commoners plead, again

it's once more the commoners plead day today. again they go to the street. again they ask for their right. again the establishment asks for the proof that the commoners right were robbed. again ...

it's will go on again and again ...

camping

one of my kids went for a camping today. although we got a very short notice on the event, but I felt that any of my kids should be given opportunity to try their best in every angle of life.

let them do it. let them learn what we missed.

Greece and the commoners' barter trade

about a couple of weeks ago, I came across the story of how a town called Volos in Greece facing the economic difficulties. they had invented a barter trade system; but in the modern form. the story is very inspiring  where the people, reinvent themselves.

in my country, there was a group which introduce gold as a 'quasi currency'. the group was sometimes threaten by the authority that what it was doing was against the law. yes, another 'against the law' warning by the authority. it was despite that the head of the government in the past had said the 'the era the government knows better is over'.

it is the real people who feels the real pain. and when these real people want to ease their pain in their 'legitimate' way, those big brothers intervened.

it is painful to be a commoner. you're holding a double edge sword.

health check

one of my body functions stopped from its work today. I went to see a doctor and he gave several medicine. but on the way back I just keep on thinking - no matter how small the function of any mechanism in our body, we will suffer.

so keep your health checked and be grateful.

olympic 2012 - challenge

I've seen several pictures on venues of London's Olympic. immediately I remember how India was criticized for their preparation for Asian Games. and I still remember how one of the readers of an online news company suggested all to take the critics as a challenge. now I couldn't remember exactly the words that the reader said. but it was certainly can make us to jump and work.

such a power of words!

kids grow up

yesterday my kids went for a seminary. they seemed so happy when they arrived at the pick up point. their friends were already there. and they were so ready to spend a day together. they would travel on bus together, eat together, chit chat all by themselves. one day they will eventually leave home and our life will once again quite.

until then, just enjoy the time with them.

birthday

yesterday was a birthday of one of important person in history. he started as a man with lesser characteristic. then he turned into a charismatic one. I still intrigued by the transformation.

and I share the same birth date with the person.

intellectual discussion

we had an intellectual discussion on construction contract today. it was a heated one but quite fruitful. it had been a long time since I involved in a discussion where no one will say "I had the experience in that matter before. you're wrong".

advising session

an interview session I attended yesterday turned into an advise session by the sole interviewer. strange. wait for the outcome.

interview

I'm going to be interviewed again tomorrow.

just wait.

wonderful world

my second child is very excited she will be taking part in a school activity tomorrow.

they have such wonderful world to explore. they will learn more than I will ever know. good luck for our children and their tomorrow. as a parent, we should nurture this. do not ever taint their dream and vision.

wanted II - a new beginning

I received a phone called from an organisation asking me to see them next week. this will be another junction of so many junctions in my life. when my younger kid born at the time I left my home to work far away from home few years ago. I gave her a name which means 'the light of a new beginning'.

this may be another beginning that may end in yet another new beginning. but I hope the end of this beginning will be in 'the light'. regardless whether the end is a new beginning to another road or I finally reach a final road. but, let it be in 'the light'.

to the journey

being a leader

yesterday I had a chance to join a quality meeting chaired by one Project Manager. don't get me wrong. this project manager is managing a USD billions worth of project. his style of conducting a meeting, commanding respect and solving problems reminded me to someone else. she's a president who headed a yet another multi billion investment & development company. I worked in the company previously.

their style are strikingly similar. their focus are cannot be shattered. their skill of solving a problem is above others. they think out of the box. they trust their people. they both have a very clear direction of the way a project to be drove. and so on...

now I started to understand why my first boss, who's believed his 'on an auto-pilot mode of motivation' is a flawed leader.

diary of a father XX - every child is special

early last month I wrote about everyone is special. then I watched a movie about every child is special. they are special indeed. each of my children is very unique. the youngest of them is now developing speech skill. and I noticed that she add her hands as another communication tools! I wonder where did she learn that.

it is such a wonderful world!

natural writer

last two days my 7-year old daughter had switched her ambition from to be a scientist to a writer! writer! out of the blue, she writing a her first story today - I'm a flower. she picked the title and she's writing it.

keep on writing my kids.

wanted

I was wanted by this one organisation... wait for the rest!

like stars on earth

sometimes we need to take another different, strange road to see a same thing but from different view. the title above is actually a film title. it's about a kid. really it teach me something. I rarely watch movies. but if I find one that has deep meaning, I'll sit and think.

this is such an art that I can sink in.

and it is all about celebrating difference.

passing of time

it's already April 2012. time goes by just like that. but when our money is depleted, we feel it deeply. it's a paradox. we really feel it when our money flow out of our pocket. but we have different feeling when time passing by; even though no power in this world can replace time.