Music

Music is my best friend,
My direction, my motivation, my inspiration,
When I have music,
I swim the seas of pleasure,
Music has a magic power,
Brings out the best in me,
To live the life I see,
Spark a moment,conquer gloom,
Lift up souls and spirits,change a nation.

Music is my best dream,
It provides my comfort zone,
I stepped outside and let the change begin,
Reach my future with a smile,
Although the past won't help me in beginning new,
Through summer, autumn, winter or spring,
I knew I wouldn't fail because I wouldn't give up,
It didn't matter that I wasn't doing much,
I longed so much to do the things I'd never done before.


Music is my glorious prize,
I couldn't let my life go by just watching others win,
If I am afraid to venture out, what else left for me,
Start where I stand and never mind the past,
The future is my time, and time is fleet,
Beyond mysterious beyond,
It's the journey that's important,
Not the destination,
Today is a new day!

WRITTEN BY SK

Music

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach

Without music life would be a mistake. ~Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Music is what feelings sound like. ~Author Unknown

Music is the poetry of the air. ~Richter

Music's the medicine of the mind. ~John A. Logan

Music is the universal language of mankind. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Outre-Mer

Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. ~Victor Hugo

Music is what life sounds like. ~Eric Olson

Its language is a language which the soul alone understands, but which the soul can never translate. ~Arnold Bennett

Music expresses feeling and thought, without language; it was below and before speech, and it is above and beyond all words. ~Robert G. Ingersoll

Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends. ~Alphonse de Lamartine

When words leave off, music begins. ~Heinrich Heine

Music is the shorthand of emotion. ~Leo Tolstoy

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die. ~Paul Simon

Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies. ~Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

Music is love in search of a word. ~Sidney Lanier

Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life. ~Jean Paul Richter

Music is a friend of labor for it lightens the task by refreshing the nerves and spirit of the worker. ~William Green

Music is well said to be the speech of angels. ~Thomas Carlyle, Essays, "The Opera"

Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings. ~Robert Benchley

R-A-I-N-B-O-W

--> R-A-I-N-B-O-W,
Rain falls all over the earth,
Appears reflect the sun with 7 lovely colors,
In Red, Orange, Yellow,Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet,
Now and forever it will never fade,
By nature the beauty exist,
Over the mountain, hill and valley,
Wake up the souls and memories of all

WRITTEN BY SK

Holidays

Holidays are gathering times, 

In time, we see the need for celebration,
As some of the sweet happiness of living,
So may you be happy at this time,
...In celebration, then, of life and love,
Offering the blessing of relation,
In such reunions, happiness takes root,
Until we meet again...Ramadhan,
Welcome to a whole new month of Syawal...

WRITTEN BY SK

Nature

Starring the view of nature
From the mountains and the hills
From the seas and the streams
Among the flowers and grasses
Spreading their colors and smells
Paint the earth with pleasure

Wind blows whispering something
Across the cities, towns and countries
About the earth turning from green to yellow
About the sky turning from blue to grey
Haunting every kind of flora and fauna
Poisoning their solitary souls and life

We have said nothing yet do nothing
While the nature still breathes to survive
When will we learn to listen and start to feel
The anger, pain, sadness and hopeless
Stand still until the time to fall down
Suddenly silence hold us forever

WRITTEN BY SK

Earth Hour is BACK

Yeay!Good news...Earth Hour is back and this time I wanna snap...snap...snap...My Earth Hour pics...hehehe...So,friends 'round the globe...make sure u have ur candles,torchlights or any other source to light urself in the dark beside "electricity".......but please...don't burn urself or ur house down...lol...or u can choose to sit back in dark while watch stars & moon up in the sky....(">)

Turn out your light, show support

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In 2009 hundreds of millions of people around the world showed their support by turning off their lights for one hour.

Earth Hour 2010 will continue to be a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. A call to stand up, to show leadership and be responsible for our future.

Pledge your support by turn off your lights for one hour, Earth Hour, 8.30pm, Saturday 27th March 2010.

3 Steps to get involved

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1. Join Earth Hour

Sign up now to become part of the Earth Hour movement, add yourself to the map and receive email updates with all the latest Earth Hour news.

2. Show your support

Whether you are an individual a business a school or a city you can show your support by turning off your lights for Earth Hour, 8.30PM Saturday 27 March 2010. Check out the other ways that you can show your support.

3. Spread the word

Get the word out about Earth Hour by working your social network for the planet. Add an Earth Hour banner to your blog, tag your tweets @earthhour or update your Facebook status to tell your friends that you’re supporting Earth Hour 2010

Virtual Lantern

This is My Lantern 2010 - SK

For a fun way to show your support for Earth Hour right now click here to make a colourful lantern online and send a picture of it to your friends.

Your Earth Hour lantern is a symbol of hope and represents your support for a sustainable future.

Earth Hour Online

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You can follow Earth Hour online in many other ways. Check out these social media profiles:

• Facebook
• YouTube
• Twitter
• MySpace

You can support Earth Hour by:

1. Turning off your lights at 8.30PM on March 27
2. Showing your support and adding yourself to Earth Hour world map
3. Adding Earth Hour widgets, logos and banners to your blog or website to help Earth Hour spread the word. You could even be Earth Hour Online Supporter of the Day.
4. Talking about Earth Hour in your social network by updating your Facebook status, grabbing a Twibbon, tweeting about your support, and more
5. Get together with your friends and family, by hosting an Earth Hour party or holding your own candlelit affair
6. Rally your local council or community group to run an Earth Hour event for your community
7. Encourage your employer and workmates to take part in Earth Hour and make energy savings every day
8. Make an Earth Hour Lantern as a symbol of hope for the future
9. Be creative! Find a new way to mark Earth Hour and let Earth Hour know all about it!

STAEDTLER NOW & THEN...

Managing director of the STAEDTLER group: Mr. Axel Marx

Staedtler is one of the leading products from German which have become a household name in Malaysia over the years. Staedtler products are some synonymous in the market for drafting and writing materials and are considered as tools for the creative mind.

The name STAEDTLER is closely linked with Nuremberg’s pencil history. Long before J.S. Staedtler founded his pencil making factory within Nuremberg’s old city walls back in 1835, the STAEDTLER family had been hand-making this well-loved writing instrument for generations already.

In fact, the roots can be traced back to 1662 - the year in which first references to Friedrich Staedtler as a pencil-making craftsman were made in the city annals.

It was J.S. Staedtler who transformed the workshop into an industrial plant. On 3rd October 1835, he received permission from the municipal council to produce black lead, red chalk and pastel pencils.

By around 1840 J.S. Staedtler was already making 63 different kinds of pencil. In 1866, the company had 54 employees and produced 15.000 gross (= 2.160.000 pencils) per year.

Dr. Rudolf Kreutzer joined the company in 1905. His trips to Asia and North America soon led to a further expansion of the worldwide trading network.

It was under his leadership that a clearly structured range of high quality products was developed. He managed the company until the end of 1967.

Australia - Austria - Belgium - Canada - France - Germany - Great Britain

Hong Kong - India - Italy - Japan - Korea - Malaysia - Mexico

New Zealand - Nordic countries - Portugal - Singapore -South Africa

Spain - Thailand - USA

STAEDTLER (Malaysia) Berhad initiated a Forest Management Project in September 2000. 20 hectares of forest reserve land near the town of Kemasul, in the State of Pahang, Malaysia serves as a platform for research on effective methods to replant and grow Jelutong (dyera costulata). Jelutong is a type of tropical wood, used in the manufacture of wood-cased pencils. Of the total land area, about 10 hectares are used for monoculture Jelutong plantation. The remaining 10 hectares are used for enrichment planting of Jelutong in a natural forest environment.

In September 2000, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by:

1. The State Forestry Department of Pahang - providing land and site management.

2. The Forest Research Institute of Malaysia - providing the scientific support and Jelutong seedlings.

3. STAEDTLER (M) Berhad - providing the overall management and financial support.



After signing of the MoU, land clearing was carried out on the 10 hectare site, north of the Getah Planting Project, along the Belengu River near Kemasul. Thereafter, trial planting of the seedlings in the plantation, according to research patterns determined by the Forest Research Institute commenced. The Forest Department, Pahang also allocated a forest area, west of the Getah Planting Project near Kemasul, for enrichment planting. Jelutong seedlings were planted in this forest environment.

Their growth patterns are carefully monitored at regular intervals. A Management Committee consisting of officers from:

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the State Forestry Dept., Pahang
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the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, and
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STAEDTLER (MALAYSIA) BHD.

A Management Committee has been established to monitor the development of this project and to implement changes whenever necessary, to uphold the objectives of this project.

During the past 24 months, valuable scientific information on monoculture plantation and enrichment planting of Jelutong has been accumulated. The enormity of unforeseen setbacks, such as, root diseases, foraging by elephants and wild boars, and the plantation being inundated with water due to torrential rain or dry spells due to no rain, have all taken a heavy toll on the young seedlings. Today, both the monoculture and enrichment plantation are flourishing and under control.

Besides giving a useful resource back to nature, the learning experience from this project is a stepping stone for future plantation projects in Malaysia.

Employer:
Staedtler (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Position:
Sales Coordinator I
Time Period:
December 2004 - May 2006
Location:
Ipoh, Malaysia
Description:
http://www.staedtler.com.my

En Memoria De :

Yee May Ling - Former Ipoh Branch Manager

Lam Seow Fun - Former Merchandiser/ Showroom Sales Cordinator

Liew Chooi Lian - Former Showroom Sales Coordinator

Teoh Poh Yook - Former Sales Coordinator (Jaya Jusco, Ipoh)

Suriani - Former Sales Coordinator (The Store, Jalan Kampar Ipoh)

Memory of Sudirman Hj Arshad - The Singing Lawyer

Dato' Sudirman Hj Arshad DIMP, JMN, AMN (25 May 1954 - 22 February 1992)

• Malaysian singer and a lawyer
• He was known as the 'Singing Lawyer', the 'People's Singer' and the 'Elvis of Malaysia'
• He was born on 25 May 1954 in Temerloh, Pahang
• youngest child of 6 children
• He was born to Hj Arshad Hassan and Ramlah Dahlan (the first stateswoman in Pahang during the 1950s)
• His passion for singing and entertaining started at a very young age at which during that time his brothers, sisters and neighbors would happily let him entertain them.
• After turning down a scholarship to further his studies in Science, he studied Law instead, and received his degree from the University of Malaya.
• He was called to the Bar and became a practising lawyer.
• He married Kamariah Jamaluddin in 1981 but divorced her 3 years later.
• He was named 'Malaysia's Singing Ambassador' by Malaysia Tourism Development Board (MTDC)
• He was the voice behind the MTDC (Malaysian Tourism Development Corp) tune, To know Malaysia is to love Malaysia which was composed by American Emmy, Grammy and Oscar nominated singer and songwriter Carol Connors.
• He was referred to as the 'Singing Dynamite' by Singaporean journalists.
• His singing brought him standing ovations in Australia (in Sydney and Melbourne), Japan, Kuwait, and Hawaii including the United States.
• He won many local competitions from Bintang RTM Best Singer (1976) to Muzik-Muzik TV3 Best Performer and Berita Harian Popularity contest Most Popular Artist.
• He topped Malaysian, Brunei and Indonesia charts with songs such as "Merisik Khabar", "Milik Siapakah Gadis Ini" and "Sampaikan Salam"
• Songwriters who have supported him in the past include S. Atan, Manan Ngah, Michael Veerapan and Syed Harun. Even today, his songs are popularly played especially during National Day and Eid Fitr.
• Sudirman was also the first Malaysian singer to perform at The Paddock at the Hilton of Kuala Lumpur in 1983.
• He was the singing ambassador for companies such as Proton, Malaysia Airlines, Honda Cup and honored pioneer card member with Hong Leong Bank.
• He was known for his versatility and sang Malay, Indian and Chinese songs with outstanding choreography.
• He was even known to have sketched the portrait of a fan while singing.
• Sudirman produced an album for his favourite nephew, Razman Azrai, under Sudirman Productions. Also known as Atai, he had a couple of hit songs that topped the charts in 1985.
• In April 1983, Sudirman sang a song for the late Puan Sri Saloma titled "Mama". When Sudirman approached her shortly before her death, Saloma didn't believe him that he wanted to make a song about her.
• In 15 April 1986, Sudirman held an open air concert on Chow Kit Road, which was the first time ever that a street concert drew a 100,000-strong crowd on a Monday night. It jammed the stretch of Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Raja Muda to Jalan Raja Alang.
• A Malaysian English tabloid, The Star, wrote that "Kuala Lumpur came to a standstill and it had nothing to do with the recession, but with one man, Malaysia's top entertainer, an electrifying performance and most memorable night".
• In 1989, Sudirman won the title "Best Performer" at the Asia Music Award 1989 contest at the Royal Albert Hall, London. There, Leslie Cheung (Hong Kong), Anita Sarawak (Singapore), Epo (Japan), Kuh Ledesma (Philippines) and many other singers represented their respective countries.
• As Sudirman was known by many as "Malaysia's No 1 Entertainer", he was chosen to perform for Malaysia's SEA Games closing ceremony in 1989 and many others such as the opening ceremony of Sepak Takraw competition, Merdeka, New Year and other national functions. In most cases, he would use his own money to ensure a successful concert.
• Sudirman also had a strong fanbase in Singapore, as evidenced from a large turnout during his concert at the Kallang National Stadium in August 1987. People came from all classes, races and ages. Kelvin Tan Look Siew, Director of Singapore Armed Forces Music & Drama company, said, "We wanted to bring down a prominent artist from the region and Sudirman's name automatically cropped up."
• EMI London took him on to work together with Stock, Aitken & Waterman (British producer trio who took on Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Rick Astley) for the world market with a song titled "Love will Find a Way". He was brought to The Beatles famous Abbey Road Studios and recorded the album, but died soon afterwards.
• Sudirman wrote his autobiography Dari Dalam Sudir in addition to some cartoons and weekly columns for magazines and some local newspapers such as Karangkraf.
• One of his books for children was recognized the best by Mobil-Mabopa, a Mobil Oil book writing competition.
• Moreover,

-->he was also a journalist writer and columnist, who wrote on various serious issues. One journalist puts it, "It was quite difficult for us to concentrate on our job. The person sitting across the table during the meeting is a celebrity!" Those he interviewed include Tun Ghaffar Baba.

Besides singing and writing, Sudirman also acted in a film called Kami,which was released in 1982. It was about two destitute orphans who find each other amidst the Kuala Lumpur street life. This film also spawned a track, "Pelangi Petang" (Malay meaning "Evening Rainbow"), which has been heralded as an iconic song by Malaysia's music industry.

Sudirman also successfully hosted Malaysia's TV gameshow "Keluarga Bahagia Singer". This program was sponsored by a home appliance company then called SINGER.

Sudirman was also well known for his charity work with which he helped invite veteran artists in the slots of his singing shows aside from giving them generous donations. Money charity for mosques and people in need was something he would do willingly. During his life, he had also adopted and brought up an Indian boy from a poor family and he would actively seek charity work through the PAPITA (Malaysian Singer Association).

Moreover,Sudirman also became Malaysia's first successful singer entrepreneur promoting Malaysia's most famous carbonated drink Sudi with business magazines and TV programs from Australia to Hong Kong featuring the drinks. Within six months, Sudi broke five per cent of the carbonated drink market. Later, Sudirman opened a franchise of Sudi Shoppe apparel and a Sudi restaurant.

He was Malaysia's first singer to be on the cover of Malaysian Business and Asian Business magazine. He had a business office atop the UBN Shangrila Tower and Sri Hartamas. He also served as Vice President of the Singers, Musicians and Composers Association of Malaysia (PAPITA).

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• While singing at Butterworth, Sudirman suffered a stroke and collapsed on stage. His sister and Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad (then lawyer, later Minister of Home Affairs) announced that Sudirman's stroke was the result of a cerebrovascular disease. He died at 4 a.m. on 22 February 1992 at the age of 37 in his sister’s (Datin Radiah) house in Kuala Lumpur.
• Hundreds took part in his funeral procession. First, his remains were sent to his hometown in Temerloh, Pahang. Later, he was laid to rest at Chengal Muslim Cemetery, Temerloh, near the graves of his parents.
• Sudirman Arshad was named 'Malaysia's Singing Ambassador' by the Malaysia Tourism Development Board (MTDC). He was the voice behind the MTDC (Malaysian Tourism Development Corp) tune, To know Malaysia is to love Malaysia which was composed by American Emmy, Grammy and Oscar nominated singer and songwriter Carol Connors. He was referred to as the 'Singing Dynamite' by Singaporean journalists. His singing brought him standing ovations in Australia (in Sydney and Melbourne), Japan, Kuwait and Hawaii including the United States. Simon Napier-Bell, the manager for George Michael's band Wham!, referred to Sudirman Arshad as the 'institution of Malaysian music industry'.
• Sudirman's work was recognized by the industry when he was posthumously awarded an Anugerah Industri Muzik award and a street was named after him in his hometown of Temerloh. PAPITA created an award especially categorized under his name, which to this date has yet to be won by anyone.
• In the Malaysia Book of Records, Sudirman Arshad was given a posthumous award together with P Ramlee, Mokhtar Dahari, Tun Ghafar Baba and Ramasamy Letchemanah (Mighty Man).
• Among his songs are Tanggal 31 Ogos and Tegakkan Bendera Kita.
• Local musicians who have played for him include Alex Boon, Jay Jay (singer guitarist), Hillary, Mac Chiew and Jenny Chin. Local women who have performed with him as his dancers (whom he refers to as "The Girls") include Joanne (Zainal Abidin's wife), supermodel Samantha Schubert and Linda Jasmine Hashim (now one of the leading dancing choreographer cum teacher in Malaysia's reality TV program show Akademi Fantasia).
• Some Muslim fundamentalists and leftists detested his concert performances. Some even threatened and distributed warning pamphlets of "something would happen" during his Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Bangi concert to deter people from attending. The concert was postponed following protests from the UKM students union body, its academic staff association and the dean of the Islamic Studies faculty and six other student bodies. This incident was captured by Zainuddin Maidin (then journalist, now former Minister of Information) in his book "The Other Side of Mahathir". He narrated that the then-Prime Minister had called a few ministers to his residence to review the situation as the issue reflected Malaysia's position in terms of modernization. The meeting led to the conclusion that the show had to be allowed to go on. Sudirman's fans turned up in the concert hall. He went about pleasing the crowd, crooning his hits. One campus resident said, "At last something alive has come here." The negativity surrounding the UKM incident was not long-lasting. The irony of it is that, a couple of years after Sudirman's death in 1992, UKM held a Sudirman karaoke competition.
• However, Sudirman Arshad has somewhat been controversial. In April 2006, the Malaysian member of parliament from Sri Gading, Datuk Mohamed Aziz, commented that he regarded Sudirman as a "mediocre singer" and that he "could not even take on the member of parliament himself."

The moral of story is "Be who u wanna be and not what others wanna see"....I am sure God knows us well than the rest of other people...we can't make everybody likes us...but with our sincere personality, image, identity...people who got "brain" will notified and appreciate the joy that we bring to this world....as long as u know WHO U ARE...BELIEVE IT!

Allahyarham Sudirman had live well...I know if he live until today...he will come up with lots of idea in music industry....he did what he wanna do...he is a WINNER...he is a lawyer and an entertainer.

People always get wrong when someone different from them....somebody who had a different view of life...all the talent that Sudirman had was a gift from God. Even if someone had a bad relationship or did't get married at all but success in career...that didn't make someone a failure. People have a CHOICE. If they can't find someone to share their interest and life....it's OKAY! We are not alone as long as we believe in God and ourselves.

People should not judge someone by it's outlook appearance....that's why they said,"Don't judge a book by its cover", YES....outlook appearance is first impresion but for how long the appearance can hold the inside quality...FAITH or IMAN is the most important....we are human beings...nobody perfect! That's why God give us brain to think and choose between right and wrong...WORLD will be better if we can rid off the PREJUDICISM...

Although I was just a kid at that time...Sudirman is one of my Idol. May Allah (God) bless him forever. 22 February 2010 is his 18th Anniversary of his lost.....to all non Muslim fans who know him...give him a respect & pray in your own way...to all Muslim fans....Al-Fatihah....

Kubur Allahyarham Sudirman
di Kg. Paya Kechik Temerloh...

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SALAM TERAKHIR - SUDIRMAN

Sampaikan salam buat semua
Salam terakhir salam teristimewa
Kepada kau yang tersayang
Pada teman yang ku kenang
Pemergian ku ini tak dirancang

Usah bertanya mengapa aku
Mengucap salam terakhir kepada mu
Kerna waktu berputaran
Bimbang tak berkesempatan
Melahirkan kerinduan terhadapmu

( korus 1 )
Demi sebuah kenyataan
Yang amat menyakitkan
Aku yang tidak berdaya
Hanya berserah padaNya

( korus 2 )
Salam akhir
Salam yang teristimewa
KepadaNya ku memohon keampunan
MelaluiNya ku beri kemaafan
Kepadamu

( ulang korus1, korus2 )

Andainya aku punya waktu
Masih ku ingin mengulangi semula
Saat indah bersama mu
Sayang tak berkesempatan
Abadikan saja salam ku di ingatan

Salam ku yang terakhir

My Dream Vacation Place - Republic of Turkey

Everybody got its own dream place to go....& so me too...and...it's Turkey.Why?Because I think it's one of the beautiful historic countries in this world.

Turkey,known officially as the Republic of Turkey,is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia and Thrace (Rumelia) in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe.

The capital city of Turkey is Ankara.The biggest city and the pre-Republican capital Istanbul is the financial, economic and cultural heart of the country.Turkey is a secular state with no official state religion; the Turkish Constitution provides for freedom of religion and conscience.

Levent financial district in Istanbul

Turkey are Muslims or 98% of the total population...this is great for me to find Halal food there (^_^), yeah!.Turkey has a very diverse culture that is a blend of various elements...just like Malaysia.

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Istanbul, built in 1616



The interior of the Selimiye Mosque in Edrine

There are Oğuz Turkic, Anatolian, Ottoman (which was itself a continuation of both Greco-Roman and Islamic cultures) and Western culture and traditions, which started with the Westernization of the Ottoman Empire and still continues today.

Folk Islam in Turkey has derived many of its popular practices from Sufism which has good presence in Turkey and Egypt.This I am so eager to see...one day!

Turkish Sufi whirling dervishes

Turkey is the successor state to the Ottoman Empire.There...a bit of knowledgeable info (">)

Here are some of the beautiful places in Turkey I wanna see some day...

Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, connecting Europe (left) and Asia (right)



Ölüdeniz Beach near Fethiye on the Turkish Riviera



One of the main entrance gates of the Dolmabahçe Palace



The Selimiye Mosque is one of the most famous architectural legacies of the Ottoman Empire

My Inner Self

Spiritual Goal: To learn to discriminate between destructive criticism and simple wisdom
Anatomy: Rules the hands, abdomen, intenstines, spleen and central nervous system
Associated Countries: Brazil, Switzerland, Turkey, Greece, Uruguay and the West Indies
Associated Cities: Athens, Corinth, Paris, Boston and Heidelberg
Animals: All Domestic Animals and Solitary Animals
Watchword: Service
Keynote: Purity
Physical Manifestation: Crystallization
Mental Manifestation: Discrimination
Motto: I Wish To Give
Quote: I Analyze

Likes: lists, hygiene, order, detail, precision, wholesomeness, health foods

Dislikes: squalor, uncertainty, health hazards, sloppy workers and anything deemed to be sordid

Needs: harmony, peace and quiet in their environment in order to flourish.

Happy 2010