When life is peace & calm.

Hi friends,

Its been a long while since I last made a posting. So here's a little update from me.

I've been well and I've been busy with work as usual. But I've found that I've got to strike a balance between work and my other things in life.. like family, friends, fun and even a little private time to do things that I really love to.

Work isn't everything. It is when you find time for the other things in life that you find the real meaning in life. I used to think that if I don't get work done fast, good and all, my customers or my boss won't be happy. But the truth is, they will never be happy no matter how much you do for them. Same goes for family & friends.. you can never please them enough.. no matter how hard you try.. The things is... we must know where to draw the line... we can do a little more at times but we really must know when to say "its enough"...

Now, I take life a lot easier.. I live the life that I want.. enough of living life according to other people's expectations.. Its about time that I live my life the way I like it..

Well, its not that I've changed to become a selfish or self-centered person.. I'm still that nice bloke that everyone can depend upon and enjoys being with.. but I won't let myself to be used by friends or relatives who only care about themselves..

Frankly, I'm quite disappointed by how some people take me for granted.. I used to go all out of my way to help relatives, friends, colleagues and even my ex-bosses.. At the end of the day, do they appreciate it? Well, I don't think so. I'm probably just a passing cloud.. someone that they can conveniently make use of without me asking for anything in return..

I've learnt that I don't have to go all out of my way to please the ones I love to make them happy. By doing so, it will only make them take me for granted. I'd just do whatever that it is within my means and if they appreciate it, fine.. if they don't know how to appreciate, so be it.. it is their loss.. not mine..

All I want to do for the rest of my life.. is to take life easy.. find time to appreciate every moment of it...

The Phantom

PS:
BTW... I will be throwing a birthday party for Izzi on 30 July. Do drop by at our new habitat.

PPS:
Iggi will be coming back end September and I will be throwing a belated birthday party for him as well when I get more details on his stay here.