Horas Medan =)

Wao... It's been so  fast, our uni re-open again lo.... Got to go back to study life again....

So..... Why I didn't stop working in the end of August like what mostly others do? As, my sister have booked flight to medan for 4D3N few months ago... Hehe!!! We want to go Bali at first, but da jie went there before, so we got to choose other place. Then da jie friend recommended Medan to us, thus, began of our trip here.

The trip was very very relax. The lifestyle in medan or should I say Indonesians have a more relaxing lifestyle. This can be proven by the way they walk, the way they drive... There is one interesting thing, on the road you can see the people actually drive following the way they like it. Their way of driving is very funny but I sincerely salute their driving skills. You will know when you experience it yourself.

There were a total of five of us - 3 elder sisters, mum and I. 

 Air Asia - Everyone can fly =)

 

1st time we took flight, so excited =P

Lake Toba - really pretty

The scene just outside our room in 1st night

 

 Batak house - mostly Batak population in lake toba

 The carved thingy in museum - they really have nice artworks

 Batak house too..

 Some of the hotels which located by lakeside get to use the lake as swimming pool. 

You can see how clear the water is

Actually I wonder why the lake is so clean, as lake water is not moving,

and so where the sampah goes?

This place, if not mistaken is called Tomok village. 

Where it is a historical place. 

See what I take in my hand and guess what was I doing?

Yup...

This was the place for death penalty of Batak people

The execution was very cruel 

First they sent the culprit to another stone (miss the pic)

The culprit had to lean on the stone 

then the executor will make some cuts on the culprit body

and they pour lemon juice on the wound

then only they sent the culprit to this stone 

and chopped his head.

Lastly the king will drink the blood and the eat the heart of the culprit-they believed by doing so the king will gain more power

and the head of the culprit would be hang on the village to prove that they had been executed.

So cruel... yakss...

Then went jalan jalan in market

Boat to Samusir Island - island surrounded by lake toba.. 

 We went to Samosir Island by another type of boat, which can carry cars along. 

Like the ferry we have in Penang, but it is smaller.

The kids there are all experts in swimming, they can just jump into the lake and play in the water. We were quite shock when we saw them jump inside the lake, as it is very deep and none of us will dare to jump inside like them.

Our hotel (forgot the name)

Then we went to berastagi on 3rd day.
The place is quite cold especially during raining day.
It is just like cameron highland,
There sell many fruit which grow in cold area like strawberry, corn......

The view from our room, really nice

Five of us... Bought the same shirt =)

We stop at some attraction place on the way to brastagi,

Hot spring - just RM 3 per entry, and it was my first time.. like it so much... can be very relaxing

Sispiso Waterfall

The scenery is very very pretty... We took many photos here.

As our driver is a Muslim, and thus we had to wait him buka puasa 1st, then only he fetched us to dinner.

And thus, maybe we were too hungry
and every dinner we had was taste so delicious.... haha!!!

We did went a chinese restoran really not bad,
and went the local food stalls beside the road ( that meal should be the food that I am actually like, as we want to try local food which is more special la... )

We were actually going around Medan town on the last day.
Too bad I forgot all the name of the places...
As it was almost one month before... lolx...

So... Um.. Medan town for me is just okok....
Lake Toba & Berastagi are better places for vacation.
But you also have to take a flight to medan la...
UM... nice place =)

More photos can be found in my sister photo album
horas medan =)

陀飞轮

从来没有post过歌词，因为很少听歌。最近有人极力推荐这首歌，真的很不错，歌词真的很贴切。 听听看吧！！！


歌词： 陈奕迅 - 陀飞轮

作曲 : Vincent Chow
填词：黄伟文
编曲 : Gary Tong
监制 : Alvin Leong

过去十八岁 没戴表 不过有时间
够我 没有後顾 野性贪玩
霎眼廿七岁 时日无多 方不敢偷懒
宏愿纵未了 奋斗总不太晚

然後突然今秋 望望身边 应该有 已尽有
我的美酒 跑车 相机 金表 也讲究
直到世间 个个也妒忌 仍不怎麽富有
用我尚有 换我没有 其实已 用尽所拥有

曾付出几多心跳 来换取一堆堆的发票
人值得 命中减少几秒 多买一只表
秒速 捉得紧了 而皮肤竟偷偷松了
为何用到尽了 至知哪样紧要

劳力是 无止境 活着多好 不需要 靠物证
也不以高薪 高职 高级品 搏尊敬 wo~
就算搏到 伯爵那地位 和萧邦的隽永
卖了任性 日拼夜拼 忘掉了为甚麽高兴

曾付出几多心跳 来换取一堆堆的发票
人值得 命中减少几秒 多买一只表
秒速 捉得紧了 而皮肤竟偷偷松了
为何用到尽了 至知哪样紧要

记住那 关於光阴的教训
回头走 天已暗
你献出了十寸 时和分
可有换到十寸金

还剩低几多心跳 人面跟水晶表面对照
连自己 亦都分析不了 得到多与少
也许真的疯了 那个倒影多麽可笑
灵魂若变卖了 上链也没心跳

银或金都不紧要 谁造机芯 一样了
计划了 照做了 得到了 时间却太少 no~
还剩低几多心跳 还在数赶不及了
昂贵是这刻 我觉悟了
在时计里 看破一生 渺渺

4 months holiday

I am officially starts my university 2nd year holiday now. 

=)

What I did during this period?

Yes, working have occupied more than half.

And, unbelievable, I promise my boss to be a part-timer when my school reopen.

Um... I don't know why? 

The paid is low,

but I will help him at least one semester la.. 

Hopefully, I can handle it. 

If you ask me, are you enjoy your holiday?

The answer should be OKAY lo... haha!!

For me,

The most right choice I make was joining 2 camps

and there is another 1 coming soon. 

The 1st camp I was KDM (Kem Dhamma Mandarin)

I am so glad to be there, 

There is the place where  I find myself again, 

and there is the place which initiated me to join the 2nd camp.

Actually I am always a serious girl, 

most of my friends know it, right?

I should say, most of my friends who worked with me before will know it.

Then, the 1st camp did change my style in 2nd camp.

Haha!!! Nice...

But, I should say sorry to my faci in KDM, 

as I was too aggressive to learn in that camp. 

They are so GREAT, Thanks =)

Then I started my working life,

First, I worked in an air-cond wholesale shop.

The reason I quit was the place is too hot.

Then I did work some part time, 

ENFRAGROW promoter.

4 days, 

It is a very easy job, but we have to stand for whole day,

they are actually running on project 

so I just manage to join 4days. 

What's next? 

My current job = CARESMART salesgirl.

Actually we are new shop, and many people still don't know the existence of us.

There is totally no customer in afternoon time

So 4 of us jz sit in a line and talking non-sense.

We can read book / read papers, 

but the worst is the time passed very slow.

After I read the whole papers 

the time is still early. 

Really boring some of the time

And my sisters keep nagging at me 

said 

I just learn to WASTE money in this job. 

I got the same feeling too... 

Too bad. 

So now, I stop the work lo...

And hehe!!!1 Officially starts my holiday.... =)

Ooopss....

Yup, my bf did come to find me few times during this holiday. 

He drove here every time and I know he will be verytired

and he came by bus at the last time.

Tired too, but at least better.

Thank you dear. =)

During this holiday

Got outing with family, friends, and boyfriend too...

So by right, my holiday is quite enjoy :-p

''Caresmart''

又假期了

假期了，去了两个营，都很有感触，但都懒惰updateblogger....

现在，做工咯。。。又有感触。就来扫蜘蛛网咯。um....早上想到，天下的老板都是一样的。然后又想到那首天下的妈妈都是一样的。好吧！就来改歌词。。。

词：打工人

曲：天下的妈妈都是一样的曲

天下的老板都是一样的
哦~ 天下的老板都是一样的
天下的老板都是一样的
哦~ 天下的老板都是一样的
不管风吹雨打，不管星期或列假
我的老板希望我们不放假，她说该把公司当做家
使唤是她的强项 点你这还要点你那
就算放工message都在响 她以为她是我妈妈

从早常常害怕 那是因为她很罗嗦
不要以为这是training大家 她只想她能发达
老板我求求你 别以为工人是机器
薪水从来不会令人满意 还说她已经尽了力

天下的老板都是一样的
哦~ 天下的老板都是一样的
天下的老板都是一样的
哦~ 天下的老板都是一样的

不管多么拼命 不管埃饿还是OT
为了你我们牺牲了自己 你却当是我们欠你
将来有那么一天 我自己当了boss-ss
公司在你对面后对你笑嘻嘻 说老板我爱你
天下的老板都是一样的
哦~ 天下的老板都是一样的
天下的老板都是一样的
哦~ 天下的老板都是一样的
天下的老板都是一样的
哦~ 天下的老板都是一样的
天下的老板都是一样的
哦~ 天下的老板都是一样的

哈哈！！打工人，不要每天埋怨拉（虽然我也是），不开心就离开（又是像我）。但，如果选择在那里工作，就开开心心的做吧！
ps: 就算想埋怨，还是多么不爽，还是得把自己分内的事做好哦（就像我）。

祝福大家！！！

Monk Mind: How to Increase Your Focus

Post written by Leo Babauta.

I confess to being as prone to the distractions of the Internet as anyone else: I will start reading about something that interests me and disappear down the rabbit hole for hours (even days) at a time.

But my ability to focus on a single task has dramatically improved, and that one habit has changed my life.

While a few years ago I couldn't sit down to work on something without quickly switching to email or one of my favorite Internet forums or sites, today I can sit down and write. I can clear away distractions, when I set my mind to it, and do one thing. And that changes everything: you lose yourself in that task, become so immersed that you pour everything you have into the work, and it becomes a meditative, transformative experience. Your happiness increases, stress goes down, and work improves.

I know that lots of people have trouble focusing one one task for very long, and so I thought I'd share a few things that have worked for me.

Focus Best Practices

There is no one way to find focus, but what works for me is to clear everything away and create a little space of tranquil focus. Some tips for doing that:

• Close the browser and your email program. If you need to work in the browser then make sure no tabs or windows are open other than the one you absolutely need.
• Turn off all notifications. Trying to focus while something is notifying you of an incoming email or tweet or Facebook update is impossible.
• Turn off the Internet. Shut off your connection, unplug your router, or best yet, go to a place where the is no Internet (yes, those still exist). This is the absolute best way to find focus.
• Close all programs and windows other than what you need for this one task.
• Have a very important task to do. Not just "check email" but "write chapter in my novel" or "write that kick-ass blog post I've been planning" or "write that new Android app".
• Clear your desk. No need to spend all day on this — shove everything in a drawer or put it in a box to be sorted later. Don't fiddle with this now. In fact, don't fiddle with anything — don't worry about the perfect setup or perfect notebook for writing or the perfect anything.
• Plug in the headphones. If you have people around who might distract you, wearing headphones and playing some good, peaceful music is perfect.
• Use a simple program. For writing, I like plain text editors (TextEdit, TextWrangler) or writing programs that block everything out (OmmWriter, WriteRoom). No distractions.

Once you have this environment (and you shouldn't spend more than a few minutes setting it up), get going on your task. Do nothing but that one task. Don't switch to another task. Having trouble doing that? Read on.

How to Increase Your Focus Abilities

If you can't focus on one task for very long, don't worry. That's normal. Our brains have been trained by technology and society to switch tasks often.

One way we've been trained is that switching to check email or blog updates or Facebook/Twitter is rewarding — we are rewarded with a little nugget of satisfaction in that someone has sent us a message (social validation!) or we have something new and interesting to read (shiny and bright!). Switching tasks becomes a positive feedback cycle that is hard to beat by single-tasking.

The way to beat that is to set up a positive feedback cycle for focusing. Here's how:

1. Start small. You only need to focus for one minute at first. Clear everything away, pick your one important task, and just do it for one minute without switching. This is hard to do in the beginning but if you consciously focus on focusing, you can do it. It's just a minute.
2. Reward yourself. The reward for focusing for one minute can be one minute (or 30 seconds) of checking whatever you want. Email, Facebook, whatever. Or get up and take a one-minute walk. Stretch, drink some water, massage your neck, enjoy your small victory. Empires are created with small victories.
3. Repeat. Keep doing one minute focus, one minute reward (or 1 minute to 30 seconds if you like) for about half an hour (15 of each). You're done. Repeat that later in the day. Rejoice in how much work you got done! And notice how you've set up a positive feedback cycle for focusing.
4. Increase in small steps. Tomorrow, make it two minutes on, one minute off. Repeat that for 30 minutes, do it later in the day too. Feel free to go wild and do three focus sessions in a day if you like, but it's not necessary.
5. Keep taking baby steps. I think you can see the pattern by now. Make it three minutes on, one minute off on the third day, then 4:1, then 5:1. When you get to 10 minutes, be crazy and take a 2 minute break. When you get to 20 minutes, take a 3 minute break. At 30 minutes of focus, you've earned a 5 minute break. And once you're at 30 minutes, you can stay there. No need to become a monk.

Set up a positive feedback cycle for single-tasking focus and you'll reverse the years of training your mind has gotten to switch tasks. You'll get more important work done, and it won't seem hard. You'll find that focus becomes a form of meditation. It's a beautiful, beautiful thing, and you can thank me by sending me a craft beer from your hometown.