truly blessed

I recently read a book and it asked me to list down all the things that I'm grateful for in life. Without hesitation, I picked up a pen and paper, and start penning down the list. And as I was going through my thoughts rummaging for other things that I am grateful for, I stared at the two names that I've written down. My two business partners - both who are my best friends in life.



Indeed at this moment, I felt very fortunate to have them both as my business partners. I've known both Nik and Ming Ne for close to a decade, but our relationship is still going strong and working as a team with them makes me feel wonderful about doing what I'm doing.

Never did it crossed my mind before that I would be doing business with my two best friend, and to achieve such amazing result as well. Each of them brings along with them a different set of skills and know-how, and this I strongly believe is the reason to why the three of us can work so well together, harmonically and happily. Of course there are days when we do get a bit under the weather, but we are always there to support and cheer each other on. When time gets rough, we will pat each other and motivate each other to persevere and move on.

I've known them both since university days - and have gone through thick and thin together. We partied together till wee hours, supported each other when we are broke (overspent on our allowance) and of course, those days spent on playing "shithead" and cooking "mee soto" and devouring the whole chicken between us!

And now, we are all sitting in the same office, working towards the same goal - doing our best for RedRibbon Days.

To my two best friend and best business partner, Nik and Ming Ne, this post is dedicated to you both. Thank you for believing in me, and supporting me throughout ; without qualms and hesitation.

Looking forward to our "mee soto" session tomorrow !! :)

The Adventurous 4

Couple months ago, I purchased an experience from RedRibbon Days for TY (we also call her moley) for her 32nd birthday. TY is adventurous, definitely an outdoor person and loves to have fun ! So, I chose a ballistic experience for her - and yes, you can imagine her response when she received the gift pack on the morning (while recovering from a massive hungover from the excessive, crazy drinking the night before). She went totally ballistic and messaged me saying "Wow ! This is the best gift ever!"...

And few months down the road, TY booked in for her experience (Oh! I got her a package experience called "The Adventurous 4") and she decided to make Alice and Howie who was visiting to do the experience with her! I knew she will like this gift because she had on numerous occasion mentioned to me that she really wants to try it out. And I clearly remember the personalised message I included in her voucher "Happy Birthday, have a great one - and roll yourself silly and get drunk!". So yes, kinda like a riddle - the experience is a combination of two experiences ! One involves rolling and another involved, yes drinking !!

Everyone arrived on time on that very morning - perfect weather conditions, albeit a bit cloudy. No sun ! It was perfect for me, because I was personally doing the delivery of the picnic basket and champagne myself. And I am certainly no big fan of the sun! The new site for the experience is at Serdang - a good 30 minutes drive away from Bangsar. A quick scan around the new area tells me there is a lot of new potential for development and for our suppliers to add on and bring in more exciting experiences. Compared to Lake Titiwangsa, this place feels almost abandon - it is lacking of the ice-cream man, yelling kids and couples strolling hands in hand. Let's hope our supplier can bring Gackaroo and water orb there soon!

The adventurous 4 looks slightly nervous now - not knowing what to expect ; but the big plastic ball that they are soon to dive in certainly intimidate them a little.



Without much delay, TY and Howie did their first dry sphereing together. TY was looking slightly pale and worried. So while they are getting strapped up and all, I poked my face into the ball and took some pics.





The wet ride certainly was a favourite. All 4 of them were drenched from head to toe. The verdict ? They finally get to feel how it is to be inside a washing machine!! It was hilarious seeing how wet they were and how much fun they all had.




What better way to end the experience but with a delightful picnic basket and a bottle of bubbly ? By now, everyone was famished and the food in basket was quickly and quietly devoured within minutes.



I have personally tried our Dry Sphereing Ride before - it was done very spontaneously; I was not mentally prepared at all. In fact, we were there to oversee an event, and somehow, I was convinced to try it out. After all, we have to personally try out our experiences to make sure they are safe, fun and exciting enough to package it as a gift ! I thoroughly enjoyed the ride, though Nik was yelling at my face for the whole 30 seconds! I literally had to yell back at her to make her calm down !! It was indeed a very unforgettable experience for us both, as every time we talk about this particular experience, it never fails to make us laugh !

Seeing all my friends enjoyed their experience definitely made me feel proud and happy of what we do here at RedRibbon Days. Not only we provide people with memorable experiences and unforgettable memory ; we also have the power to make people happy.

if "the secret" is true...

Everyone is talking about "The Secret", "The Laws of Attraction" - and I've recently watched the dvd and read the book. It says, if you think hard enough, and imagine yourself always owning it, and how happy you are - the universe will then work it to your way and voila you will have the thing you wish for. Because the universe said "Your wish is my command".

As such, I shall command to the universe to bless me with this lovely, to die for - black and sexy red sole : Louboutin so when I wear my red-sole Seed shoes no one will tease me.

Hello Universe ... are you listening to me? I believe in the secret so you shall bestow it to me. NOWWWW !!

blogging essentials

I simply love reading blogs. Not those mambo-jambo blogs, but proper blogs of influential people, Of recent, I've taken liking to Anita Roddick's blogs. To me her blogs are not superficial (like some blogs that I've come across); truthful and rantings of her life encounters and etc.

I do wish sometimes I could be as transparent as some when it comes to blogging. Prior to this, I have never blogged and never even heard of the term blogging. The whole blogging phenomena began almost 3-4 years ago, when RedRibbon Days was still being conceived. Anyways, my point is - when it comes to blogging - how much truth are we blogging, and how much information about yourself can you put out there? Some bloggers are paid to blog about something (which to me defeats the whole purpose of blogging) and some people blogs about nonsense. Why would I be bothered to read about someone that blogs about what they dream of when they sleep or how they sleep?
(trust me, I've indeed come across such a posting!)

As hard as I want to put my heart and soul into blogging, certain things do hold me back. Can I really be that politically correct about everything I want to say ? In the first place, I don't even know who is reading my blog, and who will be reading my blogs. I've written many blogs only to have "select all" and "delete". In fact, to some blogs posting, I do not even have the courage to put it up. These I am referring to very petty and insignificant happening around my life and of course, in RedRibbon Days.

So, if I can't blog and rant as much as I want, what is the point of blogging and why bother?