30 Second Speech by Bryan Dyson (CEO of Coca Cola)

Received by forwarded email the following.

"Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit and you ' re keeping all of these in the Air.

You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.

But the other four Balls - Family, Health, Friends and Spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these; they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for it."

WORK EFFICIENTLY DURING OFFICE HOURS AND LEAVE ON TIME. GIVE THE REQUIRED TIME TO YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS & HAVE PROPER REST.

(Does this apply to someone who is constantly being interrupted in their work and therefore had to do OT to play catch up? Moreover I love my work)

Dinner at Fukurou Japanese Restaurant

Something New

I am embarking on something new today and will reveal it in due course.

Bread-less

After work I went to Giant Kolombong to buy bread as well as to drop by Guardian to buy mouthwash since the bottle I am using is almost running out.

I could not believe it when I went to the bread counter, there were only four loaves of bread left. Normally there are heaps of them.

After spending too much $ during CNY, I think most people are on a bread diet.

Pre-Approved Personal Loan

Received the following text message on my mobile phone today.

Alliance Bank: You have been offered a pre-approved personal loan of RM12000 at 7.99% p.a. Please reply YES & we will contact you within 48hrs. T&C’s apply.

I do not mind the $ but the interest is another story.

Dinner at Sam Pok Grill

We were supposed to go to JJ Western at Damai Plaza to celebrate my younger nephew’s birthday. But it was close.

I suggested Sam Pok Grill. It gotta be one of the worst Western meal I ever tasted, besides the one I had at California Grill in 1 Borneo in January 2009 to celebrate Monica’s birthday.

Either the chef is on leave for CNY or had left for good. The taste was different as compared to the ones I had last year. That was a great disappointment.

The mint sauce tasted stale. Yucks.

Lunch at Upperstar Pepper & Grill

With the hot weather during this month, I do not fancy going to a coffee shop for lunch.

Upperstar is a place with air-conditioner and offers food at a reasonable price and therefore I do not mind going to the same place within three days.

Monica and I arrived first. Monica finished her Chicken Rice and still there was no sight of Sophia yet.

When Sophia turned up, Monica left and I continued eating. Sophia ordered the same thing I ordered which was called Malaysian Delight.

After her meal, Sophia ordered this dessert. Carrot in ice-cream. *shakes head*

Justin Fung and Patchareeya Kanmopakorn’s Wedding Banquet

I was invited by the father of the bridegroom to attend the wedding banquet, though I know the bridegroom before knowing his dad.

When Monica Leong and I arrived at the entrance of the Ballroom, we checked with the usher and discovered that we were allocated to different tables, though next to each other. We are in the company of the members from Canaanland Celebration.

There were five ladies and four men on my table. One person Lois Wee did not turn up.

We started off with drinking red wine but I did not drink the first sip until I had eaten some food.

Food throughout the night was yummylicious and overflowing to the brim until we could not finish most of them. Too bad we could not take away any of them.

The MC for the night was Justin’s sister Andrea and she did a fantastic job.

The wedding banquet finished around 11p.m.

Still Adding

I have not used Tagged for years but there is an Indian man from Ipoh (I think) who still keeps on adding me up until this day. When will he give up?

Dessert at Qing Bou Leong

While we were leaving Damai, I suggested to SC that we went for dessert. Yen Ai was close and we went back to Qing Bou Leong at Damai.

On the way home, I showed SC how to use the road from SMC to Lintas Road.