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WHAT’S EATING UP YOUR TIME

Lai Cheng September 12, 2024 0 Comments

Most of us are guilty of wasting time. Remember, time lost cannot be regained. Not only that, wasting time diverts your attention and energy away from the tasks that are most important or valuable to you. Remove these 10 time-wasters from your life. (Image from @Financialtutorship)

READING IS THERAPEUTIC

Lai Cheng September 11, 2024 0 Comments

“Why do I read? I just can't help myself. I read to learn and to grow, to laugh and to be motivated. I read to understand things I've never been exposed to. I read when I'm crabby, when I've just said monumentally dumb things to the people I love. I read for strength to help me when I feel broken, discouraged, and afraid. I read when I'm angry at the whole world. I read when everything is...

SPEND TIME WITH YOUR CHILDREN

Lai Cheng September 9, 2024 0 Comments

Time spent with children is more important than the money you spend on them. They grow so fast. You will never have this day with your children again – tomorrow they’ll be a little bit older than they are today. A Polish proverb says, “You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once.” Spending time with your children is one thing you will never regret. Small moments in time...

DON’T LET THE MIRROR DEFINE YOU

Lai Cheng September 5, 2024 0 Comments

You’re worth more than what the mirror shows. The mirror reflects only your appearance, not your inner values and who you really are. Don’t let the media, including social media, define your self-image too. The World Counts website revealed these sobering truths: > One study conducted a test on women. 3 out of 4 said that they were overweight. In reality, only 1 out of 4 really was. >...

THE PALE BLUE DOT: OUR SHARED HOME

Lai Cheng September 3, 2024 0 Comments

Make it a Happy Place Do you know, human beings are just tiny specks in a massive universe. And Earth viewed from space is just a pale blue dot. What this means: On the grand scale of the universe, every human being and every single thing we own on earth is microscopic or insignificant. Embrace humility and awe. We share this small world together, so let’s all get along. Learn the ways of...

BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD

Lai Cheng September 2, 2024 0 Comments

Life is a fleeting dance, a delicate balance of moments that unfold before us, never to return in quite the same way again. Regret is a bitter pill to swallow, a weight that bears down upon the soul with the burden of missed chances and unspoken words. So, let us not leave anything for later. Let us seize the moments as they come, with hearts open and arms outstretched to embrace the...

NEED OR GREED?

Lai Cheng August 30, 2024 0 Comments

Greed, the insatiable desire for more, is the disease of discontentment. “Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction,” writes social psychologist and philosopher Erich Fromm in Man for Himself (1947). Greed can consume our thoughts, actions, and ultimately, our happiness. Live on just enough. Learn how to...

Need For Urgent Preventive Measures To Avert Tragedies In Kuala Lumpur

Lai Cheng August 28, 2024 0 Comments

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is alarmed to learn about yet another sinkhole appearing in the Jalan Masjid India area in Kuala Lumpur today. It is indeed worrying over the state of public safety in the area, including in other parts of Kuala Lumpur, which are not only vulnerable to sinkholes and land subsidence, but also to flash floods, landslides and slope failures arising from the current...