Wasted by Migraine!

Today, Saturday, was a day full of opportunities and the day I have been anticipating for a week. Alas, if not for the migraine it would also have been very fruitful.

Woke up at 6:30am due to migraine. Couldn't continued sleeping. Went downstairs, made myself a cup of tea after shower, and surfed the net a while before switching to Astro channel. Thought I could let the migraine subside but later at about 8am gave in to 2 Panadeine, which never failed to cure. Continued to be glued to the TV while the pills worked their magic.

An hour passed, the migraine which was attacking my right eye and surrounding area still persisted. Took another 2 pills at 12:30pm and laid down on my bed to rest. When I woke up at 3pm the pain did not even relent, not even a little. I began to worry. Worst case scenario for me was half a day of suffering. This is the first time I was suffering migraine for a full day. Maybe something was wrong with my nerve, or blood vessel somewhere.

Fortunately, the migraine subsided a little but still I swallowed another pair of Panadeine by 7pm. Till now, even as I am typing this blog, a small trace of migraine is still prevailing causing me to dread waking up tomorrow with another repeat..

Big scary Spider!

This spider was discovered just outside the front gate by my daughter a few days ago. Initially, she had wanted to give me a surprise cos she knows I would freak out but somehow I did not fall for the trap. Instead some bugs fell into the trap and was seen being cocooned and rolled over by this spider. (Click on picture for larger image)

Anyone knows what species it belongs to?

By the way it disappeared (including it's beautiful web) - maybe fell prey to a bigger predator.

Somehow I managed to muster all the courage just to get a close-up shot!

I WANT MY NORMAL LIFE BACK !!!

Who doesn't? If you're not normal it's understandable to want a normal life. You may not want people from every corner to know that you're a superhero, a genius, a guru unless you welcome and desire all the attention and hoohah surrounding your every move.

Well, that's me, a superhero. I am a genius who knows every technic and method of troubleshotting problems. I am a guru who you would look up to if you want directions in solving your problems. i am born to do multitasking and knows exactly how to prioritize my work to suit your ever changing needs. I have no problem spending more than enough time working productively for you. I'll even sacrifice my time with my family if I have to protect your reputation, however ruined it may have become. Heck, I'll even take all the brunt and scolding for you. I am resilient. Nothing can touch me. I am your punching bag.

At the end, and after all the years, you may kick me off if I don't live up to your expectation. You'll just say life's like that.

That is the problem. That is what is expected of me now, to be a superhero, to satisfy your every requirement so you can be successful. My talents and capabilities must be exploited to the fullest in order for you to gain recognition from your peers.

Now, it is time for me to say enough is enough. You have no right to stand in my way. And that 'way' is the way to my progress and growth. I have done all I have been able to according to my faculties. It is time I look into my needs and channel all my effort and energy into paving the way for my future. You claimed to have acted in my interest but all you have accomplished is victory in demoralising me and making me feel inadequate and incapable of achieving goals. Have it your way then if it makes you content.

Someday, very soon, I will be detached from the gripping sense of dependency on a corporation that feeds on the fruits of labour painstakingly produced by others of my kind. Then will I be able to channel all my energy, with a renewed sense of freedom, into realising my dream.

Only then will I be able to wake up in the mornings to welcome the day and embrace it, however it may choose to manifest itself, with great anticipation, ready to face challenges.

Armoured with will and confidence will I take on the tasks that once seemed impossible.

In collaboration that is bonded in trust and openess will I be able to surmount the uphill beginnings and eventually patch the great divide.

In collaboration will I be able to demonstrate the true meaning of Transformation!

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Book Review: Rendezvous with RAMA

Rendezvous with RAMA - This is one heck of a story I should have read during my younger days when my love for Sci-Fi novels was just blooming! Took me some years to actually buy it after having bypassed it several times, thinking it would not be that interesting. Well, it was mind blowing! Had to reassemble all the pieces of my mind to gear up for 3 sequels, and each sequel was even more exploding than the former. Never in my entire reading history had I emmersed my soul and mind into these stories so deep that when I finished the last book I felt so lost after having emerged back into the real world, earth, present day.

Written by Arthur C. Clarke, this Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning Novel is a MUST for Sci-Fi lovers, not to be bypassed. Mr Clarke is one of the gurus of Sci-Fi and well reknown for his imaginative and surrealistic depiction of the future and alien encounter that sets one's mind into the wildest dream and unthinkable experience the moment one shuts out all pre-conceived and logical mindset.

Each progressive step into the story brings pieces of revelation of the characteristics of the alien creators and their intelligence beyond any human measure. And each step closer into the heart of RAMA brings the astronauts closer to the alien reality and the danger that lurks among the shadows of the alien territory.

Wait till you get to the sequels:

• RAMA Revealed - by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee
• RAMA II - by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee
• The Garden Of RAMA - by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee

These nail-biting sequels will reveal the aliens of vast intelligence who created machines and worlds in space ships of inconcievable proportion, how humanity are forced to co-exist with them, and the journey and survival of one ordinary woman of immense inner strength. I guarantee if you love Sci-Fi these books are not to be missed!

Book Review : KOP

I love reading Sci-Fi novels. Nothing else gives me much pleasure and fantasy than Science Fiction. It's like an escape, escape from my world which is all too real in depicting the problems and deteriorating moral boundaries where the weak gets sucked into the abyss of everyday rat race and being constantly at the mercy of overlords of mega corporation who suck up to the great overlord who believes he is the destined ruler..

Enough! This is one of the many reasons why I persistently bury myself deep into the world of science fiction, the only virtual world I can relate to.

KOP, or Koba Office of Police, provides readers with non-stop gritty action between a dirty cop, who is tired and beaten down by time and circumstances, and thugs and mafias trying to wrest control of the city which struggles to maintain the right to existence against the powerful forces of offworlders.

The story tells of the exploits of this dirty cop, who has given up hope on a world of crime not driven by malicious intent but simply by ordinary decent citizens constantly shoved to desperation beyond redemption, and in an economy literally in the toilet making any offworlders visiting the planet to flaunt their wealth and taking full advantage of the declining social standards.

Though constantly on the take, hell, everyone in KOP is on the take, there are some commendable trace of humanity in Juno, our hero, in incidences where decision made for the greater good often result in sometimes unconventional methods of deployment for achieving the ends. This uncharacteristic behaviour of our hero contrasts with his new partner, Maggie, coming from some rich heritage background, and constantly pursuing a desire to clean up the KOP. Somehow, their partnersip, initially against his will, seems to be building up well progressively, eventually leading to mutual respect for each other despite the contrast.

The story begins in what seems to be some back alley murder by a psycho killer, ready to be filed away and forgotten, but years of experience of our veteran hero somehow traces the crime to a conspiracy involving two rival crime families and a possible power grab involving the mayor's office

Definitely wortwhile!

Mother's Day

Had a wonderful lunch at home. My 2 daughters and my niece prepared lunch - and all from some recipe books. But, amazingly, they turned out very well!

Well, I can't really described how wonderful the lunch was - except to show you pictures as evidence..

Dishes:

• Spicy prawn salad - with mayo, yoghurt, salad cream, fruit salad dressing, lime and lemon
• Spicy beef with lime pickle
• Swiss style potato cake - wit brown sauce made from chicken stock and light soya sauce
• Crusty baked apple
• rice