economic necessity vs economic luxury...

factory outlet is just about 4 miles from the hotel...hmm lets go spend few hours and see what it offers...the initial idea was just 'window shopping'...so we hopped in the taxi and paid $15 for the short trip...there're hundreds of branded shops there...you just name it and all offered pretty good discounts...50%, 60% even 70%...what more some shops offered up to additional 50% off...that’s just irresistible...my brain somehow lost its sense now...do you really need the stuff? the answer is no...but then comes another irresistible question...it's so cheap you know, about half the price in Malaysia...you gonna regret it if you don't buy...its ok just buy for the kids and dearest wife...lucky i don't have a girlfriend (shhh i said that in a whisper, don't tell my wife )...but that's not fair! how about me?...i need something too...hahah don’t worry you can use the plastic money  jeng3…yeah you’re right brilliant…pity the brain…confused and simply can't resist the attractive offer...so the idea of window shopping slowly disappeared he3...and i ended up few hundred dollars poorer…

...the falls

...we arrived Niagara Falls 2 days earlier than the conference...so enough time to ease the jet lag and wandering around...the falls is just about 10 minutes walks from the hotel…we cruise our first day on the falls tour boat…you can feel the roar as you approach the base of the falls and wonder at its power...amazing...a real breathtaking view...I was here 16 years ago but it was winter time…so can’t really appreciate the falls…there’s no boat as the water froze…we walked to the falls again at 9pm to watch the spectacular rainbow show…they shot colourful lamps (rainbow colours) to the falls and it turned out to be so beautiful…then comes fireworks at 10pm…the best fireworks I’ve ever seen…now it worth the 24 hours flight…it is just the beginning of summer time here…Maghreb comes at 8.57pm and Fajr at 3.49am (sunrise 5.36am)…salam

...News from Buffalo

...imagine if someone ask you to sit on a chair (…not a comfortable one) for 24 hours...and you are allowed to stretch your legs only a little bit...must be stressful…that’s what i felt today…departed KLIA at 2am...and arrived Buffalo not 24 but 32 hours after, including 4 hours transit in Dubai and another 3 hours in New York...what a long journey...very tiring...and I already miss my family…to my kids be good to each other and importantly be nice to your mum…luv ya all

...message

...someone sent me this message:

Menghibur hati ertinya…

Tidak membiarkan hati merana, berduka,
& bersedih dgn masalah2 Duniawi ,
yg takkan selesai hingga akhir hayat nanti...

others said:
...learn to let go
...let it be sometimes
...you're doing ok
...so don't worry be happy (love Bob Marley)

thank you all...

...after 16 years

...went to the clinic today to check my BP...alhamdulillah the pressure has gone down...it's a big relief as i'm flying to New York tonite...after 16 years here i am back to the US...will be there for a week before flying to London for another week...gonna miss my dearest wife and kids for 2 weeks...the schedule is a bit hectic but i guess it's a good opportunity for me to relax a bit and enjoy the trip after 2.5 years of hard work as a Dean...was reappointed yesterday for another year...which means another year of hard work...hmmm let me enjoy the trip first...plan to rent Ford Mustang GT for a few days to enjoy the adrenalin of a 5000 cc V8 muscle car with 402 bhp and 377 torque...or 6.2L V8 Chevrolet Corvettee with 430bhp would be just fine...cool