It’s Christmas – a time when we get to meet people who we may not have met or seen in a long time.
While plying the walkways of KLCC Shopping Centre and picking up little kickbacks along the way (I managed to get a mini mechanical pencil from Kinokuniya, the Japanese bookstore). More on that in the next upcoming article.
So, yeah…this time round, I bumped I into Rachel Arnold, one of the world’s top PSA ranking women squash players. I can’t remember when was the last time we met. Must have been over Christmas.
She’s looking great, even more as usual. It was a pleasant surprise.
More on the galavanting adventure to KLCC Shopping Centre in the next article.
It was a dry (or drier) Wednesday evening. We just got into Sunway Pyramid, LL2 lower ground floor. First time, we entered Pyramid this way. We missed (more like I was used to just fropping not dropping, Laura off) the usual ramp up to the upper level carpark. And I was hoping not to make one big go-around just to get back to our usual carpark.
As we got to the end of Pyramid which was the Clio Hotel, saw the “P” (for parking…for the uninitiated) with the arrow pointing to the left, and headed that way. got into the underground car park. So, that is how we got in Pyramid this way.
As for the meaning of the word, “fropping”; I don’t know. Have not figured that one yet. Maybe, I was inspired by the word “flogging”. It is not what you think. Hear me out on this. I was In Pyramid earlier on in the afternoon, spending it with my school classmate, Leslie Quak. We meet whenever we are free, and this was one of those days. He wanted to see the latest dji Pocket 3. So, we went to the dji store.
The Pocket 3 is phenomenal. I love the swivel portrait / landscape screen. This is a huge improvement over the Pocket 2. The swivel screen is twice the size of that of the Pocket 2, brighter… The 3 is a complete new set up. Facial tracking is fantastic. Even at more than 10 meters away, it was still responsive tracking.
I asked the salesguy what is the difference between the Pocket 3 and the Insta360 Go 3, since I have the Go 3? He said that the Go 3 is an action camera, versatile for almost anything. The Pocket 3 is for “Flogging“. “Say what?”, I asked chuckling under my breath. He repeated, for flogging. I did not want to pursue it further. I just wanted to let my mind wander with ideas (remember the tattoo on my wrist?😉).
Then, the usual question pops / popped up, you know…the one that most times is really, really tough… It can be annoying at times: “What shall we have for dinner?” Seems easy enough to answer. However, try doing it everyday. It is not on my “ToDo” list. I made the suggestion that we go to Bungkus Kaw Kaw (I will be writing on my experience on this food place in the next few days) as I thought the food was quite nice. And I was there earlier on with Leslie.
We walked over to that sort of kiosk / restaurant, looked at what food was available (mostly pre-packed) and decided to walk to Shaaz on the other end of Pyramid for capati. The food at Bungkus Kaw Kaw didn’t look that appetizing in the evening.
As we began our long journey to the other side of Pyramid (Sunway Pyramid is huge in size), Jeannie spotted Ah Yoke a few feet in front of us. I spotted Suet Yi, her daughter; and called out to her. They were walking into an optician’s shop.
They are old friends of ours. Suet Yi was Laura’s swim teammate at both, Selangor state and PADE Supersharkz club levels. It was so nice to see them again after a long while. We last met Ah Yoke a couple of years ago. Suet Yi was longer than that: before Laura left to further her studies in the U.S. in 2019.
Suet Yi is one of the nicest of the swimmers and one of the friendliest. She and Laura have always been good friends. They were team members for quite a few years.
Here they are as club teammates: Left to Right: Laura, Franziska Lee, MichelleLaura and Suet Yi; at one of the inter-club swimming championships a few years ago.
Suet Yi said that she will be leaving for Hong Kong this weekend, to embark on a new work endeavour. We know that she is going to be an asset to the new organization. Who knows, she can be the next “Michelle Yeoh” to make it big in her life.
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We wish Suet Yi all the best in her endeavours for her future. We look forward to meeting both, she and her mum, Ah Yoke; again, soon.
HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED? ARE YOU WILLING TO PUT IN HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND A WINNING MINDSET?
THAT IS TALENT!
DO YOU HAVE THE GRIT TO PUT IN THE HOURS AND HOURS OF YOUR TIME AND ENERGY WHEN NOBODY IS WATCHING? WHEN MANY-A-TIME, RESULTS WON’T SHOW FOR A LONG TIME, YET YOU PRESS ON?
HE NEVER QUITS. IF HE STUMBLES, HE GETS BACK UP. WHAT HAPPENS YESTERDAY NO LONGER MATTERS. ITS IN THE PAST. HE DOES NOT SEE IT AS FAILURE, JUST ONE MORE WAY NOT TO DO IT.
TODAY IS ANOTHER DAY. HE GETS BACK ON TRACK AND MOVES CLOSER TO HIS DREAMS.
HE BELIEVES HE CAN DO IT. HE KNOWS HE CAN.
IF SOMETHING DOES NOT GO RIGHT FOR YOU, IT DOES NOT MATTER. GET BACK UP. JUST TREAT IT AS ONE MORE WAY NOT TO DO IT. FIND A NEW WAY TO GET BACK ON TRACK AND MOVE CLOSER TO YOUR DREAMS.
Today, with modern science and technology, men and women have a longer life span. It is a reason to rejoice about, right?
For some, yes. For many, what if we live longer but run out of money to support us? How are we going to live, then? Is there a point to live this “extra life”?
What if we run out of things to do with our extra life? Do we sit around the whole day and watch tv? Or do we stare out into space, expressionless; not knowing what to do with ourselves?
What if the people of the world decide to put an end to all the wars in the world? Best part is, it is not all talk. They decide to act on that decision.
What if the people will then not know what to do with themselves in times of peace? As the world has never experienced total peace.
What if the countries of the world decide that with this new found world peace, they become borderless countries? Then, everyone becomes a citizen of the world.
What if famines and starvation ends? Countries would no longer have to destroy excess produce or produce that has not been sold, just to maintain their prices.
What if everyone experiences lasting peace and happiness. No more wars. no more famines. No more starvations. No more rich. No more poor. The world has plentiful for everyone.
What if there is no more sickness or disease? What if there is no more worry?
What if we no longer identify people by skin colour or race?
Are we prepared for this change? We, as people of various nations, non-governmental bodies, the United Nations have been talking about this principle in theory. While it may seem that there are many bodies from countries around the world, that may have been thinking of such a day when this can materialize; has there been a serious concerted effort to make this happen?
What if we can eat the best chocolate available in the world, everyday, and not have to worry about getting fat or having adverse health issues?
What if we lead a sedentary life without having to exercise?
What if travel to any part of the world was now “Beam me up, Scotty”? (1) That everybody has teleporters. Which makes travel free?
What if the idea of rich or poor no longer existed? What if people no longer need to use money and other financial instruments to “buy” things. The exchange of some financial instrument or other, goes out of style? People revert back to an exchange of what they have for something another person has. No value is placed on the items in exchange. The world is in abundance for everyone.
We have considered ourselves one that is civilized. Now, with the “what if”, are we ready to be happy? To live like a true civilized world? Can we? Who makes the first move? Are we ready for such a change? One that guarantees global peace and harmony.
If only what if?
NOTES: 1. A quote from Captain James T. Kirk of the tv series, “Star Trek”.
IT IS ABOUT TAKING CHANCES. IF IT DOES NOT WORK THIS WAY, TRY ANOTHER. IF IT DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY, TRY ANOTHER WAY.
IT IS NOT ABOUT HOW MANY TIMES YOU TRY – THERE IS NO CAP OR A LIMIT. IT IS ABOUT KEEP ON TRYING UNTIL YOU REACH YOUR GOAL. IF THIS ROUTE DOES NOT WORK, USE ANOTHER.
DON’T CHANGE YOUR GOALS TO SUITE THE OUTCOME. CHANGE THE OUTCOME TO SUIT THE GOALS.
