.....times of refreshing.....

How true! Most of the times, we craved to do a project or something that we like but we always ended up without it. For example, when I first came out to work, I yearned to maintain and develop IT systems which adopt the latest technologies like web (then) but ended up working on a 'dinosaur' - the ever reliable mainframe systems. The organisation always asked you to be patience and finally, it ended up I look for another job. And, I didn't find job satisfaction again for whatever reasons in that new job- people, admin, HR...etc.

I still remembered some long time ago my ex-boss motivated me by always told me to develop interest in whatever work I am doing. It does really makes sense as you can only performs well in that job when you have an interest in it. It also makes life easier and transformed all those grumbles into challenges. Enjoy learning new things, manage the stress and keep yourself cool and compose at all times! Go for short breaks to recharge.

I believe job satisfaction can only be derived by giving our best to any jobs entrusted to us and do it nicely with precision. It's also living life to the fullest by engaging ourselves fully to our tasks and be satisfied with it, be it our job, household chores, church duties, volunteer work and etc.

Enjoy your weekend and look forward to Monday!

I'm delighted to share that sometimes money and age isn't everything especially when it comes to friendships. There is this 16 year old chap who was one of the trainees like me, in my weekly badminton training sessions. After training, he always joined me for dinner. Well, you may thought that's nothing to shout about but I'm sure teens at this age would rather go home than having a 40 year old uncle as dinner companion. hahha....

I usually love to have a slightly more expensive Japanese dinner to wind down after a tough training session and he joined me too, though he asked how much is the food over there.As a working adult, initially I offered to buy him dinner. Though this young chap decline and pay me back, I managed to foot the bill for the once or twice initially. However, I can't go on buying him expensive dinner weekly  but then, both of us shared some common interests besides badminton, which is the delicious ramen and chawanmushi at that restaurant. So, I felt no shame in going dutch with my 16 year old friend, while having a good dinner companion. I do buy try to him some meals at times especially if he's short of cash.


What I like to share here, money isn't everything and if I felt 'paisey' (shameful) of accepting his share of dinner from a high school chap, I will definitely ignore him for dinner after the session and ate alone and lost a friend, though a very young one. Btw, I can be childish and young at heart too and he finds me not easy to beat in badminton. LOL...

Have a good weekend!

Over the weekend of the brand new year, I got myself some health supplements in a pharmacy. Well, I do believe in vitamins or herbs as I find that it really helps to improve my health. I was having bouts of flu on and off during the last few months of 2010 and after taking a high dosage vitamin C, it seems controlled (*touch wood*). LOL
 
I have been taking health supplements since my teen years but lately, I think I really took a lot. These are what I consumed daily :-

- Multivitamins (it's the most basic and it's a must)
- Omega 3 & 6 fish oil
- Essentiale Forte (to improve my liver functioning - due to taking cholesterol medication)
- Q10 ( to improve stamina as well as replenish it due to cholesterol medication)
- Hypocol (for cholesterol)
- Vit C

I guess most importantly, it's to take a multi-vitamin then followed by your needs. For example, you can see that I have high cholesterol, thus, I took supplements to reduce it,  besides taking the main medication. Health supplements are not cheap and I will definitely reduce some once my condition improves. Anyway, for now, I guess I'm taking the most supplements in my life so far...hahaha....
Of course, just don't relied on supplements but do also control your diet and exercise a lot, reduce stress and have sufficient sleep. Adopt a holistic approach towards health and healing.

What about you? Do you believe in supplements?