Impermanence

A valuable lesson in life learnt today, nothing is permanent, nothing is forever. Hence the title, "Impermanence". I am no stranger to this term. As a Buddhist, i was taught of this term several times. But being the young and growing kid, this lesson was not appreciated by me, until today.

Why the sudden enlightenment of this term? Well, it started with a few things. I'll go through them one by one, the events that happened that lead me to the current stage.

First event, The Change.

The change occurred when i was active in a youth camp committee (currently still active), the committee changes every single year. Not to say a total revamp of the entire crew, but you get to see new faces coming in and the old faces retiring back into their busy life. The thought always appeared in my mind, WHY LEAVE? I did not realize it until i experience it myself. The answer is none other than, one word, LIFE. Not to say joining youth committee is a waste of time, but some people value personal time. When i graduated and started working, suddenly, time became very precious. Something i did not hold very dearly when i was still studying. Well, its a lesson well learnt, but i was still very ignorant of it until......

Second event, The Passing.

The passing of my grandfather two years ago was one of they key events that grew this thought. I'm not that close to my grandfather, sadly to say. But he still plays a big role in my upbringing. Since i was a child, the fear of my parents especially my father was HUGE, but i will still argue with them. But when it comes to my grandfather, the view of him holding the cane was enough to trigger a life or death reaction to a small boy. And thanks to that strict upbringing that i was the person i am today. Still not perfect, still learning as i go. What i learnt was never take things for granted and time never waits. I regret not being able to be closer to my grandfather, but i learn from this passing, having ever more gratitude, towards my parents.

Last event, The Leaving.

The leaving of a colleague and an important figure in the team (my first job and two different individuals) drew me ever closer to this lesson. It was my first job and i was naive and strangely believing that the team will stay the team. But even though i could see the obvious sign of a collapsing team and the fading of trust, i did not even thought that resigning would be their ultimatum. Nothing stays the same. Its the fact, a fact though cruel but ever enlightening. Losing them resulted in the remaining team questioning what was wrong, and resulted in a spark of new thoughts and ideas. I, myself will be leaving soon. To pursue career advancement. But, i shall not forget the short few months i was with them, because it was an amazing journey.

Having learn this lesson, i wonder, will i repeat the same mistake i did? Not appreciating the things i have, only to regret when everything is lost. Sadly, i will. WHY? Because i am human, or perhaps even better, i am not perfect, i can be mindful most of the time. But, i will make mistake as i go along, learning as i make them, growing from learning them.

Impermanence, its unavoidable, its unmistakable.  

Signing off

~Jason Chia~

It's not too late. Grasp the opportunity before it's too late. 

Outcry #5

The weekend was awesome.

Nothing much,

just a small one day trip to Port Dickson

with the KCBA bunch of peep

for ExPreSi Leonie  farewell.

It was a rush planning

but everything turned out well.

Steamboat inside the resort room

* first time in my life *

with ingredient bought from klang

* nothing beats home food *

Dipping in the pool at the evening

looking at the moon and the stars

resting with such incredible view really made my day

Eating with the peeps and making loads of noise

Eating fruits cut with inch long knife

Ending the day with loads of crap talk

Morning went buffet breakfast with Brandon

* the buffet sucks btw *

* no hotel name shall be disclosed *

while the others went to MCD with seaview for Bfast

took a dip in the pool 

regret long time did not swim

my swimming technique all rusted off

Time to pick them up again.

Dip with the guys before we departed

Had fun and had DRINKS

*DISGUSTING WATER*

Had domino for lunch and

dig our way through a watermelon with plastic spoons

*awesome experience*

and went home

* went through jungle road, awesome experience *

Result from the day trip:

SunBurnt

Awesome Experience

Crazy First Time

Tired Body

Rejuvenated Soul

Today is 520.

Which is chinese translation for I Love You (我爱你）

Not limited to lovers only

So spread around the love

The world will be a while better place with more LOVE around

So yeah

I LOVE YOU

Signing Off

~Jason Chia~

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Outcry #4

Melaka trip with friends last weekend,
it was fun.
EAT and WALK all day long.
Walk a little bit under the sun already feel tired,
felt like age is creeping onto us,
or we just spend too much time sitting instead of walking.

The weather was against us,
as my friend's car aircond broke down,
it was like sauna inside the car.
The sun shone brighter whenever we reach the car,
as if it is trying to cook us with the extreme heat,
we had our protection from sunlight,
when night fall upon melaka.

What we had in melaka :-
Sam sok gong drinks-superb with the extreme hot weather,
Cendol-superb with the ghastly hot weather,
Ice sticks-superb with the blazing hot weather,
Baba Laksa,
Chicken Rice Ball-Had a record of 3 chicken, 80 rice ball for 8 pax,
Satay Celup-a whooping total of RM200+, had special alcohol served,
Nadeje Layer Cake-Thumbs up.

What we did :-
Walk.
Plank.
Wait.
Talk.
Joke.
Aging.
Played cheat. Was the lousiest player among all.
Pillow talk. Talk a lot, Experience a lot, Learn a lot, Reflect a lot. Thanks to my friend.

Looking forward to our next trip.
Penang perhaps?

Signing off

~Jason Chia~
Sunburn, Fever, Flu.
Aftermath of a long afternoon under the sun.

Outcry #3

What a bad day.
Woke up late,
Stuck in traffic jam,
Forget to make appointment with auditors,
Trip on my own umbrella,
Umbrella broke into two parts,
Crazy hot weather,
Lousy memory.

And that is only for half the day.
But i believe the second half of the day will turn out to be better.

A long weekend to look forward to,
Melaka trip with my friends.
It's been a while since i join them to any trips,
Hope everything will go smoothly and i have a great retreat.

Congratulations on your successful event.
Now onward to the next battle.
The battle of exams.

Piggy Pig Pig, Piggy Piggy Pig.
You damn stupid. :P
Don't go away ok?

Signing Off

~Jason Chia~
Workout is good. :D

Opinion for Msia #1

Malaysia election is coming soon.
Here are some opinion that i personally have
about the upcoming election
and also the manisfesto from both parties.

#1 reduction of car price.
Even though i would love to have this,
as a personal transportation vehicle is almost essential
to every single malaysian
However, being someone who is environmental conscious
i would prefer the improvement of the public transportation system

Why?
The reduction of the car selling prices would allow more malaysian
to be able to afford the vehicle of their choice,
thus increasing the number of cars on the road
increasing the rate of having traffic jams
and also increasing the rate of pollution

How?
Improve the public transportation.
Increase the number of public bus, train and cab.
Train driver with proper driving ethic and basic manners.
Standardize taxi rate and be strict about the metered cab,
strongly ban cab company that does not use meter to charge the passengers.
Introduce cheap fares plan for public transport to entice the public at large.
Increase centralized bus station especially within cities so that people can change buses easily.
Implement specialized lane for public transport especially within the city area
and fine those who abuse the specific lane.
Have new laws and regulation passed for road safety. Implement them strongly.
Have tax reduction for those who use public transport by introducing a touchngo similar system
to track all the transaction used for public transport.
and etc.

Signing off.

~Jason Chia~
These are just my opinion, no siding to any sides.

Iron Man Three

The first movie i watched for the year 2013
and my comment for that movie is
It's WAY BETTER than expected.

The story line was connective and self explanatory
The acting was great and appropriate
The actors are well chosen
The flow of the movie was smooth
The moral education behind the movie was HUGELY PRESENT
And the ending was a BANG

There will be no spoiler alert here
as i will strongly advise watching the movie in the cinema
with your friends and family
I can safely say that Iron Man Three have compensated for that
No EYE See Iron Man Two
And have paved a good way for the upcoming AVENGERS 2
Looking forward to watching Iron Man Three in DOWNLOADED HD

Before that, another congratulations for you.
Job well done after all the sacrifices and hard work.
Kudos to you.

And to the Bear/Pig/Duck/Dog
Don't LAZY LA.

Signing Off

~Jason Chia~
Spoiler Alert
Robert Downey Jr Dance is CHEEKY

IronMan3

OMG.

I'm super tempted to go watch now.

Hot Lady.

Superb Action.

Iron Suit.

Weapon of Mass Destruction.

Good Actor.

Good Director.

Good Trailer.

MUST WATCH.

MY PRECIOUS.

Signing Off

~Jason Chia~

Please Ask me out to WATCH this.

Outcry #2

Top Job

The above link will send you

to a page where they have rated tentatively

the top job in the world and how they arrive at their conclusion.

It's quite an eye opener 

as some of the job you think is in demand

like doctor, accountant and lawyer

are actually ranked quite low

Instead,

all the odd field of study manage to get high rankings

 like professor, mathematician

If you still have no idea what you want to do in life

have a look at this chart

google their respective job description

and who know

maybe you will find the right one for you instead

Here's a quote i learn from an hindi movie,

The 3 idiots,

which is very inspiring

"Persue excellence, and success will follow,

pants down."

Signing Off

~Jason Chia~

Pay Day is Happy Day

Outcry #1

Seems familiar?

You should know it as well.

When someone reply you short.
When someone don't even bother to reply.

You have experience this recently for your job.

So, you would know how painful is this.

Even the smallest reply brings joy.

I find you cause i really do care.

I really do care.

I'm still waiting.
Waiting for a reply.
:)

P.S This is not aim at any specific person.
If you felt insulted/disgusted/happy/relieved

This is because you are from either side of the above conversation.

Signing Off.

~Jason Chia~

Wednesday Blue(s)

Hectic

Interviews,

Events,

Work,

Chores,

Gym,

Outings,

Fairs,

Sports.

Quite a packed timetable of mine for this month.

But i feel very satisfied with this, 

as i am spending more time for myself.

Selfish? Yeah. I love myself even more right now.

Still waiting for the answer.

Waiting is the worst process in the world.

So many uncertainty and possibilities.

But, good things will come to those that are patience.

I hope it will be a good answer.

Two weeks already since the silent treatment.

Guessing its because you are too occupied to reply.

Or maybe you already gave up.

But still wanting to hear the whole thing from you.

So its another waiting game.

Hope it won't turn sour as i don't want to lose this.

Signing off.

~Jason Chia~

Awaiting.

Confused.Unsure.

I'm in a state of confusion
Severe confusion if i may say
Don't know what i want,
Don't know what i need.
This thought has been lingering in my mind,
ever since i have finished my studies.
Am totally unsure about my line of work,
is it the one i really want?
Should i pursuit something else?
Should i be brave and start over again?
Should i push myself forward regardless of my own interest?
Am i happy with my own life?
Am i satisfied with my own achievement?
So many lingering thoughts,
so many noise and advice.

The main question is still,
IS THIS WHAT I WANT?

-Jason-
I'm lost.

31.8.12-1.9.12

Overslept early in the morning

due to the very exhausting night ystd

shin dhee(SD), benazir(B), niroshah(N) and shin ling(SL) waited for me nearly an hour 

outside my house, luckily i already packed everything the day before

so i rushed everything and we started our journey to Johor one hour late

In the car ride over to Johor, SD teased me all the way

because i was the one who told them i wont be late and etc

but everyone else have to wait for me

anyway, the car ride there was smooth,

there was hardly any traffic to stop our way

we actually reached Johor on time

thanks to SD superb driving experience

In johor, we actually took a bus into singapore 

but the search for the correct bus took us some time 

but eventually we found the bus near a place full of cat and dogs faeces

and after a few minute, we touched down on singapore soil and began our journey

It began with a boring long ride to the city by train, which is very EFFICIENT

mind you, after being stuck with KTMB for such a long time

the EFFICIENT train of Singapore is like a dream come true

as this round we are actually travelling light and compact

most of the time we travelled are actually on foot and train

Checked into our lodgings which is a backpacker lodge,

told ya we are travelling light and compact,

we cant affort the usual hotel charges.

Right after we settle down and get refreshed,

straight away we went to our next location

HARRY POTTER EXHIBITION

As a not so massive harry potter fan, i was pretty excited about the exhibition

the exhibition is actually showing of the actual props and custumes used

in the actual production of Harry Potter, everything from

the wand that was actually used, to the magical creatures 

and some extra facts which are not shown in the book itself

it was a magical walk and the souvenier was EXPENSIVE

thank god we saved our money for THAT

bought a HP shirt and Chocolate frog( p/s i got prof Mcgonagall card)

after that is was all leisure time and walking around singapore

Day two, we rushed everything as fast as we could and got back to Johor by noon

and off we go to Melaka for an awesome food festival

the entire time we were there, it was just walk walk and eat eat

non stop moving our hands and legs and mouth

we even bumped into Justin there

and we scared the hell out of SD. which was such a fun sight to enjoy

still remember her reaction. WOOTS. FUN FUN FUN.

spend the night walking around jonker at night and lepak here and there

after that it was a smooth ride home. :D

This trip was short and rushing

but we had fun

it was our first trip with benazir,

she was damn excited and

we will look forward to more trips together

join us maybe, if you are interested. :)

-Jason-

i am so behind schedule for this. 

30.8.2012

woke up early to complete everything
that wasn't completed the day before
it was a race against time
but luckily i manage to complete everything
way earlier than i expected
even have time to do some finishing touches
to the booklet and the casing
after completing the booklet
i prepared everything i need for the night
checking google map so to make sure i don't get lost
she was still working that day, her last day of work
she would really miss all the kids at work
actually wanted to pick her up from work
but due to the jam, ended up waiting for her in front of her house
but when i arrive she still haven't reach home
was quite nervous when i reach her house
as there is one part of the booklet that is still incomplete
which require her parent's help
but i don't want her to see it as it was a surprise gift
so getting the booklet into her house without her noticing was quite difficult
she came back soon after i reach her house
and i waited in the living room while she was preparing herself
manage to get her parents to help me do the finishing touches
which is just a simple message from her parents to her
but i think the message will meant a lot to her
as her parents really spend quite some effort to complete it
but she accidentally got a peek of the booklet while her parents was busy
thinking what to write, but it was just a small peek
spent quite a long time at her home as she need to take care of some minor stuff
paperwork to be prepared before she departs to penang for her studies
after everything was done, brought her to collect her handphone
which was sent in to the "hospital" for treatment as it was "sick"
she was very happy to get her phone back
as she is quite lonely without her own phone
not being able to stay in touch with her friends

after that it was all the way to our dinner location
it was a place full of memory for me
as i once celebrated my birthday over there with my friends
it was a long drive as it's still a foreign place to me
but we manage to get there safely
she recognised one of the place by the picture i took
previously when i was there with them
ate at chilli's for dinner
the food was not as good as the previous one i had
her choice of food was not so nice, mine was only so so
but the drinks was awesome. best milk shake ever.
after dinner, went to have a walk around the mall
took two polaroid pictures, one for her and one for me
thanks to shin dhee for the camera, i really appreciate it
after that went a little sight seeing at klang
where i handed her the booklet and she flipped it
from cover to cover for the very first time
and she really liked the booklet
i was really satisfied when she smile so happily
while flipping the booklet
looking through the content of the booklet
and telling me what she think about the booklet
but she expression when she was looking at the booklet
PRICELESS
but all good things do have to come to an end
sent her home after everything
and ended the long day at 1 am in the morning of 31.08.2012

despite all the happy things that happened
she was having her gastric pain throughout the whole day
i really appreciate her enduring the pain throughout the whole time out
it was really painful as it was clearly reflected in the facial expression
she could have demanded to go home but she did not
felt really bad when i heard her coughing and gagging from outside the toilet
thank you. thank you for the memory. thank you for the gift from australia.
thank you for everything up until now.

-Jason-
Thank You.

nike run

it was nike run yesterday

attended it with my friends

i had barely enough training for the run

which i find its very difficult to complete the run

nike run is help in kl this year

with the theme werunkl2012

the starting point was at jalan ampang

and the ending point was at padang merbok

the entire 10km route was ran at highway

which made us passed by a toll

the toll employees was cheering us on the entire way 

when we pass by the toll booth

the run was quite difficult as it involve a lot of uphill slope

and the slope is quite steep

and it command a lot of energy to conquer it

the nike run was quite successful

as it manage to gather 15 thousand runner

this year, other than the normal running vest,

there is also a finisher vest.

once you completed the run, you can collect the vest

and the ending point of the run

despite the sudden change of ending venue

from stadium to padang

the run went on smoothly

after the run

there is performance by many local artiste

such as miss nina, jj and ean and dance crews

it was quite happening

and many enjoyed the concert despite being tired and exhausted

from completing the run

the only downside of the run

which is the main complaint

is that the field was muddy from the long rain before the run

and the finishing line being in the middle of the field

cause the entire field to become a mud fest

with shoes getting stuck in the mud and making a HUGE mess of the shoe

some runner wore their new nike shoe and have no choice

but to sacrifice it and walk into the mud

as the finishing line and the finisher vest collection counter

is in the middle of the field

another complaint is that the shuttle bus 

despite being stated as 10 minute wait

did not arrive after a 20 minute wait

decided to catch a cab but after a long attempt

which we failed to hail a cab,

we decided to walk to the nearest lrt station which is

1.5km away from the place we are

after a long walk and arriving at klcc

which is where we park our car,

we met up with my friends and had dinner

before leaving for home,

stopped by the klcc park water fountain performance

it was beautiful and stunning

and off we go back home after finishing the show

how i did for the run

i manage to complete the run within the allocated time

i manage to obtain the finisher vest

however i did not go to the performance as i was having the cramps

on both my leg after the exhausting run

i do however enjoyed the run

outcome of the run the next day

i have lead pipes as my leg

my whole body aches but it felt great

and i think i hate stairs for today

-Jason-

accomplished a new achievement in life. :)

quick october

just one week into October

but yet so many things have happened

so a quick update of what have happened

send my baby, aka my PC

to the hospital for one day

and it came back better and faster

did not upgrade any parts of her

just a mere format of the hard disk

but she is now as good as she can be

maybe better than before

but i still love her just as much

bought a new badminton racket

and it was really good

can feel the difference between the new and old one

however my wrist strength is not enough

to fully utilize the racket

ended up hurting myself

so more wrist strength training for me

so i can use it without hurting myself

collected the Nike run running vest

its black with a lightning symbol in front

the collection venue is at the curve

and there was an event there to enable you

to customize your running vest

a small challenge of running 150m on a treadmill

within 1 minute and you will earn a badge

that you can attach to your running vest 

on the spot

the facilitator of the treadmill i ran

while attempting the challenge was very cute

she's quite small sized and quite bubbly

but i embarrassed myself in front of her because

my pants was too loose that it kept falling off

while i was busy running

the Nike run goody bag have

1 zalora voucher, 1 Nike 20% discount voucher

1 boost juice bar voucher, and a original Nike water bottle

this year there will also be a finisher jersey

but its on a first come first serve basis

another motivation for me to run faster

lastly, celebrated jessy's birthday

kwan yong brought us to this secretive location

to have quite authentic Korean food

the place itself is very Korean feeling

and the food is uniquely different

it was my first try at Korean food

i have nothing to compare against 

but i will say that it's really not bad

went to meeples for round 2

and had fun while making a lot of noises

happy birthday jessy!! :)

-Jason-

all the best to YOU for assignments, studies and test

The Month Before

the whole of august
was planning what to do for her
as she is going to begin a new chapter in her life
everything will be easier if i just buy something but
then it would'nt bring any significant meaning and
she won't really like it as i already
promise that i wont buy
so i decided to make it instead

talked to a lot of friends about what to do
what will reflect my feeling and make an impact
the initial plan i had in mind was to make a card
in the exact replica of her phone
with the birthday part resembling an app of the phone
but it was overly complicated and i have to admit
i am very very bad at artworks!!
*that's why i keep looking at your phone*

as the day countdowns, i still have not manage to figure
what to do and it was really frustrating
was out with a friend to buy some artwork material
when i stumble upon the colour paper section
which i usually ignore in popular bookstore
i had an idea of what to do for her
asked my friend to teach me some tricks about art and craft
and also ask my brother about some tricks about it
as he is studying art related program

the idea was to make her a notebook with multi coloured pages
and have something in them which are important to her
wonderful and important memories which she treasure
the plan involve a lot of cutting, pasting and writing
along the way, i had idea about how to make it better
and i'm quite happy with myself
being able to come up with that idea
and appreciate my friend giving me support

29.08.2012
one day before that day
i had completed almost everything
what is left is to put everything together
and it is not easy at all
putting everything together in accordance to my idea
i realise that as i slowly progress
that it's going to be a very long day
as i have no class today
i started my quest from morning and it is still not completed
when i reach 3am in the morning
and by then i had to scrap off one of my ideas
as i have not enough time and most importantly
the binding that hold them together
will not be able to accommodate my plans
it was very frustrating at first when i first realise it
spend a lot time thinking how to get it done
without sacrificing any of my ideas
but after one whole hour of desperate brainstorming
i decided to scrap the idea and move on
but i already had a long day
in a small accident, i accidentally
made a deep cut in my finger, resulting in quite a bleed
i quickly treated it, pack up my stuff and went to bed
knowing that i'm too tired to proceed and
proceeding might result in more injury.

-Jason-
reliving the memory. :)

i'm back

just finish marking the exam scripts
caused me a very big headache
now i have quite some free time
going to concentrate on completing a few post
as well as start to study for my finals
and start reading my books that i bought from bookfest and bigbadwolf
as well as preparing myself for nike run 2012

bad news is that my sunburn wont heal
i still have that obvious two tone skin on my arm
and i have a sudden urge to splurge on
j.k rowling new book, the casual vacancy
but sadly, i'm currently very very poor

had a great talk with shin dhee
i very appreciate it
thanks a lot.

have the sudden urge to do something crazy
still considering about it
if i happen to do that crazy thing
you will be the first to be noticed.

-Jason-
reading books opens up a whole new world of imagination.

preparation

few more weeks before nike run
managed to register this year due to nike representative
coming to the college to offer us college student
pre-open registration rights
so that we student dont need to fight with those
working adults to register online as what happened last year
but due to my extreme laziness
i have been delaying my own training for it
i think i have to prepare myself starting tomorrow
to ensure that i can survive through the 10km run
have to discipline myself
can i?

welcome home and farewell
hope your return have recharged your battery and fighting spirit
felt relieved that your headache problem have been solved
hope everything will turn out alright in the future
if there is anything that i can help, please do tell me

-Jason-
sending someone off is never easy.

taking a break

was quite busy for the month of september
have a few post that is still in progress and yet to be completed
but i'll make sure i come back to complete them once everything is settled.
but until then, for the meantime
the author, me will be not active.
if you have anything important, drop me an email.

-Jason-
i like to rest. :P

friends

having a bunch of close friend
is the next best thing you can ever hope for
though they are not ranked as highly as our parents
but they are still unique and irreplaceable
you might be angry at them, unhappy about them
but in the end, you still find joy being around them

what is defined as a close friend
they can pinpoint your mistake and shoot it in your face
they can insult you and still be nonchalant
they can humiliate you and still think its funny
they can share all your silly moments and still laugh together with you
they can give hard to accept advice without backing down
they will be there when you need them and even when you dont need them

its not easy to find a bunch of them
but i'm glad that i had a few of them
in my life that i can really have fun with
though we have bad moments and our own commitment
i hope we stay like this for as long as possible

-Jason-
i'm clueless.