In Prosperity our friends know us;in adversity we know our friends.

Say Moi ever told me that a person no matter how high he ever was at one time of his career/success, he would one day come down. She was telling me about the so called 'vicious cycle'. According to what she read, a person's UPs & DOWNs would last for 10 years,then somebody else would take one's place. For example, if you had been at the peak of your career/business for the past ten years, be prepared for the worst. The causes would probably be bad decision makings & or being imprudent. God also lets other people have the chance to make good of themselves,she said. There would be so many other things that could contribute to one's downfall. Sustaining your position would be the hardest ,which if you have no luck,would cause you to eventually go down the ladder or hill.
For the person who was down and out for the past 10 years,you could be in luck. He would finally be climbing his way up the ladder of success. It would be good to 'crawl' slowly up the ladder or hill than to race oneself to the top. When one races oneself to the top, it might be too much to handle;exhaustion and when one finally reaches the top,one could easily get lost in space. The new found blessing would become too hot to handle.
My thoughts for today.........
In short,when you are rich and mighty,remember the poor,don't mix with the rich because when you are poor, not even the dog would want to bark at you. When you are poor,don't despair, you have a chance to be successful. Count from 1yr to 10yrs.

Oxford..Oxford

I see from the Feedjit thingy that somebody from Oxford is reading my blog. Whoever you are,welcome to my blog. I wonder how Oxford looks like now apart from the University colleges that would still look the same. I used to live at 362, Cowley Road. Most of us students stayed around Cowley Road,Ilfley Road and Headington for those who studied at Oxford Polytechnic,now called Oxford Brookes University.Most of the other Malaysian students stayed with Pakistani families as most of them owned houses there,from Leopold street right to Crown Street. Just by the side of my rented place was a shop selling newspapers,packets of crisps (Walkers) & chocolates. There used to be about 2 Bed & Breakfast accomodations just across the road. Further down the road,about less than 5 minutes' walk was an Italian restaurant,a pub, then followed by a short stretch of shops. 2 friends,Tony & Philip used to rent a place at Leopold Street. A Greek couple who roasted the best chickens traded not far from a shop called Raja Brothers'. At Raja Brothers' one could get a lot of things halal & non halal. Why do I say that? They sold 'halal' meats and at the same time they sold alcohol. The place was popular among Malay students who got their regular food ration from Raja Brothers'. Opposite Raja Brothers' wasTesco supermarket and some restaurants including a Chinese restaurant. I forget what it was called...except the Pakistani restaurant which I can remember being called Kashmir Restaurant. If I could turn back the clock I would like to set it back to when I was in Oxford. I wonder whether a restaurant called Kam Hong that served the best Dim Sum & Opium Den,not far from the train station still exist. I wonder...still I wonder and I wonder.