Money Can Buy Happiness..

I found this article really useful that i decided to post it here for everyone to read..This shows that it really is better to give than to take =) I really enjoy this article because i personally feel happier when i spent money on others..which makes this article particularly true for me..Not to say that spending money on friends ALL THE TIME will make themselves happier..X_X

Money can buy happiness, but only if you spend it on someone else, researchers reported on Thursday. Spending a little on someone else a day could significantly boost happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School found.
Their experiments on more than 630 americans showed they were measurably happier when they spent money on others, even if they thought spending money on themselves would make them happier.
"We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn," said Elizabeth Dunn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia.
They asked their 600 volunteers first to rate their general happiness, report their annual income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselces, gifts for others and donations to charity.
They gave their volunteers $5 or $20 and half got clear instructions on how to spend it. Those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about it.
This could also explain why people are no happier even though US society is richer.-Reuters
-Taken off from The Star - 22 March 2008

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

Well, a week of holiday was all i get but it was one bloody heck of a holiday! I changed to contacts on the first day of chinese new year..(you won't be seeing me wearing specs now =D) I don't really wanna go into deep details about what i did during chinese new year with my family but there were definitely lotsa fun and laughters..too bad my 2nd sister ain't here to join us..(Er Jie..you missed a lot..hahahahaha..) Btw, Before Chinese New Year, I visited 2 of my friends' house..Pearl-Ly and Jing (I don't have the pics yet..=(..) hmm..i had lotsa fun but i was really tired at Pearl-Lys'..at Jing's house..i just learnt how to play mahjong..it's a game that everyone can enjoy and it really depends on luck X_X. Well, at her house, she gave me something to think about myself..i hope i made the better out of that conversation =). Thanks a lot by the way..appreciate it! That's not the climatic point of the holidays..The climax was during the 3rd day of CNY(9 Feb) when my dad's car was towed by a tow truck. We were driving back from Taiping..and suddenly the car just died off..dangerous at it seems with other cars speeding beyond 100km/h..we managed to pull aside in the emergency lane. PLUS came really quickly but we had to wait like almost an hour for the tow truck to come. It was cool man! we were surrounded by those police lights( sorry i don't know what they're called)..to make sure we're save. We were towed for about 10 minutes to Lembah Beringin..It was soooo fun! Imagine being on a car being towed at 30 degrees to the horizontal..It was a bumpy ride though..but i was laughing all the way =D. I managed to get some pics out of this experience so enjoy looking at it!

The Car and the Tow Truck

Me being sad when the ride was over

Happy being towed by a tow truck..nice experience! =D

Visit To Children With HIV/AIDS

From WAKE webpage..'every child matters and every child, regardless of his or her family background, has the best possible start in life'.Give them a chance.Think about it.
ON the 22nd of December, Me and a group of friends visited Rumah Wake to celebrate christmas with the children there. This is a very interesting event to share personally..By the Way, Rumah Wake is at Setapak,KL. First of all, due to some 'unforeseen' circumstances (Bin's car went the wrong way..=p) so it didn't really go as planned as first. We were suppose to have dinner first..haha. We reached Setapak RIGHT ON TIME and everyone was cooperative to visit the children first although some of them were starving..(Ping.hehe) I just remembered..I didn't even have the chance to eat the biscuits from macau..=(
I would say that celebrating christmas with the children was an interesting experience. They were all really friendly..and they respected us. It's hard to believe that these wonderful children were in the position of having AIDS.Innocence.
We started with an icebreaker to know all the children better and well..'break the ice'. Oh yea..Thanks to Clement and Jing for thinking of the games..=) Well, we only had 2 hours to do everything so the whole programme was quite packed. I have no idea what the name of the games were..but i'll just name it as to how i feel it should be named..=p I remembered some 'bomb country','banana', 'spiderman/superman'..that's just to name a few..There were plenty more games actually.
Before that, there were about 16 children(including baby) in the house and 10 of us. I was really happy seeing how some children enjoyed themselves running around and having fun while playing games..Just brings the smile to my face..^_^
You gotta go to feel the experience..so therefore i shall cut the story shorter. After playing the games..we started singing christmas songs together with the children. Some of the songs were 12 days of christmas!(Edwin loves it), We wish you a merry christmas, jingle bells, and many more! I love the atmosphere when everyone sits around in a circle and sing..personally..it gives me a really good feeling.
Well, after singing..before we could realise..2 hours has passed. We quickly rushed to get the gifts and passed to the children. By the time that ended, It was already 10. I think the worst thing about everything for me was saying goodbye to the children. I have no idea when i might come back to see them again..I hope i do..
STARVING!..We drove to SS2 to eat..there's some story in between such as me making a wrong turn but nobody wants to hear that right? =D..That's about it! I REALLY recommend celebrating christmas with the unfortunates..it's an experience worth while..Trust me!
You might be wondering why there's no pictures..Well, due to the children's background..we cannot take pictures..therefore the memories are only in our minds! haha..
Anyways, I'll write the names so that i can remember who went..haha..
Thanks to Bert,Bin,Clement,Edwin,Fong,Jing,Pearly,Ping,Shan for coming!
Extra thanks to Jing and E Von Ne for shopping for gifts, Edwin for lyrics, Shan for songs and Bin for transport..=)
and those who contributed the money but didn't go..Chew, Eee Lin, E von ne, Foong, Nee Nee, Stan.
Super Thanks to Mr Daruz for allowing us to visit the children!
Love ya all! Hope to do it again sometime in the future! =)

A Sweet Video..

This video is for the parents..they play a very important role in upbringing the child. Tolerance is what brings us together! btw..'Lions for Lambs' looks like a very interesting movie to watch..haha =/ you can comment or tell your opinion regarding the video..i was actually kinda touched by the video..sometimes children understands what the world needs..and the adults are the ones making decisions..Enjoy! And HOLA From Ching..=)

Gifted Fingers..

I was browsing through youtube to search for some videos and came across this video.
This video impressed me so much and blew me away..Enjoy! =)