Simple Pleasures...

Sometimes, we find happiness in the most simplest thing that we can get our hands on.  For instance, I feel happy whenever I can get myself a cup of sundae on a hot day.  So...what about you?  What makes you happy?

Are Your Happier Now?

Cleffairy sent me an SMS at about 10:48am today, informed that little Faris has passed away couple minutes earlier on.  

I feel saddened, really.  Though he nor his family is not related with me in any sort, but I do feel the sadness, grief because I knew how it felt to lose someone dear to you.  Death is definite but...I do wish that if only I can ask something from God, I would ask Him to give more happiness, lessen the sufferings of children around the world.

I wish to convey my deepest condolences to the family of the late Faris Nur Daniel, may his soul rest in peace.

For those who had been labelled me as a scam, or thinking that this family's pledge is a scam, I just want to say just the very thing that came to my mind: I HOPE THAT YOU ARE HAPPY NOW.  SOMEDAY, WHEN THE SAME OR ALMOST SIMILAR THING HITS ON YOU, I HOPE YOU WILL REMEMBER THE VERY SAME MOMENT, THE VERY SAME HEARTLESS WORDS FILL WITH PREJUDICE AND HATE YOU GIVEN, BECAUSE THAT WILL BE THE SAME, EXACT LINES COMING BACK TO YOU, THE SAME LOOK THAT OTHERS WILL GIVE TO YOU.  

Put yourself in their shoes for a minute to feel, see how they been gone through 23 days that seems like a lifetime only to come to this date that will haunt them for the rest of their lives.  That person who keeps vigil, hoping and praying for miracle could be YOU.  The person that lay sick on the bed could be YOUR close kin, YOUR love ones.

Being Arrogant Makes You Look Stupid

Okay, this is a harsh title.  So brace yourself for the possibilities of more harsh words coming up as you read.  As you knew and you been following my blog as long as you remember, you knew that I take no BS for things regarding safety issues in paintball sport.  If you just happened to follow and didn't knew me in real life, yes, I have zero tolerance about these kind of things, those who been in the field with me, they saw, heard me dealing with people who did not take safety issues seriously.  

So...what's with the topic today, AngeLBeaR? You may ask.

Shooting WITHOUT face mask!

As I had been repeating it again and again....and again....and again...and....AGAIN for the 100th time, whenever you took off the barrel socks/cover, put on the face mask - that is including the shooting range or the playing arena, even at the chrono station.  

I don't know if he stupid or pretending to be one...but when concerned players started to state obviously 'MASK ON', this dude promoting pulak.... =.=|||

For your info, dude...those are called 'pellets' not 'bullets'...get that fact right.  It's MARKER...not MAKER...ada beza tu dik...

...and when concerned paintballers advised him of the unsafe part...he INSIST it was SAFE, NOT!.

Again, he said it's just for target shooting - controlled by the marshals.  

Waaa....you guys are trained to catch the pellets that flies at 300 feet per second with your bare hands is it?

DO WE LOOK STUPID TO YOU?

that fella still didn't see why it was wrong.  

Oi...how many times we have to repeat la... =.=|||

What's the difference when you shoot inside or outside the field?  The thing is, the finger is PULLING THE TRIGGER and you let them playing WITHOUT the face mask!

Waaa...REMBO ah....so 'terrer' la now...only 'orang berani' (those who have guts)

can go and play?  Siapa lah owner padang REMBO ni...mamat ni ada belajar basic safety ke tak ni?

So...few words from me...

To the kid who works for this field:  

- Dik...selidik bebaik dulu sebelum nak tunjuk gaya bodoh sombong tu ye...the people who commented and giving advice for you has long been in the industry when you are still learning to know the world.  Dorang bukan baru semalam pegang marker, rasa pellet...ko tu baru nak belajar, so belajar bila kena ajar, jangan tunjuk gaya kurang ajar!  Bila dah kena bagi nasihat tu, belajar-belajar la ucap terima kasih...bukan nak menegakkan benang yang basah...makin nampak kebodohan tu tau...

- benda bulat-bulat tu...bukan 'bullet' ye....itu 'PELLET'.  Basic tu dik...

- Selagi barrel socks kena bukak tak kisah la target shooting ke, main kat dalam padang ke, wajib pakai face mask...bila kat luar (tak menembak) pakai barrel socks...

That's my free advice for you, kid.  Free of charge.

Also to the owner of this field...

- Please sack this kid if he is not following the safety procedures if you had briefed him earlier (if any of my boys answered like the above, I would have sacked them without thinking twice).  Really, we don't need these kind of arrogant people in the industry.  They can go play kite and leave all of us paintballers, operators in peace.

What irritates me actually is not just when people failed to implement the safety rules in their respective places because any incident happened will affect us all; but the arrogant people who thought they knew everything when in fact, they had zero knowledge and yet trying to make others look stupid.  

Being arrogant doesn't make you look any wiser, kid.  That's how some people look at you now.


Update at 23/02/2012 @ 3:49pm

As usual, some people are just too arrogant that they still stand on their ground over something that is already wrong...

Dude...you really don't know to whom you are speaking to, being rude and disrespectful to.  I do personally hope any of these guys will look for you and give you an earful.

Another one...please don't use the word 'marshals' to label yourself.  It's sound so distasteful and disgusting, and degrading the marshals out there, including me.  We are not in the same level as low and as stupid as you.

Give With All Your Heart.

Recently, Cleffairy shared me a link to her post to help this poor child in monetary donations, and most importantly, blood type O needed for him, urgently.  As I am typing this, the poor child is fighting for his life (he is only 6 years old) and I can imagine the pain he went through because of his illness, and the family that is keeping virgil beside him, wishing and hoping that once bubbly little child will get well soon.  (Story about him is here and here).

As I am in Sabah, and was across the South China Sea away, I did what I think it's right and all I could by sharing it with my friends and posted in walls of the groups I am in, hoping and wishing that even if I can get 1 person out of 100 out there who read and reach out to do something, anything - even giving a drop of blood to this poor child...I am more than happy.  I knew I had done my part to help in the way I knew best.

Sad to say, there are some people are being skeptical, cynical about this.  And it really hurts me.  Look, it doesn't matter if you don't wish to help.  It's okay if you decide not to help even by spreading the news (which cost nothing to you anyway).  It's fine with me.  But it's NOT OKAY when you started to question it as if I am a scam, especially YOU DON'T KNOW WHO I REALLY AM.  So for those who has doubts and if you think you can scare me by wanted to 'go investigate' to find the 'truth'...go ahead, make my day.  But I do wanted to tell you this - I hope what you find makes you happy.  Happy to see how that child suffers, how his family suffers.  Hope that makes your day, NOT!  


So...okay if you read in the link I given is that monetary donation is also appreciated that you think it might be a scam.  But WHO WANT TO SCAM YOUR BLOOD????  To those who wanted to 'investigate' this you may check with anyone you knew at Subang Jaya Medical Centre.  


Remember, there is a father desperately waiting, hoping for his son to get better.  A mother who non stop praying, hoping for a miracle.  That could be you.  The boy could be your son, brother, nephew.  

Isn't it just sad when some people think 'if I give this money...where does it go?' or 'I don't think they will use it for that purpose lah...must be got other motives one.'  look...if you wish to put a coin or two in the donation box - drop it and let it off from your mind.  If you don't wish to do so, just politely go and let it off from your mind.  DO YOU HAVE TO JUDGE?

I am not going to say much more further as Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lent season, which also means I do need to self reflect on myself, one of it is my excessive use of 'colorful words' lately.  But I hope if any of you reading this, do question yourself - whenever you giving alms, help to those in need, do you actually giving it or asking it in return? (Matthew 6:4-18 - Jesus is emphasizing the need for sincerity in the good things we supposed to do to others.  Or is it just for show?)

So...before dropping the coin into the box do think again - if you wanted to give it half heartedly, might as well keep it to yourself.  I might not a devoted Christian to teach you what is right or wrong in our beliefs - but as a human with compassionate heart towards those in need, I do believe in sincerity when giving to others - give and let it off from your mind.  No questions asked, just give it and let it comes from your heart.

Have a blessed Ash Wednesday and Blessed Lent to all.

Sundae! =)

Yesterday (again, 'yesterday' *rolls eyes*), Bunny showed up in front of my house by surprise.  I didn't expect to see him after his working hours since we didn't make any plans but he did. =p

So...we went to have dinner at Golden Valley Restaurant near my house.  Dinner is so-so.  Perhaps they changed cook I think.

After dinner, told him that I feel like wanted to have sundae...so off we went to Mc Donald's at KKIA, as I knew that the ones at Api-Api centre will always be crowded with people.  At first, my mind already drooled at the images of Cornetto Sundae...until I saw something else..and changed my mind...

Tada~~!!!

Mango Peach Sundae!  =p

Not both are mine ok...one is for me...the other is Bunny's.

Tempted to get a Cornetto Sundae after finishing this one...but I changed my mind.  Wonder what's next...