Shien

Mum & Brother,Melvick in Seoul, South Korea

2011-03-29T21:44:00.000-07:00

Melvick, arrival in Nami Island.

Mum & Melvick landed in Incheon Airport on 18th March, 2011

Mum is checking all people's who visit Nami Island with their love messages and signature.

Waiting the ferry to bring us to Nami Island.

LoVe IS ....

2010-12-20T16:44:00.000-08:00

For YOU my LoVE....

Love is the greatest feeling,
Love is like a play,
Love is what I feel for you,
Each and every day,
Love is like a smile,
Love is like a song,
Love is a great emotion,
That keeps us going strong,
I love you with my heart,
My body and my soul,
I love the way I keep loving,
Like a love I can't control,
So remember when your eyes meet mine,
I love you with all my heart,
And I have poured my entire soul into you,
Right from the very start.

Specially dedicate this lovely poem just for my one and only man of my life....

Hubby, I really love you so much....

14th March 2010 White Day

2010-03-14T04:59:00.001-07:00

We are on the way for our dinner, then we stop and take a shot of few photo.

A Cup of Coffee.

2010-03-13T21:50:00.001-08:00

A cup of Mocha-Latte with Love shape.

Color in coffee Cafe

A perfect picture

Breast Is Always Best? Mommy’s Milk Is Served At NYC Restaurant

2010-03-13T21:40:00.000-08:00

There has been quite a stir this past week in the blogosphere, as Chef Daniel Angerer, a NYC chef that once beat Bobby Flay on Iron Chef (no easy feat), announced that he was serving the customers in his restaurant, Klee cheese made from his wife’s breast milk.

While I have nursed two babies, and I’m generally not squeamish about trying exotic delicacies, I’m not quite sure if breast milk cheese is high on my “must try before I die” list. Angerer defends his brand of fromage on hisblog in an undisturbing way:

“My cooking instincts are rather natural (e.g., sourcing ingredients from the local market, eating sustainable seafood, buying free-range-all-natural poultry, and I certainly love a steroid free steak) but THIS is a whole other level of “natural” Mommy’s Milk, from a human mommy, not a cow, sheep or goat…”

The idea for making Mommy’s Milk cheese came about when his daughter celebrated her 4th week birthday. His wife is breastfeeding and they had an abundance of pumped breast milk on hand. They had considered donating some to an infant milk bank, which goes to babies in Haiti, but the milk bank requires long check-ups and their small freezer was running out of space. Angerer’s wife, Lori is a vegetarian and says she figured her milk is as healthy as any animals’. He claims, “To throw it out would be like wasting gold.”

Angerer had considered the ethics, but decided to offer samples to his diners since he hadn’t seen it on any restaurant menu and he had had requests for it. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), he ran into a snag - the New York Health Department. After a New York Post article exposed a controversy over serving the cheese, the Health Dept. stepped in. Apparently, department codes do not explicitly forbid the practice, but they have advised Angerer to refrain from sharing his wife’s milk in his restaurant.

For lactating moms who want to try making Angerer’s Mommy’s Milk cheese, the the step-by-step recipe directions are provided on his webiste.

Do you find this type of lactose delight tolerable or is it simply too cheesy?

Ronnie Citron-Fink is a writer and educator. Ronnie regularly writes about sustainable living for online sites and magazines. Along with being the creator of www.econesting.com, Ronnie has contributed to numerous books about green home design, DIY, children, and humor. Ronnie lives the Hudson Valley of New York with her family.

Marching Orders

2009-06-13T04:43:00.000-07:00

Define The Problem

Always start by defining the problem or need being addressed.

Use the Five Why's : ask "Why" five times until you get to the root of the problem.
Consider a formal business case as part of a request/ governance process. This helps confirm the problem's criticality and validity.
Write a mission statement that declares the problem being addressed-the project's reason for being.

Develop A Strategy

Organize for success.

Build a core team and subteam leads as needed.
Addressed stakeholders early and often.
Define and communicate guiding principles.
Establish processes, systems and tools.
Maintain momentum; look for sources of motivation.

Strategize on a solution.

Determine the requirements.
Analyze the situation, focusing on the critical issues. This may require a preliminary risk analysis.
Define alternate strategies and select the best one.

Create A Vision.

Craft a clear and inclusive vision.

If you are not in a position to create the vision, be sure that you understand and can articulate the vision.
Remember SMART-Specific, Measurable, Aligned, Realistic,Time-bound.
Build a shared or co created vision if possible. At the very least, consider the perspectives of all stakeholders.
Find the passionate need or fear that the project addressed. Sell the vision with examples and stories that clearly show the need.
If cost reduction must be part of the vision, be sure it is framed in context with a long term strategy and combined with positive rewards and other uplifting goals and mile-stones.

The Rise to Power

2009-06-06T22:49:00.000-07:00

The lessons to be learned from Napoleon's career are timeless just as applicable to modern-day project manager or business leader as to a military general in the nineteenth century. Napoleon's advice is as relevant today as it was two hundred years ago - the value of a good memory and mathematical skills, the importance of being calm and visible, and the virtues of making difficult but informed decisions and selling them accordingly. With this solid foundation laid, we can begin the next leg of our journey and discover how Napoleon used these skills and philosophies to become the ruler of all Western Europe - and how we can use the same skills to assure success for our projects.

Develop A Good Memory.
Increase your memory through association, repetition, and use of a PDA or memory system. It will help you to :-

build by remembering people's names and interests.
select the right people for your team by remembering their backgrounds, work habits, strengths, and weaknesses.
motivate your team by remembering people's individual needs.
recall small details that might come back to haunt you later.
make better presentations by avoiding the overuse of PowerPoint as a crutch.

Harness The Power Of Mathematics.
Calculate - do not guess. Increase your mathematical skills by taking statistics classes and learning useful algorithms. This can help you :

select the right projects, based on calculated costs and benefits.
produce accurate estimate that consider risk and probability.
judge quality using statical controls and measures.
determine the impact of adding resources, by calculating the additional communication channel required.
plan for potential problems using risk-probability analysis.
make better decisions using risk and decision-tree analysis.
predict cost and schedule overruns as early as 15 percent into the project using earned value analysis.

Stay Cool and Collected.
Remain cool and collected at all times. This can help you:

promote a positive atmosphere.
avoid unnecessary panic by your team.
inspire others to act the same way.

Go Among The Soldiers.
Be visible to your team, Use the MBWA (Management by wandering around)approach. This can help you:

inspire your team.
build trust by getting to know your team personally.
be available to address questions.
get a sense of how your team is feeling - their concerns and needs.
remove barriers that may be impeding your team's success.

Understanding the Futility of Tyranny.
Don't let a position of power trick you into thinking you can go it alone. Appointing a core team can help you:

balance out ideas and gain various perspectives.
build trust and respect by demonstrating participative leadership.
become more efficient by sharing the leadership workload with others.
implement a 360-degree feedback process. This allows you to
see how you are perceived by others, make a needed adjustment to your style and grow as a leader and manager.

Happy Valentine's Day

2009-02-15T03:00:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines day to you
Just for some reason i know that it true
With all of our beginnings
Came with endings
With all of our starts
We fell apart
But we stayed together threw thick and thin
No matter how many times again and again
A love so perfect a love so true
I would die if any thing happened to you
A love so pure a love so sweet
When we first met you knocked me off my feet
And now to end this by a saying
That i knew when i was a baby:

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
And so are you
I hope you like this ending as much as i do
Nothing left to say except

No words could ever tell you,
No action could express
The way I feel about you,
With you, my life is blessed.

You're the light in my tunnel.
You are my pot of gold.
You are the strength that gets me through
When despair has taken hold.

You're my once in a lifetime.
You make my life complete.
You are my blue ribbon
In the shadow of defeat.

There's nothing I could ever say,
And nothing I could do
To let you know just how much
Love is in my heart for you.

February 09 , 2009 Sunday

2009-02-09T02:14:00.000-08:00

Today, I woke up at 7.30 am. I can't sleep because of the noise of the fire cracker early in the morning. So i jump off from my bed. Go straight to bathroom, brush my teeth and wash my face. Oh ya, today is the last day of Chinese New Year and i need to pray to God. I do my laundry. Besides that quickly go online to see is my Husband is online. Unfortunate, he is still sleeping (if i not wrong).

Then, i start to packing my stuff and get ready all the necessary things that i need to bring along to Klang tomorrow. And get all the prayer stuff ready before i start praying. Around 9.00am, Husband nudge on my MSN. Then, we start to chit chat till 9.30am. I told him that i need to go wash my car and Tao pau wan tan mee for my breakfast.

Once i back, quickly ate my meal while chatting with him. I did pray to God. I really missing Husband so much, wish he is here with me always, my heart is always be with him whenever he go. After that, i start to do my Korean homework while chatting with Husband. We keep chatting till 5.30pm. Husband, looks very busy with his project and also rushing his presentation. We didn't talk much and i just keep doing my stuff.

Dinner time, Husband went out for dinner with his friend's Sam & Fanny to the nearby stall in the university campus. While i just eating 2 slices of bread because still not recovering my bad flu yet....Then Husband is back again, this time Husband keep doing his thing and i lying on the sofa while watching TV. We did chatting for awhile then i went straight to the bed early because i took medicine. I did send Husband SMS. Husband, i really love you and good night. Husband, Happy 3rd Anniversary to you...

Dear, 3rd Happy Anniversary....

2009-02-08T23:22:00.000-08:00

The Anniversary is a time of reflection of the event that was experienced. It is healthy and natural to remember an event on the anniversary of the day it occurred. Moments of joy should be celebrated with joy. The same goes for sad occasions. These should not be ignored. Anniversaries of weddings and engagements are times to renew the love and affection that was felt during those times. They are an opportunity to bring the marriage to a higher level. Anniversaries are a function of the cyclical nature of the universe. The constellations become aligned in the way they were during that special occasion.

I dedicate this lovely poem to my beloved Hubby....Just for you....

Happy Anniversary my Sweet Love!
For you, I thank the God above
You’ve given me hope, inspiration and truth
Because of you I feel never-ending youth
When heavy storms have come our way
Your love has always made me stay

Each morning I wake and see you on the MSN or skype
I know in you, I’ve found my place
Our bond is extraordinary, handsome, and real
It’s remarkable how wonderful you make me feel
We belong together, you and I

That, the world cannot deny
Never in my life will I find another man
Who could ever fulfill me the way you can
The life we’ve shared this past year
Has proved forever it shall persevere
I will love you forever in every way
That will remain constant until my dying day.

I can still smile and say with love and
truth Hubby, I love you...Happy Anniversary.

2008-12-08T00:16:00.000-08:00

Another year has passed for you, sweetheart;
It's time to cut the cake and celebrate.
And once again, my love, I start to think
Of things about you I appreciate.

It means so much to have you in my life;
Your loving care fills up my days with pleasure.
Your warm and giving nature helps create
Close, special times together that I treasure.

I live within a safe and steady world,
Because you love me unconditionally.
Your easygoing ways mean that I'm blessed
With peace and joy and blissful harmony.To me your birthday is a precious day;
I hope it brings you joy in every way.

Dear, Wishing you a Blessed Birthday.
May all your dreams and wishes will come true.
You always in my heart. I love you so much.

My First Time...

2008-11-24T20:09:00.000-08:00

This is my first time to write a blog on my wife Shien's blog. I also don't know what to write... My mind is blank and shut down mood due to late sleep ... But, the feeling is like keeping think of my lovely wife... and want to "teh teh" with her... hehehe... (Please don't use different kind of eyes to see me... Sometimes guys must like that to balance their pressure :) )....

Dear... I love you.

Love,
Andy Chong

You're Such a Good Husband

2008-11-23T00:11:00.000-08:00

You're my partner in every detail of my life.You want the best for us, and your actions bear out that desire. When it comes to making decisions, you think of things I wouldn't and
I respect your judgment. You're a good person and i depend on you more that you know...

You're my best friend. You want me to be happy. You know my weaknesses and try to protect me from being hurt. When I have feelings I need to process, you help me to be more objectives. I can discuss anything with you.

We trust each other. You're understanding of my fears and funny ways. We laugh together and cry together. We've been through valleys together and touched mountaintops.

I'll never want anyone but you. You have shown me time and time again how important our marriage is to you.Thank you for honoring my dreams and helping them to come true.
I feel blessed that we have each other to love. You're such a good husband and I love you for all that you are to me.

Wedding in Klang on the 18th October 2008

2008-11-08T16:23:00.000-08:00

Hello....
It's been a very long....time that i have not updating my blog due to make things that i need to be following up. I'm going to uploading few pictures of my wedding day on the morning section. I hope everyone will be more... patient to wait for more picture of my wedding to be uploading in this blog.....

"Diamonds necklace"... hehehe.. My hubby not rich....

1st time for my parents to put veil on my hair who was also once in the life wearing this veil.

Aiks... where was my hubby gone...

(took the picture in the room before my hubby came to pick me)

Hehehe...18SX.. the couple cute or the mouth cute.... XD

The most sweet of the day in our life (of course... everyday also sweet)

The family pictures...
Aiks!!!... what happen to Ah Kong (left of the pics) ... can't find the shoe when didn't wear his spec?

I'm going to upload more wedding picture in my blog...

Busy .....

2008-09-20T17:04:00.000-07:00

OK, I know I haven't been blogging in a really long time. Sorry. Really have many thing's need to be done. I will be back once i really have the time to update my blog.

Because You Are My Love

2008-08-17T21:41:00.000-07:00

God gives us each a song to sing
A life to live, a joy to bring,
A path to follow and explore,
A dream to dream, a place to soar.

I want you to be happy, to do the things you're dreamed of,
to reach for every star, that's in your sky,
To have our life together be the safe and trusted place
from which you spread your wings and start to fly.

I want you to believe both in yourself and in your talents,
to see the joy that's yours alone to give,
To let your light shine brightly and to use the gifts you're blessed with
the way that God intended you to live....

I want you to know always just how very much I love you,
how deeply I'll support and play a part
In all your goals and choices, all your hopes and visions,
and all the truest wishes of your heart....

Dear, Whatever brings you good luck or makes sure it comes your way.
Is exactly what's in these wishes, specially made for you today.
Good Luck and lots of it. Loving you forever.

A Mothers Love

2008-05-10T22:38:00.000-07:00

To some love is just a word
To me it's a feeling
A feeling I get every time I look into your eyes
A feeling I get when I realize your my mom
A mom who loves, shares, A mom who inspires
Unconditionally
What's that?
That's love
A mothers love, but only you would know
And me
You returned that love time and time again
Possibly to much, nevertheless you did
Thank-you
Thank-you for being there when I needed you most
For being my rock when I should have been yours
Thank-you for believing in me, even when I doubted myself
For being the one person I could trust
No matter what, no matter where
But most of all thank-you for being you-my mom
A mom I am so proud to claim
I love you
Now and forever.

Attending Korean Class

2008-05-10T02:55:00.000-07:00

Today is my first day in Korean class, So difficult to learn and speak. Just six of us in the class. Oh ya, i learn Korean Language at ICLS in uptown, Petaling Jaya.Class start at 11.00am till 1.15pm every Saturday. Many home works to do and need lots of practices so that i can improves it better.

Korean Vowels and Consonants. Hangeul (Korean alphabet) consists of forty letters. Twenty-one of these represent vowels (including thirteen diphthongs), and nineteen represent consonants. Twenty-four are basic, while the others are compounds of the basic letters.

Basic Vowel

a	ya	eo	yeo	o	yo	oo/u	yoo/yu	ee	i
ㅏ	ㅑ	ㅓ	ㅕ	ㅗ	ㅛ	ㅜ	ㅠ	ㅡ	ㅣ

Basic Consonant

k, g

t, d

p, b

ch, j

'ch

ㄱ

ㄴ

ㄷ

ㄹ

ㅁ

ㅂ

ㅅ

ㅇ

ㅈ

ㅊ

ㅋ

ㅌ

ㅍ

ㅎ

I love you Sweet Heart.

2008-05-04T00:01:00.000-07:00

Darling, you are my lover....

Love is a journey for two.
Step by step, me and you
Let love lead the way for you and me.

You made my life complete,
You brought the light in my eyes,
You put caresses in my soul,
You sprinkle joys in my heart.

You've always been there for me
with a love so pure and free
giving it unselfishly,
not asking for security.

Now honey, for you, I swear
with all my heart I really care
that my love is forever true
'till the end of time, I'm in love with you.

As I write, I'll sing this song
for the greatest love I've ever known.
To my heart, you have the only key,
I beg of you, never set me free.

I prayed to God for a love so true now,
I, realize He already knew.
In time my prayer was answered,
the most wonderful MAN
HE BLESSED ME WITH YOU.

What we share feels so right
to say I love you every night.
Wonderful moments shared,
precious memories, still tell me you care.

I see your shadow,
as I lay myself to sleep.
Dreams of you, oh so sweet
in my heart, I will keep.

Look into my heart, my life.
Tell me, what do you see?
can you feel the need, the want, as I
to be your wife, you my husband.

Much joy and happiness you've brought me.
If I had life to live again, I'd want to with you,
my lover, my darling and my honey.
Always and Forever, I'll love you till the end.

I love you so much that words can't explain
this joy that I have for you.
When I am at the weakest point of my life
you are there encouraging me to run this race
because I am not only cause you are there with me.

You are on my mind day and night.
When we are apart I picture you gracious smile and gentle hug.
I can let my feelings out to you and won't regret it
because no matter what is you are always on my side.

I thank God for sending me someone like you who is precious and loving.
So I can truly say that you are the Angel of My Life!

Someone once told me
That dreams do come true,
And I've experienced that
The day I gave my heart to you.

I've cherish that very moment
So precious inside my heart,
And made a wish for me and you
To never ever part.

If ever there's a problem
Or things are not going right,
I'll make sure and sit down with you
and discuss it until it is bright.

I can't hide the love for you
So dear, precious and true,
I promise that my heart will lead back to you.

You are
my Valentine
my lifestyle above par
and I must ride upon a star
to greet you saintly from afar
you are the only one I love
you flutter up above
like an angel
you are.

You are
heaven divine
I love you Venus star
over forest I would wander
to greet you saintly darling from afar
for in my heart is only love
you are forever mine
O yes you are
you are.

Love,

Shien.