IF YOU THINK YOU CAN, YOU CAN.
GO FOR IT.
YOUR ONLY REAL LIMIT IS YOUR MIND.
WHEN YOU NAVIGATE THROUGH THOSE TOUGH TIMES,
WITH YOUR GOAL AS YOUR DESTINATION, AND
COME OUT VICTORIOUS;
YOU WILL LOOK BACK AND SAY, “I KNEW I COULD”.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
IT’S YOUR LIFE.
DON’T LIVE YOUR LIFE THE WAY OTHERS PERCEIVE THAT
YOU SHOULD.
THINK BIGGER.
LIVE YOUR LIFE THE WAY YOU WANT TO.
HAVE FUN IN THE PROCESS. AMONG THE MANY SECRETS OF DOING THIS IS THAT WHEN YOU BE THE LIGHT THAT SOMEONE NEEDS.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
WE’VE HAD SOME GREAT DAYS. AND THEN,
THERE ARE DAYS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.
THINGS DON’T ALWAYS GO RIGHT ALL THE TIME.
WHEN YOU ARE IN A PREDICAMENT LIKE THIS, TAKE A MOMENT TO BE THANKFUL FOR THE MANY THINGS
THAT ARE GOING RIGHT.
LIKE WAKING UP EACH DAY IS
THE FIRST THING WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, BELIEVE IT.
WORK FOR IT.
REALLY WORK FOR IT!
GROWTH REQUIRES STEPPING INTO DISCOMFORT.
GUESS WHAT? IT’S WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS!
ACHIEVE IT.
YOU CAN IF YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
Year end is near. For those who have achieved their goals and new year’s resolutions set at the beginning of the year, congratulations.
For those who are near their targets, go all out. You can do it if you want to.
For those who are off the mark, you have to investigate the reasons behind not achieving them. Be honest. Take stock. However, don’t spend too much time on it.
OFTEN, THE HARDEST PERSON TO FORGIVE IS YOURSELF. PEOPLE WILL QUIT ON YOU.
RE-WRITE YOUR GOALS FOR THE NEW YEAR.
YOU MUST GET UP EVERY DAY AND MAKE SURE
YOU NEVER QUIT YOURSELF.
FOCUS.
TAKE AIM.
BELIEVE.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
YOU WORK AND WORK AND WORK AT YOUR GOALS.
YOU HAVE THE VISION THAT IT WILL WORK.
HOWEVER, THE NEEDLE TOWARDS PROGRESS IS HARDLY BUDGING IN YOUR FAVOUR. BELIEVE THAT IT WILL WORK. YOUR BELIEF IS YOUR STRENGTH.
STRENGTH IS THE PRODUCT OF STRUGGLE.
YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE WHAT OTHERS WON’T,
YOU MUST DO WHAT OTHERS DON’T.
REMEMBER, THE EXCITEMENT WHICH YOU WILL GET
IS FROM THE JOURNEY,
WHICH IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE DESTINATION.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
🎵It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas🎄, everywhere we go🎶… and you know how the rest of the song goes. Join in the festivities.
Jeannie (The Batik Influencer) and I (also known by many as the Hatted Writer), together with my cousin and friends; have been on a tour of sorts, or pilgrimage if you may; of some of the major shopping centres in Kuala Lumpur (1) or Kay El (K.L.) and Petaling Jaya or Pee Jay; checking our the level of christmassness each of them had to offer. It was more of the company and building the drama towards the big day and then, being filled with the reason of Christmas.
Though we have not planned, nor it is our intention to cover each and every of the many (there are multiple x many in Subang Jaya, Kay El and Pee Jay) shopping centres or malls, I dare say we have visited quite a few over the last few days.
Our first “official Christmas visit” was Sunway Pyramid, obviously due to it being amongst the closest of all the malls to our house.
Our next was to Bangsar New Village, then Bangsar Shopping Centre, TRX, Pavillion, KLCC and Nu Sentral.
At KLCC, I decided to visit one of Malaysia’s most well known and premier bookstores – Kinokuniya. My book, SPARKS OF JOY – SEIZE THE MOMENT is available at their store. You can get your copy of the book at Kinokuniya.
Or, you can get it directly from me, whichever best suits your convenience.
I will be at Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya or Pee Jay P.J.), together with the Batik Influencer, my wife, Jeannie; tomorrow (Saturday – December 13th) and Sunday, December 14th. I will be very happy to specially personalise your copy of the book. I am looking forward to meeting all of you.
The Batik Influencer has a whole new range of her JEANNIE’S OWN Batik Cape Creation with her this weekend. They are, very, very limited number of pieces. Come on over as early as possible to get one, two or more of JEANNIE’S OWN Batik Cape Creations.
Christmas is just a wee number of days away. So, if you want to bring your guitars, violins, keyboards, trumpets, tubas, triangles to play and sing Christmas carols, the Batik Influencer and I will definitely join in the fun. Tis the season to be jolly, fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la🎵🎶
It is also getting to be the time when we have to prepare our goals, directions, dreams and aspirations, if we have not done so already (for some of us). I, for one; am grateful for each moment that has not presented itself yet, for the “now” moment and for the one that has just left. I had a traumatic (can I say that?) experienced which began about 48 hours ago and lasted for about a day, until the clearance that all was ok was confirmed. This experience is for another essay, maybe soon.
Now, let the weekend began. Oh, it has already.
Address:
Amcorp Shopping Mall,
Booth 1.08, 1st Floor, ,
8, Jalan, Persiaran Barat, Seksyen 52 Petaling Jaya, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Date: December 13th – December 14th, 2025
Time: 10.00am to 5.30pm(can be extended to 7.00pm)
DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO MAKE YOU HAPPY. IF
THAT INCLUDES TRYING TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, EVEN
IF IT’S JUST A LITTLE BIT…
ALL THE BETTER.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
Arriba, arriba! (meaning up, up! Come on, come on! Let’s get going! in Mexican), associated with that famed Speedy Gonzales.
We thought – Mexican food, no walls, probably some Mexican music, Christmas decorations.
Sombrero-clad, we had a quiet, but not-so-quiet (There was a gathering of muchacho and muchacha amigos at a table nearby us who were having a noisily good time) dinner at Las Carretas. It looks like this is the come-to restaurant for our wedding anniversaries – we have had several wedding anniversary dinners here, in the past, already.
It was a great day – filled with multiple, countless numbers of well / wedding anniversary wishes and blessings from family and friends – it has been an amazing day which we know has given our next 30 years that extra happiness.
Jeannie and I thank you all dearly. God Bless.🙏🏻
TRY NOT TO BE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
JUST BE YOU.
STOP DOUBTING YOUR GREATNESS.
KEEP CHASING THE LIFE YOU ENVISION, THE ONE THAT YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING IN…IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
HAVE A “CLEARER THAN YOUR SOUP” PLAN.
FOCUS.
BELIEVE.
~ ALAN IAN ATKINSON
Writer, Author, Storyteller
