Dont Talk to Strangers.... Do or Dont we?

Salam All,
Remember when we are kids our parents used to warn us... Dont Talk to Strangers. They're all up to no good. Bad man... Bad woman. They'll eat u up. Scared the hell out of me though. But as I grew up I found that 99% of the people outside there are just decent folks. Of course they are some rotten tomatoes but then again there always are.....

We grew up having a lot of distrust and mistrust. And the result is we're always getting bad advise either in our everyday lives or our investments. We usually run to our neighbourhood boyos for scholarly advise. Not saying that its bad. But jus coz somebody doesn't dress or talk the same way you do doesn't mean they're aliens.

Guess what, as Whitney says "the greatest love all is easy to achieve... Learning to love YOURSELF it is the greatest love of all".

Folks, we have to look at our FINER points and look outwards and then only we can learn to trust others. Think about it... we always look at the meaner points of ourselves and project it unto others. Positive thinking bros and sis. There's lots of nice people out there who's willing to lend a hand. The Andak household can vouch for this experience when we were living in the hospital for one year. Beautiful people and they were all strangers.

Talk to strangers.... Its good for your soul.

Salam and Cheers,
Andaks
Ps. Tulat puasa...Insyallah

Countdowm....Ramadan Al Mubarak

Salam,
Kat2 seminggu lagi nak berpuasa, rasanya tak sabar nak tunggu Ramadan kunjung lagi. Countdown ni lagi best dari World Cup... coz tiap amalan yg ikhlas tu berlipat ganda. Yala kita ni takkan hidup selamanya. Preparation bros.

Mari kita hidupkan malam2 Ramadan Terawih, Tadarus, Qiammulail ngan zikir. Lupakan jap bazaar ngan uptown tu. Tak lari tempat2. Pas Ramadan diorg still ada.

So lets start the countdown.....10, 9, 8, 7....and so forth. Ya Allah Ampuni lah dosa kami dan temuikanlah kami dengan Lailatul Qadar. Insyallah.

Salam and Cheers,
Andaks

Ps. pas ni nak pasang niat nak gi Haji lak.

Berakhirnya Syaaban bermulanya Ramadan

Salam Semua,
Insyallah dalam 14 hari lagi bermula kita berpuasa di bulan Ramadan. There's something about Ramadan yang buat kita tenang sepanjang bulan. Takde rush2. Rahmat Allah tu luas, insyallah kita temui Ramadan dengan penuh harapan tahun nie.

Kitorg prepare moreh kat surau khairiah kami. Tak nak busy2 sangat. Insyallah bulan penuh dengan amalan. Nak dapatkan Lailatul Qadar, kita cuba sungguh2.

Till next time. Wassalam.

Andaks
Nb:- Pesan kami jangan soru banyak sangat masa berbuka nanti tak larat tarawih

Winning & Thinking Outside the Box

Dear All,
Read the newspaper last week and noted that the PM mentioned that there's going to be some hard times in the second half of 2010. That is some cause to worry about although for most of us its an excuse for us to get back to that soft couch, surf our new astro byond and let our bosses worry about the predicaments of the world. We might have to tighten our belts a little in the coming months but then there's always JJ Fiesta day, Carrefour's midnight sale and Tesco's Real rewards day. So why bother.

Of course we have endless complaints with our office colleagues and family members on why we're not bringing enough cashflow to our households. Everyone and everything is to blame. But then again its too much bother to take any initiative coz everything that's being bought and sold is already there. Let's get back to astro byond and catch the latest murder on CSI.

Guys, Guys... the problem with education or too much education, is that it teaches us the subject, organisation, philosophy/logic and structured methods on performing wage earning jobs. What it lacks is initiative, focus, discipline and the real meaning of WINNING. Winning is not just in the World Cup. Its about our everyday lives. Maybe what we got to do is unlearn what we learned in school. The concept that the earth was flat remained for thousands of years becoz of formal education. Think about it.

Fear Factor on AXN really opened my mind. Its not about eating roaches and mice. Nor is it about beautiful contestants and the endless arguments and fights they have on reality TV. Its about the concept of "Thinking Outside the Box". The contestants are given a task and their job is to WIN. It doesn't matter whether they walk, swing, swim or crawl. No hard rules apply. It doesn't matter whether they go on one to one or form associations. The idea is to WIN and it really mind boggles me to see these contestants perform outside the norm that trained individuals would do. I guess that is what is really missing in most of us... the sense of adventure and experimenting on new approaches.

Imagination bros. That's how PIXAR was born. Just love the Toy Story trilogy. Till next time.

Cheers
Andaks

Doing it the HARD WAY... Tribute to Abe Lincoln

Dear All,
Noticed a lot of complaints being posted in the tabloids regarding Mlms and investment schemes. Some lost their life savings/some lost their worldly possessions etc.222. I guess we never learn eh, that easy ways out are not real solutions. There's always some folks plying some interesting schemes out there. Tak payah kejo,just put in the money and get some of your friends out there who will get other friends so on and so forth. If there isn't any tangible product or the investment is vague it most probably is a scam.

Lets face it bros and sis, with the advent of the computer and internet, we all start dreaming about easy money. What these gadgets are, are really just a faster way of doing work. Its not going to generate wealth by you staring or clicking mouses here and there. Most you'll get is info. But infos no good if you dont apply it to a product/service that is commercially viable.

I'd like to share with you what Abe Lincoln said in a speech when he was going for the Presidency of the United States. I believe it was relevant then, today and the future.

" I trust in the HARD WAY, for little has come to me except in the HARD WAY, which is good because we have a hard task ahead of us...

This is where I touch the ground, and it is in touching the ground, in moments of difficulty that i've always found my strength. I have been there before, I have done it the HARD WAY, and I will do it the HARD WAY again". Beautiful.... and he did become the President of the United States. Mr Obama can testify that he wouldn't be sitting in the Oval Office without old Abe.

There's no easy way out there folks, but you know what .... its worth it. Its worth it to send your kids to college. Its worth it to spend time and money with the family. Its worth it to have good food and a great home. And it is sure worth it if you can help as many poor folks out there.

Trust in the Hard WAY folks...it works.

Salam and Cheers
Andaks

Theme from X files......Sorok Gula

Dear All,
Passed through Shah Alam the other day and noticed that the folks in Central Sugar Refinery are busting their backs trying to fulfill the so called "shortage of gula" in the country. So are the folks in Perlis, sugar haven in Malaysia. But where's the sugar for god sakes? Everybody is in an uproar. Hypermarkets, the small sundry shops and yup 7-11. In TV3 we can spot our elected officials screaming murder and never surrender just like Churchill did in 1939 before the Battle of Britain. Boycott, finger pointing, Mafia like arm twisting. Boy, sugar cane must be the next wonder crop of the 21st century.

But guess what, who's actually the Goombah for all these sugar producers? Its either Pernas or the various state governments. And these are the same guys screaming bloody murder in the mainstream news. And you hear news about syndicates cramming tons of sugar in public toilets. I say.... kalau nak naik arga, announce jela. Bila u all buat kejo camni , looks like a scene from X files. Before long there'll be a "Mulder" sneaking around the anthill and then what... denial, denial, denial. If it smells like a duck, talks a like a duck and walks like a duck it most probably is one.

Cmon guys, we are just decent folks cooking up Ayam Masak Merah ngan Rendang. Sirap Oren ngan air batu pun nak pakai gula gak. I guess our elected officials really get a kick from the intrigue and mind boggling politics that they play everyday. Cant blame them, there's a lot of ringgits at stake here. Hate to say it folks but in our beloved nation we are always put to a test of "its everyone for him/herself". Its a jungle out there people.

Anyways hopefully we can solve this gula issue pronto. Its all about raising the price. So get on with it you bozos. You cant have the cake and eat it also. Stop finger pointing decent folks just bcoz u are afraid of losing our votes in the next PRU. Enough said.

Andaks
Nb:- Just venting out the little people's frustrations. Apa nak buat. Kita doa, usaha and tawakal je la.

Asian Power in South Africa

Dear All,
Power gak Asian Footballers kita kat World Cup kali ni. Anyway nobody can say berat sebelah lagi coz main kat Africa no... Dulu kat Seoul tu bole la mengata. Japan and Korea, we salute u.

Anyway tengah dok pikir apa diaorg letak dalam Kimchi ngan Sushi tu. Sape cakap makan lembu ngan kambing je bole kuat. Ni... ikan abang kuat le. Dont know about Korean but we sure love Japanese cuisine. Sushi, sashimi, Tempura ngan belut2 semo kita telan.

Hope the Asia Boleh spirit continues sampai Semis.... kalo final lagi best. Cmon Guys, Make Asia Proud.

Andaks