Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Painful RM20 Lesson


Several months ago, I noticed people placing their parking tickets, untabbed (holes not punched) on the windscreen of their car. I then noticed that when the ticketing lady (or man) came long, he/she would take the ticket and punch the appropriate holes. If you happen to come back before this happens, you just manage to save 20 cents and will be able to use the same ticket the next time you parked. I decided to do the same and it worked! I saved a bunch of parking tickets and had to pay almost nothing. Then a few days ago, next to the unpunched parking ticket on my windscreen was a summon ('offer to compond' was the phrase on the white note) under Article 10 (1)!!! I got fined RM20 for not punching holes into the ticket!!! Well, I guess I learnt my painful RM20 lesson.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Living passionately

I'm a sucker for anything positive, anything that encourages me to live my life to the fullest and to do what I desire/dream of doing. Came across this excerpt in my readings today and I thought I'll post it up as it may remind and encourage you too to use the one life you have doing what you are passionate about:

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade wind in your sails. Explore. Dream Discover - Mark Twain
Discover what you are passionae about so that you can live with greater significance!