang ngn sponsor musti dibayar, xbaik bawak ke mati… It’s just that… I don’t get it why people are implying that I NEED to be extremely excited and have this tendency to channel all of my energy and living days towards it. I get bored easy… so I’m hoping by taking it slow I will retain the level of passion that I will need to dedicate my life towards being a money-making dim wit ;P

P/S: for all those dim wits out there, the sole intention of this blog is to tell people to leave me be. Thank you.

Good luck!!