Are you Ready?

This post is a continuation of my last entry. I have been thinking a lot about this one particular word. What does it mean to me personally??? This word has been used and abused in different context, depending on whatever way you look at it.

C.H.A.N.G.E.

In my opinion each letter of the word represent something. Note: This is just a personal reflection.

C = Communicate; Community; Clarity; Collaborate; Cooperative; Connection; Choice

The above denote positive things. When a change is created, there has to be chord among all. It has to be in concert. There should not be any conflict, confusion or chaos. Most importantly, it should not create chasm in any form or another. Change must be a celebration!!

H = Hope; Holistic; Heard; Honour; Honest; Harmonious

Change will happen whether you like or not!!! We are not living in a bubble. Change is all about hope. It must be heartfelt and as such opinions of everyone must be heard. When this is achieved then there is harmony.


A = Adaptable; Alignment; Acceptable

To create positive change, it must be acceptable. It has to be aligned with the common good.

N = Need; Negotiate; Network

There must be a need for change. We can not live be in a rut!! However, to create a positive new reality, it has to be nice. Negotiation and networking are key ingredients


G = good; governance; grow; goal; guidance

Solid groundwork is essential for change. There has to be a goal that is good for everyone. Change that give room for growth. Change should not be just glossies!


E = Empowerment; Ensure; Enable; Engage

To ensure effective change, we must empower through enabling environment. Rule of engagement is part and parcel of effective change. If done correctly, change can bring enlightenment.

Change

Change! We have been bombarded with this particular word for the past few months. Change seems to be the new mantra. Frankly speaking, i am getting sick of hearing that word. What the **** does it mean?

Change means different things to different people. It can have positive and negative impact. We all know that. Getting out of the box is good if it bring us out of the rut or limbo. Change also means new things, excitement, for the better and all that jazz. I mean if you, yourself personally take charge of any change in your life, that's your prerogative. Good for you and it's a personal choice! You are in the driving seat.

However, it's a different ball when change is forced down your throat. In a situation when change is initiated by a group of people for a good of a critical mass -- then change is one very over-use word!! Change will be accepted and embraced fully when it follow a certain formula. To institute change, it must come with communication; facilitation; education and participation.

Someone said to create change, you have to be brutal. Is that so? Is that necessary? Will this kind of change not create resentment, resistance and apathy?

What do you think???? Stay tuned.

Scent of a Cat

I really like blogging. I think i have a talent for it. Today i want to blog about smell. As a member of the animal kingdom, i am very proud to say that we all produce pheromones that sort of influence our behaviours. This is very cool indeed...oh...la..la...

I must say that I have a strong sense of smell. I can identify a baddie by my superior sense of smell. I can detect mutts by their bad odour!! Note to dog owners, dogs smell!!! I also use my keen smell to mark my territories. The best thing about it, i get pleasure out of rubbing my face against something -- may it be the furniture or the doorway...hehehehe. When i rub myself against my mummy, i am rubbing off some of my scent to her and to say she's mine-o-mine and only other cats can smell this scent!!! How cool is that! Also, to mark her as my property, i like to sit on her lap, enjoying the cuddles and the warmth. purr...purrr Other pretenders, beware - i protect my property!!! hisssss


Sometimes, i like to scratch a baddie's leather handbag and i am never caught...ever!! hehhehehe.....the trick is, leave the scene of the crime and play cute.,... purr...purr.....no one will pin the deed to you....hyuk!hyuk! meow...


I notice that humans can be very unreasonable about their furniture!! There are times when i use my claws to scratch a furniture and they scream at me or throw a hissy tantrum!!! The cheek of it!!! Don't they know that its a way for us cats to exercise our paws and claws and for scent marking???? Scratching relaxes me and I am simply showing the humans that i am comfortable with my surrounding! It's nothing to do with destructive behaviour!!! I scratched that young vet for saying that...snicker...snicker.... i read somewhere that a person who mistreat a cat will die in a storm. Note to humans -- Be kind to us felines.


I can smell fresh biscuits -- time for dinner!!!


You want a cuddle? Take a page out of this handsome cat -- greet your human by rolling on your back, stretch your legs as far as possible, yawn and exercise your claws. Humans think its cute!!

All About Me

These are the 10 things you should know about me....

This is Mr.C

1. I have a big purrsonality

2. My claws are weapons of mass destruction (WMD)

3. I can't get a tan - what do you expect, I am a ginger cat!!!

4. I love chocolate

5. My vet was a small time TV purrsonality back in Yorkshire

6. I exact revenge very well - I get sick in my enemy's shoes, scratch or bite them or hide their stuff in my litter box -- hehehehe

7. I do cat-yoga in my spare time

8. I love Oprah Winfrey, despite her being a dog person...

9. I am lovable and cuddly. I am a purr machine. No one can resist me

10. I am opinionated and I show you my claws if i'm not happy....

A Day in the life of Mr. C

hELlooo meowkins.....the ginger, beautiful, handsome cat you are seeing is moi! Purr..purr...I think its about time i share my life with my adoring public. :-y I digress...I have seen a lot of exciting things in my life -- some will make your whiskers curl. There was a time when I chased this ugly mutt out of my territory...yup, blood was definitely shed (the mutt) and few pots of plants were broken....(mummy was p****d off but she was glad that i won the skirmish.!! What are a few broken pots when moi emerged the victor. ;-) har..har...har...I quite like the sound of that.

I was born in Yorkshire, England in 1994. That makes me 14 years old and 72 human years. I have the best of both worlds -- I am a teenager in feline world and a wise senior citizen in human's world. The best thing is I can act any age i want and nobody can do anything about it....hehehehehe... This is just the beginning....watch this space

Picture 1. Reminiscing

Picture 2. Writing my blog

Picture 3. Me and my buddy

Picture 4. A good book - a ticket to cat-nap (pun intended)

Life lesson from a book

Now, who haven't heard of this book by Mitch Albom - Five People You Meet in Heaven? I bought a copy when it first came out, but I only read it recently. I was totally hooked. I devoured the book in just two hours. This book recounts the life and death of an old man, Eddie who maintains the rides at Ruby Pier. After dying in a freak accident, Eddie finds himself in heaven where he encounters five people who have significantly affected his life, whether he realized it at the time or not. Each imparts a piece of wisdom unto him, instilling a deeper comprehension regarding the most intimate facets of life.

1. True love is never lost with death, but instead it simply takes a new form – memory – which lives eternally;


2. We should not view ourselves as individuals, but as part of the whole;



3. For every beginning there is an end, and for every end there is a beginning;



4. Life and death are intertwined, and to understand either we must understand both; and


5. Regret, anger and apathy are not acceptable. When we love, we show, we tell and we appreciate. Life is short -- be positive, be happy and be kind to self and others.