This is "Kampong Senaling" taken in 2006. Has not changed since the 50s - gateway to Sri Menanti
'Kampong Senaling is approximately 5 kilometres from Kuala Pilah - on the Tampin trunk road'
" MAY PEACE BE UPON YOU "

30 September 2010

Thoughts 01OCT2010

The acts of this life are the destiny of the next - Eastern Proverb
Passionate love and a cough cannot be concealed - Unknown
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet - Albert Schweitzer

29 September 2010

Thoughts 30SEP2010

Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind - Eric Hoffer
Life is the flower for which love is the honey - Victor Hugo
Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolutions - Kahlil Gibran

28 September 2010

Thoughts 29SEP2010

Sow an act, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow a character, and you reap a destiny - George Dana Boardman
The imagination exercises a powerful influence over every act of sense, thought, reason, over every idea - Latin Proverb
Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash - George S Patton

27 September 2010

Thoughts 28SEP2010

Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true - Robert Brault
Life is a do-it-for-others, do-it-to-myself project - Denis Waitley
Write injuries in sand, kindnesses in marble - French Proverb

26 September 2010

Thoughts 27SEP2010

The first task of a leader is to keep hope alive - Joe Batten
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate - Dr Albert Schweitzer
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way - John C. Maxwell

23 September 2010

Thoughts 24SEP2010

Leaders tap into the emotions of their people by getting excited themselves - Brian Tracy
It is that confidence in the leadership of that man or woman who guides, that enables people to forget the perils of the journey and the darkness of the night - Jerome A. Waterman
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus - Martin Luther King, Jr

22 September 2010

Thoughts 23SEP2010

Two important things are to have a genuine interest in people and to be kind to them. Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life - Isaac Bashevis Singer
Measure people first by their kindness and their capacity for devotion - Michael Cunningham
Make each day useful and cheerful and prove that you know the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be happy, elders will be without regret, and life will be a beautiful success - Unknown

21 September 2010

Thoughts 22SEP2010

If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were - Kahlil Gibran
Nothing is predestined : The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings - Ralph Blum
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor - Vince Lombardi

20 September 2010

Thoughts 21SEP2010

Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done - Vance Packard
Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders - Tom Peters
Managers help people to see themselves as they are. Leaders help people to see themselves better than they are - Jim Rohn

19 September 2010

Thoughts 20SEP2010

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: We did it ourselves - Lao Tzu
The best leaders are those most interested in surrounding themselves with assistants and associates smarter than they are - Amos Parrish
Leadership is not something that is done to people, like fixing your teeth. Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better - Bill Bradley

16 September 2010

Thoughts 17SEP2010

I've got to follow them - I am their leader - Alexandre Ledru-Rollin
The things you love, you'll loose someday. The things you fear, you'll face one day. Do what you have to do and make the most of every moment. Life is but short. Be happy! - Unknown
Life is too complicated not to be orderly - Martha Stewart

15 September 2010

Thoughts 16SEP2010

Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions - Harold S. Geneen
The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack - Wayne Lukas
Remember the difference between a boss and a leader; a boss says 'Go!' - a leader says 'Let's go!' - E.M Kelly

14 September 2010

Thoughts 15SEP2010

Example is leadership - Dr Albert Schweitzer
You do not lead by hitting people over the head. That's assault, not leadership - Dwight D Eisenhower
Your first and foremost job as a leader is to raise your own energy level and then to help orchestrate the energies of those around you - Peter Drucker

13 September 2010

Thoughts 14SEP2010

For life to be meaningful, add a little sacrifice, subtract anger and hatred, multiply friends and divide love for everyone to share - Unknown
Life is like a ten-speed bike. Most of us have gears we never use - Unknown
The beauty of life does not depend as to how happy you are, but as to how happy others can be because of you - Unknown

12 September 2010

Thoughts 13SEP2010

As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to love it more and more - Jules Renard
Hear the meaning within the word - William Shakespeare
Never let life's hardships disturb you ... no one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages - Nichiren Daishonen

07 September 2010

Selamat Hari Aidilfitri - Maaf Zahir & Batin

To All My Muslim Friends
Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri,
Maaf Zahir dan Batin
Semoga Allah swt Memelihara Anda Semua Sekeluarga Sentiasa
Selamat Hari Lebaran
Minal Aidil Wal Fa' Izin

Happy Eid Ul Fitr
Enjoy The Holidays
Drive Carefully, Take Care

Give The Kids More Money, Eat More Food
BE GOOD - DO GOOD - THINK GOOD - FEEL GOOD
From All of Us in Seksyen 9, Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MALAYSIA - Haji Abdul Aziz Masod & Professor Dr Dean Hajah Noormala Dato' Amir Ishak - And The Children : Apai / Yameen / Ang / Amel / Nuryanti (the maid)

Thoughts 08SEP2010

The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on - Walter Lippmann
If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader - Dolly Parton
Leaders must be seen to be up front, up to date, up to their job and up early in the morning - Marcus Sieff

06 September 2010

Thoughts 07SEP2010

Kind words and good deeds are eternal. You never know where their influence will end - H Jackson Browne
There is a choice you have to make, in everything you do. And you must always keep in mind, the choice you make, makes you - Unknown
He that would be a leader must be a bridge - Welsh Proverb

05 September 2010

Thoughts 06SEP2010

People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest - George Matthew Allen
A good deed is never lost : he who sows courtesy reaps friendship; and he who plants kindness gathers love - Basil
Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul - Democritus

02 September 2010

Thoughts 03SEP2010

Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult - Hypocrites
Life is like a library owned by the author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him - Harry Emerson Fosdick
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities - Aldous Huxley

01 September 2010

Thoughts 02SEP2010

In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends - John Churton Collins
Good fortune and bad are equally necessary to man, to fit him to meet the contingencies of this life - French Proverb
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Percussion Band (1964) - Kuala Pilah Padang

Percussion Band (1964) - Kuala Pilah Padang

Percussion Band (1965) - Kuala Pilah Padang

Percussion Band (1965) - Kuala Pilah Padang

Standard 4 (1966) - Tunku Munawir School, Kuala Pilah

Standard 4 (1966) - Tunku Munawir School, Kuala Pilah

Standard 5 (1967) - Tunku Munawir School, Kuala Pilah

Standard 5 (1967) - Tunku Munawir School, Kuala Pilah

Form 3 (1971) - Ampang Road Boys School, Kuala Lumpur

Form 3 (1971) - Ampang Road Boys School, Kuala Lumpur

THE WISE WAY - Parodoxical Commandments

  • People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centred; Forgive them anyway
  • If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.
  • If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies; Succeed anyway.
  • If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.
  • What you spend years building, someone may destroy overnight; Build anyway.
  • If you find serenity and happiness, others may be jealous; Be happy anyway.
  • The good you do today, people may often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.
  • Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you got anyway.
  • You see, in the final analysis, it is all between you and GOD; It was never between you and them anyway.
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  • Written by Kent M Keith when he was 19, first published by the Harvard Student Agencies in 1968.