my blog is dying, I know
u see, our company started this lil practice some time ago, where all of us meeting up in our respective department manager's room, every morning after every1 arrived. Then, each of us will take turn to share a topic, of interest, hobbies, knowledge.... B it about cars, politic views, yoga, sex, wtv, just something to share with each other.
So there was one day, when it was my boss' turn, she shared this story, which makes me recall an eMail I received some time ago.It's called:-"Carrot, Egg & Oolong Tea"
The story goes like this:-A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Think of this: Which am I?
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed Oolong tea. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
Then she ladled the Oolong out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
"Carrots, eggs, and Oolong tea," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the Oolong. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The Oolong tea was unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water color and taste.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a Oolong tea?
Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the Oolong tea? The tea actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the tea, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity?
Are you a carrot, an egg or a Oolong tea?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
I think I'm more like an egg. Soft n fragile @ first, but as time pass after all shit up n down, I tend to toughen up.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
May we all be OOLONG TEA !!!!!!!!!
Sometimes in life there really are bonds formed that can never be brokenSometimes you really can find that one person who will stand by you no matter whatMaybe you'll find it in a spouse and celebrate it with your dream weddingbut there's also the chance that the one person you can count on for a lifetimethe one person who knows you sometimes better than you know yourselfis the same person who's been standing beside you all along
Last week, I've received an email from a Sales dept colleague.
It was about a joke on how to get ur boss to increase ur salary.
In that moment, I was like "mayb I should try".
So, I started to read it . . . . . . . . it goes like this:-
One day an employee sends a letter to Her boss asking for an increase in her salary
The next day, the employee recieved this letter of reply:DEAR ISABELLE
When comes to car maintenance, I'm always LATE.
Close friends do know that I'm a car freak n I do care a lot about cars, especially mine.
But somehow, whenever it's time for regular servicing, there must b something bothering me n kept me busy all the time.
N since I've joined a new company, I've got no time for my car's maintenance as I need to follow their regular working hours, just like every1 else unless I applied leave on purpose.
But now, I'm smarter. Instead of sending to the regular workshop that my friend owns, I'll just buy the "stuffs" n get things done @ the workshop located 1 street away from the office.
But this time, I went back to my friend's workshop for servicing my E54.
As I'm no longer a money "leaker", racing oils n over-rated engine oils r no longer on my list, namely Q8, Motul, etc.
Previously I've tried on Shell Helix Hx7 Semi-Synthetic 10W40, I'm totally satisfied with the product. I can feel the engine to b quieter n helps on reducing fuel consumption. N it's cheap in price of coz ;)
I was once a 'fast' person, but somehow as we grew older, we tend to go 'slower'.
But lately, I hav an intention to go faster n faster.
The reason I got slower might b caused by my car-kakis as they're all "kissing" queen's ass (at UK).
N the urge to go faster will most probably b influenced by Joshua Lim, 1 of my PIC (partner in crime). He's always the fast guy as he has a 'heavy right foot' when comes to driving.
So, with this urge of going faster, I've chosen a lubricant that's much suitable for the Ummph!!
After getting comments from several sources which included a fellow colleague from MIS dept, who drives an E54 as well, I've decided on Mobil 1 Fully-Synthetic 5W50.
I'm pretty afraid that the engine oil might evaporate in a short time. It's bcoz I've always chosen 10W40 oils for my car, 5W50 oils might b too thin for the engine as it "got used" to 10W oils.
Evaporate is 1 thing, the most important thing is, the price of the fucking oil is fucking double the previous fucking engine oil that I used!!!
I want no money to b flushed down the drain =.=
But after some times of hesitation, I've decided to stick to my initial plan, the Mobil 1 5W50 it is.
Mobil 1 was claimed to b the most advanced performance synthetic engine oil.
Rally Formula ok, dont play play!!
Well, as usual like other famous engine oils, Mobil 1 claims to contains active cleaning agents that prevent surges build-up, reduces fuel consumption, improve on performance n so on~
Besides, I've had the ATF drained n ATF filter replaced. Genuine Proton ATF were purchased directly from Proton Parts Centre n brought over for replacement.
After the oil change, I've felt the car to b slightly "lighter" as the engine could rev-up easier thanks to the thinner engine oil compound.
Driving as regular, the engine's RPM (revolutions per minute) will increase around 0.8K to 1K.
Which is turn, I need to lessen on the throttle to retain my casual driving speed.
N when the beast in me awakes n started to go fast, the response can b felt in a great degree as compared to the past.
So far so good, I'm fucking satisfied. Just hoping the fucking oil wont fucking evaporate =.=
Oh btw, I've got 2 pieces of GoodYear Eagle F1 bolted on the front wheels.
Zoom off, ciao :)
What a peaceful world we're living in
This guard is fucking useless!!!
Hope u'll learn something from these videos :)
God bless u :)
