The sky of dreams.

Let's climb.

2015-05-23T20:48:00.001+08:00

It has been more than a year since I last visited my own blog.
During this one year, I always had something on my mind
but I was either too busy or too lazy to manage them.

Remember I said that I was officially a Second Officer in my last post?
I'm now a First Officer, one rank up, with two bars on shoulders.
Next step would be Senior First Officer, in order to achieve that,
I have to collect 1500 hours to unfreeze my Airline Transport Pilot License.

Anyway, I just read something meaningful the other day
which I want to share it with my fellow friends.
I'm not going to repost the whole article as it's a bit long.

"I tried to climb the mountain today"

I have never laughed at anyone's dreams.
I know there's a difference between
those dreamers and non-dreamers.
I think that having a dream is the greatest thing in life,
but if you dont't make an attempt at this dream,
the dream will eventually die.

Let's climb. Climb the mountain today.
If you just did, do not let it stop, keep moving forward,
because there's always another mountain after another to climb.

I will be back.

Second Officer

2014-04-20T14:21:00.002+08:00

"You know how difficult life could be
after stepping into the society.
There are times that you will feel depressed,
because of someone, something or some situations
which you don't see them coming,
however, you will still enjoy the process
if it's something that you have always wanted."

At an age of twenty-two, financial commitments which I'm having now
are actually considered a lot, and more to come,
it might be a little bit stressful, but I'm motivated.

Yes, I'm a freshman now,
training as a second officer to be the co-pilot of a commercial jet.
Growing up is essential, competency needs to be achieved,
knowing that I will have to take responsibility for hundred lives.
Just can't wait for the day where I can change the one bar to two bar.

Fighting.

Hey 2014

2014-01-25T04:14:00.002+08:00

Having been silence for so long,

I finally decided to start my first post of the new year.

Initially I thought the subject of the first post should be a "resolution" one

but I hadn't had much special experience and thoughts in the past one year,

what I did and where I went was all about my flight training,

head is full of something else at the time I'm typing on the keyboard,
so I changed my mind to share about my recent life like what I always do.

Things have been great since I last updated this blog,

I cleared the last paper and completed the simulator training,

I'm now one step closer to getting my commercial pilot licence,

but I must not be too relieved.

Collecting 25 hours on the twin engine aircraft is not easy

as the number of cadets has outnumbered the number of aircraft

and it should be expected that a lot of time will be wasted
because of the approval for flight test..

The good thing is that the flying schedule is more flexible now,

I don't need to go to the hangar if I'm not scheduled to fly on that day

unless someone asks me to stand by. (Btw, no-one likes to be on standby)

At least I have more spare time in the twin engine flying phase.

My camera has been staying quietly in the drawer for almost a month.

It's now the time for the cameraman to make his return.

Oh yeah, Maxis internet connection has become very slow in KB lately,

I'm not sure what has gone wrong, however, it's not going to beat me down,

thanks to Izzan's YES 4G, I have no problem with my drama marathon.

(I guess it's not a good news to my housemates, I make too much noise,

but I'm not over excited, I'm just too into the story.)

It's 4 o'clock in the morning, I think I'd better stop here.

Year 2014, I hope you would be an awesome one.
To be continued.

KBR again!

2013-12-22T21:53:00.003+08:00

Yes, I'm back to Newcastle.
Nothing much has changed in Kota Bharu,
the monsoon seems to have stopped already
but the food still sucks, life is still boring,
imagine how I feel after being detached to Terengganu
and Ipoh, I had to come back to this place again.
Anyway, I'm gonna start my simulator training for
the twin-engine aircraft soon and
below is my new toy for the next two months.
The Diamond Twin Star DA42!
Bolehlah, take it as an early introduction to joystick.

You can't solely depend on someone or something
for happiness, freedom from boredom or as a stress reliever.
Never let it become a living habit of which you cannot get rid
before you're prepared to suffer for losing them. Never.
Alex said I was too serious, no girls will like that.
Maybe.

No longer single

2013-12-14T09:49:00.000+08:00

Even though it took longer than what I had expected,

I finally completed the single engine flying phase on 11-12-13.

Million thanks to all instructors and friends who had given me

a lot of guidance and help all this time.

What's waiting for me next is the simulator training for twin-engine aircraft.

Flying in Ipoh was fun, no complain and regret.

Pretty much experience I have gained and

it's certainly one of the best memories

I have got in the flying academy.

No longer single,

I'm now complicated,

stepping into the two bars club.

Outlet.

2013-12-04T22:45:00.000+08:00

Everyone has their own outlet for feelings.
I thought I had found mine but now
it seems that I have to work harder on it.

Weather is not good,
same goes to my mood.
I was sad yesterday, sadder today,
and gloomy days ahead.
Never mind, man man lai.

Pain

2013-11-25T11:15:00.002+08:00

We all have problems,

what makes us different is the way we solve it,

no matter how you deal with them,

accepting them is always the first step to start with,

denying their presence will just pull you deeper into the abyss.

Yes, life is painful sometimes but
what hurts us also makes us stronger.

Pain is meant to wake us up and brings us to the reality,

it's a kind of wealth which makes us better to hold and cherish

everyone and everything that we have.

So why are you afraid to feel the pain,

which is a part of you?

Hiding them doesn't fix things.

Only by understanding your pain,

you could get rid of it and sadness.

Breathe in deeply and you'll realise that you're not that weak.

Rush

2013-10-24T09:30:00.003+08:00

Two papers,
40 hours for single engine,
55 hours for simulator and twin engine remaining.
Now please tell me that I could finish the course by Chinese New Year.

There're too many things I want to do and change about my life,
but I have no initiative and don't know where to start.
How about keeping the to-do-list away until the 21st birthday?
It's an excuse but at least I could be free and happy for few more days.
Rain, you'd better be gone by early November like what the press reported
because I want to fly maximum hours!

A friend of mine told me that I had changed recently.

I've been thinking and wanting to write something about it since then.

I thought changing was necessary to grow up. It always is.

Without changing, you won't know what you actually want.

Everyday we come up with some new thoughts,

so your perception doesn't really matter to me.
I have never, I don't and I'll never care how others see me.
That's who I'm.

Keep calm and it's Scorpio season.

Sociality

2013-10-15T02:27:00.000+08:00

They say all human beings are social,

I'm not sure how true this statement is,

I think some people are just naturally more socialable than me
I've always been trying hard to be one like them.

However, for me, being social doesn't necessarily mean making more friends,
what I'm pursuing is more to break out of my comfort zone

and feel proud for other people's achievements.

In fact, the first part actually seems a little difficult to me

as I'm over protective and less talkative sometimes

but the main point which I want to bring out is
please be assured that whenever I say something,
be it congratulations, sorry or whatever,

I really mean it deep in my heart because I never do things for protocols.

If you think I look cool or LCLY,
probably you don't know me well enough.
Anyway, the life is a non-stop learning process.
I'm still learning. Criticism and praise are always welcome.

Falling for it

2013-09-28T22:48:00.001+08:00

Most of the times,

we know it might be impossible,

we know it might be false,

we know it might be a trap,

but we still fall for it.

People are always willing to pay

for what they have wanted or believed,

even though it's only a little convincing.

They wouldn't give up until they get the sour grapes,
until they feel a strike, a pain, in their hearts.

The money is not a big deal to me,

I hope you're not conning me,

otherwise you'll rot in hell,

because you just made use of

your mum's health to get my trust.

I'll still pray for her anyway.

Kindness is my weakness.

Seeking for a stronger personality,
I'm enough with the "OK man",
I don't mind being mean if it's needed.

IPOH

2013-09-04T17:30:00.004+08:00

So I'm back to this site after a whole month.
I always wanted to write something
since I last updated the blog in July
but I really had no time to do that
as I was busy flying and moving around.

Things have been great in the past month
except that the haze hit Malaysia again last week.
Because of that, my flying progress has been delayed further.
Anyway, I shall cut the crap and stop telling the misfortune,
I'm currently in Ipoh, still alive,
struggling to get my single-engine flying done.
How did I end up being here? It's a long story.
I'm not going to talk anything about that in public.
Ask me personally if anyone is interested to know.

Even though I have only done two sorties here,
I think flying around in Ipoh should be fun
because this airfield is said to be one of the hardest airport
to be approached because of its mountainous landscape.
I'm no bluffing, this's what the air traffic controller said
when we made a visit to the tower on our first day here.
According to the source that I have got from the Internet,
Cathay Pacific used to send their pilots here for training
because the limestone hills around the airport closely resembled the skyscrapers
around Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport, the top ten hardest airport in the world.
Read the comments here: The source.
Besides, the runway is short(2000m) with a down and up slope
at two ends of the runway, increasing the difficulty for making a nice landing.

To be sure, at this moment, I no longer care
if I'm progressing faster or slower than other batchmates,
I just don't like the feeling that a team spirit is separated into two.
However, the Buddha must have his reason for what happened,
at least I'm closer to my dearest family now,
so instead of blaming the school for kicking us here and there,
I should just enjoy myself and learn as much as possible in Ipoh.

Have been praying a lot these few days,
to the Buddha, Guan Yin PuSa and many others,
hopefully they hear my prayers and I hope my life
is long enough to be exchanged with :)

Talk to me

2013-07-27T00:28:00.002+08:00

Most of the times, the boy just wants to continue talking
so he starts saying something stupid and spoils it all
although he knows the thing, which he's going to say, doesn't feel right.

It's not that I have run out of topics possible
but I don't want anyone to feel uncomfortable during the conversations.
Frankly speaking, I actually feel it difficult to go further and deeper,
especially for me or may be both who don't actually like to talk on phone.
It makes me a little scared sometimes but I won't give up trying,
before I get shut down officially.

"And though it's just a line to you,

for me it's true,

it never seemed so right before."-Something stupid

Courage is what I need, not shyness.

Plane spotting

2013-07-12T16:21:00.000+08:00

I believe almost every aviation enthusiast enjoys plane spotting.

Many people, who are not into it, see it as an odd hobby but

it's considered a popular pastime worldwide for people, including me,

who are keen about airplanes and flying, who are constantly amazed

by the ingenuity of human ability at getting a giant tin bird up into the sky.

I learned this and experienced the awesomeness first hand in the year 2010

when I decided to go for a walk with my camera on a whim

at Kuala Lumpur International Airport which was near to my college

where I did my Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering.

In 2010. Don't remember I had this phone before.

But you can see how happy I was during my first plane spotting at KLIA.

From Anjung Tinjau KLIA. One of the very first shots I had there.

Sri Lankan Airlines A340-300. Didn't have a good camera at that time

but it didn't stop me from developing the hobby,

AirAsia X A330-300 climbing out from KLIA.

Emirates A330-200 landing at KLIA.

AirAsia A320 approaching KLIA.

Me posting under an engine of Singapore Airlines B747-400

in Singapore Airshow 2012.

The jumbo jet.

I have even met some people who are really passionate, for them,

plane spotting is simply genetically coded in his DNA.

The hobby itself is actually free but a real spotter will never get satisfied,

they don't mind spending a fortune on getting some really good gear

for plane spotting to make it easier and more fun

as it has evolved from its roots of using nothing but binoculars

to a high tech, real-time game, some examples of the equipment are;

A smart phone or computer which has an internet connection to get the latest update of airport operations(flight schedules) and also the live tracking of the airplanes.
A dedicated radar decoded and radio scanner or the application(Liveatc.net) to keep track of the airplane movement, activities and the usage of the runways.
Some maps or guides for spotting where you can easily find on the Internet.
Some decent binoculars to check out the airplanes in details.
A tripod to take some steady shots and videos.
A good DSLR with a telephoto lens because the airplanes never flies low and near to you.

Pictures starting from here were taken with my new camera.

AirAsia X A330-300 taxiing to the low cost carrier terminal after landing.

AirAsia A320 "A true Malaysian" livery taking off from Kota Bharu Airport.

AirAsia A320 "World's best" livery retracting its landing gears after takeoff.

Weststar helicopter landing at Kota Bharu airport.

Malaysia Airlines prior to landing.

One Malaysia livery of AirAsia A320.

Piper Warrior 3

Plane spotting actually originated in World War 2

where some countries involved in the war encouraged their citizens

to look out for enemy aircraft to warn of an impending attack.

Britain even had the Royal Observer Corps which was

a civilian defense organisation operating between 1925 to 1995.

( Link --> Royal Observer Corps )

Today, plane spotting or known as aircraft spotting

is not about preventing an attack or terrorism

but about aviation or airplane enthusiasts looking to snap a picture

of the interesting flying craft which they like,

whether they are airliners, fighters, helicopters, airships or hot air balloons,

it's all up to their personal interests :)

This picture doesn't belong to me.

As well as this picture. Airship.

And this also from the Internet.

It's Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon Festival btw.

However, after the 9/11 incident, plane spotting is accused

of being a threat to national and air security,

thus, in some countries, for example, Malaysia,

even though there's no rules against amateur photography on airport property,

the airport authority police have no tolerance for plane spotting,

forcing spotters off the airport whenever they find spotters

near to the sensitive areas at the airport,

that's why I have never been to the hot spots,

like the most famous Ladang near KLIA

to avoid being asked to show my identity card by the police.

"Adik, IC mana?" :D

Probably plane spotting is more accepted in the western countries

like Los Angeles which openly encourages plane spotting

on their social media outlets, asking spotters to send in their best shots,

anyway, just make sure you know the rules of that particular country

before you start spotting so that you won't get into any legal troubles.

From the Internet. A very nice shot you have there, dude :D

Picture from: http://www.travelstart.co.za

Make sure your girl won't feel bored

if you're bringing her to spotting :DD

From the Internet.

Sexy. I mean the airplane :DDD

From the Internet. Great posture. :DDDD

From the Internet.

Spotting at a place like this it the bomb!

This is professional. haha!

Besides, there're also some sites or forums on the Internet

where spotters share their techniques, tips, photos,

locations they think are best for plane spotting

and discuss everything aviation related.

Belows are some of the really good sites:

airliners.net

planespotters.net

malaysianwings.net

Malindo ATR72-600 vacating the runway after landing.

KLM B777-300ER Skyteam livery climbing out from KLIA.

Malaysia Airlines B737-800 Oneworld livery resting at the apron.

Malaysia Airlines B737-800 Retro livery taxiing to the main terminal buidling.

The 100th Airbus in the world which belongs to Malaysia Airlines.

Just landed. Turning into high speed taxiway.

AirAsia latest livery.

Japan Airlines

Malindo Airline B737-900

At the end of the day, everyone who ends up

being an aviation or airplane geek must have their own stories to tell

and plane spotting simply combines their love and enthusiasm for aviation.

"There's always something to see, new liveries, new airlines and new fleets,

bringing surprises to the spotters every time they go spotting."

If you wish to know more about plane spotting,

just do some reseaches about the spots in different airports,

come on any given day, especially the sunny ones,

you'll find enthusiastic and knowledgeable people there

with their eyes and cameras focused on the skies.

Reference : Be an aircraft spotter.

Airborne.

Rock and roll.

Let's fly high, baby.

Asiana flight 214

2013-07-11T16:30:00.000+08:00

On Saturday afternoon, an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 smashed onto the runway

when it was attempting to land at San Francisco International Airport,

killing two teenage Chinese girls and injuring more than 160 passengers seriously

before the heavily damaged aircraft was engulfed in smoke and flames.

What was so shocking about this accident was that,
Asiana Airline was considered one of the safest airlines in the world
while their flight 214 was the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 777,

which was well-known as a high-technology and safe plane,
since it entered service in 1995.
The accident has become a hot topic in aviation sector today.

The flight, which originated in Shanghai
before stopping in Seoul en-route to San Fransicso,

was carrying 61 U.S citizens, 77 South Koreans and 141 Chinese.

The cause of the crash has not been determined but the FBI has ruled out terrorism.

The plane appeared to have touched down tail-first and short of the runway.

Investigators said the plane was flying "significantly below" its target speed

during the approach and the plane may have stalled

when the crew tried to abort the landing just about two seconds

before the tail of the plane hit a sea wall separating the airport from the bay.

Passenger Janghyung Lee told USA TODAY
that the aircraft rattled wildly before landing.

Thus, attention is increasingly being focused on the actions of the pilots

but investigators have refused to speculate on the cause of the crash

since they were still in the process of investigation and interviewing the pilots.

CPL now!

2013-07-11T14:17:00.004+08:00

Finally I'm updating my blog again after three weeks.

My schedule for the last month was quite hectic and

left me no room to blog as I was preparing for my PPL flight test.

The aim of the test was to check if I'm able to

act as a pilot-in-command of an aircraft privately

for leisure flying (I can't get compensated in any forms).

Thank to Buddha that I managed to scrape through.

Passing the check ride means I'm now qualified to fly the aircraft anytime,

of course it's subject to my type rating, for any non-commercial purpose.

In the previous post, I said I would tell more

about my solo navigation sortie from TGG to KBR

but I can't really recall much about that sortie at the moment.

So why don't we give it a pass? =D

I would definitely have more interesting stories to share in the future.

Speaking of the test, it's one of my "longest" sorties in the flying academy.

Even though the test only took 1 hour and 30 minutes,

it's really tiring and tense to fly with the legendary examiner,

who's also the commander of Terengganu detachment.

In spite of that, I tried to keep calm and do all my best

throughout the whole flight, I made a few small mistakes,

luckily his mood was good on that day and

he gave me a pass with an average performance.
Having stepped into the CPL flying stage,

I hope I would have the same amount of confidence

like what I had in the ground school before.

After the flight test, I straightaway went to KB for license documentations

with a batch mate, who had also done the test, by bus on that night.

The need of travelling was a hassle but we had no choice because

it's APFT's procedure and we wanted to get our PPL license done ASAP.

We're lucky that we didn't need to wait long for

chief instructor and chief ground instructor who we needed their signatures,

so we managed to settle all documentations in a morning.

With the permission from the warden, I went back home for a few days afterwards.
It was a short break but at least I got to see my dearest family again after so long.
The last time I went home was during the Qing Ming festival on 31st March.

I always enjoy being at home, do you?

Too many thoughts in my head but I need some time to sort them out.

Anyway, I learnt something from the General Handling sortie the other day

which was a pilot must dare to speak out when he/she has doubts

about the safety or any decision of other pilots.
It's not merely his mistake even though I was not having the control.
It was a scary but valuable experience.

NAV7

2013-06-19T01:45:00.001+08:00

What goes around comes around.

Haha! Gonna update about my NAV7 soon which I did yesterday.

Probably after my SOLO navigations

to Redang island and Kota Bharu.

Hello off day!

2013-06-16T15:43:00.001+08:00

If you ask me what I don't like about TGG detachment,

it must be the hostel because I'd always prefer

to stay alone and have some personal space

as it does affect the level of my comfort sometimes.

I don't have any opinion on my roommates,

but try to imagine the noises and annoyance

when everyone is in the room, talking on the phone,

chitchatting with someone about something

which you're not interested to know(You can't close your ears though :P)

or when everyone is watching their own favourite YouTube channels.

For example,

someone's watching "Pranking shows" while

you're listening to Beethoven or ThePianoGuys

and none of you wants to use headset or

turn down the volume. (Example only, Don't "terasa" :P)

Was thinking to wish my father Happy Father's Day

but I feel embarrassed. Maybe an sms will do.

Love, is that really hard to say?

Anyway, off today! Hello weekend!

Continue "Heartbeat..I can feel your heartbeat."

Next destinations for navigation:

P.Redang

Kota Bharu

And many more in CPL stage.

NAV 4 done.

2013-06-15T19:02:00.000+08:00

I finally did my first navigation solo this afternoon after so long.

As Capt. Fuad (APAC19), together with Kelvin, were flying

exactly the same route with me at almost the same time,

I knew there's nothing for me to worry about,

I basically just followed them all the way since start-up until landing,

It was quite a relaxing sortie and I pretty enjoyed myself up there.

Anyway, the most interesting part was the landing

and it's what I'm going to say here today.

In fact, I started the engine 10 minutes after APAC19,

but I came back right after them, only two or three minutes later.

Listening to the radio transmission from Terengganu Approach,

I was shocked and I believe the others also did

because, starting from Dungun, my actual elapse time

between waypoints became shorter than the estimates.

"APAC5362, traffic APAC19 is 4 minutes ahead, same routing."

"APAC5362, traffic APAC19 is 3 minutes ahead, same routing."

I checked everything, indicated airspeed normal, RPM normal,
I was sure that I was on track but how on earth I was faster,
maybe I got some magic or tailwinds pushing me behind :P
or they did a few orbits somewhere I think.

Until.

Me:"APAC5362, turning final to land."

Approach:"APAC5362, continue approach, number 1 on short final."

Me:"Continue approach, APAC5362."

Approach:"APAC19, expedite vacate via Bravo."

Approach:"APAC5362, clear to land."

Me:"Clear to land, APAC5362."

Approach:"APAC19, clear to cross runway via Alpha, continue taxi for dispersal via Charlie."

Approach:"APAC5362, number 2, number 1 vacating via Charlie for dispersal."

Me:"Number 2, number 1 vacating via Charlie for dispersal, APAC5362."

At this time, I already safely landed and slowed down on the runway

waiting for APAC19 to cross the runway from Alpha continue for Charlie

because the controller instructed me to stay number 2.

So I took my sweet time, continued taxiing with a turtle speed

like a boss on the runway for a few hundred meters
to keep a safe distance from traffic ahead.

Wanted to take some photos while I was taxiing at first
(It's safe because I was taxiing with 5-6 knots only)
but I was scared that the controller could see me :P

Photos taken enroute would be uploaded later! :)

Dungun in sight.

And this is how I pronounce : "Dungoooooong"

Was listening to the radio transmission between Terengganu Approach

and two America-registered aircraft, which were heading to P.Redang,

while singing "heartbeat" on the way back from Dungun to WMKN.

The weather was depressing.

It's a fun solo navigation anyway.

My route for this solo navigation.

WMKN-Cenering-Penerak-Dungun-

Penerak-K.Berang-Cenering-WMKN

Hazy all the way

but still managed to see near objects.

Approaching East of KT town.

Me:"APAC5362, east of KT town, 1500ft, airfield in sight!"
Approach:"APAC5362, maintain 1500ft, join right hand downwind runway 04."
Me:"Maintain 1500ft, join right hand downwind runway 04, APAC5362."
Me:"APAC5362, right hand downwind runway 04 to land."

Heartbeat by Enrique Iglesias

2013-06-14T23:22:00.002+08:00

Thanks to Alex,
I'm so addicted to this song now.
Its lyrics might not be exactly the same with my situation
but it doesn't matter as long as I'm feeling good about it.

I can feel your heartbeat..
Your heartbeat..
Feel your heartbeat..
Stop stealing my heart away.
Stop stealing my heart away.

Stop stealing my heart away.

You're stealing my heart away.

Experience mood swings these few days,
emotions and obsessions about someone or something
are pouring out, stronger than usual.
Just like women, men are emotional creatures too,
however, we are not that lucky to always have someone
by our sides ready to talk to, so I talk to the stars.

Copyright

2013-06-11T14:57:00.001+08:00

I'm not going to help anyone else take photo anymore

unless they give credit for my work

when they post the photo on the Internet.

I'm not trying to be serious and stingy

but photographs are intellectual property

of the photographers by default and

I don't like to see someone take credit

for something that doesn't belong to them.

You don't need to ask for my permission,

you don't need to tag me in the photo

but at least acknowledge it's not your photo.

Just a sharing

2013-06-10T21:48:00.001+08:00

I couldn't remember exactly how long I have been blogging.

Like anyone else, I was so excited with the first few comments that arrived,

yet after some years, blogging has simply become one way of life,

it's a medium which I could write my stories and release my emotions.

Seriously, I don't mind if there's no people reading my blog anymore

even though I do appreciate some good comments sometimes.

I might not be a professional blogger like adameben

but I'm glad that I started blogging and

it's certainly one of the greatest things which I have ever done.

So, since I won't be scheduled to fly these few days,

I'll take this chance and try my best to update this blog as often as I could.

Okay, it's enough for nonsense.

I just read something great and I thought

it might be useful for everyone on their travel to the road of success.

The quality of the photo below is not really good

but please bear with it as I actually downloaded it from Facebook.

It's actually fourteen ways of improving ourselves:

1. Read every day

2. Learn a new language

3. Build your own space of imagination

4. Conquer your fear

5. Upgrade your skills

6. Write a letter to you for future

7. Acknowledge your own weaknesses

8. Act immediately

9. Learn from those who you admire

10. Reduce the use of the Internet

11. Create new habits

12. Let the pass be a pass

13. Fragrance clings to the hand which give flowers

14. Always have enough rest

From John Dryden,"We first make our habits, and then our habits make us"

It's always good to create new habits to give you the life you desire.

Anyway, there's something that he didn't tell us, which is:

It takes 21 days at least to form a habit, not easy huh?

Just like someone doesn't appear on your mind suddenly.

Starry Sky by Mayday :)
Sorry that I tend to feel uneasy on a night like this.

ha! Such a random post.

So true.

2013-06-09T22:42:00.003+08:00

People change

2013-06-09T22:22:00.001+08:00

People change, no-one stays the same.

Everyone has a different way of thinking

and we all change our opinions all the time.

It hurts but I have no right to complain

because I do sabotage also at times,

so I'll act like a dumb pretending it's okay,

learn from it and remind myself to be

more humble and nicer to others.

Again, through months and years,

we'll know who are worth being friends with.

I might be a good listener

but who could listen to me

when I have something in my chests to get off.

I mean someone who I could trust.

The 7th day in TGG

2013-06-06T23:07:00.000+08:00

It's almost been a week since I came to Terengganu,
I've begun to doubt if flying is really fast here,
so far I've only done a familiarisation sortie
which was to familiar myself with all training areas here.
Anyway, let me continue my TGG's post today.

As you all know that there's no entertainment here,
what I normally do in spare time are surfing the Internet,
working out or jogging with my friends in the evening.
Everyday, I repeat the same routine from yesterday.
It was pretty same today except that
we walked further to the other side of the sea
followed by a yummy burger bakar as dinner.

Still the same lagoon but different view. The sky never stays the same at least.

It's become a checkpoint for us, the runner gang.

Seeing a sunset seems so hard at the East coast,

maybe I'll get a sunrise view for you one day,

a photo that only you'll have it.

Da Big Bro burger bakar which is right beside UMT.

It's a homemade burger chicken combo served with French fries.

Their prices were quite reasonable but one of my friends said that

their services were poor, which I actually don't think so :P

Maybe I'm contented and easy-going :P

I'm looking forward for my next try there.

Just something that I drew in the sand the other day.

E.T = Edison Tang

Eat more or what else it could be? It's all up to your imagination.

Sometimes, I'm also surprised by what I've said

but I really mean it.

Dreams

2013-06-06T14:45:00.001+08:00

It's always important and good to have a dream in life
to keep us motivated, working toward something that we wish for,
but you're not the only one who has dreams and goals,
that's why I don't usually admire those who only have dreams.
If you have a "workable" dream, you must pursue and protect it,
it's insignificant and it'll just stay a dream forever
if there's no any action being taken about it.

My boss has a famous quote that goes "dream the impossible",
however, not all dreams are worth chasing,
I personally think those who have a lot of commitments,
and believe in "Having a dream is everything",
are taking relatively high risks, even though we all know that
paying high prices and making sacrifices couldn't be avoided in chasing dreams.
Well, that actually depends on how you measure success.
I'm not the kind of person who would give up something
which I have been doing well for years and considered a success
for something new and difficult which I don't know much about it
especially when you've come to an age of almost half a lifetime.
You may do well if the job is your interest but you may not.
Still, they have got my respect, at least they're doing something.

We have to plan for the future,
make our decision while we're still able to make choices,
that's what we need to ponder over,
not to make ourselves regret,
because passion is nothing if it's spent on something useless or when we get old.
I know of no better definition than that of Thomas Carlyle
who defined success as "continuous progress toward a worthy goal".

Sometimes, we need to be more realistic.
Let interests be interests while we're still able
to make a living with what we've achieved and what we could get more.
Last but not least, don't tell me that you want to be a lawyer/doctor/pilot/whatever,
do enlighten me what you're going to do to become one someday!