If life gives you a lemon, make lemonade

A water bearer in China had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.
For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect for which it was made.
But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, & miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.
After 2 years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house."
The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?
That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you've watered them.
For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house"
Moral: Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding. You've just got to take each person for what they are, and look for the good in them.

4th day in folsom

Date:8DEC2008
Time:6AM

Today PS woke up early as yesterday PS sleep at 8PM :-p
First thing to do after wake up sure is open music (POR process :-p) then start chatting with malaysia friend.
Go gym at 6.45AM for 20min : ) sound healthy right hik hik hangat2 tahi ayam aje :-p
After that go for a breakfast and start travel to intel around 8sth as PS never go to FM5 abit afraid PS will late for meeting pattern division.
PS is punctual person always on time ; )
Reach pattern division cube by 8.45AM but he still not around think he still on his way to come office.
PS pattern division is very nice guy. He never use car just use bicycle to work and heard ppl said that he never watch tv just reading newspaper. PS really wondering how he look like :-p
At last at 9.30AM he come to meet PS and start the sharing with PS.

So happy today PS can learn a lot new stuff but in a way PS feel stress as some stuff PS still not yet familiar when think about boss expectation PS start to feel worried : (
Suppose back to hotel PS tell herself to start look at pattern and start work on it but hai once reach room she start chatting till now : ( sound so hopeless :-p aiks

Today don know why PS feel abit sad, is it becox of the weather here whole day no sunlight full with mist or her hormon level go to low side.
Guess PS really afraid being lonely as whenever she alone she will start miss somebody.....
Is somebody there living happily? Will he think of PS?
aiks cannot continue like this else PS will repeat the sad cycle again.
later if PS best friend read this sure PS will kena marah :-p

Comment from PS best friend he like to read PS share about thought than story about the sightseeing :-p but PS just a simple gal not really have a lot of thought what PS share is just what PS experience in life. Still remember Miss tour guide told PS it good for PS experience the big wave during young so that PS can learn how to stand up after fall down.
PS never worry about fall down in life as from there we can gain a lot experience and let our thinking go to next level.

Recently PS really feel worried that PS will lost what PS have today as previously whenever PS life go to upper side of sinusoidal wave PS will lost sth think PS really impacted by the weather di aiks PS need more sun to enlight PS day. PS keep telling herself that if that thing belong to u it will never leave u and if it not really belong to u then some how u will lost it. so don need bother so much else will make life harder : ) just enjoy every moment of life.
Should not mix past tense with present tense to make life happier : ) PS still learning this
Gambatte PS : )

3rd day in folsom

Date: 7DEC2008
Time: 10am

First time PS woke up late during weekend since she came to US, feeling so great but PS still look tired as she not get used to the new environment :(
Now PS eyes look like mice small + red + black circle down the eyes :( aiks

First thing PS do after woke up is IMing her bf(best friend) to get today intineary :-p
At first PS plan to go either Apple hill or Napa velly but bf told PS that now nothing to see there so PS change plan go to sacramento state capitol.

Without further delay PS go took breakfast.
After ate breakfast PS go took car, however when she press the remote seem like the car not auto unlock. PS try several time still didnt get any response from the car end up PS ask help from old uncle. After check only found out that PS forgot to turn off the light yesterday end up it causing the battery die......
: ( once again prove PS is ......
PS call hertz to help her jump car luckily PS car working after the guy jump the car for 10min.
PS din dare to switch off the engine so straight start journey to Sacramento

First destination: State Capitol (Sacramento)

State capitol museum is 23miles away from courtyard, PS reach there by 12.37PM after pay parking fees for 2hour. PS start journey exploring state capitol.

Today State Capitol have marathon there, PS saw many youngster jogging around the street due to weather very cold most of them is shivering.

PS try to stop some visitor help PS snap picutre with state capitol but most of the picture not nice. Some focus on PS only no building as background, Some pic took when PS not yet ready end up PS give up just snap building picture. Think PS photo taking skill not bad :-p as many ppl stop PS to help them snap picture :) so happy able to help couple of ppl snap their group picture : )

Inside the museum, there is musical performance and PS really amazed by the building structure. u can go to below link to take a look of the picture ; )
http://capitolmuseum.ca.gov/

Beside visiting state capitol museum, PS also do a lot sightseeing around state capitol area.

Opposite state capitol there is one big church, the building look very unique and a lot ppl is going for prayer that time.
Without realize PS already spend 2hour at state capitol, time for PS to move to 2nd destination.

On her way to take car, one handsome guy look at PS and smile with PS : )

PS smile back to that guy and continue walk to parking area : ) hik!hik!

2nd Destination : Folsom Outlet

Shopping is a must in this US trip but after go thru thanks giving PS really no mood to shopping anymore. PS really good never buy anything today ; ) PS think that Folsom outlet is not really cheap compare to chandler. Same item with both FM and CH outlet but FM outlet price is 50% higher than CH outlet.

Since no mood to shopping PS just stop by MCD there have her lunch :-p MCD again..... POR meal during travelling :-p

3rd Destination : Sutter st

while driving to sutter st, PS stop by railway station and there is train go thru it. PS have chance to snap nice picture : ) After past the railway station PS reach sutter st.

PS just park car at road side and start walking around......
PS hear a loud xmas song and a lot xmas decoration there. a lot ppl skating at the open area with xmas song in a moment PS tot is xmas di :-p
All building at sutter st have it own style but most of it is old building and being decorate with xmas item

There is museum at sutter st but due to PS reach there >4PM PS miss the chance visit the museum : ( but nevermine PS already find out the operating hour for the museum can go there if PS back from work early : )

At first PS tot sutter st is like cowboy town but after go there PS think it more like old style building not really look like cowboy town : )

4th Destination : Dovewood ct, Orangvale

What PS do there?

PS bf told PS that the housing area got xmas decoration thus PS go there before go back hotel since it only 4.45PM when PS leave sutter st.

When PS reach there, PS saw almost every house have it own xmas decoration very nice.

PS start photo taking section.......

At first only few house open the light, got few house decoration look very nice. PS snap each of the decoration. PS really like the atmosphere there xmas song, Santa claus, deer, snow(fake one la :-p) too bad no present there else sure PS will grab one :-p

Around 5.15PM sky getting dark more and more house is start open the light and more and more ppl come there bringing children to see all the decoration.

When sky get dark hard for PS to snap picture for all the decoration as PS camera really outdated di 3years old : ( PS try very hard only able get some nice picture.

Due to PS snap a lot picture today camera battery indicator start show low thus PS just go back hotel and plan to go there again weekday after work to snap more nice picture.

Today PS really tired as din sleep well last few day time to go to bed now else tomorrow the pattern divison share the pattern training sure PS will fishing there :-p

Good Night zzzzzz

2nd Day in Folsom

Date : 6DEC2008

Time: 6.45AM (Chandler time)

PS woke up at 6.45Am follow Chandler time today as 7.30AM PS will follow PG folks go to San francisco. After prepare PS go down to hotel cafe plan to eat breakfast then only find out that Folsom actually had daylight saving -1hour than Chandler time.

Aiks.......(BIG PRAWN HEAD!!!)

Yesterday PS don really have enuf sleep u know why???

PS saw bible in her hotel room then PS start to feel scare so PS open music whole night end up din sleep well : (

No choice PS go back room singing inside room lala! lala! at last one hour past time for her go eat breakfast and waiting for PG folks come to fetch her.

At last 8AM, PG folks reach PS hotel and fetch PS start our journey to san francisco.......

First place we go in San Francisco is chinatown as we wish to go there eat dim sum before start our day : )

First place we go in chinatown is a ginseng show call "Ta Yun" as the aunty there is very friendly so we ask her for food recommendation : )

She recommended us to go "Jin Shan".......

So group of 4heading to that restaurant and start having yummy Dim Sum
Inside restaurant PS do sth that really embrassing.......

what she did???

PS "ter" enter men restroom :-p (really blur la) super duper pai seh.......

Luckily the guy never shout else PS sure go to jail di :-p

After having breakfast, group of 4 heading to ginseng shop and start shop ginseng. we really bring a lot business to that shop PS think >800USD we spend there......

Before go out from chinatown, pg folk bring PS to buy super delicious tart.

First time PS need to queen up for tart but after eat it PS know why so many ppl willing to stand there waiting to buy that tart.

if u have chance go there u should try it out : )

Second destination........Pier 39

At pier 39 we can see sea lion here and view the Alcatraz Island

PS like the environment at Pier 39, really feel like go to fisherman village. From there we can hear a lot sound from sea bird and sea lion. But today PS din see a lot sea lion but still able snap one picture of sea lion :)

At pier 39, there is show by captain jack sparrow everybody clap hand when he show us magic.

There is plenty of shop there but due to time constraint PS din go visit all the shop just go thru: (

3rd destination : Golden Gate bridge

PS believe whoever go to San Francisco wont miss the chance to visit golden gate bridge as this is one of the trade mark for san francisco.

Without further delay, we took a group picture. 3 handsome guy + one pretty &cute gal :-p + San Francisco trade mark golden gate

On the bridge, wind very strong however PS din feel cool :-p

Snap some picture on the bridge with standard pose (tour guide pose) :-p

PS walk till middle of the bridge and snap picture of San Francisco city however due to mist PS unable get a clear image of San francisco city. Once again PS think have a pro camera like SLR is a must.

4th destination : Fisherman Wharf

We reach Fisherman Wharf at 4sth and start to walk around the street.

During side seeing PS saw some ppl offer potrait drawing service after survey PS decide to let one old chinese uncle draw PS potrait however uncle drawing not really good. Make PS look so fat and din bring out her cherrish character :-p

When PS share this pic with her bf(best friend), he also say it look fat aiks..

What u think???

PS heard many ppl come to fisherman wharf to try out it famous "clam chowder" however due to PS allergy to seafood thus PS just took fish and chips.

Fisherman Wharf is the last destination for our San Francisco trip. PS really like San Francisco if still have chance PS wish to go there for sight seeing and snap more nice picture : )

Tomorrow PS plan to go applehill hope PS can wake up tomorrow else PS will end up go shopping at Folsom outlet and go to Folsom cowboy town(sutter st) :-p

Stay tune

First day in Folsom

PS really think she climbing up the sinusoidal curve. u know why???
When PS tot she at lower side of curve, fate bring her to US.
Going to US always is a dream for PS, at last this dream come true think in a way god is still blessing PS : )
Although this US trip just 2 1/2 month but PS have the opportunity to travel to many states......
Which states PS go???

: ) Arizona(chandler), California(folsom, Los angelas) Oregon(hillsboro), Nevada(las vegas) .....

Date : 5DEC2008
Time: 5.45AM

Ping!ping!ping! Alarm again isssss
After #$%&!! PS woke up, prepare to go for shuttle.
Last minutes PS find out she miss out GPS and badge luckily Miss adeline let PS borrow her GPS but badge still not yet found : (
Luckily miss tour guide drive fast and furious help PS catch up shuttle bus else PS will end up stay in chandler this week :-p (PS know sure u all say PS big prawn head :-p)
PS travel to Folsom for face to face there can learn pattern from expert, hehe so happy : )
Thanks to my boss who fight this for me really appreciate it, hehe sound like gosak kasut aje :-p

Flight start boarding at 7sth and reach Folsom by 10AM.
PS get corolla, after use IMPALA any car seem like not powerful for PS but what to do get use to it la.
@#$%&*#$ Stupid GPS, bring PS to holland by right can reach hotel by 10.15AM end up reach hotel at 11AM.

Why???

PS stay at courtyard hotel, it beside Freeway entrance GPS nearly guide PS go into Freeway and go to holland end up PS need to go one big round only can reach hotel.
Phew luckily still can reach hotel else hai.....
After reach hotel first thing to do is to inform PS housemate she safely reach FM la else later they worried : )
Start IM bf(best friend) discussing where PS should go visit.......
LAKE TAHOE come into picture as......
The lake is known for the clarity of its water and the panorama of surrounding mountains on all sides. The area, often referred to as Tahoe, is home to a number of ski resorts and summer outdoor recreation. ( copy from ppl mail :-p)
Without further delay, PS start her journey to lake tahoe.
First time PS travel alone somemore without proper planning(PS want Miss tour guide :-p)
Without searching info just search lake tahoe using GPS, PS start her journey to lake tahoe.

After driving for 1hour the road become narrow as it near to hill area.
PS start to feel scare but with her driving skill no worry la :-p
When PS saw ppl stop aside taking picture PS follow them stop by and check with them where is lake tahoe, after get direction PS start her journey again......

Eh!Eh! the signal board show South Lake Tahoe
yeah!yeah! PS reach destination but problem is where to stop??? problem come again aiks.....
Luckily there is old man show PS where is information center so that PS can get map for lake tahoe and go to spot where visitor can take picture.
At last after get help from several ppl, PS reach south lake tahoe and start photo shooting section.

First place PS stop for photo taking is near habour, PS stop 2nice lady help her took picture : )
Hai what to do PS din bring along Camera man or Camera gal there : (

Opposite the harbour is Ski resort, first time PS saw snow so happy. At first want stop there go touch the snow however always miss out the turn end up just able snap picture of snow : (

After finish photo shooting at south Lake Tahoe, PS heading to North Lake Tahoe as information center lady told PS there have one vista point where PS can shoot some nice picture there.

Due to PS not really good in direction so PS just try her luck follow route 89 from the map....

While driving PS start to feel worry and scare as the road getting narrow seem like PS climbing the up and down the hill, cross finger PS car dont slip else.....

At last PS reach North Lake Tahoe
Without any delay PS stop one singapore uncle help her snap picture : o
very cold there as start snowing di : S luckily PS got her new sweater sui bo??? :-p

see see got snow!!!
Super Cold gggggrrrr
But still able posing :-p
Thanks to Uncle help PS snap picture : )

Due to winter time, FM get dark at 5sth so PS start drive back FM at 4.15PM.

On the way home, PS risk taking snap picture while driving luckily PS able get this nice sunset picture : )

Tomorrow PS will go to San Francisco, hope PS will get more good experience there.
First time PS feel proud of myself....
why???
As PS can independently go travel and back to FM safely : ) although now think back still abit scary :-P

Think PS is qualified to become lake tahoe tour guide di : ) anybody interested???

climbing sinusoidal wave

Recently PS keep on refresh all the old memory is it cox she growing old start miss oldest day (sound like 70-80 age old di :-p although PS look like 18year old hehe :-p)

which part of story PS should share here.........(thinking if can PS really wish to write down all her story here)

PS is ordinary gal when enter Uni just keep on study never really go out meet with people join them for any activity (abit regret about this)

On third year, first time PS fail one of her exam paper. This really make her down since and she start realize that study is not everything thus PS start to join activity and from there meet tcgan(PS ex). He is nice guy help PS a lot. Change her from a gal which afraid to persuade own happiness to a gal who confident with herself, dare to voice up what she want. Thanks TC for everything u do for PS : )

On final year, PS really lucky have her roomate diana who always encourage PS when she down

PS really face a lot difficulty completing her thesis.

Phew! luckily PS able to complete the thesis. PS really happy when her lecturer say her presentation is the most high mark ;)

With diana support PS get an interview and get offer, really happy as PS no confident on herself :-p luckily can get a job else jobless la :-p.....

PS start her working life, she always very sad because no work for her(mostly sustaining work) everyday go work will be wondering what to do and feel super tension especially her buddy always bully her really make her sad almost cry everyday after work feel so hopeless. But PS never give up as she know life is a cycle she wont forever at down side.

Teng! Teng! PS chance come......

PS life start change at 2007 Dec when her boss assign to new product. From there she meet all good person guide her help her and she get her best friend to help her create "momentum" in carrier :)

Really need to say Thanks to all for helping PS in work really appreciate it.

When PS tot this is the upper side of her sinusoidal wave she fall down again when the person who always support her(ex) suddenly break with her without any reason although this really make PS down but as usual scorpion gal wont let herself forever at down state think they have self recovery system : )

Since then PS really afraid to be alone as when she alone she will think of many past memory but when she go out with friend all the sad memory like gone and now she really enjoy her single life : )

The best part being single is freedom : ) PS can do watever she like.

When PS think this is the bottom of sinusoidal slowly she find that she already start climb up the curve as now her boss assign her go US. PS really enjoy a lot in US know a lot new ppl, visit a lot place and the most important is gain a lot new knowledge.

Really think life is a sinusoidal curve always up and down.

When we at the bottom of sinusoidal, remember be strong bad thing will go away and we will slowly climb up the sinusoidal curve to reach the top. ; )

Gambatte and good luck!!! to all going thru the sinusoidal wave

Crazy shopping during Thanks Giving!!!

After waiting for so long at last Thanks Giving day came......
Thanks Giving day = Shopping day : )
So what PS do during Thanks Giving????
Told u previously, PS go to LV, LA for shopping.......

Date : 27NOV2008
Time: 4.30AM

Woke up early morning prepare travel to LV.
PS volunteer to become the driver but after drive for 1hour plus (>150miles) PS start to feel blir2 what ever Mr see say that time PS also don know hope PS din tell him any secret :-p
After drive for ~5hour at last we reach LV, first thing to do .......
sure eat la abu then where got energy to shop :-p
So we stop by PS favourite fast food stall grab her POR burger and continue trip to LV start our pre thanks giving shopping at LV factory outlet......
PS get 1skirt, 1shirt from quicksilver (50% sales hik!hik) reserve for new year : )

After shop there we go check in hotel (monte carlos) quite nice, Miss tour guide decide to meet datuk chow while PS take her role as tour guide bring MR KS around as he first time go LV. Luckily PS memory still fresh din bring KS to holand :-p
chik!chak! chik! chak! time pass by fast time to go for dinner.

Due to our leg is half "patah" :-p so we just go for monte carlos eat buffet. Buffet is nice but not much choice so eat for 2round we already stop. After fill up stomach next thing sure is gambling : )
PS manage to win 50USD for guessing number game(cant remember wat the name of the game) hehe :-p
Fremont is one of must visit place, Mr KS snap a nice video there. when the LED light on all ppl become crazy some ppl shout some dance PS also start following ppl :-p

Date : 28NOV 2008
Time: 12AM
Destination: Premium Outlet Las Vegas

Time for crazy shopping : )
Before start shopping charlie angel already set priority which shop to go first.
Make a guess what is our priority ????.......
hehe sure coach la (PS really don know why all gal crazy when talk about coach)
When we reach premium outlet, first shop we stuck at is guess although initial planning is to go coach.....
Coach have 50% offer entire store end up greedy PS buy 3 guess jeans :( but too bad she never regret although she buy a lot :-p but abit guilty
when we reach coach the queen long till cannot see the end aiks :(
crazy shopping continue till 4Am at last we have chance to enter coach and buy bag for my lovely mom : )
Time: 5AM
phew super tired thus charlie angel say bye2 to premium outlet and flying back to bed. all look like panda but still feel happy. hai think shopping is all gal favourite :-p
Summary for PS shopping : )
1 coach for mom, 2 shirt for brother(tommy), 3 guess pant for PS, 2 dress from quicksilver : )
Still sound manageable right :-p

Date: 28NOV2008
Time: 11AM

After crazy shopping sure u all think PS will sleep soundly but too bad PS cough whole night aiks so shy disturbing whole kampung :-p
Since PS disturbing all ppl thus she offer to become driver drive to LA.
Distance:258
estimate time: 4hour++
At last we reach dessert hill by 5PM and start our crazy shopping again.... :-p
By that time PS is super tired no more mood to shop (hehe luckily else PS wallet sure flat2 one)
We start driving to LA hotel approximate 2hour drive reach there by 12AM PS straight jump to bed zzzzz sleep soundly :-p

Date:29NOV2008
Time:8sth AM

Woke up early morning as group of 4 need to travel to few place like
Chinatown: breakfast + shop for ginseng(PS spend a lot here : ( buying ginseng for parent)
Universal Studio: Help MR KS snap picture since he never went there
cabazon outlet: PS buy 2adidas shoes there (buy one second one 50% sales) super cheap end up hai......(speechless :-p again abit guilty but never regret)

When reach cabazon group of 4 split and agree to meet at columbia at 6PM, but when time reach Miss adeline still missing in action luckily we able to get her at 7PM else sure hong will kill us lost his wife :-p

Without further delay Mr KS drive us back to chandler (fast and furious so scary grrr :-p)
Really enjoy Thanks giving sales but looking at the credit card bills : (
First time PS IMPALA is full with shopping thing really cant believe

PS + miss tour guide busy arrange all the shopping item fit it into IMPALA bonnet :-p