The Journey of Self Discovery - Inspired from the Hindi movie Queen

It was in March 2011 that i decided to embark on this journey...okay let me not exaggerate.. this little getaway trip that i needed so bad.. ALONE. Yes i repeat.. ALONE. This trip was the best thing that ever happened in my life second to graduating with a degree of course =D. I started getting so frustrated.. all the Hoo Haa about needing a Degree... for me a Degree was always just a piece of paper.. to thrive we all know we need the EXPERIENCE + KNOWLEDGE to survive in almost any given work field. 

So i started my first job in May 2010 as a Food & Beverage Coordinator in a 4 star hotel in Tanjung Bungah... i had the opinion that whoaaa this job its gonna be fun.. i'm gonna be jollying with a lot "Food" and "Beverages" of course.. But no.. i was slapped by reality. A fresh graduate with Zero working experience..in a line where all management level staff mostly started off from below... the Food & Beverage Manager could be a waiter at one point of his life to be sitting in that chair. What was i? Yes i went to school for 3 additional years.. maybe just 3 years more than them... but they have experience of over 30 years more than me. My Degree was not wholly recognized in this line.. i worked long hours even on weekends.. juggling the despair of having to deal with an ill mother alone.. my first salary which was all gone in a wink of an eye just to pay all the debts.. car-study-insurance-petrol-internet- and the other miscellaneous that constantly keeps mushrooming in every corner of my daily routine.

Almost a year passed, i was re-designated to the Human Resources Department. I gained first hand insight finally got to deal with Immigration procedures for the Indonesian trainees every 6 months. After some weeks i decided it was time for me to go for some soul searching. So i decided to take a 2 weeks trip to Rajasthan, India. I arrived to New Delhi and did a little exploring... New Delhi is such a great metropolitan city.. they had great places to hang out.. i particularly enjoyed Cannought Place, Delhi.. there were so many outlets which sold just about everything one needed.. and of course the infamous Delhi street vendors from the Chaiwala right up to the Chaat guy!

Janpath Bazaar

 Street Vendor

 KFC

Slum kids 

 I found this very creative

 Oh yes ... it was a Restaurant =D

Flower vendors found almost all over India as there are places of worship almost everywhere

 Hotel Delhi Pride, Karol Bargh Delhi

Traditional Kashmiri food, courtesy of the indian tour agent

The tour agent in New Delhi, a Kashmir native

 Spicy chicken MoMo's

 A stall at Janpath market, one of the many market places in Delhi

 Famous "Chaat" snack

 Street cleaners, streets in almost all big cities of India tend to be very very dusty

 A homeless lady

 The chaiwala

 Yes i hope i didn't interfere

Moments - True Events

Short book review for Steven Wong’s Moments (True Events)

This book has been written from the author’s point of view based on the real events that took place before, during and after his diagnosis of cancer. He shares with the readers on various plights during treatments and how one’s journey is eased with constant encouragement and support from various groups. The most prominent part of this book is the self-determination and constant perseverance of the author himself and how he manages to focus and be self-motivated at all times. He also persistently had an open mind to the events taking place.

Language used in this book is very straight forward and easy to interpret and this whole story is in a chronological order. The author also has given in-depth and intricate details on the stages he went through during the transition period and enhanced it with several scenarios such as lyrics of a song playing in that particular moment and given a very precise explanation on changes in his lifestyle during the whole course of pre and post treatment.  

Steven Wong’s Moments (True Events) is a suitable read for all individuals who wish to read and immerse into the life story of a survivor’s stint and gain better knowledge and exposure on the life of a cancer survivor.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781466931855

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Publication date: 12/18/2012

Pages: 94

Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.38 (d)

How to purchase the book:
The book (hard cover, soft cover and e-book) is available via this link.
Alternatively, the book in soft cover can be purchased at RM33 (excluding postage) by contacting Steven Wong via this email: moments.trueevents@gmail.com

27 Random Acts of Kindness??...1 Random act x 27 =D

The 1st Birthday without Appa/ Amma (Mum & Dad)

The birthday falls on the 8th of September.... the initial plan.. to visit the Wadda Gurdwara (Sikh place of worship) and complete 27 random acts of kindness which i of course got ideas from the "Master of the Universe - Google.com"

So as a whole the one major random act was getting 27 packets of noodles for the homeless. I got my best friend Crystal to assist me to distribute those packets at like pass midnight around Komtar bus stop area... That place was just thronged with beggars/ homeless people. 

During our drive around i also got the chance to see the dark side of the place i grew up in, Penang... there was a fairly large amount of homeless people including those heavily intoxicated with drugs/ etc. I learnt to count each and every blessing in life from that day onward, tried to mend my relationships with all those around me.. Started being grateful just to even wake up every morning. No doubt life itself took a wild turn last September 2013 with the passing of my mother this particular experience created a great sense of awareness in me... Death is not the end.. Losing a loved one does not mean life is over... Its just a cycle.. a compulsory phase in life.. Just like an actor in a play.. We play many roles dance about-cry-laugh-fall in love- reproduce and we all eventually have to bid farewell to the many roles we have taken in Life.

Besides that one eye-opening experience, i also had many wonderful surprises from my close friends and one whom i just got to know... i'm just so grateful to all of you who have contributed to making this day/ week/month one of the best ones in my 27 years of life..

The bestie who never failed me

Thank you all,i'm just so very grateful!! Now that i'm nearing the big "30" its time to hopefully make some changes in my life... but somethings and people will always remain with me and within me... the feat to complete the 27 random acts has been changed to 1 random act 27 times!=D