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I am going to start this post with..

Courage

People write songs about singing in the rain, but in real life, when they get wet, they moan. People love to watch Indiana Jones wading kneed deep through snakes and spiders, but when their office air-conditioning fails, they explode. Perhaps, if we had less adventure on our video recorder, we would look for more adventure.

"Being Comfortable" is overrated. I am not talking about "money" comfortable but "situation" comfortable. Much of our stress is created by our addiction to comfort... "Planes should always be punctual, the workload should always be easy, the bank overdraft should be comfortable.." Too much comfort gets boring. Our brain seizes up. The less rules you make for how life ought to be, the easier it is for you to respond to whatever happens.

Something else about comfort. You will notice that, very often, courage is better rewarded than IQ - and this frustrates some people. Fred says " I am highly intelligent, I ve got two degrees - and i cant believe people get better jobs and make more money!" As a rule, rewards come when we risk our reputation or our money - or both.


Those are only slight fractions taken from Follow Your Heart written by Andrew Matthews. I have few collections of his works. His Works are enlightening, entertaining and brilliant at the same time. Great for your light reading, plus, his illos are witty and superb. Oh! you can get his books at most bookstores at a price roughly around rm40.00.. Now, I am sure you must be wondering since this is not my style of opening. Probably some of his "Life is Boring syndrome" still remain? haha.. Naaaah, I thought it would just be quite fun to simply start my post differently. Add some spice to it - Make it less boring. Oh? Btw, how s your weekend. Mine was and still is great. I simply restnrileks



Now, back to restnrileks,
Well, i am sure you ve heard doodle - Now, i presents you Wordle (found it thru doodleage). Yup! that is right, a combo of "word + doodle". "Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text." You should give this a try. I ve come up with mine after key-in restnrileks.blogspot.com - or, you can simply type in certain words. The java applet will then work it out for you (kinda like the one that make you a flower tree based on your site). You can customize it to your liking too. Check its gallery. Whoaho! i like mine after teaking it a bit here and there. Have fun!!


Doodlage is having a contest of doodling on CD. Doodlage, true to its name, is about "On a quest to elevate doodling to the status of an art form that it deserves! Notebook pages, sticky notes, scraps of paper… These treasures end up in garbage and vanish from the face of the Earth forever. Trashcan art salvage. Enjoy." Doodlage houses many great artists of different styles. Wow! What else can i say - superb. The contest idea seems fun. So, err restnrileks pun join la. Closing date will be on 12th August. I just did mine yesterday. I did my doodle on two blank Cds.. Only on the front part since my pen-ink wouldnt stick to those shiny glossy back surfaces. Added some colours using markers on some spots here and there. Well, they have this group on Flickr where you can upload your work. See here - Flickr : CDoodling Group.

Orait..Have fun, have a great day everyday,till next time,

Restnrileks says tata for now. haha.

Well, i like to say thanks to lots of people for commenting my last post - "Life is Boring?". Here are what some have said : -

Ida said "there is some tips to share with u..:

1. defind ur NEED. what is the things or activity that u love to do..
2. Try to get involve n gain more experience on that..
3. Share with ur fren...
4. it going to change your routine activity... its maybe simple but help..."

Bee said "When things are a bit gloomy, I would write. Writing is a healing process for me."

Mango said "well, my husband once told me that internet can come between couples. i'm sure it's a kind of hint..."

Bali said "Normally everyone has this kind of experience once in a while and the way I do to skip this bad time is just quiet and be alone for a while..."

Fliffy said "salam bro ~ chill out..hehe mcm mana.. yang paling penting tetapkan satu tujuan dlm hidup..utk diri sendiri dan utk org y kite paling sayang..kerana dgn kite x sedar memberi kpd yang disayangi akan menambah kegembiraan dlm hidup...."

Mariuca said "I feel u Rizal! I pun boring jugak sometimes, and I'm so with u on the routine. Maybe u need to go for a vakasi! Apa kata?"

Antown said "Saya juga sering mengalami hal seperti ini, Mas. Di saat yang penat kita butuh istirahat. Sejenak melupakan beban fikiran yang ada. Touring atau jalan-jalan ke desa mungkin bisa membantu..."

Marvic said "Hi rizal, when my brother told me that i has turned myself to anti-social months ago, I just smile and whatever it is."

Horny said "It is the hot weather plus the 'money not enough' syndrome! Now cannot afford to minum kopi & makan nasi lemah! Aiyah! Life is getting very very hard!"

Kak Emila said "Been there. I hate the routine of bangun pagi, pergi kerja, balik kerja, tidur, bangun pagi pergi kerja, balik kerja, tidur...so I decided to leave the 9 to 5 and work from home..."

Well, its true. Sometimes you feel blue, which is part and parcel of life. When things run amuck, friends and families are your best alliances you can have. They will come out with motivational ways to uplift your spirit. So, over the course of few days, I was having this imaginary scene in my mind. There were two Rizals. We were both walking in opposite directions and suddenly, BANG!!, i turned and shot the other Rizal - the imposter, the gloomy, the anti-social, the "it is just the way i am" - And it felt goooooodd.

I guess, i had been having too many "Shoulds" in my life. I should drop 200 cards per day(entrecard). I should make 2-3 illos per week. My department book should be the best of all. Drawings for the book should be perfect. My class should be fun and educational. Your design should be good. People should be more considerate and grateful. You should know how hard it is. Should..should...should..A reasonable set of expectations had made me unhappy. There is nothing wrong having some sort of expectations. But then, I had forgotten the wonderful feelings of zero expectation too - that is to give all your best without expecting anything. "Should" beliefs are okay but they dont help us, because "Reality" doesnt understand "should." Things work they way they are. I had been busy trying to figure out the the whys and shoulds when i should (haha should again) have been enjoying the course of things in life. I had cluttered my life with lots of stuffs. Life is great. It s okay to miss few things here and there to experience life. It is okay to have bad things fallen onto you.

So, i would like to say thank you to all my families and friends ( including my blogging friends too.) Over a period of 7 months, blogging has brought me to a wonderful journey of knowing people with talented skills and ideas, articulate minds and thoughts, funny, warm and friendly characters. I am grateful. Thank you for keep coming to Restnrileks yaa.. Love yer all (Kak emila, how come we had the same emotional state dalam minggu yang sama arr.. weird..)..

So, i ve decided to make illos and pass them to you.

And i would like to say thanks to these special people for their continuous support to keep RnR alive (in no particular order- you ve been great to RnR..whoa ho!!) and i am giving you all an award (pictures above - one is inspired by Kak Emila's grin) . Ida, Kak Ida, Mariuca, Kak Emila, Mango, Pak Bono, Antown, Fliffy, Blue, Pupu, Megat , debbie, shinade and May (sorry if i miss any of you). And thanks too to all who have taken time commenting here. Hey i love each and every one of your comments even if it is only a single word of "Oh!.." Your comments feed my blog. Thank you.. thank you..



Well, it is time to be happy and since today is Friday.. yeee haaa..

Hope i get your attention.. If the title does, then it's good to go.

I am a bit tired. Wait, that would be an underestimate of the condition i am in now. I am exhausted. That feels right. Owh! i ve changed my advert form Advertlets to Nuffnang. So, I ll be more than happy if you could take that 3-question poll on the sidebar. Thanks!! I guess i need a bit of fresh air. I ve been serving Advertlets for quite some time and has had my fruitful shares, but it is time for me to move on. Let see how the pace is going to be with Nuffnang.

Now going back to being exhausted. I am lately. Feels like my very essence is being sucked out of my life. Normally i would be saying like "I am tired of this..tired of that.." but i like to say that i am exhausted of theseeeee and thoooseeee. Now dont get me wrong. Life is indeed beautiful and i am grateful for whatever life throws at me. Some of my colleagues would probably say, "Zaman kemurungan tengah melanda " No..no.. i dont hate life. I love life. But life has become pretty much routine and i need some spices. Cant deny that a part of me has consistently asked me to let go of my current job, but, another part is very much happy clinging to it. I find myself more than often "sighhhh..."these days. Feels like being trapped in a vortex. Pergi kerja, balik kerja, siap itu siapkan ini, drop entrecard, check blog, makan, tidur..bla bla bla.. the usual stuffs. I remember that i used to go out with my bro, out till 2-3 am in the morning, found ourselves cruising on Kl highway roads here and there, stopping at warung for mee mamak, nasi goreng kampung with telor mata or whatever we felt like eating. Life was much hectic back then, but.... It was quality time that i think i miss most, with everybody. Everything and everybody seems rushing on to something,from my perspectives at least. And it has been months since i last went out socially. I even got a nick name for being an "anti-social" lately. The one who-will-not-join-anything Ha Ha. Then the blogging thing.. I love blogging, but it has taken its toll too, especially with all those dropping and hopping that i do. It is true that they say, you gain something and you loose something. I want back the good feeling sipping a coffee and eating rm1 nasi lemak at my fav. warung. The soothing n calming effect of just resting. The tickles in my heart when just sitting down watching people at their natural state. Ohh my.. i do miss those simple2 pleasures in life. Shake yourself out Rizal!!. May be i just need a time out for a while to get back my vibe.

Now, i would like to hear what are your simple pleasures too. When things are a bit gloomy, things dont go your way, what do you do? What are your ways to cope with things? Please share with me, i might try and who knows i might love them too. Thanks.. thank you I say..