Mar 2, 2010

Meet our hearts through interactions

Current lessons learnt from the Church (both during masses and meetings of the Legion of Mary) have guided me to perhaps really think more about the importance of interacting with people. Interestingly, my favourite airline has also been promoting "Meet the Team", where you get to see people serving the company and their experiences within. Common thing that they share is that they never know where they would be but they surely have landed in a satisfying job and are willing to walk that extra mile to provide that little extra service straight from the heart.

The fusion of these two perceptions echoed as to how one should treat people. Have I forgotten the importance of love and respect? Or have I just felt that dealing with people in a moderate manner will make things flow? Our surroundings are filled with people, but the question lies in the interaction required. Perhaps I have demanded too much for a quiet, where interactions are needed but maintained in a constant mode. Or have we been too ego and were we thinking too much on others intentional motives, rather than really interacting purely from our heart, without any fear nor selfishness?

During this Lent period, I hope that this can be polished up and perhaps the long wait that I am looking for may be joint and the new challenges will be fruitful so that I can enjoy life and share this enjoyment with others!

Mar 1, 2010

To travel and fly

Arriving at Hong Kong and getting back to work from a holiday has always been painful. Scrolling through the hundreds of pictures taken on the trip - all the smiley faces taken from Biei --> Wakkanai --> Monbetsu --> Sapporo is always a happy thing when you log onto the Photo Album and gives you the warm feeling of being in a family. It also encourages one to plan for the next trips to wherever it is in the world. Be it Europe, US or Japan, I am more than willing to search through the Internet. Yet... let's not make this wrong - I love my job and I am still based in Hong Kong. To travel is my hobby, and to earn the miles is the side-happiness gained (hmm.. making this clear first is important for "On the Air" may stereotype people thinking too much!! :D)

Looking into OneWorld for opportunities to fly... let's see...

Travel in Hokkaido

Travelling in Japan has always been a leisure for me. Thanks to my parents, we took the Chinese New Year break to Hokkaido, Japan. Although we joined a packaged tour to Hokkaido, the preparation involved in this trip dated back all the way to November, 2009 - Winter clothings, cameras, pre-briefing and research on what shall be seen, etc. Reason for this? An enjoyable 5-day trip during the CNY.

Being a member of the worldwide office working group, the meaning and the happiness retrieved from this trip is memorable. Not only is it a time for me to leisure myself in the hot springs and drive my eyes away from the paper work that I always face in Hong Kong, as restated from previous trips' blog, it is a means of revitalizing life. Short it is and always wanting it to be longer, I learnt that we have to once again have feelings to things:

Yes, our corporate life is to be aggressive and no mercy should be given to any wrong-doings, but not our lives.
Yes, we should comment on people directly when they have done something wrong, but should we make their lives like hell in this process?

Treasure time with whom you are close to...
Treasure the people whom we can spend time for...
Treasure what our environment has given us...

From Hokkaido Trip CNY (Feb 12-16 2010)


From Hokkaido Trip CNY (Feb 12-16 2010)


From Hokkaido Trip CNY (Feb 12-16 2010)


From Hokkaido Trip CNY (Feb 12-16 2010)


From Hokkaido Trip CNY (Feb 12-16 2010)


A little story from Cathay Pacific...
On the way I was yelling at why I have to fly in EY-cabin when I can go to J-Cabins... given the amount of money that could be spent and the comfort. I remember how "mad" and "unhappy" I was when I was about to go on the trip. Luckily, the cabin crew was very nice and I was given 15 minutes to sit in First Class for a little while. Perhaps this is a little advice from God that I should be grateful of what I am having already. Therefore, enjoy the food on the plane, enjoy the seats there and enjoy the flight!

From Hokkaido Trip CNY (Feb 12-16 2010)


From Hokkaido Trip CNY (Feb 12-16 2010)


From Hokkaido Trip CNY (Feb 12-16 2010)