Time

“It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.” 
― Rose Kennedy

“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.” 
― Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button screenplay

“It's being here now that's important. There's no past and there's no future. Time is a very misleading thing. All there is ever, is the now. We can gain experience from the past, but we can't relive it; and we can hope for the future, but we don't know if there is one.” 
― George Harrison

“Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow.” 
― Denis Waitley

Credits to: Good Reads

Lelaki Idaman

Seorang lelaki yang aku idamkan
Ialah seorang buta, bisu, bakhil dan papa…

Biarlah dia seorang yang buta
Buta, kerana matanya sunyi daripada melihat perkara-perkara maksiat dan lagha
Kerana matanya terpelihara daripada memandang aurat wanita ajnabi
Asalkan kedua matanya terang dalam memerhatikan keagungan ciptaan Allah
Asalkan dia celik dalam melihat kesengsaraan umat Islam di Palestin, Gaza, Bosnia dan seumpamanya.

Biarlah dia seorang bisu
Bisu, bisu daripada pujuk rayu yang boleh menggoncang keimanan
Bisu daripada mengungkapkan ucapan yang boleh meracun fikiran
Bisu daripada perkataan yang bisa mendatangkan kekufuran
Asalkan bibirnya sentiasa basah mengingat Tuhan
Asalkan lidahnya tidak pernah lekang dari membaca Al-Quran
Asalkan dia petah membangkang kemungkaran
Dan lantang menyuarakan kebenaran.

Lelaki yang aku idamkan ialah seorang yang bakhil
Bakhil, bakhil dalam memberi senyuman
Pada wanita yang bukan mahramnya
Bakhil dalam meluangkan masa bertemu janji dengan wanita ajnabi yang boleh dinikahinya
Bakhil untuk menghabiskan wang hanya kerana seorang wanita yang tidak sepatutnya
Tetapi dia begitu pemurah meluangkan masanya untuk beribadah kepada Khaliqnya
Dia begitu pemurah untuk mempertahankan aqidahnya
Pemurah dalam memberi nasihat dan teguran
Sehingga dia sanggup menggadaikan hartanya
Bahkan nyawanya sendiri untuk melihat kalimah LAILAHAILALLAH
Kembali megah di muka bumi.

Lelaki yang aku idamkan adalah seorang yang papa
Papa, papa dalam melakukan perkara maksiat
Papa dalam ilmu-ilmu yang tak berfaedah dan bermanfaat
Papa memiliki akhlak mazmumah
Tapi dia cukup kaya dalam pelbagai ilmu pengetahuan
Dia begitu kaya memiliki ketinggian akhlak dan budi pekerti yang mulia
Dia begitu kaya dengan sifat sabar dalam mengharungi tribulasi kehidupannya
Dan dia seorang yang kaya dalam membina jati diri
Dia mahu menjadi seorang syuhada
Yang syahid di jalan Maha Esa.

Persoalannya...

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8 ways of saving few bucks in supermarket.

The supermarket is like a den of deception. Let your guard down and you end up leaving with $300 worth of frozen pizza and a stack of magazines about home improvement. Here’s how to beat the supermarket at its own game and make big savings on your grocery bill.

1. Don’t Buy the First Thing You See

Nothing you see in the supermarket is there by chance. If you’re looking for milk, the first carton you see, placed at eye-level, is usually the most expensive. Cheaper brands are placed on shelves so high you need to throw rocks at them to get them down, or so low you have to crawl on your belly like a snake.

And if you end up loading up on tooth-decaying sweets while waiting in line at the check-out counter, know that you didn’t “just happen” to see them there.

(am: i'm super guilty on this part. hahaa!)

2. Avoid Processed Foods, Even on Sale

Processed foods like instant curry powder, breakfast cereal and pre-made salad dressing tend to be more expensive than the DIY version, so even if they’re on sale they can still increase your costs. Making a simple salad dressing out of extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice is cheaper than anything sold by Heinz.

(am: almost all my dressings are from Heinz :p)

3. Make a List and Stick to It

The supermarket is not a bookstore, so don’t go in hoping to browse. The only recipe that is good for is a recipe for disaster (and overspending). Make a list beforehand and then make a beeline for what you need. That way, if you enter with the intention of buying tomatoes you exit with tomatoes instead of tomato-flavoured chewing gum and magazines for tomato lovers.

The only reason you should deviate from what’s on your list is if you find a genuine deal. For example, if you want to get broccoli but cauliflower is on sale, get whatever’s cheaper.

4. Use a Basket Instead of a Shopping Cart

This may seem a little weird, but psychology plays a huge factor even when it comes to grocery shopping. A basket can contain fewer unnecessary purchases and gets heavy so quickly you are forced to just take what you need and leave or risk getting rushed to the hospital with a hernia.

(am: the reason why I don't carry $1 or the new 50 cents coins)

5. Buy in Bulk When There’s a Sale

Sales items can be tricky, as you could later find yourself sitting at home wondering how you feel about eating Frosties every day for the rest of your life. But if toilet paper goes on sale, buying in bulk can help you lock in that price for the next couple of months. 

6. Remember That Not All Supermarkets are Created Equal

If you’re a truly obsessive saver, make a note of all the prices of the products you usually buy at different supermarkets in your neighbourhood so you know what’s cheapest where. Or you could just make the effort to travel an extra 2 minutes to ValueDollar, which as we discovered some time back on Moneysmart is cheaper than virtually everywhere else.

7. Use the Right Credit Card

Many credit cards offer cash rebates on grocery spend at selected supermarkets, however there is often a minimum amount you must spend each month to qualify for the rebates. If your credit card requires you to spend at least $500 each month to qualify for the rebates but you only spend $300 in a month, buy $300 worth of vouchers before the month is up and then use them the next month. If you’re having trouble finding out which credit card suits your lifestyle best, we’ve done the hard work for you at MoneySmart’s Credit Cards section.

(am: CC is a killer. i'd rather stick to my PAssion POSB Debit Card :D)

8. Buy at the Right Time

There are certain items that regularly and predictably go on sale, so it makes more sense to buy them when they are cheaper. If you buy sushi or fresh bread at the supermarket, wait until they go on sale at night before buying. Certain non-perishable items like pasta and canned tuna go on sale periodically, so wait until they do and then stock up.

(am: Hei Sushi fans, almost 9pm everynight @ IMM Hei Sushi kiosk, the sushis will be screaming "pick me! devour me!" in their plastic covers as they go on sales for 50% off total bill. i'm not kidding bruh.)

- credits: The post 8 Ways To Shave $100 Off Your Monthly Grocery Bill appeared first on the MoneySmart blog.

Bestfriend

just too much.

Happiness

Everyone deserves to be happy.
I have every rights to be happy too, but why am I still looking back and somehow stop moving forward?

"Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. A variety of biological, psychological, religious, and philosophical approaches have striven to define happiness and identify its sources. Various research groups, including positive psychology, endeavor to apply the scientific method to answer questions about what "happiness" is, and how it might be attained."

Maybe, I am just not paying enough attention to things around me.

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Ten Commandments for Services

1.   Speak to people - there is nothing as nice as a cheerful word of greetings.

2.   Smile at people - it takes 72 muscles to frown and only 14 to smile.

3.   Call people by name - the sweetest music to anyone's ear is the sound of his/her own name.

4.   Be friendly and helpful - if you want to have friends, be friendly.

5.   Be cordial - speak and act as if everything you do were a real pleasure.

6.   Be genuinely interested in people - you can like everyone if you try.

7.   Be generous with praise - cautions with criticism.

8.   Be considerate of the feelings of others - it will be appreciated.

9.   Be thoughtful of the opinion of others - there are three sides to a controversy: yours, the other person's and the right one.

10. Be alert to give service - what counts most in life is what we do for others.

Believe

"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles."

- Audrey Hepburn
via Brainy Quotes

:)

This is the first. Thinking of moving here permanently. Still contemplating though.